UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-08194
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado 80203
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Brendan Hamill, Esq., Secretary
Financial Investors Trust
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-623-2577
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022
| Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
Table of Contents
Disclosure of Fund Expenses | 1 |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | |
Management Commentary | 7 |
Performance Update | 9 |
Consolidated Statement of Investments | 11 |
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 18 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations | 19 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 20 |
Consolidated Financial Highlights | 21 |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | |
Management Commentary | 25 |
Performance Update | 27 |
Statement of Investments | 29 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 31 |
Statement of Operations | 32 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 33 |
Financial Highlights | 34 |
ALPS | Smith Funds | |
Management Commentary | 39 |
Performance Update | 45 |
Statements of Investments | 53 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 102 |
Statements of Operations | 104 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 105 |
Financial Highlights | 109 |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | |
Management Commentary | 125 |
Performance Update | 127 |
Statement of Investments | 130 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 132 |
Statement of Operations | 133 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 134 |
Financial Highlights | 135 |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | |
Management Commentary | 140 |
Performance Update | 141 |
Statement of Investments | 143 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 144 |
Statement of Operations | 145 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 146 |
Financial Highlights | 147 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 151 |
Additional Information | 179 |
Liquidity Risk Management Program | 180 |
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Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Board Examples. As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges (loads) and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on November 1, 2021 and held until April 30, 2022.
Actual Expenses. The first line under each class in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 – April 30, 2022” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes. The second line under each class in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other mutual funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges or redemption fees. Therefore, the second line under each class in the table below is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022(b) |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund(c) | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.40 | 1.39% | $ 7.72 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | 1.39% | $ 6.95 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,241.10 | 1.39% | $ 7.72 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.90 | 1.39% | $ 6.95 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,237.00 | 1.99% | $ 11.04 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.93 | 1.99% | $ 9.94 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,242.70 | 1.05% | $ 5.84 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.59 | 1.05% | $ 5.26 |
ALPS | Kotak India Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 923.70 | 1.38% | $ 6.58 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.95 | 1.38% | $ 6.90 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 923.60 | 1.23% | $ 5.87 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.70 | 1.23% | $ 6.16 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 920.60 | 2.00% | $ 9.52 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,014.88 | 2.00% | $ 9.99 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 924.80 | 1.00% | $ 4.77 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.84 | 1.00% | $ 5.01 |
Class II | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 926.20 | 0.75% | $ 3.58 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.08 | 0.75% | $ 3.76 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022(b) |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 970.90 | 0.79% | $ 3.86 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.88 | 0.79% | $ 3.96 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 972.00 | 0.77% | $ 3.76 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.98 | 0.77% | $ 3.86 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 968.40 | 1.49% | $ 7.27 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.41 | 1.49% | $ 7.45 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 973.40 | 0.49% | $ 2.40 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.36 | 0.49% | $ 2.46 |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 914.10 | 0.93% | $ 4.41 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.18 | 0.93% | $ 4.66 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 915.00 | 0.94% | $ 4.46 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.13 | 0.94% | $ 4.71 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 910.70 | 1.64% | $ 7.77 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.66 | 1.64% | $ 8.20 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 916.30 | 0.64% | $ 3.04 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,021.62 | 0.64% | $ 3.21 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022(b) |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 919.60 | 1.20% | $ 5.71 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.84 | 1.20% | $ 6.01 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 919.70 | 1.20% | $ 5.71 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.84 | 1.20% | $ 6.01 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 916.40 | 1.90% | $ 9.03 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,015.37 | 1.90% | $ 9.49 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 922.00 | 0.90% | $ 4.29 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.33 | 0.90% | $ 4.51 |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 910.80 | 1.15% | $ 5.45 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | 1.15% | $ 5.76 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 910.80 | 1.15% | $ 5.45 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.09 | 1.15% | $ 5.76 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 907.60 | 1.85% | $ 8.75 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,015.62 | 1.85% | $ 9.25 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 912.20 | 0.85% | $ 4.03 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,020.58 | 0.85% | $ 4.26 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022(b) |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 801.80 | 1.53% | $ 6.84 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.21 | 1.53% | $ 7.65 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 800.80 | 1.53% | $ 6.83 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,017.21 | 1.53% | $ 7.65 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 799.40 | 2.18% | $ 9.73 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,013.98 | 2.18% | $ 10.89 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 804.00 | 1.16% | $ 5.19 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.04 | 1.16% | $ 5.81 |
Class R | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 802.30 | 1.63% | $ 7.28 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,016.71 | 1.63% | $ 8.15 |
Disclosure of Fund Expenses
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
| Beginning Account Value November 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value April 30, 2022 | Expense Ratio(a) | Expenses Paid During Period November 1, 2021 - April 30, 2022(b) |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | | | |
Investor Class | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 921.90 | 0.51% | $ 2.43 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.27 | 0.51% | $ 2.56 |
Class A | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 921.90 | 0.51% | $ 2.43 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.27 | 0.51% | $ 2.56 |
Class C | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 918.60 | 1.27% | $ 6.04 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,018.50 | 1.27% | $ 6.36 |
Class I | | | | |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 922.60 | 0.25% | $ 1.19 |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.55 | 0.25% | $ 1.25 |
| (a) | Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half year expenses. |
| (b) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (181), divided by 365. |
| (c) | Includes expenses of the CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiary), exclusive of the subsidiary's management fee. |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
The six months ending April 30 2022 produced a positive result for commodities. The Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return (“BCOMTR”), the Fund’s benchmark, ended higher by 25.46% for the period. ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund (“I” Shares - “JCRIX” or the “Fund”) delivered a net positive return of 24.40% for the period (JCRAX gained 24.14%, JCCSX was up 17.34% at MOP and JCRCX was up 22.71% with CDSC), underperforming its benchmark by -1.06% after fees.
The final two months of 2021 entailed a great deal of volatility in the financial markets. After a sizeable rebound due to economic re-engagement and favorable financial conditions, the latter part of the year was largely dictated by the arrival of a new COVID-19 variant labeled Omicron. The new strand, while less lethal, proved far more contagious than its predecessors. The daily case count across the globe reached new highs following the holiday season and peaked into the new year. After a modest retracement, commodity prices continued their path higher in the first quarter of 2022. The bull market maintained course on continued supply disruptions, a spike in employment-related costs and resignations, and rising consumption. The trend accelerated further once the Russia/Ukraine conflict materialized in late February 2022. Since then, the fundamental outlook for most commodities has tightened even more so, threatening widespread food/energy shortages and drawing down global inventories.
Despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop – whereby the U.S. dollar appreciated over 9% and the U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield increased nearly 140 basis points – gains in the asset class have now continued nearly unabated for almost twenty-four months. The Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for most major economies increased substantially in that time, a net positive for natural resources given their historically high correlation to changes in the price basket. The pace of U.S. CPI advanced from 6.2% year-over-year (“YoY”) in October 2021 to 8.3% YoY in April 2022 – the highest level in over 40 years. In addition to stronger inflationary impulses, tighter monetary conditions also bolstered commodity sentiment relative to more traditional assets. The classic “60/40 portfolio”, consisting of 60% equities and 40% bonds, experienced one of its worst first quarters on record in light of rising yields and heady valuations. We believe natural resources may continue to gain appeal as deficits persist, the supply response remains muted, inflation holds above trend, and much of the developing world re-engages.
For the six months under review, the agriculture sector delivered the second highest return within the BCOM complex, up 26.22%. Agricultural commodities rose substantially following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Black Sea region is home to some of the most arable lands in the world, and the combined export volumes from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus were all dramatically altered by the incursion. Lost supplies forced many countries to hoard domestic food production and limit exports to other countries. Corn, soybean oil, and wheat all advanced nearly 40%, with several other crops posting returns in excess of 30%. The Fund held a greater allocation to soft commodities in that time (sugar, coffee, cotton,
cocoa). While the production of soft commodities was hampered by adverse weather conditions and prolonged damage to the shipping industry, it was far less impacted by the war and therefore failed to keep pace with grains and oilseeds.
Industrial metals returned 19.49% as measured by the respective BCOM sub-index. Despite late-period weakness from a more recent outbreak of the coronavirus throughout China, the sector was lifted higher by several secular tailwinds. In November of 2021, COP26 brought together 120 world leaders in Glasgow to discuss the global trajectory towards net-zero emissions. Climate change, and the ensuing transition to low-emission technology, had a tremendous impact on the demand prospects for all major industrial metals and is poised to do so for the foreseeable future. The European energy crisis, the loss of Russian energy exports, and the Chinese “Blue Skies Campaign” further increased the call for cleaner energy sources, most of which rely heavily on materials like copper (+0.79%), aluminum (+11.72%), and nickel (+65.59%). We believe the sector may hold incredible promise long-term as rapid demand growth meets little in the way of CAPEX expansion.
Energy proved to be the leading sector over the trailing 6-month period, rising 43.05% within the BCOM Index. In particular, petroleum products like gasoil (+75.14%), heating oil (+71.84%), and reformulated gasoline (+44.03%) managed to outpace unrefined crude oil (+32.33%). The outperformance was largely driven by a lack of refining capacity, resurgence in consumer demand for transportation fuels, and Russia’s positioning in the market. An advance in carbon prices also contributed to rising fuel costs. Natural gas similarly fared well, appreciating 34.54% in the U.S. Henry Hub contract. Elsewhere around the world, gas prices spiked to an even greater degree as harsh weather met weaker output from renewable power sources like wind and solar. Although energy producers within the Fund underperformed their futures counterparts, the sector was the best performer within the greater S&P 500 Index for both 4Q21 and 1Q22.
Precious metals within the BCOM managed to rise as well, up 4.28% for the period. While silver fell 4.30%, gold rose 6.69%, briefly surpassing key psychological resistance at $2,000 per ounce. Precious metals experienced an acceleration in consumer demand, greater investment from physically-backed ETFs, and renewed interest from central banks. Added geopolitical risks also improved the outlook for safe-haven assets. Russia is a key provider of platinum group metals (“PGMs”), and shunned Russian supplies may continue to bolster prices going forward. Unlike the benchmark index, the Fund maintains an allocation to platinum which is paramount to the reduction of tailpipe emissions. An allocation to precious metal miners within the Fund’s equity portfolio was also beneficial. Miners outpaced the Fund’s precious metal futures by a ratio of nearly 2-to-1, +5.47% versus +2.85%.
As of the date of this report, the Fund maintains what we believe to be a dynamic combination of commodity futures exposure and commodity equity (or producer) exposure. The composition of the Fund changes from time-to-time in response to structural and value
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
opportunities identified by the Fund’s portfolio management team, subject to the broad guidelines of the Sub-Adviser’s Policy Committee. The Fund was fully invested at the end of April. Throughout the period under review, the Fund held approximately 30% in commodity equities and 70% in commodity futures.
{The Fund’s top equity holdings at the end of April included Yara International ASA (YAR NO) +9.05% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Nutrien Ltd (NTR CN) +47.89% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), CF Industries Holdings Inc (CF US) +71.95% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Bayer AG (BAYN GR) +26.70% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Tourmaline Oil Corp (TOU CN) +51.98% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), K+S AG (SDF GR) +114.43% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), FMC Corp (FMC US) +46.94% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Boliden AB (BOL SS) +45.96% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Comstock Resources Inc (CRK US) +72.54% (6 months ending April 29, 2022), Endeavour Mining PLC (EDV CN) +1.18% (6 months ending April 29, 2022).}
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) and nominal US Treasuries are held in the Fund’s Cayman Island subsidiary to invest excess cash and as collateral for commodity futures-related investments. In line with our strong belief that inflation expectations would continue to expand, the addition of TIPS proved beneficial over the six-month period under examination. Duration exposure remained limited in that time. The Fund’s fixed income portfolio had a weighted average maturity of 0.17 years as of April month-end.
We believe commodity fundamentals remain in a particularly advantageous state, defined by ongoing supply deficits and the ensuing withdrawal from global inventories. As of the writing of this piece, China’s economy nears one of its weakest points in the 21st Century. Commodities have managed to accelerate across the board despite China’s lack of involvement. As their economy (and other emerging markets) recover from Covid-related bonds, prices may enjoy the next leg higher. Furthermore, the rapid spread of protectionist policies incrementally lifts the cost curve for most raw materials and erodes the efficiency gains of previous years. We expect geopolitical tensions to remain a tailwind for commodities and potentially trigger a larger rotation toward real assets among investors.
Bob Hyman
Portfolio Manager
CoreCommodity Management, LLC
Past performance if not indicative of future results. “Bloomberg®” and “Bloomberg Commodity IndexSM” are service marks of Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) as the case may be. Source for all Index data: Bloomberg L.P. Global. Commodity Sectors and individual commodities are represented by the respective Bloomberg Commodity Sub-Index. This document does not constitute an offer of any commodities, securities or investment advisory services. Any such offer may be made only by means of a disclosure document or similar materials which contain a description of material terms and risks. All expressions of opinion are subject to change without notice in reaction to shifting market conditions. Data contained herein from third-party
providers is obtained from what are considered reliable sources. However, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed. The economic statistics presented herein are subject to revision by the agencies that issue them. CoreCommodity Management assumes no obligation to provide this information in the future or to advise of changes in this information. Any indices and other financial benchmarks shown are provided for illustrative purposes only, are unmanaged, reflect reinvestment of income and do not reflect the impact of advisory fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. All investments are subject to risk.
The views of the authors and information discussed in this commentary are as of the date of publication, are subject to change, and may not reflect the writer's current views. The views expressed are those of the authors only, and represent an assessment of market conditions at a specific point in time, are opinions only and should not be relied upon as investment advice regarding a particular investment or markets in general. Such information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities or investment vehicles. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the fund(s) or any securities or any sectors mentioned in this letter. The subject matter contained in this letter has been derived from several sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of compilation. Neither ALPS, Advisors, Inc., CoreCommodity Management, LLC, nor the Fund accepts any liability for losses either direct or consequential caused by the use of this information.
Indices do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
An investor may not invest directly in an index.
Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.
Bob Hyman is a registered representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Advisors Inc. are affiliated.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Investor# (NAV) | 24.14% | 41.24% | 19.31% | 11.63% | 1.27% | 3.18% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
Class A (NAV) | 24.11% | 41.51% | 19.39% | 11.67% | 1.29% | 3.20% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
Class A (LOAD) | 17.34% | 33.66% | 17.15% | 10.43% | 0.72% | 2.71% |
Class C (NAV) | 23.70% | 40.52% | 18.61% | 10.92% | 0.63% | 2.55% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Class C (LOAD) | 22.71% | 39.52% | 18.61% | 10.92% | 0.63% | 2.55% |
Class I** | 24.40% | 41.79% | 19.70% | 11.93% | 1.56% | 3.47% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Refinitiv/CoreCommodity CRB Commodity Total Return Index1 | 29.88% | 54.58% | 19.46% | 12.36% | 0.69% | 2.12% | | |
Bloomberg Commodity TR Index1 | 25.46% | 43.53% | 17.87% | 10.22% | -0.26% | 0.89% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 30 days.
Performance less than 1 year is cumulative.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance shown for Class A shares prior to June 12, 2018 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Investor shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class A shares.
| 1 | The Bloomberg Commodity TR Index (formerly the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index) and the Refinitiv/Core Commodity CRB Index are unmanaged indices used as a measurement of change in commodity market conditions based on the performance of a basket of different commodities. Each index is composed of a different basket of commodities, a different weighting of the commodities in the basket, and a different re-balancing schedule. The indices are not actively managed and do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of June 29, 2010 for Investor Class and Classes C and I; Fund Inception date of June 12, 2018 for Class A. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
| ** | Excludes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions reported to the market may differ from the net asset value for financial reporting purposes. |
| # | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
Investments in securities of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) involve risks that differ from an investment in common stock. MLPs are controlled by their general partners, which generally have conflicts of interest and limited fiduciary duties to the MLP, which may permit the general partner to favor its own interests over the MLPs. The benefit you are expected to derive from the Fund’s investment in MLPs depends largely on the MLPs being treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. As a partnership, an MLP has no federal income tax liability at the entity level. Therefore, treatment of one or more MLPs as a corporation for federal income tax purposes could affect the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective and would reduce the amount of cash available to pay or distribute to you. Legislative, judicial, or administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, could negatively impact the value of an investment in MLPs and therefore the value of your investment in the Fund.
Investing in commodity-related securities involves risk and considerations not present when investing in more conventional securities. The Fund may be more susceptible to high volatility of commodity markets.
Derivatives generally are more sensitive to changes in economic or market conditions than other types of investments; this could result in losses that significantly exceed the Fund's original investment.
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors, and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Asset Type Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) †
Government Bonds | 58.35% |
Common Stocks | 28.22% |
Master Limited Partnerships | 0.03% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 13.40% |
Total | 100.00% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) ^
| ^ | Notional Value of Derivative Exposure included |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (28.22%) | | | | | | | | |
Argentina (0.10%) | | | | | | | | |
Adecoagro SA | | | 132,776 | | | $ | 1,493,730 | |
YPF SA, Sponsored ADR(a) | | | 73,592 | | | | 312,030 | |
| | | | | | | 1,805,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Australia (2.22%) | | | | | | | | |
Allkem, Ltd.(a) | | | 239,467 | | | | 2,072,641 | |
Alumina, Ltd. | | | 625,204 | | | | 799,544 | |
Beach Energy, Ltd. | | | 1,315,926 | | | | 1,510,870 | |
BHP Group, Ltd. | | | 23,500 | | | | 797,153 | |
BlueScope Steel, Ltd. | | | 117,416 | | | | 1,704,002 | |
Champion Iron, Ltd. | | | 340,883 | | | | 1,763,026 | |
Costa Group Holdings, Ltd. | | | 104,343 | | | | 246,236 | |
Evolution Mining, Ltd. | | | 57,262 | | | | 163,857 | |
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. | | | 222,298 | | | | 3,397,304 | |
GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A | | | 85,256 | | | | 622,856 | |
IGO, Ltd. | | | 80,717 | | | | 751,092 | |
Iluka Resources, Ltd. | | | 195,693 | | | | 1,567,944 | |
Incitec Pivot, Ltd. | | | 1,208,039 | | | | 3,294,660 | |
Mineral Resources, Ltd. | | | 123,812 | | | | 5,121,034 | |
Newcrest Mining, Ltd. | | | 140,552 | | | | 2,665,174 | |
Northern Star Resources, Ltd. | | | 554,748 | | | | 3,849,014 | |
Nufarm, Ltd. | | | 147,504 | | | | 672,211 | |
OZ Minerals, Ltd. | | | 233,916 | | | | 4,131,828 | |
Perseus Mining, Ltd. | | | 532,660 | | | | 747,056 | |
Pilbara Minerals, Ltd.(a) | | | 455,472 | | | | 917,168 | |
Sandfire Resources NL | | | 78,872 | | | | 318,201 | |
South32, Ltd. | | | 1,248,951 | | | | 4,209,263 | |
St Barbara, Ltd. | | | 162,515 | | | | 153,291 | |
Western Areas, Ltd.(a) | | | 99,342 | | | | 269,530 | |
Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. | | | 18,740 | | | | 412,449 | |
| | | | | | | 42,157,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Austria (0.05%) | | | | | | | | |
OMV AG | | | 6,908 | | | | 357,822 | |
voestalpine AG | | | 18,655 | | | | 493,184 | |
| | | | | | | 851,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Brazil (0.78%) | | | | | | | | |
BRF SA, ADR(a) | | | 474,053 | | | | 1,327,348 | |
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR(a) | | | 180,822 | | | | 1,625,590 | |
Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 761,688 | | | | 3,206,706 | |
Gerdau SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 412,041 | | | | 2,336,272 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 241,056 | | | | 3,271,130 | |
Vale SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 181,321 | | | | 3,062,512 | |
| | | | | | | 14,829,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canada (6.56%) | | | | | | | | |
Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd. | | | 64,194 | | | | 3,736,759 | |
Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A | | | 404,456 | | | | 3,138,579 | |
ARC Resources, Ltd. | | | 203,200 | | | | 2,817,103 | |
B2Gold Corp. | | | 1,270,684 | | | | 5,400,406 | |
Ballard Power Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 118,198 | | | | 981,043 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Canada (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 49,181 | | | $ | 1,097,228 | |
Birchcliff Energy, Ltd. | | | 264,100 | | | | 1,932,464 | |
Cameco Corp. | | | 44,810 | | | | 1,156,546 | |
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. | | | 62,193 | | | | 3,847,881 | |
Canadian Solar, Inc.(a) | | | 59,882 | | | | 1,647,953 | |
Canfor Corp.(a) | | | 96,200 | | | | 1,833,165 | |
Capstone Copper Corp.(a) | | | 312,000 | | | | 1,420,776 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | | 157,200 | | | | 2,906,239 | |
Centerra Gold, Inc. | | | 298,100 | | | | 2,759,046 | |
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | | | 786,500 | | | | 5,448,839 | |
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. | | | 137,800 | | | | 798,063 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp.(a) | | | 135,739 | | | | 1,319,383 | |
Endeavour Silver Corp.(a) | | | 428,237 | | | | 1,623,018 | |
Enerplus Corp. | | | 76,732 | | | | 939,200 | |
ERO Copper Corp.(a) | | | 54,200 | | | | 779,258 | |
First Majestic Silver Corp. | | | 234,977 | | | | 2,420,263 | |
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd. | | | 101,200 | | | | 2,901,332 | |
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.(a) | | | 950,860 | | | | 3,308,993 | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | | | 258,800 | | | | 1,657,980 | |
IAMGOLD Corp.(a) | | | 346,775 | | | | 977,906 | |
Imperial Oil, Ltd. | | | 23,900 | | | | 1,203,325 | |
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | | | 93,900 | | | | 1,257,214 | |
Interfor Corp. | | | 99,600 | | | | 2,839,180 | |
Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A(a) | | | 76,600 | | | | 614,160 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. | | | 986,996 | | | | 5,013,940 | |
Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 543,000 | | | | 4,958,074 | |
MAG Silver Corp.(a) | | | 31,753 | | | | 468,039 | |
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 36,300 | | | | 799,383 | |
MEG Energy Corp.(a) | | | 240,400 | | | | 3,611,661 | |
NexGen Energy, Ltd.(a) | | | 222,700 | | | | 1,097,335 | |
Northland Power, Inc. | | | 25,500 | | | | 769,575 | |
Nutrien, Ltd. | | | 88,400 | | | | 8,686,892 | |
NuVista Energy, Ltd.(a) | | | 128,500 | | | | 1,096,299 | |
Pan American Silver Corp. | | | 186,514 | | | | 4,619,952 | |
Paramount Resources, Ltd., Class A | | | 47,500 | | | | 1,148,445 | |
Parex Resources, Inc. | | | 93,300 | | | | 1,818,575 | |
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. | | | 157,900 | | | | 1,608,929 | |
PrairieSky Royalty, Ltd. | | | 43,400 | | | | 595,603 | |
Saputo, Inc. | | | 124,300 | | | | 2,656,971 | |
Silvercorp Metals, Inc. | | | 168,876 | | | | 510,006 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 71,400 | | | | 2,566,654 | |
Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B | | | 46,040 | | | | 1,816,738 | |
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 109,600 | | | | 1,226,831 | |
Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | | 130,300 | | | | 6,710,504 | |
Turquoise Hill Resources, Ltd.(a) | | | 36,269 | | | | 987,968 | |
Vermilion Energy, Inc. | | | 150,000 | | | | 2,922,586 | |
Wesdome Gold Mines, Ltd. | | | 67,800 | | | | 691,907 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 38,523 | | | | 1,728,142 | |
Yamana Gold, Inc. | | | 761,022 | | | | 4,193,231 | |
| | | | | | | 125,067,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chile (0.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Antofagasta PLC | | | 53,247 | | | | 1,038,479 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Chile (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 30,838 | $ | | | 2,275,844 | |
| | | | | | | 3,314,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
China (0.34%) | | | | | | | | |
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., ADR | | | 5,780 | | | | 281,486 | |
Daqo New Energy Corp., ADR(a) | | | 49,058 | | | | 2,039,341 | |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., ADR(a) | | | 48,706 | | | | 2,496,670 | |
PetroChina Co., Ltd., ADR | | | 36,251 | | | | 1,719,022 | |
| | | | | | | 6,536,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Colombia (0.05%) | | | | | | | | |
Ecopetrol SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 56,879 | | | | 923,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Denmark (0.21%) | | | | | | | | |
FLSmidth & Co. A/S | | | 25,666 | | | | 714,886 | |
Orsted AS(b)(c) | | | 18,719 | | | | 2,104,932 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 53,281 | | | | 1,381,443 | |
| | | | | | | 4,201,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Faroe Islands (0.02%) | | | | | | | | |
Bakkafrost P/F | | | 6,869 | | | | 474,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Finland (0.26%) | | | | | | | | |
Metso Outotec Oyj | | | 159,987 | | | | 1,385,335 | |
Outokumpu Oyj | | | 761,553 | | | | 3,804,111 | |
| | | | | | | 5,189,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
France (0.17%) | | | | | | | | |
TotalEnergies SE, ADR | | | 67,688 | | | | 3,297,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Germany (0.85%) | | | | | | | | |
Bayer AG | | | 109,200 | | | | 7,246,131 | |
K+S AG | | | 197,181 | | | | 6,696,054 | |
Nordex SE(a) | | | 72,827 | | | | 1,070,228 | |
Salzgitter AG | | | 10,429 | | | | 438,104 | |
SMA Solar Technology AG | | | 7,798 | | | | 359,663 | |
thyssenkrupp AG(a) | | | 17,747 | | | | 138,170 | |
VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG | | | 2,122 | | | | 151,778 | |
| | | | | | | 16,100,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Great Britain (1.31%) | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American PLC | | | 24,783 | | | | 1,117,519 | |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | | | 76,574 | | | | 2,366,137 | |
BP PLC, Sponsored ADR | | | 124,106 | | | | 3,564,324 | |
CNH Industrial N.V. | | | 142,282 | | | | 2,018,982 | |
Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 228,800 | | | | 5,599,558 | |
Evraz PLC | | | 91,946 | | | | 93,650 | |
Pennon Group PLC | | | 41,248 | | | | 576,765 | |
Pentair PLC | | | 27,500 | | | | 1,395,625 | |
Rio Tinto PLC, Sponsored ADR | | | 66,910 | | | | 4,758,639 | |
Severn Trent PLC | | | 36,254 | | | | 1,434,186 | |
Subsea 7 SA | | | 50,511 | | | | 420,057 | |
United Utilities Group PLC | | | 99,030 | | | | 1,433,286 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Great Britain (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Weir Group PLC | | | 17,675 | $ | | | 346,495 | |
| | | | | | | 25,125,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Israel (0.09%) | | | | | | | | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 6,820 | | | | 1,707,796 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Italy (0.06%) | | | | | | | | |
Eni SpA, Sponsored ADR | | | 23,728 | | | | 659,876 | |
ERG SpA | | | 16,014 | | | | 555,813 | |
| | | | | | | 1,215,689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Japan (1.00%) | | | | | | | | |
Daido Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 6,200 | | | | 177,006 | |
Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. | | | 4,600 | | | | 131,859 | |
GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 21,600 | | | | 377,324 | |
Hitachi Metals, Ltd.(a) | | | 20,700 | | | | 323,480 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 448,733 | | | | 5,297,315 | |
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. | | | 52,500 | | | | 1,038,470 | |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 70,900 | | | | 871,397 | |
Kubota Corp. | | | 127,700 | | | | 2,183,028 | |
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. | | | 68,516 | | | | 2,362,621 | |
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 6,500 | | | | 262,955 | |
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 37,100 | | | | 475,989 | |
Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 79,290 | | | | 1,264,424 | |
RENOVA, Inc.(a) | | | 24,800 | | | | 309,009 | |
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. | | | 73,459 | | | | 1,131,532 | |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 43,500 | | | | 1,900,894 | |
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 50,500 | | | | 522,608 | |
UACJ Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | | 143,048 | |
| | | | | | | 18,772,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Jersey (0.06%) | | | | | | | | |
Centamin PLC | | | 934,298 | | | | 1,075,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Luxembourg (0.31%) | | | | | | | | |
APERAM SA | | | 14,100 | | | | 550,815 | |
ArcelorMittal | | | 14,925 | | | | 436,407 | |
ArcelorMittal SA | | | 48,939 | | | | 1,451,530 | |
Tenaris SA, ADR | | | 27,417 | | | | 827,445 | |
Ternium SA, Sponsored ADR | | | 63,021 | | | | 2,703,601 | |
| | | | | | | 5,969,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Malaysia (0.09%) | | | | | | | | |
Lynas Rare Earths, Ltd.(a) | | | 274,385 | | | | 1,775,817 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mexico (0.18%) | | | | | | | | |
Fresnillo PLC | | | 123,879 | | | | 1,207,854 | |
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B | | | 473,800 | | | | 2,219,417 | |
| | | | | | | 3,427,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Netherlands (0.27%) | | | | | | | | |
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group NV | | | 28,440 | | | | 1,126,307 | |
Core Laboratories N.V. | | | 48,394 | | | | 1,258,244 | |
Fugro NV(a) | | | 123,489 | | | | 1,529,429 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Netherlands (continued) | | | | | | | | |
OCI N.V.(a) | | | 15,679 | $ | | | 600,755 | |
SBM Offshore N.V. | | | 37,084 | | | | 539,882 | |
| | | | | | | 5,054,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Norway (1.41%) | | | | | | | | |
Aker BP ASA | | | 121,575 | | | | 4,413,556 | |
Aker Solutions ASA | | | 61,939 | | | | 217,132 | |
DNO ASA | | | 516,958 | | | | 797,537 | |
Equinor ASA | | | 99,377 | | | | 3,401,620 | |
Leroy Seafood Group ASA | | | 70,514 | | | | 666,847 | |
Mowi ASA | | | 80,496 | | | | 2,288,888 | |
NEL ASA(a) | | | 476,921 | | | | 692,041 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 182,328 | | | | 1,553,978 | |
Salmar ASA | | | 12,666 | | | | 1,043,870 | |
Scatec ASA(b)(c) | | | 126,055 | | | | 1,552,277 | |
TGS ASA | | | 50,202 | | | | 784,661 | |
Yara International ASA | | | 188,021 | | | | 9,636,242 | |
| | | | | | | 27,048,649 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Peru (0.24%) | | | | | | | | |
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR | | | 144,604 | | | | 1,365,062 | |
Southern Copper Corp. | | | 52,309 | | | | 3,257,281 | |
| | | | | | | 4,622,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
South Africa (0.58%) | | | | | | | | |
African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd. | | | 79,688 | | | | 1,321,481 | |
Anglo Platinum, Ltd. | | | 10,455 | | | | 1,161,639 | |
AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | | | 4,226 | | | | 86,295 | |
Gold Fields, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | | | 123,904 | | | | 1,664,031 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd. | | | 61,412 | | | | 801,885 | |
Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd. | | | 51,422 | | | | 1,738,759 | |
Remgro, Ltd. | | | 106,592 | | | | 961,201 | |
Sasol, Ltd.(a) | | | 77,701 | | | | 1,932,525 | |
Sibanye Stillwater, Ltd., ADR | | | 112,498 | | | | 1,545,723 | |
| | | | | | | 11,213,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Spain (0.21%) | | | | | | | | |
Acerinox SA | | | 44,206 | | | | 470,316 | |
Fluidra SA | | | 54,669 | | | | 1,506,424 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 76,759 | | | | 891,558 | |
Repsol SA | | | 21,441 | | | | 323,116 | |
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA(a) | | | 24,558 | | | | 397,033 | |
Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA | | | 18,123 | | | | 407,615 | |
| | | | | | | 3,996,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Sweden (0.93%) | | | | | | | | |
AAK AB | | | 17,147 | | | | 299,216 | |
Boliden AB | | | 130,144 | | | | 5,714,992 | |
Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 51,770 | | | | 1,062,873 | |
Holmen AB, B Shares | | | 8,330 | | | | 486,425 | |
Lundin Energy AB | | | 107,262 | | | | 4,478,603 | |
SSAB AB, A Shares | | | 190,388 | | | | 1,228,091 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Sweden (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B | | | 218,017 | $ | | | 4,266,223 | |
| | | | | | | 17,536,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Switzerland (0.16%) | | | | | | | | |
Bucher Industries AG | | | 799 | | | | 291,591 | |
Ferrexpo PLC | | | 687,611 | | | | 1,429,245 | |
Glencore PLC | | | 206,097 | | | | 1,288,787 | |
| | | | | | | 3,009,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States (9.54%) | | | | | | | | |
AGCO Corp. | | | 30,162 | | | | 3,842,638 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 10,715 | | | | 2,066,173 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 34,615 | | | | 940,836 | |
American States Water Co. | | | 14,594 | | | | 1,147,964 | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 10,923 | | | | 1,683,016 | |
Antero Resources Corp.(a) | | | 8,430 | | | | 296,736 | |
APA Corp. | | | 51,187 | | | | 2,095,084 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 24,736 | | | | 2,215,356 | |
Archrock, Inc. | | | 157,623 | | | | 1,372,896 | |
Arconic, Inc.(a) | | | 43,605 | | | | 1,097,102 | |
Array Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 28,924 | | | | 188,874 | |
Baker Hughes Co. | | | 36,573 | | | | 1,134,494 | |
Bloom Energy Corp., Class A(a) | | | 40,155 | | | | 745,277 | |
Bunge, Ltd. | | | 37,892 | | | | 4,286,343 | |
California Water Service Group | | | 30,789 | | | | 1,597,025 | |
Callon Petroleum Co.(a) | | | 16,701 | | | | 856,260 | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 14,471 | | | | 777,527 | |
Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 203,236 | | | | 1,573,047 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 87,454 | | | | 8,468,171 | |
ChampionX Corp. | | | 42,298 | | | | 892,488 | |
Chemours Co. | | | 101,629 | | | | 3,360,871 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 11,808 | | | | 1,849,959 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 23,563 | | | | 1,381,263 | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(a) | | | 21,936 | | | | 559,149 | |
CNX Resources Corp.(a) | | | 40,534 | | | | 832,974 | |
Commercial Metals Co. | | | 14,599 | | | | 598,559 | |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | | | 59,709 | | | | 3,530,593 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.(a) | | | 335,766 | | | | 5,718,096 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 28,355 | | | | 2,708,470 | |
Corteva, Inc. | | | 87,240 | | | | 5,032,876 | |
Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 61,433 | | | | 1,768,656 | |
Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a) | | | 17,613 | | | | 1,292,618 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 4,669 | | | | 1,762,781 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 20,591 | | | | 1,197,778 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 25,802 | | | | 3,256,986 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(a) | | | 4,408 | | | | 127,303 | |
Energy Fuels, Inc.(a) | | | 19,053 | | | | 143,088 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 10,981 | | | | 1,772,333 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 31,435 | | | | 3,670,351 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 25,937 | | | | 1,160,940 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 25,797 | | | | 2,199,194 | |
First Solar, Inc.(a) | | | 24,321 | | | | 1,776,163 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 48,107 | | | | 6,376,102 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 82,278 | | | | 3,336,373 | |
FuelCell Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 19,365 | | | | 79,009 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
United States (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Green Plains, Inc.(a) | | | 33,207 | $ | | | 932,120 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 82,737 | | | | 2,947,092 | |
Hecla Mining Co. | | | 743,964 | | | | 3,876,052 | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.(a) | | | 302,387 | | | | 1,242,811 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 52,323 | | | | 2,408,428 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 21,053 | | | | 2,169,933 | |
HF Sinclair Corp.(a) | | | 22,080 | | | | 839,482 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 30,198 | | | | 1,582,073 | |
Ingredion, Inc. | | | 35,620 | | | | 3,031,619 | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 5,763 | | | | 104,598 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(a) | | | 3,530 | | | | 251,371 | |
Liberty Energy, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 27,088 | | | | 437,200 | |
Livent Corp.(a) | | | 29,345 | | | | 626,809 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 62,915 | | | | 1,567,842 | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 24,420 | | | | 2,130,889 | |
Matador Resources Co. | | | 29,370 | | | | 1,433,843 | |
Middlesex Water Co. | | | 11,803 | | | | 1,049,877 | |
Mosaic Co. | | | 29,148 | | | | 1,819,418 | |
MP Materials Corp.(a) | | | 29,775 | | | | 1,132,641 | |
MRC Global, Inc.(a) | | | 14,444 | | | | 173,184 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 36,727 | | | | 1,398,564 | |
National Fuel Gas Co. | | | 3,154 | | | | 221,190 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 84,671 | | | | 1,535,085 | |
New WEI, Inc.(a) | | | 68,768 | | | | 103 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 34,178 | | | | 2,489,867 | |
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.(a) | | | 19,304 | | | | 212,923 | |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. | | | 13,153 | | | | 328,562 | |
NOW, Inc.(a) | | | 36,848 | | | | 401,643 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.(a) | | | 69,252 | | | | 784,625 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 187,413 | | | | 3,081,069 | |
PDC Energy, Inc. | | | 27,893 | | | | 1,945,258 | |
Phillips 66 | | | 8,398 | | | | 728,610 | |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. | | | 103,106 | | | | 2,923,055 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 4,083 | | | | 949,175 | |
Plug Power, Inc.(a) | | | 21,677 | | | | 455,651 | |
PotlatchDeltic Corp., REIT | | | 68,244 | | | | 3,780,035 | |
ProPetro Holding Corp.(a) | | | 114,066 | | | | 1,612,893 | |
Range Resources Corp.(a) | | | 58,949 | | | | 1,764,933 | |
Rayonier, Inc., REIT | | | 48,611 | | | | 2,099,995 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 7,901 | | | | 1,566,373 | |
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(a) | | | 13,274 | | | | 810,510 | |
Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 8,866 | | | | 1,156,836 | |
RPC, Inc.(a) | | | 140,085 | | | | 1,448,479 | |
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | | | 15,926 | | | | 3,015,907 | |
Schlumberger NV | | | 34,998 | | | | 1,365,272 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 76,573 | | | | 2,720,639 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 233,102 | | | | 5,130,385 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 14,899 | | | | 1,277,589 | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | 95,611 | | | | 795,484 | |
SunPower Corp.(a) | | | 64,160 | | | | 1,059,282 | |
Talos Energy, Inc.(a) | | | 92,403 | | | | 1,678,963 | |
Tellurian, Inc.(a) | | | 84,139 | | | | 419,012 | |
TPI Composites, Inc.(a) | | | 133,337 | | | | 1,525,375 | |
Transocean, Ltd.(a) | | | 657,543 | | | | 2,472,361 | |
US Silica Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 105,682 | | | | 1,963,572 | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 15,840 | | | | 1,765,843 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
United States (continued) | | | | | | | | |
W&T Offshore, Inc.(a) | | | 43,550 | $ | | | 207,298 | |
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | | | 18,618 | | | | 634,315 | |
Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT | | | 36,082 | | | | 1,487,300 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp. | | | 15,366 | | | | 1,122,486 | |
Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 1,855 | | | | 63,608 | |
Worthington Industries, Inc. | | | 4,148 | | | | 197,320 | |
| | | | | | | 183,124,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $452,295,983) | | | | | | | 539,423,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (0.03%) | | | | | | | | |
United States (0.03%) | | | | | | | | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | 4,974 | | | | 55,112 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | | 10,676 | | | | 276,616 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | | | 2,054 | | | | 99,516 | |
MPLX LP | | | 1,555 | | | | 50,320 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | 3,090 | | | | 32,012 | |
| | | | | | | 513,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $900,221) | | | | | | | 513,576 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (58.35%) | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (58.35%) | | | | | | | | |
United States Cash Management Bill | | | | | | | | |
0.885%, 8/9/22(d) | | $ | 80,000,000 | | | $ | 79,788,800 | |
United States Treasury Bill | | | | | | | | |
0.078%, 5/5/22(d) | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,999,260 | |
0.121%, 5/17/22(d) | | | 224,000,000 | | | | 223,982,966 | |
0.340%, 5/26/22(d) | | | 109,000,000 | | | | 108,976,729 | |
0.289%, 6/14/22 | | | 175,000,000 | | | | 174,907,505 | |
0.490%, 6/28/22 | | | 100,000,000 | | | | 99,902,229 | |
0.584%, 7/14/22 | | | 44,600,000 | | | | 44,529,458 | |
0.545%, 7/21/22(d) | | | 108,725,000 | | | | 108,527,080 | |
0.875%, 8/4/22 | | | 27,000,000 | | | | 26,935,660 | |
United States Treasury | | | | | | | | |
Inflation Indexed Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
0.625%, 4/15/23 | | $ | 116,470,740 | | | $ | 120,545,219 | |
United States Treasury Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.875%, 5/31/22 | | $ | 27,000,000 | | | | 27,030,132 | |
| | | | | | | 1,115,125,038 | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,114,717,207) | | | | | | | 1,115,125,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Value (Note 2) | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (86.60%) | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,567,913,411) | | | | | | $ | 1,655,062,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (13.41%) | | | | | | | 256,366,046 | |
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,911,428,640 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| (a) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
| (b) | Security exempt from registration under rule 144A of the securities act of 1933. This Security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the market value of those securities was $3,657,209 representing 0.19% of the Fund's net assets. |
| (c) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2022 the aggregate market value of those securities was $3,657,209 representing 0.19% of net assets. |
| (d) | Security, or portion of security, is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts and futures contracts aggregating a total market value of $78,500,000. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry and geographical classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries and regions are shown as a percent of net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS
Description | | Counterparty | | Position | | Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount/ Fair Value (Note 2) | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
Brent Crude Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 893 | | 05/31/22 | | $ | 95,676,020 | | | $ | 344,697 | |
Cocoa Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (705) | | 09/15/22 | | | (18,146,700 | ) | | | 344,391 | |
Coffee 'C' Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (39) | | 09/20/22 | | | (3,245,288 | ) | | | 35,204 | |
Corn Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 297 | | 07/14/22 | | | 12,080,475 | | | | 222,544 | |
KC HRW Wheat Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 64 | | 07/14/22 | | | 3,538,400 | | | | 152,467 | |
Live Cattle Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (570) | | 06/30/22 | | | (30,244,200 | ) | | | 930,805 | |
Low Su Gasoil G Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 155 | | 05/12/22 | | | 19,022,375 | | | | 1,327,617 | |
Natural Gas Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 761 | | 05/26/22 | | | 55,126,840 | | | | 17,495,418 | |
Soybean Oil Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 625 | | 07/14/22 | | | 31,567,500 | | | | 2,225,369 | |
Sugar #11 (World) Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (229) | | 09/30/22 | | | (4,937,240 | ) | | | 264,661 | |
WTI Crude Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 262 | | 07/20/22 | | | 26,430,560 | | | | 1,870,462 | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 186,868,742 | | | $ | 25,213,635 | |
Description | | Counterparty | | Position | | Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount/ Fair Value (Note 2) | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Copper Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 147 | | 07/27/22 | | $ | 16,201,238 | | | $ | (984,008 | ) |
Cotton No.2 Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (244) | | 12/07/22 | | | (14,892,540 | ) | | | (181,886 | ) |
Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice-A Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (12) | | 09/12/22 | | | (311,940 | ) | | | (15,329 | ) |
Gasoline RBOB Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (108) | | 08/31/22 | | | (14,336,935 | ) | | | (939,579 | ) |
Gold 100 Oz Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 194 | | 06/28/22 | | | 37,086,980 | | | | (647,034 | ) |
Heating Oil Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (167) | | 08/31/22 | | | (23,968,942 | ) | | | (2,363,738 | ) |
Lean Hogs Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 82 | | 06/14/22 | | | 3,489,100 | | | | (246,673 | ) |
LME Aluminum Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 45 | | 05/16/22 | | | 3,414,938 | | | | (368,579 | ) |
LME Nickel Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 160 | | 05/16/22 | | | 30,477,120 | | | | (2,014,586 | ) |
LME Zinc Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 315 | | 05/16/22 | | | 32,612,344 | | | | (1,077,901 | ) |
Low Su Gasoil G Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 254 | | 05/12/22 | | | 29,451,300 | | | | (322,138 | ) |
Platinum Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 265 | | 07/27/22 | | | 12,449,700 | | | | (1,178,161 | ) |
Silver Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 273 | | 07/27/22 | | | 31,511,025 | | | | (2,961,232 | ) |
Soybean Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 93 | | 07/14/22 | | | 7,834,088 | | | | (19,793 | ) |
Soybean Meal Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 562 | | 07/14/22 | | | 24,295,260 | | | | (1,583,041 | ) |
Wheat Future(CBT) | | Morgan Stanley | | Long | | 45 | | 07/14/22 | | | 2,375,438 | | | | (117,106 | ) |
WTI Crude Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (163) | | 05/20/22 | | | (17,064,470 | ) | | | (4,523,579 | ) |
WTI Crude Future | | Morgan Stanley | | Short | | (1,375) | | 06/21/22 | | | (141,542,500 | ) | | | (24,426,518 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 19,081,204 | | | $ | (43,970,881 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS(a)
Swap Counterparty | | Reference Obligation | | Notional Amount | | | Floating Rate/Fixed Amount Paid by Fund* | | Termination Date | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation | |
UBS | | CRB 3m Fwd TR Index** | | $ | 268,663,441 | | | USB3MTA + 25 bps | | 11/30/2022 | | $ | 268,663,446 | | | $ | 5 | |
Citigroup | | CRB 3m Fwd TR Index** | | | 268,382,804 | | | USB3MTA + 24 bps | | 9/30/2022 | | | 268,382,807 | | | | 3 | |
Societe Generale | | CRB 3m Fwd TR Index** | | | 129,371,099 | | | USB3MTA + 28 bps | | 11/30/2022 | | | 129,371,102 | | | | 3 | |
Goldman Sachs | | CRB 3m Fwd TR Index** | | | 134,336,878 | | | USB3MTA + 25 bps | | 9/30/2022 | | | 134,336,879 | | | | 1 | |
| | | | $ | 800,754,221 | | | | | | | $ | 800,754,233 | | | $ | 12 | |
Swap Counterparty | | Reference Obligation | | Notional Amount | | | Floating Rate/Fixed Amount Paid by Fund† | | Termination Date | | Value | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Bank of America - Merrill Lynch | | CRB 3m Fwd TR Index** | | $ | 349,872,185 | | | USB3MTA + 25 bps | | 6/30/2022 | | $ | 349,871,075 | | | $ | (1,110 | ) |
| | | | $ | 349,872,185 | | | | | | | $ | 349,871,075 | | | $ | (1,110 | ) |
| (a) | For long positions in the total return swap, the Fund receives payments based on any positive return of the Reference Obligation less the rate paid by the Fund. The Fund makes payments on any negative return of such Reference Obligations plus the rate paid by the fund. For short positions in the total return swap, the Fund makes payments based on any positive return of the Reference Obligation less the rate paid by the Fund. The Fund receives payments on any negative return of such Reference Obligations plus the rate paid by the Fund. |
| * | United States Auction Results 3 Month Treasury Bill High Discount. Total return swap resets monthly. |
| ** | CRB - Commodity Research Bureau |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 1,655,062,594 | |
Cash | | | 207,406,817 | |
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $1,459,816) | | | 1,400,428 | |
Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts | | | 12 | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | 14,278,678 | |
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | | | 2,948,110 | |
Receivable due from broker for total return swap contracts | | | 34,013,026 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,253,319 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 141,908 | |
Total Assets | | | 1,916,504,892 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | 3,005,141 | |
Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts | | | 1,110 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 1,326,645 | |
Administration and transfer agency fees payable | | | 435,403 | |
Distribution and services fees payable | | | 109,187 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses payable | | | 8,331 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 41,886 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 148,549 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 5,076,252 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 1,911,428,640 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 1,579,661,536 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 331,767,104 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 1,911,428,640 | |
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | | $ | 1,567,913,411 | |
| | | | |
PRICING OF SHARES | | | | |
Investor Class: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.59 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 113,526,841 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 11,834,515 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.61 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 15,214,306 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,583,648 | |
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price) | | $ | 10.17 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share(a) | | $ | 8.87 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 28,473,214 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 3,209,057 | |
Class I: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 9.74 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,754,214,279 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 180,024,814 | |
| (a) | Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund's Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 7,076,770 | |
Foreign taxes withheld on dividends | | | (555,186 | ) |
Interest and other income, net of premium amortization and accretion of discount | | | 5,835,835 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 12,357,419 | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 6,250,422 | |
Investment advisory fees - subsidiary (Note 8) | | | 1,298,583 | |
Administrative fees | | | 780,950 | |
Transfer agency fees | | | 465,795 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 188,411 | |
Class A | | | 19,131 | |
Class C | | | 98,524 | |
Professional fees | | | 23,891 | |
Reports to shareholders and printing fees | | | 23,535 | |
State registration fees | | | 85,981 | |
Insurance fees | | | 3,314 | |
Custody fees | | | 26,360 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 28,353 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 13,122 | |
Total Expenses | | | 9,306,372 | |
Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 8) | | | | |
Waiver of investment advisory fees - subsidiary | | | (1,298,583 | ) |
Net Expenses | | | 8,007,789 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 4,349,630 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 23,098,838 | |
Net realized gain on futures contracts | | | 74,038,868 | |
Net realized gain on total return swap contracts | | | 224,184,193 | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | (89,551 | ) |
Net Realized Gain | | | 321,232,348 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 26,106,338 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts | | | (16,834,962 | ) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts | | | (833 | ) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | (74,473 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | 9,196,070 | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | | | 330,428,418 | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 334,778,048 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 4,349,630 | | | $ | 14,005,719 | |
Net realized gain | | | 321,232,348 | | | | 246,879,451 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 9,196,070 | | | | 75,964,516 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 334,778,048 | | | | 336,849,686 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (15,456,243 | ) | | | (174,393 | ) |
Class A | | | (1,363,415 | ) | | | (5,446 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,848,568 | ) | | | (5,670 | ) |
Class I | | | (201,615,631 | ) | | | (1,745,843 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (221,283,857 | ) | | | (1,931,352 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 22,847,274 | | | | 36,968,075 | |
Class A | | | 7,082,162 | | | | 5,771,217 | |
Class C | | | 13,197,026 | | | | 10,727,794 | |
Class I | | | 668,334,466 | | | | 583,450,695 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 14,698,816 | | | | 167,790 | |
Class A | | | 871,533 | | | | 2,437 | |
Class C | | | 1,419,872 | | | | 4,530 | |
Class I | | | 141,806,630 | | | | 1,555,689 | |
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (19,036,307 | ) | | | (27,008,696 | ) |
Class A | | | (843,547 | ) | | | (1,052,463 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,559,130 | ) | | | (1,304,792 | ) |
Class I | | | (315,444,773 | ) | | | (171,560,901 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 533,374,022 | | | | 437,721,375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 646,868,213 | | | | 772,639,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,264,560,427 | | | | 491,920,718 | |
End of period | | $ | 1,911,428,640 | | | $ | 1,264,560,427 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund – Investor Class
Consolidated Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period(b) | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 7.64 | | | $ | 7.29 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(c) | | | 0.01 | (d) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (0.01 | )(d) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | 1.78 | | | | 3.35 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.36 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.79 | | | | 3.46 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.35 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(e) |
Total distributions | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(e) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | 0.09 | | | | 3.44 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.59 | | | $ | 9.50 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 7.64 | |
TOTAL RETURN(f) | | | 24.14 | % | | | 57.25 | % | | | (8.44 | )% | | | (8.71 | )% | | | 1.23 | % | | | 4.85 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 113,527 | | | $ | 89,300 | | | $ | 49,060 | | | $ | 39,226 | | | $ | 48,728 | | | $ | 47,845 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.39 | %(g) | | | 1.37 | %(h) | | | 1.40 | %(h) | | | 1.39 | %(h) | | | 1.40 | %(h) | | | 1.38 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.39 | %(g) | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | | | 0.30 | %(g) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 0.66 | % | | | (0.10 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | | | 26 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
| (b) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (c) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (d) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (e) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (f) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (h) | The ratio of operating expenses excluding fee waiver/reimbursements to average net assets is calculated excluding the waived Subsidiary management fee (see Note 8 for additional detail). The ratio inclusive of that fee would be for the period ended April 30, 2022, October 31, 2021, October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, 1.56%, 1.55%, 1.58% and 1.54%. |
| (i) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund – Class A
Consolidated Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period June 12, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period(a) | | $ | 9.52 | | | $ | 6.07 | | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 8.16 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.00 | )(c) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | 1.78 | | | | 3.34 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.79 | | | | 3.47 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | (0.65 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | – | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | 0.09 | | | | 3.45 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.86 | ) | | | (0.62 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 9.52 | | | $ | 6.07 | | | $ | 6.68 | | | $ | 7.54 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | 24.11 | % | | | 57.33 | % | | | (8.29 | )% | | | (8.71 | )% | | | (7.60 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 15,214 | | | $ | 7,349 | | | $ | 1,254 | | | $ | 751 | | | $ | 191 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.39 | %(e) | | | 1.32 | %(f) | | | 1.34 | %(f) | | | 1.40 | %(f) | | | 1.48 | %(e)(f) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.39 | %(e) | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.45 | %(e) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | | | 0.29 | %(e) | | | 1.56 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | (0.10 | )%(e) |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 26 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 42 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (f) | The ratio of operating expenses excluding fee waiver/reimbursements to average net assets is calculated excluding the waived Subsidiary management fee (see Note 8 for additional detail). The ratio inclusive of that fee would be for the period ended April 30, 2022, October 31, 2021, October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, 1.56%, 1.50%, 1.52% and 1.55%. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund – Class C
Consolidated Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period(a) | | $ | 8.94 | | | $ | 5.73 | | | $ | 6.35 | | | $ | 7.22 | | | $ | 7.36 | | | $ | 7.07 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(b) | | | (0.01 | )(c) | | | 0.07 | | | | (0.02 | )(c) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.00 | )(c)(d) | | | (0.06 | )(c) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | 1.63 | | | | 3.14 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.62 | | | | 3.21 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.29 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.69 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | – | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.01 | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | – | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 3.21 | | | | (0.62 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.29 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.87 | | | $ | 8.94 | | | $ | 5.73 | | | $ | 6.35 | | | $ | 7.22 | | | $ | 7.36 | |
TOTAL RETURN(e) | | | 23.70 | % | | | 56.37 | % | | | (8.97 | )% | | | (9.35 | )% | | | 0.62 | % | | | 4.10 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 28,473 | | | $ | 13,789 | | | $ | 2,354 | | | $ | 6,702 | | | $ | 9,510 | | | $ | 7,642 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.99 | %(f) | | | 2.00 | %(g) | | | 2.05 | %(g) | | | 2.05 | %(g) | | | 2.05 | %(g) | | | 2.05 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.99 | %(f) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | | | (0.33 | )%(f) | | | 0.84 | % | | | (0.28 | )% | | | 0.17 | % | | | (0.04 | )% | | | (0.81 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 26 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (d) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (e) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (g) | The ratio of operating expenses excluding fee waiver/reimbursements to average net assets is calculated excluding the waived Subsidiary management fee (see Note 8 for additional detail). The ratio inclusive of that fee would be for the period ended April 30, 2022, October 31, 2021, October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, 2.16%, 2.18%, 2.23% and 2.20%. |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management
CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund – Class I
Consolidated Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period(a) | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 6.12 | | | $ | 6.73 | | | $ | 7.58 | | | $ | 7.67 | | | $ | 7.31 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | 1.79 | | | | 3.38 | | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.36 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.82 | | | | 3.52 | | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.37 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | (0.00 | )(c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | 0.12 | | | | 3.50 | | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.85 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.36 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.74 | | | $ | 9.62 | | | $ | 6.12 | | | $ | 6.73 | | | $ | 7.58 | | | $ | 7.67 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | 24.27 | % | | | 57.74 | % | | | (8.18 | )% | | | (8.48 | )% | | | 1.42 | % | | | 5.03 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,754,214 | | | $ | 1,154,123 | | | $ | 439,254 | | | $ | 500,305 | | | $ | 647,195 | | | $ | 482,710 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.05 | %(e) | | | 1.09 | %(f) | | | 1.15 | %(f) | | | 1.14 | %(f) | | | 1.13 | %(f) | | | 1.15 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.05 | %(e) | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.63 | %(e) | | | 1.68 | % | | | 0.64 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.08 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 26 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 98 | % | | | 81 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (f) | The ratio of operating expenses excluding fee waiver/reimbursements to average net assets is calculated excluding the waived Subsidiary management fee (see Note 8 for additional detail). The ratio inclusive of that fee would be for the periods ended April 30, 2022, October 31, 2021, October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively, 1.23%, 1.27%, 1.33% and 1.29%. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance
ALPS I Kotak India Growth Fund (the “Fund") was launched on February 14, 2011. During the 6-month period ended 30th April 2022 (hereinafter also referred to as the “period”), the Fund's Class A Shares, INDAX, delivered a total return of -7.64% at Net Asset Value, Class C, INFCX, delivered -7.94% with CDSC, Class I, INDIX, delivered -7.52% and Class II, INDSX, delivered -7.38%. The Fund underperformed the benchmark Nifty 500 Index ("NSE500") which returned -4.11% during the period without taking into account sales charges for Class A and C Shares.
Right as the world was preparing to welcome and coexist in the endemic phase of the pandemic, and the global economy was seemingly at the cusp of witnessing green shoots of recovery, surging Covid cases in China, uncertainty around the Russo-Ukraine war and probability of aggressive rate hikes by the US Fed posed inflationary challenges. Signs of global monetary tightening with elevated oil and commodity prices dented consumer sentiment and demand as we see continuous capital outflows from emerging countries (India not spared either). Brent Crude topped US$130 per barrel briefly during March’22 and lingered above US$100 per barrel thereafter.
Despite the temporary new coronavirus variant scare, amid concerns with accelerated Fed taper, rising inflation and a hawkish tone by the global central banks, global equity market remained relatively stable towards the end of 2021. However, the Russo-Ukraine war seems to tip the balance moving into 2022 as central banks have been raising interest rates and taking other measures to curb inflation, coupled with commodity prices remaining elevated and uncertain. It has been two years since Covid was declared a global pandemic. The chaos from social and economic uncertainties continues.
With the sharp rise in oil and commodity prices, coupled with supply chain disruptions and sanctions added on to the pandemic-related supply-chain and fuel global inflation, some Central Banks and Governments around the world decisions to cushion the impact include – (Source: Central Banks, Kotak Institutional Equities): (1) Japan: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) continued with its ultra-easy monetary policy to help the economy recovery from the pandemic. BOJ highlighted that growth had picked up “as a trend” but some weakness was visible due to the Covid-19 impact. BOJ also stated that it would apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% and that it would purchase a necessary amount of government bonds without setting an upper limit so that the 10-year bond yield remains around 0%. (2) US: US Fed chairman hinted a 50 basis point rate hike to take the Federal Funds rate target range to 0.75-1% amid persistently elevated inflation and a tight labour market even as growth surprised on the downside in 1QCY22.
Looking back at India, frontline Nifty Index lost 5.30%, the midcap segment saw a loss of 4.04% and the broad-based NSE500 Index lost 4.11% during the period (all in USD terms).
The Union Budget of India was presented on Feb 1, 2022, just as the country was navigating the third wave of the Covid 19 pandemic. We believe this was clearly a pro-growth budget with the Government’s key macro focus being infrastructure growth and boosting capex spend in a bid to sustain the investment growth momentum.
In our view, the highlight of the budget this year is that it sets the foundation for structural growth over the next few years via investment spend. The Budget provides the necessary impetus through various policies laying the blueprint to steer economy for the next 25 years and enable job creation. We believe the infrastructure growth focus is very clearly visible in various sectors outlined under the umbrella of the PM Gati Shakti scheme (A National Master Plan was launched on 13th October 2021 - a digital platform made up of 16 Ministries, including Railway and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects to various economic zones). Capital expenditure growth for FY23 is budgeted at 24.5% over FY22RE (Revised Estimate).
Despite global uncertainty from the Russo-Ukraine war and persistent supply chain issues; with the relax in Covid restrictions, there is demand recovery and a substantial pick-up in new business growth. April Manufacturing PMI expanded to 54.7 vs 54 in March, due to a marked increase in new orders and productions, as well as renewed expansion in international sales. The S&P Global India Service PMI increased to 57.9 in April from 53.6 in March, the highest reading since last November.
India’s economic growth slowed in Q4FY22 (period from Jan’22 - Mar’22) to 4.1%, reflecting impact arising from Omicron wave on the manufacturing and contact-intensive sectors.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for April hit a fresh high and stood at INR1,680bn (~US$22.7bn), potentially pointing to strong economic activity and tighter regulation.
Current account balance in 3QFY22 (Note: October to December 2021 quarter) registered a deficit of US$23bn (2.7% of GDP), widening from a deficit of US$9.9bn in 2QFY22 (1.3% of GDP) and a deficit of US$2.2bn in 3QFY21 (0.3% of GDP). This was mainly due to a widening of the trade deficit to US$60.4bn (2QFY22: US$44.5bn). Exports improved marginally to US$109bn (US$105bn in 2QFY22), while imports surged to US$169bn (US$149bn in 2QFY22). Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in April increased sharply to 7.79% (March: 6.95%) led by increases in food and core inflation. Sequentially, headline CPI increased by 1.4%. April Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) inflation rose by 60bps to 15.1% (March: 14.5%) while also rising sequentially by 2.1% (March: 2.4% month over month).
In short, the Indian economy is currently going through a normalization phase. However, with the Russo-Ukraine war, China lockdowns and tighter financial conditions, we believe it will be an uphill climb out of recovery for India as well as the global economy. In our view, the persistence of elevated inflation emanating from supply disruptions caused by the war and Covid lockdowns in China present as key risks moving forward.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
During the semi annual period ended 30th April, 2022, there was a change in the principal investment strategy of the Fund. While the Sub-Adviser has been broadly incorporating environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) factors into the decision making process over last few years, the Fund’s strategy was amended to incorporate ESG principles more deeply into the Fund’s strategy and philosophy; and to make the use of ESG factors more evident to investors. Under the Fund’s ESG strategy, the Fund will seek to deliver returns in a socially responsive manner by combining a value and growth-oriented investment philosophy with an ESG principle overlay.
This has also resulted in a name change of the Fund. The Fund has been renamed as ALPS Kotak India ESG Fund with effect from May 1, 2022.
The views above are based on publicly available data, Kotak Group internal estimates and are based on the views of the research team at Kotak group.
The views of the author and information discussed in this commentary are as of the date of publication, are subject to change, and may not reflect the writer's current views. The views expressed are those of the author only, and represent an assessment of market conditions at a specific point in time, are opinions only and should not be relied upon as investment advice regarding a particular investment or markets in general. Such information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities or investment vehicles. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the fund or any securities or any sectors mentioned in this letter. The subject matter contained in this letter has been derived from several sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of compilation. Neither ALPS Advisors, Inc., Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd., nor the Fund accepts any liability for losses either direct or consequential caused by the use of this information.
Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Dividends are not guaranteed and are subject to change or elimination. Investments in international and emerging markets securities include exposure to risks such as currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Advisors Inc. are affiliated.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $10, 000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Investor# (NAV) | -7.63% | 9.33% | 10.76% | 7.17% | 11.08% | 7.93% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
Class A (NAV) | -7.64% | 9.47% | 10.66% | 7.08% | 11.03% | 7.89% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
Class A (LOAD) | -12.70% | 3.47% | 8.58% | 5.88% | 10.40% | 7.35% |
Class C (NAV) | -7.94% | 8.63% | 9.85% | 6.34% | 10.28% | 7.16% | 2.00% | 2.00% |
Class C (LOAD) | -8.81% | 7.63% | 9.85% | 6.34% | 10.28% | 7.16% |
Class I | -7.52% | 9.66% | 10.95% | 7.40% | 11.38% | 8.23% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Class II | -7.38% | 9.98% | 11.20% | 7.54% | 11.46% | 8.30% | 0.91% | 0.75% |
Nifty 500 Index1 | -3.61% | 16.99% | 12.98% | 9.72% | 10.29% | 7.45% | | |
Morningstar India Index2 | -3.07% | 17.50% | 13.98% | 10.63% | 10.57% | 7.62% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 30 days.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance shown for Class A shares prior to June 12, 2018 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Investor shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class A shares. Performance shown for Class II shares prior to December 19, 2019 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Class I shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class II shares.
| 1 | Nifty 500 Index (formerly the CNX 500 Index) - India's first broad based benchmark of the Indian capital market. The Nifty 500 companies are disaggregated into 72 industry indices. Industry weightages in the index reflect the industry weightages in the market. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | Morningstar India NR Index: measures the performance of India's equity markets targeting the top 97% of stocks by market capitalization. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of February 14, 2011 for Investor Class and Classes C and I; Fund Inception date of June 12, 2018 for Class A; Fund Inception date of December 19, 2019 for Class II. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor's and Sub-Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
| # | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Investing in India involves risk and considerations not present when investing in more established securities markets. The Fund may be more susceptible to economic, market, political and local risks of the region than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Investments in India are subject to a number of risks including, but not limited to, risk of losing some or all of the capital invested, high market volatility, variable market liquidity, geopolitical risks (including political instability), exchange rate fluctuations (between the currency of the fund’s share class and the Indian Rupee), changes in tax regime and restrictions on investment activities of foreign investors.
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
Reliance Industries, Ltd. | 8.22% |
Infosys, Ltd. | 7.89% |
ICICI Bank, Ltd. | 6.19% |
HDFC Bank, Ltd. | 4.69% |
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. | 3.34% |
Axis Bank, Ltd. | 3.24% |
Bajaj Finance, Ltd. | 3.06% |
Bharti Airtel, Ltd. | 2.99% |
State Bank of India | 2.69% |
Max Healthcare Institute, Ltd. | 2.65% |
Top Ten Holdings | 44.96% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (96.42%) | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services (4.05%) | | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (1.06%) | | | | | | | | |
Nazara Technologies, Ltd.(a) | | | 90,263 | | | $ | 1,821,328 | |
PVR, Ltd.(a) | | | 88,675 | | | | 2,096,547 | |
| | | | | | | 3,917,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.99%) | | | | | | | | |
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,111,913 | | | | 10,671,384 | |
Bharti Airtel, Ltd. partly paid(a) | | | 78,914 | | | | 349,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | | | 14,938,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (9.88%) | | | | | | | | |
Auto Components (1.97%) | | | | | | | | |
MRF, Ltd. | | | 3,678 | | | | 3,478,879 | |
Sansera Engineering, Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 166,813 | | | | 1,731,251 | |
Varroc Engineering, Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 355,341 | | | | 2,050,665 | |
| | | | | | | 7,260,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles (2.45%) | | | | | | | | |
Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd. | | | 277,646 | | | | 3,326,273 | |
Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd. | | | 56,917 | | | | 5,700,582 | |
| | | | | | | 9,026,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.76%) | | | | | | | | |
Jubilant Foodworks, Ltd. | | | 399,075 | | | | 2,818,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables (2.78%) | | | | | | | | |
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Ltd. | | | 1,334,428 | | | | 6,680,192 | |
Orient Electric, Ltd. | | | 831,599 | | | | 3,570,285 | |
| | | | | | | 10,250,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.76%) | | | | | | | | |
Cartrade Tech, Ltd.(a) | | | 136,844 | | | | 1,152,221 | |
Zomato, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,781,388 | | | | 1,651,965 | |
| | | | | | | 2,804,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.16%) | | | | | | | | |
Titan Co., Ltd. | | | 134,337 | | | | 4,286,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | | | 36,446,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples (4.78%) | | | | | | | | |
Personal Products (4.78%) | | | | | | | | |
Dabur India, Ltd. | | | 628,592 | | | | 4,550,623 | |
Emami, Ltd. | | | 806,877 | | | | 5,156,731 | |
Hindustan Unilever, Ltd. | | | 273,518 | | | | 7,946,710 | |
| | | | | | | 17,654,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | | | | | 17,654,064 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Energy (9.01%) | | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (9.01%) | | | | | | | | |
Aegis Logistics, Ltd. | | | 1,017,343 | | | $ | 2,918,507 | |
Reliance Industries, Ltd. | | | 837,060 | | | | 30,328,740 | |
| | | | | | | 33,247,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | | | | | 33,247,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (28.61%) | | | | | | | | |
Banks (18.56%) | | | | | | | | |
AU Small Finance Bank, Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 357,687 | | | | 6,442,043 | |
Axis Bank, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,268,470 | | | | 11,957,293 | |
HDFC Bank, Ltd., ADR | | | 82,825 | | | | 4,572,768 | |
HDFC Bank, Ltd. | | | 710,523 | | | | 12,738,139 | |
ICICI Bank, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | | | 591,286 | | | | 11,258,086 | |
ICICI Bank, Ltd. | | | 1,205,299 | | | | 11,586,623 | |
State Bank of India | | | 1,548,314 | | | | 9,944,254 | |
| | | | | | | 68,499,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (5.11%) | | | | | | | | |
Bajaj Finance, Ltd. | | | 130,965 | | | | 11,289,441 | |
Muthoot Finance, Ltd. | | | 122,426 | | | | 2,007,625 | |
SBI Cards & Payment Services, Ltd. | | | 517,527 | | | | 5,582,339 | |
| | | | | | | 18,879,405 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (2.94%) | | | | | | | | |
HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 744,855 | | | | 5,647,796 | |
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co., Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 249,479 | | | | 4,146,835 | |
PB Fintech, Ltd.(a) | | | 120,936 | | | | 1,044,768 | |
| | | | | | | 10,839,399 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.00%) | | | | | | | | |
Aavas Financiers, Ltd.(a) | | | 248,638 | | | | 7,376,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | | | | | 105,594,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care (8.39%) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services (5.16%) | | | | | | | | |
Dr Lal PathLabs, Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 51,414 | | | | 1,734,615 | |
Fortis Healthcare, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,277,235 | | | | 4,428,837 | |
Max Healthcare Institute, Ltd.(a) | | | 1,817,232 | | | | 9,780,449 | |
Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Pvt, Ltd.(a) | | | 522,362 | | | | 3,108,406 | |
| | | | | | | 19,052,307 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.42%) | | | | | | | | |
Tarsons Products, Ltd.(a) | | | 169,759 | | | | 1,535,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (2.81%) | | | | | | | | |
Alkem Laboratories, Ltd. | | | 82,739 | | | | 3,508,425 | |
Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. | | | 412,620 | | | | 3,373,829 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Pharmaceuticals (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Cipla, Ltd. | | | 273,413 | | | $ | 3,489,598 | |
| | | | | | | 10,371,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | | | | | 30,959,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials (6.20%) | | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics (0.65%) | | | | | | | | |
Mahindra Logistics, Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 360,888 | | | | 2,410,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.80%) | | | | | | | | |
InterGlobe Aviation, Ltd.(a)(b)(c) | | | 121,781 | | | | 2,932,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products (1.20%) | | | | | | | | |
Kajaria Ceramics, Ltd. | | | 330,133 | | | | 4,440,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering (3.04%) | | | | | | | | |
Kalpataru Power Transmission, Ltd. | | | 654,000 | | | | 3,064,378 | |
Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. | | | 370,011 | | | | 8,131,938 | |
| | | | | | | 11,196,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.51%) | | | | | | | | |
IndiaMart InterMesh, Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 29,792 | | | | 1,895,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | | | | | 22,876,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Information Technology (15.48%) | | | | | | | | |
IT Services (15.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Infosys, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | | | 568,643 | | | | 11,298,936 | |
Infosys, Ltd. | | | 879,275 | | | | 17,820,440 | |
Persistent Systems, Ltd. | | | 150,403 | | | | 8,429,650 | |
Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd. | | | 267,758 | | | | 12,340,524 | |
Tech Mahindra, Ltd. | | | 359,540 | | | | 5,872,055 | |
Wipro, Ltd. | | | 206,103 | | | | 1,354,177 | |
| | | | | | | 57,115,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | | 57,115,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials (7.85%) | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (3.09%) | | | | | | | | |
Kansai Nerolac Paints, Ltd. | | | 471,593 | | | | 2,887,520 | |
SRF, Ltd. | | | 261,750 | | | | 8,512,773 | |
| | | | | | | 11,400,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction Materials (4.12%) | | | | | | | | |
JK Cement, Ltd. | | | 99,228 | | | | 3,422,207 | |
Ramco Cements, Ltd. | | | 455,168 | | | | 4,703,037 | |
Shree Cement, Ltd. | | | 21,035 | | | | 7,077,525 | |
| | | | | | | 15,202,769 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Containers & Packaging (0.64%) | | | | | | | | |
Mold-Tek Packaging, Ltd. | | | 237,070 | | | $ | 2,375,360 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | | | | | 28,978,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (2.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development (2.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Brigade Enterprises, Ltd. | | | 647,635 | | | | 3,817,128 | |
Oberoi Realty, Ltd.(a) | | | 335,584 | | | | 4,180,657 | |
| | | | | | | 7,997,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | | | | | 7,997,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $289,907,773) | | | | | | | 355,809,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.42%) | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $289,907,773) | | | | | | $ | 355,809,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities (3.58%) | | | | | | | 13,227,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | $ | 369,036,966 | |
| (a) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
| (b) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 28,992,739, representing 7.86% of net assets. |
| (c) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2022 the aggregate market value of those securities was $28,992,739 representing 7.86% of net assets. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 355,809,041 | |
Cash | | | 10,185,548 | |
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $11,151,730) | | | 10,830,960 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,241,871 | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | 25,214 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 39,664 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 34,135 | |
Total Assets | | | 379,166,433 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 336,550 | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | 24 | |
Payable for foreign capital gains tax | | | 9,451,388 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 176,289 | |
Administration and transfer agency fees payable | | | 72,827 | |
Distribution and services fees payable | | | 4,382 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses payable | | | 3,861 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 16,365 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 67,780 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 10,129,466 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 369,036,967 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 327,903,276 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 41,133,691 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 369,036,967 | |
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | | $ | 289,907,772 | |
PRICING OF SHARES | | | | |
Investor Class: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 16.36 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 3,841,987 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 234,851 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 16.28 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 696,479 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 42,769 | |
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price) | | $ | 17.23 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share(a) | | $ | 14.92 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 1,412,948 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 94,720 | |
Class I: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 16.97 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 15,234,945 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 897,549 | |
Class II: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 17.08 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 347,850,608 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 20,368,910 | |
| (a) | Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund's Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 520,150 | |
Foreign taxes withheld on dividends | | | (114,355 | ) |
Interest and other income | | | 1,993 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 407,788 | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,252,906 | |
Administrative fees | | | 302,460 | |
Transfer agency fees | | | 1,766 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 7,350 | |
Class A | | | 1,351 | |
Class C | | | 7,560 | |
Professional fees | | | 18,956 | |
Reports to shareholders and printing fees | | | 4,516 | |
State registration fees | | | 36,079 | |
Insurance fees | | | 1,447 | |
Custody fees | | | 49,037 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 8,442 | |
Repayment of previously waived fees | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 2,336 | |
Class A | | | 383 | |
Class C | | | 860 | |
Class I | | | 9,429 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 17,355 | |
Total Expenses | | | 1,722,233 | |
Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 8) | | | | |
Class A | | | (383 | ) |
Class II | | | (233,782 | ) |
Net Expenses | | | 1,488,068 | |
Net Investment Loss | | | (1,080,280 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 7,262,822 | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | (78,110 | ) |
Net Realized Gain | | | 7,184,712 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (40,701,215 | ) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | (39,696 | ) |
Net change in unrealized foreign capital gains tax | | | 5,151,495 | |
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation | | | (35,589,416 | ) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | | | (28,404,704 | ) |
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | (29,484,984 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,080,280 | ) | | $ | (471,474 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | 7,184,712 | | | | 24,382,297 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | (35,589,416 | ) | | | 75,895,287 | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (29,484,984 | ) | | | 99,806,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (203,811 | ) | | | – | |
Class A | | | (41,456 | ) | | | – | |
Class C | | | (88,461 | ) | | | – | |
Class I | | | (829,227 | ) | | | – | |
Class II | | | (19,311,883 | ) | | | – | |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (20,474,838 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 1,042,513 | | | | 1,111,855 | |
Class A | | | 109,072 | | | | 905,016 | |
Class C | | | 12,000 | | | | 20,550 | |
Class I | | | 1,696,125 | | | | 4,418,625 | |
Class II | | | – | | | | 150,000,000 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 176,973 | | | | – | |
Class A | | | 39,052 | | | | – | |
Class C | | | 88,461 | | | | – | |
Class I | | | 790,535 | | | | – | |
Class II | | | 19,311,883 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (662,528 | ) | | | (1,190,945 | ) |
Class A | | | (105,850 | ) | | | (573,685 | ) |
Class C | | | (73,761 | ) | | | (877,201 | ) |
Class I | | | (1,260,411 | ) | | | (18,425,509 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 21,164,064 | | | | 135,388,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (28,795,758 | ) | | | 235,194,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 397,832,724 | | | | 162,637,998 | |
End of period | | $ | 369,036,966 | | | $ | 397,832,814 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund – Investor Class
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.70 | | | $ | 12.66 | | | $ | 13.02 | (b) | | $ | 11.73 | (b) | | $ | 14.53 | (b) | | $ | 12.32 | (b) |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(c) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.07 | )(d) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 6.16 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 2.19 | | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 2.45 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 6.04 | | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 2.09 | | | | (2.39 | ) | | | 2.35 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.44 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.54 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.98 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) | | | 0.00 | (e) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (2.34 | ) | | | 6.04 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 1.29 | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | 2.21 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.36 | | | $ | 18.70 | | | $ | 12.66 | | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 11.73 | | | $ | 14.53 | |
TOTAL RETURN(f) | | | (7.63 | )% | | | 47.71 | % | | | (1.48 | )% | | | 18.58 | % | | | (16.91 | )% | | | 19.45 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 3,842 | | | $ | 3,814 | | | $ | 2,704 | | | $ | 4,604 | | | $ | 5,821 | | | $ | 9,538 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.38 | %(g) | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 3.27 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.95 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.38 | %(g) | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.40 | %(h) | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 1.90 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.17 | )%(g) | | | (0.73 | )% | | | (0.64 | )% | | | (0.79 | )% | | | (0.91 | )% | | | (0.74 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | | | 11 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 30 | % |
| (a) | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
| (b) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the Kotak Mauritius Portfolio (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (c) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (d) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (e) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (f) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (h) | Effective December 2, 2019, the net expense limitation agreement changed from 1.60% to 1.00%, excluding, among other fees and expenses, 12b-1 fees and shareholder service fees. Refer to Note 8. |
| (i) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund – Class A
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period June 12, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.62 | | | $ | 12.59 | | | $ | 12.99 | (a) | | $ | 11.72 | (a) | | $ | 13.90 | (a) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.07 | )(c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.27 | ) | | | 6.14 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 2.13 | | | | (2.14 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.36 | ) | | | 6.03 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 2.07 | | | | (2.18 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.44 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.54 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.98 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (2.34 | ) | | | 6.03 | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | 1.27 | | | | (2.18 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.28 | | | $ | 18.62 | | | $ | 12.59 | | | $ | 12.99 | | | $ | 11.72 | |
TOTAL RETURN(e) | | | (7.64 | )% | | | 47.90 | % | | | (1.80 | )% | | | 18.41 | % | | | (15.68 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 696 | | | $ | 762 | | | $ | 89 | | | $ | 96 | | | $ | 8 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.33 | %(f) | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 3.24 | % | | | 3.16 | %(f) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.23 | %(f) | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.31 | %(g) | | | 1.94 | % | | | 2.00 | %(f) |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.02 | )%(f) | | | (0.68 | )% | | | (0.56 | )% | | | (0.52 | )% | | | (0.79 | )%(f) |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 11 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 24 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the Kotak Mauritius Portfolio (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (d) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (e) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (g) | Effective December 2, 2019, the net expense limitation agreement changed from 1.60% to 1.00%, excluding, among other fees and expenses, 12b-1 fees and shareholder service fees. Refer to Note 8. |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund – Class C
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 17.18 | | | $ | 11.70 | | | $ | 12.18 | (a) | | $ | 11.10 | (a) | | $ | 13.87 | (a) | | $ | 11.85 | (a) |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.14 | )(c) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 5.69 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 2.05 | | | | (2.15 | ) | | | 2.34 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.30 | ) | | | 5.48 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 1.88 | | | | (2.36 | ) | | | 2.16 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.54 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.96 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | – | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (2.26 | ) | | | 5.48 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 1.08 | | | | (2.77 | ) | | | 2.02 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 14.92 | | | $ | 17.18 | | | $ | 11.70 | | | $ | 12.18 | | | $ | 11.10 | | | $ | 13.87 | |
TOTAL RETURN(e) | | | (7.94 | )% | | | 46.84 | % | | | (2.58 | )% | | | 17.69 | % | | | (17.52 | )% | | | 18.60 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,413 | | | $ | 1,598 | | | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | 2,195 | | | $ | 2,024 | | | $ | 2,140 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 2.00 | %(f) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.37 | % | | | 3.97 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.69 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 2.00 | %(f) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 2.06 | %(g) | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.60 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (1.79 | )%(f) | | | (1.37 | )% | | | (1.29 | )% | | | (1.47 | )% | | | (1.57 | )% | | | (1.48 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 11 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 30 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the Kotak Mauritius Portfolio (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (d) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (e) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (g) | Effective December 2, 2019, the net expense limitation agreement changed from 1.60% to 1.00%, excluding, among other fees and expenses, 12b-1 fees and shareholder service fees. Refer to Note 8. |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund – Class I
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 19.35 | | | $ | 13.05 | | | $ | 13.43 | (a) | | $ | 12.05 | (a) | | $ | 14.87 | (a) | | $ | 12.58 | (a) |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.03 | )(c) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | 6.37 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | (2.33 | ) | | | 2.48 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.39 | ) | | | 6.30 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 2.18 | | | | (2.41 | ) | | | 2.42 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.54 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.99 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.01 | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (2.38 | ) | | | 6.30 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | 1.38 | | | | (2.82 | ) | | | 2.29 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.97 | | | $ | 19.35 | | | $ | 13.05 | | | $ | 13.43 | | | $ | 12.05 | | | $ | 14.87 | |
TOTAL RETURN(e) | | | (7.52 | )% | | | 48.28 | % | | | (1.59 | )% | | | 18.85 | % | | | (16.66 | )% | | | 19.68 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 15,235 | | | $ | 16,053 | | | $ | 21,861 | | | $ | 21,989 | | | $ | 13,746 | | | $ | 19,891 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.00 | %(f) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.65 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.00 | %(f) | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.06 | %(g) | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (0.79 | )%(f) | | | (0.45 | )% | | | (0.28 | )% | | | (0.39 | )% | | | (0.57 | )% | | | (0.45 | )% |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 11 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 90 | % | | | 56 | % | | | 24 | % | | | 30 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the Kotak Mauritius Portfolio (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | The per share amount does not correspond to activity reflected in the Statement of Operations due to class specific expenses during the period. |
| (d) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (e) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (g) | Effective December 2, 2019, the net expense limitation agreement changed from 1.60% to 1.00%, excluding, among other fees and expenses, 12b-1 fees and shareholder service fees. Refer to Note 8. |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund – Class II
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period December 19, 2019 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 19.45 | | | $ | 13.08 | | | $ | 13.50 | (a) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(b) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | 6.39 | | | | (0.44 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 6.37 | | | | (0.42 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.46 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.54 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.00 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (2.37 | ) | | | 6.37 | | | | (0.42 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 17.08 | | | $ | 19.45 | | | $ | 13.08 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (7.38 | )% | | | 48.70 | % | | | (3.11 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 347,851 | | | $ | 375,605 | | | $ | 136,115 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.88 | %(d) | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.18 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.75 | %(d) | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.75 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | | | (0.54 | )%(d) | | | (0.11 | )% | | | 0.24 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 11 | % | | | 30 | % | | | 90 | % |
| (a) | Per share amounts and ratios to average net assets include income and expenses of the Kotak Mauritius Portfolio (wholly-owned subsidiary). |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Funds
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Dear Shareholder,
The ALPS | Smith Total Return Fund and ALPS | Smith Short Duration Fund were launched on June 29, 2018. We followed with the launch of the ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund and ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund on September 15, 2020. We welcome you as a shareholder to the Funds and thank you for your trust. Our process is centered around performance, relationships and investing excellence. Our goal is to provide shareholders with consistent, risk-adjusted returns with a keen focus on capital preservation.
Total Return
The ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund Class I returned a positive 326bps on an annualized basis since the inception of the Fund on June 29, 2018, outperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, by 176bps. For the semiannual period ending April 30, 2022, the Fund marked a negative return of 837bps, outperforming the Index by 110bps. The outperformance during the six-month period ending April 30, 2022 was attributed to duration management in Treasuries during the rapid sell-off in interest rates in the beginning of 2022 as well as the Fund’s overweight in short duration corporate credit assets which helped insulate performance from some of the impact of rising yields. The Fund was also underweight in mortgage-backed securities (MBS), which performed poorly due to both the move higher in yields as well as the associated spike in interest rate volatility that accompanied this move higher. The overall performance since inception through April 30, 2022 was achieved by focusing on active portfolio positioning, duration management, security selection, and bottom-up fundamental credit analysis.
Short Duration
The ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund Class I returned a positive 260bps on an annualized basis since the inception of the Fund on June 29, 2018, outperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Index, by 123bps. For the semiannual period ending April 30, 2022, the Fund marked a negative return of 266bps, outperforming the Index by 58bps. As a continuing theme, the Fund’s overallocation to corporate and securitized assets allowed the Fund to out-yield the Index. Additionally, individual security selection within corporate credit was a large component of the excess returns generated in the period. With the rapid move higher in yields during this period, duration management once again became a driver of outperformance given the impact of the market pricing in aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. In this environment, the Fund maintained its focus on capital preservation. While being overweight credit on a percentage basis vs. the benchmark, the Fund shortened its credit duration positioning as valuations continued to compress and aimed to shield investors from the relative losses associated with the interest rate sell-off more specific to the 3yr and 5yr tenors held by the Fund.
Credit Opportunities
The ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund Class I marked a negative return of 45bps since the inception of the Fund on
September 15, 2020, outperforming its benchmark, a 50/50 blend of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index and the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, by 228bps. For the semiannual period ending April 30, 2022, the Fund marked a negative return of 780bps, outperforming the Index by 63bps. The outperformance of the Fund over this semiannual period was predominately driven by security selection and active duration management (yield curve positioning). With valuations compressing in the early half of the semiannual period along with the volatility experienced in early 2022, the importance of security selection and security avoidance increased significantly. Overall, positive security selection came from positions in both investment grade and high yield rating categories as well as across industry sectors which remains a hallmark of the Fund’s outperformance since inception.
Balanced Opportunity
The ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund Class I returned a positive 728bps on an annualized basis since the inception of the Fund on September 15, 2020, outperforming its benchmark, a blend of 55% Bloomberg U.S. 1000 TR Index / 45% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, by 306bps. For the semiannual period ending April 30, 2022, the Fund marked a negative return of 878bps, outperforming the Index by 188bps. The performance within the Fixed Income sleeve during the period was attributed to the Fund’s relative defensive duration positioning and an overweight in corporate credit assets, as well as corporate and securitized security selection. Overall performance was also aided by the Fund’s asset allocation mix between Equities and Fixed Income positions. The Fund’s overall performance since inception was achieved by focusing on active portfolio positioning, duration management, security selection, bottom-up fundamental credit analysis, and active asset allocation between the Fixed Income and Equity sleeves.
Macro Commentary
After a robust period of growth and economic activity, consensus was of the belief that both inflation and growth were going to normalize above pre-covid levels. As we started 2022, market participants and the Fed were still using the word “transitory” to describe inflation. Reopening was occurring in fits and starts but making forward progress. Economic data was stable to positive, the employment situation was strong, the manufacturing sector was in the early stages of stabilization, and we were seeing the unleashing of pent-up demand. The market was preparing for less support from both fiscal and monetary policy, but the transition to a sustainable economy looked feasible.
Stepping back to November 2021, we saw the Federal Reserve announce plans to taper asset purchases, a move that was generally accepted by the marketplace. By February, Russia invaded Ukraine, creating geopolitical tension, and immediately impacting global supply chains and inflation. March saw the Federal Reserve hike the Fed Funds rate 25bps and April saw China enter back into lockdowns due to increasing COVID-19 cases. The combination of the aforementioned events has weighed heavily on an already fragile economic situation and must be considered in tandem with expectations that the Fed is willing to act aggressively to fight
ALPS | Smith Funds
Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
inflation even at the risk of an economic slowdown and possible recession. The underlying thesis of a stronger, longer, and more durable recovery is being challenged given higher inflation, however we believe the foundations for growth remain intact. The Fed will utilize rate hikes to seek to slow inflation while balance sheet reduction (announced May 4, 2022 post the reporting period for this letter) will assist in steepening the Treasury curve. The Fed believes the economy is strong enough to weather the adjustment, however we expect continued market volatility as we progress through the year.
We are encouraged by the health of the consumer, remember consumption accounts for ~70% of GDP. We continue to mark a healthy pace of job gains – including 11.5mm jobs still available – while wages are up a strong 5.5% year-over-year (“YoY”) as of April. Analysis suggests that the consumer came into 2022 with $2.5 trillion in excess savings due to factors including pandemic stimulus, forced savings resulting from a reduction in consumption and higher incomes. While ~27% of the excess savings is expected to be used to absorb higher prices, overall, the consumer is still spending and will help offset economic drags from other sectors.
Manufacturing and Housing have been in a lull throughout the reporting period and will continue to have a neutral economic impact at best on growth. Manufacturing continues to work through supply chain disruptions – ramping up again due to the Russia/Ukraine conflict and recent shutdowns in China – labor issues continue to weigh on the ability to meet demand and inflation is impacting both input costs as well as costs passed onto customers. Housing is starting to slow due to higher rates and a lack of affordability, however we are in a period where we have the tightest supply in over 40 years, which is a very different scenario than the housing crisis of 2008. The tight supply will continue to support housing on the margin, though we recognize that higher rates will slow the pace of contribution overall.
The first quarter of 2022 showed this dynamic at play. 1Q contracted 1.6% from its headline number with net exports, inventories and government spending detracting from growth. However final sales to domestic purchasers – removing inventories and exports – marked a 2.0% gain vs. 1.7% in 4Q, reflecting strong consumption and gross private investment.
We believe the biggest growth drag is and will continue to be inflation and the economy’s adjustment to inflation. The Federal Reserve understands that they can control the demand side of the equation and are therefore hiking the Fed Funds rates to tighten financial conditions as a mechanism to slow growth and allow supply and demand to come back to equilibrium. As of March 2022, headline CPI marked a high of 8.5% YoY while Core CPI marked a high of 6.5%. Expectations that inflation would peak mid-year and start to mark a slower pace of increase is now being challenged by the events unfolding globally, suggesting that the Fed will be forced to act even more aggressively than the market was initially anticipating. The market has completely front run the Fed, quickly adjusting rates higher in a rapid fashion. If higher inflation persists,
the Fed is ready to push for more aggressive action, even at the expense of growth.
We’ve spent the last six months in an economic atmosphere of contradictions. The complacency around the strongly anchored view that inflation and growth would normalize as we worked through 2022 is now being challenged. This is largely due to the fact that inflation is proving stickier than expected. Some are even predicting that inflation will continue to rise aggressively, forcing the Fed to raise rates and reduce the balance sheet aggressively. We believe this argument is largely centered around changes in inflation expectations versus the actual true trajectory of inflation, but as we all know, perceptions can quickly become reality. We are bullish on the consumer’s ability to weather the storm but recognize that the Fed is clearly attempting to slow growth to keep inflation from moving higher. Higher prices – via goods/services or rates - will eventually impact consumption, at which point we turn from inflation fears to growth slowdown fears. The mechanism by which the Fed’s communication is making its way through the financial markets has been successful thus far and we question if the market is doing the work for the Fed, which could lead to a scenario where the Fed won’t have to tighten as much as feared - something to think about as the adjustment continues.
Portfolio Positioning
Throughout the semiannual ending period April 30, 2022,Smith Capital Investors turned more defensive across most major Fixed Income asset classes. The market is currently, and will continue to undergo, a period of repricing as both fiscal and monetary policy becomes less supportive and inflation remains higher for longer than the market was initially expecting.
Total Return: We generically decreased the Fund’s credit exposure during the period - most notably from a weighting’s perspective in investment grade while also substantially decreasing the Fund’s duration contribution across investment grade and high yield credit – given moves in valuations and increased uncertainty in the future macro-economic environment. The Federal Reserve’s shift towards rate hikes and “Quantitative Tightening” combined with headline geopolitical events have dramatically changed the investing outlook throughout the period. Uncertainty on what the future may hold has continued to increase making a more defensive stance - regarding both credit and interest rate exposure - more prudent.
Within the Fund’s corporate credit exposure, we reduced both the Fund’s overall weighting as well as the Fund’s duration profile while using the significant backup in both short duration interest rates and credit spreads to add substantially higher-yielding, very short exposure to the Fund’s portfolios. Reducing the overall duration profile of the Fund’s corporate credit exposures can also help reduce the potential volatility from changing credit valuations.
We continue to seek out investments in companies whose management interests are aligned with debtholders either via reducing leverage or outright debt levels. Additionally, we look for a focus on managing through downside scenarios as this provides
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Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
optionality and downside protection. We have been encouraged by the increase in equity raises and highlight this as a hallmark of stories we are attracted to in the current environment. We believe that an increased focus on deleveraging is a positive for both debt and equity holders.
Short duration high yield remains a focus. This area of the market has much less forecasting error embedded in its analysis as it is a liquidity analysis evaluation over a very short period vs. longer-term projections on industries, commodity prices, and competitive dynamics facing a sector/company.
Short Duration: We maintained the Fund’s overall elevated credit exposure during the period as fundamentals remain strong and the yield pickup is material versus other asset classes. While there were substantial valuation changes in this area of the market over the period, we continue to find value in very short duration carry positions. We continue to monitor the changing market consensus around the forward path for the Fed regarding the removal of accommodation.
Credit Opportunities: Early in the semiannual period, while still expressing a positive outlook for credit, the Fund incrementally dialed down duration by favoring shorter duration, high quality high yield credit where opportunities arose. These opportunities, across both primary and secondary markets, were sought to increase Fund resiliency from a structural, fundamental, and valuation perspective. With tightening spreads, we found this particularly important. More so than others, in this business cycle we have found increased dispersion amongst companies and sectors as to where they fall on the spectrum of early cycle, mid-cycle, or late cycle. This is a direct result of the pandemic and the nature by which it impacted companies and sectors differently. During the later months of 2021, we looked to take advantage of situations in which market valuations diverged from our fundamental understanding of where the issuer may be in its business cycle. This highlights our focus on understanding a company’s entire capital structure and how its management team is driving value creation across its structure.
Moving into the first few months of 2022, duration was the great swing factor, driving home that it is a magnifier of returns—in both directions. There also was a significant flattening of both yield and spread curves which presented a historically cheap opportunity cost, in terms of spread and yield give, to move in on the credit curve. The Fund took advantage of this dynamic to shorten duration while preserving potential risk-adjusted returns in anticipation of a less-than-smooth period of monetary policy transition. Progress on this front was made by shortening the Fund’s duration while maintaining spread and yield levels, relative to the Fund’s benchmark over the quarter. Traditionally, decreasing duration results in a material give in spread and yield. Uniquely, this was not necessarily the case given the flattening of the yield and spread curves over the quarter.
Most importantly, the Fund continues to be built from the bottom up, taking advantage of predominately fundamentally improving businesses, capital structures, and credit profiles. Understanding a
company’s entire capital structure and how its management team is driving value creation across that structure continues to be a crucial focus of the Fund. Opportunities like the broad flatness in yield and spread curves are executed within the context of our fundamental view on the credit and the risk-adjusted return potential of the security targeted within the capital structure.
Balanced: The Fixed Income sleeve was run largely in line with the Total Return Fund, gradually decreasing the Fund’s credit exposure throughout the period - most notably in investment grade and decreasing the Fund’s duration contribution from credit across both investment grade and high yield. We also aggressively reduced overall portfolio duration with continued market fears around sticky inflation and the potential forward path of the Fed. Notably compared to the Total Return Fund, the Fund continues to run a lower relative credit risk profile given the current asset allocation between Fixed Income and Equities. The Fund was ~72% invested in the Equity sleeve and ~28% in the Fixed Income sleeve due to the market opportunity at the end of the period.
Within the Funds’ U.S. Treasury allocations , we continue to remain active in duration management. For most of the period, we ran shorter durations compared to the Funds’ respective indices; however, we have been more active in this area as volatility increased and yields moved dramatically higher across the curve due to the potential for bifurcated outcomes from the fallout of still lingering COVID, increasing geopolitical tensions, a challenging inflationary environment, and fears that the Federal Reserve will hike too quickly and cut off growth. We are also focused on the shape of the curve: the front-end is driven by Fed policy expectations and the market has front-run rate hike expectations, while the long-end is moving around on inflation expectations (sell-off) or still lingering virus/geopolitical and growth fears (rally). We remain proactive in using the longer duration U.S. Treasury position as an insurance policy when the need arises but recognize that rates still have room to move higher in yield.
Within the Funds’ securitized allocations, we continue to allocate to Agency-mortgage-backed collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and Agency guaranteed commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) where valuations are appropriate. Valuations have moved higher off the lows from nine months ago and mortgages have begun to look much more attractive. Overall, the increase in mortgage rates, slowdown in prepayments, and the upcoming reduction in the Federal Reserve’s MBS holdings have been headwinds for this area of the market. Valuations have begun to adjust to these new realities to a point that we believe that mortgages are in the early innings of appearing attractive. We acknowledge that these headwinds will most likely continue, especially as the Federal Reserve portfolio runoff begins in earnest, but valuations have adjusted to an extent that we have been selectively able to begin adding to the space again. We continue to believe that select CMOs and Agency CMBS provide better convexity, exhibit less change in duration given changes in interest rates and prepayment speeds, and provide higher option-adjusted spreads and yield, however bonds that fit our risk-adjusted return
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hurdles remain somewhat scarce, although not nearly to the same extent as the past 12 months. Additionally, with the significant rise in interest rates during the beginning of 2022, we witnessed a large-scale duration extension of the Agency MBS market, exactly at the time investors were searching for shorter duration options. We were aided in this volatility by our continued focus on seeking to select securities that perform well through a wide band of underlying assumptions rather than a specific directional view.
Fixed Income Themes
Credit — In our last letter, we highlighted three intertwined drivers that we saw at the helm of markets: stimulus—both monetary and fiscal, the economic recovery, and the resulting strong technical backdrop or demand for corporate credit. Since then, all three of these factors have begun to retrench. The Fed has begun an aggressive reversal of prior liquidity accommodation in response to more persistent elevated inflation, the once insatiable demand for fixed income has reversed, and now the prior economic recovery is not only being questioned by investors but also showing signs of slowing. Among all these dynamics one factor has been extremely noteworthy. Duration.
Year to date as of April 30, 2022 duration has been a great swing factor while we continue to experience one of the most challenging starts to any year for fixed income, and really most asset classes. Declines of 20% or more are now common year to date figures. Specific to fixed income, we would normally expect a dose of “flight to quality” buying against that backdrop. The impact of duration on returns, particularly in comparison to measures of credit quality and its associated performance have been meaningful.. Over the past fifteen years the duration profiles of the investment grade credit indices have steadily increased. Specifically, the duration of AA U.S. Credit has gone from approximately 5.5yrs to 8.5yrs—a greater than 50% increase. Over that same time the duration of BB U.S. Credit has marginally decreased—from approximately 4.9yrs to 4.7yrs.
In our view, these diverging duration profiles would be an important component of relative total return profiles going forward. In the current environment, while returns have been challenged across all fixed income, we are witnessing the ramifications of this duration profile divergence now. It goes without saying that lower rated securities typically represent more credit risk and vice versa. In a typical selloff, it’s then reasonable to assume that higher quality credit would fare better than lower quality credit. YTD, through April 30, 2022, the return of AAA/AA corporate credit was -13.01%. Over the same period, the return of BB corporate credit was -8.96%. While it has been hard to find many friendly investments this year, being long duration has certainly not been one of them. That being said, we would be remiss to omit that, yes, BB spreads have underperformed their higher rated counterparts. AAA/AA corporate credit spreads are 22bps wider through April 30, 2022, while BB corporate credit spreads are 76bps wider. Ultimately, though, the outcome an investor realizes is a total return where YTD, the significantly longer duration profile of AAA/AA corporate credit has magnified both the spread and the interest rate moves to such an
extent that it has outweighed the relatively smaller spread widening vs. BB corporate credit.
In periods of time like these, where uncertainty is elevated and subsequently volatility is high, we have found the following items to be of acute importance:
Risk-Adjusted Carry – in this environment, we believe that carry (yield income) is of elevated importance. However, not all carry is built the same. Fundamental analysis can unearth risk profiles that may be viewed more or less favorably when compared to their commensurate carry profiles. Given the amplifying nature of duration, as highlighted above, and the general flatness of all-in-yield credit curves, as of the end of the period covered by this report, we were favoring risk-adjusted carry opportunities in the front end of the curve. Together, this brings us to the symbiotic nature of security selection and avoidance.
Security Selection – under the surface of the Investment Grade Corporate Credit Index there is constantly significant opportunity for individual security selection. No matter the inning of the credit cycle or the outlook, there are generally always undersurface opportunities created by changing corporate credit risk profiles. We look for those that display higher probabilities for improving credit strength, regardless of the strenuousness of the macroeconomic backdrop.
Security Avoidance – conversely, active management can purposefully choose to avoid owning certain credits and should do so. In our view, a credit that has a higher probability of going through a phase of deteriorating credit strength would be a prime example of a name to avoid.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, these items have been and will continue to be at the forefront of our credit investment process and credit sleeve portfolio construction.
MBS – MBS has faced numerous headwinds as of the end of the period covered by this report including the rapid move higher in interest rates, the persistent pick up in interest rate volatility, and commentary from the Federal Reserve about reducing its MBS holdings. Combined these factors have driven MBS to underperform during the reporting period. Ending April 30, 2022, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index (MBS Index) had nominal returns of -831bps YTD driven largely in part by the impact of rising U.S. Treasury yields. However, this does not tell the entire story as the MBS Index started the period with an average duration in the 4.5yr area; with the rise in mortgage rates driving lower refinancing volumes the duration of the MBS index has extended close to 6yrs (an all-time record high). As we have highlighted previously, the risk of this increase in the duration of mortgages came at exactly the wrong time for investors, increasing the negative impact of rising yields. From an excess return perspective, which adjusts for duration differentials, the MBS Index underperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 169bps.
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Looking forward, we believe we are beginning to see some positive signs for MBS outperformance on the horizon. MBS nominal spreads and OAS (option adjusted spread) have risen throughout the year. While OAS remains below historical averages (40-50bps) this is being driven by the elevated levels of interest rate volatility in the market; nominal spreads, which absent this, are near the historic highs. While the Fed has not started to actively let its MBS portfolio begin to run off, we believe the rise in valuation metrics should help attract other buyers overtime to absorb some of this MBS supply. We believe that while short term interest rate uncertainty will also remain a headwind for the asset class, the reduction in negative convexity in the market and changes in valuations make us more positively predisposed to this area than we have been in the last 12 months.
Interest Rates – Treasuries finally started the repricing cycle over the semiannual period, moving higher in yield across the entire curve. The front-end moved rapidly on expectations of the Fed removing accommodation while the long end reacted to increasing inflation pressures. The 2yr Treasury rose over 200bps in yield, starting the period at 50bps and ending near 272bps as the Fed began the tapering process in November followed by the first 25bps rate hike in March. The 30-yr moved up ~100bps over the same period as the market questioned whether the Fed is behind the curve and will be unable to get inflation under control. Volatility has been incredibly high throughout the period and the most interesting development has been that while rates shifted higher across the curve, the curve flattened suggesting the market sees slowing growth in the future. A combination of increasing geopolitical tensions in Russia/Ukraine, the lockdown again in China, and the push/pull between inflation or policy error landed squarely in the Treasury space and caused the curve to invert in March. The Fed was quick to discuss reducing the balance sheet in an effort to re-steepen the curve as they will no longer be the outsized buyer in the market.
Looking forward, we believe the market is doing much of the heavy lifting for the Fed, repricing quickly to the Fed’s communication. This suggests that we may be in a situation where the Fed does not have to raise the Fed Funds rate as high as the extreme forecasts suggest. This has been evident in the consolidation at the front-end of the curve and we believe we are nearing levels in the long end that are fully pricing in Fed action. We are not lacking for event-driven risk over the next six months, which suggests continued volatility as cycles are shorter and information is disseminated much faster. That being said, after being short duration for most of the period, we are aware that outright levels are becoming more attractive and the markets’ ability to quickly pivot could once again lead us into a great buying opportunity in the Fixed Income markets.
Conclusion – We are frequently reminded of a saying in the Fixed Income markets: “Don’t Fight the Fed.” Those words still hold true today. When the Fed is supporting the markets, we are operating on all cylinders. Once the Fed begins the tightening process of removing accommodation, financial conditions tighten, and that tightening is felt across all sectors of the market. The financial markets are in a phase of adjustment as Fiscal policy is removed and Monetary Policy
is tightening. The price adjustment we are undergoing is a natural and healthy process. On the other hand, the actual economy is in a stage of normalization post what we labeled the square root impact– a quick decline and recovery followed by a straight line (plateau) – and due to the nature of the pandemic, we are now left in the long plateau phase of the recovery, slowing growth back to the trend line. And just to complicate matters, we have still elevated inflation and geopolitical tensions to contend with.
These are unprecedented times in many ways, with limited historical reference points. Thus, the outcomes in front of us might end up being even more extreme in nature. As we progress towards the next six to twelve months, we are going to get a lot of new information and will have to adjust portfolio risk positions and duration positioning around the information, changing consensus, and a new direction of the market. Like the quick cycles we’ve experienced in the last six months, we expect periods of longer duration and a reduction of risk positioning in our portfolios followed by periods of being short duration and taking on new risks in credit and MBS throughout the year. If volatility continues, which we believe it will, our core process and our size could allow us the ability to make changes with limited friction – both security selection and avoidance are always front of mind. Our job is to recognize changes in sentiment and direction in markets and make decisions around the risks in the portfolio that will yield a more consistent ride for you, our investors. We are, at our core, active managers, and acknowledge that in this environment prudence and caution are warranted.
As always, our three pillars remain front and center – Investment Excellence, Relationships/People and Intentional Culture.
With great appreciation and gratitude,
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R. Gibson Smith | | Eric C. Bernum, CFA |
Portfolio Manager | | Portfolio Manager |
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Jonathan Aal | | Garrett Olson, CFA |
Portfolio Manager | | Portfolio Manager |
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Dividends are not guaranteed and are subject to change or elimination. Investments in international and emerging markets securities include exposure to risks such as currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
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Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.
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ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $100,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $100,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Class I | -2.66% | -2.57% | 2.24% | 2.60% | 0.58% | 0.49% |
Investor (NAV) | -2.91% | -2.94% | 1.93% | 2.29% | 0.93% | 0.79% |
Class A (NAV) | -2.80% | -2.84% | 1.96% | 2.30% | 0.87% | 0.79% |
Class A (MOP) | -4.96% | -4.99% | 0.05% | 0.80% |
Class C (NAV) | -3.16% | -3.61% | 1.21% | 1.56% | 1.55% | 1.49% |
Class C (CDSC) | -4.13% | -4.57% | 1.21% | 1.56% |
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index¹ | -9.92% | -8.47% | 0.74% | 1.83% | | |
Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index² | -3.24% | -3.50% | 0.76% | 1.37% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Effective September 1, 2020 the Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 2.25%. Prior to September 1, 2020 the sales charge was 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $500 thousand or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.
Performance less than 1 year is cumulative.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| 1 | The Bloomberg US Government/Credit Index: composed of all publicly issued, fixed-rate, nonconvertible, investment-grade corporate debt. Issues are rated at least Baa by Moody's Investors Service or BBB by Standard & Poor's, if unrated by Moody's. Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) are not included. Total return comprises price appreciation/depreciation and income as a percentage of the original investment. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | The Bloomberg 1-3 Yr US Gov/Credit TR Index Unhedged: an index that includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of June 29, 2018. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors, and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Asset Type Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) †
Corporate Bond | 70.62% |
Government Bond | 26.84% |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.93% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.25% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.19% |
Municipal Bond | 0.02% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.15% |
Total | 100.00% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
U.S. Treasury Note 1.75% 03/15/2025 | 4.38% |
U.S. Treasury Note 0.375% 10/31/2023 | 3.71% |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.25% 03/31/2024 | 3.49% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.5% 02/29/2024 | 3.42% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% 01/15/2025 | 2.97% |
U.S. Treasury Note 0.875% 01/31/2024 | 2.94% |
U.S. Treasury Note 0.75% 12/31/2023 | 2.84% |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.625% 04/15/2025 | 2.06% |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 6.125% 04/15/2025 | 1.67% |
VICI Properties LP 4.375% 05/15/2025 | 1.56% |
Top Ten Holdings | 29.04% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
Sovereign | 26.83% |
Banks | 17.84% |
Diversified Financial Services | 6.32% |
Auto Manufacturers | 5.68% |
Electric | 4.05% |
Pipelines | 3.50% |
Pharmaceuticals | 3.27% |
Aerospace/Defense | 2.44% |
Mortgage Securities | 2.16% |
REITS | 2.03% |
Entertainment | 1.99% |
Oil&Gas | 1.92% |
Healthcare-Products | 1.88% |
Gas | 1.79% |
Retail | 1.73% |
Semiconductors | 1.58% |
Healthcare-Services | 1.53% |
Software | 1.20% |
Shipbuilding | 1.07% |
Food | 1.01% |
Other Industries (each less than 1%) | 10.03% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.15% |
Total | 100.00% |
| * | See Statement of Investments for detailed breakout of other industries. |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $100,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $100,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Class I | -8.37% | -7.39% | 1.74% | 3.26% | 0.73% | 0.64% |
Investor (NAV) | -8.59% | -7.66% | 1.42% | 2.94% | 0.99% | 0.94% |
Class A (NAV) | -8.50% | -7.57% | 1.45% | 2.98% | 0.99% | 0.94% |
Class A (MOP) | -10.57% | -9.66% | -0.44% | 1.48% |
Class C (NAV) | -8.93% | -8.34% | 0.70% | 2.23% | 1.71% | 1.64% |
Class C (CDSC) | -9.84% | -9.24% | 0.70% | 2.23% |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index1 | -9.47% | -8.51% | 0.38% | 1.50% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Effective September 1, 2020 the Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 2.25%. Prior to September 1, 2020 the sales charge was 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $500 thousand or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.
Performance less than 1 year is cumulative.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| 1 | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities that are publicly for sale in the United States. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of June 29, 2018. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors, and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Asset Type Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) †
Corporate Bond | 53.45% |
Government Bond | 30.79% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 6.59% |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | 5.42% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.70% |
Preferred Stock | 1.36% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.69% |
Total | 100.00% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.375% 02/15/2042 | 4.01% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2.25% 02/15/2052 | 3.40% |
U.S. Treasury Note 2.25% 03/31/2024 | 3.39% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 1.875% 02/15/2032 | 3.16% |
U.S. Treasury Note 0.75% 08/31/2026 | 2.77% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.5% 01/31/2027 | 2.59% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.25% 12/31/2026 | 2.49% |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 6.125% 04/15/2025 | 2.16% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.125% 01/15/2025 | 2.08% |
U.S. Treasury Bond 2% 11/15/2041 | 1.46% |
Top Ten Holdings | 27.51% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
Sovereign | 30.79% |
Banks | 13.48% |
Mortgage Securities | 12.05% |
Diversified Financial Services | 5.75% |
Pipelines | 4.77% |
Pharmaceuticals | 3.66% |
Electric | 2.79% |
Aerospace/Defense | 2.34% |
Auto Manufacturers | 2.24% |
Airlines | 2.02% |
Oil&Gas | 1.91% |
Media | 1.78% |
Entertainment | 1.76% |
Healthcare-Services | 1.35% |
Gas | 1.27% |
Retail | 1.02% |
Other Industries (each less than 1%) | 10.33% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.69% |
Total | 100.00% |
| * | See Statement of Investments for detailed breakout of other industries. |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $100,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $100,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Class I | -7.80% | -6.07% | -0.45% | 1.05% | 0.92% |
Investor (NAV) | -8.04% | -6.36% | -0.77% | 1.28% | 1.22% |
Class A (NAV) | -8.03% | -6.34% | -0.76% | 1.32% | 1.22% |
Class A (MOP) | -10.10% | -8.46% | -2.14% |
Class C (NAV) | -8.36% | -7.01% | -1.46% | 2.02% | 1.92% |
Class C (CDSC) | -9.26% | -7.91% | -1.46% |
50% Bloomberg US Aggregate Index / 50% Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index1,2 | -8.43% | -6.87% | -2.73% | | |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index | -9.47% | -8.51% | -6.60% | | |
Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Bond Index | -7.41% | -5.22% | 1.26% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 2.25%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $500 thousand or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.
Performance less than 1 year is cumulative.
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| 1 | Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index: provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities that are publicly for sale in the United States. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of September 15, 2020. The Fund has limited operating history. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors, and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Asset Type Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) †
Corporate Bond | 83.47% |
Government Bond | 6.49% |
Preferred Stock | 3.55% |
Common Stock | 2.07% |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.76% |
Bank Loan | 0.36% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.30% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 3.00% |
Total | 100.00% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
U.S. Treasury Note 2.25% 03/31/2024 | 3.42% |
U.S. Treasury Note 1.5% 02/29/2024 | 3.06% |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. 6.125% 04/15/2025 | 3.00% |
Qurate Retail, Inc. 8% 03/15/2031 | 1.97% |
OneMain Finance Corp. 8.875% 06/01/2025 | 1.80% |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc. 5.375% 01/15/2031 | 1.74% |
TransDigm, Inc. 8% 12/15/2025 | 1.60% |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. 4.875% 03/01/2026 | 1.42% |
GFL Environmental, Inc. 4% 08/01/2028 | 1.39% |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 3M US L + 3.678% | 1.39% |
Top Ten Holdings | 20.79% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
Diversified Financial Services | 9.53% |
Banks | 8.45% |
Sovereign | 6.49% |
Pipelines | 6.42% |
Media | 6.39% |
Retail | 5.36% |
Commercial Services | 4.73% |
Real Estate | 4.13% |
Investment Companies | 3.98% |
Pharmaceuticals | 3.68% |
Home Builders | 3.37% |
Aerospace/Defense | 3.36% |
Airlines | 3.35% |
Electric | 2.92% |
Oil&Gas | 2.32% |
Environmental Control | 2.26% |
Entertainment | 2.18% |
Auto Manufacturers | 2.09% |
REITS | 1.97% |
Packaging&Containers | 1.69% |
Lodging | 1.68% |
Forest Products&Paper | 1.42% |
Oil & Gas Producers | 1.28% |
Advertising | 1.07% |
Other Industries (each less than 1%) | 6.88% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 3.00% |
Total | 100.00% |
| * | See Statement of Investments for detailed breakout of other industries. |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $100,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $100,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $100,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Class I | -8.78% | -5.18% | 7.28% | 1.39% | 0.85% |
Investor (NAV) | -8.92% | -5.44% | 6.98% | 1.70% | 1.15% |
Class A (NAV) | -8.92% | -5.43% | 7.00% | 1.70% | 1.15% |
Class A (MOP) | -11.88% | -8.54% | 4.81% |
Class C** (NAV) | -9.32% | -6.11% | 6.19% | 2.40% | 1.85% |
Class C (CDSC) | -10.22% | -7.04% | 6.19% |
55% Bloomberg U.S. 1000 TR Index / 45% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index1,2 | -10.66% | -5.03% | 4.22% | | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | -9.47% | -8.51% | -6.60% | | |
Bloomberg U.S. 1000 TR Index | -11.83% | -2.48% | 13.42% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 3.25%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $500 thousand or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.
Performance less than 1 year is cumulative.
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund
Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| 1 | Effective February 1, 2021, the Bloomberg U.S. 1000 TR Index replaced the Russell 1000 Index TR component. The Bloomberg U.S. 1000 Total Return Index is a float market-cap weighted benchmark of the 1000 most highly capitalized US companies. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities that are publicly for sale in the United States. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of September 15, 2020. The Fund has limited operating history. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
| ** | Excludes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions reported to the market may differ from the net asset value for financial reporting purposes. |
| + | Excludes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions reported to the market may differ from the net asset value for financial reporting purposes. |
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors, and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Asset Type Allocation (as a % of Net Assets) †
Common Stock | 66.34% |
Corporate Bond | 14.46% |
Government Bond | 6.94% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 3.71% |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2.65% |
Preferred Stock | 0.32% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.05% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 5.53% |
Total | 100.00% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
Microsoft Corp. | 3.29% |
Apple, Inc. | 3.17% |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.91% |
Alphabet, Inc. | 2.69% |
ConocoPhillips | 2.33% |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.67% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.65% |
Walmart, Inc. | 1.61% |
Enbridge, Inc. | 1.53% |
Coca-Cola Co. | 1.48% |
Top Ten Holdings | 22.33% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents approximate values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
Sovereigns | 6.95% |
Mortgage Securities | 5.50% |
Software | 5.40% |
Health Care Facilities & Svcs | 5.05% |
Retail -Consumer Staples | 4.41% |
Banks | 3.97% |
Oil & Gas Producers | 3.86% |
Technology Hardware | 3.85% |
Semiconductors | 3.23% |
Leisure Facilities & Services | 3.20% |
Internet Media & Services | 2.69% |
Banking | 2.63% |
Medical Equipment & Devices | 2.59% |
Biotech & Pharma | 2.42% |
Machinery | 2.27% |
Retail -Discretionary | 2.06% |
Chemicals | 2.05% |
Asset Management | 1.75% |
Transportation & Logistics | 1.67% |
Diversified Financial Services | 1.56% |
Technology Services | 1.55% |
Beverages | 1.53% |
REITS | 1.52% |
E-Commerce Discretionary | 1.45% |
Pipelines | 1.37% |
Metals & Mining | 1.35% |
Institutional Financial Services | 1.25% |
Entertainment Content | 1.23% |
Commercial Support Services | 1.10% |
Specialty Finance | 1.09% |
Electrical Equipment | 1.03% |
Other Industries (each less than 1%) | 12.89% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 5.53% |
Total | 100.00% |
| * | See Statement of Investments for detailed breakout of other industries |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (0.25%) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 1992-180, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.15%, 10/25/2022(a) | | $ | 1,251 | | | $ | 1,253 | |
Series 1992-52, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.02%, 09/25/2022(a) | | | 352 | | | | 351 | |
Series 1992-62, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, 10/25/2022(a) | | | 2,268 | | | | 2,269 | |
Series 1992-73, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, 05/25/2022(a) | | | 14 | | | | 14 | |
Series 1992-89, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, 06/25/2022(a) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | |
Series 1993-184, Class M, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 09/25/2023 | | | 4,390 | | | | 4,311 | |
Series 1993-189, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
10Y US TI + -0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2023(a) | | | 2,642 | | | | 2,619 | |
Series 1993-230, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, 12/25/2023(a) | | | 16,994 | | | | 17,046 | |
Series 1993-255, Class E, | | | | | | | | |
7.100%, 12/25/2023 | | | 19,227 | | | | 19,775 | |
Series 1993-27, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, 08/25/2023(a) | | | 658 | | | | 658 | |
Series 1993-31, Class PN, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 09/25/2023 | | | 38,466 | | | | 39,244 | |
Series 1993-97, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.25%, 05/25/2023(a) | | | 2,076 | | | | 2,070 | |
Series 1994-18, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, 02/25/2024(a) | | | 6,128 | | | | 6,148 | |
Series 1994-22, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.20%, 01/25/2024(a) | | | 37,368 | | | | 37,632 | |
Series 1994-3, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, 03/25/2024(a) | | | 2,261 | | | | 2,266 | |
Series 1994-3, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, 01/25/2024(a) | | | 12,935 | | | | 12,964 | |
Series 1994-61, Class E, | | | | | | | | |
7.500%, 04/25/2024 | | | 17,585 | | | | 18,089 | |
Series 1994-75, Class K, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 04/25/2024 | | | 12,295 | | | | 12,687 | |
Series 1994-77, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.50%, 04/25/2024(a) | | | 44,966 | | | | 45,360 | |
Series 1997-12, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, 04/18/2027(a) | | | 21,020 | | | | 21,274 | |
Series 1997-49, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, 06/17/2027(a) | | | 28,716 | | | | 28,790 | |
Series 2003-39, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/25/2023 | | | 11,670 | | | | 11,770 | |
Series 2003-49, Class YC, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 06/25/2023 | | | 5,628 | | | | 5,657 | |
Series 2004-53, Class NC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/25/2024 | | | 5,380 | | | | 5,462 | |
Series 2004-95, Class AK, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/25/2025 | | | 11,755 | | | | 12,029 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2005-121, Class DY, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/25/2026 | | $ | 15,554 | | | $ | 15,936 | |
Series 2006-22, Class CE, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/25/2023 | | | 7,295 | | | | 7,364 | |
Series 2011-40, Class KA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2026 | | | 69,116 | | | | 69,147 | |
Series 2011-44, Class EB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/25/2026 | | | 22,728 | | | | 22,737 | |
Series 2011-61, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/25/2026 | | | 38,393 | | | | 38,359 | |
Series 2011-80, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 08/25/2026 | | | 44,687 | | | | 45,288 | |
Series 2012-22, Class ND, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 12/25/2026 | | | 69,436 | | | | 69,147 | |
Series 2012-47, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 05/25/2027 | | | 52,617 | | | | 51,074 | |
Series 2013-5, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 02/25/2028 | | | 104,844 | | | | 101,639 | |
Series 2015-96, Class EA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/25/2026 | | | 201,467 | | | | 198,728 | |
| | | | | | | 929,173 | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | | | | |
Series 1993-1487, Class O, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, 03/15/2023(a) | | | 3,165 | | | | 3,169 | |
Series 1993-1534, Class J, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, 06/15/2023(a) | | | 5,094 | | | | 5,108 | |
Series 1993-1560, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 08/15/2023 | | | 5,997 | | | | 6,107 | |
Series 1993-1567, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, 08/15/2023(a) | | | 23,585 | | | | 23,573 | |
Series 1993-1584, Class L, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 09/15/2023 | | | 10,239 | | | | 10,491 | |
Series 1993-1602, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 10/15/2023 | | | 12,729 | | | | 12,977 | |
Series 1993-1611, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 11/15/2023 | | | 6,825 | | | | 7,019 | |
Series 1993-1628, Class LZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 12/15/2023 | | | 4,078 | | | | 4,184 | |
Series 1993-1630, Class PK, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 11/15/2023 | | | 8,312 | | | | 8,512 | |
Series 1993-1632, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.20%, 11/15/2023(a) | | | 8,913 | | | | 8,959 | |
Series 1993-1636, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, 11/15/2023(a) | | | 5,631 | | | | 5,642 | |
Series 1993-21, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, 10/25/2023(a) | | | 8,675 | | | | 8,692 | |
Series 1993-24, Class FJ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, 11/25/2023(a) | | | 39,325 | | | | 39,359 | |
Series 1994-1673, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
10Y US TI + -0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2024(a) | | | 3,156 | | | | 3,139 | |
Series 1994-1699, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, 03/15/2024(a) | | | 5,565 | | | | 5,566 | |
Series 1994-1707, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, 03/15/2024(a) | | | 7,186 | | | | 7,214 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 1994-1730, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 05/15/2024 | | $ | 20,455 | | | $ | 21,006 | |
Series 1994-1744, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.98%, 08/15/2024(a) | | | 26,083 | | | | 26,490 | |
Series 1994-32, Class PN, | | | | | | | | |
7.500%, 04/25/2024 | | | 72,280 | | | | 74,255 | |
Series 1994-43, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 10/17/2024 | | | 25,266 | | | | 25,915 | |
Series 1996-1810, Class D, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 02/15/2026 | | | 16,093 | | | | 16,463 | |
Series 1996-1885, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, 09/15/2026(a) | | | 4,679 | | | | 4,686 | |
Series 1997-1983, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 12/15/2023 | | | 7,009 | | | | 7,202 | |
Series 2001-2332, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, 01/15/2028(a) | | | 93,655 | | | | 93,819 | |
Series 2002-2528, Class KM, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/15/2022 | | | 7,252 | | | | 7,295 | |
Series 2003-2595, Class GC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/15/2023 | | | 12,176 | | | | 12,286 | |
Series 2003-2634, Class PT, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/15/2023 | | | 2,295 | | | | 2,307 | |
Series 2004-2877, Class AL, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 10/15/2024 | | | 2,247 | | | | 2,280 | |
Series 2005-3005, Class ED, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/15/2025 | | | 48,969 | | | | 49,996 | |
Series 2006-3104, Class DH, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/15/2026 | | | 26,679 | | | | 27,273 | |
Series 2009-3575, Class EB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/15/2024 | | | 9,230 | | | | 9,297 | |
Series 2010-3661, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/15/2025 | | | 23,765 | | | | 23,935 | |
Series 2010-3710, Class MG, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/15/2025(b) | | | 17,410 | | | | 17,968 | |
Series 2010-3779, Class KJ, | | | | | | | | |
2.750%, 11/15/2025 | | | 27,811 | | | | 27,915 | |
Series 2011-3822, Class VE, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/15/2022 | | | 10,316 | | | | 10,312 | |
Series 2011-3829, Class BE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/15/2026 | | | 16,093 | | | | 16,249 | |
Series 2011-3907, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, 05/15/2026(a) | | | 7,871 | | | | 7,870 | |
Series 2012-4003, Class BG, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 10/15/2026 | | | 40,154 | | | | 39,936 | |
Series 2013-4177, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 03/15/2028 | | | 24,246 | | | | 23,285 | |
| | | | | | | 707,751 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 2010-101, Class GU, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/20/2025(b) | | | 19,258 | | | | 19,554 | |
Series 2013-53, Class KN, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 08/20/2025 | | | 20,730 | | | | 20,406 | |
| | | | | | | 39,960 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | | | | |
(Cost $1,695,895) | | | | | | $ | 1,676,884 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.19%) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae-Aces | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-M10, Class AFL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, 09/25/2022(a) | | | 14,761 | | | | 14,763 | |
Series 2013-M14, Class APT, | | | | | | | | |
2.603%, 04/25/2023(a) | | | 160,746 | | | | 160,052 | |
Series 2013-M14, Class A2, | | | | | | | | |
3.329%, 10/25/2023(a) | | | 52,752 | | | | 52,733 | |
Series 2013-M3, Class A2, | | | | | | | | |
2.509%, 11/25/2022(a) | | | 152,726 | | | | 152,555 | |
Series 2016-M13, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.67%, 11/25/2023(a) | | | 4,540 | | | | 4,549 | |
Series 2016-M7, Class AV2, | | | | | | | | |
2.157%, 10/25/2023 | | | 38,039 | | | | 37,775 | |
| | | | | | | 422,427 | |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-K023, Class X1, | | | | | | | | |
1.317%, 08/25/2022(a) | | | 3,270,670 | | | | 5,863 | |
Series 2013-K026, Class X1, | | | | | | | | |
1.050%, 11/25/2022(a) | | | 5,285,660 | | | | 18,418 | |
Series 2015-KF07, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.29%, 02/25/2025(a) | | | 9,087 | | | | 9,072 | |
Series 2016-KF14, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, 01/25/2023(a) | | | 136,873 | | | | 136,911 | |
Series 2016-KJ08, Class A2, | | | | | | | | |
2.356%, 08/25/2022 | | | 580,537 | | | | 580,249 | |
Series 2017-K725, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
2.666%, 05/25/2023 | | | 12,253 | | | | 12,258 | |
Series 2017-K728, Class A2, | | | | | | | | |
3.064%, 08/25/2024(a) | | | 115,232 | | | | 114,853 | |
| | | | | | | 877,624 | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | |
(Cost $1,292,122) | | | | | | | 1,300,051 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.93%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-958485, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/01/2024 | | | 2,391,089 | | | | 2,454,652 | |
Series 2011-MA0717, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/01/2026 | | | 20,845 | | | | 20,711 | |
Series 2012-, | | | | | | | | |
2.650%, 08/01/2022 | | | 101,447 | | | | 101,347 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-471690, | | | | | | | | |
2.790%, 07/01/2022 | | $ | 152,325 | | | $ | 152,176 | |
Series 2012-AM1076, | | | | | | | | |
2.920%, 10/01/2024 | | | 231,270 | | | | 231,046 | |
Series 2013-AM4125, | | | | | | | | |
3.740%, 08/01/2023 | | | 230,000 | | | | 231,314 | |
Series 2014-, | | | | | | | | |
3.150%, 11/01/2024 | | | 175,000 | | | | 174,858 | |
Series 2015-AM9288, | | | | | | | | |
2.930%, 07/01/2025 | | | 1,332,676 | | | | 1,335,857 | |
Series 2016-, | | | | | | | | |
2.910%, 07/01/2026 | | | 35,930 | | | | 35,235 | |
2.935%, 07/01/2026(a) | | | 108,820 | | | | 106,842 | |
3.210%, 01/01/2026 | | | 65,000 | | | | 65,313 | |
Series 2016-AL8941, | | | | | | | | |
2.820%, 01/01/2024(a) | | | 59,462 | | | | 59,243 | |
Series 2016-AN1413, | | | | | | | | |
2.490%, 05/01/2026 | | | 142,352 | | | | 138,241 | |
Series 2017-, | | | | | | | | |
2.470%, 01/01/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,992,451 | |
Series 2017-AN5196, | | | | | | | | |
2.910%, 04/01/2024 | | | 300,000 | | | | 299,677 | |
Series 2017-AN6645, | | | | | | | | |
2.600%, 09/01/2024 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,097 | |
Series 2018-AN8096, | | | | | | | | |
3.020%, 06/01/2024 | | | 305,000 | | | | 304,797 | |
Series 2018-AN8203, | | | | | | | | |
2.950%, 01/01/2025 | | | 2,889,248 | | | | 2,889,188 | |
Series 2018-BL0760, | | | | | | | | |
3.790%, 12/01/2025 | | | 590,000 | | | | 593,954 | |
Series 2019-BL2539, | | | | | | | | |
3.050%, 05/01/2024 | | | 139,017 | | | | 139,387 | |
| | | | | | | 11,576,386 | |
Freddie Mac Gold Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-T40090, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/01/2027 | | | 75,690 | | | | 73,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2017-WN2000, | | | | | | | | |
2.700%, 08/01/2023 | | | 1,383,358 | | | | 1,381,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | | | |
(Cost $13,402,253) | | | | | | | 13,032,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (70.62%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (3.51%) | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,565,939 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.67%, 08/16/2023(c) | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 7,256,908 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 04/01/2023 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,930,682 | |
0.95%, 04/01/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,855,408 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 03/15/2026(c) | | $ | 559,000 | | | $ | 556,828 | |
8.00%, 12/15/2025(c) | | | 5,341,000 | | | | 5,565,697 | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | 23,731,462 | |
Airlines (0.39%) | | | | | | | | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.00%, 05/01/2025(c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,143,316 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 05/04/2023 | | | 500,000 | | | | 508,863 | |
Total Airlines | | | | | | | 2,652,179 | |
Apparel & Textile Products (0.14%) | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.70%, 06/15/2022 | | | 925,000 | | | | 925,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Auto Parts Manufacturing (0.14%) | | | | | | | | |
Aptiv PLC / Aptiv Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.40%, 02/18/2025 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 962,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles Manufacturing (5.39%) | | | | | | | | |
American Honda Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 09/08/2023 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,455,999 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 02/10/2025 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,859,820 | |
3.38%, 11/13/2025 | | | 6,465,000 | | | | 6,215,225 | |
4.14%, 02/15/2023 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,700,850 | |
General Motors Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 10/02/2023 | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,311,369 | |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.80%, 04/07/2025 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,977,187 | |
SOFRINDX + 1.30%, | | | | | | | | |
04/07/2025(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,995,069 | |
Hyundai Capital America | | | | | | | | |
0.88%, 06/14/2024(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,759,556 | |
Kia Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.00%, 04/16/2024(c) | | | 2,850,000 | | | | 2,718,000 | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
3.04%, 09/15/2023(c) | | | 4,685,000 | | | | 4,641,420 | |
3.52%, 09/17/2025(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,867,843 | |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 11/23/2022(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,485,630 | |
0.88%, 11/22/2023(c) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,401,299 | |
Total Automobiles Manufacturing | | | | | | | 36,389,267 | |
Banks (3.57%) | | | | | | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 09/28/2022(c) | | | 400,000 | | | | 402,660 | |
Credit Suisse AG | | | | | | | | |
Series FXD | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 02/21/2025 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,975,281 | |
Danske Bank A/S | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 01/12/2024(c) | | | 250,000 | | | | 255,176 | |
1Y US TI + 1.03%, | | | | | | | | |
12/08/2023(a)(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 985,923 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Discover Bank | | | | | | | | |
3.35%, 02/06/2023 | | $ | 2,110,000 | | | $ | 2,124,016 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.55%, 05/26/2023 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,586 | |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 3.83%, | | | | | | | | |
06/19/2024(a) | | | 5,855,000 | | | | 5,890,751 | |
FNB Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/24/2023 | | | 200,000 | | | | 198,329 | |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.55%, 05/11/2024(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,941,887 | |
National Bank of Canada | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.40%, 11/15/2024(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,871,442 | |
NatWest Markets PLC | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 08/12/2024(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 936,901 | |
Synchrony Bank | | | | | | | | |
3.00%, 06/15/2022 | | | 2,770,000 | | | | 2,771,219 | |
Truist Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
06/09/2025(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,967,585 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 08/15/2023 | | | 300,000 | | | | 303,656 | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | 24,125,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology (0.15%) | | | | | | | | |
Roche Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.24%, | | | | | | | | |
03/05/2024(a)(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cable & Satellite (0.53%) | | | | | | | | |
Charter Communications Operating | | | | | | | | |
LLC / Charter Communications | | | | | | | | |
Operating Capital | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 1.65%, 02/01/2024(a) | | | 3,530,000 | | | | 3,596,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Casinos & Gaming (0.43%) | | | | | | | | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 05/01/2025 | | | 2,843,000 | | | | 2,913,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.86%) | | | | | | | | |
Avient Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 05/15/2025(c) | | | 3,826,000 | | | | 3,869,004 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 09/15/2022(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,491,635 | |
Westlake Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.88%, 08/15/2024 | | | 500,000 | | | | 476,121 | |
Total Chemicals | | | | | | | 5,836,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Finance (2.54%) | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap | | | | | | | | |
Global Aviation Trust | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2025 | | | 9,600,000 | | | | 9,964,576 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.68%, | | | | | | | | |
09/29/2023(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,983,380 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/15/2023(c) | | $ | 5,135,000 | | | $ | 5,151,807 | |
Total Commercial Finance | | | | | | | 17,099,763 | |
Construction Materials Manufacturing (1.09%) | | | |
Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.55%, 09/01/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 966,072 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 07/15/2023 | | | 6,540,000 | | | | 6,376,362 | |
Total Construction Materials Manufacturing | | | | | | | 7,342,434 | |
Consumer Finance (3.66%) | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 10/02/2023 | | | 4,730,000 | | | | 4,600,074 | |
American Express Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.25%, 03/04/2025 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,896,463 | |
3.38%, 05/03/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,998,468 | |
SOFRINDX + 0.23%, | | | | | | | | |
11/03/2023(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,985,951 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.60%, 05/11/2023 | | | 400,000 | | | | 399,209 | |
Fidelity National Information | | | | | | | | |
Services, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.38%, 03/01/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,963,723 | |
0.60%, 03/01/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,898,317 | |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.88%, 06/01/2025 | | | 6,675,000 | | | | 7,009,584 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.35%, 06/01/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 987,219 | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | 24,739,008 | |
Consumer Products (0.65%) | | | | | | | | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital UK | | | | | | | | |
PLC | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 03/24/2025(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,926,107 | |
Unilever Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.63%, 08/12/2024 | | | 500,000 | | | | 473,122 | |
Total Consumer Products | | | | | | | 4,399,229 | |
Consumer Services (0.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Cintas Corp. No 2 | | | | | | | | |
3.45%, 05/01/2025 | | | 500,000 | | | | 498,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Department Stores (0.70%) | | | | | | | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series WI | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 04/08/2024 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,794,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Design, Manufacturing & Distribution (0.42%) | | | | |
TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 08/09/2024(c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,823,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Banks (7.63%) | | | | | | | | |
Banco Santander SA | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.45%, 06/30/2024(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 967,321 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
12/06/2025(a) | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 937,756 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.69%, | | | | | | | | |
04/22/2025(a) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,970,581 | |
3M BSBY + 0.43%, 05/28/2024(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,984,910 | |
Bank of Nova Scotia | | | | | | | | |
3.45%, 04/11/2025 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,969,502 | |
Barclays PLC | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.80%, 12/10/2024(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,863,644 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 11/20/2026 | | | 3,232,000 | | | | 3,228,156 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.669%, | | | | | | | | |
05/01/2025(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,831,185 | |
HSBC Holdings PLC | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.534%, | | | | | | | | |
08/17/2024(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,926,036 | |
Series . | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
11/22/2024(a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,942,097 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.535%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2025(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,970,147 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.32%, | | | | | | | | |
04/26/2026(a) | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 6,985,399 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.46%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2024(a) | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 5,906,263 | |
Series FRN | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
06/23/2025(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,977,166 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.87% - 1D US SOFR, | | | | | | | | |
09/08/2024(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 963,875 | |
1.25% - 1D US SOFR, | | | | | | | | |
07/10/2024(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 974,984 | |
NatWest Group PLC | | | | | | | | |
6.10%, 06/10/2023 | | | 200,000 | | | | 205,126 | |
1Y US TI + 2.15%, 05/22/2024(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 987,171 | |
Standard Chartered PLC | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.93%, | | | | | | | | |
11/23/2025(a)(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,971,193 | |
Total Diversified Banks | | | | | | | 51,562,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (0.15%) | | |
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij | | | | | | | | |
NV | | | | | | | | |
0.40%, 03/11/2023(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 981,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment Content (1.99%) | | | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.43%, 03/15/2024(c) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,970,674 | |
3.64%, 03/15/2025(c) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,415,465 | |
SOFRINDX + 1.78%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2024(a)(c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,028,224 | |
Total Entertainment Content | | | | | | | 13,414,363 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Exploration & Production (1.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Continental Resources, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.27%, 11/15/2026(c) | | $ | 2,675,000 | | | $ | 2,446,675 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 08/15/2024 | | | 1,053,000 | | | | 1,055,659 | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | | | | | | |
0.55%, 05/15/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 974,787 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 08/15/2022 | | | 5,499,000 | | | | 5,519,265 | |
Total Exploration & Production | | | | | | | 9,996,386 | |
Financial Services (7.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series J | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.20%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2024(a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,955,485 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 2.044%, | | | | | | | | |
06/05/2026(a)(c) | | | 7,534,000 | | | | 6,961,150 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.52%, 03/08/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,964,616 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.49%, | | | | | | | | |
10/21/2024(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,959,091 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/10/2024(a) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,469,692 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.62%, | | | | | | | | |
12/06/2023(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,984,904 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
01/24/2025(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,972,352 | |
3M US L + 1.053%, 06/05/2023(a) | | | 800,000 | | | | 799,864 | |
Series VAR | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.538%, | | | | | | | | |
11/17/2023(a) | | | 1,865,000 | | | | 1,836,689 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 06/15/2023 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,320,217 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 11/01/2022 | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,804 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.525%, | | | | | | | | |
05/30/2025(a) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,808,351 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.625%, | | | | | | | | |
01/24/2025(a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,953,275 | |
Series GMTN | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.509%, | | | | | | | | |
01/22/2025(a) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,750,925 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.45%, 12/21/2022 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,972,751 | |
National Securities Clearing Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.40%, 12/07/2023(c) | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 1,899,921 | |
UBS AG/London | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.32%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2023(a)(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 998,479 | |
UBS Group AG | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.83%, | | | | | | | | |
07/30/2024(a)(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 971,206 | |
USAA Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.50%, 05/01/2024(c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,906,841 | |
1.50%, 05/01/2023(c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 492,887 | |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | 50,485,500 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Food & Beverage (1.28%) | | | | | | | | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.50%, 08/11/2023 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,934,880 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 06/03/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,907,942 | |
JDE Peet's NV | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 09/24/2024(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 934,552 | |
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 03/15/2024 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 954,718 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.13%, 03/17/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,947,188 | |
Total Food & Beverage | | | | | | | 8,679,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest & Paper Products Manufacturing (0.25%) | | | | |
Georgia-Pacific LLC | | | | | | | | |
0.63%, 05/15/2024(c) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,660,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services (1.23%) | | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.74%, 03/15/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,968,947 | |
Cigna Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.61%, 03/15/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,907,129 | |
HCA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series 1 | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 05/01/2023 | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,439,750 | |
Total Health Care Facilities & Services | | | | | | | 8,315,826 | |
Homebuilders (0.25%) | | | | | | | | |
Forestar Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 05/15/2026(c) | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 1,654,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Other (0.28%) | | | | | | | | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.95%, 10/01/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,876,283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products Manufacturing (0.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.85%, 08/18/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,869,368 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.15%, 03/15/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,992,530 | |
Total Leisure Products Manufacturing | | | | | | | 3,861,898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Insurance (0.14%) | | | | | | | | |
Security Benefit Global Funding | | | | | | | | |
1.25%, 05/17/2024(c) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 948,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Managed Care (0.72%) | | | | | | | | |
Humana, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 08/03/2023 | | | 5,014,000 | | | | 4,868,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing (2.17%) | | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
SOFRINDX + 0.26%, | | | | | | | | |
12/01/2023(a)(c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,991,290 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Illumina, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.55%, 03/23/2023 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,962,961 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.55%, 09/15/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,937,133 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 10/18/2023 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,850,064 | |
SOFRINDX + 0.53%, | | | | | | | | |
10/18/2024(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,992,604 | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 11/22/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,894,680 | |
Total Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing | | | | | | | 14,628,732 | |
Metals & Mining (0.85%) | | | | | | | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/15/2026 | | | 5,592,000 | | | | 5,723,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (2.69%) | | | | | | | | |
AbbVie, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.30%, 11/21/2022 | | | 1,286,000 | | | | 1,286,183 | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 04/15/2025(c) | | | 11,256,000 | | | | 11,296,127 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.13%, 06/22/2022 | | | 5,635,000 | | | | 5,627,999 | |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | 18,210,309 | |
Pipeline (3.50%) | | | | | | | | |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 07/01/2023 | | | 7,240,000 | | | | 7,195,474 | |
4.35%, 10/15/2024 | | | 750,000 | | | | 741,851 | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | | | | | | |
3.45%, 01/15/2023 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,503,389 | |
4.50%, 04/15/2024 | | | 900,000 | | | | 908,125 | |
Gray Oak Pipeline LLC | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 09/15/2023(c) | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 2,266,853 | |
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/01/2024(c) | | | 3,103,000 | | | | 3,086,788 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa | | | | | | | | |
Resources Partners Finance | | | | | | | | |
Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 4,556,000 | | | | 4,698,831 | |
TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
1.00%, 10/12/2024 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,409,207 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 1.85%, 01/13/2023(a) | | | 1,849,000 | | | | 1,821,453 | |
Total Pipeline | | | | | | | 23,631,971 | |
Power Generation (0.73%) | | | | | | | | |
Alexander Funding Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.84%, 11/15/2023(c) | | | 4,612,000 | | | | 4,428,867 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 12/02/2025(c) | | | 500,000 | | | | 465,077 | |
Total Power Generation | | | | | | | 4,893,944 | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (0.22%) | | | | | | | | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 07/15/2027(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,461,300 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Railroad (0.14%) | | | | | | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.35%, 12/02/2024 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 947,823 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (2.03%) | | | | | | | | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 11/01/2023 | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,239,093 | |
Public Storage | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
04/23/2024(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,994,979 | |
VICI Properties LP | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 05/15/2025 | | | 10,500,000 | | | | 10,503,045 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 13,737,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Refining & Marketing (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 10/01/2023(c) | | | 3,009,000 | | | | 2,946,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Restaurants (0.15%) | | | | | | | | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | | | | | | |
SOFRINDX + 0.42%, | | | | | | | | |
02/14/2024(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,001,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.33%) | | | | | | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 02/01/2025 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 950,569 | |
QVC, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.38%, 03/15/2023 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,251,619 | |
Total Retail - Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 2,202,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors (1.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
10/01/2024(a) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,991,216 | |
Marvell Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.20%, 06/22/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,019,272 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.97%, 02/15/2024 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 953,760 | |
Renesas Electronics Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.54%, 11/26/2024(c) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,760,582 | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 06/01/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,950,641 | |
Total Semiconductors | | | | | | | 10,675,471 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software & Services (0.88%) | | | | | | | | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 07/15/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 976,463 | |
Nielsen Co. Luxembourg SARL | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 02/01/2025(c) | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,689,213 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.45%, 08/15/2022 | | | 1,365,000 | | | | 1,358,089 | |
VMware, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.60%, 08/15/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,935,897 | |
Total Software & Services | | | | | | | 5,959,662 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Supermarkets & Pharmacies (0.55%) | | | | | | | | |
7-Eleven, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.63%, 02/10/2023(c) | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 491,407 | |
0.80%, 02/10/2024(c) | | | 3,350,000 | | | | 3,194,173 | |
Total Supermarkets & Pharmacies | | | | | | | 3,685,580 | |
Transportation & Logistics (0.29%) | | | | | | | | |
PACCAR Financial Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.35%, 08/11/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 971,244 | |
0.80%, 06/08/2023 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 981,958 | |
Total Transportation & Logistics | | | | | | | 1,953,202 | |
Utilities (5.11%) | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.03%, 03/15/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,922,405 | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 0.38%, 03/09/2023(a) | | | 1,795,000 | | | | 1,795,928 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1.04%, 08/23/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,833,539 | |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 03/02/2023 | | | 2,707,000 | | | | 2,651,420 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 06/01/2022 | | | 435,000 | | | | 435,000 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 03/01/2023 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,921,753 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.85%, 03/11/2023 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,949,027 | |
1.10%, 03/11/2024 | | | 4,900,000 | | | | 4,687,454 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.37%, 03/10/2023 | | | 2,127,000 | | | | 2,096,743 | |
3.25%, 02/16/2024 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,948,822 | |
SOFRINDX + 1.15%, | | | | | | | | |
11/14/2022(a) | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,457 | |
Southern California Edison Co. | | | | | | | | |
Series J | | | | | | | | |
0.70%, 08/01/2023 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,943,210 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 03/15/2024 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,855,753 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 34,541,511 | |
Waste & Environment Services & Equipment (0.34%) | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 12/15/2026(c) | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 2,302,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.63%) | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.90%, 03/25/2024 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,922,055 | |
Sprint Corp. | | | | | | | | |
7.88%, 09/15/2023 | | | 2,239,000 | | | | 2,353,849 | |
Total Wireless Telecommunications Services | 4,275,904 | |
Wireline Telecommunications Services (0.29%) | | | |
NTT Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.37%, 03/03/2023(c) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,962,218 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $489,475,304) | | | | | | | 476,875,331 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (26.84%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (26.84%) | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Notes | | | | | | | | |
0.25%, 09/30/2023 | | $ | 7,168,000 | | | $ | 6,947,920 | |
0.38%, 10/31/2023 | | | 25,897,000 | | | | 25,081,649 | |
0.75%, 12/31/2023 | | | 19,747,000 | | | | 19,145,334 | |
0.88%, 01/31/2024 | | | 20,486,000 | | | | 19,866,618 | |
1.13%, 01/15/2025 | | | 20,986,000 | | | | 20,033,432 | |
1.50%, 02/29/2024 | | | 23,566,000 | | | | 23,077,190 | |
1.75%, 03/15/2025 | | | 30,520,000 | | | | 29,568,635 | |
2.25%, 03/31/2024 | | | 23,762,000 | | | | 23,563,364 | |
2.63%, 04/15/2025 | | | 14,044,000 | | | | 13,944,156 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | 181,228,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $184,157,642) | | | | | | | 181,228,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS (0.02%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
City & County of San Francisco CA | | | | | | | | |
1.55%, 06/15/2022 | | | 150,000 | | | | 150,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $150,208) | | | | | | | 150,089 | |
| | 7-Day Yield | | | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.07%) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (0.07%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Liquidity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Funds - Government | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio | | | 0.03 | % | | | 503,117 | | | | 503,117 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | |
(Cost $503,117) | | | | | | | | | | | 503,117 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.92%) | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $690,676,541) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 674,765,955 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.08%) | | 541,727 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | | $ | 675,307,682 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
BSBY - Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
TI – Treasury Index
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.80%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 1.33%
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.05%
3M BSBY - 3 Month BSBY as of April 30, 2022 was 0.16%
1Y US TI - 1 Year US Treasury Bill as of April 30, 2022 was 1.01%
10Y US TI - 10 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 2.89%
| (a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of April 30, 2022 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
| (b) | Step bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of April 30, 2022. |
| (c) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 135,823,818, representing 20.11% of net assets. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (6.59%) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 1993-31, Class PN, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 09/25/2023 | | $ | 76,933 | | | $ | 78,486 | |
Series 1997-22, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
0.736%, 03/25/2027(a) | | | 1,886 | | | | 1,878 | |
Series 1997-76, Class FO, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/17/2027(a) | | | 16,039 | | | | 16,116 | |
Series 1999-58, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
11/18/2029(a) | | | 46,997 | | | | 47,012 | |
Series 2000-40, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2030(a) | | | 17,203 | | | | 17,274 | |
Series 2000-45, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2030(a) | | | 15,210 | | | | 15,237 | |
Series 2001-27, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2031(a) | | | 12,859 | | | | 12,637 | |
Series 2001-29, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 07/25/2031 | | | 51,201 | | | | 55,185 | |
Series 2001-51, Class OD, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 10/25/2031 | | | 26,944 | | | | 27,724 | |
Series 2001-52, Class XZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 10/25/2031 | | | 26,675 | | | | 29,116 | |
Series 2001-59, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2031(a) | | | 112,693 | | | | 113,622 | |
Series 2001-60, Class OF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2031(a) | | | 13,156 | | | | 13,418 | |
Series 2001-63, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
12/18/2031(a) | | | 14,654 | | | | 14,738 | |
Series 2001-63, Class TC, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/25/2031 | | | 21,663 | | | | 23,195 | |
Series 2001-68, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/25/2031 | | | 16,635 | | | | 17,741 | |
Series 2001-71, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2031(a) | | | 79,034 | | | | 79,817 | |
Series 2001-71, Class FS, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2031(a) | | | 64,634 | | | | 65,151 | |
Series 2001-81, Class GE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/25/2032 | | | 15,569 | | | | 16,700 | |
Series 2002-11, Class JF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.73%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2032(a) | | | 48,104 | | | | 48,726 | |
Series 2002-12, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.05%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2032(a) | | | 54,918 | | | | 56,122 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2002-13, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2032(a) | | $ | 57,601 | | | $ | 58,424 | |
Series 2002-16, Class TM, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 04/25/2032 | | | 13,620 | | | | 14,923 | |
Series 2002-17, Class JF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2032(a) | | | 30,101 | | | | 30,737 | |
Series 2002-18, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
02/25/2032(a) | | | 50,418 | | | | 51,206 | |
Series 2002-23, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2032(a) | | | 45,288 | | | | 46,164 | |
Series 2002-34, Class EO, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 05/18/2032(b) | | | 50,660 | | | | 47,525 | |
Series 2002-36, Class FS, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2032(a) | | | 35,950 | | | | 36,097 | |
Series 2002-44, Class FJ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2032(a) | | | 79,755 | | | | 81,595 | |
Series 2002-47, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2031(a) | | | 15,236 | | | | 15,342 | |
Series 2002-48, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2032(a) | | | 50,356 | | | | 51,525 | |
Series 2002-49, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
11/18/2031(a) | | | 31,559 | | | | 32,247 | |
Series 2002-60, Class FV, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2032(a) | | | 111,731 | | | | 114,125 | |
Series 2002-63, Class EZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 10/25/2032 | | | 6,857 | | | | 7,418 | |
Series 2002-64, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/25/2032 | | | 62,063 | | | | 65,870 | |
Series 2002-68, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2032(a) | | | 22,185 | | | | 22,700 | |
Series 2002-7, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2032(a) | | | 64,457 | | | | 65,337 | |
Series 2002-71, Class AQ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/25/2032 | | | 47,969 | | | | 48,504 | |
Series 2002-8, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
03/18/2032(a) | | | 19,238 | | | | 19,499 | |
Series 2002-80, Class CZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/25/2032 | | | 96,037 | | | | 98,543 | |
Series 2002-9, Class FW, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2032(a) | | | 15,273 | | | | 15,178 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2002-91, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2033(a) | | $ | 23,142 | | | $ | 23,274 | |
Series 2003-107, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2033(a) | | | 14,385 | | | | 14,453 | |
Series 2003-110, Class CK, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 11/25/2033 | | | 27,072 | | | | 26,552 | |
Series 2003-116, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2033(a) | | | 31,647 | | | | 31,681 | |
Series 2003-119, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2033(a) | | | 37,585 | | | | 37,778 | |
Series 2003-119, Class ZP, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/25/2033 | | | 62,592 | | | | 61,835 | |
Series 2003-128, Class MF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2034(a) | | | 60,394 | | | | 60,923 | |
Series 2003-131, Class CH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/25/2034 | | | 91,567 | | | | 96,703 | |
Series 2003-134, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2032(a) | | | 34,022 | | | | 34,316 | |
Series 2003-14, Class AN, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2033 | | | 62,302 | | | | 62,987 | |
Series 2003-14, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/25/2033 | | | 93,453 | | | | 94,482 | |
Series 2003-19, Class MB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/25/2031 | | | 42,465 | | | | 42,936 | |
Series 2003-21, Class OG, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 01/25/2033 | | | 35,549 | | | | 35,979 | |
Series 2003-22, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/25/2033 | | | 26,120 | | | | 27,816 | |
Series 2003-27, Class EK, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/25/2033 | | | 32,784 | | | | 34,644 | |
Series 2003-30, Class JQ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2033 | | | 32,579 | | | | 34,347 | |
Series 2003-32, Class UJ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/25/2033 | | | 47,040 | | | | 49,193 | |
Series 2003-41, Class OZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 05/25/2033 | | | 127,301 | | | | 122,340 | |
Series 2003-42, Class JH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/25/2033 | | | 78,110 | | | | 80,847 | |
Series 2003-46, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2033 | | | 37,770 | | | | 40,112 | |
Series 2003-47, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 06/25/2033 | | | 48,080 | | | | 50,961 | |
Series 2003-64, Class JK, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/25/2033 | | | 52,970 | | | | 52,057 | |
Series 2003-64, Class ZC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/25/2033 | | | 34,349 | | | | 35,861 | |
Series 2003-71, Class HD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/25/2033 | | | 174,411 | | | | 182,048 | |
Series 2003-76, Class EZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/25/2033 | | | 161,941 | | | | 169,070 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2003-94, Class CE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 10/25/2033 | | $ | 12,066 | | | $ | 12,418 | |
Series 2004-101, Class TB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/25/2035 | | | 137,666 | | | | 145,861 | |
Series 2004-14, Class QB, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 03/25/2034 | | | 187,321 | | | | 197,738 | |
Series 2004-17, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/25/2034 | | | 118,388 | | | | 131,259 | |
Series 2004-17, Class DZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2034 | | | 26,741 | | | | 27,867 | |
Series 2004-26, Class CG, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/25/2033 | | | 7,708 | | | | 7,807 | |
Series 2004-36, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/25/2034 | | | 118,412 | | | | 122,617 | |
Series 2004-36, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2034(a) | | | 32,185 | | | | 32,223 | |
Series 2004-53, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2034(a) | | | 223,384 | | | | 223,829 | |
Series 2004-54, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2034(a) | | | 155,194 | | | | 155,372 | |
Series 2004-60, Class AC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2034 | | | 108,000 | | | | 112,299 | |
Series 2004-68, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 09/25/2029 | | | 45,661 | | | | 47,304 | |
Series 2004-77, Class AY, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/25/2034 | | | 19,820 | | | | 20,437 | |
Series 2004-82, Class HK, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/25/2034 | | | 58,386 | | | | 62,591 | |
Series 2004-92, Class TB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/25/2034 | | | 89,372 | | | | 94,937 | |
Series 2005-110, Class MP, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/25/2035 | | | 25,143 | | | | 26,242 | |
Series 2005-120, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2036(a) | | | 26,772 | | | | 26,942 | |
Series 2005-122, Class PY, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/25/2036 | | | 307,288 | | | | 328,114 | |
Series 2005-17, Class EX, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 03/25/2035 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,116 | |
Series 2005-17, Class EZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/25/2035 | | | 151,343 | | | | 147,952 | |
Series 2005-29, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2035 | | | 74,590 | | | | 80,153 | |
Series 2005-3, Class CH, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 02/25/2035 | | | 84,116 | | | | 89,112 | |
Series 2005-35, Class DZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/25/2035 | | | 158,464 | | | | 165,500 | |
Series 2005-48, Class TD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2035 | | | 140,720 | | | | 149,542 | |
Series 2005-59, Class DF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.20%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2035(a) | | | 1,624 | | | | 1,624 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2005-62, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 07/25/2035 | | $ | 501,240 | | | $ | 539,144 | |
Series 2005-62, Class JC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/25/2035 | | | 3,273 | | | | 3,297 | |
Series 2005-62, Class ZD, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2035 | | | 115,809 | | | | 117,057 | |
Series 2005-62, Class JE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2035 | | | 30,080 | | | | 30,335 | |
Series 2005-64, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/25/2035 | | | 98,808 | | | | 103,810 | |
Series 2005-68, Class BE, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 08/25/2035 | | | 97,000 | | | | 100,635 | |
Series 2005-68, Class CZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/25/2035 | | | 366,180 | | | | 384,883 | |
Series 2005-68, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/25/2035 | | | 35,723 | | | | 37,692 | |
Series 2005-69, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/25/2035 | | | 41,137 | | | | 41,170 | |
Series 2005-7, Class MZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 02/25/2035 | | | 61,267 | | | | 62,223 | |
Series 2005-70, Class KP, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2035 | | | 59,788 | | | | 63,104 | |
Series 2005-70, Class NA, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/25/2035 | | | 14,980 | | | | 15,893 | |
Series 2005-72, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2035(a) | | | 18,650 | | | | 18,600 | |
Series 2005-79, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/25/2035 | | | 86,698 | | | | 90,867 | |
Series 2005-83, Class QP, | | | | | | | | |
17.394% - 1M US L, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2034(a) | | | 182,305 | | | | 188,975 | |
Series 2005-84, Class XM, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 10/25/2035 | | | 61,324 | | | | 64,455 | |
Series 2005-89, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2035(a) | | | 25,398 | | | | 25,332 | |
Series 2005-99, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/25/2035 | | | 110,777 | | | | 125,819 | |
Series 2005-99, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2035(a) | | | 35,307 | | | | 35,340 | |
Series 2006-112, Class QC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/25/2036 | | | 23,678 | | | | 25,499 | |
Series 2006-114, Class HE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/25/2036 | | | 102,635 | | | | 110,417 | |
Series 2006-115, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.36%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2036(a) | | | 18,483 | | | | 18,459 | |
Series 2006-16, Class HZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/25/2036 | | | 330,656 | | | | 349,620 | |
Series 2006-39, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2036(a) | | | 18,156 | | | | 18,172 | |
Series 2006-46, Class UD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2036 | | | 33,000 | | | | 35,514 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2006-48, Class TF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2036(a) | | $ | 40,779 | | | $ | 40,807 | |
Series 2006-48, Class DZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/25/2036 | | | 82,960 | | | | 102,902 | |
Series 2006-56, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2036(a) | | | 14,357 | | | | 14,320 | |
Series 2006-63, Class QH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/25/2036 | | | 34,770 | | | | 37,410 | |
Series 2006-70, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2036(a) | | | 100,584 | | | | 100,655 | |
Series 2006-71, Class ZH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 07/25/2036 | | | 48,515 | | | | 52,901 | |
Series 2006-95, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2036(a) | | | 32,048 | | | | 32,148 | |
Series 2007-100, Class YF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2037(a) | | | 18,146 | | | | 18,298 | |
Series 2007-109, Class GF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.68%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2037(a) | | | 56,282 | | | | 57,130 | |
Series 2007-111, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2037(a) | | | 38,049 | | | | 38,391 | |
Series 2007-117, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2038(a) | | | 56,656 | | | | 57,579 | |
Series 2007-12, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 03/25/2037 | | | 150,375 | | | | 156,270 | |
Series 2007-14, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/25/2037 | | | 173,096 | | | | 185,156 | |
Series 2007-26, Class ZB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2037 | | | 315,286 | | | | 334,932 | |
Series 2007-30, Class MB, | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 04/25/2037 | | | 74,534 | | | | 75,502 | |
Series 2007-33, Class HE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2037 | | | 47,014 | | | | 50,207 | |
Series 2007-34, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.39%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2037(a) | | | 28,532 | | | | 28,530 | |
Series 2007-41, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2037(a) | | | 11,854 | | | | 11,862 | |
Series 2007-5, Class PD, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 02/25/2037 | | | 205,963 | | | | 208,629 | |
Series 2007-51, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2037 | | | 32,000 | | | | 32,861 | |
Series 2007-51, Class CP, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2037 | | | 31,252 | | | | 33,121 | |
Series 2007-55, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/25/2047 | | | 410,386 | | | | 450,748 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2007-57, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.23%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2037(a) | | $ | 28,825 | | | $ | 28,671 | |
Series 2007-6, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.42%, | | | | | | | | |
02/25/2037(a) | | | 46,601 | | | | 46,667 | |
Series 2007-63, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2037(a) | | | 24,323 | | | | 24,268 | |
Series 2007-65, Class ZE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/25/2037 | | | 105,109 | | | | 108,823 | |
Series 2007-65, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.38%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2037(a) | | | 45,385 | | | | 45,356 | |
Series 2007-70, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
07/25/2037(a) | | | 31,789 | | | | 31,728 | |
Series 2007-77, Class JE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 08/25/2037 | | | 423,193 | | | | 442,868 | |
Series 2007-85, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.54%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2037(a) | | | 122,337 | | | | 123,170 | |
Series 2007-85, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.54%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2037(a) | | | 35,980 | | | | 36,259 | |
Series 2007-86, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2037(a) | | | 35,767 | | | | 35,876 | |
Series 2007-9, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2037(a) | | | 31,964 | | | | 31,892 | |
Series 2008-18, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2038(a) | | | 158,537 | | | | 162,187 | |
Series 2008-24, Class WD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/25/2038 | | | 124,095 | | | | 133,438 | |
Series 2008-25, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2038(a) | | | 49,765 | | | | 50,985 | |
Series 2008-46, Class LA, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/25/2038 | | | 11,974 | | | | 12,597 | |
Series 2008-66, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2038(a) | | | 28,142 | | | | 28,852 | |
Series 2008-86, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.10%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2038(a) | | | 206,044 | | | | 205,668 | |
Series 2009-10, Class AB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/25/2024 | | | 24,272 | | | | 24,493 | |
Series 2009-103, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2039(a) | | | 48,243 | | | | 48,826 | |
Series 2009-104, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2039(a) | | | 46,849 | | | | 47,479 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2009-11, Class MP, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 03/25/2049 | | $ | 139,325 | | | $ | 153,336 | |
Series 2009-110, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2040(a) | | | 120,549 | | | | 122,200 | |
Series 2009-111, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/25/2038 | | | 133,000 | | | | 135,984 | |
Series 2009-36, Class MX, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2039 | | | 58,000 | | | | 60,607 | |
Series 2009-47, Class BN, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/25/2039 | | | 42,130 | | | | 43,471 | |
Series 2009-62, Class WA, | | | | | | | | |
5.578%, 08/25/2039(a) | | | 73,805 | | | | 77,235 | |
Series 2009-68, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.25%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2039(a) | | | 55,631 | | | | 56,848 | |
Series 2009-70, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2039(a) | | | 31,637 | | | | 32,321 | |
Series 2009-70, Class CO, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 01/25/2037(b) | | | 88,472 | | | | 78,400 | |
Series 2009-86, Class OT, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 10/25/2037(b) | | | 39,128 | | | | 33,238 | |
Series 2009-87, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2039(a) | | | 53,821 | | | | 54,421 | |
Series 2009-90, Class UZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/25/2039 | | | 613,623 | | | | 630,468 | |
Series 2010-1, Class WA, | | | | | | | | |
6.202%, 02/25/2040(a) | | | 21,618 | | | | 23,081 | |
Series 2010-1, Class EL, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/25/2040 | | | 301,988 | | | | 294,082 | |
Series 2010-102, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/25/2050 | | | 63,678 | | | | 63,802 | |
Series 2010-103, Class DZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/25/2040 | | | 206,034 | | | | 217,513 | |
Series 2010-103, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/25/2040 | | | 41,101 | | | | 42,291 | |
Series 2010-111, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2040(a) | | | 57,282 | | | | 57,682 | |
Series 2010-118, Class LZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 10/25/2040 | | | 38,847 | | | | 39,533 | |
Series 2010-118, Class GF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2039(a) | | | 37,755 | | | | 37,841 | |
Series 2010-122, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 07/25/2040 | | | 20,610 | | | | 22,015 | |
Series 2010-123, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.43%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2040(a) | | | 24,086 | | | | 24,154 | |
Series 2010-123, Class KU, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/25/2040 | | | 144,012 | | | | 145,979 | |
Series 2010-129, Class PZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/25/2040 | | | 35,682 | | | | 33,120 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2010-130, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/25/2040 | | $ | 1,455,931 | | | $ | 1,420,399 | |
Series 2010-137, Class XP, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/25/2040 | | | 10,717 | | | | 10,757 | |
Series 2010-14, Class FJ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2040(a) | | | 46,162 | | | | 46,397 | |
Series 2010-141, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2040(a) | | | 47,208 | | | | 47,415 | |
Series 2010-141, Class AL, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/25/2040 | | | 59,035 | | | | 59,302 | |
Series 2010-141, Class MN, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/25/2040 | | | 90,000 | | | | 90,970 | |
Series 2010-142, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2040(a) | | | 18,817 | | | | 18,894 | |
Series 2010-154, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 11/25/2040 | | | 376,702 | | | | 365,153 | |
Series 2010-158, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2040(a) | | | 12,464 | | | | 12,470 | |
Series 2010-16, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/25/2040 | | | 71,000 | | | | 77,149 | |
Series 2010-19, Class PY, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/25/2040 | | | 333,008 | | | | 333,997 | |
Series 2010-33, Class KN, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/25/2040 | | | 57,428 | | | | 58,052 | |
Series 2010-37, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/25/2040 | | | 42,743 | | | | 44,752 | |
Series 2010-38, Class KD, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/25/2039 | | | 4,547 | | | | 4,579 | |
Series 2010-39, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2037(a) | | | 44,503 | | | | 44,779 | |
Series 2010-45, Class WD, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/25/2040 | | | 180,000 | | | | 189,226 | |
Series 2010-54, Class LX, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2040 | | | 272,000 | | | | 289,098 | |
Series 2010-57, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/25/2040 | | | 62,089 | | | | 62,745 | |
Series 2010-58, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.73%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2040(a) | | | 55,143 | | | | 56,110 | |
Series 2010-64, Class DM, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2040 | | | 52,976 | | | | 55,416 | |
Series 2010-67, Class BD, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/25/2040 | | | 567,506 | | | | 588,384 | |
Series 2010-68, Class WB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/25/2040 | | | 85,000 | | | | 85,192 | |
Series 2010-82, Class WZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/25/2040 | | | 359,458 | | | | 380,516 | |
Series 2010-9, Class ME, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/25/2040 | | | 1,167,000 | | | | 1,245,300 | |
Series 2011-104, Class KH, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 03/25/2039 | | | 2,503 | | | | 2,505 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2011-114, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/25/2041 | | $ | 189,161 | | | $ | 189,711 | |
Series 2011-121, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 12/25/2041 | | | 128,994 | | | | 127,183 | |
Series 2011-130, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/25/2041 | | | 46,443 | | | | 46,328 | |
Series 2011-132, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 12/25/2041 | | | 27,177 | | | | 28,293 | |
Series 2011-145, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 12/25/2041 | | | 9,670 | | | | 9,520 | |
Series 2011-15, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.51%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2041(a) | | | 28,173 | | | | 28,350 | |
Series 2011-17, Class PD, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/25/2041 | | | 8,875 | | | | 8,576 | |
Series 2011-26, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 04/25/2041 | | | 120,976 | | | | 123,964 | |
Series 2011-27, Class ZD, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 09/25/2040 | | | 160,905 | | | | 149,116 | |
Series 2011-3, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.68%, | | | | | | | | |
02/25/2041(a) | | | 181,459 | | | | 183,071 | |
Series 2011-43, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/25/2031 | | | 25,430 | | | | 25,404 | |
Series 2011-45, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/25/2031 | | | 23,862 | | | | 23,871 | |
Series 2011-47, Class GF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.57%, | | | | | | | | |
06/25/2041(a) | | | 120,784 | | | | 121,725 | |
Series 2011-5, Class PO, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 09/25/2040(b) | | | 10,796 | | | | 8,164 | |
Series 2011-55, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/25/2041 | | | 246,509 | | | | 244,694 | |
Series 2011-74, Class UB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 07/25/2040 | | | 152,148 | | | | 149,228 | |
Series 2011-75, Class HP, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 07/25/2040 | | | 13,228 | | | | 13,231 | |
Series 2011-86, Class NF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2041(a) | | | 49,886 | | | | 50,251 | |
Series 2011-86, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/25/2040(a) | | | 35,322 | | | | 35,441 | |
Series 2011-93, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/25/2039 | | | 28,424 | | | | 28,485 | |
Series 2011-93, Class ST, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/25/2041 | | | 24,259 | | | | 24,766 | |
Series 2012-100, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/25/2042 | | | 150,000 | | | | 141,885 | |
Series 2012-106, Class QN, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/25/2042 | | | 65,878 | | | | 63,177 | |
Series 2012-111, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 10/25/2042 | | | 97,909 | | | | 108,580 | |
Series 2012-112, Class DA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/25/2042 | | | 148,201 | | | | 142,016 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-120, Class AH, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 02/25/2032 | | $ | 43,644 | | | $ | 42,754 | |
Series 2012-128, Class NP, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 11/25/2042 | | | 8,144 | | | | 6,817 | |
Series 2012-129, Class HT, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 12/25/2032 | | | 37,259 | | | | 34,486 | |
Series 2012-13, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/25/2042 | | | 450,449 | | | | 432,789 | |
Series 2012-131, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2042(a) | | | 14,314 | | | | 14,254 | |
Series 2012-137, Class CF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2041(a) | | | 26,446 | | | | 26,388 | |
Series 2012-139, Class GB, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 12/25/2042 | | | 210,538 | | | | 163,774 | |
Series 2012-139, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 12/25/2042 | | | 235,000 | | | | 182,336 | |
Series 2012-14, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2040(a) | | | 7,493 | | | | 7,524 | |
Series 2012-149, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2043 | | | 144,000 | | | | 138,064 | |
Series 2012-149, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2041 | | | 57,898 | | | | 56,327 | |
Series 2012-149, Class DA, | | | | | | | | |
1.750%, 01/25/2043 | | | 36,574 | | | | 34,204 | |
Series 2012-152, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 01/25/2043 | | | 55,000 | | | | 54,756 | |
Series 2012-17, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/25/2041 | | | 211,621 | | | | 192,422 | |
Series 2012-20, Class TD, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/25/2042 | | | 62,460 | | | | 62,344 | |
Series 2012-26, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2042 | | | 157,045 | | | | 153,731 | |
Series 2012-33, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | �� | | | | |
04/25/2042(a) | | | 38,369 | | | | 38,610 | |
Series 2012-37, Class BF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
12/25/2035(a) | | | 62,383 | | | | 62,716 | |
Series 2012-46, Class YB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/25/2042 | | | 69,138 | | | | 61,598 | |
Series 2012-46, Class CD, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 04/25/2041 | | | 153,596 | | | | 151,344 | |
Series 2012-47, Class HF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2027(a) | | | 71,632 | | | | 71,852 | |
Series 2012-49, Class TG, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 07/25/2041 | | | 103,663 | | | | 101,612 | |
Series 2012-50, Class HC, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 03/25/2042 | | | 39,208 | | | | 37,023 | |
Series 2012-51, Class ZX, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/25/2042 | | | 1,912,591 | | | | 1,668,122 | |
Series 2012-53, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 04/25/2041 | | | 107,847 | | | | 105,937 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-56, Class WB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/25/2042 | | $ | 75,799 | | | $ | 73,039 | |
Series 2012-56, Class UB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 06/25/2042 | | | 416,000 | | | | 401,963 | |
Series 2012-64, Class NA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2041 | | | 62,713 | | | | 62,588 | |
Series 2012-69, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2042 | | | 174,925 | | | | 174,221 | |
Series 2012-70, Class WC, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/25/2042 | | | 122,000 | | | | 103,278 | |
Series 2012-80, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2042 | | | 540,572 | | | | 506,499 | |
Series 2012-82, Class E, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 04/25/2042 | | | 32,975 | | | | 31,860 | |
Series 2012-83, Class AC, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2042 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,525 | |
Series 2012-83, Class LD, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 04/25/2041 | | | 45,713 | | | | 45,277 | |
Series 2012-90, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 01/25/2042 | | | 100,158 | | | | 96,603 | |
Series 2012-90, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2042 | | | 100,158 | | | | 97,824 | |
Series 2012-94, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2038(a) | | | 2,029 | | | | 2,030 | |
Series 2012-98, Class ZP, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 09/25/2042 | | | 624,211 | | | | 757,303 | |
Series 2013-100, Class DH, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/25/2031 | | | 41,449 | | | | 41,362 | |
Series 2013-101, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/25/2030 | | | 8,803 | | | | 8,803 | |
Series 2013-104, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 10/25/2043 | | | 50,000 | | | | 54,021 | |
Series 2013-108, Class GU, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/25/2033 | | | 54,971 | | | | 53,917 | |
Series 2013-114, Class LM, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/25/2042 | | | 270,979 | | | | 272,133 | |
Series 2013-127, Class NA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/25/2039 | | | 52,180 | | | | 51,976 | |
Series 2013-129, Class WL, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 12/25/2027 | | | 6,435 | | | | 6,428 | |
Series 2013-130, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2044(a) | | | 42,969 | | | | 43,008 | |
Series 2013-136, Class QB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2042 | | | 214,125 | | | | 210,486 | |
Series 2013-17, Class YM, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/25/2033 | | | 16,925 | | | | 17,131 | |
Series 2013-2, Class QF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/25/2043(a) | | | 19,526 | | | | 19,619 | |
Series 2013-35, Class CV, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 02/25/2043 | | | 100,000 | | | | 95,604 | |
Series 2013-40, Class KD, | | | | | | | | |
1.750%, 04/25/2042 | | | 4,677 | | | | 4,638 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2013-52, Class GM, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/25/2043 | | $ | 89,000 | | | $ | 88,373 | |
Series 2013-53, Class CV, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/25/2030 | | | 116,953 | | | | 116,861 | |
Series 2013-68, Class P, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/25/2042 | | | 205,391 | | | | 203,908 | |
Series 2013-68, Class LE, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 04/25/2043 | | | 105,216 | | | | 98,522 | |
Series 2013-72, Class YA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/25/2033 | | | 2,612 | | | | 2,949 | |
Series 2013-72, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2042(a) | | | 12,331 | | | | 12,312 | |
Series 2013-9, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2042 | | | 14,253 | | | | 15,130 | |
Series 2013-91, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/25/2043 | | | 100,000 | | | | 94,031 | |
Series 2013-94, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2031 | | | 67,116 | | | | 67,119 | |
Series 2014-12, Class GV, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2027 | | | 18,563 | | | | 18,575 | |
Series 2014-20, Class AC, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2036 | | | 100,143 | | | | 100,016 | |
Series 2014-21, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/25/2041 | | | 97,632 | | | | 94,532 | |
Series 2014-26, Class YW, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/25/2044 | | | 50,538 | | | | 49,949 | |
Series 2014-3, Class BM, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 06/25/2043 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,748 | |
Series 2014-49, Class CA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2044 | | | 118,356 | | | | 115,650 | |
Series 2014-73, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2044(a) | | | 16,358 | | | | 16,302 | |
Series 2014-81, Class GC, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2038 | | | 43,028 | | | | 42,409 | |
Series 2014-88, Class ER, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 02/25/2036 | | | 37,721 | | | | 36,810 | |
Series 2015-51, Class CD, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/25/2044 | | | 149,181 | | | | 146,023 | |
Series 2016-14, Class NC, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 03/25/2046 | | | 426,968 | | | | 417,473 | |
Series 2016-27, Class HK, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2041 | | | 355,630 | | | | 345,485 | |
Series 2016-33, Class LE, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 11/25/2033 | | | 51,300 | | | | 49,783 | |
Series 2016-48, Class UF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2046(a) | | | 87,247 | | | | 87,381 | |
Series 2016-55, Class EA, | | | | | | | | |
1.750%, 07/25/2043 | | | 906,925 | | | | 811,863 | |
Series 2016-75, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2046(a) | | | 32,755 | | | | 32,778 | |
Series 2016-8, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2046 | | | 733,000 | | | | 725,156 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2016-85, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 11/25/2046 | | $ | 6,764 | | | $ | 6,848 | |
Series 2016-9, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 06/25/2045 | | | 230,282 | | | | 220,883 | |
Series 2016-9, Class D, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2046 | | | 38,052 | | | | 36,940 | |
Series 2017-1, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/25/2045 | | | 135,656 | | | | 134,899 | |
Series 2017-10, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2047(a) | | | 34,578 | | | | 34,595 | |
Series 2017-107, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2045 | | | 35,004 | | | | 34,900 | |
Series 2017-15, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/25/2046 | | | 61,619 | | | | 60,959 | |
Series 2017-19, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/25/2047 | | | 77,364 | | | | 74,403 | |
Series 2017-22, Class DA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/25/2044 | | | 25,574 | | | | 25,648 | |
Series 2017-24, Class H, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2043 | | | 190,787 | | | | 189,566 | |
Series 2017-35, Class AH, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/25/2053 | | | 20,012 | | | | 19,877 | |
Series 2017-38, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2047 | | | 129,113 | | | | 122,364 | |
Series 2017-40, Class GL, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2043 | | | 3,424 | | | | 3,423 | |
Series 2017-46, Class AB, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/25/2049 | | | 12,805 | | | | 12,863 | |
Series 2017-56, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2045 | | | 122,701 | | | | 120,178 | |
Series 2017-63, Class GE, | | | | | | | | |
2.750%, 08/25/2045 | | | 693,466 | | | | 692,222 | |
Series 2017-68, Class HQ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/25/2046 | | | 135,550 | | | | 131,607 | |
Series 2017-96, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/25/2054 | | | 170,100 | | | | 167,495 | |
Series 2018-1, Class TE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/25/2044 | | | 86,298 | | | | 86,770 | |
Series 2018-18, Class P, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/25/2043 | | | 24,302 | | | | 24,334 | |
Series 2018-19, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/25/2046 | | | 86,541 | | | | 85,508 | |
Series 2018-2, Class HD, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 02/25/2047 | | | 39,925 | | | | 38,960 | |
Series 2018-24, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/25/2045 | | | 50,471 | | | | 50,678 | |
Series 2018-38, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/25/2047 | | | 20,895 | | | | 20,904 | |
Series 2018-39, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2033(a) | | | 123,572 | | | | 122,911 | |
Series 2018-41, Class PZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 06/25/2048 | | | 913,224 | | | | 891,379 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2018-43, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
09/25/2038(a) | | $ | 42,619 | | | $ | 42,351 | |
Series 2018-45, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/25/2048 | | | 46,096 | | | | 44,211 | |
Series 2018-5, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/25/2047 | | | 55,139 | | | | 52,083 | |
Series 2018-56, Class CH, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2048 | | | 38,043 | | | | 36,489 | |
Series 2018-60, Class KL, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/25/2048 | | | 96,000 | | | | 97,423 | |
Series 2018-67, Class DY, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/25/2048 | | | 304,029 | | | | 309,651 | |
Series 2018-83, Class LH, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/25/2048 | | | 27,450 | | | | 26,562 | |
Series 2018-94, Class KD, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/25/2048 | | | 48,850 | | | | 47,147 | |
Series 2019-10, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2049 | | | 100,311 | | | | 94,568 | |
Series 2019-13, Class MH, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2049 | | | 457,937 | | | | 440,206 | |
Series 2019-55, Class MQ, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/25/2049 | | | 785,643 | | | | 756,923 | |
Series 2019-60, Class BF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2049(a) | | | 14,113 | | | | 14,151 | |
Series 2019-65, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 11/25/2049 | | | 143,430 | | | | 135,814 | |
Series 2020-10, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2050 | | | 307,811 | | | | 292,491 | |
| | | | | | | 38,970,130 | |
Fannie Mae Grantor Trust 2002- T12 | | | | | | | | |
Series 2002-T12, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/25/2042 | | | 219,876 | | | | 231,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FNR 2020-36 GD | | | | | | | | |
| | | 165,571 | | | | 155,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | | | | |
Series 1994-1665, Class KZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 01/15/2024 | | | 3,194 | | | | 3,290 | |
Series 1996-1863, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 07/15/2026 | | | 5,951 | | | | 6,121 | |
Series 1997-1935, Class FK, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2027(a) | | | 13,415 | | | | 13,494 | |
Series 1997-1980, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 07/15/2027 | | | 14,137 | | | | 15,116 | |
Series 1998-2034, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 02/15/2028 | | | 27,650 | | | | 29,327 | |
Series 1998-2035, Class PC, | | | | | | | | |
6.950%, 03/15/2028 | | | 5,401 | | | | 5,756 | |
Series 1998-2053, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 04/15/2028 | | | 15,344 | | | | 16,482 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 1998-2060, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/15/2028 | | $ | 10,628 | | | $ | 11,353 | |
Series 1998-2079, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
07/17/2028(a) | | | 3,183 | | | | 3,186 | |
Series 1998-2095, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 11/15/2028 | | | 18,290 | | | | 19,343 | |
Series 1998-2102, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/15/2028 | | | 54,708 | | | | 57,831 | |
Series 1999-2115, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2029(a) | | | 32,765 | | | | 32,819 | |
Series 1999-2126, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
6.250%, 02/15/2029 | | | 25,872 | | | | 27,280 | |
Series 1999-2137, Class TH, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 03/15/2029 | | | 6,128 | | | | 6,548 | |
Series 1999-2154, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/15/2029 | | | 36,221 | | | | 38,881 | |
Series 2000-2224, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
8.000%, 03/15/2030 | | | 7,440 | | | | 8,285 | |
Series 2001-2274, Class ZM, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 01/15/2031 | | | 11,505 | | | | 12,199 | |
Series 2001-2279, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/15/2031 | | | 12,117 | | | | 12,737 | |
Series 2001-2320, Class FI, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/15/2029(a) | | | 34,346 | | | | 34,454 | |
Series 2001-2322, Class FV, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2030(a) | | | 29,314 | | | | 28,821 | |
Series 2001-2324, Class PZ, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 06/15/2031 | | | 139,706 | | | | 152,945 | |
Series 2001-2334, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/15/2028 | | | 92,341 | | | | 97,882 | |
Series 2001-2341, Class FP, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
07/15/2031(a) | | | 29,486 | | | | 30,029 | |
Series 2001-2367, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.525%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2031(a) | | | 31,298 | | | | 31,431 | |
Series 2001-2372, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2031(a) | | | 25,212 | | | | 25,288 | |
Series 2001-2388, Class FR, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2031(a) | | | 20,824 | | | | 20,999 | |
Series 2001-2388, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2029(a) | | | 27,774 | | | | 27,933 | |
Series 2001-2391, Class HF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2031(a) | | | 10,740 | | | | 10,794 | |
Series 2001-2396, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2031(a) | | | 37,487 | | | | 37,643 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2001-2396, Class FN, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2031(a) | | $ | 109,647 | | | $ | 110,761 | |
Series 2002-2411, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2032(a) | | | 26,082 | | | | 26,210 | |
Series 2002-2412, Class OF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2031(a) | | | 33,370 | | | | 34,066 | |
Series 2002-2417, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2031(a) | | | 10,330 | | | | 10,403 | |
Series 2002-2424, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 54,552 | | | | 54,702 | |
Series 2002-2430, Class WF, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 03/15/2032 | | | 9,621 | | | | 10,556 | |
Series 2002-2433, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2032(a) | | | 37,522 | | | | 38,304 | |
Series 2002-2460, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 74,778 | | | | 76,347 | |
Series 2002-2466, Class FV, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 66,502 | | | | 66,866 | |
Series 2002-2470, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 80,166 | | | | 81,469 | |
Series 2002-2478, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2032(a) | | | 22,446 | | | | 22,449 | |
Series 2002-2481, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 22,652 | | | | 23,127 | |
Series 2002-2488, Class FU, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2032(a) | | | 68,028 | | | | 68,594 | |
Series 2002-2494, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.05%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2031(a) | | | 41,578 | | | | 42,445 | |
Series 2002-2495, Class ZB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2032 | | | 39,583 | | | | 40,232 | |
Series 2002-2510, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2032(a) | | | 27,123 | | | | 27,185 | |
Series 2002-2513, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2032(a) | | | 59,997 | | | | 59,745 | |
Series 2002-2516, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2032(a) | | | 57,017 | | | | 58,252 | |
Series 2002-2517, Class FR, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2032(a) | | | 17,181 | | | | 17,153 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2002-2524, Class DH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 11/15/2032 | | $ | 33,000 | | | $ | 34,737 | |
Series 2002-2525, Class NU, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/15/2032 | | | 89,110 | | | | 92,349 | |
Series 2002-2535, Class AW, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/15/2032 | | | 12,038 | | | | 12,638 | |
Series 2002-2538, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2032(a) | | | 159,634 | | | | 161,049 | |
Series 2002-2541, Class BL, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/15/2032 | | | 47,842 | | | | 50,151 | |
Series 2003-2554, Class MN, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/15/2033 | | | 51,854 | | | | 54,717 | |
Series 2003-2557, Class HL, | | | | | | | | |
5.300%, 01/15/2033 | | | 109,542 | | | | 115,687 | |
Series 2003-2557, Class NU, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 03/15/2032 | | | 64,540 | | | | 68,108 | |
Series 2003-2557, Class WF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2033(a) | | | 43,238 | | | | 43,237 | |
Series 2003-2568, Class D, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/15/2033 | | | 36,942 | | | | 39,189 | |
Series 2003-2571, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2032(a) | | | 24,731 | | | | 25,090 | |
Series 2003-2577, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2033(a) | | | 109,941 | | | | 110,353 | |
Series 2003-2587, Class FW, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2033(a) | | | 47,772 | | | | 47,953 | |
Series 2003-2590, Class OZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/15/2033 | | | 246,410 | | | | 249,593 | |
Series 2003-2590, Class QY, | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 04/15/2028 | | | 11,045 | | | | 11,128 | |
Series 2003-2614, Class FV, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.50%, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2033(a) | | | 242,795 | | | | 250,140 | |
Series 2003-2624, Class QH, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/15/2033 | | | 14,528 | | | | 15,319 | |
Series 2003-2626, Class ZX, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/15/2033 | | | 193,230 | | | | 189,732 | |
Series 2003-2627, Class CN, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/15/2033 | | | 41,298 | | | | 43,589 | �� |
Series 2003-2631, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/15/2033 | | | 148,000 | | | | 153,901 | |
Series 2003-2647, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 04/15/2032 | | | 70,816 | | | | 70,068 | |
Series 2003-2648, Class WZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/15/2033 | | | 254,862 | | | | 256,686 | |
Series 2003-2668, Class LH, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 09/15/2033 | | | 26,885 | | | | 28,123 | |
Series 2003-2707, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2032(a) | | | 40,355 | | | | 40,751 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2003-2717, Class LH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/15/2033 | | $ | 6,538 | | | $ | 6,802 | |
Series 2003-2725, Class TA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 12/15/2033 | | | 97,000 | | | | 100,850 | |
Series 2004-2750, Class TC, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 02/15/2034 | | | 8,745 | | | | 9,086 | |
Series 2004-2768, Class PW, | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 03/15/2034 | | | 153,435 | | | | 154,015 | |
Series 2004-2802, Class OH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 05/15/2034 | | | 21,793 | | | | 23,016 | |
Series 2004-2835, Class KZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/15/2034 | | | 42,531 | | | | 45,600 | |
Series 2004-2835, Class TB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/15/2034 | | | 405,361 | | | | 408,729 | |
Series 2004-2893, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 11/15/2034 | | | 14,622 | | | | 15,306 | |
Series 2004-2896, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 11/15/2034 | | | 89,120 | | | | 93,293 | |
Series 2004-2901, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/15/2034 | | | 41,487 | | | | 43,466 | |
Series 2005-2927, Class EZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/15/2035 | | | 26,653 | | | | 27,504 | |
Series 2005-2929, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/15/2035 | | | 29,790 | | | | 31,308 | |
Series 2005-2933, Class HD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/15/2035 | | | 35,506 | | | | 37,290 | |
Series 2005-2953, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/15/2035 | | | 20,455 | | | | 21,952 | |
Series 2005-2962, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.20%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2035(a) | | | 18,618 | | | | 18,547 | |
Series 2005-2980, Class QA, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 05/15/2035 | | | 43,475 | | | | 45,900 | |
Series 2005-2996, Class GX, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/15/2035 | | | 72,000 | | | | 78,685 | |
Series 2005-3012, Class ZE, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 08/15/2035 | | | 57,340 | | | | 60,015 | |
Series 2005-3028, Class ZE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/2035 | | | 820,750 | | | | 797,017 | |
Series 2005-3028, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/2035 | | | 66,864 | | | | 70,123 | |
Series 2005-3028, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.25%, | | | | | | | | |
09/15/2035(a) | | | 14,041 | | | | 13,995 | |
Series 2005-3033, Class WY, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/2035 | | | 95,137 | | | | 101,617 | |
Series 2005-3036, Class NE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 09/15/2035 | | | 104,508 | | | | 109,775 | |
Series 2005-3042, Class PZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 09/15/2035 | | | 147,572 | | | | 171,797 | |
Series 2005-3052, Class WH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/15/2035 | | | 25,786 | | | | 27,050 | |
Series 2005-3059, Class ZM, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/15/2035 | | | 107,165 | | | | 110,826 | |
Series 2005-3062, Class DE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/15/2035 | | | 151,032 | | | | 157,884 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2005-3068, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/15/2035 | | $ | 196,402 | | | $ | 211,945 | |
Series 2005-3070, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2035(a) | | | 21,635 | | | | 21,630 | |
Series 2005-3072, Class NF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2035(a) | | | 42,592 | | | | 42,822 | |
Series 2005-3085, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2035(a) | | | 49,547 | | | | 50,498 | |
Series 2006-3098, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/15/2036 | | | 74,541 | | | | 78,205 | |
Series 2006-3122, Class OH, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 03/15/2036(b) | | | 14,224 | | | | 12,575 | |
Series 2006-3123, Class HT, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/15/2026 | | | 30,449 | | | | 31,130 | |
Series 2006-3136, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2036(a) | | | 25,347 | | | | 25,313 | |
Series 2006-3137, Class XP, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/15/2036 | | | 22,708 | | | | 24,837 | |
Series 2006-3143, Class BC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/15/2036 | | | 108,299 | | | | 116,152 | |
Series 2006-3145, Class FN, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.43%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2036(a) | | | 14,349 | | | | 14,378 | |
Series 2006-3148, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/15/2036 | | | 23,603 | | | | 25,083 | |
Series 2006-3153, Class UG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2036(a) | | | 25,618 | | | | 25,696 | |
Series 2006-3154, Class PN, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/15/2036 | | | 68,328 | | | | 72,333 | |
Series 2006-3201, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2036(a) | | | 104,186 | | | | 105,305 | |
Series 2006-3202, Class HF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2036(a) | | | 48,330 | | | | 48,276 | |
Series 2006-3203, Class ZM, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/15/2036 | | | 130,395 | | | | 135,835 | |
Series 2006-3204, Class ZM, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/15/2034 | | | 109,634 | | | | 114,758 | |
Series 2006-3206, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2036(a) | | | 50,900 | | | | 50,938 | |
Series 2006-3236, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2036(a) | | | 13,814 | | | | 13,758 | |
Series 2006-3237, Class CD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/2036 | | | 198,000 | | | | 205,830 | |
Series 2006-3237, Class CE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/15/2036 | | | 59,000 | | | | 64,696 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2006-3240, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.11%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2036(a) | | $ | 269,455 | | | $ | 270,831 | |
Series 2006-3249, Class CB, | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 12/15/2036 | | | 377,690 | | | | 381,968 | |
Series 2007-3262, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.27%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2037(a) | | | 92,992 | | | | 92,403 | |
Series 2007-3279, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.32%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2037(a) | | | 77,147 | | | | 76,868 | |
Series 2007-3284, Class AZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/15/2037 | | | 45,634 | | | | 45,862 | |
Series 2007-3301, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.42%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2037(a) | | | 22,015 | | | | 22,046 | |
Series 2007-3311, Class DF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.34%, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2037(a) | | | 125,171 | | | | 124,856 | |
Series 2007-3312, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/15/2037 | | | 19,012 | | | | 20,298 | |
Series 2007-3316, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2035(a) | | | 35,135 | | | | 35,001 | |
Series 2007-3349, Class HG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/15/2037 | | | 20,506 | | | | 21,830 | |
Series 2007-3361, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2036(a) | | | 79,865 | | | | 79,725 | |
Series 2007-3367, Class YF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
09/15/2037(a) | | | 18,853 | | | | 19,011 | |
Series 2007-3368, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.72%, | | | | | | | | |
09/15/2037(a) | | | 72,078 | | | | 73,286 | |
Series 2007-3378, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2037(a) | | | 35,401 | | | | 35,718 | |
Series 2007-3380, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.59%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2037(a) | | | 24,577 | | | | 24,831 | |
Series 2007-3382, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2037(a) | | | 38,224 | | | | 38,632 | |
Series 2007-3382, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2037(a) | | | 82,901 | | | | 84,238 | |
Series 2007-3387, Class PF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.42%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2037(a) | | | 30,849 | | | | 30,899 | |
Series 2007-3388, Class FJ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2037(a) | | | 124,836 | | | | 126,849 | |
Series 2008-3404, Class DC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/15/2038 | | | 122,000 | | | | 128,065 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2008-3405, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/15/2038 | | $ | 52,767 | | | $ | 54,180 | |
Series 2008-3409, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/15/2038 | | | 167,421 | | | | 180,293 | |
Series 2008-3411, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2038(a) | | | 23,093 | | | | 23,470 | |
Series 2008-3415, Class DF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2035(a) | | | 102,849 | | | | 104,258 | |
Series 2008-3415, Class PC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/15/2037 | | | 37,484 | | | | 39,063 | |
Series 2008-3415, Class TF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.74%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2035(a) | | | 50,941 | | | | 51,732 | |
Series 2008-3450, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/15/2038 | | | 70,170 | | | | 70,751 | |
Series 2008-3469, Class CF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.79%, | | | | | | | | |
07/15/2038(a) | | | 57,370 | | | | 58,497 | |
Series 2009-3536, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2039(a) | | | 28,082 | | | | 28,901 | |
Series 2009-3539, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/15/2029 | | | 44,000 | | | | 45,473 | |
Series 2009-3545, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.85%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2039(a) | | | 85,295 | | | | 87,221 | |
Series 2009-3548, Class ZE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/15/2032 | | | 191,550 | | | | 204,071 | |
Series 2009-3549, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
07/15/2039(a) | | | 38,364 | | | | 39,225 | |
Series 2009-3564, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/15/2039 | | | 349,000 | | | | 365,484 | |
Series 2009-3574, Class D, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 09/15/2039 | | | 89,004 | | | | 92,935 | |
Series 2009-3584, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2036(a) | | | 30,215 | | | | 30,686 | |
Series 2009-3587, Class DA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/15/2039 | | | 162,969 | | | | 164,751 | |
Series 2009-3604, Class PO, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 05/15/2036(b) | | | 78,021 | | | | 66,443 | |
Series 2009-3605, Class BF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.86%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2039(a) | | | 142,975 | | | | 146,190 | |
Series 2009-3611, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
07/15/2034(a) | | | 13,619 | | | | 13,832 | |
Series 2010-3620, Class EL, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 01/15/2030 | | | 25,793 | | | | 26,061 | |
Series 2010-3626, Class ME, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/15/2040 | | | 346,526 | | | | 363,598 | |
Series 2010-3631, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 02/15/2040 | | | 209,253 | | | | 212,840 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2010-3653, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 04/15/2030 | | $ | 80,591 | | | $ | 82,101 | |
Series 2010-3662, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/15/2040 | | | 223,122 | | | | 232,984 | |
Series 2010-3664, Class DA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/15/2037 | | | 104,357 | | | | 105,386 | |
Series 2010-3704, Class DC, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/15/2036 | | | 88,885 | | | | 90,130 | |
Series 2010-3737, Class GB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 04/15/2039 | | | 16,176 | | | | 16,293 | |
Series 2010-3747, Class CY, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/15/2040 | | | 332,072 | | | | 340,776 | |
Series 2010-3753, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/15/2039 | | | 9,028 | | | | 9,037 | |
Series 2010-3762, Class WP, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/15/2039 | | | 17,940 | | | | 17,961 | |
Series 2010-3770, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/15/2040 | | | 343,415 | | | | 357,341 | |
Series 2010-3770, Class JZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/15/2040 | | | 10,037,614 | | | | 10,111,136 | |
Series 2010-3778, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/15/2040 | | | 207,839 | | | | 207,214 | |
Series 2011-3792, Class DF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2040(a) | | | 16,804 | | | | 16,830 | |
Series 2011-3798, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 01/15/2041 | | | 65,810 | | | | 66,955 | |
Series 2011-3800, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2041(a) | | | 23,311 | | | | 23,443 | |
Series 2011-3819, Class ZQ, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/15/2036 | | | 18,254 | | | | 19,978 | |
Series 2011-3822, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2033(a) | | | 16,929 | | | | 16,947 | |
Series 2011-3825, Class BP, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/15/2041 | | | 87,287 | | | | 85,597 | |
Series 2011-3830, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/15/2039 | | | 48,227 | | | | 48,914 | |
Series 2011-3843, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
04/15/2041(a) | | | 50,486 | | | | 50,928 | |
Series 2011-3843, Class PZ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/15/2041 | | | 657,884 | | | | 692,804 | |
Series 2011-3852, Class QN, | | | | | | | | |
27.21053% - 1M US L, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2041(a) | | | 45,618 | | | | 46,035 | |
Series 2011-3852, Class TP, | | | | | | | | |
27.50% - 1M US L, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2041(a) | | | 27,682 | | | | 27,721 | |
Series 2011-3857, Class ZP, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/15/2041 | | | 961,942 | | | | 1,025,216 | |
Series 2011-3862, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/15/2041 | | | 123,467 | | | | 127,562 | |
Series 2011-3870, Class ME, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 01/15/2040 | | | 66,332 | | | | 66,837 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2011-3891, Class BF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
07/15/2041(a) | | $ | 45,997 | | | $ | 46,389 | |
Series 2011-3894, Class ZA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/15/2041 | | | 84,825 | | | | 88,601 | |
Series 2011-3905, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/15/2041 | | | 165,189 | | | | 141,065 | |
Series 2011-3919, Class DL, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/15/2030 | | | 298,000 | | | | 301,654 | |
Series 2011-3935, Class JZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/15/2041 | | | 1,024,050 | | | | 1,041,316 | |
Series 2011-3939, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/15/2041 | | | 982,503 | | | | 967,592 | |
Series 2011-3939, Class AZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/15/2041 | | | 184,841 | | | | 180,834 | |
Series 2011-3957, Class HZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/15/2041 | | | 687,961 | | | | 696,665 | |
Series 2011-3958, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2041 | | | 156,096 | | | | 157,537 | |
Series 2011-3959, Class MB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/15/2041 | | | 44,199 | | | | 45,212 | |
Series 2011-3963, Class JB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 11/15/2041 | | | 119,482 | | | | 123,342 | |
Series 2011-3969, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2041 | | | 44,353 | | | | 45,093 | |
Series 2012-3984, Class DF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2042(a) | | | 41,991 | | | | 42,361 | |
Series 2012-3989, Class JW, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 01/15/2042 | | | 235,814 | | | | 230,235 | |
Series 2012-3997, Class EC, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/15/2042 | | | 61,726 | | | | 59,071 | |
Series 2012-3997, Class FQ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2042(a) | | | 46,494 | | | | 46,887 | |
Series 2012-3998, Class KG, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 11/15/2026 | | | 84,630 | | | | 84,105 | |
Series 2012-4001, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/15/2042(a) | | | 31,113 | | | | 31,302 | |
Series 2012-4011, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/15/2041 | | | 225,317 | | | | 225,300 | |
Series 2012-4012, Class GC, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/15/2040 | | | 48,384 | | | | 48,449 | |
Series 2012-4020, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 03/15/2027 | | | 10,955 | | | | 10,885 | |
Series 2012-4037, Class CA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/15/2027 | | | 44,863 | | | | 44,152 | |
Series 2012-4039, Class LT, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/15/2042 | | | 113,000 | | | | 104,971 | |
Series 2012-4050, Class ND, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 09/15/2041 | | | 29,030 | | | | 28,666 | |
Series 2012-4062, Class MZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/15/2042 | | | 134,547 | | | | 132,479 | |
Series 2012-4064, Class AY, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/15/2027 | | | 48,000 | | | | 47,603 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-4068, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/15/2042 | | $ | 224,000 | | | $ | 212,226 | |
Series 2012-4075, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/15/2042 | | | 42,000 | | | | 40,848 | |
Series 2012-4076, Class MV, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/15/2031 | | | 69,000 | | | | 67,883 | |
Series 2012-4077, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 08/15/2040 | | | 142,367 | | | | 141,337 | |
Series 2012-4088, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/15/2042 | | | 95,520 | | | | 89,736 | |
Series 2012-4094, Class CW, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 08/15/2042 | | | 261,555 | | | | 239,602 | |
Series 2012-4097, Class CU, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 08/15/2027 | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,983 | |
Series 2012-4097, Class UF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2032(a) | | | 67,831 | | | | 67,908 | |
Series 2012-4101, Class QN, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/15/2042 | | | 253,208 | | | | 243,058 | |
Series 2012-4104, Class AJ, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 09/15/2027 | | | 26,399 | | | | 25,575 | |
Series 2012-4120, Class TC, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 10/15/2027 | | | 10,784 | | | | 10,346 | |
Series 2012-4122, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
3.015%, 05/15/2040(a)(c) | | | 177,869 | | | | 173,112 | |
Series 2012-4133, Class TA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 11/15/2042 | | | 292,836 | | | | 265,318 | |
Series 2012-4136, Class GE, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 08/15/2040 | | | 24,694 | | | | 24,704 | |
Series 2012-4141, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 12/15/2042 | | | 100,000 | | | | 84,248 | |
Series 2013-4160, Class HB, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 12/15/2032 | | | 14,555 | | | | 13,829 | |
Series 2013-4170, Class FW, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2033(a) | | | 21,408 | | | | 21,637 | |
Series 2013-4176, Class YD, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/15/2043 | | | 50,000 | | | | 46,691 | |
Series 2013-4183, Class ME, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 02/15/2042 | | | 150,991 | | | | 145,780 | |
Series 2013-4185, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/15/2043 | | | 450,000 | | | | 421,453 | |
Series 2013-4203, Class DJ, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 04/15/2033 | | | 60,258 | | | | 58,969 | |
Series 2013-4218, Class DG, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 07/15/2042 | | | 149,390 | | | | 142,246 | |
Series 2013-4220, Class EH, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 06/15/2028 | | | 42,088 | | | | 41,735 | |
Series 2013-4231, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2032(a) | | | 16,166 | | | | 16,159 | |
Series 2013-4246, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/15/2043 | | | 493,003 | | | | 480,955 | |
Series 2013-4257, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 10/15/2027 | | | 25,568 | | | | 25,624 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2013-4265, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2035(a) | | $ | 68,075 | | | $ | 68,178 | |
Series 2014-4293, Class NM, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/15/2043 | | | 31,616 | | | | 32,115 | |
Series 2014-4294, Class PF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
01/15/2044(a) | | | 15,842 | | | | 15,838 | |
Series 2014-4301, Class U, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/15/2032 | | | 24,433 | | | | 24,478 | |
Series 2014-4319, Class PM, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/15/2043 | | | 89,150 | | | | 87,634 | |
Series 2014-4320, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/15/2039 | | | 131,859 | | | | 132,482 | |
Series 2014-4324, Class AY, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/15/2029 | | | 568,738 | | | | 551,297 | |
Series 2014-4333, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 10/15/2043 | | | 12,475 | | | | 12,425 | |
Series 2014-4337, Class VJ, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/15/2027 | | | 26,767 | | | | 26,932 | |
Series 2014-4370, Class PC, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 09/15/2041 | | | 37,268 | | | | 36,444 | |
Series 2014-4387, Class VA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 02/15/2026 | | | 186,612 | | | | 186,739 | |
Series 2015-4459, Class CA, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/15/2034 | | | 26,213 | | | | 27,157 | |
Series 2015-4461, Class EA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 07/15/2037 | | | 106,522 | | | | 103,959 | |
Series 2015-4498, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 04/15/2037 | | | 159,279 | | | | 147,764 | |
Series 2015-4508, Class UZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/15/2043 | | | 52,673 | | | | 47,485 | |
Series 2015-4531, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/15/2043 | | | 38,356 | | | | 38,048 | |
Series 2016-4555, Class CP, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/15/2045 | | | 576,040 | | | | 566,088 | |
Series 2016-4564, Class QA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/15/2029 | | | 65,081 | | | | 65,127 | |
Series 2016-4590, Class AK, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 08/15/2027 | | | 101,125 | | | | 101,183 | |
Series 2016-4613, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.10%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2037(a) | | | 127,954 | | | | 127,610 | |
Series 2016-4619, Class BE, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 12/15/2047 | | | 104,222 | | | | 104,661 | |
Series 2016-4630, Class EA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/15/2041 | | | 55,550 | | | | 55,396 | |
Series 2016-4639, Class HZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 04/15/2053(d) | | | 665,160 | | | | 618,324 | |
Series 2017-4664, Class UE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/15/2043 | | | 136,130 | | | | 135,924 | |
Series 2017-4672, Class QD, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/15/2045 | | | 68,108 | | | | 67,148 | |
Series 2017-4705, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2042 | | | 8,559 | | | | 8,580 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2017-4710, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/15/2045 | | $ | 162,052 | | | $ | 159,311 | |
Series 2017-4748, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/15/2045 | | | 90,595 | | | | 89,981 | |
Series 2018-4763, Class VL, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/15/2038 | | | 518,452 | | | | 519,845 | |
Series 2018-4767, Class CA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/15/2045 | | | 23,644 | | | | 23,748 | |
Series 2018-4767, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/15/2047 | | | 35,122 | | | | 26,711 | |
Series 2018-4787, Class PY, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/15/2048 | | | 55,445 | | | | 54,786 | |
Series 2018-4800, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/15/2047 | | | 98,686 | | | | 98,210 | |
Series 2018-4808, Class DG, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/15/2045 | | | 1,763,071 | | | | 1,761,309 | |
Series 2018-4821, Class VA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 10/15/2029 | | | 107,851 | | | | 107,590 | |
Series 2018-4839, Class AE, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/15/2051 | | | 295,790 | | | | 297,730 | |
Series 2018-4840, Class BK, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2046 | | | 14,979 | | | | 15,048 | |
Series 2018-4846, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 06/15/2047 | | | 13,351 | | | | 13,331 | |
Series 2018-4857, Class HM, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/15/2046 | | | 197,731 | | | | 196,893 | |
Series 2019-4863, Class AJ, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/15/2038 | | | 60,233 | | | | 59,827 | |
Series 2020-4989, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
08/15/2040(a) | | | 175,923 | | | | 174,699 | |
Series 2020-4989, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
10/15/2040(a) | | | 178,279 | | | | 178,164 | |
Series 2020-5049, Class JZ, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 11/25/2050 | | | 135,882 | | | | 91,675 | |
Series 2021-5092, Class BC, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 06/25/2036 | | | 61,093 | | | | 60,442 | |
Series 3588, Class CW, | | | | | | | | |
2.540%, 10/25/2037(a) | | | 418,005 | | | | 422,941 | |
| | | | | | | 42,051,145 | |
Freddie Mac Strips | | | | | | | | |
Series 2013-299, Class 300, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/15/2043 | | | 141,168 | | | | 134,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac Structured Pass- | | | | | | | | |
Through Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series 2001-32, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.26%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2031(a) | | | 105,710 | | | | 103,641 | |
Series 2003-55, Class 1A3A, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
03/25/2043(a) | | | 335,827 | | | | 335,001 | |
| | | | | | | 438,642 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Ginnie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 2002-72, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2032(a) | | $ | 29,791 | | | $ | 29,795 | |
Series 2003-25, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
08/26/2023(a) | | | 41,254 | | | | 41,296 | |
Series 2003-98, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2033(a) | | | 42,443 | | | | 42,528 | |
Series 2004-1, Class TE, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/20/2033 | | | 29,172 | | | | 30,111 | |
Series 2004-15, Class AY, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/20/2034 | | | 130,949 | | | | 137,362 | |
Series 2004-26, Class ED, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/16/2034 | | | 82,188 | | | | 86,023 | |
Series 2004-34, Class QL, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/16/2034 | | | 89,000 | | | | 94,482 | |
Series 2004-55, Class MC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/20/2034 | | | 37,011 | | | | 39,340 | |
Series 2004-7, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/16/2034 | | | 1,361,122 | | | | 1,422,943 | |
Series 2004-87, Class BC, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 10/20/2034 | | | 16,724 | | | | 17,035 | |
Series 2005-11, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/20/2035 | | | 38,918 | | | | 40,779 | |
Series 2005-13, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/20/2035 | | | 14,283 | | | | 14,936 | |
Series 2005-13, Class BG, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/20/2035 | | | 189,661 | | | | 198,963 | |
Series 2005-3, Class JL, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/16/2034 | | | 90,348 | | | | 93,603 | |
Series 2005-3, Class JM, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 01/20/2035 | | | 67,122 | | | | 68,805 | |
Series 2005-3, Class OC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/20/2035 | | | 209,279 | | | | 218,272 | |
Series 2005-3, Class QB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 01/16/2035 | | | 94,060 | | | | 97,376 | |
Series 2005-45, Class BF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2035(a) | | | 44,227 | | | | 44,146 | |
Series 2005-49, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/20/2035 | | | 94,486 | | | | 100,324 | |
Series 2005-51, Class DC, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/20/2035 | | | 140,448 | | | | 147,981 | |
Series 2005-56, Class BD, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/20/2035 | | | 51,612 | | | | 53,787 | |
Series 2005-56, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/17/2035 | | | 15,732 | | | | 16,205 | |
Series 2005-69, Class WD, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/18/2035 | | | 53,556 | | | | 55,171 | |
Series 2005-73, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 09/20/2035 | | | 137,746 | | | | 142,027 | |
Series 2005-92, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/20/2035 | | | 47,384 | | | | 51,012 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2006-10, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/20/2036 | | $ | 51,678 | | | $ | 54,035 | |
Series 2006-38, Class OH, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 08/20/2036 | | | 28,000 | | | | 29,872 | |
Series 2007-18, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/20/2035 | | | 94,970 | | | | 99,676 | |
Series 2007-18, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/20/2035 | | | 137,000 | | | | 146,981 | |
Series 2007-35, Class TE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/20/2037 | | | 124,731 | | | | 132,837 | |
Series 2007-35, Class NE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/16/2037 | | | 58,784 | | | | 62,724 | |
Series 2007-40, Class FY, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.33%, | | | | | | | | |
07/16/2037(a) | | | 42,925 | | | | 42,922 | |
Series 2007-44, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 07/20/2037 | | | 103,131 | | | | 111,415 | |
Series 2007-57, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/20/2037 | | | 576,145 | | | | 634,158 | |
Series 2007-6, Class LE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 02/20/2037 | | | 195,838 | | | | 203,471 | |
Series 2007-7, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/16/2037 | | | 31,738 | | | | 33,009 | |
Series 2007-79, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.44%, | | | | | | | | |
12/20/2037(a) | | | 141,009 | | | | 141,599 | |
Series 2008-13, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2038(a) | | | 28,771 | | | | 28,905 | |
Series 2008-20, Class CE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/16/2037 | | | 85,329 | | | | 88,959 | |
Series 2008-31, Class PC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/20/2038 | | | 60,358 | | | | 63,539 | |
Series 2008-33, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/20/2038 | | | 71,652 | | | | 75,939 | |
Series 2008-37, Class L, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/20/2038 | | | 45,841 | | | | 48,669 | |
Series 2008-38, Class PN, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/20/2038 | | | 47,899 | | | | 50,117 | |
Series 2008-38, Class BG, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/16/2038 | | | 75,147 | | | | 77,947 | |
Series 2008-38, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/20/2038 | | | 243,436 | | | | 255,882 | |
Series 2008-40, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 05/16/2038 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,024 | |
Series 2008-41, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 05/20/2038 | | | 81,886 | | | | 85,866 | |
Series 2008-47, Class ML, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 06/16/2038 | | | 32,264 | | | | 33,828 | |
Series 2008-49, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 06/20/2038 | | | 32,687 | | | | 33,793 | |
Series 2008-50, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/20/2038 | | | 217,083 | | | | 230,572 | |
Series 2008-51, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 06/20/2038 | | | 52,134 | | | | 53,942 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2008-51, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.77%, | | | | | | | | |
06/16/2038(a) | | $ | 71,116 | | | $ | 72,046 | |
Series 2008-55, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 06/20/2038 | | | 36,534 | | | | 37,988 | |
Series 2008-58, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/16/2038 | | | 101,414 | | | | 106,882 | |
Series 2008-60, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/20/2038 | | | 78,000 | | | | 81,918 | |
Series 2008-60, Class JN, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/20/2038 | | | 137,891 | | | | 143,514 | |
Series 2008-65, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 08/20/2038 | | | 200,890 | | | | 210,771 | |
Series 2008-66, Class FN, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.95%, | | | | | | | | |
08/20/2038(a) | | | 56,336 | | | | 57,080 | |
Series 2008-7, Class PQ, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/20/2038 | | | 89,879 | | | | 92,503 | |
Series 2008-76, Class QE, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 09/20/2038 | | | 58,000 | | | | 61,834 | |
Series 2008-77, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2038(a) | | | 56,197 | | | | 56,633 | |
Series 2008-85, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 10/20/2038 | | | 38,610 | | | | 38,684 | |
Series 2008-89, Class JC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/20/2038 | | | 48,193 | | | | 49,579 | |
Series 2008-89, Class JD, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 08/20/2038 | | | 18,907 | | | | 19,676 | |
Series 2008-9, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2038(a) | | | 19,888 | | | | 20,011 | |
Series 2009-1, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.05%, | | | | | | | | |
01/20/2039(a) | | | 81,857 | | | | 83,187 | |
Series 2009-10, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/20/2039 | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,930 | |
Series 2009-10, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/16/2039 | | | 89,070 | | | | 93,541 | |
Series 2009-118, Class PY, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 12/16/2039 | | | 24,763 | | | | 25,953 | |
Series 2009-12, Class NB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/20/2039 | | | 64,873 | | | | 67,154 | |
Series 2009-13, Class E, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/16/2039 | | | 110,225 | | | | 112,774 | |
Series 2009-15, Class FM, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.04%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2039(a) | | | 66,514 | | | | 67,339 | |
Series 2009-24, Class WB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 03/20/2039 | | | 122,538 | | | | 126,954 | |
Series 2009-40, Class AD, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/20/2039 | | | 309,000 | | | | 323,520 | |
Series 2009-47, Class LT, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/20/2039 | | | 120,196 | | | | 126,056 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2009-55, Class FN, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2039(a) | | $ | 28,256 | | | $ | 28,663 | |
Series 2009-58, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/20/2039 | | | 97,779 | | | | 98,421 | |
Series 2009-61, Class MP, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/20/2039 | | | 42,646 | | | | 44,177 | |
Series 2009-61, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/20/2039 | | | 46,860 | | | | 47,350 | |
Series 2009-65, Class QM, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/20/2038 | | | 3,825 | | | | 3,835 | |
Series 2009-69, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/16/2039 | | | 92,000 | | | | 100,799 | |
Series 2009-75, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/20/2039 | | | 112,991 | | | | 115,212 | |
Series 2009-76, Class JB, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/20/2039 | | | 33,172 | | | | 33,404 | |
Series 2009-83, Class TF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
08/20/2039(a) | | | 32,625 | | | | 33,078 | |
Series 2009-94, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
10/16/2039(a) | | | 86,128 | | | | 87,171 | |
Series 2010-105, Class BH, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/16/2040 | | | 97,882 | | | | 96,243 | |
Series 2010-111, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2040(a) | | | 52,330 | | | | 52,269 | |
Series 2010-116, Class PD, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/20/2039 | | | 1,246 | | | | 1,245 | |
Series 2010-116, Class GY, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/20/2039 | | | 35,070 | | | | 35,147 | |
Series 2010-14, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/16/2039 | | | 51,395 | | | | 52,139 | |
Series 2010-14, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/16/2040 | | | 168,207 | | | | 173,149 | |
Series 2010-147, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/20/2040 | | | 82,003 | | | | 82,460 | |
Series 2010-157, Class OP, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 12/20/2040(b) | | | 10,922 | | | | 9,528 | |
Series 2010-167, Class WL, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/20/2040 | | | 305,000 | | | | 312,359 | |
Series 2010-169, Class JZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/20/2040 | | | 249,185 | | | | 246,166 | |
Series 2010-19, Class GW, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 02/20/2040 | | | 108,305 | | | | 107,604 | |
Series 2010-25, Class BL, | | | | | | | | |
4.250%, 10/16/2039 | | | 19,721 | | | | 19,874 | |
Series 2010-62, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
04/16/2034(a) | | | 30,344 | | | | 30,412 | |
Series 2010-76, Class NC, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/20/2040 | | | 148,972 | | | | 150,871 | |
Series 2010-84, Class YB, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 07/20/2040 | | | 24,674 | | | | 24,755 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2010-H01, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.82%, | | | | | | | | |
01/20/2060(a) | | $ | 37,372 | | | $ | 37,452 | |
Series 2010-H10, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2060(a) | | | 191,524 | | | | 192,468 | |
Series 2010-H20, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.33%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2060(a) | | | 214,452 | | | | 213,123 | |
Series 2010-H22, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2059(a) | | | 4,136 | | | | 4,116 | |
Series 2010-H27, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.38%, | | | | | | | | |
12/20/2060(a) | | | 58,629 | | | | 58,295 | |
Series 2011-100, Class MY, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 07/20/2041 | | | 111,685 | | | | 112,689 | |
Series 2011-128, Class MD, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 10/20/2040 | | | 140,000 | | | | 141,122 | |
Series 2011-18, Class PA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/20/2040 | | | 62,613 | | | | 63,168 | |
Series 2011-43, Class ZQ, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/16/2033 | | | 75,050 | | | | 76,537 | |
Series 2011-59, Class QC, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/20/2040 | | | 107,401 | | | | 107,724 | |
Series 2011-66, Class UA, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/16/2041 | | | 136,266 | | | | 135,943 | |
Series 2011-71, Class ZC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/16/2034 | | | 170,559 | | | | 178,067 | |
Series 2011-97, Class WA, | | | | | | | | |
6.121%, 11/20/2038(a) | | | 46,973 | | | | 51,085 | |
Series 2011-H01, Class AF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2060(a) | | | 211,503 | | | | 210,622 | |
Series 2011-H02, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
4.241%, 02/20/2061(a) | | | 21 | | | | 21 | |
Series 2011-H11, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2061(a) | | | 76,146 | | | | 75,892 | |
Series 2011-H11, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2061(a) | | | 108,359 | | | | 108,012 | |
Series 2011-H15, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.45%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2061(a) | | | 48,607 | | | | 48,393 | |
Series 2012-32, Class PE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/16/2042 | | | 89,000 | | | | 89,109 | |
Series 2012-38, Class PL, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 01/20/2041 | | | 85,780 | | | | 86,355 | |
Series 2012-51, Class VM, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/16/2025 | | | 81,658 | | | | 81,765 | |
Series 2012-68, Class GE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/20/2042 | | | 4,332 | | | | 4,263 | |
Series 2012-76, Class GF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
06/16/2042(a) | | | 14,806 | | | | 14,781 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-H08, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.57%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2062(a) | | $ | 547,686 | | | $ | 546,566 | |
Series 2012-H14, Class FK, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2062(a) | | | 140,065 | | | | 140,075 | |
Series 2012-H20, Class PT, | | | | | | | | |
1.419%, 07/20/2062(a) | | | 81,948 | | | | 81,750 | |
Series 2012-H24, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2062(a) | | | 3,486 | | | | 3,481 | |
Series 2013-100, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/20/2043 | | | 50,078 | | | | 50,015 | |
Series 2013-115, Class PM, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 08/20/2043 | | | 400,000 | | | | 404,385 | |
Series 2013-22, Class GB, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 08/20/2042 | | | 120,000 | | | | 113,204 | |
Series 2013-54, Class WA, | | | | | | | | |
4.888%, 11/20/2042 | | | 483,255 | | | | 504,288 | |
Series 2013-69, Class NA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/20/2042 | | | 179,067 | | | | 167,945 | |
Series 2013-93, Class CA, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/20/2043 | | | 1,234,197 | | | | 1,337,354 | |
Series 2013-98, Class KF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2041(a) | | | 17,403 | | | | 17,420 | |
Series 2013-99, Class MF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.30%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2043(a) | | | 75,874 | | | | 75,612 | |
Series 2013-H01, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1.650%, 01/20/2063 | | | 665 | | | | 651 | |
Series 2013-H04, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
1.650%, 02/20/2063 | | | 9,638 | | | | 9,575 | |
Series 2013-H07, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2063(a) | | | 167,777 | | | | 167,176 | |
Series 2013-H09, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
1.650%, 04/20/2063 | | | 6,110 | | | | 5,997 | |
Series 2013-H18, Class EA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2063(a) | | | 79,971 | | | | 79,757 | |
Series 2014-53, Class JM, | | | | | | | | |
7.021%, 04/20/2039(a) | | | 258,113 | | | | 280,627 | |
Series 2014-98, Class HE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/20/2044 | | | 53,984 | | | | 49,055 | |
Series 2014-H10, Class TA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2064(a) | | | 357,711 | | | | 357,215 | |
Series 2014-H15, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2064(a) | | | 23,711 | | | | 23,614 | |
Series 2014-H16, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2064(a) | | | 412,988 | | | | 411,145 | |
Series 2015-190, Class LE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/20/2045 | | | 22,373 | | | | 22,419 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2015-63, Class KA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/20/2040 | | $ | 33,494 | | | $ | 31,000 | |
Series 2015-84, Class QA, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/20/2045 | | | 283,442 | | | | 281,313 | |
Series 2015-H09, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.62%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2065(a) | | | 264,926 | | | | 264,369 | |
Series 2015-H12, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2065(a) | | | 93,845 | | | | 93,649 | |
Series 2015-H15, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2065(a) | | | 123,549 | | | | 123,307 | |
Series 2015-H22, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2065(a) | | | 52,626 | | | | 52,549 | |
Series 2015-H26, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2065(a) | | | 58,804 | | | | 58,597 | |
Series 2015-H26, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.52%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2065(a) | | | 283,782 | | | | 282,786 | |
Series 2015-H29, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2065(a) | | | 4,980 | | | | 4,979 | |
Series 2015-H30, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2065(a) | | | 57,558 | | | | 57,478 | |
Series 2015-H31, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2065(a) | | | 83,136 | | | | 83,044 | |
Series 2015-H32, Class FH, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.66%, | | | | | | | | |
12/20/2065(a) | | | 203,343 | | | | 203,361 | |
Series 2016-116, Class GV, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/20/2026 | | | 45,422 | | | | 44,884 | |
Series 2016-120, Class KA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/20/2046 | | | 6,989 | | | | 6,397 | |
Series 2016-82, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/20/2045 | | | 81,027 | | | | 79,809 | |
Series 2016-H06, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.92%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2066(a) | | | 166,798 | | | | 167,717 | |
Series 2016-H08, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.72%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2066(a) | | | 381,814 | | | | 381,669 | |
Series 2016-H11, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2066(a) | | | 562,734 | | | | 564,435 | |
Series 2016-H13, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.58%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2066(a) | | | 21,742 | | | | 21,702 | |
Series 2016-H14, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2066(a) | | | 138,105 | | | | 138,581 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2016-H15, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.80%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2066(a) | | $ | 625,999 | | | $ | 627,918 | |
Series 2016-H17, Class FK, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.85%, | | | | | | | | |
07/20/2066(a) | | | 81,712 | | | | 82,123 | |
Series 2016-H17, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.83%, | | | | | | | | |
08/20/2066(a) | | | 235,306 | | | | 236,363 | |
Series 2016-H20, Class PT, | | | | | | | | |
2.840%, 09/20/2066(a) | | | 580,507 | | | | 597,471 | |
Series 2016-H23, Class F, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2066(a) | | | 217,854 | | | | 218,369 | |
Series 2016-H24, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2066(a) | | | 328,773 | | | | 329,543 | |
Series 2016-H26, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
12/20/2066(a) | | | 135,808 | | | | 137,039 | |
Series 2017-150, Class JE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/20/2047 | | | 78,700 | | | | 75,746 | |
Series 2017-165, Class VE, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 11/20/2030 | | | 59,911 | | | | 60,108 | |
Series 2017-170, Class MC, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 10/20/2047 | | | 80,106 | | | | 74,796 | |
Series 2017-36, Class MJ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/20/2047 | | | 44,007 | | | | 42,067 | |
Series 2017-56, Class AZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/20/2047 | | | 110,973 | | | | 104,892 | |
Series 2017-73, Class JT, | | | | | | | | |
2.750%, 09/20/2046 | | | 11,236 | | | | 11,280 | |
Series 2017-80, Class BJ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/20/2047 | | | 112,998 | | | | 110,410 | |
Series 2017-H06, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.55%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2067(a) | | | 96,543 | | | | 96,288 | |
Series 2017-H15, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2067(a) | | | 265,190 | | | | 263,984 | |
Series 2017-H16, Class PT, | | | | | | | | |
4.726%, 05/20/2066(a) | | | 42,469 | | | | 43,207 | |
Series 2017-H17, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
08/20/2067(a) | | | 41,363 | | | | 41,221 | |
Series 2018-160, Class AD, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/20/2048 | | | 292,618 | | | | 289,373 | |
Series 2018-36, Class CZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/20/2048 | | | 261,573 | | | | 252,948 | |
Series 2018-37, Class C, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 01/20/2046 | | | 197,367 | | | | 192,635 | |
Series 2019-111, Class TE, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/20/2049 | | | 57,442 | | | | 53,761 | |
Series 2019-61, Class K, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/20/2048 | | | 65,596 | | | | 65,071 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2019-H01, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2068(a) | | $ | 121,546 | | | $ | 121,056 | |
Series 2019-H05, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.43%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2069(a) | | | 171,255 | | | | 171,427 | |
Series 2020-125, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 03/20/2050 | | | 393,883 | | | | 371,953 | |
Series 2020-125, Class GC, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 08/20/2050 | | | 82,606 | | | | 76,532 | |
Series 2020-32, Class UM, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 03/20/2050 | | | 1,433,181 | | | | 1,353,597 | |
Series 2020-5, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/20/2049 | | | 230,670 | | | | 223,121 | |
Series 2020-61, Class AB, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/20/2048 | | | 141,530 | | | | 140,636 | |
Series 2020-62, Class PD, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/20/2050 | | | 554,745 | | | | 522,523 | |
Series 2020-83, Class ML, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/20/2050 | | | 198,801 | | | | 188,725 | |
Series 2020-98, Class CE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/20/2050 | | | 1,541,608 | | | | 1,467,588 | |
Series 2020-H01, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
01/20/2070(a) | | | 134,773 | | | | 134,208 | |
Series 2020-H04, Class FP, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
06/20/2069(a) | | | 140,477 | | | | 139,866 | |
| | | | | | | 29,106,640 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | |
(Cost $117,266,112) | | | | | | | 111,088,207 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (1.70%) | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae-Aces | | | | | | | | |
Series 2006-M2, Class A3F, | | | | | | | | |
5.345%, 09/25/2031(a) | | | 315,391 | | | | 321,447 | |
Series 2013-M6, Class 1AC, | | | | | | | | |
3.456%, 02/25/2043(a) | | | 12,549,085 | | | | 12,314,932 | |
Series 2016-M11, Class AL, | | | | | | | | |
2.944%, 07/25/2039 | | | 266,701 | | | | 256,517 | |
Series 2016-M3, Class ASQ2, | | | | | | | | |
2.263%, 02/25/2023 | | | 43,298 | | | | 43,177 | |
Series 2017-M15, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
3.057%, 09/25/2027(a) | | | 2,418,177 | | | | 2,419,236 | |
Series 2018-M12, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
3.546%, 08/25/2030 | | | 4,380,306 | | | | 4,461,824 | |
Series 2019-M10, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 04/25/2030 | | | 1,499,985 | | | | 1,425,896 | |
Series 2019-M14, Class A1, | | | | | | | | |
2.304%, 06/25/2029 | | | 146,030 | | | | 141,611 | |
Series 2019-M24, Class 2XA, | | | | | | | | |
1.276%, 03/25/2031(a)(c) | | | 5,089,034 | | | | 375,612 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | |
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2020-M10, Class X1, | | | | | | |
1.907%, 12/25/2030(a)(c) | | $ | 786,937 | | | $ | 88,571 | |
Series 2020-M10, Class X4, | | | | | | | | |
0.987%, 07/25/2032(a)(c) | | | 47,188,143 | | | | 3,156,571 | |
Series 2020-M13, Class X2, | | | | | | | | |
1.398%, 09/25/2030(a)(c) | | | 2,155,748 | | | | 153,678 | |
| | | | | | | 25,159,072 | |
Freddie Mac Multifamily | | | | | | | | |
Structured Pass Through | | | | | | | | |
Certificates | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-J19L, Class AFL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.23%, | | | | | | | | |
11/25/2027(a) | | | 32,117 | | | | 32,065 | |
Series 2019-KL4F, Class A2AS, | | | | | | | | |
3.683%, 10/25/2025(a) | | | 256,000 | | | | 253,438 | |
Series 2019-KLU2, Class X1, | | | | | | | | |
1.082%, 08/25/2029(a)(c) | | | 56,358,967 | | | | 3,143,991 | |
| | | | | | | 3,429,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | |
(Cost $32,474,569) | | | | | | | 28,588,566 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (5.42%) | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Pool | | | | | | |
Series 2003-386375, | | | | | | | | |
4.790%, 08/01/2028 | | | 796,713 | | | | 795,729 | |
Series 2005-843080, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/01/2034 | | | 125,116 | | | | 129,128 | |
Series 2007-943003, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/01/2047 | | | 91,823 | | | | 93,655 | |
Series 2009-463331, | | | | | | | | |
5.250%, 08/01/2029 | | | 596,770 | | | | 628,475 | |
Series 2009-930895, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 03/01/2039 | | | 173,352 | | | | 174,064 | �� |
Series 2009-931290, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/01/2039 | | | 118,535 | | | | 119,300 | |
Series 2009-931707, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/01/2039 | | | 114,521 | | | | 115,259 | |
Series 2009-958348, | | | | | | | | |
5.440%, 04/01/2027 | | | 136,322 | | | | 136,917 | |
Series 2009-958878, | | | | | | | | |
5.750%, 07/01/2027 | | | 1,348,142 | | | | 1,365,073 | |
Series 2011-467068, | | | | | | | | |
6.130%, 01/01/2026 | | | 1,535,656 | | | | 1,633,760 | |
Series 2011-468477, | | | | | | | | |
4.590%, 08/01/2026 | | | 405,744 | | | | 420,528 | |
Series 2011-469013, | | | | | | | | |
5.470%, 08/01/2026 | | | 1,015,222 | | | | 1,059,524 | |
Series 2011-AH9290, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/01/2041 | | | 44,347 | | | | 43,561 | |
Series 2012-470020, | | | | | | | | |
4.200%, 01/01/2030 | | | 1,579,022 | | | | 1,626,027 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2012-AM0279, | | | | | | |
3.210%, 08/01/2027 | | $ | 296,463 | | | $ | 297,179 | |
Series 2012-AM1387, | | | | | | | | |
3.260%, 11/01/2032 | | | 115,931 | | | | 113,863 | |
Series 2012-MA1039, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/01/2042 | | | 67,734 | | | | 65,144 | |
Series 2012-MA1214, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/01/2042 | | | 698,468 | | | | 655,591 | |
Series 2013-AM3154, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 05/01/2028 | | | 361,633 | | | | 361,390 | |
Series 2013-AM3193, | | | | | | | | |
3.380%, 05/01/2028 | | | 273,911 | | | | 274,630 | |
Series 2013-AM4329, | | | | | | | | |
3.870%, 10/01/2025 | | | 197,138 | | | | 200,301 | |
Series 2013-AM4781, | | | | | | | | |
4.180%, 11/01/2028 | | | 1,220,226 | | | | 1,257,957 | |
Series 2013-AM4991, | | | | | | | | |
3.970%, 12/01/2025 | | | 162,170 | | | | 165,185 | |
Series 2013-AR2289, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 02/01/2033 | | | 242,480 | | | | 230,807 | |
Series 2013-AT9663, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 07/01/2043 | | | 514,494 | | | | 470,241 | |
Series 2013-MA1586, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/01/2043 | | | 199,039 | | | | 191,695 | |
Series 2014-AM4198, | | | | | | | | |
3.550%, 03/01/2024 | | | 95,827 | | | | 96,138 | |
Series 2014-AM7274, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/01/2024 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,198,931 | |
Series 2015-AL7381, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 06/01/2045 | | | 172,868 | | | | 180,365 | |
Series 2015-AM8666, | | | | | | | | |
2.960%, 06/01/2030 | | | 178,351 | | | | 172,751 | |
Series 2015-AM8918, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 09/01/2030 | | | 731,000 | | | | 712,305 | |
Series 2015-AM9173, | | | | | | | | |
3.110%, 06/01/2027 | | | 241,741 | | | | 242,979 | |
Series 2015-AM9311, | | | | | | | | |
3.390%, 07/01/2035 | | | 208,174 | | | | 204,419 | |
Series 2015-AN0029, | | | | | | | | |
3.100%, 09/01/2025 | | | 157,541 | | | | 156,526 | |
Series 2016-AL8405, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 05/01/2041 | | | 228,699 | | | | 232,265 | |
Series 2016-AN0665, | | | | | | | | |
3.070%, 02/01/2026 | | | 195,059 | | | | 192,924 | |
Series 2016-AN0774, | | | | | | | | |
3.210%, 01/01/2026 | | | 176,522 | | | | 175,733 | |
Series 2016-AN2228, | | | | | | | | |
2.520%, 08/01/2026 | | | 187,844 | | | | 180,983 | |
Series 2016-AN3542, | | | | | | | | |
3.410%, 11/01/2046 | | | 362,020 | | | | 337,639 | |
Series 2016-AN3749, | | | | | | | | |
2.520%, 12/01/2026 | | | 459,504 | | | | 454,142 | |
Series 2016-BC0943, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/01/2046 | | | 455,862 | | | | 451,800 | |
Series 2017-AN4431, | | | | | | | | |
3.220%, 01/01/2027 | | | 85,000 | | | | 84,533 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
79 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | |
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2017-AN4469, | | | | | | |
3.640%, 01/01/2029 | | $ | 689,065 | | | $ | 694,388 | |
Series 2017-AN4529, | | | | | | | | |
3.620%, 01/01/2027 | | | 827,538 | | | | 836,612 | |
Series 2017-AN4606, | | | | | | | | |
3.510%, 02/01/2027 | | | 790,685 | | | | 794,543 | |
Series 2017-AN4833, | | | | | | | | |
3.320%, 04/01/2027 | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,706 | |
Series 2017-AN5279, | | | | | | | | |
3.340%, 04/01/2029 | | | 458,350 | | | | 452,879 | |
Series 2017-AN5742, | | | | | | | | |
3.190%, 05/01/2030 | | | 138,374 | | | | 136,516 | |
Series 2017-AN5796, | | | | | | | | |
3.030%, 06/01/2027 | | | 217,165 | | | | 215,876 | |
Series 2017-AN5932, | | | | | | | | |
3.010%, 07/01/2027 | | | 266,270 | | | | 262,044 | |
Series 2017-AN6001, | | | | | | | | |
3.160%, 07/01/2027 | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,825 | |
Series 2017-AN6304, | | | | | | | | |
3.100%, 10/01/2027 | | | 275,000 | | | | 271,918 | |
Series 2017-AN6670, | | | | | | | | |
3.210%, 09/01/2027 | | | 1,921,698 | | | | 1,897,341 | |
Series 2017-AN7060, | | | | | | | | |
2.930%, 10/01/2027 | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,767,543 | |
Series 2017-AN7234, | | | | | | | | |
3.010%, 12/01/2027 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 994,624 | |
Series 2017-AN7384, | | | | | | | | |
2.880%, 12/01/2027 | | | 48,856 | | | | 47,791 | |
Series 2017-AN7547, | | | | | | | | |
3.370%, 11/01/2027 | | | 1,106,774 | | | | 1,098,513 | |
Series 2017-AN7823, | | | | | | | | |
2.890%, 12/01/2027 | | | 235,000 | | | | 229,846 | |
Series 2017-CA0522, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/01/2047 | | | 268,388 | | | | 251,773 | |
Series 2017-MA3040, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/01/2047 | | | 362,779 | | | | 349,052 | |
Series 2018-109435, | | | | | | | | |
3.890%, 08/01/2028 | | | 1,896,725 | | | | 1,931,676 | |
Series 2018-109741, | | | | | | | | |
3.730%, 11/01/2025 | | | 11,279,009 | | | | 11,344,701 | |
Series 2018-387770, | | | | | | | | |
3.625%, 07/01/2028 | | | 2,570,000 | | | | 2,596,385 | |
Series 2018-387853, | | | | | | | | |
3.455%, 08/01/2025 | | | 175,000 | | | | 175,634 | |
Series 2018-387904, | | | | | | | | |
3.840%, 08/01/2028 | | | 676,178 | | | | 691,937 | |
Series 2018-387983, | | | | | | | | |
3.630%, 08/01/2028 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,013,169 | |
Series 2018-AN8272, | | | | | | | | |
3.170%, 02/01/2028 | | | 100,000 | | | | 99,832 | |
Series 2018-AN8486, | | | | | | | | |
3.330%, 04/01/2030 | | | 327,675 | | | | 327,686 | |
Series 2018-AN8493, | | | | | | | | |
3.300%, 02/01/2030 | | | 427,104 | | | | 417,615 | |
Series 2018-AN8982, | | | | | | | | |
3.440%, 05/01/2028 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,004,012 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2018-AN9038, | | | | | | |
3.460%, 05/01/2028 | | $ | 135,000 | | | $ | 135,625 | |
Series 2018-AN9221, | | | | | | | | |
3.660%, 05/01/2033 | | | 700,000 | | | | 701,420 | |
Series 2018-AN924, | | | | | | | | |
4.210%, 05/01/2033 | | | 600,918 | | | | 621,978 | |
Series 2018-AN9976, | | | | | | | | |
3.960%, 02/01/2030 | | | 470,000 | | | | 483,588 | |
Series 2018-BF0238, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/01/2041 | | | 413,231 | | | | 433,324 | |
Series 2018-BL0212, | | | | | | | | |
3.820%, 07/01/2027 | | | 44,099 | | | | 43,606 | |
Series 2018-BL0907, | | | | | | | | |
3.880%, 12/01/2028 | | | 450,000 | | | | 462,837 | |
Series 2019-BI2928, | | | | | | | | |
3.410%, 07/01/2027 | | | 823,448 | | | | 823,562 | |
Series 2019-BL1188, | | | | | | | | |
3.480%, 02/01/2026 | | | 199,442 | | | | 198,383 | |
Series 2019-BL1300, | | | | | | | | |
4.200%, 01/01/2029 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,420,640 | |
Series 2019-BL1451, | | | | | | | | |
3.760%, 02/01/2029 | | | 685,000 | | | | 696,998 | |
Series 2019-BL1567, | | | | | | | | |
3.590%, 02/01/2029 | | | 1,775,000 | | | | 1,795,152 | |
Series 2019-BL1596, | | | | | | | | |
3.480%, 03/01/2029 | | | 166,345 | | | | 167,088 | |
Series 2019-BL2236, | | | | | | | | |
3.640%, 10/01/2029 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,101,613 | |
Series 2019-BL2356, | | | | | | | | |
3.020%, 05/01/2026 | | | 165,000 | | | | 163,170 | |
Series 2019-BL2460, | | | | | | | | |
3.400%, 05/01/2029 | | | 583,128 | | | | 584,929 | |
Series 2019-BL3182, | | | | | | | | |
2.980%, 07/01/2029 | | | 252,712 | | | | 243,985 | |
Series 2019-BM6011, | | | | | | | | |
3.309%, 11/01/2026(a) | | | 97,693 | | | | 97,413 | |
Series 2019-BM6152, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/01/2044 | | | 1,259,888 | | | | 1,248,740 | |
Series 2019-MA3784, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/01/2049 | | | 2,997,897 | | | | 2,867,157 | |
Series 2020-BM6266, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/01/2050 | | | 233,140 | | | | 222,981 | |
| | | | | | | 63,362,042 | |
Freddie Mac Gold Pool | | | | | | |
Series 2006-, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/01/2036 | | | 79,350 | | | | 83,252 | |
Series 2007-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/01/2037 | | | 68,542 | | | | 69,825 | |
Series 2012-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 08/01/2042 | | | 105,640 | | | | 101,793 | |
Series 2013-G80393, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 08/20/2036 | | | 155,299 | | | | 159,986 | |
Series 2013-T65180, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 11/01/2043 | | | 124,227 | | | | 116,556 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2015-U49046, | | | | | | |
4.000%, 02/01/2029 | | $ | 64,737 | | | $ | 66,509 | |
| | | | | | | 597,921 | |
Freddie Mac Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2005-002936, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
03/15/2029(a) | | | 23,525 | | | | 23,554 | |
Series 2017-WN2000, | | | | | | | | |
2.700%, 08/01/2023 | | | 10,572,805 | | | | 10,561,315 | |
Series 2018-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/01/2045 | | | 74,805 | | | | 71,880 | |
| | | | | | | 10,656,749 | |
Ginnie Mae II Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2010-4795, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/20/2040 | | | 84,911 | | | | 85,722 | |
Series 2010-4849, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/20/2040 | | | 103,234 | | | | 104,223 | |
Series 2010-892614, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 2.053%, | | | | | | | | |
08/20/2060(a) | | | 427,759 | | | | 441,320 | |
Series 2011-470514, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/20/2041 | | | 269,769 | | | | 271,318 | |
Series 2012-5302, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 02/20/2042 | | | 256,175 | | | | 249,579 | |
Series 2012-5303, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 02/20/2042 | | | 29,318 | | | | 29,599 | |
Series 2012-5328, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 03/20/2042 | | | 366,320 | | | | 356,886 | |
Series 2012-MA0016, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/20/2042 | | | 91,395 | | | | 89,038 | |
Series 2012-MA0017, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/20/2042 | | | 134,152 | | | | 135,434 | |
Series 2012-MA0082, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/20/2042 | | | 153,085 | | | | 149,142 | |
Series 2012-MA0148, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/20/2042 | | | 95,461 | | | | 92,998 | |
Series 2012-MA0312, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 08/20/2042 | | | 109,256 | | | | 106,439 | |
Series 2012-MA0387, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/20/2042 | | | 81,748 | | | | 79,639 | |
Series 2012-MA0388, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/20/2042 | | | 96,784 | | | | 97,713 | |
Series 2012-MA0456, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/20/2042 | | | 99,862 | | | | 97,289 | |
Series 2012-MA0619, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/20/2042 | | | 98,682 | | | | 96,147 | |
Series 2013-AD0023, | | | | | | | | |
3.250%, 04/20/2033 | | | 375,029 | | | | 364,481 | |
Series 2013-MA0927, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/20/2043 | | | 241,481 | | | | 235,263 | |
Series 2013-MA1149, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/20/2043 | | | 14,253 | | | | 13,562 | |
Series 2016-MA3588, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 04/20/2046 | | | 323,894 | | | | 315,566 | |
Series 2016-MA3793, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/20/2046 | | | 883,042 | | | | 860,362 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2016-MA3865, | | | | | | |
3.500%, 08/20/2046 | | $ | 569,297 | | | $ | 554,668 | |
Series 2017-BD5383, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/20/2047 | | | 939,116 | | | | 927,949 | |
Series 2018-BD0560, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/20/2048 | | | 262,831 | | | | 271,480 | |
Series 2018-BH0029, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/20/2048 | | | 2,986,194 | | | | 3,021,948 | |
Series 2018-BI3325, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/20/2048 | | | 3,278,892 | | | | 3,318,150 | |
Series 2018-BK0645, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/20/2048 | | | 639,546 | | | | 670,749 | |
Series 2019-784688, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 02/20/2049 | | | 1,799,108 | | | | 1,868,668 | |
Series 2019-BN7043, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/20/2049 | | | 484,670 | | | | 506,481 | |
Series 2019-MA5864, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 04/20/2049 | | | 40,861 | | | | 38,900 | |
Series 2019-MA5866, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/20/2049 | | | 127,873 | | | | 127,065 | |
Series 2019-MA5920, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/20/2049 | | | 24,708 | | | | 23,522 | |
Series 2019-MA5936, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/20/2049 | | | 54,426 | | | | 59,079 | |
Series 2019-MA6330, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 12/20/2049 | | | 185,732 | | | | 179,165 | |
Series 2020-MA6591, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 04/20/2050 | | | 883,957 | | | | 878,392 | |
| | | | | | | 16,717,936 | |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | |
(Cost $96,840,612) | | | | | | | 91,334,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (53.45%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
0 (0.12%) | | | | | | | | |
ATMOS ENERGY COR ATO 0 5/8 | | | | | | | | |
03/09/23 | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,965,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (2.34%) | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | 10,030,000 | | | | 9,159,274 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.60%, 04/01/2026 | | | 7,776,000 | | | | 7,052,652 | |
2.75%, 04/01/2031 | | | 5,969,000 | | | | 5,171,050 | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 03/15/2026(e) | | | 3,940,000 | | | | 3,924,693 | |
8.00%, 12/15/2025(e) | | | 13,566,000 | | | | 14,136,721 | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | 39,444,390 | |
Airlines (2.03%) | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.80%, 08/15/2027(e) | | | 5,557,466 | | | | 5,556,538 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | |
8.00%, 08/15/2025(e) | | $ | 5,045,690 | | | $ | 5,266,130 | |
British Airways 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 11/15/2032(e) | | | 1,265,470 | | | | 1,228,961 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.00%, 05/01/2025(e) | | | 5,856,000 | | | | 6,275,630 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 05/04/2025 | | | 7,540,000 | | | | 7,803,156 | |
United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 20-1 | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | 7,752,835 | | | | 7,927,294 | |
Total Airlines | | | | | | | 34,057,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles Manufacturing (2.25%) | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.29%, 12/08/2046 | | | 10,713,000 | | | | 9,233,427 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.38%, 11/13/2025 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,248,873 | |
4.00%, 11/13/2030 | | | 6,965,000 | | | | 6,035,138 | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.81%, 09/17/2030(e) | | | 15,300,000 | | | | 14,371,156 | |
Volkswagen Group of America | | | | | | | | |
Finance LLC | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 11/23/2022(e) | | | 995,000 | | | | 985,468 | |
0.88%, 11/22/2023(e) | | | 995,000 | | | | 955,717 | |
Total Automobiles Manufacturing | | | | | | | 37,829,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (5.26%) | | | | | | | | |
Associated Bank NA/Green Bay WI | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 01/15/2025 | | | 934,000 | | | | 939,726 | |
Bank of New Zealand | | | | | | | | |
2.87%, 01/27/2032(e) | | | 7,900,000 | | | | 7,076,388 | |
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA | | | | | | | | |
3.75%, 07/21/2026 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,378,478 | |
Danske Bank A/S | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 01/12/2024(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,020,703 | |
1Y US TI + 1.03%, | | | | | | | | |
12/08/2023(a)(e) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,971,847 | |
1Y US TI + 1.35%, | | | | | | | | |
09/11/2026(a)(e) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 5,912,043 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.355%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2028(a) | | | 1,989,000 | | | | 1,976,422 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.66%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2033(a) | | | 994,000 | | | | 991,294 | |
First Horizon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.55%, 05/26/2023 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,502,932 | |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 3.83%, | | | | | | | | |
06/19/2024(a) | | | 16,202,000 | | | | 16,300,930 | |
FNB Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/24/2023 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,784,959 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 2.60%, | | | | | | |
06/01/2032(a)(e) | | $ | 1,800,000 | | | $ | 1,492,559 | |
1Y US TI + 2.75%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2042(a)(e) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,410,262 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series O | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 3.678%(a)(f) | | | 19,162,000 | | | | 19,100,271 | |
Series T | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.595%(a)(f) | | | 4,533,000 | | | | 3,909,713 | |
UniCredit SpA | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
06/03/2027(a)(e) | | | 14,303,000 | | | | 12,614,213 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 2.13%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2053(a) | | | 4,972,000 | | | | 4,904,498 | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | 88,287,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cable & Satellite (1.20%) | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings | | | | | | | | |
Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 01/15/2034(e) | | | 6,569,000 | | | | 5,233,555 | |
4.50%, 06/01/2033(e) | | | 5,978,000 | | | | 4,901,960 | |
Charter Communications Operating | | | | | | | | |
LLC / Charter Communications | | | | | | | | |
Operating Capital | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | 14,627,000 | | | | 9,991,345 | |
Total Cable & Satellite | | | | | | | 20,126,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Casinos & Gaming (1.22%) | | | | | | | | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 04/15/2027 | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 3,886,391 | |
6.75%, 05/01/2025 | | | 9,270,000 | | | | 9,501,101 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 01/15/2027(e) | | | 7,595,000 | | | | 7,243,732 | |
Total Casinos & Gaming | | | | | | | 20,631,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.18%) | | | | | | | | |
Avient Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 05/15/2025(e) | | | 3,004,000 | | | | 3,037,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Finance (2.52%) | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.535%, | | | | | | | | |
10/10/2079(a) | | | 4,960,000 | | | | 4,657,242 | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2025 | | | 17,268,000 | | | | 17,923,781 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series C | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 3.149%(a)(f) | | | 4,960,000 | | | | 4,225,264 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
2.53%, 11/18/2027(e) | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,438,075 | |
4.25%, 04/15/2026(e) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 2,976,313 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/15/2023(e) | | | 10,304,000 | | | | 10,337,724 | |
Total Commercial Finance | | | | | | | 42,558,399 | |
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Consumer Finance (2.52%) | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | | | | |
1.45%, 10/02/2023 | | $ | 990,000 | | | $ | 962,806 | |
Series C | | | | | | | | |
7Y US TI + 3.481%(a)(f) | | | 2,982,000 | | | | 2,574,390 | |
American Express Co. | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.854%(a)(f) | | | 4,674,000 | | | | 4,037,635 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | | | | | | |
Series D | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 5.78%(a)(f) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 11/15/2029 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,147,410 | |
8.88%, 06/01/2025 | | | 20,684,000 | | | | 21,720,787 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 08/04/2026 | | | 3,192,000 | | | | 3,056,892 | |
4.25%, 08/15/2024 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,699,972 | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | 42,299,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Products (0.35%) | | | | | | | | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital | | | | | | | | |
UK PLC | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 03/24/2025(e) | | | 2,983,000 | | | | 2,927,894 | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital | | | | | | | | |
US LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.38%, 03/24/2027(e) | | | 2,983,000 | | | | 2,887,992 | |
Total Consumer Products | | | | | | | 5,815,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Department Stores (0.33%) | | | | | | | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 08/01/2031 | | | 6,582,000 | | | | 5,591,582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Banks (3.93%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.37%, | | | | | | | | |
10/24/2031(a) | | | 17,418,000 | | | | 14,183,796 | |
5Y US TI + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
09/21/2036(a) | | | 20,161,000 | | | | 16,162,114 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 11/20/2026 | | | 12,407,000 | | | | 12,392,243 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.25%, | | | | | | | | |
04/22/2032(a) | | | 7,140,000 | | | | 6,122,682 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.26%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2033(a) | | | 6,956,000 | | | | 6,128,425 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.56%, | | | | | | | | |
04/26/2028(a) | | | 4,972,000 | | | | 4,955,528 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.80%, | | | | | | | | |
04/26/2033(a) | | | 3,977,000 | | | | 3,998,727 | |
3M US SOFR + 1.105%, | | | | | | | | |
11/19/2031(a) | | | 2,984,000 | | | | 2,417,954 | |
Total Diversified Banks | | | | | | | 66,361,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (0.20%) | | | | | | | | |
Trimble, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 12/01/2024 | | | 3,254,000 | | | | 3,309,799 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Entertainment Content (1.06%) | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc. | | | | | | |
3.76%, 03/15/2027(e) | | $ | 2,541,000 | | | $ | 2,460,601 | |
3.79%, 03/15/2025(e) | | | 6,962,000 | | | | 6,868,858 | |
4.28%, 03/15/2032(e) | | | 5,177,000 | | | | 4,811,991 | |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(e) | | | 4,236,000 | | | | 3,784,331 | |
Total Entertainment Content | | | | | | | 17,925,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment Resources (0.27%) | | | | | | | | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's | | | | | | | | |
Wonderland Co. / Magnum | | | | | | | | |
Management Corp. / | | | | | | | | |
Millennium Op | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 05/01/2025(e) | | | 4,484,000 | | | | 4,512,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Exploration & Production (1.19%) | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 03/24/2051 | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 2,690,063 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp | | | | | | | | |
Finance Co. | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(e) | | | 1,682,000 | | | | 1,671,580 | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(e) | | | 5,537,000 | | | | 5,523,213 | |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(e) | | | 1,682,000 | | | | 1,642,053 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 08/15/2024 | | | 4,910,000 | | | | 4,922,398 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 03/15/2023 | | | 3,557,000 | | | | 3,570,623 | |
Total Exploration & Production | | | | | | | 20,019,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services (4.68%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/26/2029 | | | 4,972,000 | | | | 4,923,428 | |
Carlyle Finance Subsidiary LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 09/19/2029(e) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,886,612 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.73%, | | | | | | | | |
05/14/2032(a)(e) | | | 12,825,000 | | | | 10,736,590 | |
1D US SOFR + 2.044%, | | | | | | | | |
06/05/2026(a)(e) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,771,894 | |
5Y US TI + 4.82%(a)(e)(f) | | | 10,875,000 | | | | 10,264,804 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/10/2024(a) | | | 3,976,000 | | | | 3,927,798 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.913%, | | | | | | | | |
10/21/2027(a) | | | 2,976,000 | | | | 2,676,057 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.114%, | | | | | | | | |
02/24/2028(a) | | | 7,952,000 | | | | 7,317,034 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.41%, | | | | | | | | |
02/24/2033(a) | | | 2,982,000 | | | | 2,608,943 | |
Series DMTN | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.248%, | | | | | | | | |
07/21/2032(a) | | | 2,978,000 | | | | 2,463,844 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
01/21/2028(a) | | $ | 4,970,000 | | | $ | 4,580,143 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.36%, | | | | | | | | |
09/16/2036(a) | | | 12,446,000 | | | | 9,969,449 | |
1D US SOFR + 2.62%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2037(a) | | | 1,989,000 | | | | 1,991,162 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.45%, 12/21/2022 | | | 2,990,000 | | | | 2,949,263 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.65%, 04/01/2030 | | | 9,000,000 | | | | 9,117,825 | |
UBS Group AG | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.83%, | | | | | | | | |
07/30/2024(a)(e) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 971,206 | |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | 79,156,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Beverage (0.59%) | | | | | | | | |
JDE Peet's NV | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 09/24/2024(e) | | | 1,984,000 | | | | 1,854,152 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 05/15/2027 | | | 4,255,000 | | | | 4,166,697 | |
4.25%, 03/01/2031 | | | 4,226,000 | | | | 4,100,365 | |
Total Food & Beverage | | | | | | | 10,121,214 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hardware (0.35%) | | | | | | | | |
Dell, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 09/10/2040 | | | 6,438,000 | | | | 5,940,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services (1.10%) | | | | | | | | |
HCA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 07/15/2031 | | | 11,927,000 | | | | 9,824,247 | |
3.50%, 07/15/2051 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 2,601,480 | |
5.38%, 02/01/2025 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,090,000 | |
5.63%, 09/01/2028 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,104,535 | |
Total Health Care Facilities & Services | | | | | | | 18,620,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Homebuilders (0.46%) | | | | | | | | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes | | | | | | | | |
Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 04/01/2029(e) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,033,244 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.70%, 06/15/2028 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,800,600 | |
Total Homebuilders | | | | | | | 7,833,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Other (0.11%) | | | | | | | | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.95%, 10/01/2024 | | | 1,984,000 | | | | 1,861,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Managed Care (0.25%) | | | | | | | | |
Humana, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 08/03/2023 | | | 4,265,000 | | | | 4,141,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing (0.36%) | | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.55%, 09/15/2023 | | | 3,347,000 | | | | 3,241,792 | |
0.85%, 09/15/2024 | | | 2,977,000 | | | | 2,792,036 | |
Total Medical Equipment & Devices | | | | | | | | |
Manufacturing | | | | | | | 6,033,828 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Metals & Mining (0.60%) | | | | | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/15/2026 | | $ | 9,805,000 | | | $ | 10,035,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.66%) | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 04/15/2025(e) | | | 36,259,000 | | | | 36,388,264 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign | | | | | | | | |
Debt Co-Issuer BV | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 04/30/2028(e) | | | 9,180,000 | | | | 8,550,252 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.13%, 06/22/2022 | | | 16,829,000 | | | | 16,808,090 | |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | 61,746,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipeline (4.77%) | | | | | | | | |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 12/01/2027 | | | 2,040,000 | | | | 1,884,470 | |
4.15%, 07/01/2023 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,776,630 | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028(e) | | | 8,958,000 | | | | 8,187,075 | |
5.60%, 10/15/2044 | | | 2,828,000 | | | | 2,277,403 | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
3.25%, 01/31/2032(e) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,569,740 | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | | | | | | |
Series B | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 4.16%(a)(f) | | | 2,506,000 | | | | 2,177,088 | |
Series F | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 5.134%(a)(f) | | | 2,985,000 | | | | 2,880,525 | |
3.45%, 01/15/2023 | | | 2,027,000 | | | | 2,031,580 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.36%, 06/30/2031(e) | | | 12,936,000 | | | | 11,372,685 | |
4.32%, 12/30/2039(e) | | | 9,061,000 | | | | 7,592,329 | |
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/01/2024(e) | | | 4,975,000 | | | | 4,949,008 | |
4.63%, 04/01/2029(e) | | | 6,974,000 | | | | 6,775,511 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa | | | | | | | | |
Resources Partners Finance | | | | | | | | |
Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 11,783,000 | | | | 12,152,396 | |
6.88%, 01/15/2029 | | | 8,740,000 | | | | 9,227,605 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 1.85%, | | | | | | | | |
01/13/2023(a) | | | 2,630,000 | | | | 2,590,817 | |
Total Pipeline | | | | | | | 80,444,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Power Generation (1.40%) | | | | | | | | |
Alexander Funding Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.84%, 11/15/2023(e) | | | 6,118,000 | | | | 5,875,067 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 12/02/2025(e) | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,213,597 | |
2.45%, 12/02/2027(e) | | | 5,455,000 | | | | 4,840,787 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/01/2026(e) | | | 8,626,000 | | | | 8,604,435 | |
Total Power Generation | | | | | | | 23,533,886 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Property & Casualty Insurance (0.12%) | | | | | | |
Fairfax US, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 08/13/2024(e) | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 2,032,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (0.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 11/01/2028(e) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 7,270,680 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 01/15/2029(e) | | | 2,888,000 | | | | 2,570,797 | |
Total Publishing & Broadcasting | | | | | | | 9,841,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (0.96%) | | | | | | | | |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower | | | | | | | | |
LLC | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 05/15/2028(e) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,042,250 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 02/01/2029(e) | | | 3,623,000 | | | | 3,267,107 | |
4.38%, 02/01/2031(e) | | | 2,267,000 | | | | 2,019,795 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating | | | | | | | | |
Partnership LP / MGP Finance | | | | | | | | |
Co.-Issuer, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/15/2025(e) | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 5,495,463 | |
VICI Properties LP | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | 1,492,000 | | | | 1,488,270 | |
5.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 1,989,000 | | | | 1,984,604 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 16,297,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Refining & Marketing (0.72%) | | | | | | | | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 10/01/2030(e) | | | 9,494,000 | | | | 8,853,501 | |
5.88%, 04/01/2026(e) | | | 3,177,000 | | | | 3,265,761 | |
Total Refining & Marketing | | | | | | | 12,119,262 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.20%) | | | | | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.10%, 01/15/2052 | | | 4,672,000 | | | | 3,423,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors (0.49%) | | | | | | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.97%, 02/15/2024 | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 3,800,734 | |
Renesas Electronics Corp. | | | | | | | | |
2.17%, 11/25/2026(e) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,515,404 | |
Total Semiconductors | | | | | | | 8,316,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software & Services (0.95%) | | | | | | | | |
CoStar Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.80%, 07/15/2030(e) | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,724,606 | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen | | | | | | | | |
Finance Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/15/2029(e) | | | 1,988,000 | | | | 1,881,712 | |
4.75%, 07/15/2031(e) | | | 3,976,000 | | | | 3,763,979 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.45%, 08/15/2022 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,626,722 | |
Total Software & Services | | | | | | | 15,997,019 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Supermarkets & Pharmacies (0.33%) | | | | | | |
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / | | | | | | | | |
New Albertsons LP / | | | | | | | | |
Albertsons LLC | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 01/15/2027(e) | | $ | 2,990,000 | | | $ | 2,803,813 | |
Kroger Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.65%, 10/15/2026 | | | 2,860,000 | | | | 2,714,899 | |
Total Supermarkets & Pharmacies | | | | | | | 5,518,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics (0.38%) | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. 2020-1 Class AA Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.88%, 02/20/2034 | | | 7,271,868 | | | | 6,437,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities (2.55%) | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 0.38%, | | | | | | | | |
03/09/2023(a) | | | 1,993,000 | | | | 1,994,030 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.07%, 08/15/2024(d) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,481,564 | |
Edison International | | | | | | | | |
Series A | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.70%(a)(f) | | | 1,793,000 | | | | 1,658,220 | |
Exelon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 06/01/2022 | | | 2,673,000 | | | | 2,673,000 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.85%, 03/11/2023 | | | 6,975,000 | | | | 6,856,487 | |
1.10%, 03/11/2024 | | | 11,130,000 | | | | 10,647,219 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.37%, 03/10/2023 | | | 5,435,000 | | | | 5,357,687 | |
1.75%, 06/16/2022 | | | 2,874,000 | | | | 2,872,245 | |
3.25%, 02/16/2024 | | | 2,984,000 | | | | 2,945,821 | |
Sempra Energy | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.868%, | | | | | | | | |
04/01/2052(a) | | | 4,268,000 | | | | 3,758,691 | |
Southern California Edison Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.10%, 04/01/2024 | | | 2,899,000 | | | | 2,783,198 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 43,028,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Waste & Environment Services & Equipment (0.39%) | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 12/15/2026(e) | | | 6,644,000 | | | | 6,538,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.42%) | | | | | | | | |
Sprint Corp. | | | | | | | | |
7.88%, 09/15/2023 | | | 6,792,000 | | | | 7,140,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireline Telecommunications Services (0.06%) | | | | | | | | |
NTT Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.37%, 03/03/2023(e) | | | 996,000 | | | | 977,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $968,370,209) | | | | | | | 900,912,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (30.79%) | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
85 | April 30, 2022
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (30.79%) | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | | |
1.38%, 11/15/2031 | | $ | 23,123,000 | | | $ | 20,194,689 | |
1.88%, 02/15/2032 | | | 58,281,000 | | | | 53,226,945 | |
1.88%, 11/15/2051 | | | 24,849,000 | | | | 19,496,758 | |
2.00%, 11/15/2041 | | | 29,730,000 | | | | 24,615,511 | |
2.25%, 02/15/2052 | | | 66,752,000 | | | | 57,333,710 | |
2.38%, 02/15/2042 | | | 76,418,000 | | | | 67,546,348 | |
United States Treasury Inflation | | | | | | | | |
Indexed Bonds | | | | | | | | |
0.13%, 02/15/2052 | | | 18,089,196 | | | | 16,782,872 | |
United States Treasury Notes | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 08/31/2026 | | | 51,299,000 | | | | 46,724,171 | |
1.13%, 01/15/2025 | | | 36,675,000 | | | | 35,010,299 | |
1.25%, 12/31/2026 | | | 45,295,000 | | | | 41,952,725 | |
1.25%, 09/30/2028 | | | 5,910,000 | | | | 5,317,846 | |
1.50%, 02/29/2024 | | | 13,398,000 | | | | 13,120,096 | |
1.50%, 01/31/2027 | | | 46,625,000 | | | | 43,645,371 | |
2.25%, 03/31/2024 | | | 57,621,000 | | | | 57,139,324 | |
2.50%, 03/31/2027 | | | 17,331,000 | | | | 16,985,057 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | 519,091,722 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $548,073,383) | | | | | | | 519,091,722 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
PREFERRED STOCK (1.36%) | | | | | | |
Communications (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 296,187 | | | | 7,342,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Communications | | | | | | | 7,342,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (0.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Qurate Retail, Inc. | | | 100,900 | | | | 8,221,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 8,221,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Hawaii, Series A(g) | | | 322,305 | | | | 6,407,423 | |
First Republic Bank(f) | | | 57,567 | | | | 1,007,423 | |
| | | | | | | 7,414,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 7,414,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $26,861,736) | | | | | | | 22,978,654 | |
| | 7-Day Yield | | | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.03%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (0.03%) | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio | | | 0.03 | % | | | 585,712 | | | $ | 585,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $585,712) | | | | | | | | | | | 585,712 | |
| | Value (Note 2) | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.34%) | | | | |
(Cost $1,790,472,333) | | $ | 1,674,579,938 | |
| | | | |
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.66%) | | | 11,107,724 | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | $ | 1,685,687,662 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
TI – Treasury Index
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.80%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 1.33%
7Y US TI - 7 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 1.44%
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.05%
1Y US TI - 1 Year US Treasury Bill as of April 30, 2022 was 1.01%
5Y US TI - 5 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 2.92%
(a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of April 30, 2022 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
(b) | Issued with zero coupon. |
(c) | Interest only security. |
(d) | Step bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of April 30, 2022. |
(e) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 364,918,885, representing 21.65% of net assets. |
(f) | Perpetual maturity. This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
(g) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (2.07%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy (1.28%) | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas (1.28%) | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | | | 16,500 | | | $ | 887,040 | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | 158,190 | | | | 1,752,745 | |
Western Midstream Partners LP | | | 35,200 | | | | 851,488 | |
| | | | | | | 3,491,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 3,491,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (0.48%) | | | | | | | | |
Financial Services (0.48%) | | | | | | | | |
OneMain Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,550 | | | | 1,311,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 1,311,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (0.31%) | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (0.31%) | | | | | | | | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 28,080 | | | | 837,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 837,065 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $5,384,076) | | | | | | | 5,639,640 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
BANK LOAN (0.36%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (0.36%) | | | | | | | | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
09/19/2026(a) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 992,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BANK LOAN | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,000,000) | | | | | | | 992,580 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (0.30%) |
| | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 2002-71, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 11/25/2032 | | $ | 17,030 | | | $ | 17,526 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | | | | |
Series 2002-2455, Class GK, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 05/15/2032 | | | 18,787 | | | | 20,013 | |
Series 2002-2505, Class D, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/15/2032 | | | 41,910 | | | | 44,690 | |
Series 2005-2990, Class GO, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 02/15/2035 | | | 40,381 | | | | 35,095 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2010-3753, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 09/15/2039 | | $ | 7,999 | | | $ | 8,002 | |
Series 2011-3907, Class KG, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 04/15/2040 | | | 17,735 | | | | 17,749 | |
Series 2013-4285, Class JC, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/15/2041 | | | 13,437 | | | | 13,477 | |
| | | | | | | 139,026 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-93, Class HG, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 09/16/2039 | | | 20,752 | | | | 20,922 | |
Series 2010-116, Class GW, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/20/2039 | | | 16,186 | | | | 16,192 | |
Series 2011-H05, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
12/20/2060(a) | | | 32,486 | | | | 32,373 | |
Series 2011-H14, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2061(a) | | | 65,258 | | | | 65,042 | |
Series 2012-H20, Class BA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.56%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2062(a) | | | 44,417 | | | | 44,326 | |
Series 2012-H29, Class SA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.515%, | | | | | | | | |
10/20/2062(a) | | | 56,011 | | | | 55,818 | |
Series 2013-H07, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2063(a) | | | 38,718 | | | | 38,579 | |
Series 2013-H10, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2063(a) | | | 22,848 | | | | 22,735 | |
Series 2013-H22, Class FT, | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2063(a) | | | 31,177 | | | | 31,072 | |
Series 2013-H23, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.30%, | | | | | | | | |
09/20/2063(a) | | | 37,619 | | | | 37,836 | |
Series 2014-H03, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
01/20/2064(a) | | | 23,977 | | | | 23,940 | |
Series 2015-H29, Class FL, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2065(a) | | | 65,194 | | | | 65,102 | |
Series 2016-H09, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.65%, | | | | | | | | |
03/20/2066(a) | | | 49,882 | | | | 49,878 | |
Series 2018-H07, Class FE, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
02/20/2068(a) | | | 82,662 | | | | 82,224 | |
Series 2020-H09, Class NF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.25%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2070(a) | | | 69,380 | | | | 70,584 | |
| | | | | | | 656,623 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE | | | | | | | | |
OBLIGATIONS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $803,603) | | | | | | | 813,175 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.76%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 1998-, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 08/01/2028 | | $ | 38,907 | | | $ | 41,376 | |
7.500%, 08/01/2028 | | | 27,764 | | | | 28,013 | |
8.500%, 06/01/2027 | | | 24,116 | | | | 24,428 | |
Series 1999-, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/01/2029 | | | 40,532 | | | | 42,811 | |
8.000%, 04/01/2029 | | | 27,435 | | | | 27,671 | |
Series 2001-, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 06/01/2031 | | | 29,494 | | | | 30,077 | |
Series 2002-, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/01/2032 | | | 43,894 | | | | 46,164 | |
Series 2003-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/01/2028 | | | 52,277 | | | | 52,910 | |
4.750%, 09/01/2033 | | | 44,365 | | | | 45,578 | |
5.500%, 10/01/2033 | | | 32,064 | | | | 32,721 | |
5.500%, 12/01/2033 | | | 41,016 | | | | 42,875 | |
Series 2005-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 05/01/2035 | | | 20,890 | | | | 20,819 | |
Series 2006-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 01/01/2036 | | | 31,297 | | | | 31,673 | |
Series 2007-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/01/2037 | | | 21,321 | | | | 22,079 | |
6.000%, 07/01/2037 | | | 39,395 | | | | 40,865 | |
6.000%, 09/01/2037 | | | 43,916 | | | | 46,397 | |
6.500%, 11/01/2037 | | | 46,554 | | | | 49,498 | |
Series 2008-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 06/01/2037 | | | 41,885 | | | | 43,020 | |
5.500%, 04/01/2038 | | | 23,586 | | | | 24,833 | |
5.500%, 08/01/2038 | | | 29,900 | | | | 30,914 | |
6.500%, 07/01/2038 | | | 47,795 | | | | 50,816 | |
Series 2009-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/01/2039 | | | 54,639 | | | | 55,975 | |
Series 2010-, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 05/01/2040 | | | 7,075 | | | | 6,891 | |
5.500%, 02/01/2038 | | | 53,108 | | | | 55,862 | |
Series 2015-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 07/01/2044 | | | 24,005 | | | | 25,435 | |
Series 2016-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 06/01/2046 | | | 43,058 | | | | 41,365 | |
| | | | | | | 961,066 | |
Freddie Mac Gold Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 01/01/2034 | | | 30,610 | | | | 31,331 | |
Series 2006-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 01/01/2036 | | | 12,364 | | | | 12,630 | |
5.500%, 12/01/2034 | | | 32,586 | | | | 33,938 | |
5.500%, 08/01/2036 | | | 20,611 | | | | 20,766 | |
6.000%, 05/01/2036 | | | 59,073 | | | | 62,486 | |
Series 2007-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/01/2037 | | | 10,525 | | | | 10,983 | |
Series 2008-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 05/01/2038 | | | 62,845 | | | | 63,657 | |
6.000%, 08/01/2038 | | | 38,376 | | | | 42,312 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2010-, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/01/2040 | | $ | 54,899 | | | $ | 58,325 | |
Series 2014-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/01/2044 | | | 43,010 | | | | 41,337 | |
Series 2015-, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/01/2044 | | | 38,606 | | | | 39,391 | |
| | | | | | | 417,156 | |
Freddie Mac Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2018-, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 01/01/2036 | | | 79,193 | | | | 81,638 | |
| | | | | | | 81,638 | |
Ginnie Mae I Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2003-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/15/2033 | | | 67,581 | | | | 73,634 | |
Series 2010-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 05/15/2040 | | | 42,490 | | | | 44,373 | |
| | | | | | | 118,007 | |
Ginnie Mae II Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 11/20/2039 | | | 35,993 | | | | 39,202 | |
Series 2011-, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 02/20/2041 | | | 36,469 | | | | 36,819 | |
4.000%, 05/20/2041 | | | 36,399 | | | | 36,749 | |
4.000%, 10/20/2041 | | | 15,999 | | | | 16,152 | |
Series 2012-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/20/2042 | | | 81,175 | | | | 81,133 | |
Series 2013-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/20/2035 | | | 101,043 | | | | 108,135 | |
Series 2014-, | | | | | | | | |
3.750%, 04/20/2044 | | | 80,375 | | | | 81,130 | |
4.000%, 05/20/2044 | | | 70,347 | | | | 70,635 | |
Series 2016-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 09/20/2046 | | | 17,237 | | | | 16,421 | |
| | | | | | | 486,376 | |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $2,150,992) | | | | | | | 2,064,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
CORPORATE BONDS (83.47%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Advertising & Marketing (1.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / | | | | | | | | |
Outfront Media Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 08/15/2027(b) | | | 3,052,000 | | | | 2,907,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (3.35%) | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | 3,850,000 | | | | 3,515,773 | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 03/15/2026(b) | | | 1,271,000 | | | | 1,266,062 | |
8.00%, 12/15/2025(b) | | | 4,185,000 | | | | 4,361,063 | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | 9,142,898 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Airlines (3.35%) | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.80%, 08/15/2027(b) | | $ | 661,813 | | | $ | 661,703 | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 08/15/2025(b) | | | 1,917,940 | | | | 2,001,732 | |
British Airways 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 11/15/2032(b) | | | 1,395,972 | | | | 1,355,697 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.00%, 05/01/2025(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,679,146 | |
United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 20-1 | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | 2,371,157 | | | | 2,424,514 | |
Total Airlines | | | | | | | 9,122,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles Manufacturing (2.09%) | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.29%, 12/08/2046 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,046,989 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.81%, 01/09/2024 | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,951 | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.35%, 09/17/2027(b) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,335,970 | |
4.81%, 09/17/2030(b) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,066,441 | |
Total Automobiles Manufacturing | | | | | | | 5,695,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (5.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | | | | | | |
1Y US TI + 2.60%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2032(a)(b) | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,155,919 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series O | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 3.678%(a)(c) | | | 3,802,000 | | | | 3,789,752 | |
Series T | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.595%(a)(c) | | | 1,566,000 | | | | 1,350,675 | |
Synovus Bank/Columbus GA | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 3.63%, | | | | | | | | |
10/29/2030(a) | | | 1,774,000 | | | | 1,754,154 | |
UniCredit SpA | | | | | | | | |
7.83%, 12/04/2023(b) | | | 750,000 | | | | 788,660 | |
1Y US TI + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
06/03/2027(a)(b) | | | 1,589,000 | | | | 1,401,383 | |
5Y US TI + 4.75%, | | | | | | | | |
06/30/2035(a)(b) | | | 2,850,000 | | | | 2,574,688 | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | 13,815,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cable & Satellite (1.49%) | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings | | | | | | | | |
Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 02/01/2031(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 844,700 | |
4.25%, 01/15/2034(b) | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,071,433 | |
Charter Communications Operating | | | | | | | | |
LLC / Charter Communications | | | | | | | | |
Operating Capital | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | 1,689,000 | | | | 1,153,714 | |
Total Cable & Satellite | | | | | | | 4,069,847 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Casinos & Gaming (2.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.63%, 06/01/2025(b) | | $ | 288,000 | | | $ | 300,599 | |
International Game Technology PLC | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 944,100 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/15/2028 | | | 2,150,000 | | | | 1,977,785 | |
6.75%, 05/01/2025 | | | 233,000 | | | | 238,809 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 01/15/2027(b) | | | 1,574,000 | | | | 1,501,203 | |
Station Casinos LLC | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 02/15/2028(b) | | | 2,266,000 | | | | 2,060,020 | |
Total Casinos & Gaming | | | | | | | 7,022,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.02%) | | | | | | | | |
Avient Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 05/15/2025(b) | | | 57,000 | | | | 57,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Finance (5.61%) | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.535%, | | | | | | | | |
10/10/2079(a) | | | 3,999,000 | | | | 3,754,901 | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 09/15/2023 | | | 800,000 | | | | 802,056 | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series C | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 3.149%(a)(c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,555,603 | |
Antares Holdings LP | | | | | | | | |
2.75%, 01/15/2027(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 428,753 | |
3.95%, 07/15/2026(b) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,297,380 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
2.53%, 11/18/2027(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,292,266 | |
2.75%, 02/21/2028(b) | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,400,382 | |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC / XO | | | | | | | | |
Management Holding, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.38%, 02/01/2030(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 873,840 | |
7.88%, 05/01/2027(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,884,920 | |
Total Commercial Finance | | | | | | | 15,290,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (4.41%) | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.854%(a)(c) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,295,775 | |
Apollo Commercial Real Estate | | | | | | | | |
Finance, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,306,935 | |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings | | | | | | | | |
LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance | | | | | | | | |
Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 06/15/2029(b) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,258,390 | |
LD Holdings Group LLC | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 11/01/2025(b) | | | 3,875,000 | | | | 3,214,196 | |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.88%, 06/01/2025 | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 4,893,582 | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | 11,968,878 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Consumer Services (2.96%) | | | | | | | | |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/01/2028(b) | | $ | 3,600,000 | | | $ | 3,185,777 | |
GXO Logistics, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.65%, 07/15/2026(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,657,701 | |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 04/15/2026(b) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,190,994 | |
Total Consumer Services | | | | | | | 8,034,472 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging (1.69%) | | | | | | | | |
Canpack SA / Canpack US LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 3,268,398 | |
OI European Group BV | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2030(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,321,958 | |
Total Containers & Packaging | | | | | | | 4,590,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Department Stores (1.06%) | | | | | | | | |
NMG Holding Co. Inc / Neiman | | | | | | | | |
Marcus Group LLC | | | | | | | | |
7.13%, 04/01/2026(b) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,882,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment Content (0.73%) | | | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.76%, 03/15/2027(b) | | | 445,000 | | | | 430,920 | |
4.28%, 03/15/2032(b) | | | 952,000 | | | | 884,878 | |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(b) | | | 741,000 | | | | 661,990 | |
Total Entertainment Content | | | | | | | 1,977,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment Resources (0.55%) | | | | | | | | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's | | | | | | | | |
Wonderland Co. / Magnum | | | | | | | | |
Management Corp. / | | | | | | | | |
Millennium Op | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 05/01/2025(b) | | | 1,503,000 | | | | 1,512,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Exploration & Production (2.32%) | | | | | | | | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 02/01/2029(b) | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 2,992,874 | |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(b) | | | 308,000 | | | | 306,092 | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(b) | | | 806,000 | | | | 803,993 | |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(b) | | | 308,000 | | | | 300,685 | |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.88%, 08/15/2024 | | | 400,000 | | | | 401,010 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.25%, 01/15/2029 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,502,515 | |
Total Exploration & Production | | | | | | | 6,307,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services (5.65%) | | | | | | | | |
Coinbase Global, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.63%, 10/01/2031(b) | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,259,046 | |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 01/15/2032(b) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,277,168 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 2.044%, | | | | | | | | |
06/05/2026(a)(b) | | $ | 2,429,000 | | | $ | 2,244,310 | |
5Y US TI + 4.82%(a)(b)(c) | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,359,725 | |
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.50%, 08/24/2026 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,346,658 | |
3.38%, 04/15/2024 | | | 950,000 | | | | 932,964 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.16%, | | | | | | | | |
04/17/2025(a) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,493,397 | |
OWL Rock Core Income Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 09/23/2026(b) | | | 2,785,000 | | | | 2,481,595 | |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | 15,394,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Forest & Paper Products Manufacturing (1.42%) | | | | | | | | |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 03/01/2026(b) | | | 4,050,000 | | | | 3,868,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Funds & Trusts (1.03%) | | | | | | | | |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund | | | | | | | | |
1.75%, 09/15/2024(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,806,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Homebuilders (3.38%) | | | | | | | | |
Forestar Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 05/15/2026(b) | | | 4,103,000 | | | | 3,700,249 | |
Shea Homes LP / Shea Homes Funding Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028(b) | | | 125,000 | | | | 112,043 | |
4.75%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 2,491,593 | |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.70%, 06/15/2028 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,880,360 | |
Total Homebuilders | | | | | | | 9,184,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Other (0.76%) | | | | | | | | |
Dycom Industries, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,055,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Internet Media (0.39%) | | | | | | | | |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 11/01/2026(b) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,048,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Products Manufacturing (0.76%) | | | | | | | | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/15/2029(b) | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 2,074,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (1.15%) | | | | | | | | |
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.88%, 06/30/2029(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,693,490 | |
TMS International Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 04/15/2029(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 435,588 | |
Total Metals & Mining | | | | | | | 3,129,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (3.68%) | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 04/15/2025(b) | | | 8,144,000 | | | | 8,173,034 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign | | | | | | | | |
Debt Co-Issuer BV | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 04/30/2031(b) | | $ | 2,030,000 | | | $ | 1,837,444 | |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | 10,010,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipeline (6.42%) | | | | | | | | |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 12/01/2027 | | | 336,000 | | | | 310,383 | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028(b) | | | 3,448,000 | | | | 3,151,266 | |
5.60%, 10/15/2044 | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,336,806 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.36%, 06/30/2031(b) | | | 3,071,000 | | | | 2,699,870 | |
4.32%, 12/30/2039(b) | | | 1,733,000 | | | | 1,452,103 | |
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy | | | | | | | | |
Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 01/15/2027 | | | 2,950,000 | | | | 2,897,180 | |
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/01/2024(b) | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 1,865,204 | |
4.63%, 04/01/2029(b) | | | 934,000 | | | | 907,417 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa | | | | | | | | |
Resources Partners Finance | | | | | | | | |
Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 755,000 | | | | 778,669 | |
6.88%, 01/15/2029 | | | 1,014,000 | | | | 1,070,571 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 1.85%, | | | | | | | | |
01/13/2023(a) | | | 1,036,000 | | | | 1,020,565 | |
Total Pipeline | | | | | | | 17,490,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Power Generation (0.97%) | | | | | | | | |
Alexander Funding Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.84%, 11/15/2023(b) | | | 1,374,000 | | | | 1,319,441 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/01/2026(b) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,321,688 | |
Total Power Generation | | | | | | | 2,641,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (4.52%) | | | | | | | | |
Gray Escrow II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 11/15/2031(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,589,765 | |
Gray Television, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 10/15/2030(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,742,470 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 11/01/2028(b) | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,317,811 | |
5.63%, 07/15/2027(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,948,400 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.38%, 01/15/2031(b) | | | 5,300,000 | | | | 4,723,969 | |
Total Publishing & Broadcasting | | | | | | | 12,322,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (5.16%) | | | | | | | | |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 05/15/2028(b) | | | 2,975,000 | | | | 3,037,847 | |
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.30%, 01/15/2029 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,604,290 | |
Howard Hughes Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 02/01/2029(b) | | | 1,392,000 | | | | 1,255,262 | |
4.38%, 02/01/2031(b) | | | 893,000 | | | | 795,623 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/01/2030 | | $ | 3,184,000 | | | $ | 2,877,731 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating | | | | | | | | |
Partnership LP / MGP Finance | | | | | | | | |
Co.-Issuer, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 06/15/2025(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 199,835 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.- | | | | | | | | |
Issuer Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 01/15/2029(b) | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 3,276,565 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 14,047,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (1.23%) | | | | | | | | |
Hertz Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/01/2029(b) | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,533,508 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 2,225,000 | | | | 1,828,038 | |
Total Retail - Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 3,361,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Staples (0.40%) | | | | | | | | |
United Natural Foods, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.75%, 10/15/2028(b) | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,102,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software & Services (1.88%) | | | | | | | | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen | | | | | | | | |
Finance Co. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/15/2029(b) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,312,873 | |
Playtika Holding Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 03/15/2029(b) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 1,804,640 | |
Total Software & Services | | | | | | | 5,117,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Supermarkets & Pharmacies (0.98%) | | | | | | | | |
Arko Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 11/15/2029(b) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,658,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities (2.63%) | | | | | | | | |
Edison International | | | | | | | | |
Series A | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.70%(a)(c) | | | 324,000 | | | | 299,645 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.37%, 03/10/2023 | | | 2,657,000 | | | | 2,619,203 | |
Sempra Energy | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.868%, | | | | | | | | |
04/01/2052(a) | | | 2,725,000 | | | | 2,399,820 | |
Suburban Propane Partners | | | | | | | | |
LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 06/01/2031(b) | | | 2,037,000 | | | | 1,855,351 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 7,174,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Waste & Environment Services & Equipment (2.26%) | | | | | | | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.00%, 08/01/2028(b) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 3,789,805 | |
5.13%, 12/15/2026(b) | | | 2,399,000 | | | | 2,360,952 | |
Total Waste & Environment Services & Equipment | | | | | | | 6,150,757 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Wireline Telecommunications Services (0.45%) | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 10/01/2028(b) | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,227,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $248,033,651) | | | | | | | 227,263,381 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (6.49%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (6.49%) | | | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Notes | | | | | | | | |
1.50%, 02/29/2024 | | | 8,521,000 | | | | 8,344,256 | |
2.25%, 03/31/2024 | | | 9,397,000 | | | | 9,318,447 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | 17,662,703 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $17,745,885) | | | | | | | 17,662,703 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
PREFERRED STOCK (3.55%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.44%) | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 48,787 | | | | 1,209,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Communications | | | | | | | 1,209,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (1.97%) | | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (1.97%) | | | | | | | | |
Qurate Retail, Inc. | | | 65,800 | | | | 5,361,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 5,361,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (1.14%) | | | | | | | | |
Banks (1.14%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Hawaii, Series A(d) | | | 79,675 | | | | 1,583,939 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.(a)(c) | | | 60,000 | | | | 1,506,600 | |
| | | | | | | 3,090,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 3,090,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $11,581,215) | | | | | | | 9,661,353 | |
| | 7-Day Yield | | | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.09%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (2.09%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Liquidity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Funds - Government | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio | | | 0.03 | % | | | 5,691,860 | | | $ | 5,691,860 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $5,691,860) | | | | | | | | | | | 5,691,860 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.09%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $292,391,282) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 269,788,935 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.91%) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,485,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 272,274,137 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
TI – Treasury Index
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.80%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 1.33%
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.05%
1Y US TI - 1 Year US Treasury Bill as of April 30, 2022 was 1.01%
5Y US TI - 5 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 2.92%
(a) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of April 30, 2022 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
(b) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 166,691,581, representing 61.22% of net assets. |
(c) | Perpetual maturity. This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
(d) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMON STOCKS (66.34%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Communications (3.92%) | | | | | | | | |
Media (3.92%) | | | | | | | | |
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 390 | | | $ | 890,054 | |
Walt Disney Co.(a) | | | 3,649 | | | | 407,338 | |
| | | | | | | 1,297,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Communications | | | | | | | 1,297,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (7.78%) | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary Products (1.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Brunswick Corp. | | | 1,277 | | | | 96,554 | |
Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 2,156 | | | | 164,912 | |
YETI Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,923 | | | | 93,977 | |
| | | | | | | 355,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary Services (3.20%) | | | | | | | | |
Carnival Corp.(a) | | | 7,335 | | | | 126,896 | |
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | | | 285 | | | | 96,330 | |
Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a) | | | 2,204 | | | | 391,254 | |
McDonald's Corp. | | | 1,797 | | | | 447,740 | |
| | | | | | | 1,062,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail & Whsle - Discretionary (3.51%) | | | | | | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | | | 193 | | | | 479,727 | |
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | | | 1,636 | | | | 323,486 | |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | | | 595 | | | | 360,898 | |
| | | | | | | 1,164,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 2,581,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples (7.18%) | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staple Products (2.12%) | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 7,600 | | | | 491,036 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 802 | | | | 211,776 | |
| | | | | | | 702,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail & Wholesale - Staples (5.06%) | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 1,039 | | | | 552,457 | |
ITOCHU Corp., ADR | | | 3,532 | | | | 212,238 | |
Target Corp. | | | 1,641 | | | | 375,215 | |
Walmart, Inc. | | | 3,495 | | | | 534,700 | |
| | | | | | | 1,674,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 2,377,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Energy (3.86%) | | | | | | | | |
Oil & Gas (3.86%) | | | | | | | | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 8,090 | | | | 772,757 | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 11,637 | | | | 507,839 | |
| | | | | | | 1,280,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 1,280,596 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
| | | | | | |
Financials (7.71%) | | | | | | | | |
Banking (2.63%) | | | | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,575 | | | $ | 546,072 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 7,465 | | | | 325,698 | |
| | | | | | | 871,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services (4.09%) | | | | | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 2,070 | | | | 361,650 | |
Ares Management Corp., Class A | | | 3,560 | | | | 235,743 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 3,578 | | | | 414,368 | |
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,834 | | | | 344,554 | |
| | | | | | | 1,356,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance (0.99%) | | | | | | | | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 3,025 | | | | 328,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 2,556,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care (10.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care (10.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 2,800 | | | | 117,908 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 1,302 | | | | 326,971 | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,940 | | | | 416,227 | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,355 | | | | 295,376 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 9,555 | | | | 468,864 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 750 | | | | 414,690 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1,894 | | | | 963,193 | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 1,877 | | | | 332,698 | |
| | | | | | | 3,335,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 3,335,927 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials (6.72%) | | | | | | | | |
Industrial Products (3.95%) | | | | | | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,904 | | | | 400,868 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 930 | | | | 351,122 | |
ITT, Inc. | | | 3,046 | | | | 213,890 | |
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | | | 2,745 | | | | 342,521 | |
| | | | | | | 1,308,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Services (2.77%) | | | | | | | | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 924 | | | | 238,282 | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 394 | | | | 110,367 | |
Southwest Airlines Co.(a) | | | 4,409 | | | | 205,988 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 2,225 | | | | 365,879 | |
| | | | | | | 920,516 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Industrials | | | | | | | 2,228,917 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials (3.63%) | | | | | | | | |
Materials (3.63%) | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American PLC, ADR | | | 6,390 | | | | 142,497 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 4,285 | | | $ | 173,757 | |
Linde PLC | | | 1,190 | | | | 371,232 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 2,920 | | | | 309,608 | |
Mosaic Co. | | | 1,300 | | | | 81,146 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA, ADR | | | 15,305 | | | | 130,093 | |
| | | | | | | 1,208,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 1,208,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (1.46%) | | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (1.46%) | | | | | | | | |
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | | | 6,276 | | | | 485,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 485,009 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology (14.01%) | | | | | | | | |
Software & Tech Services (6.96%) | | | | | | | | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 1,106 | | | | 401,898 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 3,929 | | | | 1,090,375 | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 1,255 | | | | 110,352 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc.(a) | | | 1,716 | | | | 205,285 | |
Synopsys, Inc.(a) | | | 1,078 | | | | 309,159 | |
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a) | | | 470 | | | | 185,514 | |
| | | | | | | 2,302,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tech Hardware & Semiconductors (7.05%) | | | | | | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | | | 2,624 | | | | 224,404 | |
Apple, Inc. | | | 6,667 | | | | 1,051,053 | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 357 | | | | 166,276 | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 1,055 | | | | 225,443 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor | | | | | | | | |
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR | | | 3,051 | | | | 283,529 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 2,243 | | | | 381,872 | |
| | | | | | | 2,332,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Technology | | | | | | | 4,635,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $19,936,463) | | | | | | | 21,986,858 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (3.71%) | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 1992-169, Class L, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 09/25/2022 | | $ | 2,298 | | | $ | 2,309 | |
Series 1997-10, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
03/18/2027(b) | | | 8,416 | | | | 8,443 | |
Series 1997-42, Class PK, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/18/2027 | | | 8,188 | | | | 8,319 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 1999-52, Class NF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.15%, | | | | | | | | |
10/25/2023(b) | | $ | 4,485 | | | $ | 4,509 | |
Series 2002-21, Class FD, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.90%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2032(b) | | | 11,724 | | | | 11,868 | |
Series 2002-22, Class GC, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 04/25/2032 | | | 8,632 | | | | 9,428 | |
Series 2002-58, Class FG, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
08/25/2032(b) | | | 7,768 | | | | 7,805 | |
Series 2002-58, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 09/25/2032 | | | 21,954 | | | | 23,754 | |
Series 2003-117, Class KB, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 12/25/2033 | | | 18,183 | | | | 19,777 | |
Series 2003-87, Class SL, | | | | | | | | |
9.10% - 1M US L, 07/25/2033(b) | | | 44,502 | | | | 45,833 | |
Series 2004-60, Class JC, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2034 | | | 18,108 | | | | 18,946 | |
Series 2005-27, Class GH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 04/25/2035 | | | 90,000 | | | | 95,907 | |
Series 2007-104, Class ZE, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 08/25/2037 | | | 18,680 | | | | 20,140 | |
Series 2007-22, Class A, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/25/2037 | | | 9,384 | | | | 10,041 | |
Series 2007-55, Class PH, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 06/25/2047 | | | 28,157 | | | | 30,926 | |
Series 2007-76, Class ZG, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 08/25/2037 | | | 33,465 | | | | 36,319 | |
Series 2008-1, Class LF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.70%, | | | | | | | | |
05/25/2037(b) | | | 20,942 | | | | 21,137 | |
Series 2008-22, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/25/2048 | | | 16,477 | | | | 17,487 | |
Series 2009-12, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
8.693%, 06/25/2037(b) | | | 16,765 | | | | 19,539 | |
Series 2009-51, Class BZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 07/25/2039 | | | 21,205 | | | | 21,787 | |
Series 2010-61, Class WA, | | | | | | | | |
6.012%, 06/25/2040(b) | | | 19,081 | | | | 20,496 | |
Series 2010-98, Class BH, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 09/25/2040 | | | 35,293 | | | | 37,540 | |
Series 2012-153, Class B, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 07/25/2042 | | | 8,432 | | | | 9,429 | |
Series 2012-64, Class NA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/25/2041 | | | 3,571 | | | | 3,564 | |
Series 2013-18, Class MY, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 03/25/2033 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,194 | |
Series 2013-61, Class NY, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 06/25/2033 | | | 35,000 | | | | 33,431 | |
Series 2013-9, Class AE, | | | | | | | | |
1.750%, 03/25/2039 | | | 11,397 | | | | 11,307 | |
Series 2014-21, Class MA, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 09/25/2041 | | | 13,751 | | | | 13,314 | |
| | | | | | | 577,549 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Freddie Mac | | | | | | | | |
Series 1996-1843, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
7.000%, 04/15/2026 | | $ | 5,872 | | | $ | 6,050 | |
Series 1999-2123, Class L, | | | | | | | | |
6.500%, 01/15/2029 | | | 26,708 | | | | 28,442 | |
Series 2002-2538, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.40%, | | | | | | | | |
12/15/2032(b) | | | 5,971 | | | | 5,986 | |
Series 2003-2626, Class FQ, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2023(b) | | | 2,881 | | | | 2,885 | |
Series 2003-2696, Class DG, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/15/2033 | | | 10,993 | | | | 11,268 | |
Series 2005-2977, Class AT, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 05/15/2025 | | | 9,524 | | | | 9,654 | |
Series 2005-2990, Class LB, | | | | | | | | |
16.94569% - 1M US L, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2034(b) | | | 4,917 | | | | 5,110 | |
Series 2005-2993, Class TF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
06/15/2025(b) | | | 4,981 | | | | 4,983 | |
Series 2006-3174, Class LF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
05/15/2036(b) | | | 10,792 | | | | 10,791 | |
Series 2006-3239, Class EF, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.35%, | | | | | | | | |
11/15/2036(b) | | | 9,976 | | | | 9,958 | |
Series 2007-3298, Class Z, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 04/15/2037 | | | 31,550 | | | | 34,241 | |
Series 2008-3409, Class DB, | | | | | | | | |
6.000%, 01/15/2038 | | | 16,430 | | | | 17,693 | |
Series 2009-3572, Class KT, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 09/15/2039 | | | 16,215 | | | | 16,578 | |
Series 2010-3645, Class WD, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 02/15/2040 | | | 26,000 | | | | 24,913 | |
Series 2010-3699, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 03/15/2040 | | | 13,582 | | | | 13,733 | |
Series 2010-3721, Class FB, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/15/2040(b) | | | 12,299 | | | | 12,362 | |
Series 2010-3759, Class PY, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 11/15/2040 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,709 | |
Series 2010-3770, Class JZ, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/15/2040 | | | 28,761 | | | | 28,972 | |
Series 2011-3954, Class PG, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 07/15/2041 | | | 27,731 | | | | 27,043 | |
Series 2012-3987, Class LP, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 01/15/2042 | | | 26,000 | | | | 25,382 | |
Series 2012-4032, Class AD, | | | | | | | | |
2.000%, 10/15/2041 | | | 14,377 | | | | 14,107 | |
Series 2012-4043, Class PB, | | | | | | | | |
1.500%, 05/15/2027 | | | 14,204 | | | | 13,702 | |
Series 2013-4226, Class GZ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 07/15/2043 | | | 13,390 | | | | 12,637 | |
Series 2015-4498, Class JA, | | | | | | | | |
2.500%, 04/15/2037 | | | 41,898 | | | | 38,868 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Series 2015-4526, Class PJ, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 01/15/2042 | | $ | 718 | | | $ | 718 | |
| | | | | | | 400,785 | |
Ginnie Mae | | | | | | | | |
Series 2003-52, Class AP, | | | | | | | | |
–%, 06/16/2033 | | | 15,423 | | | | 14,143 | |
Series 2004-86, Class C, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 10/20/2034 | | | 16,000 | | | | 16,978 | |
Series 2005-91, Class PD, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 12/20/2035 | | | 11,818 | | | | 12,502 | |
Series 2007-70, Class FC, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.47%, | | | | | | | | |
11/20/2037(b) | | | 18,724 | | | | 18,819 | |
Series 2008-2, Class PC, | | | | | | | | |
4.750%, 01/20/2038 | | | 8,384 | | | | 8,639 | |
Series 2008-46, Class FA, | | | | | | | | |
1M US L + 0.60%, | | | | | | | | |
05/20/2038(b) | | | 7,898 | | | | 7,922 | |
Series 2008-60, Class JP, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 07/20/2038 | | | 46,000 | | | | 48,312 | |
Series 2009-104, Class KA, | | | | | | | | |
4.500%, 08/16/2039 | | | 10,861 | | | | 11,000 | |
Series 2010-151, Class KA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 09/16/2039 | | | 7,696 | | | | 7,706 | |
Series 2010-98, Class MG, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 08/20/2039 | | | 3,898 | | | | 3,916 | |
Series 2011-H23, Class HA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 12/20/2061 | | | 6,205 | | | | 6,070 | |
Series 2012-39, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/16/2040 | | | 7,857 | | | | 7,820 | |
Series 2013-149, Class BP, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/20/2043 | | | 50,000 | | | | 49,418 | |
Series 2013-98, Class DM, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 07/20/2042 | | | 10,650 | | | | 10,691 | |
Series 2015-91, Class NE, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/20/2044 | | | 5,411 | | | | 5,339 | |
Series 2019-152, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/20/2049 | | | 3,186 | | | | 3,063 | |
Series 2019-162, Class GA, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 10/20/2049 | | | 5,694 | | | | 5,565 | |
Series 2020-167, Class EC, | | | | | | | | |
1.000%, 02/20/2049 | | | 4,467 | | | | 4,089 | |
Series 2020-5, Class LC, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 10/20/2049 | | | 4,708 | | | | 4,553 | |
Series 2021-76, Class ND, | | | | | | | | |
1.250%, 08/20/2050 | | | 6,690 | | | | 5,718 | |
| | | | | | | 252,263 | |
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | |
(Cost $1,302,928) | | | | | | | 1,230,597 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.05%) |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae-Aces | | | | | | | | |
Series 2014-M9, Class A2, | | | | | | | | |
3.103%, 07/25/2024(b) | | $ | 18,174 | | | $ | 18,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | |
(Cost $18,851) | | | | | | | 18,120 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (2.65%) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2004-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/01/2034 | | | 41,357 | | | | 42,710 | |
5.500%, 11/01/2034 | | | 41,137 | | | | 42,097 | |
Series 2005-, | | | | | | | | |
7.683%, 06/15/2034 | | | 15,830 | | | | 17,142 | |
Series 2007-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 08/01/2037 | | | 32,610 | | | | 32,711 | |
1Y US TI + 2.403%, | | | | | | | | |
10/01/2035(b) | | | 24,475 | | | | 24,287 | |
Series 2008-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 03/01/2038 | | | 39,813 | | | | 41,753 | |
5.500%, 05/01/2038 | | | 30,928 | | | | 32,458 | |
Series 2009-, | | | | | | | | |
5.500%, 11/01/2039 | | | 28,848 | | | | 29,581 | |
Series 2012-AM0762, | | | | | | | | |
3.290%, 09/01/2032 | | | 8,261 | | | | 8,034 | |
Series 2012-AM1671, | | | | | | | | |
2.100%, 12/01/2027 | | | 30,939 | | | | 29,770 | |
Series 2013-, | | | | | | | | |
3.690%, 11/01/2023 | | | 35,392 | | | | 35,711 | |
Series 2014-, | | | | | | | | |
2.397%, 08/01/2022(b) | | | 8,437 | | | | 8,428 | |
3.500%, 11/01/2033 | | | 31,074 | | | | 30,578 | |
Series 2015-AM8645, | | | | | | | | |
2.690%, 05/01/2027 | | | 21,374 | | | | 20,855 | |
Series 2015-AM8674, | | | | | | | | |
2.810%, 04/01/2025 | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,739 | |
Series 2016-, | | | | | | | | |
2.390%, 06/01/2025 | | | 18,998 | | | | 18,497 | |
Series 2017-AN6670, | | | | | | | | |
3.210%, 09/01/2027 | | | 29,264 | | | | 28,893 | |
Series 2018-109741, | | | | | | | | |
3.730%, 11/01/2025 | | | 49,687 | | | | 49,978 | |
Series 2018-BL0212, | | | | | | | | |
3.820%, 07/01/2027 | | | 34,299 | | | | 33,915 | |
Series 2019-, | | | | | | | | |
3.340%, 05/01/2031 | | | 24,628 | | | | 24,526 | |
| | | | | | | 571,663 | |
Freddie Mac Gold Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2012-, | | | | | | | | |
3.000%, 05/01/2032 | | | 36,997 | | | | 35,529 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Ginnie Mae II Pool | | | | | | | | |
Series 2009-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 10/20/2039 | | $ | 11,709 | | | $ | 12,183 | |
5.500%, 02/20/2039 | | | 34,892 | | | | 36,650 | |
Series 2010-, | | | | | | | | |
4.000%, 12/20/2040 | | | 28,604 | | | | 28,877 | |
4.500%, 04/20/2040 | | | 24,250 | | | | 24,943 | |
4.500%, 08/20/2040 | | | 33,295 | | | | 34,232 | |
Series 2011-, | | | | | | | | |
5.000%, 04/20/2041 | | | 27,311 | | | | 28,368 | |
Series 2012-, | | | | | | | | |
3.500%, 05/20/2042 | | | 44,070 | | | | 42,935 | |
4.000%, 08/20/2042 | | | 64,144 | | | | 63,720 | |
| | | | | | | 271,908 | |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $922,180) | | | | | | | 879,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS (14.47%) | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense (0.61%) | | | | | | | | |
Boeing Co. | | | | | | | | |
2.20%, 02/04/2026 | | | 70,000 | | | | 63,923 | |
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.60%, 04/01/2026 | | | 24,000 | | | | 21,767 | |
2.75%, 04/01/2031 | | | 31,000 | | | | 26,856 | |
TransDigm, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.25%, 03/15/2026(c) | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,957 | |
8.00%, 12/15/2025(c) | | | 77,000 | | | | 80,240 | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | 203,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Airlines (0.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.80%, 08/15/2027(c) | | | 45,886 | | | | 45,878 | |
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 08/15/2025(c) | | | 25,265 | | | | 26,368 | |
British Airways 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 11/15/2032(c) | | | 5,649 | | | | 5,486 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
7.00%, 05/01/2025(c) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,502 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 05/04/2025 | | | 55,000 | | | | 56,920 | |
United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
Series 20-1 | | | | | | | | |
5.88%, 10/15/2027 | | | 46,576 | | | | 47,624 | |
Total Airlines | | | | | | | 189,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles Manufacturing (0.90%) | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co. | | | | | | | | |
5.29%, 12/08/2046 | | | 42,000 | | | | 36,199 | |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.38%, 11/13/2025 | | | 35,000 | | | | 33,648 | |
4.00%, 11/13/2030 | | | 35,000 | | | | 30,327 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.81%, 09/17/2030(c) | | $ | 200,000 | | | $ | 187,859 | |
Volkswagen Group of America | | | | | | | | |
Finance LLC | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 11/23/2022(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,952 | |
0.88%, 11/22/2023(c) | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,803 | |
Total Automobiles Manufacturing | | | | | | | 297,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.88%) | | | | | | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.15%, 09/28/2022(c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,199 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.355%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2028(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,930 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.66%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2033(b) | | | 6,000 | | | | 5,984 | |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 3.83%, | | | | | | | | |
06/19/2024(b) | | | 83,000 | | | | 83,507 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Series O | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 3.678%(b)(d) | | | 133,000 | | | | 132,572 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 2.13%, | | | | | | | | |
04/25/2053(b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,620 | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | 290,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Cable & Satellite (0.30%) | | | | | | | | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings | | | | | | | | |
Capital Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 01/15/2034(c) | | | 31,000 | | | | 24,698 | |
4.50%, 06/01/2033(c) | | | 22,000 | | | | 18,040 | |
Charter Communications Operating | | | | | | | | |
LLC / Charter Communications | | | | | | | | |
Operating Capital | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/01/2061 | | | 84,000 | | | | 57,378 | |
Total Cable & Satellite | | | | | | | 100,116 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Casinos & Gaming (0.37%) | | | | | | | | |
MGM Resorts International | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 04/15/2027 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,629 | |
6.75%, 05/01/2025 | | | 45,000 | | | | 46,122 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.63%, 01/15/2027(c) | | | 61,000 | | | | 58,178 | |
Total Casinos & Gaming | | | | | | | 118,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Chemicals (0.05%) | | | | | | | | |
Avient Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.75%, 05/15/2025(c) | | | 18,000 | | | | 18,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Finance (0.82%) | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Holdings NV | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.535%, | | | | | | | | |
10/10/2079(b) | | | 40,000 | | | | 37,558 | |
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / | | | | | | | | |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2025 | | | 110,000 | | | | 114,177 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Air Lease Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Series C | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 3.149%(b)(d) | | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 34,075 | |
Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
2.53%, 11/18/2027(c) | | | 14,000 | | | | 12,061 | |
4.25%, 04/15/2026(c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,003 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 03/15/2023(c) | | | 51,000 | | | | 51,167 | |
Total Commercial Finance | | | | | | | 273,041 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance (0.56%) | | | | | | | | |
Ally Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.45%, 10/02/2023 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,725 | |
Series C | | | | | | | | |
7Y US TI + 3.481%(b)(d) | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,540 | |
American Express Co. | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.854%(b)(d) | | | 26,000 | | | | 22,460 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | | | | | | |
Series D | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 5.78%(b)(d) | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,300 | |
OneMain Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.88%, 06/01/2025 | | | 116,000 | | | | 121,814 | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | 184,839 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Products (0.10%) | | | | | | | | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital | | | | | | | | |
UK PLC | | | | | | | | |
3.13%, 03/24/2025(c) | | | 17,000 | | | | 16,686 | |
GSK Consumer Healthcare Capital | | | | | | | | |
US LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.38%, 03/24/2027(c) | | | 17,000 | | | | 16,459 | |
Total Consumer Products | | | | | | | 33,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Department Stores (0.10%) | | | | | | | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.25%, 08/01/2031 | | | 38,000 | | | | 32,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Banks (1.43%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.37%, | | | | | | | | |
10/24/2031(b) | | | 119,000 | | | | 96,904 | |
5Y US TI + 1.20%, | | | | | | | | |
09/21/2036(b) | | | 121,000 | | | | 97,000 | |
Citigroup, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.30%, 11/20/2026 | | | 95,000 | | | | 94,887 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.25%, | | | | | | | | |
04/22/2032(b) | | | 60,000 | | | | 51,451 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.26%, | | | | | | | | |
01/25/2033(b) | | | 44,000 | | | | 38,765 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.46%, | | | | | | | | |
06/01/2024(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 29,531 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.56%, | | | | | | | | |
04/26/2028(b) | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,907 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.80%, | | | | | | | | |
04/26/2033(b) | | | 23,000 | | | | 23,126 | |
3M US SOFR + 1.105%, | | | | | | | | |
11/19/2031(b) | | | 16,000 | | | | 12,965 | |
Total Diversified Banks | | | | | | | 472,536 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
97 | April 30, 2022
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Entertainment Content (0.29%) | | | | | | | | |
Magallanes, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.76%, 03/15/2027(c) | | $ | 14,000 | | | $ | 13,557 | |
3.79%, 03/15/2025(c) | | | 38,000 | | | | 37,492 | |
4.28%, 03/15/2032(c) | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,885 | |
5.14%, 03/15/2052(c) | | | 23,000 | | | | 20,548 | |
Total Entertainment Content | | | | | | | 99,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Entertainment Resources (0.04%) | | | | | | | | |
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's | | | | | | | | |
Wonderland Co. / Magnum | | | | | | | | |
Management Corp. / | | | | | | | | |
Millennium Op | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 05/01/2025(c) | | | 13,000 | | | | 13,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Exploration & Production (0.27%) | | | | | | | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.40%, 03/24/2051 | | | 10,000 | | | | 8,997 | |
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. | | | | | | | | |
6.00%, 04/15/2030(c) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,938 | |
6.25%, 11/01/2028(c) | | | 42,000 | | | | 41,895 | |
6.25%, 04/15/2032(c) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,763 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 03/15/2023 | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,057 | |
Total Exploration & Production | | | | | | | 85,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services (1.67%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3.85%, 04/26/2029 | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,726 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.82%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 188,778 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.50%, | | | | | | | | |
09/10/2024(b) | | | 24,000 | | | | 23,709 | |
1D US SOFR + 0.913%, | | | | | | | | |
10/21/2027(b) | | | 24,000 | | | | 21,581 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.114%, | | | | | | | | |
02/24/2028(b) | | | 48,000 | | | | 44,167 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.41%, | | | | | | | | |
02/24/2033(b) | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,748 | |
Series DMTN | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 1.248%, | | | | | | | | |
07/21/2032(b) | | | 22,000 | | | | 18,202 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | |
Series I | | | | | | | | |
1D US SOFR + 0.75%, | | | | | | | | |
10/21/2025(b) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,282 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.00%, | | | | | | | | |
01/21/2028(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 27,647 | |
1D US SOFR + 1.36%, | | | | | | | | |
09/16/2036(b) | | | 111,000 | | | | 88,913 | |
1D US SOFR + 2.62%, | | | | | | | | |
04/20/2037(b) | | | 11,000 | | | | 11,012 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.45%, 12/21/2022 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,864 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
National Securities Clearing Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.40%, 12/07/2023(c) | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 19,191 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.65%, 04/01/2030 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,655 | |
Total Financial Services | | | | | | | 556,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food & Beverage (0.19%) | | | | | | | | |
JDE Peet's NV | | | | | | | | |
0.80%, 09/24/2024(c) | | | 16,000 | | | | 14,953 | |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 05/15/2027 | | | 24,000 | | | | 23,502 | |
4.25%, 03/01/2031 | | | 24,000 | | | | 23,287 | |
Total Food & Beverage | | | | | | | 61,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hardware (0.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Dell, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.40%, 09/10/2040 | | | 26,000 | | | | 23,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Facilities & Services (0.18%) | | | | | | | | |
HCA, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 07/15/2031 | | | 73,000 | | | | 60,130 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial Other (0.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.48%, 08/19/2022 | | | 5,000 | | | | 4,986 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.95%, 10/01/2024 | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,010 | |
Total Industrial Other | | | | | | | 19,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Managed Care (0.08%) | | | | | | | | |
Humana, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.65%, 08/03/2023 | | | 28,000 | | | | 27,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Medical Equipment & Devices Manufacturing (0.07%) | | | | | | | | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.85%, 09/15/2024 | | | 23,000 | | | | 21,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining (0.23%) | | | | | | | | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.00%, 12/15/2026 | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals (0.92%) | | | | | | | | |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. | | | | | | | | |
6.13%, 04/15/2025(c) | | | 178,000 | | | | 178,635 | |
Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign | | | | | | | | |
Debt Co-Issuer BV | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 04/30/2028(c) | | | 45,000 | | | | 41,913 | |
Viatris, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
1.13%, 06/22/2022 | | | 86,000 | | | | 85,893 | |
Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | 306,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pipeline (1.37%) | | | | | | | | |
Buckeye Partners LP | | | | | | | | |
4.13%, 12/01/2027 | | | 36,000 | | | | 33,255 | |
4.50%, 03/01/2028(c) | | | 84,000 | | | | 76,771 | |
5.60%, 10/15/2044 | | | 12,000 | | | | 9,664 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
98 | April 30, 2022
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | | | | |
Series F | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 5.134%(b)(d) | | $ | 15,000 | | | $ | 14,475 | |
3.45%, 01/15/2023 | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,023 | |
Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.36%, 06/30/2031(c) | | | 93,000 | | | | 81,761 | |
4.32%, 12/30/2039(c) | | | 62,000 | | | | 51,951 | |
Midwest Connector Capital Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
3.90%, 04/01/2024(c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,869 | |
4.63%, 04/01/2029(c) | | | 32,000 | | | | 31,089 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa | | | | | | | | |
Resources Partners Finance | | | | | | | | |
Corp. | | | | | | | | |
6.50%, 07/15/2027 | | | 71,000 | | | | 73,226 | |
6.88%, 01/15/2029 | | | 46,000 | | | | 48,566 | |
Total Pipeline | | | | | | | 455,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Power Generation (0.43%) | | | | | | | | |
Alexander Funding Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.84%, 11/15/2023(c) | | | 76,000 | | | | 72,982 | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.00%, 12/02/2025(c) | | | 20,000 | | | | 18,603 | |
2.45%, 12/02/2027(c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,185 | |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC | | | | | | | | |
5.50%, 09/01/2026(c) | | | 29,000 | | | | 28,928 | |
Total Power Generation | | | | | | | 142,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Publishing & Broadcasting (0.10%) | | | | | | | | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 11/01/2028(c) | | | 25,000 | | | | 22,721 | |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.88%, 01/15/2029(c) | | | 12,000 | | | | 10,682 | |
Total Publishing & Broadcasting | | | | | | | 33,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (0.06%) | | | | | | | | |
VICI Properties LP | | | | | | | | |
4.75%, 02/15/2028 | | | 8,000 | | | | 7,980 | |
5.63%, 05/15/2052 | | | 11,000 | | | | 10,976 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 18,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Refining & Marketing (0.19%) | | | | | | | | |
HF Sinclair Corp. | | | | | | | | |
4.50%, 10/01/2030(c) | | | 46,000 | | | | 42,897 | |
5.88%, 04/01/2026(c) | | | 22,000 | | | | 22,615 | |
Total Refining & Marketing | | | | | | | 65,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.06%) | | | | | | | | |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
4.10%, 01/15/2052 | | | 28,000 | | | | 20,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors (0.04%) | | | | | | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.97%, 02/15/2024 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software & Services (0.26%) | | | | | | | | |
CoStar Group, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
2.80%, 07/15/2030(c) | | | 60,000 | | | | 52,349 | |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen | | | | | | |
Finance Co. | | | | | | |
4.50%, 07/15/2029(c) | | $ | 12,000 | | | $ | 11,358 | |
4.75%, 07/15/2031(c) | | | 24,000 | | | | 22,720 | |
Total Software & Services | | | | | | | 86,427 | |
Supermarkets & Pharmacies (0.03%) | | | | | | | | |
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / | | | | | | | | |
New Albertsons LP / | | | | | | | | |
Albertsons LLC | | | | | | | | |
4.63%, 01/15/2027(c) | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Transportation & Logistics (0.12%) | | | | | | | | |
FedEx Corp. 2020-1 Class AA Pass | | | | | | | | |
Through Trust | | | | | | | | |
1.88%, 02/20/2034 | | | 45,990 | | | | 40,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities (0.83%) | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | | | | | | |
3M US L + 0.38%, | | | | | | | | |
03/09/2023(b) | | | 7,000 | | | | 7,004 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
3.07%, 08/15/2024(e) | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,693 | |
Edison International | | | | | | | | |
Series A | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 4.70%(b)(d) | | | 3,000 | | | | 2,774 | |
ONE Gas, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
0.85%, 03/11/2023 | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,575 | |
1.10%, 03/11/2024 | | | 95,000 | | | | 90,879 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.37%, 03/10/2023 | | | 54,000 | | | | 53,232 | |
1.75%, 06/16/2022 | | | 17,000 | | | | 16,990 | |
3.25%, 02/16/2024 | | | 16,000 | | | | 15,795 | |
Sempra Energy | | | | | | | | |
5Y US TI + 2.868%, | | | | | | | | |
04/01/2052(b) | | | 32,000 | | | | 28,181 | |
Southern California Edison Co. | | | | | | | | |
1.10%, 04/01/2024 | | | 10,000 | | | | 9,601 | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 273,724 | |
Waste & Environment Services & Equipment (0.11%) | | | | | | | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
5.13%, 12/15/2026(c) | | | 36,000 | | | | 35,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireless Telecommunications Services (0.08%) | | | | | | | | |
Sprint Corp. | | | | | | | | |
7.88%, 09/15/2023 | | | 25,000 | | | | 26,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Wireline Telecommunications Services (0.01%) | | | | | | | | |
NTT Finance Corp. | | | | | | | | |
0.37%, 03/03/2023(c) | | | 4,000 | | | | 3,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $5,219,619) | | | | | | | 4,794,638 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | Principal Amount | | | Value (Note 2) | |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (6.94%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds (6.94%) | | | | | | |
United States Treasury Bonds | | | | | | |
1.38%, 11/15/2031 | | $ | 172,000 | | | $ | 150,218 | |
1.88%, 02/15/2032 | | | 325,000 | | | | 296,816 | |
1.88%, 11/15/2051 | | | 20,000 | | | | 15,692 | |
2.00%, 11/15/2041 | | | 289,000 | | | | 239,283 | |
2.25%, 02/15/2052 | | | 268,000 | | | | 230,187 | |
2.38%, 02/15/2042 | | | 476,000 | | | | 420,740 | |
United States Treasury Inflation | | | | | | | | |
Indexed Bonds | | | | | | | | |
0.13%, 02/15/2052 | | | 102,907 | | | | 95,475 | |
United States Treasury Notes | | | | | | | | |
0.75%, 08/31/2026 | | | 401,000 | | | | 365,239 | |
1.13%, 01/15/2025 | | | 220,000 | | | | 210,014 | |
1.50%, 01/31/2027 | | | 175,000 | | | | 163,816 | |
2.25%, 03/31/2024 | | | 15,000 | | | | 14,875 | |
2.50%, 03/31/2027 | | | 99,000 | | | | 97,024 | |
Total U.S. Treasury Bonds | | | | | | | 2,299,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $2,463,976) | | | | | | | 2,299,379 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
PREFERRED STOCK (0.32%) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (0.15%) | | | | | | |
Retail - Consumer Discretionary (0.15%) | | | | | | |
Qurate Retail, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 48,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 48,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (0.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Banks (0.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Bank of Hawaii, Series A(a) | | | 2,520 | | | | 50,098 | |
First Republic Bank(d) | | | 433 | | | | 7,578 | |
| | | | | | | 57,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 57,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $135,186) | | | | | | | 106,563 | |
| | 7-Day Yield | | | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.22%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (5.22%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Liquidity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Funds - Government | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Portfolio | | | 0.03 | % | | | 19,295 | | | $ | 19,295 | |
State Street Institutional | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Treasury Plus Money | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Market Fund | | | 0.01 | % | | | 1,711,463 | | | | 1,711,464 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1,730,759 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,730,759) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,730,759 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.70%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $31,729,962) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 33,046,014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.30%) | | | | | | | | | | | 100,934 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 33,146,948 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
100 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund
Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
TI – Treasury Index
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
Reference Rates:
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.80%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of April 30, 2022 was 1.33%
7Y US TI - 7 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 1.44%
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of April 30, 2022 was 0.05%
1Y US TI - 1 Year US Treasury Bill as of April 30, 2022 was 1.01%
5Y US TI - 5 Year US Treasury Index as of April 30, 2022 was 2.92%
| (a) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
| (b) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of April 30, 2022 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
| (c) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 1,904,578, representing 5.75% of net assets. |
| (d) | Perpetual maturity. This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
| (e) | Step bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect as of April 30, 2022. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
101 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 674,765,954 | | | $ | 1,674,579,937 | | | $ | 269,788,935 | | | $ | 33,046,015 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 2,082,537 | | | | 188,021 | | | | 51,519 | | | | – | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | 2,046,058 | | | | 4,063,109 | | | | 31,832 | | | | 89,070 | |
Deposit with broker for futures contracts | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 25,572 | |
Interest receivable | | | 3,213,957 | | | | 12,544,624 | | | | 3,092,471 | | | | 82,407 | |
Receivable due from advisor | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3,016 | |
Income tax receivable | | | 1,680 | | | | 30,088 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 17,179 | | | | 92,310 | | | | 10,394 | | | | 16,059 | |
Total Assets | | | 682,127,365 | | | | 1,691,498,089 | | | | 272,975,151 | | | | 33,262,139 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 3,538,579 | | | | 3,141,662 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | 2,860,912 | | | | 1,199,643 | | | | 404,138 | | | | – | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 185,681 | | | | 647,131 | | | | 170,456 | | | | – | |
Administration and transfer agency fees payable | | | 136,186 | | | | 570,095 | | | | 80,781 | | | | 64,041 | |
Distribution and services fees payable | | | 13,034 | | | | 15,237 | | | | 5,396 | | | | 1,674 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses payable | | | 5,252 | | | | 18,382 | | | | 3,262 | | | | – | |
Professional fees payable | | | 27,631 | | | | 56,431 | | | | 21,037 | | | | 16,658 | |
Custody fees payable | | | 17,971 | | | | 62,975 | | | | 9,552 | | | | 22,302 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 34,437 | | | | 98,871 | | | | 6,392 | | | | 10,516 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 6,819,683 | | | | 5,810,427 | | | | 701,014 | | | | 115,191 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 675,307,682 | | | $ | 1,685,687,662 | | | $ | 272,274,137 | | | $ | 33,146,948 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 693,970,923 | | | $ | 1,850,807,832 | | | $ | 302,013,817 | | | $ | 32,337,295 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | (18,663,241 | ) | | | (165,120,170 | ) | | | (29,739,680 | ) | | | 809,653 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 675,307,682 | | | $ | 1,685,687,662 | | | $ | 272,274,137 | | | $ | 33,146,948 | |
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | | $ | 690,676,540 | | | $ | 1,790,472,332 | | | $ | 292,391,282 | | | $ | 31,729,961 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
102 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | |
PRICING OF SHARES | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.15 | | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 11.05 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 4,381,497 | | | $ | 6,468,363 | | | $ | 6,340,415 | | | $ | 701,335 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 429,015 | | | | 637,152 | | | | 672,172 | | | | 63,480 | |
Class A: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 11.05 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 16,200,735 | | | $ | 16,609,121 | | | $ | 1,102,025 | | | $ | 1,148,709 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,586,753 | | | | 1,635,545 | | | | 116,810 | | | | 103,991 | |
Maximum offering price per share | | $ | 10.45 | (a) | | $ | 10.39 | (a) | | $ | 9.65 | (a) | | $ | 11.42 | (b) |
Class C: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share(c) | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.99 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 2,967,924 | | | $ | 5,201,429 | | | $ | 607,266 | | | $ | 566,541 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 291,883 | | | | 513,335 | | | | 64,380 | | | | 51,537 | |
Class I: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.15 | | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 11.05 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 651,757,526 | | | $ | 1,657,408,748 | | | $ | 264,224,431 | | | $ | 30,730,363 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 63,788,214 | | | | 163,327,327 | | | | 27,988,229 | | | | 2,781,757 | |
| (a) | (NAV/0.9775), based on maximum sales charge of 2.25% of the offering price. |
| (b) | (NAV/0.9675), based on maximum sales charge of 3.25% of the offering price. |
| (c) | Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund's Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
103 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Funds
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 7,568 | | | $ | 688,149 | | | $ | 587,460 | | | $ | 167,352 | |
Foreign taxes withheld on dividends | | | (1,619,002 | ) | | | (7,098 | ) | | | (747,058 | ) | | | (3,767 | ) |
Interest | | | 5,528,332 | | | | 24,829,317 | | | | 6,655,124 | | | | 136,832 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 3,916,898 | | | | 25,510,368 | | | | 6,495,526 | | | | 300,417 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,049,256 | | | | 4,876,079 | | | | 1,156,936 | | | | 129,232 | |
Administrative fees | | | 263,972 | | | | 865,324 | | | | 130,475 | | | | 44,381 | |
Transfer agency fees | | | 132,352 | | | | 487,568 | | | | 71,697 | | | | 21,626 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 8,127 | | | | 11,563 | | | | 9,914 | | | | 1,138 | |
Class A | | | 25,897 | | | | 33,935 | | | | 1,752 | | | | 1,820 | |
Class C | | | 16,256 | | | | 32,095 | | | | 3,232 | | | | 3,024 | |
Professional fees | | | 18,001 | | | | 31,419 | | | | 15,286 | | | | 12,684 | |
Reports to shareholders and printing fees | | | 9,259 | | | | 38,581 | | | | 4,859 | | | | 945 | |
State registration fees | | | 56,092 | | | | 63,294 | | | | 66,002 | | | | 34,201 | |
Insurance fees | | | 1,284 | | | | 10,057 | | | | 140 | | | | 102 | |
Custody fees | | | 7,875 | | | | 24,531 | | | | 3,254 | | | | 8,000 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 11,966 | | | | 41,744 | | | | 5,711 | | | | 860 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 6,960 | | | | 15,601 | | | | 4,624 | | | | 4,519 | |
Total Expenses | | | 1,607,297 | | | | 6,531,791 | | | | 1,473,882 | | | | 262,532 | |
Less fees waived/reimbursed by investment advisor (Note 8) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (2,571 | ) | | | (1,612 | ) | | | (135 | ) | | | (1,654 | ) |
Class A | | | (4,016 | ) | | | (4,534 | ) | | | (23 | ) | | | (2,640 | ) |
Class C | | | (717 | ) | | | (2,304 | ) | | | (19 | ) | | | (1,321 | ) |
Class I | | | (139,078 | ) | | | (721,320 | ) | | | (71,206 | ) | | | (94,172 | ) |
Net Expenses | | | 1,460,915 | | | | 5,802,021 | | | | 1,402,499 | | | | 162,745 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 2,455,983 | | | | 19,708,347 | | | | 5,093,027 | | | | 137,672 | |
Net realized loss on investments | | | (2,737,915 | ) | | | (43,310,149 | ) | | | (7,019,175 | ) | | | (340,870 | ) |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (168 | ) |
Net Realized Loss | | | (2,737,915 | ) | | | (43,310,149 | ) | | | (7,019,175 | ) | | | (341,038 | ) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (16,117,368 | ) | | | (134,386,265 | ) | | | (23,490,442 | ) | | | (3,010,748 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation | | | (16,117,368 | ) | | | (134,386,265 | ) | | | (23,490,442 | ) | | | (3,010,748 | ) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | | | (18,855,283 | ) | | | (177,696,414 | ) | | | (30,509,617 | ) | | | (3,351,786 | ) |
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | (16,399,300 | ) | | $ | (157,988,067 | ) | | $ | (25,416,590 | ) | | $ | (3,214,114 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
104 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,455,983 | | | $ | 2,847,616 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) | | | (2,737,915 | ) | | | 1,366,915 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation | | | (16,117,368 | ) | | | (1,863,510 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (16,399,300 | ) | | | 2,351,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (26,749 | ) | | | (155,128 | ) |
Class A | | | (95,673 | ) | | | (122,168 | ) |
Class C | | | (9,945 | ) | | | (17,715 | ) |
Class I | | | (3,653,969 | ) | | | (4,175,818 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (3,786,336 | ) | | | (4,470,829 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 1,113,555 | | | | 15,055,603 | |
Class A | | | 5,037,597 | | | | 13,671,339 | |
Class C | | | 1,182,397 | | | | 1,574,934 | |
Class I | | | 342,256,683 | | | | 481,182,792 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 19,113 | | | | 103,471 | |
Class A | | | 53,808 | | | | 107,066 | |
Class C | | | 7,900 | | | | 17,232 | |
Class I | | | 1,715,101 | | | | 2,516,150 | |
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (6,770,967 | ) | | | (13,992,876 | ) |
Class A | | | (5,107,049 | ) | | | (530,992 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,584,986 | ) | | | (289,750 | ) |
Class I | | | (165,178,746 | ) | | | (156,359,324 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 172,744,406 | | | | 343,055,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 152,558,770 | | | | 340,935,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 522,748,912 | | | | 181,813,075 | |
End of period | | $ | 675,307,682 | | | $ | 522,748,912 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
105 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 19,708,347 | | | $ | 30,747,035 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) | | | (43,310,149 | ) | | | 3,499,336 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation | | | (134,386,265 | ) | | | (12,866,274 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (157,988,067 | ) | | | 21,380,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (87,177 | ) | | | (336,421 | ) |
Class A | | | (250,927 | ) | | | (584,781 | ) |
Class C | | | (48,614 | ) | | | (198,520 | ) |
Class I | | | (22,516,224 | ) | | | (55,637,740 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (22,902,942 | ) | | | (56,757,462 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 1,025,742 | | | | 4,281,016 | |
Class A | | | 3,344,923 | | | | 19,688,892 | |
Class C | | | 768,579 | | | | 2,181,358 | |
Class I | | | 516,685,189 | | | | 874,175,506 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 76,952 | | | | 280,200 | |
Class A | | | 225,674 | | | | 530,643 | |
Class C | | | 38,951 | | | | 153,422 | |
Class I | | | 15,020,380 | | | | 37,592,642 | |
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (3,501,240 | ) | | | (4,826,938 | ) |
Class A | | | (12,190,275 | ) | | | (7,467,466 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,170,943 | ) | | | (1,481,119 | ) |
Class I | | | (435,622,185 | ) | | | (470,271,790 | ) |
Net Increase in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 83,701,747 | | | | 454,836,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (97,189,262 | ) | | | 419,459,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,782,876,924 | | | | 1,363,417,923 | |
End of period | | $ | 1,685,687,662 | | | $ | 1,782,876,924 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
106 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 5,093,027 | | | $ | 3,377,181 | |
Net realized gain/(loss) | | | (7,019,175 | ) | | | 1,092,257 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | (23,490,442 | ) | | | 1,003,450 | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (25,416,590 | ) | | | 5,472,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (125,482 | ) | | | (116,811 | ) |
Class A | | | (22,256 | ) | | | (30,109 | ) |
Class C | | | (10,044 | ) | | | (10,784 | ) |
Class I | | | (6,063,375 | ) | | | (3,347,171 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (6,221,157 | ) | | | (3,504,875 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 675,678 | | | | 7,838,750 | |
Class A | | | – | | | | 166,565 | |
Class C | | | – | | | | 160,000 | |
Class I | | | 67,062,392 | | | | 310,405,806 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 125,286 | | | | 108,253 | |
Class A | | | 3,173 | | | | 3,391 | |
Class C | | | 567 | | | | 58 | |
Class I | | | 4,982,938 | | | | 2,190,246 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (657,352 | ) | | | (1,873,870 | ) |
Class C | | | (9,912 | ) | | | – | |
Class I | | | (75,573,184 | ) | | | (40,909,390 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | (3,390,414 | ) | | | 278,089,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (35,028,161 | ) | | | 280,057,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 307,302,298 | | | | 27,244,476 | |
End of period | | $ | 272,274,137 | | | $ | 307,302,298 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
107 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 137,672 | | | $ | 170,843 | |
Net realized loss | | | (341,038 | ) | | | (23,464 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | (3,010,748 | ) | | | 4,462,821 | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (3,214,114 | ) | | | 4,610,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (3,681 | ) | | | (3,280 | ) |
Class A | | | (5,870 | ) | | | (5,331 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,577 | ) | | | (268 | ) |
Class I | | | (223,564 | ) | | | (184,448 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (234,692 | ) | | | (193,327 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 1,529 | | | | 45,545 | |
Class A | | | 48,750 | | | | – | |
Class C | | | 18,793 | | | | – | |
Class I | | | 8,215,309 | | | | 22,130,170 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 808 | | | | 510 | |
Class A | | | 136 | | | | – | |
Class C | | | 47 | | | | – | |
Class I | | | 145,411 | | | | 103,203 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (11,673 | ) | | | (5,641 | ) |
Class A | | | (862 | ) | | | – | |
Class I | | | (11,842,826 | ) | | | (1,042,715 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | (3,424,578 | ) | | | 21,231,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (6,873,384 | ) | | | 25,647,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 40,020,332 | | | | 14,372,387 | |
End of period | | $ | 33,146,948 | | | $ | 40,020,332 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
108 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund – Investor Class
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.98 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.98 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (2.91 | )% | | | 0.77 | % | | | 5.85 | % | | | 5.04 | % | | | 0.25 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,381 | | | $ | 10,194 | | | $ | 9,100 | | | $ | 519 | | | $ | 491 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.88 | %(c) | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.79 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.79 | %(c) | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.89 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.53 | %(c) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 1.93 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 67 | % | | | 165 | % | | | 457 | % | | | 639 | % | | | 266 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
109 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund – Class A
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.98 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.03 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.59 | | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | - | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.98 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (2.80 | )% | | | 0.77 | % | | | 5.84 | % | | | 4.96 | % | | | 0.27 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 16,201 | | | $ | 16,868 | | | $ | 3,702 | | | $ | 471 | | | $ | 110 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 4.28 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.77 | %(d) | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.74 | % | | | 0.89 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.58 | %(d) | | | 0.51 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 1.86 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 67 | % | | | 165 | % | | | 457 | % | | | 639 | % | | | 266 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
110 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund – Class C
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.98 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(a) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.33 | ) | | | – | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.00 | )(b) | | | (0.00 | )(b) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.17 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 9.98 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (3.16 | )% | | | (0.01 | )% | | | 5.10 | % | | | 4.19 | % | | | 0.09 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 2,968 | | | $ | 3,472 | | | $ | 2,193 | | | $ | 497 | | | $ | 370 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.53 | %(d) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 3.54 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.49 | %(d) | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.48 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets | | | (0.15 | )%(d) | | | (0.22 | )% | | | 0.46 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.35 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 67 | % | | | 165 | % | | | 457 | % | | | 639 | % | | | 266 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
111 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund – Class I
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.99 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.08 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.03 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.00 | (b) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.22 | | | $ | 10.57 | | | $ | 10.62 | | | $ | 10.25 | | | $ | 9.99 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (2.66 | )% | | | 1.05 | % | | | 6.12 | % | | | 5.21 | % | | | 0.50 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 651,758 | | | $ | 492,215 | | | $ | 166,817 | | | $ | 44,916 | | | $ | 13,601 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.54 | %(d) | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.70 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.49 | %(d) | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | % | | | 0.49 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.88 | %(d) | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.36 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 67 | % | | | 165 | % | | | 457 | % | | | 639 | % | | | 266 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
112 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund – Investor Class
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.23 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.03 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.96 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.15 | | | $ | 11.23 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.05 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.59 | )% | | | 1.26 | % | | | 6.95 | % | | | 11.77 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 6,468 | | | $ | 9,605 | | | $ | 10,109 | | | $ | 4,121 | | | $ | 345 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.97 | %(d) | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 2.97 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.93 | %(d) | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 1.07 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.20 | %(d) | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.20 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 112 | % | | | 178 | % | | | 360 | % | | | 489 | % | | | 345 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
113 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund – Class A
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.23 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.05 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.03 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.95 | ) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 0.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.16 | | | $ | 11.23 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.05 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.50 | )% | | | 1.27 | % | | | 6.96 | % | | | 11.79 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 16,609 | | | $ | 27,342 | | | $ | 15,016 | | | $ | 7,929 | | | $ | 136 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.97 | %(d) | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 3.96 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.94 | %(d) | | | 0.94 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.07 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.19 | %(d) | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 2.10 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 112 | % | | | 178 | % | | | 360 | % | | | 489 | % | | | 345 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
114 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund – Class C |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.03 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.00 | ) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 0.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.04 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 11.21 | | | $ | 11.44 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 10.04 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (8.93 | )% | | | 0.55 | % | | | 6.23 | % | | | 10.98 | % | | | 0.79 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,201 | | | $ | 7,184 | | | $ | 6,508 | | | $ | 1,727 | | | $ | 121 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.71 | %(c) | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 4.69 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.64 | %(c) | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.67 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 1.50 | %(c) | | | 0.83 | % | | | 0.94 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.49 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 112 | % | | | 178 | % | | | 360 | % | | | 489 | % | | | 345 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
115 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund – Class I |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period July 2, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.22 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.02 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.79 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 0.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | 0.00 | (b) | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.04 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.15 | | | $ | 11.22 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 10.04 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.37 | )% | | | 1.47 | % | | | 7.26 | % | | | 12.19 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,657,409 | | | $ | 1,738,746 | | | $ | 1,331,786 | | | $ | 365,930 | | | $ | 10,495 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.72 | %(d) | | | 0.73 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 2.18 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.64 | %(d) | | | 0.66 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.67 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.50 | %(d) | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.64 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 112 | % | | | 178 | % | | | 360 | % | | | 489 | % | | | 345 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. (d) Annualized. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
116 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund – Investor Class |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.02 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (8.04 | )% | | | 7.63 | % | | | (0.23 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 6,340 | | | $ | 6,869 | | | $ | 699 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.20 | %(c) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 2.36 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.20 | %(c) | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.20 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.05 | %(c) | | | 2.35 | % | | | 1.37 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 92 | % | | | 211 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
117 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund – Class A |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.02 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (8.03 | )% | | | 7.65 | % | | | (0.22 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,102 | | | $ | 1,217 | | | $ | 996 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.20 | %(c) | | | 1.26 | % | | | 2.38 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.20 | %(c) | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.20 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.05 | %(c) | | | 2.41 | % | | | 1.33 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 92 | % | | | 211 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
118 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund – Class C |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | 0.52 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.86 | ) | | | 0.69 | | | | (0.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.02 | ) | | | 0.49 | | | | (0.04 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.96 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (8.36 | )% | | | 6.88 | % | | | (0.31 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 607 | | | $ | 682 | | | $ | 498 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.90 | %(c) | | | 2.00 | % | | | 3.09 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.90 | %(c) | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.90 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.35 | %(c) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 0.63 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 92 | % | | | 211 | % | | | 66 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
119 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund – Class I |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.02 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (0.97 | ) | | | 0.50 | | | | (0.03 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 0.78 | | | | (0.01 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.03 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.44 | | | $ | 10.45 | | | $ | 9.97 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (7.80 | )% | | | 7.83 | % | | | (0.15 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 264,224 | | | $ | 298,535 | | | $ | 25,051 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.91 | %(c) | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.86 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.90 | %(c) | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 3.35 | %(c) | | | 2.66 | % | | | 1.79 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 92 | % | | | 211 | % | | | 66 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
(b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(c) | Annualized. |
(d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
120 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund – Investor Class |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.00 | (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.32 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 2.36 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.92 | )% | | | 23.95 | % | | | (1.18 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 701 | | | $ | 784 | | | $ | 601 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.59 | %(d) | | | 1.67 | % | | | 3.00 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.15 | %(d) | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.15 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.57 | %(d) | | | 0.38 | % | | | 0.25 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 61 | % | | | 126 | % | | | 26 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
121 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund – Class A |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.00 | (b) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.32 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 2.36 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.92 | )% | | | 23.96 | % | | | (1.16 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,149 | | | $ | 1,219 | | | $ | 988 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.59 | %(d) | | | 1.66 | % | | | 3.03 | %(d) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.15 | %(d) | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.15 | %(d) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.57 | %(d) | | | 0.39 | % | | | 0.26 | %(d) |
Portfolio turnover rate(e) | | | 61 | % | | | 126 | % | | | 26 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
122 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund – Class C |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.11 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 2.26 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 12.14 | | | $ | 9.88 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (9.24 | )% | | | 22.93 | % | | | (1.20 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 567 | | | $ | 607 | | | $ | 494 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 2.29 | %(c) | | | 2.40 | % | | | 3.73 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.85 | %(c) | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.85 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | | | (0.13 | )%(c) | | | (0.35 | )% | | | (0.44 | )%(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 61 | % | | | 126 | % | | | 26 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
123 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund – Class I
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Period September 16, 2020 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2020 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.07 | ) | | | 2.39 | | | | (0.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.14 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | (0.12 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.05 | | | $ | 12.19 | | | $ | 9.88 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (8.78 | )% | | | 24.28 | % | | | (1.15 | )% |
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RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 30,730 | | | $ | 37,410 | | | $ | 12,289 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.40 | %(c) | | | 1.39 | % | | | 2.69 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.85 | %(c) | | | 0.85 | % | | | 0.85 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 0.87 | %(c) | | | 0.67 | % | | | 0.57 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 61 | % | | | 126 | % | | | 26 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Semi-Annual Commentary and Outlook
Global equity markets had a difficult six months ending April 30, 2022 following a number of negative issues, some existing and some quite new. Issues from the fourth quarter of 2021 that remained and deepened were supply chain stress and a surprisingly strong rise in inflation which propelled interest rates higher. The Federal Reserve Bank’s pace of boosting rates has been a constant topic for the markets and we saw the first Fed action in March of 2022.
New issues arose as the omicron strain of Covid-19 dampened economic activity in January and February but subsided considerably in March. The Ukraine invasion boosted energy prices further on top of already high and rising inflation. Also, Covid-19 spikes have led to new lockdowns in China which will further exacerbate supply chain difficulties. Equity valuations do not normally like uncertainties when looking ahead. Now we have a plethora of issues to digest.
Larger market capitalization stocks in the U.S. fared better than global stocks in the period. The S&P 500 Index was down 9.7% while smaller capitalizations represented by the Russell 2000 Index was down 18.4%. The MSCI Europe Index declined 11.2% and the Morningstar Developed Markets Index (net) of large capitalization stocks globally was down 11.8%.
The prospect of multiple Fed rate increases and higher treasury rates pushed the U.S. Dollar Index up 9.7% in the period. The 2-year bond rose from .73% at year-end 2021 to close at 2.71% on April 30, 2022. Likewise, the 5-year bond rose from 1.26% to 2.95%. And finally, the 10-year bond rose from 1.51% to 2.93% at April 30 end.
Portfolio Review
For the six months ending April 30, 2022, the fund’s investor shares (LPEFX) fell by 19.8% compared with the primary benchmark Morningstar Developed Markets Index, which was down 11.8%. The Global Listed Private Equity Index was down 27.3%. The fund underperformed due to a relatively heavy weighting in financials and no exposure to energy stocks which were up over 25%. The U.S. Dollar strength hurt the fund approximately 1.4% versus the primary benchmark. Also, large market capitalization stocks outperformed mid and small capitalization companies.
Net contributors to performance included:
| • | Brookfield Infrastructure |
Net detractors from performance included:
We added 5 names to the fund, and a total of 7 securities, which included three preferred stock positions for Compass Diversified. We sold 5 names to end the half with 52 holdings.
Outlook
Global stocks and bonds finished 2021 on a tear while ignoring looming risks such as global supply chain imbalances and valuations which assumed only temporary inflation. Equity and bond markets have digested additional risks in an orderly manner without significant liquidity jolts as seen historically. The Federal Reserve would have removed accommodation faster if not for the onset of war and renewed pandemic fears. Otherwise, stocks would have been weaker.
The deflationary effect from global trade may have reached a turning point. The return of inflation is finally providing an opportunity for governments to begin removing support via extremely low interest rates and fiscal deficits. This is vital for the long-term health of capital markets and efficient price discovery.
Stock markets will continue to be volatile for the remainder of 2022 until there is certainty to the interest rate cycle. Forecasts for tightening monetary policy globally has likely been too aggressive. Thus far this cycle has been driven by supply constraints. However, rapid energy price shocks globally and slow growth in China from pandemic lockdowns is beginning to dampen consumer demand. This raises the risk of the Federal Reserve tightening too fast.
We target companies active in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to strengthen product lines or profit from disposing of maturing businesses. As the interest rate picture becomes clearer, we believe the M&A environment will pick up swiftly as valuations are much more attractive. We haven’t seen much of that in the last few years. Can’t wait!
We thank you for your confidence.
Andrew Drummond | Kirk McCown |
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager |
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The views of the authors and information discussed in this commentary are as of the date of publication, are subject to change, and may not reflect the writer's current views. The views expressed are those of the authors only, and represent an assessment of market conditions at a specific point in time, are opinions only and should not be relied upon as investment advice regarding a particular investment or markets in general. Such information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities or investment vehicles. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the fund(s) or any securities or any sectors mentioned in this letter. The subject matter contained in this letter has been derived from several sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of compilation. Neither ALPS, Advisors, Inc., Red Rocks Capital, LLC, nor the Fund accepts any liability for losses either direct or consequential caused by the use of this information.
Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Dividends are not guaranteed and are subject to change or elimination. Investments in international and emerging markets securities include exposure to risks such as currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Advisors Inc. are affiliated.
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Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year | 10 Year | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Investor# (NAV) | -19.82% | -10.47% | 8.20% | 8.40% | 11.03% | 1.94% | 1.94% |
Class A (NAV) | -19.92% | -10.55% | 8.18% | 8.38% | 11.03% | 1.94% | 1.94% |
Class A (MOP) | -24.29% | -15.49% | 6.18% | 7.16% | 10.41% | | |
Class C (NAV) | -20.06% | -11.05% | 7.40% | 7.59% | 10.24% | 2.59% | 2.59% |
Class C (CDSC) | -20.67% | -11.73% | 7.40% | 7.59% | 10.24% | | |
Class I | -19.60% | -10.16% | 8.48% | 8.67% | 11.35% | 1.59% | 1.59% |
Class R | -19.77% | -10.59% | 7.96% | 8.20% | 10.91% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
Morningstar Developed Markets Index1 | -11.82% | -4.81% | 9.83% | 9.70% | 9.93% | | |
Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index2 | -27.33% | -18.70% | 6.77% | 7.20% | 10.54% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million. The Fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days.
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Performance shown for Class A shares prior to June 12, 2018 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Investor shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class A shares.
Fund Inception date of December 31, 2007 for Investor Class, Class I, and Class R; Fund Inception date June 30, 2010 for Class C; Fund Inception date June 12, 2018 for Class A.
| 1 | The Morningstar Developed Market Index measures the performance of developed regional markets targeting the top 97% of stocks by market capitalization. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | The Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index includes securities, ADRs and GDRs of 40 to 75 private equity companies, including business development companies, master limited partnerships and other vehicles whose principal business is to invest in, lend capital to or provide services to privately held companies. The Red Rocks Global Listed Private Equity Index is managed by the Fund’s Sub-Advisor. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| * | What You Pay reflects the Advisor's and Sub-Advisor’s decision to contractually limit expenses through February 28, 2023, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.39%. Please see the current prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
| # | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund.
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
Listed Private Equity Companies are subject to various risks depending on their underlying investments, which could include, but are not limited to, additional liquidity risk, industry risk, non-U.S. security risk, currency risk, credit risk, managed portfolio risk and derivatives risk (derivatives risk is the risk that the value of the Listed Private Equity Companies’ derivative investments will fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment).
There are inherent risks in investing in private equity companies, which encompass financial institutions or vehicles whose principal business is to invest in and lend capital to privately held companies. Generally, little public information exists for private and thinly traded companies, and there is a risk that investors may not be able to make a fully informed investment decision.
Listed Private Equity Companies may have relatively concentrated investment portfolios, consisting of a relatively small number of holdings. A consequence of this limited number of investments is that the aggregate returns realized may be adversely impacted by the poor performance of a small number of investments, or even a single investment, particularly if a company experiences the need to write down the value of an investment.
Certain of the Fund’s investments may be exposed to liquidity risk due to low trading volume, lack of a market maker or legal restrictions limiting the ability of the Fund to sell particular securities at an advantageous price and/or time. As a result, these securities may be more difficult to value. Foreign investing involves special risks, such as currency fluctuations and political uncertainty. The Fund invests in derivatives and is subject to the risk that the value of those derivative investments will fall because of pricing difficulties or lack of correlation with the underlying investment.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
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Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, Ltd. | | | 4.88 | % |
Brederode SA | | | 4.62 | % |
Blackstone, Inc. | | | 4.39 | % |
HgCapital Trust PLC | | | 3.93 | % |
KKR & Co., Inc. | | | 3.89 | % |
FS KKR Capital Corp. | | | 3.64 | % |
3i Group PLC | | | 3.34 | % |
Partners Group Holding AG | | | 3.31 | % |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 2.77 | % |
Chemed Corp. | | | 2.67 | % |
Top Ten Holdings | | | 37.44 | % |
| † | Holdings are subject to change and my not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents indicative values only. |
Industry Sector Allocation (as a % of Net Assets)
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| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
CLOSED-END FUNDS (19.81%) | | | | | | |
Aberdeen Private Equity Opportunities Trust PLC | | | 257,251 | | | $ | 1,630,341 | |
Oakley Capital Investments, Ltd. | | | 235,000 | | | | 1,276,564 | |
Apax Global Alpha, Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 365,000 | | | | 851,219 | |
HarbourVest Global Private Equity, Ltd.(c) | | | 125,300 | | | | 3,985,802 | |
HBM Healthcare Investments AG, Class A | | | 5,700 | | | | 1,367,269 | |
HgCapital Trust PLC | | | 604,429 | | | | 3,210,764 | |
Pantheon International PLC Fund(c) | | | 442,000 | | | | 1,745,396 | |
ICG Enterprise Trust PLC | | | 92,299 | | | | 1,287,918 | |
Princess Private Equity Holding, Ltd. | | | 63,000 | | | | 828,710 | |
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $10,771,514) | | | | | | | 16,183,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS (75.86%) | | | | | | | | |
Communications (6.17%) | | | | | | | | |
Media (6.17%) | | | | | | | | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp(c) | | | 15,296 | | | | 1,267,732 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C(c) | | | 14,800 | | | | 1,654,936 | |
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM, Class A(c) | | | 50,600 | | | | 2,116,598 | |
| | | | | | | 5,039,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS | | | | | | | 5,039,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Discretionary (3.30%) | | | | | | | | |
Entertainment (2.27%) | | | | | | | | |
Entain PLC(c) | | | 53,000 | | | | 995,888 | |
Kindred Group PLC | | | 98,000 | | | | 859,204 | |
| | | | | | | 1,855,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail (1.03%) | | | | | | | | |
Wesfarmers, Ltd. | | | 24,400 | | | | 844,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | | | | | 2,699,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples (3.23%) | | | | | | | | |
Food (0.65%) | | | | | | | | |
Schouw & Co. A/S | | | 7,000 | | | | 535,159 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail (2.58%) | | | | | | | | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 3,960 | | | | 2,105,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | | | | | 2,640,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financials (49.47%) | | | | | | | | |
Banks (1.19%) | | | | | | | | |
SVB Financial Group(c) | | | 2,000 | | | | 975,280 | |
| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Diversified Financial Services (23.11%) | | | | | | | | |
Apollo Global Management, Inc. | | | 23,300 | | | $ | 1,159,408 | |
Ares Management LP, Class A | | | 20,700 | | | | 1,370,754 | |
Blackstone, Inc., Class A | | | 35,300 | | | | 3,585,421 | |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.(c) | | | 69,900 | | | | 1,565,760 | |
Carlyle Group, Inc. | | | 43,700 | | | | 1,585,873 | |
Intermediate Capital Group PLC | | | 91,600 | | | | 1,752,902 | |
KKR & Co., Inc., Class A | | | 62,300 | | | | 3,175,431 | |
Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 3,450 | | | | 1,253,661 | |
Partners Group Holding AG | | | 2,550 | | | | 2,701,718 | |
StepStone Group, Inc., Class A | | | 28,600 | | | | 732,732 | |
| | | | | | | 18,883,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies (14.03%) | | | | | | | | |
3i Group PLC | | | 166,602 | | | | 2,726,483 | |
Chrysalis Investments, Ltd.(c) | | | 362,000 | | | | 729,464 | |
Eurazeo SE | | | 14,400 | | | | 1,106,486 | |
FS KKR Capital Corp. | | | 142,000 | | | | 2,974,900 | |
Investor AB, B Shares | | | 100,000 | | | | 1,924,290 | |
Mutares SE & Co. KGaA | | | 36,500 | | | | 834,203 | |
Peugeot Invest | | | 10,400 | | | | 1,162,218 | |
| | | | | | | 11,458,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Equity (9.23%) | | | | | | | | |
Altamir | | | 40,961 | | | | 1,130,640 | |
Brederode SA | | | 29,652 | | | | 3,778,285 | |
Clairvest Group, Inc. | | | 12,700 | | | | 596,865 | |
Molten Ventures PLC(c) | | | 66,000 | | | | 569,136 | |
Ratos AB, B Shares | | | 287,500 | | | | 1,466,840 | |
| | | | | | | 7,541,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate (1.91%) | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A | | | 31,300 | | | | 1,560,618 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | | | | | 40,419,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care (8.50%) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care - Products (1.72%) | | | | | | | | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 5,600 | | | | 1,406,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare-Products (4.11%) | | | | | | | | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 4,500 | | | | 1,085,670 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 4,100 | | | | 2,266,972 | |
| | | | | | | 3,352,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Healthcare-Services (2.67%) | | | | | | | | |
Chemed Corp. | | | 4,440 | | | | 2,181,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | | | | | 6,940,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology (3.38%) | | | | | | | | |
Software (3.38%) | | | | | | | | |
Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 950 | | | | 1,495,175 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
Software (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 12,800 | | | $ | 1,269,120 | |
| | | | | | | 2,764,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY | | | | | | | 2,764,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities (1.81%) | | | | | | | | |
Electric (1.81%) | | | | | | | | |
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | | | 23,700 | | | | 1,479,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | | | | | 1,479,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $54,600,584) | | | | | | | 61,983,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES (1.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Financials (1.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies (1.07%) | | | | | | | | |
Owl Rock Capital Corp. | | | 61,000 | | | | 872,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | | | | | 872,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $909,194) | | | | | | | 872,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCK (0.50%) | | | | | | | | |
Financials (0.50%) | | | | | | | | |
Investment Companies (0.50%) | | | | | | | | |
Compass Diversified Holdings, Series A, 7.25%(d) | | | 2,350 | | | | 59,878 | |
Compass Diversified Holdings, Series B, 3M US L + 4.985%(d)(e) | | | 1,393 | | | | 36,079 | |
Compass Diversified Holdings, Series C, 7.875%(d) | | | 11,972 | | | | 309,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | | | | | 405,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $397,207) | | | | | | | 405,074 | |
| | 7-Day Yield | | | Shares | | | Value (Note 2) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (2.03%) | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (2.03%) | | | | | | | | | |
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | | | 0.317 | % | | | 1,659,768 | | | $ | 1,659,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | 1,659,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,659,768) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,659,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.27%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $68,338,267) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 81,105,173 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities (0.73%) | | | | | | | | | | | 597,845 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 81,703,018 | |
| (a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of those securities was 851,219, representing 1.04% of net assets. |
| (b) | Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under guidelines approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. As of April 30, 2022 the aggregate market value of those securities was $851,219 representing 1.04% of net assets. |
| (c) | Non-Income Producing Security. |
| (d) | Perpetual maturity. This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest. |
| (e) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The rate in effect as of April 30, 2022 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
ASSETS | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 81,105,173 | |
Receivable for investments sold | | | 647,000 | |
Receivable for shares sold | | | 21,955 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 378,897 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 24,269 | |
Total Assets | | | 82,177,294 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 217,701 | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | 51,043 | |
Investment advisory fees payable | | | 63,150 | |
Administration and transfer agency fees payable | | | 29,049 | |
Distribution and services fees payable | | | 38,626 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses payable | | | 3,738 | |
Professional fees payable | | | 28,780 | |
Custody fees payable | | | 19,064 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 23,125 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 474,276 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 81,703,018 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 80,322,104 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 1,380,914 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 81,703,018 | |
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | | $ | 68,338,267 | |
PRICING OF SHARES | | | | |
Investor Class: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 5.90 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 15,601,289 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 2,645,674 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 5.86 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 4,041,722 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 689,204 | |
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price) | | $ | 6.21 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share(a) | | $ | 5.25 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 7,152,624 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,363,493 | |
Class I: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 6.09 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 49,767,873 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 8,176,603 | |
Class R: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 4.39 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 5,139,510 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,171,697 | |
| (a) | Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund's Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
132 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund
Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 1,130,831 | |
Foreign taxes withheld on dividends | | | (5,444 | ) |
Total Investment Income | | | 1,125,387 | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 419,642 | |
Administrative fees | | | 49,546 | |
Transfer agency fees | | | 33,224 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 37,155 | |
Class A | | | 8,125 | |
Class C | | | 46,439 | |
Class R | | | 15,499 | |
Professional fees | | | 15,792 | |
Reports to shareholders and printing fees | | | 3,265 | |
State registration fees | | | 31,907 | |
Insurance fees | | | 601 | |
Custody fees | | | 5,497 | |
Trustees' fees and expenses | | | 2,668 | |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | 7,385 | |
Total Expenses | | | 676,745 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 448,642 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 4,571,165 | |
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions | | | (1,863 | ) |
Net Realized Gain | | | 4,569,302 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (25,868,344 | ) |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | (23,733 | ) |
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation | | | (25,892,077 | ) |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS | | | (21,322,775 | ) |
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | (20,874,133 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
133 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 448,642 | | | $ | 101,787 | |
Net realized gain | | | 4,569,302 | | | | 14,187,753 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | (25,892,077 | ) | | | 27,438,802 | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | (20,874,133 | ) | | | 41,728,342 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (4,401,059 | ) | | | (718,013 | ) |
Class A | | | (913,115 | ) | | | (119,340 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,483,588 | ) | | | (439,224 | ) |
Class I | | | (14,277,811 | ) | | | (2,461,061 | ) |
Class R | | | (1,815,477 | ) | | | (291,941 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (23,891,050 | ) | | | (4,029,579 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 796,667 | | | | 911,265 | |
Class A | | | 1,364,914 | | | | 1,284,789 | |
Class C | | | 131,514 | | | | 77,972 | |
Class I | | | 3,757,213 | | | | 7,576,741 | |
Class R | | | 130,769 | | | | 465,230 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 3,571,315 | | | | 569,108 | |
Class A | | | 749,895 | | | | 83,596 | |
Class C | | | 1,998,640 | | | | 367,738 | |
Class I | | | 12,833,066 | | | | 2,258,632 | |
Class R | | | 1,815,477 | | | | 291,941 | |
Shares redeemed, net of redemption fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (1,407,929 | ) | | | (2,882,725 | ) |
Class A | | | (463,619 | ) | | | (919,915 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,395,624 | ) | | | (2,330,963 | ) |
Class I | | | (8,961,016 | ) | | | (20,380,620 | ) |
Class R | | | (655,125 | ) | | | (1,236,068 | ) |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 14,266,157 | | | | (13,863,279 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets | | | (30,499,026 | ) | | | 23,835,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 112,202,044 | | | | 88,366,560 | |
End of period | | $ | 81,703,018 | | | $ | 112,202,044 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
134 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund – Investor Class
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(b) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.39 | | | $ | 6.47 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | 8.05 | | | $ | 6.29 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.12 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | 3.22 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 1.74 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 3.22 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 1.21 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 1.86 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.25 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.98 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.00 | (d) | | | 0.00 | (d) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (3.49 | ) | | | 2.92 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 0.92 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 1.76 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 5.90 | | | $ | 9.39 | | | $ | 6.47 | | | $ | 7.71 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | 8.05 | |
TOTAL RETURN(e) | | | (19.82 | )% | | | 51.18 | % | | | (3.20 | )% | | | 18.77 | % | | | (4.23 | )% | | | 29.97 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 15,601 | | | $ | 20,967 | | | $ | 15,580 | | | $ | 25,061 | | | $ | 35,775 | | | $ | 55,538 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(f) | | | 1.53 | %(g) | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f) | | | 1.53 | %(g) | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(f) | | | 0.75 | %(g) | | | 0.01 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1.63 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(h) | | | 9 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % |
| (a) | Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS/Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. |
| (b) | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
| (c) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (d) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (e) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (f) | The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Statement of Investments. |
| (h) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
135 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund – Class A
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period June 12, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.35 | | | $ | 6.45 | | | $ | 7.67 | | | $ | 6.79 | | | $ | 7.23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.01 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.54 | ) | | | 3.20 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.45 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.51 | ) | | | 3.20 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 1.19 | | | | (0.44 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.25 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | – | |
From net realized gains | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.98 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.01 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (3.49 | ) | | | 2.90 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.88 | | | | (0.44 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 5.86 | | | $ | 9.35 | | | $ | 6.45 | | | $ | 7.67 | | | $ | 6.79 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | (19.92 | )% | | | 51.02 | % | | | (2.92 | )% | | | 18.64 | % | | | (6.09 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 4,042 | | | $ | 4,188 | | | $ | 2,544 | | | $ | 790 | | | $ | 9 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 1.53 | %(f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | %(f) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 1.53 | %(f) | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.48 | %(f) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(e) | | | 0.73 | %(f) | | | 0.05 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 2.74 | % | | | 0.37 | %(f) |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % |
| (a) | Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS/Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Statement of Investments. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
136 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund – Class C
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 8.59 | | | $ | 5.98 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.41 | | | $ | 7.66 | | | $ | 6.04 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(b) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 2.97 | | | | (0.22 | ) | | | 1.03 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 1.65 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 2.91 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 1.71 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.24 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.97 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (c) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (3.34 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | (1.27 | ) | | | 0.84 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 1.62 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 5.25 | | | $ | 8.59 | | | $ | 5.98 | | | $ | 7.25 | | | $ | 6.41 | | | $ | 7.66 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | (20.06 | )% | | | 50.14 | % | | | (4.01 | )% | | | 17.83 | % | | | (4.88 | )% | | | 28.79 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 7,153 | | | $ | 10,883 | | | $ | 9,061 | | | $ | 16,256 | | | $ | 18,847 | | | $ | 18,981 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 2.18 | %(f) | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.13 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 2.18 | %(f) | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.16 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.13 | % |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(e) | | | 0.10 | %(f) | | | (0.73 | )% | | | 0.12 | % | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.83 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % |
| (a) | Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS/Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Statement of Investments. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
137 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund – Class I
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 6.61 | | | $ | 7.84 | | | $ | 6.92 | | | $ | 8.18 | | | $ | 6.39 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.13 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 3.28 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 1.10 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 1.76 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.53 | ) | | | 3.30 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 1.23 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 1.89 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.26 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.98 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
REDEMPTION FEES ADDED TO PAID-IN CAPITAL (NOTE 6) | | | – | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | 0.00 | (c) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (3.52 | ) | | | 3.00 | | | | (1.23 | ) | | | 0.92 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 1.79 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.09 | | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 6.61 | | | $ | 7.84 | | | $ | 6.92 | | | $ | 8.18 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | (19.60 | )% | | | 51.31 | % | | | (2.93 | )% | | | 18.98 | % | | | (3.87 | )% | | | 30.09 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 49,768 | | | $ | 69,176 | | | $ | 55,950 | | | $ | 141,286 | | | $ | 174,034 | | | $ | 138,572 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 1.16 | %(f) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.16 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e) | | | 1.16 | %(f) | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.16 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(e) | | | 1.12 | %(f) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 9 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % |
| (a) | Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS/Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Less than $0.005 or ($0.005) per share. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Statement of Investments. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
138 | April 30, 2022
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund – Class R |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.50 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 6.45 | | | $ | 5.75 | | | $ | 6.97 | | | $ | 5.48 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income/(loss)(b) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.09 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.15 | ) | | | 2.58 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.90 | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | 1.50 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 2.57 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.99 | | | | (0.26 | ) | | | 1.59 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (1.25 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (1.98 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (3.11 | ) | | | 2.27 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.70 | | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 1.49 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 4.39 | | | $ | 7.50 | | | $ | 5.23 | | | $ | 6.45 | | | $ | 5.75 | | | $ | 6.97 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (19.77 | )% | | | 50.86 | % | | | (3.56 | )% | | | 18.47 | % | | | (4.31 | )% | | | 29.51 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 5,140 | | | $ | 6,987 | | | $ | 5,231 | | | $ | 5,782 | | | $ | 4,684 | | | $ | 4,236 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d) | | | 1.63 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.56 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d) | | | 1.63 | %(e) | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.56 | % |
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(d) | | | 0.64 | %(e) | | | (0.17 | )% | | | 0.61 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 1.43 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 9 | % | | | 43 | % | | | 41 | % | | | 28 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % |
| (a) | Prior to March 31, 2020, the ALPS/Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund was known as the ALPS/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Statement of Investments. |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Management Commentary | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Six Months in Review:
Going into this review period, our investment team was focused on Four I’s: Inflation, Interest rates, Innovation, and Intrinsic value. However, it is the first two I’s that have garnered the attention of financial markets after headline inflation rose to 8.5% in March. Rising inflation has caused the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates quicker than previously anticipated. And in doing so, the Fed has been using all the tools at its disposal to lower inflation while trying to avoid a recession...in other words, they are attempting “a soft landing.” The Fed’s inflation-fighting efforts have certainly led to higher bond yields and as a by-product have been a compounding catalyst for a broad equity sell-off since early January of this year. While investors were preparing for slower earnings growth, equity market returns in the low to mid-single digits, and miniscule fixed income returns, few were prepared for the Fed to make an abrupt transition from very loose monetary policy to a very strict policy overnight. The abrupt about-face has uncharacteristically caused fixed income to experience price depreciation at the same time that equities are falling, thus compounding balanced portfolio losses, generally speaking. Heavily growth-oriented indices such as the S&P 500 (and the Nasdaq 100) are particularly sensitive to movements in rates and showed as much given their drawdowns in recent months. Valuation multiples of the S&P 500 and other equity indices have rerated down significantly since their highs at the end of last year, moving in conjunction with the rise in interest rates.
Outlook:
The investment environment has changed significantly since the end of 2021, and thus our outlook has adapted as well. For the next sixth months, our current outlook can be summarized in the following bullets:
| · | The era of broad growth stock outperformance is likely over. |
| · | We believe the stock market will remain volatile for the foreseeable future. |
| · | Higher bond yields will continue to provide more income to offset potential losses from a further decline in bond prices. |
| · | We prefer ‘stocks that look like bonds’ (e.g., high dividend payers) and ‘bonds that look like stocks’ (e.g. short duration high yield). |
| · | While valuation is starting to appear more attractive, the next uncertainty for the S&P 500 could be related to a corporate earnings downturn, should a recession materialize. |
During the period we used the following ETFs: iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) and iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) as proxies for the following indices: MSCI All Country World Index and Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index for purposes of discussing attribution.
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The portfolio outperformed relative to its benchmark (60% ACWI and 40% Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate) for the six months. The top themes that affected performance during the six-month period are listed below:
Contributors:
| · | Selection within domestic equities |
| · | Selection within traditional fixed income |
| · | Overweight allocation to cash |
Detractors:
| · | Underweight allocation to traditional fixed income |
| · | Selection within developed international equities |
| · | Underweight allocation to emerging market equities |
Scott Hays, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Dividends are not guaranteed and are subject to change or elimination. Investments in international and emerging markets securities include exposure to risks such as currency fluctuations, foreign taxes and regulations, and the potential for illiquid markets and political instability.
The views of the author and information discussed in this commentary are as of the date of publication, are subject to change, and may not reflect the writer's current views. The views expressed are those of the author only, and represent an assessment of market conditions at a specific point in time, are opinions only and should not be relied upon as investment advice regarding a particular investment or markets in general. Such information does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell specific securities or investment vehicles. It should not be assumed that any investment will be profitable or will equal the performance of the fund(s) or any securities or any sectors mentioned in this letter. The subject matter contained in this letter has been derived from several sources believed to be reliable and accurate at the time of compilation. Neither ALPS Advisors, Inc., RiverFront Investment Group, LLC, nor the Funds accepts any liability for losses either direct or consequential caused by the use of this information.
Indices do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses, or taxes.
An investor may not invest directly in an index.
Diversification cannot guarantee gain or prevent losses.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Advisors Inc. are affiliated.
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Performance Update | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Performance of $10,000 Initial Investment (as of April 30, 2022)
Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment
The chart above represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund since inception. Past performance does not guarantee future results. This chart does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
Average Annual Total Returns (as of April 30, 2022)
| 6 Month | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception^ | Total Expense Ratio | What You Pay* |
Investor#**(NAV) | -7.88% | -3.48% | 4.84% | 4.78% | 6.03% | 6.35% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Class A (NAV) | -7.81% | -3.41% | 4.86% | 4.79% | 6.04% | 6.35% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
Class A (MOP) | -12.88% | -8.74% | 2.89% | 3.62% | 5.44% | 5.84% |
Class C** (NAV) | -8.21% | -4.22% | 4.05% | 4.00% | 5.25% | 5.55% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
Class C** (CDSC) | -9.12% | -5.17% | 4.05% | 4.00% | 5.25% | 5.55% |
Class I (NAV) | -7.74% | -3.20% | 5.11% | 5.06% | 6.30% | 6.62% | 0.64% | 0.64% |
Morningstar Global Markets Index1 | -11.85% | -6.22% | 9.08% | 9.14% | 9.14% | 9.10% | | |
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index2 | -9.47% | -8.51% | 0.38% | 1.20% | 1.73% | 2.27% | | |
60% Morningstar Global Markets Index / 40% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index3 | -10.82% | -7.01% | 5.91% | 6.21% | 6.36% | 6.59% | | |
70% Morningstar Global Markets Index / 30% Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond1,2 | -11.07% | -6.80% | 6.75% | 6.97% | 7.08% | 7.25% | | |
Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance data may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. For the most current month-end performance data, please call 1-866-759-5679.
Maximum Offering Price (MOP) for Class A shares includes the Fund’s maximum sales charge of 5.50%. Performance shown at NAV does not include these sales charges and would have been lower had it been taken into account. If you invest $1 million or more, either as a lump sum or through the Fund’s accumulation or letter of intent programs, you can purchase Class A shares without an initial sales charge (load). A
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% may apply to Class C shares redeemed within the first 12 months after a purchase, and on Class A shares redeemed within the first 18 months after a purchase in excess of $1 million.
Performance shown for Class A shares prior to June 12, 2018 reflects the historical performance of the Fund’s Investor shares, calculated using the fees and expenses of Class A shares.
| 1 | The Morningstar Global Market Index measures the performance of performance of the stocks located in the developed and emerging countries across the world. Stocks in the index are weighted by their float capital, which removes corporate cross ownership, government holdings and other locked-in shares. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 2 | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS. The index is not actively managed and does not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes. An investor may not invest directly in an index. |
| 3 | The 60% Morningstar Global Markets Index / 40% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is replacing the 70% Morningstar Global Markets Index / 30% Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser made this recommendation to the Board because the new index closely aligns to the Fund’s investment strategies and investment restrictions. Information on both indices will be shown for a one year transition period. |
| ^ | Fund Inception date of August 2, 2010 for Investor Class and Classes C and I; Fund Inception date of June 12, 2018 for Class A. |
| * | What You Pay reflects Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses of 0.39%. Please see the prospectus dated February 28, 2022 for additional information. |
| ** | Excludes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions reported to the market may differ from the net asset value for financial reporting purposes. |
| # | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
Prior to February 28, 2018, the RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income was known as the RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund.
The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
This Fund is not suitable for all investors and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of the principal amount invested.
There is no guarantee that the Fund will continue to hold any one particular security or stay invested in any one particular company. The composition of the Fund's top holdings is subject to change. Performance figures are historical and reflect the change in share price, reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value, sales charges and capital gains distributions, if any.
Not FDIC Insured – No Bank Guarantee – May Lose Value
Top Ten Holdings (as a % of Net Assets) †
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | 17.79% |
iShares® Core S&P 500® ETF | 16.12% |
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF | 15.23% |
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 14.92% |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | 11.50% |
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | 5.26% |
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | 4.38% |
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF | 3.94% |
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF | 2.29% |
Riverfront Strategic Income Fund | 1.98% |
Top Ten Holdings | 93.41% |
| † | Holdings are subject to change, and may not reflect the current or future position of the portfolio. Table presents indicative values only. Excludes cash & cash equivalents. |
Portfolio Composition (as a % of Net Assets)
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Statement of Investments | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | | | | Value | |
| | Shares | | | (Note 2) | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (98.39%) | | | | | | |
Debt (33.65%) | | | | | | |
iShares® 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | | | 48,394 | | | $ | 4,842,304 | |
iShares® Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 160,208 | | | | 16,480,597 | |
iShares® Preferred & Income Securities ETF | | | 28,464 | | | | 966,353 | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF(a) | | | 555,199 | | | | 12,705,729 | |
Riverfront Strategic Income Fund(a) | | | 94,743 | | | | 2,191,396 | |
| | | | | | | 37,186,379 | |
Equity (64.74%) | | | | | | | | |
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic | | | | | | | | |
Developed International ETF(a) | | | 276,012 | | | | 16,825,691 | |
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF(a) | | | 71,445 | | | | 4,357,874 | |
iShares® Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF | | | 24,389 | | | | 725,573 | |
iShares® Global Infrastructure ETF | | | 51,857 | | | | 2,533,214 | |
iShares® US Technology ETF | | | 9,628 | | | | 862,573 | |
iShares® Core S&P® 500® ETF | | | 43,073 | | | | 17,813,270 | |
iShares® MSCI Germany Index Fund | | | 72,180 | | | | 1,877,402 | |
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | | | 99,266 | | | | 5,815,002 | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF(a) | | | 429,081 | | | | 19,656,372 | |
WisdomTree® Europe Hedged Equity Fund | | | 14,645 | | | | 1,064,252 | |
| | | | | | | 71,531,223 | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $104,277,918) | | | | | | | 108,717,602 | |
| | 7-Day | | | | | | Value | |
| | Yield | | | Shares | | | (Note 2) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (1.70%) | | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund (1.70%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
State Street Institutional Treasury Plus Money Market Fund | | | 0.010 | % | | | 1,875,822 | | | | 1,875,822 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND | | | | | | | | | | | 1,875,822 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,875,822) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,875,822 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.09%) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $106,153,740) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 110,593,424 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-0.09%) | | | | | | | | | | | (100,845 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS (100.00%) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 110,492,579 | |
| (a) | Affiliated Company. See Note 7 in Notes to Financial Statements. |
For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund's industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | |
ASSETS | | | | |
Investments, at value | | $ | 54,856,362 | |
Investments in affiliates, at value | | | 55,737,062 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 3,144 | |
Total Assets | | | 110,596,568 | |
LIABILITIES | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed | | | 32,360 | |
Unitary administrative fees payable | | | 48,706 | |
Distribution and services fees payable | | | 22,923 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 103,989 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,492,579 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 85,174,153 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 25,318,426 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,492,579 | |
INVESTMENTS, AT COST | | $ | 58,505,706 | |
INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES, AT COST | | $ | 47,648,034 | |
| | | | |
PRICING OF SHARES | | | | |
Investor Class: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.17 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 10,777,674 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 818,652 | |
Class A: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.15 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 17,907,829 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,361,783 | |
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9450), based on maximum sales charge of 5.50% of the offering price) | | $ | 13.92 | |
Class C: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share(a) | | $ | 12.69 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 19,623,370 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 1,546,950 | |
Class I: | | | | |
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.12 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 62,183,706 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized) | | | 4,739,835 | |
| (a) | Redemption price per share may be reduced for any applicable contingent deferred sales charge. For a description of a possible sales charge, please see the Fund's Prospectus. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
| | RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 349,017 | |
Dividends from affiliated securities | | | 841,114 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 1,190,131 | |
| | | | |
EXPENSES | | | | |
Unitary administrative fees | | | 117,275 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 11,952 | |
Class A | | | 16,127 | |
Class C | | | 81,673 | |
Total Expenses | | | 227,027 | |
Net Expenses | | | 227,027 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 963,104 | |
Net realized loss on investments | | | (41,624 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments - affiliated securities | | | 13,099,801 | |
Net realized gain | | | 13,058,177 | |
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (3,649,344 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments - affiliated securities | | | 7,753,227 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 4,103,883 | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS | | | 17,162,060 | |
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | | $ | 18,125,164 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 963,104 | | | $ | 658,095 | |
Net realized gain | | | 13,058,177 | | | | 2,069,528 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 4,103,883 | | | | 10,328,520 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | | | 18,125,164 | | | | 13,056,143 | |
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (111,460 | ) | | | (72,153 | ) |
Class A | | | (157,456 | ) | | | (57,142 | ) |
Class C | | | (153,596 | ) | | | (64,156 | ) |
Class I | | | (699,870 | ) | | | (464,644 | ) |
Dividends to shareholders from tax return of capital | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | – | | | | (5,188 | ) |
Class A | | | – | | | | (6,322 | ) |
Class C | | | – | | | | (5,710 | ) |
Class I | | | – | | | | (41,353 | ) |
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions | | | (1,122,382 | ) | | | (716,668 | ) |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 6) | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 19,476 | | | | 65,799 | |
Class A | | | 1,890,104 | | | | 1,777,632 | |
Class C | | | 520,506 | | | | 548,945 | |
Class I | | | 5,614,732 | | | | 4,128,228 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 108,853 | | | | 74,189 | |
Class A | | | 155,656 | | | | 62,714 | |
Class C | | | 148,794 | | | | 69,066 | |
Class I | | | 682,860 | | | | 498,442 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | (2,050,008 | ) | | | (1,441,166 | ) |
Class A | | | (1,479,502 | ) | | | (1,241,333 | ) |
Class C | | | (3,022,352 | ) | | | (5,788,861 | ) |
Class I | | | (17,203,004 | ) | | | (6,339,619 | ) |
Acquisition (Note 10) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Class | | | 3,113,205 | | | | – | |
Class A | | | 9,449,239 | | | | – | |
Class C | | | 8,421,455 | | | | – | |
Class I | | | 22,905,047 | | | | – | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Derived from Beneficial Interest Transactions | | | 29,275,061 | | | | (7,585,964 | ) |
Net increase in net assets | | | 46,277,843 | | | | 4,753,511 | |
NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 64,214,736 | | | | 59,461,225 | |
End of period | | $ | 110,492,579 | | | $ | 64,214,736 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated: |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(a)(b) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.45 | | | $ | 11.84 | | | $ | 12.02 | | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.48 | | | $ | 12.38 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(c) | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.17 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 2.62 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 2.09 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.76 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 2.26 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | – | |
Tax return of capital | | | – | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 2.10 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.17 | | | $ | 14.45 | | | $ | 11.84 | | | $ | 12.02 | | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.48 | |
TOTAL RETURN(d) | | | (7.81 | )% | | | 23.40 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 6.71 | % | | | (4.03 | )% | | | 18.37 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 10,778 | | | $ | 6,921 | | | $ | 6,802 | | | $ | 8,864 | | | $ | 9,062 | | | $ | 19,123 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 1.37 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.50 | %(e) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.74 | %(f) | | | 1.15 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.10 | %(e) | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.24 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(g) | | | 91 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 224 | % | | | 63 | % |
| (a) | Prior to December 1, 2017, Investor Class was known as Class A. |
| (b) | Prior to February 28, 2018, the RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income was known as the RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund. |
| (c) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (d) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (f) | Effective February 28, 2018, pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays an annual unitary administrative fee, which is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, and will no longer pay a management fee or contractually limit the Fund’s total annual expenses. Refer to Note 8. |
| (g) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income – Class A |
Financial Highlights |
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Period June 12, 2018 (Commencement of Operations) to October 31, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.43 | | | $ | 11.83 | | | $ | 12.01 | | | $ | 13.36 | | | $ | 14.70 | |
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | (1.34 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 2.75 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.64 | | | | (1.19 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | – | |
From tax return of capital | | | – | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 2.60 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.15 | | | $ | 14.43 | | | $ | 11.83 | | | $ | 12.01 | | | $ | 13.36 | |
TOTAL RETURN(b) | | | (7.81 | )% | | | 23.34 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 6.78 | % | | | (8.13 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 17,908 | | | $ | 6,139 | | | $ | 4,489 | | | $ | 3,839 | | | $ | 13 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.50 | %(c) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(c) |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.50 | %(c) | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.50 | %(c) |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 1.88 | %(c) | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 2.65 | %(c) |
Portfolio turnover rate(d) | | | 91 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 224 | % |
| (a) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (b) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (d) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income – Class C
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 13.94 | | | $ | 11.45 | | | $ | 11.65 | | | $ | 13.03 | | | $ | 14.16 | | | $ | 12.15 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.07 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.21 | ) | | | 2.52 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 0.40 | | | | (0.78 | ) | | | 2.05 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 2.56 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.53 | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | 2.12 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | – | |
Tax return of capital | | | – | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (1.91 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.25 | ) | | | 2.49 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | 2.01 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 12.69 | | | $ | 13.94 | | | $ | 11.45 | | | $ | 11.65 | | | $ | 13.03 | | | $ | 14.16 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (8.14 | )% | | | 22.44 | % | | | (0.44 | )% | | | 5.91 | % | | | (4.74 | )% | | | 17.53 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 19,623 | | | $ | 11,049 | | | $ | 13,642 | | | $ | 19,798 | | | $ | 23,111 | | | $ | 26,514 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.25 | %(d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 2.12 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 1.25 | %(d) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.47 | %(e) | | | 1.90 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 1.28 | %(d) | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 91 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 224 | % | | | 63 | % |
| (a) | Prior to February 28, 2018, the RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income was known as the RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Returns shown exclude any applicable sales charges. |
| (e) | Effective February 28, 2018, pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays an annual unitary administrative fee, which is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, and will no longer pay a management fee or contractually limit the Fund’s total annual expenses. Refer to Note 8. |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income – Class I
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated:
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2018(a) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2017 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 13.31 | | | $ | 14.42 | | | $ | 12.31 | |
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.29 | | | | 0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) | | | (1.26 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.41 | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 2.09 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 2.79 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.67 | | | | (0.53 | ) | | | 2.29 | |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
From net realized gains | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.78 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | – | |
Tax return of capital | | | – | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (1.34 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 2.11 | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.12 | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 11.79 | | | $ | 11.97 | | | $ | 13.31 | | | $ | 14.42 | |
TOTAL RETURN(c) | | | (7.74 | )% | | | 23.79 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 7.07 | % | | | (3.88 | )% | | | 18.75 | % |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 62,184 | | | $ | 40,106 | | | $ | 34,529 | | | $ | 49,610 | | | $ | 51,749 | | | $ | 33,484 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.25 | %(d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.53 | % | | | 1.12 | % |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements | | | 0.25 | %(d) | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.25 | % | | | 0.44 | %(e) | | | 0.90 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | 2.36 | %(d) | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate(f) | | | 91 | % | | | 13 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 62 | % | | | 224 | % | | | 63 | % |
| (a) | Prior to February 28, 2018, the RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income was known as the RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund. |
| (b) | Calculated using the average shares method. |
| (c) | Total returns are for the period indicated and have not been annualized. Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period. Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
| (e) | Effective February 28, 2018, pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, the Fund pays an annual unitary administrative fee, which is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, and will no longer pay a management fee or contractually limit the Fund’s total annual expenses. Refer to Note 8. |
| (f) | Portfolio turnover rate for periods less than one full year have not been annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust consists of multiple separate portfolios or series. This semi-annual report includes the financial statements and financial highlights of the following 8 funds: ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund, ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund, RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income, ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund, and ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund seeks to maximize real returns (returns after inflation), consistent with prudent investment management. ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund’s investment goal is long-term capital appreciation. The ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of appreciation on its investments and a variable income stream. Effective February 28, 2018, RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income seeks to achieve long-term growth and income. The ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund capital seeks to obtain maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital. The ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital. The ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with presercation of capital and balanced by current income. The ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund seeks to obtain maximum risk-adjusted return with a secondary focus on high current income.
The classes of each Fund differ principally in the applicable distribution and shareholder service fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from the Fund pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends to shareholders are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gain distributions to shareholders are allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder service fees, if applicable.
Basis of Consolidation for the ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on April 23, 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund (the “CoreCommodity Fund”). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the CoreCommodity Fund in order to effect certain commodity-related investments on behalf of the CoreCommodity Fund. CoreCommodity Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of June 14, 2010, and it is intended that the CoreCommodity Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to wholly own and control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. The CoreCommodity Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in shares of the Subsidiary. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the CoreCommodity Fund, the financial statements of the Subsidiary are included in the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights of the CoreCommodity Fund. All investments held by the Subsidiary are disclosed in the accounts of the CoreCommodity Fund. As of April 30, 2022, net assets of the CoreCommodity Fund were $1,911,615,125 of which $409,041,094 or 21.40%, represented the CoreCommodity Fund’s ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Subsidiary.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by each Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. Each Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes, and follows accounting policies in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), including policies specific to investment companies. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and subsidiaries, as applicable, in preparation of their financial statements. The Funds are considered investment companies under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.
Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading. For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more brokers-dealers that make a market in the security. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values. Bonds may be purchased and held as odd lots. Pricing vendors generally value securities assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot sizes, but a Fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Special valuation considerations may apply with respect to a Fund’s odd-lot positions, as the Fund may receive different prices when it sells such positions than it would receive for sales of institutional round lot positions. The ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, the ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund, and ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund have odd lot pricing policies it employs to value odd lot securities.
Futures contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or comparable over the counter market, and that are freely transferable, are valued at their closing settlement price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded or based upon the current settlement price for a like instrument acquired on the day on which the instrument is being valued. A settlement price may not be used if the market makes a limit move with respect to a particular commodity. Over-the-counter swap contracts are valued based on quotes received from independent pricing services or one or more dealers that make markets in such investments.
Option contracts are valued using the National Best Bid and Offer price (“NBBO”). In the event there is no NBBO price available, option contracts are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask.
For ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund, and Clough China Fund, who hold equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges, such securities are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective foreign exchanges, except when an event occurs subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange and the close of the NYSE that was likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Funds will use a fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value or a meaningful portion of the Fund’s portfolio is believed to have been materially affected by an valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day on the NYSE.
Forward currency exchange contracts have a value determined by the current foreign currency exchange forward rates. The foreign currency exchange forward rates are calculated using an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. Foreign exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board. The fair valuation policies and procedures (“FV Procedures”) have been adopted by the Board for the fair valuation of portfolio assets held by the Fund(s) in the event that (1) market quotations for the current price of a portfolio security or asset are not readily available, or (2) available market quotations that would otherwise be used to value a portfolio security or asset in accordance with the Fund’s Pricing Procedures appear to be unreliable. The Pricing Procedures reflect certain pricing methodologies (or “logics”) that are not “readily available market quotations” and thus are viewed and treated as fair valuations. The Fair Value Committee routinely meets to discuss fair valuations of portfolio securities and other instruments held by the Fund(s).
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements: The Funds disclose the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:
Level 1 – | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date; |
Level 2 – | Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and |
Level 3 – | Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
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The following is a summary of each Fund’s investments/financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2022:
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 539,423,877 | | | $ | 103 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 539,423,980 | |
Master Limited Partnerships(a) | | | 513,576 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 513,576 | |
Government Bonds | | | – | | | | 1,115,125,038 | | | | – | | | | 1,115,125,038 | |
Total | | $ | 539,937,453 | | | $ | 1,115,125,141 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,655,062,594 | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | 25,213,635 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 25,213,635 | |
Total Return Swap Contracts | | | – | | | | 12 | | | | – | | | | 12 | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | $ | (43,970,881 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | (43,970,881 | ) |
Total Return Swap Contracts | | $ | – | | | $ | (1,110 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | (1,110 | ) |
Total | | $ | (18,757,246 | ) | | $ | (1,098 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | (18,758,344 | ) |
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communication Services | | $ | – | | | $ | 14,938,787 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 14,938,787 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 4,549,429 | | | | 31,897,563 | | | | – | | | | 36,446,992 | |
Consumer Staples | | | – | | | | 17,654,064 | | | | – | | | | 17,654,064 | |
Energy | | | – | | | | 33,247,247 | | | | – | | | | 33,247,247 | |
Financials | | | 15,830,854 | | | | 89,763,213 | | | | – | | | | 105,594,067 | |
Health Care | | | 4,843,021 | | | | 26,116,573 | | | | – | | | | 30,959,594 | |
Industrials | | | – | | | | 22,876,301 | | | | – | | | | 22,876,301 | |
Information Technology | | | 11,298,936 | | | | 45,816,846 | | | | – | | | | 57,115,782 | |
Materials | | | – | | | | 28,978,422 | | | | – | | | | 28,978,422 | |
Real Estate | | | – | | | | 7,997,785 | | | | – | | | | 7,997,785 | |
Total | | $ | 36,522,240 | | | $ | 319,286,801 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 355,809,041 | |
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Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,676,884 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,676,884 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 1,300,051 | | | | – | | | | 1,300,051 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 13,032,185 | | | | – | | | | 13,032,185 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 476,875,331 | | | | – | | | | 476,875,331 | |
Government Bonds | | | – | | | | 181,228,298 | | | | – | | | | 181,228,298 | |
Municipal Bonds | | | – | | | | 150,089 | | | | – | | | | 150,089 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 503,117 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 503,117 | |
Total | | $ | 503,117 | | | $ | 674,262,838 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 674,765,955 | |
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | $ | – | | | $ | 111,088,207 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 111,088,207 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 28,588,566 | | | | – | | | | 28,588,566 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 91,334,648 | | | | – | | | | 91,334,648 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 900,912,429 | | | | – | | | | 900,912,429 | |
Government Bonds | | | – | | | | 519,091,722 | | | | – | | | | 519,091,722 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 22,978,654 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 22,978,654 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 585,712 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 585,712 | |
Total | | $ | 23,564,366 | | | $ | 1,651,015,572 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,674,579,938 | |
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 – Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 5,639,640 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 5,639,640 | |
Bank Loan | | | – | | | | 992,580 | | | | – | | | | 992,580 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | – | | | | 813,175 | | | | – | | | | 813,175 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 2,064,243 | | | | – | | | | 2,064,243 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 227,263,381 | | | | – | | | | 227,263,381 | |
Government Bonds | | | – | | | | 17,662,703 | | | | – | | | | 17,662,703 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 9,661,353 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9,661,353 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 5,691,860 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5,691,860 | |
Total | | $ | 20,992,853 | | | $ | 248,796,082 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 269,788,935 | |
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks(a) | | $ | 21,986,858 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 21,986,858 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | – | | | | 1,230,597 | | | | – | | | | 1,230,597 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 18,120 | | | | – | | | | 18,120 | |
Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 879,100 | | | | – | | | | 879,100 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 4,794,638 | | | | – | | | | 4,794,638 | |
Government Bonds | | | – | | | | 2,299,379 | | | | – | | | | 2,299,379 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 106,563 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 106,563 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 1,730,759 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,730,759 | |
Total | | $ | 23,824,180 | | | $ | 9,221,834 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 33,046,014 | |
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Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Business Development Companies | | $ | 872,910 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 872,910 | |
Closed-End Funds | | | 2,906,905 | | | | 13,277,078 | | | | – | | | | 16,183,983 | |
Common Stocks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Communications | | | 5,039,266 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 5,039,266 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | – | | | | 2,699,406 | | | | – | | | | 2,699,406 | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2,105,611 | | | | 535,159 | | | | – | | | | 2,640,770 | |
Financials | | | 21,667,343 | | | | 18,752,025 | | | | – | | | | 40,419,368 | |
Health Care | | | 6,940,742 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,940,742 | |
Technology | | | 2,764,295 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,764,295 | |
Utilities | | | 1,479,591 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,479,591 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 405,074 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 405,074 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1,659,768 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,659,768 | |
Total | | $ | 45,841,505 | | | $ | 35,263,668 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 81,105,173 | |
Investments in Securities at Value | | Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 -Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | $ | 108,717,602 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 108,717,602 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1,875,822 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,875,822 | |
Total | | $ | 110,593,424 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 110,593,424 | |
| (a) | For detailed descriptions of country, sector and/or industry, see the accompanying Statement of Investments or Consolidated Statement of Investments. |
For the six months ended April 30, 2022, the Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value.
Fund and Class Expenses: Some expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a Fund or a specific share class of a Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among all Funds in the Trust based on average net assets of each share class within a Fund.
Federal Income Taxes: The Funds comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and intend to distribute substantially all of their net taxable income and net capital gains, if any, each year. The Funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made.
The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return, but may extend to four years in certain jurisdictions. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.
Distributions to Shareholders: Each Fund, except, RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income, RiverFront Asset Allocation Moderate, ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund, and ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund, normally pays dividends and distributes capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income and RiverFront Asset Allocation Moderate normally pay dividends, if any, on a quarterly basis and distribute capital gains annually. ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund, and ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund declare and distribute dividends, if any, on a monthly basis and capital gains, if any, on at least an annual basis. Income dividend distributions are derived from interest, dividends, and other income a Fund receives from its investments, including distributions of short-term capital gains. Capital gain distributions are derived from gains realized when a Fund sells a security it has owned for more than a year or from long-term capital gain distributions from underlying investments. Each Fund may make additional distributions and dividends at other times if its portfolio manager or managers believe doing so may be necessary for the Fund to avoid or reduce taxes.
Commodity-Linked Notes: The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund may invest in commodity-linked notes which are derivative instruments that have characteristics of a debt security and of a commodity-linked derivative. A commodity-linked note typically provides for interest payments and a principal payment at maturity linked to the price movement of the underlying commodity, commodity index or commodity futures or option contract. Commodity-linked notes may be principal protected, partially protected, or offer no principal protection. The value of these notes will rise and fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index or investment. These notes are often leveraged, increasing the volatility of each note’s value relative to the change in the underlying linked index. Commodity index-linked investments may be more volatile and less liquid than the underlying index and their value may be affected by the performance of the commodities as well as other factors, including liquidity, quality, maturity and other economic variables. Commodity-linked notes are typically issued by a bank or other financial institution and are sometimes referred to as structured notes because the terms of the notes may be structured by the issuer and the purchaser of the notes to accommodate the specific investment requirements of the purchaser.
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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Each Fund may invest in shares of ETFs and other similar instruments if the investment manager chooses to adjust a Fund’s exposure to the general market or industry sectors and to manage a Fund’s risk exposure. ETFs differ from traditional index funds in that their shares are listed on a securities exchange and can be traded intraday. ETF shares are shares of exchange traded investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act and hold a portfolio of common stocks designed to track the performance of a particular index. Limitations of the 1940 Act may prohibit a Fund from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding shares of certain ETFs. Instruments that are similar to ETFs represent beneficial ownership interests in specific “baskets” of stocks of companies within a particular industry sector or group. These securities may also be exchange traded, but unlike ETFs, the issuers of these securities are not registered as investment companies.
The portfolio manager may decide to purchase or sell short ETF shares or options on ETF shares for the same reasons it would purchase or sell (and as an alternative to purchasing or selling) futures contracts – to obtain exposure to the stock market or a particular segment of the stock market, or to hedge a Fund’s portfolio against such exposures. Depending on the market, the holding period and other factors, the use of ETF shares and options thereon can be less costly than the use of index options or stock index futures. In addition, ETF shares and options thereon can typically be purchased in smaller amounts than are available for futures contracts and can offer exposure to market sectors and styles for which there is no suitable or liquid futures contract.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date basis). Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to each Fund.
Cash Management Transactions: ALPS/ Kotak India Growth Fund subscribes to the Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”) Cash Management Service (“CMS”), whereby cash balances are automatically swept into overnight offshore demand deposits with either the BBH Grand Cayman branch or a branch of a pre-approved commercial bank. This fully automated program allows the Fund to earn interest on cash balances. Excess cash with deposit institutions domiciled outside of the U.S. are subject to sovereign actions in the jurisdiction of the deposit institution including, but not limited to, freeze, seizure or diminution. Cash balances in the BBH CMS are included on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Cash and Foreign currency, at value.
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund has the following cash balances participating in the BBH CMS:
Fund
ALPS/ Kotak India Growth Fund $10,185,848
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund did not have any foreign cash balances participating in the BBH CMS.
Foreign Securities: Each Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments.
Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.
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Foreign Currency Spot Contracts: The Funds may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities or to convert foreign currency receipts into U.S. dollars. A foreign currency spot contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement generally within two business days. The U.S. dollar value of the contracts is determined using current currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. The contract is marked-to-market daily for settlements beyond one day and any change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value on the open and close date. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency, or if the counterparties do not perform under the contract’s terms. The maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in REITs and are subject to certain risks associated with direct investment in REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareowners, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Code, or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act. Distributions that the Fund receives from REITs can be classified as ordinary income, capital gain income or return of capital by the REITs that make these distributions to the Fund. However, it is not possible for the Fund to characterize distributions received from REITs during interim periods because the REIT issuers do not report their tax characterizations until subsequent to year end. During interim periods, the REIT distributions are accounted for as ordinary income until the re characterizations are made subsequent to year end.
Treasury Inflation Protected-Securities (“TIPS”): The Funds may invest in TIPS, including structured bonds in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The adjustments to principal due to inflation/deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on a Fund’s distributions and may result in a return of capital to shareholders. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
Loan Participations and Assignments: Certain Funds may invest in loan participations and assignments. The Fund considers loan participations and assignments to be investments in debt securities. Loan participations typically will result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. Under a loan participation, the Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loan, nor any rights of set-off against the borrower, and the Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, the Fund will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling a participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any set-off between the lender and the borrower. When the Fund purchases assignments of loans from lenders, the Fund will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan, except that under certain circumstances such rights may be more limited than those held by the assigning lender.
Master Limited Partnerships: Certain Funds may invest in MLPs, which are publicly traded partnerships engaged in the transportation, storage and processing of minerals and natural resources. By confining their operations to these specific activities, their interests, or units, are able to trade on public securities exchanges exactly like the shares of a corporation, without entity level taxation. To qualify as a MLP and to not be taxed as a corporation, a partnership must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Code. These qualifying sources include natural resource based activities such as the processing, transportation and storage of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. The general partner of an MLP is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP, or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an up to 2% equity interest in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners typically own the remainder of the partnership, through ownership of common units, and have a limited role in the partnership’s operations and management. MLPs are typically structured such that common units and general partner interests have first priority to receive quarterly cash distributions up to an established minimum amount (“minimum quarterly distributions” or “MQD”). Common and general partner interests also accrue arrearages in distributions to the extent the MQD is not paid. Once common and general partner interests have been paid, subordinated units receive distributions of up to the MQD; however, subordinated units do not accrue arrearages. Distributable cash in excess of the MQD is paid to both common and subordinated units and is distributed to both common and subordinated units generally on a pro rata basis. The general partner is also eligible to receive incentive distributions if the general partner operates the business in a manner which results in distributions paid per common unit surpassing specified target levels. As the general partner increases cash distributions to the limited partners, the general partner receives an increasingly higher percentage of the incremental cash distributions.
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Libor Risk: In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The Fund’ investments, payment obligations, and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” which is the offered rate for short-term Eurodollar deposits between major international banks. On November 30, 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced its intention to delay the phase out of the majority of the U.S. dollar LIBOR publications until June 30, 2023, with the remainder of LIBOR publications to still end at the end of 2020. There remains uncertainty regarding the nature of any replacement rate and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on the Funds’ transactions and the financial markets generally. As such, the potential effect of a transition away from LIBOR on the Funds or the Funds’ investments cannot yet be determined.
COVID-19 Risks: A recent outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus was first detected in December 2019 and has now been detected internationally. This coronavirus has resulted in closing borders, enhanced health screenings, healthcare service preparation and delivery, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this coronavirus, and other epidemics and pandemics that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies, their securities (including equity and debt), and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. In addition, the impact of infectious diseases in developing or emerging market countries may be greater due to less established health care systems. Health crises caused by the recent coronavirus outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The impact of the outbreak may be short term or may last for an extended period of time.
3. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
As a part of their investment strategy, the Funds are permitted to enter in various types of derivatives contracts. In doing so, the Funds employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent in derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity or debt securities; they require little or no initial cash investment, they focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Funds to pursue their objectives more quickly and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market factors.
Cash collateral is being pledged to cover derivative obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Statements of Investments.
Risk of Investing in Derivatives: The Funds’ use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Funds are using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Funds, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.
Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to its net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Funds’ performance.
Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Funds. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Funds are attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per their investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.
Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Funds will not be able to sell or close out the derivative in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. In addition, use of derivatives may increase or decrease exposure to the following risk factors:
Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.
Commodity Risk: Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Funds to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments, which are unpredictable. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions.
Foreign Currency Risk: Currency trading involves significant risks, including market risk, interest rate risk, country risk, counterparty credit risk and short sale risk. Market risk results from the price movement of foreign currency values in response to shifting market supply and demand.
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Interest rate risk arises whenever a country changes its stated interest rate target associated with its currency. Country risk arises because virtually every country has interfered with international transactions in its currency.
Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities held by the Funds are likely to decrease. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, and are usually more volatile than securities.
Swap Contracts: Each Fund may enter into swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. At the present time, the CoreCommodity Fund and Clough China Fund primarily enter into swap transactions for the purpose of increasing total return. Swap agreements may be executed in a multilateral or other trade facility program, such as a registered exchange (“centrally cleared swaps”) or may be privately negotiated in the over-the counter market. The duration of a swap agreement typically ranges from a few weeks to more than one year. In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Fund’s counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net payment to be received by the Funds and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Funds consider the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Although centrally cleared swaps typically present less counterparty risk than non-centrally cleared swaps, a Fund that has entered into centrally cleared swaps is subject to the risk of the failure of the CCP.
Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, market risk, liquidity risk and elements of credit, legal and documentation risk that are not directly reflected in the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.
The Funds may pay or receive cash as collateral on these contracts which may be recorded as an asset and/or liability. The Funds must set aside liquid assets, or engage in other appropriate measures, to cover its obligations under these contracts. Swaps are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upfront payments made and/or received by the Funds are recorded as an asset and/or liability and realized gains or losses are recognized ratably over the contract’s term/event, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps, whose realized gains or losses are recognized ratably from the effective start date. Periodic payments received or made on swap contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of a swap contract and are recorded on the Statement of Operations.
Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Credit default swaps are a type of swap agreement in which the protection “buyer” is generally obligated to pay the protection “seller” an upfront and/ or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no credit event, such as a default, on a reference obligation has occurred. Credit default swaps (“CDS”) are typically two-party financial contracts that transfer credit exposure between the two parties. Under a typical CDS, one party (the “seller”) receives pre-determined periodic payments from the other party (the “buyer”). The seller agrees to make compensating specific payments to the buyer if a negative credit event occurs, such as the bankruptcy or default by the issuer of the underlying debt instrument. Swap agreements held at October 31, 2021 are disclosed after the Statement of Investments.
The average notional amount of the swap positions held in the ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund for the period ended April 30, 2022 was $863,825,393.
Futures: Each Fund may invest in futures contracts in accordance with their investment objectives. Each Fund does so for a variety of reasons including for cash management, hedging or non-hedging purposes in an attempt to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified quantity of the security or other financial instrument at a specified price and time. A futures contract on an index is an agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the index contract was originally written. Futures transactions may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract. There can be no guarantee that there will be a correlation between price movements in the hedging vehicle and in the portfolio securities being hedged. An incorrect correlation could result in a loss on both the hedged securities in a Fund and the hedging vehicle so that the portfolio return might have been greater had hedging not been attempted. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at a time when a Fund seeks to close out a futures contract or a futures option position. Lack of a liquid market for any reason may prevent a Fund from liquidating an unfavorable position, and the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange traded futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
When a purchase or sale of a futures contract is made by a Fund, the Fund is required to deposit with its custodian (or broker, if legally permitted) a specified amount of liquid assets (“initial margin”). The margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the contract. The initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the futures contract that is returned to a Fund upon termination of the contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. These amounts are included in Deposit with broker for futures contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Each day a Fund may pay or receive cash, called “variation margin,” equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. Such payments or receipts are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by a Fund. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a Fund but is instead a settlement between a Fund and the broker of the amount one would owe the other if the futures contract expired. When the contract is closed, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
The average value of futures contracts held in the ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund for the period ended April 30, 2022 was $490,806,388 for long futures and $313,786,679 for short futures.
Option Contracts: Each Fund may enter into options transactions for hedging purposes and for non-hedging purposes such as seeking to enhance return. Each Fund may write covered put and call options on any stocks or stock indices, currencies traded on domestic and foreign securities exchanges, or futures contracts on stock indices, interest rates and currencies traded on domestic and, to the extent permitted by the CFTC, foreign exchanges. A call option on an asset written by a Fund obligates the Fund to sell the specified asset to the holder (purchaser) at a stated price (the exercise price) if the option is exercised before a specified date (the expiration date). A put option on an asset written by a Fund obligates the Fund to buy the specified asset from the purchaser at the exercise price if the option is exercised before the expiration date. Premiums received when writing options are recorded as liabilities and are subsequently adjusted to the current value of the options written. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options, which are either exercised or closed, are offset against the proceeds received or amount paid on the transaction to determine realized gains or losses which are recorded on the Statement of Operations.
Derivatives Instruments: The following tables disclose the amounts related to each Fund’s use of derivative instruments.
The effect of derivatives instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for the period ended April 30, 2022:
Risk Exposure | | Asset Location | | Fair Value | | | Liability Location | | Fair Value | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund(a) |
Commodity Contracts (Futures Contracts) | | Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(b) | | $ | 25,213,635 | | | Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(b) | | $ | (43,970,881 | ) |
Commodity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts) | | Unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts | | | 12 | | | Unrealized depreciation on total return swap contracts | | | (1,110 | ) |
Total | | | | $ | 25,213,647 | | | | | $ | (43,971,991 | ) |
| (a) | The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund consolidates the statements of assets and liabilities. |
| (b) | Represents cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Investments. Only the current day's net variation margin is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The effect of derivatives instruments on the Statement of Operations for the period ended April 30, 2022:
Risk Exposure | | Statement of Operations Location | | Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund(a) |
Equity and Commodity Contracts (Futures Contracts) | | Net realized gain on futures contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures contracts | | $ | 74,038,868 | | | $ | (16,834,962 | ) |
Commodity Contracts (Total Return Swap Contracts) | | Net realized loss on total return swap contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation on total return swap contracts | | | 224,184,193 | | | | (833 | ) |
Total | | | | $ | 298,223,061 | | | $ | (16,835,795 | ) |
| (a) | The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund consolidates the statements of operations. |
Certain derivative contracts are executed under either standardized netting agreements or, for exchange-traded derivatives, the relevant contracts for a particular exchange which contain enforceable netting provisions. A derivative netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract.
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Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements or other similar agreements as of April 30, 2022:
Offsetting of Derivatives Asset
April 30, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | |
| | Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets | | | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Financial Instruments | | | Cash Collateral Received(a) | | | Net Amount | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund |
Total Return Swap Contracts | | $ | 12 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 12 | |
Total | | $ | 12 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 12 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 12 | |
Offsetting of Derivatives Liability
April 30, 2022
| | | | | | | | | | | Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position | |
| | Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities | | | Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | Financial Instruments(a) | | | Cash Collateral Pledged(a) | | | Net Amount | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | | | | | | | |
Total Return Swap Contracts | | $ | 1,110 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,110 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,110 | |
Total | | $ | 1,110 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,110 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,110 | |
| (a) | These amounts are limited to the derivative asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged. |
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April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
4. TAX BASIS INFORMATION
Tax Basis of Distributions to Shareholders: The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain were recorded by a Fund. The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/ (accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of April 30, 2022.
The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:
Fund | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | | $ | 1,931,352 | | | $ | – | | | | – | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | 4,435,534 | | | | 35,295 | | | | – | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | 54,766,363 | | | | 1,991,099 | | | | – | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | 3,504,875 | | | | – | | | | – | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | 193,327 | | | | – | | | | – | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | | – | | | | 4,029,579 | | | | – | |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | | 658,095 | | | | – | | | | 58,573 | |
Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: As of April 30, 2022, the costs of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:
Fund | | Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | | | Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Cost of Investments for Income Tax Purposes | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® | | | | | | | |
Strategy Fund | | $ | 1,294,021,391 | | | $ | (1,227,363,844 | ) | | $ | 66,657,547 | | | $ | 1,569,646,701 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | | | 72,715,712 | | | | (25,630,606 | ) | | | 47,085,106 | | | | 309,458,096 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | (380,159 | ) | | | (16,112,905 | ) | | | (16,493,064 | ) | | | 691,259,019 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | (8,377,671 | ) | | | (117,664,371 | ) | | | (126,042,042 | ) | | | 1,800,621,980 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | 442,800 | | | | (23,239,154 | ) | | | (22,796,354 | ) | | | 292,585,288 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | 2,763,102 | | | | (1,630,831 | ) | | | 1,132,271 | | | | 31,913,743 | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | | 18,058,582 | | | | (6,104,995 | ) | | | 11,953,587 | | | | 69,151,586 | |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | | 7,761,139 | | | | (4,527,106 | ) | | | 3,234,033 | | | | 107,359,391 | |
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5. SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government Obligations during the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases of Securities | | | Proceeds from Sales of Securities | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund(a) | | $ | 247,337,912 | | | $ | 135,531,456 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | | | 43,395,730 | | | | 46,350,272 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | 267,393,668 | | | | 191,740,096 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | 737,588,555 | | | | 752,041,383 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | 152,118,285 | | | | 166,292,362 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | 12,928,503 | | | | 13,515,342 | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | | 8,928,021 | | | | 16,980,328 | |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | | 126,290,289 | | | | 84,758,984 | |
Purchases and sales of U.S. Government Obligations during the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases of Securities | | | Proceeds from Sales of Securities | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund(a) | | $ | – | | | $ | 243,445,538 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | | 289,591,741 | | | | 187,228,017 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | | 1,304,259,192 | | | | 1,223,672,810 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | | 122,945,422 | | | | 115,638,789 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | | | 8,956,613 | | | | 11,824,609 | |
| (a) | Purchases and sales for ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund are consolidated and include the balances of CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund, Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary). |
6. BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS
Shares redeemed within 90 days of purchase for ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund and 30 days of purchase for ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund, and ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund. may incur a 2% short-term redemption fee deducted from the redemption amount. RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income Fund, ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond, ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund and ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund do not incur redemption fees.
Effective December 1, 2017, Class A shares were renamed Investor Class shares for all Funds. Such shares will be offered without an initial sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2022, the amounts listed below were retained by the Funds. These amounts are reflected in “Shares redeemed” in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
| | Redemption Fee Retained | |
Fund | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund - Investor Class | | $ | – | | | $ | 4,276 | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund - Class C | | | – | | | | 3,899 | |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund - Class I | | | – | | | | 3,215 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Investor Class | | | 747 | | | | 90 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Class I | | | – | | | | 924 | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund - Investor Class | | | – | | | | 170 | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund - Class A | | | – | | | | 21 | |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund - Class I | | | – | | | | 49 | |
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April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
Transactions in shares of capital stock were as follows:
| | ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,638,971 | | | | 4,497,779 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 1,989,014 | | | | 24,142 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,189,408 | ) | | | (3,219,508 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 2,438,577 | | | | 1,302,413 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 786,937 | | | | 692,899 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 117,775 | | | | 351 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (93,283 | ) | | | (127,691 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 811,429 | | | | 565,559 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,664,132 | | | | 1,306,524 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 207,281 | | | | 689 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (205,049 | ) | | | (175,391 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 1,666,364 | | | | 1,131,822 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 77,077,833 | | | | 68,562,911 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 18,932,794 | | | | 221,924 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (35,967,308 | ) | | | (20,567,458 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 60,043,319 | | | | 48,217,377 | |
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| | ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 58,283 | | | | 63,673 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 10,090 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed | | | (37,453 | ) | | | (73,427 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 30,920 | | | | (9,754 | ) |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6,138 | | | | 64,783 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 2,238 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed | | | (6,562 | ) | | | (30,913 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 1,814 | | | | 33,869 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 767 | | | | 1,363 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 5,515 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,548 | ) | | | (68,076 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 1,734 | | | | (66,712 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 94,602 | | | | 282,712 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 43,484 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed | | | (70,049 | ) | | | (1,128,704 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 68,037 | | | | (845,991 | ) |
Class II | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | – | | | | 8,906,165 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 1,057,027 | | | | – | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 1,057,027 | | | | 8,906,165 | |
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| | ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 106,981 | | | | 1,418,224 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 1,832 | | | | 9,762 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (644,518 | ) | | | (1,320,142 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (535,705 | ) | | | 107,844 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 480,494 | | | | 1,287,932 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 5,163 | | | | 10,103 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (495,635 | ) | | | (50,104 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (9,978 | ) | | | 1,247,931 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 113,848 | | | | 148,738 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 756 | | | | 1,627 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (152,449 | ) | | | (27,409 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (37,845 | ) | | | 122,956 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 32,947,963 | | | | 45,356,032 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 164,754 | | | | 237,360 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (15,881,770 | ) | | | (14,736,635 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 17,230,947 | | | | 30,856,757 | |
| | ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 95,333 | | | | 378,299 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 7,143 | | | | 24,595 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (320,790 | ) | | | (429,475 | ) |
Net decrease in shares outstanding | | | (218,314 | ) | | | (26,581 | ) |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 305,166 | | | | 1,736,874 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 20,860 | | | | 46,631 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,124,875 | ) | | | (658,819 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (798,849 | ) | | | 1,124,686 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 69,048 | | | | 190,280 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 3,619 | | | | 13,473 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (200,372 | ) | | | (131,492 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (127,705 | ) | | | 72,261 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 47,467,471 | | | | 76,976,319 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 1,397,970 | | | | 3,305,889 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (40,448,970 | ) | | | (41,598,507 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 8,416,471 | | | | 38,683,701 | |
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| | ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 67,015 | | | | 756,557 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 12,462 | | | | 10,359 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (64,856 | ) | | | (179,550 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 14,621 | | | | 587,366 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | – | | | | 16,170 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 315 | | | | 325 | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 315 | | | | 16,495 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | – | | | | 15,276 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 55 | | | | 5 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (956 | ) | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (901 | ) | | | 15,281 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 6,646,046 | | | | 29,742,719 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 496,591 | | | | 209,349 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (7,710,154 | ) | | | (3,909,843 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (567,517 | ) | | | 26,042,225 | |
| | ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 128 | | | | 3,882 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 68 | | | | 43 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,024 | ) | | | (472 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (828 | ) | | | 3,453 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,053 | | | | – | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 9 | | | | – | |
Shares redeemed | | | (72 | ) | | | – | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 3,990 | | | | – | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,534 | | | | – | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 3 | | | | – | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 1,537 | | | | – | |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 682,334 | | | | 1,903,951 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 12,198 | | | | 8,755 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (981,709 | ) | | | (87,391 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | (287,177 | ) | | | 1,825,315 | |
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| | ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 112,389 | | | | 117,250 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 498,091 | | | | 78,824 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (198,921 | ) | | | (368,930 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 411,559 | | | | (172,856 | ) |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 202,499 | | | | 154,377 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 105,175 | | | | 11,627 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (66,665 | ) | | | (112,441 | ) |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 241,009 | | | | 53,563 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 20,503 | | | | 10,415 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 312,287 | | | | 55,299 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (236,862 | ) | | | (312,234 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 95,928 | | | | (246,520 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 500,589 | | | | 911,179 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 1,736,545 | | | | 306,048 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,256,475 | ) | | | (2,490,837 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 980,659 | | | | (1,273,610 | ) |
Class R | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 23,964 | | | | 69,257 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 339,977 | | | | 50,509 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (123,565 | ) | | | (187,716 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 240,376 | | | | (67,950 | ) |
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| | RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | |
| | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2021 | |
Investor Class | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,360 | | | | 4,868 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 7,783 | | | | 5,415 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (147,499 | ) | | | (105,864 | ) |
Acquisition (Note 10) | | | 478,017 | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 339,661 | | | | (95,581 | ) |
Class A | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 135,023 | | | | 131,569 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 11,203 | | | | 4,570 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (105,044 | ) | | | (90,345 | ) |
Acquisition (Note 10) | | | 895,264 | | | | – | |
Net increase in shares outstanding | | | 936,446 | | | | 45,794 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 39,026 | | | | 41,292 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 11,047 | | | | 5,251 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (223,375 | ) | | | (445,845 | ) |
Acquisition (Note 10) | | | 927,668 | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 754,366 | | | | (399,302 | ) |
Class I | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 397,059 | | | | 298,873 | |
Dividends reinvested | | | 48,958 | | | | 36,431 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,233,728 | ) | | | (477,178 | ) |
Acquisition (Note 10) | | | 2,741,648 | | | | – | |
Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding | | | 1,953,937 | | | | (141,874 | ) |
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7. AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Funds may invest in certain securities that are considered securities issued by affiliated companies. As defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated person, including an affiliated company, is one in which a Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The purchases, sales, dividend income, realized gains or losses, change in unrealized gains or losses, shares and value of investments in affiliated companies for the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 were as follows:
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | Market Value as of October 31, 2021 | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Market Value as of April 30, 2022 | | | Share Balance as of April 30, 2022 | | | Dividends | | | Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)* | | | Realized Gain/Loss | |
RiverFront Dynamic Core Income ETF | | $ | 14,918,870 | | | $ | 18,977,204 | | | $ | (20,400,054 | ) | | $ | 12,705,729 | | | | 555,199 | | | $ | 239,954 | | | $ | (1,137,057 | ) | | $ | 346,766 | |
Riverfront Strategic Income Fund | | | 2,096,048 | | | | 1,465,679 | | | | (1,222,534 | ) | | | 2,191,396 | | | | 94,743 | | | | 25,111 | | | | (134,374 | ) | | | (13,423 | ) |
First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF | | | 14,309,799 | | | | 10,247,483 | | | | (6,126,204 | ) | | | 16,825,691 | | | | 276,012 | | | | 265,513 | | | | (1,987,168 | ) | | | 381,781 | |
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First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF | | | 4,188,973 | | | | 2,576,347 | | | | (2,325,908 | ) | | | 4,357,874 | | | | 71,445 | | | | 32,983 | | | | (348,434 | ) | | | 266,896 | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF | | | 20,189,676 | | | | 16,494,445 | | | | (24,797,500 | ) | | | 19,656,372 | | | | 429,081 | | | | 260,243 | | | | 608,905 | | | | 7,160,846 | |
RiverFront Dynamic US Flex-Cap ETF | | | 7,565,220 | | | | 7,230,669 | | | | (17,301,582 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 17,310 | | | | (2,451,242 | ) | | | 4,956,935 | |
| | $ | 63,268,586 | | | $ | 56,991,827 | | | $ | (72,173,782 | ) | | $ | 55,737,062 | | | | – | | | $ | 841,114 | | | $ | (5,449,370 | ) | | $ | 13,099,801 | |
| * | Affiliate unrealized gain (loss) at merger for Asset Allocation Aggressive and Asset Allocation Moderate was $13,241,730. |
8. MANAGEMENT AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
ALPS Advisors, Inc. (the “AAI”) acts as the Funds’ investment adviser. AAI is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc. (“DST”). DST is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“SS&C”), a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
AAI has delegated daily management of the Funds listed below to the corresponding Sub-Advisor(s) listed in the table below. Each Sub-Advisor manages the investments of the Fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations and investment guidelines established jointly by AAI and the Board.
Fund | | Sub-Advisor(s) |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | | CoreCommodity Management, LLC |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | | Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | | Smith Capital Investors, LLC |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | | Smith Capital Investors, LLC |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | | Smith Capital Investors, LLC |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Bond Fund | | Smith Capital Investors, LLC |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | | Red Rocks Capital, LLC(a) |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | | RiverFront Investment Group, LLC |
| (a) | Red Rocks Capital, LLC is a subsidiary of ALPS Advisors, Inc. |
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Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Funds listed below pay AAI an annual management fee which is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. The management fee is paid on a monthly basis. The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual management fee rates (expressed as an annual rate).
Fund | Contractual Management Fee |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | 0.85% |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | 0.65% |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | 0.37% |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | 0.55% |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | 0.75% |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Bond Fund | 0.70% |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | 0.85% |
Pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, the Riverfront Funds listed below pay an annual unitary administrative fee which is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets. The unitary administrative fee is paid on a monthly basis. The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual unitary administrative fee rates (expressed as an annual rate).
Fund | Contractual Unitary Fee |
RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income | 0.25% |
Pursuant to an Investment Sub-advisory Agreement, AAI pays the Sub-Advisors of the Funds listed below an annual sub-advisory management fee which is based on each Fund’s average daily assets. AAI is required to pay all fees due to each Sub-Advisor out of the management fee AAI receives from each Fund listed below. The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual sub-advisory fee rates.
Fund | Average Daily Net Assets of the Fund | Contractual Sub-Advisory Fee |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.75% |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.56% |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.29% |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.42% |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.50% |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Bond Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.37% |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | All Asset Levels | 0.57% |
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ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund
AAI and CoreCommodity Management LLC have contractually agreed to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
Prior to April 1, 2017, AAI and Kotak Mahindra (UK) Limited have contractually agreed to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder services fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below. Effective April 1, 2017, Kotak entered into a Novation Agreement with the Fund, AAI and Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (“KMAMS”), another wholly owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, whereby KMAMS will assume all of Kotak’s rights and obligations under the current Sub-Advisory Agreement.
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund
AAI and Smith Capital Investors, LLC have agreed contractually to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund
AAI and Smith Capital Investors, LLC have agreed contractually to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund
AAI and Smith Capital Investors, LLC have agreed contractually to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Bond Fund
AAI and Smith Capital Investors, LLC have agreed contractually to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, shareholder service fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund
AAI and Red Rocks Capital LLC have contractually agreed to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual expenses, exclusive of distribution and service (12b-1) fees, acquired fund fees and expenses, shareholder service fees, brokerage expenses, interest expense, taxes and extraordinary expenses that exceed the following annual rates below.
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These agreements are reevaluated on an annual basis. Expense limitation ratios from the current agreements are listed below. Fees waived or reimbursed for the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 are disclosed on the Statement of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Fund* | Investor Class | Class A | Class C | Class I | Class II | Class R |
ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.05% | 1.15% | N/A | N/A |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.75% | N/A |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund | 0.49% | 0.49% | 0.49% | 0.49% | N/A | N/A |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.64% | N/A | N/A |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% | N/A | N/A |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Bond Fund | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.85% | N/A | N/A |
ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund | 1.25% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 1.25% | N/A | 1.25% |
| * | See each Fund’s Performance Update section for Expense Limitation agreement expiration dates |
The Advisor(s) and each Sub-Advisor are permitted to recover expenses they have waived or reimbursed, on a class-by-class basis, through the agreements described above to the extent that expenses in later periods fall below the annual limits set forth in these agreements. The ALPS | CoreCommodity Management CompleteCommodities® Strategy Fund, ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund, ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund, ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund, and ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund are not obligated to pay any deferred fees and expenses more than thirty-six months after the date on which the fees was waived or expenses were deferred, as calculated on a monthly basis. As of the six –month period ended April 30, 2022, the Advisor and Sub-Advisor(s) may seek reimbursement of previously waived and reimbursed fees as follows:
Fund | | Expires 10/31/22 | | | Expires 10/31/23 | | | Expires 10/31/24 | | | Expires 10/31/25 | | | Total | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Investor Class | | | 29,351 | | | | 12,723 | | | | 75 | | | | N/A | | | | 42,148 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Class A | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 383 | | | | 383 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Class C | | | 12,630 | | | | 5,803 | | | | 67 | | | | N/A | | | | 18,499 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Class I | | | 124,370 | | | | 60,339 | | | | 641 | | | | N/A | | | | 185,350 | |
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund - Class II | | | N/A | | | | 411,967 | | | | 465,777 | | | | 233,782 | | | | 1,111,526 | |
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ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund - Investor Class | | | 825 | | | | 2,510 | | | | 16,881 | | | | 2,571 | | | | 22,787 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund - Class A | | | 527 | | | | 2,600 | | | | 9,476 | | | | 4,016 | | | | 16,619 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund - Class C | | | 798 | | | | 1,915 | | | | 1,817 | | | | 717 | | | | 5,247 | |
ALPS | Smith Short Duration Bond Fund - Class I | | | 70,546 | | | | 184,309 | | | | 320,901 | | | | 139,078 | | | | 714,834 | |
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ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund - Investor Class | | | 1,338 | | | | 3,526 | | | | 2,940 | | | | 1,612 | | | | 9,416 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund - Class A | | | 1,504 | | | | 4,154 | | | | 5,556 | | | | 4,534 | | | | 15,748 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund - Class C | | | 242 | | | | 2,119 | | | | 4,192 | | | | 2,304 | | | | 8,857 | |
ALPS | Smith Total Return Bond Fund - Class I | | | 87,420 | | | | 465,824 | | | | 1,175,366 | | | | 721,320 | | | | 2,449,930 | |
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ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund - Investor Class | | | N/A | | | | 839 | | | | 3,188 | | | | 135 | | | | 4,162 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund - Class A | | | N/A | | | | 1,464 | | | | 1,196 | | | | 23 | | | | 2,683 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund - Class C | | | N/A | | | | 734 | | | | 594 | | | | 19 | | | | 1,347 | |
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund - Class I | | | N/A | | | | 21,264 | | | | 158,423 | | | | 71,206 | | | | 250,893 | |
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ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund - Investor Class | | | N/A | | | | 1,277 | | | | 3,910 | | | | 1,654 | | | | 6,841 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund - Class A | | | N/A | | | | 2,362 | | | | 6,317 | | | | 2,640 | | | | 11,319 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund - Class C | | | N/A | | | | 1,181 | | | | 3,152 | | | | 1,321 | | | | 5,654 | |
ALPS | Smith Balanced Opportunity Fund - Class I | | | N/A | | | | 26,090 | | | | 134,501 | | | | 94,172 | | | | 254,763 | |
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The CoreCommodity Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”) has each entered into a separate advisory agreement (the “Subsidiary Advisory Agreement”) with CoreCommodity Management, LLC for the management of the Subsidiary’s portfolio pursuant to which the Subsidiary is obligated to pay the CoreCommodity Management, LLC a management fee at the same rate that the Fund pays AAI for investment advisory services provided to the Funds. CoreCommodity Management, LLC has agreed to waive the advisory fee it receives from the Fund in an amount equal to the management fee paid by the Subsidiary. This agreement may be terminated based on the terms of the Subsidiary Advisory Agreement. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2022, this amount equaled $1,298,583 and is disclosed in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. These waivers are not subject to reimbursement/recoupment.
ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund recouped $20,200 of expenses during the six-month period ended April 30, 2022.
The Riverfront Funds do not pay a management fee or contractually limit the amount of each Fund’s total annual expenses.
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. executed purchase and sale trades in the ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund with the sub-adviser’s affiliated broker-dealer, Kotak Securities, (the “affiliate broker”). Fund commissions paid to the affiliate broker were $13,169 during the six-month period ended April 30, 2022.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) acts as the distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust. Shares are sold on a continuous basis by the Distributor, as agent for the Funds, and the Distributor has agreed to use its best efforts to solicit orders for the sale of Funds’ shares, although it is not obliged to sell any particular amount of shares. The Distributor is not entitled to any compensation for its services. The Distributor is registered as a broker -dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Distribution and Services (12b-1) Plans
Each Fund has adopted Distribution and Services Plans (the “Plans”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act for its Investor Class, Class A, Class C and Class R (ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund only) and shares. The Plans allows a Fund to use Investor Class, Class A, Class C, Class R assets to pay fees in connection with the distribution and marketing of Investor Class, Class A, Class C, Class R and shares and/or the provision of shareholder services to Investor Class, Class A, Class C, Class R and shareholders. The Plans permit payment for services in connection with the administration of plans or programs that use Investor Class, Class A, Class C, Class R and shares of a Fund, if any, as their funding medium and for related expenses. The Plans permit a Fund to make total payments at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of a Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to its Investor Class, Class A and shares, 0.75% of a Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class C shares and 0.50% of the ALPS | Red Rocks Global Opportunity Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class R shares.
Under the terms of the Plans, the Trust is authorized to make payments to the Distributor for remittance to financial intermediaries, as compensation for distribution and/or shareholder ongoing services performed by such entities for beneficial shareholders of the Fund. The Distributor is entitled to retain some or all fees payable under the Plans in certain circumstances, including when there is no broker of record or when certain qualification standards have not been met by the broker of record.
Shareholder Services Plans
Each Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan with respect to their Investor Class shares (the “Investor Class Shareholder Services Plan”). Under the Investor Class Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds are authorized to compensate certain financial intermediaries, including broker dealers and Fund affiliates (“Participating Organizations”), an aggregate fee in an amount not to exceed on an annual basis 0.15% of the average daily net asset value of Investor Class shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Participating Organizations pursuant to an agreement with a such Participating Organizations (the “Agreement”). Each Agreement will set forth the non-distribution related shareholder services to be performed by the Participating Organizations for the benefit of a Fund’s shareholders who have elected to have such Participating Organizations service their accounts. Any amount of such payment not paid to Participating Organizations during a Fund’s fiscal year for such service activities shall be reimbursed to the Fund as soon as practicable. Shareholder Services Plan fees are included with distribution and service fees in the Statements of Operations. Investor Class Shareholder Services Plan fees recaptured pursuant to the Services Plan for the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 are included as an offset to distribution and service fees as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
Each Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan with respect to their Class A shares (the “Class A Shareholder Services Plan”). Under the Class A Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds are authorized to compensate certain financial intermediaries, including broker dealers and Fund affiliates, an aggregate fee in an amount not to exceed on an annual basis 0.15% of the average daily net asset value of Class A shares of the Funds attributable to or held in the name of the Participating Organizations pursuant to an agreement with a such Participating Organizations. Each Agreement will set forth the non-distribution related shareholder services to be performed by the Participating Organizations for the benefit of a Fund’s shareholders who have elected to have such Participating Organizations service their accounts. Any amount of such payment not paid to Participating Organizations during a Fund’s fiscal year for such service activities shall be reimbursed to the Fund as soon as practicable. Shareholder Services Plan fees are included with distribution and service fees in the Statements of Operations. Class A Shareholder Services Plan fees recaptured pursuant to the Services Plan for the six months ended April 30, 2022 are included as an offset to distribution and service fees as disclosed in the Statements of Operations.
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Each Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan with respect to its Class C shares (the “Class C Shareholder Services Plan”). Under the Class C Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds are authorized to pay banks and their affiliates and other institutions, including broker-dealers and Fund affiliates (“Participating Organizations”), an aggregate fee in an amount not to exceed on an annual basis 0.25% for Class C shares of the average daily net asset value of the Class C shares attributable to or held in the name of a Participating Organization for its clients as compensation for providing shareholder service activities, which do not include distribution services, pursuant to an agreement with a Participating Organization. Any amount of such payment not paid to Participating Organizations during a Fund’s fiscal year for such service activities shall be reimbursed to the Fund as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year. Class C Shareholder Services Plan fees are included with distribution and service fees on the Statements of Operations.
Certain intermediaries may charge networking, omnibus account or other administrative fees with respect to transactions in shares of each Fund. Transactions may be processed through the National Securities Clearing Corporation or similar systems or processed on a manual basis. These fees generally are paid by the Fund to the Distributor, which uses such fees to reimburse intermediaries. In the event an intermediary receiving payments from the Distributor on behalf of the Fund converts from a networking structure to an omnibus account structure or otherwise experiences increased costs, fees borne by the Fund may increase. Networking fees are shown in the Statements of Operations, if applicable to the Fund.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) serves as administrator to the Funds and the Funds have agreed to pay expenses incurred in connection with their administrative activities. Pursuant to an Administrative Agreement, ALPS provides operational services to the Funds including, but not limited to, fund accounting and fund administration and generally assists in the Funds’ operations. Officers of the Trust are employees of ALPS. The Funds’ administration fee is accrued on a daily basis and paid monthly. Administration fees paid by the Funds for the six-month period ended April 30, 2022 are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
ALPS is reimbursed by the Funds for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Trustees
The fees and expenses of the independent trustees of the Board are presented in the Statements of Operations.
9. INDEMNIFICATIONS
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that may contain general indemnification clauses which may permit indemnification to the extent permissible under applicable law. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
10. FUND REORGANIZATION
At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on September 29, 2021, the Trustees of RiverFront Asset Allocation Aggressive and RiverFront Asset Allocation Moderate (the “Acquired Funds”), a former series of the Trust, approved the reorganization, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”), of the Acquired Funds into the RiverFront Asset Allocation Growth & Income (“Acquiring Fund”). For accounting and financial reporting purposes, the Acquiring Fund is the accounting survivor and as a result, the financial statements and financial highlights do not reflect the operations of the Acquired Funds.
The purpose of the Reorganization was to combine three funds with substantially identical investment objectives and similar principal investment strategies and policies.
Following the completion of the reorganization on January 24, 2022, and pursuant to the terms of the Plan, shareholders of the Acquired Funds became shareholders of the Acquiring Fund and received their respective class shares. The reorganizations qualified as tax-free “reorganizations” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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As of the close of business on January 21, 2022, assets of the Acquired Funds were acquired by the Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund and the assumption by the Acquiring Fund of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund. On the Reorganization date, the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Funds reported the following financial information:
Acquiring Fund | Shares Outstanding of Acquiring Fund | Net Assets of Acquiring Fund | Acquired Fund | Acquired Fund Shares Exchanged | Net Assets of Acquired Fund Exchanged |
Growth & Income Fund | 4,423,781 | $61,761,680 | Aggressive Fund | 1,704,592 | $24,687,921 |
Acquiring Fund | Shares Outstanding of Acquiring Fund | Net Assets of Acquiring Fund | Acquired Fund | Acquired Fund Shares Exchanged | Net Assets of Acquired Fund Exchanged |
Growth & Income Fund | 4,423,781 | $61,761,680 | Moderate Fund | 3,908,462 | $45,690,615 |
The investment portfolio value and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) as of the Reorganization Date of the Acquired Fund was as follows:
Acquired Fund | Portfolio Value | Unrealized Appreciation of Acquired Fund |
Aggressive Fund | | $24,684,519 | | $6,067,004 |
Acquired Fund | Portfolio Value | Unrealized Appreciation of Acquired Fund |
Moderate Fund | | $45,660,335 | | $7,174,726 |
Immediately following the Reorganizations the net assets of the Riverfront Asset Allocation Growth and Income Fund was $132,134,117
As a result of the Reorganization, 5,042,597 Shares were issued in the Riverfront Asset Allocation Growth & Income.
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Effective May 1, 2022, ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund changed its name to ALPS | Kotak India ESG Fund.
Effective as of the close of business on March 31, 2022, Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds. The report of Deloitte on the Funds' financial statements as of and for the fiscal year or period ended October 31, 2021 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Funds' most recent fiscal year or period, and through March 31, 2022, there were no disagreements between the Funds and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such year or period. During the Funds' fiscal year or period ended October 31, 2021, there were no “reportable events” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).
During each Fund's fiscal year or period ended October 31, 2021 and the subsequent interim period through March 31, 2022, neither the Funds, nor anyone on their behalf, consulted with Deloitte, on behalf of the Funds, regarding any matter that was either the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the instructions thereto, or a “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
On June 14, 2022, upon the recommendation of the Funds' Audit Committee, the Board of Trustees of the Funds approved the engagement of Cohen & Company, Ltd. (“Cohen”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022. The Board and its Audit Committee considered the engagement of Cohen in connection with the resignation of the Funds' former independent registered accounting firm on March 31, 2022.
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1. FUND HOLDINGS
The Funds’ portfolio holdings are made available semi-annually in shareholder reports within 60 days after the close of the period for which the report is being made, as required by federal securities laws. The Funds also file monthly portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT on a quarterly basis, with the schedule of portfolio holdings filed on Form N-PORT for the third month of each Fund’s fiscal quarter made publicly available 60 days after the end of the Funds’ fiscal quarter.
2. FUND PROXY VOTING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SUMMARIES
Fund policies and procedures used in determining how to vote proxies and information regarding how each of the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent prior 12-month period ending June 30 are available without charge, (1) upon request, by calling (toll-free) (866) 759-5679 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
April 30, 2022 (Unaudited)
The Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) has established a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Trust’s approach to managing liquidity risk for each fund in the Trust (each a “Fund”). The Program is overseen by the Liquidity Committee (the “Committee”), a committee comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment advisers, sub-advisers, and Officers of the Trust. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Committee to oversee the Program.
The Program’s principal objectives include supporting each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that a Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including a periodic assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of the Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.
At a meeting of the Board held on March 8, 2022, the Trustees received a report from the Committee regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program during 2021. The Committee determined, and reported to the Board, that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk since implementation.
The Committee reported that during the period covered by the report, there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. Among other things, the Board noted that the Funds are not required to have a highly liquid investment minimum based on their liquidity classifications. The Board further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.
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| Item | 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
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| Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
| | Not applicable to this report. |
| Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
| | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
| (a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR. |
| Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
| | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
| Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
| | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
| Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
| | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
| Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
| | There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the Registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or this Item. |
| Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. |
| (b) | There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Item 12. | Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
| | Not applicable to the Registrant. |
| (a)(1) | Not applicable to this report. |
| (a)(4) | Change in registrant's independent public accountants. |
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| (i) | Effective as of the close of business on March 31, 2022, Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Funds. The report of Deloitte on the Funds' financial statements as of and for the fiscal years or periods ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainties,audit scope or accounting principles. During the Funds' two most recent fiscal years ended October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021, and through March 31, 2022, there were no disagreements between the Funds and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Deloitte, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such year or period. During the Funds' fiscal years or periods ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020, there were no "reportable events"(as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). During each Fund's fiscal years or periods ended October 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 and the subsequent interim period through March 31, 2022, neither the Funds, nor anyone on their behalf, consulted with Deloitte, on behalf of the Funds, regarding any matter that was either the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the instructions thereto, or a "reportable event," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. On June 14, 2022, upon the recommendation of the Funds' Audit Committee, the Board of Trustees of the Funds approved the engagement of Cohen & Company, Ltd. ("Cohen") as the independent registered public accounting firm for each Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022. The Board and its Audit Committee considered the engagement of Cohen in connection with the resignation of the Funds' former independent registered accounting firm on March 31, 2022. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST
By: | /s/ Dawn Cotten | |
| Dawn Cotten (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| President | |
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Date: | July 8, 2022 | |
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.
FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST
By: | /s/ Dawn Cotten | |
| Dawn Cotten (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| President | |
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Date: | July 8, 2022 | |
By: | /s/ Jennell Panella | |
| Jennell Panella (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| Treasurer | |
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Date: | July 8, 2022 | |