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BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2021 |
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Contents
THE FUND
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
For the period from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021, as provided by Nancy G. Rogers, CFA, Paul Benson, CFA and Stephanie Shu, CFA, Portfolio Managers
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2021, the BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund Class I shares produced a total return of -1.45%, and its Investor shares produced a total return of -1.58%.1 In comparison, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”) achieved a total return of -1.52% for the same period.2
Investment-grade, U.S. fixed-income securities produced negative returns over the reporting period in an environment of rising rates and economic recovery. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds that are included in the Index (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). To maintain liquidity, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in various short-term, fixed-income securities and money market instruments.
The fund’s investments are selected by a “sampling” process, which is a statistical process used to select bonds so that the fund has investment characteristics that closely approximate those of the Index. By using this sampling process, the fund typically will not invest in all of the securities in the Index.
Economic Recovery, Inflation and Tapering Concerns Lead to Yield Curve Steepening
Fixed-income markets posted a negative performance during the reporting period, largely due to yield curve steepening. Yields at the longer end of the curve rose dramatically due to the strengthening economic recovery, worries about inflation and concerns about when the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would begin tapering its bond purchases.
A number of economic and political factors contributed to losses in fixed-income markets early in the reporting period. A $900 billion government relief package, including paycheck protection programs and the approval of COVID-19 vaccines, sustained and strengthened the economic recovery. In addition, the Fed left short-term interest rates unchanged and continued its bond purchasing program, making it clear that it would continue the program until the economy reached full employment. The November election also resolved the uncertainty that had characterized the political environment until then.
The improved prospects of economic recovery, combined with a decline in political uncertainty, led to an increase in investor risk appetite. As investors shifted to risk assets, prices on longer Treasury securities fell, causing yields to rise.
YTD in 2021, risk appetites remained strong on the passage of an additional $1.9 trillion federal stimulus and a proposal for $2.3 trillion more to come. The Fed also remained accommodative and was expected to remain so through at least the end of the year. As a
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result, the Treasury yield curve experienced continued steepening on expectations of robust economic growth.
The combination of increased fiscal stimulus and easy monetary policy led to some rising concerns about inflation and questions about whether the Fed would begin to reduce its bond purchases sooner than expected. These concerns also contributed to the yield curve steepening.
While the short end of the curve remained largely flat, the longer end rose significantly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose from 0.87% to 1.63%, or 76 basis points, one of the largest moves in decades. This yield bottomed after the November election at 0.76% and reached a high of 1.74% in March 2021.
Weak Treasury Performance Led the Market
The Index posted weak results during the period, led by Treasuries, which make up approximately one-third of the Index. Treasuries posted a loss of -3.42% as a result of the large run-up in yields. This rise stemmed from the increase in risk appetite that led investors into other segments of the fixed-income market and other risk assets.
On the other hand, other spread sectors of the market performed relatively well. Corporate bonds outperformed Treasuries by over 400 bps, led in particular by the industrial sector. Higher risk industrial sectors, including energy, performed especially well. The commercial mortgage-backed market also posted strong excess returns, exceeding Treasuries by over 200 bps. The residential mortgage-backed market outperformed Treasuries as well, posting an excess return of 47 bps, helped in part by purchases from the Fed.
Replicating the Composition of the Index
As an index fund, we attempt to match closely the returns of the Index by approximating its composition and credit quality. Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to the macroeconomic environment, we continue to monitor factors which affect the fund’s investments.
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¹ Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price, yield and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
² Source: Lipper Inc. — The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, flagship benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and nonagency). Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
Bonds are subject generally to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.
Recent market risks include pandemic risks related to COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
Indexing does not attempt to manage market volatility, use defensive strategies, or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor index performance. The correlation between fund and index performance may be affected by the fund’s expenses and use of sampling techniques, changes in securities markets, changes in the composition of the index, and the timing of purchases and redemptions of fund shares.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund from November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assume actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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| | Class I | Investor Shares | |
Expenses paid per $1,000† | $.74 | $1.97 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $985.50 | $984.20 | |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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| | Class I | Investor Shares | |
Expenses paid per $1,000† | $.75 | $2.01 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,024.05 | $1,022.81 | |
† | Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .15% for Class I and .40% for Investor Shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% | | | | | |
Advertising - .1% | | | | | |
Omnicom Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 8/1/2031 | | 300,000 | | 299,692 | |
Omnicom Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 5/1/2022 | | 500,000 | | 516,054 | |
WPP Finance 2010, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 9/19/2024 | | 350,000 | | 382,662 | |
| 1,198,408 | |
Aerospace & Defense - .5% | | | | | |
L3Harris Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.05 | | 4/27/2045 | | 200,000 | | 253,615 | |
Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.60 | | 3/1/2035 | | 250,000 | | 282,029 | |
Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 1/15/2026 | | 235,000 | | 260,928 | |
Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.07 | | 12/15/2042 | | 250,000 | | 292,347 | |
Northrop Grumman, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.03 | | 10/15/2047 | | 160,000 | | 180,507 | |
Northrop Grumman Systems, Gtd. Notes | | 7.75 | | 2/15/2031 | | 500,000 | | 720,916 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 5/4/2027 | | 110,000 | | 119,249 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 11/16/2028 | | 210,000 | | 238,550 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 6/1/2042 | | 380,000 | | 456,357 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.63 | | 11/16/2048 | | 105,000 | | 128,335 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.70 | | 4/15/2040 | | 300,000 | | 403,762 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.70 | | 8/1/2028 | | 50,000 | | 65,088 | |
Raytheon Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.20 | | 8/15/2027 | | 150,000 | | 197,591 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 5/1/2022 | | 300,000 | | 306,614 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 2/1/2030 | | 125,000 | | 125,543 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 3/1/2039 | | 200,000 | | 195,678 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 2/1/2050 | | 125,000 | | 121,935 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.83 | | 3/1/2059 | | 100,000 | | 96,584 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 8/1/2059 | | 125,000 | | 121,461 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 5/1/2025 | | 280,000 | | 314,151 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - .5% (continued) | | | | | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.15 | | 5/1/2030 | | 250,000 | | 291,008 | |
The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.93 | | 5/1/2060 | | 390,000 | | 509,850 | |
| 5,682,098 | |
Agriculture - .4% | | | | | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 2.35 | | 5/6/2025 | | 800,000 | | 837,720 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 2/4/2032 | | 85,000 | | 80,036 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 2.85 | | 8/9/2022 | | 500,000 | | 515,567 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 2/4/2041 | | 80,000 | | 73,433 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 2/4/2061 | | 105,000 | | 96,822 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 2/14/2029 | | 300,000 | | 341,575 | |
Altria Group, Gtd. Notes | | 5.80 | | 2/14/2039 | | 300,000 | | 363,427 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 8/11/2026 | | 350,000 | | 373,745 | |
BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 3.22 | | 8/15/2024 | | 310,000 | | 330,457 | |
BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 3.56 | | 8/15/2027 | | 310,000 | | 330,462 | |
BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 4.39 | | 8/15/2037 | | 180,000 | | 185,462 | |
BAT International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 1.67 | | 3/25/2026 | | 400,000 | | 398,309 | |
Philip Morris International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 8/22/2022 | | 600,000 | | 618,735 | |
Philip Morris International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 3/20/2042 | | 300,000 | | 345,588 | |
Reynolds American, Gtd. Notes | | 5.70 | | 8/15/2035 | | 240,000 | | 281,271 | |
| 5,172,609 | |
Airlines - .2% | | | | | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Ser. 2016-1, Cl. AA | | 3.58 | | 1/15/2028 | | 428,163 | | 436,937 | |
JetBlue Pass Through Trust, Ser. 2019-1, Cl. AA | | 2.75 | | 5/15/2032 | | 289,026 | | 292,441 | |
Southwest Airlines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 2/10/2030 | | 300,000 | | 302,769 | |
Southwest Airlines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.13 | | 6/15/2027 | | 125,000 | | 146,316 | |
Southwest Airlines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 5/4/2025 | | 200,000 | | 229,188 | |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Ser. 2013-1, Cl. A | | 4.30 | | 8/15/2025 | | 677,882 | | 706,924 | |
| 2,114,575 | |
Asset-Backed Certificates/Auto Receivables - .2% | | | | | |
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2019-4, Cl. A3 | | 2.02 | | 11/15/2024 | | 186,000 | | 189,769 | |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Ser. 2020-A, Cl. A3 | | 1.04 | | 8/15/2024 | | 200,000 | | 201,813 | |
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Ser. 2019-3, Cl. A1 | | 2.23 | | 9/15/2024 | | 150,000 | | 154,000 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Certificates/Auto Receivables - .2% (continued) | | | | | |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2020-A, Cl. A4 | | 1.72 | | 6/15/2026 | | 100,000 | | 103,433 | |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2020-1, Cl. A3 | | 0.55 | | 2/18/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,673 | |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Ser. 2021-1, Cl. D | | 1.13 | | 11/16/2026 | | 300,000 | | 299,309 | |
| 1,951,997 | |
Asset-Backed Certificates/Credit Cards - .0% | | | | | |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Ser. 2019-2, Cl. A | | 2.67 | | 11/15/2024 | | 100,000 | | 102,405 | |
Automobiles & Components - .6% | | | | | |
American Honda Finance, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.00 | | 9/10/2025 | | 400,000 | | 399,868 | |
American Honda Finance, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.20 | | 7/8/2025 | | 300,000 | | 302,197 | |
Aptiv, Gtd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 1/15/2026 | | 400,000 | | 451,659 | |
BorgWarner, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 3/15/2025 | | 500,000 | a | 543,128 | |
Cummins, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 9/1/2030 | | 200,000 | | 189,366 | |
Cummins, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 9/1/2050 | | 100,000 | | 91,660 | |
Daimler Finance North America, Gtd. Notes | | 8.50 | | 1/18/2031 | | 200,000 | | 298,985 | |
General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 10/1/2027 | | 180,000 | | 200,058 | |
General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.15 | | 4/1/2038 | | 90,000 | | 105,885 | |
General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.20 | | 4/1/2045 | | 340,000 | | 399,504 | |
General Motors Financial, Gtd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 7/13/2025 | | 500,000 | | 554,513 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.25 | | 1/8/2026 | | 200,000 | | 197,619 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.35 | | 1/8/2031 | | 200,000 | | 191,567 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.40 | | 4/10/2028 | | 300,000 | | 300,808 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 6/20/2025 | | 200,000 | | 210,559 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 7/8/2022 | | 200,000 | | 206,858 | |
General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 6/21/2030 | | 200,000 | | 212,744 | |
Magna International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 6/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 202,899 | |
Toyota Motor, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.67 | | 7/20/2028 | | 200,000 | | 223,952 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.50 | | 8/14/2023 | | 200,000 | | 200,788 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.80 | | 1/9/2026 | | 200,000 | a | 199,125 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.15 | | 8/13/2027 | | 300,000 | | 294,059 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Automobiles & Components - .6% (continued) | | | | | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 1/10/2031 | | 300,000 | | 284,855 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.80 | | 2/13/2025 | | 400,000 | | 414,126 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 10/7/2024 | | 370,000 | | 388,044 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.15 | | 2/13/2030 | | 250,000 | | 251,492 | |
Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 1/10/2023 | | 500,000 | | 519,385 | |
| 7,835,703 | |
Banks - 5.9% | | | | | |
Banco Santander, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 2/23/2028 | | 400,000 | | 435,438 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.20 | | 10/24/2026 | | 250,000 | | 248,462 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.32 | | 6/19/2026 | | 200,000 | | 200,538 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.90 | | 7/23/2031 | | 200,000 | | 189,875 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.92 | | 10/24/2031 | | 250,000 | | 237,382 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.46 | | 10/22/2025 | | 200,000 | | 210,079 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 2/13/2031 | | 470,000 | | 471,731 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.59 | | 4/29/2031 | | 250,000 | | 251,757 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.68 | | 6/19/2041 | | 145,000 | | 136,428 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.69 | | 4/22/2032 | | 225,000 | | 227,892 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.83 | | 10/24/2051 | | 250,000 | | 230,534 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 10/22/2030 | | 300,000 | | 311,396 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 12/20/2023 | | 744,000 | | 773,606 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.19 | | 7/23/2030 | | 130,000 | | 137,934 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.31 | | 4/22/2042 | | 170,000 | | 173,702 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.82 | | 1/20/2028 | | 310,000 | | 343,843 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.86 | | 7/23/2024 | | 150,000 | | 160,391 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 1/23/2049 | | 75,000 | | 82,872 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.97 | | 3/5/2029 | | 150,000 | | 167,480 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.97 | | 2/7/2030 | | 300,000 | | 334,903 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 1/22/2024 | | 500,000 | | 547,628 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.24 | | 4/24/2038 | | 160,000 | | 185,237 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.27 | | 7/23/2029 | | 180,000 | | 204,475 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.33 | | 3/15/2050 | | 145,000 | | 168,374 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 1/21/2044 | | 500,000 | | 636,727 | |
Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. N | | 3.48 | | 3/13/2052 | | 50,000 | | 51,339 | |
Bank of America, Sub. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/22/2025 | | 500,000 | | 550,624 | |
Bank of America, Sub. Notes, Ser. L | | 4.18 | | 11/25/2027 | | 500,000 | | 559,685 | |
Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.45 | | 12/8/2023 | | 200,000 | | 200,224 | |
Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.95 | | 1/22/2027 | | 600,000 | | 588,323 | |
Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.05 | | 11/1/2022 | | 300,000 | | 308,077 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. E | | 3.30 | | 2/5/2024 | | 500,000 | | 538,032 | |
BankUnited, Sub. Notes | | 5.13 | | 6/11/2030 | | 200,000 | | 227,526 | |
Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.34 | | 1/10/2028 | | 200,000 | | 223,977 | |
Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 1/12/2026 | | 200,000 | | 224,368 | |
Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 8/17/2045 | | 400,000 | | 505,621 | |
Barclays Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.70 | | 5/12/2022 | | 200,000 | | 202,744 | |
BPCE, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 4/15/2024 | | 200,000 | | 219,019 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.95 | | 6/23/2023 | | 200,000 | | 202,094 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.68 | | 5/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 511,475 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 7/24/2023 | | 500,000 | | 514,885 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.11 | | 4/8/2026 | | 750,000 | | 804,921 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.67 | | 7/24/2028 | | 500,000 | | 551,385 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 1/24/2039 | | 60,000 | | 66,086 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.08 | | 4/23/2029 | | 100,000 | | 112,407 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.28 | | 4/24/2048 | | 200,000 | | 236,689 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.65 | | 7/23/2048 | | 150,000 | | 186,403 | |
Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.63 | | 1/15/2028 | | 100,000 | a | 127,381 | |
Citigroup, Sub. Notes | | 5.50 | | 9/13/2025 | | 500,000 | | 586,155 | |
Citigroup, Sub. Notes | | 6.68 | | 9/13/2043 | | 500,000 | | 742,760 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank, Gtd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 11/9/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,050,419 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.38 | | 1/12/2024 | | 300,000 | a | 299,241 | |
Credit Suisse, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 4/9/2025 | | 250,000 | | 266,832 | |
Credit Suisse Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 3/26/2025 | | 500,000 | | 542,396 | |
Credit Suisse Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 5/15/2045 | | 280,000 | | 336,402 | |
Deutsche Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.13 | | 11/24/2026 | | 200,000 | | 202,711 | |
Deutsche Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.96 | | 11/26/2025 | | 400,000 | | 433,612 | |
Discover Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.45 | | 7/27/2026 | | 500,000 | | 544,242 | |
Discover Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 3/13/2026 | | 400,000 | | 450,322 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 5/5/2027 | | 200,000 | | 210,169 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.59 | | 5/24/2027 | | 200,000 | | 198,749 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 11/7/2025 | | 400,000 | | 419,277 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 5/25/2026 | | 295,000 | | 327,089 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.97 | | 5/22/2030 | | 300,000 | | 328,728 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.95 | | 3/31/2030 | | 400,000 | | 472,675 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sub. Notes | | 4.25 | | 3/14/2024 | | 500,000 | | 546,116 | |
HSBC Holdings, Sub. Notes | | 6.50 | | 5/2/2036 | | 450,000 | | 603,296 | |
ING Groep, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 4/9/2024 | | 300,000 | | 324,485 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo, Gtd. Bonds | | 5.25 | | 1/12/2024 | | 400,000 | a | 444,450 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.56 | | 2/16/2025 | | 400,000 | | 397,802 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.05 | | 11/19/2026 | | 150,000 | | 147,846 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.58 | | 4/22/2027 | | 300,000 | | 301,461 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.76 | | 11/19/2031 | | 75,000 | a | 70,542 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.08 | | 4/22/2026 | | 250,000 | | 258,614 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.30 | | 10/15/2025 | | 230,000 | | 240,024 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.52 | | 4/22/2031 | | 390,000 | | 394,339 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.53 | | 11/19/2041 | | 80,000 | | 73,183 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.58 | | 4/22/2032 | | 300,000 | | 301,479 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.74 | | 10/15/2030 | | 220,000 | | 225,903 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.11 | | 4/22/2041 | | 75,000 | | 74,926 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.11 | | 4/22/2051 | | 360,000 | | 350,560 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 1/25/2023 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,049,790 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 4/1/2026 | | 500,000 | | 546,040 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.51 | | 1/23/2029 | | 135,000 | | 147,551 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 7/23/2024 | | 140,000 | | 149,704 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 1/23/2049 | | 105,000 | | 115,696 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.96 | | 11/15/2048 | | 200,000 | | 222,819 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.01 | | 4/23/2029 | | 200,000 | | 225,095 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 7/23/2029 | | 150,000 | | 171,150 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.26 | | 2/22/2048 | | 400,000 | | 463,627 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.49 | | 3/24/2031 | | 300,000 | | 347,964 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes | | 3.63 | | 12/1/2027 | | 500,000 | | 548,462 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes | | 3.88 | | 9/10/2024 | | 500,000 | | 547,243 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes | | 4.13 | | 12/15/2026 | | 500,000 | | 566,471 | |
KeyBank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.42 | | 1/3/2024 | | 200,000 | | 200,485 | |
KeyBank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 6/1/2025 | | 400,000 | | 437,384 | |
KeyBank, Sub. Notes | | 6.95 | | 2/1/2028 | | 100,000 | | 124,086 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Bonds | | 0.38 | | 7/18/2025 | | 245,000 | | 241,565 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 10/19/2023 | | 800,000 | | 799,462 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 0.63 | | 1/22/2026 | | 250,000 | a | 247,473 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 8/22/2022 | | 210,000 | | 214,387 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 5/2/2025 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,158,196 | |
KfW, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 12/29/2022 | | 805,000 | | 834,313 | |
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 6/10/2025 | | 500,000 | | 533,846 | |
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 11/14/2023 | | 400,000 | a | 428,218 | |
Lloyds Banking Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.33 | | 6/15/2023 | | 200,000 | | 201,912 | |
Lloyds Banking Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.87 | | 7/9/2025 | | 250,000 | | 272,039 | |
Lloyds Banking Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.55 | | 8/16/2028 | | 500,000 | | 577,427 | |
Lloyds Banking Group, Sub. Notes | | 4.58 | | 12/10/2025 | | 820,000 | | 919,363 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.41 | | 7/17/2025 | | 200,000 | | 201,405 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.05 | | 7/17/2030 | | 200,000 | | 195,689 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.68 | | 2/22/2027 | | 500,000 | | 560,053 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.76 | | 7/26/2023 | | 300,000 | | 321,250 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.29 | | 7/26/2038 | | 200,000 | | 232,724 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 2.84 | | 9/13/2026 | | 500,000 | | 535,073 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.24 | | 7/10/2024 | | 200,000 | | 202,380 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.20 | | 7/10/2031 | | 200,000 | | 194,949 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.53 | | 1/25/2024 | | 300,000 | | 299,905 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.56 | | 11/10/2023 | | 75,000 | | 75,103 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.59 | | 5/4/2027 | | 300,000 | | 301,580 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.79 | | 2/13/2032 | | 75,000 | | 70,586 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.93 | | 4/28/2032 | | 300,000 | | 284,433 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 1/22/2031 | | 175,000 | | 179,000 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.72 | | 7/22/2025 | | 100,000 | | 105,654 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 1/23/2023 | | 150,000 | | 157,080 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.22 | | 4/22/2042 | | 300,000 | | 304,434 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 1/20/2027 | | 380,000 | | 421,647 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 2/25/2023 | | 500,000 | | 530,187 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.77 | | 1/24/2029 | | 180,000 | | 198,879 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 7/23/2025 | | 500,000 | | 557,857 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 1/22/2047 | | 500,000 | | 603,857 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.25 | | 4/1/2032 | | 300,000 | | 429,259 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sub. Notes | | 3.95 | | 4/23/2027 | | 500,000 | | 557,701 | |
Morgan Stanley, Sub. Notes | | 4.10 | | 5/22/2023 | | 500,000 | | 535,142 | |
National Australia Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.88 | | 12/13/2022 | | 250,000 | | 256,566 | |
National Australia Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 7/12/2026 | | 500,000 | | 531,493 | |
Natwest Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 4/5/2026 | | 500,000 | | 572,394 | |
Northern Trust, Sub. Notes | | 3.95 | | 10/30/2025 | | 546,000 | | 616,112 | |
PNC Bank, Sub. Notes | | 3.80 | | 7/25/2023 | | 500,000 | | 535,779 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.43 | | 1/19/2024 | | 300,000 | a | 299,175 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.15 | | 6/10/2025 | | 200,000 | a | 201,391 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.60 | | 4/17/2023 | | 250,000 | a | 256,406 | |
Royal Bank of Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.95 | | 1/17/2023 | | 200,000 | a | 205,783 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.09 | | 3/15/2025 | | 300,000 | | 300,820 | |
Santander UK Group Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.90 | | 3/15/2032 | | 300,000 | | 302,770 | |
State Street, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 3/30/2031 | | 300,000 | | 323,041 | |
State Street, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 8/18/2025 | | 290,000 | | 322,022 | |
State Street, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 11/20/2023 | | 250,000 | | 271,130 | |
State Street, Sub. Notes | | 3.03 | | 11/1/2034 | | 225,000 | | 234,762 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Gtd. Bonds | | 3.00 | | 1/18/2023 | | 290,000 | | 302,860 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.51 | | 1/12/2024 | | 300,000 | | 299,519 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.95 | | 1/12/2026 | | 300,000 | | 294,571 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.45 | | 1/11/2027 | | 160,000 | | 175,520 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.78 | | 3/9/2026 | | 500,000 | | 554,660 | |
SVB Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 6/5/2030 | | 200,000 | | 210,002 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.30 | | 6/11/2025 | | 200,000 | | 202,166 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.63 | | 5/1/2023 | | 250,000 | | 256,177 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 11/15/2022 | | 180,000 | | 184,753 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 2/11/2024 | | 500,000 | | 538,611 | |
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sub. Notes | | 4.50 | | 12/16/2025 | | 500,000 | | 569,399 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 4.22 | | 5/1/2029 | | 200,000 | | 226,295 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.43 | | 3/9/2027 | | 150,000 | | 149,484 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.62 | | 4/22/2032 | | 300,000 | | 301,727 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.21 | | 4/22/2042 | | 300,000 | | 303,295 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 2/20/2024 | | 500,000 | | 539,572 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 1/22/2023 | | 500,000 | | 528,024 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.81 | | 4/23/2029 | | 150,000 | | 165,831 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 1/26/2027 | | 730,000 | | 808,460 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 2/1/2041 | | 700,000 | | 1,001,487 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. FXD | | 0.48 | | 1/27/2023 | | 300,000 | | 300,205 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. VAR | | 0.63 | | 11/17/2023 | | 200,000 | | 200,301 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sub. Notes | | 4.25 | | 10/21/2025 | | 130,000 | | 145,715 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Sub. Notes | | 6.75 | | 10/1/2037 | | 500,000 | | 709,427 | |
The Korea Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.80 | | 7/19/2026 | | 300,000 | | 294,727 | |
The Korea Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 3/19/2023 | | 300,000 | | 312,914 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.20 | | 11/1/2024 | | 500,000 | | 528,183 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 1/22/2030 | | 300,000 | | 308,220 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.45 | | 4/23/2029 | | 200,000 | | 220,860 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.75 | | 1/6/2026 | | 300,000 | | 295,269 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Banks - 5.9% (continued) | | | | | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.75 | | 6/12/2023 | | 200,000 | | 201,761 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.15 | | 6/12/2025 | | 200,000 | a | 201,148 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.90 | | 12/1/2022 | | 300,000 | a | 308,111 | |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 7/19/2023 | | 350,000 | | 375,236 | |
Truist Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.15 | | 12/6/2024 | | 250,000 | | 262,343 | |
Truist Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 5/1/2023 | | 500,000 | | 523,312 | |
Truist Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.20 | | 8/5/2025 | | 200,000 | | 201,345 | |
Truist Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.95 | | 6/5/2030 | | 200,000 | | 196,462 | |
Truist Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 8/1/2024 | | 200,000 | | 211,367 | |
Truist Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 6/5/2025 | | 300,000 | | 331,004 | |
U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 7/22/2030 | | 200,000 | | 187,893 | |
US Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 7/24/2023 | | 350,000 | | 373,255 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.16 | | 2/11/2026 | | 145,000 | | 150,249 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.19 | | 4/30/2026 | | 400,000 | | 414,682 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.57 | | 2/11/2031 | | 545,000 | | 551,223 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.07 | | 4/30/2041 | | 400,000 | | 395,535 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 9/29/2025 | | 200,000 | | 220,025 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 1/24/2029 | | 135,000 | | 153,589 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes | | 4.10 | | 6/3/2026 | | 500,000 | | 562,330 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes | | 4.30 | | 7/22/2027 | | 500,000 | | 567,358 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes | | 4.65 | | 11/4/2044 | | 500,000 | | 585,868 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes | | 4.75 | | 12/7/2046 | | 500,000 | | 598,427 | |
Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes, Ser. M | | 3.45 | | 2/13/2023 | | 500,000 | | 527,474 | |
Wells Fargo Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.55 | | 8/14/2023 | | 300,000 | | 321,166 | |
Westpac Banking, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 1/13/2023 | | 300,000 | | 308,966 | |
Westpac Banking, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.85 | | 5/13/2026 | | 200,000 | | 215,318 | |
Westpac Banking, Sub. Notes | | 2.67 | | 11/15/2035 | | 200,000 | | 192,044 | |
Westpac Banking, Sub. Notes | | 2.96 | | 11/16/2040 | | 200,000 | | 188,460 | |
| 72,780,198 | |
Beverage Products - .7% | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/17/2043 | | 700,000 | | 758,163 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 6/1/2030 | | 100,000 | | 109,264 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 3.65 | | 2/1/2026 | | 315,000 | | 348,886 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 4/13/2028 | | 500,000 | | 561,833 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 6/1/2060 | | 140,000 | | 161,834 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Beverage Products - .7% (continued) | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 4/15/2048 | | 250,000 | | 288,830 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 4.70 | | 2/1/2036 | | 590,000 | | 699,169 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 1/23/2029 | | 285,000 | | 334,718 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 5.45 | | 1/23/2039 | | 120,000 | | 151,824 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes | | 5.80 | | 1/23/2059 | | 300,000 | | 410,784 | |
Constellation Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 5/1/2030 | | 400,000 | | 414,057 | |
Diageo Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 10/24/2029 | | 300,000 | | 305,200 | |
Diageo Investment, Gtd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 5/11/2042 | | 250,000 | | 299,859 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Gtd. Notes | | 4.06 | | 5/25/2023 | | 107,000 | | 114,504 | |
Molson Coors Beverage, Gtd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 7/15/2046 | | 150,000 | | 159,588 | |
PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 7/29/2029 | | 400,000 | | 420,204 | |
PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 7/17/2025 | | 500,000 | | 550,661 | |
PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 3/19/2050 | | 300,000 | | 331,977 | |
PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.45 | | 4/14/2046 | | 210,000 | | 258,653 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.00 | | 3/15/2028 | | 300,000 | | 288,009 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 3/15/2031 | | 200,000 | | 185,987 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 1/5/2032 | | 300,000 | | 300,327 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 3/15/2051 | | 300,000 | | 268,209 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 5/5/2041 | | 300,000 | | 299,267 | |
The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 3/5/2051 | | 200,000 | | 195,763 | |
| 8,217,570 | |
Building Materials - .1% | | | | | |
Carrier Global, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.49 | | 2/15/2027 | | 150,000 | | 157,531 | |
Carrier Global, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.72 | | 2/15/2030 | | 115,000 | | 117,193 | |
Carrier Global, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 4/5/2040 | | 225,000 | | 227,361 | |
Carrier Global, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.58 | | 4/5/2050 | | 245,000 | | 246,853 | |
Johnson Controls International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.13 | | 9/14/2045 | | 10,000 | | 12,725 | |
Owens Corning, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.00 | | 12/1/2036 | | 69,000 | | 95,729 | |
| 857,392 | |
Chemicals - .4% | | | | | |
Celanese US Holdings, Gtd. Notes | | 4.63 | | 11/15/2022 | | 350,000 | | 370,305 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Chemicals - .4% (continued) | | | | | |
DuPont de Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.21 | | 11/15/2023 | | 100,000 | | 108,495 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.49 | | 11/15/2025 | | 100,000 | | 113,665 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.73 | | 11/15/2028 | | 100,000 | | 117,309 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.42 | | 11/15/2048 | | 125,000 | | 165,185 | |
Ecolab, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.30 | | 1/30/2031 | | 300,000 | a | 276,146 | |
Ecolab, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.13 | | 8/15/2050 | | 325,000 | a | 271,058 | |
Ecolab, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 11/1/2026 | | 250,000 | | 267,992 | |
LYB International Finance, Gtd. Bonds | | 4.00 | | 7/15/2023 | | 350,000 | | 375,745 | |
LYB International Finance III, Gtd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 10/1/2060 | | 250,000 | | 246,123 | |
NewMarket, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 3/18/2031 | | 400,000 | | 394,770 | |
Nutrien, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 3/15/2024 | | 200,000 | | 215,217 | |
Nutrien, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 1/15/2045 | | 200,000 | | 255,247 | |
The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 7.38 | | 11/1/2029 | | 500,000 | | 685,289 | |
The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 5/15/2026 | | 250,000 | | 276,055 | |
The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 11/15/2042 | | 300,000 | | 345,766 | |
The Mosaic Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 11/15/2023 | | 300,000 | | 324,151 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 6/1/2047 | | 100,000 | | 119,348 | |
| 4,927,866 | |
Commercial & Professional Services - .3% | | | | | |
Duke University, Unscd. Bonds, Ser. 2020 | | 2.76 | | 10/1/2050 | | 100,000 | | 99,111 | |
Equifax, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 12/1/2024 | | 400,000 | | 423,916 | |
Global Payments, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 4/1/2026 | | 500,000 | | 574,566 | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Unscd. Notes | | 5.60 | | 7/1/2111 | | 200,000 | | 325,871 | |
Moody's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 8/18/2060 | | 250,000 | | 205,740 | |
PayPal Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 6/1/2025 | | 400,000 | | 411,492 | |
PayPal Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.85 | | 10/1/2029 | | 95,000 | | 100,457 | |
PayPal Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 6/1/2050 | | 300,000 | | 302,913 | |
President & Fellows of Harvard College, Unscd. Bonds | | 3.15 | | 7/15/2046 | | 450,000 | | 485,049 | |
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Unscd. Bonds | | 4.86 | | 1/1/2114 | | 150,000 | | 205,143 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Commercial & Professional Services - .3% (continued) | | | | | |
The Leland Stanford Junior University, Unscd. Bonds | | 3.65 | | 5/1/2048 | | 105,000 | | 122,374 | |
University of Southern California, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 10/1/2111 | | 40,000 | | 58,555 | |
William Marsh Rice University, Unscd. Bonds | | 3.57 | | 5/15/2045 | | 250,000 | | 284,553 | |
| 3,599,740 | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates - 1.4% | | | | | |
Bank, Ser. 2019-BN21, Cl. A5 | | 2.85 | | 10/17/2052 | | 400,000 | | 422,442 | |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2020-C7, Cl. AS | | 2.44 | | 4/15/2053 | | 200,000 | | 200,804 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2019-B10, Cl. A4 | | 3.72 | | 3/15/2062 | | 300,000 | | 335,608 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2020-IG1, Cl. A3 | | 2.69 | | 9/15/2043 | | 400,000 | | 416,740 | |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2020-IG1, Cl. AS | | 2.91 | | 9/15/2043 | | 500,000 | | 517,628 | |
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2017-C8, Cl. A4 | | 3.57 | | 6/15/2050 | | 500,000 | | 545,737 | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2014-GC23, Cl. A4 | | 3.62 | | 7/10/2047 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,080,995 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2013-CR11, Cl. B | | 5.28 | | 8/10/2050 | | 750,000 | | 810,000 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2014-CR16, Cl. A4 | | 4.05 | | 4/10/2047 | | 200,000 | | 217,578 | |
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2016-CR28, Cl. A4 | | 3.76 | | 2/10/2049 | | 1,035,000 | | 1,142,845 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2014-GC18, Cl. A3 | | 3.80 | | 1/10/2047 | | 453,580 | | 476,023 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2019-GC42, Cl. A4 | | 3.00 | | 9/1/2052 | | 250,000 | | 267,361 | |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2020-GC45, Cl. AS | | 3.17 | | 2/13/2053 | | 200,000 | | 213,006 | |
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2012-LC9, Cl. A5 | | 2.84 | | 12/15/2047 | | 795,157 | | 816,816 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2013-C15, Cl. A5 | | 4.13 | | 11/15/2045 | | 500,000 | | 538,291 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2014-C24, Cl. A5 | | 3.64 | | 11/15/2047 | | 725,000 | | 786,050 | |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2015-C33, Cl. A4 | | 3.77 | | 12/15/2048 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,214,110 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates - 1.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser. 2015-C20, Cl. A4 | | 3.25 | | 2/15/2048 | | 1,175,000 | | 1,263,288 | |
SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2016-C5, Cl. A4 | | 3.06 | | 10/10/2048 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,121,493 | |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-C12, Cl. A5 | | 4.30 | | 8/15/2051 | | 500,000 | | 572,224 | |
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2013-C6, Cl. A4 | | 3.24 | | 4/10/2046 | | 412,000 | | 428,760 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-C44, Cl. A5 | | 4.21 | | 5/15/2051 | | 900,000 | | 1,028,013 | |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2019-C50, Cl. ASB | | 3.64 | | 5/15/2052 | | 200,000 | | 222,474 | |
| 16,638,286 | |
Consumer Discretionary - .0% | | | | | |
Lennar, Gtd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 12/15/2023 | | 100,000 | | 109,497 | |
Sands China, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 6/18/2030 | | 200,000 | | 213,850 | |
| 323,347 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel - .1% | | | | | |
NIKE, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 5/1/2023 | | 300,000 | | 310,788 | |
NIKE, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 3/27/2050 | | 300,000 | | 321,180 | |
NIKE, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 5/1/2043 | | 300,000 | | 332,885 | |
Ralph Lauren, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 6/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 208,284 | |
| 1,173,137 | |
Consumer Staples - .2% | | | | | |
Church & Dwight, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 8/1/2047 | | 300,000 | | 336,825 | |
Kimberly-Clark, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.10 | | 3/26/2030 | | 300,000 | | 326,141 | |
The Estee Lauder Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 12/1/2024 | | 320,000 | | 335,434 | |
The Estee Lauder Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 12/1/2029 | | 300,000 | | 309,076 | |
The Estee Lauder Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 4/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 311,946 | |
Unilever Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 9/14/2030 | | 500,000 | | 472,196 | |
Unilever Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 5.90 | | 11/15/2032 | | 250,000 | | 340,476 | |
| 2,432,094 | |
Diversified Financials - .8% | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 8/1/2025 | | 250,000 | | 272,014 | |
Air Lease, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.70 | | 2/15/2024 | | 300,000 | | 297,770 | |
Air Lease, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 7/1/2025 | | 300,000 | | 321,652 | |
Ally Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 5/21/2024 | | 200,000 | | 217,054 | |
Ally Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.80 | | 5/1/2025 | | 250,000 | | 292,151 | |
American Express, Sub. Notes | | 3.63 | | 12/5/2024 | | 500,000 | | 547,778 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Diversified Financials - .8% (continued) | | | | | |
Ares Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 2/10/2023 | | 300,000 | | 312,919 | |
BlackRock, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 3/18/2024 | | 250,000 | | 272,293 | |
Blackstone, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 1/15/2026 | | 300,000 | b | 316,300 | |
Capital One Financial, Sub. Notes | | 3.75 | | 7/28/2026 | | 750,000 | | 823,162 | |
CME Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 3/15/2025 | | 250,000 | | 269,150 | |
FS KKR Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 1/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 204,707 | |
GE Capital Funding, Gtd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 5/15/2027 | | 100,000 | b | 111,959 | |
GE Capital International Funding, Gtd. Notes | | 4.42 | | 11/15/2035 | | 1,100,000 | | 1,266,935 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 10/15/2023 | | 350,000 | | 379,211 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.10 | | 6/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 195,883 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 9/15/2040 | | 75,000 | | 69,837 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 9/15/2060 | | 75,000 | | 67,778 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 6/15/2050 | | 200,000 | | 188,381 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 9/21/2048 | | 75,000 | | 85,285 | |
Invesco Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/30/2024 | | 250,000 | | 272,715 | |
Jefferies Group, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 6.45 | | 6/8/2027 | | 35,000 | | 43,571 | |
Jefferies Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.13 | | 1/20/2023 | | 150,000 | | 161,366 | |
Legg Mason, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.63 | | 1/15/2044 | | 200,000 | | 271,645 | |
Mastercard, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 3/26/2050 | | 250,000 | | 286,602 | |
Nasdaq, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 6/1/2024 | | 250,000 | | 275,049 | |
Owl Rock Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 7/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 207,555 | |
Synchrony Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 8/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 546,343 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.75 | | 8/15/2027 | | 300,000 | a | 290,935 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.10 | | 2/15/2031 | | 300,000 | a | 278,564 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 8/15/2050 | | 140,000 | | 116,715 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.65 | | 9/15/2047 | | 55,000 | | 61,860 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 12/14/2035 | | 270,000 | | 324,528 | |
Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 12/14/2045 | | 200,000 | | 246,534 | |
| 9,896,201 | |
Educational Services - .0% | | | | | |
California Institute of Technology, Unscd. Bonds | | 4.32 | | 8/1/2045 | | 110,000 | | 138,062 | |
Electronic Components - .1% | | | | | |
Allegion US Holding, Gtd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 10/1/2024 | | 400,000 | | 426,750 | |
Arrow Electronics, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 3/1/2023 | | 500,000 | | 528,348 | |
Emerson Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 2/15/2023 | | 260,000 | | 269,408 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Electronic Components - .1% (continued) | | | | | |
Jabil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 1/15/2031 | | 200,000 | | 203,754 | |
| 1,428,260 | |
Energy - 2.3% | | | | | |
Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.49 | | 5/1/2030 | | 400,000 | | 461,666 | |
BP Capital Markets, Gtd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 11/6/2022 | | 400,000 | | 412,788 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 5/6/2022 | | 700,000 | | 721,431 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 4/6/2030 | | 300,000 | a | 330,750 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 9/21/2025 | | 300,000 | | 333,120 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes | | 3.94 | | 9/21/2028 | | 300,000 | | 337,360 | |
BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes | | 4.23 | | 11/6/2028 | | 100,000 | | 114,250 | |
Canadian Natural Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 3/15/2038 | | 200,000 | | 264,052 | |
Cenovus Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.38 | | 7/15/2025 | | 200,000 | | 227,563 | |
Cenovus Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.75 | | 11/15/2039 | | 115,000 | | 145,888 | |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 3/31/2025 | | 180,000 | | 206,181 | |
Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.24 | | 5/11/2030 | | 180,000 | | 181,318 | |
Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 5/16/2026 | | 295,000 | | 319,093 | |
Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.08 | | 5/11/2050 | | 300,000 | | 293,274 | |
Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.33 | | 11/17/2025 | | 165,000 | | 181,451 | |
Chevron USA, Gtd. Notes | | 2.34 | | 8/12/2050 | | 35,000 | | 29,781 | |
Chevron USA, Gtd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 11/15/2024 | | 200,000 | | 221,097 | |
CNOOC Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/9/2023 | | 500,000 | | 518,705 | |
CNOOC Petroleum North America, Gtd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 3/10/2035 | | 125,000 | | 154,819 | |
ConocoPhillips, Gtd. Notes | | 4.85 | | 8/15/2048 | | 65,000 | b | 81,084 | |
ConocoPhillips, Gtd. Notes | | 4.95 | | 3/15/2026 | | 150,000 | a | 175,262 | |
ConocoPhillips, Gtd. Notes | | 5.95 | | 3/15/2046 | | 250,000 | | 353,346 | |
ConocoPhillips, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.95 | | 4/15/2029 | | 125,000 | | 167,282 | |
Devon Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.85 | | 12/15/2025 | | 71,000 | | 83,463 | |
Ecopetrol, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.38 | | 9/18/2043 | | 300,000 | | 372,015 | |
Enable Midstream Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 5/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 250,730 | |
Enbridge, Gtd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 12/1/2026 | | 500,000 | | 563,868 | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 5/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 208,336 | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.95 | | 1/15/2043 | | 200,000 | | 208,686 | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 5/15/2050 | | 300,000 | | 316,684 | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.15 | | 2/1/2043 | | 500,000 | | 519,093 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Energy - 2.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.40 | | 10/1/2047 | | 110,000 | | 119,729 | |
Energy Transfer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 4/15/2049 | | 95,000 | | 114,228 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 7/31/2029 | | 300,000 | | 317,903 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 3.35 | | 3/15/2023 | | 600,000 | | 628,124 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 2/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 221,057 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 1/31/2060 | | 95,000 | | 95,556 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 2/15/2048 | | 75,000 | | 81,192 | |
Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 5/15/2046 | | 500,000 | | 587,851 | |
EOG Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 4/1/2035 | | 200,000 | | 218,726 | |
Equinor ASA, Gtd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 1/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 528,886 | |
Equinor ASA, Gtd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 4/6/2040 | | 200,000 | | 219,219 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.57 | | 4/15/2023 | | 250,000 | | 256,345 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.28 | | 8/16/2026 | | 155,000 | | 163,046 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.61 | | 10/15/2030 | | 345,000 | | 353,890 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 8/16/2039 | | 430,000 | | 423,953 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.10 | | 8/16/2049 | | 230,000 | | 222,414 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.45 | | 4/15/2051 | | 135,000 | | 138,040 | |
Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.11 | | 3/1/2046 | | 250,000 | | 281,397 | |
Halliburton, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 11/15/2025 | | 415,000 | | 458,560 | |
Hess, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 4/1/2027 | | 250,000 | a | 277,548 | |
Hess, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.60 | | 2/15/2041 | | 250,000 | | 293,518 | |
HollyFrontier, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 5.88 | | 4/1/2026 | | 480,000 | | 551,550 | |
Kinder Morgan, Gtd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 2/15/2051 | | 200,000 | | 192,080 | |
Kinder Morgan, Gtd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 3/1/2028 | | 500,000 | | 563,414 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 9/1/2023 | | 500,000 | | 529,470 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 3/1/2043 | | 300,000 | | 344,502 | |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 7.40 | | 3/15/2031 | | 350,000 | | 477,262 | |
Marathon Oil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.60 | | 10/1/2037 | | 300,000 | a | 380,445 | |
Marathon Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 9/15/2044 | | 300,000 | | 337,075 | |
MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 4/15/2038 | | 105,000 | | 115,456 | |
MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 12/1/2024 | | 500,000 | | 560,724 | |
MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 4/15/2058 | | 115,000 | | 128,622 | |
MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.50 | | 2/15/2049 | | 150,000 | | 182,754 | |
ONEOK, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 7/13/2027 | | 300,000 | | 328,901 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Energy - 2.3% (continued) | | | | | |
ONEOK, Gtd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 3/15/2050 | | 300,000 | | 313,998 | |
ONEOK Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 9/15/2023 | | 500,000 | | 544,135 | |
ONEOK Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 6.85 | | 10/15/2037 | | 60,000 | | 77,960 | |
Phillips 66, Gtd. Notes | | 1.30 | | 2/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 199,150 | |
Phillips 66, Gtd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 11/15/2044 | | 202,000 | | 240,645 | |
Plains All American Pipeline, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 10/15/2023 | | 300,000 | | 317,767 | |
Plains All American Pipeline, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 2/15/2045 | | 250,000 | | 249,448 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 3/15/2027 | | 600,000 | | 690,252 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.63 | | 4/15/2023 | | 300,000 | | 324,705 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 11/7/2029 | | 400,000 | | 408,433 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 4/6/2025 | | 250,000 | | 264,401 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 4/6/2030 | | 250,000 | | 260,275 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 5/10/2026 | | 185,000 | | 200,175 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 5/11/2025 | | 560,000 | | 610,663 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 4/6/2050 | | 250,000 | | 251,256 | |
Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 5/11/2035 | | 260,000 | | 300,454 | |
Spectra Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes | | 5.95 | | 9/25/2043 | | 200,000 | | 259,739 | |
Suncor Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 11/15/2047 | | 50,000 | | 52,217 | |
Suncor Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.50 | | 6/15/2038 | | 300,000 | | 409,167 | |
Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Gtd. Debs. | | 7.63 | | 4/1/2037 | | 70,000 | | 96,777 | |
The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 6/15/2027 | | 150,000 | | 165,080 | |
The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 9/15/2025 | | 100,000 | | 110,704 | |
The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.30 | | 4/15/2040 | | 400,000 | | 522,936 | |
Total Capital International, Gtd. Notes | | 2.83 | | 1/10/2030 | | 170,000 | | 178,709 | |
Total Capital International, Gtd. Notes | | 3.46 | | 7/12/2049 | | 50,000 | | 50,972 | |
TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 10/16/2023 | | 500,000 | | 535,173 | |
TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 5/15/2048 | | 60,000 | | 71,878 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Energy - 2.3% (continued) | | | | | |
TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.20 | | 10/15/2037 | | 75,000 | | 99,192 | |
TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.63 | | 1/15/2039 | | 300,000 | | 451,012 | |
Valero Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.63 | | 6/15/2037 | | 165,000 | | 215,813 | |
Valero Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.50 | | 4/15/2032 | | 170,000 | | 230,866 | |
| 28,151,825 | |
Environmental Control - .1% | | | | | |
Republic Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 8/15/2024 | | 200,000 | | 211,249 | |
Waste Management, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 5/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 540,310 | |
Waste Management, Gtd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 7/15/2049 | | 250,000 | | 298,599 | |
| 1,050,158 | |
Financials - .0% | | | | | |
Brookfield Asset Management, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/15/2025 | | 250,000 | | 273,856 | |
Food Products - .4% | | | | | |
Campbell Soup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 3/19/2025 | | 400,000 | | 431,897 | |
Campbell Soup, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 3/15/2028 | | 80,000 | | 90,004 | |
Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 11/1/2027 | | 200,000 | | 194,819 | |
Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 1/25/2023 | | 85,000 | | 88,090 | |
Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.85 | | 11/1/2028 | | 100,000 | | 117,903 | |
Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.40 | | 11/1/2048 | | 60,000 | | 77,619 | |
General Mills, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 4/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 311,523 | |
General Mills, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 2/1/2051 | | 300,000 | b | 285,098 | |
General Mills, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 4/17/2028 | | 110,000 | | 125,422 | |
Hormel Foods, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.80 | | 6/11/2030 | | 200,000 | | 194,290 | |
Kellogg, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 12/1/2023 | | 300,000 | | 316,036 | |
McCormick & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.90 | | 2/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 195,999 | |
McCormick & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.85 | | 2/15/2031 | | 200,000 | | 190,319 | |
McCormick & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 4/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 303,385 | |
Mondelez International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 4/13/2030 | | 300,000 | | 310,216 | |
Sysco, Gtd. Notes | | 5.38 | | 9/21/2035 | | 200,000 | | 260,561 | |
The Kroger Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 8/1/2027 | | 300,000 | | 334,446 | |
The Kroger Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.50 | | 4/1/2031 | | 400,000 | | 566,474 | |
Tyson Foods, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 5.15 | | 8/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 315,646 | |
| 4,709,747 | |
Foreign Governmental - 1.4% | | | | | |
Canada, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 1.63 | | 1/22/2025 | | 400,000 | a | 416,103 | |
Chile, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 3/27/2025 | | 500,000 | | 539,355 | |
Colombia, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 5.00 | | 6/15/2045 | | 800,000 | | 854,344 | |
Colombia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 4/25/2027 | | 500,000 | | 535,800 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Foreign Governmental - 1.4% (continued) | | | | | |
Finland, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 6.95 | | 2/15/2026 | | 25,000 | | 31,562 | |
Hungary, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.63 | | 3/29/2041 | | 300,000 | | 484,596 | |
Indonesia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 1/11/2028 | | 300,000 | | 325,491 | |
Indonesia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 10/15/2030 | | 300,000 | a | 333,217 | |
Indonesia, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 1/11/2048 | | 300,000 | | 331,798 | |
Israel, Gov't Gtd. Bonds | | 5.50 | | 9/18/2023 | | 450,000 | | 505,022 | |
Israel, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.15 | | 6/30/2023 | | 300,000 | | 317,547 | |
Israel, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.88 | | 7/3/2050 | | 250,000 | | 279,312 | |
Israel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 1/15/2050 | | 300,000 | a | 309,205 | |
Italy, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 6.88 | | 9/27/2023 | | 400,000 | | 457,643 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.66 | | 5/24/2031 | | 300,000 | | 289,257 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.77 | | 5/24/2061 | | 300,000 | | 268,399 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 4/27/2025 | | 300,000 | | 333,864 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 3/28/2027 | | 345,000 | a | 387,047 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.28 | | 8/14/2041 | | 300,000 | | 306,375 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 1/23/2046 | | 600,000 | | 621,435 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 4/27/2051 | | 250,000 | | 273,365 | |
Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.55 | | 1/21/2045 | | 850,000 | | 992,876 | |
Panama, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.88 | | 3/17/2028 | | 500,000 | | 551,172 | |
Panama, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 4.50 | | 4/16/2050 | | 200,000 | | 222,046 | |
Panama, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 6.70 | | 1/26/2036 | | 400,000 | | 538,122 | |
Peru, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 6.55 | | 3/14/2037 | | 370,000 | | 497,763 | |
Peru, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 7.35 | | 7/21/2025 | | 500,000 | | 614,947 | |
Philippines, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 3.70 | | 2/2/2042 | | 400,000 | | 425,254 | |
Philippines, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 10.63 | | 3/16/2025 | | 800,000 | | 1,096,300 | |
Province of Alberta Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 3/15/2028 | | 80,000 | | 88,949 | |
Province of British Columbia Canada, Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. USD2 | | 6.50 | | 1/15/2026 | | 925,000 | | 1,147,125 | |
Province of Ontario Canada, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 1.75 | | 1/24/2023 | | 300,000 | | 307,701 | |
Province of Ontario Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.63 | | 1/21/2026 | | 200,000 | | 196,926 | |
Province of Ontario Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 10/17/2023 | | 150,000 | | 161,111 | |
Province of Quebec Canada, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. NJ | | 7.50 | | 7/15/2023 | | 200,000 | | 230,777 | |
Province of Quebec Canada, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. PD | | 7.50 | | 9/15/2029 | | 550,000 | | 787,079 | |
Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 4.98 | | 4/20/2055 | | 105,000 | | 130,671 | |
Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 7.63 | | 3/21/2036 | | 300,000 | | 455,716 | |
Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 8/14/2024 | | 400,000 | a | 434,518 | |
| 17,079,790 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Forest Products & Paper - .0% | | | | | |
International Paper, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.40 | | 8/15/2047 | | 250,000 | | 294,706 | |
Health Care - 3.1% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.40 | | 6/30/2030 | | 200,000 | | 188,743 | |
Abbott Laboratories, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 11/30/2023 | | 500,000 | | 536,212 | |
Abbott Laboratories, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 11/30/2046 | | 200,000 | | 262,841 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 11/21/2024 | | 385,000 | | 407,905 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.90 | | 11/6/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,037,406 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 11/21/2029 | | 335,000 | | 358,400 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 5/14/2025 | | 170,000 | | 185,942 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 3/15/2025 | | 300,000 | | 328,794 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 11/21/2039 | | 200,000 | | 223,615 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 11/21/2049 | | 490,000 | | 556,153 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 11/14/2028 | | 110,000 | | 125,911 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 5/14/2036 | | 235,000 | | 269,929 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.45 | | 5/14/2046 | | 330,000 | | 383,260 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.63 | | 10/1/2042 | | 300,000 | | 353,731 | |
AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 3/15/2045 | | 400,000 | | 478,995 | |
Aetna, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 3/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 299,236 | |
Aetna, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.63 | | 6/15/2036 | | 150,000 | | 213,481 | |
AmerisourceBergen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.80 | | 5/15/2030 | | 100,000 | | 103,025 | |
Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 2/21/2030 | | 70,000 | | 70,995 | |
Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 8/19/2026 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,058,902 | |
Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 2/21/2040 | | 60,000 | | 60,224 | |
Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 2/21/2050 | | 60,000 | | 59,692 | |
Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.66 | | 6/15/2051 | | 300,000 | | 364,834 | |
Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 5/15/2030 | | 100,000 | | 98,523 | |
Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 1/15/2023 | | 500,000 | | 524,566 | |
Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 3/15/2051 | | 60,000 | | 62,452 | |
Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 12/1/2047 | | 450,000 | | 527,858 | |
AstraZeneca, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 8/6/2030 | | 70,000 | | 64,501 | |
AstraZeneca, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 8/17/2048 | | 45,000 | | 52,815 | |
AstraZeneca, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 11/16/2045 | | 205,000 | | 240,482 | |
Banner Health, Unscd. Bonds | | 2.34 | | 1/1/2030 | | 300,000 | | 301,792 | |
Baxalta, Gtd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 6/23/2045 | | 200,000 | | 256,213 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.73 | | 12/15/2024 | | 386,000 | | 422,782 | |
Biogen, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 9/15/2025 | | 500,000 | | 556,780 | |
Boston Scientific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.90 | | 6/1/2025 | | 300,000 | | 310,838 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.75 | | 11/13/2025 | | 200,000 | | 198,423 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Health Care - 3.1% (continued) | | | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.13 | | 11/13/2027 | | 200,000 | a | 196,170 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.45 | | 11/13/2030 | | 200,000 | | 188,778 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 8/1/2022 | | 400,000 | | 408,750 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.35 | | 11/13/2040 | | 200,000 | | 185,518 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 11/13/2050 | | 200,000 | | 179,750 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.90 | | 7/26/2024 | | 285,000 | | 305,542 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 2/20/2023 | | 58,000 | | 60,881 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 7/26/2029 | | 250,000 | | 275,992 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 8/15/2025 | | 190,000 | | 212,264 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 2/20/2028 | | 90,000 | | 101,983 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 10/26/2049 | | 200,000 | | 237,746 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 11/15/2047 | | 90,000 | | 108,280 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.55 | | 2/20/2048 | | 90,000 | | 110,967 | |
Cardinal Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 3/15/2023 | | 150,000 | | 157,425 | |
Cardinal Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 3/15/2043 | | 300,000 | | 335,692 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 3/1/2027 | | 300,000 | | 328,001 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 7/15/2023 | | 67,000 | | 71,566 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 10/15/2047 | | 75,000 | | 80,621 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 11/15/2025 | | 130,000 | | 146,220 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 10/15/2028 | | 230,000 | | 263,581 | |
Cigna, Gtd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 7/15/2046 | | 250,000 | | 304,506 | |
Cigna, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 3/15/2031 | | 80,000 | | 79,077 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 8/21/2030 | | 85,000 | | 80,100 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 8/21/2040 | | 200,000 | | 184,787 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 6/1/2026 | | 400,000 | | 427,155 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 8/15/2029 | | 100,000 | | 106,725 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.10 | | 3/25/2025 | | 400,000 | | 445,728 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 3/25/2028 | | 640,000 | | 728,737 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.78 | | 3/25/2038 | | 500,000 | | 598,614 | |
CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.05 | | 3/25/2048 | | 550,000 | | 677,397 | |
Danaher, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 9/15/2045 | | 250,000 | | 299,045 | |
Dignity Health, Scd. Bonds | | 5.27 | | 11/1/2064 | | 304,000 | | 391,154 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Health Care - 3.1% (continued) | | | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 5/15/2050 | | 200,000 | | 170,283 | |
Eli Lilly & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 9/15/2060 | | 200,000 | | 172,065 | |
Eli Lilly & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.10 | | 5/15/2027 | | 500,000 | | 544,828 | |
Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.20 | | 10/1/2027 | | 80,000 | | 77,522 | |
Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 10/1/2030 | | 200,000 | | 187,215 | |
Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 3/1/2047 | | 220,000 | | 245,297 | |
Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 9/1/2035 | | 190,000 | | 225,876 | |
Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 4/1/2044 | | 500,000 | | 603,388 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Bonds | | 6.38 | | 5/15/2038 | | 300,000 | | 437,460 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 2.80 | | 3/18/2023 | | 300,000 | | 313,193 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 2.85 | | 5/8/2022 | | 500,000 | | 513,633 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 5/15/2023 | | 140,000 | | 148,610 | |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 5/15/2028 | | 125,000 | | 142,059 | |
HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 6/15/2029 | | 110,000 | | 122,383 | |
HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.13 | | 6/15/2039 | | 50,000 | | 60,753 | |
HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 6/15/2049 | | 100,000 | | 123,217 | |
Humana, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 10/1/2024 | | 500,000 | | 546,118 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 4.95 | | 5/15/2033 | | 170,000 | | 220,320 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.10 | | 9/1/2040 | | 400,000 | | 365,557 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 3/1/2026 | | 380,000 | | 406,595 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 1/15/2048 | | 50,000 | | 55,432 | |
Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 3/3/2047 | | 350,000 | | 403,310 | |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Gtd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 5/1/2027 | | 500,000 | | 550,305 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 11/1/2023 | | 400,000 | | 429,788 | |
Medtronic, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 3/15/2025 | | 386,000 | | 425,907 | |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. 2015 | | 4.20 | | 7/1/2055 | | 200,000 | | 244,834 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.45 | | 6/24/2030 | | 400,000 | a | 380,822 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.35 | | 6/24/2040 | | 50,000 | | 46,480 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 6/24/2050 | | 60,000 | | 53,074 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 2/10/2025 | | 500,000 | | 534,571 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 3/7/2039 | | 55,000 | | 63,081 | |
Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/7/2049 | | 80,000 | | 93,218 | |
Mount Sinai Hospitals Group, Scd. Bonds, Ser. 2019 | | 3.74 | | 7/1/2049 | | 300,000 | | 317,875 | |
Mylan, Gtd. Notes | | 5.40 | | 11/29/2043 | | 300,000 | | 366,599 | |
Northwell Healthcare, Scd. Notes | | 3.98 | | 11/1/2046 | | 250,000 | | 271,106 | |
Novartis Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 2.20 | | 8/14/2030 | | 390,000 | | 396,513 | |
Novartis Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 8/14/2050 | | 60,000 | | 57,767 | |
Novartis Capital, Gtd. Notes | | 4.40 | | 5/6/2044 | | 340,000 | | 420,741 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Health Care - 3.1% (continued) | | | | | |
Perrigo Finance Unlimited, Gtd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 3/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 218,890 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.80 | | 5/28/2025 | | 300,000 | a | 300,409 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 5/28/2040 | | 300,000 | | 288,583 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 6/3/2026 | | 470,000 | | 507,422 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 12/15/2026 | | 250,000 | | 273,612 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.45 | | 3/15/2029 | | 100,000 | | 110,671 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/15/2049 | | 65,000 | | 75,591 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 12/15/2046 | | 300,000 | | 353,226 | |
Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 9/15/2048 | | 60,000 | | 71,297 | |
Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Unscd. Notes, Ser. I | | 3.74 | | 10/1/2047 | | 250,000 | | 275,065 | |
Quest Diagnostics, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 3/30/2025 | | 250,000 | | 272,478 | |
Stryker, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 3/15/2026 | | 250,000 | | 275,415 | |
Stryker, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 5/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 298,370 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.40 | | 11/26/2023 | | 200,000 | | 218,706 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 11/26/2028 | | 200,000 | | 238,017 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.30 | | 2/1/2044 | | 250,000 | | 331,066 | |
Trinity Health, Scd. Bonds | | 4.13 | | 12/1/2045 | | 200,000 | | 239,871 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.90 | | 5/15/2050 | | 400,000 | | 383,931 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 10/15/2047 | | 70,000 | | 76,982 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 7/15/2025 | | 330,000 | | 367,721 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 12/15/2028 | | 100,000 | | 113,820 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 6/15/2048 | | 80,000 | | 94,885 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.45 | | 12/15/2048 | | 60,000 | | 73,601 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 7/15/2045 | | 280,000 | | 354,264 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 2/15/2038 | | 410,000 | | 620,986 | |
Viatris, Gtd. Notes | | 1.13 | | 6/22/2022 | | 500,000 | b | 503,363 | |
Viatris, Gtd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 6/22/2030 | | 150,000 | b | 148,347 | |
Wyeth, Gtd. Notes | | 6.50 | | 2/1/2034 | | 200,000 | | 287,184 | |
Zoetis, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/15/2050 | | 300,000 | | 289,692 | |
| 38,226,263 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Industrial - .7% | | | | | |
3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 2/14/2025 | | 345,000 | | 359,382 | |
3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 9/19/2026 | | 500,000 | | 528,803 | |
3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 8/26/2029 | | 390,000 | | 400,379 | |
3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 3/1/2029 | | 300,000 | | 330,906 | |
Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 6.05 | | 8/15/2036 | | 237,000 | | 333,697 | |
Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 4/9/2050 | | 300,000 | | 313,441 | |
Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 5/15/2044 | | 200,000 | | 240,809 | |
Caterpillar Financial Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.80 | | 11/13/2025 | | 200,000 | | 198,340 | |
Eaton, Gtd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 11/2/2042 | | 200,000 | | 230,434 | |
General Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 5/1/2030 | | 395,000 | a | 429,553 | |
General Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 5/1/2040 | | 300,000 | | 335,697 | |
General Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 5/1/2050 | | 410,000 | | 457,275 | |
General Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.75 | | 3/15/2032 | | 500,000 | | 676,274 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 9/1/2042 | | 470,000 | | 544,835 | |
John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.70 | | 1/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 198,281 | |
John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.45 | | 1/15/2031 | | 300,000 | a | 282,667 | |
John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.05 | | 1/9/2025 | | 200,000 | a | 208,705 | |
John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.80 | | 3/6/2023 | | 500,000 | | 523,547 | |
Otis Worldwide, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.06 | | 4/5/2025 | | 300,000 | | 312,165 | |
Parker-Hannifin, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 6/14/2029 | | 300,000 | | 323,452 | |
Parker-Hannifin, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 6/14/2049 | | 40,000 | | 45,450 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.30 | | 3/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 304,693 | |
Textron, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/15/2026 | | 500,000 | | 550,213 | |
Xylem, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 11/1/2046 | | 250,000 | | 288,024 | |
| 8,417,022 | |
Information Technology - .7% | | | | | |
Adobe, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 2/1/2025 | | 250,000 | | 271,119 | |
Autodesk, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 6/15/2025 | | 250,000 | | 279,818 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.90 | | 12/1/2029 | | 150,000 | | 154,570 | |
Citrix Systems, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.25 | | 3/1/2026 | | 400,000 | | 396,669 | |
Electronic Arts, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.85 | | 2/15/2031 | | 400,000 | | 381,752 | |
Electronic Arts, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 2/15/2051 | | 200,000 | | 188,960 | |
Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 7/1/2024 | | 190,000 | | 201,727 | |
Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 7/1/2029 | | 190,000 | | 206,095 | |
Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.40 | | 7/1/2049 | | 100,000 | | 116,873 | |
Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.53 | | 6/1/2050 | | 861,000 | | 803,432 | |
Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.68 | | 6/1/2060 | | 353,000 | | 326,864 | |
Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.04 | | 3/17/2062 | | 360,000 | | 360,124 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 3/25/2031 | | 205,000 | | 208,584 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 4/1/2030 | | 700,000 | | 725,215 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Information Technology - .7% (continued) | | | | | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 11/15/2027 | | 250,000 | | 271,309 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 7/8/2024 | | 500,000 | | 539,657 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 7/15/2036 | | 900,000 | | 966,780 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 5/15/2035 | | 300,000 | | 326,007 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 11/15/2047 | | 160,000 | | 167,610 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.10 | | 3/25/2061 | | 210,000 | | 219,970 | |
Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 5/15/2055 | | 280,000 | | 309,199 | |
Roper Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.00 | | 9/15/2025 | | 300,000 | | 297,778 | |
Roper Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.40 | | 9/15/2027 | | 300,000 | | 293,092 | |
Roper Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 12/15/2026 | | 500,000 | | 559,961 | |
| 8,573,165 | |
Insurance - .9% | | | | | |
Aflac, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 6/15/2023 | | 300,000 | | 320,753 | |
American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 1/15/2035 | | 500,000 | | 547,626 | |
American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 4/1/2028 | | 90,000 | | 101,849 | |
American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 4/1/2048 | | 460,000 | | 556,324 | |
American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 6/1/2022 | | 400,000 | | 418,883 | |
Aon, Gtd. Notes | | 2.80 | | 5/15/2030 | | 100,000 | | 103,278 | |
Aon, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 5/2/2029 | | 250,000 | | 278,445 | |
Aon, Gtd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 6/14/2044 | | 500,000 | | 608,967 | |
AXA, Sub. Bonds | | 8.60 | | 12/15/2030 | | 165,000 | | 250,453 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 3/15/2026 | | 500,000 | | 547,939 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 2.85 | | 10/15/2050 | | 250,000 | | 237,365 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 8/15/2048 | | 135,000 | | 159,226 | |
Chubb INA Holdings, Gtd. Notes | | 3.35 | | 5/15/2024 | | 250,000 | | 271,668 | |
Equitable Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 4/20/2028 | | 90,000 | | 101,568 | |
First American Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 11/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 558,171 | |
Lincoln National, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 12/12/2026 | | 500,000 | | 553,218 | |
Loews, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 5/15/2023 | | 250,000 | | 259,530 | |
Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 3/15/2029 | | 70,000 | | 81,126 | |
Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 3/15/2049 | | 65,000 | | 84,718 | |
Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 8/1/2033 | | 275,000 | | 365,000 | |
MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 4/10/2024 | | 250,000 | | 272,216 | |
MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 3/1/2045 | | 200,000 | | 231,455 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Insurance - .9% (continued) | | | | | |
MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.38 | | 6/15/2034 | | 150,000 | | 212,908 | |
Principal Financial Group, Gtd. Notes | | 2.13 | | 6/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 294,639 | |
Prudential Financial, Jr. Sub. Notes | | 5.20 | | 3/15/2044 | | 300,000 | | 320,636 | |
Prudential Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 3/13/2051 | | 75,000 | | 81,147 | |
Prudential Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 5/15/2044 | | 400,000 | | 488,139 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 6/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 313,649 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 5/15/2029 | | 250,000 | | 275,400 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.70 | | 9/15/2023 | | 350,000 | | 382,520 | |
The Allstate, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.75 | | 12/15/2025 | | 200,000 | | 198,434 | |
The Allstate, Sub. Debs., Ser. B | | 5.75 | | 8/15/2053 | | 300,000 | | 322,425 | |
The Chubb, Gtd. Notes | | 6.00 | | 5/11/2037 | | 200,000 | | 280,978 | |
The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 4/15/2047 | | 70,000 | | 83,097 | |
The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 4/25/2044 | | 250,000 | | 302,370 | |
The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.63 | | 3/1/2029 | | 100,000 | | 129,899 | |
The Travelers Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 3/7/2048 | | 300,000 | | 352,756 | |
| 10,948,775 | |
Internet Software & Services - .4% | | | | | |
Alibaba Group Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 11/28/2024 | | 300,000 | | 325,669 | |
Alibaba Group Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 12/6/2037 | | 400,000 | | 433,013 | |
Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.45 | | 8/15/2025 | | 250,000 | a | 248,104 | |
Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.10 | | 8/15/2030 | | 215,000 | | 199,887 | |
Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.90 | | 8/15/2040 | | 65,000 | | 57,403 | |
Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 8/15/2026 | | 300,000 | | 314,925 | |
Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 8/15/2060 | | 205,000 | | 170,863 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.40 | | 6/3/2023 | | 200,000 | | 200,918 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.80 | | 6/3/2025 | | 200,000 | | 200,611 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 6/3/2030 | | 200,000 | a | 192,707 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.40 | | 2/22/2023 | | 210,000 | | 217,844 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 6/3/2050 | | 200,000 | | 180,118 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 6/3/2060 | | 195,000 | | 175,888 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 8/22/2027 | | 650,000 | | 716,169 | |
Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 8/22/2037 | | 195,000 | | 225,152 | |
Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.72 | | 4/9/2026 | | 200,000 | | 199,826 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Internet Software & Services - .4% (continued) | | | | | |
Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 10/9/2030 | | 200,000 | | 194,376 | |
Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 5/14/2024 | | 200,000 | | 218,828 | |
Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 11/14/2028 | | 200,000 | | 231,518 | |
eBay, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 7/15/2042 | | 200,000 | | 215,156 | |
| 4,918,975 | |
Materials - .0% | | | | | |
Berry Global, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 1.57 | | 1/15/2026 | | 150,000 | b | 148,849 | |
Media - .9% | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 4.80 | | 3/1/2050 | | 300,000 | | 331,011 | |
Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 4.91 | | 7/23/2025 | | 510,000 | | 580,370 | |
Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 4/1/2048 | | 100,000 | | 122,906 | |
Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 6.48 | | 10/23/2045 | | 500,000 | | 662,684 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Bonds | | 4.00 | | 8/15/2047 | | 60,000 | | 68,092 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Bonds | | 4.75 | | 3/1/2044 | | 500,000 | | 622,356 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 2/15/2031 | | 650,000 | | 606,093 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 8/15/2052 | | 750,000 | a | 646,837 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 8/15/2025 | | 730,000 | | 801,400 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 4/15/2024 | | 345,000 | | 376,339 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 3/1/2038 | | 75,000 | | 84,717 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2048 | | 60,000 | | 67,984 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 1/15/2033 | | 500,000 | | 587,335 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 4.60 | | 10/15/2038 | | 200,000 | | 243,503 | |
Comcast, Gtd. Notes | | 6.45 | | 3/15/2037 | | 300,000 | | 432,854 | |
Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Gtd. Notes | | 9.46 | | 11/15/2022 | | 304,000 | | 346,588 | |
Discovery Communications, Gtd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 3/20/2028 | | 350,000 | | 385,065 | |
Fox, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.03 | | 1/25/2024 | | 83,000 | | 90,100 | |
Fox, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.48 | | 1/25/2039 | | 315,000 | | 395,455 | |
Fox, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.58 | | 1/25/2049 | | 335,000 | | 431,155 | |
Grupo Televisa, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 5/13/2045 | | 200,000 | | 233,080 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 8/30/2024 | | 150,000 | | 155,268 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 9/1/2029 | | 225,000 | | 223,849 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 2.20 | | 1/13/2028 | | 100,000 | | 102,697 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 9/1/2049 | | 225,000 | | 210,362 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 3.60 | | 1/13/2051 | | 300,000 | | 323,575 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Media - .9% (continued) | | | | | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 5/13/2060 | | 350,000 | | 385,719 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 11/15/2046 | | 110,000 | | 137,584 | |
The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes | | 6.20 | | 12/15/2034 | | 250,000 | | 347,717 | |
Time Warner Cable, Sr. Scd. Debs. | | 4.50 | | 9/15/2042 | | 250,000 | | 270,892 | |
Time Warner Cable, Sr. Scd. Debs. | | 6.55 | | 5/1/2037 | | 350,000 | | 465,388 | |
ViacomCBS, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 7.88 | | 7/30/2030 | | 150,000 | | 210,084 | |
ViacomCBS, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 8/15/2044 | | 240,000 | | 278,058 | |
| 11,227,117 | |
Metals & Mining - .3% | | | | | |
Barrick PD Australia Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 5.95 | | 10/15/2039 | | 400,000 | | 541,292 | |
BHP Billiton Finance USA, Gtd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 2/24/2042 | | 200,000 | | 234,753 | |
Newmont, Gtd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 10/1/2039 | | 126,000 | | 176,020 | |
Nucor, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.98 | | 12/15/2055 | | 200,000 | b | 185,292 | |
Rio Tinto Alcan, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 7.25 | | 3/15/2031 | | 350,000 | | 492,309 | |
Southern Copper, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 11/8/2042 | | 500,000 | | 611,618 | |
Steel Dynamics, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 10/15/2027 | | 200,000 | | 197,698 | |
Steel Dynamics, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 10/15/2050 | | 60,000 | | 57,534 | |
Teck Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 7/15/2030 | | 300,000 | a | 319,089 | |
Vale Overseas, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 7/8/2030 | | 200,000 | | 210,650 | |
Vale Overseas, Gtd. Notes | | 6.88 | | 11/21/2036 | | 550,000 | | 748,074 | |
| 3,774,329 | |
Municipal Securities - .7% | | | | | |
American Municipal Power, Revenue Bonds (Combined Hydroelectric Projects) (Build America Bonds) Ser. B | | 8.08 | | 2/15/2050 | | 100,000 | | 179,996 | |
Bay Area Toll Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) Ser. F2 | | 6.26 | | 4/1/2049 | | 300,000 | | 473,792 | |
California, GO | | 3.50 | | 4/1/2028 | | 100,000 | | 112,132 | |
California, GO (Build America Bonds) | | 7.50 | | 4/1/2034 | | 500,000 | | 779,356 | |
California, GO (Build America Bonds) | | 7.55 | | 4/1/2039 | | 300,000 | | 494,143 | |
Connecticut, GO, Ser. A | | 5.85 | | 3/15/2032 | | 200,000 | | 265,023 | |
District of Columbia, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) Ser. E | | 5.59 | | 12/1/2034 | | 200,000 | | 257,778 | |
Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Build America Bonds) | | 6.64 | | 4/1/2057 | | 341,000 | | 496,272 | |
Illinois, GO | | 5.10 | | 6/1/2033 | | 730,000 | | 833,257 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Municipal Securities - ..7% (continued) | | | | | |
Los Angeles Unified School District, GO (Build America Bonds) | | 5.75 | | 7/1/2034 | | 350,000 | | 468,205 | |
Massachusetts School Building Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) | | 5.72 | | 8/15/2039 | | 100,000 | | 138,690 | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) | | 7.34 | | 11/15/2039 | | 300,000 | | 474,805 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) Ser. A | | 7.43 | | 2/15/2029 | | 250,000 | | 322,663 | |
New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) Ser. F | | 7.41 | | 1/1/2040 | | 400,000 | | 641,286 | |
New York City Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) | | 5.95 | | 6/15/2042 | | 345,000 | | 519,317 | |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) Ser. B | | 5.51 | | 12/1/2045 | | 200,000 | | 274,093 | |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 192nd | | 4.81 | | 10/15/2065 | | 300,000 | | 399,145 | |
San Diego County Water Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bonds) Ser. B | | 6.14 | | 5/1/2049 | | 300,000 | | 441,515 | |
The Ohio State University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A | | 3.80 | | 12/1/2046 | | 250,000 | | 290,772 | |
University of Pittsburgh, Revenue Bonds (Commonwealth System of Higher Education) | | 3.56 | | 9/15/2119 | | 300,000 | | 291,460 | |
| 8,153,700 | |
Real Estate - 1.0% | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Gtd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 5/18/2032 | | 500,000 | | 475,427 | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Gtd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/18/2051 | | 400,000 | | 375,756 | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Gtd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 1/15/2028 | | 300,000 | | 336,793 | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Gtd. Notes | | 4.85 | | 4/15/2049 | | 300,000 | | 368,117 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.60 | | 1/15/2024 | | 200,000 | a | 200,010 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 1/31/2028 | | 200,000 | | 193,535 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.60 | | 4/15/2026 | | 300,000 | | 301,995 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 4/15/2031 | | 300,000 | | 303,829 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 1/15/2051 | | 200,000 | | 182,158 | |
American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 8/15/2029 | | 90,000 | | 99,194 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Real Estate - 1.0% (continued) | | | | | |
AvalonBay Communities, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 12/15/2023 | | 400,000 | | 436,238 | |
Boston Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 12/1/2028 | | 100,000 | | 115,097 | |
Brixmor Operating Partnership, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 3/15/2027 | | 300,000 | | 329,003 | |
Crown Castle International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 1/15/2031 | | 200,000 | | 194,285 | |
Crown Castle International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 9/1/2024 | | 270,000 | | 289,573 | |
Crown Castle International, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 6/15/2026 | | 430,000 | | 472,965 | |
Duke Realty, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 12/1/2024 | | 400,000 | | 437,155 | |
Equinix, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.80 | | 7/15/2027 | | 200,000 | | 198,520 | |
Equinix, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.15 | | 7/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 192,567 | |
Essex Portfolio, Gtd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 3/15/2032 | | 400,000 | | 400,609 | |
Essex Portfolio, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2029 | | 200,000 | | 223,233 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 12/1/2044 | | 200,000 | | 230,593 | |
Healthpeak Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.75 | | 2/1/2041 | | 300,000 | | 431,562 | |
Kimco Realty, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 10/1/2030 | | 200,000 | | 202,757 | |
Kimco Realty, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 6/1/2023 | | 250,000 | | 261,844 | |
Mid-America Apartments, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.70 | | 2/15/2031 | | 300,000 | | 279,386 | |
Mid-America Apartments, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 10/15/2023 | | 400,000 | | 431,329 | |
National Retail Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 6/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 542,432 | |
Prologis, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 4/15/2030 | | 370,000 | | 370,905 | |
Prologis, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 4/15/2050 | | 35,000 | | 34,232 | |
Realty Income, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 7/15/2024 | | 500,000 | | 548,280 | |
Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 7/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 203,048 | |
Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 9/13/2049 | | 65,000 | | 62,728 | |
Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 7/15/2050 | | 200,000 | | 212,070 | |
Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.75 | | 2/1/2040 | | 150,000 | | 215,585 | |
UDR, Gtd. Notes | | 2.10 | | 8/1/2032 | | 200,000 | | 189,158 | |
Ventas Realty, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2028 | | 300,000 | | 335,841 | |
Ventas Realty, Gtd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 4/15/2049 | | 200,000 | | 233,902 | |
VEREIT Operating Partnership, Gtd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 8/15/2027 | | 500,000 | | 557,598 | |
Welltower, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 3/15/2029 | | 200,000 | | 225,415 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Real Estate - 1.0% (continued) | | | | | |
Weyerhaeuser, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 7.38 | | 3/15/2032 | | 500,000 | | 715,349 | |
| 12,410,073 | |
Retailing - .7% | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Gtd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 10/1/2027 | | 300,000 | | 297,452 | |
Autozone, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 4/21/2026 | | 500,000 | | 543,790 | |
Costco Wholesale, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.60 | | 4/20/2030 | | 200,000 | | 193,540 | |
Costco Wholesale, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/18/2027 | | 100,000 | | 109,550 | |
Dollar Tree, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.20 | | 5/15/2028 | | 95,000 | | 107,939 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.30 | | 4/15/2028 | | 300,000 | | 287,845 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.70 | | 10/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 281,341 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 10/15/2050 | | 200,000 | | 189,102 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 9/15/2024 | | 250,000 | | 269,052 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.65 | | 4/5/2029 | | 80,000 | | 88,490 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 5/3/2047 | | 120,000 | | 133,329 | |
Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.55 | | 4/5/2049 | | 80,000 | | 95,845 | |
McDonald's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 9/1/2049 | | 50,000 | | 52,650 | |
McDonald's, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 12/9/2045 | | 465,000 | | 576,021 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 3/15/2031 | | 300,000 | | 280,973 | |
Starbucks, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 11/15/2030 | | 400,000 | | 404,894 | |
Starbucks, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 6/15/2045 | | 100,000 | | 113,642 | |
Starbucks, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.45 | | 8/15/2049 | | 250,000 | | 295,424 | |
Target, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 4/15/2026 | | 400,000 | | 429,703 | |
The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.35 | | 4/15/2050 | | 500,000 | | 528,693 | |
The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 2/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 323,317 | |
The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.88 | | 12/16/2036 | | 300,000 | | 416,673 | |
The TJX Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 4/15/2025 | | 300,000 | | 328,638 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.35 | | 12/15/2022 | | 300,000 | | 309,685 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 9/24/2049 | | 200,000 | | 202,660 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 7/8/2029 | | 90,000 | | 99,862 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 6/26/2023 | | 265,000 | | 282,345 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.63 | | 12/15/2047 | | 500,000 | | 561,054 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 6/28/2038 | | 90,000 | | 105,133 | |
Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.05 | | 6/29/2048 | | 180,000 | | 216,202 | |
| 8,124,844 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .5% | | | | | |
Applied Materials, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 10/1/2025 | | 500,000 | | 559,948 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 2.45 | | 2/15/2031 | | 230,000 | b | 219,600 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 2.60 | | 2/15/2033 | | 200,000 | b | 189,020 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 2/15/2041 | | 200,000 | b | 193,353 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 2/15/2051 | | 200,000 | b | 193,574 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 4.11 | | 9/15/2028 | | 260,000 | | 287,493 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 11/15/2030 | | 230,000 | | 251,663 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .5% (continued) | | | | | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 4/15/2029 | | 210,000 | | 239,129 | |
Broadcom, Gtd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 4/15/2030 | | 400,000 | | 460,457 | |
Broadcom, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.47 | | 4/15/2034 | | 300,000 | b | 303,620 | |
Broadcom Cayman Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 1/15/2028 | | 110,000 | | 117,921 | |
Broadcom Cayman Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 1/15/2027 | | 300,000 | | 328,901 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.15 | | 5/11/2027 | | 110,000 | | 120,644 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 11/15/2049 | | 150,000 | | 152,459 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.73 | | 12/8/2047 | | 120,000 | | 130,985 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 3/25/2030 | | 300,000 | | 342,146 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.10 | | 5/11/2047 | | 80,000 | | 91,880 | |
Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 3/25/2050 | | 300,000 | | 380,862 | |
NXP, Gtd. Notes | | 4.88 | | 3/1/2024 | | 200,000 | b | 222,043 | |
NXP, Gtd. Notes | | 5.35 | | 3/1/2026 | | 100,000 | b | 116,955 | |
NXP, Gtd. Notes | | 5.55 | | 12/1/2028 | | 100,000 | a,b | 121,573 | |
Qualcomm, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/20/2022 | | 300,000 | | 308,583 | |
Qualcomm, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 5/20/2047 | | 120,000 | | 143,183 | |
Qualcomm, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.65 | | 5/20/2035 | | 140,000 | | 172,854 | |
Texas Instruments, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 5/4/2030 | | 400,000 | | 388,831 | |
Texas Instruments, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 5/15/2048 | | 80,000 | | 96,841 | |
| 6,134,518 | |
Supranational Bank - 1.5% | | | | | |
African Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 9/20/2023 | | 300,000 | | 319,414 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.63 | | 4/29/2025 | | 220,000 | | 219,573 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 7/14/2023 | | 300,000 | | 299,925 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.00 | | 4/14/2026 | | 200,000 | | 200,449 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.88 | | 1/24/2030 | | 100,000 | | 102,168 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.88 | | 7/19/2022 | | 170,000 | | 173,574 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 1/22/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,052,760 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 3/17/2023 | | 500,000 | | 523,843 | |
Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 1/19/2028 | | 90,000 | | 98,156 | |
Council of Europe Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 2/13/2023 | | 300,000 | | 312,863 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Supranational Bank - 1.5% (continued) | | | | | |
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 7/10/2023 | | 300,000 | | 299,782 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.25 | | 9/15/2023 | | 400,000 | a | 399,873 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.38 | | 12/15/2025 | | 200,000 | | 196,010 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 1.63 | | 10/9/2029 | | 300,000 | | 301,986 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 1.63 | | 3/14/2025 | | 200,000 | | 207,720 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 2.25 | | 6/24/2024 | | 160,000 | | 169,206 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.38 | | 3/26/2026 | | 250,000 | | 243,921 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.88 | | 2/10/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,049,228 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 5/24/2027 | | 500,000 | | 537,388 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 3/15/2023 | | 305,000 | | 318,109 | |
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.63 | | 5/20/2022 | | 500,000 | | 513,059 | |
Export Development Canada, Gov't Gtd. Bonds | | 2.63 | | 2/21/2024 | | 300,000 | a | 319,025 | |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 4.00 | | 1/14/2024 | | 500,000 | a | 546,370 | |
FMS Wertmanagement, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 1/30/2024 | | 400,000 | | 426,150 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 2.13 | | 1/15/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,055,631 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 11/15/2023 | | 400,000 | | 399,373 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.13 | | 1/13/2031 | | 200,000 | | 189,334 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 3/14/2025 | | 150,000 | a | 156,322 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 7/23/2026 | | 80,000 | | 84,047 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.50 | | 1/18/2023 | | 225,000 | | 233,847 | |
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.13 | | 9/18/2028 | | 300,000 | | 334,954 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.63 | | 4/22/2025 | | 390,000 | | 389,465 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Supranational Bank - 1.5% (continued) | | | | | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 1.25 | | 2/10/2031 | | 175,000 | | 167,665 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 2.13 | | 7/1/2022 | | 700,000 | | 716,033 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 2.50 | | 7/29/2025 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,073,311 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 7.63 | | 1/19/2023 | | 300,000 | | 337,946 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.13 | | 4/20/2023 | | 300,000 | | 299,495 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.38 | | 7/28/2025 | | 300,000 | | 295,527 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.88 | | 5/14/2030 | | 200,000 | | 187,001 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.38 | | 4/20/2028 | | 300,000 | | 299,973 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.63 | | 1/15/2025 | | 300,000 | | 311,452 | |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 4/19/2023 | | 500,000 | | 514,730 | |
International Finance, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.38 | | 7/16/2025 | | 200,000 | | 196,853 | |
International Finance, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.50 | | 3/20/2023 | | 300,000 | | 301,122 | |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't Gtd. Bonds | | 1.88 | | 7/21/2026 | | 500,000 | | 519,210 | |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't Gtd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 1/21/2026 | | 750,000 | | 810,662 | |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't. Gtd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 1/23/2023 | | 200,000 | | 204,951 | |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't. Gtd. Notes | | 2.00 | | 10/17/2029 | | 300,000 | | 307,049 | |
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 0.50 | | 1/27/2026 | | 250,000 | | 245,534 | |
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.50 | | 5/28/2025 | | 200,000 | | 198,484 | |
| 18,660,523 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment - .7% | | | | | |
Amdocs, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.54 | | 6/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 196,776 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.70 | | 2/8/2026 | | 230,000 | a | 227,292 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.13 | | 5/11/2025 | | 125,000 | | 126,566 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 5/11/2030 | | 100,000 | | 97,211 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.65 | | 2/8/2031 | | 175,000 | | 168,814 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.80 | | 9/11/2024 | | 135,000 | | 140,689 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.20 | | 9/11/2029 | | 120,000 | | 122,429 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.38 | | 2/8/2041 | | 80,000 | | 75,347 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.40 | | 1/13/2023 | | 160,000 | | 165,898 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 8/20/2060 | | 140,000 | | 123,438 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 5/11/2050 | | 120,000 | | 111,631 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.80 | | 2/8/2061 | | 215,000 | | 197,675 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 9/11/2049 | | 75,000 | | 74,081 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.20 | | 5/11/2027 | | 200,000 | | 220,242 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.35 | | 2/9/2027 | | 500,000 | | 553,732 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.45 | | 5/6/2024 | | 500,000 | | 545,259 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 11/13/2047 | | 90,000 | | 102,183 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 2/9/2047 | | 300,000 | | 364,253 | |
Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.45 | | 5/6/2044 | | 500,000 | | 625,259 | |
Dell International, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 6.02 | | 6/15/2026 | | 200,000 | b | 238,749 | |
Dell International, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 8.35 | | 7/15/2046 | | 260,000 | b | 408,147 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.45 | | 4/1/2024 | | 200,000 | | 204,120 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 4/1/2026 | | 200,000 | | 202,064 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.90 | | 10/15/2025 | | 500,000 | | 570,551 | |
HP, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 6/17/2027 | | 200,000 | | 214,227 | |
HP, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 6/17/2030 | | 200,000 | | 213,717 | |
HP, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.00 | | 9/15/2041 | | 200,000 | | 262,367 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.70 | | 5/15/2027 | | 100,000 | | 101,239 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 5/15/2024 | | 320,000 | | 344,065 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.30 | | 5/15/2026 | | 250,000 | | 274,615 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 5/15/2029 | | 220,000 | | 242,046 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.15 | | 5/15/2039 | | 105,000 | | 121,740 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 5/15/2049 | | 160,000 | | 188,029 | |
International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.60 | | 11/30/2039 | | 300,000 | | 402,747 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment - .7% (continued) | | | | | |
Leidos, Gtd. Notes | | 2.30 | | 2/15/2031 | | 200,000 | b | 190,711 | |
NetApp, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.70 | | 6/22/2030 | | 200,000 | | 202,921 | |
| 8,620,830 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.5% | | | | | |
America Movil, Gtd. Notes | | 6.38 | | 3/1/2035 | | 100,000 | | 140,669 | |
America Movil, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 4/22/2049 | | 200,000 | | 235,019 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 9/15/2053 | | 615,000 | b | 566,779 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 12/1/2057 | | 300,000 | b | 286,667 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 2/15/2030 | | 507,000 | | 572,400 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 3/1/2029 | | 560,000 | | 636,052 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 3/9/2048 | | 341,000 | | 374,621 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 5/15/2035 | | 500,000 | | 567,807 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.55 | | 3/9/2049 | | 400,000 | | 443,013 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.85 | | 3/1/2039 | | 110,000 | | 128,426 | |
AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.85 | | 7/15/2045 | | 300,000 | | 348,738 | |
British Telecommunications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 9.63 | | 12/15/2030 | | 175,000 | | 273,396 | |
Cisco Systems, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 2/28/2026 | | 500,000 | | 546,513 | |
Cisco Systems, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.50 | | 1/15/2040 | | 250,000 | | 345,466 | |
Corning, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.90 | | 11/15/2049 | | 300,000 | | 332,340 | |
Corning, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 11/15/2057 | | 50,000 | | 55,399 | |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance, Gtd. Bonds | | 8.75 | | 6/15/2030 | | 300,000 | | 446,917 | |
Orange, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 9.00 | | 3/1/2031 | | 300,000 | | 468,810 | |
Rogers Communications, Gtd. Bonds | | 7.50 | | 8/15/2038 | | 125,000 | | 187,577 | |
Telefonica Emisiones, Gtd. Notes | | 5.21 | | 3/8/2047 | | 300,000 | | 356,163 | |
Telefonica Emisiones, Gtd. Notes | | 7.05 | | 6/20/2036 | | 250,000 | | 351,791 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 2/15/2026 | | 300,000 | b | 300,723 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 2.05 | | 2/15/2028 | | 700,000 | b | 695,695 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 2.25 | | 11/15/2031 | | 300,000 | b | 287,766 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 2.55 | | 2/15/2031 | | 300,000 | b | 295,506 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 2/15/2041 | | 200,000 | b | 187,314 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 3.50 | | 4/15/2025 | | 310,000 | b | 336,545 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 3.88 | | 4/15/2030 | | 695,000 | b | 757,932 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 4/15/2040 | | 345,000 | b | 383,381 | |
T-Mobile USA, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 4/15/2050 | | 250,000 | b | 282,309 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.85 | | 11/20/2025 | | 200,000 | | 197,482 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.75 | | 1/20/2031 | | 200,000 | | 188,017 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.65 | | 11/20/2040 | | 200,000 | | 185,570 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 11/20/2050 | | 200,000 | | 182,318 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.99 | | 10/30/2056 | | 435,000 | b | 389,665 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.00 | | 11/20/2060 | | 200,000 | | 179,076 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.38 | | 2/15/2025 | | 387,000 | | 422,410 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 3/22/2041 | | 190,000 | | 194,917 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.70 | | 3/22/2061 | | 365,000 | | 369,975 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.02 | | 12/3/2029 | | 977,000 | | 1,105,709 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.33 | | 9/21/2028 | | 250,000 | | 288,402 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 8/10/2033 | | 220,000 | | 259,602 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.86 | | 8/21/2046 | | 400,000 | | 495,606 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.01 | | 4/15/2049 | | 330,000 | | 419,397 | |
Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.15 | | 9/15/2023 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,107,808 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 9/17/2050 | | 75,000 | | 83,569 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.38 | | 5/30/2028 | | 225,000 | | 259,142 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.00 | | 5/30/2038 | | 60,000 | | 73,422 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.13 | | 6/19/2059 | | 110,000 | | 136,567 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.25 | | 5/30/2048 | | 180,000 | | 227,727 | |
Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.88 | | 2/15/2030 | | 125,000 | | 176,688 | |
| 18,134,803 | |
Transportation - .4% | | | | | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 4.55 | | 9/1/2044 | | 300,000 | | 367,554 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 6.15 | | 5/1/2037 | | 300,000 | | 419,467 | |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 7.00 | | 12/15/2025 | | 100,000 | | 125,524 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway, Gtd. Notes | | 6.13 | | 9/15/2115 | | 220,000 | | 330,951 | |
CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 3/1/2028 | | 200,000 | | 222,852 | |
CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.30 | | 3/1/2048 | | 50,000 | | 57,746 | |
CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.50 | | 8/1/2054 | | 250,000 | | 302,188 | |
CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 11/15/2048 | | 100,000 | | 122,926 | |
FedEx, Gtd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/15/2024 | | 250,000 | | 273,687 | |
FedEx, Gtd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 11/15/2045 | | 400,000 | | 480,070 | |
Kansas City Southern, Gtd. Notes | | 4.95 | | 8/15/2045 | | 300,000 | | 375,371 | |
Norfolk Southern, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 4.84 | | 10/1/2041 | | 350,000 | | 432,637 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation - .4% (continued) | | | | | |
Norfolk Southern, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 1/15/2024 | | 300,000 | | 324,827 | |
Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.75 | | 4/15/2023 | | 400,000 | | 416,505 | |
Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 4/6/2071 | | 55,000 | b | 57,198 | |
Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.84 | | 3/20/2060 | | 443,000 | | 473,572 | |
Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.95 | | 9/10/2028 | | 105,000 | | 119,592 | |
United Parcel Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 11/15/2047 | | 80,000 | | 90,027 | |
United Parcel Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.30 | | 4/1/2050 | | 200,000 | | 278,431 | |
| 5,271,125 | |
U.S. Government Agencies - 1.5% | | | | | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank Funding Corp., Unscd. Bonds | | 0.25 | | 5/6/2022 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,302,469 | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank Funding Corp., Unscd. Bonds | | 0.38 | | 4/8/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,003,006 | |
Federal Farm Credit Bank Funding Corp., Unscd. Bonds | | 1.65 | | 7/23/2035 | | 200,000 | | 187,504 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds | | 1.88 | | 12/9/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,027,679 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds | | 3.38 | | 12/8/2023 | | 500,000 | | 539,989 | |
Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds | | 5.50 | | 7/15/2036 | | 480,000 | | 700,184 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes | | 0.13 | | 10/16/2023 | | 500,000 | c | 498,468 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 6/26/2023 | | 1,400,000 | c | 1,401,255 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes | | 0.35 | | 11/24/2023 | | 2,000,000 | c | 1,999,314 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 2/12/2025 | | 500,000 | c | 517,777 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 7/15/2032 | | 1,000,000 | a,c | 1,454,187 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Notes | | 6.63 | | 11/15/2030 | | 1,000,000 | c | 1,430,180 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 0.25 | | 5/22/2023 | | 1,000,000 | c | 1,001,565 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 0.38 | | 8/25/2025 | | 1,000,000 | c | 987,231 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 0.88 | | 12/18/2026 | | 325,000 | c | 322,059 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 1.63 | | 10/15/2024 | | 500,000 | a,c | 520,503 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 1.88 | | 9/24/2026 | | 1,000,000 | a,c | 1,049,421 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies - 1.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 5/15/2029 | | 540,000 | c | 734,003 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 5.25 | | 9/15/2039 | | 700,000 | | 979,315 | |
Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unscd. Bonds | | 6.15 | | 1/15/2038 | | 165,000 | | 248,862 | |
| 17,904,971 | |
U.S. Government Agencies Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities - 1.0% | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K032, Cl. A1 | | 3.02 | | 2/25/2023 | | 149,524 | c | 153,157 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K039, Cl. A2 | | 3.30 | | 7/25/2024 | | 1,000,000 | c | 1,080,752 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K043, Cl. A2 | | 3.06 | | 12/25/2024 | | 648,000 | c | 700,689 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K047, Cl. A2 | | 3.33 | | 5/25/2025 | | 1,000,000 | c | 1,096,383 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K056, Cl. A2 | | 2.53 | | 5/25/2026 | | 1,300,000 | c | 1,390,626 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K091, Cl. A2 | | 3.51 | | 3/25/2029 | | 400,000 | c | 455,787 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K092, Cl. A2 | | 3.30 | | 4/25/2029 | | 400,000 | c | 450,010 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K103, Cl. A2 | | 2.65 | | 11/25/2029 | | 400,000 | c | 432,361 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K104, Cl. A2 | | 2.25 | | 1/25/2030 | | 400,000 | c | 420,052 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K106, Cl. A1 | | 1.78 | | 5/25/2029 | | 296,715 | c | 305,502 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities - 1.0% (continued) | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K112, Cl. A2 | | 1.31 | | 5/25/2030 | | 200,000 | c | 194,442 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K-1514, Cl. A2 | | 2.86 | | 10/25/2034 | | 400,000 | c | 433,329 | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K-1516, Cl. A2 | | 1.72 | | 5/25/2035 | | 400,000 | c | 381,500 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2013-M14, Cl. APT | | 2.63 | | 4/25/2023 | | 136,417 | c | 140,523 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2017-M12, Cl. A2 | | 3.18 | | 6/25/2027 | | 950,542 | c | 1,049,385 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2017-M8, Cl. A1 | | 2.65 | | 5/25/2027 | | 350,219 | c | 364,933 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2018-M1, Cl. A2 | | 3.08 | | 12/25/2027 | | 1,000,000 | c | 1,099,303 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2018-M10, Cl. A2 | | 3.48 | | 7/25/2028 | | 750,000 | c | 842,710 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2019-M12, Cl. A2 | | 2.89 | | 6/25/2029 | | 500,000 | c | 546,560 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2019-M5, Cl. A2 | | 3.27 | | 2/25/2029 | | 200,000 | c | 222,593 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2020-M1, Cl. A2 | | 2.44 | | 10/25/2029 | | 400,000 | c | 424,612 | |
| 12,185,209 | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - 27.4% | | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: | | | |
2.00%, 8/1/2028-5/1/2051 | | | 3,977,488 | c | 4,043,113 | |
2.50%, 3/1/2028-5/1/2051 | | | 9,267,469 | c | 9,667,871 | |
2.53%, 8/1/2034, 1 Year U.S. Treasury Curve Rate T-Note Constant +2.25% | | | 325 | c,d | 330 | |
3.00%, 9/1/2021-7/1/2050 | | | 14,263,406 | c | 15,099,738 | |
3.50%, 11/1/2025-7/1/2049 | | | 9,035,728 | c | 9,747,839 | |
4.00%, 4/1/2024-6/1/2050 | | | 7,505,642 | c | 8,211,891 | |
4.50%, 5/1/2023-2/1/2049 | | | 3,136,323 | c | 3,493,358 | |
5.00%, 5/1/2023-3/1/2049 | | | 1,334,025 | c | 1,531,928 | |
5.50%, 2/1/2023-9/1/2039 | | | 766,681 | c | 887,169 | |
6.00%, 7/1/2022-7/1/2039 | | | 410,477 | c | 481,525 | |
6.50%, 4/1/2026-9/1/2037 | | | 86,757 | c | 100,859 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - 27.4% (continued) | | | | | |
7.00%, 12/1/2024-9/1/2031 | | | 13,505 | c | 14,960 | |
7.50%, 6/1/2024-7/1/2030 | | | 3,206 | c | 3,431 | |
8.00%, 5/1/2026-10/1/2031 | | | 3,545 | c | 4,027 | |
8.50%, 6/1/2030 | | | 256 | c | 301 | |
Federal National Mortgage Association: | | | |
2.00% | | | 10,100,000 | c,e | 10,203,726 | |
1.50%, 11/1/2035-12/1/2050 | | | 2,803,492 | c | 2,799,515 | |
1.50% | | | 10,400,000 | c,e | 10,301,570 | |
2.00% | | | 47,850,000 | c,e | 48,514,863 | |
2.00%, 7/1/2028-5/1/2051 | | | 5,562,476 | c | 5,672,371 | |
2.50% | | | 23,175,000 | c,e | 24,045,957 | |
2.50%, 7/1/2027-11/1/2050 | | | 10,628,152 | c | 11,096,250 | |
3.00%, 10/1/2026-9/1/2050 | | | 26,728,862 | c | 28,269,186 | |
3.00% | | | 5,250,000 | c,e | 5,500,005 | |
3.50% | | | 8,475,000 | c,e | 9,025,356 | |
3.50%, 8/1/2025-4/1/2050 | | | 16,997,354 | c | 18,338,443 | |
4.00% | | | 4,225,000 | c,e | 4,539,482 | |
4.00%, 7/1/2024-10/1/2049 | | | 11,755,655 | c | 12,829,634 | |
4.50%, 4/1/2023-6/1/2049 | | | 5,896,502 | c | 6,558,937 | |
5.00%, 7/1/2022-6/1/2049 | | | 1,933,716 | c | 2,214,822 | |
5.50%, 1/1/2032-12/1/2038 | | | 1,230,697 | c | 1,424,210 | |
6.00%, 5/1/2024-11/1/2038 | | | 772,887 | c | 906,013 | |
6.50%, 10/1/2021-12/1/2037 | | | 221,101 | c | 253,708 | |
7.00%, 8/1/2023-7/1/2032 | | | 21,398 | c | 24,030 | |
7.50%, 4/1/2026-6/1/2031 | | | 11,791 | c | 12,666 | |
8.00%, 3/1/2022-8/1/2030 | | | 3,063 | c | 3,408 | |
8.50%, 7/1/2030 | | | 155 | c | 182 | |
Government National Mortgage Association I: | | | |
2.50%, 2/15/2028-9/15/2046 | | | 133,886 | | 140,327 | |
3.00%, 9/15/2042-8/15/2045 | | | 806,992 | | 861,705 | |
3.50%, 2/15/2026-8/15/2045 | | | 751,404 | | 812,241 | |
4.00%, 2/15/2041-9/15/2045 | | | 585,600 | | 647,800 | |
4.50%, 3/15/2039-2/15/2041 | | | 734,146 | | 830,015 | |
5.00%, 7/15/2033-4/15/2040 | | | 811,394 | | 935,168 | |
5.50%, 2/15/2033-11/15/2038 | | | 297,031 | | 341,824 | |
6.00%, 1/15/2029-10/15/2036 | | | 99,943 | | 116,659 | |
6.50%, 2/15/2024-11/15/2033 | | | 50,701 | | 57,625 | |
7.00%, 10/15/2027-8/15/2032 | | | 30,228 | | 34,093 | |
7.50%, 12/15/2023-11/15/2030 | | | 13,952 | | 14,053 | |
8.00%, 8/15/2024-3/15/2032 | | | 6,273 | | 7,273 | |
8.25%, 6/15/2027 | | | 648 | | 658 | |
8.50%, 10/15/2026 | | | 2,528 | | 2,569 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - 27.4% (continued) | | | | | |
9.00%, 2/15/2022-2/15/2023 | | | 1,232 | | 1,238 | |
Government National Mortgage Association II: | | | |
2.00% | | | 10,650,000 | e | 10,864,506 | |
2.00%, 9/20/2050-12/20/2050 | | | 786,753 | | 803,442 | |
2.50% | | | 12,650,000 | e | 13,150,070 | |
2.50%, 3/20/2027-5/20/2050 | | | 1,060,947 | | 1,109,282 | |
3.00%, 11/20/2027-9/20/2050 | | | 11,806,113 | | 12,480,115 | |
3.00% | | | 5,800,000 | e | 6,069,609 | |
3.50% | | | 4,763,000 | e | 5,052,687 | |
3.50%, 9/20/2028-7/20/2050 | | | 11,111,057 | | 11,924,107 | |
4.00%, 9/20/2043-6/20/2050 | | | 7,399,071 | | 8,040,491 | |
4.50%, 7/20/2041-6/20/2049 | | | 3,277,502 | | 3,632,393 | |
5.00%, 1/20/2039-5/20/2049 | | | 996,134 | | 1,124,694 | |
5.50%, 10/20/2031-6/20/2041 | | | 53,391 | | 62,621 | |
6.50%, 2/20/2028 | | | 236 | | 267 | |
8.50%, 7/20/2025 | | | 97 | | 103 | |
| 334,940,309 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.13 | | 5/15/2040 | | 3,335,000 | | 2,790,718 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.13 | | 8/15/2040 | | 4,950,000 | | 4,127,449 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.25 | | 5/15/2050 | | 5,596,000 | | 4,343,239 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.38 | | 8/15/2050 | | 5,867,000 | a | 4,705,059 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.38 | | 11/15/2040 | | 2,080,000 | | 1,812,850 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.63 | | 11/15/2050 | | 3,130,000 | a | 2,678,106 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.88 | | 2/15/2051 | | 800,000 | a | 727,875 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 1.88 | | 2/15/2041 | | 700,000 | a | 666,094 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.00 | | 2/15/2050 | | 1,145,000 | | 1,074,220 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.25 | | 8/15/2049 | | 1,905,000 | | 1,888,592 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.25 | | 8/15/2046 | | 3,770,000 | | 3,745,259 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.38 | | 11/15/2049 | | 585,000 | a | 596,072 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.50 | | 2/15/2046 | | 2,290,000 | | 2,387,862 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.50 | | 5/15/2046 | | 2,700,000 | | 2,814,855 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.50 | | 2/15/2045 | | 3,135,000 | | 3,273,381 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.75 | | 11/15/2047 | | 1,445,000 | | 1,580,158 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.75 | | 11/15/2042 | | 1,892,000 | | 2,071,518 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.75 | | 8/15/2047 | | 1,470,000 | | 1,606,291 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.88 | | 11/15/2046 | | 2,001,000 | | 2,234,085 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.88 | | 5/15/2049 | | 1,871,000 | | 2,102,061 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 2.88 | | 5/15/2043 | | 2,952,000 | | 3,295,516 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 2/15/2047 | | 1,790,000 | a | 2,045,879 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 5/15/2047 | | 2,465,000 | a | 2,818,525 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 2/15/2049 | | 1,150,000 | | 1,322,006 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 8/15/2048 | | 2,775,000 | | 3,183,066 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 11/15/2044 | | 472,000 | | 537,435 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.00 | | 2/15/2048 | | 1,840,000 | | 2,107,986 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.13 | | 2/15/2043 | | 130,000 | | 150,942 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.13 | | 5/15/2048 | | 1,245,000 | | 1,459,300 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.13 | | 11/15/2041 | | 1,176,000 | | 1,365,630 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.13 | | 8/15/2044 | | 656,000 | | 762,241 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.38 | | 5/15/2044 | | 760,000 | | 918,116 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.38 | | 11/15/2048 | | 1,270,000 | | 1,558,851 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.63 | | 8/15/2043 | | 3,745,000 | | 4,690,027 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.63 | | 2/15/2044 | | 2,968,000 | | 3,722,521 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.75 | | 8/15/2041 | | 650,000 | | 824,027 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 3.75 | | 11/15/2043 | | 1,575,000 | | 2,009,048 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.38 | | 11/15/2039 | | 535,000 | | 726,513 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.38 | | 2/15/2038 | | 1,093,000 | | 1,466,584 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.63 | | 2/15/2040 | | 945,000 | | 1,324,329 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.75 | | 2/15/2037 | | 560,000 | | 775,709 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 4.75 | | 2/15/2041 | | 625,000 | | 895,068 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 5.25 | | 11/15/2028 | | 2,345,000 | | 3,002,150 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 5.50 | | 8/15/2028 | | 1,930,000 | | 2,492,489 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 6.13 | | 11/15/2027 | | 3,065,000 | | 4,022,214 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 6.25 | | 8/15/2023 | | 1,025,000 | | 1,166,578 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 7.13 | | 2/15/2023 | | 76,000 | | 85,503 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 7.25 | | 8/15/2022 | | 275,000 | | 300,395 | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 7.63 | | 2/15/2025 | | 550,000 | | 696,889 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 4/30/2023 | | 2,905,000 | | 2,902,967 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 5/31/2022 | | 2,100,000 | | 2,101,312 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 10/31/2022 | | 2,705,000 | | 2,705,634 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 10/15/2023 | | 2,605,000 | | 2,598,284 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 12/31/2022 | | 2,900,000 | | 2,899,660 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 12/15/2023 | | 2,800,000 | | 2,789,937 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 11/30/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,117 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 9/30/2022 | | 3,485,000 | | 3,486,361 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 7/31/2022 | | 4,000,000 | | 4,002,188 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 7/15/2023 | | 3,565,000 | | 3,559,430 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 6/30/2022 | | 4,050,000 | | 4,052,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 9/15/2023 | | 2,470,000 | | 2,464,404 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 8/31/2022 | | 1,300,000 | | 1,300,609 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 8/15/2023 | | 2,380,000 | | 2,375,491 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 1/15/2024 | | 2,885,000 | | 2,873,054 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 3/31/2023 | | 1,000,000 | | 999,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 5/15/2023 | | 1,790,000 | | 1,788,322 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 2/28/2023 | | 2,955,000 | | 2,953,903 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 2/15/2024 | | 2,860,000 | a | 2,847,487 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.13 | | 1/31/2023 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,999,531 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 8/31/2025 | | 4,030,000 | a | 3,953,572 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 5/31/2025 | | 2,580,000 | a | 2,541,149 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 11/15/2023 | | 1,180,000 | | 1,180,184 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 3/15/2024 | | 2,815,000 | a | 2,810,382 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 6/30/2025 | | 4,500,000 | | 4,427,139 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 7/31/2025 | | 2,153,000 | | 2,115,196 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 4/15/2023 | | 1,690,000 | | 1,693,037 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 6/15/2023 | | 1,830,000 | | 1,832,645 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 9/30/2025 | | 965,000 | | 945,757 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.25 | | 10/31/2025 | | 2,440,000 | a | 2,388,102 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 4/15/2024 | | 2,805,000 | | 2,808,735 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 7/31/2027 | | 1,630,000 | | 1,552,479 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 1/31/2026 | | 3,640,000 | a | 3,568,195 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 12/31/2025 | | 1,950,000 | a | 1,914,123 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 9/30/2027 | | 5,145,000 | | 4,882,324 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.38 | | 4/30/2025 | | 358,000 | | 354,833 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.50 | | 10/31/2027 | | 2,655,000 | | 2,535,784 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.50 | | 8/31/2027 | | 2,330,000 | | 2,233,205 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.50 | | 2/28/2026 | | 4,400,000 | | 4,334,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.50 | | 4/30/2027 | | 1,550,000 | | 1,495,841 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.63 | | 5/15/2030 | | 4,575,000 | | 4,209,715 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.63 | | 8/15/2030 | | 4,616,000 | a | 4,230,852 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.63 | | 12/31/2027 | | 2,950,000 | a | 2,832,000 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.63 | | 3/31/2027 | | 1,525,000 | a | 1,485,535 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.63 | | 11/30/2027 | | 2,815,000 | | 2,706,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.75 | | 4/30/2026 | | 2,950,000 | | 2,936,057 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.75 | | 3/31/2026 | | 2,960,000 | a | 2,948,669 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.75 | | 1/31/2028 | | 3,085,000 | | 2,981,845 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 0.88 | | 11/15/2030 | | 7,445,000 | a | 6,963,402 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.13 | | 2/28/2025 | | 2,105,000 | a | 2,150,677 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.13 | | 2/15/2031 | | 3,015,000 | a | 2,879,561 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.13 | | 2/29/2028 | | 3,055,000 | a | 3,024,927 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.25 | | 4/30/2028 | | 2,000,000 | | 1,992,344 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.25 | | 8/31/2024 | | 1,770,000 | | 1,818,640 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.25 | | 3/31/2028 | | 3,010,000 | a | 3,001,534 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.25 | | 7/31/2023 | | 870,000 | | 890,425 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 9/30/2023 | | 105,000 | | 107,900 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 8/31/2023 | | 2,180,000 | | 2,238,800 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 8/31/2026 | | 1,370,000 | | 1,401,654 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 2/15/2023 | | 1,020,000 | | 1,042,472 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 10/15/2022 | | 973,000 | | 990,864 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.38 | | 6/30/2023 | | 875,000 | | 897,336 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 9/30/2024 | | 3,355,000 | | 3,475,243 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 11/30/2024 | | 1,485,000 | | 1,538,338 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 10/31/2024 | | 2,050,000 | | 2,123,392 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 1/31/2027 | | 425,000 | a | 436,115 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 1/15/2023 | | 1,870,000 | | 1,913,390 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 2/15/2030 | | 2,565,000 | a | 2,557,586 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 8/15/2026 | | 1,764,000 | | 1,816,300 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.50 | | 2/28/2023 | | 508,000 | | 520,541 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 4/30/2023 | | 1,080,000 | | 1,111,366 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 12/15/2022 | | 500,000 | | 512,148 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 2/15/2026 | | 3,560,000 | | 3,697,463 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 10/31/2026 | | 876,000 | | 906,472 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 11/30/2026 | | 1,415,000 | | 1,463,668 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 11/15/2022 | | 3,135,000 | | 3,207,497 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 9/30/2026 | | 239,000 | | 247,491 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 8/31/2022 | | 2,375,000 | | 2,423,428 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 5/15/2026 | | 2,030,000 | | 2,106,561 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 5/31/2023 | | 1,420,000 | | 1,462,572 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.63 | | 8/15/2022 | | 315,000 | | 321,263 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 7/31/2024 | | 760,000 | a | 793,339 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 6/30/2024 | | 1,570,000 | | 1,637,860 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 6/15/2022 | | 4,425,000 | | 4,508,314 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 9/30/2022 | | 1,200,000 | | 1,227,937 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 12/31/2026 | | 2,275,000 | a | 2,368,266 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 1/31/2023 | | 2,970,000 | | 3,053,299 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 5/15/2022 | | 2,805,000 | | 2,853,943 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 5/31/2022 | | 535,000 | | 544,718 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.75 | | 5/15/2023 | | 2,210,000 | | 2,280,530 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 9/30/2022 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,537,266 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 8/31/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,023,594 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 5/31/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,019,453 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 7/31/2022 | | 2,300,000 | | 2,351,570 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 10/31/2022 | | 1,118,000 | | 1,147,347 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 6/30/2026 | | 2,126,000 | a | 2,232,092 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 1.88 | | 7/31/2026 | | 1,320,000 | | 1,385,484 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 8/15/2025 | | 4,488,000 | | 4,742,291 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 2/15/2025 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,582,529 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 11/30/2022 | | 384,000 | | 395,370 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 11/15/2026 | | 2,140,000 | | 2,256,864 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 10/31/2022 | | 1,490,000 | | 1,531,906 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 5/31/2024 | | 2,135,000 | | 2,242,626 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 7/31/2022 | | 1,210,000 | | 1,238,879 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 2/15/2023 | | 2,945,000 | | 3,042,553 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 4/30/2024 | | 1,185,000 | | 1,243,810 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.00 | | 6/30/2024 | | 775,000 | | 814,613 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 11/30/2024 | | 520,000 | | 550,337 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 5/31/2026 | | 1,540,000 | | 1,636,340 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 9/30/2024 | | 765,000 | | 808,704 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 5/15/2025 | | 140,000 | | 148,507 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 7/31/2024 | | 845,000 | | 892,267 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 12/31/2022 | | 2,349,000 | | 2,426,811 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 6/30/2022 | | 3,660,000 | | 3,746,854 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 11/30/2023 | | 2,350,000 | a | 2,463,231 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 2/29/2024 | | 2,050,000 | a | 2,155,583 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.13 | | 3/31/2024 | | 2,624,000 | | 2,761,196 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 8/15/2027 | | 4,845,000 | | 5,166,454 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 3/31/2026 | | 2,500,000 | | 2,671,436 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 4/30/2024 | | 3,309,000 | | 3,497,781 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 11/15/2025 | | 3,380,000 | | 3,609,404 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 1/31/2024 | | 2,345,000 | | 2,471,548 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 11/15/2024 | | 3,075,000 | | 3,266,647 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 2/15/2027 | | 3,625,000 | | 3,870,820 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.25 | | 12/31/2023 | | 1,430,000 | | 1,505,159 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 5/15/2027 | | 5,605,000 | | 6,025,047 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 5/15/2029 | | 2,000,000 | | 2,141,680 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 8/15/2024 | | 2,425,000 | | 2,581,441 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 2/29/2024 | | 2,070,000 | | 2,190,925 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 4/30/2026 | | 196,200 | | 210,911 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.38 | | 1/31/2023 | | 2,055,000 | | 2,135,113 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.50 | | 1/31/2025 | | 1,745,000 | | 1,873,523 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.50 | | 3/31/2023 | | 615,000 | | 642,567 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.50 | | 5/15/2024 | | 1,720,000 | | 1,832,573 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.50 | | 1/31/2024 | | 1,290,000 | | 1,368,332 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.50 | | 8/15/2023 | | 1,440,000 | | 1,515,122 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.63 | | 2/28/2023 | | 2,105,000 | | 2,199,889 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.63 | | 2/15/2029 | | 4,310,000 | | 4,696,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.63 | | 12/31/2023 | | 2,895,000 | | 3,075,881 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.63 | | 6/30/2023 | | 670,000 | | 705,306 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 6/30/2025 | | 828,000 | | 899,852 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 11/15/2023 | | 2,865,000 | | 3,046,469 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 2/15/2028 | | 3,075,000 | a | 3,374,272 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 5/31/2023 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,579,922 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 8/31/2023 | | 2,235,000 | | 2,366,437 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 8/31/2025 | | 1,285,000 | | 1,398,466 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 7/31/2023 | | 2,180,000 | | 2,304,413 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities - 37.3% (continued) | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 4/30/2023 | | 2,110,000 | | 2,218,467 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.75 | | 2/15/2024 | | 2,524,000 | a | 2,696,588 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 10/31/2023 | | 2,110,000 | | 2,248,139 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 11/30/2023 | | 1,413,000 | | 1,508,240 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 7/31/2025 | | 1,341,000 | | 1,465,435 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 9/30/2023 | | 2,270,000 | | 2,414,757 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 5/15/2028 | | 3,981,000 | | 4,403,748 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 4/30/2025 | | 1,500,000 | | 1,635,498 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 8/15/2028 | | 5,236,000 | | 5,796,313 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 2.88 | | 5/31/2025 | | 810,000 | a | 884,087 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 3.00 | | 9/30/2025 | | 1,460,000 | | 1,606,029 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 3.00 | | 10/31/2025 | | 1,660,000 | | 1,827,329 | |
U.S. Treasury Notes | | 3.13 | | 11/15/2028 | | 2,535,000 | | 2,853,509 | |
| 456,219,853 | |
Utilities - 2.2% | | | | | |
AEP Texas, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. H | | 3.45 | | 1/15/2050 | | 200,000 | | 200,298 | |
Alabama Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B | | 3.70 | | 12/1/2047 | | 200,000 | | 218,290 | |
Ameren Illinois, First Mortgage Bonds | | 1.55 | | 11/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 189,243 | |
Ameren Illinois, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.50 | | 3/15/2049 | | 250,000 | | 312,175 | |
American Electric Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. N | | 1.00 | | 11/1/2025 | | 200,000 | | 197,716 | |
American Water Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 9/1/2047 | | 110,000 | | 120,659 | |
American Water Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.85 | | 3/1/2024 | | 250,000 | | 270,762 | |
Arizona Public Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 3/1/2049 | | 250,000 | | 291,327 | |
Atmos Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.50 | | 1/15/2031 | | 300,000 | | 279,218 | |
Atmos Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.13 | | 10/15/2044 | | 350,000 | | 397,460 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.80 | | 7/15/2048 | | 445,000 | | 483,605 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 5.15 | | 11/15/2043 | | 250,000 | | 319,707 | |
Commonwealth Edison, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.00 | | 3/1/2049 | | 250,000 | | 286,393 | |
Commonwealth Edison, First Mortgage Bonds | | 5.90 | | 3/15/2036 | | 471,000 | | 642,548 | |
Consolidated Edison, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. A | | 0.65 | | 12/1/2023 | | 200,000 | | 200,054 | |
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 06-B | | 6.20 | | 6/15/2036 | | 200,000 | | 275,672 | |
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Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Utilities - 2.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 06-C | | 4.30 | | 12/1/2056 | | 450,000 | | 515,594 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. A | | 1.45 | | 4/15/2026 | | 200,000 | | 200,065 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B | | 2.75 | | 9/15/2022 | | 200,000 | | 205,230 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B | | 3.30 | | 4/15/2041 | | 300,000 | | 304,247 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C | | 3.38 | | 4/1/2030 | | 400,000 | | 431,359 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C | | 4.05 | | 9/15/2042 | | 200,000 | | 221,786 | |
Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. E | | 6.30 | | 3/15/2033 | | 100,000 | | 132,795 | |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, First Mortgage Bonds | | 6.63 | | 2/1/2032 | | 200,000 | | 276,965 | |
DTE Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 2.95 | | 3/1/2050 | | 250,000 | | 243,581 | |
DTE Electric, First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. C | | 2.63 | | 3/1/2031 | | 250,000 | | 259,157 | |
DTE Electric, Mortgage Bonds | | 3.38 | | 3/1/2025 | | 500,000 | | 541,235 | |
Duke Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.75 | | 4/15/2024 | | 250,000 | | 270,609 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas, First Mortgage Bonds | | 2.45 | | 2/1/2030 | | 200,000 | | 204,171 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.20 | | 8/15/2049 | | 400,000 | | 404,413 | |
Duke Energy Carolinas, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.00 | | 9/30/2042 | | 250,000 | | 284,700 | |
Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.40 | | 10/1/2046 | | 300,000 | | 314,368 | |
Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.80 | | 7/15/2028 | | 200,000 | | 224,148 | |
Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds | | 6.40 | | 6/15/2038 | | 150,000 | | 217,107 | |
Emera US Finance, Gtd. Notes | | 4.75 | | 6/15/2046 | | 100,000 | | 114,666 | |
Enel Generacion Chile, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.25 | | 4/15/2024 | | 250,000 | | 268,174 | |
Entergy Louisiana, First Mortgage Bonds | | 1.60 | | 12/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 189,086 | |
Evergy Kansas Central, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.45 | | 4/15/2050 | | 250,000 | | 262,896 | |
Exelon Generation, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.25 | | 10/1/2039 | | 400,000 | | 476,071 | |
Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.70 | | 12/1/2047 | | 50,000 | | 56,181 | |
Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.99 | | 3/1/2049 | | 200,000 | | 233,971 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Utilities - 2.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.05 | | 10/1/2044 | | 400,000 | | 470,746 | |
Georgia Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 4/1/2026 | | 500,000 | | 540,325 | |
Georgia Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 3/30/2027 | | 250,000 | | 269,774 | |
Hydro-Quebec, Gov't Gtd. Debs., Ser. HH | | 8.50 | | 12/1/2029 | | 400,000 | | 602,233 | |
Hydro-Quebec, Gov't Gtd. Debs., Ser. HK | | 9.38 | | 4/15/2030 | | 20,000 | | 31,445 | |
Idaho Power, First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. K | | 4.20 | | 3/1/2048 | | 217,000 | | 254,217 | |
Indiana Michigan Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.05 | | 3/15/2037 | | 300,000 | | 405,536 | |
Interstate Power & Light, Sr. Unscd. Debs. | | 3.70 | | 9/15/2046 | | 150,000 | | 161,545 | |
Interstate Power & Light, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.10 | | 9/26/2028 | | 300,000 | | 340,179 | |
MidAmerican Energy, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.15 | | 4/15/2050 | | 125,000 | | 128,336 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Gtd. Debs. | | 5.65 | | 5/1/2079 | | 300,000 | | 349,524 | |
NiSource, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.95 | | 8/15/2025 | | 500,000 | | 494,439 | |
NiSource, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.70 | | 2/15/2031 | | 500,000 | | 466,057 | |
NiSource, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 3.49 | | 5/15/2027 | | 420,000 | | 458,977 | |
Oncor Electric Delivery, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 5.75 | | 3/15/2029 | | 170,000 | | 211,462 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 2.10 | | 8/1/2027 | | 380,000 | | 370,983 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.15 | | 1/1/2026 | | 310,000 | | 323,226 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.50 | | 7/1/2040 | | 215,000 | | 216,516 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.55 | | 7/1/2030 | | 210,000 | | 225,943 | |
Pacific Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.95 | | 7/1/2050 | | 245,000 | | 250,531 | |
PacifiCorp, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.15 | | 2/15/2050 | | 300,000 | | 350,488 | |
PPL Capital Funding, Gtd. Notes | | 3.40 | | 6/1/2023 | | 400,000 | | 420,711 | |
PPL Electric Utilities, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.00 | | 10/1/2049 | | 250,000 | | 244,427 | |
PPL Electric Utilities, First Mortgage Bonds | | 4.75 | | 7/15/2043 | | 200,000 | | 248,113 | |
Progress Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 7.75 | | 3/1/2031 | | 480,000 | | 678,318 | |
Public Service Electric & Gas, First Mortgage Notes | | 2.05 | | 8/1/2050 | | 300,000 | | 245,595 | |
Public Service Electric & Gas, First Mortgage Notes | | 3.25 | | 9/1/2023 | | 300,000 | | 318,524 | |
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|
Description | Coupon Rate (%) | | Maturity Date | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - 99.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Utilities - 2.2% (continued) | | | | | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.80 | | 8/15/2025 | | 150,000 | | 147,024 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 1.60 | | 8/15/2030 | | 200,000 | | 186,182 | |
Puget Sound Energy, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 3.25 | | 9/15/2049 | | 150,000 | | 153,178 | |
San Diego Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. NNN | | 3.60 | | 9/1/2023 | | 400,000 | | 427,025 | |
San Diego Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. UUU | | 3.32 | | 4/15/2050 | | 250,000 | | 256,652 | |
San Diego Gas & Electric, Sr. Scd. Bonds, Ser. VVV | | 1.70 | | 10/1/2030 | | 100,000 | | 95,613 | |
Sempra Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.88 | | 10/1/2022 | | 1,000,000 | | 1,027,962 | |
Sempra Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 2/1/2048 | | 50,000 | | 54,109 | |
Southern California Edison, First Mortgage Notes, Ser. 08-A | | 5.95 | | 2/1/2038 | | 70,000 | | 91,025 | |
Southern California Edison, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.65 | | 4/1/2029 | | 200,000 | | 245,906 | |
Southernwestern Public Service, First Mortgage Bonds | | 3.40 | | 8/15/2046 | | 350,000 | | 364,009 | |
Southwestern Electric Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. M | | 4.10 | | 9/15/2028 | | 300,000 | | 336,579 | |
Tampa Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.35 | | 5/15/2044 | | 250,000 | | 293,995 | |
The Southern Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 2.95 | | 7/1/2023 | | 400,000 | | 418,737 | |
The Southern Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.40 | | 7/1/2046 | | 400,000 | | 455,626 | |
The Toledo Edison Company, Sr. Scd. Notes | | 6.15 | | 5/15/2037 | | 200,000 | | 264,766 | |
Tucson Electric Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 6/15/2050 | | 250,000 | | 279,997 | |
Virginia Electric & Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 4.00 | | 1/15/2043 | | 500,000 | | 571,274 | |
Washington Gas Light, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. K | | 3.80 | | 9/15/2046 | | 500,000 | | 552,136 | |
Xcel Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 0.50 | | 10/15/2023 | | 300,000 | | 300,752 | |
Xcel Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes | | 6.50 | | 7/1/2036 | | 200,000 | | 283,262 | |
| 27,421,681 | |
Total Bonds and Notes (cost $1,172,800,047) | | 1,218,446,964 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Description | 1-Day Yield (%) | | | | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Investment Companies - 12.3% | | | | | |
Registered Investment Companies - 12.3% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares (cost $151,230,325) | | 0.05 | | | | 151,230,325 | f | 151,230,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - 2.4% | | | | | |
Registered Investment Companies - 2.4% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares (cost $29,182,879) | | 0.01 | | | | 29,182,879 | f | 29,182,879 | |
Total Investments (cost $1,353,213,251) | | 114.3% | 1,398,860,168 | |
Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables | | (14.3%) | (175,496,134) | |
Net Assets | | 100.0% | 1,223,364,034 | |
a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At April 30, 2021, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $79,346,019 and the value of the collateral was $82,103,700, consisting of cash collateral of $29,182,879 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $52,920,821.
b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2021, these securities were valued at $9,005,117 or .74% of net assets.
c The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
d Variable rate security—interest rate resets periodically and rate shown is the interest rate in effect at period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.
e Purchased on a forward commitment basis.
f Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.
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| |
Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Government | 42.2 |
Mortgage Securities | 29.9 |
Investment Companies | 14.7 |
Financial | 8.7 |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | 5.1 |
Communications | 2.8 |
Energy | 2.3 |
Utilities | 2.2 |
Industrial | 1.9 |
Technology | 1.9 |
Consumer, Cyclical | 1.6 |
Basic Materials | .7 |
Asset Backed Securities | .2 |
Internet | .1 |
Beverages | .0 |
Banks | .0 |
Insurance | .0 |
| 114.3 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of TBA Sale Commitments
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Description | | | | | Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
Bonds and Notes - .2% | | | | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - .2% | | | | | |
Federal National Mortgage Association | | | |
4.00% | | | (200,000) | a | (213,336) | |
4.50% | | | (50,000) | a | (52,450) | |
5.50% | | | (450,000) | a | (503,877) | |
Government National Mortgage Association I | | | |
3.50% | | | (225,000) | | (238,061) | |
4.50% | | | (100,000) | | (111,174) | |
Government National Mortgage Association II | | | |
3.50% | | | (250,000) | | (264,492) | |
4.50% | | | (275,000) | | (297,672) | |
5.00% | | | (475,000) | | (520,273) | |
Total Sale Commitments (proceeds $2,202,551) | | | (2,201,335) | |
a The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
Investment Companies | Value 10/31/20($) | Purchases($)† | Sales ($) | Value 4/30/21($) | Net Assets(%) | Dividends/ Distributions($) |
Registered Investment Companies; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 117,798,664 | 151,322,538 | (117,890,877) | 151,230,325 | 12.3 | 52,757 |
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned;†† | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 10,959,305 | 1,069,676 | (12,028,981) | - | - | - |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares | - | 130,343,857 | (101,160,978) | 29,182,879 | 2.4 | 30,405††† |
Total | 128,757,969 | 282,736,071 | (231,080,836) | 180,413,204 | 14.7 | 83,162 |
† Includes reinvested dividends/distributions.
†† Effective November 9, 2020, cash collateral for securities lending was transferred from Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares to Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares.
††† Represents securities lending income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | Cost | | Value | |
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including securities on loan, valued at $79,346,019)—Note 1(b): | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 1,172,800,047 | | 1,218,446,964 | |
Affiliated issuers | | 180,413,204 | | 180,413,204 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | 23,544,834 | |
Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable | | 6,079,268 | |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 2,948,247 | |
| | | | | 1,431,432,517 | |
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 3(b) | | 208,917 | |
Cash overdraft due to Custodian | | | | | 164,744 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 175,557,989 | |
Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b) | | 29,182,879 | |
TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds $2,202,551)—Note 4 | | 2,201,335 | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 742,296 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses payable | | 10,323 | |
| | | | | 208,068,483 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 1,223,364,034 | |
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | 1,179,570,910 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | 43,793,124 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 1,223,364,034 | |
| | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share | Class I | Investor Shares | |
Net Assets ($) | 900,430,122 | 322,933,912 | |
Shares Outstanding | 84,171,984 | 30,195,458 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | 10.70 | 10.69 | |
| | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment Income ($): | | | | |
Income: | | | | |
Interest | | | 11,459,494 | |
Dividends from affiliated issuers | | | 52,757 | |
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b) | | | 30,405 | |
Total Income | | | 11,542,656 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | | 918,764 | |
Distribution fees—Note 3(b) | | | 413,768 | |
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) | | | 49,300 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | | | 10,062 | |
Total Expenses | | | 1,391,894 | |
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a) | | | (49,300) | |
Net Expenses | | | 1,342,594 | |
Investment Income—Net | | | 10,200,062 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 1,075,575 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (29,773,935) | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | (28,698,360) | |
Net (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | (18,498,298) | |
| | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended October 31, 2020 | |
Operations ($): | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net | | | 10,200,062 | | | | 25,262,307 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 1,075,575 | | | | 17,436,810 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | (29,773,935) | | | | 21,826,780 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (18,498,298) | | | | 64,525,897 | |
Distributions ($): | |
Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (12,578,065) | | | | (20,140,303) | |
Investor Shares | | | (4,279,698) | | | | (7,364,073) | |
Total Distributions | | | (16,857,763) | | | | (27,504,376) | |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 175,330,006 | | | | 373,461,689 | |
Investor Shares | | | 69,783,002 | | | | 140,805,499 | |
Distributions reinvested: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | 11,480,659 | | | | 17,975,376 | |
Investor Shares | | | 4,140,923 | | | | 7,169,241 | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Class I | | | (157,804,069) | | | | (336,005,412) | |
Investor Shares | | | (76,564,740) | | | | (166,662,619) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Stock Transactions | 26,365,781 | | | | 36,743,774 | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (8,990,280) | | | | 73,765,295 | |
Net Assets ($): | |
Beginning of Period | | | 1,232,354,314 | | | | 1,158,589,019 | |
End of Period | | | 1,223,364,034 | | | | 1,232,354,314 | |
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 16,082,375 | | | | 34,099,661 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 1,051,134 | | | | 1,645,018 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (14,472,085) | | | | (30,917,980) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 2,661,424 | | | | 4,826,699 | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6,398,640 | | | | 12,902,367 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 379,145 | | | | 656,545 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,041,410) | | | | (15,327,375) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (263,625) | | | | (1,768,463) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
| | | | | | | |
| Six Months Ended | |
Class I Shares | April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016a |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 11.01 | 10.64 | 9.83 | 10.34 | 10.58 | 10.46 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—netb | .09 | .24 | .28 | .26 | .23 | .23 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (.25) | .40 | .82 | (.49) | (.17) | .20 |
Total from Investment Operations | (.16) | .64 | 1.10 | (.23) | .06 | .43 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.11) | (.27) | (.29) | (.27) | (.25) | (.26) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (.04) | - | (.00)c | (.01) | (.05) | (.05) |
Total Distributions | (.15) | (.27) | (.29) | (.28) | (.30) | (.31) |
Net asset value, end of period | 10.70 | 11.01 | 10.64 | 9.83 | 10.34 | 10.58 |
Total Return (%) | (1.45)d | 6.02 | 11.40 | (2.27) | .64 | 4.11 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | .16e | .16 | .16 | .16f | .16 | .16 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | .15e | .15 | .15 | .15 | .15 | .15 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.73e | 2.23 | 2.74 | 2.58 | 2.27 | 2.23 |
Portfolio Turnover Rateg | 83.14d | 133.65 | 125.67 | 156.30 | 179.26 | 144.83 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 900,430 | 897,174 | 815,817 | 801,263 | 898,961 | 1,321,830 |
a On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated BASIC shares as Class I shares.
b Based on average shares outstanding.
c Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
d Not annualized.
e Annualized.
f The ratio has been corrected due to immaterial correction within the October 31, 2018 shareholder report which reflected total expense ratio of .21.
g The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 were 62.70%, 113.32, 90.56%, 77.41%, 103.99%, and 95.05%, respectively.
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
| | | | | | | |
| Six Months Ended | |
Investor Shares | April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 11.00 | 10.64 | 9.83 | 10.33 | 10.57 | 10.45 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—neta | .08 | .22 | .26 | .23 | .20 | .21 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (.25) | .38 | .82 | (.47) | (.16) | .19 |
Total from Investment Operations | (.17) | .60 | 1.08 | (.24) | .04 | .40 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.10) | (.24) | (.27) | (.25) | (.23) | (.23) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (.04) | - | (.00)b | (.01) | (.05) | (.05) |
Total Distributions | (.14) | (.24) | (.27) | (.26) | (.28) | (.28) |
Net asset value, end of period | 10.69 | 11.00 | 10.64 | 9.83 | 10.33 | 10.57 |
Total Return (%) | (1.58)c | 5.67 | 11.12 | (2.42) | .39 | 3.85 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | .41d | .41 | .41 | .41e | .41 | .41 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | .40d | .40 | .40 | .40 | .40 | .40 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.49d | 2.01 | 2.51 | 2.33 | 2.01 | 1.97 |
Portfolio Turnover Ratef | 83.14c | 133.65 | 125.67 | 156.30 | 179.26 | 144.83 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 322,934 | 335,180 | 342,772 | 397,658 | 497,586 | 1,109,787 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Amount represents less than $.01 per share.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
e The ratio has been corrected due to immaterial correction within the October 31, 2018 shareholder report which reflected total expense ratio of .46.
f The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016 were 62.70%, 113.32%, %, 90.56%, 77.41%, 103.99% and 95.05%, respectively.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 500 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Class I and Investor. Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution Plan fees. Investor shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Distribution Plan fees. Differences between the two classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, as well as their minimum purchase and account balance requirements. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s
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financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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Investments in debt securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), are valued each business day by one or more independent pricing services (each, a “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of a Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by a Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by a Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Securities are valued as determined by a Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Each Service and independent valuation firm is engaged under the general oversight of the Board.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2021 in valuing the fund’s investments:
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| Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | | |
Investments In Securities:† | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | - | 2,054,402 | | - | 2,054,402 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed | - | 16,638,286 | | - | 16,638,286 | |
Corporate Bonds | - | 353,270,444 | | - | 353,270,444 | |
Foreign Governmental | - | 17,079,790 | | - | 17,079,790 | |
Investment Companies | 180,413,204 | - | | - | 180,413,204 | |
Municipal Securities | - | 8,153,700 | | - | 8,153,700 | |
U.S. Government Agencies | - | 17,904,971 | | - | 17,904,971 | |
U.S. Government Agencies Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities | - | 12,185,209 | | - | 12,185,209 | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed | - | 334,940,309 | | - | 334,940,309 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | - | 456,219,853 | | - | 456,219,853 | |
Liabilities ($) | | |
Investments In Securities:† | | |
U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed | - | (2,201,335) | | - | (2,201,335) | |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at
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least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2021, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $4,001 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.
(d) Risk: Certain events particular to the industries in which the fund’s investments conduct their operations, as well as general economic, political and public health conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the investee’s operations and profitability. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
The fund invests primarily in debt securities. Failure of an issuer of the debt securities to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline
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or the perception of a decline in the credit quality of a debt security, can cause the debt security’s price to fall, potentially lowering the fund’s share price. In addition, the value of debt securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment. Such values may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry.
(e) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
As of and during the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2020 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 was as follows: ordinary income $27,504,376. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
(g) New accounting pronouncements: In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), and in January 2021, the FASB issued
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Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01”), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the fund’s investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management is also currently actively working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within the regulatory deadlines.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $823.5 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $688.5 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is an amount equal to $135 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.
NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment advisory, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of .15% of the value of the fund’s average daily
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net assets. Out of its fee the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expenses, commitment fees on borrowings, Distribution Plan fees, fees and expenses of non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2021, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amounted to $49,300.
(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Investor shares may pay annually up to .25% of the value of its average daily net assets to compensate the Distributor for shareholder servicing activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Investor shares. During the period ended April 30, 2021, Investor shares were charged $413,768 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.
Under its terms, the Distribution Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of or in any agreement related to the Distribution Plan.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund will receive interest income or be charged an overdraft fees when cash balances are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes this interest income and overdraft fees, if any, as interest income in the Statement of Operations.
The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $149,662 and Distribution Plan fees of $65,755, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $6,500.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended April 30, 2021, amounted to $1,046,225,166 and $1,024,758,059, respectively, of which $252,086,383 in purchases and $252,038,468 in sales were from mortgage dollar transactions.
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Mortgage Dollar Rolls: A mortgage dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the fund of mortgage related securities that it holds with an agreement by the fund to repurchase similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. The securities purchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold. The fund accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales transactions. The fund executes mortgage dollar rolls entirely in the To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) market.
TBA Securities: During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund transacted in TBA securities that involved buying or selling mortgage-backed securities on a forward commitment basis. A TBA transaction typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered and only includes an approximate principal amount; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms defined by industry guidelines, including issuer, rate and current principal amount outstanding on underling mortgage pools. TBA securities subject to a forward commitment to sell at period end are included at the end of the fund’s Statement of Investments under the caption “Statement of TBA Sale Commitments.” The proceeds and value of these commitments are reflected in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable for TBA sale commitments (included in receivable securities sold) and TBA sale commitments, at value, respectively.
At April 30, 2021, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $45,648,133, consisting of $55,776,726 gross unrealized appreciation and $10,128,593 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2021, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on February 24-25, 2021, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Investment Management Agreement pursuant to which the Adviser provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Adviser. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered several factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to it at the meeting and in previous presentations from representatives of the Adviser regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, including the fund. The Adviser provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. The Adviser also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or the Adviser) and the Adviser’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that the Adviser also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered the Adviser’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data based on classifications provided by Thomson Reuters Lipper, which included information comparing (1) the performance of the fund’s Class I shares with the performance of a group of institutional core bond funds selected by Broadridge as comparable to the fund (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds consisting of all retail and institutional core bond funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended December 31, 2020, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of the same group of funds in the Performance Group (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of all institutional core bond funds, excluding outliers (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis.
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The Adviser previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
Performance Comparisons. Representatives of the Adviser stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations and policies that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds and the end date selected. The Board discussed with representatives of the Adviser the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance ranked second or third of the three funds in the Performance Group for all periods except the ten-year period and below the Performance Universe medians for all periods. The Board also considered that the fund’s yield performance, during the ten one-year periods ended December 31st, ranked first of the two funds in the Performance Group for four of the periods and second or third of the three funds in the Performance Group for five of the periods and was above the Performance Universe medians for all of the one-year periods ended December 31st. The Board considered the relative proximity, for most periods, of the fund’s total return performance to that of the other funds in the Performance Group, as well as the relative proximity, for most periods, of the fund’s yield performance to that of the other funds in the Performance Group when the fund’s yield performance was not the highest in the Performance Group. It was noted that, depending on the period, there was only one or two other funds in the Performance Group (no other funds in the Performance Group for the ten-year total return performance or the oldest of the ten one-year yield performance periods). The Adviser also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
Management Fee and Expense Ratio Comparisons. The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate payable by the fund to the Adviser in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services provided by the Adviser. In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the actual management fee rate paid by the fund over the fund’s last fiscal year.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses as a percentage of average net assets of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median contractual management fee, the fund’s actual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median actual management fee and the fund’s total expenses were higher than the Expense Group median and equal to the Expense Universe median total expenses.
Representatives of the Adviser reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by the one fund advised or administered by the Adviser that is in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to the Adviser, or the primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) that is affiliated with the Adviser, for advising the one separate account or other type of client portfolio that is considered
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Representatives of the Adviser reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by the Adviser and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to the Adviser and its affiliates for managing the funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not excessive, given the services rendered and service levels provided by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding the Adviser’s approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire BNY Mellon fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by the Adviser, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Representatives of the Adviser stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that the Adviser may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Representatives of the Adviser also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to the Adviser from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser are adequate and appropriate.
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· The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s overall performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to the Adviser continued to be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the factors and the totality of the services provided as discussed above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Adviser in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with the Adviser and its affiliates, of the Adviser and the services provided to the fund by the Adviser. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for the fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and representatives of the Adviser. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or substantially similar arrangements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)
Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Liquidity Risk Management Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Rule 22e-4 requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds but not money market funds, to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and shareholder redemptions. The rule is designed to mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.
The rule requires the fund to assess, manage and review their liquidity risk at least annually considering applicable factors such as investment strategy and liquidity during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions, including whether the strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund and whether the fund has a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers. The fund must also assess its use of borrowings and derivatives, short-term and long-term cash flow projections in normal and stressed conditions, holdings of cash and cash equivalents, and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.
The rule also requires the fund to classify its investments as highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid based on the number of days the fund expects it would take to liquidate the investment, and to review these classifications at least monthly or more often under certain conditions. The periods range from three or fewer business days for a highly liquid investment to greater than seven calendar days for settlement of a less liquid investment. Illiquid investments are those a fund does not expect to be able to sell or dispose of within seven calendar days without significantly changing the market value. The fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. In addition, if a fund permits redemptions in-kind, the rule requires the fund to establish redemption in-kind policies and procedures governing how and when it will engage in such redemptions.
Pursuant to the rule’s requirements, the Liquidity Risk Management Program has been reviewed and approved by the Board. Furthermore, the Board has received a written report prepared by the Program’s Administrator that addresses the operation of the Program, assesses its adequacy and effectiveness and describes any material changes made to the Program.
Assessment of Program
In the opinion of the Program Administrator, the Program approved by the Board continues to be adequate for the fund and the Program has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has monitored the fund’s liquidity risk and the liquidity classification of the securities held by the fund and has determined that the Program is operating effectively.
During the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Program and no material liquidity events that impacted the fund. During the period, the fund held sufficient highly liquid assets to meet fund redemptions.
Under normal expected foreseeable fund redemption forecasts and foreseeable stressed fund redemption forecasts, the Program Administrator believes that the fund maintains sufficient highly liquid assets to meet expected fund redemptions.
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BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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Dividend Disbursing Agent
BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT April 30, 2021 |
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Contents
THE FUND
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
For the period from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, David France, CFA, Todd Frysinger, CFA, Vlasta Sheremeta, CFA, Michael Stoll, and Marlene Walker Smith, Portfolio Managers
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2021, the BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund produced a total return of 28.75%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 28.74% for the same period.2
Large-cap equities gained ground during the reporting period amid central bank policies that supported investor confidence, the implementation of a COVID vaccine rollout and impending economic reopening. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 95% of its total assets in common stocks included in the Index. To replicate Index performance, the fund’s portfolio managers use a passive management approach and generally purchase all the securities comprising the Index (though, at times, the fund may invest in a representative sample of the Index). Because the fund has expenses, performance will tend to be slightly lower than that of the Index. The fund attempts to have a correlation between its performance and that of the Index of at least 0.95, before expenses. A correlation of 1.00 would mean that the fund and the Index were perfectly correlated.
The Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks, chosen to reflect the industries of the U.S. economy, and is often considered a proxy for the stock market in general.
Stimulus and Optimism Supports Equity Rally
After a bout of fall volatility, investor sentiment turned optimistic in November 2020. Resolution in the U.S. presidential election and promising progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine helped stocks resurrect their upward momentum. December 2020 brought vaccine approvals and passage of another U.S. fiscal stimulus package, both of which helped to support the rally. Ten-year U.S. Treasury rates began to rise as market participants anticipated the beginning of a strong global economic recovery. A strong rotation began out of companies that were able to benefit in the COVID-19 economy, such as technology and growth stocks. Investors began to support COVID-19-sensitive sectors of the market, which had previously lagged, as well as cyclical areas of the market on the theory that these sectors were offering more attractive valuations and would benefit most from economic reopening.
As the equity rally continued and sentiment strengthened, global bond yields rose and investors pulled back in March 2021. Economic centers of Europe such as Italy, France and Spain reinstituted lockdown measures as COVID-19 cases once again began to surge. During the month, the U.S. government passed another COVID-19 relief bill. The Biden administration also began to lay the groundwork for an infrastructure plan. Investor concerns were mollified as earnings season brought positive financial news from reporting
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companies. The equity rally continued in April. Stocks produced strong results for the six months.
Information Technology Stocks Lead the Market
The information technology sector was among the leading contributors to returns during the period. During a time when people were still mostly at home, companies that produce products and services that support or facilitate working from home, online payments and gaming were among the strongest performers. Semiconductor and chip manufacturers, software companies, financial technology companies and cybersecurity companies all saw heavy demand for their products and services. The financial sector was also a leading performer. An improvement in the stock prices of banks supported sector returns. As interest rates increase, banks are able to make more money on lending products, which increases their profitability. Banks are also well capitalized due to regulations put in place after the 2008 financial crisis. The communication services sector was also a leading contributor to results. Companies such as Facebook and Alphabet, which have seen increased usage since the start of the pandemic, drove returns.
In a period of such strong equity returns, few sectors lagged the broader market. The consumer staples sector faced a headwind from household products companies. People stockpiled cleaning supplies at the start of the pandemic, so demand fell during the six-month reporting period since people already had these products on hand. The utilities sector was also a laggard. It is typically viewed as more defensive in nature, which was out of favor during the period.
Replicating the Performance of the Index
Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that while COVID-19 and resulting economic implications continue to impact markets and the economy, the U.S. government and U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) remain dedicated to supporting capital markets and the economy with various fiscal and monetary techniques. We expect the vaccine rollout and resulting economic
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)
reopening to support markets as well. As always, we continue to monitor factors that affect the fund’s investments.
May 17, 2021
¹ DUE TO RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY, CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE FIGURES SHOWN. Investors should note that the fund’s short-term performance is highly unusual, in part due to unusually favorable market conditions, and is unlikely to be repeated or consistently achieved in the future. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. The fund’s return reflects the absorption of certain fund expenses by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. pursuant to an agreement. Had these expenses not been absorbed, returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
² Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
³ “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard & Poor’s® 500,” and “S&P 500®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund. The fund is not sponsored, managed, advised, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.
Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.
Recent market risks include pandemic risks related to COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund's exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
The fund may, but is not required, to use derivative instruments. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund’s performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund from November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assume actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | $1.13 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,287.50 | |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | $1.00 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,023.80 | |
† | Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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Description | | | | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Common Stocks - 99.3% | | | | | |
Automobiles & Components - 2.0% | | | | | |
Aptiv | | | | 24,106 | a | 3,468,612 | |
BorgWarner | | | | 20,121 | | 977,478 | |
Ford Motor | | | | 343,021 | a | 3,958,462 | |
General Motors | | | | 111,596 | a | 6,385,523 | |
Tesla | | | | 67,853 | a | 48,137,632 | |
| | | | 62,927,707 | |
Banks - 4.4% | | | | | |
Bank of America | | | | 670,966 | | 27,194,252 | |
Citigroup | | | | 184,127 | | 13,117,207 | |
Citizens Financial Group | | | | 36,876 | | 1,706,621 | |
Comerica | | | | 12,994 | | 976,629 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | 62,035 | | 2,514,899 | |
First Republic Bank | | | | 15,615 | | 2,861,293 | |
Huntington Bancshares | | | | 90,588 | | 1,387,808 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 269,615 | | 41,469,483 | |
KeyCorp | | | | 87,162 | | 1,896,645 | |
M&T Bank | | | | 11,674 | | 1,840,873 | |
People's United Financial | | | | 36,583 | | 663,250 | |
Regions Financial | | | | 85,753 | | 1,869,415 | |
SVB Financial Group | | | | 4,693 | a | 2,683,598 | |
The PNC Financial Services Group | | | | 37,643 | | 7,037,359 | |
Truist Financial | | | | 119,623 | | 7,094,840 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | | 121,358 | | 7,202,597 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | 364,739 | | 16,431,492 | |
Zions Bancorp | | | | 14,103 | | 786,947 | |
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Capital Goods - 5.8% | | | | | |
3M | | | | 51,469 | | 10,146,599 | |
A.O. Smith | | | | 11,606 | | 786,307 | |
Allegion | | | | 8,058 | | 1,082,834 | |
AMETEK | | | | 20,630 | | 2,783,606 | |
Carrier Global | | | | 71,501 | | 3,116,014 | |
Caterpillar | | | | 48,081 | | 10,967,757 | |
Cummins | | | | 13,210 | | 3,329,448 | |
Deere & Co. | | | | 27,862 | | 10,332,623 | |
Dover | | | | 12,473 | | 1,860,847 | |
Eaton | | | | 34,976 | | 4,999,120 | |
Emerson Electric | | | | 53,505 | | 4,841,667 | |
Fastenal | | | | 51,444 | | 2,689,492 | |
Fortive | | | | 29,864 | | 2,114,968 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security | | | | 11,933 | | 1,252,726 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Capital Goods - 5.8% (continued) | | | | | |
Generac Holdings | | | | 5,423 | a | 1,756,781 | |
General Dynamics | | | | 20,330 | | 3,867,376 | |
General Electric | | | | 779,377 | | 10,225,426 | |
Honeywell International | | | | 61,352 | | 13,683,950 | |
Howmet Aerospace | | | | 34,350 | a | 1,097,826 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries | | | | 3,466 | | 735,901 | |
IDEX | | | | 6,884 | | 1,543,393 | |
Illinois Tool Works | | | | 25,336 | | 5,838,935 | |
Ingersoll Rand | | | | 33,858 | a | 1,672,924 | |
Johnson Controls International | | | | 63,163 | | 3,937,581 | |
L3Harris Technologies | | | | 18,195 | | 3,806,940 | |
Lockheed Martin | | | | 21,710 | | 8,261,958 | |
Masco | | | | 23,121 | | 1,476,969 | |
Northrop Grumman | | | | 13,738 | | 4,869,297 | |
Otis Worldwide | | | | 35,966 | | 2,800,672 | |
PACCAR | | | | 30,336 | | 2,726,600 | |
Parker-Hannifin | | | | 11,494 | | 3,606,932 | |
Pentair | | | | 15,489 | | 999,195 | |
Quanta Services | | | | 12,206 | | 1,179,588 | |
Raytheon Technologies | | | | 135,074 | | 11,243,560 | |
Rockwell Automation | | | | 10,151 | | 2,682,503 | |
Roper Technologies | | | | 9,361 | | 4,179,125 | |
Snap-on | | | | 4,765 | | 1,132,164 | |
Stanley Black & Decker | | | | 14,214 | | 2,939,029 | |
Teledyne Technologies | | | | 3,224 | a | 1,443,546 | |
Textron | | | | 19,891 | | 1,277,798 | |
The Boeing Company | | | | 48,387 | a | 11,337,558 | |
Trane Technologies | | | | 20,892 | | 3,631,656 | |
TransDigm Group | | | | 4,848 | a | 2,975,412 | |
United Rentals | | | | 6,447 | a | 2,062,718 | |
W.W. Grainger | | | | 3,861 | | 1,673,898 | |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | | | | 15,899 | | 1,304,831 | |
Xylem | | | | 16,412 | | 1,815,988 | |
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Commercial & Professional Services - .8% | | | | | |
Cintas | | | | 7,885 | | 2,721,429 | |
Copart | | | | 18,694 | a | 2,327,590 | |
Equifax | | | | 10,856 | | 2,488,521 | |
IHS Markit | | | | 32,965 | | 3,546,375 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group | | | | 11,399 | | 1,523,020 | |
Leidos Holdings | | | | 11,634 | | 1,178,292 | |
Nielsen Holdings | | | | 31,067 | | 796,869 | |
Republic Services | | | | 18,738 | | 1,991,849 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Commercial & Professional Services - .8% (continued) | | | | | |
Robert Half International | | | | 9,771 | | 856,037 | |
Rollins | | | | 19,475 | | 726,028 | |
Verisk Analytics | | | | 14,219 | | 2,676,016 | |
Waste Management | | | | 34,490 | | 4,758,585 | |
| | | | 25,590,611 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.2% | | | | | |
D.R. Horton | | | | 29,453 | | 2,894,935 | |
Garmin | | | | 13,292 | | 1,824,194 | |
Hanesbrands | | | | 32,682 | | 688,283 | |
Hasbro | | | | 11,544 | | 1,148,051 | |
Leggett & Platt | | | | 12,839 | | 637,713 | |
Lennar, Cl. A | | | | 24,360 | | 2,523,696 | |
Mohawk Industries | | | | 5,252 | a | 1,079,286 | |
Newell Brands | | | | 32,237 | | 869,110 | |
NIKE, Cl. B | | | | 112,750 | | 14,952,905 | |
NVR | | | | 317 | a | 1,590,738 | |
PulteGroup | | | | 24,285 | | 1,435,729 | |
PVH | | | | 6,553 | a | 741,669 | |
Ralph Lauren | | | | 4,275 | a | 569,815 | |
Tapestry | | | | 24,404 | a | 1,167,731 | |
Under Armour, Cl. A | | | | 15,798 | a | 384,049 | |
Under Armour, Cl. C | | | | 19,429 | a | 386,831 | |
VF | | | | 28,646 | | 2,511,108 | |
Whirlpool | | | | 5,662 | | 1,338,780 | |
| | | | 36,744,623 | |
Consumer Services - 2.1% | | | | | |
Booking Holdings | | | | 3,639 | a | 8,974,065 | |
Caesars Entertainment | | | | 17,968 | a | 1,757,989 | |
Carnival | | | | 70,826 | a | 1,980,295 | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill | | | | 2,497 | a | 3,725,599 | |
Darden Restaurants | | | | 11,482 | | 1,684,639 | |
Domino's Pizza | | | | 3,345 | | 1,412,727 | |
Expedia Group | | | | 12,145 | a | 2,140,313 | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings | | | | 24,543 | a | 3,158,684 | |
Las Vegas Sands | | | | 29,324 | a | 1,796,388 | |
Marriott International, Cl. A | | | | 23,545 | a | 3,496,903 | |
McDonald's | | | | 65,786 | | 15,530,759 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | 36,429 | | 1,483,389 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | | | | 26,264 | a | 815,497 | |
Penn National Gaming | | | | 12,825 | a | 1,142,964 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises | | | | 17,394 | a | 1,512,408 | |
Starbucks | | | | 103,812 | | 11,885,436 | |
Wynn Resorts | | | | 9,405 | a | 1,207,602 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Consumer Services - 2.1% (continued) | | | | | |
Yum! Brands | | | | 26,870 | | 3,211,502 | |
| | | | 66,917,159 | |
Diversified Financials - 5.0% | | | | | |
American Express | | | | 57,480 | | 8,814,558 | |
Ameriprise Financial | | | | 10,483 | | 2,708,807 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B | | | | 168,475 | a | 46,322,201 | |
BlackRock | | | | 12,615 | | 10,335,470 | |
Capital One Financial | | | | 40,365 | | 6,017,614 | |
Cboe Global Markets | | | | 9,484 | | 989,845 | |
CME Group | | | | 31,869 | | 6,437,219 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | | 26,795 | | 3,054,630 | |
Franklin Resources | | | | 24,995 | | 749,850 | |
Intercontinental Exchange | | | | 49,832 | | 5,865,725 | |
Invesco | | | | 35,003 | | 945,081 | |
MarketAxess Holdings | | | | 3,339 | | 1,630,968 | |
Moody's | | | | 14,125 | | 4,614,779 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | 133,412 | | 11,013,161 | |
MSCI | | | | 7,390 | | 3,589,840 | |
Nasdaq | | | | 10,426 | | 1,684,216 | |
Northern Trust | | | | 18,329 | | 2,085,840 | |
Raymond James Financial | | | | 10,829 | | 1,416,217 | |
S&P Global | | | | 21,196 | | 8,274,706 | |
State Street | | | | 31,616 | | 2,654,163 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | | 48,496 | | 2,121,215 | |
T. Rowe Price Group | | | | 20,203 | | 3,620,378 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon | | | | 70,673 | | 3,525,169 | |
The Charles Schwab | | | | 132,974 | | 9,361,370 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group | | | | 30,585 | | 10,657,343 | |
| | | | 158,490,365 | |
Energy - 2.7% | | | | | |
APA | | | | 34,625 | | 692,500 | |
Baker Hughes | | | | 62,910 | | 1,263,233 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas | | | | 33,591 | | 559,962 | |
Chevron | | | | 170,030 | | 17,524,992 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | | 120,249 | | 6,149,534 | |
Devon Energy | | | | 53,708 | | 1,255,693 | |
Diamondback Energy | | | | 13,901 | | 1,136,129 | |
EOG Resources | | | | 52,104 | | 3,836,939 | |
Exxon Mobil | | | | 373,772 | | 21,394,709 | |
Halliburton | | | | 80,251 | | 1,569,710 | |
Hess | | | | 24,763 | | 1,845,091 | |
HollyFrontier | | | | 14,453 | | 505,855 | |
Kinder Morgan | | | | 170,224 | | 2,902,319 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Energy - 2.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Marathon Oil | | | | 73,177 | | 823,973 | |
Marathon Petroleum | | | | 57,585 | | 3,204,605 | |
NOV | | | | 32,715 | a | 489,089 | |
Occidental Petroleum | | | | 72,867 | | 1,847,907 | |
ONEOK | | | | 38,719 | | 2,026,552 | |
Phillips 66 | | | | 38,629 | | 3,125,472 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources | | | | 18,397 | | 2,830,011 | |
Schlumberger | | | | 124,279 | | 3,361,747 | |
The Williams Companies | | | | 107,112 | | 2,609,248 | |
Valero Energy | | | | 35,697 | | 2,640,150 | |
| | | | 83,595,420 | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3% | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale | | | | 39,052 | | 14,530,859 | |
Sysco | | | | 44,728 | | 3,789,803 | |
The Kroger Company | | | | 66,448 | | 2,428,010 | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance | | | | 64,068 | | 3,402,011 | |
Walmart | | | | 122,356 | | 17,118,828 | |
| | | | 41,269,511 | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.0% | | | | | |
Altria Group | | | | 163,728 | | 7,818,012 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland | | | | 48,820 | | 3,082,007 | |
Brown-Forman, Cl. B | | | | 16,567 | | 1,263,731 | |
Campbell Soup | | | | 18,912 | | 903,048 | |
Conagra Brands | | | | 44,424 | | 1,647,686 | |
Constellation Brands, Cl. A | | | | 15,249 | | 3,664,640 | |
General Mills | | | | 54,495 | | 3,316,566 | |
Hormel Foods | | | | 25,483 | | 1,177,315 | |
Kellogg | | | | 23,144 | | 1,444,648 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings | | | | 12,883 | | 1,037,082 | |
McCormick & Co. | | | | 22,378 | | 2,022,076 | |
Molson Coors Beverage, Cl. B | | | | 16,929 | a | 930,249 | |
Mondelez International, Cl. A | | | | 125,403 | | 7,625,756 | |
Monster Beverage | | | | 32,669 | a | 3,170,526 | |
PepsiCo | | | | 121,766 | | 17,553,787 | |
Philip Morris International | | | | 137,341 | | 13,047,395 | |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | | 342,332 | | 18,479,081 | |
The Hershey Company | | | | 12,758 | | 2,096,139 | |
The J.M. Smucker Company | | | | 9,853 | | 1,290,644 | |
The Kraft Heinz Company | | | | 57,533 | | 2,375,538 | |
Tyson Foods, Cl. A | | | | 25,631 | | 1,985,121 | |
| | | | 95,931,047 | |
Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.4% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | 156,378 | | 18,777,870 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.4% (continued) | | | | | |
ABIOMED | | | | 4,099 | a | 1,314,672 | |
Align Technology | | | | 6,402 | a | 3,812,583 | |
AmerisourceBergen | | | | 13,349 | | 1,612,559 | |
Anthem | | | | 21,752 | | 8,252,491 | |
Baxter International | | | | 44,287 | | 3,794,953 | |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | | | | 25,561 | | 6,359,832 | |
Boston Scientific | | | | 125,642 | a | 5,477,991 | |
Cardinal Health | | | | 26,647 | | 1,607,880 | |
Centene | | | | 51,694 | a | 3,191,588 | |
Cerner | | | | 27,121 | | 2,035,431 | �� |
Cigna | | | | 31,250 | | 7,781,563 | |
CVS Health | | | | 116,511 | | 8,901,440 | |
Danaher | | | | 55,907 | | 14,197,024 | |
DaVita | | | | 6,495 | a | 756,862 | |
Dentsply Sirona | | | | 18,871 | | 1,273,981 | |
DexCom | | | | 8,562 | a | 3,305,788 | |
Edwards Lifesciences | | | | 55,775 | a | 5,327,628 | |
HCA Healthcare | | | | 23,274 | | 4,679,470 | |
Henry Schein | | | | 12,339 | a | 894,578 | |
Hologic | | | | 22,628 | a | 1,483,265 | |
Humana | | | | 11,316 | | 5,038,336 | |
IDEXX Laboratories | | | | 7,618 | a | 4,182,206 | |
Intuitive Surgical | | | | 10,455 | a | 9,043,575 | |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | | 8,713 | a | 2,316,525 | |
McKesson | | | | 14,042 | | 2,633,718 | |
Medtronic | | | | 118,935 | | 15,570,970 | |
Quest Diagnostics | | | | 11,702 | | 1,543,260 | |
ResMed | | | | 12,999 | | 2,443,422 | |
Steris | | | | 7,772 | | 1,640,047 | |
Stryker | | | | 28,812 | | 7,566,896 | |
Teleflex | | | | 4,241 | | 1,791,738 | |
The Cooper Companies | | | | 4,469 | | 1,836,267 | |
UnitedHealth Group | | | | 83,501 | | 33,300,199 | |
Universal Health Services, Cl. B | | | | 6,820 | | 1,012,156 | |
West Pharmaceutical Services | | | | 6,441 | | 2,115,997 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings | | | | 18,182 | | 3,221,123 | |
| | | | 200,095,884 | |
Household & Personal Products - 1.6% | | | | | |
Church & Dwight | | | | 22,152 | | 1,899,312 | |
Colgate-Palmolive | | | | 74,630 | | 6,022,641 | |
Kimberly-Clark | | | | 29,657 | | 3,953,871 | |
The Clorox Company | | | | 11,080 | | 2,022,100 | |
The Estee Lauder Companies, Cl. A | | | | 20,291 | | 6,367,316 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Household & Personal Products - 1.6% (continued) | | | | | |
The Procter & Gamble Company | | | | 217,505 | | 29,019,517 | |
| | | | 49,284,757 | |
Insurance - 2.0% | | | | | |
Aflac | | | | 57,565 | | 3,092,967 | |
American International Group | | | | 76,543 | | 3,708,508 | |
Aon, Cl. A | | | | 19,845 | | 4,989,827 | |
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | | | | 17,043 | | 2,470,383 | |
Assurant | | | | 5,208 | | 810,365 | |
Chubb | | | | 39,964 | | 6,857,423 | |
Cincinnati Financial | | | | 13,264 | | 1,494,588 | |
Everest Re Group | | | | 3,695 | | 1,023,330 | |
Globe Life | | | | 8,290 | | 849,642 | |
Lincoln National | | | | 15,944 | | 1,022,489 | |
Loews | | | | 20,582 | | 1,147,447 | |
Marsh & McLennan | | | | 44,678 | | 6,062,805 | |
MetLife | | | | 66,590 | | 4,237,122 | |
Principal Financial Group | | | | 23,176 | | 1,480,251 | |
Prudential Financial | | | | 34,759 | | 3,488,413 | |
The Allstate | | | | 26,776 | | 3,395,197 | |
The Hartford Financial Services Group | | | | 31,503 | | 2,077,938 | |
The Progressive | | | | 51,463 | | 5,184,383 | |
The Travelers Companies | | | | 22,605 | | 3,496,089 | |
Unum Group | | | | 19,737 | | 557,768 | |
W.R. Berkley | | | | 12,324 | | 982,469 | |
Willis Towers Watson | | | | 11,562 | | 2,992,939 | |
| | | | 61,422,343 | |
Materials - 2.7% | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals | | | | 19,628 | | 5,662,285 | |
Albemarle | | | | 9,844 | | 1,655,465 | |
Amcor | | | | 139,573 | | 1,639,983 | |
Avery Dennison | | | | 7,566 | | 1,620,410 | |
Ball | | | | 28,926 | | 2,708,631 | |
Celanese | | | | 10,265 | | 1,608,012 | |
CF Industries Holdings | | | | 18,576 | | 903,351 | |
Corteva | | | | 65,790 | | 3,207,920 | |
Dow | | | | 66,025 | | 4,126,563 | |
DuPont de Nemours | | | | 47,660 | | 3,675,063 | |
Eastman Chemical | | | | 12,054 | | 1,390,911 | |
Ecolab | | | | 21,844 | | 4,895,677 | |
FMC | | | | 11,796 | | 1,394,759 | |
Freeport-McMoRan | | | | 128,057 | | 4,829,029 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances | | | | 22,122 | | 3,145,085 | |
International Paper | | | | 34,582 | | 2,005,756 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Materials - 2.7% (continued) | | | | | |
Linde | | | | 46,119 | | 13,182,655 | |
LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A | | | | 22,867 | | 2,372,223 | |
Martin Marietta Materials | | | | 5,562 | | 1,964,053 | |
Newmont | | | | 70,253 | | 4,384,490 | |
Nucor | | | | 26,794 | | 2,204,074 | |
Packaging Corp. of America | | | | 8,545 | | 1,261,669 | |
PPG Industries | | | | 21,049 | | 3,604,431 | |
Sealed Air | | | | 12,996 | | 642,002 | |
The Mosaic Company | | | | 32,048 | | 1,127,449 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | | 21,267 | | 5,824,393 | |
Vulcan Materials | | | | 11,732 | | 2,091,112 | |
WestRock | | | | 22,695 | | 1,265,246 | |
| | | | 84,392,697 | |
Media & Entertainment - 9.5% | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard | | | | 68,764 | | 6,270,589 | |
Alphabet, Cl. A | | | | 26,578 | a | 62,551,323 | |
Alphabet, Cl. C | | | | 25,474 | a | 61,395,397 | |
Charter Communications, Cl. A | | | | 12,563 | a | 8,460,552 | |
Comcast, Cl. A | | | | 403,617 | | 22,663,095 | |
Discovery, Cl. A | | | | 14,582 | a | 549,158 | |
Discovery, Cl. C | | | | 25,450 | a | 822,290 | |
DISH Network, Cl. A | | | | 21,170 | a | 948,204 | |
Electronic Arts | | | | 25,207 | | 3,581,411 | |
Facebook, Cl. A | | | | 212,594 | a | 69,110,058 | |
Fox, Cl. A | | | | 29,688 | | 1,110,925 | |
Fox, Cl. B | | | | 14,991 | | 545,373 | |
Live Nation Entertainment | | | | 13,283 | a | 1,087,612 | |
Netflix | | | | 39,103 | a | 20,078,217 | |
News Corporation, Cl. A | | | | 33,678 | | 882,195 | |
News Corporation, Cl. B | | | | 10,719 | | 260,579 | |
Omnicom Group | | | | 19,523 | | 1,605,962 | |
Take-Two Interactive Software | | | | 10,009 | a | 1,755,378 | |
The Interpublic Group of Companies | | | | 34,203 | | 1,085,945 | |
The Walt Disney Company | | | | 160,342 | a | 29,826,819 | |
Twitter | | | | 70,076 | a | 3,869,597 | |
ViacomCBS, Cl. B | | | | 50,816 | | 2,084,472 | |
| | | | 300,545,151 | |
Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 6.3% | | | | | |
AbbVie | | | | 155,843 | | 17,376,495 | |
Agilent Technologies | | | | 27,289 | | 3,646,902 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals | | | | 19,501 | a | 3,289,429 | |
Amgen | | | | 50,943 | | 12,207,981 | |
Biogen | | | | 13,355 | a | 3,570,192 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 6.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl. A | | | | 1,965 | a | 1,238,205 | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | | | | 197,603 | | 12,334,379 | |
Catalent | | | | 15,227 | a | 1,712,581 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | | 70,167 | | 12,824,423 | |
Gilead Sciences | | | | 110,629 | | 7,021,623 | |
Illumina | | | | 12,942 | a | 5,084,135 | |
Incyte | | | | 16,335 | a | 1,394,682 | |
IQVIA Holdings | | | | 17,101 | a | 4,013,434 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | | 232,241 | | 37,792,578 | |
Merck & Co. | | | | 223,323 | | 16,637,564 | |
Mettler-Toledo International | | | | 2,105 | a | 2,764,539 | |
PerkinElmer | | | | 9,794 | | 1,269,596 | |
Perrigo | | | | 11,977 | | 498,603 | |
Pfizer | | | | 492,310 | | 19,027,782 | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | | | | 9,330 | a | 4,490,529 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific | | | | 34,751 | | 16,340,963 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals | | | | 23,052 | a | 5,029,946 | |
Viatris | | | | 105,945 | a | 1,409,069 | |
Waters | | | | 5,518 | a | 1,654,683 | |
Zoetis | | | | 41,814 | | 7,235,076 | |
| | | | 199,865,389 | |
Real Estate - 2.5% | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities | | | | 11,471 | b | 2,077,398 | |
American Tower | | | | 39,486 | b | 10,059,848 | |
AvalonBay Communities | | | | 12,503 | b | 2,400,576 | |
Boston Properties | | | | 12,849 | b | 1,405,038 | |
CBRE Group, Cl. A | | | | 29,591 | a | 2,521,153 | |
Crown Castle International | | | | 38,285 | b | 7,238,162 | |
Digital Realty Trust | | | | 25,205 | b | 3,889,384 | |
Duke Realty | | | | 33,720 | b | 1,568,654 | |
Equinix | | | | 7,919 | b | 5,707,698 | |
Equity Residential | | | | 30,391 | b | 2,255,924 | |
Essex Property Trust | | | | 5,919 | b | 1,719,588 | |
Extra Space Storage | | | | 11,715 | b | 1,741,903 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | | 6,672 | b | 752,868 | |
Healthpeak Properties | | | | 49,065 | b | 1,684,892 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts | | | | 62,135 | a,b | 1,128,372 | |
Iron Mountain | | | | 25,221 | b | 1,011,867 | |
Kimco Realty | | | | 41,023 | b | 861,483 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities | | | | 10,024 | b | 1,577,076 | |
Prologis | | | | 65,649 | b | 7,650,078 | |
Public Storage | | | | 13,564 | b | 3,813,654 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Real Estate - 2.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Realty Income | | | | 31,352 | b | 2,167,991 | |
Regency Centers | | | | 14,941 | b | 951,144 | |
SBA Communications | | | | 9,828 | b | 2,945,648 | |
Simon Property Group | | | | 29,249 | b | 3,560,773 | |
UDR | | | | 26,040 | b | 1,209,558 | |
Ventas | | | | 34,125 | b | 1,892,573 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | | 13,489 | b | 617,122 | |
Welltower | | | | 37,457 | b | 2,810,399 | |
Weyerhaeuser | | | | 66,288 | b | 2,569,986 | |
| | | | 79,790,810 | |
Retailing - 7.3% | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts | | | | 5,956 | | 1,192,153 | |
Amazon.com | | | | 37,838 | a | 131,200,238 | |
AutoZone | | | | 1,994 | a | 2,919,455 | |
Best Buy | | | | 20,643 | | 2,400,162 | |
CarMax | | | | 14,613 | a | 1,947,036 | |
Dollar General | | | | 21,510 | | 4,619,273 | |
Dollar Tree | | | | 20,736 | a | 2,382,566 | |
eBay | | | | 56,656 | | 3,160,838 | |
Etsy | | | | 10,990 | a | 2,184,702 | |
Genuine Parts | | | | 13,104 | | 1,637,607 | |
L Brands | | | | 20,586 | a | 1,356,617 | |
LKQ | | | | 24,606 | a | 1,149,346 | |
Lowe's | | | | 64,473 | | 12,652,826 | |
O'Reilly Automotive | | | | 6,312 | a | 3,489,779 | |
Pool | | | | 3,647 | | 1,540,930 | |
Ross Stores | | | | 31,784 | | 4,161,797 | |
Target | | | | 44,499 | | 9,222,863 | |
The Gap | | | | 18,536 | | 613,542 | |
The Home Depot | | | | 95,095 | | 30,779,399 | |
The TJX Companies | | | | 105,691 | | 7,504,061 | |
Tractor Supply | | | | 10,106 | | 1,905,992 | |
Ulta Beauty | | | | 4,970 | a | 1,636,870 | |
| | | | 229,658,052 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.3% | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices | | | | 107,665 | a | 8,787,617 | |
Analog Devices | | | | 32,423 | | 4,965,907 | |
Applied Materials | | | | 80,919 | | 10,738,760 | |
Broadcom | | | | 36,031 | | 16,437,342 | |
Enphase Energy | | | | 11,235 | a | 1,564,474 | |
Intel | | | | 358,783 | | 20,640,786 | |
KLA | | | | 13,646 | | 4,303,266 | |
Lam Research | | | | 12,688 | | 7,872,270 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Maxim Integrated Products | | | | 23,939 | a | 2,250,266 | |
Microchip Technology | | | | 23,228 | | 3,490,936 | |
Micron Technology | | | | 99,405 | a | 8,555,788 | |
Monolithic Power Systems | | | | 3,523 | | 1,273,142 | |
NVIDIA | | | | 54,766 | | 32,880,411 | |
NXP Semiconductors | | | | 23,897 | | 4,600,411 | |
Qorvo | | | | 9,960 | a | 1,874,173 | |
Qualcomm | | | | 100,221 | | 13,910,675 | |
Skyworks Solutions | | | | 14,557 | | 2,639,621 | |
Teradyne | | | | 14,499 | | 1,813,535 | |
Texas Instruments | | | | 81,208 | | 14,658,856 | |
Xilinx | | | | 21,813 | | 2,791,191 | |
| | | | 166,049,427 | |
Software & Services - 13.6% | | | | | |
Accenture, Cl. A | | | | 55,968 | | 16,229,041 | |
Adobe | | | | 42,319 | a | 21,512,440 | |
Akamai Technologies | | | | 14,124 | a | 1,535,279 | |
Ansys | | | | 7,804 | a | 2,853,611 | |
Autodesk | | | | 19,501 | a | 5,692,537 | |
Automatic Data Processing | | | | 37,999 | | 7,105,433 | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions | | | | 10,274 | | 1,629,765 | |
Cadence Design Systems | | | | 24,880 | a | 3,278,438 | |
Citrix Systems | | | | 10,942 | | 1,355,167 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A | | | | 46,519 | | 3,740,128 | |
DXC Technology | | | | 21,840 | a | 718,754 | |
Fidelity National Information Services | | | | 54,703 | | 8,364,089 | |
Fiserv | | | | 51,100 | a | 6,138,132 | |
FLEETCOR Technologies | | | | 7,391 | a | 2,126,539 | |
Fortinet | | | | 11,933 | a | 2,437,077 | |
Gartner | | | | 8,111 | a | 1,588,783 | |
Global Payments | | | | 26,189 | | 5,620,945 | |
International Business Machines | | | | 78,778 | | 11,177,023 | |
Intuit | | | | 24,335 | | 10,029,914 | |
Jack Henry & Associates | | | | 6,716 | | 1,093,566 | |
Mastercard, Cl. A | | | | 77,441 | | 29,587,108 | |
Microsoft | | | | 666,779 | | 168,148,328 | |
NortonLifeLock | | | | 53,679 | | 1,160,003 | |
Oracle | | | | 163,570 | | 12,396,970 | |
Paychex | | | | 28,709 | | 2,798,840 | |
Paycom Software | | | | 4,310 | a | 1,656,807 | |
PayPal Holdings | | | | 103,431 | a | 27,128,917 | |
PTC | | | | 8,239 | a | 1,078,815 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Software & Services - 13.6% (continued) | | | | | |
salesforce.com | | | | 81,004 | a | 18,656,841 | |
ServiceNow | | | | 17,421 | a | 8,821,472 | |
Synopsys | | | | 13,610 | a | 3,362,487 | |
The Western Union Company | | | | 35,953 | | 926,149 | |
Tyler Technologies | | | | 3,593 | a | 1,526,522 | |
Verisign | | | | 8,948 | a | 1,957,554 | |
Visa, Cl. A | | | | 149,830 | | 34,994,295 | |
| | | | 428,427,769 | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 7.6% | | | | | |
Amphenol, Cl. A | | | | 52,513 | | 3,536,225 | |
Apple | | | | 1,395,139 | | 183,404,973 | |
Arista Networks | | | | 4,959 | a | 1,562,928 | |
CDW | | | | 12,785 | | 2,279,949 | |
Cisco Systems | | | | 372,693 | | 18,973,801 | |
Corning | | | | 67,238 | | 2,972,592 | |
F5 Networks | | | | 5,621 | a | 1,049,778 | |
FLIR Systems | | | | 12,002 | | 719,760 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | | | | 118,136 | | 1,892,539 | |
HP | | | | 109,766 | | 3,744,118 | |
IPG Photonics | | | | 3,375 | a | 732,746 | |
Juniper Networks | | | | 28,294 | | 718,385 | |
Keysight Technologies | | | | 16,404 | a | 2,367,917 | |
Motorola Solutions | | | | 14,930 | | 2,811,319 | |
NetApp | | | | 19,496 | | 1,456,156 | |
Seagate Technology | | | | 18,074 | | 1,677,990 | |
TE Connectivity | | | | 29,544 | | 3,972,782 | |
Trimble | | | | 21,545 | a | 1,766,690 | |
Western Digital | | | | 27,167 | a | 1,918,805 | |
Zebra Technologies, Cl. A | | | | 4,827 | a | 2,354,321 | |
| | | | 239,913,774 | |
Telecommunication Services - 1.6% | | | | | |
AT&T | | | | 629,571 | | 19,774,825 | |
Lumen Technologies | | | | 88,634 | | 1,137,174 | |
T-Mobile US | | | | 51,406 | a | 6,792,275 | |
Verizon Communications | | | | 365,365 | | 21,114,443 | |
| | | | 48,818,717 | |
Transportation - 2.0% | | | | | |
Alaska Air Group | | | | 10,580 | a | 731,501 | |
American Airlines Group | | | | 51,239 | a | 1,112,911 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide | | | | 12,002 | | 1,165,154 | |
CSX | | | | 67,674 | | 6,818,156 | |
Delta Air Lines | | | | 57,262 | a | 2,686,733 | |
Expeditors International of Washington | | | | 15,351 | | 1,686,461 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Transportation - 2.0% (continued) | | | | | |
FedEx | | | | 21,449 | | 6,226,859 | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services | | | | 7,554 | | 1,289,543 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | | 8,169 | | 2,387,063 | |
Norfolk Southern | | | | 22,158 | | 6,187,400 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line | | | | 8,349 | | 2,152,456 | |
Southwest Airlines | | | | 53,092 | a | 3,333,116 | |
Union Pacific | | | | 59,086 | | 13,122,410 | |
United Airlines Holdings | | | | 25,942 | a | 1,411,245 | |
United Parcel Service, Cl. B | | | | 63,435 | | 12,931,859 | |
| | | | 63,242,867 | |
Utilities - 2.6% | | | | | |
Alliant Energy | | | | 21,511 | | 1,208,273 | |
Ameren | | | | 22,528 | | 1,911,276 | |
American Electric Power | | | | 44,303 | | 3,930,119 | |
American Water Works | | | | 15,832 | | 2,469,634 | |
Atmos Energy | | | | 11,093 | | 1,149,124 | |
CenterPoint Energy | | | | 48,052 | | 1,176,793 | |
CMS Energy | | | | 26,326 | | 1,695,131 | |
Consolidated Edison | | | | 30,580 | | 2,367,198 | |
Dominion Energy | | | | 70,819 | | 5,658,438 | |
DTE Energy | | | | 17,082 | | 2,391,822 | |
Duke Energy | | | | 67,637 | | 6,810,370 | |
Edison International | | | | 33,502 | | 1,991,694 | |
Entergy | | | | 18,275 | | 1,997,275 | |
Evergy | | | | 20,678 | | 1,322,772 | |
Eversource Energy | | | | 29,963 | | 2,583,410 | |
Exelon | | | | 87,079 | | 3,913,330 | |
FirstEnergy | | | | 49,360 | | 1,871,731 | |
NextEra Energy | | | | 172,882 | | 13,400,084 | |
NiSource | | | | 32,836 | | 854,393 | |
NRG Energy | | | | 21,065 | | 754,548 | |
Pinnacle West Capital | | | | 9,658 | | 817,550 | |
PPL | | | | 68,633 | | 1,999,279 | |
Public Service Enterprise Group | | | | 44,134 | | 2,787,503 | |
Sempra Energy | | | | 25,716 | | 3,537,750 | |
The AES | | | | 57,905 | | 1,610,917 | |
The Southern Company | | | | 93,742 | | 6,202,908 | |
WEC Energy Group | | | | 28,249 | | 2,744,955 | |
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Common Stocks - 99.3% (continued) | | | | | |
Utilities - 2.6% (continued) | | | | | |
Xcel Energy | | | | 48,303 | | 3,444,004 | |
| | | | 82,602,281 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $840,967,373) | | | | 3,128,403,607 | |
| | | | Principal Amount ($) | | | |
Short-Term Investments - .1% | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills - .1% | | | | | |
0.04%, 12/2/21 | | | | 109,000 | c,d | 108,987 | |
0.06%, 9/9/21 | | | | 1,217,000 | c,d | 1,216,935 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,325,903) | | | | 1,325,922 | |
| | 1-Day Yield (%) | | Shares | | | |
Investment Companies - .6% | | | | | |
Registered Investment Companies - .6% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares (cost $19,922,390) | | 0.05 | | 19,922,390 | e | 19,922,390 | |
Total Investments (cost $862,215,666) | | 100.0% | | 3,149,651,919 | |
Cash and Receivables (Net) | | .0% | | 1,501,300 | |
Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 3,151,153,219 | |
a Non-income producing security.
b Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.
c Held by a counterparty for open exchange traded derivative contracts.
d Security is a discount security. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.
e Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.
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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Information Technology | 26.5 |
Health Care | 12.7 |
Consumer Discretionary | 12.6 |
Financials | 11.4 |
Communication Services | 11.1 |
Industrials | 8.7 |
Consumer Staples | 5.9 |
Materials | 2.7 |
Energy | 2.7 |
Utilities | 2.6 |
Real Estate | 2.5 |
Investment Companies | .6 |
Government | .0 |
| 100.0 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS (Unaudited)
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Investment Companies | Value 10/31/20 ($) | Purchases ($)† | Sales ($) | Value 4/30/21 ($) | Net Assets (%) | Dividends/ Distributions ($) |
Registered Investment Companies; |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 15,766,445 | 289,602,519 | (285,446,574) | 19,922,390 | .6 | 6,338 |
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned; |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares | - | 10,964,882 | (10,964,882) | - | - | 66,076†† |
Total | 15,766,445 | 300,567,401 | (296,411,456) | 19,922,390 | .6 | 72,414 |
† Includes reinvested dividends/distributions.
†† Represents securities lending income earned from reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF FUTURES
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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Description | Number of Contracts | Expiration | Notional Value ($) | Market Value ($) | Unrealized Appreciation ($) | |
Futures Long | | |
Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini | 108 | 6/18/2021 | 22,047,106 | 22,541,760 | 494,654 | |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | 494,654 | |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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| | | | | | |
| | | Cost | | Value | |
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 842,293,276 | | 3,129,729,529 | |
Affiliated issuers | | 19,922,390 | | 19,922,390 | |
Dividends and securities lending income receivable | | 2,212,695 | |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 968,337 | |
| | | | | 3,152,832,951 | |
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(b) | | 490,730 | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 995,522 | |
Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4 | | 162,122 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses payable | | 31,358 | |
| | | | | 1,679,732 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 3,151,153,219 | |
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | 616,081,124 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | 2,535,072,095 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 3,151,153,219 | |
| | | | |
Shares Outstanding | | |
(150 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized) | 41,731,605 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | | 75.51 | |
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See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment Income ($): | | | | |
Income: | | | | |
Cash dividends: | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | | 24,404,775 | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 6,338 | |
Income from securities lending—Note 1(b) | | | 66,076 | |
Total Income | | | 24,477,189 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | | 3,017,771 | |
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) | | | 134,100 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | | | 24,396 | |
Interest expense—Note 2 | | | 3,513 | |
Total Expenses | | | 3,179,780 | |
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a) | | | (134,100) | |
Net Expenses | | | 3,045,680 | |
Investment Income—Net | | | 21,431,509 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 244,418,360 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on futures | 4,241,860 | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | 248,660,220 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 485,308,949 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures | 1,574,442 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | 486,883,391 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 735,543,611 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 756,975,120 | |
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See notes to financial statements. | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended October 31, 2020 | |
Operations ($): | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net | | | 21,431,509 | | | | 46,672,018 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 248,660,220 | | | | 97,426,193 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 486,883,391 | | | | 128,164,303 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 756,975,120 | | | | 272,262,514 | |
Distributions ($): | |
Distributions to shareholders | | | (116,296,444) | | | | (139,346,661) | |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | |
Net proceeds from shares sold | | | 113,212,030 | | | | 469,923,133 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 81,764,078 | | | | 94,927,716 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (450,598,623) | | | | (657,688,952) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Stock Transactions | (255,622,515) | | | | (92,838,103) | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 385,056,161 | | | | 40,077,750 | |
Net Assets ($): | |
Beginning of Period | | | 2,766,097,058 | | | | 2,726,019,308 | |
End of Period | | | 3,151,153,219 | | | | 2,766,097,058 | |
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | |
Shares sold | | | 1,631,237 | | | | 8,660,342 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 1,233,786 | | | | 1,595,078 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (6,495,123) | | | | (11,463,860) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (3,630,100) | | | | (1,208,440) | |
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See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
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| Six Months Ended | | | | | |
| April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
| (Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 60.98 | 58.54 | 54.53 | 52.24 | 43.56 | 42.87 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—neta | .49 | 1.00 | 1.02 | .94 | .89 | .86 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 16.67 | 4.45 | 6.06 | 2.74 | 9.12 | .94 |
Total from Investment Operations | 17.16 | 5.45 | 7.08 | 3.68 | 10.01 | 1.80 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.50) | (1.03) | (.97) | (.92) | (.86) | (.83) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (2.13) | (1.98) | (2.10) | (.47) | (.47) | (.28) |
Total Distributions | (2.63) | (3.01) | (3.07) | (1.39) | (1.33) | (1.11) |
Net asset value, end of period | 75.51 | 60.98 | 58.54 | 54.53 | 52.24 | 43.56 |
Total Return (%) | 28.75b | 9.51 | 14.16 | 7.11 | 23.42 | 4.28 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | .21c | .21 | .21 | .21 | .21 | .21 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | .20c | .20 | .20 | .20 | .20 | .20 |
Ratio of net investment income | | | | | |
to average net assets | 1.42c | 1.70 | 1.86 | 1.70 | 1.85 | 2.02 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2.45b | 2.56 | 4.53 | 3.20 | 6.00 | 5.11 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 3,151,153 | 2,766,097 | 2,726,019 | 2,545,990 | 2,615,096 | 2,226,389 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Not annualized.
c Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the S&P 500® Index. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.
Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution or Shareholder Service Plan fees. Class I shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
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(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Service is engaged under the general oversight of the Board.
Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2021 in valuing the fund’s investments:
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| | | | | | |
| Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | | |
Investments In Securities:† | | |
Equity Securities - Common Stocks | 3,128,403,607 | - | | - | 3,128,403,607 | |
Investment Companies | 19,922,390 | - | | - | 19,922,390 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | - | 1,325,922 | | - | 1,325,922 | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | |
Futures†† | 494,654 | - | | - | 494,654 | |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end, but only variation margin on exchanged traded and centrally cleared derivatives, if any, are reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2021, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $9,009 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.
(d) Risk: Certain events particular to the industries in which the fund’s investments conduct their operations, as well as general economic, political and public health conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the investee’s operations and profitability. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
(e) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
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As of and during the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2020 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 was as follows: ordinary income $49,990,283 and long-term capital gains $89,356,378. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $823.5 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $688.5 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is an amount equal to $135 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.
The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the Facilities during the period ended April 30, 2021 was approximately $639,779 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 1.11%.
NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment advisory, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is
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contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of .20% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Out of its fee, the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2021, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amounted to $134,100.
(b) The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund will receive interest income or be charged an overdraft fees when cash balances are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes this interest income and overdraft fees, if any, as interest income in the Statement of Operations.
The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $513,130, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $22,400.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and futures, during the period ended April 30, 2021, amounted to $72,632,868 and $421,197,680, respectively.
Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended April 30, 2021 is discussed below.
Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which
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the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at April 30, 2021 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.
The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended April 30, 2021:
| | |
| | Average Market Value ($) |
Equity futures | | 22,505,370 |
At April 30, 2021, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments inclusive of derivative contracts was $2,287,930,907, consisting of $2,311,438,524 gross unrealized appreciation and $23,507,617 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2021, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:
The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”).
The State Law Cases: In 2008, approximately one year after the Tribune LBO concluded, Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). Beginning in June 2011, Tribune creditors filed complaints in various courts, alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares (collectively, “the state law cases”). The state law cases were consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the caption In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)). On September 23, 2013, the Court dismissed 50 cases, including at least one case in which the fund was a defendant. On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the District Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On March 29, 2016, the Second Circuit affirmed the
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dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by section 546(e) of the Code, which exempts qualified transfers that were made “by or to (or for the benefit of) . . . a financial institution.” The fund is a registered investment company, which the Code defines as a “financial institution.”
On September 9, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. During the pendency of the plaintiffs’ cert. petition, the Supreme Court ruled in another case, Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. (“Merit Management”), that Section 546(e) does not exempt qualified transfers from avoidance that merely passed through “financial institutions,” though it does exempt “financial institutions” themselves, like the fund.
On May 15, 2018, in response to the Merit Management decision, the Second Circuit issued an Order in the state law cases that “the mandate in this case is recalled in anticipation of further panel review.”
On December 19, 2019, the Second Circuit issued an Amended and Corrected Opinion affirming dismissal of the constructive fraudulent transfer claims notwithstanding Merit Mgmt., because there is an alternate basis for finding that the payments are safe-harbored under Section 546(e); namely, that, with respect to LBO payments, the Tribune Company is itself a “financial institution” because it was the customer of Computershare – a trust company and bank that acted as Tribune’s agent – and because all payments were made in connection with a securities contract.
On January 2, 2020, plaintiffs petitioned the Second Circuit for rehearing by the same panel of judges and/or rehearing en banc by all judges on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Plaintiffs sought this relief on numerous grounds, including that the panel rendered its decision using an incorrect construction of Section 546(e), improperly considered evidence, and an insufficiently developed factual record. Second Circuit rules state that parties opposing a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc are not permitted to file a response unless requested by the Court. The Second Circuit did not request any oppositions to plaintiffs’ motion, instead issuing an order on February 6, 2020, denying plaintiffs’-appellants’ petition for rehearing and/or rehearing en banc.
In July 2020, plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Second Circuit’s Amended and Corrected Opinion affirming the dismissal of the constructive fraudulent transfer claims. Plaintiffs’ cert. petition identifies three purported errors allegedly justifying Supreme Court review; namely, that the Second Circuit erred in its application of the “presumption against preemption” in the context of
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the Bankruptcy Code, in its conclusion that the 546(e) safe harbor pre-empts claims brought by creditors, and in its conclusion that the Tribune Company was a “financial institution.” Plaintiffs also formally abandoned their claims against certain defendants believed to have created a financial conflict that precluded a quorum among the Supreme Court justices. In August 2020, defendants opposed the petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that none of the Second Circuit’s findings and holdings warrant review, particularly since its decision does not conflict with the decision of any other court of appeals. In October 2020, the Supreme Court issued an order inviting the Solicitor General of the United States to file a brief expressing the views of the United States on the certiorari petition filed in the state law cases.
In March 2021, the Acting Solicitor General (“ASG”) filed a brief expressing the views of the United States on the cert. petition filed in the state law cases. Although the ASG’s position was that the Second Circuit erred when holding that the Section 546(e) safe harbor in the bankruptcy code preempted the plaintiffs’ state-law fraudulent transfer claims, and that the Second Circuit’s interpretation of “financial institution” as used in Section 546(e) would likely render the Supreme Court’s decision in Merit Management a practical nullity, the ASG nonetheless recommended denying certiorari as to both issues. Regarding the preemption issue, the ASG recommended denying certiorari primarily because it believed the issue would arise very infrequently, and because there is no circuit split regarding the general presumption against preemption. Regarding the “financial institution” issue, the ASG recommended denying certiorari primarily to allow other courts to analyze the issue before it is taken up by the Supreme Court, and because the state law cases present a poor vehicle for deciding the issue due to the lack of a factual record pertaining to the “financial institution” issue.
In April 2021, the United States Supreme Court denied Plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari, thus bringing a permanent end to the state law cases as pleaded. As a result, we will not report on the state law cases going forward.
The FitzSimons Litigation: On November 1, 2010, a case now styled, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS) was filed (“the FitzSimons Litigation”). Among other things, the complaint sought recovery of alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, that participated in the Tribune LBO. On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the Court granted on January 9, 2017. The plaintiff then sought leave to file an
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interlocutory appeal. On February 23, 2017, the Court entered an order stating that it would permit the plaintiff to file an interlocutory appeal after the Court decided other pending motions.
Effective November 1, 2018, Judge Denise Cote was assigned to the case when Judge Richard Sullivan was elevated to the Second Circuit.
On November 30, 2018, the Court issued an Opinion and Order resolving the remaining motions by dismissing most, but not all, of the claims asserted against the individual defendants.
In January 2019, various state law claims asserted against certain individual defendants were dismissed.
Between February and early April 2019, plaintiffs and certain defendants attempted to resolve the dispute through mediation, but ultimately decided to await the Second Circuit’s review of its May 29, 2016 decision before attempting to negotiate a settlement.
On April 4, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to amend the FitzSimons complaint to add a claim for constructive fraudulent transfer from defendants subject to clawback under the Bankruptcy Code. On April 10, 2019, the affected defendants opposed the motion.
On April 23, 2019, Judge Cote denied plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint to add a new constructive fraudulent transfer claim because such amendment would be futile and would result in substantial prejudice to the shareholder defendants given that the only claim against the shareholder defendants in FitzSimons has been dismissed for over two years, subject to appeal. Judge Cote considered the amendment futile on the ground that constructive fraudulent transfer claims are barred by the safe harbor provision of Section 546(e), which defines “financial institution” to include, in certain circumstances, the customers of traditional financial institutions, including Tribune.
On July 12, 2019, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal to the Second Circuit from the April 23, 2019, decision denying leave to amend the complaint to add constructive fraudulent transfer claims. On July 15, 2019, the Trustee filed a corrected notice of appeal to remedy technical errors with the notice filed on July 12, 2019. Briefing on these matters began in January 2020, and was completed and fully submitted to the Second Circuit by June 2020. Oral argument occurred in August 2020. In December 2020, Second Circuit Judge and panel member Ralph Winter, Jr., passed away. A decision is still expected in 2021, though it is unknown whether a third panel member will be sought to decide the pending appeal, whether additional briefing or oral argument will be requested or required by a third panel
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member, if any, or whether any such request will impact the timing to a final decision.
In April 2021, the United States Supreme Court denied Plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari to review legal issues raised in cases filed by Tribune creditors beginning in June 2011, arising under state and/or federal law, and alleging that payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances,” which payments should have been returned to the shareholders for their shares (collectively, “the state law cases”). The state law cases had been consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the caption In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS). The Tribune defendants advised the Second Circuit of the denial of cert in the state law cases, and urged the Second Circuit to affirm denial of the Trustee’s motion for leave to amend in light of the Supreme Court’s decision.
As of April 2021, the Trustee’s assertion of intentional fraudulent transfer claims (which were dismissed by the trial court) and the Trustee’s request for leave to amend its complaint to add constructive fraudulent transfer claims (which was also denied by the trial court) are still pending on appeal before the Second Circuit.
At this stage in the proceedings, management does not believe that a loss is probable and, in any event, is unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss that may result.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on February 24-25, 2021, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Investment Management Agreement pursuant to which the Adviser provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”). The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Adviser. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered several factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to it at the meeting and in previous presentations from representatives of the Adviser regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, including the fund. The Adviser provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. The Adviser also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or the Adviser) and the Adviser’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that the Adviser also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered the Adviser’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data based on classifications provided by Thomson Reuters Lipper, which included information comparing (1) the performance of the fund’s Class I shares with the performance of a group of institutional S&P 500 index funds selected by Broadridge as comparable to the fund (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds consisting of all retail and institutional S&P 500 index funds (the “Performance Universe”), all for various periods ended December 31, 2020, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of the same group of funds in the
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Performance Group (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of all institutional S&P 500 index funds, excluding outliers (the “Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. The Adviser previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
Performance Comparisons. Representatives of the Adviser stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations and policies that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds and the end date selected. The Board discussed with representatives of the Adviser the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance was below the Performance Group medians for all periods and above the Performance Universe medians for all periods. The Board considered the relative proximity of the fund’s performance to the Performance Group medians. The Adviser also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
Management Fee and Expense Ratio Comparisons. The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate payable by the fund to the Adviser in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services provided by the Adviser. In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the actual management fee rate paid by the fund over the fund’s last fiscal year.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses as a percentage of average net assets of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median contractual management fee, the fund’s actual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median actual management fee and the fund’s total expenses were higher than the Expense Group median and lower than the Expense Universe median total expenses.
Representatives of the Adviser reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees paid to the Adviser, or the primary employer of the fund’s primary portfolio manager(s) that is affiliated with the Adviser, for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee. Representatives of the Adviser noted that there were no other funds advised or administered by the Adviser that are in the same Lipper category as the fund.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND’S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (continued)
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Representatives of the Adviser reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by the Adviser and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to the Adviser and its affiliates for managing the funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not excessive, given the services rendered and service levels provided by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding the Adviser’s approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire BNY Mellon fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreement, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by the Adviser, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreement and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Representatives of the Adviser stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that the Adviser may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Representatives of the Adviser also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to the Adviser from acting as investment adviser and took into consideration that there were no soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreement. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board generally was satisfied with the fund’s overall performance.
· The Board concluded that the fee paid to the Adviser continued to be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the factors and the totality of the services provided as discussed above.
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· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Adviser in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreement, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with the Adviser and its affiliates, of the Adviser and the services provided to the fund by the Adviser. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreement, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for the fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreement for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and representatives of the Adviser. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or substantially similar arrangements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreement.
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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)
Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Liquidity Risk Management Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Rule 22e-4 requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds but not money market funds, to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and shareholder redemptions. The rule is designed to mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.
The rule requires the fund to assess, manage and review their liquidity risk at least annually considering applicable factors such as investment strategy and liquidity during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions, including whether the strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund and whether the fund has a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers. The fund must also assess its use of borrowings and derivatives, short-term and long-term cash flow projections in normal and stressed conditions, holdings of cash and cash equivalents, and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.
The rule also requires the fund to classify its investments as highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid based on the number of days the fund expects it would take to liquidate the investment, and to review these classifications at least monthly or more often under certain conditions. The periods range from three or fewer business days for a highly liquid investment to greater than seven calendar days for settlement of a less liquid investment. Illiquid investments are those a fund does not expect to be able to sell or dispose of within seven calendar days without significantly changing the market value. The fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. In addition, if a fund permits redemptions in-kind, the rule requires the fund to establish redemption in-kind policies and procedures governing how and when it will engage in such redemptions.
Pursuant to the rule’s requirements, the Liquidity Risk Management Program has been reviewed and approved by the Board. Furthermore, the Board has received a written report prepared by the Program’s Administrator that addresses the operation of the Program, assesses its adequacy and effectiveness and describes any material changes made to the Program.
Assessment of Program
In the opinion of the Program Administrator, the Program approved by the Board continues to be adequate for the fund and the Program has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has monitored the fund’s liquidity risk and the liquidity classification of the securities held by the fund and has determined that the Program is operating effectively.
During the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Program and no material liquidity events that impacted the fund. During the period, the fund held sufficient highly liquid assets to meet fund redemptions.
Under normal expected foreseeable fund redemption forecasts and foreseeable stressed fund redemption forecasts, the Program Administrator believes that the fund maintains sufficient highly liquid assets to meet expected fund redemptions.
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BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Adviser
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Distributor
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.im.bnymellon.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.
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THE FUND
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Back Cover
DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)
For the period from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021, as provided by portfolio managers Fayez Sarofim of Fayez Sarofim & Co., Sub-Investment Adviser
Market and Fund Performance Overview
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2021, BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund’s Class A shares produced a total return of 25.79%, Class C shares returned 25.33% and Class I shares returned 25.93%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 28.74% for the same period.2
U.S. equities rose during the reporting period in response to fiscal and monetary policy responses to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund lagged its benchmark due to unfavorable security selection and sector allocation.
The Fund’s Investment Approach
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation consistent with minimizing realized capital gains. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and employs a tax-managed strategy, which is an approach to managing a fund that seeks to minimize capital gains tax liabilities.
In choosing stocks, the fund’s portfolio managers first identify economic sectors that they believe will expand over the next three to five years or longer. Using fundamental analysis, the fund’s portfolio managers then seek companies within these sectors that have dominant positions in their industries, and that have demonstrated sustained patterns of profitability, strong balance sheets, an expanding global presence and the potential to achieve predictable, above-average earnings growth. The fund’s portfolio managers also are alert to companies that they consider undervalued in terms of current earnings, assets or growth prospects.
The fund attempts to enhance after-tax returns by minimizing its annual taxable distributions to shareholders. To do so, the fund employs a “buy-and hold” investment strategy, which generally has resulted in an annual portfolio turnover rate of below 15%.
Markets Recover as Progress on the Pandemic Continues
The Index advanced 28.74% in the six-month period ended April 30, 2021 to new all-time highs, driven by the passage of a stimulus plan, better-than-expected corporate earnings and vaccination progress. President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was passed by Congress and includes $1,400 direct payments to citizens, additional funding for unemployment relief, vaccine distribution and assistance to businesses and states. Corporate earnings were better than expected as companies voiced a positive outlook for a recovery in 2021. On the virus front, a third viable vaccine was introduced, and vaccinations reached 148 million doses administered in the U.S.
While the recovery theme remained intact and supported the market’s upward trajectory, it was a volatile period, with negative datapoints that threatened progress. Volatility came from multiple sources including bubble concerns, new virus variants and a faster- than-expected rise in the 10-year Treasury yield. A sudden rise in the 10-year Treasury yield to 1.6% sent stocks tumbling as investors feared a fragile recovery would be derailed by higher borrowing
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rates. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell reiterated there would not be a premature tightening of rates as the employment and inflation goals for the U.S. remained far off. Despite the volatility, the improving infection rate and successful vaccination rollout boosted positive sentiment in the period.
Within the Index, value outperformed growth in the period as the rotation out of growth and into cyclical and value stocks continued. Sectors tied to the economic reopening benefited, while pandemic winners lagged the market. Pandemic-challenged sectors, including energy and financials, were outperformers, while consumer staples and utilities were relative laggards in the period.
Stock Selection and Sector Allocation Hampered Performance
The fund underperformed the Index in the period as the dual impact of a negative stock selection effect and a negative allocation effect hindered relative performance. Despite the fund’s short-term underperformance as a result of the rotation into value and reopening themed stocks, we remain committed to the fund’s long-term oriented holdings.
Within the information technology sector, adept stock selection contributed positively to results as holdings in the semiconductor, software and hardware subsectors delivered strong performances. The fund’s strategic underweight of the utilities sector contributed positively to results for the period. Adept stock selection within the communication services sector added value to the portfolio as holdings Facebook and Alphabet reported better-than-expected earnings results. Within consumer staples, a positive selection effect outweighed a negative allocation effect, contributing positively to results for the period. The top positive contributors to relative performance include Alphabet, ASML Holding, Microsoft, The Estee Lauder Companies and Apple.
Conversely, disadvantageous stock selection within the financials sector negatively impacted portfolio results as holdings in the capital markets and insurance subsectors trailed the broader sector’s rebound, which was led by banks. A negative stock selection effect within the consumer discretionary sector adversely impacted results for the period. The top detractors from relative performance include Zoetis, Marriott International, Masimo, Verisk Analytics and Otis Worldwide.
A Continued Focus on Stable Industry Leaders
Rather than try to predict the sentiment shifts that will continue to characterize this unusual time in the financial markets, the fund’s investment approach remains focused on the long term. While the COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant threat to economic activity and corporate profits in the shorter term, the portfolio emphasizes companies that possess resilient cash flows, solid balance sheets and geographically diverse revenue streams. Those characteristics offer protection against uncertainty associated with additional waves of infections, high unemployment and rising geopolitical tensions.
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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)
We expect continued volatility as certain industries face impacts from the virus or a slowdown in economic activity. At the same time, the portfolio’s simultaneous focus on quality businesses operating in attractive, growing industries and led by management teams whom we consider to be excellent allocators of capital, position the portfolio to consistently deliver revenue and earnings growth over the long term.
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1 DUE TO RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY, CURRENT PERFORMANCE MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE FIGURES SHOWN. Investors should note that the fund’s short-term performance is highly unusual, in part due to unusually favorable market conditions, and is unlikely to be repeated or consistently achieved in the future. Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.
2 Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.
Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.
References to specific securities, asset classes and financial markets are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be and should not be interpreted as recommendations.
Investing in foreign denominated and/or domiciled securities involves special risks, including changes in currency exchange rates, political, economic, and social instability, limited company information, differing auditing and legal standards, and less market liquidity. These risks generally are greater with emerging market countries.
Recent market risks include pandemic risks related to COVID-19. The effects of COVID-19 have contributed to increased volatility in global markets and will likely affect certain countries, companies, industries and market sectors more dramatically than others. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)
As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.
Review your fund’s expenses
The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund from November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assume actual returns for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | $6.72 | $10.89 | $5.32 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,257.90 | $1,253.30 | $1,259.30 | |
COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS (Unaudited)
Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.
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Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment | |
Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended April 30, 2021 | |
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Expenses paid per $1,000† | $6.01 | $9.74 | $4.76 | |
Ending value (after expenses) | $1,018.84 | $1,015.12 | $1,020.08 | |
† | Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.20% for Class A, 1.95% for Class C and .95% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
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Common Stocks - 99.5% | | | | | |
Banks - 2.4% | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | 22,615 | | 3,478,413 | |
Capital Goods - 1.1% | | | | | |
Otis Worldwide | | | | 6,315 | | 491,749 | |
Raytheon Technologies | | | | 12,230 | | 1,018,025 | |
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Commercial & Professional Services - 1.5% | | | | | |
IHS Markit | | | | 8,000 | | 860,640 | |
Verisk Analytics | | | | 6,690 | | 1,259,058 | |
| | | | 2,119,698 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.3% | | | | | |
NIKE, Cl. B | | | | 14,595 | | 1,935,589 | |
Consumer Services - 3.2% | | | | | |
Marriott International, Cl. A | | | | 10,000 | a | 1,485,200 | |
McDonald's | | | | 12,915 | | 3,048,973 | |
| | | | 4,534,173 | |
Diversified Financials - 6.0% | | | | | |
BlackRock | | | | 5,560 | | 4,555,308 | |
Intercontinental Exchange | | | | 21,765 | | 2,561,958 | |
S&P Global | | | | 4,000 | | 1,561,560 | |
| | | | 8,678,826 | |
Energy - 1.2% | | | | | |
Chevron | | | | 17,365 | | 1,789,811 | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 8.8% | | | | | |
Altria Group | | | | 30,015 | | 1,433,216 | |
Nestle, ADR | | | | 28,185 | | 3,368,953 | |
PepsiCo | | | | 16,820 | | 2,424,771 | |
Philip Morris International | | | | 29,480 | | 2,800,600 | |
The Coca-Cola Company | | | | 48,355 | | 2,610,203 | |
| | | | 12,637,743 | |
Health Care Equipment & Services - 7.0% | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | | 29,980 | | 3,599,998 | |
Intuitive Surgical | | | | 1,850 | a | 1,600,250 | |
Masimo | | | | 4,400 | a | 1,023,748 | |
UnitedHealth Group | | | | 9,525 | | 3,798,570 | |
| | | | 10,022,566 | |
Household & Personal Products - 4.9% | | | | | |
The Estee Lauder Companies, Cl. A | | | | 22,425 | | 7,036,965 | |
Insurance - 1.8% | | | | | |
The Progressive | | | | 25,550 | | 2,573,907 | |
Materials - 3.3% | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals | | | | 11,685 | | 3,370,889 | |
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Description | | | | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Common Stocks - 99.5% (continued) | | | | | |
Materials - 3.3% (continued) | | | | | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | | 4,850 | | 1,328,270 | |
| | | | 4,699,159 | |
Media & Entertainment - 14.0% | | | | | |
Alphabet, Cl. C | | | | 3,413 | a | 8,225,740 | |
Comcast, Cl. A | | | | 54,295 | | 3,048,664 | |
Facebook, Cl. A | | | | 24,140 | a | 7,847,431 | |
The Walt Disney Company | | | | 5,472 | a | 1,017,901 | |
| | | | 20,139,736 | |
Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 3.8% | | | | | |
AbbVie | | | | 6,035 | | 672,903 | |
Novo Nordisk, ADR | | | | 36,130 | | 2,671,814 | |
Roche Holding, ADR | | | | 31,600 | | 1,286,436 | |
Zoetis | | | | 4,500 | | 778,635 | |
| | | | 5,409,788 | |
Retailing - 5.3% | | | | | |
Amazon.com | | | | 2,200 | a | 7,628,324 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0% | | | | | |
ASML Holding | | | | 8,095 | | 5,246,369 | |
Texas Instruments | | | | 34,430 | | 6,214,959 | |
| | | | 11,461,328 | |
Software & Services - 15.9% | | | | | |
Adobe | | | | 3,700 | a | 1,880,858 | |
Automatic Data Processing | | | | 4,815 | | 900,357 | |
Intuit | | | | 4,550 | | 1,875,328 | |
Mastercard, Cl. A | | | | 4,050 | | 1,547,343 | |
Microsoft | | | | 44,055 | | 11,109,790 | |
Visa, Cl. A | | | | 23,600 | b | 5,512,016 | |
| | | | 22,825,692 | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment - 7.1% | | | | | |
Apple | | | | 77,990 | | 10,252,565 | |
Transportation - 2.9% | | | | | |
Canadian Pacific Railway | | | | 8,585 | b | 3,203,321 | |
Union Pacific | | | | 4,275 | | 949,435 | |
| | | | 4,152,756 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $45,979,365) | | | | 142,886,813 | |
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
| | | | | | | |
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Description | | 1-Day Yield (%) | | Shares | | Value ($) | |
Investment Companies - ..5% | | | | | |
Registered Investment Companies - .5% | | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares (cost $702,762) | | 0.05 | | 702,762 | c | 702,762 | |
Total Investments (cost $46,682,127) | | 100.0% | | 143,589,575 | |
Cash and Receivables (Net) | | .0% | | 55,331 | |
Net Assets | | 100.0% | | 143,644,906 | |
ADR—American Depository Receipt
a Non-income producing security.
b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At April 30, 2021, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $8,628,128 and the value of the collateral was $8,894,049, consisting of U.S. Government & Agency securities.
c Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.
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Portfolio Summary (Unaudited) † | Value (%) |
Information Technology | 31.0 |
Communication Services | 14.0 |
Consumer Staples | 13.7 |
Health Care | 10.7 |
Financials | 10.3 |
Consumer Discretionary | 9.8 |
Industrials | 5.4 |
Materials | 3.3 |
Energy | 1.3 |
Investment Companies | .5 |
| 100.0 |
† Based on net assets.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
Investment Companies | Value 10/31/20($) | Purchases($)† | Sales ($) | Value 4/30/21($) | Net Assets(%) | Dividends/ Distributions($) |
Registered Investment Companies; | | | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares | 1,325,484 | 5,140,868 | (5,763,590) | 702,762 | .5 | 368 |
Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned; | | |
Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund, SL Shares | - | 2,332,749 | (2,332,749) | - | - | 3,707†† |
Total | 1,325,484 | 7,473,617 | (8,096,339) | 702,762 | .5 | 4,075 |
† Includes reinvested dividends/distributions.
†† Represents securities lending income earned from reinvestment of cash collateral from loaned securities, net of fees and collateral investment expenses, and other payments to and from borrowers of securities.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | Cost | | Value | |
Assets ($): | | | | |
Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments (including securities on loan, valued at $8,628,128)—Note 1(c): | | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | 45,979,365 | | 142,886,813 | |
Affiliated issuers | | 702,762 | | 702,762 | |
Dividends and securities lending income receivable | | 153,281 | |
Tax reclaim receivable—Note 1(b) | | 65,980 | |
Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed | | 53,483 | |
| | | | | 143,862,319 | |
Liabilities ($): | | | | |
Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 3(c) | | 136,973 | |
Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed | | 77,640 | |
Directors’ fees and expenses payable | | 2,800 | |
| | | | | 217,413 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 143,644,906 | |
Composition of Net Assets ($): | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | | | 42,781,140 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | | | | | 100,863,766 | |
Net Assets ($) | | | 143,644,906 | |
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Net Asset Value Per Share | Class A | Class C | Class I | |
Net Assets ($) | 115,086,326 | 6,402,887 | 22,155,693 | |
Shares Outstanding | 2,883,890 | 174,127 | 553,275 | |
Net Asset Value Per Share ($) | 39.91 | 36.77 | 40.04 | |
| | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited)
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment Income ($): | | | | |
Income: | | | | |
Cash dividends (net of $28,301 foreign taxes withheld at source): | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | | 1,059,154 | |
Affiliated issuers | | | 368 | |
Income from securities lending—Note 1(c) | | | 3,707 | |
Total Income | | | 1,063,229 | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fee—Note 3(a) | | | 623,517 | |
Distribution/Service Plan fees—Note 3(b) | | | 175,634 | |
Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c) | | | 5,485 | |
Loan commitment fees—Note 2 | | | 1,052 | |
Total Expenses | | | 805,688 | |
Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a) | | | (5,485) | |
Net Expenses | | | 800,203 | |
Investment Income—Net | | | 263,026 | |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($): | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 3,703,734 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 25,926,883 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 29,630,617 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | 29,893,643 | |
| | | | | | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended October 31, 2020 | |
Operations ($): | | | | | | | | |
Investment income—net | | | 263,026 | | | | 581,491 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | 3,703,734 | | | | 7,946,275 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 25,926,883 | | | | 8,435,927 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | 29,893,643 | | | | 16,963,693 | |
Distributions ($): | |
Distributions to shareholders: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (6,093,925) | | | | (4,229,608) | |
Class C | | | (797,636) | | | | (574,454) | |
Class I | | | (1,119,142) | | | | (746,136) | |
Total Distributions | | | (8,010,703) | | | | (5,550,198) | |
Capital Stock Transactions ($): | |
Net proceeds from shares sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 8,461,718 | | | | 5,264,132 | |
Class C | | | 307,789 | | | | 788,962 | |
Class I | | | 3,377,953 | | | | 2,944,284 | |
Distributions reinvested: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 5,155,606 | | | | 3,617,590 | |
Class C | | | 797,096 | | | | 494,486 | |
Class I | | | 1,053,985 | | | | 675,433 | |
Cost of shares redeemed: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (6,379,421) | | | | (10,048,762) | |
Class C | | | (7,102,834) | | | | (3,469,768) | |
Class I | | | (1,436,199) | | | | (2,931,130) | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Stock Transactions | 4,235,693 | | | | (2,664,773) | |
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 26,118,633 | | | | 8,748,722 | |
Net Assets ($): | |
Beginning of Period | | | 117,526,273 | | | | 108,777,551 | |
End of Period | | | 143,644,906 | | | | 117,526,273 | |
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| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2021 (Unaudited) | | Year Ended October 31, 2020 | |
Capital Share Transactions (Shares): | |
Class Aa | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 232,871 | | | | 164,951 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 146,060 | | | | 119,268 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (172,658) | | | | (326,888) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 206,273 | | | | (42,669) | |
Class Ca,b | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 9,110 | | | | 27,662 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 24,436 | | | | 17,510 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (211,223) | | | | (115,592) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | (177,677) | | | | (70,420) | |
Class Ib | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 89,984 | | | | 92,638 | |
Shares issued for distributions reinvested | | | 29,788 | | | | 22,203 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (38,871) | | | | (98,508) | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding | 80,901 | | | | 16,333 | |
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a | During the period ended April 30, 2021, 4,656 Class C shares representing $156,335 were automatically converted to 4,298 Class A shares and during the period ended October 31, 2020, 1,545 Class C shares representing $45,212 were automatically converted to 1,439 Class A shares. | |
b | During the period ended October 31, 2020, 679 Class C shares representing $19,330 were exchanged for 631 Class I shares. | |
See notes to financial statements. | | | | | | | | |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption at net asset value on the last day of the period. Net asset value total return includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.
| | | | | | | |
| | | |
| Six Months Ended | |
Class A Shares | April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 33.79 | 30.45 | 29.35 | 29.44 | 24.06 | 25.52 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—neta | .08 | .18 | .26 | .24 | .24 | .26 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.33 | 4.72 | 3.85 | 1.25 | 5.39 | (.12) |
Total from Investment Operations | 8.41 | 4.90 | 4.11 | 1.49 | 5.63 | .14 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.01) | (.22) | (.30) | (.23) | (.24) | (.28) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (2.28) | (1.34) | (2.71) | (1.35) | (.01) | (1.32) |
Total Distributions | (2.29) | (1.56) | (3.01) | (1.58) | (.25) | (1.60) |
Net asset value, end of period | 39.91 | 33.79 | 30.45 | 29.35 | 29.44 | 24.06 |
Total Return (%)b | 25.79c | 16.73 | 15.88 | 5.19 | 23.55 | .54 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 1.21d | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.36 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 1.20d | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | .42d | .56 | .92 | .82 | .91 | 1.07 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2.37c | 9.68 | 2.69 | 5.63 | 1.14 | 10.84 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 115,086 | 90,470 | 82,846 | 77,180 | 70,073 | 62,985 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Exclusive of sales charge.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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| | | |
| Six Months Ended | |
Class C Shares | April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 31.39 | 28.42 | 27.59 | 27.77 | 22.71 | 24.17 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income (loss)—neta | (.06) | (.05) | .05 | .02 | .05 | .07 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 7.72 | 4.39 | 3.58 | 1.18 | 5.07 | (.10) |
Total from Investment Operations | 7.66 | 4.34 | 3.63 | 1.20 | 5.12 | (.03) |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | - | (.03) | (.09) | (.03) | (.05) | (.11) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (2.28) | (1.34) | (2.71) | (1.35) | (.01) | (1.32) |
Total Distributions | (2.28) | (1.37) | (2.80) | (1.38) | (.06) | (1.43) |
Net asset value, end of period | 36.77 | 31.39 | 28.42 | 27.59 | 27.77 | 22.71 |
Total Return (%)b | 25.33c | 15.83 | 15.01 | 4.41 | 22.58 | (.18) |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | 1.96d | 1.96 | 1.96 | 2.01 | 2.11 | 2.11 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | 1.95d | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.10 |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (.34)d | (.17) | .18 | .06 | .19 | .32 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2.37c | 9.68 | 2.69 | 5.63 | 1.14 | 10.84 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 6,403 | 11,043 | 12,001 | 13,123 | 23,993 | 26,237 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Exclusive of sales charge.
c Not annualized.
d Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Six Months Ended | |
Class I Shares | April 30, 2021 | Year Ended October 31, |
(Unaudited) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Per Share Data ($): | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | 33.90 | 30.55 | 29.43 | 29.50 | 24.12 | 25.57 |
Investment Operations: | | | | | | |
Investment income—neta | .12 | .26 | .33 | .33 | .30 | .31 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 8.36 | 4.73 | 3.87 | 1.26 | 5.39 | (.10) |
Total from Investment Operations | 8.48 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 1.59 | 5.69 | .21 |
Distributions: | | | | | | |
Dividends from investment income—net | (.06) | (.30) | (.37) | (.31) | (.30) | (.34) |
Dividends from net realized gain on investments | (2.28) | (1.34) | (2.71) | (1.35) | (.01) | (1.32) |
Total Distributions | (2.34) | (1.64) | (3.08) | (1.66) | (.31) | (1.66) |
Net asset value, end of period | 40.04 | 33.90 | 30.55 | 29.43 | 29.50 | 24.12 |
Total Return (%) | 25.93b | 17.00 | 16.21 | 5.51 | 23.80 | .83 |
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%): | | | | | | |
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets | .96c | .96 | .96 | 1.01 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets | .95c | .95 | .95 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.10 |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | .67c | .81 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.30 |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 2.37b | 9.68 | 2.69 | 5.63 | 1.14 | 10.84 |
Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | 22,156 | 16,013 | 13,931 | 15,026 | 83,050 | 83,419 |
a Based on average shares outstanding.
b Not annualized.
c Annualized.
See notes to financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:
BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering four series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation consistent with minimizing realized capital gains. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Fayez Sarofim & Co. (the “Sub-Adviser”), serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue 600 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently has authorized three classes of shares: Class A (300 million shares authorized), Class C (100 million shares authorized) and Class I (200 million shares authorized). Class A and Class C shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Distribution fees and/or Service Plan fees. Class A shares generally are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $1 million or more may be charged a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if redeemed within one year. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the date of purchase, without the imposition of a sales charge. Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution or Service Plan fees. Class I shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or CDSC. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.
(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.
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Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:
Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that
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influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.
For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2021 in valuing the fund’s investments:
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| Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices | Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs | | Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Assets ($) | | |
Investments In Securities:† | | |
Equity Securities - Common Stocks | 142,886,813 | - | | - | 142,886,813 | |
Investment Companies | 702,762 | - | | - | 702,762 | |
† See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.
(b) Foreign taxes: The fund may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, realized and unrealized capital gains on investments or certain foreign currency transactions. Foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which the fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by the fund and are reflected in the Statement of Operations, if applicable. Foreign taxes payable or deferred or those subject to reclaims as of April 30, 2021, if any, are disclosed in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
(c) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the
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market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended April 30, 2021, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $490 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.
(d) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.
(e) Risk: Certain events particular to the industries in which the fund’s investments conduct their operations, as well as general economic, political and public health conditions, may have a significant negative impact on the investee’s operations and profitability. In addition, turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and/or fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers, which could adversely affect the fund. Global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, and conditions and events in one country, region or financial market may adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or financial market. These risks may be magnified if certain events or developments adversely interrupt the global supply chain; in these and other circumstances, such risks might affect companies world-wide. Recent examples include pandemic risks related to COVID-19 and aggressive measures taken world-wide in response by governments, including closing borders, restricting international and domestic travel, and the imposition of prolonged quarantines of large populations, and by businesses, including changes to operations and reducing staff. To the extent the fund may overweight its investments in certain countries, companies, industries or market sectors, such positions will increase the fund’s exposure to risk of loss from adverse developments affecting those countries, companies, industries or sectors.
(f) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid
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annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(g) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.
As of and during the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Each tax year in the three-year period ended October 31, 2020 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 was as follows: ordinary income $750,190 and long-term capital gains $4,800,008. The tax character of current year distributions will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.
NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:
The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $823.5 million unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $688.5 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is an amount equal to $135 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant
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to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended April 30, 2021, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.
NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment management, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of .95% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Out of its fee, the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expenses, commitment fees on borrowings, Distribution Plan fees and Service Plan fees, fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended April 30, 2021, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amount to $5,485.
Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee at an annual rate of .2175% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.
During the period ended April 30, 2021, the Distributor retained $5,599 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $17 from CDSC fees on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.
(b) Under the Distribution Plans adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Distribution Plans”) under the Act, Class A shares pay annually up to .25% of the value of its average daily net assets to compensate the Distributor for shareholder servicing activities and expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares. Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an aggregate annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. Class C shares are also subject to a service plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Service Plan”), under which Class C shares pay the Distributor for providing certain services to the holders of their shares, a fee at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. During the period ended April 30, 2021, Class A and Class C shares were charged $129,237 and $34,798, respectively, pursuant to their Distribution
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Plans. During the period ended April 30, 2021, Class C shares were charged $11,599 pursuant to the Service Plan.
Under its terms, the Distribution Plans and Service Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of or in any agreement related to the Distribution Plans or Service Plan.
The fund has an arrangement with the custodian whereby the fund will receive interest income or be charged an overdraft fees when cash balances are maintained. For financial reporting purposes, the fund includes this interest income and overdraft fees, if any, as interest income in the Statement of Operations.
The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $110,944, Distribution Plans fees of $27,307 and Service Plan fees of $1,300, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $2,578.
(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.
NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:
The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended April 30, 2021, amounted to $3,061,056 and $5,970,087, respectively.
At April 30, 2021, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $96,907,448, consisting of $96,908,694 gross unrealized appreciation and $1,246 gross unrealized depreciation.
At April 30, 2021, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE RENEWAL OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS (Unaudited)
At a meeting of the fund’s Board of Directors held on February 24-25, 2021, the Board considered the renewal of the fund’s Investment Management Agreement pursuant to which the Adviser provides the fund with investment advisory and administrative services (the “Agreement”), and the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement (together, the “Agreements”), pursuant to which Fayez Sarofim & Co. (the “Subadviser”) provides day-to-day management of the fund’s investments. The Board members, none of whom are “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the fund, were assisted in their review by independent legal counsel and met with counsel in executive session separate from representatives of the Adviser and the Subadviser. In considering the renewal of the Agreements, the Board considered several factors that it believed to be relevant, including those discussed below. The Board did not identify any one factor as dispositive, and each Board member may have attributed different weights to the factors considered.
Analysis of Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided to the Fund. The Board considered information provided to it at the meeting and in previous presentations from representatives of the Adviser regarding the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, including the fund. The Adviser provided the number of open accounts in the fund, the fund’s asset size and the allocation of fund assets among distribution channels. The Adviser also had previously provided information regarding the diverse intermediary relationships and distribution channels of funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex (such as retail direct or intermediary, in which intermediaries typically are paid by the fund and/or the Adviser) and the Adviser’s corresponding need for broad, deep, and diverse resources to be able to provide ongoing shareholder services to each intermediary or distribution channel, as applicable to the fund.
The Board also considered research support available to, and portfolio management capabilities of, the fund’s portfolio management personnel and that the Adviser also provides oversight of day-to-day fund operations, including fund accounting and administration and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also considered the Adviser’s extensive administrative, accounting and compliance infrastructures, as well as the Adviser’s supervisory activities over the Subadviser. The Board also considered portfolio management’s brokerage policies and practices (including policies and practices regarding soft dollars) and the standards applied in seeking best execution.
Comparative Analysis of the Fund’s Performance and Management Fee and Expense Ratio. The Board reviewed reports prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data based on classifications provided by Thomson Reuters Lipper, which included information comparing (1) the performance of the fund’s Class I shares with the performance of a group of tax-managed institutional large-cap core funds selected by Broadridge as comparable to the fund (the “Performance Group”) and with a broader group of funds consisting of all retail and institutional large-cap core funds (the “Performance
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Universe”), all for various periods ended December 31, 2020, and (2) the fund’s actual and contractual management fees and total expenses with those of the same group of funds in the Performance Group (the “Expense Group”) and with a broader group of all institutional large-cap core funds, excluding outliers (the ���Expense Universe”), the information for which was derived in part from fund financial statements available to Broadridge as of the date of its analysis. The Adviser previously had furnished the Board with a description of the methodology Broadridge used to select the Performance Group and Performance Universe and the Expense Group and Expense Universe.
Performance Comparisons. Representatives of the Adviser stated that the usefulness of performance comparisons may be affected by a number of factors, including different investment limitations and policies that may be applicable to the fund and comparison funds and the end date selected. The Board discussed with representatives of the Adviser and the Subadviser the results of the comparisons and considered that the fund’s total return performance was above the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians in all periods except the ten-year period, when the fund’s total return performance was below the Performance Group and Performance Universe medians. It was noted that there were only three other funds in the Performance Group. The Adviser also provided a comparison of the fund’s calendar year total returns to the returns of the fund’s benchmark index.
Management Fee and Expense Ratio Comparisons. The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee rate payable by the fund to the Adviser in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management and sub-advisory services provided by the Adviser and the Subadviser, respectively. In addition, the Board reviewed and considered the actual management fee rate paid by the fund over the fund’s last fiscal year.
The Board also reviewed the range of actual and contractual management fees and total expenses as a percentage of average net assets of the Expense Group and Expense Universe funds and discussed the results of the comparisons. Taking into account the fund’s “unitary” fee structure, the Board considered that the fund’s contractual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median contractual management fee, the fund’s actual management fee was higher than the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median actual management fee and the fund’s total expenses were higher than the Expense Group median and the Expense Universe median total expenses.
Representatives of the Adviser reviewed with the Board the management or investment advisory fees (1) paid by funds advised or administered by the Adviser that are in the same Lipper category as the fund and (2) paid to the Adviser or the Subadviser or its affiliates, for advising any separate accounts and/or other types of client portfolios that are considered to have similar investment strategies and policies as the fund (the “Similar Clients”), and explained the nature of the Similar Clients. They discussed differences in fees paid and the relationship of the fees paid in light of any differences in the services provided and other relevant factors, noting the fund’s “unitary” fee
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structure. The Board considered the relevance of the fee information provided for the Similar Clients to evaluate the appropriateness of the fund’s management fee.
The Board considered the fee to the Subadviser in relation to the fee paid to the Adviser by the fund and the respective services provided by the Subadviser and the Adviser. The Board also took into consideration that the Subadviser’s fee is paid by the Adviser (out of its fee from the fund) and not the fund.
Analysis of Profitability and Economies of Scale. Representatives of the Adviser reviewed the expenses allocated and profit received by the Adviser and its affiliates and the resulting profitability percentage for managing the fund and the aggregate profitability percentage to the Adviser and its affiliates for managing the funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, and the method used to determine the expenses and profit. The Board concluded that the profitability results were not excessive, given the services rendered and service levels provided by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Board also had been provided with information prepared by an independent consulting firm regarding the Adviser’s approach to allocating costs to, and determining the profitability of, individual funds and the entire BNY Mellon fund complex. The consulting firm also had analyzed where any economies of scale might emerge in connection with the management of a fund.
The Board considered, on the advice of its counsel, the profitability analysis (1) as part of its evaluation of whether the fees under the Agreements, considered in relation to the mix of services provided by the Adviser and the Subadviser, including the nature, extent and quality of such services, supported the renewal of the Agreements and (2) in light of the relevant circumstances for the fund and the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if the fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of fund shareholders. Since the Adviser, and not the fund, pays the Subadviser pursuant to the Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board did not consider the Subadviser’s profitability to be relevant to its deliberations. Representatives of the Adviser stated that a discussion of economies of scale is predicated on a fund having achieved a substantial size with increasing assets and that, if a fund’s assets had been stable or decreasing, the possibility that the Adviser may have realized any economies of scale would be less. Representatives of the Adviser also stated that, as a result of shared and allocated costs among funds in the BNY Mellon fund complex, the extent of economies of scale could depend substantially on the level of assets in the complex as a whole, so that increases and decreases in complex-wide assets can affect potential economies of scale in a manner that is disproportionate to, or even in the opposite direction from, changes in the fund’s asset level. The Board also considered potential benefits to the Adviser and the Subadviser from acting as investment adviser and sub-investment adviser, respectively, and took into consideration the soft dollar arrangements in effect for trading the fund’s investments.
At the conclusion of these discussions, the Board agreed that it had been furnished with sufficient information to make an informed business decision with respect to the renewal of the Agreements. Based on the discussions and considerations as described above, the Board concluded and determined as follows.
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· The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and the Subadviser are adequate and appropriate.
· The Board was satisfied with the fund’s performance.
· The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Adviser and the Subadviser continued to be appropriate under the circumstances and in light of the factors and the totality of the services provided as discussed above.
· The Board determined that the economies of scale which may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with the management of the fund had been adequately considered by the Adviser in connection with the fee rate charged to the fund pursuant to the Agreement and that, to the extent in the future it were determined that material economies of scale had not been shared with the fund, the Board would seek to have those economies of scale shared with the fund.
In evaluating the Agreements, the Board considered these conclusions and determinations and also relied on its previous knowledge, gained through meetings and other interactions with the Adviser and its affiliates and the Subadviser, of the Adviser and the Subadviser and the services provided to the fund by the Adviser and the Subadviser. The Board also relied on information received on a routine and regular basis throughout the year relating to the operations of the fund and the investment management and other services provided under the Agreements, including information on the investment performance of the fund in comparison to similar mutual funds and benchmark performance indices; general market outlook as applicable to the fund; and compliance reports. In addition, the Board’s consideration of the contractual fee arrangements for the fund had the benefit of a number of years of reviews of the Agreements for the fund, or substantially similar agreements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, during which lengthy discussions took place between the Board and representatives of the Adviser. Certain aspects of the arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and the Board’s conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of the fund’s arrangements, or substantially similar arrangements for other BNY Mellon funds that the Board oversees, in prior years. The Board determined to renew the Agreements.
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LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)
Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “Liquidity Risk Management Program”) pursuant to the requirements of Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Rule 22e-4 requires registered open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds but not money market funds, to establish liquidity risk management programs in order to effectively manage fund liquidity and shareholder redemptions. The rule is designed to mitigate the risk that a fund could not meet redemption requests without significantly diluting the interests of remaining investors.
The rule requires the fund to assess, manage and review their liquidity risk at least annually considering applicable factors such as investment strategy and liquidity during normal and foreseeable stressed conditions, including whether the strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund and whether the fund has a relatively concentrated portfolio or large positions in particular issuers. The fund must also assess its use of borrowings and derivatives, short-term and long-term cash flow projections in normal and stressed conditions, holdings of cash and cash equivalents, and borrowing arrangements and other funding sources.
The rule also requires the fund to classify its investments as highly liquid, moderately liquid, less liquid or illiquid based on the number of days the fund expects it would take to liquidate the investment, and to review these classifications at least monthly or more often under certain conditions. The periods range from three or fewer business days for a highly liquid investment to greater than seven calendar days for settlement of a less liquid investment. Illiquid investments are those a fund does not expect to be able to sell or dispose of within seven calendar days without significantly changing the market value. The fund is prohibited from acquiring an investment if, after the acquisition, its holdings of illiquid assets will exceed 15% of its net assets. In addition, if a fund permits redemptions in-kind, the rule requires the fund to establish redemption in-kind policies and procedures governing how and when it will engage in such redemptions.
Pursuant to the rule’s requirements, the Liquidity Risk Management Program has been reviewed and approved by the Board. Furthermore, the Board has received a written report prepared by the Program’s Administrator that addresses the operation of the Program, assesses its adequacy and effectiveness and describes any material changes made to the Program.
Assessment of Program
In the opinion of the Program Administrator, the Program approved by the Board continues to be adequate for the fund and the Program has been implemented effectively. The Program Administrator has monitored the fund’s liquidity risk and the liquidity classification of the securities held by the fund and has determined that the Program is operating effectively.
During the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, there were no material changes to the Program and no material liquidity events that impacted the fund. During the period, the fund held sufficient highly liquid assets to meet fund redemptions.
Under normal expected foreseeable fund redemption forecasts and foreseeable stressed fund redemption forecasts, the Program Administrator believes that the fund maintains sufficient highly liquid assets to meet expected fund redemptions.
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BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Adviser
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Sub-Adviser
Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Two Houston Center
Suite 2907
909 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77010
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent
BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
Distributor
BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286
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Mail The BNY Mellon Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144
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The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.im.bnymellon.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.
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There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.
(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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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.
BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.
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.
(a)(2) Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.CERT)
(b) Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (EX-99.906CERT)