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Schedule of Investments |
ARIZONA TAX-EXEMPT FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 96.6% | ||
Arizona – 96.6% | ||
Arizona Board of Regents Revenue Bonds, Series A, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/43 | $850 | $958 |
Arizona Board of Regents State University System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/34 | 750 | 756 |
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 750 | 756 |
Arizona Board of Regents State University System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 1,000 | 1,029 |
5.00%, 7/1/41 | 1,000 | 1,022 |
Arizona Board of Regents State University System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/36 | 495 | 529 |
Arizona Board of Regents University System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Stimulus Plan For Economic, | ||
3.13%, 8/1/39 | 430 | 389 |
Arizona IDA Hospital Revenue Bonds, Phoenix Children's Hospital, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/50 | 1,000 | 976 |
Arizona State IDA National Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Equitable School Revenue, Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/33 | 1,175 | 1,232 |
Bullhead City Excise TRB, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/52 | 1,000 | 956 |
Bullhead City Excise TRB, Second Series, | ||
2.70%, 7/1/51 | 2,500 | 1,800 |
Chandler IDA IDR Bonds, Series 1 (AMT), Intel Corp. Project, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/27(1) (2) | 425 | 442 |
Gilbert Water Resource Municipal Property Corp. Utility System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 500 | 529 |
5.00%, 7/1/29 | 750 | 793 |
5.00%, 7/1/30 | 500 | 528 |
5.00%, 7/1/31 | 600 | 633 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.6%continued | ||
Arizona – 96.6%continued | ||
Gilbert Water Resource Municipal Property Corp. Utility System Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/36 | $200 | $236 |
Glendale IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Midwestern University, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/32 | 500 | 565 |
Goodyear McDowell Road Commercial Corridor Improvement District Special Assessment Refunding Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
3.35%, 1/1/28 | 785 | 811 |
Maricopa County Arizona Unified School District No. 69 Paradise Valley G.O. Unlimited Bonds, School Improvement Project, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/39 | 275 | 282 |
Maricopa County Buckeye Elementary School District No. 33 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 2020, School Improvement Bonds Projects of 2015 & 2019 (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 7/1/36 | 305 | 322 |
Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 1 Phoenix G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, School Improvement Project of 2006 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/34 | 1,100 | 1,178 |
Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 28 Kyrene Elementary G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, School Improvement Project of 2017, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/32 | 250 | 276 |
Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 33 Buckeye G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, School Improvement Project of 2015 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38 | 1,000 | 1,059 |
Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 8 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Osborn School Improvement Project of 2017 (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 625 | 685 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 0 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
ARIZONA TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.6%continued | ||
Arizona – 96.6%continued | ||
Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 92 Pendergast Elementary G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | $250 | $253 |
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 450 | 464 |
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 390 | 412 |
Maricopa County IDA Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Creighton University Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/39 | 1,285 | 1,385 |
5.00%, 7/1/47 | 1,000 | 1,058 |
Maricopa County IDA Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Honorhealth, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/42 | 4,000 | 4,175 |
Maricopa County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Banner Health Obligation Group, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/38 | 1,250 | 1,302 |
Maricopa County School District No. 31 Balsz G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, School Improvement Project of 2018 (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 7/1/37 | 500 | 512 |
Maricopa County Special Health Care District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 1,000 | 1,086 |
4.00%, 7/1/38 | 2,500 | 2,552 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 41 Gilbert G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, School Improvement Project of 2015, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 525 | 570 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 41 Gilbert G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Project of 2019, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 775 | 783 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 69 Paradise Valley G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, School Improvement Project of 2015, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/27 | 1,000 | 1,085 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.6%continued | ||
Arizona – 96.6%continued | ||
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 95 Queen Creek G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | $400 | $413 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 95 Queen Creek G.O. Unlimited Bonds, School Improvement, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/37 | 650 | 679 |
Mesa Utility System Revenue Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/44 | 500 | 428 |
Phoenix Civic Airport Improvement Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/34 | 1,000 | 1,081 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Excise Tax Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/45 | 1,000 | 1,008 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Excise Tax Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 500 | 505 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/44 | 1,545 | 1,672 |
3.00%, 7/1/49 | 1,150 | 905 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
3.25%, 7/1/49 | 1,330 | 1,058 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Water System Junior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/44 | 2,850 | 3,134 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Water System Junior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24(3) | 575 | 580 |
Phoenix IDA Healthcare Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mayo Clinic, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/57 | 1,000 | 963 |
Pima County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Tucson Medical Center, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,000 | 717 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 1 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.6%continued | ||
Arizona – 96.6%continued | ||
Pima County Sewer System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | $1,000 | $1,002 |
Pima County Unified School District No. 10 Amphitheater G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, School Improvement Project of 2007, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 1,005 | 1,006 |
Pima County Unified School District No. 20 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Vail School Improvement (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,054 |
Pima County Unified School District No. 6 Marana G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 500 | 505 |
Prescott Valley Pledged Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 625 | 637 |
Queen Creek Excise Tax & State Shared Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/45 | 1,250 | 1,255 |
Queen Creek Excise Tax & State Shared Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/47 | 2,540 | 2,542 |
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,100 |
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/36 | 1,105 | 1,138 |
Scottsdale G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Projects of 2015, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 100 | 101 |
Scottsdale Municipal Property Corp. Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/30 | 1,675 | 1,876 |
Sedona Excise TRB (BAM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 7/1/38 | 350 | 364 |
Vistancia Community Facilities District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 7/15/26 | 450 | 464 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.6%continued | ||
Arizona – 96.6%continued | ||
Yavapai County IDA Hospital Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Yavapai Regional Medical, | ||
3.13%, 8/1/43 | $2,450 | $1,986 |
62,552 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $67,410) | 62,552 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.1% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (4) (5) | 939 | 939 |
Arizona IDA Hospital Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Phoenix Childrens Hospital, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. LOC, | ||
4.40%, 1/2/24(1) (6) | 400 | 400 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $1,339) | 1,339 | |
Total Investments – 98.7% | ||
(Cost $68,749) | 63,891 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 1.3% | 873 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $64,764 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(4) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(5) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(6) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate is determined by a remarketing agent and, in the agent's judgment, on the basis of prevailing financial markets, will be the lowest interest rate necessary to enable the remarketing agent to sell the bonds at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
G.O. - General Obligation |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 2 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
ARIZONA TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
IDR - Industrial Development Revenue |
LOC - Letter of Credit |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | 96.6% |
Investment Companies | 1.5% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.6% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar
securities, securities valuations based on commonly
quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds | $— | $62,552 | $— | $62,552 |
Investment Companies | 939 | — | — | 939 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 400 | — | 400 |
Total Investments | $939 | $62,952 | $— | $63,891 |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $2,527 | $20,906 | $22,494 | $58 | $939 | $939,000 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 3 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.5% | ||
Auto Floor Plan – 0.0% | ||
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A | ||
4.06%, 11/15/30 | $100 | $97 |
Auto Loan – 0.0% | ||
Carmax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
5.05%, 1/18/28 | 100 | 100 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
4.47%, 2/16/28 | 200 | 199 |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
4.93%, 11/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.58%, 4/15/27 | 100 | 99 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.51%, 11/15/27 | 150 | 149 |
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.91%, 11/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
5.02%, 6/20/28 | 100 | 101 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
4.66%, 5/15/28 | 75 | 75 |
923 | ||
Automobile – 0.2% | ||
Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
5.46%, 5/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
5.81%, 5/18/28 | 100 | 101 |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class B | ||
5.84%, 7/18/29 | 50 | 51 |
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class C | ||
6.00%, 7/18/29 | 50 | 50 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Automobile – 0.2%continued | ||
BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
5.47%, 2/25/28 | $50 | $50 |
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A3 | ||
3.17%, 4/15/27 | 100 | 98 |
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A3 | ||
3.66%, 5/17/27 | 100 | 98 |
Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.87%, 2/15/28 | 100 | 100 |
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.75%, 10/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-4, Class A4 | ||
5.96%, 5/15/29 | 250 | 260 |
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.91%, 10/15/26 | 100 | 101 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-C, Class B | ||
0.79%, 8/15/26 | 100 | 95 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2022-C, Class B | ||
5.03%, 2/15/28 | 25 | 25 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2022-C, Class C | ||
5.22%, 3/15/30 | 25 | 25 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.65%, 2/15/28 | 100 | 100 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.23%, 5/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.53%, 9/15/28 | 100 | 102 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.45%, 6/16/28 | 175 | 178 |
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
5.05%, 12/15/27 | 50 | 50 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 4 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Automobile – 0.2%continued | ||
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A4 | ||
3.76%, 12/18/28 | $100 | $98 |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
5.04%, 4/21/27 | 100 | 100 |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.41%, 2/18/28 | 100 | 101 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A4 | ||
0.60%, 2/16/27 | 100 | 95 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A3 | ||
5.39%, 6/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.48%, 4/17/28 | 100 | 102 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.54%, 10/16/28 | 100 | 102 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
5.95%, 11/15/28 | 100 | 103 |
Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.69%, 7/15/26 | 100 | 101 |
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2022-B, Class A3 | ||
4.46%, 5/17/27 | 100 | 99 |
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.93%, 3/15/28 | 100 | 102 |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-3, Class C | ||
4.49%, 8/15/29 | 50 | 49 |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class C | ||
5.09%, 5/15/30 | 100 | 99 |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-4, Class B | ||
5.77%, 12/15/28 | 50 | 51 |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-4, Class C | ||
6.04%, 12/15/31 | 50 | 51 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Automobile – 0.2%continued | ||
Santander Drive Auto Recievables Trust, Series 2023-4, Class A3 | ||
5.73%, 4/17/28 | $100 | $101 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2021-C, Class A4 | ||
0.72%, 1/15/27 | 100 | 94 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A3 | ||
3.76%, 4/15/27 | 100 | 98 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A4 | ||
3.77%, 2/15/28 | 100 | 98 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
4.71%, 2/15/28 | 100 | 100 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.16%, 4/17/28 | 100 | 101 |
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-D, Class A3 | ||
5.54%, 8/15/28 | 100 | 102 |
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
5.81%, 10/20/26 | 150 | 152 |
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
5.48%, 12/20/28 | 100 | 102 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A3 | ||
3.66%, 10/15/27 | 100 | 98 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A4 | ||
3.68%, 9/15/28 | 100 | 97 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.83%, 5/15/28 | 50 | 50 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.15%, 11/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
4,433 | ||
Credit Card – 0.2% | ||
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A | ||
3.39%, 5/15/27 | 200 | 196 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 5 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Credit Card – 0.2%continued | ||
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-3, Class A | ||
3.75%, 8/15/27 | $200 | $197 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A | ||
4.95%, 10/15/27 | 200 | 201 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A | ||
4.87%, 5/15/28 | 150 | 151 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A | ||
4.80%, 5/15/30 | 100 | 102 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A | ||
5.23%, 9/15/28 | 125 | 127 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2023-4, Class A | ||
5.15%, 9/15/30 | 100 | 103 |
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2022-A1, Class A1 | ||
3.53%, 11/15/27 | 100 | 98 |
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2022-A2, Class A2 | ||
5.00%, 4/15/28 | 150 | 151 |
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A1 | ||
4.79%, 5/15/28 | 150 | 151 |
Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A | ||
4.72%, 2/15/29 | 100 | 100 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2019-A3, Class A3 | ||
2.06%, 8/15/28 | 150 | 141 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2021-A2, Class A2 | ||
1.39%, 7/15/30 | 150 | 131 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2022-A1, Class A1 | ||
2.80%, 3/15/27 | 100 | 97 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2022-A2, Class A | ||
3.49%, 5/15/27 | 200 | 196 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2022-A3, Class A | ||
4.95%, 10/15/27 | 150 | 150 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Credit Card – 0.2%continued | ||
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.42%, 5/15/28 | $150 | $149 |
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2022-A1, Class A | ||
3.97%, 9/15/27 | 150 | 148 |
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.16%, 9/15/28 | 150 | 153 |
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2023-A2, Class A | ||
5.08%, 9/15/30 | 100 | 103 |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A3, Class A3 | ||
6.15%, 6/15/39 | 50 | 55 |
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2018-A7, Class A7 | ||
3.96%, 10/13/30 | 100 | 98 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2021-A2, Class A2 | ||
1.03%, 9/15/28 | 100 | 91 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2022-A2, Class A | ||
3.32%, 5/15/27 | 150 | 147 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2022-A3, Class A3 | ||
3.56%, 7/15/27 | 200 | 196 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2022-A4, Class A | ||
5.03%, 10/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.31%, 3/15/28 | 85 | 84 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2023-A2, Class A | ||
4.93%, 6/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
First National Master Note Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A | ||
5.77%, 9/15/29 | 100 | 102 |
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2022-A1, Class A | ||
3.37%, 4/15/28 | 100 | 98 |
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2022-A2, Class A | ||
3.86%, 7/15/28 | 100 | 98 |
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Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Credit Card – 0.2%continued | ||
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.54%, 7/15/29 | $100 | $102 |
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A2, Class A | ||
5.74%, 10/15/29 | 100 | 103 |
4,220 | ||
Other – 0.1% | ||
AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC, Series 2012-1, Class A3 | ||
2.84%, 3/1/26 | 23 | 23 |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2022-B, Class A3 | ||
3.89%, 8/16/27 | 100 | 98 |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A3 | ||
5.15%, 4/17/28 | 75 | 75 |
CNH Equipment Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.81%, 8/15/28 | 100 | 100 |
John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A4 | ||
0.74%, 5/15/28 | 75 | 71 |
John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
5.01%, 11/15/27 | 125 | 125 |
John Deere Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.18%, 3/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
PSNH Funding LLC 3, Series 2018-1, Class A3 | ||
3.81%, 2/1/35 | 100 | 94 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A | ||
0.99%, 4/20/28 | 150 | 145 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A | ||
1.53%, 7/20/28 | 100 | 96 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2022-6, Class A | ||
3.67%, 1/22/29 | 100 | 98 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A | ||
4.49%, 1/22/29 | 100 | 100 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%continued | ||
Other – 0.1%continued | ||
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A | ||
4.89%, 4/13/28 | $200 | $200 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2023-7, Class A1A | ||
5.67%, 11/20/29 | 100 | 103 |
1,429 | ||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $11,142) | 11,102 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.8% | ||
Non Agency – 0.8% | ||
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-UB10, Class A4 | ||
3.17%, 7/15/49 | 300 | 283 |
BANK, Series 2017-BNK7, Class A5 | ||
3.44%, 9/15/60 | 250 | 236 |
BANK, Series 2017-BNK9, Class A4 | ||
3.54%, 11/15/54 | 250 | 236 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN10, Class A5 | ||
3.69%, 2/15/61 | 100 | 95 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN11, Class A3 | ||
4.05%, 3/15/61 | 200 | 192 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN12, Class A4 | ||
4.26%, 5/15/61 | 300 | 290 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN13, Class A5 | ||
4.22%, 8/15/61 | 100 | 96 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN14, Class A4 | ||
4.23%, 9/15/60 | 200 | 193 |
BANK, Series 2018-BN15, Class A4 | ||
4.41%, 11/15/61 | 300 | 292 |
BANK, Series 2019-BN18, Class A3 | ||
3.33%, 5/15/62 | 200 | 179 |
BANK, Series 2019-BN19, Class A3 | ||
3.18%, 8/15/61 | 300 | 263 |
BANK, Series 2020-BN26, Class A4 | ||
2.40%, 3/15/63 | 400 | 341 |
BANK, Series 2020-BN28, Class A4 | ||
1.84%, 3/15/63 | 500 | 411 |
BANK, Series 2021-BN31, Class A4 | ||
2.04%, 2/15/54 | 200 | 164 |
BANK, Series 2021-BN37, Class A5 | ||
2.62%, 11/15/64 | 200 | 168 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
BANK, Series 2022-BNK42, Class A5 | ||
4.49%, 6/15/55 | $200 | $192 |
Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C3, Class A4 | ||
3.58%, 5/15/52 | 200 | 186 |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C2, Class A5 | ||
4.31%, 12/15/51 | 150 | 145 |
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C6, Class A4 | ||
2.64%, 2/15/53 | 200 | 175 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B2, Class A5 | ||
3.88%, 2/15/51 | 150 | 141 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B3, Class A5 | ||
4.03%, 4/10/51 | 100 | 95 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B5, Class A4 | ||
4.21%, 7/15/51 | 200 | 192 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B8, Class A5 | ||
4.23%, 1/15/52 | 100 | 94 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B16, Class A5 | ||
2.73%, 2/15/53 | 200 | 176 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B18, Class A5 | ||
1.93%, 7/15/53 | 500 | 405 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-B19, Class A5 | ||
1.85%, 9/15/53 | 500 | 399 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-IG1, Class A3 | ||
2.69%, 9/15/43 | 100 | 80 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-B23, Class A5 | ||
2.07%, 2/15/54 | 200 | 158 |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD4, Class A4 | ||
3.51%, 5/10/50 | 250 | 234 |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD5, Class A4 | ||
3.43%, 8/15/50 | 250 | 233 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CD6, Class A5 | ||
3.46%, 11/13/50 | $200 | $187 |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CD7, Class A4 | ||
4.28%, 8/15/51 | 200 | 188 |
CD Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-CD8, Class A4 | ||
2.91%, 8/15/57 | 150 | 131 |
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C4, Class A4 | ||
3.28%, 5/10/58 | 250 | 238 |
CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-B1, Class A4 | ||
3.46%, 8/15/50 | 250 | 234 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-P1, Class A5 | ||
3.72%, 9/15/48 | 200 | 193 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C1, Class A4 | ||
3.21%, 5/10/49 | 250 | 236 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class A4 | ||
3.15%, 11/15/49 | 150 | 140 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC36, Class A5 | ||
3.62%, 2/10/49 | 300 | 286 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-GC37, Class A4 | ||
3.31%, 4/10/49 | 250 | 238 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-P3, Class A4 | ||
3.33%, 4/15/49 | 250 | 238 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-P8, Class A4 | ||
3.47%, 9/15/50 | 250 | 235 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B2, Class A4 | ||
4.01%, 3/10/51 | 100 | 95 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C5, Class A4 | ||
4.23%, 6/10/51 | 200 | 192 |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C6, Class A4 | ||
4.41%, 11/10/51 | 200 | 187 |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-COR3, Class A3 | ||
4.23%, 5/10/51 | $200 | $188 |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C6, Class A5 | ||
3.09%, 1/15/49 | 100 | 94 |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C7, Class A5 | ||
3.50%, 11/15/49 | 200 | 190 |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C14, Class A4 | ||
4.42%, 11/15/51 | 300 | 284 |
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CX11, Class A5 | ||
4.03%, 4/15/51 | 100 | 95 |
DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class A5 | ||
3.33%, 6/10/50 | 250 | 235 |
DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C9, Class A5 | ||
1.93%, 8/15/53 | 100 | 82 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-GS3, Class A4 | ||
2.85%, 10/10/49 | 200 | 187 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-GS7, Class A4 | ||
3.43%, 8/10/50 | 250 | 231 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-GS8, Class A4 | ||
3.47%, 11/10/50 | 200 | 186 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-GS9, Class A4 | ||
3.99%, 3/10/51 | 150 | 141 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-GC40, Class A4 | ||
3.16%, 7/10/52 | 150 | 136 |
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-GC45, Class A5 | ||
2.91%, 2/13/53 | 300 | 266 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C4, Class A3 | ||
3.14%, 12/15/49 | 150 | 138 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP3, Class A5 | ||
2.87%, 8/15/49 | $200 | $186 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-JP3, Class AS | ||
3.14%, 8/15/49 | 100 | 87 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C5, Class A5 | ||
3.69%, 3/15/50 | 300 | 281 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-JP7, Class A5 | ||
3.45%, 9/15/50 | 100 | 92 |
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2019-COR5, Class A4 | ||
3.39%, 6/13/52 | 200 | 180 |
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C30, Class A5 | ||
3.82%, 7/15/48 | 200 | 191 |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-C2, Class A4 | ||
3.14%, 6/15/49 | 100 | 94 |
JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-C7, Class A5 | ||
3.41%, 10/15/50 | 200 | 185 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C26, Class A5 | ||
3.53%, 10/15/48 | 100 | 96 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C29, Class A4 | ||
3.33%, 5/15/49 | 250 | 238 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C30, Class A5 | ||
2.86%, 9/15/49 | 100 | 93 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-H3, Class A5 | ||
4.18%, 7/15/51 | 150 | 142 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-H4, Class A4 | ||
4.31%, 12/15/51 | $100 | $96 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-L1, Class A4 | ||
4.41%, 10/15/51 | 200 | 194 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2019-H7, Class A4 | ||
3.26%, 7/15/52 | 250 | 227 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2020-HR8, Class A4 | ||
2.04%, 7/15/53 | 500 | 416 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2020-L4, Class A3 | ||
2.70%, 2/15/53 | 200 | 176 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2017-HR2, Class A4 | ||
3.59%, 12/15/50 | 200 | 189 |
MSWF Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A5 | ||
5.75%, 5/15/56 | 250 | 263 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C2, Class A4 | ||
3.49%, 8/15/50 | 250 | 233 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C3, Class A4 | ||
3.43%, 8/15/50 | 175 | 164 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class A5 | ||
3.58%, 12/15/50 | 100 | 93 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C7, Class A4 | ||
3.68%, 12/15/50 | 150 | 139 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C10, Class A4 | ||
4.31%, 5/15/51 | 200 | 191 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C11, Class A5 | ||
4.24%, 6/15/51 | 150 | 140 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C13, Class A4 | ||
4.33%, 10/15/51 | 200 | 192 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C14, Class A4 | ||
4.45%, 12/15/51 | 100 | 95 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C8, Class A4 | ||
3.98%, 2/15/51 | $150 | $141 |
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C9, Class A4 | ||
4.12%, 3/15/51 | 100 | 94 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NXS4, Class A4 | ||
3.72%, 12/15/48 | 350 | 338 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C32, Class A4 | ||
3.56%, 1/15/59 | 200 | 192 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C33, Class A4 | ||
3.43%, 3/15/59 | 250 | 239 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C35, Class A4 | ||
2.93%, 7/15/48 | 100 | 94 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C36, Class A4 | ||
3.07%, 11/15/59 | 250 | 232 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-LC24, Class A4 | ||
2.94%, 10/15/49 | 200 | 188 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-NXS6, Class A4 | ||
2.92%, 11/15/49 | 150 | 140 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C39, Class A5 | ||
3.42%, 9/15/50 | 250 | 234 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C40, Class A4 | ||
3.58%, 10/15/50 | 100 | 94 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C42, Class A4 | ||
3.59%, 12/15/50 | 100 | 92 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C43, Class A4 | ||
4.01%, 3/15/51 | 150 | 143 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C48, Class A5 | ||
4.30%, 1/15/52 | 100 | 97 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-C50, Class A5 | ||
3.73%, 5/15/52 | 200 | 185 |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.8%continued | ||
Non Agency – 0.8%continued | ||
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C55, Class A5 | ||
2.73%, 2/15/53 | $100 | $88 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C56, Class A5 | ||
2.45%, 6/15/53 | 500 | 424 |
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-C59, Class A5 | ||
2.63%, 4/15/54 | 500 | 423 |
19,926 | ||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $21,902) | 19,926 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 20.8% | ||
Advertising & Marketing – 0.0% | ||
Interpublic Group of (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 3/30/30 | 300 | 295 |
Omnicom Group, Inc./Omnicom Capital, Inc., | ||
3.60%, 4/15/26 | 525 | 512 |
807 | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6% | ||
Boeing (The) Co., | ||
4.88%, 5/1/25 | 240 | 239 |
2.20%, 2/4/26 | 2,829 | 2,674 |
2.70%, 2/1/27 | 219 | 207 |
3.25%, 2/1/28 | 1,366 | 1,297 |
3.25%, 3/1/28 | 55 | 52 |
3.20%, 3/1/29 | 159 | 149 |
2.95%, 2/1/30 | 250 | 225 |
5.15%, 5/1/30 | 43 | 44 |
6.13%, 2/15/33 | 135 | 146 |
6.63%, 2/15/38 | 100 | 111 |
5.81%, 5/1/50 | 1,060 | 1,102 |
General Dynamics Corp., | ||
2.63%, 11/15/27 | 104 | 97 |
3.75%, 5/15/28 | 246 | 242 |
4.25%, 4/1/40 | 100 | 93 |
2.85%, 6/1/41 | 160 | 123 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., | ||
2.04%, 8/16/28 | 200 | 176 |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.40%, 1/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,021 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6%continued | ||
4.40%, 6/15/28 | $449 | $444 |
Lockheed Martin Corp., | ||
3.55%, 1/15/26 | 298 | 292 |
5.25%, 1/15/33 | 1,500 | 1,594 |
3.60%, 3/1/35 | 135 | 124 |
4.07%, 12/15/42 | 168 | 152 |
3.80%, 3/1/45 | 230 | 198 |
4.09%, 9/15/52 | 20 | 18 |
Northrop Grumman Corp., | ||
3.25%, 1/15/28 | 500 | 478 |
5.05%, 11/15/40 | 250 | 249 |
4.75%, 6/1/43 | 250 | 240 |
3.85%, 4/15/45 | 8 | 7 |
4.03%, 10/15/47 | 252 | 217 |
Precision Castparts Corp., | ||
4.38%, 6/15/45 | 350 | 316 |
RTX Corp., | ||
1.90%, 9/1/31 | 71 | 58 |
2.38%, 3/15/32 | 68 | 57 |
4.70%, 12/15/41 | 100 | 93 |
4.50%, 6/1/42 | 250 | 228 |
4.80%, 12/15/43 | 1,000 | 934 |
3.75%, 11/1/46 | 750 | 598 |
6.40%, 3/15/54 | 300 | 349 |
Textron, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 3/15/31 | 250 | 213 |
14,857 | ||
Apparel & Textile Products – 0.1% | ||
NIKE, Inc., | ||
2.85%, 3/27/30 | 1,250 | 1,151 |
3.25%, 3/27/40 | 75 | 63 |
Ralph Lauren Corp., | ||
2.95%, 6/15/30 | 100 | 91 |
1,305 | ||
Asset Management – 0.2% | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 4/2/25 | 250 | 244 |
2.88%, 9/15/26 | 435 | 416 |
Ares Capital Corp., | ||
3.88%, 1/15/26 | 620 | 596 |
Barings BDC, Inc., | ||
3.30%, 11/23/26 | 200 | 183 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Asset Management – 0.2%continued | ||
BlackRock, Inc., | ||
1.90%, 1/28/31 | $720 | $608 |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | ||
3.25%, 3/15/27 | 300 | 275 |
Blue Owl Capital Corp., | ||
3.75%, 7/22/25 | 300 | 287 |
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., | ||
7.75%, 9/16/27 | 200 | 206 |
Charles Schwab (The) Corp., | ||
3.63%, 4/1/25 | 250 | 246 |
3.45%, 2/13/26 | 280 | 271 |
3.20%, 3/2/27 | 500 | 476 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.21%), 5.64%, 5/19/29 (1) | 400 | 411 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.50%), 5.85%, 5/19/34 (1) | 400 | 413 |
Franklin Resources, Inc., | ||
2.95%, 8/12/51 | 270 | 171 |
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
3.25%, 7/15/27 | 200 | 182 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 4/1/51 | 100 | 76 |
Voya Financial, Inc., | ||
4.80%, 6/15/46 | 500 | 433 |
5,494 | ||
Automotive – 0.3% | ||
Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp., | ||
4.15%, 5/1/52 | 500 | 397 |
BorgWarner, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 3/15/45 | 170 | 140 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
7.12%, 11/7/33 | 2,000 | 2,159 |
General Motors Co., | ||
6.80%, 10/1/27 | 118 | 125 |
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 227 | 229 |
5.60%, 10/15/32 | 183 | 188 |
6.25%, 10/2/43 | 350 | 358 |
6.75%, 4/1/46 | 145 | 157 |
5.40%, 4/1/48 | 267 | 245 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | ||
2.70%, 8/20/27 | 658 | 607 |
6.00%, 1/9/28 | 500 | 517 |
2.40%, 4/10/28 | 119 | 107 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Automotive – 0.3%continued | ||
5.80%, 6/23/28 | $500 | $514 |
2.40%, 10/15/28 | 254 | 226 |
5.65%, 1/17/29 | 84 | 86 |
4.30%, 4/6/29 | 82 | 79 |
3.60%, 6/21/30 | 99 | 90 |
2.35%, 1/8/31 | 33 | 27 |
3.10%, 1/12/32 | 33 | 28 |
Lear Corp., | ||
3.55%, 1/15/52 | 200 | 140 |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | ||
0.80%, 10/16/25 | 750 | 701 |
3.05%, 3/22/27 | 500 | 479 |
4.70%, 1/12/33 | 700 | 720 |
8,319 | ||
Banking – 2.8% | ||
Bank of America Corp., | ||
4.00%, 1/22/25 | 503 | 496 |
3.95%, 4/21/25 | 1,375 | 1,352 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.07%), 3.37%, 1/23/26 (1) | 1,000 | 977 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 0.90%), 2.02%, 2/13/26 (1) | 760 | 730 |
4.45%, 3/3/26 | 500 | 495 |
3.50%, 4/19/26 | 76 | 74 |
4.25%, 10/22/26 | 47 | 46 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.01%), 1.20%, 10/24/26 (1) | 2,000 | 1,857 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%), 5.08%, 1/20/27 (1) | 1,500 | 1,497 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.91%), 1.66%, 3/11/27 (1) | 72 | 67 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.96%), 1.73%, 7/22/27 (1) | 1,208 | 1,107 |
4.18%, 11/25/27 | 146 | 142 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.05%), 2.55%, 2/4/28 (1) | 18 | 17 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.77%), 3.71%, 4/24/28 (1) | 106 | 101 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.30%), 3.42%, 12/20/28 (1) | 983 | 926 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.33%), 3.97%, 3/5/29 (1) | 7 | 7 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.06%), 2.09%, 6/14/29 (1) | 129 | 114 |
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REPORT 12 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.25%), 2.50%, 2/13/31 (1) | $300 | $258 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.15%), 2.59%, 4/29/31 (1) | 52 | 45 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.53%), 1.90%, 7/23/31 (1) | 336 | 275 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 2.69%, 4/22/32 (1) | 380 | 321 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.33%), 2.97%, 2/4/33 (1) | 336 | 286 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.83%), 4.57%, 4/27/33 (1) | 425 | 406 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.16%), 5.02%, 7/22/33 (1) | 1,403 | 1,390 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.91%), 5.29%, 4/25/34 (1) | 1,000 | 1,005 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.84%), 5.87%, 9/15/34 (1) | 400 | 420 |
6.11%, 1/29/37 | 150 | 160 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.93%), 2.68%, 6/19/41 (1) | 390 | 280 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.45%), 3.95%, 1/23/49 (1) | 790 | 667 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.78%), 4.33%, 3/15/50 (1) | 755 | 667 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.41%), 4.08%, 3/20/51 (1) | 810 | 685 |
Bank of America N.A., | ||
6.00%, 10/15/36 | 250 | 272 |
BankUnited, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 6/11/30 | 100 | 91 |
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 3/26/25 | 730 | 716 |
4.40%, 6/10/25 | 105 | 104 |
5.50%, 9/13/25 | 126 | 127 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.69%), 2.01%, 1/25/26 (1) | 1,464 | 1,407 |
4.60%, 3/9/26 | 205 | 202 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.53%), 3.29%, 3/17/26 (1) | 17 | 17 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.84%), 3.11%, 4/8/26 (1) | 884 | 859 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.55%), 5.61%, 9/29/26 (1) | 722 | 727 |
3.20%, 10/21/26 | 719 | 686 |
4.30%, 11/20/26 | 505 | 495 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.77%), 1.46%, 6/9/27 (1) | $28 | $26 |
4.45%, 9/29/27 | 328 | 320 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.28%), 3.07%, 2/24/28 (1) | 88 | 83 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.65%), 3.67%, 7/24/28 (1) | 28 | 27 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.91%), 4.41%, 3/31/31 (1) | 1,450 | 1,389 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.17%), 2.56%, 5/1/32 (1) | 1,000 | 836 |
6.63%, 6/15/32 | 100 | 109 |
5.88%, 2/22/33 | 350 | 366 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.66%), 6.17%, 5/25/34 (1) | 1,300 | 1,348 |
6.13%, 8/25/36 | 125 | 133 |
8.13%, 7/15/39 | 332 | 429 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 4.55%), 5.32%, 3/26/41 (1) | 180 | 181 |
5.88%, 1/30/42 | 30 | 32 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.38%), 2.90%, 11/3/42 (1) | 168 | 121 |
Citizens Bank N.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.00%), 4.58%, 8/9/28 (1) | 500 | 475 |
Comerica Bank, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.61%), 5.33%, 8/25/33 (1) | 250 | 230 |
Discover Bank, | ||
2.70%, 2/6/30 | 250 | 212 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | ||
8.25%, 3/1/38 | 275 | 326 |
First Horizon Corp., | ||
4.00%, 5/26/25 | 200 | 193 |
FNB Corp., | ||
5.15%, 8/25/25 | 200 | 199 |
HSBC Bank U.S.A. N.A., | ||
7.00%, 1/15/39 | 350 | 406 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.97%), 4.44%, 8/4/28 (1) | 500 | 485 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
3.90%, 7/15/25 | 128 | 126 |
7.75%, 7/15/25 | 54 | 56 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 13 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.59%), 2.01%, 3/13/26 (1) | $40 | $38 |
3.30%, 4/1/26 | 111 | 107 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.85%), 2.08%, 4/22/26 (1) | 2,024 | 1,939 |
2.95%, 10/1/26 | 59 | 56 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 0.70%), 1.04%, 2/4/27 (1) | 121 | 111 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.89%), 1.58%, 4/22/27 (1) | 297 | 274 |
8.00%, 4/29/27 | 658 | 727 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.77%), 1.47%, 9/22/27 (1) | 1,310 | 1,187 |
4.25%, 10/1/27 | 299 | 296 |
3.63%, 12/1/27 | 1,292 | 1,241 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.60%), 3.78%, 2/1/28 (1) | 500 | 483 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.17%), 2.95%, 2/24/28 (1) | 204 | 192 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.56%), 4.32%, 4/26/28 (1) | 176 | 174 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.99%), 4.85%, 7/25/28 (1) | 33 | 33 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.21%), 3.51%, 1/23/29 (1) | 310 | 294 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.38%), 4.01%, 4/23/29 (1) | 34 | 33 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.02%), 2.07%, 6/1/29 (1) | 719 | 638 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.45%), 5.30%, 7/24/29 (1) | 800 | 813 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.59%), 4.45%, 12/5/29 (1) | 59 | 58 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 2.52%), 2.96%, 5/13/31 (1) | 545 | 480 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.58%), 5.72%, 9/14/33 (1) | 700 | 725 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.85%), 5.35%, 6/1/34 (1) | 200 | 203 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.62%), 3.88%, 7/24/38 (1) | 359 | 319 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 2.46%), 3.11%, 4/22/41 (1) | 100 | 77 |
5.60%, 7/15/41 | 405 | 432 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.51%), 2.53%, 11/19/41 (1) | 785 | 558 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
5.63%, 8/16/43 | $150 | $158 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.84%), 4.26%, 2/22/48 (1) | 114 | 101 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.72%), 4.03%, 7/24/48 (1) | 85 | 73 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.64%), 3.96%, 11/15/48 (1) | 400 | 336 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.48%), 3.90%, 1/23/49 (1) | 200 | 167 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.44%), 3.11%, 4/22/51 (1) | 1,500 | 1,083 |
KeyBank N.A., | ||
4.15%, 8/8/25 | 250 | 242 |
5.00%, 1/26/33 | 500 | 468 |
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., | ||
4.70%, 1/27/28 | 1,000 | 972 |
Morgan Stanley Bank N.A., | ||
4.75%, 4/21/26 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 5.81%, 6/12/26 (1) | 500 | 503 |
3.15%, 5/19/27 | 455 | 432 |
2.55%, 1/22/30 | 545 | 477 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.93%), 5.07%, 1/24/34 (1) | 500 | 490 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.28%), 6.88%, 10/20/34 (1) | 400 | 445 |
Regions Financial Corp., | ||
2.25%, 5/18/25 | 500 | 477 |
Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.36%), 6.50%, 3/9/29 (1) | 300 | 310 |
Synchrony Bank, | ||
5.40%, 8/22/25 | 293 | 289 |
Synovus Bank, | ||
5.63%, 2/15/28 | 250 | 240 |
Truist Bank, | ||
3.63%, 9/16/25 | 128 | 124 |
4.05%, 11/3/25 | 600 | 590 |
3.30%, 5/15/26 | 122 | 117 |
3.80%, 10/30/26 | 543 | 521 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
3.70%, 6/5/25 | 213 | 208 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 14 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.61%), 1.27%, 3/2/27 (1) | $85 | $78 |
1.13%, 8/3/27 | 221 | 194 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.44%), 4.87%, 1/26/29 (1) | 1,000 | 986 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.86%), 1.89%, 6/7/29 (1) | 57 | 49 |
U.S. Bancorp, | ||
2.38%, 7/22/26 | 133 | 125 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.73%), 2.22%, 1/27/28 (1) | 322 | 296 |
3.90%, 4/26/28 | 402 | 389 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.02%), 5.78%, 6/12/29 (1) | 500 | 514 |
1.38%, 7/22/30 | 143 | 115 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.60%), 4.84%, 2/1/34 (1) | 500 | 480 |
U.S. Bank N.A., | ||
2.80%, 1/27/25 | 250 | 243 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
3.00%, 2/19/25 | 452 | 442 |
3.00%, 4/22/26 | 832 | 797 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 3.91%, 4/25/26 (1) | 736 | 721 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.00%), 2.19%, 4/30/26 (1) | 119 | 114 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.56%), 4.54%, 8/15/26 (1) | 1,000 | 990 |
3.00%, 10/23/26 | 542 | 515 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.43%), 3.20%, 6/17/27 (1) | 15 | 14 |
4.30%, 7/22/27 | 110 | 108 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.51%), 3.53%, 3/24/28 (1) | 275 | 263 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.57%), 3.58%, 5/22/28 (1) | 585 | 558 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.10%), 2.39%, 6/2/28 (1) | 833 | 763 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.99%), 5.56%, 7/25/34 (1) | 700 | 714 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.53%), 3.07%, 4/30/41 (1) | 400 | 303 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 4.50%), 5.01%, 4/4/51 (1) | 1,500 | 1,427 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.13%), 4.61%, 4/25/53 (1) | 1,000 | 904 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Banking – 2.8%continued | ||
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., | ||
5.85%, 2/1/37 | $500 | $526 |
6.60%, 1/15/38 | 50 | 56 |
Zions Bancorp N.A., | ||
3.25%, 10/29/29 | 250 | 205 |
65,881 | ||
Beverages – 0.3% | ||
Brown-Forman Corp., | ||
4.50%, 7/15/45 | 200 | 186 |
Coca-Cola (The) Co., | ||
3.38%, 3/25/27 | 133 | 130 |
1.50%, 3/5/28 | 81 | 73 |
2.13%, 9/6/29 | 243 | 220 |
1.65%, 6/1/30 | 179 | 153 |
2.00%, 3/5/31 | 1,204 | 1,040 |
3.00%, 3/5/51 | 300 | 228 |
Constellation Brands, Inc., | ||
4.65%, 11/15/28 | 44 | 44 |
3.15%, 8/1/29 | 334 | 311 |
2.88%, 5/1/30 | 256 | 230 |
2.25%, 8/1/31 | 284 | 239 |
5.25%, 11/15/48 | 167 | 166 |
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., | ||
2.55%, 9/15/26 | 185 | 175 |
4.42%, 12/15/46 | 450 | 401 |
Molson Coors Beverage Co., | ||
3.00%, 7/15/26 | 170 | 163 |
4.20%, 7/15/46 | 300 | 256 |
PepsiCo, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 4/30/25 | 380 | 370 |
2.63%, 7/29/29 | 120 | 111 |
2.75%, 3/19/30 | 483 | 444 |
1.63%, 5/1/30 | 77 | 66 |
1.95%, 10/21/31 | 500 | 425 |
3.88%, 3/19/60 | 700 | 608 |
6,039 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 1.1% | ||
AbbVie, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 3/15/25 | 1,413 | 1,394 |
3.60%, 5/14/25 | 155 | 152 |
3.20%, 5/14/26 | 56 | 54 |
2.95%, 11/21/26 | 663 | 636 |
3.20%, 11/21/29 | 467 | 437 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 15 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%continued | ||
4.05%, 11/21/39 | $500 | $453 |
4.25%, 11/21/49 | 800 | 715 |
Amgen, Inc., | ||
2.00%, 1/15/32 | 1,000 | 822 |
5.15%, 11/15/41 | 126 | 124 |
5.65%, 3/2/53 | 1,200 | 1,268 |
2.77%, 9/1/53 | 1,876 | 1,210 |
5.75%, 3/2/63 | 200 | 211 |
Baxalta, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 6/23/25 | 225 | 221 |
Biogen, Inc., | ||
4.05%, 9/15/25 | 55 | 54 |
2.25%, 5/1/30 | 40 | 34 |
3.15%, 5/1/50 | 25 | 18 |
3.25%, 2/15/51 | 387 | 278 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., | ||
3.20%, 6/15/26 | 132 | 128 |
3.90%, 2/20/28 | 726 | 714 |
3.40%, 7/26/29 | 286 | 272 |
4.35%, 11/15/47 | 1,083 | 960 |
3.70%, 3/15/52 | 300 | 237 |
6.40%, 11/15/63 | 300 | 349 |
Eli Lilly & Co., | ||
4.70%, 2/27/33 | 500 | 514 |
4.95%, 2/27/63 | 200 | 208 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., | ||
3.65%, 3/1/26 | 2,000 | 1,958 |
1.20%, 10/1/27 | 1,050 | 935 |
1.65%, 10/1/30 | 100 | 84 |
2.60%, 10/1/40 | 300 | 222 |
4.80%, 4/1/44 | 185 | 179 |
4.50%, 2/1/45 | 150 | 139 |
4.75%, 3/1/46 | 168 | 161 |
4.15%, 3/1/47 | 60 | 52 |
2.80%, 10/1/50 | 42 | 29 |
Johnson & Johnson, | ||
4.38%, 12/5/33 | 332 | 341 |
3.55%, 3/1/36 | 519 | 481 |
5.95%, 8/15/37 | 32 | 37 |
3.70%, 3/1/46 | 770 | 676 |
2.45%, 9/1/60 | 300 | 194 |
Merck & Co., Inc., | ||
2.75%, 2/10/25 | 186 | 182 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%continued | ||
1.70%, 6/10/27 | $263 | $241 |
1.90%, 12/10/28 | 279 | 251 |
3.40%, 3/7/29 | 389 | 374 |
2.15%, 12/10/31 | 688 | 588 |
3.60%, 9/15/42 | 25 | 21 |
3.70%, 2/10/45 | 60 | 51 |
2.45%, 6/24/50 | 1,000 | 663 |
5.15%, 5/17/63 | 200 | 210 |
Mylan, Inc., | ||
4.55%, 4/15/28 | 171 | 166 |
5.40%, 11/29/43 | 585 | 508 |
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., | ||
4.75%, 5/19/33 | 1,000 | 1,002 |
Pfizer, Inc., | ||
3.45%, 3/15/29 | 24 | 23 |
2.63%, 4/1/30 | 1,000 | 903 |
7.20%, 3/15/39 | 311 | 387 |
5.60%, 9/15/40 | 194 | 205 |
4.30%, 6/15/43 | 257 | 237 |
4.13%, 12/15/46 | 262 | 234 |
Pharmacia LLC, | ||
6.60%, 12/1/28 | 125 | 136 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 9/15/30 | 300 | 247 |
Royalty Pharma PLC, | ||
3.55%, 9/2/50 | 500 | 356 |
Sanofi S.A., | ||
3.63%, 6/19/28 | 250 | 245 |
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC, | ||
3.20%, 9/23/26 | 225 | 217 |
Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc., | ||
3.95%, 6/15/26 | 114 | 110 |
Wyeth LLC, | ||
5.95%, 4/1/37 | 725 | 800 |
Zoetis, Inc., | ||
3.95%, 9/12/47 | 450 | 384 |
4.45%, 8/20/48 | 40 | 37 |
25,729 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4% | ||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | ||
3.75%, 2/15/28 | 1,451 | 1,370 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 16 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4%continued | ||
2.25%, 1/15/29 | $484 | $420 |
2.80%, 4/1/31 | 1,500 | 1,267 |
5.75%, 4/1/48 | 520 | 463 |
3.90%, 6/1/52 | 1,000 | 677 |
Comcast Corp., | ||
3.40%, 4/1/30 | 1,370 | 1,284 |
4.25%, 1/15/33 | 775 | 754 |
7.05%, 3/15/33 | 140 | 164 |
2.89%, 11/1/51 | 544 | 370 |
5.35%, 5/15/53 | 700 | 727 |
2.99%, 11/1/63 | 500 | 324 |
5.50%, 5/15/64 | 450 | 476 |
TCI Communications, Inc., | ||
7.88%, 2/15/26 | 755 | 802 |
Time Warner Cable LLC, | ||
6.55%, 5/1/37 | 68 | 67 |
7.30%, 7/1/38 | 705 | 729 |
6.75%, 6/15/39 | 130 | 129 |
10,023 | ||
Chemicals – 0.3% | ||
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., | ||
2.80%, 5/15/50 | 300 | 214 |
Albemarle Corp., | ||
4.65%, 6/1/27 | 300 | 295 |
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, | ||
6.17%, 7/15/27 | 700 | 718 |
Dow Chemical (The) Co., | ||
4.25%, 10/1/34 | 470 | 451 |
9.40%, 5/15/39 | 174 | 243 |
5.25%, 11/15/41 | 400 | 394 |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc., | ||
5.42%, 11/15/48 | 500 | 522 |
Eastman Chemical Co., | ||
4.80%, 9/1/42 | 200 | 182 |
4.65%, 10/15/44 | 100 | 88 |
Ecolab, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 8/18/55 | 500 | 338 |
FMC Corp., | ||
6.38%, 5/18/53 | 200 | 205 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 9/26/48 | 67 | 57 |
Linde, Inc., | ||
2.00%, 8/10/50 | 200 | 118 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Chemicals – 0.3%continued | ||
Lubrizol (The) Corp., | ||
6.50%, 10/1/34 | $50 | $58 |
LYB International Finance B.V., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/43 | 565 | 540 |
LYB International Finance III LLC, | ||
4.20%, 5/1/50 | 35 | 28 |
Mosaic (The) Co., | ||
5.45%, 11/15/33 | 250 | 256 |
NewMarket Corp., | ||
2.70%, 3/18/31 | 100 | 84 |
RPM International, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 3/15/27 | 100 | 96 |
Sherwin-Williams (The) Co., | ||
3.45%, 6/1/27 | 205 | 198 |
2.95%, 8/15/29 | 167 | 154 |
2.30%, 5/15/30 | 153 | 133 |
2.20%, 3/15/32 | 475 | 396 |
4.55%, 8/1/45 | 30 | 27 |
Westlake Corp., | ||
3.60%, 8/15/26 | 701 | 677 |
3.38%, 6/15/30 | 249 | 226 |
6,698 | ||
Commercial Support Services – 0.1% | ||
Block Financial LLC, | ||
3.88%, 8/15/30 | 200 | 183 |
Republic Services, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 11/15/27 | 296 | 284 |
3.95%, 5/15/28 | 432 | 424 |
2.30%, 3/1/30 | 118 | 104 |
Waste Connections, Inc., | ||
2.95%, 1/15/52 | 300 | 212 |
Waste Management, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 11/15/50 | 500 | 334 |
1,541 | ||
Construction Materials – 0.1% | ||
Carlisle Cos., Inc., | ||
2.75%, 3/1/30 | 500 | 444 |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., | ||
3.45%, 6/1/27 | 500 | 479 |
Owens Corning, | ||
3.40%, 8/15/26 | 400 | 386 |
3.88%, 6/1/30 | 500 | 470 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 17 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Construction Materials – 0.1%continued | ||
Vulcan Materials Co., | ||
3.50%, 6/1/30 | $200 | $186 |
1,965 | ||
Consumer Services – 0.1% | ||
California Institute of Technology, | ||
4.70%, 11/1/11 (2) | 110 | 98 |
Duke University, | ||
2.68%, 10/1/44 | 200 | 149 |
Emory University, | ||
2.97%, 9/1/50 | 500 | 357 |
Johns Hopkins University, | ||
4.08%, 7/1/53 | 100 | 89 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, | ||
5.60%, 7/1/11 (2) | 190 | 219 |
4.68%, 7/1/14 (3) | 15 | 14 |
3.89%, 7/1/16 (4) | 300 | 237 |
Northwestern University, | ||
4.64%, 12/1/44 | 50 | 48 |
President and Fellows of Harvard College, | ||
2.52%, 10/15/50 | 300 | 203 |
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (The), | ||
4.67%, 9/1/12 (5) | 100 | 94 |
University of Southern California, | ||
2.81%, 10/1/50 | 500 | 352 |
1,860 | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.1% | ||
Amcor Finance U.S.A., Inc., | ||
3.63%, 4/28/26 | 300 | 290 |
International Paper Co., | ||
6.00%, 11/15/41 | 480 | 509 |
Packaging Corp. of America, | ||
3.05%, 10/1/51 | 200 | 139 |
Sonoco Products Co., | ||
2.85%, 2/1/32 | 500 | 426 |
WestRock MWV LLC, | ||
7.95%, 2/15/31 | 100 | 117 |
WRKCo, Inc., | ||
4.90%, 3/15/29 | 350 | 352 |
1,833 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Diversified Industrials – 0.2% | ||
3M Co., | ||
2.00%, 2/14/25 | $100 | $97 |
2.25%, 9/19/26 | 165 | 155 |
3.05%, 4/15/30 | 1,500 | 1,354 |
Dover Corp., | ||
2.95%, 11/4/29 | 10 | 9 |
Emerson Electric Co., | ||
2.80%, 12/21/51 | 500 | 345 |
GE Capital Funding LLC, | ||
4.55%, 5/15/32 | 540 | 529 |
Honeywell International, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 11/1/26 | 461 | 439 |
1.10%, 3/1/27 | 182 | 165 |
2.70%, 8/15/29 | 137 | 127 |
3.81%, 11/21/47 | 425 | 366 |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., | ||
3.90%, 9/1/42 | 300 | 270 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp., | ||
4.20%, 11/21/34 | 200 | 192 |
4.45%, 11/21/44 | 300 | 272 |
4,320 | ||
E-Commerce Discretionary – 0.2% | ||
Amazon.com, Inc., | ||
4.60%, 12/1/25 | 1,500 | 1,505 |
5.20%, 12/3/25 | 103 | 104 |
1.20%, 6/3/27 | 544 | 491 |
1.65%, 5/12/28 | 533 | 480 |
3.88%, 8/22/37 | 150 | 140 |
2.88%, 5/12/41 | 1,199 | 945 |
4.95%, 12/5/44 | 156 | 161 |
3.10%, 5/12/51 | 1,000 | 747 |
4.25%, 8/22/57 | 500 | 462 |
eBay, Inc., | ||
1.40%, 5/10/26 | 24 | 22 |
2.60%, 5/10/31 | 167 | 146 |
4.00%, 7/15/42 | 235 | 196 |
5,399 | ||
Electric & Gas Marketing & Trading – 0.1% | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., | ||
5.30%, 3/1/35 | 150 | 153 |
5.85%, 3/15/36 | 100 | 106 |
6.75%, 4/1/38 | 100 | 114 |
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Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric & Gas Marketing & Trading – 0.1%continued | ||
5.50%, 12/1/39 | $85 | $86 |
3.95%, 3/1/43 | 120 | 102 |
4.45%, 3/15/44 | 100 | 90 |
3.85%, 6/15/46 | 100 | 82 |
4.65%, 12/1/48 | 300 | 272 |
6.15%, 11/15/52 | 500 | 568 |
Evergy Metro, Inc., | ||
5.30%, 10/1/41 | 50 | 50 |
4.20%, 3/15/48 | 300 | 252 |
Southern Power Co., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/43 | 60 | 57 |
1,932 | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9% | ||
AEP Transmission Co. LLC, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/46 | 200 | 167 |
3.65%, 4/1/50 | 500 | 396 |
AES (The) Corp., | ||
5.45%, 6/1/28 | 350 | 356 |
Alabama Power Co., | ||
3.85%, 12/1/42 | 60 | 51 |
4.30%, 7/15/48 | 300 | 261 |
Ameren Illinois Co., | ||
3.25%, 3/1/25 | 500 | 491 |
3.85%, 9/1/32 | 700 | 654 |
Appalachian Power Co., | ||
7.00%, 4/1/38 | 75 | 87 |
Arizona Public Service Co., | ||
3.15%, 5/15/25 | 500 | 486 |
4.50%, 4/1/42 | 230 | 201 |
4.20%, 8/15/48 | 250 | 201 |
Avangrid, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 6/1/29 | 200 | 189 |
Avista Corp., | ||
4.00%, 4/1/52 | 100 | 80 |
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., | ||
2.40%, 8/15/26 | 130 | 123 |
3.75%, 8/15/47 | 475 | 376 |
5.40%, 6/1/53 | 200 | 207 |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., | ||
5.15%, 11/15/43 | 500 | 494 |
Black Hills Corp., | ||
2.50%, 6/15/30 | 500 | 420 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9%continued | ||
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, | ||
2.40%, 9/1/26 | $50 | $47 |
3.00%, 2/1/27 | 150 | 143 |
3.55%, 8/1/42 | 40 | 33 |
4.25%, 2/1/49 | 500 | 442 |
Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC, | ||
4.97%, 5/1/46 | 200 | 168 |
CMS Energy Corp., | ||
3.00%, 5/15/26 | 40 | 38 |
3.45%, 8/15/27 | 500 | 477 |
4.88%, 3/1/44 | 500 | 477 |
Commonwealth Edison Co., | ||
6.45%, 1/15/38 | 200 | 221 |
3.80%, 10/1/42 | 90 | 75 |
4.60%, 8/15/43 | 100 | 93 |
Connecticut Light and Power (The) Co., | ||
4.00%, 4/1/48 | 250 | 213 |
5.25%, 1/15/53 | 500 | 512 |
Constellation Energy Generation LLC, | ||
5.75%, 10/1/41 | 430 | 430 |
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., | ||
6.05%, 1/15/38 | 265 | 287 |
5.10%, 6/1/65 | 50 | 47 |
Dominion Energy, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 6/1/28 | 500 | 490 |
5.25%, 8/1/33 | 250 | 253 |
5.95%, 6/15/35 | 750 | 790 |
7.00%, 6/15/38 | 20 | 23 |
3.30%, 4/15/41 | 300 | 229 |
4.90%, 8/1/41 | 35 | 32 |
4.05%, 9/15/42 | 100 | 82 |
DTE Electric Co., | ||
4.05%, 5/15/48 | 800 | 680 |
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, | ||
6.45%, 10/15/32 | 106 | 117 |
6.10%, 6/1/37 | 150 | 162 |
4.25%, 12/15/41 | 210 | 186 |
3.75%, 6/1/45 | 350 | 281 |
Duke Energy Corp., | ||
2.65%, 9/1/26 | 449 | 426 |
4.50%, 8/15/32 | 751 | 728 |
3.75%, 9/1/46 | 120 | 93 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 19 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9%continued | ||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, | ||
6.35%, 9/15/37 | $340 | $378 |
3.40%, 10/1/46 | 290 | 218 |
Duke Energy Indiana LLC, | ||
6.12%, 10/15/35 | 500 | 535 |
6.35%, 8/15/38 | 25 | 28 |
6.45%, 4/1/39 | 225 | 252 |
4.90%, 7/15/43 | 1,000 | 961 |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, | ||
4.10%, 3/15/43 | 200 | 171 |
Duke Energy Progress NC Storm Funding LLC, | ||
2.39%, 7/1/37 | 100 | 81 |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, | ||
3.05%, 6/1/31 | 950 | 839 |
4.75%, 9/15/52 | 300 | 277 |
Entergy Texas, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/30/39 | 250 | 229 |
Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 3/1/42 | 275 | 237 |
Eversource Energy, | ||
3.15%, 1/15/25 | 100 | 97 |
1.65%, 8/15/30 | 165 | 134 |
Exelon Corp., | ||
5.63%, 6/15/35 | 75 | 77 |
4.70%, 4/15/50 | 100 | 90 |
4.10%, 3/15/52 | 950 | 771 |
Florida Power & Light Co., | ||
5.65%, 2/1/37 | 335 | 357 |
5.95%, 2/1/38 | 150 | 165 |
5.96%, 4/1/39 | 250 | 277 |
5.69%, 3/1/40 | 30 | 32 |
4.13%, 2/1/42 | 250 | 226 |
4.05%, 6/1/42 | 100 | 88 |
Georgia Power Co., | ||
4.30%, 3/15/42 | 60 | 53 |
4.30%, 3/15/43 | 100 | 87 |
Idaho Power Co., | ||
5.50%, 3/15/53 | 100 | 104 |
Indiana Michigan Power Co., | ||
6.05%, 3/15/37 | 200 | 214 |
5.63%, 4/1/53 | 500 | 527 |
Interstate Power and Light Co., | ||
3.10%, 11/30/51 | 500 | 341 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9%continued | ||
ITC Holdings Corp., | ||
3.35%, 11/15/27 | $200 | $190 |
MidAmerican Energy Co., | ||
4.80%, 9/15/43 | 100 | 94 |
4.40%, 10/15/44 | 150 | 135 |
3.65%, 8/1/48 | 300 | 238 |
3.15%, 4/15/50 | 200 | 143 |
National Grid U.S.A., | ||
5.80%, 4/1/35 | 425 | 433 |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., | ||
2.85%, 1/27/25 | 1,000 | 974 |
8.00%, 3/1/32 | 50 | 60 |
4.30%, 3/15/49 | 125 | 109 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.53%), 7.13%, 9/15/53 (1) | 400 | 412 |
Nevada Power Co., | ||
6.65%, 4/1/36 | 100 | 110 |
5.90%, 5/1/53 | 600 | 644 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 6/1/30 | 1,561 | 1,336 |
2.44%, 1/15/32 | 439 | 369 |
Northern States Power Co., | ||
4.13%, 5/15/44 | 200 | 173 |
Oglethorpe Power Corp., | ||
5.38%, 11/1/40 | 150 | 145 |
4.50%, 4/1/47 | 300 | 255 |
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., | ||
4.15%, 4/1/47 | 200 | 167 |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, | ||
7.50%, 9/1/38 | 145 | 178 |
4.10%, 11/15/48 | 300 | 259 |
4.60%, 6/1/52 | 500 | 468 |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., | ||
4.55%, 7/1/30 | 1,909 | 1,818 |
5.90%, 6/15/32 | 1,091 | 1,111 |
4.50%, 7/1/40 | 500 | 424 |
PacifiCorp, | ||
6.10%, 8/1/36 | 200 | 214 |
6.25%, 10/15/37 | 275 | 294 |
4.13%, 1/15/49 | 50 | 40 |
PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC, | ||
2.82%, 7/15/46 | 50 | 36 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 20 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9%continued | ||
PG&E Recovery Funding LLC, | ||
5.05%, 7/15/32 | $24 | $24 |
5.26%, 1/15/38 | 25 | 25 |
5.54%, 7/15/47 | 50 | 52 |
PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC, | ||
3.59%, 6/1/30 | 37 | 36 |
4.02%, 6/1/31 | 71 | 69 |
4.72%, 6/1/37 | 100 | 98 |
4.45%, 12/1/47 | 135 | 122 |
5.21%, 12/1/47 | 100 | 101 |
4.67%, 12/1/51 | 100 | 94 |
5.10%, 6/1/52 | 100 | 100 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corp., | ||
6.25%, 5/15/39 | 275 | 307 |
4.13%, 6/15/44 | 100 | 87 |
4.15%, 6/15/48 | 300 | 265 |
Public Service Co. of Colorado, | ||
4.10%, 6/1/32 | 500 | 480 |
4.10%, 6/15/48 | 300 | 244 |
Public Service Electric and Gas Co., | ||
3.00%, 5/15/25 | 500 | 488 |
3.95%, 5/1/42 | 50 | 43 |
3.65%, 9/1/42 | 30 | 25 |
4.05%, 5/1/48 | 300 | 261 |
3.00%, 3/1/51 | 500 | 360 |
Puget Energy, Inc., | ||
3.65%, 5/15/25 | 500 | 487 |
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., | ||
6.27%, 3/15/37 | 75 | 81 |
5.64%, 4/15/41 | 340 | 345 |
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., | ||
4.50%, 8/15/40 | 150 | 138 |
5.35%, 4/1/53 | 300 | 305 |
SCE Recovery Funding LLC, | ||
5.11%, 12/15/47 | 100 | 99 |
Sempra, | ||
3.25%, 6/15/27 | 150 | 142 |
6.00%, 10/15/39 | 250 | 264 |
Southern (The) Co., | ||
3.70%, 4/30/30 | 900 | 849 |
4.40%, 7/1/46 | 1,000 | 883 |
Southern California Edison Co., | ||
6.00%, 1/15/34 | 100 | 110 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.9%continued | ||
5.35%, 7/15/35 | $586 | $607 |
5.55%, 1/15/37 | 275 | 276 |
5.95%, 2/1/38 | 710 | 747 |
6.05%, 3/15/39 | 50 | 53 |
5.50%, 3/15/40 | 150 | 152 |
3.90%, 3/15/43 | 150 | 123 |
4.13%, 3/1/48 | 90 | 76 |
Southwestern Electric Power Co., | ||
4.10%, 9/15/28 | 250 | 242 |
3.90%, 4/1/45 | 170 | 131 |
Tampa Electric Co., | ||
4.10%, 6/15/42 | 50 | 42 |
4.30%, 6/15/48 | 300 | 252 |
Tucson Electric Power Co., | ||
5.50%, 4/15/53 | 300 | 307 |
Union Electric Co., | ||
3.90%, 9/15/42 | 50 | 42 |
4.00%, 4/1/48 | 250 | 205 |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., | ||
6.00%, 5/15/37 | 15 | 16 |
6.35%, 11/30/37 | 40 | 44 |
8.88%, 11/15/38 | 100 | 137 |
4.65%, 8/15/43 | 150 | 138 |
4.45%, 2/15/44 | 75 | 67 |
3.80%, 9/15/47 | 125 | 100 |
Wisconsin Electric Power Co., | ||
4.30%, 10/15/48 | 300 | 262 |
Wisconsin Public Service Corp., | ||
4.75%, 11/1/44 | 100 | 93 |
3.30%, 9/1/49 | 150 | 110 |
Xcel Energy, Inc., | ||
4.60%, 6/1/32 | 1,000 | 976 |
6.50%, 7/1/36 | 100 | 112 |
44,484 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.2% | ||
Amphenol Corp., | ||
4.75%, 3/30/26 | 500 | 501 |
Carrier Global Corp., | ||
2.72%, 2/15/30 | 1,000 | 896 |
6.20%, 3/15/54 (6) | 300 | 348 |
Fortive Corp., | ||
4.30%, 6/15/46 | 105 | 90 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 21 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.2%continued | ||
Johnson Controls International PLC, | ||
5.13%, 9/14/45 | $21 | $20 |
4.95%, 7/2/64 | 110 | 100 |
Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance S.C.A., | ||
4.90%, 12/1/32 | 500 | 507 |
Lennox International, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 9/15/28 | 200 | 206 |
Otis Worldwide Corp., | ||
3.36%, 2/15/50 | 300 | 233 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc., | ||
4.20%, 3/1/49 | 100 | 90 |
2.80%, 8/15/61 | 200 | 130 |
Trane Technologies Financing Ltd., | ||
3.50%, 3/21/26 | 250 | 243 |
4.65%, 11/1/44 | 35 | 32 |
Trane Technologies Global Holding Co. Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 6/15/43 | 150 | 161 |
Trimble, Inc., | ||
6.10%, 3/15/33 | 200 | 214 |
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., | ||
7.13%, 10/1/37 | 50 | 59 |
3,830 | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.3% | ||
Discovery Communications LLC, | ||
4.90%, 3/11/26 | 45 | 45 |
4.13%, 5/15/29 | 467 | 443 |
5.30%, 5/15/49 | 145 | 125 |
Electronic Arts, Inc., | ||
1.85%, 2/15/31 | 500 | 418 |
Fox Corp., | ||
5.58%, 1/25/49 | 500 | 485 |
NBCUniversal Media LLC, | ||
4.45%, 1/15/43 | 297 | 272 |
Paramount Global, | ||
4.20%, 5/19/32 | 1,000 | 895 |
5.85%, 9/1/43 | 197 | 178 |
5.25%, 4/1/44 | 30 | 24 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., | ||
4.95%, 3/28/28 | 400 | 403 |
Walt Disney (The) Co., | ||
3.70%, 3/23/27 | 297 | 293 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.3%continued | ||
6.40%, 12/15/35 | $31 | $35 |
4.13%, 12/1/41 | 105 | 95 |
3.60%, 1/13/51 | 804 | 649 |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.28%, 3/15/32 | 1,000 | 916 |
5.14%, 3/15/52 | 800 | 690 |
5.39%, 3/15/62 | 200 | 172 |
6,138 | ||
Food – 0.4% | ||
Campbell Soup Co., | ||
3.13%, 4/24/50 | 350 | 242 |
Conagra Brands, Inc., | ||
1.38%, 11/1/27 | 85 | 75 |
7.00%, 10/1/28 | 200 | 216 |
4.85%, 11/1/28 | 100 | 100 |
5.30%, 11/1/38 | 500 | 490 |
General Mills, Inc., | ||
2.88%, 4/15/30 | 218 | 197 |
2.25%, 10/14/31 | 432 | 364 |
Hershey (The) Co., | ||
2.30%, 8/15/26 | 365 | 346 |
4.25%, 5/4/28 | 200 | 200 |
Hormel Foods Corp., | ||
1.70%, 6/3/28 | 500 | 450 |
3.05%, 6/3/51 | 100 | 73 |
Ingredion, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 10/1/26 | 250 | 239 |
J.M. Smucker (The) Co., | ||
3.50%, 3/15/25 | 500 | 490 |
4.38%, 3/15/45 | 250 | 219 |
6.50%, 11/15/53 | 300 | 348 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS Luxembourg S.a.r.l, | ||
7.25%, 11/15/53 (6) | 400 | 435 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc., | ||
3.63%, 1/15/32 | 1,000 | 857 |
Kellanova, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/33 | 500 | 513 |
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., | ||
3.88%, 5/15/27 | 400 | 393 |
4.88%, 10/1/49 | 1,000 | 950 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 22 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Food – 0.4%continued | ||
McCormick & Co., Inc., | ||
4.95%, 4/15/33 | $500 | $503 |
Mondelez International, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 3/17/32 | 500 | 445 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., | ||
6.88%, 5/15/34 | 350 | 378 |
Tyson Foods, Inc., | ||
5.10%, 9/28/48 | 500 | 455 |
8,978 | ||
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products – 0.0% | ||
Georgia-Pacific LLC, | ||
7.75%, 11/15/29 | 500 | 577 |
Gas & Water Utilities – 0.1% | ||
American Water Capital Corp., | ||
3.40%, 3/1/25 | 35 | 34 |
2.95%, 9/1/27 | 1,000 | 947 |
6.59%, 10/15/37 | 105 | 121 |
4.30%, 12/1/42 | 75 | 67 |
3.45%, 5/1/50 | 12 | 9 |
3.25%, 6/1/51 | 58 | 43 |
Atmos Energy Corp., | ||
4.15%, 1/15/43 | 250 | 227 |
4.13%, 10/15/44 | 75 | 67 |
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., | ||
5.85%, 1/15/41 | 50 | 53 |
NiSource, Inc., | ||
4.80%, 2/15/44 | 580 | 532 |
ONE Gas, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 9/1/32 | 150 | 144 |
Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc., | ||
5.05%, 5/15/52 | 200 | 186 |
Southern California Gas Co., | ||
3.75%, 9/15/42 | 250 | 202 |
4.30%, 1/15/49 | 125 | 106 |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., | ||
5.88%, 3/15/41 | 300 | 306 |
Southwest Gas Corp., | ||
3.80%, 9/29/46 | 250 | 188 |
Washington Gas Light Co., | ||
3.65%, 9/15/49 | 100 | 75 |
3,307 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.9% | ||
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp., | ||
3.01%, 6/15/50 | $265 | $190 |
Aetna, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 6/15/36 | 40 | 45 |
6.75%, 12/15/37 | 150 | 169 |
4.50%, 5/15/42 | 100 | 88 |
3.88%, 8/15/47 | 143 | 112 |
AHS Hospital Corp., | ||
5.02%, 7/1/45 | 100 | 98 |
Ascension Health, | ||
2.53%, 11/15/29 | 750 | 670 |
Cardinal Health, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 9/15/25 | 250 | 244 |
4.50%, 11/15/44 | 200 | 175 |
Cencora, Inc., | ||
3.25%, 3/1/25 | 135 | 132 |
4.25%, 3/1/45 | 60 | 53 |
4.30%, 12/15/47 | 100 | 90 |
Centene Corp., | ||
2.63%, 8/1/31 | 1,000 | 832 |
Cigna Group (The), | ||
2.38%, 3/15/31 | 845 | 723 |
4.80%, 7/15/46 | 880 | 822 |
3.40%, 3/15/50 | 362 | 269 |
CommonSpirit Health, | ||
3.82%, 10/1/49 | 200 | 159 |
CVS Health Corp., | ||
1.30%, 8/21/27 | 39 | 35 |
4.30%, 3/25/28 | 234 | 230 |
3.25%, 8/15/29 | 591 | 551 |
3.75%, 4/1/30 | 386 | 363 |
4.78%, 3/25/38 | 130 | 124 |
4.13%, 4/1/40 | 40 | 34 |
5.30%, 12/5/43 | 750 | 728 |
5.13%, 7/20/45 | 686 | 651 |
5.05%, 3/25/48 | 319 | 300 |
6.00%, 6/1/63 | 700 | 745 |
Dignity Health, | ||
5.27%, 11/1/64 | 200 | 186 |
Elevance Health, Inc., | ||
2.38%, 1/15/25 | 492 | 478 |
3.65%, 12/1/27 | 563 | 545 |
4.10%, 3/1/28 | 245 | 241 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 23 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.9%continued | ||
6.38%, 6/15/37 | $500 | $556 |
4.63%, 5/15/42 | 525 | 489 |
3.60%, 3/15/51 | 300 | 236 |
HCA, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 2/15/27 | 1,426 | 1,407 |
5.63%, 9/1/28 | 236 | 242 |
2.38%, 7/15/31 | 368 | 304 |
5.50%, 6/1/33 | 500 | 509 |
5.50%, 6/15/47 | 330 | 318 |
5.25%, 6/15/49 | 170 | 159 |
Humana, Inc., | ||
3.13%, 8/15/29 | 85 | 79 |
5.50%, 3/15/53 | 300 | 312 |
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, | ||
3.27%, 11/1/49 | 500 | 377 |
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, | ||
4.70%, 2/1/45 | 300 | 277 |
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, | ||
4.13%, 7/1/52 | 100 | 87 |
Novant Health, Inc., | ||
3.32%, 11/1/61 | 120 | 80 |
NYU Langone Hospitals, | ||
4.37%, 7/1/47 | 200 | 182 |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc., | ||
3.45%, 6/1/26 | 56 | 54 |
4.20%, 6/30/29 | 59 | 58 |
6.40%, 11/30/33 | 400 | 444 |
Sutter Health, | ||
4.09%, 8/15/48 | 500 | 434 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 7/15/25 | 188 | 185 |
3.45%, 1/15/27 | 300 | 292 |
3.70%, 5/15/27 | 55 | 54 |
3.88%, 12/15/28 | 218 | 213 |
4.00%, 5/15/29 | 600 | 592 |
2.00%, 5/15/30 | 216 | 187 |
2.30%, 5/15/31 | 200 | 174 |
5.80%, 3/15/36 | 250 | 274 |
6.63%, 11/15/37 | 640 | 753 |
6.88%, 2/15/38 | 170 | 206 |
4.38%, 3/15/42 | 219 | 203 |
4.75%, 7/15/45 | 281 | 274 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.9%continued | ||
5.05%, 4/15/53 | $750 | $761 |
3.13%, 5/15/60 | 1,000 | 710 |
21,564 | ||
Home & Office Products – 0.0% | ||
Leggett & Platt, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 11/15/27 | 818 | 772 |
Whirlpool Corp., | ||
3.70%, 5/1/25 | 250 | 244 |
4.50%, 6/1/46 | 60 | 51 |
1,067 | ||
Home Construction – 0.1% | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 10/15/25 | 510 | 488 |
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/25/52 | 250 | 211 |
Masco Corp., | ||
1.50%, 2/15/28 | 500 | 438 |
NVR, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 5/15/30 | 100 | 89 |
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., | ||
3.80%, 11/1/29 | 150 | 141 |
1,367 | ||
Household Products – 0.2% | ||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., | ||
3.95%, 8/1/47 | 100 | 84 |
Colgate-Palmolive Co., | ||
4.60%, 3/1/33 | 500 | 514 |
Estee Lauder (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
6.00%, 5/15/37 | 100 | 110 |
4.38%, 6/15/45 | 150 | 136 |
4.15%, 3/15/47 | 70 | 61 |
Haleon U.S. Capital LLC, | ||
3.63%, 3/24/32 | 1,000 | 924 |
Kenvue, Inc., | ||
4.90%, 3/22/33 | 500 | 516 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp., | ||
6.63%, 8/1/37 | 350 | 418 |
3.20%, 7/30/46 | 125 | 96 |
Procter & Gamble (The) Co., | ||
3.00%, 3/25/30 | 794 | 744 |
1.20%, 10/29/30 | 706 | 585 |
4,188 |
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Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Industrial Support Services – 0.0% | ||
WW Grainger, Inc., | ||
4.60%, 6/15/45 | $300 | $289 |
Institutional Financial Services – 1.1% | ||
Bank of New York Mellon (The) Corp., | ||
1.60%, 4/24/25 | 285 | 274 |
3.25%, 5/16/27 | 500 | 479 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.33%), 3.44%, 2/7/28 (1) | 1,000 | 963 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.51%), 4.71%, 2/1/34 (1) | 500 | 490 |
CME Group, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 6/15/28 | 300 | 294 |
5.30%, 9/15/43 | 45 | 48 |
Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., | ||
3.75%, 5/22/25 | 956 | 937 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.61%), 0.86%, 2/12/26 (1) | 245 | 232 |
3.75%, 2/25/26 | 1,362 | 1,331 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.79%), 1.09%, 12/9/26 (1) | 46 | 42 |
5.95%, 1/15/27 | 613 | 631 |
3.85%, 1/26/27 | 623 | 606 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.80%), 1.43%, 3/9/27 (1) | 348 | 321 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.51%), 4.39%, 6/15/27 (1) | 299 | 294 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.82%), 1.54%, 9/10/27 (1) | 108 | 98 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.91%), 1.95%, 10/21/27 (1) | 445 | 407 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.11%), 2.64%, 2/24/28 (1) | 1,013 | 939 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.77%), 3.69%, 6/5/28 (1) | 579 | 554 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.42%), 3.81%, 4/23/29 (1) | 70 | 67 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.09%), 1.99%, 1/27/32 (1) | 2,000 | 1,619 |
6.25%, 2/1/41 | 192 | 214 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.51%), 3.21%, 4/22/42 (1) | 1,108 | 851 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.63%), 3.44%, 2/24/43 (1) | 400 | 314 |
4.80%, 7/8/44 | 350 | 332 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.1%continued | ||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., | ||
5.20%, 6/15/62 | $750 | $771 |
Invesco Finance PLC, | ||
3.75%, 1/15/26 | 1,000 | 974 |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., | ||
2.63%, 10/15/31 | 400 | 332 |
Morgan Stanley, | ||
4.00%, 7/23/25 | 1,925 | 1,898 |
3.88%, 1/27/26 | 164 | 161 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.99%), 2.19%, 4/28/26 (1) | 167 | 160 |
6.25%, 8/9/26 | 100 | 103 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.72%), 0.99%, 12/10/26 (1) | 57 | 52 |
3.63%, 1/20/27 | 27 | 26 |
3.95%, 4/23/27 | 1,190 | 1,156 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.88%), 1.59%, 5/4/27 (1) | 980 | 903 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.86%), 1.51%, 7/20/27 (1) | 164 | 150 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.00%), 2.48%, 1/21/28 (1) | 590 | 548 |
3.59%, 7/22/28 (1) | 760 | 726 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.03%), 1.79%, 2/13/32 (1) | 36 | 29 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.02%), 1.93%, 4/28/32 (1) | 66 | 53 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.18%), 2.24%, 7/21/32 (1) | 29 | 24 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.88%), 5.42%, 7/21/34 (1) | 500 | 508 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.43%), 5.95%, 1/19/38 (1) | 1,000 | 1,013 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.49%), 3.22%, 4/22/42 (1) | 1,031 | 795 |
6.38%, 7/24/42 | 300 | 348 |
4.30%, 1/27/45 | 784 | 710 |
Nasdaq, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 8/15/53 | 500 | 539 |
State Street Corp., | ||
3.55%, 8/18/25 | 103 | 101 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 25 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.1%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.57%), 4.82%, 1/26/34 (1) | $500 | $493 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.89%), 5.16%, 5/18/34 (1) | 400 | 404 |
25,314 | ||
Insurance – 0.6% | ||
Aflac, Inc., | ||
3.60%, 4/1/30 | 500 | 473 |
Allstate (The) Corp., | ||
4.50%, 6/15/43 | 45 | 41 |
4.20%, 12/15/46 | 300 | 256 |
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 2.12%), 6.50%, 5/15/57 (1) | 225 | 224 |
American International Group, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 7/16/44 | 9 | 8 |
4.80%, 7/10/45 | 6 | 6 |
4.38%, 6/30/50 | 500 | 448 |
Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC, | ||
3.90%, 2/28/52 | 500 | 399 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd., | ||
3.64%, 6/30/50 | 200 | 153 |
Arthur J Gallagher & Co., | ||
5.75%, 3/2/53 | 250 | 255 |
Assurant, Inc., | ||
4.90%, 3/27/28 | 215 | 212 |
Athene Holding Ltd., | ||
6.65%, 2/1/33 | 300 | 319 |
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., | ||
1.45%, 10/15/30 | 522 | 439 |
2.88%, 3/15/32 | 178 | 161 |
4.40%, 5/15/42 | 100 | 97 |
4.30%, 5/15/43 | 440 | 413 |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., | ||
3.13%, 3/15/26 | 745 | 724 |
4.50%, 2/11/43 | 255 | 249 |
Brighthouse Financial, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 12/22/51 | 250 | 165 |
Brown & Brown, Inc., | ||
4.95%, 3/17/52 | 200 | 178 |
Chubb (The) Corp., | ||
6.00%, 5/11/37 | 50 | 55 |
6.50%, 5/15/38 | 85 | 99 |
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., | ||
3.15%, 3/15/25 | 295 | 288 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Insurance – 0.6%continued | ||
3.35%, 5/3/26 | $1,000 | $971 |
6.70%, 5/15/36 | 50 | 58 |
4.15%, 3/13/43 | 100 | 91 |
CNA Financial Corp., | ||
5.50%, 6/15/33 | 200 | 207 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
4.40%, 4/5/52 | 300 | 252 |
Equitable Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 4/20/48 | 300 | 280 |
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc., | ||
3.13%, 10/15/52 | 200 | 137 |
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., | ||
7.40%, 1/13/28 | 100 | 103 |
Hanover Insurance Group (The), Inc., | ||
4.50%, 4/15/26 | 200 | 196 |
Hartford Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
5.95%, 10/15/36 | 285 | 304 |
Lincoln National Corp., | ||
3.63%, 12/12/26 | 148 | 144 |
3.80%, 3/1/28 | 117 | 112 |
6.30%, 10/9/37 | 100 | 106 |
Loews Corp., | ||
4.13%, 5/15/43 | 75 | 67 |
Markel Group, Inc., | ||
3.45%, 5/7/52 | 300 | 214 |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., | ||
3.50%, 3/10/25 | 385 | 378 |
3.75%, 3/14/26 | 75 | 74 |
2.25%, 11/15/30 | 255 | 220 |
5.88%, 8/1/33 | 100 | 109 |
5.45%, 3/15/53 | 200 | 210 |
MetLife, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 3/1/25 | 830 | 812 |
6.38%, 6/15/34 | 485 | 546 |
4.13%, 8/13/42 | 260 | 231 |
4.72%, 12/15/44 | 370 | 350 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 9/15/42 | 40 | 37 |
Progressive (The) Corp., | ||
2.45%, 1/15/27 | 250 | 235 |
4.20%, 3/15/48 | 500 | 447 |
Prudential Financial, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 3/10/40 | 300 | 234 |
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Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Insurance – 0.6%continued | ||
3.91%, 12/7/47 | $344 | $282 |
3.94%, 12/7/49 | 335 | 277 |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 9/15/33 | 200 | 210 |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 11/30/39 | 70 | 91 |
Travelers (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
6.25%, 6/15/37 | 375 | 426 |
4.00%, 5/30/47 | 315 | 272 |
Unum Group, | ||
4.13%, 6/15/51 | 200 | 150 |
Willis North America, Inc., | ||
2.95%, 9/15/29 | 500 | 448 |
14,943 | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.2% | ||
Alphabet, Inc., | ||
2.05%, 8/15/50 | 75 | 47 |
2.25%, 8/15/60 | 600 | 373 |
Booking Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 4/13/30 | 200 | 202 |
Expedia Group, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 8/1/27 | 300 | 299 |
Meta Platforms, Inc., | ||
4.95%, 5/15/33 | 2,000 | 2,069 |
Netflix, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 5/15/29 | 1,000 | 1,087 |
4,077 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.1% | ||
Hyatt Hotels Corp., | ||
5.75%, 1/30/27 | 300 | 307 |
Marriott International, Inc., | ||
3.13%, 6/15/26 | 130 | 125 |
2.85%, 4/15/31 | 500 | 433 |
McDonald's Corp., | ||
4.80%, 8/14/28 | 700 | 713 |
3.63%, 5/1/43 | 209 | 174 |
4.88%, 12/9/45 | 200 | 197 |
4.45%, 3/1/47 | 350 | 320 |
4.45%, 9/1/48 | 112 | 104 |
4.20%, 4/1/50 | 288 | 255 |
Starbucks Corp., | ||
3.50%, 11/15/50 | 800 | 623 |
3,251 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Leisure Products – 0.0% | ||
Brunswick Corp., | ||
5.10%, 4/1/52 | $200 | $156 |
Hasbro, Inc., | ||
3.90%, 11/19/29 | 110 | 103 |
6.35%, 3/15/40 | 250 | 261 |
520 | ||
Machinery – 0.2% | ||
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., | ||
1.45%, 5/15/25 | 115 | 110 |
0.90%, 3/2/26 | 95 | 88 |
1.70%, 1/8/27 | 186 | 172 |
3.60%, 8/12/27 | 500 | 489 |
Caterpillar, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 8/15/42 | 185 | 163 |
4.30%, 5/15/44 | 235 | 224 |
3.25%, 9/19/49 | 220 | 174 |
Deere & Co., | ||
3.75%, 4/15/50 | 633 | 556 |
Eaton Corp., | ||
3.10%, 9/15/27 | 250 | 240 |
Flowserve Corp., | ||
2.80%, 1/15/32 | 100 | 83 |
John Deere Capital Corp., | ||
4.15%, 9/15/27 | 118 | 117 |
3.05%, 1/6/28 | 132 | 125 |
4.95%, 7/14/28 | 1,000 | 1,026 |
Regal Rexnord Corp., | ||
6.05%, 4/15/28 (6) | 500 | 506 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 11/15/50 | 300 | 186 |
4,259 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.4% | ||
Abbott Laboratories, | ||
2.95%, 3/15/25 | 1,000 | 980 |
4.75%, 11/30/36 | 353 | 362 |
6.15%, 11/30/37 | 202 | 233 |
4.75%, 4/15/43 | 100 | 102 |
Agilent Technologies, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 3/12/31 | 300 | 261 |
Baxter International, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 8/15/46 | 350 | 256 |
Becton Dickinson & Co., | ||
4.69%, 2/13/28 | 800 | 804 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 27 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.4%continued | ||
4.69%, 12/15/44 | $210 | $197 |
Boston Scientific Corp., | ||
7.38%, 1/15/40 | 540 | 653 |
DH Europe Finance II S.a.r.l., | ||
2.60%, 11/15/29 | 1,500 | 1,360 |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.91%, 11/22/32 | 1,000 | 1,068 |
Medtronic, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 3/15/45 | 406 | 396 |
Revvity, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 9/15/31 | 300 | 246 |
Stryker Corp., | ||
3.50%, 3/15/26 | 1,000 | 976 |
3.65%, 3/7/28 | 152 | 147 |
1.95%, 6/15/30 | 98 | 84 |
4.10%, 4/1/43 | 50 | 44 |
4.38%, 5/15/44 | 200 | 183 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 12/5/26 | 500 | 507 |
1.75%, 10/15/28 | 38 | 34 |
2.80%, 10/15/41 | 500 | 381 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 11/24/31 | 400 | 342 |
9,616 | ||
Metals & Mining – 0.0% | ||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 8/1/30 | 500 | 488 |
Newmont Corp., | ||
5.88%, 4/1/35 | 100 | 108 |
4.88%, 3/15/42 | 150 | 146 |
742 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.6% | ||
Apache Corp., | ||
5.35%, 7/1/49 | 300 | 249 |
Boardwalk Pipelines L.P., | ||
4.45%, 7/15/27 | 1,150 | 1,128 |
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 9/21/25 | 460 | 454 |
3.12%, 5/4/26 | 397 | 384 |
3.02%, 1/16/27 | 712 | 682 |
3.54%, 4/6/27 | 300 | 292 |
4.23%, 11/6/28 | 428 | 426 |
3.63%, 4/6/30 | 142 | 136 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.6%continued | ||
2.72%, 1/12/32 | $110 | $96 |
3.38%, 2/8/61 | 800 | 582 |
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, | ||
2.74%, 12/31/39 | 300 | 239 |
Cheniere Energy Partners L.P., | ||
5.95%, 6/30/33 (6) | 500 | 513 |
Chevron Corp., | ||
3.33%, 11/17/25 | 140 | 137 |
2.95%, 5/16/26 | 1,465 | 1,417 |
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., | ||
1.02%, 8/12/27 | 31 | 28 |
2.34%, 8/12/50 | 400 | 256 |
ConocoPhillips Co., | ||
5.05%, 9/15/33 | 500 | 515 |
3.76%, 3/15/42 | 100 | 85 |
5.30%, 5/15/53 | 300 | 309 |
4.03%, 3/15/62 | 405 | 330 |
Coterra Energy, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 3/15/29 | 200 | 194 |
DCP Midstream Operating L.P., | ||
5.63%, 7/15/27 | 300 | 307 |
Devon Energy Corp., | ||
5.85%, 12/15/25 | 660 | 667 |
5.25%, 10/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,006 |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 3/15/53 | 300 | 321 |
Enbridge Energy Partners L.P., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/38 | 50 | 58 |
5.50%, 9/15/40 | 141 | 139 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | ||
5.95%, 12/1/25 | 175 | 177 |
3.90%, 7/15/26 | 98 | 95 |
4.40%, 3/15/27 | 90 | 88 |
4.20%, 4/15/27 | 560 | 544 |
5.50%, 6/1/27 | 266 | 269 |
4.95%, 6/15/28 | 27 | 27 |
5.25%, 4/15/29 | 212 | 214 |
4.15%, 9/15/29 | 183 | 175 |
7.50%, 7/1/38 | 310 | 360 |
4.95%, 1/15/43 | 691 | 602 |
5.15%, 2/1/43 | 309 | 276 |
5.30%, 4/1/44 | 15 | 14 |
5.35%, 5/15/45 | 80 | 74 |
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REPORT 28 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.6%continued | ||
6.25%, 4/15/49 | $400 | $415 |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | ||
3.95%, 2/15/27 | 729 | 718 |
3.13%, 7/31/29 | 138 | 129 |
6.88%, 3/1/33 | 50 | 57 |
7.55%, 4/15/38 | 515 | 632 |
5.95%, 2/1/41 | 40 | 43 |
4.20%, 1/31/50 | 1,000 | 870 |
EOG Resources, Inc., | ||
3.15%, 4/1/25 | 145 | 142 |
4.95%, 4/15/50 | 300 | 296 |
Exxon Mobil Corp., | ||
2.44%, 8/16/29 | 580 | 528 |
3.48%, 3/19/30 | 125 | 119 |
2.61%, 10/15/30 | 1,010 | 903 |
3.00%, 8/16/39 | 200 | 161 |
4.33%, 3/19/50 | 500 | 457 |
Hess Corp., | ||
7.13%, 3/15/33 | 690 | 799 |
HF Sinclair Corp., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/30 | 250 | 233 |
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P., | ||
7.30%, 8/15/33 | 175 | 198 |
6.55%, 9/15/40 | 205 | 217 |
7.50%, 11/15/40 | 305 | 345 |
6.38%, 3/1/41 | 35 | 36 |
5.63%, 9/1/41 | 310 | 296 |
5.40%, 9/1/44 | 250 | 235 |
Magellan Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
5.00%, 3/1/26 | 500 | 499 |
5.15%, 10/15/43 | 20 | 19 |
Marathon Oil Corp., | ||
6.80%, 3/15/32 | 175 | 190 |
Marathon Petroleum Corp., | ||
4.70%, 5/1/25 | 217 | 216 |
5.13%, 12/15/26 | 172 | 174 |
3.80%, 4/1/28 | 38 | 36 |
6.50%, 3/1/41 | 466 | 502 |
MPLX L.P., | ||
2.65%, 8/15/30 | 355 | 307 |
5.20%, 12/1/47 | 407 | 374 |
4.70%, 4/15/48 | 593 | 512 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.6%continued | ||
Occidental Petroleum Corp., | ||
6.13%, 1/1/31 | $1,500 | $1,557 |
ONEOK Partners L.P., | ||
4.90%, 3/15/25 | 40 | 40 |
6.65%, 10/1/36 | 80 | 87 |
ONEOK, Inc., | ||
4.55%, 7/15/28 | 23 | 23 |
4.35%, 3/15/29 | 12 | 12 |
6.05%, 9/1/33 | 500 | 530 |
5.20%, 7/15/48 | 300 | 282 |
7.15%, 1/15/51 | 500 | 574 |
Ovintiv, Inc., | ||
7.10%, 7/15/53 | 250 | 276 |
Phillips 66, | ||
4.65%, 11/15/34 | 395 | 385 |
5.88%, 5/1/42 | 140 | 151 |
4.88%, 11/15/44 | 165 | 159 |
Phillips 66 Co., | ||
3.61%, 2/15/25 | 76 | 75 |
3.55%, 10/1/26 | 470 | 453 |
4.90%, 10/1/46 | 200 | 187 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., | ||
5.10%, 3/29/26 | 1,000 | 1,008 |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P./PAA Finance Corp., | ||
4.50%, 12/15/26 | 139 | 137 |
3.55%, 12/15/29 | 1,054 | 971 |
3.80%, 9/15/30 | 137 | 126 |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, | ||
5.63%, 3/1/25 | 340 | 341 |
5.00%, 3/15/27 | 268 | 269 |
4.50%, 5/15/30 | 787 | 770 |
Spectra Energy Partners L.P., | ||
3.38%, 10/15/26 | 360 | 347 |
5.95%, 9/25/43 | 89 | 91 |
4.50%, 3/15/45 | 110 | 95 |
Targa Resources Corp., | ||
6.13%, 3/15/33 | 500 | 528 |
6.50%, 2/15/53 | 200 | 217 |
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC, | ||
7.00%, 3/15/27 | 408 | 430 |
7.00%, 10/15/28 | 545 | 591 |
7.63%, 4/1/37 | 5 | 6 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 29 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.6%continued | ||
Valero Energy Corp., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/32 | $765 | $881 |
Western Midstream Operating L.P., | ||
6.15%, 4/1/33 | 700 | 728 |
Williams (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
3.75%, 6/15/27 | 548 | 529 |
4.65%, 8/15/32 | 1,100 | 1,073 |
5.80%, 11/15/43 | 200 | 202 |
38,654 | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 0.1% | ||
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, | ||
5.13%, 9/15/40 | 100 | 101 |
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc., | ||
2.06%, 12/15/26 | 500 | 468 |
4.08%, 12/15/47 | 110 | 94 |
Halliburton Co., | ||
3.80%, 11/15/25 | 49 | 48 |
2.92%, 3/1/30 | 500 | 450 |
4.85%, 11/15/35 | 275 | 271 |
7.45%, 9/15/39 | 160 | 200 |
4.75%, 8/1/43 | 15 | 14 |
NOV, Inc., | ||
3.60%, 12/1/29 | 150 | 139 |
Schlumberger Investment S.A., | ||
4.50%, 5/15/28 | 500 | 506 |
2,291 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.8% | ||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 12/15/29 | 2,000 | 1,760 |
American Homes 4 Rent L.P., | ||
4.30%, 4/15/52 | 200 | 162 |
American Tower Corp., | ||
3.38%, 10/15/26 | 26 | 25 |
3.13%, 1/15/27 | 128 | 121 |
3.60%, 1/15/28 | 79 | 75 |
1.50%, 1/31/28 | 39 | 34 |
3.95%, 3/15/29 | 134 | 128 |
3.80%, 8/15/29 | 1,519 | 1,443 |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., | ||
3.90%, 10/15/46 | 500 | 408 |
Boston Properties L.P., | ||
2.75%, 10/1/26 | 30 | 28 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.8%continued | ||
4.50%, 12/1/28 | $312 | $297 |
2.90%, 3/15/30 | 126 | 108 |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
2.50%, 8/16/31 | 300 | 252 |
Corporate Office Properties L.P., | ||
2.90%, 12/1/33 | 200 | 155 |
Crown Castle, Inc., | ||
3.30%, 7/1/30 | 500 | 449 |
5.20%, 2/15/49 | 350 | 331 |
CubeSmart L.P., | ||
3.13%, 9/1/26 | 250 | 237 |
Digital Realty Trust L.P., | ||
3.60%, 7/1/29 | 500 | 469 |
EPR Properties, | ||
3.60%, 11/15/31 | 250 | 208 |
Equinix, Inc., | ||
2.15%, 7/15/30 | 1,000 | 848 |
ERP Operating L.P., | ||
3.50%, 3/1/28 | 1,000 | 956 |
4.50%, 6/1/45 | 55 | 47 |
Essex Portfolio L.P., | ||
4.00%, 3/1/29 | 146 | 139 |
3.00%, 1/15/30 | 154 | 137 |
Extra Space Storage L.P., | ||
5.70%, 4/1/28 | 700 | 718 |
Federal Realty OP L.P., | ||
5.38%, 5/1/28 | 250 | 253 |
GLP Capital L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., | ||
3.25%, 1/15/32 | 300 | 253 |
Healthpeak OP LLC, | ||
3.40%, 2/1/25 | 13 | 13 |
3.25%, 7/15/26 | 353 | 339 |
3.50%, 7/15/29 | 277 | 259 |
Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., | ||
4.00%, 6/15/25 | 97 | 95 |
3.50%, 9/15/30 | 118 | 105 |
Invitation Homes Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
2.30%, 11/15/28 | 200 | 177 |
Kilroy Realty L.P., | ||
4.38%, 10/1/25 | 88 | 86 |
4.75%, 12/15/28 | 112 | 106 |
Kimco Realty OP LLC, | ||
4.25%, 4/1/45 | 559 | 454 |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.8%continued | ||
Mid-America Apartments L.P., | ||
2.88%, 9/15/51 | $200 | $132 |
NNN REIT, Inc., | ||
3.10%, 4/15/50 | 500 | 335 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., | ||
3.25%, 4/15/33 | 300 | 243 |
Piedmont Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
9.25%, 7/20/28 | 100 | 106 |
Prologis L.P., | ||
1.75%, 7/1/30 | 200 | 167 |
4.75%, 6/15/33 | 300 | 304 |
5.25%, 6/15/53 | 300 | 313 |
Public Storage Operating Co., | ||
2.25%, 11/9/31 | 200 | 171 |
Realty Income Corp., | ||
3.00%, 1/15/27 | 56 | 53 |
3.40%, 1/15/28 | 61 | 58 |
3.10%, 12/15/29 | 123 | 113 |
4.90%, 7/15/33 | 300 | 300 |
Regency Centers L.P., | ||
3.70%, 6/15/30 | 400 | 372 |
Rexford Industrial Realty L.P., | ||
5.00%, 6/15/28 | 200 | 200 |
Simon Property Group L.P., | ||
3.30%, 1/15/26 | 106 | 103 |
2.45%, 9/13/29 | 1,001 | 892 |
2.20%, 2/1/31 | 183 | 154 |
6.75%, 2/1/40 | 242 | 274 |
4.25%, 10/1/44 | 148 | 124 |
STORE Capital Corp., | ||
2.70%, 12/1/31 | 200 | 152 |
Sun Communities Operating L.P., | ||
2.30%, 11/1/28 | 300 | 263 |
UDR, Inc., | ||
2.10%, 6/15/33 | 300 | 231 |
Ventas Realty L.P., | ||
3.50%, 2/1/25 | 150 | 147 |
4.00%, 3/1/28 | 200 | 191 |
5.70%, 9/30/43 | 100 | 97 |
VICI Properties L.P., | ||
5.63%, 5/15/52 | 200 | 192 |
Welltower OP LLC, | ||
2.05%, 1/15/29 | 442 | 389 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.8%continued | ||
4.13%, 3/15/29 | $260 | $251 |
3.10%, 1/15/30 | 218 | 197 |
Weyerhaeuser Co., | ||
4.00%, 3/9/52 | 200 | 164 |
18,363 | ||
Real Estate Services – 0.0% | ||
CBRE Services, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 8/15/34 | 300 | 315 |
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.2% | ||
Costco Wholesale Corp., | ||
1.75%, 4/20/32 | 500 | 419 |
Dollar General Corp., | ||
5.50%, 11/1/52 | 200 | 194 |
Dollar Tree, Inc., | ||
2.65%, 12/1/31 | 200 | 170 |
Kroger (The) Co., | ||
2.65%, 10/15/26 | 135 | 128 |
6.90%, 4/15/38 | 100 | 113 |
5.40%, 7/15/40 | 400 | 391 |
4.65%, 1/15/48 | 300 | 269 |
Target Corp., | ||
2.25%, 4/15/25 | 1,000 | 969 |
4.80%, 1/15/53 | 700 | 698 |
Walmart, Inc., | ||
3.70%, 6/26/28 | 251 | 248 |
1.80%, 9/22/31 | 2,000 | 1,697 |
4.50%, 9/9/52 | 300 | 293 |
4.50%, 4/15/53 | 300 | 293 |
5,882 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 0.3% | ||
AutoNation, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 3/1/32 | 300 | 267 |
AutoZone, Inc., | ||
5.05%, 7/15/26 | 500 | 503 |
3.75%, 4/18/29 | 121 | 116 |
4.00%, 4/15/30 | 129 | 124 |
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., | ||
4.10%, 1/15/52 | 200 | 143 |
Home Depot (The), Inc., | ||
2.70%, 4/15/30 | 66 | 60 |
1.88%, 9/15/31 | 71 | 59 |
3.30%, 4/15/40 | 400 | 331 |
5.40%, 9/15/40 | 680 | 718 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 0.3%continued | ||
5.95%, 4/1/41 | $405 | $454 |
3.13%, 12/15/49 | 512 | 383 |
3.63%, 4/15/52 | 643 | 523 |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., | ||
4.80%, 4/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,001 |
3.35%, 4/1/27 | 115 | 111 |
3.65%, 4/5/29 | 76 | 73 |
3.75%, 4/1/32 | 1,000 | 937 |
2.80%, 9/15/41 | 200 | 147 |
4.05%, 5/3/47 | 94 | 78 |
3.00%, 10/15/50 | 906 | 619 |
5.85%, 4/1/63 | 200 | 210 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., | ||
3.90%, 6/1/29 | 500 | 483 |
Ross Stores, Inc., | ||
1.88%, 4/15/31 | 200 | 165 |
TJX (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
2.25%, 9/15/26 | 31 | 29 |
1.15%, 5/15/28 | 74 | 65 |
7,599 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.6% | ||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., | ||
4.39%, 6/1/52 | 150 | 143 |
Analog Devices, Inc., | ||
2.80%, 10/1/41 | 300 | 224 |
Applied Materials, Inc., | ||
3.90%, 10/1/25 | 500 | 493 |
1.75%, 6/1/30 | 500 | 426 |
5.85%, 6/15/41 | 100 | 111 |
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., | ||
3.88%, 1/15/27 | 1,203 | 1,174 |
Broadcom, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 2/15/31 (6) | 1,024 | 876 |
4.15%, 4/15/32 (6) | 1,500 | 1,417 |
4.93%, 5/15/37 | 400 | 388 |
Intel Corp., | ||
3.70%, 7/29/25 | 98 | 96 |
1.60%, 8/12/28 | 200 | 177 |
2.00%, 8/12/31 | 50 | 42 |
4.80%, 10/1/41 | 80 | 78 |
3.73%, 12/8/47 | 741 | 604 |
3.25%, 11/15/49 | 438 | 327 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Semiconductors – 0.6%continued | ||
4.75%, 3/25/50 | $399 | $378 |
5.70%, 2/10/53 | 500 | 542 |
3.10%, 2/15/60 | 356 | 247 |
3.20%, 8/12/61 | 119 | 82 |
KLA Corp., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/62 | 350 | 367 |
Lam Research Corp., | ||
1.90%, 6/15/30 | 700 | 603 |
Micron Technology, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 4/15/28 | 1,000 | 1,020 |
NVIDIA Corp., | ||
3.50%, 4/1/50 | 600 | 503 |
QUALCOMM, Inc., | ||
3.25%, 5/20/27 | 539 | 522 |
4.80%, 5/20/45 | 795 | 791 |
Texas Instruments, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 9/4/29 | 500 | 452 |
4.90%, 3/14/33 | 1,000 | 1,040 |
13,123 | ||
Software – 0.6% | ||
Adobe, Inc., | ||
1.90%, 2/1/25 | 96 | 93 |
2.15%, 2/1/27 | 419 | 393 |
Autodesk, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 6/15/27 | 135 | 131 |
Concentrix Corp., | ||
6.85%, 8/2/33 | 300 | 309 |
Microsoft Corp., | ||
2.70%, 2/12/25 | 22 | 22 |
2.53%, 6/1/50 | 150 | 103 |
2.50%, 9/15/50 (6) | 400 | 271 |
2.92%, 3/17/52 | 674 | 500 |
2.68%, 6/1/60 | 723 | 484 |
3.04%, 3/17/62 | 1,178 | 855 |
Oracle Corp., | ||
2.50%, 4/1/25 | 130 | 126 |
2.95%, 5/15/25 | 135 | 131 |
2.65%, 7/15/26 | 1,941 | 1,841 |
2.80%, 4/1/27 | 7 | 7 |
3.25%, 11/15/27 | 336 | 319 |
2.30%, 3/25/28 | 1,124 | 1,025 |
2.88%, 3/25/31 | 509 | 452 |
3.90%, 5/15/35 | 336 | 300 |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Software – 0.6%continued | ||
3.80%, 11/15/37 | $5 | $4 |
5.38%, 7/15/40 | 590 | 581 |
3.60%, 4/1/50 | 1,000 | 744 |
5.55%, 2/6/53 | 500 | 502 |
4.38%, 5/15/55 | 25 | 21 |
3.85%, 4/1/60 | 1,000 | 728 |
Roper Technologies, Inc., | ||
1.00%, 9/15/25 | 1,400 | 1,309 |
Salesforce, Inc., | ||
1.50%, 7/15/28 | 1,300 | 1,158 |
VMware LLC, | ||
2.20%, 8/15/31 | 500 | 415 |
Workday, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 4/1/32 | 300 | 280 |
13,104 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.4% | ||
Air Lease Corp., | ||
2.88%, 1/15/26 | 101 | 96 |
1.88%, 8/15/26 | 78 | 72 |
3.63%, 12/1/27 | 163 | 154 |
2.10%, 9/1/28 | 131 | 115 |
4.63%, 10/1/28 | 651 | 637 |
3.25%, 10/1/29 | 500 | 452 |
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
5.80%, 5/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,001 |
American Express Co., | ||
3.13%, 5/20/26 | 656 | 633 |
1.65%, 11/4/26 | 84 | 77 |
5.85%, 11/5/27 | 500 | 522 |
4.05%, 5/3/29 | 72 | 71 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.28%), 5.28%, 7/27/29 (1) | 400 | 409 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.93%), 5.63%, 7/28/34 (1) | 300 | 311 |
Capital One Financial Corp., | ||
3.75%, 7/28/26 | 150 | 144 |
3.75%, 3/9/27 | 250 | 239 |
3.65%, 5/11/27 | 144 | 138 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.86%), 1.88%, 11/2/27 (1) | 355 | 319 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.08%), 5.47%, 2/1/29 (1) | 700 | 698 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.4%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.64%), 6.31%, 6/8/29 (1) | $500 | $514 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.86%), 6.38%, 6/8/34 (1) | 400 | 412 |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 9/17/51 | 200 | 127 |
GATX Corp., | ||
3.50%, 3/15/28 | 500 | 471 |
5.20%, 3/15/44 | 35 | 33 |
Synchrony Financial, | ||
3.95%, 12/1/27 | 681 | 637 |
2.88%, 10/28/31 | 231 | 185 |
8,467 | ||
Steel – 0.0% | ||
Nucor Corp., | ||
2.98%, 12/15/55 | 475 | 322 |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., | ||
3.45%, 4/15/30 | 500 | 461 |
783 | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.6% | ||
Apple, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 1/13/25 | 828 | 811 |
2.50%, 2/9/25 | 55 | 54 |
1.13%, 5/11/25 | 107 | 102 |
2.45%, 8/4/26 | 225 | 215 |
2.05%, 9/11/26 | 308 | 290 |
3.35%, 2/9/27 | 645 | 629 |
3.20%, 5/11/27 | 201 | 195 |
2.90%, 9/12/27 | 993 | 952 |
1.20%, 2/8/28 | 888 | 791 |
3.25%, 8/8/29 | 37 | 35 |
2.20%, 9/11/29 | 188 | 170 |
1.65%, 5/11/30 | 1,038 | 889 |
1.25%, 8/20/30 | 632 | 526 |
1.70%, 8/5/31 | 38 | 32 |
3.35%, 8/8/32 | 1,000 | 941 |
2.38%, 2/8/41 | 15 | 11 |
3.85%, 5/4/43 | 305 | 272 |
3.45%, 2/9/45 | 25 | 21 |
4.38%, 5/13/45 | 160 | 152 |
4.65%, 2/23/46 | 206 | 204 |
3.85%, 8/4/46 | 20 | 17 |
4.25%, 2/9/47 | 11 | 10 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.6%continued | ||
3.75%, 9/12/47 | $8 | $7 |
3.75%, 11/13/47 | 25 | 21 |
2.95%, 9/11/49 | 700 | 516 |
2.65%, 5/11/50 | 200 | 138 |
4.85%, 5/10/53 | 600 | 614 |
Arrow Electronics, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 1/12/28 | 250 | 237 |
Cisco Systems, Inc., | ||
5.90%, 2/15/39 | 400 | 445 |
5.50%, 1/15/40 | 90 | 96 |
Corning, Inc., | ||
5.35%, 11/15/48 | 500 | 500 |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | ||
6.02%, 6/15/26 | 348 | 356 |
4.90%, 10/1/26 | 364 | 365 |
5.75%, 2/1/33 | 121 | 128 |
8.35%, 7/15/46 | 223 | 294 |
Dell, Inc., | ||
7.10%, 4/15/28 | 1,000 | 1,077 |
Flex Ltd., | ||
6.00%, 1/15/28 | 300 | 310 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., | ||
1.75%, 4/1/26 | 160 | 149 |
6.35%, 10/15/45 | 200 | 216 |
HP, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 9/15/41 | 275 | 290 |
Jabil, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 1/15/31 | 300 | 261 |
Juniper Networks, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 3/15/41 | 100 | 103 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc., | ||
5.60%, 6/1/32 | 400 | 413 |
Western Digital Corp., | ||
3.10%, 2/1/32 | 250 | 199 |
14,054 | ||
Technology Services – 0.5% | ||
Equifax, Inc., | ||
2.35%, 9/15/31 | 680 | 565 |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., | ||
4.70%, 7/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,001 |
Fiserv, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 6/1/25 | 45 | 44 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Technology Services – 0.5%continued | ||
3.50%, 7/1/29 | $1,165 | $1,097 |
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
4.95%, 8/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,002 |
International Business Machines Corp., | ||
7.00%, 10/30/25 | 197 | 205 |
3.45%, 2/19/26 | 196 | 191 |
1.70%, 5/15/27 | 401 | 366 |
6.50%, 1/15/28 | 226 | 242 |
3.50%, 5/15/29 | 470 | 449 |
1.95%, 5/15/30 | 797 | 686 |
4.00%, 6/20/42 | 320 | 279 |
4.25%, 5/15/49 | 500 | 439 |
Leidos, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 3/15/33 | 300 | 314 |
Mastercard, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 3/26/30 | 600 | 573 |
3.80%, 11/21/46 | 500 | 438 |
Moody's Corp., | ||
4.25%, 8/8/32 | 500 | 487 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.85%, 10/1/29 | 1,000 | 916 |
S&P Global, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 3/1/27 | 300 | 283 |
2.90%, 3/1/32 | 700 | 626 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 4/1/33 | 300 | 322 |
Visa, Inc., | ||
3.15%, 12/14/25 | 1,250 | 1,220 |
4.15%, 12/14/35 | 100 | 98 |
3.65%, 9/15/47 | 125 | 106 |
2.00%, 8/15/50 | 500 | 310 |
12,259 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.6% | ||
AT&T, Inc., | ||
1.65%, 2/1/28 | 331 | 295 |
2.75%, 6/1/31 | 359 | 315 |
2.25%, 2/1/32 | 587 | 486 |
4.50%, 5/15/35 | 859 | 815 |
4.35%, 6/15/45 | 52 | 45 |
4.75%, 5/15/46 | 68 | 62 |
4.50%, 3/9/48 | 574 | 503 |
3.30%, 2/1/52 | 1,250 | 896 |
3.80%, 12/1/57 | 1,200 | 896 |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Telecommunications – 0.6%continued | ||
3.65%, 9/15/59 | $500 | $360 |
3.85%, 6/1/60 | 148 | 111 |
Sprint LLC, | ||
7.63%, 3/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,044 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 2/1/28 | 1,066 | 1,062 |
3.88%, 4/15/30 | 1,258 | 1,194 |
4.50%, 4/15/50 | 1,000 | 887 |
6.00%, 6/15/54 | 200 | 220 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | ||
2.63%, 8/15/26 | 66 | 63 |
3.00%, 3/22/27 | 210 | 200 |
4.33%, 9/21/28 | 1,187 | 1,176 |
3.15%, 3/22/30 | 1,352 | 1,237 |
1.68%, 10/30/30 | 818 | 675 |
1.75%, 1/20/31 | 227 | 186 |
2.36%, 3/15/32 | 395 | 329 |
3.55%, 3/22/51 | 1,000 | 772 |
2.99%, 10/30/56 | 950 | 631 |
3.70%, 3/22/61 | 1,000 | 765 |
15,225 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.2% | ||
Altria Group, Inc., | ||
3.40%, 5/6/30 | 304 | 278 |
2.45%, 2/4/32 | 441 | 360 |
4.25%, 8/9/42 | 295 | 240 |
4.50%, 5/2/43 | 410 | 343 |
5.95%, 2/14/49 | 517 | 529 |
3.70%, 2/4/51 | 85 | 60 |
Philip Morris International, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 8/11/25 | 69 | 67 |
5.25%, 9/7/28 | 800 | 824 |
1.75%, 11/1/30 | 181 | 150 |
3.88%, 8/21/42 | 314 | 258 |
4.13%, 3/4/43 | 591 | 501 |
4.88%, 11/15/43 | 100 | 94 |
3,704 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.5% | ||
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A, | ||
2.88%, 7/11/34 | 473 | 402 |
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, | ||
3.65%, 9/1/25 | 200 | 196 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.5%continued | ||
3.25%, 6/15/27 | $325 | $314 |
6.20%, 8/15/36 | 455 | 512 |
5.15%, 9/1/43 | 280 | 288 |
4.45%, 1/15/53 | 200 | 189 |
5.20%, 4/15/54 | 400 | 418 |
CSX Corp., | ||
3.35%, 11/1/25 | 25 | 24 |
2.60%, 11/1/26 | 25 | 24 |
6.00%, 10/1/36 | 100 | 110 |
6.15%, 5/1/37 | 190 | 212 |
6.22%, 4/30/40 | 365 | 412 |
5.50%, 4/15/41 | 50 | 52 |
3.35%, 9/15/49 | 500 | 380 |
FedEx Corp., | ||
3.40%, 2/15/28 | 276 | 265 |
3.10%, 8/5/29 | 180 | 167 |
4.25%, 5/15/30 | 95 | 93 |
2.40%, 5/15/31 | 229 | 197 |
3.90%, 2/1/35 | 100 | 92 |
4.10%, 4/15/43 | 50 | 43 |
4.10%, 2/1/45 | 550 | 464 |
JetBlue Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/32 | 161 | 147 |
Norfolk Southern Corp., | ||
3.80%, 8/1/28 | 100 | 97 |
3.95%, 10/1/42 | 20 | 17 |
4.45%, 6/15/45 | 275 | 247 |
3.94%, 11/1/47 | 524 | 438 |
3.16%, 5/15/55 | 137 | 97 |
Ryder System, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 9/1/25 | 500 | 485 |
Southwest Airlines Co., | ||
5.13%, 6/15/27 | 400 | 402 |
Union Pacific Corp., | ||
3.25%, 8/15/25 | 15 | 15 |
3.00%, 4/15/27 | 15 | 14 |
2.40%, 2/5/30 | 300 | 268 |
3.25%, 2/5/50 | 1,500 | 1,154 |
5.15%, 1/20/63 | 500 | 505 |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2019-1, Class AA, | ||
4.15%, 8/25/31 | 1,090 | 1,006 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 20.8% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.5%continued | ||
United Parcel Service, Inc., | ||
5.20%, 4/1/40 | $30 | $31 |
3.63%, 10/1/42 | 105 | 89 |
3.75%, 11/15/47 | 180 | 153 |
4.25%, 3/15/49 | 73 | 67 |
3.40%, 9/1/49 | 290 | 234 |
5.30%, 4/1/50 | 377 | 403 |
10,723 | ||
Transportation Equipment – 0.0% | ||
Cummins, Inc., | ||
1.50%, 9/1/30 | 500 | 418 |
4.88%, 10/1/43 | 90 | 89 |
PACCAR Financial Corp., | ||
4.45%, 3/30/26 | 300 | 299 |
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., | ||
4.70%, 9/15/28 | 250 | 247 |
1,053 | ||
Wholesale - Consumer Staples – 0.1% | ||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., | ||
2.50%, 8/11/26 | 305 | 291 |
3.75%, 9/15/47 | 295 | 244 |
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., | ||
3.25%, 8/15/26 | 615 | 591 |
Sysco Corp., | ||
3.30%, 7/15/26 | 597 | 577 |
3.25%, 7/15/27 | 523 | 500 |
5.38%, 9/21/35 | 250 | 257 |
4.45%, 3/15/48 | 300 | 264 |
2,724 | ||
Wholesale - Discretionary – 0.0% | ||
LKQ Corp., | ||
5.75%, 6/15/28 | 200 | 205 |
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $522,700) | 491,041 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 6.9% | ||
Asset Management – 0.1% | ||
Brookfield Finance, Inc., | ||
4.35%, 4/15/30 | 1,000 | 965 |
UBS A.G., | ||
5.65%, 9/11/28 | 500 | 519 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Asset Management – 0.1%continued | ||
UBS Group A.G., | ||
4.55%, 4/17/26 | $1,413 | $1,395 |
2,879 | ||
Automotive – 0.1% | ||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd., | ||
2.53%, 3/10/27 | 1,000 | 942 |
Magna International, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 3/21/33 | 200 | 212 |
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, | ||
8.50%, 1/18/31 | 175 | 220 |
1,374 | ||
Banking – 1.9% | ||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | ||
5.09%, 12/8/25 | 300 | 302 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.70%), 6.14%, 9/14/28 (1) | 400 | 411 |
Banco Santander S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.00%), 4.18%, 3/24/28 (1) | 200 | 193 |
3.31%, 6/27/29 | 1,400 | 1,292 |
6.94%, 11/7/33 | 400 | 445 |
Bank of Montreal, | ||
2.65%, 3/8/27 | 1,000 | 942 |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), | ||
4.75%, 2/2/26 | 1,000 | 998 |
2.70%, 8/3/26 | 1,000 | 948 |
Barclays PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.71%), 2.85%, 5/7/26 (1) | 155 | 149 |
5.20%, 5/12/26 | 345 | 343 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.05%), 2.28%, 11/24/27 (1) | 528 | 485 |
4.34%, 1/10/28 | 161 | 157 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 3.50%), 7.44%, 11/2/33 (1) | 500 | 561 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.98%), 6.22%, 5/9/34 (1) | 1,000 | 1,039 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 36 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Banking – 1.9%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.30%), 3.33%, 11/24/42 (1) | $586 | $434 |
5.25%, 8/17/45 | 144 | 141 |
BPCE S.A., | ||
3.38%, 12/2/26 | 250 | 241 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, | ||
3.45%, 4/7/27 | 500 | 480 |
6.09%, 10/3/33 | 300 | 321 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | ||
5.32%, 3/13/26 | 300 | 305 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., | ||
3.38%, 5/21/25 | 500 | 490 |
5.50%, 10/5/26 | 500 | 512 |
5.75%, 12/1/43 | 250 | 258 |
Credit Suisse A.G., | ||
1.25%, 8/7/26 | 366 | 332 |
7.50%, 2/15/28 | 500 | 548 |
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.65%), 7.08%, 2/10/34 (1) | 1,100 | 1,133 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, | ||
4.30%, 3/8/26 | 306 | 301 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.43%), 3.00%, 3/10/26 (1) | 54 | 53 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.61%), 4.29%, 9/12/26 (1) | 909 | 890 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.10%), 2.25%, 11/22/27 (1) | 874 | 802 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.81%), 4.04%, 3/13/28 (1) | 200 | 193 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.73%), 2.01%, 9/22/28 (1) | 446 | 397 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.97%), 6.16%, 3/9/29 (1) | 1,700 | 1,756 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%), 2.21%, 8/17/29 (1) | 150 | 131 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.95%), 2.36%, 8/18/31 (1) | 1,300 | 1,078 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.87%), 5.40%, 8/11/33 (1) | 1,000 | 1,006 |
6.80%, 6/1/38 | 150 | 160 |
5.25%, 3/14/44 | 200 | 196 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Banking – 1.9%continued | ||
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.64%), 3.87%, 3/28/26 (1) | $1,000 | $980 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.09%), 6.11%, 9/11/34 (1) | 400 | 420 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | ||
4.58%, 12/10/25 | 2,095 | 2,051 |
4.34%, 1/9/48 | 500 | 403 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., | ||
2.19%, 2/25/25 | 1,566 | 1,513 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 0.75%), 1.54%, 7/20/27 (1) | 934 | 854 |
3.29%, 7/25/27 | 678 | 647 |
3.96%, 3/2/28 | 72 | 70 |
3.74%, 3/7/29 | 1,500 | 1,437 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.97%), 5.41%, 4/19/34 (1) | 300 | 311 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.33%), 2.59%, 5/25/31 (1) | 1,000 | 857 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.80%), 5.75%, 5/27/34 (1) | 500 | 520 |
National Australia Bank Ltd., | ||
3.38%, 1/14/26 | 1,000 | 974 |
National Bank of Canada, | ||
5.25%, 1/17/25 | 250 | 250 |
NatWest Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 1.75%), 4.89%, 5/18/29 (1) | 1,000 | 983 |
Royal Bank of Canada, | ||
4.65%, 1/27/26 | 600 | 595 |
3.88%, 5/4/32 | 1,000 | 945 |
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.60%), 6.53%, 1/10/29 (1) | 1,000 | 1,035 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., | ||
3.65%, 7/23/25 | 500 | 489 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., | ||
3.54%, 1/17/28 | 1,250 | 1,192 |
2.13%, 7/8/30 | 1,000 | 844 |
5.78%, 7/13/33 | 800 | 849 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 37 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Banking – 1.9%continued | ||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), | ||
1.95%, 1/12/27 | $2,052 | $1,897 |
4.46%, 6/8/32 | 400 | 389 |
Westpac Banking Corp., | ||
2.85%, 5/13/26 | 692 | 665 |
2.70%, 8/19/26 | 1,000 | 955 |
3.35%, 3/8/27 | 500 | 482 |
5.46%, 11/18/27 | 500 | 517 |
1.95%, 11/20/28 | 308 | 273 |
43,820 | ||
Beverages – 0.2% | ||
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., | ||
4.70%, 2/1/36 | 200 | 200 |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., | ||
4.90%, 2/1/46 | 980 | 961 |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 1/23/29 | 643 | 654 |
3.50%, 6/1/30 | 2,357 | 2,247 |
8.00%, 11/15/39 | 310 | 401 |
4.95%, 1/15/42 | 190 | 191 |
Diageo Capital PLC, | ||
5.63%, 10/5/33 | 500 | 540 |
3.88%, 4/29/43 | 175 | 153 |
5,347 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.2% | ||
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, | ||
1.20%, 5/28/26 | 38 | 35 |
AstraZeneca PLC, | ||
3.13%, 6/12/27 | 31 | 30 |
1.38%, 8/6/30 | 1,031 | 858 |
6.45%, 9/15/37 | 450 | 527 |
4.00%, 9/18/42 | 250 | 228 |
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 5/15/28 | 300 | 296 |
5.38%, 4/15/34 | 150 | 162 |
6.38%, 5/15/38 | 274 | 319 |
Novartis Capital Corp., | ||
1.75%, 2/14/25 | 51 | 49 |
2.00%, 2/14/27 | 70 | 66 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.2%continued | ||
3.10%, 5/17/27 | $121 | $117 |
2.20%, 8/14/30 | 1,024 | 903 |
3.70%, 9/21/42 | 36 | 31 |
4.40%, 5/6/44 | 214 | 206 |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., | ||
3.03%, 7/9/40 | 500 | 385 |
3.18%, 7/9/50 | 204 | 147 |
4,359 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.0% | ||
Grupo Televisa S.A.B., | ||
6.63%, 1/15/40 | 570 | 598 |
Chemicals – 0.0% | ||
Nutrien Ltd., | ||
4.00%, 12/15/26 | 180 | 176 |
4.13%, 3/15/35 | 23 | 21 |
5.88%, 12/1/36 | 27 | 28 |
5.63%, 12/1/40 | 250 | 252 |
477 | ||
E-Commerce Discretionary – 0.1% | ||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., | ||
3.40%, 12/6/27 | 161 | 153 |
2.13%, 2/9/31 | 174 | 144 |
4.40%, 12/6/57 | 600 | 490 |
JD.com, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 1/14/30 | 300 | 272 |
1,059 | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.0% | ||
Emera U.S. Finance L.P., | ||
2.64%, 6/15/31 | 300 | 246 |
Enel Americas S.A., | ||
4.00%, 10/25/26 | 200 | 195 |
National Grid PLC, | ||
5.60%, 6/12/28 | 150 | 155 |
596 | ||
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products – 0.0% | ||
Suzano Austria GmbH, | ||
3.13%, 1/15/32 | 400 | 332 |
Governmental Banks – 0.5% | ||
Export Development Canada, | ||
3.88%, 2/14/28 | 500 | 497 |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, | ||
2.63%, 5/26/26 | 1,000 | 947 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 38 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Governmental Banks – 0.5%continued | ||
2.50%, 6/29/41 | $500 | $367 |
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, | ||
2.75%, 11/16/27 | 1,373 | 1,296 |
4.63%, 7/19/28 | 200 | 203 |
3.50%, 10/31/28 | 301 | 290 |
1.88%, 4/15/31 | 1,076 | 908 |
Korea Development Bank (The), | ||
4.38%, 2/15/33 | 800 | 785 |
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, | ||
0.38%, 7/18/25 | 1,500 | 1,408 |
2.88%, 4/3/28 | 1,215 | 1,161 |
0.00%, 4/18/36 (7) | 500 | 300 |
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, | ||
2.00%, 1/13/25 | 1,000 | 972 |
2.38%, 6/10/25 | 1,000 | 969 |
3.88%, 6/14/28 | 500 | 498 |
Oesterreichische Kontrollbank A.G., | ||
4.25%, 3/1/28 | 500 | 504 |
Svensk Exportkredit AB, | ||
4.00%, 7/15/25 | 1,000 | 990 |
12,095 | ||
Household Products – 0.1% | ||
Unilever Capital Corp., | ||
2.00%, 7/28/26 | 674 | 635 |
2.90%, 5/5/27 | 326 | 312 |
5.90%, 11/15/32 | 125 | 139 |
1,086 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 0.1% | ||
Nomura Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.39%, 7/6/27 | 1,200 | 1,205 |
Insurance – 0.0% | ||
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., | ||
3.38%, 3/3/31 | 250 | 220 |
Manulife Financial Corp., | ||
3.70%, 3/16/32 | 300 | 282 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 6/5/33 | 200 | 202 |
XL Group Ltd., | ||
5.25%, 12/15/43 | 250 | 240 |
944 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.0% | ||
Baidu, Inc., | ||
2.38%, 8/23/31 | $300 | $248 |
Weibo Corp., | ||
3.38%, 7/8/30 | 200 | 172 |
420 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.0% | ||
Sands China Ltd., | ||
2.55%, 3/8/27 | 700 | 637 |
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.0% | ||
Koninklijke Philips N.V., | ||
6.88%, 3/11/38 | 225 | 252 |
5.00%, 3/15/42 | 100 | 92 |
344 | ||
Metals & Mining – 0.1% | ||
Barrick North America Finance LLC, | ||
5.70%, 5/30/41 | 300 | 317 |
BHP Billiton Finance U.S.A. Ltd., | ||
4.13%, 2/24/42 | 310 | 281 |
5.50%, 9/8/53 | 300 | 328 |
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., | ||
6.13%, 12/15/33 | 100 | 110 |
5.75%, 6/1/35 | 100 | 106 |
Rio Tinto Finance U.S.A. PLC, | ||
4.75%, 3/22/42 | 150 | 146 |
4.13%, 8/21/42 | 300 | 271 |
Southern Copper Corp., | ||
3.88%, 4/23/25 | 100 | 98 |
7.50%, 7/27/35 | 300 | 348 |
6.75%, 4/16/40 | 90 | 101 |
Teck Resources Ltd., | ||
3.90%, 7/15/30 | 500 | 465 |
Vale Overseas Ltd., | ||
6.13%, 6/12/33 | 600 | 623 |
3,194 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.4% | ||
BP Capital Markets PLC, | ||
3.28%, 9/19/27 | 138 | 133 |
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., | ||
3.85%, 6/1/27 | 1,195 | 1,162 |
7.20%, 1/15/32 | 15 | 17 |
6.45%, 6/30/33 | 135 | 145 |
6.75%, 2/1/39 | 200 | 217 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 39 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.4%continued | ||
Cenovus Energy, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 2/15/52 | $300 | $221 |
Enbridge, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 11/15/28 | 1,000 | 1,051 |
3.40%, 8/1/51 | 300 | 219 |
Equinor ASA, | ||
1.75%, 1/22/26 | 48 | 45 |
3.00%, 4/6/27 | 52 | 50 |
2.38%, 5/22/30 | 870 | 778 |
4.25%, 11/23/41 | 350 | 323 |
Shell International Finance B.V., | ||
2.88%, 5/10/26 | 33 | 32 |
2.50%, 9/12/26 | 1,131 | 1,077 |
3.88%, 11/13/28 | 9 | 9 |
2.38%, 11/7/29 | 287 | 258 |
4.13%, 5/11/35 | 100 | 95 |
3.63%, 8/21/42 | 430 | 365 |
4.55%, 8/12/43 | 60 | 57 |
4.38%, 5/11/45 | 390 | 359 |
3.75%, 9/12/46 | 230 | 192 |
3.13%, 11/7/49 | 290 | 214 |
Suncor Energy, Inc., | ||
7.15%, 2/1/32 | 200 | 223 |
5.95%, 12/1/34 | 50 | 52 |
6.80%, 5/15/38 | 130 | 142 |
3.75%, 3/4/51 | 300 | 226 |
TotalEnergies Capital International S.A., | ||
2.83%, 1/10/30 | 1,200 | 1,104 |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/38 | 100 | 93 |
6.10%, 6/1/40 | 375 | 396 |
4.88%, 5/15/48 | 500 | 461 |
9,716 | ||
Regional – 0.1% | ||
Province of British Columbia Canada, | ||
7.25%, 9/1/36 | 175 | 221 |
Province of Ontario Canada, | ||
2.50%, 4/27/26 | 260 | 250 |
1.13%, 10/7/30 | 426 | 349 |
2.13%, 1/21/32 | 60 | 51 |
Province of Quebec Canada, | ||
7.50%, 9/15/29 | 375 | 438 |
1,309 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.0% | ||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., | ||
5.70%, 10/1/40 | $116 | $119 |
Semiconductors – 0.1% | ||
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A., Inc., | ||
3.40%, 5/1/30 | 1,500 | 1,380 |
TSMC Arizona Corp., | ||
3.13%, 10/25/41 | 500 | 402 |
1,782 | ||
Sovereign Agencies – 0.0% | ||
Japan International Cooperation Agency, | ||
4.00%, 5/23/28 | 400 | 394 |
Sovereign Government – 1.0% | ||
Canada Government International Bond, | ||
0.75%, 5/19/26 | 2,000 | 1,845 |
Chile Government International Bond, | ||
3.13%, 1/21/26 | 500 | 485 |
2.75%, 1/31/27 | 1,000 | 944 |
3.50%, 1/25/50 | 210 | 159 |
5.33%, 1/5/54 | 500 | 497 |
3.10%, 1/22/61 | 500 | 335 |
Indonesia Government International Bond, | ||
3.50%, 1/11/28 | 500 | 479 |
5.35%, 2/11/49 | 1,000 | 1,064 |
5.65%, 1/11/53 | 300 | 330 |
Israel Government International Bond, | ||
4.50%, 1/30/43 | 200 | 176 |
3.88%, 7/3/50 | 600 | 463 |
Korea International Bond, | ||
2.75%, 1/19/27 | 200 | 192 |
3.50%, 9/20/28 | 500 | 485 |
Mexico Government International Bond, | ||
5.40%, 2/9/28 | 1,000 | 1,023 |
3.25%, 4/16/30 | 742 | 671 |
4.88%, 5/19/33 | 258 | 249 |
3.50%, 2/12/34 (8) | — | — |
6.35%, 2/9/35 | 500 | 524 |
4.75%, 3/8/44 | 1,000 | 859 |
5.55%, 1/21/45 | 500 | 477 |
4.60%, 1/23/46 | 500 | 417 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 40 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Sovereign Government – 1.0%continued | ||
4.35%, 1/15/47 | $500 | $402 |
4.40%, 2/12/52 | 700 | 554 |
Panama Government International Bond, | ||
3.75%, 3/16/25 | 300 | 291 |
3.88%, 3/17/28 | 565 | 521 |
3.16%, 1/23/30 | 33 | 28 |
2.25%, 9/29/32 | 102 | 74 |
6.88%, 1/31/36 | 500 | 499 |
4.50%, 5/15/47 | 250 | 177 |
4.50%, 4/1/56 | 1,000 | 670 |
Peruvian Government International Bond, | ||
6.55%, 3/14/37 | 500 | 556 |
3.30%, 3/11/41 | 500 | 388 |
5.63%, 11/18/50 | 600 | 625 |
Philippine Government International Bond, | ||
10.63%, 3/16/25 | 500 | 532 |
5.50%, 3/30/26 | 200 | 203 |
7.75%, 1/14/31 | 500 | 594 |
6.38%, 10/23/34 | 500 | 566 |
5.00%, 1/13/37 | 500 | 512 |
3.70%, 2/2/42 | 500 | 425 |
Republic of Italy Government International Bond, | ||
2.88%, 10/17/29 | 2,000 | 1,791 |
5.38%, 6/15/33 | 175 | 175 |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, | ||
5.50%, 4/4/53 | 500 | 520 |
Uruguay Government International Bond, | ||
7.63%, 3/21/36 | 250 | 311 |
4.13%, 11/20/45 | 400 | 363 |
5.10%, 6/18/50 | 750 | 752 |
23,203 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.1% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
3.50%, 1/15/25 | 83 | 81 |
6.50%, 7/15/25 | 183 | 185 |
3.88%, 1/23/28 | 123 | 118 |
5.75%, 6/6/28 | 300 | 307 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.1%continued | ||
3.30%, 1/30/32 | $1,000 | $871 |
ORIX Corp., | ||
5.00%, 9/13/27 | 300 | 303 |
1,865 | ||
Steel – 0.0% | ||
ArcelorMittal S.A., | ||
6.80%, 11/29/32 | 500 | 542 |
Supranationals – 1.3% | ||
African Development Bank, | ||
4.38%, 3/14/28 | 1,000 | 1,013 |
Asian Development Bank, | ||
2.50%, 11/2/27 | 500 | 473 |
4.50%, 8/25/28 | 700 | 715 |
1.88%, 1/24/30 | 500 | 442 |
4.00%, 1/12/33 | 2,000 | 1,995 |
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (The), | ||
0.50%, 5/28/25 | 2,000 | 1,888 |
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, | ||
4.38%, 3/9/28 | 1,000 | 1,014 |
European Investment Bank, | ||
2.13%, 4/13/26 | 1,500 | 1,432 |
3.88%, 3/15/28 | 1,000 | 996 |
3.75%, 2/14/33 | 1,900 | 1,866 |
4.88%, 2/15/36 | 200 | 214 |
Inter-American Development Bank, | ||
2.13%, 1/15/25 | 500 | 487 |
2.00%, 6/2/26 | 803 | 762 |
1.13%, 7/20/28 | 197 | 173 |
3.13%, 9/18/28 | 1,000 | 963 |
1.13%, 1/13/31 | 1,000 | 825 |
3.50%, 4/12/33 | 500 | 479 |
3.88%, 10/28/41 | 200 | 185 |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, | ||
2.13%, 3/3/25 | 700 | 679 |
0.63%, 4/22/25 | 3,000 | 2,850 |
0.38%, 7/28/25 | 5,000 | 4,689 |
2.50%, 7/29/25 | 500 | 485 |
0.50%, 10/28/25 | 3,000 | 2,796 |
4.00%, 7/25/30 | 500 | 500 |
2.50%, 3/29/32 | 1,000 | 895 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 41 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Supranationals – 1.3%continued | ||
4.75%, 2/15/35 | $25 | $26 |
International Finance Corp., | ||
3.63%, 9/15/25 | 1,000 | 986 |
Nordic Investment Bank, | ||
4.38%, 3/14/28 | 700 | 710 |
30,538 | ||
Technology Services – 0.0% | ||
Thomson Reuters Corp., | ||
5.50%, 8/15/35 | 150 | 155 |
5.65%, 11/23/43 | 285 | 284 |
439 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.3% | ||
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
4.70%, 7/21/32 | 300 | 295 |
6.13%, 11/15/37 | 505 | 547 |
Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada, | ||
4.46%, 4/1/48 | 500 | 451 |
British Telecommunications PLC, | ||
5.13%, 12/4/28 | 200 | 203 |
9.63%, 12/15/30 | 100 | 124 |
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., | ||
8.75%, 6/15/30 | 400 | 483 |
Orange S.A., | ||
9.00%, 3/1/31 | 610 | 753 |
Rogers Communications, Inc., | ||
3.63%, 12/15/25 | 1,000 | 971 |
4.50%, 3/15/43 | 45 | 40 |
5.45%, 10/1/43 | 49 | 48 |
5.00%, 3/15/44 | 81 | 76 |
4.55%, 3/15/52 | 500 | 437 |
Telefonica Emisiones S.A., | ||
4.10%, 3/8/27 | 469 | 460 |
5.21%, 3/8/47 | 570 | 529 |
TELUS Corp., | ||
3.40%, 5/13/32 | 400 | 357 |
Vodafone Group PLC, | ||
4.13%, 5/30/25 | 895 | 883 |
7.88%, 2/15/30 | 15 | 17 |
6.15%, 2/27/37 | 165 | 179 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 6.9% continued | ||
Telecommunications – 0.3%continued | ||
4.38%, 2/19/43 | $95 | $83 |
5.63%, 2/10/53 | 600 | 608 |
7,544 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.1% | ||
BAT Capital Corp., | ||
4.70%, 4/2/27 | 141 | 140 |
4.91%, 4/2/30 | 1,104 | 1,087 |
4.74%, 3/16/32 | 136 | 131 |
Reynolds American, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 6/15/37 | 250 | 272 |
6.15%, 9/15/43 | 65 | 64 |
5.85%, 8/15/45 | 795 | 746 |
2,440 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.1% | ||
Canadian National Railway Co., | ||
2.75%, 3/1/26 | 250 | 241 |
6.90%, 7/15/28 | 25 | 27 |
6.25%, 8/1/34 | 15 | 17 |
6.20%, 6/1/36 | 40 | 45 |
6.38%, 11/15/37 | 20 | 23 |
4.40%, 8/5/52 | 300 | 283 |
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., | ||
5.95%, 5/15/37 | 710 | 758 |
1,394 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $169,276) | 162,051 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 28.3% (9) | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9% | ||
0.50%, 6/17/25 | 4,000 | 3,775 |
2.13%, 4/24/26 | 1,000 | 956 |
1.88%, 9/24/26 | 1,000 | 944 |
7.13%, 1/15/30 | 1,500 | 1,746 |
0.88%, 8/5/30 | 1,000 | 816 |
6.63%, 11/15/30 | 200 | 231 |
5.63%, 7/15/37 | 500 | 567 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2014-M3, Class A2, | ||
3.50%, 1/25/24(10) | 11 | 11 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2015-M1, Class A2, | ||
2.53%, 9/25/24 | 95 | 93 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 42 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2015-M11, Class A2, | ||
2.85%, 4/25/25(10) | $436 | $425 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2016-M3, Class A2, | ||
2.70%, 2/25/26 | 59 | 57 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2016-M4, Class A2, | ||
2.58%, 3/25/26 | 60 | 58 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2016-M9, Class A2, | ||
2.29%, 6/25/26 | 95 | 90 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M1, Class A2, | ||
2.42%, 10/25/26(10) | 73 | 69 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M11, Class A2, | ||
2.98%, 8/25/29 | 120 | 112 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M14, Class A2, | ||
2.86%, 11/25/27(10) | 184 | 174 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M2, Class A2, | ||
2.83%, 2/25/27(10) | 60 | 57 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M4, Class A2, | ||
2.55%, 12/25/26(10) | 101 | 96 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2017-M8, Class A2, | ||
3.06%, 5/25/27 | 237 | 228 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M1, Class A2, | ||
2.99%, 12/25/27(10) | 174 | 166 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M10, Class A2, | ||
3.36%, 7/25/28(10) | 200 | 192 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M12, Class A2, | ||
3.63%, 8/25/30(10) | 110 | 106 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M13, Class A2, | ||
3.74%, 9/25/30(10) | 155 | 149 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M2, Class A2, | ||
2.91%, 1/25/28(10) | 112 | 107 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M3, Class A2, | ||
3.07%, 2/25/30(10) | $83 | $77 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M4, Class A2, | ||
3.06%, 3/25/28(10) | 76 | 72 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2018-M8, Class A2, | ||
3.30%, 6/25/28(10) | 91 | 87 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2019-M18, Class A2, | ||
2.47%, 8/25/29 | 191 | 173 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2019-M4, Class A2, | ||
3.61%, 2/25/31 | 144 | 137 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2019-M7, Class A2, | ||
3.14%, 4/25/29 | 165 | 156 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2019-M9, Class A2, | ||
2.94%, 6/25/29 | 169 | 159 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2020-M20, Class A2, | ||
1.44%, 10/25/29 | 500 | 424 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2020-M42, Class A2, | ||
1.27%, 7/25/30 | 200 | 164 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2020-M46, Class A2, | ||
1.32%, 5/25/30 | 500 | 420 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2020-M52, Class A2, | ||
1.32%, 10/25/30(10) | 350 | 287 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2021-M11, Class A2, | ||
1.46%, 3/25/31(10) | 200 | 163 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2022-M1, Class A2, | ||
1.67%, 10/25/31(10) | 200 | 164 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2022-M10, Class A2, | ||
1.94%, 1/25/32(10) | 250 | 208 |
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2023-M1S, Class A2, | ||
4.51%, 4/25/33(10) | 350 | 351 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 43 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #256925, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/37 | $5 | $5 |
Pool #256959, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/37 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #257042, | ||
6.50%, 1/1/38 | 70 | 74 |
Pool #257237, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/28 | 6 | 6 |
Pool #707791, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/33 | 33 | 33 |
Pool #725425, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/34 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #730811, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/33 | 25 | 25 |
Pool #735222, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/35 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #735358, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/35 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #735502, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/35 | 5 | 6 |
Pool #737853, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/33 | 72 | 73 |
Pool #745336, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/36 | 177 | 181 |
Pool #745418, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/36 | 13 | 13 |
Pool #745754, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/34 | 130 | 132 |
Pool #745826, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/36 | 50 | 52 |
Pool #747383, | ||
5.50%, 10/1/33 | 43 | 44 |
Pool #755632, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/34 | 23 | 24 |
Pool #772730, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/34 | 24 | 24 |
Pool #790406, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/34 | 18 | 19 |
Pool #793666, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/34 | 14 | 14 |
Pool #796250, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/34 | 15 | 16 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #800471, | ||
5.50%, 10/1/34 | $30 | $30 |
Pool #817795, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/36 | 7 | 8 |
Pool #826057, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 25 | 25 |
Pool #826585, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/35 | 38 | 39 |
Pool #828523, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #831676, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/36 | 4 | 4 |
Pool #833067, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/35 | 78 | 81 |
Pool #833163, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/35 | 28 | 28 |
Pool #845425, | ||
6.00%, 2/1/36 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #868435, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/36 | 57 | 60 |
Pool #869710, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/36 | 14 | 15 |
Pool #871135, | ||
6.00%, 1/1/37 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #881818, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/36 | 10 | 10 |
Pool #885866, | ||
6.00%, 6/1/36 | 61 | 64 |
Pool #888100, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/36 | 66 | 68 |
Pool #888205, | ||
6.50%, 2/1/37 | 15 | 16 |
Pool #889224, | ||
5.50%, 1/1/37 | 68 | 70 |
Pool #889401, | ||
6.00%, 3/1/38 | 31 | 32 |
Pool #889415, | ||
6.00%, 5/1/37 | 134 | 140 |
Pool #889579, | ||
6.00%, 5/1/38 | 65 | 67 |
Pool #889630, | ||
6.50%, 3/1/38 | 7 | 7 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 44 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #889970, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/36 | $48 | $49 |
Pool #890234, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/38 | 31 | 32 |
Pool #890796, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 549 | 514 |
Pool #893363, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/36 | 10 | 10 |
Pool #893366, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/35 | 25 | 25 |
Pool #898417, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/36 | 10 | 10 |
Pool #899079, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/37 | 18 | 18 |
Pool #902414, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/36 | 50 | 52 |
Pool #906090, | ||
5.50%, 1/1/37 | 46 | 47 |
Pool #918515, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/37 | 30 | 30 |
Pool #923123, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/36 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #923166, | ||
7.50%, 1/1/37 | 4 | 4 |
Pool #928261, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/36 | 32 | 32 |
Pool #928584, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/37 | 98 | 102 |
Pool #928909, | ||
6.00%, 12/1/37(8) | — | — |
Pool #928915, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/37 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #930606, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/39 | 144 | 141 |
Pool #931195, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/24 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #932023, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/38 | 24 | 24 |
Pool #932741, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/40 | 123 | 123 |
Pool #940623, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 8 | 8 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #943388, | ||
6.00%, 6/1/37 | $34 | $35 |
Pool #943617, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/37 | 16 | 16 |
Pool #945876, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 4 | 4 |
Pool #947216, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/37 | 21 | 22 |
Pool #953018, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/37 | 32 | 34 |
Pool #953910, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/37 | 19 | 20 |
Pool #955771, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/37 | 11 | 12 |
Pool #959604, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/37 | 4 | 5 |
Pool #959880, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/37 | 4 | 5 |
Pool #962687, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/38 | 35 | 36 |
Pool #968037, | ||
6.00%, 1/1/38 | 23 | 23 |
Pool #969632, | ||
6.50%, 1/1/38 | 15 | 16 |
Pool #970013, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/38 | 66 | 66 |
Pool #972452, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/38 | 42 | 43 |
Pool #981854, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/38 | 14 | 15 |
Pool #986760, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/38 | 101 | 104 |
Pool #992472, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/38 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #995018, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/38 | 21 | 22 |
Pool #995203, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 144 | 147 |
Pool #995879, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/39 | 27 | 28 |
Pool #AA0649, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/38 | 109 | 110 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 45 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AA2939, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/39 | $193 | $193 |
Pool #AA4482, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/39 | 129 | 126 |
Pool #AA4562, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/39 | 159 | 159 |
Pool #AA8978, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/39 | 32 | 32 |
Pool #AA9357, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/39 | 114 | 114 |
Pool #AB1048, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/40 | 168 | 168 |
Pool #AB2067, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/41 | 277 | 264 |
Pool #AB2092, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/41 | 169 | 165 |
Pool #AB2272, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/41 | 227 | 227 |
Pool #AB2693, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/41 | 155 | 155 |
Pool #AB2768, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/41 | 166 | 166 |
Pool #AB3035, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/41 | 276 | 281 |
Pool #AB3246, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/41 | 57 | 58 |
Pool #AB4057, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/41 | 601 | 585 |
Pool #AB4293, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/42 | 314 | 297 |
Pool #AB5049, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/42 | 405 | 394 |
Pool #AB6016, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/42 | 192 | 182 |
Pool #AB6472, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/27 | 98 | 94 |
Pool #AB7076, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/42 | 936 | 862 |
Pool #AB7503, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/43 | 345 | 317 |
Pool #AB7733, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/43 | 750 | 691 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AB8787, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/28 | $234 | $223 |
Pool #AB9019, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/43 | 390 | 359 |
Pool #AB9136, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/43 | 42 | 37 |
Pool #AB9990, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/33 | 85 | 80 |
Pool #AC3263, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/29 | 45 | 44 |
Pool #AC4861, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/24 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #AC5040, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/24 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #AC6118, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/39 | 68 | 68 |
Pool #AC8518, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/39 | 107 | 109 |
Pool #AD0119, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/38 | 85 | 89 |
Pool #AD0585, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/39 | 176 | 176 |
Pool #AD0639, | ||
6.00%, 12/1/38 | 34 | 35 |
Pool #AD0969, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 108 | 112 |
Pool #AD5241, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/40 | 76 | 76 |
Pool #AD5525, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/40 | 129 | 131 |
Pool #AD5556, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/25 | 7 | 7 |
Pool #AD7859, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/40 | 58 | 59 |
Pool #AE0949, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/41 | 279 | 272 |
Pool #AE0971, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/25 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #AE0981, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/41 | 210 | 200 |
Pool #AE1807, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/40 | 320 | 312 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 46 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AE3873, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/40 | $58 | $58 |
Pool #AE5436, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/40 | 84 | 84 |
Pool #AE7758, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/25 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #AH0525, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/40 | 284 | 277 |
Pool #AH1295, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/26 | 35 | 35 |
Pool #AH3226, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/41 | 37 | 38 |
Pool #AH4158, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/41 | 59 | 58 |
Pool #AH4450, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/26 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #AH5573, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/41 | 313 | 306 |
Pool #AH5614, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/26 | 32 | 31 |
Pool #AH8854, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/41 | 70 | 70 |
Pool #AI1247, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/26 | 16 | 16 |
Pool #AI3470, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/41 | 108 | 108 |
Pool #AI4361, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.80%, 1.80% Floor, 8.09% Cap), 6.05%, 9/1/41(11) | 2 | 2 |
Pool #AI4380, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.80%, 1.80% Floor, 7.93% Cap), 6.05%, 11/1/41(11) | 5 | 5 |
Pool #AI5603, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/41 | 71 | 71 |
Pool #AI7743, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/41 | 58 | 57 |
Pool #AI9555, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/41 | 154 | 151 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AI9828, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.82%, 1.82% Floor, 7.91% Cap), 6.07%, 11/1/41(11) | $4 | $4 |
Pool #AJ4093, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/26 | 11 | 11 |
Pool #AJ4408, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/41 | 65 | 64 |
Pool #AJ6086, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/26 | 37 | 36 |
Pool #AJ9152, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/26 | 149 | 146 |
Pool #AJ9218, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/42 | 257 | 250 |
Pool #AJ9326, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/42 | 543 | 515 |
Pool #AJ9355, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/27 | 79 | 77 |
Pool #AK4813, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/42 | 182 | 172 |
Pool #AK4945, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/42 | 148 | 140 |
Pool #AK7766, | ||
2.50%, 3/1/27 | 101 | 97 |
Pool #AK9444, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/42 | 33 | 33 |
Pool #AL0442, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/40 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #AL1849, | ||
6.00%, 2/1/39 | 132 | 138 |
Pool #AL1939, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/42 | 478 | 453 |
Pool #AL2243, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/42 | 338 | 330 |
Pool #AL2303, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/26 | 7 | 7 |
Pool #AL2397, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.72%, 1.72% Floor, 7.77% Cap), 5.63%, 8/1/42(11) | 5 | 5 |
Pool #AL3396, | ||
2.50%, 3/1/28 | 105 | 101 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 47 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AL3803, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/28 | $176 | $171 |
Pool #AL4408, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/43 | 468 | 465 |
Pool #AL4462, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/28 | 203 | 196 |
Pool #AL4908, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/44 | 363 | 354 |
Pool #AL5167, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/34 | 88 | 84 |
Pool #AL5254, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/27 | 119 | 116 |
Pool #AL5377, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/44 | 1,107 | 1,078 |
Pool #AL5734, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/29 | 226 | 221 |
Pool #AL5785, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/44 | 645 | 625 |
Pool #AL6488, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/43 | 256 | 242 |
Pool #AL7807, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/30 | 202 | 194 |
Pool #AL8469, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/31 | 140 | 137 |
Pool #AL8951, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/46 | 327 | 299 |
Pool #AL9582, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/31 | 367 | 351 |
Pool #AO0752, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/42 | 209 | 193 |
Pool #AO0800, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/27 | 82 | 80 |
Pool #AO4136, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/42 | 272 | 257 |
Pool #AO7970, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/27 | 55 | 53 |
Pool #AO8629, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/42 | 106 | 100 |
Pool #AP6273, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/42 | 280 | 258 |
Pool #AQ6784, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/42 | 260 | 246 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AQ8185, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/28 | $45 | $43 |
Pool #AQ8647, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/42 | 430 | 407 |
Pool #AR1706, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/28 | 602 | 580 |
Pool #AR3054, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/28 | 154 | 150 |
Pool #AR3792, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/43 | 220 | 203 |
Pool #AR9188, | ||
2.50%, 3/1/43 | 67 | 59 |
Pool #AR9582, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/43 | 175 | 161 |
Pool #AS0018, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/43 | 197 | 181 |
Pool #AS0275, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/33 | 110 | 104 |
Pool #AS3294, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/44 | 388 | 375 |
Pool #AS3600, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/29 | 453 | 437 |
Pool #AS3657, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/44 | 231 | 229 |
Pool #AS4085, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/44 | 186 | 179 |
Pool #AS4306, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/45 | 272 | 249 |
Pool #AS4458, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/45 | 1,088 | 1,020 |
Pool #AS5090, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/30 | 114 | 109 |
Pool #AS5324, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/30 | 217 | 205 |
Pool #AS5500, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/35 | 111 | 104 |
Pool #AS5666, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/45 | 258 | 249 |
Pool #AS5892, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/45 | 291 | 272 |
Pool #AS6192, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/45 | 859 | 803 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 48 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AS6262, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/45 | $370 | $346 |
Pool #AS6332, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 422 | 394 |
Pool #AS6398, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 318 | 297 |
Pool #AS6730, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/46 | 484 | 454 |
Pool #AS6887, | ||
2.50%, 3/1/31 | 240 | 227 |
Pool #AS7149, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/46 | 587 | 536 |
Pool #AS7157, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/46 | 214 | 195 |
Pool #AS7247, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/46 | 110 | 107 |
Pool #AS7343, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/46 | 209 | 191 |
Pool #AS7480, | ||
2.00%, 7/1/31 | 63 | 59 |
Pool #AS7580, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/46 | 249 | 228 |
Pool #AS8067, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 570 | 519 |
Pool #AS8074, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 184 | 167 |
Pool #AS8178, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/36 | 66 | 62 |
Pool #AS8194, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/31 | 846 | 798 |
Pool #AS8424, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/36 | 113 | 105 |
Pool #AS8483, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/46 | 374 | 340 |
Pool #AS8591, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/32 | 142 | 131 |
Pool #AS8699, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/47 | 641 | 618 |
Pool #AS8960, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/47 | 217 | 208 |
Pool #AS9505, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/32 | 225 | 215 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AS9615, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/47 | $139 | $138 |
Pool #AT0666, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/43 | 236 | 222 |
Pool #AT2720, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/43 | 487 | 448 |
Pool #AT3180, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/43 | 242 | 223 |
Pool #AU1657, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/28 | 114 | 109 |
Pool #AU1689, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/43 | 1,078 | 1,014 |
Pool #AU3164, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/33 | 105 | 99 |
Pool #AU5919, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/43 | 379 | 357 |
Pool #AV2339, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/43 | 189 | 184 |
Pool #AW8167, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/42 | 172 | 163 |
Pool #AW8595, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/29 | 102 | 98 |
Pool #AX2163, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/44 | 204 | 190 |
Pool #AX4413, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/44 | 283 | 272 |
Pool #AX4839, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/44 | 316 | 295 |
Pool #AX6139, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/44 | 528 | 510 |
Pool #AY0544, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/27 | 224 | 217 |
Pool #AY3062, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/26 | 65 | 63 |
Pool #AY9555, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/45 | 304 | 278 |
Pool #AZ1449, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/45 | 210 | 192 |
Pool #AZ2936, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/45 | 151 | 138 |
Pool #AZ2947, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/45 | 289 | 279 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 49 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #AZ4775, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/45 | $203 | $190 |
Pool #AZ6684, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/31 | 318 | 301 |
Pool #BA2911, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/30 | 103 | 99 |
Pool #BC0326, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 155 | 145 |
Pool #BC0822, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/46 | 1,306 | 1,220 |
Pool #BC1105, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/46 | 579 | 541 |
Pool #BC1510, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/46 | 193 | 175 |
Pool #BC9096, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/46 | 267 | 250 |
Pool #BE3171, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/32 | 259 | 245 |
Pool #BH1130, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/32 | 154 | 150 |
Pool #BH7032, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/47 | 122 | 114 |
Pool #BH7106, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/48 | 276 | 258 |
Pool #BH9215, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/48 | 504 | 471 |
Pool #BJ0648, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/48 | 274 | 256 |
Pool #BJ9181, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/48 | 249 | 250 |
Pool #BJ9260, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/48 | 221 | 212 |
Pool #BJ9977, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/48 | 165 | 158 |
Pool #BK0276, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 89 | 86 |
Pool #BK0920, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/48 | 380 | 366 |
Pool #BK0922, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/48 | 66 | 65 |
Pool #BK3044, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 454 | 389 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #BK4740, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/48 | $110 | $106 |
Pool #BK4764, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/48 | 108 | 104 |
Pool #BK4816, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 161 | 156 |
Pool #BM1787, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/47 | 608 | 587 |
Pool #BM2001, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/46 | 78 | 73 |
Pool #BM3286, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/47 | 45 | 45 |
Pool #BM5288, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/34 | 132 | 129 |
Pool #BM5466, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/43 | 358 | 316 |
Pool #BM5804, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/49 | 225 | 226 |
Pool #BN1176, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/48 | 102 | 101 |
Pool #BN1628, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/48 | 72 | 71 |
Pool #BN5947, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/49 | 173 | 161 |
Pool #BN6097, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/49 | 639 | 612 |
Pool #BN6683, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/49 | 248 | 231 |
Pool #BN8985, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 331 | 271 |
Pool #BN9007, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 2,137 | 1,765 |
Pool #BO1012, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/49 | 98 | 92 |
Pool #BO1021, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/49 | 121 | 112 |
Pool #BO1169, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/49 | 84 | 78 |
Pool #BO1444, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 202 | 181 |
Pool #BO1461, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 123 | 110 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 50 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #BO3181, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/49 | $439 | $377 |
Pool #BO4708, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/49 | 372 | 334 |
Pool #BO8620, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/49 | 417 | 374 |
Pool #BP3454, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/36 | 451 | 406 |
Pool #BP4660, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/50 | 127 | 109 |
Pool #BP6496, | ||
2.00%, 7/1/35 | 679 | 613 |
Pool #BP6626, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/50 | 844 | 694 |
Pool #BP6683, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 578 | 495 |
Pool #BP7273, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 354 | 304 |
Pool #BP7585, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 2,792 | 2,296 |
Pool #BQ0202, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 461 | 398 |
Pool #BQ1147, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/50 | 629 | 542 |
Pool #BQ1351, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 547 | 471 |
Pool #BQ4077, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 882 | 722 |
Pool #BQ5056, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 332 | 277 |
Pool #BQ5979, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 1,433 | 1,178 |
Pool #BR1035, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 5,620 | 4,609 |
Pool #BR4450, | ||
1.50%, 2/1/36 | 676 | 592 |
Pool #BR6042, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 1,948 | 1,599 |
Pool #BR9755, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,372 | 1,143 |
Pool #BR9761, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,034 | 845 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #BT1034, | ||
2.00%, 7/1/51 | $1,926 | $1,582 |
Pool #BT4528, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/51 | 9,214 | 7,987 |
Pool #BT8308, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/52 | 835 | 811 |
Pool #BT9031, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/41 | 837 | 716 |
Pool #BU0066, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/51 | 990 | 849 |
Pool #BU4046, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/53 | 974 | 965 |
Pool #BX1915, | ||
6.00%, 1/1/53 | 952 | 976 |
Pool #BX6021, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/53 | 373 | 370 |
Pool #BY0545, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 2,287 | 2,266 |
Pool #BY4424, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/53 | 958 | 964 |
Pool #CA0110, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/47 | 224 | 209 |
Pool #CA0619, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/47 | 68 | 66 |
Pool #CA0620, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/47 | 880 | 849 |
Pool #CA0656, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 667 | 623 |
Pool #CA0859, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/47 | 489 | 457 |
Pool #CA0917, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/47 | 412 | 385 |
Pool #CA1370, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/48 | 228 | 221 |
Pool #CA1378, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/48 | 178 | 172 |
Pool #CA1564, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/48 | 79 | 78 |
Pool #CA1711, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/48 | 233 | 230 |
Pool #CA1902, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/48 | 237 | 234 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 51 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #CA1909, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/48 | $123 | $121 |
Pool #CA1951, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/48 | 126 | 121 |
Pool #CA1952, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/48 | 55 | 55 |
Pool #CA2056, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/48 | 68 | 67 |
Pool #CA2208, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/48 | 72 | 70 |
Pool #CA2256, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/33 | 124 | 122 |
Pool #CA2366, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/48 | 77 | 72 |
Pool #CA2375, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 330 | 317 |
Pool #CA2559, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/33 | 144 | 142 |
Pool #CA2729, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/48 | 311 | 307 |
Pool #CA3640, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/49 | 309 | 297 |
Pool #CA4029, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/49 | 782 | 750 |
Pool #CA4143, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/49 | 2,508 | 2,251 |
Pool #CA4420, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 374 | 336 |
Pool #CA4792, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/49 | 216 | 194 |
Pool #CA5020, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/50 | 429 | 400 |
Pool #CA5452, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/50 | 687 | 614 |
Pool #CA5508, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/50 | 866 | 774 |
Pool #CA5700, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/50 | 13,853 | 11,994 |
Pool #CA6072, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 352 | 301 |
Pool #CA6074, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 493 | 423 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #CA6144, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | $585 | $501 |
Pool #CA6290, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/50 | 447 | 400 |
Pool #CA6305, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 1,000 | 857 |
Pool #CA6339, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 1,001 | 858 |
Pool #CA6346, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 577 | 495 |
Pool #CA6563, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/35 | 492 | 455 |
Pool #CA6601, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 433 | 371 |
Pool #CA6951, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 408 | 350 |
Pool #CA6962, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 595 | 513 |
Pool #CA7019, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,137 | 939 |
Pool #CA7216, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 2,480 | 2,048 |
Pool #CA7232, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/50 | 1,125 | 963 |
Pool #CA7596, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 419 | 343 |
Pool #CA7600, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/50 | 1,165 | 996 |
Pool #CA7697, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/50 | 2,257 | 1,766 |
Pool #CA7736, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/50 | 1,164 | 998 |
Pool #CA8043, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/50 | 715 | 614 |
Pool #CA9143, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/36 | 853 | 770 |
Pool #CA9355, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/41 | 464 | 399 |
Pool #CA9418, | ||
1.50%, 3/1/36 | 495 | 434 |
Pool #CB0113, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/41 | 720 | 618 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 52 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #CB0325, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | $1,615 | $1,326 |
Pool #CB1903, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/51 | 1,606 | 1,386 |
Pool #CB2049, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/51 | 1,730 | 1,472 |
Pool #CB2079, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/51 | 5,153 | 4,219 |
Pool #CB3597, | ||
3.50%, 5/1/52 | 1,563 | 1,436 |
Pool #CB3705, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/37 | 253 | 240 |
Pool #CB4377, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/52 | 545 | 516 |
Pool #CB5094, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/52 | 1,299 | 1,361 |
Pool #CB6031, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/53 | 96 | 95 |
Pool #CB6034, | ||
6.50%, 4/1/53 | 379 | 389 |
Pool #CB6750, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/53 | 1,054 | 1,060 |
Pool #CB6755, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/53 | 989 | 1,007 |
Pool #CB6933, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/53 | 292 | 303 |
Pool #CB7120, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 398 | 404 |
Pool #CB7123, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 384 | 391 |
Pool #CB7444, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/53 | 994 | 1,036 |
Pool #DA0508, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/53 | 389 | 396 |
Pool #FM1496, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/49 | 1,251 | 1,165 |
Pool #FM1708, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/45 | 243 | 223 |
Pool #FM1742, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 232 | 209 |
Pool #FM1938, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/49 | 399 | 394 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #FM2305, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/50 | $594 | $554 |
Pool #FM2715, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/50 | 153 | 137 |
Pool #FM2778, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/50 | 991 | 889 |
Pool #FM2963, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/50 | 4,243 | 3,829 |
Pool #FM3125, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/50 | 842 | 783 |
Pool #FM3225, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/50 | 563 | 505 |
Pool #FM3610, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/50 | 291 | 280 |
Pool #FM3747, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 945 | 811 |
Pool #FM3969, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/43 | 347 | 306 |
Pool #FM4055, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 6,276 | 5,403 |
Pool #FM4149, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/50 | 2,888 | 2,580 |
Pool #FM4193, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 646 | 559 |
Pool #FM4476, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 1,698 | 1,398 |
Pool #FM4544, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 896 | 737 |
Pool #FM4598, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/40 | 202 | 174 |
Pool #FM4633, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 895 | 745 |
Pool #FM4734, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/35 | 1,111 | 1,003 |
Pool #FM4762, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 1,334 | 1,114 |
Pool #FM4799, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 741 | 610 |
Pool #FM4868, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 1,269 | 1,057 |
Pool #FM4934, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/35 | 658 | 596 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 53 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #FM4951, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/35 | $532 | $466 |
Pool #FM5087, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 492 | 406 |
Pool #FM5210, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 2,266 | 1,910 |
Pool #FM5534, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/41 | 300 | 258 |
Pool #FM5570, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/36 | 659 | 596 |
Pool #FM5580, | ||
1.50%, 1/1/36 | 665 | 582 |
Pool #FM5849, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 947 | 775 |
Pool #FM6055, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 1,913 | 1,580 |
Pool #FM6099, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 1,892 | 1,554 |
Pool #FM6338, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 1,182 | 977 |
Pool #FM6496, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 542 | 452 |
Pool #FM6511, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/36 | 687 | 621 |
Pool #FM6550, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 386 | 321 |
Pool #FM6943, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,305 | 1,084 |
Pool #FM6964, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 1,043 | 869 |
Pool #FM6991, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,550 | 1,272 |
Pool #FM7078, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 1,220 | 1,016 |
Pool #FM7080, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 641 | 534 |
Pool #FM7360, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/41 | 403 | 347 |
Pool #FM7411, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 3,146 | 2,572 |
Pool #FM7429, | ||
1.50%, 5/1/36 | 1,561 | 1,366 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #FM7622, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | $817 | $681 |
Pool #FM8146, | ||
2.00%, 7/1/36 | 1,486 | 1,343 |
Pool #FM8848, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/41 | 825 | 735 |
Pool #FS0153, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/36 | 2,404 | 2,165 |
Pool #FS1096, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/51 | 1,355 | 1,115 |
Pool #FS2039, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 895 | 736 |
Pool #FS2442, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/52 | 854 | 812 |
Pool #FS2815, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/52 | 453 | 433 |
Pool #FS3086, | ||
5.50%, 10/1/52 | 1,801 | 1,815 |
Pool #FS3402, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/52 | 368 | 365 |
Pool #FS3421, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/52 | 382 | 379 |
Pool #FS3452, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/52 | 651 | 657 |
Pool #FS3747, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/52 | 698 | 703 |
Pool #FS3762, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/52 | 484 | 481 |
Pool #FS3921, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 470 | 480 |
Pool #FS4041, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 682 | 685 |
Pool #FS4047, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/42 | 187 | 175 |
Pool #FS4463, | ||
1.50%, 8/1/37 | 1,024 | 891 |
Pool #FS4485, | ||
6.00%, 5/1/53 | 654 | 670 |
Pool #FS4522, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 189 | 187 |
Pool #FS4842, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 289 | 293 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 54 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #FS4931, | ||
6.00%, 6/1/53 | $959 | $975 |
Pool #FS5115, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 493 | 495 |
Pool #FS5116, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 486 | 489 |
Pool #FS5119, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/53 | 2,800 | 2,864 |
Pool #FS5304, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/53 | 195 | 197 |
Pool #FS5396, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/53 | 2,049 | 2,045 |
Pool #FS5436, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/53 | 296 | 301 |
Pool #FS5562, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/52 | 3,385 | 2,792 |
Pool #FS5584, | ||
8/1/53(12) | 487 | 504 |
Pool #FS5696, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 293 | 241 |
Pool #FS5709, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/53 | 885 | 881 |
Pool #FS5838, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 1,271 | 1,306 |
Pool #FS5965, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/53 | 394 | 403 |
Pool #FS6092, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/53 | 383 | 391 |
Pool #FS6315, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/53 | 499 | 516 |
Pool #FS6461, | ||
10/1/53(12) | 471 | 479 |
Pool #MA0361, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/30 | 37 | 36 |
Pool #MA0711, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/31 | 69 | 67 |
Pool #MA0976, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/32 | 155 | 149 |
Pool #MA1138, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/32 | 119 | 115 |
Pool #MA1141, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/32 | 56 | 53 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA1200, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/32 | $325 | $309 |
Pool #MA1511, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/33 | 112 | 104 |
Pool #MA2320, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/35 | 258 | 242 |
Pool #MA2473, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/35 | 103 | 99 |
Pool #MA2512, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/46 | 131 | 127 |
Pool #MA2670, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/46 | 588 | 536 |
Pool #MA2672, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/36 | 131 | 122 |
Pool #MA2705, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/46 | 426 | 389 |
Pool #MA2737, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/46 | 196 | 178 |
Pool #MA2771, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 213 | 194 |
Pool #MA2775, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/31 | 124 | 117 |
Pool #MA2781, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/46 | 160 | 139 |
Pool #MA2804, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/36 | 255 | 237 |
Pool #MA2817, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/36 | 103 | 93 |
Pool #MA2841, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/36 | 41 | 37 |
Pool #MA2863, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/47 | 3,526 | 3,203 |
Pool #MA2895, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/47 | 218 | 198 |
Pool #MA3028, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/37 | 195 | 187 |
Pool #MA3057, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/47 | 332 | 310 |
Pool #MA3058, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/47 | 124 | 120 |
Pool #MA3059, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/37 | 32 | 31 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 55 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA3073, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/47 | $263 | $260 |
Pool #MA3127, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/37 | 80 | 74 |
Pool #MA3150, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/47 | 141 | 140 |
Pool #MA3181, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/37 | 53 | 50 |
Pool #MA3182, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 407 | 380 |
Pool #MA3184, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/47 | 49 | 48 |
Pool #MA3185, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/37 | 87 | 80 |
Pool #MA3188, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/32 | 272 | 260 |
Pool #MA3211, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/47 | 77 | 75 |
Pool #MA3239, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/48 | 331 | 320 |
Pool #MA3276, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/48 | 334 | 312 |
Pool #MA3281, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/38 | 183 | 179 |
Pool #MA3334, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/48 | 255 | 252 |
Pool #MA3385, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/48 | 87 | 86 |
Pool #MA3413, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/38 | 32 | 31 |
Pool #MA3443, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/48 | 79 | 76 |
Pool #MA3444, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/48 | 76 | 74 |
Pool #MA3467, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 76 | 73 |
Pool #MA3492, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/38 | 27 | 26 |
Pool #MA3547, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/33 | 156 | 148 |
Pool #MA3590, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/39 | 28 | 27 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA3685, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/49 | $130 | $117 |
Pool #MA3692, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/49 | 100 | 93 |
Pool #MA3695, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/34 | 59 | 56 |
Pool #MA3744, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/49 | 146 | 131 |
Pool #MA3765, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/49 | 305 | 262 |
Pool #MA3870, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/49 | 158 | 136 |
Pool #MA3871, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/49 | 147 | 132 |
Pool #MA3896, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/35 | 906 | 836 |
Pool #MA3898, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/35 | 295 | 288 |
Pool #MA3902, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/50 | 153 | 131 |
Pool #MA3934, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/40 | 96 | 88 |
Pool #MA3958, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/40 | 100 | 93 |
Pool #MA4013, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/35 | 194 | 181 |
Pool #MA4014, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/35 | 312 | 295 |
Pool #MA4053, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/35 | 800 | 737 |
Pool #MA4071, | ||
2.00%, 7/1/40 | 266 | 229 |
Pool #MA4072, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/40 | 223 | 197 |
Pool #MA4078, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 1,295 | 1,112 |
Pool #MA4093, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/40 | 146 | 125 |
Pool #MA4094, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/40 | 246 | 219 |
Pool #MA4096, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 811 | 695 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 56 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA4099, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/35 | $811 | $751 |
Pool #MA4100, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/50 | 1,600 | 1,312 |
Pool #MA4119, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,879 | 1,546 |
Pool #MA4122, | ||
1.50%, 9/1/35 | 282 | 247 |
Pool #MA4123, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/35 | 992 | 897 |
Pool #MA4128, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/40 | 418 | 360 |
Pool #MA4153, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/40 | 120 | 107 |
Pool #MA4154, | ||
1.50%, 10/1/35 | 428 | 375 |
Pool #MA4155, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/35 | 1,085 | 981 |
Pool #MA4176, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/40 | 736 | 634 |
Pool #MA4181, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/50 | 2,393 | 1,872 |
Pool #MA4232, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/41 | 359 | 309 |
Pool #MA4254, | ||
1.50%, 2/1/51 | 528 | 413 |
Pool #MA4266, | ||
1.50%, 2/1/41 | 991 | 828 |
Pool #MA4278, | ||
1.50%, 3/1/36 | 1,912 | 1,673 |
Pool #MA4280, | ||
1.50%, 3/1/51 | 915 | 714 |
Pool #MA4310, | ||
1.50%, 4/1/41 | 318 | 265 |
Pool #MA4333, | ||
5/1/41(12) | 846 | 726 |
Pool #MA4334, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/41 | 313 | 275 |
Pool #MA4342, | ||
1.50%, 5/1/41 | 163 | 136 |
Pool #MA4496, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/36 | 1,228 | 1,069 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 11.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA4500, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/41 | $430 | $357 |
Pool #MA4692, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/37 | 173 | 159 |
Pool #MA4779, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/42 | 180 | 173 |
Pool #MA4805, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/52 | 2,530 | 2,455 |
Pool #MA4823, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/37 | 242 | 241 |
Pool #MA4915, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/38 | 211 | 212 |
Pool #MA4991, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/38 | 132 | 134 |
Pool #MA5039, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 763 | 767 |
Pool #MA5042, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/38 | 90 | 90 |
Pool #MA5060, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/43 | 94 | 94 |
Pool #MA5088, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/38 | 177 | 182 |
Pool TBA, | ||
1/1/53(12) | 1,900 | 1,921 |
1/1/54(12) | 10,100 | 9,773 |
281,552 | ||
Federal Farm Credit Bank – 0.2% | ||
0.73%, 5/27/25 | 2,000 | 1,892 |
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp., | ||
3.32%, 2/25/26 | 520 | 510 |
4.75%, 3/9/26 | 1,180 | 1,194 |
3,596 | ||
Federal Home Loan Bank – 0.2% | ||
5.13%, 6/13/25 | 1,120 | 1,129 |
1.10%, 8/20/26 | 2,000 | 1,841 |
3.25%, 11/16/28 | 1,000 | 972 |
5.50%, 7/15/36 | 500 | 566 |
4,508 | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4% | ||
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., | ||
0.38%, 7/21/25 | 500 | 470 |
0.38%, 9/23/25 | 2,500 | 2,334 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 57 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
6.75%, 3/15/31 | $700 | $816 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K049, Class A2, | ||
3.01%, 7/25/25 | 500 | 486 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K053, Class A2, | ||
3.00%, 12/25/25 | 300 | 291 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K054, Class A2, | ||
2.75%, 1/25/26 | 250 | 241 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K056, Class A2, | ||
2.53%, 5/25/26 | 400 | 382 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K058, Class A2, | ||
2.65%, 8/25/26 | 250 | 239 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K059, Class A2, | ||
3.12%, 9/25/26 | 100 | 97 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K065, Class A2, | ||
3.24%, 4/25/27 | 350 | 338 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K067, Class A2, | ||
3.19%, 7/25/27 | 250 | 241 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K068, Class A2, | ||
3.24%, 8/25/27 | 150 | 144 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K069, Class A2, | ||
3.19%, 9/25/27 | 200 | 192 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K072, Class A2, | ||
3.44%, 12/25/27 | 150 | 145 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K074, Class A2, | ||
3.60%, 1/25/28 | $150 | $146 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K075, Class A2, | ||
3.65%, 2/25/28 | 150 | 146 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K076, Class A2, | ||
3.90%, 4/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K077, Class A2, | ||
3.85%, 5/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K078, Class A2, | ||
3.85%, 6/25/28 | 150 | 147 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K079, Class A2, | ||
3.93%, 6/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K080, Class A2, | ||
3.93%, 7/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K081, Class A2, | ||
3.90%, 8/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K082, Class A2, | ||
3.92%, 9/25/28 | 350 | 343 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K083, Class A2, | ||
4.05%, 9/25/28 | 200 | 197 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K086, Class A2, | ||
3.86%, 11/25/28 | 200 | 196 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 58 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K088, Class A2, | ||
3.69%, 1/25/29 | $100 | $97 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K090, Class A2, | ||
3.42%, 2/25/29 | 500 | 479 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K091, Class A2, | ||
3.51%, 3/25/29 | 150 | 144 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K092, Class A2, | ||
3.30%, 4/25/29 | 300 | 286 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K093, Class A2, | ||
2.98%, 5/25/29 | 200 | 187 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K094, Class A2, | ||
2.90%, 6/25/29 | 300 | 279 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K102, Class A2, | ||
2.54%, 10/25/29 | 250 | 227 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K104, Class A2, | ||
2.25%, 1/25/30 | 250 | 223 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K105, Class A2, | ||
1.87%, 1/25/30 | 200 | 174 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K110, Class A2, | ||
1.48%, 4/25/30 | 500 | 423 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K111, Class A2, | ||
1.35%, 5/25/30 | 500 | 418 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K112, Class A2, | ||
1.31%, 5/25/30 | $500 | $416 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K113, Class A2, | ||
1.34%, 6/25/30 | 500 | 416 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K117, Class A2, | ||
1.41%, 8/25/30 | 100 | 83 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K119, Class A2, | ||
1.57%, 9/25/30 | 250 | 209 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K122, Class A2, | ||
1.52%, 11/25/30 | 200 | 166 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K129, Class A2, | ||
1.91%, 5/25/31 | 300 | 254 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K141, Class A2, | ||
2.25%, 2/25/32 | 200 | 171 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K144, Class A2, | ||
2.45%, 4/25/32 | 500 | 432 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K148, Class A2, | ||
3.50%, 7/25/32 | 300 | 281 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-151, Class A2, | ||
3.80%, 10/25/32 | 300 | 287 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1510, Class A2, | ||
3.72%, 1/25/31 | 100 | 96 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 59 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1510, Class A3, | ||
3.79%, 1/25/34 | $100 | $95 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1511, Class A2, | ||
3.47%, 3/25/31 | 100 | 94 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1511, Class A3, | ||
3.54%, 3/25/34 | 100 | 92 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1512, Class A2, | ||
2.99%, 5/25/31 | 100 | 91 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1512, Class A3, | ||
3.06%, 4/25/34 | 100 | 87 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1515, Class A2, | ||
1.94%, 2/25/35 | 100 | 78 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1517, Class A2, | ||
1.72%, 7/25/35 | 200 | 150 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1518, Class A2, | ||
1.86%, 10/25/35 | 150 | 113 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1519, Class A2, | ||
2.01%, 12/25/35 | 150 | 115 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-1520, Class A2, | ||
2.44%, 2/25/36 | 150 | 119 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K1522, Class A2, | ||
2.36%, 10/25/36 | 100 | 78 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-153, Class A2, | ||
3.82%, 12/25/32 | $500 | $478 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K154, Class A2, | ||
3.42%, 4/25/32 | 100 | 96 |
4.35%, 1/25/33 | 200 | 199 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K155, Class A3, | ||
3.75%, 4/25/33 | 100 | 95 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K157, Class A2, | ||
3.99%, 5/25/33 | 100 | 98 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K157, Class A3, | ||
3.99%, 8/25/33 | 100 | 96 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K158, Class A2, | ||
4.05%, 7/25/33 | 200 | 194 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-159, Class A2, | ||
4.50%, 7/25/33 | 300 | 302 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-161, Class A2, | ||
4.90%, 10/25/33 | 100 | 104 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K510, Class A2, | ||
5.07%, 10/25/28 | 500 | 515 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K732, Class A2, | ||
3.70%, 5/25/25 | 1 | 1 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K733, Class A2, | ||
3.75%, 8/25/25 | 497 | 488 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 60 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K734, Class A2, | ||
3.21%, 2/25/26 | $200 | $195 |
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K735, Class A2, | ||
2.86%, 5/25/26 | 147 | 142 |
Pool #QA0127, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/49 | 580 | 540 |
Pool #QA1132, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/49 | 178 | 166 |
Pool #QA1263, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/49 | 211 | 197 |
Pool #QA1752, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/49 | 1,154 | 1,075 |
Pool #QA1883, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/49 | 378 | 363 |
Pool #QA3149, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 321 | 289 |
Pool #QA4699, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/49 | 202 | 181 |
Pool #QA8043, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/50 | 1,569 | 1,414 |
Pool #QB0211, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 489 | 419 |
Pool #QB2516, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 372 | 319 |
Pool #QB2545, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/50 | 2,022 | 1,664 |
Pool #QB2682, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 426 | 365 |
Pool #QB2966, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/50 | 138 | 118 |
Pool #QB3199, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 719 | 592 |
Pool #QB4275, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 301 | 247 |
Pool #QB4467, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 1,350 | 1,124 |
Pool #QB5079, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | 1,636 | 1,364 |
Pool #QB5128, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 1,069 | 879 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #QB5507, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/50 | $742 | $618 |
Pool #QB6246, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 360 | 301 |
Pool #QB6448, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 1,113 | 914 |
Pool #QB8131, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/51 | 3,575 | 2,938 |
Pool #QB8132, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/51 | 4,866 | 3,981 |
Pool #QB9266, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 487 | 405 |
Pool #QB9410, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/51 | 1,415 | 1,161 |
Pool #QC1443, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 1,920 | 1,597 |
Pool #QC1809, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 471 | 386 |
Pool #QC2062, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 796 | 651 |
Pool #QC3259, | ||
2.00%, 6/1/51 | 3,036 | 2,482 |
Pool #QC9442, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/51 | 4,127 | 3,536 |
Pool #QD0822, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/51 | 1,152 | 1,035 |
Pool #QD2146, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/51 | 2,482 | 2,045 |
Pool #QE9161, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/52 | 818 | 794 |
Pool #QF7121, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 919 | 926 |
Pool #QG5959, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/53 | 2,972 | 2,944 |
Pool #QG7215, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/53 | 958 | 964 |
Pool #QG8401, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/53 | 765 | 769 |
Pool #QH1135, | ||
7.00%, 9/1/53 | 511 | 536 |
Pool #QK0622, | ||
1.50%, 2/1/41 | 529 | 442 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 61 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #QN0818, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/34 | $249 | $231 |
Pool #QN4614, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/35 | 212 | 185 |
Pool #QN5018, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/36 | 1,293 | 1,167 |
Pool #QN5866, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/36 | 692 | 625 |
Pool #QN6394, | ||
1.50%, 5/1/36 | 1,649 | 1,444 |
Pool #QN8899, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/36 | 812 | 729 |
Pool #RA1196, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/49 | 770 | 740 |
Pool #RA1343, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/49 | 2,224 | 1,998 |
Pool #RA1493, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 3,218 | 2,888 |
Pool #RA1501, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 130 | 117 |
Pool #RA2010, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/50 | 247 | 231 |
Pool #RA2117, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/50 | 316 | 283 |
Pool #RA2386, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/50 | 808 | 723 |
Pool #RA2457, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/50 | 490 | 440 |
Pool #RA2677, | ||
2.00%, 6/1/50 | 1,932 | 1,607 |
Pool #RA2730, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 292 | 252 |
Pool #RA2790, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 466 | 400 |
Pool #RA2853, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/50 | 576 | 493 |
Pool #RA2959, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 537 | 460 |
Pool #RA3086, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/50 | 402 | 345 |
Pool #RA3306, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 375 | 321 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #RA3524, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | $2,013 | $1,666 |
Pool #RA3563, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 992 | 816 |
Pool #RA3578, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,314 | 1,086 |
Pool #RA3580, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,236 | 1,023 |
Pool #RA3653, | ||
1.50%, 10/1/50 | 611 | 478 |
Pool #RA3662, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/50 | 602 | 515 |
Pool #RA3663, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/50 | 629 | 540 |
Pool #RA3723, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/50 | 1,295 | 1,070 |
Pool #RA3765, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/50 | 616 | 528 |
Pool #RA3908, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/50 | 560 | 438 |
Pool #RA3913, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/50 | 7,060 | 6,118 |
Pool #RA4209, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/50 | 1,808 | 1,414 |
Pool #RA4218, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/50 | 7,704 | 6,644 |
Pool #RA5204, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 1,602 | 1,310 |
Pool #RA5373, | ||
2.00%, 6/1/51 | 749 | 619 |
Pool #RA6333, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/51 | 3,922 | 3,209 |
Pool #RA6340, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/51 | 2,638 | 2,260 |
Pool #RA7097, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/52 | 889 | 820 |
Pool #RA7099, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/51 | 2,830 | 2,325 |
Pool #RA8761, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 566 | 575 |
Pool #RA8791, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/53 | 1,320 | 1,308 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 62 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #RB0452, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/41 | $845 | $727 |
Pool #RB5032, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/40 | 72 | 65 |
Pool #RB5033, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/40 | 267 | 248 |
Pool #RB5043, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/40 | 131 | 117 |
Pool #RB5048, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/40 | 73 | 65 |
Pool #RB5059, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/40 | 93 | 82 |
Pool #RB5066, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/40 | 249 | 222 |
Pool #RB5076, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/40 | 529 | 456 |
Pool #RB5078, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/40 | 174 | 155 |
Pool #RB5085, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/40 | 474 | 408 |
Pool #RB5095, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/41 | 356 | 307 |
Pool #RB5100, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/41 | 293 | 252 |
Pool #RB5110, | ||
1.50%, 5/1/41 | 1,134 | 942 |
Pool #RB5111, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/41 | 474 | 406 |
Pool #RB5131, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/41 | 834 | 714 |
Pool #RB5264, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/43 | 198 | 201 |
Pool #RC1857, | ||
1.50%, 2/1/36 | 542 | 474 |
Pool #RC2045, | ||
2.00%, 6/1/36 | 275 | 248 |
Pool #SB0048, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/34 | 450 | 426 |
Pool #SB0330, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/35 | 384 | 347 |
Pool #SB0434, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/35 | 630 | 569 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #SB0507, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/36 | $1,207 | $1,091 |
Pool #SB0571, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/36 | 1,218 | 1,098 |
Pool #SB0726, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/37 | 356 | 350 |
Pool #SB0834, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/36 | 995 | 922 |
Pool #SB0955, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/38 | 91 | 93 |
Pool #SB8045, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/35 | 166 | 154 |
Pool #SB8046, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/35 | 289 | 273 |
Pool #SB8057, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | 569 | 514 |
Pool #SB8058, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/35 | 656 | 605 |
Pool #SB8061, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/35 | 1,006 | 909 |
Pool #SB8067, | ||
1.50%, 9/1/35 | 259 | 227 |
Pool #SB8068, | ||
1.50%, 10/1/35 | 281 | 246 |
Pool #SB8069, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/35 | 803 | 726 |
Pool #SB8073, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/35 | 362 | 317 |
Pool #SB8078, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/35 | 764 | 669 |
Pool #SB8083, | ||
1.50%, 1/1/36 | 443 | 388 |
Pool #SB8092, | ||
1.50%, 3/1/36 | 793 | 694 |
Pool #SB8122, | ||
1.50%, 10/1/36 | 1,666 | 1,450 |
Pool #SB8177, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/37 | 252 | 242 |
Pool #SB8178, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/37 | 245 | 240 |
Pool #SB8206, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/38 | 169 | 170 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 63 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #SB8208, | ||
5.50%, 1/1/38 | $85 | $86 |
Pool #SB8233, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/38 | 243 | 242 |
Pool #SB8247, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/38 | 91 | 92 |
Pool #SB8501, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | 649 | 586 |
Pool #SB8511, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/36 | 1,339 | 1,210 |
Pool #SD0163, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/49 | 606 | 544 |
Pool #SD0261, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/50 | 244 | 218 |
Pool #SD0262, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/50 | 392 | 368 |
Pool #SD0410, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 1,259 | 1,087 |
Pool #SD0414, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 230 | 198 |
Pool #SD0467, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/50 | 583 | 477 |
Pool #SD0537, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 3,174 | 2,597 |
Pool #SD0608, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/51 | 2,997 | 2,604 |
Pool #SD0764, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/51 | 2,510 | 2,154 |
Pool #SD1592, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/52 | 747 | 708 |
Pool #SD1596, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/52 | 633 | 605 |
Pool #SD1855, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 541 | 538 |
Pool #SD1958, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/52 | 381 | 382 |
Pool #SD2236, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/52 | 1,245 | 1,257 |
Pool #SD2258, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | 669 | 663 |
Pool #SD2266, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | 623 | 618 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #SD2666, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/53 | $671 | $665 |
Pool #SD2693, | ||
6.50%, 4/1/53 | 672 | 703 |
Pool #SD2922, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 486 | 481 |
Pool #SD2936, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/53 | 391 | 390 |
Pool #SD3074, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 968 | 975 |
Pool #SD3683, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 1,089 | 1,097 |
Pool #SD3713, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/53 | 983 | 1,014 |
Pool #SD3714, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/53 | 586 | 603 |
Pool #SD3904, | ||
6.50%, 9/1/53 | 476 | 490 |
Pool #SD3913, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 297 | 299 |
Pool #SD3990, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 996 | 1,016 |
Pool #SD3992, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 589 | 599 |
Pool #SD4262, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/53 | 696 | 717 |
Pool #SD7512, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/50 | 508 | 458 |
Pool #SD7536, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/51 | 5,771 | 4,989 |
Pool #SD7537, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/51 | 3,099 | 2,544 |
Pool #SD7539, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/51 | 3,068 | 2,555 |
Pool #SD7541, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/51 | 2,106 | 1,752 |
Pool #SD8019, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/49 | 337 | 332 |
Pool #SD8023, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/49 | 289 | 248 |
Pool #SD8029, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/49 | 323 | 277 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 64 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #SD8037, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/50 | $329 | $283 |
Pool #SD8083, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/50 | 742 | 636 |
Pool #SD8090, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/50 | 2,316 | 1,906 |
Pool #SD8097, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/50 | 2,029 | 1,671 |
Pool #SD8104, | ||
1.50%, 11/1/50 | 3,965 | 3,095 |
Pool #SD8112, | ||
1.50%, 12/1/50 | 1,178 | 921 |
Pool #SD8139, | ||
1.50%, 4/1/51 | 2,260 | 1,766 |
Pool #SD8213, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/52 | 1,562 | 1,383 |
Pool #SD8225, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/52 | 1,874 | 1,661 |
Pool #SD8266, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/52 | 2,536 | 2,461 |
Pool #SD8331, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 663 | 666 |
Pool #SD8332, | ||
6.00%, 6/1/53 | 751 | 763 |
Pool #SD8386, | ||
7.00%, 12/1/53 | 495 | 511 |
Pool #ZA1036, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/40 | 71 | 71 |
Pool #ZA1159, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/42 | 209 | 198 |
Pool #ZA1165, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/42 | 300 | 284 |
Pool #ZA1254, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/42 | 946 | 871 |
Pool #ZA1334, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/42 | 106 | 101 |
Pool #ZA1361, | ||
3.50%, 5/1/43 | 156 | 146 |
Pool #ZA1375, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/44 | 85 | 82 |
Pool #ZA1378, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/44 | 142 | 132 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZA2773, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/27 | $52 | $51 |
Pool #ZA3862, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/31 | 236 | 223 |
Pool #ZA4194, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/43 | 220 | 203 |
Pool #ZA4214, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/43 | 344 | 316 |
Pool #ZA4715, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/46 | 873 | 843 |
Pool #ZA5107, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/47 | 158 | 152 |
Pool #ZA5642, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 161 | 155 |
Pool #ZA5950, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/48 | 411 | 405 |
Pool #ZI6135, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/34 | 350 | 356 |
Pool #ZI6854, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/37 | 43 | 43 |
Pool #ZI7645, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/38 | 86 | 88 |
Pool #ZI8519, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/39 | 16 | 16 |
Pool #ZI9349, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/39 | 251 | 249 |
Pool #ZI9657, | ||
4.50%, 1/1/40 | 330 | 328 |
Pool #ZI9862, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/40 | 161 | 161 |
Pool #ZI9939, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/40 | 100 | 100 |
Pool #ZJ0631, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/40 | 125 | 125 |
Pool #ZJ1046, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/41 | 166 | 162 |
Pool #ZJ1052, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/41 | 142 | 137 |
Pool #ZJ1228, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/41 | 212 | 207 |
Pool #ZJ1359, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/41 | 115 | 115 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 65 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZK5468, | ||
2.00%, 5/1/28 | $252 | $239 |
Pool #ZK7259, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/30 | 231 | 219 |
Pool #ZK7533, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/30 | 159 | 151 |
Pool #ZL1714, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/41 | 147 | 146 |
Pool #ZL1806, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/41 | 401 | 401 |
Pool #ZL1922, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/41 | 48 | 47 |
Pool #ZL2350, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/41 | 74 | 70 |
Pool #ZL3211, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/42 | 298 | 282 |
Pool #ZL3245, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/42 | 462 | 450 |
Pool #ZL3551, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/42 | 425 | 402 |
Pool #ZL4634, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/43 | 1,399 | 1,288 |
Pool #ZL4709, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/43 | 309 | 285 |
Pool #ZL5074, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/43 | 135 | 124 |
Pool #ZL5915, | ||
3.50%, 5/1/43 | 627 | 590 |
Pool #ZL5927, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/43 | 195 | 180 |
Pool #ZL6381, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/43 | 303 | 279 |
Pool #ZL6467, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/43 | 226 | 208 |
Pool #ZL6920, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/43 | 87 | 82 |
Pool #ZL7780, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/44 | 241 | 234 |
Pool #ZL8299, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/44 | 612 | 575 |
Pool #ZL8300, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/44 | 447 | 430 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZL8709, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/44 | $134 | $130 |
Pool #ZM0489, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/45 | 189 | 183 |
Pool #ZM0617, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 217 | 204 |
Pool #ZM1194, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/46 | 258 | 236 |
Pool #ZM1933, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 297 | 270 |
Pool #ZM2167, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/46 | 477 | 433 |
Pool #ZM2286, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/46 | 779 | 728 |
Pool #ZM3525, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/47 | 116 | 109 |
Pool #ZM3933, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/47 | 436 | 407 |
Pool #ZM4305, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/47 | 425 | 396 |
Pool #ZM4601, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/47 | 542 | 508 |
Pool #ZM4711, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/47 | 687 | 664 |
Pool #ZM4736, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 165 | 154 |
Pool #ZM4908, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 305 | 285 |
Pool #ZM5133, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/47 | 129 | 120 |
Pool #ZM5397, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/48 | 241 | 225 |
Pool #ZM5659, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/48 | 257 | 241 |
Pool #ZM5917, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/48 | 180 | 173 |
Pool #ZM6682, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/48 | 181 | 179 |
Pool #ZM7370, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/48 | 116 | 112 |
Pool #ZM7378, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/48 | 140 | 141 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 66 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZM7849, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/48 | $50 | $48 |
Pool #ZM8045, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/48 | 173 | 166 |
Pool #ZM8575, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/48 | 130 | 128 |
Pool #ZN1506, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/48 | 625 | 583 |
Pool #ZN3447, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/49 | 117 | 109 |
Pool #ZS0932, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/34 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #ZS1567, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/37 | 11 | 11 |
Pool #ZS2391, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/38 | 21 | 22 |
Pool #ZS2499, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/38 | 50 | 51 |
Pool #ZS2533, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/39 | 53 | 53 |
Pool #ZS2827, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/39 | 123 | 123 |
Pool #ZS2905, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/40 | 183 | 183 |
Pool #ZS3554, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/42 | 197 | 187 |
Pool #ZS3596, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/42 | 517 | 503 |
Pool #ZS3613, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/42 | 270 | 263 |
Pool #ZS3792, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/43 | 266 | 235 |
Pool #ZS4078, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/45 | 278 | 260 |
Pool #ZS4100, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/45 | 504 | 471 |
Pool #ZS4127, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/44 | 116 | 115 |
Pool #ZS4472, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/42 | 190 | 180 |
Pool #ZS4536, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/43 | 273 | 257 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZS4584, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/44 | $99 | $91 |
Pool #ZS4600, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/45 | 283 | 273 |
Pool #ZS4607, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/45 | 362 | 338 |
Pool #ZS4617, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/45 | 187 | 171 |
Pool #ZS4618, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/45 | 294 | 275 |
Pool #ZS4621, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/45 | 450 | 412 |
Pool #ZS4627, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/45 | 98 | 95 |
Pool #ZS4629, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/45 | 1,366 | 1,251 |
Pool #ZS4630, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/45 | 200 | 186 |
Pool #ZS4634, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/45 | 117 | 113 |
Pool #ZS4639, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/45 | 120 | 116 |
Pool #ZS4642, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 406 | 380 |
Pool #ZS4655, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/46 | 199 | 186 |
Pool #ZS4667, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/46 | 287 | 261 |
Pool #ZS4671, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/46 | 645 | 588 |
Pool #ZS4677, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/46 | 179 | 164 |
Pool #ZS4682, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 237 | 216 |
Pool #ZS4703, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/47 | 187 | 169 |
Pool #ZS4722, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/47 | 182 | 170 |
Pool #ZS4730, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/47 | 68 | 63 |
Pool #ZS4740, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/47 | 324 | 311 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 67 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZS4743, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | $443 | $414 |
Pool #ZS4745, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/47 | 306 | 303 |
Pool #ZS4747, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/47 | 123 | 115 |
Pool #ZS4748, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/47 | 337 | 325 |
Pool #ZS4749, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/47 | 103 | 102 |
Pool #ZS4752, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/48 | 264 | 256 |
Pool #ZS4759, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/48 | 264 | 247 |
Pool #ZS4769, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/48 | 143 | 138 |
Pool #ZS4773, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/48 | 44 | 44 |
Pool #ZS4781, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/48 | 111 | 109 |
Pool #ZS4785, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/48 | 109 | 105 |
Pool #ZS6948, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/28 | 119 | 115 |
Pool #ZS8023, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/32 | 46 | 43 |
Pool #ZS8495, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/28 | 545 | 522 |
Pool #ZS8628, | ||
2.00%, 11/1/31 | 75 | 70 |
Pool #ZS8639, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/32 | 26 | 24 |
Pool #ZS9449, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/45 | 298 | 279 |
Pool #ZS9495, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/45 | 479 | 450 |
Pool #ZS9580, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/45 | 425 | 397 |
Pool #ZS9805, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/46 | 441 | 403 |
Pool #ZS9813, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/46 | 468 | 427 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 9.4%continued | ||
Pool #ZS9827, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | $401 | $366 |
Pool #ZS9828, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 389 | 355 |
Pool #ZT0495, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/48 | 48 | 47 |
Pool #ZT0524, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/48 | 250 | 247 |
Pool #ZT0542, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/48 | 483 | 467 |
Pool #ZT0712, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/48 | 154 | 148 |
Pool #ZT0787, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/48 | 144 | 138 |
Pool #ZT1702, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/49 | 264 | 254 |
Pool #ZT2091, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/34 | 66 | 63 |
221,244 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3% | ||
Pool #A16753, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/33 | 24 | 25 |
Pool #A17665, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/34 | 27 | 27 |
Pool #A27950, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/34 | 59 | 60 |
Pool #A31136, | ||
5.50%, 1/1/35 | 116 | 120 |
Pool #A39306, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/35 | 22 | 22 |
Pool #A46224, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 7 | 7 |
Pool #A48104, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/36 | 28 | 28 |
Pool #A57604, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/37 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #A58718, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/37 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #A59081, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/37 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #A61560, | ||
5.50%, 10/1/36 | 75 | 77 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 68 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3%continued | ||
Pool #A64474, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/37 | $6 | $7 |
Pool #A67116, | ||
7.00%, 10/1/37 | 13 | 13 |
Pool #A68761, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/37 | 103 | 107 |
Pool #A69303, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/37 | 9 | 9 |
Pool #A73778, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/38 | 34 | 34 |
Pool #A74134, | ||
7.00%, 2/1/38 | 17 | 18 |
Pool #A81606, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/38 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #A83008, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/38 | 86 | 88 |
Pool #A91541, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/40 | 72 | 74 |
Pool #C91009, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/26 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #C91247, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/29 | 31 | 31 |
Pool #C91370, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/31 | 61 | 61 |
Pool #C91388, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/32 | 71 | 68 |
Pool #C91485, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/32 | 109 | 105 |
Pool #C91826, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/35 | 81 | 76 |
Pool #C91858, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/35 | 83 | 78 |
Pool #C91879, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/36 | 98 | 92 |
Pool #C91891, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/36 | 123 | 115 |
Pool #C91904, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/36 | 74 | 67 |
Pool #C91908, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/37 | 48 | 45 |
Pool #C91949, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/37 | 94 | 87 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3%continued | ||
Pool #C91955, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/37 | $86 | $79 |
Pool #C91970, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/38 | 108 | 103 |
Pool #D97564, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/28 | 54 | 54 |
Pool #D99094, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/32 | 72 | 68 |
Pool #E04044, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/27 | 129 | 126 |
Pool #G02064, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/36 | 39 | 40 |
Pool #G02069, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/36 | 6 | 6 |
Pool #G02386, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/36 | 58 | 61 |
Pool #G02391, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/36 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #G02540, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/34 | 21 | 21 |
Pool #G02649, | ||
6.00%, 1/1/37 | 4 | 4 |
Pool #G02789, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/37 | 295 | 309 |
Pool #G02911, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/37 | 4 | 5 |
Pool #G02973, | ||
6.00%, 6/1/37 | 8 | 9 |
Pool #G03121, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/36 | 34 | 35 |
Pool #G03134, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/36 | 16 | 16 |
Pool #G03218, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/37 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #G03351, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/37 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #G03513, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/37 | 19 | 20 |
Pool #G03600, | ||
7.00%, 11/1/37 | 9 | 10 |
Pool #G03737, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/37 | 114 | 121 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 69 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3%continued | ||
Pool #G03992, | ||
6.00%, 3/1/38 | $20 | $21 |
Pool #G04287, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/38 | 33 | 34 |
Pool #G04459, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/38 | 30 | 31 |
Pool #G04611, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/38 | 60 | 63 |
Pool #G04650, | ||
6.50%, 9/1/38 | 24 | 26 |
Pool #G05733, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/39 | 94 | 96 |
Pool #G05969, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/40 | 47 | 48 |
Pool #G06767, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/41 | 201 | 204 |
Pool #G06947, | ||
6.00%, 5/1/40 | 69 | 72 |
Pool #G08189, | ||
7.00%, 3/1/37 | 13 | 14 |
Pool #G08192, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/37 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #G08341, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/39 | 257 | 261 |
Pool #G13433, | ||
5.50%, 1/1/24(8) | — | — |
Pool #G14554, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/26 | 3 | 3 |
Pool #G14891, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/28 | 75 | 73 |
Pool #G15134, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/29 | 57 | 55 |
Pool #G16562, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/33 | 217 | 213 |
Pool #G16774, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/34 | 103 | 101 |
Pool #G16786, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/34 | 128 | 127 |
Pool #G18438, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/27 | 61 | 59 |
Pool #G18571, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/30 | 118 | 112 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3%continued | ||
Pool #G18601, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/31 | $156 | $150 |
Pool #G18664, | ||
3.50%, 10/1/32 | 92 | 90 |
Pool #G18681, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/33 | 304 | 291 |
Pool #G30327, | ||
4.50%, 1/1/27 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #G31020, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/37 | 27 | 25 |
Pool #G31057, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/38 | 156 | 146 |
Pool #G67713, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/48 | 535 | 517 |
Pool #J09305, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/24(8) | — | — |
Pool #J09463, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/24 | 1 | 1 |
Pool #J11136, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/24 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #J12098, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/25 | 31 | 31 |
Pool #J14808, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/26 | 69 | 67 |
Pool #J16932, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/26 | 43 | 42 |
Pool #J17055, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/26 | 33 | 32 |
Pool #J17232, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/26 | 39 | 38 |
Pool #J20834, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/27 | 114 | 110 |
Pool #J22069, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/28 | 33 | 31 |
Pool #J22986, | ||
2.50%, 3/1/28 | 241 | 232 |
Pool #J30435, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/30 | 148 | 143 |
Pool #J32244, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/30 | 640 | 615 |
Pool #K90071, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/33 | 209 | 199 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 70 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3%continued | ||
Pool #K90641, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/33 | $28 | $27 |
Pool #K90791, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/33 | 120 | 113 |
Pool #K92325, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/35 | 159 | 149 |
Pool #V60886, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/30 | 78 | 74 |
Pool #V60902, | ||
2.50%, 8/1/30 | 65 | 62 |
Pool #V61347, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/31 | 266 | 252 |
7,814 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.2% | ||
Pool #510835, | ||
5.50%, 2/15/35 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #553463, | ||
3.50%, 1/15/42 | 255 | 241 |
Pool #597889, | ||
5.50%, 6/15/33 | 57 | 58 |
Pool #614169, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/33 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #616879, | ||
3.50%, 2/15/42 | 199 | 188 |
Pool #617739, | ||
6.00%, 10/15/37 | 3 | 4 |
Pool #634431, | ||
6.00%, 9/15/34 | 10 | 10 |
Pool #641416, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/35 | 60 | 61 |
Pool #646341, | ||
6.00%, 11/15/36 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #648538, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/35 | 48 | 48 |
Pool #651753, | ||
5.50%, 3/15/36 | 4 | 4 |
Pool #670030, | ||
3.00%, 7/15/45 | 175 | 157 |
Pool #675211, | ||
6.50%, 3/15/38 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #675484, | ||
5.50%, 6/15/38 | 15 | 15 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.2%continued | ||
Pool #676360, | ||
6.50%, 10/15/37 | $1 | $2 |
Pool #682899, | ||
6.00%, 9/15/40 | 97 | 100 |
Pool #687824, | ||
5.50%, 8/15/38 | 39 | 40 |
Pool #687900, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/38 | 52 | 52 |
Pool #687901, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/38 | 17 | 18 |
Pool #692309, | ||
6.00%, 1/15/39 | 18 | 19 |
Pool #697645, | ||
5.50%, 10/15/38 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #698236, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/39 | 105 | 106 |
Pool #698336, | ||
4.50%, 5/15/39 | 98 | 98 |
Pool #699277, | ||
6.00%, 9/15/38 | 3 | 3 |
Pool #700918, | ||
5.50%, 11/15/38 | 22 | 22 |
Pool #700972, | ||
5.50%, 11/15/38 | 9 | 9 |
Pool #703677, | ||
5.50%, 6/15/39 | 74 | 75 |
Pool #704185, | ||
5.50%, 1/15/39 | 14 | 14 |
Pool #704514, | ||
4.50%, 5/15/39 | 211 | 211 |
Pool #717175, | ||
4.50%, 6/15/39 | 109 | 109 |
Pool #719262, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/40 | 62 | 62 |
Pool #720202, | ||
4.50%, 7/15/39 | 84 | 84 |
Pool #723231, | ||
4.00%, 10/15/39 | 87 | 84 |
Pool #723339, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/39 | 48 | 49 |
Pool #726085, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/24 | 4 | 4 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 71 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.2%continued | ||
Pool #728629, | ||
4.50%, 1/15/40 | $150 | $149 |
Pool #736768, | ||
3.00%, 11/15/42 | 428 | 391 |
Pool #737286, | ||
4.50%, 5/15/40 | 119 | 119 |
Pool #737416, | ||
3.50%, 9/15/25 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #738134, | ||
3.50%, 4/15/26 | 18 | 18 |
Pool #738247, | ||
4.50%, 4/15/41 | 60 | 59 |
Pool #745215, | ||
4.00%, 7/15/25 | 7 | 7 |
Pool #747643, | ||
4.50%, 8/15/40 | 151 | 150 |
Pool #760874, | ||
3.50%, 2/15/26 | 20 | 20 |
Pool #768800, | ||
4.50%, 6/15/41 | 30 | 30 |
Pool #773939, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/41 | 186 | 180 |
Pool #778957, | ||
3.50%, 3/15/42 | 253 | 239 |
Pool #782131, | ||
5.50%, 12/15/36 | 15 | 15 |
Pool #782150, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/37 | 21 | 22 |
Pool #782259, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/36 | 43 | 43 |
Pool #782272, | ||
5.50%, 2/15/38 | 37 | 38 |
Pool #782498, | ||
6.00%, 12/15/38 | 18 | 18 |
Pool #782584, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/39 | 22 | 22 |
Pool #782675, | ||
4.50%, 6/15/24 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #782696, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/39 | 99 | 100 |
Pool #782831, | ||
6.00%, 12/15/39 | 13 | 13 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.2%continued | ||
Pool #783176, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/40 | $268 | $260 |
Pool #783740, | ||
2.50%, 12/15/27 | 37 | 36 |
Pool #AA5391, | ||
3.50%, 6/15/42 | 15 | 14 |
Pool #AA6089, | ||
3.00%, 2/15/43 | 191 | 174 |
Pool #AB2761, | ||
3.50%, 8/15/42 | 49 | 46 |
Pool #AB2891, | ||
3.00%, 9/15/42 | 69 | 63 |
Pool #AD8781, | ||
3.00%, 3/15/43 | 160 | 146 |
Pool #AD9016, | ||
3.00%, 4/15/43 | 130 | 119 |
Pool #AL1763, | ||
3.50%, 1/15/45 | 66 | 62 |
4,563 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9% | ||
Pool #3570, | ||
6.00%, 6/20/34 | 19 | 20 |
Pool #3665, | ||
5.50%, 1/20/35 | 50 | 51 |
Pool #3852, | ||
6.00%, 5/20/36 | 9 | 9 |
Pool #3879, | ||
6.00%, 7/20/36 | 23 | 24 |
Pool #3910, | ||
6.00%, 10/20/36 | 13 | 13 |
Pool #3994, | ||
5.00%, 6/20/37 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #4018, | ||
6.50%, 8/20/37 | 31 | 34 |
Pool #4026, | ||
5.00%, 9/20/37 | 10 | 11 |
Pool #4027, | ||
5.50%, 9/20/37 | 5 | 5 |
Pool #4040, | ||
6.50%, 10/20/37 | 7 | 7 |
Pool #4098, | ||
5.50%, 3/20/38 | 38 | 40 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 72 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #4116, | ||
6.50%, 4/20/38 | $15 | $16 |
Pool #4170, | ||
6.00%, 6/20/38 | 29 | 30 |
Pool #4194, | ||
5.50%, 7/20/38 | 66 | 68 |
Pool #4243, | ||
5.00%, 9/20/38 | 17 | 17 |
Pool #4244, | ||
5.50%, 9/20/38 | 19 | 20 |
Pool #4245, | ||
6.00%, 9/20/38 | 10 | 11 |
Pool #4269, | ||
6.50%, 10/20/38 | 15 | 16 |
Pool #4290, | ||
5.50%, 11/20/38 | 13 | 13 |
Pool #4344, | ||
6.00%, 1/20/39 | 23 | 24 |
Pool #4345, | ||
6.50%, 1/20/39 | 16 | 17 |
Pool #4425, | ||
5.50%, 4/20/39 | 39 | 40 |
Pool #4559, | ||
5.00%, 10/20/39 | 80 | 81 |
Pool #4561, | ||
6.00%, 10/20/39 | 48 | 49 |
Pool #4617, | ||
4.50%, 1/20/40 | 23 | 23 |
Pool #4619, | ||
5.50%, 1/20/40 | 91 | 94 |
Pool #4713, | ||
4.50%, 6/20/40 | 67 | 67 |
Pool #4747, | ||
5.00%, 7/20/40 | 60 | 61 |
Pool #4881, | ||
3.50%, 12/20/40 | 261 | 248 |
Pool #4882, | ||
4.00%, 12/20/40 | 578 | 567 |
Pool #4923, | ||
4.50%, 1/20/41 | 61 | 61 |
Pool #5050, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/26 | 20 | 19 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #5081, | ||
4.00%, 6/20/41 | $98 | $97 |
Pool #5082, | ||
4.50%, 6/20/41 | 99 | 99 |
Pool #5114, | ||
4.00%, 7/20/41 | 369 | 362 |
Pool #5141, | ||
5.00%, 8/20/41 | 59 | 60 |
Pool #5175, | ||
4.50%, 9/20/41 | 59 | 59 |
Pool #5202, | ||
3.50%, 10/20/41 | 157 | 149 |
Pool #5203, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/41 | 93 | 91 |
Pool #5232, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/41 | 293 | 278 |
Pool #5264, | ||
5.50%, 12/20/41 | 6 | 7 |
Pool #5280, | ||
4.00%, 1/20/42 | 108 | 105 |
Pool #5304, | ||
3.50%, 2/20/42 | 109 | 104 |
Pool #5317, | ||
5.50%, 2/20/42 | 50 | 52 |
Pool #5331, | ||
3.50%, 3/20/42 | 172 | 163 |
Pool #626951, | ||
3.00%, 6/20/45 | 480 | 429 |
Pool #737602, | ||
4.00%, 11/20/40 | 143 | 139 |
Pool #752757, | ||
4.50%, 11/20/40 | 187 | 185 |
Pool #755677, | ||
4.00%, 12/20/40 | 83 | 81 |
Pool #766711, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/42 | 451 | 442 |
Pool #782433, | ||
6.00%, 10/20/38 | 42 | 44 |
Pool #783976, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/43 | 1,277 | 1,197 |
Pool #784345, | ||
3.50%, 7/20/47 | 364 | 351 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 73 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #AA5970, | ||
3.00%, 1/20/43 | $511 | $469 |
Pool #AA6149, | ||
3.00%, 3/20/43 | 500 | 468 |
Pool #AA6160, | ||
3.50%, 3/20/43 | 160 | 151 |
Pool #AA6243, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/43 | 49 | 46 |
Pool #AB9443, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/42 | 200 | 187 |
Pool #AD1755, | ||
3.50%, 2/20/43 | 318 | 297 |
Pool #AD8825, | ||
3.50%, 3/20/43 | 162 | 152 |
Pool #AF5097, | ||
4.00%, 8/20/43 | 440 | 428 |
Pool #AJ0645, | ||
3.50%, 7/20/44 | 142 | 134 |
Pool #AJ3643, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/44 | 342 | 331 |
Pool #AO7682, | ||
4.00%, 8/20/45 | 307 | 296 |
Pool #BB6965, | ||
3.50%, 7/20/47 | 261 | 246 |
Pool #BE9902, | ||
4.50%, 6/20/48 | 83 | 81 |
Pool #MA0006, | ||
2.50%, 4/20/27 | 24 | 23 |
Pool #MA0022, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/42 | 170 | 162 |
Pool #MA0088, | ||
3.50%, 5/20/42 | 385 | 365 |
Pool #MA0220, | ||
3.50%, 7/20/42 | 200 | 190 |
Pool #MA0318, | ||
3.50%, 8/20/42 | 372 | 353 |
Pool #MA0321, | ||
5.00%, 8/20/42 | 87 | 89 |
Pool #MA0391, | ||
3.00%, 9/20/42 | 862 | 796 |
Pool #MA0392, | ||
3.50%, 9/20/42 | 167 | 158 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA0698, | ||
3.00%, 1/20/43 | $202 | $186 |
Pool #MA0826, | ||
3.00%, 3/20/28 | 34 | 33 |
Pool #MA0850, | ||
2.50%, 3/20/43 | 83 | 74 |
Pool #MA0851, | ||
3.00%, 3/20/43 | 292 | 270 |
Pool #MA0933, | ||
3.00%, 4/20/43 | 353 | 326 |
Pool #MA0934, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/43 | 115 | 110 |
Pool #MA1011, | ||
3.00%, 5/20/43 | 341 | 314 |
Pool #MA1012, | ||
3.50%, 5/20/43 | 312 | 297 |
Pool #MA1089, | ||
3.00%, 6/20/43 | 360 | 332 |
Pool #MA1224, | ||
3.50%, 8/20/43 | 253 | 240 |
Pool #MA1285, | ||
3.50%, 9/20/43 | 150 | 142 |
Pool #MA1839, | ||
4.00%, 4/20/44 | 76 | 74 |
Pool #MA1920, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/44 | 80 | 79 |
Pool #MA2224, | ||
4.00%, 9/20/44 | 453 | 444 |
Pool #MA2444, | ||
3.00%, 12/20/44 | 53 | 49 |
Pool #MA2521, | ||
3.50%, 1/20/45 | 225 | 212 |
Pool #MA2522, | ||
4.00%, 1/20/45 | 97 | 95 |
Pool #MA2677, | ||
3.00%, 3/20/45 | 108 | 100 |
Pool #MA2753, | ||
3.00%, 4/20/45 | 296 | 273 |
Pool #MA2754, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/45 | 119 | 113 |
Pool #MA2891, | ||
3.00%, 6/20/45 | 329 | 303 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 74 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA2892, | ||
3.50%, 6/20/45 | $113 | $106 |
Pool #MA2960, | ||
3.00%, 7/20/45 | 270 | 249 |
Pool #MA3034, | ||
3.50%, 8/20/45 | 329 | 311 |
Pool #MA3104, | ||
3.00%, 9/20/45 | 390 | 359 |
Pool #MA3106, | ||
4.00%, 9/20/45 | 284 | 276 |
Pool #MA3172, | ||
3.00%, 10/20/45 | 72 | 66 |
Pool #MA3174, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/45 | 158 | 154 |
Pool #MA3244, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/45 | 250 | 236 |
Pool #MA3245, | ||
4.00%, 11/20/45 | 582 | 566 |
Pool #MA3310, | ||
3.50%, 12/20/45 | 942 | 889 |
Pool #MA3378, | ||
4.50%, 1/20/46 | 366 | 366 |
Pool #MA3521, | ||
3.50%, 3/20/46 | 465 | 439 |
Pool #MA3522, | ||
4.00%, 3/20/46 | 134 | 130 |
Pool #MA3596, | ||
3.00%, 4/20/46 | 265 | 244 |
Pool #MA3597, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/46 | 470 | 443 |
Pool #MA3662, | ||
3.00%, 5/20/46 | 442 | 407 |
Pool #MA3663, | ||
3.50%, 5/20/46 | 280 | 264 |
Pool #MA3664, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/46 | 128 | 124 |
Pool #MA3735, | ||
3.00%, 6/20/46 | 534 | 492 |
Pool #MA3736, | ||
3.50%, 6/20/46 | 361 | 341 |
Pool #MA3777, | ||
2.50%, 7/20/31 | 45 | 43 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA3778, | ||
3.00%, 7/20/31 | $60 | $58 |
Pool #MA3802, | ||
3.00%, 7/20/46 | 628 | 578 |
Pool #MA3803, | ||
3.50%, 7/20/46 | 533 | 503 |
Pool #MA3873, | ||
3.00%, 8/20/46 | 241 | 222 |
Pool #MA3874, | ||
3.50%, 8/20/46 | 251 | 237 |
Pool #MA3912, | ||
2.50%, 9/20/31 | 67 | 63 |
Pool #MA3936, | ||
3.00%, 9/20/46 | 553 | 508 |
Pool #MA4002, | ||
2.50%, 10/20/46 | 42 | 37 |
Pool #MA4003, | ||
3.00%, 10/20/46 | 369 | 339 |
Pool #MA4067, | ||
2.50%, 11/20/46 | 346 | 306 |
Pool #MA4101, | ||
2.50%, 12/20/31 | 36 | 34 |
Pool #MA4125, | ||
2.50%, 12/20/46 | 23 | 21 |
Pool #MA4196, | ||
3.50%, 1/20/47 | 378 | 357 |
Pool #MA4322, | ||
4.00%, 3/20/47 | 146 | 141 |
Pool #MA4382, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/47 | 120 | 113 |
Pool #MA4509, | ||
3.00%, 6/20/47 | 578 | 531 |
Pool #MA4512, | ||
4.50%, 6/20/47 | 214 | 213 |
Pool #MA4624, | ||
3.00%, 8/20/32 | 49 | 47 |
Pool #MA4652, | ||
3.50%, 8/20/47 | 496 | 468 |
Pool #MA4718, | ||
3.00%, 9/20/47 | 1,352 | 1,241 |
Pool #MA4719, | ||
3.50%, 9/20/47 | 770 | 725 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 75 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA4778, | ||
3.50%, 10/20/47 | $485 | $457 |
Pool #MA4838, | ||
4.00%, 11/20/47 | 69 | 66 |
Pool #MA4900, | ||
3.50%, 12/20/47 | 488 | 460 |
Pool #MA4962, | ||
3.50%, 1/20/48 | 450 | 424 |
Pool #MA4963, | ||
4.00%, 1/20/48 | 166 | 161 |
Pool #MA5021, | ||
4.50%, 2/20/48 | 227 | 224 |
Pool #MA5077, | ||
3.50%, 3/20/48 | 526 | 495 |
Pool #MA5137, | ||
4.00%, 4/20/48 | 71 | 69 |
Pool #MA5191, | ||
3.50%, 5/20/48 | 305 | 288 |
Pool #MA5264, | ||
4.00%, 6/20/48 | 178 | 171 |
Pool #MA5265, | ||
4.50%, 6/20/48 | 177 | 175 |
Pool #MA5266, | ||
5.00%, 6/20/48 | 237 | 239 |
Pool #MA5330, | ||
4.00%, 7/20/48 | 234 | 225 |
Pool #MA5331, | ||
4.50%, 7/20/48 | 358 | 354 |
Pool #MA5398, | ||
4.00%, 8/20/48 | 165 | 159 |
Pool #MA5399, | ||
4.50%, 8/20/48 | 178 | 176 |
Pool #MA5466, | ||
4.00%, 9/20/48 | 402 | 387 |
Pool #MA5467, | ||
4.50%, 9/20/48 | 207 | 205 |
Pool #MA5528, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/48 | 231 | 222 |
Pool #MA5529, | ||
4.50%, 10/20/48 | 203 | 201 |
Pool #MA5595, | ||
4.00%, 11/20/48 | 81 | 78 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA5653, | ||
5.00%, 12/20/48 | $266 | $268 |
Pool #MA5818, | ||
4.50%, 3/20/49 | 206 | 204 |
Pool #MA5931, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/49 | 418 | 403 |
Pool #MA5985, | ||
3.50%, 6/20/49 | 439 | 413 |
Pool #MA6040, | ||
4.00%, 7/20/49 | 497 | 479 |
Pool #MA6217, | ||
2.50%, 10/20/49 | 195 | 172 |
Pool #MA6218, | ||
3.00%, 10/20/49 | 721 | 659 |
Pool #MA6282, | ||
2.50%, 11/20/49 | 518 | 456 |
Pool #MA6283, | ||
3.00%, 11/20/49 | 1,095 | 1,000 |
Pool #MA6310, | ||
3.00%, 12/20/34 | 43 | 41 |
Pool #MA6337, | ||
2.50%, 12/20/49 | 153 | 135 |
Pool #MA6338, | ||
3.00%, 12/20/49 | 1,640 | 1,497 |
Pool #MA6339, | ||
3.50%, 12/20/49 | 843 | 794 |
Pool #MA6408, | ||
2.50%, 1/20/50 | 404 | 355 |
Pool #MA6409, | ||
3.00%, 1/20/50 | 471 | 430 |
Pool #MA6410, | ||
3.50%, 1/20/50 | 845 | 796 |
Pool #MA6655, | ||
2.50%, 5/20/50 | 336 | 296 |
Pool #MA6709, | ||
2.50%, 6/20/50 | 1,563 | 1,375 |
Pool #MA6765, | ||
2.50%, 7/20/50 | 1,799 | 1,584 |
Pool #MA6819, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/50 | 999 | 877 |
Pool #MA6820, | ||
3.00%, 8/20/50 | 782 | 712 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 76 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA6865, | ||
2.50%, 9/20/50 | $776 | $681 |
Pool #MA6866, | ||
3.00%, 9/20/50 | 5,006 | 4,560 |
Pool #MA6930, | ||
2.00%, 10/20/50 | 1,184 | 1,004 |
Pool #MA6931, | ||
2.50%, 10/20/50 | 2,520 | 2,210 |
Pool #MA6994, | ||
2.00%, 11/20/50 | 1,545 | 1,310 |
Pool #MA6995, | ||
2.50%, 11/20/50 | 1,239 | 1,086 |
Pool #MA7051, | ||
2.00%, 12/20/50 | 2,064 | 1,749 |
Pool #MA7052, | ||
2.50%, 12/20/50 | 1,419 | 1,245 |
Pool #MA7135, | ||
2.00%, 1/20/51 | 4,058 | 3,441 |
Pool #MA7136, | ||
2.50%, 1/20/51 | 1,628 | 1,425 |
Pool #MA7164, | ||
2.00%, 2/20/36 | 357 | 324 |
Pool #MA7192, | ||
2.00%, 2/20/51 | 3,271 | 2,774 |
Pool #MA7193, | ||
2.50%, 2/20/51 | 742 | 650 |
Pool #MA7254, | ||
2.00%, 3/20/51 | 3,627 | 3,075 |
Pool #MA7311, | ||
2.00%, 4/20/51 | 2,227 | 1,888 |
Pool #MA7312, | ||
2.50%, 4/20/51 | 1,395 | 1,223 |
Pool #MA7366, | ||
2.00%, 5/20/51 | 834 | 707 |
Pool #MA7367, | ||
2.50%, 5/20/51 | 793 | 695 |
Pool #MA7417, | ||
2.00%, 6/20/51 | 3,845 | 3,259 |
Pool #MA7418, | ||
2.50%, 6/20/51 | 1,507 | 1,320 |
Pool #MA7471, | ||
2.00%, 7/20/51 | 3,015 | 2,556 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA7472, | ||
2.50%, 7/20/51 | $2,348 | $2,057 |
Pool #MA7534, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/51 | 2,073 | 1,815 |
Pool #MA7535, | ||
3.00%, 8/20/51 | 980 | 890 |
Pool #MA7588, | ||
2.00%, 9/20/51 | 1,645 | 1,394 |
Pool #MA7589, | ||
2.50%, 9/20/51 | 3,250 | 2,845 |
Pool #MA7647, | ||
1.50%, 10/20/51 | 424 | 347 |
Pool #MA7649, | ||
2.50%, 10/20/51 | 1,577 | 1,380 |
Pool #MA7704, | ||
2.00%, 11/20/51 | 1,705 | 1,444 |
Pool #MA7705, | ||
2.50%, 11/20/51 | 1,676 | 1,467 |
Pool #MA7880, | ||
2.00%, 2/20/52 | 1,765 | 1,495 |
Pool #MA7881, | ||
2.50%, 2/20/52 | 1,312 | 1,148 |
Pool #MA7936, | ||
2.50%, 3/20/52 | 879 | 769 |
Pool #MA7988, | ||
3.00%, 4/20/52 | 1,786 | 1,618 |
Pool #MA7989, | ||
3.50%, 4/20/52 | 543 | 505 |
Pool #MA8042, | ||
2.50%, 5/20/52 | 1,785 | 1,562 |
Pool #MA8148, | ||
3.00%, 7/20/52 | 628 | 569 |
Pool #MA8151, | ||
4.50%, 7/20/52 | 1,846 | 1,804 |
Pool #MA8201, | ||
4.50%, 8/20/52 | 745 | 728 |
Pool #MA8266, | ||
3.50%, 9/20/52 | 936 | 872 |
Pool #MA8267, | ||
4.00%, 9/20/52 | 1,883 | 1,797 |
Pool #MA8268, | ||
4.50%, 9/20/52 | 939 | 917 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 77 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA8429, | ||
11/20/52(12) | $280 | $282 |
Pool #MA8430, | ||
11/20/52(12) | 91 | 92 |
Pool #MA8489, | ||
4.50%, 12/20/52 | 1,918 | 1,873 |
Pool #MA8490, | ||
5.00%, 12/20/52 | 1,898 | 1,888 |
Pool #MA8491, | ||
5.50%, 12/20/52 | 1,884 | 1,898 |
Pool #MA8492, | ||
12/20/52(12) | 550 | 559 |
Pool #MA8569, | ||
5.00%, 1/20/53 | 1,917 | 1,906 |
Pool #MA8723, | ||
4.00%, 3/20/53 | 1,831 | 1,748 |
Pool #MA8945, | ||
4.00%, 6/20/53 | 292 | 279 |
Pool #MA8947, | ||
5.00%, 6/20/53 | 987 | 980 |
Pool #MA8948, | ||
5.50%, 6/20/53 | 985 | 992 |
Pool #MA8949, | ||
6.00%, 6/20/53 | 2,438 | 2,480 |
Pool #MA8950, | ||
6.50%, 6/20/53 | 1,466 | 1,502 |
Pool #MA9015, | ||
4.50%, 7/20/53 | 990 | 966 |
Pool #MA9016, | ||
5.00%, 7/20/53 | 2,374 | 2,360 |
Pool #MA9017, | ||
5.50%, 7/20/53 | 1,581 | 1,592 |
Pool #MA9106, | ||
5.50%, 8/20/53 | 991 | 998 |
Pool #MA9107, | ||
6.00%, 8/20/53 | 495 | 504 |
Pool #MA9240, | ||
5.00%, 10/20/53 | 798 | 793 |
Pool #MA9241, | ||
5.50%, 10/20/53 | 797 | 803 |
Pool #MA9242, | ||
6.00%, 10/20/53 | 996 | 1,013 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 28.3% (9)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #MA9243, | ||
6.50%, 10/20/53 | $497 | $510 |
Pool #MA9244, | ||
7.00%, 10/20/53 | 498 | 512 |
Pool #MA9305, | ||
5.50%, 11/20/53 | 299 | 301 |
Pool #MA9306, | ||
6.00%, 11/20/53 | 699 | 711 |
Pool #MA9307, | ||
6.50%, 11/20/53 | 499 | 511 |
139,833 | ||
Tennessee Valley Authority – 0.1% | ||
5.25%, 9/15/39 | 1,650 | 1,756 |
Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities – 0.1% | ||
Pool TBA, | ||
1/1/52(12) | 2,600 | 2,258 |
1/1/53(12) | 1,100 | 899 |
3,157 | ||
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $745,068) | 668,023 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 40.9% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.6% | ||
4.50%, 2/15/36 | 700 | 749 |
4.75%, 2/15/37 | 500 | 549 |
5.00%, 5/15/37 | 500 | 561 |
4.50%, 5/15/38 | 1,000 | 1,066 |
3.50%, 2/15/39 | 1,000 | 950 |
4.25%, 5/15/39 | 1,100 | 1,137 |
4.50%, 8/15/39 | 1,000 | 1,062 |
4.38%, 11/15/39 | 1,200 | 1,254 |
4.63%, 2/15/40 | 1,000 | 1,074 |
1.13%, 5/15/40 | 4,000 | 2,589 |
4.38%, 5/15/40 | 2,000 | 2,084 |
1.13%, 8/15/40 | 4,500 | 2,884 |
3.88%, 8/15/40 | 1,000 | 978 |
1.38%, 11/15/40 | 5,000 | 3,331 |
4.25%, 11/15/40 | 1,000 | 1,023 |
1.88%, 2/15/41 | 6,000 | 4,331 |
4.75%, 2/15/41 | 1,300 | 1,410 |
2.25%, 5/15/41 | 5,000 | 3,823 |
4.38%, 5/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,034 |
1.75%, 8/15/41 | 7,000 | 4,888 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 78 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
BOND INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 40.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.6%continued | ||
3.75%, 8/15/41 | $1,000 | $955 |
2.00%, 11/15/41 | 5,000 | 3,631 |
3.13%, 11/15/41 | 1,500 | 1,309 |
2.38%, 2/15/42 | 4,000 | 3,081 |
3.13%, 2/15/42 | 2,000 | 1,740 |
3.25%, 5/15/42 | 3,000 | 2,642 |
2.75%, 8/15/42 | 1,500 | 1,221 |
3.38%, 8/15/42 | 3,500 | 3,133 |
2.75%, 11/15/42 | 2,500 | 2,030 |
4.00%, 11/15/42 | 3,500 | 3,414 |
3.13%, 2/15/43 | 2,000 | 1,716 |
3.88%, 2/15/43 | 2,500 | 2,392 |
2.88%, 5/15/43 | 3,000 | 2,472 |
3.88%, 5/15/43 | 3,500 | 3,349 |
3.63%, 8/15/43 | 2,400 | 2,215 |
4.38%, 8/15/43 | 3,800 | 3,893 |
3.75%, 11/15/43 | 1,000 | 938 |
4.75%, 11/15/43 | 2,000 | 2,153 |
3.63%, 2/15/44 | 2,000 | 1,840 |
3.38%, 5/15/44 | 1,000 | 885 |
3.13%, 8/15/44 | 2,500 | 2,125 |
3.00%, 11/15/44 | 2,500 | 2,077 |
2.50%, 2/15/45 | 3,000 | 2,281 |
3.00%, 5/15/45 | 1,500 | 1,243 |
2.88%, 8/15/45 | 2,000 | 1,619 |
3.00%, 11/15/45 | 2,000 | 1,652 |
2.50%, 2/15/46 | 2,500 | 1,884 |
2.50%, 5/15/46 | 2,500 | 1,880 |
2.25%, 8/15/46 | 3,000 | 2,143 |
2.88%, 11/15/46 | 1,500 | 1,206 |
3.00%, 2/15/47 | 3,000 | 2,463 |
3.00%, 5/15/47 | 2,000 | 1,641 |
2.75%, 8/15/47 | 3,000 | 2,347 |
2.75%, 11/15/47 | 3,000 | 2,346 |
3.00%, 2/15/48 | 3,500 | 2,865 |
3.13%, 5/15/48 | 5,000 | 4,184 |
3.00%, 8/15/48 | 4,000 | 3,271 |
3.38%, 11/15/48 | 4,000 | 3,501 |
3.00%, 2/15/49 | 4,500 | 3,679 |
2.88%, 5/15/49 | 4,500 | 3,593 |
2.25%, 8/15/49 | 4,000 | 2,807 |
2.38%, 11/15/49 | 4,000 | 2,884 |
2.00%, 2/15/50 | 4,500 | 2,977 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 40.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.6%continued | ||
1.25%, 5/15/50 | $5,500 | $2,981 |
1.38%, 8/15/50 | 6,000 | 3,362 |
1.63%, 11/15/50 | 6,000 | 3,594 |
1.88%, 2/15/51 | 6,500 | 4,144 |
2.38%, 5/15/51 | 7,000 | 5,021 |
2.00%, 8/15/51 | 6,500 | 4,267 |
1.88%, 11/15/51 | 6,500 | 4,132 |
2.25%, 2/15/52 | 5,500 | 3,833 |
2.88%, 5/15/52 | 5,500 | 4,401 |
3.00%, 8/15/52 | 5,000 | 4,109 |
4.00%, 11/15/52 | 5,000 | 4,956 |
3.63%, 2/15/53 | 5,000 | 4,640 |
3.63%, 5/15/53 | 5,000 | 4,645 |
4.13%, 8/15/53 | 6,000 | 6,094 |
4.75%, 11/15/53 | 4,000 | 4,507 |
203,140 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 32.3% | ||
1.38%, 1/31/25 | 5,000 | 4,824 |
4.13%, 1/31/25 | 5,000 | 4,969 |
1.50%, 2/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,826 |
2.00%, 2/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,853 |
2.75%, 2/28/25 | 5,000 | 4,893 |
4.63%, 2/28/25 | 5,000 | 4,997 |
1.75%, 3/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,832 |
3.88%, 3/31/25 | 8,000 | 7,931 |
2.63%, 4/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,878 |
0.38%, 4/30/25 | 5,000 | 4,732 |
3.88%, 4/30/25 | 5,000 | 4,956 |
2.13%, 5/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,841 |
2.75%, 5/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,882 |
4.25%, 5/31/25 | 5,000 | 4,982 |
2.75%, 6/30/25 | 5,000 | 4,878 |
4.63%, 6/30/25 | 5,000 | 5,013 |
3.00%, 7/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,892 |
0.25%, 7/31/25 | 5,000 | 4,683 |
4.75%, 7/31/25 | 5,000 | 5,023 |
2.00%, 8/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,812 |
3.13%, 8/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,901 |
0.25%, 8/31/25 | 5,000 | 4,669 |
5.00%, 8/31/25 | 5,000 | 5,047 |
3.00%, 9/30/25 | 5,000 | 4,886 |
5.00%, 9/30/25 | 5,000 | 5,052 |
4.25%, 10/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,992 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 79 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 40.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 32.3%continued | ||
0.25%, 10/31/25 | $5,000 | $4,646 |
4.50%, 11/15/25 | 10,000 | 10,036 |
2.88%, 11/30/25 | 5,000 | 4,872 |
4.88%, 11/30/25 | 10,000 | 10,106 |
2.63%, 12/31/25 | 10,000 | 9,693 |
4.25%, 12/31/25 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
3.88%, 1/15/26 | 5,000 | 4,963 |
0.38%, 1/31/26 | 5,000 | 4,621 |
1.63%, 2/15/26 | 5,000 | 4,739 |
4.00%, 2/15/26 | 5,000 | 4,979 |
0.50%, 2/28/26 | 5,000 | 4,622 |
4.63%, 3/15/26 | 5,000 | 5,045 |
0.75%, 3/31/26 | 5,000 | 4,640 |
0.75%, 4/30/26 | 5,000 | 4,627 |
1.63%, 5/15/26 | 5,000 | 4,719 |
3.63%, 5/15/26 | 10,000 | 9,887 |
0.88%, 6/30/26 | 10,000 | 9,251 |
0.63%, 7/31/26 | 10,000 | 9,163 |
1.50%, 8/15/26 | 10,000 | 9,363 |
4.38%, 8/15/26 | 5,000 | 5,036 |
0.75%, 8/31/26 | 5,000 | 4,586 |
4.63%, 9/15/26 | 5,000 | 5,072 |
1.63%, 9/30/26 | 10,000 | 9,380 |
4.63%, 10/15/26 | 10,000 | 10,153 |
1.13%, 10/31/26 | 10,000 | 9,232 |
2.00%, 11/15/26 | 10,000 | 9,459 |
4.63%, 11/15/26 | 10,000 | 10,162 |
1.25%, 12/31/26 | 5,000 | 4,618 |
2.25%, 2/15/27 | 5,000 | 4,749 |
1.13%, 2/28/27 | 5,000 | 4,583 |
2.50%, 3/31/27 | 10,000 | 9,563 |
2.75%, 4/30/27 | 5,000 | 4,812 |
2.38%, 5/15/27 | 5,000 | 4,752 |
0.50%, 5/31/27 | 5,000 | 4,455 |
3.25%, 6/30/27 | 10,000 | 9,779 |
2.75%, 7/31/27 | 10,000 | 9,605 |
2.25%, 8/15/27 | 10,000 | 9,438 |
0.50%, 8/31/27 | 5,000 | 4,421 |
4.13%, 9/30/27 | 5,000 | 5,035 |
0.50%, 10/31/27 | 5,000 | 4,399 |
4.13%, 10/31/27 | 5,000 | 5,035 |
2.25%, 11/15/27 | 5,000 | 4,705 |
0.63%, 11/30/27 | 5,000 | 4,411 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 40.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 32.3%continued | ||
0.63%, 12/31/27 | $5,000 | $4,400 |
3.88%, 12/31/27 | 5,000 | 4,996 |
0.75%, 1/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,412 |
3.50%, 1/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,925 |
2.75%, 2/15/28 | 5,000 | 4,783 |
4.00%, 2/29/28 | 5,000 | 5,021 |
1.25%, 3/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,488 |
3.63%, 3/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,950 |
3.50%, 4/30/28 | 5,000 | 4,925 |
2.88%, 5/15/28 | 10,000 | 9,598 |
3.63%, 5/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,951 |
1.25%, 6/30/28 | 5,000 | 4,463 |
4.00%, 6/30/28 | 5,000 | 5,028 |
1.00%, 7/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,402 |
4.13%, 7/31/28 | 5,000 | 5,056 |
2.88%, 8/15/28 | 5,000 | 4,789 |
1.13%, 8/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,419 |
4.38%, 8/31/28 | 5,000 | 5,112 |
1.25%, 9/30/28 | 5,000 | 4,436 |
4.63%, 9/30/28 | 5,000 | 5,166 |
1.38%, 10/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,455 |
4.88%, 10/31/28 | 5,000 | 5,224 |
3.13%, 11/15/28 | 5,000 | 4,835 |
1.50%, 11/30/28 | 5,000 | 4,476 |
4.38%, 11/30/28 | 5,000 | 5,121 |
1.38%, 12/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,441 |
3.75%, 12/31/28 | 5,000 | 4,982 |
1.75%, 1/31/29 | 5,000 | 4,515 |
2.63%, 2/15/29 | 5,000 | 4,713 |
1.88%, 2/28/29 | 5,000 | 4,538 |
2.38%, 3/31/29 | 5,000 | 4,647 |
2.88%, 4/30/29 | 5,000 | 4,762 |
2.38%, 5/15/29 | 5,000 | 4,640 |
2.75%, 5/31/29 | 5,000 | 4,726 |
3.25%, 6/30/29 | 5,000 | 4,845 |
1.63%, 8/15/29 | 5,000 | 4,454 |
3.88%, 9/30/29 | 5,000 | 4,996 |
4.00%, 10/31/29 | 1,500 | 1,509 |
3.88%, 11/30/29 | 5,000 | 4,997 |
1.50%, 2/15/30 | 5,000 | 4,362 |
3.50%, 4/30/30 | 5,000 | 4,894 |
0.63%, 5/15/30 | 5,000 | 4,092 |
3.75%, 5/31/30 | 5,000 | 4,962 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 40.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 32.3%continued | ||
0.63%, 8/15/30 | $5,000 | $4,062 |
4.88%, 10/31/30 | 5,000 | 5,296 |
0.88%, 11/15/30 | 5,000 | 4,114 |
1.13%, 2/15/31 | 5,000 | 4,180 |
1.63%, 5/15/31 | 5,000 | 4,296 |
1.25%, 8/15/31 | 10,000 | 8,289 |
1.38%, 11/15/31 | 10,000 | 8,318 |
1.88%, 2/15/32 | 10,000 | 8,613 |
2.88%, 5/15/32 | 11,000 | 10,212 |
2.75%, 8/15/32 | 15,000 | 13,763 |
4.13%, 11/15/32 | 15,000 | 15,276 |
3.50%, 2/15/33 | 15,000 | 14,575 |
3.38%, 5/15/33 | 15,000 | 14,426 |
3.88%, 8/15/33 | 15,000 | 15,012 |
4.50%, 11/15/33 | 15,000 | 15,780 |
762,374 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $1,027,294) | 965,514 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.5% | ||
Arizona – 0.0% | ||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
4.84%, 1/1/41 | 110 | 109 |
California – 0.2% | ||
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series S1, Build America Bonds, | ||
7.04%, 4/1/50 | 150 | 190 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series S3, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.91%, 10/1/50 | 150 | 189 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
7.30%, 10/1/39 | 920 | 1,112 |
7.63%, 3/1/40 | 405 | 508 |
7.60%, 11/1/40 | 100 | 127 |
East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Subordinated Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.87%, 6/1/40 | 300 | 329 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
California – 0.2%continued | ||
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.75%, 8/1/49 | $150 | $187 |
Los Angeles Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series RY, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.76%, 7/1/34 | 290 | 328 |
Los Angeles Unified School District Taxable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series KR, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.75%, 7/1/34 | 335 | 356 |
San Diego County Water Authority Financing Agency Water Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.14%, 5/1/49 | 100 | 112 |
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.95%, 11/1/50 | 75 | 93 |
University of California Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.95%, 5/15/45 | 150 | 164 |
University of California Taxable General Revenue Bonds, Series AD, | ||
4.86%, 5/15/12(5) | 500 | 471 |
4,166 | ||
Connecticut – 0.0% | ||
Connecticut State Taxable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.85%, 3/15/32 | 300 | 320 |
District of Columbia – 0.0% | ||
District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Series E, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.59%, 12/1/34 | 30 | 31 |
Georgia – 0.0% | ||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.66%, 4/1/57 | 95 | 108 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
Georgia – 0.0%continued | ||
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.64%, 4/1/57 | $65 | $74 |
7.06%, 4/1/57 | 285 | 318 |
500 | ||
Illinois – 0.1% | ||
Chicago Transit Authority Sales & Transfer Tax Receipts Pension Funding Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
6.90%, 12/1/40 | 281 | 321 |
Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds, Series B, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.20%, 12/1/40 | 140 | 152 |
Illinois State Taxable Pension G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.10%, 6/1/33 | 705 | 698 |
1,171 | ||
Massachusetts – 0.0% | ||
Massachusetts State G.O. Limited Bonds, Series D, Build America Bonds, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/31 | 250 | 249 |
Massachusetts State School Building Authority Sales TRB, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.72%, 8/15/39 | 100 | 106 |
355 | ||
Mississippi – 0.0% | ||
Mississippi State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series F, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.25%, 11/1/34 | 100 | 103 |
Nevada – 0.0% | ||
Clark County Airport System Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series C, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.82%, 7/1/45 | 200 | 245 |
New Jersey – 0.0% | ||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.56%, 12/15/40 | 200 | 226 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
New Jersey – 0.0%continued | ||
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
7.41%, 1/1/40 | $125 | $156 |
Rutgers State University Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.67%, 5/1/40 | 145 | 154 |
536 | ||
New York – 0.1% | ||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
7.34%, 11/15/39 | 75 | 93 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.81%, 11/15/40 | 60 | 66 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.75%, 6/15/41 | 200 | 220 |
5.72%, 6/15/42 | 250 | 273 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.77%, 8/1/36 | 280 | 290 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.52%, 10/1/37 | 100 | 104 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income TRB, Series D, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.60%, 3/15/40 | 250 | 262 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Build America Revenue Bonds, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.63%, 3/15/39 | 75 | 78 |
New York State Urban Development Corp. Taxable Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.77%, 3/15/39 | 100 | 103 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
New York – 0.1%continued | ||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated 164th Taxable Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.65%, 11/1/40 | $350 | $373 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated 165th Taxable Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.65%, 11/1/40 | 200 | 213 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated 168th Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.93%, 10/1/51 | 250 | 252 |
2,327 | ||
Ohio – 0.0% | ||
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Revenue Bonds, Subseries B, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.45%, 2/15/44 | 200 | 222 |
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series B, Build America Bonds, Combined Hydroelectric Projects, | ||
8.08%, 2/15/50 | 300 | 406 |
Ohio State University Revenue Bonds, Series C, Build America Bonds, | ||
4.91%, 6/1/40 | 190 | 190 |
Ohio State University Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.80%, 6/1/11(2) | 200 | 190 |
1,008 | ||
Oregon – 0.0% | ||
Oregon State Department of Transportation Highway Subordinate Lien User Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.83%, 11/15/34 | 200 | 217 |
Pennsylvania – 0.0% | ||
State Public School Building Authority Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, Qualified School Construction Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/27 | 200 | 202 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
Tennessee – 0.0% | ||
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Convention Center Authority Subordinate Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series B, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.73%, 7/1/43 | $100 | $114 |
Texas – 0.1% | ||
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Sales TRB, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.02%, 12/1/48 | 180 | 182 |
Dallas Independent School District Taxable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Build America Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
6.45%, 2/15/35 | 200 | 202 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
6.72%, 1/1/49 | 125 | 154 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.99%, 2/1/39 | 200 | 218 |
Texas State Taxable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.52%, 4/1/39 | 200 | 214 |
Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series B, First Tier, | ||
5.18%, 4/1/30 | 300 | 307 |
University of Texas Revenue Bonds, Series C, Build America Bonds, | ||
4.79%, 8/15/46 | 100 | 100 |
1,377 | ||
Virginia – 0.0% | ||
University of Virginia University Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
2.26%, 9/1/50 | 300 | 190 |
Washington – 0.0% | ||
Central Puget Sound Regional Transportation Authority Sales & Use TRB, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.49%, 11/1/39 | 80 | 85 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 83 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%continued | ||
Washington – 0.0%continued | ||
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series F, Build America Bonds, | ||
5.14%, 8/1/40 | $100 | $103 |
188 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $12,549) | 13,159 |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE (000S) | |
OTHER – 0.0% | ||
Escrow Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust VII(13) (14) * | 50,000 | $— |
Total Other | ||
(Cost $39) | — |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
0.00%, (15) (16) | $46,384 | $46,384 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $46,384) | 46,384 | |
Total Investments – 100.7% | ||
(Cost $2,556,354) | 2,377,200 | |
Liabilities less Other Assets – (0.7%) | (16,522) | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $2,360,678 |
(1) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(2) | Century bond maturing in 2111. |
(3) | Century bond maturing in 2114. |
(4) | Century bond maturing in 2116. |
(5) | Century bond maturing in 2112. |
(6) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(7) | Zero coupon bond. |
(8) | Principal Amount and Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(9) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(10) | Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. |
(11) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(12) | When-Issued Security. Coupon rate is not in effect at December 31, 2023. |
(13) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(14) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. |
(15) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(16) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
* | Non-Income Producing Security |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
G.O. - General Obligation |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA - To be announced |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.5% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.8% |
Corporate Bonds | 20.8% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 6.9% |
U.S. Government Agencies | 28.3% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 40.9% |
Municipal Bonds | 0.5% |
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BOND INDEX FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Other | 0.0% |
Investment Companies | 2.0% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities(1) | $— | $11,102 | $— | $11,102 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 19,926 | — | 19,926 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 491,041 | — | 491,041 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 162,051 | — | 162,051 |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | — | 668,023 | — | 668,023 |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | — | 965,514 | — | 965,514 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 13,159 | — | 13,159 |
Investment Companies | 46,384 | — | — | 46,384 |
Total Investments | $46,384 | $2,330,816 | $— | $2,377,200 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $47,883 | $380,293 | $381,792 | $1,439 | $46,384 | $46,384,000 |
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CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 91.6% | ||
California – 91.6% | ||
Alameda County Joint Powers Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series A, Multiple Capital Projects, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/24 | $850 | $851 |
Alameda County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/42 | 2,000 | 2,133 |
Albany Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Measure B, Election of 2016, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 1,000 | 1,046 |
Azusa Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/44 | 1,700 | 1,849 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area, | ||
2.95%, 4/1/26(1) (2) | 7,175 | 7,065 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll, | ||
2.13%, 4/1/25(1) (2) | 13,000 | 12,787 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Bond, Series B-1, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/31(1) (2) | 3,500 | 3,524 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(1) (2) | 1,400 | 1,410 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/29(1) (2) | 750 | 797 |
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sonoma County Securitization, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/27 | 325 | 344 |
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-1, Class A Certificates, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/35 | 1,678 | 1,634 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-2, Class A Social Certificates (FHLMC Insured), | ||
3.75%, 3/25/35 | $1,943 | $1,920 |
California School Finance Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/40 | 800 | 765 |
California School Finance Authority School Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Granada Hills Charter Obligated Group, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/38 | 465 | 441 |
California State Department of VA Home Purchase Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
0.59%, 6/1/24 | 1,350 | 1,325 |
0.92%, 12/1/25 | 1,000 | 930 |
California State Enterprise Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Library Facilities Project, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/44 | 3,000 | 2,349 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/32 | 1,540 | 1,801 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/28 | 4,000 | 4,355 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Bid Group C, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/28 | 5,000 | 5,308 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Various Purpose Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 2,750 | 2,791 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, Sutter Health, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25(3) | 1,200 | 1,250 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/27 | 250 | 262 |
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CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Providence St. Joseph Health, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/25(1) (2) | $2,450 | $2,391 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, Sutter Health, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/35 | 2,500 | 2,623 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sutter Health, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/26(3) | 1,215 | 1,305 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Stanford Health Care, | ||
3.00%, 8/15/25(1) (2) | 600 | 602 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank National Charter Equitable School Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/33 | 200 | 230 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue Bonds, UCSF 2130 Third Street, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/36 | 1,000 | 1,102 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Los Angeles Museum of Art Project, | ||
1.20%, 6/1/28(1) (2) | 3,000 | 2,666 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority MFH Revenue Bonds, Pass-Through Park Western Apartments (FNMA Insured), | ||
2.65%, 8/1/36 | 3,325 | 2,849 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Humangood, California Obligated Group, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 1,000 | 789 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, National University, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/36 | $2,245 | $2,451 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Southwestern Law School, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/41 | 400 | 386 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, CHF-Davis I, LLC -West Village, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/39 | 1,500 | 1,558 |
California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/31 | 1,500 | 1,783 |
California State Statewide Communities Development Authority Student Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, CHF-Irvine, LLC-Phase I (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/33 | 6,630 | 7,465 |
California State Various Purpose G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.25%, 10/1/39 | 1,500 | 1,571 |
Contra Costa Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B-2, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/35 | 775 | 768 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Senior Revenue Bonds, Crescent West Hollywood, | ||
3.25%, 7/1/43 | 1,000 | 768 |
CSCDA Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Front Porch Community, | ||
1.51%, 4/1/26 | 1,000 | 917 |
Desert Sands Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/39 | 1,330 | 1,426 |
Evergreen School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/46 | 1,000 | 1,074 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Fremont Unified School District Alameda County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | $3,985 | $3,385 |
Fremont Union High School District Santa Clara County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/39 | 2,000 | 1,853 |
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Tobacco Settlement Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
2.16%, 6/1/26 | 1,000 | 933 |
2.53%, 6/1/28 | 1,500 | 1,355 |
Imperial Irrigation District Electric Revenue Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/46 | 2,500 | 2,603 |
Long Beach Community College District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series F, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/27 | 1,100 | 1,141 |
Long Beach Harbor Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/30 | 1,300 | 1,387 |
Long Beach Harbor Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/47 | 3,000 | 3,145 |
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series K, Election of 2008, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/39 | 2,200 | 1,992 |
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series L, Election of 2008, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/35 | 650 | 791 |
Los Angeles Country TRANS, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 950 | 960 |
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/29 | 1,665 | 1,745 |
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series E-1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/44 | 3,405 | 3,735 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/29 | $2,630 | $2,756 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Los Angeles International, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/30 | 1,465 | 1,591 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Los Angeles International Airport, | ||
5.25%, 5/15/31 | 2,000 | 2,175 |
5.00%, 5/15/44 | 1,500 | 1,575 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/32 | 2,840 | 3,226 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/27 | 3,435 | 3,646 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Senior Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/27 | 640 | 660 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Waterworks System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/43 | 1,850 | 1,997 |
Los Angeles Harbor Department Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), Private Activity, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 6,750 | 6,957 |
Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp. Lease Revenue Bonds, Capital Equipment and Real Property, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/30 | 600 | 700 |
Los Angeles Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B-1, Election 2008 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/31 | 1,500 | 1,657 |
Los Angeles Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B-1, Election of 2008, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/30 | 190 | 210 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/43 | $3,000 | $3,001 |
Los Rios Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/44 | 2,000 | 1,695 |
Menifee Special Tax, Community Facilities District McCall, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/42 | 385 | 309 |
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,000 | 907 |
Modesto Irrigation District Financing Authority Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 1,130 | 1,180 |
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 2,770 | 2,893 |
Monterey County Public Facilities Financing COPS, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 1,000 | 1,046 |
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 670 | 701 |
Moulton-Niguel Water District COPS, | ||
2.25%, 9/1/45 | 2,800 | 1,999 |
Natomas Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 8/1/39 | 1,655 | 1,500 |
3.00%, 8/1/40 | 2,325 | 2,069 |
3.00%, 8/1/41 | 2,590 | 2,273 |
Natomas Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2014 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/33 | 1,185 | 1,262 |
Orange County Community Facilities District No. 2021-1 Rienda Special Tax Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/37 | 1,000 | 1,082 |
Oxnard Union High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2018, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26(3) | 3,000 | 3,202 |
Oxnard Union High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/45 | 2,000 | 2,142 |
Palm Springs Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, Election of 2008, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/27 | 1,970 | 1,900 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Perris Union High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Election of 2012, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/39 | $800 | $732 |
3.00%, 9/1/40 | 875 | 790 |
Redlands Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, San Bernandino County, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/30 | 2,295 | 2,301 |
Redwood City Public Facilities & Infrastructure Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Veterans Memorial Building, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/41 | 2,230 | 2,028 |
Sacramento County Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/29 | 565 | 630 |
5.00%, 7/1/31 | 500 | 555 |
Sacramento County Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/29 | 680 | 758 |
Sacramento County Special Refunding Tax Bonds, Metro Air Park Community Facilities, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/27 | 1,000 | 1,051 |
San Diego Association of Governments South Bay Expressway Toll Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/29 | 850 | 921 |
5.00%, 7/1/37 | 1,000 | 1,058 |
San Diego Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series I, Election of 2012, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/41 | 3,380 | 3,598 |
San Francisco City & County COPS, Multiple Capital Projects, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/33 | 2,800 | 2,482 |
San Francisco City & County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
3.00%, 6/15/30 | 5,415 | 5,419 |
San Francisco City & County Infrastructure & Revitalization Tax Allocation Bonds, Facilities Increment, Treasure Island, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/37 | 375 | 394 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries C, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/40 | $1,000 | $1,051 |
San Francisco City & County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Proposition A, Series F&C, | ||
3.25%, 6/15/32 | 1,500 | 1,503 |
San Francisco City & County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2016, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/35 | 1,000 | 1,024 |
San Francisco County Transportation Authority Sales TRB, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/30 | 5,000 | 5,010 |
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.30%, 3/1/28 | 725 | 637 |
San Jacinto Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 1,055 | 1,067 |
San Jose Financing Authority Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series B, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/36 | 1,000 | 1,205 |
San Leandro Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Election 2016 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/32 | 560 | 626 |
San Mateo-Foster City School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/40 | 500 | 456 |
San Rafael Elementary School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Election of 2015, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/42 | 1,750 | 1,830 |
Santa Clara County Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series Q, | ||
3.00%, 5/15/35 | 2,500 | 2,384 |
Santa Clarita Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/44 | 1,000 | 862 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Santa Rosa Elementary School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, Election of 2014 (AGM Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26(3) | $1,145 | $1,197 |
Santa Rosa High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Election of 2014 (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 1,000 | 1,046 |
Silicon Valley Clean Water Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
0.50%, 3/1/26 | 3,000 | 2,780 |
Southern California Financing Authority Water Replenishment Assessment Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,167 |
Stockton PFA Parking Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/32 | 555 | 579 |
5.00%, 3/1/33 | 600 | 625 |
Transbay Joint Powers Authority Senior Tax Allocation Bonds, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/29 | 465 | 508 |
5.00%, 10/1/34 | 600 | 649 |
Turlock Irrigation District First Priority Subordinated Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/28 | 625 | 631 |
University of California Regents Medical Center Pooled Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series M, | ||
2.46%, 5/15/26 | 1,785 | 1,698 |
Ventura County PFA Lease Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 1,060 | 1,061 |
Ventura Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/31 | 710 | 817 |
Vernon Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/28 | 700 | 743 |
Visalia Unified School District COPS (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 5/1/27 | 1,525 | 1,525 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 91.6%continued | ||
California – 91.6%continued | ||
Western Placer Waste Management Authority Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Material Recovery Facility Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/37 | $650 | $776 |
5.00%, 6/1/40 | 575 | 671 |
Yucaipa Valley Water District Water System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25(3) | 1,000 | 1,040 |
231,882 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $246,892) | 231,882 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 8.7% | ||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries A-5, | ||
4.10%, 1/2/24(1) (4) | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Northern Energy Authority Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/24(1) (2) | 3,195 | 3,198 |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (5) (6) | 16,310 | 16,310 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $22,033) | 22,008 | |
Total Investments – 100.3% | ||
(Cost $268,925) | 253,890 | |
Liabilities less Other Assets – (0.3%) | (765) | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $253,125 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(4) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate is determined by a remarketing agent and, in the agent's judgment, on the basis of prevailing financial markets, will be the lowest interest rate necessary to enable the remarketing agent to sell the bonds at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount. |
(5) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(6) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
CHF - Collegiate Housing Foundation |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CSCDA - California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association |
G.O. - General Obligation |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
PFA - Public Finance Authority |
TRANS - Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
VA - Veterans Affairs |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | 91.6% |
Investment Companies | 6.4% |
Short-Term Investments | 2.3% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 91 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
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The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds | $— | $231,882 | $— | $231,882 |
Investment Companies | 16,310 | — | — | 16,310 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 5,698 | — | 5,698 |
Total Investments | $16,310 | $237,580 | $— | $253,890 |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $2,633 | $84,295 | $70,618 | $389 | $16,310 | $16,310,000 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 88.6% | ||
California – 88.6% | ||
Alameda County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/42 | $500 | $533 |
Albany Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Measure B, Election of 2016, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/46 | 1,000 | 1,007 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Subordinate Toll Bridge Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series S-H, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/29(1) | 1,000 | 1,144 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area, | ||
2.95%, 4/1/26(2) (3) | 3,765 | 3,707 |
Beaumont Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, Election of 2008 (BAM Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 2/15/27(1) | 1,500 | 1,631 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(2) (3) | 600 | 604 |
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/35 | 885 | 919 |
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sonoma County Securitization, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/29 | 310 | 338 |
California Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, Sustainability Bonds (FHA Insured), | ||
3.20%, 2/1/25 | 550 | 553 |
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-1, Class A Certificates, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/35 | 1,198 | 1,167 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-2, Class A Social Certificates (FHLMC Insured), | ||
3.75%, 3/25/35 | $486 | $480 |
California School Finance Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/50 | 1,135 | 996 |
California State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Art Center College of Design, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/51 | 600 | 446 |
California State Enterprise Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Riverside County Library Facilities Project, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/49 | 1,000 | 981 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/46 | 300 | 255 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 550 | 572 |
5.00%, 9/1/26 | 3,150 | 3,354 |
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 2,000 | 2,144 |
5.00%, 9/1/42 | 1,000 | 1,146 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Bidding Group A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 2,125 | 2,208 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Group B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 790 | 885 |
California State Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sutter Health, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/26(1) | 410 | 440 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank National Charter Equitable School Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/47 | 1,000 | 1,073 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue Bonds, Equitable School Revolving Fund, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/44 | 625 | 653 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue Bonds, UCSF 2130 Third Street, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/42 | $1,000 | $1,077 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Revenue Refunding Bonds, Academy Of Motion Picture, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/33 | 425 | 525 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
1.75%, 8/1/26(2) (3) | 3,500 | 3,311 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Los Angeles Museum of Art Project, | ||
1.20%, 6/1/28(2) (3) | 2,000 | 1,777 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, California Institute of the Arts, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/51 | 250 | 228 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Humangood, California Obligated Group, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/49 | 1,000 | 760 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Samuel Merritt University, | ||
5.25%, 6/1/53 | 500 | 547 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, National University, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/40 | 1,000 | 1,068 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Southwestern Law School, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/41 | 175 | 169 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, CHF-Davis I, LLC -West Village, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/39 | 1,000 | 1,039 |
5.00%, 5/15/43 | 1,000 | 1,030 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
California State School Finance Authority Charter School Revenue Bonds, Aspire Public Schools Obligated Group, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/51 | $800 | $702 |
California State Statewide Communities Development Authority Student Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, CHF-Irvine, LLC-Phase I (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/33 | 1,500 | 1,689 |
3.00%, 5/15/51 | 1,225 | 949 |
California State University Systemwide Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24(1) | 180 | 183 |
Carlsbad Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2018, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/42 | 550 | 488 |
Coachella Valley Water District Revenue COPS, Series A, Oasis Project, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/46 | 1,750 | 1,787 |
Corona-Norco Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/49 | 1,000 | 1,003 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Senior Revenue Bonds, Crescent West Hollywood, | ||
4.30%, 7/1/59 | 500 | 411 |
CSCDA Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Front Porch Community, | ||
1.51%, 4/1/26 | 625 | 573 |
Desert Sands Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2014, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/44 | 500 | 506 |
Evergreen School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2014, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/46 | 1,300 | 1,396 |
Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 1/15/46 | 250 | 246 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Fremont Unified School District Alameda County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | $1,610 | $1,368 |
Imperial Irrigation District Electric Revenue Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/46 | 1,500 | 1,562 |
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, 2016 Election Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 1,050 | 1,090 |
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series K, Election of 2008, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/39 | 800 | 724 |
Los Angeles Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series L, Election of 2008, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/35 | 350 | 426 |
Los Angeles Country TRANS, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 550 | 556 |
Los Angeles County Community Facilities District No. 2021-01 Special TRB, Valencia Facilities, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 500 | 514 |
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series F, Green Bonds, | ||
2.63%, 12/1/51 | 1,600 | 1,154 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Senior Revenue Bonds (AMT), Private Activity, | ||
5.50%, 5/15/47 | 1,000 | 1,112 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Los Angeles International, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/31 | 1,000 | 1,082 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Los Angeles International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/44 | 500 | 525 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), P3 Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/46 | 500 | 532 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/40 | $1,000 | $1,128 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 500 | 557 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Waterworks Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38 | 450 | 540 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Waterworks System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/39 | 525 | 595 |
5.00%, 7/1/51 | 1,000 | 1,105 |
Los Angeles Department Water & Power Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/33 | 1,950 | 1,992 |
Los Angeles Unified School District Sustainable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series QRR, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,074 |
Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,001 |
Los Rios Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/44 | 1,000 | 847 |
Lucia Mar Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Election of 2016, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/42 | 1,450 | 1,560 |
Manteca Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Series A (BAM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 10/1/39 | 500 | 515 |
Menifee Special Tax, Community Facilities District McCall, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/42 | 165 | 133 |
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 430 | 390 |
Mesa Water District COPS, | ||
4.00%, 3/15/45 | 1,150 | 1,176 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/38 | $405 | $469 |
Modesto High School District Stanislaus County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/48 | 1,000 | 1,107 |
Monterey County Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/37 | 1,170 | 1,284 |
Mountain View-Whisman School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.25%, 9/1/45 | 500 | 520 |
Newport Mesa Unified School District G.O. Unlimited CABS, Election of 2005, | ||
0.00%, 8/1/33(4) | 9,000 | 6,941 |
Orange County Community Facilities District No. 2021-1 Rienda Special Tax Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/42 | 1,000 | 1,050 |
Oxnard Union High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/45 | 1,000 | 1,071 |
Palm Springs Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/24 | 1,000 | 993 |
Palomar Pomerado Health G.O. Unlimited Convertible CABS, Series A, Election of 2004 (AGC Insured), | ||
7.00%, 8/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,863 |
Perris Union High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Election of 2012, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/45 | 1,865 | 1,588 |
Redwood City Public Facilities & Infrastructure Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Veterans Memorial Building, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/51 | 1,750 | 1,420 |
Riverside County Transportation Commission Toll Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, RCTC 91 Express Lanes, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/46 | 750 | 751 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Ross Valley PFA Revenue Bonds, Sanitary District No. 1 of Marin County, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/36 | $275 | $282 |
5.00%, 1/1/37 | 215 | 220 |
Sacramento County Special Refunding Tax Bonds, Metro Air Park Community Facilities, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/34 | 1,000 | 1,087 |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Electric Revenue Bonds, Series K, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/37 | 250 | 302 |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series L, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/27 | 500 | 550 |
San Diego Unified School District Sustainable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/53 | 475 | 539 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/38 | 1,000 | 1,064 |
5.00%, 5/1/42 | 1,500 | 1,545 |
5.00%, 5/1/49 | 1,000 | 1,035 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series E (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/45 | 1,000 | 1,043 |
5.00%, 5/1/50 | 1,500 | 1,551 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Second Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/30 | 915 | 1,014 |
San Francisco City & County COPS, Multiple Capital Projects, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/33 | 1,200 | 1,064 |
San Francisco City & County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
3.00%, 6/15/30 | 1,000 | 1,001 |
San Francisco City & County Infrastructure & Revitalization Tax Allocation Bonds, Facilities Increment, Treasure Island, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 986 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bonds, Series D, Hetch Hetchy Water, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/50 | $600 | $502 |
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries C, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/41 | 1,000 | 1,043 |
San Francisco City & County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Proposition A, Series F&C, | ||
3.25%, 6/15/32 | 2,500 | 2,504 |
San Francisco City & County Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2016, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/35 | 500 | 512 |
San Francisco Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2020, | ||
3.00%, 6/15/45 | 1,000 | 799 |
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 1/15/34 | 500 | 538 |
San Jose Financing Authority Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series B, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/41 | 500 | 583 |
San Jose G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/42 | 1,310 | 1,436 |
San Mateo-Foster City School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/41 | 300 | 270 |
Santa Clarita Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2016, | ||
5.25%, 8/1/48 | 1,000 | 1,124 |
Santa Rosa High School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Election of 2014 (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 500 | 523 |
Silicon Valley Clean Water Wastewater Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
0.50%, 3/1/26 | 2,000 | 1,853 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Sonoma County Junior College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/36 | $900 | $881 |
South Bayside Waste Management Authority Solid Waste Enterprise Revenue Refunding Bonds, Shoreway Environmental Center, Green Bonds, Escrowed to Maturity (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/32 | 15 | 17 |
Southwestern Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/33 | 650 | 725 |
Stockton PFA Parking Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/32 | 250 | 261 |
5.00%, 3/1/33 | 245 | 255 |
Tobacco Securitization Authority Tobacco Settlement Senior Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sacramento County, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/37 | 700 | 707 |
Transbay Joint Powers Authority Senior Tax Allocation Bonds, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/45 | 1,000 | 1,034 |
Turlock Irrigation District Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/37 | 805 | 916 |
University Of California Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/35 | 1,500 | 1,859 |
University of California Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series O, Limited Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/58 | 2,500 | 2,655 |
Upper Santa Clara Valley Joint Powers Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/45 | 1,200 | 1,203 |
Ventura Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/27 | 585 | 640 |
5.00%, 8/1/28 | 620 | 696 |
Vernon Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/28 | 300 | 318 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 88.6%continued | ||
California – 88.6%continued | ||
Western Placer Waste Management Authority Solid Waste Revenue Bonds, Material Recovery Facility Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/40 | $625 | $730 |
134,882 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $140,381) | 134,882 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 10.8% | ||
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 275 | 279 |
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/24 | 900 | 912 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries A-5, | ||
4.10%, 1/2/24(2) (5) | 2,500 | 2,500 |
Northern Energy Authority Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/24(2) (3) | 3,500 | 3,503 |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (6) (7) | 9,271 | 9,271 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $16,490) | 16,465 | |
Total Investments – 99.4% | ||
(Cost $156,871) | 151,347 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.6% | 840 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $152,187 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(2) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(4) | Zero coupon bond. |
(5) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate is determined by a remarketing agent and, in the agent's judgment, on the basis of prevailing financial markets, will be the lowest interest rate necessary to enable the remarketing agent to sell the bonds at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount. |
(6) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(7) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGC - Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
CABS - Capital Appreciation Bonds |
CHF - Collegiate Housing Foundation |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CSCDA - California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
FHA - Federal Housing Administration |
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
G.O. - General Obligation |
PFA - Public Finance Authority |
TRANS - Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | 88.6% |
Investment Companies | 6.1% |
Short-Term Investments | 4.7% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
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REPORT 98 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
CALIFORNIA TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds | $— | $134,882 | $— | $134,882 |
Investment Companies | 9,271 | — | — | 9,271 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 7,194 | — | 7,194 |
Total Investments | $9,271 | $142,076 | $— | $151,347 |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $2,746 | $63,556 | $57,031 | $317 | $9,271 | $9,271,000 |
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CORE BOND FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 5.5% | ||
Auto Loan – 0.2% | ||
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.66%, 2/16/28 | $80 | $80 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.51%, 11/15/27 | 140 | 139 |
219 | ||
Automobile – 1.7% | ||
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.91%, 10/15/26 | 296 | 299 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.23%, 5/15/28 | 130 | 131 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.53%, 9/15/28 | 82 | 84 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
4.47%, 2/16/28 | 160 | 159 |
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.80%, 12/15/26(1) | 226 | 229 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.58%, 4/15/27 | 200 | 199 |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.82%, 5/17/27(1) | 250 | 251 |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-4, Class A3 | ||
6.24%, 7/15/27(1) | 201 | 203 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-D, Class A3 | ||
5.79%, 2/15/29 | 100 | 103 |
1,658 | ||
Credit Card – 0.3% | ||
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.31%, 3/15/28 | 230 | 229 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.5%continued | ||
Credit Card – 0.3%continued | ||
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.54%, 7/15/29 | $60 | $61 |
290 | ||
Other – 1.0% | ||
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
5.65%, 9/22/28(1) | 280 | 282 |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.93%, 4/23/29(1) | 120 | 122 |
Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2023-S2, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 6.50% on 5/25/24), 2.00%, 4/25/73(1) (2) | 292 | 289 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A | ||
4.89%, 4/13/28 | 250 | 250 |
943 | ||
Whole Loan – 2.3% | ||
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 4.81% on 2/25/27), 4.75%, 9/26/67(1) (2) | 261 | 256 |
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-RPL3, Class A1 | ||
3.25%, 9/25/63(1) | 267 | 234 |
CHNGE Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 8.10% on 7/25/27), 7.10%, 7/25/58(1) (2) | 140 | 141 |
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-7, Class 1A2 | ||
3.00%, 12/25/52(1) (3) | 277 | 237 |
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3A | ||
5.00%, 6/25/53(1) (3) | 232 | 226 |
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2021-MTG2, Class A1 | ||
2.50%, 6/25/51(1) (3) | 283 | 232 |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1 | ||
5.00%, 1/25/53(1) | 93 | 91 |
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Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.5%continued | ||
Whole Loan – 2.3%continued | ||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1 | ||
3.75%, 7/25/62(1) | $711 | $664 |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A1 | ||
3.75%, 9/25/62(1) | 84 | 78 |
2,159 | ||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $5,269) | 5,269 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 2.0% | ||
Non Agency – 2.0% | ||
BANK, Series 2019-BN16, Class A4 | ||
4.01%, 2/15/52 | 1,000 | 949 |
BANK5, Series 2023-5YR2, Class A3 | ||
6.66%, 6/15/28 | 210 | 222 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-V3, Class A3 | ||
6.36%, 7/15/56 | 260 | 273 |
FIVE Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-V1, Class A3 | ||
5.67%, 2/10/56 | 400 | 407 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C32, Class A4 | ||
3.72%, 12/15/49 | 80 | 76 |
1,927 | ||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $2,016) | 1,927 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 23.0% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2% | ||
Boeing (The) Co., | ||
5.81%, 5/1/50 | 35 | 36 |
Lockheed Martin Corp., | ||
5.20%, 2/15/55 | 70 | 74 |
Northrop Grumman Corp., | ||
5.25%, 5/1/50 | 50 | 52 |
RTX Corp., | ||
1.90%, 9/1/31 | 50 | 41 |
203 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Asset Management – 1.5% | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 5/13/32 | $176 | $175 |
Ares Capital Corp., | ||
4.25%, 3/1/25 | 215 | 210 |
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | ||
2.63%, 12/15/26 | 320 | 290 |
Charles Schwab (The) Corp., | ||
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 2.58%), 5.00%, 12/1/27 (4) (5) | 92 | 77 |
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
4.13%, 2/1/25 | 635 | 619 |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., | ||
2.70%, 1/15/27 | 30 | 27 |
1,398 | ||
Automotive – 0.2% | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
6.80%, 11/7/28 | 200 | 209 |
Banking – 4.3% | ||
Bank of America Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.57%), 5.82%, 9/15/29 (4) | 175 | 181 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.15%), 2.59%, 4/29/31 (4) | 70 | 60 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.22%), 2.65%, 3/11/32 (4) | 90 | 76 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 2.69%, 4/22/32 (4) | 380 | 321 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.21%), 2.57%, 10/20/32 (4) | 224 | 186 |
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.41%), 3.52%, 10/27/28 (4) | 140 | 132 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.91%), 4.41%, 3/31/31 (4) | 142 | 136 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.34%), 6.34%, 7/27/29 (4) | 140 | 146 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.07%), 5.55%, 12/15/25 (4) | 130 | 130 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.85%), 2.08%, 4/22/26 (4) | 220 | 211 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.07%), 1.95%, 2/4/32 (4) | 167 | 136 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Banking – 4.3%continued | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.08%), 4.91%, 7/25/33 (4) | $270 | $267 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.81%), 6.25%, 10/23/34 (4) | 150 | 163 |
KeyBank N.A., | ||
5.00%, 1/26/33 | 210 | 197 |
M&T Bank Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.80%), 7.41%, 10/30/29 (4) | 170 | 183 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.85%), 4.63%, 6/6/33 (4) | 80 | 76 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.28%), 6.88%, 10/20/34 (4) | 340 | 378 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
3.70%, 6/5/25 | 120 | 117 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.36%), 5.87%, 6/8/34 (4) | 490 | 501 |
U.S. Bancorp, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.09%), 5.85%, 10/21/33 (4) | 300 | 310 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.10%), 2.39%, 6/2/28 (4) | 170 | 156 |
4,063 | ||
Beverages – 0.1% | ||
Constellation Brands, Inc., | ||
2.88%, 5/1/30 | 95 | 85 |
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.1% | ||
AbbVie, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 11/21/49 | 35 | 31 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 10/1/40 | 55 | 41 |
72 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4% | ||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | ||
5.05%, 3/30/29 | 63 | 63 |
6.38%, 10/23/35 | 175 | 178 |
5.50%, 4/1/63 | 53 | 44 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4%continued | ||
Time Warner Cable LLC, | ||
5.88%, 11/15/40 | $100 | $91 |
376 | ||
Chemicals – 0.4% | ||
Bayport Polymers LLC, | ||
4.74%, 4/14/27 (1) | 350 | 334 |
NewMarket Corp., | ||
2.70%, 3/18/31 | 65 | 55 |
RPM International, Inc., | ||
4.55%, 3/1/29 | 30 | 30 |
419 | ||
Commercial Support Services – 0.0% | ||
Waste Connections, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 6/1/32 | 40 | 36 |
Construction Materials – 0.0% | ||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 3/15/30 | 40 | 35 |
Consumer Services – 0.0% | ||
President and Fellows of Harvard College, | ||
4.88%, 10/15/40 | 50 | 51 |
Containers & Packaging – 0.1% | ||
Packaging Corp. of America, | ||
5.70%, 12/1/33 | 130 | 137 |
Electric & Gas Marketing & Trading – 0.3% | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 4/1/30 | 260 | 243 |
Electric Utilities – 2.5% | ||
AES (The) Corp., | ||
1.38%, 1/15/26 | 70 | 65 |
Ameren Corp., | ||
3.50%, 1/15/31 | 200 | 183 |
Appalachian Power Co., | ||
4.50%, 3/1/49 | 130 | 110 |
Avangrid, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 6/1/29 | 102 | 96 |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., | ||
1.65%, 5/15/31 | 140 | 113 |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, | ||
3.40%, 4/1/32 | 122 | 111 |
5.25%, 3/15/33 | 185 | 191 |
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Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 2.5%continued | ||
Entergy Louisiana LLC, | ||
2.90%, 3/15/51 | $240 | $161 |
Entergy Texas, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 3/15/31 | 115 | 94 |
Eversource Energy, | ||
1.65%, 8/15/30 | 137 | 111 |
Florida Power & Light Co., | ||
5.10%, 4/1/33 | 190 | 197 |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., | ||
4.15%, 12/15/32 | 80 | 76 |
Nevada Power Co., | ||
6.00%, 3/15/54 | 80 | 88 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 6/1/30 | 125 | 107 |
NRG Energy, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 12/2/27 (1) | 70 | 63 |
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, | ||
3.70%, 11/15/28 | 80 | 77 |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., | ||
4.55%, 7/1/30 | 98 | 93 |
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., | ||
1.70%, 10/1/30 | 160 | 132 |
Southern (The) Co., | ||
3.70%, 4/30/30 | 125 | 118 |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., | ||
2.40%, 3/30/32 | 100 | 84 |
Xcel Energy, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 12/1/29 | 95 | 85 |
2,355 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.4% | ||
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., | ||
2.15%, 12/15/30 | 97 | 80 |
Carrier Global Corp., | ||
6.20%, 3/15/54 (1) | 160 | 186 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 10/30/29 | 90 | 82 |
Vontier Corp., | ||
2.40%, 4/1/28 | 25 | 22 |
370 | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.2% | ||
Discovery Communications LLC, | ||
3.63%, 5/15/30 | 150 | 136 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.2%continued | ||
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.14%, 3/15/52 | $110 | $95 |
231 | ||
Food – 0.5% | ||
Campbell Soup Co., | ||
2.38%, 4/24/30 | 110 | 96 |
Flowers Foods, Inc., | ||
2.40%, 3/15/31 | 80 | 67 |
McCormick & Co., Inc., | ||
1.85%, 2/15/31 | 140 | 115 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc., | ||
2.63%, 9/13/31 (1) | 105 | 81 |
Tyson Foods, Inc., | ||
4.35%, 3/1/29 | 105 | 102 |
461 | ||
Gas & Water Utilities – 0.6% | ||
NiSource, Inc., | ||
3.60%, 5/1/30 | 200 | 186 |
Southern California Gas Co., | ||
2.60%, 6/15/26 | 200 | 191 |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., | ||
1.75%, 1/15/31 | 190 | 156 |
533 | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 1.4% | ||
CVS Health Corp., | ||
5.25%, 1/30/31 | 210 | 216 |
5.30%, 6/1/33 | 490 | 504 |
HCA, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 6/1/33 | 390 | 397 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 5/15/31 | 105 | 91 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., | ||
2.65%, 1/15/32 | 105 | 86 |
1,294 | ||
Home Construction – 0.3% | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc., | ||
1.30%, 10/15/26 | 45 | 41 |
MDC Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 1/15/43 | 85 | 79 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc., | ||
5.85%, 9/18/28 | 170 | 177 |
297 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 103 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Household Products – 0.2% | ||
Haleon U.S. Capital LLC, | ||
3.38%, 3/24/27 | $11 | $10 |
4.00%, 3/24/52 | 174 | 148 |
158 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.0% | ||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/21/28 | 160 | 164 |
Morgan Stanley, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.63%), 5.45%, 7/20/29 (4) | 280 | 286 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.83%), 6.41%, 11/1/29 (4) | 170 | 180 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.14%), 2.70%, 1/22/31 (4) | 200 | 175 |
Nasdaq, Inc., | ||
5.55%, 2/15/34 | 150 | 156 |
961 | ||
Insurance – 0.9% | ||
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, | ||
1.55%, 5/24/26 (1) | 315 | 288 |
Brown & Brown, Inc., | ||
2.38%, 3/15/31 | 135 | 111 |
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 5/3/26 | 100 | 97 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 1/15/34 | 230 | 236 |
Primerica, Inc., | ||
2.80%, 11/19/31 | 130 | 110 |
842 | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.2% | ||
Meta Platforms, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 8/15/32 | 200 | 190 |
Machinery – 0.2% | ||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc., | ||
5.40%, 8/14/28 | 140 | 144 |
Xylem, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 1/30/31 | 30 | 26 |
170 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.6% | ||
Agilent Technologies, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 3/12/31 | 340 | 295 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.6%continued | ||
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.91%, 11/22/32 | $230 | $246 |
541 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.1% | ||
Energy Transfer L.P., | ||
4.15%, 9/15/29 | 210 | 200 |
EOG Resources, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 4/15/30 | 230 | 229 |
ONEOK, Inc., | ||
6.05%, 9/1/33 | 340 | 360 |
Phillips 66, | ||
2.15%, 12/15/30 | 200 | 169 |
Western Midstream Operating L.P., | ||
6.15%, 4/1/33 | 90 | 94 |
1,052 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.3% | ||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 3/1/30 | 40 | 35 |
Boston Properties L.P., | ||
2.55%, 4/1/32 | 90 | 72 |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
4.05%, 7/1/30 | 55 | 52 |
Corporate Office Properties L.P., | ||
2.90%, 12/1/33 | 121 | 94 |
Equinix, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 11/18/29 | 83 | 76 |
2.50%, 5/15/31 | 90 | 76 |
Essex Portfolio L.P., | ||
2.65%, 3/15/32 | 70 | 58 |
Healthpeak OP LLC, | ||
3.25%, 7/15/26 | 65 | 62 |
Kimco Realty Corp., | ||
3.20%, 4/1/32 | 81 | 71 |
Office Properties Income Trust, | ||
2.65%, 6/15/26 | 275 | 171 |
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 2/1/31 | 40 | 34 |
Safehold GL Holdings LLC, | ||
2.85%, 1/15/32 | 64 | 52 |
Simon Property Group L.P., | ||
2.45%, 9/13/29 | 45 | 40 |
6.65%, 1/15/54 | 230 | 272 |
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Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.3%continued | ||
STORE Capital Corp., | ||
2.75%, 11/18/30 | $40 | $31 |
Welltower OP LLC, | ||
2.70%, 2/15/27 | 40 | 38 |
3.85%, 6/15/32 | 40 | 37 |
1,271 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 0.2% | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 10/1/27 | 95 | 82 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., | ||
4.70%, 6/15/32 | 67 | 66 |
Tractor Supply Co., | ||
1.75%, 11/1/30 | 45 | 37 |
185 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.7% | ||
Intel Corp., | ||
5.13%, 2/10/30 | 240 | 249 |
KLA Corp., | ||
5.65%, 11/1/34 | 75 | 79 |
Marvell Technology, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 2/15/29 | 130 | 135 |
5.95%, 9/15/33 | 227 | 241 |
704 | ||
Software – 0.6% | ||
Fortinet, Inc., | ||
1.00%, 3/15/26 | 80 | 73 |
2.20%, 3/15/31 | 135 | 113 |
Oracle Corp., | ||
2.30%, 3/25/28 | 90 | 82 |
Roper Technologies, Inc., | ||
2.00%, 6/30/30 | 55 | 47 |
ServiceNow, Inc., | ||
1.40%, 9/1/30 | 90 | 74 |
VMware LLC, | ||
1.80%, 8/15/28 | 120 | 105 |
Workday, Inc., | ||
3.70%, 4/1/29 | 90 | 87 |
581 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.1% | ||
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
2.20%, 11/2/28 | 108 | 92 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.1%continued | ||
GATX Corp., | ||
4.00%, 6/30/30 | $20 | $19 |
111 | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.3% | ||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | ||
4.25%, 4/1/28 | 100 | 96 |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | ||
8.10%, 7/15/36 | 44 | 54 |
3.45%, 12/15/51 | 45 | 33 |
Motorola Solutions, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 11/15/30 | 90 | 76 |
259 | ||
Technology Services – 0.6% | ||
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 8/4/33 | 200 | 211 |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., | ||
2.90%, 12/1/29 | 88 | 79 |
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
2.90%, 5/15/30 | 85 | 75 |
Moody's Corp., | ||
3.75%, 2/25/52 | 96 | 79 |
Western Union (The) Co., | ||
2.75%, 3/15/31 | 120 | 100 |
544 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.8% | ||
AT&T, Inc., | ||
4.30%, 2/15/30 | 164 | 161 |
5.40%, 2/15/34 | 280 | 289 |
3.55%, 9/15/55 | 96 | 70 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., | ||
3.40%, 10/15/52 | 133 | 97 |
3.60%, 11/15/60 | 129 | 94 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | ||
2.55%, 3/21/31 | 115 | 99 |
810 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.1% | ||
Philip Morris International, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 11/1/30 | 110 | 91 |
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6% | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, | ||
5.20%, 4/15/54 | 130 | 136 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 105 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 23.0% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6%continued | ||
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 6/20/27 (1) | $105 | $105 |
Norfolk Southern Corp., | ||
3.70%, 3/15/53 | 56 | 45 |
Ryder System, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 6/1/28 | 110 | 112 |
Southwest Airlines Co., | ||
5.13%, 6/15/27 | 85 | 85 |
Union Pacific Corp., | ||
2.38%, 5/20/31 | 57 | 50 |
3.50%, 2/14/53 | 69 | 55 |
588 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $23,342) | 21,926 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 7.0% | ||
Asset Management – 0.4% | ||
UBS Group A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.00%), 6.30%, 9/22/34(1) (4) | 360 | 382 |
Banking – 4.0% | ||
AIB Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.33%), 6.61%, 9/13/29 (1) (4) | 380 | 401 |
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.70%), 5.55%, 8/11/32 (1) (4) | 200 | 201 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 1.29%), 2.95%, 7/22/30 (1) (4) | 322 | 306 |
Banco Santander S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.00%), 4.18%, 3/24/28 (4) | 200 | 193 |
Barclays PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.65%), 5.50%, 8/9/28 (4) | 200 | 201 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.0% continued | ||
Banking – 4.0%continued | ||
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.52%), 7.15%, 7/13/27 (4) | $360 | $374 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.65%), 7.08%, 2/10/34 (4) | 200 | 206 |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.09%), 5.28%, 1/23/26 (1) (4) | 310 | 309 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.22%), 4.00%, 3/9/26 (4) (5) | 165 | 151 |
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.83%), 4.02%, 3/28/28 (4) | 200 | 194 |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., | ||
6.63%, 6/20/33 (1) | 30 | 31 |
KBC Group N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.10%), 5.80%, 1/19/29 (1) (4) | 200 | 203 |
Macquarie Group Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.13%), 4.10%, 6/21/28 (1) (4) | 300 | 288 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.70%), 5.24%, 4/19/29 (4) | 200 | 203 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.53%), 5.48%, 2/22/31 (4) | 215 | 220 |
NatWest Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.55%), 3.07%, 5/22/28 (4) | 250 | 232 |
Westpac Banking Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.00%), 4.11%, 7/24/34 (4) | 105 | 96 |
3,809 | ||
Beverages – 0.3% | ||
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, | ||
1.50%, 1/15/27 (1) | 161 | 146 |
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Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.0% continued | ||
Beverages – 0.3%continued | ||
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
1.85%, 9/1/32 | $205 | $163 |
309 | ||
Insurance – 0.2% | ||
Nippon Life Insurance Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.95%), 6.25%, 9/13/53(1) (4) | 200 | 210 |
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.2% | ||
Alcon Finance Corp., | ||
2.60%, 5/27/30(1) | 210 | 182 |
Metals & Mining – 0.1% | ||
Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty. Ltd., | ||
5.95%, 10/15/39 | 50 | 54 |
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.2% | ||
QatarEnergy, | ||
3.13%, 7/12/41 (1) | 31 | 24 |
Santos Finance Ltd., | ||
3.65%, 4/29/31 (1) | 210 | 183 |
207 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.2% | ||
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.00%, 1/15/33 | 216 | 217 |
Sovereign Government – 0.3% | ||
Indonesia Government International Bond, | ||
3.85%, 10/15/30 | 200 | 191 |
Philippine Government International Bond, | ||
3.75%, 1/14/29 | 125 | 120 |
311 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.5% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
3.00%, 10/29/28 | 380 | 347 |
3.40%, 10/29/33 | 53 | 45 |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., | ||
3.25%, 2/15/27 (1) | 45 | 42 |
434 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.0% continued | ||
Technology Services – 0.1% | ||
RELX Capital, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 5/20/32 | $130 | $132 |
Telecommunications – 0.3% | ||
British Telecommunications PLC, | ||
3.25%, 11/8/29 (1) | 165 | 151 |
Orange S.A., | ||
5.38%, 1/13/42 | 100 | 102 |
253 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.2% | ||
BAT Capital Corp., | ||
4.70%, 4/2/27 | 98 | 97 |
Imperial Brands Finance PLC, | ||
6.13%, 7/27/27 (1) | 113 | 116 |
213 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $6,936) | 6,713 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 37.2% (6) | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.1% | ||
Pool #889641, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 106 | 110 |
Pool #995802, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/35 | 105 | 109 |
Pool #AB5209, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/32 | 205 | 194 |
Pool #AD0248, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/37 | 196 | 202 |
Pool #AD0494, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 111 | 114 |
Pool #AD0925, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/40 | 98 | 100 |
Pool #AL5119, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/34 | 115 | 113 |
Pool #AL6041, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/33 | 598 | 586 |
Pool #AL7497, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/40 | 206 | 196 |
Pool #AL8352, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/44 | 242 | 223 |
Pool #AQ5150, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/42 | 642 | 565 |
Pool #AS3655, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/44 | 127 | 126 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 107 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.1%continued | ||
Pool #AS6520, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/46 | $232 | $216 |
Pool #AS6730, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/46 | 291 | 272 |
Pool #AS7088, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/31 | 88 | 83 |
Pool #AS7568, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/46 | 388 | 386 |
Pool #AS8576, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/46 | 154 | 153 |
Pool #AS8984, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/47 | 87 | 86 |
Pool #BH6175, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/47 | 75 | 70 |
Pool #BJ0686, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/48 | 118 | 114 |
Pool #BM1761, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/44 | 119 | 115 |
Pool #BM4056, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/45 | 149 | 145 |
Pool #BM5168, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/46 | 288 | 253 |
Pool #BM5984, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/49 | 66 | 66 |
Pool #BM5996, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/48 | 44 | 44 |
Pool #BW9921, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 345 | 344 |
Pool #BX4910, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | 296 | 295 |
Pool #BX7244, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 283 | 284 |
Pool #BX7768, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/53 | 288 | 285 |
Pool #CB1666, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/51 | 170 | 147 |
Pool #CB2286, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/51 | 260 | 224 |
Pool #CB7114, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 147 | 148 |
Pool #DA0017, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 276 | 283 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.1%continued | ||
Pool #FM1303, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/48 | $442 | $403 |
Pool #FM1472, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/34 | 44 | 43 |
Pool #FM1534, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/49 | 222 | 219 |
Pool #FM2053, | ||
3.50%, 8/1/44 | 612 | 576 |
Pool #FM2671, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/48 | 101 | 98 |
Pool #FM2921, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/50 | 608 | 523 |
Pool #FM3173, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/47 | 363 | 343 |
Pool #FM3201, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/34 | 124 | 121 |
Pool #FM3727, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/50 | 278 | 248 |
Pool #FM4491, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/36 | 262 | 252 |
Pool #FM5237, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/47 | 155 | 157 |
Pool #FM6125, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/51 | 330 | 285 |
Pool #FP0012, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/51 | 255 | 230 |
Pool #FS2701, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/35 | 230 | 217 |
Pool #FS3063, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/52 | 409 | 399 |
Pool #FS3120, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 438 | 435 |
Pool #FS3384, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/50 | 339 | 335 |
Pool #FS3662, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | 286 | 284 |
Pool #FS4040, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/53 | 285 | 283 |
Pool #FS4045, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 270 | 272 |
Pool #FS4267, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/38 | 360 | 360 |
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Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.1%continued | ||
Pool #FS4610, | ||
6.50%, 6/1/40 | $140 | $147 |
Pool #FS4618, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/51 | 290 | 285 |
Pool #FS4653, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 188 | 189 |
Pool #FS4663, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 289 | 286 |
Pool #FS4710, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/52 | 340 | 289 |
Pool #FS5441, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/53 | 297 | 304 |
Pool #FS5613, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/52 | 254 | 216 |
Pool #FS5952, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/53 | 272 | 281 |
Pool #MA2232, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/35 | 186 | 179 |
Pool #MA2864, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/47 | 286 | 268 |
Pool #MA3088, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/47 | 202 | 195 |
Pool #MA3183, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/47 | 393 | 379 |
Pool #MA3184, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/47 | 391 | 387 |
Pool #MA3448, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/48 | 107 | 108 |
Pool #MA4186, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/35 | 122 | 115 |
16,362 | ||
Freddie Mac – 14.9% | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-156, Class A2, | ||
4.43%, 2/25/33 | 80 | 80 |
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3013, Class HZ, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/35 | 199 | 199 |
Pool #1B3575, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.80%, 1.80% Floor, 11.42% Cap), 6.05%, 9/1/37(7) | 4 | 4 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 14.9%continued | ||
Pool #1G2296, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 2.09%, 2.09% Floor, 11.34% Cap), 6.34%, 11/1/37(7) | $9 | $9 |
Pool #QC7739, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/51 | 343 | 292 |
Pool #QD2946, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/51 | 278 | 238 |
Pool #QD9323, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/52 | 343 | 292 |
Pool #QF3725, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/52 | 283 | 281 |
Pool #QF8053, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 402 | 405 |
Pool #QF8924, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 297 | 299 |
Pool #QG4632, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 285 | 287 |
Pool #RA3913, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/50 | 662 | 574 |
Pool #RA7677, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 274 | 274 |
Pool #RA8880, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 284 | 285 |
Pool #RA9840, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 284 | 289 |
Pool #RD5026, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/30 | 56 | 54 |
Pool #SB0084, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/32 | 289 | 278 |
Pool #SB0216, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/32 | 85 | 82 |
Pool #SB0328, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/34 | 258 | 247 |
Pool #SB0826, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/35 | 259 | 244 |
Pool #SB8502, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | 536 | 482 |
Pool #SD1360, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/52 | 262 | 263 |
Pool #SD1518, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/52 | 276 | 270 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 14.9%continued | ||
Pool #SD1694, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/52 | $349 | $339 |
Pool #SD1703, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 437 | 434 |
Pool #SD1710, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 614 | 609 |
Pool #SD1959, | ||
6.50%, 12/1/52 | 379 | 390 |
Pool #SD2334, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/53 | 290 | 287 |
Pool #SD2342, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/44 | 325 | 330 |
Pool #SD2347, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 285 | 291 |
Pool #SD2477, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 289 | 295 |
Pool #SD2511, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 284 | 286 |
Pool #SD2642, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 287 | 288 |
Pool #SD2665, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/53 | 94 | 96 |
Pool #SD2757, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 290 | 288 |
Pool #SD2876, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/46 | 285 | 262 |
Pool #SD2902, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 187 | 189 |
Pool #SD2920, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 293 | 295 |
Pool #SD2922, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 291 | 289 |
Pool #SD2999, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 295 | 296 |
Pool #SD3133, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/53 | 216 | 214 |
Pool #SD3136, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 293 | 295 |
Pool #SD3174, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 293 | 295 |
Pool #SD3251, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/53 | 276 | 283 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 14.9%continued | ||
Pool #SD3760, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/53 | $269 | $279 |
Pool #SD4027, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/53 | 275 | 285 |
Pool #SD4285, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/53 | 240 | 241 |
Pool #ZK7457, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/29 | 91 | 88 |
Pool #ZM4714, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 451 | 420 |
Pool #ZM5332, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/48 | 227 | 205 |
Pool #ZS4687, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/46 | 151 | 132 |
Pool #ZT1333, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/31 | 546 | 516 |
14,245 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.9% | ||
Pool #G07505, | ||
7.00%, 2/1/39 | 143 | 158 |
Pool #G16396, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/33 | 68 | 66 |
Pool #G30926, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/36 | 57 | 55 |
Pool #G60948, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/47 | 180 | 162 |
Pool #Q15842, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/43 | 332 | 306 |
Pool #Q42460, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/46 | 59 | 57 |
Pool #Q63667, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/49 | 75 | 74 |
878 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.7% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-95, Class QG, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/46 | 200 | 183 |
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2023-169, Class EA, | ||
5.50%, 3/20/38 | 448 | 450 |
633 |
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CORE BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 37.2% (6)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.8% | ||
Pool #604183, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/33 | $1 | $1 |
Pool #633627, | ||
5.50%, 9/15/34 | 2 | 2 |
Pool #757013, | ||
3.50%, 12/15/40 | 267 | 251 |
Pool #786440, | ||
4.50%, 9/15/47 | 227 | 226 |
Pool #786470, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/40 | 273 | 275 |
755 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 2.1% | ||
Pool #784801, | ||
3.50%, 6/20/47 | 273 | 254 |
Pool #786922, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 282 | 285 |
Pool #MA0089, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/42 | 408 | 401 |
Pool #MA0782, | ||
3.00%, 2/20/43 | 144 | 133 |
Pool #MA1287, | ||
4.50%, 9/20/43 | 71 | 71 |
Pool #MA1996, | ||
4.00%, 6/20/44 | 72 | 70 |
Pool #MA2755, | ||
4.00%, 4/20/45 | 55 | 54 |
Pool #MA3666, | ||
5.00%, 5/20/46 | 141 | 143 |
Pool #MA8346, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/52 | 285 | 272 |
Pool #MA8724, | ||
4.50%, 3/20/53 | 292 | 285 |
1,968 | ||
Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities – 0.7% | ||
Pool TBA, | ||
1/1/52(8) | 800 | 681 |
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $36,910) | 35,522 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 20.0% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.3% | ||
3.38%, 8/15/42 | 8,295 | 7,424 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 20.0%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.3%continued | ||
3.00%, 8/15/52 | $547 | $449 |
4.13%, 8/15/53 | 40 | 41 |
7,914 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 8.9% | ||
4.50%, 7/15/26 | 3,664 | 3,699 |
4.13%, 7/31/28 | 2,842 | 2,874 |
3.88%, 8/15/33 | 1,946 | 1,948 |
8,521 | ||
U.S. Treasury Strips – 2.8% | ||
1.47%, 2/15/51(9) | 7,762 | 2,609 |
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $20,773) | 19,044 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.4% | ||
Florida – 0.1% | ||
Miami-Dade County Seaport Subordinate Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-3, | ||
1.86%, 10/1/30 | 100 | 83 |
Texas – 0.3% | ||
Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. Taxable Customer Rate Relief Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.10%, 4/1/35 | 300 | 306 |
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $400) | 389 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.8% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (10) (11) | 4,513 | 4,513 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.8%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.30%, 4/11/24(9) (12) | $55 | $55 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $4,567) | 4,568 | |
Total Investments – 99.9% | ||
(Cost $100,213) | 95,358 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.1% | 59 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $95,417 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Step coupon bond. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. |
(4) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(5) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(6) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(7) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(8) | When-Issued Security. Coupon rate is not in effect at December 31, 2023. |
(9) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
(10) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(11) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(12) | Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA - To be announced |
USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had
open futures contracts as follows:
TYPE | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | NOTIONAL AMOUNT (000s) | CONTRACT POSITION | CONTRACT EXP. | VALUE AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 41 | $8,442 | Long | 3/24 | $86 |
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.5% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2.0% |
Corporate Bonds | 23.0% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 7.0% |
U.S. Government Agencies | 37.2% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 20.0% |
Municipal Bonds | 0.4% |
Investment Companies | 4.7% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.1% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
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REPORT 112 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
CORE BOND FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of
the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities(1) | $— | $5,269 | $— | $5,269 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 1,927 | — | 1,927 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 21,926 | — | 21,926 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 6,713 | — | 6,713 |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | — | 35,522 | — | 35,522 |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | — | 19,044 | — | 19,044 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 389 | — | 389 |
Investment Companies | 4,513 | — | — | 4,513 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 55 | — | 55 |
Total Investments | $4,513 | $90,845 | $— | $95,358 |
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Futures Contracts | $86 | $— | $— | $86 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $3,291 | $37,542 | $36,320 | $77 | $4,513 | $4,513,000 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 5.9% | ||
Auto Loan – 0.7% | ||
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.66%, 2/16/28 | $380 | $379 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A3 | ||
4.47%, 2/16/28 | 670 | 666 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A3 | ||
4.58%, 4/15/27 | 840 | 835 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.51%, 11/15/27 | 550 | 546 |
2,426 | ||
Automobile – 1.5% | ||
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.91%, 10/15/26 | 1,221 | 1,235 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.23%, 5/15/28 | 480 | 484 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.53%, 9/15/28 | 350 | 358 |
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A3 | ||
5.80%, 12/15/26(1) | 968 | 980 |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.82%, 5/17/27(1) | 1,060 | 1,065 |
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-4, Class A3 | ||
6.24%, 7/15/27(1) | 820 | 829 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-D, Class A3 | ||
5.79%, 2/15/29 | 370 | 380 |
5,331 | ||
Credit Card – 0.3% | ||
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.31%, 3/15/28 | 940 | 934 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.9%continued | ||
Credit Card – 0.3%continued | ||
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.54%, 7/15/29 | $240 | $244 |
1,178 | ||
Other – 1.0% | ||
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
5.65%, 9/22/28(1) | 1,130 | 1,139 |
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.93%, 4/23/29(1) | 490 | 499 |
Finance of America Structured Securities Trust, Series 2023-S2, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 6.50% on 5/25/24), 2.00%, 4/25/73(1) (2) | 1,169 | 1,157 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2023-2, Class A | ||
4.89%, 4/13/28 | 1,040 | 1,038 |
3,833 | ||
Whole Loan – 2.4% | ||
Angel Oak Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 4.81% on 2/25/27), 4.75%, 9/26/67(1) (2) | 1,063 | 1,043 |
Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-RPL3, Class A1 | ||
3.25%, 9/25/63(1) | 1,112 | 974 |
CHNGE Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A1 | ||
(Step to 8.10% on 7/25/27), 7.10%, 7/25/58(1) (2) | 673 | 678 |
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-7, Class 1A2 | ||
3.00%, 12/25/52(1) (3) | 1,205 | 1,030 |
J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3A | ||
5.00%, 6/25/53(1) (3) | 974 | 950 |
Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance, Series 2021-MTG2, Class A1 | ||
2.50%, 6/25/51(1) (3) | 1,204 | 987 |
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1 | ||
5.00%, 1/25/53(1) | 654 | 636 |
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FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 5.9%continued | ||
Whole Loan – 2.4%continued | ||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A1 | ||
3.75%, 7/25/62(1) | $2,216 | $2,070 |
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-4, Class A1 | ||
3.75%, 9/25/62(1) | 418 | 391 |
8,759 | ||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $21,519) | 21,527 | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 2.1% | ||
Non Agency – 2.1% | ||
BANK, Series 2019-BN16, Class A4 | ||
4.01%, 2/15/52 | 3,900 | 3,703 |
BANK5, Series 2023-5YR2, Class A3 | ||
6.66%, 7/15/56 | 853 | 904 |
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-V3, Class A3 | ||
6.36%, 7/15/56 | 1,090 | 1,143 |
FIVE Mortgage Trust, Series 2023-V1, Class A3 | ||
5.67%, 2/10/56 | 1,700 | 1,728 |
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C32, Class A4 | ||
3.72%, 12/15/49 | 350 | 333 |
7,811 | ||
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $8,153) | 7,811 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 27.8% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5% | ||
Boeing (The) Co., | ||
5.81%, 5/1/50 | 240 | 250 |
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 5/1/25 | 934 | 947 |
Lockheed Martin Corp., | ||
5.20%, 2/15/55 | 320 | 337 |
Northrop Grumman Corp., | ||
5.25%, 5/1/50 | 170 | 176 |
1,710 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Asset Management – 1.0% | ||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 5/13/32 | $174 | $173 |
Ares Capital Corp., | ||
4.25%, 3/1/25 | 535 | 523 |
Charles Schwab (The) Corp., | ||
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 2.58%), 5.00%, 12/1/27 (4) (5) | 66 | 55 |
FMR LLC, | ||
6.45%, 11/15/39 (1) | 435 | 467 |
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
4.13%, 2/1/25 | 1,510 | 1,472 |
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., | ||
5.25%, 5/15/27 | 835 | 752 |
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp., | ||
2.70%, 1/15/27 | 120 | 107 |
Prospect Capital Corp., | ||
3.71%, 1/22/26 | 190 | 178 |
3,727 | ||
Automotive – 0.3% | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
4.95%, 5/28/27 | 313 | 305 |
6.80%, 11/7/28 | 815 | 854 |
1,159 | ||
Banking – 4.7% | ||
Bank of America Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.57%), 5.82%, 9/15/29 (4) | 1,092 | 1,128 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.15%), 2.59%, 4/29/31 (4) | 915 | 790 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 2.69%, 4/22/32 (4) | 3,210 | 2,715 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.21%), 2.57%, 10/20/32 (4) | 954 | 793 |
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.41%), 3.52%, 10/27/28 (4) | 1,010 | 956 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.34%), 6.34%, 7/27/29 (4) | 400 | 417 |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.72%), 2.97%, 9/27/25 (4) | 250 | 244 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Banking – 4.7%continued | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.07%), 5.55%, 12/15/25 (4) | $650 | $650 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.85%), 2.08%, 4/22/26 (4) | 1,065 | 1,020 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.07%), 1.95%, 2/4/32 (4) | 590 | 480 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.81%), 6.25%, 10/23/34 (4) | 590 | 641 |
KeyBank N.A., | ||
5.00%, 1/26/33 | 660 | 618 |
M&T Bank Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.80%), 7.41%, 10/30/29 (4) | 660 | 711 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.85%), 4.63%, 6/6/33 (4) | 257 | 243 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.28%), 6.88%, 10/20/34 (4) | 1,355 | 1,507 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.36%), 5.87%, 6/8/34 (4) | 2,010 | 2,055 |
U.S. Bancorp, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.09%), 5.85%, 10/21/33 (4) | 1,360 | 1,404 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.10%), 2.39%, 6/2/28 (4) | 810 | 742 |
17,114 | ||
Beverages – 0.1% | ||
Pernod Ricard International Finance LLC, | ||
1.63%, 4/1/31(1) | 370 | 298 |
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.7% | ||
AbbVie, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 11/21/49 | 185 | 166 |
Amgen, Inc., | ||
2.20%, 2/21/27 | 585 | 544 |
5.25%, 3/2/33 | 875 | 898 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., | ||
2.95%, 3/15/32 | 770 | 685 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%continued | ||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 10/1/40 | $300 | $222 |
2,515 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 1.1% | ||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | ||
5.05%, 3/30/29 | 235 | 233 |
6.38%, 10/23/35 | 690 | 702 |
5.50%, 4/1/63 | 230 | 193 |
Comcast Corp., | ||
4.15%, 10/15/28 | 960 | 948 |
1.50%, 2/15/31 | 500 | 410 |
CSC Holdings LLC, | ||
4.63%, 12/1/30 (1) | 920 | 554 |
DISH DBS Corp., | ||
7.75%, 7/1/26 | 750 | 522 |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, | ||
6.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 440 | 431 |
3,993 | ||
Chemicals – 0.5% | ||
Bayport Polymers LLC, | ||
4.74%, 4/14/27 (1) | 960 | 917 |
LYB International Finance III LLC, | ||
2.25%, 10/1/30 | 210 | 179 |
NewMarket Corp., | ||
2.70%, 3/18/31 | 370 | 312 |
RPM International, Inc., | ||
4.55%, 3/1/29 | 307 | 303 |
1,711 | ||
Commercial Support Services – 0.1% | ||
Waste Connections, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 6/1/32 | 240 | 216 |
Construction Materials – 0.1% | ||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 3/15/30 | 227 | 200 |
Consumer Services – 0.1% | ||
President and Fellows of Harvard College, | ||
4.88%, 10/15/40 | 200 | 202 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.5% | ||
Packaging Corp. of America, | ||
3.40%, 12/15/27 | $405 | $386 |
5.70%, 12/1/33 | 510 | 537 |
Sealed Air Corp./Sealed Air Corp. U.S., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/28 (1) | 760 | 766 |
1,689 | ||
Electric & Gas Marketing & Trading – 0.2% | ||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 4/1/30 | 720 | 672 |
Electric Utilities – 2.6% | ||
AES (The) Corp., | ||
1.38%, 1/15/26 | 585 | 542 |
Appalachian Power Co., | ||
4.50%, 3/1/49 | 425 | 359 |
Avangrid, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 6/1/29 | 260 | 245 |
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., | ||
1.65%, 5/15/31 | 395 | 317 |
Duke Energy Progress LLC, | ||
3.40%, 4/1/32 | 698 | 632 |
5.25%, 3/15/33 | 770 | 795 |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, | ||
2.90%, 3/15/51 | 700 | 469 |
Entergy Texas, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 3/15/31 | 387 | 318 |
Eversource Energy, | ||
1.65%, 8/15/30 | 90 | 73 |
Exelon Corp., | ||
5.63%, 6/15/35 | 660 | 681 |
Florida Power & Light Co., | ||
5.10%, 4/1/33 | 820 | 848 |
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., | ||
4.15%, 12/15/32 | 240 | 228 |
Nevada Power Co., | ||
6.00%, 3/15/54 | 300 | 330 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.25%, 6/1/30 | 125 | 107 |
NRG Energy, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 12/2/27 (1) | 185 | 167 |
3.63%, 2/15/31 (1) | 535 | 460 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 2.6%continued | ||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, | ||
3.70%, 11/15/28 | $720 | $695 |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., | ||
4.55%, 7/1/30 | 143 | 136 |
Pattern Energy Operations L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 8/15/28 (1) | 230 | 218 |
Public Service Co. of Colorado, | ||
3.70%, 6/15/28 | 720 | 692 |
San Diego Gas & Electric Co., | ||
1.70%, 10/1/30 | 495 | 410 |
Southern (The) Co., | ||
3.70%, 4/30/30 | 225 | 212 |
Virginia Electric and Power Co., | ||
2.40%, 3/30/32 | 720 | 608 |
Xcel Energy, Inc., | ||
2.60%, 12/1/29 | 125 | 112 |
9,654 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.4% | ||
Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., | ||
2.15%, 12/15/30 | 282 | 235 |
Carrier Global Corp., | ||
6.20%, 3/15/54 (1) | 650 | 755 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 10/30/29 | 175 | 159 |
Vontier Corp., | ||
2.40%, 4/1/28 | 280 | 245 |
1,394 | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.4% | ||
Discovery Communications LLC, | ||
3.63%, 5/15/30 | 300 | 272 |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., | ||
3.70%, 4/14/27 | 178 | 173 |
Walt Disney (The) Co., | ||
2.00%, 9/1/29 | 1,130 | 1,003 |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.14%, 3/15/52 | 231 | 199 |
1,647 | ||
Food – 0.5% | ||
Campbell Soup Co., | ||
2.38%, 4/24/30 | 275 | 239 |
Conagra Brands, Inc., | ||
1.38%, 11/1/27 | 365 | 320 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Food – 0.5%continued | ||
Flowers Foods, Inc., | ||
2.40%, 3/15/31 | $185 | $156 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 1/15/30 | 755 | 742 |
McCormick & Co., Inc., | ||
1.85%, 2/15/31 | 325 | 267 |
Smithfield Foods, Inc., | ||
2.63%, 9/13/31 (1) | 300 | 232 |
1,956 | ||
Funds & Trusts – 0.2% | ||
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | ||
2.63%, 12/15/26 | 720 | 652 |
Gas & Water Utilities – 0.4% | ||
NiSource, Inc., | ||
3.60%, 5/1/30 | 340 | 317 |
Southern California Gas Co., | ||
2.60%, 6/15/26 | 650 | 620 |
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., | ||
1.75%, 1/15/31 | 800 | 655 |
1,592 | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 1.7% | ||
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/27 (1) | 420 | 407 |
CVS Health Corp., | ||
5.25%, 1/30/31 | 540 | 555 |
5.30%, 6/1/33 | 1,310 | 1,347 |
DaVita, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 6/1/30 (1) | 850 | 741 |
HCA, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 6/1/33 | 950 | 966 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 5/15/29 | 770 | 760 |
2.30%, 5/15/31 | 478 | 414 |
5.35%, 2/15/33 | 710 | 752 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., | ||
2.65%, 1/15/32 | 295 | 243 |
6,185 | ||
Home Construction – 0.3% | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc., | ||
1.30%, 10/15/26 | 468 | 427 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Home Construction – 0.3%continued | ||
MDC Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 1/15/43 | $267 | $248 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc., | ||
5.85%, 9/18/28 | 500 | 519 |
1,194 | ||
Household Products – 0.3% | ||
Clorox (The) Co., | ||
4.60%, 5/1/32 | 431 | 430 |
Haleon U.S. Capital LLC, | ||
3.38%, 3/24/27 | 470 | 453 |
4.00%, 3/24/52 | 389 | 331 |
1,214 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.1% | ||
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 11/15/29 (1) | 1,400 | 1,306 |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/21/28 | 450 | 462 |
2.63%, 10/15/31 | 146 | 121 |
Morgan Stanley, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.63%), 5.45%, 7/20/29 (4) | 1,170 | 1,193 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.83%), 6.41%, 11/1/29 (4) | 660 | 700 |
Nasdaq, Inc., | ||
5.55%, 2/15/34 | 360 | 375 |
4,157 | ||
Insurance – 1.9% | ||
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, | ||
1.55%, 5/24/26 (1) | 1,035 | 947 |
Brown & Brown, Inc., | ||
2.38%, 3/15/31 | 337 | 277 |
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., | ||
3.35%, 5/3/26 | 330 | 320 |
Constellation Insurance, Inc., | ||
6.80%, 1/24/30 (1) | 2,095 | 1,987 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 1/15/34 | 940 | 965 |
Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd./Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
7.63%, (100% Cash), 10/15/25 (1) (6) | 2,146 | 2,181 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Insurance – 1.9%continued | ||
Primerica, Inc., | ||
2.80%, 11/19/31 | $245 | $208 |
6,885 | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.3% | ||
Meta Platforms, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 8/15/32 | 810 | 772 |
Netflix, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 4/15/28 | 360 | 365 |
1,137 | ||
Machinery – 0.1% | ||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc., | ||
5.40%, 8/14/28 | 410 | 423 |
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.5% | ||
Agilent Technologies, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 3/12/31 | 790 | 686 |
Becton Dickinson & Co., | ||
2.82%, 5/20/30 | 520 | 465 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., | ||
3.30%, 3/15/27 | 62 | 59 |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.91%, 11/22/32 | 723 | 773 |
1,983 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.5% | ||
Apache Corp., | ||
5.10%, 9/1/40 | 830 | 711 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | ||
4.15%, 9/15/29 | 610 | 582 |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
6.50%, 7/15/48 | 1,220 | 1,247 |
ONEOK, Inc., | ||
6.05%, 9/1/33 | 980 | 1,039 |
Phillips 66, | ||
2.15%, 12/15/30 | 340 | 287 |
Western Midstream Operating L.P., | ||
6.15%, 4/1/33 | 235 | 244 |
WPX Energy, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 1/15/30 | 1,593 | 1,534 |
5,644 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.5% | ||
American Tower Corp., | ||
3.13%, 1/15/27 | 525 | 496 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.5%continued | ||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., | ||
2.30%, 3/1/30 | $110 | $96 |
Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
4.05%, 7/1/30 | 180 | 169 |
Corporate Office Properties L.P., | ||
2.90%, 12/1/33 | 358 | 278 |
Crown Castle, Inc., | ||
1.05%, 7/15/26 | 710 | 641 |
EPR Properties, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/25 | 460 | 451 |
Equinix, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 11/18/29 | 257 | 236 |
2.50%, 5/15/31 | 270 | 229 |
Healthpeak OP LLC, | ||
3.25%, 7/15/26 | 185 | 178 |
Kimco Realty Corp., | ||
3.20%, 4/1/32 | 232 | 202 |
Office Properties Income Trust, | ||
2.65%, 6/15/26 | 620 | 385 |
Realty Income Corp., | ||
2.20%, 6/15/28 | 330 | 296 |
Safehold GL Holdings LLC, | ||
2.85%, 1/15/32 | 174 | 141 |
Simon Property Group L.P., | ||
2.45%, 9/13/29 | 205 | 183 |
6.65%, 1/15/54 | 900 | 1,064 |
STORE Capital Corp., | ||
2.75%, 11/18/30 | 220 | 173 |
VICI Properties L.P., | ||
5.13%, 5/15/32 | 236 | 230 |
Welltower OP LLC, | ||
3.85%, 6/15/32 | 97 | 90 |
5,538 | ||
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.1% | ||
Dollar Tree, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 12/1/51 | 390 | 271 |
Retail - Discretionary – 0.1% | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 10/1/27 | 410 | 352 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., | ||
4.70%, 6/15/32 | 207 | 205 |
557 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Semiconductors – 0.6% | ||
Broadcom, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 2/15/41 (1) | $220 | $175 |
Intel Corp., | ||
5.13%, 2/10/30 | 980 | 1,017 |
Marvell Technology, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 2/15/29 | 370 | 383 |
5.95%, 9/15/33 | 582 | 619 |
2,194 | ||
Software – 0.7% | ||
Fortinet, Inc., | ||
1.00%, 3/15/26 | 180 | 165 |
2.20%, 3/15/31 | 370 | 310 |
Oracle Corp., | ||
5.80%, 11/10/25 | 260 | 264 |
Roper Technologies, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 12/15/26 | 166 | 162 |
2.00%, 6/30/30 | 260 | 221 |
ServiceNow, Inc., | ||
1.40%, 9/1/30 | 530 | 437 |
VMware LLC, | ||
1.80%, 8/15/28 | 360 | 316 |
4.70%, 5/15/30 | 550 | 543 |
Workday, Inc., | ||
3.70%, 4/1/29 | 215 | 207 |
2,625 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.4% | ||
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
2.20%, 11/2/28 | 317 | 270 |
GATX Corp., | ||
4.00%, 6/30/30 | 10 | 9 |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., | ||
4.25%, 2/1/27 (1) | 690 | 650 |
Synchrony Financial, | ||
7.25%, 2/2/33 | 500 | 497 |
1,426 | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.4% | ||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | ||
4.25%, 4/1/28 | 500 | 479 |
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., | ||
8.10%, 7/15/36 | 350 | 432 |
3.45%, 12/15/51 | 116 | 84 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.4%continued | ||
Jabil, Inc., | ||
1.70%, 4/15/26 | $505 | $468 |
1,463 | ||
Technology Services – 0.6% | ||
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 8/4/33 | 590 | 623 |
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
2.90%, 5/15/30 | 490 | 432 |
Moody's Corp., | ||
3.75%, 2/25/52 | 252 | 207 |
S&P Global, Inc., | ||
2.90%, 3/1/32 | 800 | 715 |
Western Union (The) Co., | ||
2.75%, 3/15/31 | 290 | 241 |
2,218 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.6% | ||
AT&T, Inc., | ||
4.30%, 2/15/30 | 242 | 237 |
5.40%, 2/15/34 | 790 | 817 |
3.55%, 9/15/55 | 230 | 166 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., | ||
3.40%, 10/15/52 | 365 | 267 |
3.60%, 11/15/60 | 615 | 448 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | ||
2.55%, 3/21/31 | 410 | 354 |
2,289 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.1% | ||
Philip Morris International, Inc., | ||
1.75%, 11/1/30 | 350 | 289 |
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6% | ||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, | ||
5.20%, 4/15/54 | 550 | 575 |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 6/20/27 (1) | 311 | 312 |
Norfolk Southern Corp., | ||
3.70%, 3/15/53 | 142 | 113 |
Ryder System, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 6/1/28 | 300 | 304 |
Southwest Airlines Co., | ||
5.13%, 6/15/27 | 265 | 266 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.8% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6%continued | ||
Union Pacific Corp., | ||
2.38%, 5/20/31 | $205 | $179 |
3.50%, 2/14/53 | 299 | 238 |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, | ||
4.88%, 1/15/26 | 201 | 194 |
2,181 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $107,614) | 101,974 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 7.4% | ||
Asset Management – 0.5% | ||
UBS Group A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.00%), 6.30%, 9/22/34(1) (4) | 1,640 | 1,741 |
Banking – 3.4% | ||
AIB Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.33%), 6.61%, 9/13/29 (1) (4) | 1,100 | 1,160 |
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.70%), 5.55%, 8/11/32 (1) (4) | 200 | 201 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 1.29%), 2.95%, 7/22/30 (1) (4) | 620 | 589 |
Banco Santander S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.00%), 4.18%, 3/24/28 (4) | 600 | 578 |
Barclays PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.41%), 4.38%, 3/15/28 (4) (5) | 1,221 | 949 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.65%), 5.50%, 8/9/28 (4) | 200 | 201 |
BNP Paribas S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.22%), 2.16%, 9/15/29 (1) (4) | 430 | 374 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.4% continued | ||
Banking – 3.4%continued | ||
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.52%), 6.00%, 10/30/25 (4) (5) | $400 | $362 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.52%), 7.15%, 7/13/27 (4) | 880 | 914 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.65%), 7.08%, 2/10/34 (4) | 300 | 309 |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.09%), 5.28%, 1/23/26 (1) (4) | 1,080 | 1,076 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.22%), 4.00%, 3/9/26 (4) (5) | 345 | 316 |
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.83%), 4.02%, 3/28/28 (4) | 200 | 194 |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., | ||
6.63%, 6/20/33 (1) | 160 | 164 |
KBC Group N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.10%), 5.80%, 1/19/29 (1) (4) | 620 | 631 |
Macquarie Group Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.13%), 4.10%, 6/21/28 (1) (4) | 1,360 | 1,307 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.29%), 8.20%, 1/15/29 (4) (5) | 1,040 | 1,128 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.70%), 5.24%, 4/19/29 (4) | 500 | 508 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.53%), 5.48%, 2/22/31 (4) | 520 | 533 |
NatWest Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.10%), 4.60%, 6/28/31 (4) (5) | 250 | 188 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), | ||
5.10%, 1/9/26 | 630 | 634 |
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FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.4% continued | ||
Banking – 3.4%continued | ||
Westpac Banking Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.00%), 4.11%, 7/24/34 (4) | $75 | $69 |
12,385 | ||
Beverages – 0.2% | ||
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, | ||
1.50%, 1/15/27 (1) | 229 | 207 |
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
1.85%, 9/1/32 | 645 | 513 |
720 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.2% | ||
Astrazeneca Finance LLC, | ||
1.75%, 5/28/28 | 770 | 690 |
Chemicals – 0.0% | ||
Nutrien Ltd., | ||
4.00%, 12/15/26 | 210 | 205 |
Food – 0.2% | ||
NBM U.S. Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 5/14/26(1) | 915 | 925 |
Insurance – 0.2% | ||
Nippon Life Insurance Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.95%), 6.25%, 9/13/53(1) (4) | 600 | 630 |
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.0% | ||
Sands China Ltd., | ||
3.10%, 3/8/29(7) | — | — |
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.1% | ||
Alcon Finance Corp., | ||
2.60%, 5/27/30(1) | 350 | 304 |
Metals & Mining – 0.4% | ||
Barrick PD Australia Finance Pty. Ltd., | ||
5.95%, 10/15/39 | 170 | 182 |
Glencore Funding LLC, | ||
1.63%, 4/27/26 (1) | 860 | 798 |
3.88%, 10/27/27 (1) | 430 | 413 |
1,393 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.2% | ||
QatarEnergy, | ||
3.13%, 7/12/41 (1) | 123 | 94 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.4% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.2%continued | ||
Santos Finance Ltd., | ||
3.65%, 4/29/31 (1) | $570 | $497 |
591 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.1% | ||
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.00%, 1/15/33 | 553 | 555 |
Sovereign Government – 0.3% | ||
Indonesia Government International Bond, | ||
3.85%, 10/15/30 | 800 | 762 |
Philippine Government International Bond, | ||
3.75%, 1/14/29 | 375 | 361 |
1,123 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.4% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
3.00%, 10/29/28 | 810 | 740 |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., | ||
3.25%, 2/15/27 (1) | 120 | 111 |
goeasy Ltd., | ||
4.38%, 5/1/26 (1) | 740 | 713 |
1,564 | ||
Technology Services – 0.1% | ||
RELX Capital, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 5/20/32 | 333 | 337 |
Telecommunications – 0.8% | ||
British Telecommunications PLC, | ||
3.25%, 11/8/29 (1) | 340 | 311 |
Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect U.S. Finco LLC, | ||
6.75%, 10/1/26 (1) | 955 | 949 |
NTT Finance Corp., | ||
4.37%, 7/27/27 (1) | 1,220 | 1,209 |
Orange S.A., | ||
5.38%, 1/13/42 | 140 | 143 |
Rogers Communications, Inc., | ||
2.90%, 11/15/26 | 350 | 332 |
2,944 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.3% | ||
BAT Capital Corp., | ||
4.70%, 4/2/27 | 965 | 956 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 7.4% continued | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.3%continued | ||
Imperial Brands Finance PLC, | ||
6.13%, 7/27/27 (1) | $203 | $209 |
1,165 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $28,202) | 27,272 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 38.5% (8) | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.4% | ||
Pool #545003, | ||
8.00%, 5/1/31(9) | — | 1 |
Pool #545437, | ||
7.00%, 2/1/32 | 16 | 17 |
Pool #545556, | ||
7.00%, 4/1/32 | 9 | 9 |
Pool #555189, | ||
7.00%, 12/1/32 | 72 | 75 |
Pool #581806, | ||
7.00%, 7/1/31 | 19 | 20 |
Pool #585617, | ||
7.00%, 5/1/31(7) | — | — |
Pool #889641, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 456 | 470 |
Pool #995802, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/35 | 452 | 466 |
Pool #AB5209, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/32 | 1,773 | 1,683 |
Pool #AB9546, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/28 | 43 | 42 |
Pool #AD0248, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/37 | 839 | 865 |
Pool #AD0494, | ||
5.50%, 8/1/37 | 476 | 489 |
Pool #AD0925, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/40 | 49 | 50 |
Pool #AK9457, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/32 | 87 | 84 |
Pool #AL3063, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/28 | 140 | 137 |
Pool #AL5119, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/34 | 757 | 741 |
Pool #AL7497, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/40 | 1,003 | 953 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.4%continued | ||
Pool #AL8876, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/44 | $302 | $278 |
Pool #AO2961, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/42 | 161 | 156 |
Pool #AQ9360, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/28 | 43 | 41 |
Pool #AS1991, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/29 | 223 | 217 |
Pool #AS3655, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/44 | 479 | 476 |
Pool #AS6520, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/46 | 1,012 | 943 |
Pool #AS7088, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/31 | 1,031 | 974 |
Pool #AS7568, | ||
4.50%, 7/1/46 | 596 | 591 |
Pool #AS8576, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/46 | 738 | 732 |
Pool #AS8984, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/47 | 573 | 568 |
Pool #BH6175, | ||
3.50%, 7/1/47 | 406 | 380 |
Pool #BJ0686, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/48 | 472 | 455 |
Pool #BJ3524, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/47 | 1,031 | 994 |
Pool #BM1761, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/44 | 169 | 165 |
Pool #BM1762, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/45 | 1,991 | 1,832 |
Pool #BM4056, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/45 | 506 | 493 |
Pool #BM5984, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/49 | 118 | 119 |
Pool #BM5996, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/48 | 80 | 80 |
Pool #BW9921, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 1,326 | 1,323 |
Pool #BX4910, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | 1,383 | 1,376 |
Pool #BX7244, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 1,130 | 1,137 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 123 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.4%continued | ||
Pool #BX7768, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/53 | $1,343 | $1,330 |
Pool #CB1666, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/51 | 678 | 583 |
Pool #CB2286, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/51 | 1,214 | 1,044 |
Pool #CB7114, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 646 | 650 |
Pool #DA0017, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 1,179 | 1,205 |
Pool #FM1303, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/48 | 988 | 902 |
Pool #FM1438, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/38 | 394 | 370 |
Pool #FM1472, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/34 | 35 | 34 |
Pool #FM1534, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/49 | 937 | 925 |
Pool #FM1572, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/48 | 617 | 560 |
Pool #FM2671, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/48 | 326 | 314 |
Pool #FM2921, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/50 | 1,511 | 1,298 |
Pool #FM3201, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/34 | 674 | 656 |
Pool #FM4491, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/36 | 1,049 | 1,008 |
Pool #FM5383, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/45 | 1,779 | 1,733 |
Pool #FM6125, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/51 | 1,311 | 1,136 |
Pool #FP0012, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/51 | 936 | 843 |
Pool #FS2701, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/35 | 995 | 941 |
Pool #FS3063, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/52 | 1,183 | 1,153 |
Pool #FS3120, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 1,639 | 1,627 |
Pool #FS3384, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/50 | 1,503 | 1,484 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.4%continued | ||
Pool #FS3662, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/53 | $1,142 | $1,137 |
Pool #FS4040, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/53 | 1,237 | 1,226 |
Pool #FS4045, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 1,170 | 1,177 |
Pool #FS4267, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/38 | 1,169 | 1,172 |
Pool #FS4610, | ||
6.50%, 6/1/40 | 545 | 574 |
Pool #FS4618, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/51 | 1,064 | 1,044 |
Pool #FS4653, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 847 | 852 |
Pool #FS4663, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 1,252 | 1,241 |
Pool #FS4710, | ||
2.50%, 6/1/52 | 1,340 | 1,141 |
Pool #FS5441, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/53 | 1,089 | 1,114 |
Pool #FS5613, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/52 | 1,024 | 873 |
Pool #FS5952, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/53 | 1,073 | 1,109 |
Pool #FS5965, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/53 | 158 | 161 |
Pool #FS6176, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/47 | 936 | 952 |
Pool #FS6177, | ||
6.50%, 5/1/40 | 991 | 1,047 |
Pool #MA0878, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/31 | 338 | 331 |
Pool #MA2522, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/46 | 1,262 | 1,179 |
Pool #MA2642, | ||
3.50%, 6/1/46 | 1,417 | 1,324 |
Pool #MA2864, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/47 | 802 | 752 |
Pool #MA3004, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/37 | 333 | 325 |
Pool #MA3088, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/47 | 624 | 602 |
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Schedule of Investments |
FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 17.4%continued | ||
Pool #MA3183, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/47 | $1,560 | $1,503 |
Pool #MA3184, | ||
4.50%, 11/1/47 | 1,298 | 1,284 |
Pool #MA3211, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/47 | 1,652 | 1,597 |
Pool #MA3448, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/48 | 461 | 464 |
Pool #MA4186, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/35 | 447 | 423 |
63,832 | ||
Freddie Mac – 15.5% | ||
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K-156, Class A2, | ||
4.43%, 2/25/33 | 340 | 340 |
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3013, Class HZ, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/35 | 677 | 679 |
Pool #1B3575, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.80%, 1.80% Floor, 11.42% Cap), 6.05%, 9/1/37(10) | 45 | 44 |
Pool #1G2296, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 2.09%, 2.09% Floor, 11.34% Cap), 6.34%, 11/1/37(10) | 92 | 92 |
Pool #QC7739, | ||
2.50%, 9/1/51 | 1,357 | 1,155 |
Pool #QD2946, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/51 | 1,114 | 953 |
Pool #QD9323, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/52 | 1,365 | 1,162 |
Pool #QF3725, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/52 | 1,228 | 1,217 |
Pool #QF8053, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 1,655 | 1,666 |
Pool #QF8924, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 1,287 | 1,294 |
Pool #QG4632, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 1,236 | 1,243 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 15.5%continued | ||
Pool #RA3913, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/50 | $1,412 | $1,224 |
Pool #RA7677, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 1,188 | 1,188 |
Pool #RA8880, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 1,135 | 1,142 |
Pool #RA9840, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 1,132 | 1,151 |
Pool #RD5026, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/30 | 367 | 354 |
Pool #SB0084, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/32 | 1,142 | 1,101 |
Pool #SB0216, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/32 | 481 | 462 |
Pool #SB0328, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/34 | 1,046 | 1,000 |
Pool #SB0826, | ||
2.50%, 1/1/35 | 1,121 | 1,057 |
Pool #SB8502, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | 2,145 | 1,929 |
Pool #SD0033, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/47 | 688 | 629 |
Pool #SD1360, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/52 | 1,134 | 1,142 |
Pool #SD1518, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/52 | 1,198 | 1,170 |
Pool #SD1694, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/52 | 1,568 | 1,522 |
Pool #SD1703, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 1,645 | 1,632 |
Pool #SD1710, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 1,417 | 1,405 |
Pool #SD1959, | ||
6.50%, 12/1/52 | 1,671 | 1,718 |
Pool #SD2334, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/53 | 1,255 | 1,243 |
Pool #SD2342, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/44 | 1,267 | 1,289 |
Pool #SD2347, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 1,141 | 1,165 |
Pool #SD2477, | ||
5.50%, 3/1/53 | 1,254 | 1,278 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 125 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 15.5%continued | ||
Pool #SD2511, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | $1,232 | $1,238 |
Pool #SD2642, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 1,242 | 1,250 |
Pool #SD2665, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/53 | 160 | 164 |
Pool #SD2757, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 1,255 | 1,247 |
Pool #SD2876, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/46 | 1,233 | 1,135 |
Pool #SD2902, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 844 | 849 |
Pool #SD2920, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 1,271 | 1,279 |
Pool #SD2922, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 1,262 | 1,251 |
Pool #SD2999, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 1,277 | 1,284 |
Pool #SD3133, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/53 | 758 | 751 |
Pool #SD3136, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 1,075 | 1,084 |
Pool #SD3174, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 1,074 | 1,081 |
Pool #SD3251, | ||
6.00%, 7/1/53 | 1,124 | 1,151 |
Pool #SD3760, | ||
6.00%, 8/1/53 | 1,114 | 1,155 |
Pool #SD4027, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/53 | 1,103 | 1,144 |
Pool #SD4285, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/53 | 888 | 893 |
Pool #ZK7457, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/29 | 1,059 | 1,034 |
Pool #ZM4714, | ||
3.50%, 11/1/47 | 1,475 | 1,375 |
Pool #ZM5332, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/48 | 544 | 491 |
Pool #ZS4687, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/46 | 525 | 457 |
Pool #ZT1333, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/31 | 1,975 | 1,867 |
56,826 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 1.2% | ||
Pool #A87842, | ||
4.50%, 8/1/39 | $171 | $170 |
Pool #C00910, | ||
7.50%, 1/1/30 | 53 | 55 |
Pool #G07068, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/41 | 256 | 261 |
Pool #G07505, | ||
7.00%, 2/1/39 | 577 | 636 |
Pool #G15612, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/29 | 36 | 35 |
Pool #G16396, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/33 | 797 | 776 |
Pool #G18643, | ||
2.50%, 5/1/32 | 70 | 66 |
Pool #G30926, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/36 | 242 | 233 |
Pool #G60948, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/47 | 319 | 286 |
Pool #G61723, | ||
3.50%, 1/1/43 | 88 | 84 |
Pool #Q15842, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/43 | 1,423 | 1,313 |
Pool #Q42460, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/46 | 236 | 228 |
Pool #Q63667, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/49 | 248 | 245 |
4,388 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.7% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-95, Class QG, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/46 | 849 | 774 |
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2023-169, Class EA, | ||
5.50%, 3/20/38 | 1,800 | 1,807 |
2,581 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.8% | ||
Pool #757013, | ||
3.50%, 12/15/40 | 1,068 | 1,004 |
Pool #786440, | ||
4.50%, 9/15/47 | 944 | 939 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 126 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 38.5% (8)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.8%continued | ||
Pool #786470, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/40 | $1,180 | $1,190 |
3,133 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association II – 1.6% | ||
Pool #786922, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/53 | 1,144 | 1,156 |
Pool #MA0089, | ||
4.00%, 5/20/42 | 1,220 | 1,197 |
Pool #MA1996, | ||
4.00%, 6/20/44 | 227 | 221 |
Pool #MA3666, | ||
5.00%, 5/20/46 | 532 | 543 |
Pool #MA4008, | ||
5.50%, 10/20/46 | 78 | 81 |
Pool #MA6870, | ||
5.00%, 9/20/50 | 428 | 432 |
Pool #MA8346, | ||
4.00%, 10/20/52 | 1,234 | 1,178 |
Pool #MA8724, | ||
4.50%, 3/20/53 | 1,265 | 1,235 |
6,043 | ||
Uniform Mortgage Backed Securities – 1.3% | ||
Pool TBA, | ||
1/1/52(11) | 5,590 | 4,759 |
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $146,124) | 141,562 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 17.6% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 8.9% | ||
3.38%, 8/15/42 | 31,425 | 28,127 |
4.13%, 8/15/53 | 4,641 | 4,713 |
32,840 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 6.0% | ||
4.50%, 7/15/26 | 8,693 | 8,777 |
4.13%, 7/31/28 | 9,739 | 9,848 |
3.88%, 8/15/33 | 3,295 | 3,298 |
21,923 | ||
U.S. Treasury Strips – 2.7% | ||
1.47%, 2/15/51(12) | 29,423 | 9,890 |
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $70,946) | 64,653 | |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.4% | ||
Florida – 0.1% | ||
Miami-Dade County Seaport Subordinate Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-3, | ||
1.86%, 10/1/30 | $400 | $334 |
Texas – 0.3% | ||
Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. Taxable Customer Rate Relief Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.10%, 4/1/35 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,400) | 1,353 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.7% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (13) (14) | 2,586 | 2,586 |
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.30%, 4/11/24(12) (15) | 75 | 74 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $2,660) | 2,660 | |
Total Investments – 100.4% | ||
(Cost $386,618) | 368,812 | |
Liabilities less Other Assets – (0.4%) | (1,317) | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $367,495 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Step coupon bond. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security, the interest rate of which adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. |
(4) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(5) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(6) | Security is a payment in-kind bond (PIK), distributions received in-kind unless otherwise noted in the description. |
(7) | Principal Amount and Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(8) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(9) | Principal amount is less than one thousand. |
(10) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(11) | When-Issued Security. Coupon rate is not in effect at December 31, 2023. |
(12) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 127 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
(13) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(14) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(15) | Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TBA - To be announced |
USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had
open futures contracts as follows:
TYPE | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | NOTIONAL AMOUNT (000s) | CONTRACT POSITION | CONTRACT EXP. | VALUE AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 54 | $11,119 | Long | 3/24 | $113 |
At December 31, 2023, the security types for the
Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.9% |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 27.8% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 7.4% |
U.S. Government Agencies | 38.5% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 17.6% |
Municipal Bonds | 0.4% |
Investment Companies | 0.7% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.0% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities(1) | $— | $21,527 | $— | $21,527 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 7,811 | — | 7,811 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 101,974 | — | 101,974 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 27,272 | — | 27,272 |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | — | 141,562 | — | 141,562 |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | — | 64,653 | — | 64,653 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 1,353 | — | 1,353 |
Investment Companies | 2,586 | — | — | 2,586 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 74 | — | 74 |
Total Investments | $2,586 | $366,226 | $— | $368,812 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Futures Contracts | $113 | $— | $— | $113 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Schedule of Investments |
FIXED INCOME FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $12,483 | $161,611 | $171,508 | $258 | $2,586 | $2,586,000 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 129 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
Schedule of Investments |
HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 80.4% | ||
Advertising & Marketing – 0.4% | ||
CMG Media Corp., | ||
8.88%, 12/15/27 (1) | $8,825 | $6,999 |
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., | ||
4.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 3,125 | 2,820 |
9,819 | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 1.8% | ||
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | ||
9.38%, 11/30/29 (1) | 3,313 | 3,625 |
9.75%, 11/15/30 (1) | 3,705 | 3,984 |
TransDigm, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 11/15/27 | 7,945 | 7,781 |
6.75%, 8/15/28 (1) | 4,900 | 5,013 |
4.88%, 5/1/29 | 8,949 | 8,366 |
6.88%, 12/15/30 (1) | 3,840 | 3,955 |
7.13%, 12/1/31 (1) | 1,110 | 1,163 |
Triumph Group, Inc., | ||
7.75%, 8/15/25 | 8,650 | 8,628 |
9.00%, 3/15/28 (1) | 4,270 | 4,540 |
47,055 | ||
Asset Management – 1.3% | ||
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., | ||
5.25%, 5/15/27 | 6,840 | 6,156 |
9.75%, 1/15/29 (1) | 11,125 | 11,350 |
NFP Corp., | ||
6.88%, 8/15/28 (1) | 7,530 | 7,653 |
Osaic Holdings, Inc., | ||
10.75%, 8/1/27 (1) | 7,950 | 8,069 |
33,228 | ||
Automotive – 2.7% | ||
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 7/1/28 | 7,215 | 7,089 |
Clarios Global L.P./Clarios U.S. Finance Co., | ||
6.75%, 5/15/28 (1) | 3,315 | 3,382 |
Dana, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 9/1/30 | 3,245 | 2,876 |
Ford Motor Co., | ||
9.63%, 4/22/30 | 2,730 | 3,221 |
6.10%, 8/19/32 | 5,965 | 6,024 |
4.75%, 1/15/43 | 3,050 | 2,527 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Automotive – 2.7%continued | ||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
4.06%, 11/1/24 | $2,195 | $2,156 |
5.13%, 6/16/25 | 1,510 | 1,490 |
4.13%, 8/4/25 | 6,055 | 5,887 |
4.39%, 1/8/26 | 6,470 | 6,292 |
4.95%, 5/28/27 | 5,815 | 5,677 |
4.13%, 8/17/27 | 7,845 | 7,434 |
6.80%, 5/12/28 | 4,675 | 4,886 |
5.11%, 5/3/29 | 5,768 | 5,615 |
4.00%, 11/13/30 | 5,780 | 5,196 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | ||
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 3.60%), 5.75%, 9/30/27 (2) (3) | 2,990 | 2,652 |
72,404 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 1.2% | ||
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 1/31/27 (1) | 6,390 | 3,549 |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/27 (1) | 2,830 | 1,910 |
5.00%, 1/30/28 (1) | 4,775 | 2,172 |
4.88%, 6/1/28 (1) | 4,465 | 2,691 |
7.25%, 5/30/29 (1) | 3,490 | 1,591 |
5.25%, 1/30/30 (1) | 9,870 | 4,550 |
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer B.V., | ||
5.13%, 4/30/31 (1) | 6,090 | 5,207 |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/1/27 (1) (4) | 8,813 | 5,640 |
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., | ||
4.65%, 6/15/30 | 3,520 | 3,202 |
30,512 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 5.1% | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | ||
5.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 24,172 | 23,136 |
6.38%, 9/1/29 (1) | 7,195 | 7,097 |
4.75%, 2/1/32 (1) | 14,355 | 12,661 |
4.50%, 6/1/33 (1) | 9,505 | 8,046 |
4.25%, 1/15/34 (1) | 4,741 | 3,854 |
CSC Holdings LLC, | ||
6.50%, 2/1/29 (1) | 11,835 | 10,446 |
5.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | 7,895 | 4,915 |
4.63%, 12/1/30 (1) | 4,550 | 2,741 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Cable & Satellite – 5.1%continued | ||
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 8/15/27 (1) | $10,565 | $9,934 |
DISH DBS Corp., | ||
7.75%, 7/1/26 | 16,797 | 11,699 |
5.25%, 12/1/26 (1) | 4,585 | 3,928 |
5.75%, 12/1/28 (1) | 6,525 | 5,204 |
DISH Network Corp., | ||
11.75%, 11/15/27 (1) | 2,565 | 2,686 |
GCI LLC, | ||
4.75%, 10/15/28 (1) | 2,435 | 2,252 |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, | ||
6.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 5,093 | 4,988 |
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., | ||
5.38%, 8/15/27 (1) | 3,395 | 3,309 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 7/15/28 (1) | 4,085 | 3,775 |
3.88%, 9/1/31 (1) | 17,115 | 14,641 |
135,312 | ||
Chemicals – 1.4% | ||
ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 9/30/28 (1) | 2,780 | 2,007 |
CVR Partners L.P./CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp., | ||
6.13%, 6/15/28 (1) | 3,550 | 3,312 |
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., | ||
9.00%, 7/1/28 (1) | 4,335 | 4,145 |
LSB Industries, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 10/15/28 (1) | 4,375 | 4,150 |
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, | ||
6.63%, 10/15/29 (1) | 5,220 | 4,414 |
Mativ Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 10/1/26 (1) | 7,345 | 7,046 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., | ||
7.13%, 10/1/27 (1) | 4,000 | 4,005 |
SK Invictus Intermediate II S.a.r.l., | ||
5.00%, 10/30/29 (1) | 5,035 | 4,368 |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, | ||
5.63%, 8/15/29 (1) | 3,700 | 3,269 |
36,716 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Commercial Support Services – 2.0% | ||
ADT Security (The) Corp., | ||
4.13%, 8/1/29 (1) | $3,595 | $3,307 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | ||
6.63%, 7/15/26 (1) | 4,010 | 3,989 |
6.00%, 6/1/29 (1) | 4,888 | 3,984 |
APX Group, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 2/15/27 (1) | 6,280 | 6,264 |
5.75%, 7/15/29 (1) | 4,530 | 4,224 |
Clean Harbors, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 2/1/31 (1) | 1,975 | 2,009 |
Covanta Holding Corp., | ||
5.00%, 9/1/30 | 5,640 | 4,801 |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 1/15/28 (1) | 9,975 | 9,925 |
Stericycle, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 1/15/29 (1) | 2,970 | 2,695 |
VT Topco, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 8/15/30 (1) | 6,855 | 7,132 |
ZipRecruiter, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 1/15/30 (1) | 3,900 | 3,412 |
51,742 | ||
Construction Materials – 0.8% | ||
Eco Material Technologies, Inc., | ||
7.88%, 1/31/27 (1) | 6,595 | 6,595 |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | ||
8.88%, 11/15/31 (1) | 3,700 | 3,890 |
Standard Industries, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 1/15/31 (1) | 4,525 | 3,892 |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., | ||
6.50%, 3/15/27 (1) | 5,508 | 5,505 |
19,882 | ||
Consumer Services – 0.4% | ||
PROG Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 11/15/29 (1) | 6,700 | 6,174 |
StoneMor, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 6,425 | 5,044 |
11,218 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Containers & Packaging – 1.5% | ||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | $5,915 | $4,590 |
Ball Corp., | ||
2.88%, 8/15/30 | 7,840 | 6,728 |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 4/15/29 (1) | 2,985 | 2,936 |
Graham Packaging Co., Inc., | ||
7.13%, 8/15/28 (1) | 6,300 | 5,670 |
LABL, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 11/1/28 (1) | 2,230 | 2,024 |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., | ||
7.88%, 8/15/26 (1) | 4,930 | 5,017 |
9.25%, 4/15/27 (1) | 3,437 | 3,374 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 5/15/31 (1) | 3,335 | 3,381 |
Sealed Air Corp./Sealed Air Corp. U.S., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/28 (1) | 5,680 | 5,727 |
39,447 | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.5% | ||
Calpine Corp., | ||
5.13%, 3/15/28 | 7,737 | 7,419 |
5.00%, 2/1/31 (1) | 3,475 | 3,186 |
NRG Energy, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 1/15/28 | 8,175 | 8,145 |
3.88%, 2/15/32 (1) | 4,547 | 3,892 |
Pattern Energy Operations L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 8/15/28 (1) | 3,935 | 3,722 |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, | ||
8.63%, 6/1/30 (1) | 3,690 | 3,937 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | ||
5.63%, 2/15/27 (1) | 6,080 | 5,997 |
4.38%, 5/1/29 (1) | 4,665 | 4,354 |
40,652 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.5% | ||
Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, | ||
6.63%, 12/15/30 (1) | 9,720 | 9,928 |
WESCO Distribution, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 6/15/28 (1) | 3,660 | 3,761 |
13,689 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Engineering & Construction – 0.6% | ||
Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 2/1/26 (1) | $7,375 | $7,371 |
Dycom Industries, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 3,815 | 3,540 |
VM Consolidated, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 3,900 | 3,690 |
14,601 | ||
Entertainment Content – 1.0% | ||
Allen Media LLC/Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
10.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 22,150 | 11,846 |
TEGNA, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 9/15/29 | 11,792 | 10,804 |
Univision Communications, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 6/30/30 (1) | 4,110 | 4,099 |
26,749 | ||
Food – 0.4% | ||
Post Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 9/15/31 (1) | 4,791 | 4,297 |
Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed, | ||
4.63%, 3/1/29 (1) | 5,950 | 5,152 |
9,449 | ||
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products – 0.1% | ||
Glatfelter Corp., | ||
4.75%, 11/15/29(1) | 5,730 | 4,027 |
Health Care Facilities & Services – 4.6% | ||
AdaptHealth LLC, | ||
6.13%, 8/1/28 (1) | 3,620 | 3,124 |
5.13%, 3/1/30 (1) | 5,860 | 4,574 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/1/30 (1) | 8,221 | 7,155 |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 4/15/29 (1) | 4,420 | 2,896 |
6.13%, 4/1/30 (1) | 6,360 | 4,118 |
5.25%, 5/15/30 (1) | 16,098 | 13,500 |
DaVita, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 6/1/30 (1) | 3,874 | 3,379 |
3.75%, 2/15/31 (1) | 11,508 | 9,451 |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 7/1/30 (1) | 2,735 | 2,810 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 4.6%continued | ||
HealthEquity, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/29 (1) | $6,430 | $5,973 |
IQVIA, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 10/15/26 (1) | 7,480 | 7,409 |
LifePoint Health, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 1/15/29 (1) | 3,685 | 2,731 |
9.88%, 8/15/30 (1) | 9,865 | 9,967 |
11.00%, 10/15/30 (1) | 2,190 | 2,307 |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 11/1/25 (1) | 6,315 | 6,157 |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/1/25 (1) | 1,846 | 1,839 |
10.00%, 4/15/27 (1) | 2,611 | 2,637 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | ||
6.13%, 10/1/28 | 5,078 | 5,064 |
4.38%, 1/15/30 | 25,422 | 23,563 |
Universal Health Services, Inc., | ||
2.65%, 10/15/30 | 3,380 | 2,870 |
121,524 | ||
Home & Office Products – 0.5% | ||
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/15/25 (1) | 4,550 | 4,502 |
Newell Brands, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 4/1/36 | 9,500 | 8,690 |
13,192 | ||
Home Construction – 1.7% | ||
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.88%, 10/15/27 | 6,440 | 6,290 |
Forestar Group, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 3/1/28 (1) | 2,552 | 2,457 |
Interface, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 12/1/28 (1) | 3,475 | 3,212 |
KB Home, | ||
7.25%, 7/15/30 | 4,225 | 4,372 |
LGI Homes, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 7/15/29 (1) | 6,185 | 5,334 |
M/I Homes, Inc., | ||
3.95%, 2/15/30 | 8,770 | 7,805 |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., | ||
5.50%, 2/1/30 (1) | 2,340 | 2,071 |
PGT Innovations, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 10/1/29 (1) | 9,225 | 9,195 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Home Construction – 1.7%continued | ||
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 8/1/30 (1) | $4,305 | $4,165 |
44,901 | ||
Household Products – 0.3% | ||
Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, | ||
6.63%, 7/15/30 (1) | 6,020 | 6,193 |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., | ||
5.50%, 6/1/28 (1) | 2,490 | 2,443 |
8,636 | ||
Industrial Intermediate Products – 0.7% | ||
Anagram Holdings LLC/Anagram International, Inc., | ||
10.00%, 8/15/26 (1) (5) (6) (7) | 2,842 | 29 |
Chart Industries, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 1/1/30 (1) | 6,470 | 6,770 |
9.50%, 1/1/31 (1) | 3,175 | 3,449 |
FXI Holdings, Inc., | ||
12.25%, 11/15/26 (1) | 10,225 | 9,100 |
19,348 | ||
Industrial Support Services – 0.9% | ||
APi Group DE, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 7/15/29 (1) | 3,260 | 2,967 |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 3,660 | 3,384 |
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., | ||
8.00%, 11/15/29 (1) | 7,895 | 4,026 |
Resideo Funding, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 9/1/29 (1) | 6,313 | 5,508 |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 1/15/32 | 8,275 | 7,349 |
23,234 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.0% | ||
Aretec Escrow Issuer, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/1/29 (1) | 2,422 | 2,184 |
10.00%, 8/15/30 (1) | 3,735 | 3,969 |
Armor Holdco, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 11/15/29 (1) | 4,720 | 4,281 |
Coinbase Global, Inc., | ||
3.63%, 10/1/31 (1) | 7,490 | 5,791 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.0%continued | ||
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 11/15/29 (1) | $10,115 | $9,432 |
25,657 | ||
Insurance – 0.6% | ||
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 2/15/29 (1) | 5,035 | 4,546 |
Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd./Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
7.63%, 10/15/25 (1) (7) | 7,865 | 7,992 |
NMI Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 6/1/25 (1) | 4,440 | 4,448 |
16,986 | ||
Internet Media & Services – 1.0% | ||
GrubHub Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 7/1/27 (1) | 4,875 | 4,098 |
Millennium Escrow Corp., | ||
6.63%, 8/1/26 (1) | 3,710 | 2,634 |
Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 2/15/29 (1) | 4,100 | 3,098 |
TripAdvisor, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 7/15/25 (1) | 6,880 | 6,896 |
Uber Technologies, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 1/15/28 (1) | 7,515 | 7,534 |
4.50%, 8/15/29 (1) | 2,600 | 2,480 |
26,740 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.3% | ||
Affinity Interactive, | ||
6.88%, 12/15/27 (1) | 4,160 | 3,707 |
Boyne U.S.A., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/29 (1) | 4,205 | 3,954 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 7/1/25 (1) | 4,925 | 4,939 |
4.63%, 10/15/29 (1) | 6,835 | 6,163 |
7.00%, 2/15/30 (1) | 4,100 | 4,203 |
Carnival Corp., | ||
5.75%, 3/1/27 (1) | 8,965 | 8,754 |
4.00%, 8/1/28 (1) | 5,680 | 5,280 |
6.00%, 5/1/29 (1) | 5,780 | 5,560 |
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., | ||
10.38%, 5/1/28 (1) | 6,175 | 6,718 |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/1/29 (1) | 3,975 | 3,510 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.3%continued | ||
Everi Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/29 (1) | $5,740 | $5,224 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., | ||
4.63%, 1/15/29 (1) | 3,040 | 2,758 |
6.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | 5,805 | 5,104 |
Full House Resorts, Inc., | ||
8.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 3,480 | 3,271 |
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 8/15/28 (1) | 6,940 | 5,066 |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., | ||
3.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 7,330 | 6,797 |
International Game Technology PLC, | ||
5.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 7,470 | 7,323 |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 4,225 | 3,972 |
Light & Wonder International, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 5/15/28 (1) | 7,713 | 7,792 |
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, | ||
6.75%, 2/15/27 (1) | 7,935 | 7,895 |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., | ||
4.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 4,475 | 4,162 |
NCL Corp. Ltd., | ||
5.88%, 3/15/26 (1) | 7,253 | 7,081 |
5.88%, 2/15/27 (1) | 4,730 | 4,690 |
8.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 3,385 | 3,587 |
NCL Finance Ltd., | ||
6.13%, 3/15/28 (1) | 2,530 | 2,417 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 7/1/29 (1) | 3,125 | 2,681 |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., | ||
5.88%, 9/1/31 (1) | 2,270 | 1,755 |
Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, | ||
4.88%, 11/1/26 (1) | 3,220 | 3,065 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 8/31/26 (1) | 14,995 | 14,854 |
11.63%, 8/15/27 (1) | 5,180 | 5,637 |
7.25%, 1/15/30 (1) | 2,890 | 3,019 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.3%continued | ||
Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games U.S. FinCo, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 3/1/30 (1) | $2,795 | $2,643 |
Station Casinos LLC, | ||
4.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 3,775 | 3,556 |
Travel + Leisure Co., | ||
6.63%, 7/31/26 (1) | 4,640 | 4,686 |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | ||
6.25%, 5/15/25 (1) | 3,415 | 3,402 |
5.88%, 9/15/27 (1) | 10,451 | 10,085 |
Yum! Brands, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 4/1/32 | 6,640 | 6,525 |
191,835 | ||
Leisure Products – 0.5% | ||
Acushnet Co., | ||
7.38%, 10/15/28 (1) | 3,700 | 3,860 |
Thor Industries, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 10/15/29 (1) | 6,950 | 6,199 |
Vista Outdoor, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/15/29 (1) | 3,924 | 3,831 |
13,890 | ||
Machinery – 1.0% | ||
Amsted Industries, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 7/1/27 (1) | 4,195 | 4,180 |
GrafTech Finance, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 12/15/28 (1) | 4,575 | 3,033 |
Madison IAQ LLC, | ||
4.13%, 6/30/28 (1) | 4,965 | 4,517 |
5.88%, 6/30/29 (1) | 3,340 | 2,944 |
Maxim Crane Works Holdings Capital LLC, | ||
11.50%, 9/1/28 (1) | 5,480 | 5,678 |
Titan International, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 4/30/28 | 5,600 | 5,603 |
25,955 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.6% | ||
Embecta Corp., | ||
5.00%, 2/15/30 (1) | 3,415 | 2,897 |
Medline Borrower L.P., | ||
3.88%, 4/1/29 (1) | 3,850 | 3,480 |
5.25%, 10/1/29 (1) | 9,960 | 9,386 |
15,763 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Metals & Mining – 0.7% | ||
Alliance Resource Operating Partners L.P./Alliance Resource Finance Corp., | ||
7.50%, 5/1/25 (1) | $3,493 | $3,475 |
Coeur Mining, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 2/15/29 (1) | 3,950 | 3,638 |
Constellium S.E., | ||
3.75%, 4/15/29 (1) | 3,130 | 2,839 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., | ||
4.50%, 6/1/31 (1) | 5,140 | 4,431 |
Novelis Corp., | ||
4.75%, 1/30/30 (1) | 4,435 | 4,171 |
18,554 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 9.6% | ||
Apache Corp., | ||
4.25%, 1/15/30 | 2,870 | 2,701 |
5.10%, 9/1/40 | 5,135 | 4,400 |
Berry Petroleum Co. LLC, | ||
7.00%, 2/15/26 (1) | 10,715 | 10,468 |
California Resources Corp., | ||
7.13%, 2/1/26 (1) | 4,835 | 4,904 |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | ||
6.38%, 6/15/26 (1) | 9,019 | 8,990 |
8.38%, 1/15/29 (1) | 3,045 | 3,131 |
Civitas Resources, Inc., | ||
8.38%, 7/1/28 (1) | 3,735 | 3,899 |
8.63%, 11/1/30 (1) | 995 | 1,055 |
CNX Resources Corp., | ||
7.38%, 1/15/31 (1) | 2,925 | 2,946 |
Comstock Resources, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 3/1/29 (1) | 3,510 | 3,211 |
Crescent Energy Finance LLC, | ||
9.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 5,645 | 5,857 |
CrownRock L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 5/1/29 (1) | 3,445 | 3,359 |
CVR Energy, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 2/15/28 (1) | 6,275 | 5,789 |
Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., | ||
7.13%, 6/1/28 (1) | 2,420 | 2,280 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | ||
5.63%, 5/1/27 (1) | 8,066 | 8,038 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 9.6%continued | ||
Energy Ventures Gom LLC/EnVen Finance Corp., | ||
11.75%, 4/15/26 (1) | $3,589 | $3,724 |
EnLink Midstream LLC, | ||
6.50%, 9/1/30 (1) | 2,970 | 3,031 |
EnLink Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 4.37%), 9.76%, 2/5/24 (3) (8) | 5,003 | 4,561 |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
4.50%, 1/15/29 (1) | 2,145 | 2,027 |
7.50%, 6/1/30 (1) | 3,240 | 3,483 |
4.75%, 1/15/31 (1) | 6,885 | 6,407 |
FTAI Infra Escrow Holdings LLC, | ||
10.50%, 6/1/27 (1) | 7,670 | 7,964 |
Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., | ||
8.00%, 1/15/27 | 3,800 | 3,866 |
8.25%, 1/15/29 | 5,955 | 6,121 |
Global Partners L.P./GLP Finance Corp., | ||
6.88%, 1/15/29 | 3,945 | 3,807 |
Harvest Midstream I L.P., | ||
7.50%, 9/1/28 (1) | 2,935 | 2,919 |
Hess Midstream Operations L.P., | ||
5.50%, 10/15/30 (1) | 5,120 | 4,955 |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | ||
6.25%, 11/1/28 (1) | 6,232 | 6,207 |
ITT Holdings LLC, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/29 (1) | 6,460 | 5,715 |
Martin Midstream Partners L.P./Martin Midstream Finance Corp., | ||
11.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 5,855 | 6,031 |
Murphy Oil Corp., | ||
6.38%, 7/15/28 | 4,685 | 4,711 |
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., | ||
7.50%, 2/1/26 (1) | 10,360 | 10,464 |
NGL Energy Partners L.P./NGL Energy Finance Corp., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/26 | 4,580 | 4,555 |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., | ||
8.13%, 3/1/28 (1) | 3,825 | 3,873 |
NuStar Logistics L.P., | ||
6.00%, 6/1/26 | 4,360 | 4,352 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 9.6%continued | ||
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., | ||
6.00%, 2/15/28 | $11,423 | $11,092 |
Permian Resources Operating LLC, | ||
8.00%, 4/15/27 (1) | 4,990 | 5,167 |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 4.37%), 9.75%, 2/5/24 (3) (8) | 4,205 | 4,063 |
Range Resources Corp., | ||
8.25%, 1/15/29 | 4,155 | 4,299 |
4.75%, 2/15/30 (1) | 2,650 | 2,450 |
SM Energy Co., | ||
5.63%, 6/1/25 | 9,030 | 8,896 |
Southwestern Energy Co., | ||
5.38%, 2/1/29 | 10,915 | 10,653 |
Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., | ||
4.50%, 5/15/29 | 2,858 | 2,653 |
4.50%, 4/30/30 | 3,845 | 3,560 |
Venture Global LNG, Inc., | ||
9.50%, 2/1/29 (1) | 6,925 | 7,326 |
8.38%, 6/1/31 (1) | 14,208 | 14,211 |
Vital Energy, Inc., | ||
7.75%, 7/31/29 (1) | 8,504 | 8,130 |
252,301 | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 1.8% | ||
Nabors Industries Ltd., | ||
7.25%, 1/15/26 (1) | 6,275 | 6,032 |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 5/15/27 (1) | 2,340 | 2,292 |
9.13%, 1/31/30 (1) | 1,485 | 1,491 |
Oceaneering International, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 2/1/28 | 6,280 | 6,087 |
6.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 4,295 | 4,163 |
Transocean Aquila Ltd., | ||
8.00%, 9/30/28 (1) | 2,390 | 2,425 |
Transocean Poseidon Ltd., | ||
6.88%, 2/1/27 (1) | 5,336 | 5,310 |
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., | ||
8.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 1,545 | 1,603 |
Transocean, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 1/15/26 | 1,745 | 1,715 |
8.75%, 2/15/30 (1) | 6,484 | 6,775 |
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REPORT 136 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 1.8%continued | ||
U.S.A. Compression Partners L.P./U.S.A. Compression Finance Corp., | ||
6.88%, 4/1/26 | $6,386 | $6,359 |
Weatherford International Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 9/15/28 (1) | 3,383 | 3,486 |
47,738 | ||
Publishing & Broadcasting – 2.3% | ||
Beasley Mezzanine Holdings LLC, | ||
8.63%, 2/1/26 (1) | 9,215 | 6,082 |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 8/15/27 (1) | 5,780 | 5,518 |
7.75%, 4/15/28 (1) | 3,160 | 2,723 |
7.50%, 6/1/29 (1) | 3,190 | 2,651 |
Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/1/26 (1) | 6,615 | 4,449 |
Gannett Holdings LLC, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/26 (1) | 3,395 | 2,996 |
Gray Escrow II, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 11/15/31 (1) | 5,870 | 4,447 |
Gray Television, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 5/15/27 (1) | 5,175 | 4,919 |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | ||
8.38%, 5/1/27 | 3,245 | 2,106 |
5.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | 3,810 | 3,027 |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 8/1/28 (1) | 4,275 | 4,122 |
Nexstar Media, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 7/15/27 (1) | 4,515 | 4,365 |
Townsquare Media, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 2/1/26 (1) | 6,549 | 6,415 |
Urban One, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 7,935 | 6,745 |
60,565 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.2% | ||
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/27 (1) | 6,125 | 5,512 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | ||
4.38%, 3/1/31 | 4,762 | 3,572 |
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, | ||
6.00%, 4/15/25 (1) | 4,785 | 4,771 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.2%continued | ||
IIP Operating Partnership L.P., | ||
5.50%, 5/25/26 | $4,310 | $3,981 |
Iron Mountain, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 9/15/29 (1) | 8,469 | 8,021 |
5.25%, 7/15/30 (1) | 9,665 | 9,236 |
Necessity Retail REIT (The), Inc./American Finance Operating Partner L.P., | ||
4.50%, 9/30/28 (1) | 5,735 | 4,829 |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | ||
4.88%, 5/15/29 (1) | 3,010 | 2,784 |
Service Properties Trust, | ||
5.50%, 12/15/27 | 7,490 | 6,857 |
Uniti Group L.P./Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | ||
10.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 3,540 | 3,589 |
6.50%, 2/15/29 (1) | 3,095 | 2,232 |
XHR L.P., | ||
6.38%, 8/15/25 (1) | 2,100 | 2,095 |
57,479 | ||
Real Estate Owners & Developers – 0.1% | ||
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 3/1/31 | 4,160 | 3,303 |
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.3% | ||
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons L.P./Albertsons LLC, | ||
4.63%, 1/15/27 (1) | 4,380 | 4,259 |
5.88%, 2/15/28 (1) | 4,375 | 4,382 |
8,641 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 4.1% | ||
Academy Ltd., | ||
6.00%, 11/15/27 (1) | 6,630 | 6,510 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., | ||
9.38%, 7/1/25 (1) | 1,495 | 1,578 |
5.25%, 2/1/28 | 2,225 | 2,201 |
6.63%, 10/1/30 (1) | 4,685 | 4,792 |
6.75%, 7/1/36 | 8,070 | 8,132 |
Carvana Co., | ||
12.00%, 12/1/28 (1) (7) | 766 | 650 |
13.00%, 6/1/30 (1) (7) | 1,149 | 966 |
14.00%, 6/1/31 (1) (7) | 1,360 | 1,162 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 4.1%continued | ||
Evergreen Acqco 1 L.P./TVI, Inc., | ||
9.75%, 4/26/28 (1) | $8,022 | $8,544 |
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, | ||
4.88%, 9/15/28 (1) | 6,680 | 6,322 |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, | ||
4.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 7,098 | 6,592 |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC/Victra Finance Corp., | ||
7.75%, 2/15/26 (1) | 9,080 | 8,714 |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, | ||
5.88%, 3/15/30 (1) | 2,925 | 2,779 |
4.50%, 12/15/34 | 5,540 | 4,488 |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | ||
6.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 5,280 | 4,775 |
Michaels (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
5.25%, 5/1/28 (1) | 3,145 | 2,517 |
7.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 2,430 | 1,530 |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, | ||
7.13%, 4/1/26 (1) | 3,060 | 2,942 |
Patrick Industries, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 10/15/27 (1) | 5,280 | 5,293 |
4.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 3,300 | 3,005 |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., | ||
4.75%, 2/15/28 (1) | 1,400 | 1,321 |
7.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 3,705 | 3,604 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 11/15/29 (1) | 2,225 | 2,027 |
4.88%, 11/15/31 (1) | 3,380 | 3,013 |
Staples, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/26 (1) | 10,341 | 9,620 |
Victoria's Secret & Co., | ||
4.63%, 7/15/29 (1) | 5,550 | 4,635 |
107,712 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.2% | ||
Coherent Corp., | ||
5.00%, 12/15/29(1) | 4,371 | 4,151 |
Software – 1.4% | ||
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 2/15/30 (1) | 3,930 | 3,568 |
Capstone Borrower, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 6/15/30 (1) | 3,335 | 3,469 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Software – 1.4%continued | ||
Castle U.S. Holding Corp., | ||
9.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | $4,390 | $2,261 |
Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 6/15/29 (1) | 2,995 | 3,061 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 3/31/29 (1) | 9,015 | 8,590 |
9.00%, 9/30/29 (1) | 7,025 | 6,691 |
GoTo Group, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 9/1/27 (1) | 6,655 | 3,219 |
McAfee Corp., | ||
7.38%, 2/15/30 (1) | 5,270 | 4,815 |
35,674 | ||
Specialty Finance – 6.1% | ||
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.87%), 4.70%, 5/15/26 (2) (3) | 4,150 | 3,110 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 7Y + 3.48%), 4.70%, 5/15/28 (2) (3) | 1,610 | 1,093 |
Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, | ||
6.88%, 4/15/30 (1) | 9,064 | 8,747 |
9.25%, 7/1/31 (1) | 4,760 | 5,059 |
Credit Acceptance Corp., | ||
6.63%, 3/15/26 | 6,648 | 6,635 |
9.25%, 12/15/28 (1) | 3,710 | 3,956 |
Curo Group Holdings Corp., | ||
7.50%, 8/1/28 (1) | 15,380 | 2,961 |
Discover Financial Services, | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.34%), 5.50%, 10/30/27 (2) (3) | 6,575 | 5,283 |
Enova International, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 9/15/25 (1) | 8,985 | 8,828 |
FirstCash, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 9/1/28 (1) | 6,480 | 6,049 |
5.63%, 1/1/30 (1) | 3,147 | 3,013 |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, | ||
9.75%, 8/1/27 (1) | 7,775 | 8,086 |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., | ||
12.25%, 10/1/30 (1) | 5,265 | 5,772 |
Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., | ||
5.00%, 8/15/28 (1) | 7,870 | 7,052 |
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Schedule of Investments |
HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 6.1%continued | ||
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, | ||
6.00%, 8/15/26 (1) | $12,360 | $11,829 |
JPR Royalty Sub LLC, | ||
14.00%, 9/1/20 (1) (5) (6) (9) | 8,000 | — |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., | ||
4.25%, 2/1/27 (1) | 9,620 | 9,063 |
LFS Topco LLC, | ||
5.88%, 10/15/26 (1) | 7,115 | 6,536 |
Midcap Financial Issuer Trust, | ||
6.50%, 5/1/28 (1) | 3,565 | 3,343 |
Navient Corp., | ||
5.00%, 3/15/27 | 11,610 | 11,208 |
OneMain Finance Corp., | ||
5.38%, 11/15/29 | 11,655 | 10,926 |
4.00%, 9/15/30 | 4,880 | 4,175 |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 9/15/31 (1) | 5,090 | 4,713 |
PRA Group, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 9/1/25 (1) | 7,625 | 7,549 |
Provident Funding Associates L.P./PFG Finance Corp., | ||
6.38%, 6/15/25 (1) | 3,607 | 3,309 |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 2,355 | 2,230 |
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC, | ||
8.50%, 5/9/26 (1) (5) (6) | 5,679 | 4,604 |
World Acceptance Corp., | ||
7.00%, 11/1/26 (1) | 5,900 | 5,354 |
160,483 | ||
Steel – 0.3% | ||
Carpenter Technology Corp., | ||
6.38%, 7/15/28 | 5,085 | 5,107 |
TMS International Corp., | ||
6.25%, 4/15/29 (1) | 2,355 | 1,943 |
United States Steel Corp., | ||
6.88%, 3/1/29 | 1,069 | 1,093 |
8,143 | ||
Technology Hardware – 1.7% | ||
CommScope Technologies LLC, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/27 (1) | 5,976 | 2,487 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Technology Hardware – 1.7%continued | ||
CommScope, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 3/1/26 (1) | $2,120 | $1,890 |
7.13%, 7/1/28 (1) | 1,457 | 692 |
Imola Merger Corp., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/29 (1) | 6,230 | 5,921 |
Likewize Corp., | ||
9.75%, 10/15/25 (1) | 7,090 | 7,188 |
NCR Atleos Corp., | ||
9.50%, 4/1/29 (1) | 5,750 | 6,109 |
Seagate HDD Cayman, | ||
8.25%, 12/15/29 (1) | 3,790 | 4,088 |
3.38%, 7/15/31 | 2,680 | 2,005 |
Viasat, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 4/15/27 (1) | 6,760 | 6,540 |
6.50%, 7/15/28 (1) | 5,390 | 4,427 |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 10/1/29 (1) | 3,525 | 3,086 |
44,433 | ||
Technology Services – 1.2% | ||
CPI CG, Inc., | ||
8.63%, 3/15/26 (1) | 5,689 | 5,490 |
GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC, | ||
7.50%, 1/15/31 (1) | 8,470 | 8,950 |
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., | ||
9.29%, 4/15/29 (1) | 7,930 | 7,393 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., | ||
8.63%, 6/1/27 (1) | 5,351 | 4,860 |
Vericast Corp., | ||
11.00%, 9/15/26 (1) | 3,180 | 3,371 |
Virtusa Corp., | ||
7.13%, 12/15/28 (1) | 2,880 | 2,466 |
32,530 | ||
Telecommunications – 1.4% | ||
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, | ||
5.63%, 9/15/28 (1) | 2,410 | 1,899 |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, | ||
5.88%, 10/15/27 (1) | 6,675 | 6,448 |
6.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 6,525 | 5,836 |
8.75%, 5/15/30 (1) | 3,090 | 3,179 |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., | ||
6.63%, 8/1/26 | 4,180 | 3,295 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | ||
10.50%, 5/15/30 (1) | 7,671 | 7,439 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Telecommunications – 1.4%continued | ||
Windstream Escrow LLC/Windstream Escrow Finance Corp., | ||
7.75%, 8/15/28 (1) | $6,325 | $5,541 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.13%, 3/1/28 (1) | 4,540 | 3,334 |
36,971 | ||
Tobacco & Cannabis – 0.3% | ||
Vector Group Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 2/1/29(1) | 9,870 | 9,038 |
Transportation & Logistics – 3.0% | ||
Allegiant Travel Co., | ||
7.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | 4,175 | 4,085 |
American Airlines Group, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 3/1/25 (1) | 8,218 | 8,016 |
American Airlines, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 2,605 | 2,630 |
8.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 3,707 | 3,914 |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 4/20/26 (1) | 6,267 | 6,222 |
5.75%, 4/20/29 (1) | 7,520 | 7,328 |
Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 2/1/28 (1) | 10,215 | 9,349 |
First Student Bidco, Inc./First Transit Parent, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 7/31/29 (1) | 6,510 | 5,645 |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 1/20/26 (1) | 9,680 | 9,112 |
Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 6/20/27 (1) | 3,958 | 3,970 |
United Airlines, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 4/15/29 (1) | 7,540 | 7,052 |
XPO, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 6/1/28 (1) | 8,185 | 8,283 |
7.13%, 6/1/31 (1) | 3,329 | 3,452 |
79,058 | ||
Transportation Equipment – 0.3% | ||
Allison Transmission, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 6/1/29 (1) | 5,235 | 5,216 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 80.4% continued | ||
Transportation Equipment – 0.3%continued | ||
Trinity Industries, Inc., | ||
7.75%, 7/15/28 (1) | $2,020 | $2,087 |
7,303 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $2,268,633) | 2,118,240 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 14.6% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5% | ||
Bombardier, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 2/15/28 (1) | 3,985 | 3,882 |
7.50%, 2/1/29 (1) | 3,180 | 3,231 |
Rolls-Royce PLC, | ||
5.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 6,665 | 6,677 |
13,790 | ||
Automotive – 0.5% | ||
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, | ||
6.00%, 5/15/27 (1) (7) | 6,780 | 6,606 |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., | ||
7.13%, 4/14/30 (1) | 5,940 | 6,332 |
12,938 | ||
Banking – 1.8% | ||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 5.10%), 9.38%, 3/19/29 (2) (3) | 4,580 | 4,899 |
Barclays PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 5.67%), 8.00%, 6/15/24 (2) (3) | 8,240 | 8,183 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.41%), 4.38%, 3/15/28 (2) (3) | 4,340 | 3,374 |
(Variable, USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate 5Y + 5.78%), 9.63%, 12/15/29 (2) (3) | 2,250 | 2,337 |
Credit Agricole S.A., | ||
(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 4.90%), 7.88%, 1/23/24 (1) (2) (3) | 4,303 | 4,305 |
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Variable, USD ICE Swap Rate 5Y + 5.00%), 7.50%, 4/30/25 (2) (3) | 4,670 | 4,561 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.52%), 6.00%, 10/30/25 (2) (3) | 3,915 | 3,543 |
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HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 14.6% continued | ||
Banking – 1.8%continued | ||
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 4.45%), 6.50%, 4/16/25 (2) (3) | $2,786 | $2,713 |
NatWest Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.10%), 4.60%, 6/28/31 (2) (3) | 3,570 | 2,679 |
Societe Generale S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 5.45%), 10.00%, 11/14/28 (1) (2) (3) | 3,725 | 3,980 |
Swedbank AB, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.59%), 7.63%, 3/17/28 (2) (3) (10) | 7,675 | 7,485 |
48,059 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.6% | ||
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, | ||
5.50%, 1/15/28 (1) | 7,567 | 7,160 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V., | ||
6.75%, 3/1/28 | 4,425 | 4,522 |
7.88%, 9/15/29 | 4,570 | 4,922 |
16,604 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.7% | ||
Altice Financing S.A., | ||
5.00%, 1/15/28 (1) | 6,000 | 5,435 |
5.75%, 8/15/29 (1) | 7,260 | 6,449 |
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., | ||
6.00%, 1/15/27 (1) | 7,570 | 7,368 |
19,252 | ||
Chemicals – 0.4% | ||
Methanex Corp., | ||
5.13%, 10/15/27 | 4,985 | 4,871 |
Nufarm Australia Ltd./Nufarm Americas, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 1/27/30 (1) | 4,385 | 4,067 |
SNF Group SACA, | ||
3.38%, 3/15/30 (1) | 1,250 | 1,073 |
10,011 | ||
Commercial Support Services – 0.2% | ||
GFL Environmental, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 1/15/31(1) | 5,965 | 6,147 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 14.6% continued | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.1% | ||
ARD Finance S.A., | ||
6.50%, 6/30/27(1) (7) | $5,993 | $2,800 |
Electric Utilities – 0.4% | ||
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, | ||
4.13%, 6/15/28 (1) | 4,085 | 3,828 |
Drax Finco PLC, | ||
6.63%, 11/1/25 (1) | 7,147 | 7,019 |
10,847 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.1% | ||
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, | ||
7.63%, 7/15/28(1) | 3,215 | 3,158 |
Food – 0.7% | ||
Minerva Luxembourg S.A., | ||
4.38%, 3/18/31 (1) | 4,000 | 3,297 |
NBM U.S. Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 5/14/26 (1) | 8,250 | 8,343 |
Sigma Holdco B.V., | ||
7.88%, 5/15/26 (1) | 6,205 | 5,585 |
17,225 | ||
Household Products – 0.2% | ||
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 12/31/26(1) | 3,985 | 3,885 |
Insurance – 0.6% | ||
Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC, | ||
11.50%, 1/15/27 (1) (7) | 10,913 | 10,745 |
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., | ||
10.50%, 12/15/30 (1) | 3,775 | 3,978 |
14,723 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 1.0% | ||
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 10/15/30 (1) | 4,880 | 4,375 |
Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC, | ||
7.88%, 4/30/29 (1) | 3,590 | 3,653 |
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., | ||
5.63%, 7/17/27 (1) | 7,925 | 7,351 |
Studio City Finance Ltd., | ||
5.00%, 1/15/29 (1) | 7,105 | 5,968 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 14.6% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 1.0%continued | ||
Wynn Macau Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 10/1/27 (1) | $4,442 | $4,193 |
25,540 | ||
Machinery – 0.2% | ||
Husky III Holding Ltd., | ||
13.00%, 2/15/25(1) (7) | 6,280 | 6,252 |
Metals & Mining – 0.6% | ||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., | ||
6.88%, 10/15/27 (1) | 6,365 | 5,409 |
FMG Resources Pty. Ltd., Series 2006, | ||
4.38%, 4/1/31 (1) | 7,495 | 6,862 |
Taseko Mines Ltd., | ||
7.00%, 2/15/26 (1) | 3,650 | 3,456 |
15,727 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.9% | ||
Baytex Energy Corp., | ||
8.50%, 4/30/30 (1) | 3,330 | 3,445 |
eG Global Finance PLC, | ||
12.00%, 11/30/28 (1) | 5,195 | 5,533 |
MEG Energy Corp., | ||
5.88%, 2/1/29 (1) | 4,480 | 4,353 |
Parkland Corp., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/29 (1) | 5,890 | 5,398 |
Strathcona Resources Ltd., | ||
6.88%, 8/1/26 (1) | 5,490 | 5,243 |
23,972 | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 0.5% | ||
Seadrill Finance Ltd., | ||
8.38%, 8/1/30 (1) | 9,030 | 9,421 |
Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., | ||
9.63%, 4/15/29 (1) | 3,670 | 3,592 |
13,013 | ||
Publishing & Broadcasting – 0.2% | ||
Clear Channel International B.V., | ||
6.63%, 8/1/25(1) | 4,960 | 4,984 |
Software – 0.4% | ||
Open Text Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 2/15/30(1) | 11,205 | 10,141 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 14.6% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.5% | ||
AerCap Holdings N.V., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.54%), 5.88%, 10/10/79 (2) | $3,685 | $3,640 |
GGAM Finance Ltd., | ||
8.00%, 2/15/27 (1) | 3,705 | 3,788 |
goeasy Ltd., | ||
9.25%, 12/1/28 (1) | 4,450 | 4,752 |
12,180 | ||
Steel – 0.2% | ||
Infrabuild Australia Pty. Ltd., | ||
14.50%, 11/15/28(1) | 5,560 | 5,727 |
Technology Services – 0.4% | ||
Sixsigma Networks Mexico S.A. de C.V., | ||
7.50%, 5/2/25(1) | 10,270 | 9,391 |
Telecommunications – 2.3% | ||
Altice France Holding S.A., | ||
10.50%, 5/15/27 (1) | 10,410 | 6,742 |
Altice France S.A., | ||
5.13%, 7/15/29 (1) | 5,985 | 4,648 |
5.50%, 10/15/29 (1) | 8,455 | 6,626 |
C&W Senior Financing DAC, | ||
6.88%, 9/15/27 (1) | 5,411 | 5,041 |
Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect U.S. Finco LLC, | ||
6.75%, 10/1/26 (1) | 9,035 | 8,982 |
Iliad Holding SASU, | ||
7.00%, 10/15/28 (1) | 3,825 | 3,806 |
Telecom Italia Capital S.A., | ||
6.38%, 11/15/33 | 6,561 | 6,415 |
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, | ||
5.63%, 12/6/26 (1) | 5,475 | 3,427 |
6.50%, 10/15/27 (1) | 11,475 | 5,364 |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, | ||
4.25%, 1/31/31 (1) | 6,460 | 5,641 |
4.75%, 7/15/31 (1) | 5,040 | 4,502 |
61,194 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6% | ||
Air Canada, | ||
3.88%, 8/15/26 (1) | 3,068 | 2,931 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 14.6% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6%continued | ||
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding, Inc., | ||
7.88%, 5/1/27 (1) | $3,310 | $2,849 |
6.38%, 2/1/30 (1) | 13,200 | 9,211 |
14,991 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $409,296) | 382,551 | |
TERM LOANS – 0.6% | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.6% | ||
Alvogen Pharma U.S., Inc., June 2022 Loan, | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 13.00%, 6/30/25 | 16,725 | 15,931 |
Total Term Loans | ||
(Cost $16,698) | 15,931 |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMON STOCKS – 0.0% | ||
Passenger Airlines – 0.0% | ||
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC(5) (9) * | 2,621 | $— |
Total Common Stocks | ||
(Cost $3) | — | |
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0% | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.0% | ||
Cayenne Aviation LLC(5) (9) * | 15,725 | — |
Total Preferred Stocks | ||
(Cost $1,573) | — |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.6% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (11) (12) | $67,337 | $67,337 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.6%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.24%, 4/11/24(13) (14) | $1,955 | $1,927 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $69,263) | 69,264 | |
Total Investments – 98.2% | ||
(Cost $2,765,466) | 2,585,986 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 1.8% | 47,869 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $2,633,855 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(3) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(4) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. |
(5) | Restricted security that has been deemed illiquid. At December 31, 2023, the value of these restricted illiquid securities amounted to approximately $4,633,000 or 0.2% of net assets. Additional information on these restricted illiquid securities is as follows: |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
Anagram Holdings LLC/Anagram International, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/26 | 7/26/18-8/18/23 | $6,967 |
Cayenne Aviation LLC | 5/18/21 | 1,573 |
JPR Royalty Sub LLC, 14.00%, 9/1/20 | 3/10/11 | 8,000 |
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC | 5/18/21 | 3 |
Voyager Aviation Holdings LLC, 8.50%, 5/9/26 | 5/3/21 | 5,391 |
(6) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. Income is not being accrued. |
(7) | Security is a payment in-kind bond (PIK), distributions received in-kind unless otherwise noted in the description. |
(8) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(9) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(10) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. |
(11) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(12) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(13) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
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(14) | Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
* | Non-Income Producing Security |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
7Y - 7 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had
open futures contracts as follows:
TYPE | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | NOTIONAL AMOUNT (000s) | CONTRACT POSITION | CONTRACT EXP. | VALUE AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 595 | $70,219 | Long | 3/24 | $2,672 |
At December 31, 2023, the security types for the
Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Corporate Bonds | 80.4% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 14.6% |
Term Loans | 0.6% |
Investment Companies | 2.5% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.1% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Corporate Bonds(1) | $— | $2,118,240 | $— | $2,118,240 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 382,551 | — | 382,551 |
Term Loans | — | 15,931 | — | 15,931 |
Investment Companies | 67,337 | — | — | 67,337 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,927 | — | 1,927 |
Total Investments | $67,337 | $2,518,649 | $— | $2,585,986 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Futures Contracts | $2,672 | $— | $— | $2,672 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $60,479 | $615,122 | $608,264 | $2,154 | $67,337 | $67,337,000 |
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HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL FUND |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.4% | ||
Consumer Services – 0.1% | ||
Grand Canyon University, | ||
5.13%, 10/1/28 | $500 | $447 |
Real Estate Owners & Developers – 0.3% | ||
Benloch Ranch Improvement Association No. 2, | ||
10.00%, 12/1/51(1) (2) | 1,000 | 810 |
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,476) | 1,257 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 92.1% | ||
Alabama – 1.1% | ||
Hoover IDB Environmental Improvement Revenue Bonds (AMT), United States Steel Corp., | ||
5.75%, 10/1/49 | 1,000 | 1,016 |
Lower Alabama Gas District Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/46 | 2,000 | 2,191 |
3,207 | ||
Arizona – 3.9% | ||
Arizona State IDA Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Legacy Cares, Inc., Project, | ||
7.75%, 7/1/50(3) | 2,000 | 120 |
Arizona State IDA Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series A, Legacy Cares, Inc., Project, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/31(3) | 100 | 6 |
6.00%, 7/1/51(3) | 400 | 24 |
Arizona State IDA Education Revenue Bonds, Pinecrest Academy of Northern, | ||
4.50%, 7/15/29(4) | 1,800 | 1,704 |
Glendale IDA Senior Living Facilities Revenue Bonds, Royal Oaks Inspirata Pointe Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/56 | 1,000 | 820 |
La Paz County IDA Education Facility Lease Revenue Bonds, Charter School Solutions-Harmony Public Schools, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/36 | 1,400 | 1,423 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Arizona – 3.9%continued | ||
Maricopa County IDA Education Revenue Refunding Bonds, Choice Academies, Inc., Project, | ||
5.75%, 9/1/45 | $2,300 | $2,252 |
Maricopa County IDA Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Commercial Metals Company, | ||
4.00%, 10/15/47 | 1,000 | 871 |
Phoenix IDA Hotel Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Falcon Properties LLC Project, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/51(4) | 2,500 | 1,957 |
Tempe IDA Revenue Bonds, Friendship Village of Tempe Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/50 | 1,500 | 1,292 |
Tempe IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Friendship Village Project, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/46 | 1,000 | 755 |
11,224 | ||
Arkansas – 0.3% | ||
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Environmental Revenue Bonds (AMT), Green Bonds, | ||
5.45%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
California – 13.8% | ||
Antelope Valley Healthcare District, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/36 | 1,020 | 1,042 |
California Community Housing Agency Essential Housing Revenue Bonds, Summit at Sausalito Apartments, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/50(4) | 1,000 | 731 |
California Community Housing Agency Essential Housing Revenue Bonds, Verdant at Green Valley Project, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/49(4) | 2,000 | 1,877 |
California Community Housing Agency Essential Housing Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series A, Glendale Properties, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/47 | 1,000 | 803 |
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency Tobacco Settlement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Merced County Tobacco Funding, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/50 | 500 | 504 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
California – 13.8%continued | ||
California State Community College Financing Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, Napa Valley College Project, | ||
5.75%, 7/1/60 | $2,000 | $2,016 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority MFH Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Cityview, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/36(4) | 1,500 | 1,386 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (AMT), LINXS APM Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/31/43 | 5,000 | 5,131 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Special Facility Revenue Bonds (AMT), United Airlines, Inc., Project, | ||
4.00%, 7/15/29 | 3,000 | 2,949 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Special TRB, Community Facilities District No. 2021-11 Otay Ranch, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,037 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, Claremont Collegiate Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52(4) | 1,000 | 903 |
California State Pollution Control Financing Authority Solid Waste Disposal Subordinate Green Revenue Bonds (AMT), Calplant I Project, | ||
7.50%, 12/1/39(3) | 3,000 | 41 |
California State Pollution Control Financing Authority Water Furnishing Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Diego County Water Authority, | ||
5.00%, 11/21/45 | 1,000 | 1,014 |
CSCDA College Housing Revenue Bonds, NCCD-Hooper Street, LLC-California College, | ||
5.25%, 7/1/49 | 1,700 | 1,700 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Mezzanine Revenue Bonds, Crescent West Hollywood, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/59 | 1,000 | 848 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
California – 13.8%continued | ||
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Revenue Bonds, Altana Glendale Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/56 | $1,000 | $743 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/54 | 1,500 | 1,198 |
CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Essential Housing Senior Revenue Bonds, Crescent West Hollywood, | ||
4.30%, 7/1/59 | 500 | 411 |
CSCDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, California Baptist University, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/32 | 500 | 511 |
5.00%, 11/1/41 | 1,000 | 994 |
CSCDA Special TRB, Community Facilities District No. 2016-02 Delta Coves, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,000 | 886 |
CSCDA Special TRB, Delta Coves, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,027 |
CSCDA Special TRB, Improvement Area No. 1, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,000 | 913 |
CSCDA Statewide Revenue Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 9/2/50 | 500 | 434 |
Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency Toll Road Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 1/15/46 | 750 | 739 |
Ontario Special Tax Bonds, Tevelde Facilities, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,000 | 884 |
River Islands PFA Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 Improvement Area No. 2, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/37 | 1,000 | 1,046 |
River Islands PFA Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 2021-1, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 985 | 844 |
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HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
California – 13.8%continued | ||
River Islands PFA Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Phase 2 Public Improvement, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | $1,000 | $857 |
Roseville Special Tax Bonds, The Ranch at Sierra Vista Community, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,500 | 1,324 |
Roseville Special Tax Bonds, The Ranch At Sierra Vista Community Facilities District No. 1 (Public Facilities), | ||
4.00%, 9/1/50 | 150 | 132 |
Sacramento County Special Refunding Tax Bonds, Metro Air Park Community Facilities, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/42 | 800 | 823 |
Sacramento Special Tax Bonds, Railyards Community Facilities District No. 2018-01, | ||
5.25%, 9/1/42 | 1,000 | 1,051 |
San Francisco City & County Community Facilities District 2016-1 Special Tax Bonds, Series 2021, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,000 | 882 |
San Francisco City & County Community Facilities District 2016-1 Special Tax Bonds, Treasure Island, Series 2022, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 871 |
San Luis Obispo Community Facilities District No. 2019-1 Special Tax Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 695 | 612 |
Santa Paula Special Tax Bonds, Harvest Community Facilities District No. 1 Improvement, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/50 | 1,000 | 891 |
40,055 | ||
Colorado – 5.7% | ||
Cascade Ridge Metropolitan District G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/51 | 1,205 | 1,027 |
Chambers Highpoint Metropolitan District No. 2 G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/51 | 500 | 416 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
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Colorado – 5.7%continued | ||
Colorado Educational & Cultural Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Science Technology English & Math, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/54 | $1,500 | $1,451 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue and Improvement Refunding Bonds, Christian Living Neighborhoods, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/42 | 1,000 | 843 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series A, Aberdeen Ridge, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/58 | 1,500 | 917 |
Fiddler's Business Improvement District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.55%, 12/1/47 | 1,000 | 1,016 |
Legato Community Authority Limited Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Senior Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/51 | 750 | 642 |
Riverwalk Metropolitan District No. 2 Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/32 | 1,465 | 1,344 |
Rudolph Farms Metropolitan District No. 6 Revenue Supported G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
6.50%, 6/1/52 | 500 | 497 |
Silver Peaks Metropolitan District No. 3 Senior Lien G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/50 | 500 | 444 |
Transport Metropolitan District No. 3 MDD G.O. Limited Bonds, Series 2021-A-1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/51 | 1,500 | 1,215 |
Tree Farm Metropolitan District G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
4.50%, 12/1/41(4) | 1,500 | 1,356 |
Waterfront at Foster Lake Metropolitan District No. 2 Senior Lien G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A3-1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/51 | 3,000 | 2,481 |
Westerly Metropolitan District No. 4 Senior G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/50 | 1,000 | 879 |
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Colorado – 5.7%continued | ||
Windler Public Improvement Authority Limited Tax Supported Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
4.13%, 12/1/51 | $3,500 | $2,183 |
16,711 | ||
Connecticut – 0.1% | ||
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, Mclean Issue, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/55 | 500 | 391 |
Florida – 10.2% | ||
Capital Trust Agency Air Cargo Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Aero Miami FX, | ||
5.35%, 7/1/29 | 1,905 | 1,908 |
Capital Trust Agency Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, New Springs, Inc., Project, | ||
4.75%, 6/1/56 | 1,500 | 1,107 |
Capital Trust Agency Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Tallahassee Classical School, | ||
4.25%, 7/1/51 | 2,500 | 1,771 |
Capital Trust Agency Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Team Success A School of Excellence, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/57 | 1,000 | 930 |
Capital Trust Agency Revenue Bonds, Sustainability Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/41 | 1,510 | 1,233 |
4.00%, 6/15/51 | 2,000 | 1,484 |
Capital Trust Agency Student Housing Revenue Bonds, University Bridge, LLC Student Housing Project, | ||
5.25%, 12/1/43 | 3,000 | 2,892 |
Charlotte County IDA Utility System Revenue Bonds (AMT), Town & Country Utilities Project, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/51 | 1,000 | 820 |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Surface Transportation Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Virgin Trains U.S.A. Pass, | ||
6.38%, 1/1/26(5) (6) | 4,000 | 3,878 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Florida – 10.2%continued | ||
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding, Inc., Project, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/51 | $750 | $623 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Central Charter School Project, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/32 | 410 | 410 |
5.25%, 8/15/37 | 690 | 665 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Pepin Academics of Pasco County, Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/50(4) | 1,000 | 833 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds, Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/51 | 2,000 | 1,627 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (AMT), Waste Pro U.S.A., Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/29 | 1,500 | 1,436 |
Lake County Retirement Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lakeside at Waterman Village Project, | ||
5.75%, 8/15/55 | 1,000 | 872 |
Ocean Highway & Port Authority Florida Port Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Worldwide Terminals Fenandina Project, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/49(4) | 1,500 | 1,182 |
Palm Beach County Revenue Bonds, Series A, Lynn University Housing Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/57 | 1,500 | 1,306 |
Pinellas County IDA Revenue Bonds, 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/39 | 2,000 | 2,008 |
Sterling Hill Community Development District Capital Improvement Special Assessment Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.50%, 11/1/10(3) | 143 | 67 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Florida – 10.2%continued | ||
Venice Retirement Community Revenue Improvement Bonds, Village on the Isle Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/47 | $1,000 | $892 |
Village Community Development District No. 13 Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, | ||
3.50%, 5/1/51(4) | 960 | 728 |
Village Community Development District No. 14 Revenue Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
5.13%, 5/1/37 | 990 | 1,020 |
29,692 | ||
Georgia – 1.9% | ||
Atlanta Development Authority Senior Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Georgia Proton Treatment Center, | ||
6.75%, 1/1/35(1) (3) | 3,000 | 1,350 |
La Grange Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, La Grange College Project, | ||
5.00%, 10/15/52 | 2,000 | 1,767 |
Oconee County IDA Taxable Revenue Bonds, Economic Development Project, | ||
6.00%, 3/1/48 | 1,500 | 1,201 |
White County Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Truett McConnell University Project, | ||
5.25%, 10/1/49 | 1,500 | 1,280 |
5,598 | ||
Guam – 0.7% | ||
Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series F, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/36 | 1,000 | 1,011 |
Guam Government Department of Education Revenue Refunding COPS, John F. Kennedy High School Refunding & Energy Efficiency Project, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/40 | 1,000 | 1,012 |
2,023 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Idaho – 0.9% | ||
Idaho State Housing & Finance Association Nonprofit Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series A, Future Public School Project, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/52 | $3,410 | $2,538 |
Illinois – 1.6% | ||
Chicago Board of Education Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.75%, 4/1/48 | 1,000 | 1,094 |
Chicago Board of Education G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,103 |
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Plymouth Place, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 5/15/51 | 410 | 327 |
5.00%, 5/15/56 | 440 | 343 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, Plymouth Place, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 5/15/52 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Friendship Village Schaumburg, | ||
5.13%, 2/15/45(1) (3) | 1,500 | 405 |
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prairie Crossing Charter, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/45 | 250 | 233 |
4,524 | ||
Indiana – 2.2% | ||
Goshen MFH Revenue Bonds, Green Oaks of Goshen Project, Housing Choice Voucher Program (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/41(4) | 1,000 | 804 |
Housing & Community Development Authority Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series A, Vita of Marion Project, | ||
5.25%, 4/1/41 | 1,000 | 793 |
Indiana Finance Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Seven Oaks Classical School Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/41 | 420 | 366 |
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Indiana – 2.2%continued | ||
Indiana State Finance Authority Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Res Polyflow Indiana, Green Bonds, | ||
7.00%, 3/1/39 | $3,900 | $2,908 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Kipp Indianapolis, Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/55 | 510 | 468 |
Valparaiso MFH Revenue Bonds, Green Oaks of Valparaiso Project, | ||
5.38%, 12/1/41 | 1,500 | 1,161 |
6,500 | ||
Iowa – 0.3% | ||
Iowa State Finance Authority Senior Living Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sunrise Retirement Community Project, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/51 | 1,000 | 735 |
Kansas – 1.7% | ||
Prairie Village Special Obligation Tax Increment Tax Allocation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Meadowbrook TIF Project, | ||
3.13%, 4/1/36 | 800 | 709 |
Shawnee Education Facilities Revenue Bonds, Maranatha Christian Academy Project, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/56(4) | 2,000 | 1,683 |
Wyandotte County and Kansas City Unified Government Special Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Village East Project Areas 2B, | ||
5.75%, 9/1/39 | 2,500 | 2,462 |
4,854 | ||
Kentucky – 0.2% | ||
Henderson Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Pratt Paper LLC Project, | ||
4.70%, 1/1/52 | 500 | 473 |
Louisiana – 2.1% | ||
Calcasieu Parish Memorial Hospital Service District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/34 | 2,000 | 1,969 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Louisiana – 2.1%continued | ||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Entergy Louisiana LLC Project, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/36 | $2,000 | $1,666 |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Jefferson Rise Charter School Project, | ||
6.25%, 6/1/52(4) | 440 | 421 |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ochsner Clinic, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/26(7) | 50 | 53 |
Saint James Parish Revenue Bonds, Series 2, Nustar Logistics L.P. Project, | ||
6.35%, 7/1/40 | 1,000 | 1,090 |
Saint John The Baptist Parish Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Marathon Oil Corp. Project, | ||
2.38%, 7/1/26(5) (6) | 1,000 | 950 |
6,149 | ||
Maryland – 0.8% | ||
Baltimore Senior Lien Special Obligation Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Harbor Point Project, | ||
3.63%, 6/1/46 | 1,750 | 1,459 |
Frederick County Subordinate Special Tax Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/50 | 995 | 889 |
2,348 | ||
Massachusetts – 1.8% | ||
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series A, UMASS Boston Student Housing, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/41 | 3,000 | 3,017 |
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Salem Community Corp., | ||
5.25%, 1/1/50 | 1,000 | 864 |
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Massachusetts – 1.8%continued | ||
Massachusetts State Transportation Fund Revenue Bonds, Accelerated Bridge Program, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/44 | $1,500 | $1,506 |
5,387 | ||
Michigan – 1.6% | ||
Detroit G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/46 | 1,000 | 1,028 |
Holt Public Schools G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series I (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
2.00%, 5/1/41 | 1,285 | 935 |
Kalamazoo County G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
2.13%, 5/1/42 | 1,000 | 729 |
Michigan Mathematics & Science Initiative Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/51 | 1,000 | 789 |
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Green Bonds, Recycle, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/26(5) (6) | 500 | 493 |
Tipton Academy Public School Academy Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/51 | 985 | 688 |
4,662 | ||
Minnesota – 0.3% | ||
Apple Valley Senior Housing Revenue Bonds, Orchard Path Phase II Project, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/61 | 500 | 380 |
Duluth EDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Benedictine Health System, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/41 | 550 | 428 |
808 | ||
Mississippi – 0.5% | ||
Mississippi State Business Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, System Energy Resources, Inc., Project, | ||
2.38%, 6/1/44 | 1,000 | 623 |
Tunica County Urban Renewal Revenue Refunding Bonds, Utility Districts Project, | ||
6.00%, 10/1/40 | 1,000 | 906 |
1,529 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Missouri – 1.1% | ||
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Health Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Wright Memorial Hospital, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/32 | $1,145 | $1,187 |
5.00%, 9/1/34 | 1,315 | 1,362 |
Plaza At Noah's Ark Community Improvement District Tax Increment & Improvement District Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/30 | 500 | 453 |
3.13%, 5/1/35 | 400 | 339 |
3,341 | ||
Nevada – 0.5% | ||
Henderson Local Improvement District No. T-21 Special Assessment Bonds, Black Mountain, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/51 | 500 | 401 |
Las Vegas Special Improvement District No. 616 and Special Improvement District No. 81 Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
3.13%, 6/1/51 | 500 | 328 |
Las Vegas Special Improvement District No. 814 Summerlin Village 21 & 24A Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/49 | 515 | 433 |
Las Vegas Special Improvement District No. 815 Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/49 | 250 | 241 |
1,403 | ||
New Hampshire – 0.2% | ||
National Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AMT), Green Bonds, | ||
3.75%, 7/2/40(4) (5) (6) | 600 | 469 |
New Jersey – 1.4% | ||
New Jersey State EDA Revenue Bonds, Provident Group Rowan Properties LLC, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/48 | 1,000 | 930 |
New Jersey State EDA Special Facility Revenue Bonds (AMT), Continental Airlines, Inc., Project, | ||
5.63%, 11/15/30 | 2,000 | 2,016 |
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New Jersey – 1.4%continued | ||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/41 | $1,000 | $1,014 |
3,960 | ||
New Mexico – 1.1% | ||
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Albuquerque Academy Project, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/40 | 1,000 | 984 |
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, La Vida Expansion Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/49 | 3,000 | 2,365 |
3,349 | ||
New York – 4.2% | ||
Build NYC Resource Corp. Revenue Bonds, Whin Music Community Charter School Project, | ||
6.50%, 7/1/52 | 1,500 | 1,489 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/50 | 1,000 | 1,050 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Climate Bond Certified, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/45 | 1,000 | 975 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Delta Air Lines, Inc., Laguardia Airport Terminals, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/34 | 4,000 | 4,072 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/46 | 3,000 | 2,995 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), John F. Kennedy International Airport, | ||
5.25%, 8/1/31 | 790 | 822 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
New York – 4.2%continued | ||
New York Transportation Development Corp. Special Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), American Airlines, Inc., | ||
3.00%, 8/1/31 | $500 | $449 |
Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.13%, 12/1/41(4) | 500 | 381 |
12,233 | ||
North Carolina – 0.2% | ||
North Carolina State Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Sharon Towers, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/49 | 600 | 510 |
Ohio – 3.1% | ||
Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Senior Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-2, Class 2, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/55 | 3,000 | 2,819 |
Franklin County Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Wesley Communities Obligated Group Project, | ||
5.25%, 11/15/55 | 1,000 | 860 |
Jefferson County Port Authority Economic Development Revenue Bonds (AMT), JSW Steel U.S.A., Ohio, Inc., Project, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/51 | 1,000 | 745 |
Ohio State Air Quality Development Authority Exempt Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/49(4) | 2,000 | 1,826 |
Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Judson Obligated Group, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/50 | 1,000 | 890 |
Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.25%, 12/1/50 | 2,085 | 1,784 |
8,924 | ||
Oregon – 1.1% | ||
Oregon State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Article XI-Q State Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/40 | 2,800 | 3,263 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.1% | ||
Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Subordinate Revenue Bonds, City Center Project, | ||
5.25%, 5/1/42 | $500 | $502 |
Berks County Municipal Authority University Revenue Bonds, Alvernia University Project, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/49 | 1,000 | 891 |
Franklin County IDA Revenue Bonds, Menno-Haven, Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/39 | 755 | 657 |
Lancaster County Hospital Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Saint Anne's Retirement Community, Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/40 | 500 | 430 |
5.00%, 3/1/50 | 500 | 397 |
Mercer County IDA College Revenue Refunding Bonds, Thiel College Project, | ||
6.13%, 10/1/50 | 965 | 649 |
Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development Charter School Revenue Refunding Bonds, Green Woods Charter School Project, | ||
5.38%, 6/15/57 | 300 | 280 |
Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development Revenue Refunding Bonds, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/45 | 950 | 794 |
Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development University of the Arts Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/28(4) (7) | 50 | 55 |
Westmoreland County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Redstone Presbyterian Senior Care, | ||
4.00%, 5/15/47 | 2,000 | 1,434 |
6,089 | ||
Puerto Rico – 1.0% | ||
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, Restructured Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/58 | 3,000 | 3,010 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
South Carolina – 0.8% | ||
Berkeley County Assessment Revenue Special Assessment Bonds, Nexton Improvement District, | ||
4.38%, 11/1/49 | $1,000 | $844 |
Hardeeville Assessment Revenue Special Assessment Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/52 | 700 | 501 |
South Carolina State Jobs EDA Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Polaris Tech Charter School Project, | ||
5.13%, 6/15/42 | 1,000 | 933 |
2,278 | ||
Texas – 7.6% | ||
Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., Convention Center Revenue Refunding Bonds, First Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/34 | 1,000 | 1,029 |
Baytown Municipal Development District Revenue Bonds, First Line Hotel, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/50 | 1,000 | 843 |
Baytown Municipal Development District Revenue Bonds, Second Line Hotel, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/50 | 500 | 462 |
Board of Managers Joint Guadalupe County-City of Seguin Hospital Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/40 | 1,500 | 1,459 |
5.00%, 12/1/45 | 2,000 | 1,881 |
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Aleon Renewable Metals LLC, | ||
12.00%, 6/1/43(4) | 1,000 | 1,006 |
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Gladieux Metals Recycling, | ||
7.00%, 3/1/39 | 300 | 281 |
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Gladieux Metals Recycling, | ||
8.50%, 3/1/39 | 1,900 | 1,733 |
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Texas – 7.6%continued | ||
Conroe Local Government Corp. Hotel Revenue Bonds, Conroe Convention Center Hotel, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/50 | $500 | $408 |
Edinburg Economic Development Corp. Sales TRB, Series A, | ||
3.38%, 8/15/46 | 355 | 261 |
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Toll & Vehicle Registration Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/35 | 1,000 | 1,023 |
5.00%, 12/1/36 | 1,000 | 1,014 |
Houston Airport System Revenue Bonds, United Airlines, Inc., Terminal (AMT), | ||
4.00%, 7/15/41 | 1,000 | 891 |
Mission Economic Development Corp. Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Natgasoline, | ||
4.63%, 10/1/31 | 2,000 | 1,972 |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Revenue Bonds, Morningside Ministries Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/55 | 1,000 | 746 |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Senior Living Revenue Refunding Bonds, Wichita Falls Retirement Foundation, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/41 | 1,270 | 1,029 |
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, Blinn College Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/57 | 1,000 | 829 |
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A, Hallmark University Project, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/51 | 1,500 | 1,154 |
Tarrant County Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series B, Buckner Retirement Services, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/46 | 4,000 | 4,005 |
22,026 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Utah – 3.0% | ||
Black Desert Public Infrastructure District Senior G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/51 | $2,500 | $1,888 |
Downtown East Streetcar Sewer Public Infrastructure District Senior Lien G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.75%, 3/1/42 | 1,000 | 1,013 |
6.00%, 3/1/53 | 1,000 | 1,004 |
Uipa Crossroads Public Infrastructure District Utility Tax Allocation Bonds, | ||
4.38%, 6/1/52 | 2,000 | 1,770 |
Utah Infrastructure Agency Telecommunications Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 10/15/42 | 1,000 | 859 |
3.00%, 10/15/45 | 1,000 | 692 |
5.00%, 10/15/46 | 1,500 | 1,463 |
8,689 | ||
Virgin Islands, U.S. – 1.7% | ||
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,017 |
Virginia – 1.6% | ||
Virginia State College Building Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Marymount University Project, Green Bonds, | ||
5.25%, 7/1/35 | 270 | 271 |
5.00%, 7/1/45 | 2,515 | 2,322 |
Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Covanta Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38(5) (6) | 1,000 | 934 |
West Falls Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.38%, 9/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,012 |
4,539 | ||
Washington – 3.0% | ||
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/44 | 5,000 | 5,682 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Washington – 3.0%continued | ||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds, The Hearthstone Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/48(4) | $525 | $383 |
5.00%, 7/1/53(4) | 500 | 355 |
Washington State Housing Finance Commission Revenue Bonds, Rockwood Retirement Communities Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/55 | 2,000 | 1,552 |
Washington State Housing Finance Commission Revenue Bonds, Series A, Transforming Age Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/55 | 1,000 | 649 |
8,621 | ||
West Virginia – 0.4% | ||
South Charleston Special District Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, South Charleston Park Place, | ||
4.50%, 6/1/50 | 1,500 | 1,175 |
Wisconsin – 5.4% | ||
Gillett Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (AMT), North LLC Renewable, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/32(4) | 1,500 | 1,267 |
PFA Education Revenue Bonds, Guildford Preparatory Academy, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/47(4) | 500 | 437 |
5.00%, 4/1/57(4) | 1,000 | 834 |
PFA Education Revenue Bonds, The Franklin School of Innovation, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/42(4) | 600 | 526 |
PFA Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Charter Day School, Inc., Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/55 | 2,500 | 2,023 |
PFA Hotel Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Grand Hyatt San Antonio Project, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,018 |
PFA Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/55(4) | 1,000 | 844 |
PFA Revenue Bonds, College Achieve Central Charter School, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/51(4) | 1,500 | 1,331 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 92.1%continued | ||
Wisconsin – 5.4%continued | ||
PFA Revenue Bonds, Roseman University, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/32(4) (7) | $100 | $112 |
PFA Revenue Bonds, Series A, Viticus Group Project, | ||
4.25%, 12/1/51(4) | 2,805 | 2,204 |
PFA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ultimate Medical Academy, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/34 | 1,000 | 1,023 |
PFA Special Facility Revenue Bonds (AMT), Sky Harbour Capital LLC AV, | ||
4.25%, 7/1/54 | 1,500 | 1,055 |
PFA Student Housing Revenue Bonds, NC A&T Real Estate Foundation, LLC Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/49 | 1,000 | 972 |
PFA Student Housing Sustainability Revenue Bonds, University of Hawaii Foundation Project, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/61 | 500 | 386 |
PFA Student Housing Taxable Sustainability Revenue Bonds, University of Hawaii Foundation Project, | ||
5.35%, 7/1/40 | 600 | 492 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Oakwood Lutheran Senior, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/57 | 2,000 | 1,138 |
15,662 | ||
Wyoming – 0.9% | ||
Campbell County Solid Waste Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, | ||
3.63%, 7/15/39 | 3,000 | 2,763 |
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $314,894) | 267,729 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.0% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (8) (9) | 14,501 | 14,501 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.0%continued | ||
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Aleon Renewable Metals, | ||
10.00%, 6/1/24(5) (6) | $1,000 | $982 |
Farmington PCR Refunding Bonds, Public Service Company of New Mexico San Juan, | ||
1.15%, 6/1/24(5) (6) | 1,000 | 986 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Brightline Passenger Rail Expansion Project , | ||
8.00%, 4/1/24(4) (5) (6) | 1,000 | 1,021 |
Garland Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 3,000 | 3,007 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $20,477) | 20,497 | |
Total Investments – 99.5% | ||
(Cost $336,847) | 289,483 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.5% | 1,313 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $290,796 |
(1) | Restricted security that has been deemed illiquid. At December 31, 2023, the value of these restricted illiquid securities amounted to approximately $2,565,000 or 0.9% of net assets. Additional information on these restricted illiquid securities is as follows: |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
Atlanta Development Authority Senior Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Georgia Proton Treatment Center, 6.75%, 1/1/35 | 6/21/17 | $2,917 |
Benloch Ranch Improvement Association No. 2, 10.00%, 12/1/51 | 3/22/22 | 976 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Friendship Village Schaumburg, 5.13%, 2/15/45 | 9/9/19 | 1,480 |
(2) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(3) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. Income is not being accrued. |
(4) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(5) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(6) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(7) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(8) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(9) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CSCDA - California Statewide Communities Development Authority |
EDA - Economic Development Authority |
G.O. - General Obligation |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
HUD - Housing and Urban Development |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
IDB - Industrial Development Board |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
NCCD - National Campus and Community Development Corporation |
PCR - Pollution Control Revenue |
PFA - Public Finance Authority |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
Q-SBLF - Qualified School Bond Loan Fund |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Corporate Bonds | 0.4% |
Municipal Bonds | 92.1% |
Investment Companies | 5.0% |
Short-Term Investments | 2.0% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
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Various inputs are used in determining the value of
the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Corporate Bonds: | ||||
Consumer Services | $— | $447 | $— | $447 |
Real Estate Owners & Developers | — | — | 810 | 810 |
Total Corporate Bonds | — | 447 | 810 | 1,257 |
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds(1) | $— | $267,729 | $— | $267,729 |
Investment Companies | 14,501 | — | — | 14,501 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 5,996 | — | 5,996 |
Total Investments | $14,501 | $274,172 | $810 | $289,483 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $4,884 | $122,547 | $112,930 | $580 | $14,501 | $14,500,643 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 0.4% | ||
Engineering & Construction – 0.1% | ||
Nature Conservancy (The), | ||
1.30%, 7/1/28 | $1,350 | $1,151 |
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.3% | ||
Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc., | ||
3.46%, 6/1/30 | 500 | 457 |
Seattle Children's Hospital, | ||
1.21%, 10/1/27 | 5,000 | 4,386 |
4,843 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $6,850) | 5,994 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 94.7% | ||
Alabama – 1.5% | ||
Birmingham Waterworks Board Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25(1) | 2,000 | 2,042 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D1, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/27(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,028 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Series A, Gas Project No. 8, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/29(2) (3) | 7,500 | 7,393 |
Southeast Energy Authority Revenue Bonds, A Cooperative District Commodity Supply Project No. 2, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/31(2) (3) | 5,000 | 4,991 |
19,454 | ||
Alaska – 1.2% | ||
Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/30 | 5,000 | 5,367 |
Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, State Capital, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/25(1) | 1,445 | 1,469 |
Alaska State Housing Finance Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, State Capital, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/36 | 3,555 | 3,571 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Alaska – 1.2%continued | ||
Anchorage Electric Utility Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24(1) | $5,000 | $5,086 |
15,493 | ||
Arizona – 3.5% | ||
Arizona State IDA Education Revenue Bonds, Series A-Social, Macombs Facility Project, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/36 | 315 | 319 |
4.00%, 7/1/41 | 800 | 770 |
Arizona State IDA National Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Equitable School Revenue, Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/46 | 1,000 | 975 |
Arizona State Transportation Board Excise Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 10,000 | 10,115 |
Arizona State Transportation Board Highway Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24(1) | 12,000 | 12,106 |
Maricopa County High School District No. 210 Phoenix G.O. Unlimited Bonds, School Improvement Project of 2011 & 2017, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/35 | 1,775 | 1,903 |
Maricopa County IDA Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Creighton University Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/47 | 1,500 | 1,588 |
Maricopa County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Banner Health Obligation Group, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/36 | 180 | 183 |
Maricopa County Special Health Care District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/38 | 2,500 | 2,552 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 69 Paradise Valley School Improvement Project 2015 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,500 | 1,588 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Arizona – 3.5%continued | ||
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Excise Tax Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/40 | $3,165 | $3,604 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
3.25%, 7/1/49 | 2,000 | 1,591 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Wastewater System Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/30 | 2,000 | 2,113 |
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/35 | 5,000 | 5,147 |
44,554 | ||
Arkansas – 0.4% | ||
Little Rock School District G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured State Aid Withholding), | ||
2.00%, 2/1/34 | 4,000 | 3,489 |
2.25%, 2/1/41 | 1,485 | 1,101 |
4,590 | ||
California – 4.2% | ||
Anaheim Housing & Public Improvements Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Electric Utility Distribution System, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/34 | 1,250 | 1,367 |
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 5,000 | 5,275 |
Burbank Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Convertible CABS, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25(1) | 3,500 | 3,586 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Bond, Series B-1, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/31(2) (3) | 6,050 | 6,091 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Revenue Bonds, Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,035 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
California – 4.2%continued | ||
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-1, Class A Certificates, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/35 | $3,356 | $3,267 |
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-2, Class A Social Certificates (FHLMC Insured), | ||
3.75%, 3/25/35 | 4,858 | 4,800 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 2007, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.75%, 5/1/30 | 80 | 80 |
Carlsbad Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Convertible CABS, Series C, Election, | ||
(Step to 6.63% on 8/1/26), 0.00%, 8/1/35(4) (5) | 11,850 | 13,889 |
Glendale Electric Works Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/43 | 5,000 | 5,003 |
Los Angeles County Development Authority General Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/39 | 1,410 | 1,493 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Subordinate Revenue Bonds (AMT), Los Angeles International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/35 | 600 | 619 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series E (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/39 | 2,355 | 2,495 |
Santa Clara Valley Water District COPS, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 650 | 656 |
53,656 | ||
Colorado – 4.5% | ||
Adams County School District No. 1 Taxable G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.25%, 12/1/40 | 4,775 | 5,028 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Colorado – 4.5%continued | ||
Adams County School District No. 1 Taxable G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 12/1/26(1) | $225 | $242 |
Arvada Sales & Use TRB, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/31 | 3,000 | 3,362 |
Colorado State Board of Governors University Enterprise System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Higher Education Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 3,000 | 3,077 |
Colorado State COPS, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/15/36 | 5,000 | 5,201 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Adventist Health System Sunbelt, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/32 | 2,000 | 2,375 |
Denver City & County Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 11/15/32 | 10,000 | 11,506 |
5.50%, 11/15/35 | 10,000 | 11,837 |
Denver City & County Airport System Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.25%, 11/15/28 | 1,500 | 1,503 |
5.25%, 11/15/29 | 1,740 | 1,744 |
Denver City & County Airport System Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/43 | 3,000 | 3,115 |
Denver City & County Dedicated TRB, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/48 | 2,750 | 2,842 |
Denver City & County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/27 | 2,500 | 2,544 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Colorado – 4.5%continued | ||
Larimer & Weld Counties School District No. RE-5J G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
4.00%, 12/1/34 | $1,850 | $1,986 |
57,362 | ||
Connecticut – 1.6% | ||
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 2021 A, | ||
3.00%, 1/15/33 | 5,005 | 4,989 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series A, Transportation Infrastructure, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,011 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 5,000 | 5,105 |
University of Connecticut Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 11/15/47 | 8,000 | 8,604 |
19,709 | ||
District of Columbia – 1.6% | ||
District of Columbia G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/34 | 2,500 | 2,520 |
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24(1) | 5,000 | 5,079 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority System Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/30 | 2,630 | 2,800 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/30 | 2,500 | 2,800 |
5.00%, 10/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,086 |
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Gross Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38 | 3,000 | 3,164 |
5.00%, 7/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,093 |
20,542 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Florida – 4.3% | ||
Broward County Airport System Revenue Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/37 | $1,500 | $1,562 |
Central Florida Expressway Authority Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/35 | 6,500 | 6,608 |
Davie Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Nova Southeastern University Project, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/48 | 2,000 | 2,046 |
Florida State Board of Education Public Education Capital Outlay G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 2,095 | 2,160 |
Florida State Municipal Power Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,047 |
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Customer Facilities Charge Revenue Bonds, Series A, Tampa International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/44 | 2,500 | 2,513 |
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B, Tampa International Airport, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24(1) | 4,000 | 4,060 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 1,320 | 1,327 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/37 | 650 | 656 |
Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, University of Miami, Series B (AMBAC Insured), | ||
5.25%, 4/1/26 | 4,000 | 4,197 |
Miami-Dade County Seaport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries A-1 (AGM Insured) (AMT), | ||
4.00%, 10/1/45 | 2,325 | 2,218 |
Miami-Dade County Seaport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries A-2 (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 10/1/50 | 11,430 | 9,073 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Florida – 4.3%continued | ||
Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/37 | $2,500 | $2,541 |
Orlando Utilities Commission Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
1.25%, 10/1/28(2) (3) | 1,000 | 873 |
Pasco County School Board COPS, Series A (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 5,000 | 5,371 |
South Broward Hospital District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/44 | 4,000 | 3,920 |
South Florida Water Management District Refunding COPS, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/36 | 4,000 | 4,157 |
54,329 | ||
Georgia – 2.5% | ||
Atlanta Airport Passenger Facility Charge Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/37 | 5,000 | 5,562 |
Burke County Development Authority PCR Bonds, Go Power Company Plant Vogtle Project-FIF, | ||
2.20%, 10/1/32 | 650 | 545 |
Downtown Savannah Authority Revenue Bonds, Chatham County Judicial Complex, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/32 | 1,250 | 1,320 |
Georgia State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/36 | 5,000 | 5,234 |
Gwinnett County School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.75%, 8/1/25 | 9,700 | 9,459 |
Main Street Natural Gas Inc., Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/30(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,331 |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/60 | 2,500 | 2,525 |
Richmond County Board of Education G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 2,100 | 2,240 |
32,216 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Hawaii – 1.8% | ||
Hawaii State Airports System Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/43 | $5,000 | $5,183 |
Honolulu City & County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/35 | 4,825 | 4,976 |
Honolulu City & County Wastewater System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Senior Series B, First Bond Resolution, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/27 | 11,755 | 12,127 |
22,286 | ||
Idaho – 0.2% | ||
Idaho State Housing & Finance Association Sales TRB, Transportation Expansion & Mitigation, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/42 | 1,750 | 1,973 |
Illinois – 5.2% | ||
Champaign County Community Unit School District No. 4 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/32 | 2,300 | 2,516 |
Chicago Midway Airport Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.50%, 1/1/30 | 2,025 | 2,028 |
Chicago Midway Airport Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.25%, 1/1/34 | 2,500 | 2,504 |
Chicago Midway Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/29 | 5,000 | 5,085 |
Chicago Wastewater Transmission Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/36 | 1,000 | 1,173 |
Chicago Waterworks Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 11/1/37 | 1,000 | 1,152 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Illinois – 5.2%continued | ||
Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 34 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
2.00%, 12/1/38 | $2,425 | $1,872 |
Cook County Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/33 | 5,000 | 5,360 |
5.25%, 11/15/35 | 5,000 | 5,375 |
Cook Kane Lake & Mchenry Counties Community College District No. 512 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/15/30 | 5,000 | 5,239 |
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, University of Chicago, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 4,150 | 4,881 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Academic Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/44 | 1,030 | 1,073 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Township High School District, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/32 | 1,940 | 2,049 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Rush University Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/38 | 1,955 | 1,970 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, The Carle Foundation, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/31(2) (3) | 3,850 | 4,319 |
Illinois State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 4,000 | 4,083 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Senior Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/41 | 2,825 | 3,222 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Senior Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/33 | 1,720 | 1,808 |
Joliet Waterworks & Sewage Senior Lien Revenue BANS, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/24 | 2,265 | 2,265 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Illinois – 5.2%continued | ||
Lake County Community Consolidated School District No. 41 Lake Villa G.O. Unlimited Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 11/1/31 | $1,000 | $1,064 |
Lake County Forest Preservation District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
2.00%, 12/15/31 | 1,765 | 1,585 |
Peoria G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/36 | 500 | 570 |
Regional Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B (NATL Insured), | ||
5.75%, 6/1/33 | 2,000 | 2,379 |
University of Illinois Revenues Auxiliary Facilities System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/33 | 1,885 | 1,889 |
66,480 | ||
Indiana – 1.1% | ||
Indiana Finance Authority Wastewater Utility First Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, CWA Authority, | ||
4.25%, 10/1/44 | 5,000 | 5,010 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, University Health Obligated Group, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/40 | 6,500 | 6,627 |
Logansport Renovation School Building Corp. First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/27 | 1,025 | 1,098 |
Porter County Jail Building Corp. First Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
5.50%, 1/10/24 | 240 | 240 |
South Bend Community School Corp. G.O. Limited Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
4.00%, 1/15/26 | 1,375 | 1,410 |
14,385 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Iowa – 0.2% | ||
Pefa, Inc., Iowa Gas Project Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/26(2) (3) | $2,500 | $2,561 |
Kansas – 0.4% | ||
Manhattan G.O. Unlimited Temporary Notes, Series 2021-01, | ||
0.20%, 6/15/24 | 4,855 | 4,756 |
Kentucky – 7.1% | ||
Bullitt County School District Finance Corp. School Building Revenue Bonds, Series B (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/35 | 1,070 | 1,204 |
Carroll County Environmental Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Kentucky Utilities Company, | ||
2.00%, 2/1/32 | 5,250 | 4,415 |
Fayette County School District Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A (State Intercept Program), | ||
4.00%, 5/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,023 |
Jefferson County School District Finance Corp. School Building Revenue Bonds, Series A (State Intercept Program), | ||
4.00%, 6/1/31 | 3,935 | 4,059 |
Kentucky State Economic Development Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Commonspirit Health, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/34 | 750 | 820 |
5.00%, 8/1/35 | 550 | 597 |
5.00%, 8/1/36 | 750 | 809 |
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/30 | 6,175 | 6,242 |
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, Gas Supply, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/25(2) (3) | 15,000 | 15,027 |
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.25%, 2/1/32(2) (3) | 9,000 | 9,809 |
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Kentucky – 7.1%continued | ||
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B, Gas Supply, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/25(2) (3) | $24,725 | $24,730 |
Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Norton Healthcare, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 10/1/36 | 1,315 | 1,319 |
Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government PCR Refunding Bonds (AMT), Gas & Electric, | ||
1.35%, 11/1/27 | 2,500 | 2,296 |
Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government PCR Refunding Bonds, Gas & Electric, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/33 | 14,500 | 12,412 |
Trimble County Pollution Control Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Louisville Gas and Electric Co., | ||
1.30%, 9/1/27(2) (3) | 1,000 | 884 |
89,646 | ||
Louisiana – 1.9% | ||
East Baton Rouge Parish Sewerage Commission Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.30%, 2/1/28(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,228 |
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Entergy Louisiana LLC Project, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/36 | 7,500 | 6,248 |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ochsner Clinic, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/47 | 2,925 | 2,976 |
Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/45 | 4,000 | 4,184 |
Louisiana State Highway Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/24(1) | 5,390 | 5,439 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Louisiana – 1.9%continued | ||
Louisiana State Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Woman's Hospital Foundation Project, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/30 | $1,505 | $1,591 |
Saint John The Baptist Parish Revenue Refunding Bonds, Marathon Oil Corp. Project, | ||
2.20%, 7/1/26(2) (3) | 1,000 | 946 |
23,612 | ||
Maine – 0.3% | ||
Maine State Housing Authority Energy Housing & Economic Revenue Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/35 | 3,730 | 4,225 |
Maryland – 2.3% | ||
Maryland State Department of Transportation Consolidated Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/31 | 10,000 | 9,900 |
3.00%, 10/1/32 | 5,000 | 4,936 |
Maryland State Department of Transportation Consolidated Transportation Revenue Bonds, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/33 | 5,000 | 4,610 |
Saint Mary's County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/24 | 500 | 506 |
Washington Suburban Sanitary District Consolidated Public Improvement G.O. Unlimited Revenue Bonds, Second Series (County Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 6/1/37 | 5,000 | 5,219 |
Washington Suburban Sanitary District Revenue Bonds (County Gtd.), | ||
4.00%, 12/1/32 | 4,205 | 4,592 |
29,763 | ||
Massachusetts – 1.6% | ||
Lincoln School G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/44 | 2,000 | 1,926 |
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding CABS, Series A, | ||
0.00%, 7/1/29(5) | 3,000 | 2,471 |
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Massachusetts – 1.6%continued | ||
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Partners Healthcare System, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/29 | $1,625 | $1,767 |
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-2, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/39 | 1,500 | 1,642 |
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Suffolk University, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/29 | 500 | 530 |
Massachusetts State G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/40 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Massachusetts State Port Authority Revenue Bonds, Series C (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/30 | 3,000 | 3,304 |
Massachusetts State School Building Authority Senior Lien Sales TRB, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/39 | 5,000 | 5,202 |
Massachusetts State Transportation Fund Revenue Bonds, Accelerated Bridge Program, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/44 | 2,540 | 2,550 |
20,392 | ||
Michigan – 2.0% | ||
Battle Creek School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/27 | 1,540 | 1,619 |
Chippewa Valley Schools G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/27 | 400 | 415 |
Grosse Pointe Public School System G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/34 | 1,815 | 1,777 |
Holt Public Schools G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series I (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
3.00%, 5/1/34 | 1,175 | 1,094 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Michigan – 2.0%continued | ||
Michigan State Finance Authority Limited Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lawrence Technology University, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/42 | $745 | $637 |
Michigan State Finance Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Mclaren Healthcare, | ||
1.20%, 4/13/28(2) (3) | 1,250 | 1,123 |
Michigan State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, Environmental Program, | ||
1.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,000 | 966 |
Michigan State HDA SFM Revenue Bonds, Series A, Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/37 | 2,505 | 2,526 |
Walled Lake Consolidated School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/50 | 1,635 | 1,751 |
Wayne County Airport Authority Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/34 | 3,400 | 3,504 |
Wayne County Airport Authority Revenue Bonds, Series D (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/32 | 9,690 | 10,000 |
25,412 | ||
Minnesota – 1.1% | ||
Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(2) (3) | 10,000 | 10,063 |
Minnesota State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 3,000 | 3,109 |
Minnesota State Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/29 | 1,000 | 1,015 |
14,187 | ||
Mississippi – 0.1% | ||
Mississippi State Business Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, System Energy Resources, Inc., Project, | ||
2.38%, 6/1/44 | 1,000 | 623 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Missouri – 1.6% | ||
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority Water Pollution Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | $1,480 | $1,529 |
Missouri State Highway & Transportation Commission Road Revenue Bonds, State Appropriations Mega Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25 | 13,150 | 13,522 |
Platte County School District No. 3 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/34 | 2,710 | 3,237 |
Wentzville School District No. R-4 G.O. Unlimited Refunding CABS, Missouri Direct Deposit Program (State Aid Direct Deposit Program), | ||
0.00%, 3/1/27(5) | 2,100 | 1,887 |
20,175 | ||
Nebraska – 0.6% | ||
Douglas County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/24 | 3,000 | 3,058 |
Lancaster County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/27 | 3,760 | 3,886 |
6,944 | ||
Nevada – 0.8% | ||
Clark County Airport System Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds Series A-2, | ||
4.25%, 7/1/34 | 2,500 | 2,509 |
Clark County School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Various Purpose-Medium Term Project, | ||
3.00%, 6/15/26 | 1,265 | 1,265 |
Washoe County School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series C, School Improvement Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
3.25%, 10/1/42 | 6,500 | 5,902 |
9,676 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New Jersey – 0.2% | ||
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds, Transportation Program, | ||
5.25%, 6/15/43 | $2,500 | $2,669 |
New Mexico – 0.3% | ||
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority Joint Water & Sewer Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/31 | 1,300 | 1,390 |
Central New Mexico Community College G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 8/15/28 | 2,100 | 2,211 |
3,601 | ||
New York – 14.9% | ||
New York City Housing Development Corp. MFH Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds (FNMA Insured), | ||
2.95%, 2/1/26(2) (3) | 4,000 | 3,969 |
New York City Housing Development Corp. MFH Sustainable Development Revenue Bonds, | ||
2.75%, 11/1/33 | 2,870 | 2,649 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Second General Resolution, Series BB, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/49 | 3,865 | 4,153 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series DD-2 Block 5, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/40 | 5,000 | 5,336 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series EE, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/29 | 3,500 | 3,653 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series GG, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/31 | 4,765 | 4,901 |
5.00%, 6/15/39 | 8,000 | 8,141 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New York – 14.9%continued | ||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Series S-3 (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/43 | $3,000 | $3,207 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Subseries C-2, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/36 | 1,575 | 1,719 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/40 | 2,000 | 2,148 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/44 | 2,500 | 2,809 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/45 | 5,000 | 5,019 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series C-3, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/41 | 2,100 | 2,246 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series E-1, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/46 | 1,500 | 1,502 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, Subseries D1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/39 | 10,000 | 10,836 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series E, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/25 | 5 | 5 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series E-1, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/34 | 2,750 | 3,028 |
5.00%, 3/1/37 | 3,700 | 4,003 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series H, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/30 | 5 | 5 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Subseries F-1, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/45 | 5,000 | 5,306 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New York – 14.9%continued | ||
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Subseries G, Fiscal 2012, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/40 | $1,440 | $1,671 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 5,135 | 5,322 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Subseries F-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,036 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, School Districts Building Financing Program (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 1,460 | 1,548 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 665 | 737 |
5.00%, 10/8/32 | 575 | 637 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Sales TRB, Series A, Group C, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/44 | 3,755 | 3,904 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 3/15/39 | 2,000 | 2,178 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
3.25%, 3/15/36 | 3,000 | 2,935 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income TRB, Series A, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/43 | 2,000 | 2,068 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series K-2 (SonyMA Insured), | ||
1.00%, 11/1/26(2) (3) | 5,250 | 4,892 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series M-2 (SonyMA, FHA Insured), | ||
0.75%, 11/1/25 | 2,375 | 2,220 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New York – 14.9%continued | ||
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Variable Climate Bond Certified Revenue Bonds (SonyMA Insured), | ||
0.65%, 11/1/25(2) (3) | $2,500 | $2,344 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Variable Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series J (SonyMA Insured), | ||
1.10%, 5/1/27(2) (3) | 8,000 | 7,301 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series F, | ||
1.10%, 11/1/26 | 1,500 | 1,396 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 220, | ||
2.60%, 10/1/39 | 3,300 | 2,762 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Bonds, Series 242, Social Bonds (SonyMA Insured), | ||
3.25%, 10/1/47 | 5,000 | 4,321 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Bonds, Series 244, Social Bonds (SonyMA Insured), | ||
2.75%, 4/1/35 | 3,150 | 2,930 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 233, Social Bonds, | ||
2.05%, 4/1/33 | 3,000 | 2,646 |
New York State Thruway Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, Group 3, | ||
4.00%, 3/15/45 | 10,030 | 10,103 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/42 | 500 | 475 |
5.00%, 12/1/42 | 255 | 269 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New York – 14.9%continued | ||
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/30 | $350 | $384 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/31 | 550 | 610 |
New York State Urban Development Corp. General Purpose Personal Income TRB, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/37 | 5,000 | 5,447 |
5.00%, 3/15/40 | 2,500 | 2,688 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated Revenue Bonds, Series 185 (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/26 | 1,130 | 1,138 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 207 (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 9/15/28 | 2,000 | 2,145 |
5.00%, 9/15/29 | 5,000 | 5,363 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 227 (AMT), | ||
2.00%, 10/1/34 | 1,500 | 1,220 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 277 (AMT), | ||
2.00%, 10/1/32 | 12,550 | 10,524 |
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Fiscal 2015, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 10/15/24(1) | 1,000 | 1,009 |
5.00%, 10/15/24(1) | 5,000 | 5,084 |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/47 | 5,000 | 5,505 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
New York – 14.9%continued | ||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/51 | $4,805 | $5,206 |
Troy Capital Resource Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/38 | 1,300 | 1,403 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Restructuring Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/37 | 2,500 | 2,580 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Revenue Bonds, Restructuring Bonds, Series TE, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,004 |
189,640 | ||
North Carolina – 1.7% | ||
Charlotte Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/31 | 5,000 | 5,570 |
4.00%, 7/1/36 | 6,790 | 6,858 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Health Care System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Atrium Health, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/35 | 5,000 | 5,495 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Health Care System Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, Atrium Health, | ||
1.95%, 11/1/29(2) (3) | 4,500 | 4,117 |
22,040 | ||
Ohio – 0.9% | ||
Akron Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/32 | 1,285 | 1,359 |
Northeast Ohio Medical University General Receipts Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/29 | 100 | 108 |
4.00%, 12/1/35 | 300 | 304 |
Ohio State Common School G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/37 | 3,120 | 3,132 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Ohio – 0.9%continued | ||
Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Denison University Project, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/39 | $1,365 | $1,475 |
Ohio State University Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,053 |
11,431 | ||
Oregon – 0.5% | ||
Clackamas Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/36 | 1,600 | 1,710 |
Medford Hospital Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Asante Project (AGM Insured), | ||
2.50%, 8/15/35 | 2,500 | 2,257 |
Metropolitan Dedicated TRB, Oregon Convention Center Hotel, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/42 | 2,065 | 2,174 |
Salem Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Capital Manor Project, | ||
4.00%, 5/15/30 | 190 | 182 |
4.00%, 5/15/31 | 200 | 191 |
4.00%, 5/15/32 | 160 | 151 |
6,665 | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.4% | ||
Commonwealth Financing Authority Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.81%, 6/1/41 | 2,000 | 1,754 |
Commonwealth Financing Authority Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,023 |
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 1,500 | 1,564 |
Lehigh County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, PPL Electric Utilities Corp. Project, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/29 | 5,000 | 4,948 |
Pennsylvania State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, First Series of 2020, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 1,450 | 1,529 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.4%continued | ||
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health System, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/37 | $5,000 | $5,294 |
Pennsylvania State Housing Finance Agency SFM Revenue Bonds, Series 137, Social Bonds, | ||
2.20%, 10/1/33 | 2,420 | 2,162 |
Pennsylvania State Housing Finance Agency SFM Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 136, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/31 | 1,845 | 2,061 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,076 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue Bonds, Series A-2, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/37 | 5,000 | 5,452 |
30,863 | ||
Rhode Island – 0.1% | ||
Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series 77-A, Social Bonds, | ||
3.80%, 4/1/33 | 1,535 | 1,559 |
South Carolina – 1.6% | ||
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Charleston County School District Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,125 | 1,202 |
Greenville County School District Installment Purchase Revenue Refunding Bonds, South Carolina Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,565 | 1,633 |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency Gas Supply Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/31(2) (3) | 10,000 | 10,890 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
South Carolina – 1.6%continued | ||
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 (BHAC-CR MBIA Insured), | ||
5.38%, 1/1/25 | $4,690 | $4,792 |
SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. Cherokee School District No. 1 Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 500 | 513 |
20,049 | ||
Tennessee – 1.3% | ||
Knox County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/28 | 1,000 | 1,014 |
Memphis Sanitary Sewerage System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,159 |
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facility Board Revenue Refunding Bonds, Belmont University, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/46 | 1,625 | 1,637 |
Tennergy Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/28(2) (3) | 10,000 | 10,027 |
Tennessee State Energy Acquisition Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/25(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,510 |
16,347 | ||
Texas – 8.1% | ||
Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A, Idea Public Schools, | ||
4.00%, 8/15/37 | 780 | 757 |
Dallas & Fort Worth International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/37 | 2,000 | 2,333 |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Sales Tax Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/47 | 10,100 | 11,018 |
Dallas County Community College District G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/36 | 1,000 | 1,027 |
Dallas G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/32 | 3,385 | 3,444 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Texas – 8.1%continued | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/25 | $1,075 | $1,118 |
5.00%, 11/1/26 | 500 | 534 |
Forney Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding CABS, Series C, | ||
0.00%, 8/15/39(5) | 1,000 | 514 |
Frisco Improvement G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/28 | 5,755 | 6,040 |
Harlandale Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
0.75%, 8/15/25(2) (3) | 5,000 | 4,813 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A, Texas Medical Center, | ||
0.90%, 5/15/25(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,399 |
Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A, Memorial Hermann Health System, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24(1) | 3,500 | 3,565 |
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority Toll & Vehicle Registration Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/32 | 445 | 472 |
5.00%, 12/1/33 | 500 | 528 |
5.00%, 12/1/34 | 1,000 | 1,049 |
4.00%, 12/1/41 | 1,000 | 897 |
Houston Utility System Subordinate First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/28 | 2,500 | 2,646 |
Little Elm Independent School District Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, School Building (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
0.68%, 8/15/25(2) (3) | 445 | 428 |
Lower Colorado River Authority Junior Lien Revenue Bonds, Seventh Supplemental Series, Escrowed to Maturity (AGM Insured), | ||
4.75%, 1/1/28 | 2,050 | 2,126 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Texas – 8.1%continued | ||
Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/24 | $1,000 | $1,007 |
Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/37 | 425 | 499 |
Mansfield Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/35 | 2,435 | 2,486 |
Mckinney G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/32 | 2,010 | 2,070 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, First Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | 6,860 | 7,174 |
5.00%, 1/1/38 | 3,000 | 3,217 |
5.00%, 1/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,345 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Second Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/34 | 2,550 | 2,590 |
Northside Texas Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/30 | 1,640 | 1,795 |
Pasadena Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/27 | 1,250 | 1,344 |
Port Houston Authority First Lien Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 475 | 494 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Junior Lien Variable Revenue Bonds, | ||
1.75%, 12/1/25(2) (3) | 1,000 | 963 |
San Antonio Water System Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/35 | 3,500 | 3,700 |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Hospital Revenue Bonds, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/30 | 1,000 | 1,149 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Texas – 8.1%continued | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | $1,000 | $1,168 |
Texas State A&M University Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
4.00%, 5/15/31 | 1,655 | 1,695 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
2.00%, 8/1/35 | 1,000 | 839 |
Texas State Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/30 | 2,750 | 2,935 |
5.00%, 12/15/31 | 2,200 | 2,366 |
Texas State Transportation Commission Mobility Fund G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/24(1) | 5,000 | 5,012 |
5.00%, 4/1/24(1) | 1,500 | 1,507 |
Texas State Transportation Commission Mobility Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
0.65%, 4/1/26(2) (3) | 5,000 | 4,649 |
Williamson County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 2/15/25(1) | 1,765 | 1,789 |
Wylie Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Collin County (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
3.25%, 8/15/41(3) | 1,750 | 1,721 |
103,222 | ||
Utah – 0.6% | ||
Salt Lake City International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/46 | 5,000 | 5,247 |
Utah State Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25(1) | 2,000 | 2,065 |
7,312 | ||
Virginia – 1.4% | ||
Albemarle County EDA Residential Care Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/49 | 1,905 | 1,638 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Virginia – 1.4%continued | ||
Henrico County G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/31 | $3,550 | $4,046 |
Roanoke EDA Hospital Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Carilion Clinic Obligated Group, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/30(2) (3) | 4,425 | 4,896 |
Virginia State HDA Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||
1.60%, 5/1/31 | 880 | 774 |
Virginia State HDA Revenue Bonds, Series K Non-AMT (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC Insured), | ||
1.95%, 12/1/32 | 1,440 | 1,241 |
Virginia State Port Authority Commonwealth Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/34 | 2,500 | 3,044 |
Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, National Senior Campuses, | ||
3.38%, 1/1/51 | 1,000 | 772 |
Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (AMT), Elizabeth River, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/41 | 1,810 | 1,485 |
17,896 | ||
Washington – 4.8% | ||
King County School District No. 401 Highline G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/30 | 10,000 | 10,657 |
Seattle Solid Waste Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/31 | 1,865 | 1,915 |
Snohomish County G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/32 | 2,870 | 3,409 |
Spokane County School District No. 81 G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
4.50%, 12/1/33 | 11,540 | 11,677 |
Washington State COPS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,057 |
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INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Washington – 4.8%continued | ||
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Bid Group 2, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/44 | $7,000 | $7,792 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/33 | 1,000 | 1,020 |
5.00%, 8/1/36 | 2,500 | 2,620 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/32 | 5,000 | 5,496 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/37 | 5,030 | 5,322 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2015-C, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 2,910 | 2,971 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2018C, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/33 | 4,000 | 4,311 |
Washington State Motor Fuel Tax G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/38 | 3,000 | 3,007 |
61,254 | ||
Wisconsin – 2.2% | ||
PFA Hospital Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2021A, UNC Health Southeastern, | ||
2.35%, 2/1/29 | 2,000 | 1,502 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/32 | 2,500 | 2,946 |
5.00%, 5/1/40 | 5,000 | 5,166 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series 1, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/24 | 3,250 | 3,273 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series 2, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/38 | 2,000 | 2,350 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ascension Health Credit Group, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/36 | 3,000 | 3,035 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 94.7%continued | ||
Wisconsin – 2.2%continued | ||
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Marquette University, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/28 | $670 | $704 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/36 | 3,875 | 4,166 |
4.00%, 4/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,058 |
Wisconsin State Housing & EDA Home Ownership Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/39 | 165 | 145 |
28,345 | ||
Wyoming – 0.1% | ||
Laramie County Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/36 | 200 | 206 |
4.00%, 5/1/38 | 425 | 429 |
635 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,256,617) | 1,202,529 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.1% | ||
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bank Revenue Bonds, Series B, Waterworks Project (NATL Insured), | ||
5.25%, 1/1/24 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Big Lake Fuels, | ||
1.00%, 12/1/24(2) (3) | 7,000 | 6,771 |
Mckinney Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 3,500 | 3,508 |
Miami-Dade County School District Revenue TANS, | ||
5.00%, 6/18/24 | 4,000 | 4,031 |
New York City Housing Development Corp. MFH Adjustable Revenue Bonds, Sustainable Development, | ||
1.13%, 11/1/24(2) (3) | 760 | 743 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.1%continued | ||
Pasadena Independent School District Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, School Building (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
1.50%, 8/15/24(2) (3) | $1,500 | $1,484 |
Philadelphia School District TRANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 4,425 | 4,455 |
Quincy G.O. Limited BANS, | ||
5.00%, 7/5/24 | 1,500 | 1,512 |
Regional Transportation District Refunding COPS, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,600 | 1,613 |
Tennergy Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24(2) (3) | 10,000 | 10,087 |
Wisconsin State Housing & EDA Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
0.50%, 11/1/24(2) (3) | 2,000 | 1,929 |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (6) (7) | 12,263 | 12,262 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $52,244) | 51,895 | |
Total Investments – 99.2% | ||
(Cost $1,315,711) | 1,260,418 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.8% | 9,719 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $1,270,137 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(2) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(4) | Step coupon bond. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Zero coupon bond. |
(6) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(7) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMBAC - American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
BANS - Bond Anticipation Notes |
BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CABS - Capital Appreciation Bonds |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CR - Custody Receipt |
CWA - Clean Water Act |
EDA - Economic Development Authority |
FHA - Federal Housing Administration |
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association |
G.O. - General Obligation |
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
HDA - Housing Develoment Authority |
HUD - Housing and Urban Development |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority |
MBIA - Municipal Bonds Insurance Association |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
NATL - National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCR - Pollution Control Revenue |
PFA - Public Finance Authority |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
Q-SBLF - Qualified School Bond Loan Fund |
SFM - Single Family Mortgage |
SonyMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency |
TANS - Tax Anticipation Notes |
TRANS - Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
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INTERMEDIATE TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Corporate Bonds | 0.4% |
Municipal Bonds | 94.7% |
Investment Companies | 1.0% |
Short-Term Investments | 3.1% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar
securities, securities valuations based on commonly
quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Corporate Bonds(1) | $— | $5,994 | $— | $5,994 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 1,202,529 | — | 1,202,529 |
Investment Companies | 12,262 | — | — | 12,262 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 39,633 | — | 39,633 |
Total Investments | $12,262 | $1,248,156 | $— | $1,260,418 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $3,750 | $386,877 | $378,364 | $1,275 | $12,262 | $12,263,000 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 93.4% | ||
Alabama – 4.7% | ||
Black Belt Energy Gas District Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/24 | $400 | $400 |
4.00%, 6/1/25 | 470 | 472 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D1, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/27(1) (2) | 440 | 442 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Gas Project No.7-S, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/26(1) (2) | 2,500 | 2,511 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Series C-1, | ||
5.25%, 6/1/29(1) (2) | 3,000 | 3,204 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Series E, Gas Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/28(1) (2) | 8,000 | 8,378 |
Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority Water Revenue Refunding Bonds (BAM Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26(3) | 3,000 | 3,214 |
Lower Gas District Gas Project Revenue Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/25(1) (2) | 1,500 | 1,506 |
South East Alabama State Gas Supply District Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series C, SIFMA Index-Project No. 1, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.65%), 4.52%, 4/1/24(1) (4) | 1,625 | 1,625 |
21,752 | ||
Arizona – 1.8% | ||
Arizona State Health Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Scottsdale Lincoln Hospitals Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/27 | 1,355 | 1,374 |
Chandler IDA IDR Bonds, Series 1 (AMT), Intel Corp. Project, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/27(1) (2) | 2,575 | 2,678 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 97 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Deer Valley Improvement Bonds Project of 2019, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 1,075 | 1,085 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Arizona – 1.8%continued | ||
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/33 | $2,700 | $2,962 |
8,099 | ||
Arkansas – 0.2% | ||
Bryant School District No. 25 G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
1.00%, 2/1/25 | 1,070 | 1,036 |
California – 6.3% | ||
Bay Area Toll Authority Subordinate Toll Bridge Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series S-H, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/29(3) | 2,000 | 2,288 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Bond, Series B-1, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/27 | 1,125 | 1,146 |
4.00%, 8/1/31(1) (2) | 3,150 | 3,171 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,005 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Clean Energy Project, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 630 | 645 |
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 675 | 698 |
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 475 | 494 |
5.00%, 10/1/29 | 650 | 681 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Various Purpose Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/33 | 5,000 | 5,017 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Series A, Waste Management, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 10/1/25(1) (2) | 1,000 | 1,002 |
Glendale Community College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Election of 2016, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/27(3) | 1,750 | 1,918 |
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California – 6.3%continued | ||
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Tobacco Settlement Asset Backed Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (State Appropriation Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25(3) | $5,000 | $5,164 |
Local Public Schools Funding Authority School Facilities Improvement District No. 2016-1 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 8/1/26 | 805 | 809 |
4.00%, 8/1/28 | 935 | 992 |
Los Angeles County Development Authority MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, West Los Angeles VA Campus (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
3.38%, 7/1/26(1) (2) | 1,000 | 1,002 |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Waterworks Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/28 | 2,720 | 3,068 |
29,100 | ||
Colorado – 2.5% | ||
Arapahoe County School District No. 6 Littleton G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.50%, 12/1/43 | 3,825 | 4,226 |
Colorado Springs Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/40 | 200 | 205 |
Colorado State Board of Governors University Enterprise System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/27(3) | 1,000 | 1,078 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Bonds, Adventist Health System/Sunbel, | ||
5.00%, 11/20/25(1) (2) | 3,000 | 3,100 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Adventhealth Obligated Group, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/19/26(2) (3) | 95 | 101 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Colorado – 2.5%continued | ||
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Adventhealth Obligated Group, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 11/19/26(1) (2) | $905 | $957 |
Denver City & County Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/29 | 1,500 | 1,710 |
11,377 | ||
Connecticut – 1.7% | ||
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 1/15/28 | 3,300 | 3,488 |
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/27 | 1,000 | 1,047 |
Greenwich G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/26 | 3,095 | 3,253 |
7,788 | ||
District of Columbia – 2.1% | ||
District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 4,040 | 4,223 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 5,405 | 5,443 |
9,666 | ||
Florida – 4.0% | ||
Broward County Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 3,500 | 3,728 |
Duval County School Board COPS, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,750 | 1,848 |
Florida State Board of Education G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/27 | 3,115 | 3,384 |
Florida State Board of Education Public Education Capital Outlay G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 1,950 | 2,062 |
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Florida – 4.0%continued | ||
Jacksonville Special Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | $1,500 | $1,561 |
Miami Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series A, New Administrative Building, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/34 | 900 | 1,071 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/34 | 5,000 | 5,021 |
18,675 | ||
Georgia – 4.7% | ||
Atlanta Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 1,000 | 1,111 |
Atlanta G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-1, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,072 |
Atlanta G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-2, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,050 | 1,126 |
Atlanta Water & Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25(3) | 4,650 | 4,788 |
Franklin County School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/27 | 1,750 | 1,884 |
Georgia State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/26 | 1,245 | 1,307 |
Georgia State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/27 | 2,000 | 2,148 |
Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority Federal Highway Reimbursement GARVEE Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,625 | 1,676 |
Gwinnett County School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.75%, 8/1/25 | 3,125 | 3,047 |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/27(1) (2) | 1,560 | 1,569 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Georgia – 4.7%continued | ||
Sandy Springs Public Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, City Center Project, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26(3) | $2,000 | $2,110 |
21,838 | ||
Hawaii – 0.2% | ||
Honolulu City & County G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series F, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 725 | 768 |
Illinois – 1.6% | ||
Champaign Coles Et al. Counties Community College District No. 505 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, Parkland College, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 1,315 | 1,339 |
Illinois State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/29 | 3,000 | 3,318 |
Illinois State HDA Multifamily Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series B (FHA Insured, HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
2.85%, 11/1/25 | 3,000 | 2,978 |
7,635 | ||
Indiana – 2.1% | ||
Carmel Clay School Building Corp. First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
4.00%, 7/15/25 | 1,825 | 1,857 |
MSD of Washington Township School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/35 | 1,090 | 1,213 |
MSD of Washington Township School Building Corp. Revenue Bonds, 2016 Refferendum Projects (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 1/15/26 | 2,040 | 2,130 |
5.00%, 1/15/27 | 1,100 | 1,177 |
5.00%, 7/15/27 | 3,270 | 3,538 |
9,915 | ||
Iowa – 0.4% | ||
Ankeny Community School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,815 | 1,869 |
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Kansas – 1.6% | ||
Kansas Department of Transportation Highway Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/33 | $2,240 | $2,307 |
Manhattan G.O. Unlimited Temporary Notes, Series 2020-03, | ||
0.75%, 6/15/24 | 3,120 | 3,068 |
Scott County Unified School District No. 466 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25(3) | 1,000 | 1,036 |
Wichita G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 811, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/27 | 1,185 | 1,185 |
7,596 | ||
Kentucky – 2.5% | ||
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B, Gas Supply, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/25(1) (2) | 8,725 | 8,727 |
Louisville Regional Airport Authority Airplort System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,990 | 3,010 |
11,737 | ||
Louisiana – 1.0% | ||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Tulane University, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/26 | 270 | 283 |
Louisiana State Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Insurance Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/26 | 1,500 | 1,572 |
Louisiana State Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds, LCTCS Act 360 Project (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 2,495 | 2,578 |
4,433 | ||
Maine – 0.6% | ||
Maine State Governmental Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/33 | 2,640 | 2,754 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Maryland – 1.9% | ||
Maryland State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, First Series, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | $3,000 | $3,026 |
Maryland State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 2,435 | 2,590 |
Montgomery County G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/29 | 2,925 | 3,079 |
8,695 | ||
Massachusetts – 6.4% | ||
Brookline G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/26 | 1,905 | 2,010 |
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Subordinate Revenue BANS, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/25 | 1,390 | 1,405 |
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Subordinate Revenue BANS, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/25 | 110 | 112 |
Massachusetts State Clean Water Trust Revenue Bonds, Series 22, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/27 | 2,000 | 2,187 |
Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Harvard University Issue, | ||
5.00%, 10/15/26 | 2,000 | 2,143 |
Massachusetts State G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/27 | 5,000 | 5,470 |
Massachusetts State G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,040 | 1,104 |
Massachusetts State Housing Finance Agency Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series A-2 (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
0.45%, 12/1/24 | 725 | 706 |
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Massachusetts – 6.4%continued | ||
Massachusetts State School Building Authority Sales Tax Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26(3) | $2,500 | $2,629 |
Massachusetts State Transportation Fund Rail Enhancement Program Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/28 | 4,500 | 4,653 |
Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, Green Bonds, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 165 | 171 |
MWRA General Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, Green Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26(3) | 3,340 | 3,548 |
University Of Massachusetts Building Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/29 | 3,370 | 3,510 |
29,648 | ||
Michigan – 0.8% | ||
Michigan State Finance Authority Adjustable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Trinity Health, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25(1) (2) | 3,000 | 3,055 |
Michigan State HDA Rental Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.38%, 10/1/26 | 465 | 468 |
3,523 | ||
Minnesota – 2.1% | ||
Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(1) (2) | 2,000 | 2,013 |
Minnesota State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/27 | 1,020 | 1,112 |
Minnesota State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Bidding Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/27 | 6,000 | 6,555 |
9,680 |
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Missouri – 2.0% | ||
Columbia School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/26 | $2,825 | $2,896 |
Curators of the University of Missouri System Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/26 | 2,320 | 2,354 |
Fort Zumwalt School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (State Aid Direct Deposit Program), | ||
4.00%, 3/1/24 | 1,480 | 1,482 |
Kansas City IDA Airport Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (AMT), Kansas City International, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 1,040 | 1,057 |
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Health Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, BJC Health System, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/26(1) (2) | 1,500 | 1,529 |
9,318 | ||
Nevada – 0.9% | ||
Clark County School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 6/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,079 |
Clark County School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 6/15/32 | 3,000 | 3,165 |
4,244 | ||
New Jersey – 1.7% | ||
Clifton Board of Education G.O. Unlimited Bonds (AGM School Board Resource Fund Insured), | ||
2.00%, 8/15/26 | 1,200 | 1,165 |
New Jersey State EDA Revenue Bonds, Series WW, Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 6/15/25(3) | 3,500 | 3,622 |
New Jersey State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Covid-19 Go Emergency Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/27 | 2,750 | 2,974 |
7,761 |
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New York – 13.1% | ||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/29 | $2,190 | $2,431 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Second General Resolution Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25 | 1,535 | 1,587 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Subseries F-1, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/31 | 1,000 | 1,071 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/27 | 1,000 | 1,095 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/29 | 3,295 | 3,310 |
New York G.O. Limited Bonds, Series F-4, Fiscal 2015, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25(1) (2) | 3,750 | 3,853 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series J-10, Fiscal 2008, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 605 | 642 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series J-5, Fiscal 2008, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/28 | 1,000 | 1,115 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/27 | 1,795 | 1,953 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, General Purpose, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/28 | 3,000 | 3,227 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/32 | 5,000 | 5,148 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/24 | 645 | 648 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
New York – 13.1%continued | ||
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Series M-2 (SonyMA, FHA Insured), | ||
0.75%, 11/1/25 | $3,160 | $2,954 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Sustainability Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B (SonyMA Insured, HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
3.60%, 5/1/27(1) (2) | 1,500 | 1,507 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Variable Revenue Bonds, Series F, Sustainability Bonds (SonyMA, FHA Insured), | ||
3.85%, 5/1/27(1) (2) | 4,000 | 4,017 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series E, Sustainability Bonds, | ||
1.10%, 5/1/26 | 2,500 | 2,343 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series F, | ||
1.10%, 11/1/26 | 1,350 | 1,256 |
New York State Liberty Development Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Four World Trade, Green Bonds, | ||
1.20%, 11/15/28 | 2,000 | 1,777 |
New York State Thruway Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Bidding Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/29 | 5,000 | 5,655 |
New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, State Personal Income Tax, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/28 | 5,000 | 5,595 |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25 | 525 | 548 |
5.00%, 11/15/27 | 1,700 | 1,872 |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/27 | 5,000 | 5,435 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
New York – 13.1%continued | ||
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Revenue Refunding Restructuring Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/27 | $1,450 | $1,517 |
60,556 | ||
North Carolina – 0.5% | ||
Charlotte Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 2,115 | 2,244 |
Ohio – 3.6% | ||
Akron Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,120 | 1,158 |
Columbus G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series 1, Various Purpose, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,300 | 1,379 |
Ohio State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, Conservation Project, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/32 | 1,500 | 1,788 |
Ohio State Highway Capital Improvements G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series S, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/28 | 5,085 | 5,355 |
Ohio State Infrastructure Improvement G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/27 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
Ohio State Turnpike Commission Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/32 | 3,860 | 4,217 |
16,897 | ||
Oklahoma – 0.6% | ||
Oklahoma County Finance Authority Educational Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, Midwest City-Del City Public School, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,033 |
Oklahoma County Independent School District No. 89 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.00%, 7/1/24 | 2,000 | 1,966 |
2,999 | ||
Oregon – 1.9% | ||
Multnomah County G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/28 | 1,000 | 1,085 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Oregon – 1.9%continued | ||
Oregon State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/33 | $1,450 | $1,497 |
Portland G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, Transportation Projects, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 1,730 | 1,894 |
Portland Water System Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 1,640 | 1,641 |
Washington County School District No. 48J Beaverton G.O. Convertible CABS (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 6/15/35 | 2,500 | 2,684 |
8,801 | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.2% | ||
Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/29 | 2,275 | 2,082 |
Lehigh County IDA Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, PPL Electric Utilities Corp. Project, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/29 | 3,000 | 2,969 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 425 | 443 |
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 275 | 294 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 2,700 | 2,722 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,700 | 1,773 |
10,283 | ||
Tennessee – 0.3% | ||
Gallatin Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25(3) | 1,500 | 1,532 |
Texas – 11.3% | ||
Austin Water & Wastewater System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/26 | 1,000 | 1,070 |
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Texas – 11.3%continued | ||
Bexar County Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/30 | $1,000 | $1,152 |
5.00%, 6/15/31 | 1,250 | 1,464 |
Bexar County Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/26 | 1,125 | 1,190 |
Central Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25(3) | 1,215 | 1,253 |
Central Regional Mobility Authority Subordinate Revenue BANS, Series F, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,016 |
Dallas County Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 | 1,615 | 1,673 |
Fort Bend Independent School District Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
0.88%, 8/1/25(1) (2) | 1,155 | 1,105 |
Grand Prairie Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
4.00%, 2/15/33 | 5,420 | 5,459 |
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/15/26 | 1,105 | 1,171 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A, Texas Medical Center, | ||
0.90%, 5/15/25(1) (2) | 2,000 | 1,919 |
Harris County Toll Road First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/31 | 1,635 | 1,921 |
Klein Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/32 | 1,575 | 1,819 |
Laredo Public Property Finance Contractual Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/27 | 800 | 858 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Texas – 11.3%continued | ||
Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/24 | $500 | $504 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, First Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/31 | 595 | 688 |
Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/27 | 1,000 | 1,072 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Junior Lien Variable Revenue Bonds, | ||
1.13%, 12/1/26(1) (2) | 3,500 | 3,188 |
2.00%, 12/1/27(1) (2) | 3,150 | 2,960 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 1,350 | 1,380 |
Tarrant Regional Water District Transmission Facility Contract Revenue Bonds, Series A, City of Dallas Project, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/31 | 1,370 | 1,466 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/26 | 2,355 | 2,397 |
4.00%, 8/1/27 | 2,135 | 2,173 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Transportation Commission Mobility Fund, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/29 | 5,000 | 5,180 |
Texas State Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/26 | 1,400 | 1,445 |
Texas State PFA G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 2,110 | 2,246 |
Texas State Water Development Board Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/30 | 1,000 | 1,158 |
Trinity River Authority Regional Wastewater System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/32 | 1,000 | 1,075 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Texas – 11.3%continued | ||
University of North Texas Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/32 | $1,000 | $1,138 |
52,140 | ||
Utah – 1.7% | ||
Davis County School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Utah School Bond Guaranty (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
3.00%, 6/1/28 | 4,095 | 4,083 |
Murray City School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 2/1/28 | 1,685 | 1,855 |
Utah State Transit Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25(3) | 1,735 | 1,791 |
7,729 | ||
Virginia – 0.7% | ||
Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority Regional Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25(3) | 3,000 | 3,102 |
Washington – 2.7% | ||
Benton County School District No. 17 Kennewick G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
4.00%, 12/1/28 | 1,000 | 1,024 |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Sales & Use Tax Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series S-1, Green Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/25(3) | 1,000 | 1,041 |
Franklin County School District No. 1 Pasco G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,340 | 1,365 |
Pierce County School District No. 320 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
4.00%, 12/1/28 | 650 | 651 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 93.4%continued | ||
Washington – 2.7%continued | ||
Pierce County School District No. 83 University Place G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | $3,205 | $3,262 |
Port of Seattle Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/31 | 2,800 | 2,825 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 2017-A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/29 | 2,400 | 2,539 |
12,707 | ||
Wisconsin – 1.0% | ||
Waushara County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/31 | 450 | 535 |
Wisconsin State Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 4,000 | 4,218 |
4,753 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $440,215) | 432,650 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 6.2% | ||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 12/2/24(1) (2) | 5,000 | 5,011 |
Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ascension Health Credit Group, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/24(1) (2) | 5,000 | 5,014 |
Monmouth County Improvement Authority Revenue Notes, Governmental Pooled Loan Project (County Gtd.), | ||
4.00%, 3/15/24 | 3,000 | 3,004 |
North Central Texas State Housing Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds, Bluebonnet Ridge Apartment, | ||
0.38%, 8/1/24(1) (2) | 1,750 | 1,708 |
Northside Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
1.60%, 8/1/24(1) (2) | 1,460 | 1,446 |
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LIMITED TERM TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.2%continued | ||
Peninsula Ports Authority Coal Terminal Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Dominion Terminal Associates Project, | ||
3.80%, 10/1/24(1) (2) | $1,000 | $998 |
Tennergy Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24(1) (2) | 4,500 | 4,539 |
Utah County Hospital Revenue Bonds, Series B, IHC Health Services, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 8/1/24(1) (2) | 3,850 | 3,891 |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (5) (6) | 3,189 | 3,189 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $29,030) | 28,800 | |
Total Investments – 99.6% | ||
(Cost $469,245) | 461,450 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.4% | 1,653 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $463,103 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(4) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(6) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
BANS - Bond Anticipation Notes |
CABS - Capital Appreciation Bonds |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
EDA - Economic Development Authority |
FHA - Federal Housing Administration |
G.O. - General Obligation |
GARVEE - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
HDA - Housing Develoment Authority |
HUD - Housing and Urban Development |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
IDR - Industrial Development Revenue |
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority |
LCTCS - Louisiana Community and Technical College System |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
MWRA - Massachusetts Water Resources Authority |
PFA - Public Finance Authority |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
SIFMA - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SonyMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency |
VA - Veterans Affairs |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | 93.4% |
Investment Companies | 0.7% |
Short-Term Investments | 5.5% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 185 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds(1) | $— | $432,650 | $— | $432,650 |
Investment Companies | 3,189 | — | — | 3,189 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 25,611 | — | 25,611 |
Total Investments | $3,189 | $458,261 | $— | $461,450 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $20,468 | $119,975 | $137,254 | $442 | $3,189 | $3,189,000 |
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LIMITED TERM U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 1.6% (1) | ||
Fannie Mae – 0.3% | ||
Pool #555649, | ||
7.50%, 10/1/32 | $11 | $11 |
Pool #BH9277, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/48 | 120 | 112 |
123 | ||
Freddie Mac – 0.8% | ||
Pool #RA8880, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 95 | 95 |
Pool #SD1360, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/52 | 105 | 106 |
Pool #SD2665, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/53 | 94 | 96 |
Pool #ZS7735, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/32 | 2 | 2 |
299 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3% | ||
Pool #D99701, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/32 | 144 | 137 |
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.2% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-95, Class QG, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/46 | 96 | 88 |
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.0% | ||
Pool #676682, | ||
4.50%, 6/15/25 | 8 | 8 |
Pool #782618, | ||
4.50%, 4/15/24 | 1 | 1 |
Pool #783245, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/24(2) | — | — |
Pool #783489, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25(2) | — | — |
9 | ||
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $690) | 656 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 96.6% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 1.2% | ||
6.00%, 2/15/26 | 470 | 487 |
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes – 3.0% | ||
0.50%, 4/15/24 | 141 | 170 |
0.13%, 7/15/24 | 134 | 170 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 96.6%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes – 3.0%continued | ||
0.13%, 10/15/24 | $145 | $170 |
0.25%, 1/15/25 | 135 | 170 |
0.38%, 7/15/25 | 135 | 170 |
0.13%, 4/15/26 | 153 | 171 |
0.13%, 4/15/27 | 166 | 170 |
1,191 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 92.4% | ||
4.50%, 11/30/24 | 2,745 | 2,735 |
2.50%, 1/31/25 | 541 | 528 |
2.75%, 2/28/25 | 538 | 527 |
2.88%, 4/30/25 | 537 | 525 |
0.25%, 5/31/25 | 738 | 695 |
2.88%, 5/31/25 | 285 | 279 |
0.25%, 6/30/25 | 587 | 551 |
0.25%, 7/31/25 | 589 | 552 |
2.88%, 7/31/25 | 532 | 519 |
0.25%, 10/31/25 | 591 | 549 |
0.38%, 11/30/25 | 883 | 820 |
2.88%, 11/30/25 | 158 | 154 |
1.63%, 2/15/26 | 308 | 292 |
4.00%, 2/15/26 | 4,801 | 4,780 |
0.50%, 2/28/26 | 587 | 543 |
2.13%, 5/31/26 | 549 | 524 |
1.88%, 6/30/26 | 550 | 522 |
0.63%, 7/31/26 | 586 | 537 |
1.88%, 7/31/26 | 551 | 521 |
1.50%, 8/15/26 | 3,000 | 2,809 |
4.38%, 8/15/26 | 1,500 | 1,511 |
0.75%, 8/31/26 | 582 | 534 |
0.88%, 9/30/26 | 487 | 447 |
4.63%, 10/15/26 | 500 | 508 |
4.63%, 11/15/26 | 2,000 | 2,032 |
3.88%, 11/30/27 | 3,594 | 3,589 |
4.00%, 2/29/28 | 2,400 | 2,410 |
3.63%, 3/31/28 | 1,200 | 1,188 |
3.63%, 5/31/28 | 2,150 | 2,129 |
4.00%, 6/30/28 | 850 | 855 |
4.38%, 8/31/28 | 1,500 | 1,534 |
4.38%, 11/30/28 | 1,600 | 1,639 |
37,338 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $39,697) | 39,016 | |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.2% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (3) (4) | $468 | $468 |
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.30%, 4/11/24(5) (6) | 5 | 5 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $473) | 473 | |
Total Investments – 99.4% | ||
(Cost $40,860) | 40,145 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.6% | 256 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $40,401 |
(1) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(2) | Principal Amount and Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(3) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(4) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
(6) | Security pledged related to the Fund’s investment in futures contracts during the period. As of December 31, 2023, the Fund did not hold any open futures contracts. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security types for the
Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
U.S. Government Agencies | 1.6% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 96.6% |
Investment Companies | 1.2% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.0% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | $— | $656 | $— | $656 |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | — | 39,016 | — | 39,016 |
Investment Companies | 468 | — | — | 468 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Total Investments | $468 | $39,677 | $— | $40,145 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $280 | $6,234 | $6,046 | $9 | $468 | $468,000 |
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MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 1.0% | ||
United States – 1.0% | ||
AES Panama Generation Holdings S.R.L., | ||
4.38%, 5/31/30 (2) | $393 | $330 |
Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel international Holdings Ltd., | ||
8.75%, 5/25/24 (3) | 100 | 94 |
Hyundai Capital America, | ||
5.50%, 3/30/26 (2) | 210 | 211 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS Luxembourg S.a.r.l, | ||
6.75%, 3/15/34 (2) | 180 | 189 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 12/1/31 | 325 | 280 |
5.75%, 4/1/33 | 35 | 35 |
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC/RWLV Capital, Inc., | ||
8.45%, 7/27/30 (2) | 200 | 204 |
1,343 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,331) | 1,343 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8% | ||
Angola – 0.9% | ||
Angolan Government International Bond, | ||
8.25%, 5/9/28 (2) | 150 | 138 |
8.25%, 5/9/28 (3) | 400 | 370 |
9.38%, 5/8/48 (3) | 600 | 501 |
9.13%, 11/26/49 (3) | 200 | 163 |
9.13%, 11/26/49 (2) | 75 | 61 |
1,233 | ||
Argentina – 1.5% | ||
Argentine Republic Government International Bond, | ||
1.00%, 7/9/29 | 227 | 90 |
(Step to 1.75% on 7/9/27), 0.75%, 7/9/30 (4) | 742 | 296 |
(Step to 4.13% on 7/9/24), 3.63%, 7/9/35 (4) | 1,005 | 343 |
(Step to 5.00% on 7/9/24), 4.25%, 1/9/38 (4) | 813 | 321 |
(Step to 4.88% on 7/9/29), 3.50%, 7/9/41 (4) | 246 | 84 |
Genneia S.A., | ||
8.75%, 9/2/27 (2) | 216 | 214 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Argentina – 1.5%continued | ||
Pampa Energia S.A., | ||
9.13%, 4/15/29 (3) | $200 | $195 |
Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A., | ||
6.75%, 5/2/25 (3) | 385 | 368 |
YPF S.A., | ||
9.00%, 2/12/26 (3) | 52 | 53 |
9.00%, 6/30/29 (3) | 60 | 58 |
2,022 | ||
Azerbaijan – 0.6% | ||
Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond, | ||
3.50%, 9/1/32 (3) | 200 | 174 |
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, | ||
6.88%, 3/24/26 (3) | 600 | 610 |
784 | ||
Bahrain – 0.3% | ||
Bahrain Government International Bond, | ||
5.63%, 5/18/34 (3) | 260 | 236 |
7.50%, 9/20/47 (3) | 200 | 189 |
425 | ||
Brazil – 6.3% | ||
Amaggi Luxembourg International S.a.r.l., | ||
5.25%, 1/28/28 (3) | 200 | 192 |
Braskem Netherlands Finance B.V., | ||
8.50%, 1/12/31 (2) | 200 | 186 |
Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional, | ||
0.00%, 7/1/27 (BRL)(5) | 3,170 | 469 |
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Serie F, | ||
10.00%, 1/1/25 (BRL) | 850 | 175 |
10.00%, 1/1/27 (BRL) | 7,546 | 1,560 |
10.00%, 1/1/29 (BRL) | 7,976 | 1,639 |
10.00%, 1/1/31 (BRL) | 1,344 | 274 |
10.00%, 1/1/33 (BRL) | 3,100 | 629 |
Brazilian Government International Bond, | ||
4.25%, 1/7/25 | 200 | 197 |
8.25%, 1/20/34 | 78 | 92 |
5.63%, 1/7/41 | 100 | 92 |
BRF S.A., | ||
4.88%, 1/24/30 (3) | 400 | 352 |
CSN Resources S.A., | ||
4.63%, 6/10/31 (2) | 290 | 237 |
Embraer Netherlands Finance B.V., | ||
7.00%, 7/28/30 (2) | 230 | 241 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Brazil – 6.3%continued | ||
Gol Finance S.A., | ||
8.00%, 6/30/26 (3) | $200 | $71 |
Guara Norte S.a.r.l., | ||
5.20%, 6/15/34 (2) | 265 | 242 |
JSM Global S.a.r.l, | ||
4.75%, 10/20/30 (3) (6) | 200 | 40 |
MC Brazil Downstream Trading S.a.r.l., | ||
7.25%, 6/30/31 (2) | 285 | 224 |
Minerva Luxembourg S.A., | ||
8.88%, 9/13/33 (2) | 250 | 265 |
MV24 Capital B.V., | ||
6.75%, 6/1/34 (2) | 214 | 200 |
Nexa Resources S.A., | ||
6.50%, 1/18/28 (2) | 200 | 202 |
Oi S.A., | ||
14.00%, 9/7/24 (2) (7) (8) | 113 | 112 |
14.00%, 9/7/24 (2) (7) (8) (9) | 1 | 1 |
10.00%, 7/27/25 (3) (6) (8) | 873 | 39 |
Simpar Europe S.A., | ||
5.20%, 1/26/31 (2) | 185 | 160 |
Sitios Latinoamerica S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
5.38%, 4/4/32 (2) | 365 | 339 |
8,230 | ||
Chile – 3.7% | ||
Agrosuper S.A., | ||
4.60%, 1/20/32 (2) | 225 | 193 |
Alfa Desarrollo S.p.A., | ||
4.55%, 9/27/51 (2) | 348 | 271 |
4.55%, 9/27/51 (3) | 119 | 93 |
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos, | ||
4.50%, 3/1/26 (CLP) | 155,000 | 173 |
5.00%, 10/1/28 (CLP) | 360,000 | 403 |
6.00%, 4/1/33 (CLP) | 70,000 | 84 |
5.00%, 3/1/35 (CLP) | 205,000 | 229 |
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A., | ||
3.88%, 11/2/27 | 200 | 187 |
4.20%, 1/29/30 (3) | 55 | 51 |
5.50%, 11/2/47 | 200 | 173 |
Cencosud S.A., | ||
5.15%, 2/12/25 (3) | 200 | 198 |
Chile Electricity Lux MPC S.a.r.l., | ||
6.01%, 1/20/33 (2) | 240 | 246 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Chile – 3.7%continued | ||
Chile Government International Bond, | ||
4.95%, 1/5/36 | $200 | $198 |
3.10%, 5/7/41 | 200 | 152 |
3.10%, 1/22/61 | 246 | 165 |
Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile, | ||
5.63%, 10/18/43 (3) | 215 | 207 |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A., | ||
4.75%, 8/1/26 (2) | 115 | 113 |
Enel Chile S.A., | ||
4.88%, 6/12/28 | 150 | 148 |
Enel Generacion Chile S.A., | ||
4.25%, 4/15/24 | 70 | 69 |
Engie Energia Chile S.A., | ||
3.40%, 1/28/30 (3) | 300 | 258 |
Falabella S.A., | ||
4.38%, 1/27/25 (3) | 200 | 193 |
3.75%, 10/30/27 (3) | 80 | 70 |
3.75%, 10/30/27 (2) | 35 | 31 |
Inversiones CMPC S.A., | ||
4.75%, 9/15/24 (3) | 200 | 198 |
6.13%, 6/23/33 (2) | 75 | 78 |
Kenbourne Invest S.A., | ||
4.70%, 1/22/28 (3) | 200 | 106 |
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Central S.A., | ||
6.22%, 12/15/26 (2) | 97 | 95 |
Sociedad de Transmision Austral S.A., | ||
4.00%, 1/27/32 (2) | 200 | 177 |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., | ||
6.50%, 11/7/33 | 85 | 90 |
Telefonica Moviles Chile S.A., | ||
3.54%, 11/18/31 (2) | 330 | 244 |
4,893 | ||
China – 2.2% | ||
Agile Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 1/2/25 (3) | 245 | 37 |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., | ||
4.50%, 11/28/34 | 200 | 188 |
BOC Aviation U.S.A. Corp., | ||
4.88%, 5/3/33 (2) | 150 | 147 |
Central China Real Estate Ltd., | ||
7.75%, 5/24/24 (3) (6) | 200 | 8 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 190 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
China – 2.2%continued | ||
7.25%, 7/16/24 (3) (6) | $200 | $8 |
CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd., | ||
2.50%, 1/31/31 (2) (7) | 187 | 14 |
China Government Bond, | ||
2.24%, 5/25/25 (CNH) | 2,940 | 413 |
3.02%, 10/22/25 (CNY) | 1,060 | 152 |
3.27%, 11/19/30 (CNH) | 1,200 | 177 |
2.75%, 2/17/32 (CNH) | 3,650 | 520 |
3.72%, 4/12/51 (CNY) | 900 | 147 |
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
5.95%, 9/29/24 (3) (6) | 200 | 12 |
CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., | ||
5.25%, 5/13/26 (3) (6) | 630 | 32 |
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., | ||
15.00%, 12/18/21 (3) (6) (7) | 335 | 7 |
7.95%, 7/5/22 (3) (6) (7) | 335 | 7 |
12.25%, 10/18/22 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 4 |
10.88%, 1/9/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 4 |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
8.50%, 6/30/22 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 7 |
11.95%, 10/22/22 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 7 |
11.50%, 1/30/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 6 |
10.88%, 7/23/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 6 |
9.38%, 6/30/24 (3) (6) | 200 | 6 |
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
3.85%, 1/13/32 (3) | 400 | 163 |
Meituan, | ||
3.05%, 10/28/30 (3) | 200 | 169 |
Prosus N.V., | ||
4.19%, 1/19/32 (2) | 215 | 186 |
4.03%, 8/3/50 (2) | 300 | 197 |
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
4.75%, 7/3/22 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 6 |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., | ||
8.50%, 2/4/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 12 |
9.95%, 6/8/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 12 |
6.00%, 10/25/23 (3) (6) (7) | 250 | 15 |
7.38%, 1/13/26 (3) (6) | 530 | 32 |
6.35%, 1/13/27 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 12 |
Zhenro Properties Group Ltd., | ||
8.00%, 3/6/23 (3) (6) (7) | 150 | 1 |
8.30%, 9/15/23 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 1 |
14.72%, 11/6/23 (3) (6) | 200 | 1 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
China – 2.2%continued | ||
7.88%, 4/14/24 (3) (6) | $200 | $1 |
7.35%, 2/5/25 (3) (6) | 400 | 3 |
6.63%, 1/7/26 (3) (6) | 200 | 1 |
6.70%, 8/4/26 (3) (6) | 200 | 2 |
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., | ||
3.50%, 3/8/26 (3) | 200 | 180 |
2,903 | ||
Colombia – 4.7% | ||
ABRA Global Finance, | ||
11.50%, 3/2/28 (2) (8) | 249 | 187 |
AI Candelaria Spain S.A., | ||
5.75%, 6/15/33 (2) | 350 | 271 |
Banco GNB Sudameris S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 6.66%), 7.50%, 4/16/31 (2) (10) | 250 | 209 |
Banistmo S.A., | ||
4.25%, 7/31/27 (2) | 100 | 90 |
Colombia Government International Bond, | ||
3.13%, 4/15/31 | 700 | 569 |
7.38%, 9/18/37 | 100 | 104 |
5.63%, 2/26/44 | 200 | 168 |
5.00%, 6/15/45 | 250 | 194 |
5.20%, 5/15/49 | 200 | 156 |
8.75%, 11/14/53 | 220 | 253 |
Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. ESP, | ||
4.95%, 7/17/30 (2) | 50 | 31 |
4.95%, 7/17/30 (3) | 220 | 136 |
Colombian TES, | ||
6.00%, 4/28/28 (COP) | 2,200,000 | 501 |
7.75%, 9/18/30 (COP) | 107,000 | 25 |
7.00%, 3/26/31 (COP) | 946,500 | 211 |
7.00%, 6/30/32 (COP) | 2,900,000 | 628 |
13.25%, 2/9/33 (COP) | 1,797,500 | 551 |
7.25%, 10/18/34 (COP) | 166,600 | 35 |
9.25%, 5/28/42 (COP) | 1,142,200 | 268 |
Ecopetrol S.A., | ||
5.38%, 6/26/26 | 325 | 319 |
8.63%, 1/19/29 | 200 | 213 |
5.88%, 5/28/45 | 110 | 87 |
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, | ||
4.25%, 7/18/29 (2) | 200 | 170 |
Frontera Energy Corp., |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 191 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Colombia – 4.7%continued | ||
7.88%, 6/21/28 (2) | $220 | $164 |
Grupo Energia Bogota S.A. ESP, | ||
7.85%, 11/9/33 (2) | 205 | 223 |
Oleoducto Central S.A., | ||
4.00%, 7/14/27 (2) | 165 | 153 |
SierraCol Energy Andina LLC, | ||
6.00%, 6/15/28 (3) | 200 | 168 |
6.00%, 6/15/28 (2) | 110 | 93 |
6,177 | ||
Costa Rica – 0.4% | ||
Costa Rica Government International Bond, | ||
5.63%, 4/30/43 (3) | 200 | 184 |
Liberty Costa Rica Senior Secured Finance, | ||
10.88%, 1/15/31 (2) | 310 | 317 |
501 | ||
Croatia – 0.5% | ||
Croatia Government International Bond, | ||
1.50%, 6/17/31 (EUR)(3) | 700 | 694 |
Czech Republic – 2.0% | ||
Czech Republic Government Bond, | ||
1.25%, 2/14/25 (CZK) | 2,960 | 128 |
2.50%, 8/25/28 (CZK) | 4,370 | 186 |
5.50%, 12/12/28 (CZK) | 2,460 | 119 |
2.75%, 7/23/29 (CZK) | 5,580 | 237 |
0.05%, 11/29/29 (CZK) | 760 | 27 |
0.95%, 5/15/30 (CZK)(3) | 2,420 | 92 |
5.00%, 9/30/30 (CZK) | 1,030 | 50 |
1.20%, 3/13/31 (CZK) | 3,450 | 130 |
1.75%, 6/23/32 (CZK) | 6,730 | 259 |
2.00%, 10/13/33 (CZK) | 7,760 | 299 |
4.90%, 4/14/34 (CZK) | 2,450 | 120 |
3.50%, 5/30/35 (CZK) | 10,000 | 437 |
4.20%, 12/4/36 (CZK)(3) | 220 | 10 |
1.50%, 4/24/40 (CZK) | 10,000 | 322 |
Energo-Pro A.S., | ||
11.00%, 11/2/28 (2) | 220 | 227 |
2,643 | ||
Dominican Republic – 1.6% | ||
Dominican Republic Central Bank Notes, | ||
13.00%, 12/5/25 (DOP)(3) | 7,000 | 126 |
13.00%, 1/30/26 (DOP)(3) | 3,100 | 56 |
Dominican Republic International Bond, |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Dominican Republic – 1.6%continued | ||
5.50%, 1/27/25 (3) | $250 | $248 |
4.88%, 9/23/32 (3) | 725 | 659 |
11.25%, 9/15/35 (DOP)(2) | 16,000 | 296 |
5.30%, 1/21/41 (3) | 150 | 130 |
6.85%, 1/27/45 (3) | 100 | 99 |
6.50%, 2/15/48 (3) | 150 | 143 |
5.88%, 1/30/60 (3) | 266 | 229 |
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina S.A., | ||
5.63%, 11/8/28 (2) | 200 | 180 |
2,166 | ||
Ecuador – 0.3% | ||
Ecuador Government International Bond, | ||
(Step to 5.50% on 7/31/24), 3.50%, 7/31/35 (2) (4) | 370 | 131 |
(Step to 5.00% on 7/31/24), 2.50%, 7/31/40 (3) (4) | 556 | 175 |
(Step to 5.00% on 7/31/24), 2.50%, 7/31/40 (2) (4) | 239 | 76 |
382 | ||
Egypt – 1.1% | ||
Egypt Government International Bond, | ||
5.63%, 4/16/30 (EUR)(3) | 825 | 584 |
8.50%, 1/31/47 (3) | 400 | 250 |
7.90%, 2/21/48 (3) | 200 | 121 |
8.70%, 3/1/49 (3) | 200 | 126 |
8.88%, 5/29/50 (3) | 200 | 128 |
Energean PLC, | ||
6.50%, 4/30/27 (2) | 260 | 236 |
1,445 | ||
El Salvador – 0.2% | ||
El Salvador Government International Bond, | ||
6.38%, 1/18/27 (3) | 23 | 20 |
8.63%, 2/28/29 (3) | 25 | 23 |
8.25%, 4/10/32 | 11 | 9 |
7.65%, 6/15/35 (3) | 66 | 51 |
9.50%, 7/15/52 (2) | 170 | 142 |
245 | ||
Georgia – 0.1% | ||
Silknet JSC, | ||
8.38%, 1/31/27 (2) | 100 | 99 |
Ghana – 1.0% | ||
Ghana Government International Bond, |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Ghana – 1.0%continued | ||
7.75%, 4/7/29 (3) (6) | $200 | $88 |
7.63%, 5/16/29 (3) (6) | 200 | 88 |
8.13%, 3/26/32 (3) (6) | 200 | 89 |
7.88%, 2/11/35 (3) (6) | 950 | 418 |
Kosmos Energy Ltd., | ||
7.50%, 3/1/28 (3) | 125 | 114 |
7.50%, 3/1/28 (2) | 230 | 210 |
Tullow Oil PLC, | ||
10.25%, 5/15/26 (2) | 345 | 308 |
1,315 | ||
Guatemala – 1.1% | ||
Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco S.L./Beliv Holdco S.L., | ||
5.25%, 4/27/29 (2) | 350 | 329 |
CT Trust, | ||
5.13%, 2/3/32 (2) | 285 | 249 |
Guatemala Government Bond, | ||
4.50%, 5/3/26 (3) | 435 | 422 |
4.65%, 10/7/41 (3) | 200 | 163 |
Millicom International Cellular S.A., | ||
5.13%, 1/15/28 (2) | 243 | 225 |
1,388 | ||
Hong Kong – 0.8% | ||
AIA Group Ltd., | ||
5.63%, 10/25/27 (2) | 210 | 217 |
4.95%, 4/4/33 (2) | 200 | 202 |
Bank of East Asia (The) Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.10%), 6.75%, 3/15/27 (3) (10) | 250 | 252 |
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 7/21/28 (2) | 165 | 151 |
5.75%, 7/21/28 (3) | 225 | 206 |
1,028 | ||
Hungary – 1.5% | ||
Hungary Government Bond, | ||
5.50%, 6/24/25 (HUF) | 55,000 | 157 |
9.50%, 10/21/26 (HUF) | 63,110 | 197 |
3.00%, 10/27/27 (HUF) | 226,950 | 596 |
4.50%, 3/23/28 (HUF) | 47,130 | 129 |
6.75%, 10/22/28 (HUF) | 3,290 | 10 |
4.75%, 11/24/32 (HUF) | 90,000 | 240 |
3.00%, 10/27/38 (HUF) | 7,850 | 16 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Hungary – 1.5%continued | ||
Hungary Government International Bond, | ||
5.38%, 3/25/24 | $56 | $56 |
6.25%, 9/22/32 (3) | 200 | 214 |
3.13%, 9/21/51 (3) | 200 | 136 |
Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, | ||
6.13%, 12/4/27 (3) | 200 | 204 |
1,955 | ||
India – 1.8% | ||
Adani Green Energy UP Ltd./Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd./Parampujya Solar Energy, | ||
6.25%, 12/10/24 (2) | 100 | 99 |
Adani International Container Terminal Pvt Ltd., | ||
3.00%, 2/16/31 (2) | 151 | 124 |
Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd., | ||
3.10%, 2/2/31 (2) | 330 | 252 |
Export-Import Bank of India, | ||
5.50%, 1/18/33 (3) | 200 | 207 |
Greenko Wind Projects Mauritius Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 4/6/25 (2) | 240 | 234 |
India Toll Roads, | ||
5.50%, 8/19/24 (3) | 250 | 246 |
Network i2i Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.27%), 5.65%, 1/15/25 (3) (10) (11) | 240 | 236 |
Power Finance Corp. Ltd., | ||
3.75%, 12/6/27 (3) | 200 | 190 |
REC Ltd., | ||
5.63%, 4/11/28 (2) | 300 | 304 |
ReNew Wind Energy AP2/ReNew Power Pvt Ltd. other 9 Subsidiaries, | ||
4.50%, 7/14/28 (2) | 250 | 222 |
Shriram Finance Ltd., | ||
4.40%, 3/13/24 (3) | 200 | 199 |
2,313 | ||
Indonesia – 6.6% | ||
Freeport Indonesia PT, | ||
4.76%, 4/14/27 (2) | 150 | 147 |
6.20%, 4/14/52 (2) | 350 | 347 |
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk PT, | ||
3.40%, 6/9/31 (3) | 300 | 260 |
4.75%, 6/9/51 (3) | 200 | 163 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 193 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Indonesia – 6.6%continued | ||
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium PT/Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero PT, | ||
5.45%, 5/15/30 (3) | $200 | $202 |
Indonesia Government International Bond, | ||
4.75%, 1/8/26 (3) | 200 | 200 |
4.55%, 1/11/28 | 200 | 200 |
4.85%, 1/11/33 | 675 | 687 |
8.50%, 10/12/35 (3) | 100 | 133 |
6.63%, 2/17/37 (3) | 650 | 761 |
7.75%, 1/17/38 (3) | 100 | 128 |
Indonesia Treasury Bond, | ||
8.13%, 5/15/24 (IDR) | 600,000 | 39 |
6.50%, 6/15/25 (IDR) | 575,000 | 37 |
8.38%, 9/15/26 (IDR) | 10,500,000 | 715 |
6.38%, 8/15/28 (IDR) | 1,571,000 | 102 |
9.00%, 3/15/29 (IDR) | 220,000 | 16 |
6.88%, 4/15/29 (IDR) | 477,000 | 31 |
8.25%, 5/15/29 (IDR) | 567,000 | 40 |
10.50%, 8/15/30 (IDR) | 600,000 | 47 |
7.00%, 9/15/30 (IDR) | 2,830,000 | 188 |
6.50%, 2/15/31 (IDR) | 7,261,000 | 470 |
7.75%, 4/15/31 (IDR) | 655,000 | 45 |
8.75%, 5/15/31 (IDR) | 5,651,000 | 411 |
9.50%, 7/15/31 (IDR) | 7,200,000 | 548 |
7.00%, 2/15/33 (IDR) | 8,193,000 | 552 |
6.63%, 2/15/34 (IDR) | 2,172,000 | 141 |
8.38%, 3/15/34 (IDR) | 1,389,000 | 101 |
7.50%, 6/15/35 (IDR) | 536,000 | 37 |
7.50%, 5/15/38 (IDR) | 654,000 | 45 |
7.13%, 6/15/38 (IDR) | 4,971,000 | 338 |
8.38%, 4/15/39 (IDR) | 2,041,000 | 153 |
LLPL Capital Pte. Ltd., | ||
6.88%, 2/4/39 (2) | 261 | 252 |
Medco Maple Tree Pte. Ltd., | ||
8.96%, 4/27/29 (2) | 400 | 406 |
Minejesa Capital B.V., | ||
5.63%, 8/10/37 (3) | 400 | 350 |
Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, | ||
6.15%, 5/21/48 (3) | 200 | 205 |
4.88%, 7/17/49 (3) | 200 | 176 |
8,673 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Ireland – 0.1% | ||
C&W Senior Financing DAC, | ||
6.88%, 9/15/27 (2) | $150 | $140 |
Israel – 1.8% | ||
Bank Hapoalim B.M., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.16%), 3.26%, 1/21/32 (10) | 200 | 174 |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.47%), 7.13%, 7/18/33 (10) | 400 | 394 |
Energian Israel Finance Ltd., | ||
4.88%, 3/30/26 | 250 | 231 |
8.50%, 9/30/33 | 200 | 192 |
ICL Group Ltd., | ||
6.38%, 5/31/38 | 115 | 110 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd., | ||
6.75%, 6/30/30 | 350 | 320 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V., | ||
3.15%, 10/1/26 | 850 | 787 |
8.13%, 9/15/31 | 150 | 164 |
2,372 | ||
Ivory Coast – 0.7% | ||
Ivory Coast Government International Bond, | ||
6.38%, 3/3/28 (3) | 200 | 197 |
5.88%, 10/17/31 (EUR)(3) | 100 | 99 |
4.88%, 1/30/32 (EUR)(3) | 435 | 406 |
6.88%, 10/17/40 (EUR)(3) | 100 | 93 |
6.63%, 3/22/48 (EUR)(3) | 100 | 88 |
883 | ||
Jamaica – 0.1% | ||
Digicel International Finance Ltd., | ||
8.75%, 5/25/24 (2) | 100 | 94 |
Kazakhstan – 0.8% | ||
Kazakhstan Government International Bond, | ||
6.50%, 7/21/45 (3) | 200 | 229 |
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, | ||
6.38%, 10/24/48 (2) | 355 | 333 |
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., |
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REPORT 194 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Kazakhstan – 0.8%continued | ||
4.00%, 8/15/26 (2) | $325 | $304 |
3.25%, 8/15/30 (3) | 220 | 182 |
1,048 | ||
Kuwait – 0.6% | ||
MEGlobal Canada ULC, | ||
5.00%, 5/18/25 (2) | 400 | 395 |
Nbk Tier 2 Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.11%), 2.50%, 11/24/30 (3) (10) | 400 | 375 |
770 | ||
Lebanon – 0.0% | ||
Lebanon Government International Bond, | ||
6.38%, 3/9/20 (3) (6) (7) | 67 | 4 |
5.80%, 4/14/20 (3) (6) (7) | 79 | 5 |
6.15%, 6/19/20 (6) | 102 | 6 |
8.25%, 4/12/21 (3) (6) (7) | 115 | 7 |
6.10%, 10/4/22 (3) (6) (7) | 321 | 20 |
6.00%, 1/27/23 (3) (6) (7) | 50 | 3 |
6.60%, 11/27/26 (3) (6) | 22 | 1 |
6.85%, 3/23/27 (3) (6) | 88 | 6 |
7.00%, 3/23/32 (3) (6) | 33 | 2 |
7.05%, 11/2/35 (3) (6) | 11 | 1 |
7.25%, 3/23/37 (3) (6) | 35 | 2 |
57 | ||
Macau – 0.8% | ||
MGM China Holdings Ltd., | ||
5.38%, 5/15/24 (2) | 80 | 80 |
4.75%, 2/1/27 (2) | 220 | 209 |
Sands China Ltd., | ||
5.65%, 8/8/28 | 415 | 412 |
4.63%, 6/18/30 | 175 | 159 |
Studio City Finance Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 1/15/28 (2) | 250 | 231 |
1,091 | ||
Malaysia – 3.2% | ||
Malaysia Government Bond, | ||
3.48%, 6/14/24 (MYR) | 1,647 | 359 |
3.90%, 11/30/26 (MYR) | 2,013 | 443 |
3.90%, 11/16/27 (MYR) | 1,834 | 403 |
3.73%, 6/15/28 (MYR) | 1,600 | 349 |
4.50%, 4/30/29 (MYR) | 1,397 | 316 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Malaysia – 3.2%continued | ||
3.89%, 8/15/29 (MYR) | $262 | $58 |
4.50%, 4/15/30 (MYR) | 182 | 41 |
3.58%, 7/15/32 (MYR) | 3,377 | 722 |
3.83%, 7/5/34 (MYR) | 1,432 | 310 |
4.25%, 5/31/35 (MYR) | 616 | 138 |
4.76%, 4/7/37 (MYR) | 187 | 44 |
4.70%, 10/15/42 (MYR) | 1,200 | 281 |
4.92%, 7/6/48 (MYR) | 334 | 80 |
4.07%, 6/15/50 (MYR) | 550 | 118 |
Malaysia Government Investment Issue, | ||
3.47%, 10/15/30 (MYR) | 496 | 106 |
4.19%, 10/7/32 (MYR) | 29 | 6 |
3.45%, 7/15/36 (MYR) | 91 | 19 |
Petronas Capital Ltd., | ||
2.48%, 1/28/32 (3) | 200 | 170 |
4.55%, 4/21/50 (3) | 200 | 183 |
4,146 | ||
Mauritius – 0.1% | ||
Axian Telecom, | ||
7.38%, 2/16/27 (2) | 200 | 187 |
Mexico – 7.9% | ||
Alsea S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
7.75%, 12/14/26 (2) | 195 | 199 |
Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 10Y + 7.76%), 8.38%, 10/14/30 (2) (10) (11) | 100 | 98 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 10Y + 5.03%), 6.63%, 1/24/32 (2) (10) (11) | 200 | 170 |
BBVA Bancomer S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.66%), 8.45%, 6/29/38 (2) (10) | 325 | 347 |
CIBANCO S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Trust CIB, | ||
4.38%, 7/22/31 (2) | 250 | 189 |
Infraestructura Energetica Nova S.A.P.I. de C.V., | ||
4.88%, 1/14/48 (2) | 400 | 315 |
Mexican Bonos, | ||
8.00%, 9/5/24 (MXN) | 8,540 | 493 |
7.50%, 6/3/27 (MXN) | 8,089 | 451 |
8.50%, 5/31/29 (MXN) | 7,600 | 438 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 195 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Mexico – 7.9%continued | ||
7.75%, 5/29/31 (MXN) | $19,650 | $1,080 |
7.50%, 5/26/33 (MXN) | 3,760 | 201 |
7.75%, 11/23/34 (MXN) | 3,460 | 186 |
10.00%, 11/20/36 (MXN) | 10,060 | 639 |
8.50%, 11/18/38 (MXN) | 5,630 | 317 |
7.75%, 11/13/42 (MXN) | 8,180 | 424 |
8.00%, 11/7/47 (MXN) | 2,510 | 132 |
8.00%, 7/31/53 (MXN) | 1,540 | 81 |
Mexico Government International Bond, | ||
4.75%, 4/27/32 | 400 | 385 |
4.88%, 5/19/33 | 200 | 193 |
6.05%, 1/11/40 | 34 | 34 |
4.75%, 3/8/44 | 32 | 28 |
5.55%, 1/21/45 | 49 | 47 |
3.77%, 5/24/61 | 200 | 136 |
3.75%, 4/19/71 | 200 | 133 |
5.75%, 10/12/10 (12) | 208 | 186 |
Mexico Remittances Funding Fiduciary Estate Management S.a.r.l., | ||
4.88%, 1/15/28 (2) | 128 | 113 |
Orbia Advance Corp. S.A.B. de C.V., | ||
4.00%, 10/4/27 (2) | 110 | 104 |
Petroleos Mexicanos, | ||
6.50%, 3/13/27 | 135 | 126 |
8.75%, 6/2/29 | 100 | 97 |
5.95%, 1/28/31 | 1,165 | 930 |
6.70%, 2/16/32 | 104 | 86 |
6.75%, 9/21/47 | 720 | 472 |
6.35%, 2/12/48 | 80 | 51 |
7.69%, 1/23/50 | 395 | 281 |
6.95%, 1/28/60 | 319 | 210 |
Sigma Alimentos S.A. de C.V., | ||
4.13%, 5/2/26 (2) | 225 | 219 |
Tierra Mojada Luxembourg II S.a.r.l., | ||
5.75%, 12/1/40 (3) | 362 | 327 |
Total Play Telecomunicaciones S.A. de C.V., | ||
6.38%, 9/20/28 (2) | 40 | 16 |
Trust Fibra Uno, | ||
4.87%, 1/15/30 (2) | 280 | 253 |
6.95%, 1/30/44 (2) | 75 | 64 |
6.39%, 1/15/50 (2) | 85 | 69 |
10,320 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Mongolia – 0.1% | ||
Mongolia Government International Bond, | ||
3.50%, 7/7/27 (3) | $200 | $178 |
Morocco – 0.4% | ||
Morocco Government International Bond, | ||
5.95%, 3/8/28 (3) | 200 | 205 |
OCP S.A., | ||
5.13%, 6/23/51 (3) | 400 | 305 |
510 | ||
Mozambique – 0.1% | ||
Mozambique International Bond, | ||
9.00%, 9/15/31 (3) | 200 | 171 |
Nigeria – 1.2% | ||
Access Bank PLC, | ||
6.13%, 9/21/26 (2) | 125 | 112 |
IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V., | ||
8.00%, 9/18/27 (3) | 250 | 223 |
8.00%, 9/18/27 (2) | 200 | 178 |
Nigeria Government International Bond, | ||
7.14%, 2/23/30 (3) | 420 | 379 |
7.70%, 2/23/38 (3) | 200 | 165 |
7.63%, 11/28/47 (3) | 250 | 199 |
8.25%, 9/28/51 (3) | 200 | 165 |
SEPLAT Energy PLC, | ||
7.75%, 4/1/26 (2) | 100 | 91 |
1,512 | ||
Oman – 1.2% | ||
Oman Government International Bond, | ||
6.75%, 10/28/27 (3) | 200 | 211 |
5.63%, 1/17/28 (3) | 400 | 408 |
6.00%, 8/1/29 (3) | 200 | 208 |
6.75%, 1/17/48 (3) | 711 | 746 |
1,573 | ||
Pakistan – 0.3% | ||
Pakistan Government International Bond, | ||
7.38%, 4/8/31 (3) | 250 | 153 |
8.88%, 4/8/51 (3) | 390 | 237 |
390 | ||
Panama – 0.6% | ||
Panama Government International Bond, | ||
3.88%, 3/17/28 | 325 | 299 |
9.38%, 4/1/29 | 23 | 26 |
6.70%, 1/26/36 | 28 | 28 |
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MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Panama – 0.6%continued | ||
4.30%, 4/29/53 | $200 | $134 |
4.50%, 4/1/56 | 200 | 134 |
3.87%, 7/23/60 | 240 | 143 |
764 | ||
Paraguay – 0.5% | ||
Paraguay Government International Bond, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/26 (3) | 250 | 248 |
5.40%, 3/30/50 (3) | 400 | 355 |
603 | ||
Peru – 2.6% | ||
Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru, | ||
8.55%, 9/18/33 (2) | 315 | 345 |
Intercorp Peru Ltd., | ||
3.88%, 8/15/29 (3) | 200 | 173 |
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., | ||
5.88%, 7/5/34 (3) | 277 | 274 |
Peru Government Bond, | ||
5.94%, 2/12/29 (PEN) | 351 | 95 |
6.15%, 8/12/32 (PEN) | 2,323 | 614 |
7.30%, 8/12/33 (PEN) | 174 | 49 |
5.40%, 8/12/34 (PEN) | 2,566 | 627 |
Peruvian Government International Bond, | ||
7.35%, 7/21/25 | 100 | 103 |
2.78%, 1/23/31 | 250 | 218 |
1.86%, 12/1/32 | 288 | 226 |
8.75%, 11/21/33 | 70 | 88 |
3.30%, 3/11/41 | 92 | 71 |
5.63%, 11/18/50 | 58 | 60 |
2.78%, 12/1/60 | 31 | 19 |
3.23%, 7/28/21 (13) | 300 | 186 |
Petroleos del Peru S.A., | ||
5.63%, 6/19/47 (3) | 485 | 297 |
3,445 | ||
Philippines – 0.7% | ||
Philippine Government International Bond, | ||
10.63%, 3/16/25 | 28 | 30 |
3.75%, 1/14/29 | 400 | 385 |
9.50%, 2/2/30 | 23 | 29 |
7.75%, 1/14/31 | 100 | 119 |
6.38%, 10/23/34 | 100 | 113 |
3.95%, 1/20/40 | 200 | 180 |
856 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Poland – 2.9% | ||
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, | ||
0.38%, 10/13/28 (EUR)(3) | $250 | $237 |
6.25%, 10/31/28 (2) | 400 | 422 |
5.38%, 5/22/33 (2) | 170 | 172 |
Republic of Poland Government Bond, | ||
2.50%, 4/25/24 (PLN) | 135 | 34 |
2.25%, 10/25/24 (PLN) | 465 | 116 |
2.50%, 7/25/26 (PLN) | 1,402 | 336 |
0.25%, 10/25/26 (PLN) | 62 | 14 |
3.75%, 5/25/27 (PLN) | 338 | 83 |
2.50%, 7/25/27 (PLN) | 1,350 | 317 |
2.75%, 4/25/28 (PLN) | 1,100 | 256 |
7.50%, 7/25/28 (PLN) | 838 | 234 |
2.75%, 10/25/29 (PLN) | 1,071 | 243 |
1.75%, 4/25/32 (PLN) | 333 | 66 |
6.00%, 10/25/33 (PLN) | 3,619 | 976 |
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, | ||
5.50%, 11/16/27 | 57 | 59 |
4.88%, 10/4/33 | 67 | 68 |
5.50%, 4/4/53 | 190 | 198 |
3,831 | ||
Qatar – 1.5% | ||
Qatar Government International Bond, | ||
4.00%, 3/14/29 (3) | 775 | 770 |
5.10%, 4/23/48 (3) | 625 | 634 |
4.82%, 3/14/49 (3) | 200 | 195 |
4.40%, 4/16/50 (3) | 200 | 185 |
QatarEnergy, | ||
3.13%, 7/12/41 (3) | 200 | 154 |
1,938 | ||
Romania – 2.0% | ||
Romania Government Bond, | ||
8.75%, 10/30/28 (RON) | 2,050 | 502 |
8.00%, 4/29/30 (RON) | 80 | 19 |
4.15%, 10/24/30 (RON) | 835 | 165 |
7.35%, 4/28/31 (RON) | 535 | 127 |
6.70%, 2/25/32 (RON) | 70 | 16 |
8.25%, 9/29/32 (RON) | 1,085 | 273 |
4.75%, 10/11/34 (RON) | 2,070 | 406 |
7.90%, 2/24/38 (RON) | 205 | 53 |
Romanian Government International Bond, | ||
3.00%, 2/27/27 (3) | 28 | 26 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 197 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Romania – 2.0%continued | ||
1.75%, 7/13/30 (EUR)(3) | $300 | $268 |
3.00%, 2/14/31 (3) | 20 | 17 |
3.63%, 3/27/32 (3) | 118 | 102 |
7.13%, 1/17/33 (3) | 28 | 30 |
2.00%, 4/14/33 (EUR)(3) | 400 | 332 |
2.88%, 4/13/42 (EUR)(3) | 275 | 206 |
6.13%, 1/22/44 (3) | 18 | 18 |
4.00%, 2/14/51 (3) | 150 | 109 |
2,669 | ||
Saudi Arabia – 2.1% | ||
EIG Pearl Holdings S.a.r.l., | ||
3.55%, 8/31/36 (2) | 200 | 174 |
Gaci First Investment Co., | ||
5.25%, 10/13/32 (3) | 200 | 208 |
5.13%, 2/14/53 (3) | 500 | 454 |
Greensaif Pipelines Bidco S.a.r.l., | ||
6.13%, 2/23/38 (2) | 300 | 313 |
SA Global Sukuk Ltd., | ||
0.95%, 6/17/24 (2) | 100 | 98 |
Saudi Government International Bond, | ||
4.75%, 1/18/28 (3) | 200 | 202 |
2.25%, 2/2/33 (3) | 500 | 415 |
4.63%, 10/4/47 (3) | 200 | 180 |
5.00%, 4/17/49 (3) | 200 | 189 |
5.25%, 1/16/50 (3) | 235 | 231 |
3.75%, 1/21/55 (3) | 200 | 153 |
3.45%, 2/2/61 (3) | 200 | 141 |
2,758 | ||
Senegal – 0.1% | ||
Senegal Government International Bond, | ||
5.38%, 6/8/37 (EUR)(3) | 150 | 123 |
Serbia – 0.3% | ||
Serbia International Bond, | ||
1.50%, 6/26/29 (EUR)(3) | 425 | 397 |
Singapore – 0.2% | ||
United Overseas Bank Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 1.50%), 3.75%, 4/15/29 (3) (10) | 200 | 199 |
South Africa – 3.9% | ||
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., | ||
4.31%, 7/23/27 (3) | 400 | 375 |
Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
South Africa – 3.9%continued | ||
5.50%, 9/4/26 (2) | $150 | $87 |
Republic of South Africa Government Bond, | ||
10.50%, 12/21/26 (ZAR) | 1,714 | 98 |
8.00%, 1/31/30 (ZAR) | 6,600 | 333 |
7.00%, 2/28/31 (ZAR) | 3,649 | 167 |
8.25%, 3/31/32 (ZAR) | 31,411 | 1,504 |
8.88%, 2/28/35 (ZAR) | 16,746 | 774 |
6.25%, 3/31/36 (ZAR) | 1,288 | 46 |
8.50%, 1/31/37 (ZAR) | 11,000 | 471 |
8.75%, 1/31/44 (ZAR) | 2,616 | 106 |
8.75%, 2/28/48 (ZAR) | 4,700 | 190 |
Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, | ||
4.30%, 10/12/28 | 200 | 187 |
5.88%, 4/20/32 | 200 | 189 |
5.75%, 9/30/49 | 200 | 159 |
Sasol Financing U.S.A. LLC, | ||
8.75%, 5/3/29 (2) | 160 | 163 |
5.50%, 3/18/31 | 325 | 274 |
5,123 | ||
South Korea – 1.7% | ||
Hana Bank, | ||
4.38%, 9/30/24 (2) | 200 | 198 |
Hyundai Capital Services, Inc., | ||
1.25%, 2/8/26 (3) | 200 | 184 |
Kookmin Bank, | ||
4.63%, 4/21/28 (2) | 200 | 199 |
Korea Electric Power Corp., | ||
5.38%, 4/6/26 (2) | 200 | 202 |
Korea Treasury Bond, | ||
3.25%, 6/10/33 (KRW) | 516,080 | 402 |
Kyobo Life Insurance Co. Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.89%), 5.90%, 6/15/27 (10) (11) (14) | 220 | 217 |
POSCO, | ||
4.38%, 8/4/25 (2) | 310 | 305 |
Shinhan Bank Co. Ltd., | ||
3.88%, 3/24/26 (2) | 300 | 289 |
Tongyang Life Insurance Co. Ltd., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.98%), 5.25%, 9/22/25 (3) (10) (11) | 200 | 184 |
2,180 |
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REPORT 198 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Sri Lanka – 0.3% | ||
Sri Lanka Government International Bond, | ||
6.20%, 5/11/27 (3) (6) | $700 | $351 |
Tanzania, United Republic of – 0.2% | ||
HTA Group Ltd., | ||
7.00%, 12/18/25 (3) | 275 | 271 |
Thailand – 3.7% | ||
Bangkok Bank PCL, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.15%), 3.47%, 9/23/36 (2) (10) | 500 | 420 |
GC Treasury Center Co. Ltd., | ||
4.40%, 3/30/32 (2) | 200 | 182 |
Thailand Government Bond, | ||
0.75%, 9/17/24 (THB) | 49,690 | 1,440 |
2.35%, 6/17/26 (THB) | 9,050 | 266 |
2.13%, 12/17/26 (THB) | 17,613 | 513 |
2.88%, 12/17/28 (THB) | 732 | 22 |
2.40%, 3/17/29 (THB) | 2,974 | 87 |
1.60%, 12/17/29 (THB) | 11,700 | 325 |
2.00%, 12/17/31 (THB) | 2,048 | 57 |
3.78%, 6/25/32 (THB) | 16,911 | 536 |
1.59%, 12/17/35 (THB) | 4,943 | 128 |
3.30%, 6/17/38 (THB) | 27,092 | 829 |
2.00%, 6/17/42 (THB) | 1,877 | 47 |
2.88%, 6/17/46 (THB) | 1,194 | 32 |
3.60%, 6/17/67 (THB) | 598 | 17 |
4,901 | ||
Tunisia – 0.1% | ||
Tunisian Republic, | ||
6.38%, 7/15/26 (EUR)(3) | 100 | 77 |
Turkey – 3.0% | ||
Akbank TAS, | ||
6.80%, 2/6/26 (3) | 200 | 201 |
Aydem Yenilenebilir Energy A.S., | ||
7.75%, 2/2/27 (3) | 240 | 220 |
Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama A.S., | ||
8.51%, 1/14/29 (2) | 200 | 212 |
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, | ||
10.50%, 12/6/28 (2) | 200 | 212 |
KOC Holding A.S., | ||
6.50%, 3/11/25 (2) | 175 | 174 |
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S., | ||
8.50%, 12/7/28 (2) | 200 | 204 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Turkey – 3.0%continued | ||
Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S., | ||
6.88%, 2/28/25 (3) | $200 | $198 |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., | ||
5.80%, 4/11/28 (3) | 200 | 190 |
Turkiye Government Bond, | ||
12.60%, 10/1/25 (TRY) | 7,414 | 180 |
31.08%, 11/8/28 (TRY) | 1,581 | 59 |
26.20%, 10/5/33 (TRY) | 5,000 | 177 |
Turkiye Government International Bond, | ||
4.88%, 4/16/43 | 900 | 655 |
5.75%, 5/11/47 | 200 | 156 |
Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi A.S., | ||
9.00%, 1/28/27 (2) | 100 | 104 |
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S., | ||
9.38%, 10/19/28 (2) | 200 | 215 |
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S., | ||
6.95%, 10/30/25 (3) | 200 | 197 |
WE Soda Investments Holding PLC, | ||
9.50%, 10/6/28 (2) | 235 | 242 |
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S., | ||
9.25%, 10/16/28 (2) | 305 | 323 |
3,919 | ||
Ukraine – 0.7% | ||
Metinvest B.V., | ||
7.75%, 10/17/29 (2) | 325 | 196 |
MHP Lux S.A., | ||
6.95%, 4/3/26 (3) (6) | 200 | 155 |
State Agency of Roads of Ukraine, | ||
6.25%, 6/24/30 (3) (7) | 200 | 52 |
Ukraine Government International Bond, | ||
15.84%, 2/26/25 (UAH)(3) (7) | 8,000 | 176 |
7.75%, 9/1/28 (3) (6) (7) | 150 | 42 |
6.88%, 5/21/31 (3) (6) (7) | 200 | 47 |
VF Ukraine PAT via VFU Funding PLC, | ||
6.20%, 2/11/25 (3) | 400 | 313 |
981 | ||
United Arab Emirates – 1.6% | ||
Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, | ||
4.13%, 10/11/47 (3) | 450 | 394 |
3.13%, 9/30/49 (3) | 800 | 590 |
2.70%, 9/2/70 (3) | 200 | 127 |
DP World Crescent Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 9/13/33 (3) | 200 | 205 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 199 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
United Arab Emirates –1.6%continued | ||
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., | ||
1.75%, 9/30/27 (2) | $129 | $122 |
3.25%, 9/30/40 (3) | 400 | 315 |
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, | ||
6.85%, 4/24/28 (INR) | 8,000 | 96 |
International Finance Corp., | ||
16.00%, 2/21/25 (UZS) | 1,000,000 | 81 |
Sweihan PV Power Co. PJSC, | ||
3.63%, 1/31/49 (2) | 243 | 199 |
2,129 | ||
United Kingdom – 1.0% | ||
CK Hutchison International 23 Ltd., | ||
4.88%, 4/21/33 (2) | 200 | 201 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.02%), 7.40%, 11/13/34 (10) | 225 | 247 |
Standard Chartered PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.05%), 6.17%, 1/9/27 (2) (10) | 405 | 411 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.85%), 6.19%, 7/6/27 (2) (10) | 200 | 203 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.58%), 6.30%, 7/6/34 (2) (10) | 300 | 316 |
1,378 | ||
Uruguay – 0.6% | ||
Uruguay Government International Bond, | ||
4.38%, 12/15/28 (UYU) | 241 | 16 |
8.25%, 5/21/31 (UYU) | 2,618 | 62 |
7.88%, 1/15/33 (8) | 78 | 95 |
9.75%, 7/20/33 (UYU) | 6,840 | 176 |
5.75%, 10/28/34 | 86 | 93 |
7.63%, 3/21/36 | 58 | 72 |
3.88%, 7/2/40 (UYU) | 816 | 28 |
4.13%, 11/20/45 | 47 | 43 |
5.10%, 6/18/50 | 48 | 48 |
4.98%, 4/20/55 | 108 | 106 |
739 | ||
Uzbekistan – 0.9% | ||
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond, |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 92.8%continued | ||
Uzbekistan – 0.9%continued | ||
14.00%, 7/19/24 (UZS)(3) | $2,600,000 | $211 |
16.25%, 10/12/26 (UZS)(2) | 2,500,000 | 202 |
3.70%, 11/25/30 (3) | 630 | 531 |
Uzauto Motors AJ, | ||
4.85%, 5/4/26 (2) | 225 | 199 |
1,143 | ||
Venezuela – 1.8% | ||
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., | ||
8.50%, 10/27/20 (3) (6) (7) | 1,480 | 1,184 |
9.00%, 11/17/21 (3) (6) (7) | 172 | 19 |
12.75%, 2/17/22 (3) (6) (7) | 92 | 12 |
5.38%, 4/12/27 (3) (6) (7) | 77 | 8 |
9.75%, 5/17/35 (3) (6) (7) | 222 | 28 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, | ||
7.75%, 10/13/19 (3) (6) (7) | 72 | 10 |
12.75%, 8/23/22 (3) (6) (7) | 151 | 24 |
9.00%, 5/7/23 (3) (6) (7) | 62 | 9 |
11.75%, 9/29/24 (3) (6) (7) | 1,815 | 341 |
8.25%, 10/13/24 (3) (6) (7) | 141 | 21 |
9.25%, 9/15/27 (6) (7) | 1,757 | 328 |
9.25%, 5/7/28 (3) (6) (7) | 102 | 17 |
11.95%, 8/5/31 (3) (6) (7) | 2,231 | 418 |
2,419 | ||
Vietnam – 0.5% | ||
Mong Duong Finance Holdings B.V., | ||
5.13%, 5/7/29 (2) | 231 | 214 |
Viet Nam Debt & Asset Trading Corp., | ||
1.00%, 10/10/25 (3) | 550 | 481 |
695 | ||
Zambia – 0.7% | ||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., | ||
8.63%, 6/1/31 (2) | 665 | 564 |
Zambia Government International Bond, | ||
5.38%, 9/20/22 (3) (6) (7) | 400 | 225 |
8.50%, 4/14/24 (3) (6) | 200 | 125 |
914 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $127,364) | 121,759 | |
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REPORT 200 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S)(1) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.2% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (15) (16) | $4,103 | $4,103 |
U.S. Treasury Bills, | ||
5.26%, 1/16/24(17) | 38 | 38 |
5.06%, 7/11/24(17) | 1,360 | 1,326 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $5,464) | 5,467 | |
Total Investments – 98.0% | ||
(Cost $134,159) | 128,569 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 2.0% | 2,676 | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | $131,245 |
(1) | Principal amount is in USD unless otherwise indicated. |
(2) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(3) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. |
(4) | Step coupon bond. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Zero coupon bond. |
(6) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. Income is not being accrued. |
(7) | Restricted security that has been deemed illiquid. At December 31, 2023, the value of these restricted illiquid securities amounted to approximately $3,234,000 or 2.5% of net assets. Additional information on these restricted illiquid securities is as follows: |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd., 2.50%, 1/31/31 | 1/31/23 | $26 |
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 15.00%, 12/18/21 | 10/4/21 | 149 |
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 7.95%, 7/5/22 | 11/12/21 | 104 |
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 12.25%, 10/18/22 | 3/15/21 | 203 |
Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 10.88%, 1/9/23 | 6/26/20 | 202 |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 8.50%, 6/30/22 | 8/13/21 | 197 |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 11.95%, 10/22/22 | 9/23/21 | 183 |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 11.50%, 1/30/23 | 4/16/20 | $197 |
Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 10.88%, 7/23/23 | 1/22/20 | 205 |
Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.38%, 3/9/20 | 11/18/19-2/18/20 | 67 |
Lebanon Government International Bond, 5.80%, 4/14/20 | 11/20/19-2/19/20 | 63 |
Lebanon Government International Bond, 8.25%, 4/12/21 | 9/12/19-12/5/19 | 86 |
Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.10%, 10/4/22 | 7/4/19-3/6/20 | 189 |
Lebanon Government International Bond, 6.00%, 1/27/23 | 11/26/19 | 25 |
Oi S.A., 14.00%, 9/7/24 | 4/21/23-12/15/23 | 113 |
Oi S.A., 14.00%, 9/7/24 | 9/15/23-12/15/23 | 1 |
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 8.50%, 10/27/20 | 4/4/17-11/14/18 | 1,199 |
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 9.00%, 11/17/21 | 1/19/16-6/14/17 | 100 |
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 12.75%, 2/17/22 | 3/10/16-6/14/17 | 51 |
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.38%, 4/12/27 | 7/19/16-6/14/17 | 30 |
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 9.75%, 5/17/35 | 6/20/16-6/14/17 | 105 |
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd., 4.75%, 7/3/22 | 8/11/22 | 18 |
State Agency of Roads of Ukraine, 6.25%, 6/24/30 | 6/17/21 | 200 |
Ukraine Government International Bond, 15.84%, 2/26/25 | 6/12/19 | 303 |
Ukraine Government International Bond, 7.75%, 9/1/28 | 1/5/21 | 165 |
Ukraine Government International Bond, 6.88%, 5/21/31 | 6/18/21 | 206 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 7.75%, 10/13/19 | 6/14/17-8/11/17 | 43 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 12.75%, 8/23/22 | 4/29/16-7/27/18 | 49 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.00%, 5/7/23 | 6/14/17-8/11/17 | 29 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 11.75%, 9/29/24 | 10/25/23-12/11/23 | 221 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 11.75%, 9/29/24 | 3/3/17-11/13/17 | 333 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 8.25%, 10/13/24 | 6/14/17-8/11/17 | 63 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 201 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25%, 9/15/27 | 11/17/16-11/13/17 | $84 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25%, 9/15/27 | 10/25/23-12/8/23 | 308 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25%, 5/7/28 | 8/11/17-5/15/18 | 31 |
Venezuela Government International Bond, 11.95%, 8/5/31 | 3/3/17-12/8/23 | 699 |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., 8.50%, 2/4/23 | 11/8/21 | 102 |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., 9.95%, 6/8/23 | 11/17/21 | 114 |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 10/25/23 | 5/18/22 | 31 |
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.35%, 1/13/27 | 4/15/21 | 165 |
Zambia Government International Bond, 5.38%, 9/20/22 | 8/30/19-10/29/20 | 269 |
Zhenro Properties Group Ltd., 8.00%, 3/6/23 | 2/13/23 | 13 |
Zhenro Properties Group Ltd., 8.30%, 9/15/23 | 11/23/21 | 156 |
(8) | Security is a payment in-kind bond (PIK), distributions received in-kind unless otherwise noted in the description. |
(9) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(10) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(11) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(12) | Century bond maturing in 2110. |
(13) | Century bond maturing in 2121. |
(14) | Restricted security. |
(15) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(16) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(17) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
10Y – 10 Year |
1Y – 1 Year |
5Y – 5 Year |
CIB – Corporate and Investment Bank |
CMT – Constant Maturity |
SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
BRL - Brazilian Real |
CLP - Chilean Peso |
CNH - Chinese Offshore Yuan |
CNY - Chinese Yuan Renminbi |
COP - Colombian Peso |
CZK - Czech Koruna |
DOP - Dominican Peso |
EUR - Euro |
HUF - Hungarian Forint |
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah |
INR - Indian Rupee |
KRW - Korean Won |
MXN - Mexican Peso |
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit |
PEN - Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
PLN - Polish Zloty |
RON - Romanian Leu |
THB - Thai Baht |
TRY - Turkish Lira |
UAH - Ukraine Hryvnia |
UYU - Uruguayan Peso |
UZS - Uzbekistan Som |
ZAR - South African Rand |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 202 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER EMERGING MARKETS DEBT OPPORTUNITY FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had outstanding
forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows:
COUNTERPARTY | CONTRACTS TO DELIVER CURRENCY | AMOUNT (LOCAL CURRENCY) (000s) | IN EXCHANGE FOR CURRENCY | AMOUNT (LOCAL CURRENCY) (000s) | SETTLEMENT DATE | UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
Merrill Lynch | United States Dollar
| 73 | Hungarian Forint | 29,129 | 1/12/24 | $11 |
Subtotal Appreciation | 11 | |||||
Merrill Lynch | Hungarian Forint
| 29,129 | United States Dollar | 75 | 1/12/24 | (9) |
Morgan Stanley | Egyptian Pound
| 434 | United States Dollar | 12 | 1/16/24 | (1) |
Morgan Stanley | United States Dollar
| 13 | Egyptian Pound | 434 | 1/16/24 | —* |
Standard Chartered Bank | Euro
| 359 | United States Dollar | 391 | 1/10/24 | (5) |
Standard Chartered Bank | Euro
| 2,900 | United States Dollar | 3,114 | 1/11/24 | (89) |
Subtotal Depreciation | (104) | |||||
Total | $(93) |
* | Amount rounds to less than one thousand. |
At December 31, 2023, the
Fund’s investments were denominated in the following currencies:
CONCENTRATION BY CURRENCY | % OF NET ASSETS |
United States Dollar | 63.8% |
All other currencies less than 5% | 34.2 |
Total Investments | 98.0 |
Other Assets less Liabilities | 2.0 |
Net Assets | 100.0% |
Various inputs are used in determining the value of
the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Corporate bonds | $— | $1,343 | $— | $1,343 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds: | ||||
Brazil | — | 8,229 | 1 | 8,230 |
All Other Countries(1) | — | 113,529 | — | 113,529 |
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | — | 121,758 | 1 | 121,759 |
Investment Companies | 4,103 | — | — | 4,103 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 1,364 | — | 1,364 |
Total Investments | $4,103 | $124,465 | $1 | $128,569 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $— | $11 | $— | $11 |
Liabilities | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | (104) | — | (104) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | $— | $(93) | $— | $(93) |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $5,597 | $64,310 | $65,804 | $231 | $4,103 | $4,103,000 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 203 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 0.2% | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.2% | ||
NextEra Energy Partners L.P., | ||
0.00%, 11/15/25 (1) (2) | $48 | $42 |
2.50%, 6/15/26 (1) | 48 | 43 |
PG&E Corp., | ||
4.25%, 12/1/27 (1) | 203 | 213 |
298 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.0% | ||
Gulfport Energy Corp., | ||
10.00%, (100% Cash), 2/26/24(1) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) | — | 39 |
Total Convertible Bonds | ||
(Cost $290) | 337 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 78.1% | ||
Advertising & Marketing – 0.3% | ||
Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., | ||
5.00%, 8/15/27 (1) | 266 | 257 |
4.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 169 | 153 |
4.63%, 3/15/30 (1) | 74 | 66 |
7.38%, 2/15/31 (1) | 71 | 75 |
551 | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2% | ||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., | ||
5.95%, 2/1/37 | 75 | 78 |
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., | ||
4.60%, 6/15/28 | 75 | 66 |
9.38%, 11/30/29 (1) | 281 | 308 |
9.75%, 11/15/30 (1) | 227 | 244 |
TransDigm, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 3/15/26 (1) | 270 | 270 |
7.50%, 3/15/27 | 100 | 100 |
5.50%, 11/15/27 | 450 | 441 |
6.75%, 8/15/28 (1) | 811 | 830 |
4.63%, 1/15/29 | 100 | 94 |
4.88%, 5/1/29 | 1,150 | 1,075 |
6.88%, 12/15/30 (1) | 280 | 288 |
7.13%, 12/1/31 (1) | 297 | 311 |
Triumph Group, Inc., | ||
7.75%, 8/15/25 | 50 | 50 |
9.00%, 3/15/28 (1) | 392 | 417 |
4,572 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Apparel & Textile Products – 0.1% | ||
Crocs, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 3/15/29 (1) | $25 | $22 |
4.13%, 8/15/31 (1) | 122 | 103 |
Hanesbrands, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 5/15/26 (1) | 35 | 34 |
9.00%, 2/15/31 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Kontoor Brands, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 11/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
Levi Strauss & Co., | ||
3.50%, 3/1/31 (1) | 82 | 71 |
277 | ||
Asset Management – 1.9% | ||
AG Issuer LLC, | ||
6.25%, 3/1/28 (1) | 75 | 74 |
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, | ||
8.63%, 9/30/27 (1) | 25 | 26 |
Ares Capital Corp., | ||
7.00%, 1/15/27 | 35 | 36 |
Blue Owl Capital Corp., | ||
3.75%, 7/22/25 | 85 | 81 |
Blue Owl Capital Corp. II, | ||
8.45%, 11/15/26 (1) | 35 | 36 |
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., | ||
7.75%, 9/16/27 | 116 | 120 |
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, | ||
5.25%, 4/15/29 (1) | 96 | 91 |
5.00%, 1/15/32 (1) | 25 | 23 |
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., | ||
6.25%, 5/15/26 | 209 | 199 |
5.25%, 5/15/27 | 385 | 347 |
9.75%, 1/15/29 (1) | 121 | 124 |
4.38%, 2/1/29 | 47 | 39 |
NFP Corp., | ||
4.88%, 8/15/28 (1) | 203 | 201 |
6.88%, 8/15/28 (1) | 2,137 | 2,172 |
7.50%, 10/1/30 (1) | 99 | 105 |
8.50%, 10/1/31 (1) | 343 | 371 |
4,045 | ||
Automotive – 2.1% | ||
Adient Global Holdings Ltd., | ||
8.25%, 4/15/31 (1) | 25 | 26 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Automotive – 2.1%continued | ||
Clarios Global L.P./Clarios U.S. Finance Co., | ||
8.50%, 5/15/27 (1) | $639 | $641 |
6.75%, 5/15/28 (1) | 128 | 131 |
Dana, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 2/15/32 | 25 | 22 |
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 10/15/29 (1) | 1,325 | 1,195 |
Ford Motor Co., | ||
3.25%, 2/12/32 | 81 | 67 |
6.10%, 8/19/32 | 139 | 140 |
4.75%, 1/15/43 | 75 | 62 |
5.29%, 12/8/46 | 200 | 177 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
6.80%, 5/12/28 | 200 | 209 |
5.11%, 5/3/29 | 400 | 389 |
7.35%, 3/6/30 | 200 | 215 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber (The) Co., | ||
9.50%, 5/31/25 | 75 | 76 |
7.00%, 3/15/28 | 25 | 25 |
5.00%, 7/15/29 | 72 | 68 |
5.25%, 4/30/31 | 25 | 23 |
5.25%, 7/15/31 (1) | 100 | 91 |
5.63%, 4/30/33 | 50 | 45 |
PM General Purchaser LLC, | ||
9.50%, 10/1/28 (1) | 50 | 51 |
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 2/1/29 (1) | 800 | 690 |
Tenneco, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 11/17/28 (1) | 6 | 5 |
Wheel Pros, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 25 | 8 |
4,356 | ||
Banking – 0.3% | ||
Bank of America Corp., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.19%), 5.88%, 3/15/28 (5) (8) | 75 | 72 |
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.23%), 4.70%, 1/30/25 (5) (8) | 75 | 70 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.59%), 6.13%, 4/30/24 (5) (8) | 50 | 50 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Banking – 0.3%continued | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.56%), 8.94%, 5/1/24 (5) (9) | $50 | $50 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.59%), 6.10%, 10/1/24 (5) (8) | 25 | 25 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 3.13%), 4.60%, 2/1/25 (5) (8) | 25 | 24 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 7Y + 2.81%), 6.25%, 3/15/30 (5) (8) | 125 | 116 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.61%), 7.63%, 9/15/28 (5) (8) | 111 | 116 |
523 | ||
Beverages – 0.0% | ||
Triton Water Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 4/1/29(1) | 50 | 44 |
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.4% | ||
Bausch Health Americas, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 1/31/27 (1) | 150 | 83 |
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., | ||
5.50%, 11/1/25 (1) | 100 | 91 |
9.00%, 12/15/25 (1) | 75 | 70 |
6.13%, 2/1/27 (1) | 50 | 34 |
7.00%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 11 |
5.00%, 1/30/28 (1) | 75 | 34 |
7.25%, 5/30/29 (1) | 50 | 23 |
5.25%, 1/30/30 (1) | 75 | 35 |
5.25%, 2/15/31 (1) | 50 | 21 |
Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., | ||
9.50%, 7/31/27 (1) (10) | 125 | 9 |
6.00%, 6/30/28 (1) (10) | 16 | 1 |
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I S.a.r.l./Endo U.S., Inc., | ||
6.13%, 4/1/29 (1) (11) | 50 | 32 |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A./Mallinckrodt CB LLC, | ||
14.75%, 11/14/28 (1) | 25 | 26 |
10.00%, 6/15/29 (1) (4) (10) | 43 | 3 |
Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer B.V., | ||
5.13%, 4/30/31 (1) | 200 | 171 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%continued | ||
P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., | ||
7.75%, 11/15/25 (1) | $50 | $41 |
Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/1/27 (1) (11) | 111 | 71 |
Prestige Brands, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
3.75%, 4/1/31 (1) | 25 | 22 |
802 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 3.0% | ||
Cable One, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 11/15/30 (1) | 125 | 101 |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., | ||
5.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
6.38%, 9/1/29 (1) | 355 | 350 |
4.75%, 3/1/30 (1) | 259 | 237 |
4.50%, 8/15/30 (1) | 174 | 157 |
4.25%, 2/1/31 (1) | 402 | 351 |
7.38%, 3/1/31 (1) | 403 | 413 |
4.75%, 2/1/32 (1) | 450 | 397 |
4.50%, 5/1/32 | 175 | 150 |
4.50%, 6/1/33 (1) | 300 | 254 |
4.25%, 1/15/34 (1) | 419 | 341 |
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, | ||
5.38%, 5/1/47 | 50 | 43 |
CSC Holdings LLC, | ||
5.25%, 6/1/24 | 175 | 171 |
11.25%, 5/15/28 (1) | 400 | 412 |
5.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | 275 | 171 |
4.13%, 12/1/30 (1) | 305 | 232 |
4.50%, 11/15/31 (1) | 200 | 151 |
Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 8/15/27 (1) | 325 | 306 |
DISH DBS Corp., | ||
5.25%, 12/1/26 (1) | 254 | 218 |
7.38%, 7/1/28 | 100 | 60 |
5.75%, 12/1/28 (1) | 25 | 20 |
5.13%, 6/1/29 | 256 | 132 |
DISH Network Corp., | ||
11.75%, 11/15/27 (1) | 513 | 537 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Cable & Satellite – 3.0%continued | ||
GCI LLC, | ||
4.75%, 10/15/28 (1) | $72 | $67 |
Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., | ||
5.38%, 8/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 9/15/26 (1) | 43 | 33 |
6.50%, 9/15/28 (1) | 58 | 28 |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., | ||
3.13%, 9/1/26 (1) | 291 | 273 |
5.00%, 8/1/27 (1) | 302 | 291 |
4.00%, 7/15/28 (1) | 150 | 139 |
3.88%, 9/1/31 (1) | 200 | 171 |
6,303 | ||
Chemicals – 1.6% | ||
Ashland, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 9/1/31 (1) | 7 | 6 |
Avient Corp., | ||
5.75%, 5/15/25 (1) | 50 | 50 |
7.13%, 8/1/30 (1) | 125 | 130 |
Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V., | ||
4.75%, 6/15/27 (1) | 150 | 146 |
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, | ||
6.70%, 11/15/33 | 30 | 33 |
Chemours (The) Co., | ||
5.38%, 5/15/27 | 25 | 24 |
5.75%, 11/15/28 (1) | 166 | 158 |
4.63%, 11/15/29 (1) | 93 | 82 |
Cornerstone Chemical Co., | ||
10.25%, 9/1/27 (1) (10) | 25 | 21 |
Element Solutions, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 9/1/28 (1) | 356 | 328 |
HB Fuller Co., | ||
4.25%, 10/15/28 | 58 | 54 |
Herens Holdco S.a.r.l., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/28 (1) | 200 | 164 |
Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., | ||
9.00%, 7/1/28 (1) | 153 | 146 |
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REPORT 206 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Chemicals – 1.6%continued | ||
Innophos Holdings, Inc., | ||
9.38%, 2/15/28 (1) | $75 | $68 |
Iris Holdings, Inc., | ||
8.75%, (100% Cash), 2/15/26 (1) (6) | 25 | 21 |
LSB Industries, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 10/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Minerals Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 (1) | 112 | 108 |
Olin Corp., | ||
5.63%, 8/1/29 | 125 | 123 |
Olympus Water U.S. Holding Corp., | ||
9.75%, 11/15/28 (1) | 200 | 212 |
6.25%, 10/1/29 (1) | 200 | 178 |
Polar U.S. Borrower LLC/Schenectady International Group, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 5/15/26 (1) | 75 | 24 |
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 5/1/28 (1) | 75 | 70 |
6.63%, 5/1/29 (1) | 370 | 345 |
SK Invictus Intermediate II S.a.r.l., | ||
5.00%, 10/30/29 (1) | 160 | 139 |
Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A./Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 9/1/25 (1) | 29 | 25 |
5.13%, 4/1/29 (1) | 100 | 41 |
Tronox, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 3/15/29 (1) | 100 | 89 |
Windsor Holdings III LLC, | ||
8.50%, 6/15/30 (1) | 50 | 52 |
WR Grace Holdings LLC, | ||
4.88%, 6/15/27 (1) | 75 | 72 |
5.63%, 8/15/29 (1) | 411 | 363 |
7.38%, 3/1/31 (1) | 153 | 153 |
3,449 | ||
Commercial Support Services – 1.6% | ||
ADT Security (The) Corp., | ||
4.13%, 8/1/29 (1) | 91 | 84 |
4.88%, 7/15/32 (1) | 152 | 141 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp., | ||
6.63%, 7/15/26 (1) | 290 | 288 |
9.75%, 7/15/27 (1) | 263 | 258 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Commercial Support Services – 1.6%continued | ||
6.00%, 6/1/29 (1) | $325 | $265 |
Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 S.a.r.l., | ||
4.63%, 6/1/28 (1) | $525 | $479 |
AMN Healthcare, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 10/1/27 (1) | 50 | 47 |
4.00%, 4/15/29 (1) | 197 | 178 |
APX Group, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 2/15/27 (1) | 51 | 51 |
5.75%, 7/15/29 (1) | 124 | 116 |
Aramark Services, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 120 | 116 |
Clean Harbors, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 2/1/31 (1) | 82 | 83 |
Covanta Holding Corp., | ||
5.00%, 9/1/30 | 50 | 42 |
Korn Ferry, | ||
4.63%, 12/15/27 (1) | 73 | 70 |
Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 2/1/26 (1) | 115 | 115 |
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 4/15/24 (1) | 5 | 5 |
6.25%, 1/15/28 (1) | 157 | 156 |
Sotheby's, | ||
7.38%, 10/15/27 (1) | 200 | 193 |
TKC Holdings, Inc., | ||
10.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 4/15/26 (1) | 100 | 97 |
Waste Pro U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.50%, 2/15/26 (1) | 439 | 422 |
Williams Scotsman, Inc., | ||
6.13%, 6/15/25 (1) | 19 | 19 |
4.63%, 8/15/28 (1) | 44 | 41 |
7.38%, 10/1/31 (1) | 80 | 84 |
3,373 | ||
Construction Materials – 1.5% | ||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 9/30/27 (1) | 131 | 127 |
6.38%, 6/15/30 (1) | 133 | 134 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Construction Materials – 1.5%continued | ||
AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC, | ||
10.25%, 10/15/28 (1) | $265 | $272 |
Knife River Corp., | ||
7.75%, 5/1/31 (1) | 25 | 27 |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/28 (1) | 94 | 90 |
9.75%, 7/15/28 (1) | 116 | 116 |
Oscar AcquisitionCo LLC/Oscar Finance, Inc., | ||
9.50%, 4/15/30 (1) | 1,290 | 1,258 |
Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/28 (1) | 251 | 247 |
8.88%, 11/15/31 (1) | 181 | 190 |
Standard Industries, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 2/15/27 (1) | 161 | 157 |
4.75%, 1/15/28 (1) | 32 | 31 |
4.38%, 7/15/30 (1) | 196 | 180 |
3.38%, 1/15/31 (1) | 35 | 30 |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., | ||
5.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 50 | 48 |
7.25%, 1/15/31 (1) | 136 | 143 |
3,050 | ||
Consumer Services – 0.2% | ||
Adtalem Global Education, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 3/1/28 (1) | 40 | 39 |
Carriage Services, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 5/15/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Graham Holdings Co., | ||
5.75%, 6/1/26 (1) | 25 | 25 |
PROG Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 11/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
Service Corp. International, | ||
3.38%, 8/15/30 | 25 | 22 |
4.00%, 5/15/31 | 283 | 253 |
384 | ||
Containers & Packaging – 2.5% | ||
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance U.S.A. LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, | ||
6.00%, 6/15/27 (1) | 220 | 219 |
3.25%, 9/1/28 (1) | 430 | 376 |
4.00%, 9/1/29 (1) | 280 | 237 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Containers & Packaging – 2.5%continued | ||
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings U.S.A., Inc., | ||
2.13%, 8/15/26 [EUR](12) | $100 | $99 |
4.13%, 8/15/26 (1) | 200 | 182 |
5.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | 200 | 155 |
Ball Corp., | ||
6.88%, 3/15/28 | 75 | 78 |
6.00%, 6/15/29 | 75 | 77 |
3.13%, 9/15/31 | 136 | 117 |
Berry Global, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 2/15/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
4.88%, 7/15/26 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.63%, 7/15/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 4/15/29 (1) | 100 | 98 |
8.75%, 4/15/30 (1) | 181 | 169 |
Crown Americas LLC, | ||
5.25%, 4/1/30 | 80 | 79 |
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, | ||
4.75%, 2/1/26 | 25 | 25 |
LABL, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/15/26 (1) | 680 | 661 |
10.50%, 7/15/27 (1) | 50 | 48 |
5.88%, 11/1/28 (1) | 96 | 87 |
9.50%, 11/1/28 (1) | 120 | 121 |
8.25%, 11/1/29 (1) | 25 | 21 |
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., | ||
7.88%, 8/15/26 (1) | 736 | 749 |
9.25%, 4/15/27 (1) | 40 | 39 |
OI European Group B.V., | ||
4.75%, 2/15/30 (1) | 125 | 117 |
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 5/13/27 (1) | 169 | 169 |
7.25%, 5/15/31 (1) | 69 | 70 |
Sealed Air Corp., | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27 (1) | 75 | 70 |
5.00%, 4/15/29 (1) | 65 | 63 |
6.88%, 7/15/33 (1) | 25 | 27 |
Sealed Air Corp./Sealed Air Corp. U.S., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/28 (1) | 25 | 25 |
7.25%, 2/15/31 (1) | 25 | 27 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Containers & Packaging – 2.5%continued | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 2/1/28 | $25 | $24 |
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., | ||
12.75%, 12/31/28 (1) | 751 | 804 |
TriMas Corp., | ||
4.13%, 4/15/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
5,176 | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.2% | ||
Alexander Funding Trust II, | ||
7.47%, 7/31/28 (1) | 100 | 105 |
Calpine Corp., | ||
4.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 30 | 29 |
5.13%, 3/15/28 | 189 | 181 |
4.63%, 2/1/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
5.00%, 2/1/31 (1) | 151 | 138 |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, | ||
4.75%, 3/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
3.75%, 1/15/32 (1) | 132 | 115 |
Edison International, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.70%), 5.38%, 3/15/26 (5) (8) | 149 | 141 |
FirstEnergy Corp., | ||
2.65%, 3/1/30 | 11 | 9 |
Leeward Renewable Energy Operations LLC, | ||
4.25%, 7/1/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
NextEra Energy Operating Partners L.P., | ||
3.88%, 10/15/26 (1) | 66 | 63 |
7.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 40 | 42 |
NRG Energy, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 1/15/27 | 16 | 16 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 5.92%), 10.25%, 3/15/28 (1) (5) (8) | 168 | 175 |
3.38%, 2/15/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
3.88%, 2/15/32 (1) | 50 | 43 |
7.00%, 3/15/33 (1) | 125 | 132 |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., | ||
6.95%, 3/15/34 | 105 | 116 |
Pattern Energy Operations L.P./Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 8/15/28 (1) | 67 | 63 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.2%continued | ||
PG&E Corp., | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | $100 | $98 |
Talen Energy Supply LLC, | ||
8.63%, 6/1/30 (1) | 84 | 90 |
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, | ||
5.00%, 1/31/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | 50 | 46 |
Vistra Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 6.93%), 8.00%, 10/15/26 (1) (5) (8) | 25 | 25 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 5.74%), 7.00%, 12/15/26 (1) (5) (8) | 204 | 201 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/26 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.00%, 7/31/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
4.38%, 5/1/29 (1) | 75 | 70 |
7.75%, 10/15/31 (1) | 249 | 259 |
6.95%, 10/15/33 (1) | 55 | 58 |
2,452 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.7% | ||
BWX Technologies, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 6/30/28 (1) | 105 | 97 |
4.13%, 4/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, | ||
6.63%, 12/15/30 (1) | 696 | 711 |
Sensata Technologies B.V., | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
4.00%, 4/15/29 (1) | 310 | 288 |
5.88%, 9/1/30 (1) | 145 | 144 |
Sensata Technologies, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 2/15/30 (1) | 14 | 13 |
3.75%, 2/15/31 (1) | 35 | 31 |
Vertiv Group Corp., | ||
4.13%, 11/15/28 (1) | 141 | 132 |
1,464 | ||
Engineering & Construction – 0.4% | ||
Arcosa, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 4/15/29 (1) | 117 | 109 |
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., | ||
10.38%, 8/1/30 (1) | 421 | 445 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Engineering & Construction – 0.4%continued | ||
Dycom Industries, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | $74 | $69 |
IEA Energy Services LLC, | ||
6.63%, 8/15/29 (1) | 220 | 204 |
Installed Building Products, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 2/1/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Pike Corp., | ||
8.63%, 1/31/31 (1) | 46 | 48 |
TopBuild Corp., | ||
4.13%, 2/15/32 (1) | 25 | 22 |
921 | ||
Entertainment Content – 1.2% | ||
Allen Media LLC/Allen Media Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
10.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 50 | 27 |
AMC Networks, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 8/1/25 | 25 | 24 |
4.25%, 2/15/29 | 125 | 96 |
Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., | ||
5.38%, 8/15/26 (1) (10) | 75 | 4 |
Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 66 | 49 |
Playtika Holding Corp., | ||
4.25%, 3/15/29 (1) | 121 | 106 |
Sterling Entertainment Group LLC, | ||
10.25%, 1/15/24 (3) (4) | 1,110 | 1,084 |
TEGNA, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 3/15/28 | 75 | 70 |
5.00%, 9/15/29 | 50 | 46 |
Univision Communications, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 6/1/27 (1) | 150 | 149 |
8.00%, 8/15/28 (1) | 202 | 208 |
4.50%, 5/1/29 | 175 | 157 |
7.38%, 6/30/30 (1) | 196 | 195 |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.14%, 3/15/52 | 138 | 119 |
5.39%, 3/15/62 | 88 | 76 |
WMG Acquisition Corp., | ||
3.88%, 7/15/30 (1) | 25 | 23 |
3.00%, 2/15/31 (1) | 25 | 21 |
2,454 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Food – 1.2% | ||
B&G Foods, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 4/1/25 | $240 | $236 |
8.00%, 9/15/28 | 79 | 83 |
BellRing Brands, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 3/15/30 (1) | 100 | 104 |
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/25 (1) | 402 | 400 |
4.63%, 11/15/28 (1) | 206 | 192 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 4/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
6.00%, 6/15/30 (1) | 152 | 152 |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc., | ||
7.88%, 9/1/25 (1) | 75 | 74 |
HLF Financing S.a.r.l. LLC/Herbalife International, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 6/1/29 (1) | 25 | 20 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 1/15/30 | 50 | 49 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 1/31/30 (1) | 75 | 69 |
4.38%, 1/31/32 (1) | 214 | 195 |
Nathan's Famous, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 11/1/25 (1) | 18 | 18 |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., | ||
6.25%, 7/1/33 | 25 | 26 |
Post Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 25 |
5.50%, 12/15/29 (1) | 175 | 169 |
4.63%, 4/15/30 (1) | 50 | 46 |
4.50%, 9/15/31 (1) | 38 | 34 |
Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed, | ||
4.63%, 3/1/29 (1) | 715 | 619 |
2,560 | ||
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products – 0.0% | ||
Domtar Corp., | ||
6.75%, 10/1/28 (1) | 42 | 38 |
Glatfelter Corp., | ||
4.75%, 11/15/29 (1) | 25 | 18 |
56 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Gas & Water Utilities – 0.2% | ||
AmeriGas Partners L.P./AmeriGas Finance Corp., | ||
5.50%, 5/20/25 | $100 | $99 |
5.75%, 5/20/27 | 50 | 49 |
9.38%, 6/1/28 (1) | 72 | 74 |
Ferrellgas L.P./Ferrellgas Finance Corp., | ||
5.38%, 4/1/26 (1) | 150 | 147 |
5.88%, 4/1/29 (1) | 100 | 94 |
Suburban Propane Partners L.P./Suburban Energy Finance Corp., | ||
5.00%, 6/1/31 (1) | 25 | 23 |
486 | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 4.9% | ||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., | ||
5.50%, 7/1/28 (1) | 126 | 124 |
5.00%, 4/15/29 (1) | 50 | 48 |
AHP Health Partners, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 7/15/29 (1) | 178 | 154 |
Air Methods Corp., | ||
8.00%, 5/15/25 (1) (10) | 50 | 1 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/27 (1) | 20 | 19 |
3.13%, 2/15/29 (1) | 128 | 112 |
3.50%, 4/1/30 (1) | 63 | 55 |
Centene Corp., | ||
3.00%, 10/15/30 | 200 | 173 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 5/1/28 (1) | 44 | 42 |
3.75%, 3/15/29 (1) | 50 | 46 |
4.00%, 3/15/31 (1) | 25 | 23 |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 3/15/26 (1) | 99 | 99 |
5.63%, 3/15/27 (1) | 291 | 270 |
8.00%, 12/15/27 (1) | 121 | 117 |
6.00%, 1/15/29 (1) | 149 | 134 |
6.88%, 4/15/29 (1) | 75 | 49 |
6.13%, 4/1/30 (1) | 125 | 81 |
5.25%, 5/15/30 (1) | 260 | 218 |
4.75%, 2/15/31 (1) | 197 | 155 |
10.88%, 1/15/32 (1) | 150 | 157 |
DaVita, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 6/1/30 (1) | 125 | 109 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 4.9%continued | ||
Encompass Health Corp., | ||
4.50%, 2/1/28 | $79 | $76 |
4.75%, 2/1/30 | 75 | 71 |
4.63%, 4/1/31 | 7 | 6 |
Fortrea Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 7/1/30 (1) | 99 | 102 |
HCA, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 2/15/26 | 150 | 151 |
HealthEquity, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/29 (1) | 147 | 137 |
IQVIA, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 2/1/29 (1) | 126 | 132 |
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, | ||
4.38%, 2/15/27 (1) | 72 | 67 |
LifePoint Health, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 1/15/29 (1) | 25 | 18 |
9.88%, 8/15/30 (1) | 115 | 116 |
11.00%, 10/15/30 (1) | 196 | 206 |
ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 10/1/29 (1) | 50 | 41 |
ModivCare, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 11/15/25 (1) | 89 | 88 |
Molina Healthcare, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 6/15/28 (1) | 99 | 94 |
3.88%, 11/15/30 (1) | 75 | 67 |
3.88%, 5/15/32 (1) | 210 | 184 |
Option Care Health, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 10/31/29 (1) | 1,593 | 1,440 |
Owens & Minor, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/31/29 (1) | 75 | 66 |
6.63%, 4/1/30 (1) | 50 | 48 |
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 11/1/25 (1) | 87 | 85 |
RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., | ||
9.75%, 12/1/26 (1) | 22 | 22 |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC, | ||
5.25%, 12/15/25 (1) | 50 | 40 |
Select Medical Corp., | ||
6.25%, 8/15/26 (1) | 100 | 100 |
Star Parent, Inc., | ||
9.00%, 10/1/30 | 275 | 290 |
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/1/25 (1) | 990 | 986 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 4.9%continued | ||
10.00%, 4/15/27 (1) | $426 | $430 |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., | ||
4.88%, 1/1/26 | 150 | 148 |
6.25%, 2/1/27 | 100 | 100 |
5.13%, 11/1/27 | 629 | 615 |
6.13%, 10/1/28 | 1,474 | 1,470 |
4.25%, 6/1/29 | 50 | 47 |
4.38%, 1/15/30 | 25 | 23 |
6.13%, 6/15/30 | 152 | 154 |
6.75%, 5/15/31 (1) | 439 | 449 |
6.88%, 11/15/31 | 25 | 26 |
10,281 | ||
Home & Office Products – 0.6% | ||
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 7/15/25 (1) | 505 | 500 |
Newell Brands, Inc., | ||
5.20%, 4/1/26 | 225 | 222 |
6.38%, 9/15/27 | 25 | 25 |
6.63%, 9/15/29 | 50 | 50 |
6.38%, 4/1/36 | 50 | 46 |
6.50%, 4/1/46 | 25 | 21 |
Scotts Miracle-Gro (The) Co., | ||
4.50%, 10/15/29 | 64 | 57 |
4.00%, 4/1/31 | 50 | 42 |
4.38%, 2/1/32 | 75 | 64 |
SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., | ||
6.50%, 10/1/29 (1) | 41 | 29 |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 4/15/29 (1) | 174 | 157 |
3.88%, 10/15/31 (1) | 50 | 42 |
1,255 | ||
Home Construction – 0.7% | ||
Adams Homes, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 2/15/25 (1) | 17 | 17 |
9.25%, 10/15/28 (1) | 75 | 76 |
Ashton Woods U.S.A. LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., | ||
6.63%, 1/15/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.63%, 8/1/29 (1) | 50 | 44 |
4.63%, 4/1/30 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Beazer Homes U.S.A., Inc., | ||
7.25%, 10/15/29 | 50 | 50 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Home Construction – 0.7%continued | ||
Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc., | ||
8.75%, 8/1/28 (1) | $53 | $54 |
Century Communities, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 8/15/29 (1) | 100 | 91 |
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., | ||
6.13%, 1/15/29 (1) | 25 | 20 |
Dream Finders Homes, Inc., | ||
8.25%, 8/15/28 (1) | 79 | 83 |
Forestar Group, Inc., | ||
3.85%, 5/15/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
5.00%, 3/1/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
Griffon Corp., | ||
5.75%, 3/1/28 | 100 | 98 |
KB Home, | ||
7.25%, 7/15/30 | 150 | 155 |
4.00%, 6/15/31 | 25 | 22 |
LGI Homes, Inc., | ||
8.75%, 12/15/28 (1) | 81 | 86 |
4.00%, 7/15/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Masonite International Corp., | ||
5.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 75 | 72 |
Meritage Homes Corp., | ||
6.00%, 6/1/25 | 47 | 47 |
3.88%, 4/15/29 (1) | 75 | 69 |
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp., | ||
5.50%, 2/1/30 (1) | 25 | 22 |
PGT Innovations, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 10/1/29 (1) | 50 | 50 |
Shea Homes L.P./Shea Homes Funding Corp., | ||
4.75%, 2/15/28 | 50 | 47 |
4.75%, 4/1/29 | 25 | 23 |
STL Holding Co. LLC, | ||
7.50%, 2/15/26 (1) | 50 | 49 |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., | ||
4.88%, 3/15/27 | 25 | 25 |
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 6/1/27 | 110 | 108 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Home Construction – 0.7%continued | ||
Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., | ||
4.88%, 9/15/28 (1) | $50 | $47 |
1,567 | ||
Household Products – 0.3% | ||
Central Garden & Pet Co., | ||
4.13%, 10/15/30 | 25 | 23 |
4.13%, 4/30/31 (1) | 124 | 110 |
Coty, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 4/15/26 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International U.S. LLC, | ||
6.63%, 7/15/30 (1) | 140 | 144 |
Edgewell Personal Care Co., | ||
5.50%, 6/1/28 (1) | 75 | 74 |
4.13%, 4/1/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 12/31/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 7/15/30 (1) | 50 | 48 |
3.88%, 3/15/31 (1) | 130 | 118 |
612 | ||
Industrial Intermediate Products – 1.8% | ||
Chart Industries, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 1/1/30 (1) | 1,046 | 1,095 |
9.50%, 1/1/31 (1) | 756 | 821 |
Enpro, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 10/15/26 | 82 | 81 |
FXI Holdings, Inc., | ||
12.25%, 11/15/26 (1) | $193 | $173 |
New Star Metals, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 1/9/24 (3) (4) | 1,429 | 1,420 |
Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 4/15/27 | 75 | 69 |
Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 10/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
3,682 | ||
Industrial Support Services – 0.8% | ||
Alta Equipment Group, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 4/15/26 (1) | 50 | 48 |
APi Group DE, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 7/15/29 (1) | 110 | 100 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Industrial Support Services – 0.8%continued | ||
4.75%, 10/15/29 (1) | $84 | $79 |
BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.63%, 5/1/27 (1) | 208 | 201 |
Herc Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 7/15/27 (1) | 165 | 163 |
NESCO Holdings II, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 138 | 128 |
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., | ||
8.00%, 11/15/29 (1) | 75 | 38 |
Resideo Funding, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 9/1/29 (1) | 84 | 73 |
United Rentals North America, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 1/15/28 | 25 | 24 |
6.00%, 12/15/29 (1) | 459 | 466 |
5.25%, 1/15/30 | 125 | 123 |
4.00%, 7/15/30 | 100 | 92 |
3.88%, 2/15/31 | 100 | 91 |
3.75%, 1/15/32 | 50 | 45 |
1,671 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 0.2% | ||
Coinbase Global, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 10/1/28 (1) | 225 | 190 |
3.63%, 10/1/31 (1) | 150 | 116 |
Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.22%), 4.95%, 2/10/25 (5) (8) | 50 | 48 |
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 11/15/29 (1) | 100 | 93 |
447 | ||
Insurance – 3.0% | ||
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 11/15/25 (1) | 150 | 150 |
4.25%, 2/15/29 (1) | 150 | 136 |
6.00%, 8/1/29 (1) | 30 | 27 |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, | ||
4.25%, 10/15/27 (1) | 268 | 258 |
6.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 497 | 493 |
6.75%, 4/15/28 (1) | 94 | 96 |
5.88%, 11/1/29 (1) | 336 | 318 |
7.00%, 1/15/31 (1) | 120 | 126 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Insurance – 3.0%continued | ||
AmWINS Group, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 6/30/29 (1) | $155 | $141 |
AssuredPartners, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 8/15/25 (1) | 865 | 866 |
5.63%, 1/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
GTCR AP Finance, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 5/15/27 (1) | 937 | 947 |
HUB International Ltd., | ||
7.00%, 5/1/26 (1) | 2,010 | 2,018 |
7.25%, 6/15/30 (1) | 408 | 431 |
NMI Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 6/1/25 (1) | 75 | 75 |
Ryan Specialty LLC, | ||
4.38%, 2/1/30 (1) | 120 | 111 |
USI, Inc./NY, | ||
7.50%, 1/15/32 (1) | 110 | 112 |
6,328 | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.7% | ||
ANGI Group LLC, | ||
3.88%, 8/15/28 (1) | 82 | 69 |
Arches Buyer, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 6/1/28 (1) | 25 | 23 |
6.13%, 12/1/28 (1) | 320 | 277 |
Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., | ||
5.25%, 12/1/27 (1) | 75 | 73 |
3.50%, 3/1/29 (1) | 169 | 154 |
Match Group Holdings II LLC, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
4.63%, 6/1/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.13%, 8/1/30 (1) | 50 | 45 |
3.63%, 10/1/31 (1) | 49 | 42 |
Millennium Escrow Corp., | ||
6.63%, 8/1/26 (1) | 25 | 18 |
Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc., | ||
11.75%, 10/15/28 (1) | 30 | 32 |
6.00%, 2/15/29 (1) | 25 | 19 |
Uber Technologies, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 11/1/26 (1) | 125 | 127 |
7.50%, 9/15/27 (1) | 75 | 78 |
6.25%, 1/15/28 (1) | 75 | 75 |
4.50%, 8/15/29 (1) | 269 | 257 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.7%continued | ||
Ziff Davis, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 10/15/30 (1) | $22 | $20 |
1,406 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.2% | ||
Affinity Interactive, | ||
6.88%, 12/15/27 (1) | 100 | 89 |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., | ||
10.00%, 6/15/26 (1) (6) | 142 | 123 |
5.88%, 11/15/26 | 25 | 16 |
Boyd Gaming Corp., | ||
4.75%, 6/15/31 (1) | 871 | 800 |
Boyne U.S.A., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/29 (1) | 96 | 90 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 7/1/25 (1) | 75 | 75 |
8.13%, 7/1/27 (1) | 95 | 97 |
4.63%, 10/15/29 (1) | 471 | 425 |
7.00%, 2/15/30 (1) | 376 | 385 |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 7/1/25 (1) | 50 | 50 |
Carnival Corp., | ||
7.63%, 3/1/26 (1) | 237 | 241 |
5.75%, 3/1/27 (1) | 745 | 727 |
6.65%, 1/15/28 | 50 | 48 |
4.00%, 8/1/28 (1) | 67 | 62 |
6.00%, 5/1/29 (1) | 445 | 428 |
7.00%, 8/15/29 (1) | 67 | 70 |
10.50%, 6/1/30 (1) | 175 | 191 |
Carnival Holdings Bermuda Ltd., | ||
10.38%, 5/1/28 (1) | 522 | 568 |
Carnival PLC, | ||
7.88%, 6/1/27 | 100 | 104 |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/1/29 (1) | 75 | 66 |
CCM Merger, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 5/1/26 (1) | 32 | 31 |
CEC Entertainment LLC, | ||
6.75%, 5/1/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Cedar Fair L.P., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/29 | 25 | 24 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.2%continued | ||
Cedar Fair L.P./Canada's Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/25 (1) | $58 | $58 |
6.50%, 10/1/28 | 125 | 124 |
Churchill Downs, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 4/1/27 (1) | 212 | 210 |
4.75%, 1/15/28 (1) | 52 | 50 |
5.75%, 4/1/30 (1) | 210 | 205 |
6.75%, 5/1/31 (1) | 106 | 108 |
Cinemark U.S.A., Inc., | ||
5.88%, 3/15/26 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.25%, 7/15/28 (1) | 150 | 137 |
Everi Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/29 (1) | 50 | 46 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., | ||
4.63%, 1/15/29 (1) | 111 | 101 |
6.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | 95 | 84 |
Full House Resorts, Inc., | ||
8.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 100 | 94 |
Golden Entertainment, Inc., | ||
7.63%, 4/15/26 (1) | 100 | 100 |
GPS Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/GPS Finco, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 8/15/28 (1) | 125 | 91 |
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., | ||
5.75%, 5/1/28 (1) | 100 | 100 |
3.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 71 | 66 |
4.88%, 1/15/30 | 87 | 84 |
4.00%, 5/1/31 (1) | 275 | 252 |
3.63%, 2/15/32 (1) | 100 | 87 |
Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/29 (1) | 150 | 138 |
4.88%, 7/1/31 (1) | 100 | 88 |
IRB Holding Corp., | ||
7.00%, 6/15/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 125 | 117 |
Life Time, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 1/15/26 (1) | 250 | 248 |
8.00%, 4/15/26 (1) | 257 | 259 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.2%continued | ||
Light & Wonder International, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 5/15/28 (1) | $150 | $152 |
7.50%, 9/1/31 (1) | 83 | 87 |
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., | ||
9.00%, 5/15/28 (1) | 62 | 64 |
Lindblad Expeditions LLC, | ||
6.75%, 2/15/27 (1) | 105 | 104 |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 3/15/26 (1) | 104 | 103 |
6.50%, 5/15/27 (1) | 194 | 197 |
4.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 178 | 171 |
MGM Resorts International, | ||
5.50%, 4/15/27 | 83 | 82 |
4.75%, 10/15/28 | 50 | 48 |
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., | ||
4.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 98 | 91 |
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, | ||
7.88%, 10/15/24 (1) | 50 | 47 |
8.00%, 2/1/26 (1) | 75 | 71 |
NCL Corp. Ltd., | ||
5.88%, 3/15/26 (1) | 354 | 346 |
8.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 50 | 53 |
8.13%, 1/15/29 (1) | 80 | 84 |
7.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 51 | 51 |
NCL Finance Ltd., | ||
6.13%, 3/15/28 (1) | 107 | 102 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 7/1/29 (1) | 150 | 129 |
Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp., | ||
5.63%, 9/1/29 (1) | 75 | 59 |
5.88%, 9/1/31 (1) | 130 | 101 |
Raising Cane's Restaurants LLC, | ||
9.38%, 5/1/29 (1) | 1,259 | 1,344 |
Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, | ||
4.88%, 11/1/26 (1) | 102 | 97 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., | ||
4.25%, 7/1/26 (1) | 155 | 150 |
5.50%, 8/31/26 (1) | 87 | 86 |
5.38%, 7/15/27 (1) | 125 | 124 |
11.63%, 8/15/27 (1) | 50 | 54 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.2%continued | ||
7.50%, 10/15/27 | $75 | $79 |
3.70%, 3/15/28 | 75 | 69 |
5.50%, 4/1/28 (1) | 242 | 239 |
8.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 76 | 81 |
9.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 100 | 108 |
7.25%, 1/15/30 (1) | 52 | 54 |
Scientific Games Holdings L.P./Scientific Games U.S. FinCo, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 3/1/30 (1) | 201 | 190 |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 8/15/29 (1) | 75 | 70 |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., | ||
5.50%, 4/15/27 (1) | 25 | 24 |
7.25%, 5/15/31 (1) | 280 | 281 |
Sizzling Platter LLC/Sizzling Platter Finance Corp., | ||
8.50%, 11/28/25 (1) | 150 | 150 |
Station Casinos LLC, | ||
4.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
4.63%, 12/1/31 (1) | 152 | 137 |
Travel + Leisure Co., | ||
6.63%, 7/31/26 (1) | 75 | 76 |
4.63%, 3/1/30 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Viking Cruises Ltd., | ||
6.25%, 5/15/25 (1) | 75 | 75 |
5.88%, 9/15/27 (1) | 240 | 232 |
7.00%, 2/15/29 (1) | 13 | 13 |
9.13%, 7/15/31 (1) | 367 | 391 |
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., | ||
5.63%, 2/15/29 (1) | 101 | 98 |
VOC Escrow Ltd., | ||
5.00%, 2/15/28 (1) | 100 | 96 |
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 8/15/28 (1) | 54 | 51 |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., | ||
5.50%, 3/1/25 (1) | 74 | 74 |
5.25%, 5/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., | ||
5.13%, 10/1/29 (1) | 293 | 277 |
7.13%, 2/15/31 (1) | 115 | 120 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 7.2%continued | ||
Yum! Brands, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 1/15/30 (1) | $65 | $63 |
4.63%, 1/31/32 | 50 | 47 |
5.38%, 4/1/32 | 100 | 98 |
14,963 | ||
Leisure Products – 0.2% | ||
Acushnet Co., | ||
7.38%, 10/15/28 (1) | 47 | 49 |
MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, | ||
6.38%, 6/1/29 (1) | 75 | 65 |
Mattel, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 4/1/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
5.88%, 12/15/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
5.45%, 11/1/41 | 155 | 139 |
Thor Industries, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 10/15/29 (1) | 75 | 67 |
Winnebago Industries, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 7/15/28 (1) | 75 | 73 |
442 | ||
Machinery – 1.0% | ||
Amsted Industries, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 7/1/27 (1) | 83 | 83 |
GrafTech Global Enterprises, Inc., | ||
9.88%, 12/15/28 (1) | 31 | 24 |
Madison IAQ LLC, | ||
4.13%, 6/30/28 (1) | 59 | 54 |
5.88%, 6/30/29 (1) | 955 | 842 |
Regal Rexnord Corp., | ||
6.05%, 2/15/26 (1) | 25 | 25 |
6.05%, 4/15/28 (1) | 248 | 251 |
6.30%, 2/15/30 (1) | 25 | 26 |
6.40%, 4/15/33 (1) | 77 | 80 |
SPX FLOW, Inc., | ||
8.75%, 4/1/30 (1) | 420 | 420 |
Terex Corp., | ||
5.00%, 5/15/29 (1) | 170 | 160 |
Werner FinCo L.P./Werner FinCo, Inc., | ||
11.50%, 6/15/28 (1) | 25 | 26 |
14.50%, 10/15/28 (1) (6) | 76 | 63 |
2,054 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.9% | ||
Avantor Funding, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 7/15/28 (1) | $117 | $113 |
3.88%, 11/1/29 (1) | 340 | 309 |
Bausch & Lomb Escrow Corp., | ||
8.38%, 10/1/28 (1) | 498 | 525 |
Garden Spinco Corp., | ||
8.63%, 7/20/30 (1) | 75 | 80 |
Medline Borrower L.P., | ||
3.88%, 4/1/29 (1) | 290 | 262 |
5.25%, 10/1/29 (1) | 556 | 524 |
Teleflex, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 6/1/28 (1) | 43 | 41 |
1,854 | ||
Metals & Mining – 1.7% | ||
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC, | ||
8.00%, 10/1/30 (1) | 135 | 141 |
Century Aluminum Co., | ||
7.50%, 4/1/28 (1) | 1,940 | 1,877 |
Coeur Mining, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 2/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 12/1/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Constellium S.E., | ||
5.88%, 2/15/26 (1) | 250 | 248 |
3.75%, 4/15/29 (1) | 250 | 227 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., | ||
4.63%, 3/1/28 (1) | 75 | 69 |
4.50%, 6/1/31 (1) | 277 | 239 |
Murray Energy Corp., | ||
12.00%, 4/15/24 (1) (3) (4) (10) | 486 | — |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., | ||
7.13%, 11/1/22 (1) (3) (10) (13) | 1,905 | — |
Novelis Corp., | ||
3.25%, 11/15/26 (1) | 262 | 247 |
4.75%, 1/30/30 (1) | 170 | 160 |
3.88%, 8/15/31 (1) | 229 | 202 |
3,458 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4% | ||
Aethon United BR L.P./Aethon United Finance Corp., | ||
8.25%, 2/15/26 (1) | 180 | 181 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
Antero Midstream Partners L.P./Antero Midstream Finance Corp., | ||
7.88%, 5/15/26 (1) | $106 | $109 |
5.75%, 3/1/27 (1) | 174 | 173 |
Antero Resources Corp., | ||
5.38%, 3/1/30 (1) | 50 | 48 |
Apache Corp., | ||
4.25%, 1/15/30 | 50 | 47 |
5.10%, 9/1/40 | 125 | 107 |
4.25%, 1/15/44 | 25 | 18 |
5.35%, 7/1/49 | 50 | 42 |
Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., | ||
7.00%, 11/1/26 (1) | 115 | 116 |
9.00%, 11/1/27 (1) | 108 | 136 |
8.25%, 12/31/28 (1) | 219 | 220 |
5.88%, 6/30/29 (1) | 45 | 42 |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., | ||
7.63%, 12/15/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Buckeye Partners L.P., | ||
5.60%, 10/15/44 | 32 | 25 |
Callon Petroleum Co., | ||
6.38%, 7/1/26 | 11 | 11 |
8.00%, 8/1/28 (1) | 260 | 266 |
7.50%, 6/15/30 (1) | 218 | 220 |
Cheniere Energy Partners L.P., | ||
4.00%, 3/1/31 | 75 | 68 |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | ||
5.50%, 2/1/26 (1) | 50 | 50 |
6.75%, 4/15/29 (1) | 212 | 214 |
Chord Energy Corp., | ||
6.38%, 6/1/26 (1) | 25 | 25 |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., | ||
7.00%, 6/15/25 (1) | 75 | 75 |
6.38%, 6/15/26 (1) | 75 | 75 |
8.38%, 1/15/29 (1) | 180 | 185 |
Civitas Resources, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 10/15/26 (1) | 75 | 73 |
8.38%, 7/1/28 (1) | 193 | 201 |
8.63%, 11/1/30 (1) | 150 | 159 |
8.75%, 7/1/31 (1) | 288 | 307 |
CNX Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
4.75%, 4/15/30 (1) | 51 | 46 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
CNX Resources Corp., | ||
7.25%, 3/14/27 (1) | $55 | $55 |
6.00%, 1/15/29 (1) | 50 | 48 |
7.38%, 1/15/31 (1) | 92 | 93 |
Comstock Resources, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 3/1/29 (1) | 152 | 139 |
5.88%, 1/15/30 (1) | 348 | 302 |
CQP Holdco L.P./BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, | ||
5.50%, 6/15/31 (1) | 515 | 488 |
Crescent Energy Finance LLC, | ||
7.25%, 5/1/26 (1) | 154 | 155 |
9.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 221 | 229 |
CrownRock L.P./CrownRock Finance, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 5/1/29 (1) | 150 | 146 |
Delek Logistics Partners L.P./Delek Logistics Finance Corp., | ||
6.75%, 5/15/25 | 25 | 25 |
7.13%, 6/1/28 (1) | 50 | 47 |
DT Midstream, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 6/15/29 (1) | 113 | 104 |
4.38%, 6/15/31 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Energy Transfer L.P., | ||
(Variable, ICE LIBOR USD 3M + 4.03%), 9.67%, 1/22/24 (5) (9) | 25 | 24 |
5.75%, 4/1/25 | 15 | 15 |
6.00%, 2/1/29 (1) | 2 | 2 |
7.38%, 2/1/31 (1) | 101 | 106 |
EnLink Midstream LLC, | ||
5.63%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 25 |
5.38%, 6/1/29 | 88 | 86 |
6.50%, 9/1/30 (1) | 142 | 145 |
EnLink Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
4.85%, 7/15/26 | 75 | 73 |
5.60%, 4/1/44 | 102 | 89 |
5.05%, 4/1/45 | 25 | 21 |
5.45%, 6/1/47 | 75 | 65 |
EQM Midstream Partners L.P., | ||
4.00%, 8/1/24 | 25 | 25 |
6.00%, 7/1/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
7.50%, 6/1/27 (1) | 75 | 77 |
6.50%, 7/1/27 (1) | 50 | 51 |
5.50%, 7/15/28 | 75 | 74 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
4.50%, 1/15/29 (1) | $75 | $71 |
7.50%, 6/1/30 (1) | 50 | 54 |
4.75%, 1/15/31 (1) | 50 | 47 |
6.50%, 7/15/48 | 75 | 77 |
EQT Corp., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/25 | 14 | 14 |
3.13%, 5/15/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
7.00%, 2/1/30 | 25 | 27 |
FTAI Infra Escrow Holdings LLC, | ||
10.50%, 6/1/27 (1) | 40 | 42 |
Genesis Energy L.P./Genesis Energy Finance Corp., | ||
8.00%, 1/15/27 | 25 | 25 |
7.75%, 2/1/28 | 77 | 77 |
8.25%, 1/15/29 | 43 | 44 |
8.88%, 4/15/30 | 77 | 80 |
Gulfport Energy Corp., | ||
8.00%, 5/17/26 (14) | — | — |
8.00%, 5/17/26 (1) | 69 | 70 |
Harvest Midstream I L.P., | ||
7.50%, 9/1/28 (1) | 92 | 91 |
Hess Midstream Operations L.P., | ||
5.13%, 6/15/28 (1) | 100 | 96 |
4.25%, 2/15/30 (1) | 50 | 46 |
5.50%, 10/15/30 (1) | 50 | 48 |
HF Sinclair Corp., | ||
6.38%, 4/15/27 (1) | 75 | 76 |
5.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Hilcorp Energy I L.P./Hilcorp Finance Co., | ||
6.25%, 11/1/28 (1) | 70 | 70 |
5.75%, 2/1/29 (1) | 81 | 78 |
6.00%, 4/15/30 (1) | 52 | 50 |
6.00%, 2/1/31 (1) | 100 | 96 |
8.38%, 11/1/33 (1) | 278 | 294 |
Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC, | ||
6.75%, 1/15/27 (1) | 75 | 74 |
8.88%, 7/15/28 | 141 | 148 |
ITT Holdings LLC, | ||
6.50%, 8/1/29 (1) | 192 | 170 |
Kinetik Holdings L.P., | ||
6.63%, 12/15/28 (1) | 22 | 22 |
5.88%, 6/15/30 (1) | 129 | 127 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., | ||
6.00%, 8/1/26 (1) | $75 | $73 |
Martin Midstream Partners L.P./Martin Midstream Finance Corp., | ||
11.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 75 | 77 |
Matador Resources Co., | ||
5.88%, 9/15/26 | 121 | 120 |
6.88%, 4/15/28 (1) | 134 | 136 |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 1/15/26 (1) | 75 | 75 |
10.50%, 5/15/27 (1) | 75 | 77 |
Murphy Oil Corp., | ||
5.88%, 12/1/27 | 13 | 13 |
6.38%, 7/15/28 | 59 | 59 |
Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 9/15/29 | 75 | 71 |
New Fortress Energy, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 9/15/25 (1) | 23 | 23 |
NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., | ||
7.50%, 2/1/26 (1) | 335 | 338 |
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., | ||
8.13%, 3/1/28 (1) | 478 | 484 |
8.75%, 6/15/31 (1) | 99 | 103 |
NuStar Logistics L.P., | ||
6.00%, 6/1/26 | 25 | 25 |
6.38%, 10/1/30 | 50 | 50 |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., | ||
6.00%, 2/15/28 | 125 | 121 |
7.88%, 9/15/30 (1) | 135 | 137 |
Permian Resources Operating LLC, | ||
5.38%, 1/15/26 (1) | 100 | 99 |
7.75%, 2/15/26 (1) | 36 | 37 |
6.88%, 4/1/27 (1) | 109 | 109 |
8.00%, 4/15/27 (1) | 82 | 85 |
5.88%, 7/1/29 (1) | 298 | 291 |
9.88%, 7/15/31 (1) | 78 | 87 |
7.00%, 1/15/32 (1) | 207 | 213 |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 4.37%), 9.75%, 2/5/24 (5) (9) | 175 | 169 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
Range Resources Corp., | ||
8.25%, 1/15/29 | $75 | $78 |
Rockcliff Energy II LLC, | ||
5.50%, 10/15/29 (1) | 90 | 85 |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, | ||
3.60%, 5/15/25 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.95%, 7/15/29 (1) | 25 | 24 |
4.80%, 5/15/30 (1) | 25 | 23 |
6.88%, 4/15/40 (1) | 50 | 49 |
Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership L.P./Sitio Finance Corp., | ||
7.88%, 11/1/28 (1) | 93 | 96 |
SM Energy Co., | ||
5.63%, 6/1/25 | 60 | 59 |
6.50%, 7/15/28 | 78 | 78 |
Southwestern Energy Co., | ||
5.70%, 1/23/25 | 14 | 14 |
8.38%, 9/15/28 | 25 | 26 |
5.38%, 2/1/29 | 90 | 88 |
5.38%, 3/15/30 | 50 | 49 |
4.75%, 2/1/32 | 50 | 46 |
Sunoco L.P./Sunoco Finance Corp., | ||
6.00%, 4/15/27 | 75 | 75 |
7.00%, 9/15/28 (1) | 100 | 103 |
4.50%, 4/30/30 | 50 | 46 |
Tallgrass Energy Partners L.P./Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., | ||
7.50%, 10/1/25 (1) | 50 | 50 |
6.00%, 3/1/27 (1) | 5 | 5 |
5.50%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
6.00%, 12/31/30 (1) | 115 | 107 |
6.00%, 9/1/31 (1) | 50 | 46 |
Talos Production, Inc., | ||
12.00%, 1/15/26 | 25 | 26 |
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, | ||
6.25%, 1/15/30 (1) | 75 | 75 |
4.13%, 8/15/31 (1) | 100 | 88 |
3.88%, 11/1/33 (1) | 469 | 398 |
Venture Global LNG, Inc., | ||
8.13%, 6/1/28 (1) | 406 | 410 |
9.50%, 2/1/29 (1) | 629 | 665 |
8.38%, 6/1/31 (1) | 426 | 426 |
9.88%, 2/1/32 (1) | 488 | 508 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 219 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 7.4%continued | ||
Vital Energy, Inc., | ||
10.13%, 1/15/28 | $119 | $122 |
7.75%, 7/31/29 (1) | 50 | 48 |
9.75%, 10/15/30 | 135 | 140 |
Western Midstream Operating L.P., | ||
5.45%, 4/1/44 | 58 | 53 |
5.25%, 2/1/50 | 147 | 132 |
15,587 | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 1.9% | ||
Archrock Partners L.P./Archrock Partners Finance Corp., | ||
6.88%, 4/1/27 (1) | 54 | 54 |
6.25%, 4/1/28 (1) | 419 | 413 |
Bristow Group, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 3/1/28 (1) | 75 | 72 |
Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC, | ||
8.50%, 10/1/30 (1) | 82 | 84 |
Global Marine, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 6/1/28 | 75 | 65 |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., | ||
9.75%, 3/1/29 (1) | 75 | 79 |
Nabors Industries Ltd., | ||
7.25%, 1/15/26 (1) | 95 | 91 |
7.50%, 1/15/28 (1) | 54 | 47 |
Nabors Industries, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 2/1/25 | 300 | 300 |
7.38%, 5/15/27 (1) | 73 | 71 |
9.13%, 1/31/30 (1) | 66 | 66 |
Nine Energy Service, Inc., | ||
13.00%, 2/1/28 | 50 | 44 |
Noble Finance II LLC, | ||
8.00%, 4/15/30 (1) | 103 | 107 |
Oceaneering International, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 18 | 17 |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., | ||
7.15%, 10/1/33 | 25 | 26 |
Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC, | ||
7.63%, 4/1/26 (1) | 75 | 76 |
Transocean Aquila Ltd., | ||
8.00%, 9/30/28 (1) | 57 | 58 |
Transocean Titan Financing Ltd., | ||
8.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 75 | 78 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 1.9%continued | ||
Transocean, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 11/1/25 (1) | $75 | $74 |
7.50%, 1/15/26 | 170 | 167 |
11.50%, 1/30/27 (1) | 215 | 225 |
8.00%, 2/1/27 (1) | 166 | 162 |
8.75%, 2/15/30 (1) | 291 | 304 |
7.50%, 4/15/31 | 100 | 88 |
6.80%, 3/15/38 | 75 | 60 |
9.35%, 12/15/41 | 50 | 45 |
U.S.A. Compression Partners L.P./U.S.A. Compression Finance Corp., | ||
6.88%, 4/1/26 | 244 | 243 |
6.88%, 9/1/27 | 91 | 90 |
Valaris Ltd., | ||
8.38%, 4/30/30 (1) | 311 | 319 |
Weatherford International Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 9/15/28 (1) | 33 | 34 |
8.63%, 4/30/30 (1) | 388 | 405 |
3,964 | ||
Publishing & Broadcasting – 1.4% | ||
Audacy Capital Corp., | ||
6.75%, 3/31/29 (1) (13) | 25 | — |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 8/15/27 (1) | 270 | 258 |
7.75%, 4/15/28 (1) | 158 | 136 |
9.00%, 9/15/28 (1) | 765 | 798 |
7.50%, 6/1/29 (1) | 236 | 196 |
Gray Escrow II, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 11/15/31 (1) | 75 | 57 |
Gray Television, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/15/26 (1) | 40 | 39 |
7.00%, 5/15/27 (1) | 80 | 76 |
4.75%, 10/15/30 (1) | 150 | 113 |
iHeartCommunications, Inc., | ||
6.38%, 5/1/26 | 22 | 19 |
8.38%, 5/1/27 | 75 | 49 |
5.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | 100 | 79 |
Lamar Media Corp., | ||
4.00%, 2/15/30 | 58 | 53 |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 8/1/29 (1) | 50 | 47 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 220 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Publishing & Broadcasting – 1.4%continued | ||
News Corp., | ||
3.88%, 5/15/29 (1) | $125 | $115 |
5.13%, 2/15/32 (1) | 200 | 190 |
Nexstar Media, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 7/15/27 (1) | 94 | 91 |
Scripps Escrow II, Inc., | ||
5.38%, 1/15/31 (1) | 705 | 517 |
Scripps Escrow, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 7/15/27 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 2/15/27 (1) | 50 | 45 |
5.50%, 3/1/30 (1) | 25 | 19 |
4.13%, 12/1/30 (1) | 91 | 64 |
2,983 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.2% | ||
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, | ||
4.50%, 4/1/27 (1) | 42 | 38 |
Diversified Healthcare Trust, | ||
9.75%, 6/15/25 | 38 | 37 |
GLP Capital L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., | ||
3.25%, 1/15/32 | 95 | 80 |
6.75%, 12/1/33 | 40 | 43 |
HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC, | ||
3.38%, 6/15/26 (1) | 124 | 117 |
8.00%, 6/15/27 (1) | 77 | 80 |
3.75%, 9/15/30 (1) | 25 | 21 |
Highwoods Realty L.P., | ||
7.65%, 2/1/34 | 15 | 16 |
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/32 (1) | 276 | 252 |
Iron Mountain, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 9/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.25%, 3/15/28 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.00%, 7/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
7.00%, 2/15/29 (1) | 173 | 178 |
4.88%, 9/15/29 (1) | 50 | 47 |
5.25%, 7/15/30 (1) | 125 | 119 |
4.50%, 2/15/31 (1) | 100 | 91 |
5.63%, 7/15/32 (1) | 42 | 40 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.2%continued | ||
MPT Operating Partnership L.P./MPT Finance Corp., | ||
2.50%, 3/24/26 [GBP] | $100 | $104 |
5.25%, 8/1/26 | 108 | 97 |
5.00%, 10/15/27 | 175 | 143 |
4.63%, 8/1/29 | 208 | 150 |
3.50%, 3/15/31 | 100 | 62 |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer, | ||
7.50%, 6/1/25 (1) | 75 | 75 |
5.88%, 10/1/28 (1) | 75 | 74 |
4.88%, 5/15/29 (1) | 75 | 69 |
RHP Hotel Properties L.P./RHP Finance Corp., | ||
4.75%, 10/15/27 | 115 | 111 |
7.25%, 7/15/28 (1) | 99 | 103 |
4.50%, 2/15/29 (1) | 93 | 86 |
RLJ Lodging Trust L.P., | ||
3.75%, 7/1/26 (1) | 75 | 71 |
4.00%, 9/15/29 (1) | 218 | 196 |
SBA Communications Corp., | ||
3.88%, 2/15/27 | 87 | 84 |
3.13%, 2/1/29 | 197 | 177 |
Service Properties Trust, | ||
5.25%, 2/15/26 | 50 | 49 |
4.75%, 10/1/26 | 100 | 93 |
4.95%, 10/1/29 | 150 | 124 |
8.63%, 11/15/31 (1) | 318 | 333 |
Uniti Group L.P./Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | ||
6.00%, 1/15/30 (1) | 25 | 17 |
Uniti Group L.P./Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, | ||
10.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 359 | 364 |
4.75%, 4/15/28 (1) | 50 | 43 |
6.50%, 2/15/29 (1) | 25 | 18 |
VICI Properties L.P., | ||
5.63%, 5/15/52 | 51 | 49 |
VICI Properties L.P./VICI Note Co., Inc., | ||
4.25%, 12/1/26 (1) | 50 | 48 |
5.75%, 2/1/27 (1) | 50 | 50 |
3.75%, 2/15/27 (1) | 25 | 24 |
4.50%, 1/15/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 221 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 2.2%continued | ||
4.63%, 12/1/29 (1) | $338 | $319 |
4.13%, 8/15/30 (1) | 140 | 128 |
XHR L.P., | ||
6.38%, 8/15/25 (1) | 50 | 50 |
4.88%, 6/1/29 (1) | 50 | 46 |
4,686 | ||
Real Estate Owners & Developers – 0.2% | ||
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, | ||
7.75%, 9/1/30 (1) | 50 | 52 |
Howard Hughes (The) Corp., | ||
5.38%, 8/1/28 (1) | 150 | 144 |
4.13%, 2/1/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
4.38%, 2/1/31 (1) | 82 | 71 |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 2/1/30 | 25 | 20 |
332 | ||
Real Estate Services – 0.2% | ||
Anywhere Real Estate Group LLC/Anywhere Co-Issuer Corp., | ||
7.00%, 4/15/30 (1) | 109 | 101 |
7.00%, 4/15/30 | 115 | 106 |
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, | ||
6.75%, 5/15/28 (1) | 109 | 109 |
8.88%, 9/1/31 (1) | 107 | 113 |
429 | ||
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.5% | ||
Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons L.P./Albertsons LLC, | ||
3.25%, 3/15/26 (1) | 75 | 71 |
7.50%, 3/15/26 (1) | 25 | 26 |
4.63%, 1/15/27 (1) | 104 | 101 |
6.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 190 | 192 |
3.50%, 3/15/29 (1) | 174 | 158 |
4.88%, 2/15/30 (1) | 163 | 156 |
Arko Corp., | ||
5.13%, 11/15/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Ingles Markets, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 6/15/31 (1) | 100 | 88 |
Rite Aid Corp., | ||
8.00%, 11/15/26 (1) (10) | 75 | 53 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.5%continued | ||
SEG Holding LLC/SEG Finance Corp., | ||
5.63%, 10/15/28 (1) | $100 | $100 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., | ||
3.20%, 4/15/30 | 7 | 6 |
4.80%, 11/18/44 | 23 | 19 |
4.10%, 4/15/50 | 35 | 25 |
1,017 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 2.9% | ||
Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co., | ||
8.75%, 7/15/25 (1) | 50 | 51 |
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., | ||
4.00%, 1/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
3.88%, 11/15/29 (1) | 48 | 43 |
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/1/28 | 4 | 4 |
4.63%, 11/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
4.75%, 3/1/30 | 25 | 23 |
5.00%, 2/15/32 (1) | 10 | 9 |
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 7/15/27 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.75%, 4/1/28 (1) | 100 | 92 |
8.00%, 2/15/31 (1) | 72 | 72 |
Bath & Body Works, Inc., | ||
9.38%, 7/1/25 (1) | 15 | 16 |
6.63%, 10/1/30 (1) | 175 | 179 |
6.75%, 7/1/36 | 100 | 101 |
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., | ||
7.75%, (100% Cash), 4/1/27 (1) (6) | 25 | 23 |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 11/15/26 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.13%, 5/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
6.50%, 8/1/30 (1) | 170 | 174 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 3/1/30 (1) | 100 | 97 |
4.25%, 2/1/32 (1) | 225 | 203 |
6.38%, 6/15/32 (1) | 100 | 102 |
Evergreen Acqco 1 L.P./TVI, Inc., | ||
9.75%, 4/26/28 (1) | 21 | 22 |
Foundation Building Materials, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 3/1/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY
REPORT 222 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 2.9%continued | ||
Gap (The), Inc., | ||
3.63%, 10/1/29 (1) | $25 | $21 |
3.88%, 10/1/31 (1) | 25 | 21 |
GYP Holdings III Corp., | ||
4.63%, 5/1/29 (1) | 108 | 99 |
Hertz (The) Corp., | ||
4.63%, 12/1/26 (1) | 25 | 22 |
5.00%, 12/1/29 (1) | 175 | 144 |
Ken Garff Automotive LLC, | ||
4.88%, 9/15/28 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Kohl's Corp., | ||
4.63%, 5/1/31 | 25 | 20 |
5.55%, 7/17/45 | 25 | 17 |
LBM Acquisition LLC, | ||
6.25%, 1/15/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, | ||
4.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 234 | 217 |
8.25%, 8/1/31 (1) | 88 | 92 |
Lithia Motors, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 12/15/27 (1) | 125 | 120 |
3.88%, 6/1/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC/Victra Finance Corp., | ||
7.75%, 2/15/26 (1) | 100 | 96 |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, | ||
5.88%, 4/1/29 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.50%, 12/15/34 | 50 | 40 |
5.13%, 1/15/42 | 150 | 117 |
Metis Merger Sub LLC, | ||
6.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 200 | 181 |
Michaels (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
7.88%, 5/1/29 (1) | 25 | 16 |
NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, | ||
7.13%, 4/1/26 (1) | 33 | 32 |
Nordstrom, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 4/1/30 | 25 | 22 |
Patrick Industries, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 10/15/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
4.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 75 | 68 |
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., | ||
7.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 250 | 243 |
QVC, Inc., | ||
4.45%, 2/15/25 | 50 | 47 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 2.9%continued | ||
4.75%, 2/15/27 | $50 | $40 |
Sonic Automotive, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 11/15/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
4.88%, 11/15/31 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp., | ||
6.38%, 9/30/26 (1) | 530 | 520 |
SRS Distribution, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 7/1/28 (1) | 153 | 145 |
6.13%, 7/1/29 (1) | 148 | 140 |
6.00%, 12/1/29 (1) | 1,244 | 1,160 |
Staples, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 4/15/26 (1) | 175 | 163 |
10.75%, 4/15/27 (1) | 125 | 91 |
Victoria's Secret & Co., | ||
4.63%, 7/15/29 (1) | 25 | 21 |
White Cap Buyer LLC, | ||
6.88%, 10/15/28 (1) | 391 | 378 |
White Cap Parent LLC, | ||
8.25%, (100% Cash), 3/15/26 (1) (6) | 166 | 165 |
6,134 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.4% | ||
Amkor Technology, Inc., | ||
6.63%, 9/15/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Coherent Corp., | ||
5.00%, 12/15/29 (1) | 224 | 213 |
Entegris Escrow Corp., | ||
4.75%, 4/15/29 (1) | 443 | 426 |
ON Semiconductor Corp., | ||
3.88%, 9/1/28 (1) | 100 | 93 |
Synaptics, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 6/15/29 (1) | 126 | 113 |
870 | ||
Software – 2.8% | ||
Alteryx, Inc., | ||
8.75%, 3/15/28 (1) | 112 | 119 |
AthenaHealth Group, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 2/15/30 (1) | 769 | 698 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc., | ||
7.13%, 10/2/25 (1) | 88 | 88 |
9.13%, 3/1/26 (1) | 192 | 192 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 223 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Software – 2.8%continued | ||
Camelot Finance S.A., | ||
4.50%, 11/1/26 (1) | $152 | $149 |
Capstone Borrower, Inc., | ||
8.00%, 6/15/30 (1) | 77 | 80 |
Castle U.S. Holding Corp., | ||
9.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 50 | 26 |
Central Parent LLC/CDK Global II LLC/CDK Financing Co., Inc., | ||
8.00%, 6/15/29 (1) | 139 | 145 |
Central Parent, Inc./CDK Global, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 6/15/29 (1) | 112 | 114 |
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., | ||
3.88%, 7/1/28 (1) | 272 | 256 |
4.88%, 7/1/29 (1) | 208 | 195 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 3/31/29 (1) | 1,049 | 1,000 |
9.00%, 9/30/29 (1) | 737 | 702 |
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 10/15/26 (1) | 17 | 16 |
6.50%, 10/15/28 (1) | 78 | 71 |
Elastic N.V., | ||
4.13%, 7/15/29 (1) | 122 | 112 |
Gen Digital, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 9/30/27 (1) | 50 | 51 |
7.13%, 9/30/30 (1) | 75 | 78 |
GoTo Group, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 9/1/27 (1) | 100 | 48 |
McAfee Corp., | ||
7.38%, 2/15/30 (1) | 321 | 293 |
MicroStrategy, Inc., | ||
6.13%, 6/15/28 (1) | 183 | 178 |
SS&C Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 9/30/27 (1) | 283 | 279 |
Twilio, Inc., | ||
3.63%, 3/15/29 | 22 | 20 |
3.88%, 3/15/31 | 827 | 737 |
Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., | ||
7.50%, 9/1/25 (1) | 123 | 102 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp., | ||
3.88%, 2/1/29 (1) | 188 | 171 |
5,920 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 2.6% | ||
Aircastle Ltd., | ||
6.50%, 7/18/28 (1) | $35 | $36 |
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.87%), 4.70%, 5/15/26 (5) (8) | 75 | 56 |
6.70%, 2/14/33 | 75 | 75 |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 1/15/27 (1) | 75 | 67 |
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc., | ||
9.75%, 3/15/29 (1) | 58 | 60 |
Capital One Financial Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 2.86%), 6.38%, 6/8/34 (8) | 25 | 26 |
Carnelian Point Holdings L.P., | ||
5.00%, 6/30/28 (1) (3) (4) (6) | 6 | 55 |
Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/27 (1) | 9 | 8 |
Credit Acceptance Corp., | ||
9.25%, 12/15/28 (1) | 25 | 27 |
Curo Group Holdings Corp., | ||
7.50%, 8/1/28 (1) | 50 | 10 |
Enact Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.50%, 8/15/25 (1) | 122 | 122 |
FirstCash, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 9/1/28 (1) | 50 | 47 |
5.63%, 1/1/30 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/25 (1) | 83 | 83 |
9.75%, 8/1/27 (1) | 147 | 153 |
5.50%, 5/1/28 (1) | 246 | 237 |
7.88%, 12/1/30 (1) | 223 | 232 |
Freedom Mortgage Corp., | ||
7.63%, 5/1/26 (1) | 75 | 74 |
6.63%, 1/15/27 (1) | 125 | 119 |
12.00%, 10/1/28 (1) | 25 | 27 |
12.25%, 10/1/30 (1) | 26 | 28 |
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, | ||
6.00%, 8/15/26 (1) | 50 | 48 |
Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., | ||
5.25%, 10/1/25 | 10 | 10 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 2.6%continued | ||
4.25%, 2/1/27 (1) | $72 | $68 |
4.75%, 6/15/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
LD Holdings Group LLC, | ||
6.50%, 11/1/25 (1) | 25 | 23 |
MGIC Investment Corp., | ||
5.25%, 8/15/28 | 100 | 97 |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 2/1/26 (1) | 402 | 393 |
6.00%, 1/15/27 (1) | 25 | 25 |
5.50%, 8/15/28 (1) | 75 | 72 |
5.13%, 12/15/30 (1) | 54 | 49 |
5.75%, 11/15/31 (1) | 105 | 98 |
Navient Corp., | ||
6.75%, 6/25/25 | 175 | 177 |
6.75%, 6/15/26 | 75 | 76 |
5.00%, 3/15/27 | 50 | 48 |
5.50%, 3/15/29 | 218 | 201 |
9.38%, 7/25/30 | 157 | 164 |
11.50%, 3/15/31 | 50 | 55 |
5.63%, 8/1/33 | 25 | 20 |
OneMain Finance Corp., | ||
7.13%, 3/15/26 | 249 | 254 |
3.50%, 1/15/27 | 23 | 21 |
6.63%, 1/15/28 | 100 | 101 |
9.00%, 1/15/29 | 238 | 252 |
5.38%, 11/15/29 | 49 | 46 |
7.88%, 3/15/30 | 217 | 223 |
4.00%, 9/15/30 | 32 | 27 |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., | ||
4.25%, 2/15/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
7.88%, 12/15/29 (1) | 117 | 120 |
5.75%, 9/15/31 (1) | 100 | 93 |
PRA Group, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 9/1/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
8.38%, 2/1/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
Provident Funding Associates L.P./PFG Finance Corp., | ||
6.38%, 6/15/25 (1) | 50 | 46 |
Radian Group, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/24 | 75 | 74 |
Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
2.88%, 10/15/26 (1) | 186 | 172 |
3.88%, 3/1/31 (1) | 158 | 139 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 2.6%continued | ||
4.00%, 10/15/33 (1) | $174 | $148 |
SLM Corp., | ||
3.13%, 11/2/26 | 222 | 207 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 12/31/24 (1) | 84 | 82 |
Synchrony Financial, | ||
7.25%, 2/2/33 | 50 | 50 |
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, | ||
5.75%, 6/15/27 (1) | 25 | 24 |
5.50%, 4/15/29 (1) | 100 | 95 |
World Acceptance Corp., | ||
7.00%, 11/1/26 (1) | 25 | 23 |
5,528 | ||
Steel – 2.7% | ||
ATI, Inc., | ||
5.88%, 12/1/27 | 926 | 914 |
4.88%, 10/1/29 | 78 | 73 |
7.25%, 8/15/30 | 156 | 162 |
5.13%, 10/1/31 | 111 | 103 |
Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., | ||
6.63%, 1/31/29 (1) | 1,096 | 1,117 |
Carpenter Technology Corp., | ||
6.38%, 7/15/28 | 100 | 100 |
7.63%, 3/15/30 | 143 | 147 |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 3/15/26 (1) | 25 | 25 |
5.88%, 6/1/27 | 75 | 75 |
4.63%, 3/1/29 (1) | 25 | 23 |
6.75%, 4/15/30 (1) | 50 | 51 |
4.88%, 3/1/31 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Commercial Metals Co., | ||
4.13%, 1/15/30 | 25 | 23 |
4.38%, 3/15/32 | 25 | 22 |
Specialty Steel Supply, Inc., | ||
11.00%, 11/15/26 (1) (3) (4) | 2,670 | 2,670 |
TMS International Corp., | ||
6.25%, 4/15/29 (1) | 25 | 21 |
5,571 | ||
Technology Hardware – 1.1% | ||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., | ||
3.25%, 2/15/29 | 25 | 23 |
CommScope Technologies LLC, | ||
6.00%, 6/15/25 (1) | 67 | 55 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Technology Hardware – 1.1%continued | ||
5.00%, 3/15/27 (1) | $25 | $10 |
CommScope, Inc., | ||
6.00%, 3/1/26 (1) | 50 | 45 |
8.25%, 3/1/27 (1) | 25 | 13 |
7.13%, 7/1/28 (1) | 100 | 47 |
4.75%, 9/1/29 (1) | 86 | 58 |
Imola Merger Corp., | ||
4.75%, 5/15/29 (1) | 415 | 394 |
Likewize Corp., | ||
9.75%, 10/15/25 (1) | 25 | 25 |
NCR Atleos Corp., | ||
9.50%, 4/1/29 (1) | 188 | 200 |
NCR Voyix Corp., | ||
5.00%, 10/1/28 (1) | 50 | 47 |
5.13%, 4/15/29 (1) | 100 | 95 |
Seagate HDD Cayman, | ||
8.25%, 12/15/29 (1) | 124 | 134 |
4.13%, 1/15/31 | 105 | 94 |
8.50%, 7/15/31 (1) | 118 | 128 |
9.63%, 12/1/32 | 148 | 169 |
TTM Technologies, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 3/1/29 (1) | 75 | 68 |
Viasat, Inc., | ||
5.63%, 9/15/25 (1) | 130 | 127 |
5.63%, 4/15/27 (1) | 38 | 37 |
6.50%, 7/15/28 (1) | 530 | 435 |
7.50%, 5/30/31 (1) | 39 | 31 |
Viavi Solutions, Inc., | ||
3.75%, 10/1/29 (1) | 56 | 49 |
Western Digital Corp., | ||
4.75%, 2/15/26 | 25 | 24 |
Xerox Holdings Corp., | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 (1) | 50 | 49 |
5.50%, 8/15/28 (1) | 50 | 45 |
2,402 | ||
Technology Services – 2.5% | ||
Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance S.a.r.l., | ||
5.00%, 5/1/28 (1) | 200 | 163 |
Ahead DB Holdings LLC, | ||
6.63%, 5/1/28 (1) | 114 | 99 |
ASGN, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 5/15/28 (1) | 100 | 95 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Technology Services – 2.5%continued | ||
Block, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 6/1/26 | $150 | $141 |
3.50%, 6/1/31 | 251 | 223 |
CoreLogic, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 5/1/28 (1) | 275 | 241 |
Dun & Bradstreet (The) Corp., | ||
5.00%, 12/15/29 (1) | 1,267 | 1,182 |
Exela Intermediate LLC/Exela Finance, Inc., | ||
11.50%, 4/15/26 (1) (6) | 83 | 15 |
Fair Isaac Corp., | ||
5.25%, 5/15/26 (1) | 65 | 65 |
4.00%, 6/15/28 (1) | 42 | 40 |
Gartner, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 7/1/28 (1) | 33 | 31 |
3.75%, 10/1/30 (1) | 18 | 16 |
GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC, | ||
7.50%, 1/15/31 (1) | 459 | 485 |
KBR, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 9/30/28 (1) | 96 | 89 |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, | ||
5.50%, 9/1/28 (1) | 50 | 45 |
5.75%, 11/1/28 (1) | 100 | 82 |
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., | ||
9.29%, 4/15/29 (1) | 295 | 275 |
Paysafe Finance PLC/Paysafe Holdings U.S. Corp., | ||
4.00%, 6/15/29 (1) | 50 | 44 |
Presidio Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 2/1/27 (1) | 87 | 85 |
8.25%, 2/1/28 (1) | 1,000 | 1,010 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., | ||
8.63%, 6/1/27 (1) | 74 | 67 |
Science Applications International Corp., | ||
4.88%, 4/1/28 (1) | 135 | 129 |
Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., | ||
4.63%, 11/1/26 (1) | 133 | 129 |
Vericast Corp., | ||
11.00%, 9/15/26 (1) | 50 | 54 |
Verscend Escrow Corp., | ||
9.75%, 8/15/26 (1) | 337 | 339 |
5,144 |
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CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Telecommunications – 1.6% | ||
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 6/15/27 (1) | $75 | $75 |
Embarq Corp., | ||
8.00%, 6/1/36 | 50 | 31 |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, | ||
5.88%, 10/15/27 (1) | 146 | 141 |
5.00%, 5/1/28 (1) | 216 | 200 |
6.75%, 5/1/29 (1) | 200 | 179 |
5.88%, 11/1/29 | 65 | 55 |
6.00%, 1/15/30 (1) | 75 | 64 |
8.75%, 5/15/30 (1) | 415 | 427 |
8.63%, 3/15/31 (1) | 25 | 25 |
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., | ||
5.25%, 8/1/26 | 29 | 26 |
6.63%, 8/1/26 | 50 | 39 |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., | ||
3.40%, 3/1/27 (1) | 214 | 199 |
4.63%, 9/15/27 (1) | 333 | 200 |
4.25%, 7/1/28 (1) | 75 | 37 |
3.63%, 1/15/29 (1) | 124 | 52 |
3.75%, 7/15/29 (1) | 100 | 43 |
10.50%, 5/15/30 (1) | 252 | 244 |
11.00%, 8/11/36 (4) | 154 | 154 |
Lumen Technologies, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 2/15/27 (1) | 141 | 91 |
Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 4/30/27 (1) | 109 | 104 |
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., | ||
4.75%, 2/1/28 | 50 | 50 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 3/1/27 (1) | 827 | 663 |
6.13%, 3/1/28 (1) | 198 | 145 |
3,244 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6% | ||
Allegiant Travel Co., | ||
7.25%, 8/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
American Airlines, Inc., | ||
7.25%, 2/15/28 (1) | 50 | 50 |
8.50%, 5/15/29 (1) | 219 | 231 |
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 4/20/26 (1) | 83 | 83 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.6%continued | ||
5.75%, 4/20/29 (1) | $298 | $291 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc., | ||
7.38%, 1/15/26 | 25 | 26 |
4.38%, 4/19/28 | 25 | 24 |
First Student Bidco, Inc./First Transit Parent, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 7/31/29 (1) | 25 | 22 |
GN Bondco LLC, | ||
9.50%, 10/15/31 (1) | 93 | 91 |
Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., | ||
5.75%, 1/20/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Rand Parent LLC, | ||
8.50%, 2/15/30 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., | ||
8.00%, 9/20/25 (1) | $86 | $61 |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, | ||
5.88%, 10/15/27 | 16 | 16 |
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, | ||
4.88%, 1/15/26 | 27 | 26 |
United Airlines, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 4/15/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
4.63%, 4/15/29 (1) | 210 | 196 |
XPO, Inc., | ||
6.25%, 6/1/28 (1) | 50 | 51 |
7.13%, 6/1/31 (1) | 25 | 26 |
7.13%, 2/1/32 (1) | 25 | 26 |
1,341 | ||
Transportation Equipment – 0.2% | ||
Allison Transmission, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 10/1/27 | 25 | 24 |
3.75%, 1/30/31 (1) | 50 | 44 |
JB Poindexter & Co., Inc., | ||
8.75%, 12/15/31 (1) | 50 | 51 |
Trinity Industries, Inc., | ||
7.75%, 7/15/28 (1) | 100 | 103 |
Wabash National Corp., | ||
4.50%, 10/15/28 (1) | 115 | 104 |
326 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 78.1% continued | ||
Wholesale - Consumer Staples – 0.3% | ||
C&S Group Enterprises LLC, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/28 (1) | $25 | $20 |
Performance Food Group, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 10/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
4.25%, 8/1/29 (1) | 204 | 187 |
U.S. Foods, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 9/15/28 (1) | 50 | 51 |
4.75%, 2/15/29 (1) | 149 | 142 |
7.25%, 1/15/32 (1) | 85 | 89 |
United Natural Foods, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 10/15/28 (1) | 25 | 20 |
558 | ||
Wholesale - Discretionary – 0.0% | ||
Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, | ||
8.00%, 2/1/28 (1) | 25 | 25 |
OPENLANE, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 6/1/25 (1) | 14 | 14 |
Verde Purchaser LLC, | ||
10.50%, 11/30/30 (1) | 25 | 25 |
64 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $164,612) | 163,418 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 9.4% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6% | ||
Bombardier, Inc., | ||
7.13%, 6/15/26 (1) | 150 | 149 |
7.88%, 4/15/27 (1) | 150 | 150 |
6.00%, 2/15/28 (1) | 210 | 205 |
7.50%, 2/1/29 (1) | 188 | 191 |
8.75%, 11/15/30 (1) | 161 | 172 |
F-Brasile S.p.A./F-Brasile U.S. LLC, | ||
7.38%, 8/15/26 (1) | 250 | 244 |
Rolls-Royce PLC, | ||
5.75%, 10/15/27 (1) | 208 | 208 |
1,319 | ||
Automotive – 0.2% | ||
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, | ||
7.75%, 10/15/25 (1) | 200 | 202 |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., | ||
7.13%, 4/14/30 (1) | 150 | 160 |
362 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Banking – 0.2% | ||
Barclays PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 3.41%), 4.38%, 3/15/28 (5) (8) | $200 | $155 |
(Variable, USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate 5Y + 5.78%), 9.63%, 12/15/29 (5) (8) | 200 | 208 |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.60%), 4.20%, 6/1/32 (1) (8) | 200 | 165 |
528 | ||
Beverages – 0.1% | ||
Primo Water Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 4/30/29(1) | 125 | 115 |
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.2% | ||
1375209 B.C. Ltd., | ||
9.00%, 1/30/28 (1) | 72 | 70 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V., | ||
3.15%, 10/1/26 | 277 | 257 |
327 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.4% | ||
Altice Financing S.A., | ||
5.75%, 8/15/29 (1) | 323 | 287 |
UPC Broadband Finco B.V., | ||
4.88%, 7/15/31 (1) | 200 | 176 |
Videotron Ltd., | ||
5.13%, 4/15/27 (1) | 50 | 49 |
3.63%, 6/15/29 (1) | 72 | 66 |
Ziggo B.V., | ||
4.88%, 1/15/30 (1) | 200 | 178 |
756 | ||
Chemicals – 0.1% | ||
Methanex Corp., | ||
5.13%, 10/15/27 | 25 | 24 |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., | ||
5.25%, 6/1/27 (1) | 25 | 24 |
8.50%, 11/15/28 (1) | 125 | 131 |
4.25%, 5/15/29 (1) | 25 | 21 |
200 |
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MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Commercial Support Services – 0.4% | ||
Garda World Security Corp., | ||
4.63%, 2/15/27 (1) | $211 | $203 |
9.50%, 11/1/27 (1) | 44 | 44 |
7.75%, 2/15/28 (1) | 103 | 107 |
6.00%, 6/1/29 (1) | 81 | 73 |
GFL Environmental, Inc., | ||
4.75%, 6/15/29 (1) | 221 | 208 |
6.75%, 1/15/31 (1) | 210 | 216 |
851 | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.4% | ||
ARD Finance S.A., | ||
6.50%, (100% Cash), 6/30/27 (1) (6) | 200 | 94 |
Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer L.P., | ||
9.00%, (100% Cash), 1/15/26 (1) (6) | 25 | 21 |
Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC, | ||
6.00%, 9/15/28 (1) | 595 | 554 |
Trivium Packaging Finance B.V., | ||
5.50%, 8/15/26 (1) | 200 | 196 |
865 | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.0% | ||
TransAlta Corp., | ||
7.75%, 11/15/29 | 59 | 63 |
Electrical Equipment – 0.4% | ||
TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, | ||
6.63%, 7/15/28 [EUR](12) | 90 | 92 |
7.63%, 7/15/28 (1) | 200 | 197 |
TK Elevator Midco GmbH, | ||
4.38%, 7/15/27 [EUR](12) | 100 | 107 |
TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., | ||
5.25%, 7/15/27 (1) | 400 | 393 |
789 | ||
Forestry, Paper & Wood Products – 0.0% | ||
Mercer International, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 2/1/29 | 25 | 21 |
Gas & Water Utilities – 0.0% | ||
Superior Plus L.P./Superior General Partner, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 3/15/29(1) | 50 | 46 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Home Construction – 0.2% | ||
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/29 (1) | $151 | $134 |
4.88%, 2/15/30 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Empire Communities Corp., | ||
7.00%, 12/15/25 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Mattamy Group Corp., | ||
5.25%, 12/15/27 (1) | 40 | 39 |
4.63%, 3/1/30 (1) | 140 | 130 |
349 | ||
Household Products – 0.0% | ||
Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc., | ||
7.00%, 12/31/27(1) | 25 | 24 |
Industrial Support Services – 0.0% | ||
Ritchie Bros. Holdings, Inc., | ||
6.75%, 3/15/28 (1) | 50 | 51 |
7.75%, 3/15/31 (1) | 25 | 27 |
78 | ||
Insurance – 0.4% | ||
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc., | ||
8.50%, 3/15/30 (1) | 675 | 709 |
10.50%, 12/15/30 (1) | 69 | 73 |
782 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.6% | ||
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., | ||
4.38%, 1/15/28 (1) | 50 | 48 |
4.00%, 10/15/30 (1) | 446 | 400 |
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., | ||
4.88%, 6/6/25 (1) | 200 | 194 |
MGM China Holdings Ltd., | ||
5.38%, 5/15/24 (1) | 200 | 199 |
Ontario Gaming GTA L.P., | ||
8.00%, 8/1/30 (1) | 71 | 73 |
Wynn Macau Ltd., | ||
5.50%, 10/1/27 (1) | 200 | 189 |
5.63%, 8/26/28 (1) | 200 | 185 |
1,288 | ||
Machinery – 1.0% | ||
Husky III Holding Ltd., | ||
13.00%, 2/15/25 (1) (6) | 135 | 134 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Machinery – 1.0%continued | ||
Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, | ||
7.75%, 4/15/26 (1) | $1,854 | $1,866 |
2,000 | ||
Metals & Mining – 1.2% | ||
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines L.P., | ||
8.75%, 7/15/26 (1) | 1,960 | 1,834 |
ERO Copper Corp., | ||
6.50%, 2/15/30 (1) | 29 | 26 |
FMG Resources Pty. Ltd., Series 2006, | ||
5.88%, 4/15/30 (1) | 75 | 75 |
4.38%, 4/1/31 (1) | 150 | 137 |
6.13%, 4/15/32 (1) | 100 | 101 |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 4/1/26 (1) | 25 | 24 |
IAMGOLD Corp., | ||
5.75%, 10/15/28 (1) | 25 | 22 |
Mineral Resources Ltd., | ||
8.13%, 5/1/27 (1) | 50 | 51 |
8.00%, 11/1/27 (1) | 50 | 51 |
9.25%, 10/1/28 (1) | 60 | 64 |
8.50%, 5/1/30 (1) | 75 | 78 |
New Gold, Inc., | ||
7.50%, 7/15/27 (1) | 143 | 144 |
2,607 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.7% | ||
Athabasca Oil Corp., | ||
9.75%, 11/1/26 (1) | 82 | 86 |
Baytex Energy Corp., | ||
8.50%, 4/30/30 (1) | 239 | 247 |
Enbridge, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 4.43%), 8.50%, 1/15/84 (8) | 50 | 53 |
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., | ||
5.38%, 3/30/28 | 25 | 22 |
5.88%, 3/30/31 | 25 | 21 |
Leviathan Bond Ltd., | ||
6.13%, 6/30/25 | 25 | 25 |
OGX Austria GmbH, | ||
8.50%, 6/1/18 (1) (3) (4) (10) | 2,420 | — |
8.38%, 4/1/22 (1) (3) (4) (10) | 1,800 | — |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.7%continued | ||
Parkland Corp., | ||
5.88%, 7/15/27 (1) | $50 | $50 |
4.50%, 10/1/29 (1) | 200 | 183 |
4.63%, 5/1/30 (1) | 50 | 46 |
Teine Energy Ltd., | ||
6.88%, 4/15/29 (1) | 810 | 758 |
Vermilion Energy, Inc., | ||
6.88%, 5/1/30 (1) | 50 | 48 |
1,539 | ||
Oil & Gas Services & Equipment – 0.2% | ||
Borr IHC Ltd./Borr Finance LLC, | ||
10.00%, 11/15/28 (1) | 200 | 208 |
Enerflex Ltd., | ||
9.00%, 10/15/27 (1) | 115 | 112 |
Precision Drilling Corp., | ||
7.13%, 1/15/26 (1) | 69 | 68 |
6.88%, 1/15/29 (1) | 25 | 24 |
Shelf Drilling North Sea Holdings Ltd., | ||
10.25%, 10/31/25 (1) | 23 | 23 |
435 | ||
Software – 0.3% | ||
Open Text Corp., | ||
6.90%, 12/1/27 (1) | 169 | 176 |
3.88%, 2/15/28 (1) | 75 | 70 |
3.88%, 12/1/29 (1) | 50 | 45 |
Open Text Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 2/15/30 (1) | 150 | 136 |
4.13%, 12/1/31 (1) | 125 | 110 |
537 | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.3% | ||
GGAM Finance Ltd., | ||
7.75%, 5/15/26 (1) | 11 | 11 |
8.00%, 2/15/27 (1) | 196 | 200 |
8.00%, 6/15/28 (1) | 37 | 38 |
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., | ||
6.50%, (100% Cash), 9/15/24 (1) (6) | 293 | 276 |
goeasy Ltd., | ||
9.25%, 12/1/28 (1) | 25 | 27 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 0.3%continued | ||
Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., | ||
8.38%, 5/1/28 (1) | $53 | $56 |
8.13%, 3/30/29 (1) | 84 | 88 |
696 | ||
Steel – 0.0% | ||
Infrabuild Australia Pty. Ltd., | ||
14.50%, 11/15/28(1) | 25 | 26 |
Technology Services – 0.1% | ||
CA Magnum Holdings, | ||
5.38%, 10/31/26(1) | 200 | 186 |
Telecommunications – 1.3% | ||
Altice France Holding S.A., | ||
10.50%, 5/15/27 (1) | 200 | 130 |
6.00%, 2/15/28 (1) | 200 | 96 |
Altice France S.A., | ||
8.13%, 2/1/27 (1) | 200 | 184 |
5.50%, 1/15/28 (1) | 370 | 305 |
5.13%, 7/15/29 (1) | 315 | 245 |
Connect Finco S.a.r.l./Connect U.S. Finco LLC, | ||
6.75%, 10/1/26 (1) | 200 | 199 |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
0.00%, 12/31/30 (1) (2) (3) (4) | $50 | $8 |
Iliad Holding SASU, | ||
6.50%, 10/15/26 (1) | 437 | 436 |
Telecom Italia Capital S.A., | ||
6.38%, 11/15/33 | 171 | 167 |
6.00%, 9/30/34 | 109 | 103 |
7.20%, 7/18/36 | 86 | 86 |
7.72%, 6/4/38 | 8 | 8 |
Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, | ||
5.63%, 12/6/26 (1) | 25 | 16 |
4.88%, 6/1/27 (1) | 50 | 30 |
6.50%, 10/15/27 (1) | 25 | 12 |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC, | ||
4.25%, 1/31/31 (1) | 200 | 175 |
4.75%, 7/15/31 (1) | 400 | 357 |
Vodafone Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, USD Swap 5Y + 4.87%), 7.00%, 4/4/79 (8) | 125 | 129 |
2,686 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 9.4% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.1% | ||
Air Canada, | ||
3.88%, 8/15/26 (1) | $80 | $76 |
Seaspan Corp., | ||
5.50%, 8/1/29 (1) | 75 | 63 |
VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/Vista Management Holding, Inc., | ||
7.88%, 5/1/27 (1) | 83 | 72 |
6.38%, 2/1/30 (1) | 106 | 74 |
285 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $23,921) | 19,760 | |
TERM LOANS – 4.0% (9) | ||
Asset Management – 0.0% | ||
Clue Opco LLC, Cov-Lite Senior Secured Term Loan B, | ||
9/20/30(15) | 52 | 49 |
Automotive – 0.0% | ||
Tenneco, Inc., Term B Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.45%, 11/17/28 (14) | — | — |
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor), 10.47%, 11/17/28 | 33 | 30 |
30 | ||
Beverages – 0.0% | ||
Naked Juice LLC, Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.70%, 1/24/29 | 10 | 10 |
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.1% | ||
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 5.50%), 10.86%, 5/4/28 | 17 | 17 |
Bausch + Lomb Corp., First Incremental Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.00%), 9.36%, 9/29/28 | 53 | 52 |
Bausch + Lomb Corp., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.71%, 5/10/27 | 64 | 63 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%continued | ||
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., First-Out Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 7.50%, 4.50% Floor), 12.88%, 11/14/28 (4) | $9 | $10 |
142 | ||
Cable & Satellite – 0.1% | ||
DIRECTV Financing LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 10.65%, 8/2/27 | 240 | 240 |
Radiate Holdco LLC, Amendment No. 6 Term B Loan, | ||
9/25/26 (15) | 10 | 8 |
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.72%, 9/25/26 | 21 | 16 |
264 | ||
Chemicals – 0.1% | ||
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 2.50%), 7.96%, 5/7/25 | 21 | 21 |
Discovery Purchaser Corp., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.38%, 0.50% Floor), 9.77%, 10/4/29 | 174 | 171 |
Herens Holdco S.a r.l., Facility B, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.93%, 0.75% Floor), 9.37%, 7/3/28 | 34 | 31 |
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.50%), 9.86%, 3/29/28 (16) | 56 | 54 |
277 | ||
Consumer Cyclical – 0.0% | ||
OMNIA Partners LLC, Delayed Draw Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE Ticking Fee (1) USD 3M + 4.25%), 4.25%, 7/25/30 | 2 | 2 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Consumer Services – 0.0% | ||
Raptor Acquisition Corp., Term B Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.63%, 11/1/26 | $25 | $25 |
Containers & Packaging – 0.0% | ||
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., Tranche B-5 Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.85%, 9/15/28 | 33 | 33 |
Electrical Equipment – 0.0% | ||
Indicor LLC, Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.35%, 11/22/29 | 28 | 28 |
Engineering & Construction – 0.1% | ||
Brand Industrial Services, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.50%, 0.50% Floor), 10.88%, 8/1/30 | 220 | 218 |
Entertainment Content – 0.0% | ||
Allen Media LLC, Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.50%), 11.00%, 2/10/27 | 48 | 42 |
Diamond Sports Group LLC, Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 5.25%), 10.71%, 8/24/26 | 48 | 2 |
44 | ||
Food – 0.0% | ||
Chobani LLC, 2023 Additional Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.75%), 9.11%, 10/25/27 | 56 | 56 |
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.1% | ||
Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term B Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.45%, 10/1/27 | 126 | 122 |
LifePoint Health, Inc., 2023 Refinancing Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.50%), 14.00%, 11/16/28 | 30 | 30 |
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MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.1%continued | ||
Star Parent, Inc., Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.00%), 9.35%, 9/27/30 | $96 | $95 |
247 | ||
Home & Office Products – 0.1% | ||
Hunter Douglas Holding B.V., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.88%, 2/26/29 | 83 | 83 |
SWF Holdings I Corp., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 9.47%, 10/6/28 | 128 | 114 |
197 | ||
Household Products – 0.0% | ||
KDC/ONE Development Corp., Inc., Dollar Tranche Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 5.00%), 10.36%, 8/15/28 | 49 | 48 |
Industrial Support Services – 0.0% | ||
PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.89%, 12/15/28 | 60 | 47 |
Institutional Financial Services – 0.0% | ||
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, 2021 Replacement Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 6.75%), 12.36%, 4/7/28 | 88 | 84 |
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, Initial Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.10%, 4/9/27 | 5 | 4 |
88 | ||
Insurance – 0.3% | ||
Asurion LLC, New B-4 Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 5.25%), 10.72%, 1/20/29 | 550 | 517 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Internet Media & Services – 0.1% | ||
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 9.42%, 2/10/28 | $24 | $24 |
MH Sub I LLC, 2023 May Incremental Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.25%, 0.50% Floor), 9.61%, 5/3/28 | 159 | 156 |
180 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.1% | ||
Scientific Games Holdings L.P., Initial Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.66%, 4/4/29 | 74 | 74 |
UFC Holdings LLC, Term B-3 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.40%, 4/29/26 | 64 | 64 |
138 | ||
Machinery – 0.2% | ||
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.00%), 8.47%, 3/28/25 | 221 | 221 |
SPX Flow, Inc., Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.96%, 4/5/29 | 105 | 105 |
326 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.0% | ||
Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Incremental B-5 Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 2.25%, 0.50% Floor), 7.71%, 11/8/27 | 6 | 6 |
Metals & Mining – 0.0% | ||
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC, Term B Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.50%), 9.86%, 8/18/30 | 25 | 25 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.1% | ||
New Fortress Energy, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 10.39%, 10/30/28 | $224 | $220 |
Publishing & Broadcasting – 0.6% | ||
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term B Loan, | ||
8/21/26 (15) | 8 | 8 |
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 3.50%), 9.14%, 8/21/26 | 1,301 | 1,286 |
1,294 | ||
Real Estate Services – 0.0% | ||
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2023-2 Refinancing Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.36%, 1/31/30 | 20 | 20 |
Retail - Discretionary – 0.1% | ||
Staples, Inc., 2019 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE Synthetic LIBOR USD 1M + 5.00%), 10.46%, 4/16/26 | 72 | 67 |
White Cap Supply Holdings LLC, Initial Closing Date Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.11%, 10/19/27 | 41 | 42 |
109 | ||
Software – 1.3% | ||
Ascend Learning LLC, Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.96%, 12/11/28 | 43 | 43 |
athenahealth Group, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor), 8.61%, 2/15/29 | 506 | 503 |
Banff Guarantor, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 5.50%), 10.97%, 2/27/26 (3) | 162 | 161 |
Boxer Parent Company, Inc., 2028 Extended Dollar Term Loan, | ||
12/29/28 (15) | 24 | 24 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Software – 1.3%continued | ||
Cloud Software Group, Inc., Dollar Term B Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.95%, 3/30/29 | $225 | $220 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc., Term A Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.95%, 9/29/28 | 50 | 48 |
Cloudera, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 6.00%), 11.46%, 10/8/29 (3) | 147 | 140 |
Magenta Buyer LLC, Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 10.64%, 7/27/28 | 279 | 196 |
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 13.89%, 7/27/29 | 100 | 38 |
McAfee Corp., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor), 9.19%, 3/1/29 | 106 | 106 |
Polaris Newco LLC, Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor), 9.47%, 6/2/28 | 39 | 38 |
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.75%, 0.50% Floor), 10.11%, 10/28/30 | 20 | 20 |
RealPage, Inc., Initial Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor), 11.97%, 4/23/29 | 317 | 316 |
UKG, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.25%), 10.76%, 5/3/27 | 841 | 841 |
2,694 | ||
Technology Hardware – 0.0% | ||
ViaSat, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor), 9.96%, 5/30/30 | 62 | 61 |
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MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Technology Services – 0.3% | ||
CoreLogic, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.97%, 6/2/28 | $30 | $29 |
GTCR W Merger Sub LLC, Term Loan B, | ||
9/20/30 (15) | 25 | 25 |
Peraton Corp., Term B-1 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 13.22%, 2/1/29 | 190 | 189 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2021 Other Term B-1 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.97%, 12/17/27 | 4 | 4 |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2021 Other Term B-2 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.97%, 12/17/27 | 7 | 6 |
Verscend Holding Corp., Term B-1 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 4.00%), 9.47%, 8/27/25 | 397 | 397 |
650 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.1% | ||
Altice France S.A., USD TLB-14 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 5.50%), 10.89%, 8/15/28 | 46 | 41 |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., Term B-1 Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.97%, 10/2/27 | 50 | 46 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., Initial Dollar Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.00%), 8.47%, 3/9/27 | 28 | 24 |
111 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.1% | ||
AAdvantage Loyality IP Ltd., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 10.43%, 4/20/28 | 127 | 130 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
TERM LOANS - 4.0% (9)continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.1%continued | ||
Apple Bidco LLC, Amendment No. 3 Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 1M + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor), 8.86%, 9/22/28 | $12 | $12 |
142 | ||
Wholesale - Consumer Staples – 0.1% | ||
Northeast Grocery, Inc., Initial Term Loan, | ||
(Floating, ICE CME Term SOFR USD 3M + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 12.86%, 12/13/28 | 125 | 123 |
Total Term Loans | ||
(Cost $8,392) | 8,421 |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMON STOCKS – 2.9% | ||
Chemicals – 0.1% | ||
Element Solutions, Inc. | 2,344 | $54 |
Utex Industries, Inc.(3) (4) * | 2,200 | 141 |
195 | ||
Construction Materials – 0.0% | ||
Hardwood Holdings LLC(4) * | 187 | 9 |
Distributors – 0.7% | ||
ATD New Holdings, Inc.(3) (4) * | 22,076 | 1,501 |
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0% | ||
Nine Energy Service, Inc.* | 250 | 1 |
Parker Drilling Co.* | 265 | 2 |
3 | ||
Financial Services – 0.0% | ||
Block, Inc.* | 203 | 16 |
Gas Utilities – 0.0% | ||
Ferrellgas Partners L.P., Class B | 182 | 30 |
Ground Transportation – 0.0% | ||
Uber Technologies, Inc.* | 697 | 43 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0% | ||
Aramark | 814 | 23 |
IT Services – 0.0% | ||
Twilio, Inc., Class A* | 108 | 8 |
Media – 0.0% | ||
iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A* | 419 | 1 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 235 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
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NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMON STOCKS - 2.9%continued | ||
Metals & Mining – 1.8% | ||
Constellium S.E.* | 7,501 | $150 |
Real Alloy Parent, Inc.(3) (4) * | 48 | 3,583 |
3,733 | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1% | ||
Bruin Blocker LLC(4) * | 9,827 | — |
Chaparral Energy, Inc.(3) (4) * | 1,787 | 80 |
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(4) * | 20 | — |
Superior Energy Services(3) (4) * | 862 | 64 |
144 | ||
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1% | ||
Catalent, Inc.* | 1,378 | 62 |
Professional Services – 0.0% | ||
Skillsoft Corp.* | 1,843 | 32 |
Software – 0.1% | ||
Informatica, Inc., Class A* | 2,799 | 79 |
Specialty Finance – 0.0% | ||
Carnelian Point Holdings L.P.(3) (4) * | 50 | 60 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.0% | ||
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.* | 372 | 11 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0% | ||
Intelsat S.A./Luxembourg(3) (4) * | 1,201 | 33 |
Total Common Stocks | ||
(Cost $3,644) | 5,983 | |
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS – 0.0% | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0% | ||
NGL Energy Partners L.P.* | 4,593 | 26 |
Summit Midstream Partners L.P.* | 3,576 | 64 |
90 | ||
Total Master Limited Partnerships | ||
(Cost $126) | 90 | |
PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0% | ||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0% | ||
Global Partners L.P./MA, 9.50% | 1,375 | 36 |
Total Preferred Stocks | ||
(Cost $34) | 36 | |
OTHER – 0.0% | ||
Aretec Group, Inc.(1) * | 25,000 | 27 |
Basic Energy Services, Inc.(3) (13) * | 25,000 | — |
Escrow Appvion, Inc.(3) (4) * | 225,000 | — |
NUMBER OF SHARES | VALUE (000S) | |
OTHER - 0.0% continued | ||
Escrow Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.(3) (4) * | 250,000 | $— |
Escrow GenOn Energy, Inc.(3) (4) * | 25,000 | — |
Escrow Hertz (The) Corp.(1) (3) * | 125,000 | 1 |
Escrow Washington Mutual Bank(3) (4) * | 250,000 | 2 |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC(1) (3) (4) (13) * | 1,100,000 | — |
Total Other | ||
(Cost $137) | 30 |
NUMBER OF WARRANTS | VALUE (000S) | |
WARRANTS – 0.0% | ||
California Resources Corp., Exp. 10/27/24, Strike $36.00* | 66 | $1 |
CWT Travel Holdings, Inc., Class A, Exp. 11/19/26, Strike $57.00(3) (4) * | 2,018 | — |
CWT Travel Holdings, Inc., Class B, Exp. 11/19/28, Strike $67.69(3) (4) * | 2,124 | — |
Utex Industries, Inc., Exp. 12/31/49, Strike $0.00(3) (4) * | 5,500 | 12 |
Total Warrants | ||
(Cost $—) | 13 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.4% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (17) (18) | $7,005 | $7,005 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $7,006) | 7,005 | |
Total Investments – 98.0% | ||
(Cost $208,162) | 205,093 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 2.0% | 4,212 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $209,305 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Zero coupon bond. |
(3) | Restricted security that has been deemed illiquid. At December 31, 2023, the value of these restricted illiquid securities amounted to approximately $11,054,000 or 5.3% of net assets. Additional information on these restricted illiquid securities is as follows: |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
ATD New Holdings, Inc. | 1/9/19 | $469 |
Banff Guarantor, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 10.97%, 2/27/26 | 3/1/23 | 160 |
Basic Energy Services, Inc. | 9/25/18 | 2 |
Carnelian Point Holdings L.P. | 9/21/22 | 115 |
Carnelian Point Holdings L.P., 5.00%, 6/30/28 | 7/5/22-8/16/23 | 53 |
Chaparral Energy, Inc. | 1/8/19-7/11/22 | 65 |
Cloudera, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 11.46%, 10/8/29 | 2/27/23 | 134 |
CWT Travel Holdings, Inc., Class A, Exp. 11/19/26, Strike $57.00 | 11/19/21 | — |
CWT Travel Holdings, Inc., Class B, Exp. 11/19/28, Strike $67.6911/19/28 | 11/19/21 | — |
Digicel Group Holdings Ltd., 0.00%,12/31/30 | 12/14/23 | 8 |
Escrow Appvion, Inc. | 8/24/18 | — |
Escrow Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. | 7/29/16-12/11/18 | 110 |
Escrow GenOn Energy, Inc. | 12/19/18 | — |
Escrow Hertz (The) Corp. | 7/1/21 | — |
Escrow Washington Mutual Bank | 10/11/17 | — |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 10.00%, 2/26/24 | 6/9/21 | 3 |
Intelsat S.A./Luxembourg | 6/6/19-7/3/23 | 106 |
Murray Energy Corp., 12.00%, 4/15/24 | 7/3/18-4/18/19 | 397 |
New Star Metals, Inc., 8.00%, 1/9/24 | 7/23/18-12/29/23 | 1,429 |
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.13%, 11/1/22 | 10/6/17-11/18/19 | 1,733 |
OGX Austria GmbH, 8.38%, 4/1/22 | 5/30/12-4/18/13 | 1,497 |
OGX Austria GmbH, 8.50%, 6/1/18 | 5/26/11-4/17/13 | 2,265 |
Real Alloy Parent, Inc. | 5/31/18 | 1,738 |
RP Escrow Issuer LLC | 12/18/20 | — |
Specialty Steel Supply, Inc., 11.00%, 11/15/26 | 6/2/21 | 2,670 |
Sterling Entertainment Group LLC, 10.25%, 1/15/24 | 12/27/17 | 1,110 |
Superior Energy Services | 9/19/17-2/1/21 | 52 |
Utex Industries, Inc. | 12/3/20 | 108 |
SECURITY | ACQUISITION AND ENFORCEABLE DATE | COST (000S) |
Utex Industries, Inc., Exp. 12/31/49, Strike $0.00 | 12/3/20 | $— |
(4) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. |
(5) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(6) | Security is a payment in-kind bond (PIK), distributions received in-kind unless otherwise noted in the description. |
(7) | Principal amount is less than one thousand. |
(8) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(9) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(10) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. Income is not being accrued. |
(11) | Issuer has defaulted on terms of debt obligation. |
(12) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States and as such may have restrictions on resale. |
(13) | Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(14) | Principal Amount and Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(15) | Position is unsettled. Contract rate was not determined at December 31, 2023 and does not take effect until settlement date. |
(16) | Restricted security. |
(17) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(18) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
* | Non-Income Producing Security |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1M - 1 Month |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
7Y - 7 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
ICE - Intercontinental Exchange |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate |
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had
outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows:
COUNTERPARTY | CONTRACTS TO DELIVER CURRENCY | AMOUNT (LOCAL CURRENCY) (000s) | IN EXCHANGE FOR CURRENCY | AMOUNT (LOCAL CURRENCY) (000s) | SETTLEMENT DATE | UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
Barclays | Euro
| 258 | United States Dollar | 283 | 3/20/24 | $(3) |
Morgan Stanley | British Pound
| 83 | United States Dollar | 105 | 3/20/24 | —* |
Subtotal Depreciation | (3) | |||||
Total | $(3) |
* | Amount rounds to less than one thousand. |
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had open futures
contracts as follows:
TYPE | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | NOTIONAL AMOUNT (000s) | CONTRACT POSITION | CONTRACT EXP. | VALUE AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 19 | $2,067 | Long | 3/24 | $47 |
As of December 31, 2023,
the Fund had the following centrally cleared credit default swap agreement outstanding:
Buy/Sell Protection | Implied Credit Spread | (Pay)/ Receive Fixed Rate | Reference Entity/Security | Currency | Notional Amount | Maturity Date | Market Value (000s) | Upfront Premiums Paid/ (Received) (000s) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) (000s) |
Sell | 0.0356% | 5.00%(1) | Markit CDX N.A. High Yield Index Series 41(1) | USD | 396,000 | 12/20/28 | $23 | $4 | $19 |
Total | $4 | $19 |
(1) | Payment frequency is quarterly. |
At December 31, 2023, the Fund’s investments
were denominated in the following currencies:
CONCENTRATION BY CURRENCY | % OF NET ASSETS |
United States Dollar | 97.8% |
All other currencies less than 5% | 0.2 |
Total Investments | 98.0 |
Other Assets less Liabilities | 2.0 |
Net Assets | 100.0% |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing
securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's investments
by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Assets | ||||
Convertible Bonds: | ||||
Electric Utilities | $— | $298 | $— | $298 |
Oil & Gas Producers | — | — | 39 | 39 |
Total Convertible Bonds | — | 298 | 39 | 337 |
Corporate bonds: | ||||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | — | 799 | 3 | 802 |
Entertainment Content | — | 1,370 | 1,084 | 2,454 |
Industrial Intermediate Products | — | 2,262 | 1,420 | 3,682 |
Specialty Finance | — | 5,473 | 55 | 5,528 |
Steel | — | 2,901 | 2,670 | 5,571 |
Telecommunications | — | 3,090 | 154 | 3,244 |
All Other Industries(1) | — | 142,137 | — | 142,137 |
Total corporate bonds | — | 158,032 | 5,386 | 163,418 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds: | ||||
Telecommunications | — | 2,678 | 8 | 2,686 |
All Other Industries(1) | — | 17,074 | — | 17,074 |
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | — | 19,752 | 8 | 19,760 |
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Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued |
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Term Loans: | ||||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | $— | $132 | $10 | $142 |
All Other Industries(1) | — | 8,279 | — | 8,279 |
Total Term Loans | — | 8,411 | 10 | 8,421 |
Common Stocks: | ||||
Chemicals | 54 | — | 141 | 195 |
Construction Materials | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Distributors | — | — | 1,501 | 1,501 |
Metals & Mining | 150 | — | 3,583 | 3,733 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | — | — | 144 | 144 |
Specialty Finance | — | — | 60 | 60 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | — | — | 33 | 33 |
All Other Industries(1) | 308 | — | — | 308 |
Total Common Stocks | 512 | — | 5,471 | 5,983 |
Master Limited Partnerships | 90 | — | — | 90 |
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Preferred Stocks | $36 | $— | $— | $36 |
Other | — | 28 | 2 | 30 |
Warrants | ||||
Assets | ||||
Investment Companies | 7,005 | — | — | 7,005 |
Total Investments | 7,644 | 186,521 | 10,928 | 205,093 |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Futures Contracts | $47 | $— | $— | $47 |
Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements | — | 19 | — | 19 |
Liabilities | ||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | (3) | — | (3) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | $47 | $16 | $— | $63 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
BALANCE AS OF 3/31/23 (000S) | ACCRUED DISCOUNTS (PREMIUMS) (000s) | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) (000s) | CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) | PURCHASES (000s) | SALES (000s) | TRANSFERS INTO LEVEL 3 (000s) | TRANSFERS OUT OF LEVEL 3 (000s) | BALANCE AS OF 12/31/23 (000S) | CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM INVESTMENTS STILL HELD AT 12/31/23 (000S) | |
Convertible Bonds | ||||||||||
Oil & Gas Producers | $19 | $— | $— | $20 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $39 | $20 |
Corporate Bonds | ||||||||||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | (21) |
Entertainment Content | 1,074 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1,084 | 7 |
Industrial Intermediate Products | 1,292 | 16 | — | (19) | 131 | — | — | — | 1,420 | (19) |
Specialty Finance | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 55 | 2 |
Steel | 2,670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,670 | — |
Telecommunications | — | — | —* | — | 154 | — | — | — | 154 | — |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||||||||||
Telecommunications | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Term Loans | ||||||||||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals | — | 1 | —* | 1 | 9 | (1) | — | — | 10 | 1 |
Common Stocks | ||||||||||
Chemicals | 218 | — | — | (77) | — | — | — | — | 141 | (77) |
Construction Materials | 16 | — | — | (7) | — | — | — | — | 9 | (7) |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 239 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
BALANCE AS OF 3/31/23 (000S) | ACCRUED DISCOUNTS (PREMIUMS) (000s) | REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) (000s) | CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) | PURCHASES (000s) | SALES (000s) | TRANSFERS INTO LEVEL 3 (000s) | TRANSFERS OUT OF LEVEL 3 (000s) | BALANCE AS OF 12/31/23 (000S) | CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) FROM INVESTMENTS STILL HELD AT 12/31/23 (000S) | |
Distributors | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $1,501 | $— | $1,501 | $293 |
Metals & Mining | 4,026 | — | — | (443) | — | — | — | — | 3,583 | (443) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 180 | — | (31) | 45 | — | (50) | — | — | 144 | 45 |
Specialty Finance | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 29 | — | — | 4 | —* | — | — | — | 33 | 4 |
Rights | ||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services | 2 | — | 2 | (2) | — | (2) | — | — | — | — |
Other | 15 | — | 12 | (13) | — | (12) | — | — | 2 | (13) |
Warrants | 103 | — | — | (91) | — | — | — | — | 12 | (91) |
Total | $9,704 | $20 | $(17) | $(575) | $302 | $(65) | $1,559 | $— | $10,928 | $(299) |
* Amount rounds to less than a
thousand.
Securities valued at $402 included
in the Balance as of 12/31/23 above were valued using evaluated prices provided by a third party provider. Securities valued at $10,526 included in the Balance as of 12/31/23 above were valued using prices
provided by the Fund’s investment adviser’s pricing and valuation committee.
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REPORT 240 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
MULTI-MANAGER HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
FAIR VALUE AT 12/31/23 (000S) | VALUATION TECHNIQUES | UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS | RANGE (WEIGHTED AVERAGE) | |
Corporate Bonds | $5,174 | Yield Analysis | Yield(3) | 12.6% - 15.4% |
$55 | Market Approach | Estimated Recovery Value / EBITDA Multiple(1)(2) | 11.7x | |
Common Stocks | $5,225 | Discounted Cash Flow / Market Comparables | Discount Rate / EV / EBITDA Multiple(1) | 14.1% / 6.0x |
60 | Market Approach | EV / EBITDA Multiple(1) | 11.7x | |
Warrants | $12 | Black Scholes | Volatility(4) | Not Applicable |
(1) | The significant unobservable inputs that can be used in the fair value measurement are; Discount Rate and EBITDA Multiple. Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement while an increase (decrease) in EBITDA multiple in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. |
(2) | The significant unobservable inputs that can be used in the fair value measurement are: Estimated Recovery Value. Significant increases (decreases) in estimated recovery value in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. |
(3) | The significant unobservable inputs that can be used in the fair value measurement are; Yield. Significant decreases (increase) in yield would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. |
(4) | Black-Scholes volatility, also known as implied volatility, is the value of the volatility of the underlying asset that makes the Black-Scholes model match the market price of an option. It is an estimate of the future variability for the asset underlying the option. It is calculated as the annualized standard deviation of the natural logarithms of periodic stock price changes over the option's expected term. |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $11,170 | $99,711 | $103,876 | $276 | $7,005 | $7,005,000 |
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Schedule of Investments |
SHORT BOND FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 5.3% | ||
Auto Loan – 0.2% | ||
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A3 | ||
4.51%, 11/15/27 | $410 | $408 |
Automobile – 0.7% | ||
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A3 | ||
5.91%, 10/15/26 | 945 | 956 |
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A3 | ||
5.41%, 2/18/28 | 1,080 | 1,094 |
2,050 | ||
Credit Card – 3.5% | ||
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A | ||
2.21%, 3/15/27 | 1,900 | 1,838 |
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A | ||
3.39%, 5/15/27 | 2,100 | 2,057 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2021-A1, Class A1 | ||
0.55%, 7/15/26 | 5,000 | 4,870 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2021-A1, Class A1 | ||
0.58%, 9/15/26 | 1,300 | 1,258 |
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.54%, 7/15/29 | 180 | 184 |
10,207 | ||
Other – 0.9% | ||
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A | ||
0.50%, 5/20/27 | 2,760 | 2,705 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $15,674) | 15,370 | |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.4% | ||
Non Agency – 1.4% | ||
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C28, Class A4 | ||
3.23%, 10/15/48 | $4,090 | $3,941 |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $4,168) | 3,941 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 27.4% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.0% | ||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., | ||
5.13%, 10/1/24 | 40 | 40 |
Asset Management – 1.2% | ||
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | ||
7.05%, 9/29/25 | 900 | 916 |
Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., | ||
5.50%, 3/21/25 | 1,200 | 1,183 |
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
1.65%, 10/12/24 | 980 | 946 |
Icahn Enterprises L.P./Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., | ||
4.75%, 9/15/24 | 310 | 308 |
3,353 | ||
Automotive – 1.5% | ||
Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp., | ||
2.40%, 2/18/25 | 570 | 551 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
3.38%, 11/13/25 | 260 | 249 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | ||
3.50%, 11/7/24 | 1,050 | 1,031 |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 3M + 0.90%), 6.28%, 3/8/24 (1) (2) | 1,300 | 1,299 |
2.00%, 3/9/26 (1) | 300 | 276 |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., | ||
4.40%, 9/20/24 | 990 | 985 |
4,391 | ||
Banking – 1.8% | ||
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.67%), 0.98%, 5/1/25 (3) | 1,200 | 1,180 |
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SHORT BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Banking – 1.8%continued | ||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 5Y + 2.50%), 4.30%, 2/11/31 (3) | $30 | $26 |
Fifth Third Bancorp, | ||
2.38%, 1/28/25 | 265 | 256 |
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.72%), 2.97%, 9/27/25 (3) | 450 | 439 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.58%), 5.99%, 6/23/25 (2) | 500 | 499 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 0.70%), 1.04%, 2/4/27 (3) | 60 | 55 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.73%), 6.62%, 10/20/27 (3) | 635 | 659 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.46%), 4.26%, 7/28/26 (3) | 1,000 | 979 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.51%), 0.81%, 5/19/25 (3) | 380 | 373 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 6.70%, 4/25/26 (2) | 700 | 705 |
5,171 | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.4% | ||
Graphic Packaging International LLC, | ||
4.75%, 7/15/27(1) | 1,180 | 1,145 |
E-Commerce Discretionary – 0.4% | ||
eBay, Inc., | ||
1.90%, 3/11/25 | 1,300 | 1,249 |
Electric Utilities – 1.5% | ||
Ameren Corp., | ||
2.50%, 9/15/24 | 420 | 411 |
American Electric Power Co., Inc., | ||
1.00%, 11/1/25 | 675 | 627 |
Calpine Corp., | ||
4.50%, 2/15/28 (1) | 300 | 285 |
DTE Energy Co., | ||
1.05%, 6/1/25 | 1,660 | 1,564 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 1.5%continued | ||
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | ||
5.13%, 5/13/25 (1) | $1,400 | $1,386 |
4,273 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 1.0% | ||
Amphenol Corp., | ||
2.05%, 3/1/25 | 780 | 753 |
Carrier Global Corp., | ||
5.80%, 11/30/25 (1) | 480 | 486 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc., | ||
4.55%, 10/30/24 | 850 | 842 |
Otis Worldwide Corp., | ||
2.06%, 4/5/25 | 815 | 783 |
2,864 | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.1% | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., | ||
3.55%, 4/14/25 | 160 | 157 |
Food – 0.9% | ||
Hershey (The) Co., | ||
0.90%, 6/1/25 | 590 | 559 |
JBS U.S.A. LUX S.A./JBS U.S.A. Food Co./JBS U.S.A. Finance, Inc., | ||
5.50%, 1/15/30 | 600 | 590 |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., | ||
4.88%, 5/15/28 (1) | 220 | 215 |
Nestle Holdings, Inc., | ||
0.61%, 9/14/24 (1) | 1,300 | 1,258 |
2,622 | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.7% | ||
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 7/15/27 (1) | 460 | 446 |
Cigna Group (The), | ||
1.25%, 3/15/26 | 580 | 537 |
Elevance Health, Inc., | ||
2.38%, 1/15/25 | 1,180 | 1,146 |
2,129 | ||
Home Construction – 0.4% | ||
D.R. Horton, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 10/15/24 | 750 | 732 |
Forestar Group, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 3/1/28 (1) | 370 | 356 |
1,088 |
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December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Household Products – 1.1% | ||
Colgate-Palmolive Co., | ||
4.80%, 3/2/26 | $570 | $577 |
Haleon UK Capital PLC, | ||
3.13%, 3/24/25 | 1,500 | 1,465 |
Kenvue, Inc., | ||
5.35%, 3/22/26 | 1,080 | 1,098 |
3,140 | ||
Industrial Support Services – 0.2% | ||
WW Grainger, Inc., | ||
1.85%, 2/15/25 | 650 | 627 |
Institutional Financial Services – 1.3% | ||
Coinbase Global, Inc., | ||
3.38%, 10/1/28 (1) | 600 | 507 |
Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.61%), 0.86%, 2/12/26 (3) | 10 | 10 |
Morgan Stanley, | ||
3.70%, 10/23/24 | 1,000 | 987 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.15%), 2.72%, 7/22/25 (3) | 230 | 226 |
State Street Corp., | ||
5.27%, 8/3/26 | 2,000 | 2,027 |
3,757 | ||
Insurance – 2.5% | ||
Brown & Brown, Inc., | ||
4.20%, 9/15/24 | 500 | 495 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/4/25 | 300 | 292 |
GA Global Funding Trust, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.50%), 5.91%, 9/13/24 (1) (2) | 2,400 | 2,384 |
Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd./Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc., | ||
7.63%, (100% Cash), 10/15/25 (1) (4) | 621 | 631 |
Jackson National Life Global Funding, | ||
1.75%, 1/12/25 (1) | 850 | 815 |
New York Life Global Funding, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.33%), 5.70%, 1/14/25 (1) (2) | 1,300 | 1,299 |
Principal Life Global Funding II, | ||
2.25%, 11/21/24 (1) | 930 | 904 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Insurance – 2.5%continued | ||
Protective Life Global Funding, | ||
0.78%, 7/5/24 (1) | $500 | $488 |
7,308 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 1.2% | ||
Hyatt Hotels Corp., | ||
1.80%, 10/1/24 | 1,500 | 1,455 |
5.75%, 1/30/27 | 1,900 | 1,942 |
3,397 | ||
Machinery – 0.3% | ||
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, | ||
3.95%, 5/23/25 | 460 | 452 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., | ||
6.27%, 3/6/26 | 400 | 401 |
853 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.9% | ||
Baxter International, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.44%), 5.84%, 11/29/24 (2) | 540 | 539 |
DH Europe Finance II S.a.r.l., | ||
2.20%, 11/15/24 | 840 | 818 |
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., | ||
5.55%, 11/15/24 | 1,300 | 1,300 |
2,657 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 2.8% | ||
Continental Resources, Inc., | ||
2.27%, 11/15/26 (1) | 100 | 92 |
EQT Corp., | ||
6.13%, 2/1/25 | 1,100 | 1,105 |
ONEOK, Inc., | ||
2.20%, 9/15/25 | 500 | 475 |
5.55%, 11/1/26 | 2,210 | 2,249 |
Phillips 66, | ||
3.85%, 4/9/25 | 1,900 | 1,870 |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., | ||
1.13%, 1/15/26 | 1,160 | 1,077 |
Plains All American Pipeline L.P., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 4.37%), 9.75%, 2/5/24 (2) (5) | 525 | 507 |
Williams (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
5.40%, 3/2/26 | 730 | 738 |
8,113 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 1.2% | ||
American Tower Corp., | ||
2.40%, 3/15/25 | $945 | $913 |
1.30%, 9/15/25 | 940 | 880 |
Equinix, Inc., | ||
2.63%, 11/18/24 | 975 | 949 |
Healthpeak OP LLC, | ||
3.25%, 7/15/26 | 50 | 48 |
Simon Property Group L.P., | ||
2.00%, 9/13/24 | 870 | 850 |
3,640 | ||
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.1% | ||
Dollar General Corp., | ||
4.25%, 9/20/24 | 170 | 168 |
Retail - Discretionary – 1.0% | ||
AutoZone, Inc., | ||
5.05%, 7/15/26 | 250 | 252 |
Home Depot (The), Inc., | ||
4.00%, 9/15/25 | 1,260 | 1,248 |
Lowe's Cos., Inc., | ||
4.40%, 9/8/25 | 990 | 983 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 11/20/26 | 300 | 307 |
2,790 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.5% | ||
Analog Devices, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.25%), 5.97%, 10/1/24 (2) | 200 | 200 |
Intel Corp., | ||
4.88%, 2/10/26 | 65 | 66 |
Microchip Technology, Inc., | ||
0.98%, 9/1/24 | 920 | 891 |
Texas Instruments, Inc., | ||
4.70%, 11/18/24 | 210 | 209 |
1,366 | ||
Software – 0.8% | ||
Oracle Corp., | ||
2.95%, 11/15/24 | 2,000 | 1,955 |
Roper Technologies, Inc., | ||
2.35%, 9/15/24 | 470 | 459 |
2,414 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 1.2% | ||
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 5/21/24 | $1,000 | $991 |
American Express Co., | ||
2.50%, 7/30/24 | 540 | 531 |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, | ||
1.95%, 1/30/26 (1) | 1,100 | 1,020 |
Synchrony Financial, | ||
4.88%, 6/13/25 | 870 | 855 |
7.25%, 2/2/33 | 225 | 224 |
3,621 | ||
Steel – 0.1% | ||
Nucor Corp., | ||
3.95%, 5/23/25 | 410 | 403 |
Technology Services – 1.0% | ||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 7/15/25 | 340 | 337 |
Fiserv, Inc., | ||
2.75%, 7/1/24 | 260 | 256 |
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
1.50%, 11/15/24 | 240 | 231 |
2.65%, 2/15/25 | 500 | 485 |
International Business Machines Corp., | ||
4.00%, 7/27/25 | 985 | 974 |
PayPal Holdings, Inc., | ||
2.40%, 10/1/24 | 660 | 646 |
2,929 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.8% | ||
T-Mobile U.S.A., Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/15/25 | 1,700 | 1,664 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | ||
0.85%, 11/20/25 | 790 | 734 |
2,398 | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.1% | ||
United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class B, | ||
4.88%, 1/15/26 | 292 | 283 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4% continued | ||
Wholesale - Consumer Staples – 0.4% | ||
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., | ||
1.63%, 8/17/25 | $1,310 | $1,238 |
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $81,381) | 79,584 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 13.3% | ||
Asset Management – 0.3% | ||
UBS Group A.G., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 3.34%), 6.37%, 7/15/26(1) (3) | 1,000 | 1,011 |
Automotive – 0.3% | ||
Kia Corp., | ||
2.38%, 2/14/25 (1) | 410 | 397 |
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, | ||
5.38%, 8/1/25 (1) | 330 | 333 |
730 | ||
Banking – 7.2% | ||
ANZ New Zealand International Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.60%), 5.99%, 2/18/25 (1) (2) | 810 | 810 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | ||
5.09%, 12/8/25 | 250 | 252 |
Bank of Montreal, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.62%), 6.03%, 9/15/26 (2) | 100 | 99 |
Bank of New Zealand, | ||
2.00%, 2/21/25 (1) | 1,170 | 1,131 |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), | ||
4.50%, 12/16/25 | 300 | 295 |
BNP Paribas S.A., | ||
4.25%, 10/15/24 | 1,000 | 988 |
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.37%), 2.82%, 11/19/25 (1) (3) | 1,110 | 1,082 |
BPCE S.A., | ||
1.00%, 1/20/26 (1) | 490 | 451 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.00%), 1.34%, 6/24/26 (1) (3) | 1,950 | 1,838 |
Credit Agricole S.A., | ||
3.25%, 10/4/24 (1) | 800 | 786 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 13.3% continued | ||
Banking – 7.2%continued | ||
Danske Bank A/S, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.10%), 6.47%, 1/9/26 (1) (3) | $565 | $569 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.18%), 6.26%, 9/22/26 (1) (3) | 480 | 488 |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, | ||
2.05%, 2/10/25 (1) | 1,500 | 1,447 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.09%), 5.28%, 1/23/26 (1) (3) | 930 | 927 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.00%), 2.44%, 2/5/26 (3) | 1,110 | 1,071 |
Macquarie Bank Ltd., | ||
2.30%, 1/22/25 (1) | 1,000 | 971 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., | ||
2.80%, 7/18/24 | 1,000 | 985 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 0.55%), 0.95%, 7/19/25 (3) | 1,450 | 1,413 |
Nordea Bank Abp, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.96%), 6.36%, 6/6/25 (1) (2) | 800 | 803 |
Royal Bank of Canada, | ||
1.15%, 6/10/25 | 550 | 521 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, | ||
0.65%, 9/9/24 (1) | 900 | 870 |
Societe Generale S.A., | ||
2.63%, 10/16/24 (1) | 1,000 | 976 |
Standard Chartered PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.05%), 6.17%, 1/9/27 (1) (3) | 900 | 914 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., | ||
2.45%, 9/27/24 | 1,200 | 1,174 |
20,861 | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.3% | ||
Drax Finco PLC, | ||
6.63%, 11/1/25 (1) | 400 | 393 |
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Schedule of Investments |
SHORT BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 13.3% continued | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.3%continued | ||
Enel Finance International N.V., | ||
4.25%, 6/15/25 (1) | $400 | $394 |
787 | ||
Governmental Banks – 0.6% | ||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, | ||
0.50%, 9/20/24 | 1,860 | 1,801 |
Industrial Support Services – 0.4% | ||
Element Fleet Management Corp., | ||
6.27%, 6/26/26(1) | 1,050 | 1,070 |
Institutional Financial Services – 0.7% | ||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.44%), 5.85%, 9/16/24(1) (2) | 1,900 | 1,898 |
Local – 0.3% | ||
Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities, | ||
1.75%, 9/5/24(1) | 1,020 | 995 |
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.2% | ||
Enbridge, Inc., | ||
2.50%, 1/15/25 | 510 | 495 |
Sovereign Agencies – 0.4% | ||
Kommunalbanken AS, | ||
0.38%, 9/11/25(1) | 1,100 | 1,026 |
Specialty Finance – 0.7% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
1.75%, 1/30/26 | 1,070 | 994 |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., | ||
2.88%, 2/15/25 (1) | 1,000 | 965 |
goeasy Ltd., | ||
4.38%, 5/1/26 (1) | 160 | 154 |
2,113 | ||
Supranationals – 1.0% | ||
European Investment Bank, | ||
0.38%, 7/24/24 | 3,000 | 2,921 |
Transportation & Logistics – 0.9% | ||
Air Canada, | ||
3.88%, 8/15/26 (1) | 320 | 306 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 13.3% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.9%continued | ||
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., | ||
1.35%, 12/2/24 | $2,550 | $2,456 |
2,762 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $39,482) | 38,470 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 9.5% (6) | ||
Fannie Mae – 3.2% | ||
Pool #555649, | ||
7.50%, 10/1/32 | 6 | 6 |
Pool #AD0915, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/38 | 16 | 17 |
Pool #AI3471, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/41 | 49 | 50 |
Pool #BA6574, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/31 | 469 | 451 |
Pool #BC0266, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/31 | 413 | 403 |
Pool #BC1465, | ||
2.50%, 7/1/31 | 271 | 256 |
Pool #BE0514, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/31 | 806 | 760 |
Pool #BM1239, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/32 | 436 | 425 |
Pool #BM4485, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/30 | 744 | 720 |
Pool #BM5017, | ||
3.00%, 3/1/30 | 416 | 401 |
Pool #BM5525, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/31 | 92 | 91 |
Pool #BM5708, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/29 | 57 | 55 |
Pool #FM1534, | ||
4.50%, 9/1/49 | 690 | 681 |
Pool #FM1773, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/31 | 353 | 341 |
Pool #FM1849, | ||
3.50%, 12/1/33 | 412 | 402 |
Pool #FM1852, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/33 | 520 | 500 |
Pool #FM1897, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/32 | 380 | 366 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 9.5% (6)continued | ||
Fannie Mae – 3.2%continued | ||
Pool #FM3308, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/32 | $1,139 | $1,099 |
Pool #FS2701, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/35 | 765 | 724 |
Pool #FS4618, | ||
4.50%, 2/1/51 | 774 | 759 |
Pool #FS4653, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 659 | 663 |
Pool #MA3090, | ||
3.00%, 8/1/32 | 201 | 192 |
9,362 | ||
Freddie Mac – 5.9% | ||
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 4835, Class CA, | ||
3.50%, 1/15/47 | 342 | 330 |
Pool #1B3617, | ||
(Floating, Refinitiv USD IBOR Consumer Cash Fallbacks 1Y Index + 1.92%, 1.92% Floor, 11.13% Cap), 6.17%, 10/1/37(2) | 51 | 51 |
Pool #RA8880, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 851 | 857 |
Pool #SB0084, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/32 | 1,228 | 1,184 |
Pool #SB0093, | ||
2.50%, 12/1/31 | 2,437 | 2,301 |
Pool #SB0215, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/32 | 417 | 403 |
Pool #SB0216, | ||
3.00%, 12/1/32 | 816 | 783 |
Pool #SB0329, | ||
3.00%, 9/1/32 | 945 | 910 |
Pool #SD1360, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/52 | 872 | 878 |
Pool #SD1959, | ||
6.50%, 12/1/52 | 784 | 806 |
Pool #SD2342, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/44 | 928 | 944 |
Pool #SD2665, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/53 | 846 | 866 |
Pool #SD2902, | ||
5.50%, 5/1/53 | 656 | 660 |
Pool #SD2922, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/53 | 971 | 962 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 9.5% (6)continued | ||
Freddie Mac – 5.9%continued | ||
Pool #SD2999, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | $982 | $988 |
Pool #SD3133, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/53 | 786 | 779 |
Pool #SD3136, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 782 | 788 |
Pool #SD3174, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/53 | 781 | 787 |
Pool #ZA2807, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/28 | 61 | 58 |
Pool #ZK9070, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/32 | 411 | 393 |
Pool #ZS6689, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/28 | 187 | 179 |
Pool #ZS8598, | ||
3.00%, 2/1/31 | 544 | 522 |
Pool #ZS8675, | ||
2.50%, 11/1/32 | 843 | 791 |
17,220 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.3% | ||
Pool #A92650, | ||
5.50%, 6/1/40 | 30 | 31 |
Pool #E04360, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/28 | 230 | 221 |
Pool #G18641, | ||
3.00%, 4/1/32 | 154 | 147 |
Pool #G18647, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/32 | 372 | 356 |
755 | ||
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.1% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-95, Class QG, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/46 | 376 | 343 |
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $28,835) | 27,680 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 41.9% | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 41.9% | ||
4.50%, 11/30/24 | 14,140 | 14,088 |
4.00%, 2/15/26 | 42,097 | 41,916 |
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REPORT 248 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
SHORT BOND FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 41.9%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 41.9%continued | ||
4.13%, 6/15/26 | $39,300 | $39,305 |
4.63%, 11/15/26 | 26,000 | 26,422 |
121,731 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $121,085) | 121,731 | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.7% | ||
Florida – 0.5% | ||
Florida State Board of Administration Finance Corp. Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
1.26%, 7/1/25 | 1,100 | 1,044 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
1.23%, 10/1/25 | 500 | 469 |
1,513 | ||
New York – 0.2% | ||
New York State Thruway Authority Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series M, | ||
2.12%, 1/1/24 | 640 | 640 |
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $2,240) | 2,153 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.8% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (7) (8) | 2,239 | 2,239 |
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.30%, 4/11/24(9) (10) | 215 | 212 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $2,451) | 2,451 | |
Total Investments – 100.3% | ||
(Cost $295,316) | 291,380 | |
Liabilities less Other Assets – (0.3%) | (915) | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $290,465 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(4) | Security is a payment in-kind bond (PIK), distributions received in-kind unless otherwise noted in the description. |
(5) | Perpetual bond. Maturity date represents next call date. |
(6) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(7) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(8) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(9) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
(10) | Security pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
5Y - 5 Year |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
USD - United States Dollar |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the Fund had
open futures contracts as follows:
TYPE | NUMBER OF CONTRACTS | NOTIONAL AMOUNT (000s) | CONTRACT POSITION | CONTRACT EXP. | VALUE AND UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) (000s) |
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note | 166 | $34,182 | Long | 3/24 | $346 |
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note | (60) | (6,526) | Short | 3/24 | (148) |
Total | $198 |
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 5.3% |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 249 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.4% |
Corporate Bonds | 27.4% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 13.3% |
U.S. Government Agencies | 9.5% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 41.9% |
Municipal Bonds | 0.7% |
Investment Companies | 0.7% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.1% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities(1) | $— | $15,370 | $— | $15,370 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 3,941 | — | 3,941 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 79,584 | — | 79,584 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 38,470 | — | 38,470 |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | — | 27,680 | — | 27,680 |
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 121,731 | — | 121,731 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 2,153 | — | 2,153 |
Investment Companies | 2,239 | — | — | 2,239 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 212 | — | 212 |
Total Investments | $2,239 | $289,141 | $— | $291,380 |
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS | ||||
Assets | ||||
Futures Contracts | $346 | $— | $— | $346 |
Liabilities | ||||
Futures Contracts | (148) | — | — | (148) |
Total Other Financial Instruments | $198 | $— | $— | $198 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $1,288 | $101,014 | $100,063 | $153 | $2,239 | $2,239,000 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 250 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
TAX-ADVANTAGED ULTRA-SHORT FIXED INCOME FUND |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.1% | ||
Automobile – 0.1% | ||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-C, Class A2A | ||
5.68%, 9/15/26 | $2,000 | $2,008 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A2A | ||
5.74%, 9/16/26 | 1,100 | 1,102 |
3,110 | ||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $3,100) | 3,110 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 10.2% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2% | ||
Boeing (The) Co., | ||
1.43%, 2/4/24 | 5,000 | 4,979 |
Asset Management – 0.4% | ||
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
1.65%, 10/12/24 | 10,000 | 9,647 |
Automotive – 0.3% | ||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.62%), 5.99%, 10/15/24 (1) | 2,000 | 1,997 |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, | ||
1.13%, 9/16/24 (2) | 4,500 | 4,340 |
6,337 | ||
Banking – 3.4% | ||
Bank of America Corp., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%), 5.08%, 1/20/27 (3) | 10,000 | 9,981 |
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.69%), 2.01%, 1/25/26 (3) | 10,000 | 9,610 |
Citizens Bank N.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.40%), 4.12%, 5/23/25 (3) | 5,000 | 4,880 |
Huntington National Bank (The), | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.21%), 4.01%, 5/16/25 (3) | 5,000 | 4,926 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.98%), 3.85%, 6/14/25 (3) | 5,000 | 4,960 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.77%), 6.18%, 9/22/27 (1) | 11,400 | 11,299 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 10.2% continued | ||
Banking – 3.4%continued | ||
KeyBank N.A., | ||
4.70%, 1/26/26 | $1,250 | $1,221 |
Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.38%), 4.26%, 6/9/25 (3) | 9,500 | 9,386 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.40%), 5.80%, 6/9/25 (1) | 5,000 | 4,925 |
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Variable, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.09%), 2.41%, 10/30/25 (3) | 10,000 | 9,729 |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., | ||
5.25%, 12/11/26 | 11,775 | 11,924 |
82,841 | ||
Consumer Services – 0.3% | ||
Yale University, | ||
0.87%, 4/15/25 | 7,633 | 7,226 |
Electric Utilities – 0.6% | ||
Black Hills Corp., | ||
1.04%, 8/23/24 | 5,700 | 5,532 |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 9/1/25 | 10,000 | 10,098 |
15,630 | ||
Food – 0.4% | ||
Tyson Foods, Inc., | ||
3.95%, 8/15/24 | 10,000 | 9,884 |
Institutional Financial Services – 0.4% | ||
Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., | ||
3.50%, 11/16/26 | 10,000 | 9,633 |
Insurance – 2.6% | ||
Athene Global Funding, | ||
0.95%, 1/8/24 (2) | 20,700 | 20,685 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/4/25 | 10,000 | 9,750 |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.30%), 5.71%, 9/27/24 (1) (2) | 5,000 | 4,995 |
New York Life Global Funding, | ||
0.90%, 10/29/24 (2) | 8,600 | 8,312 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.48%), 5.88%, 6/9/26 (1) (2) | 10,000 | 9,932 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 10.2% continued | ||
Insurance – 2.6%continued | ||
Security Benefit Global Funding, | ||
1.25%, 5/17/24 | $9,300 | $9,121 |
62,795 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 0.5% | ||
Baxter International, Inc., | ||
1.32%, 11/29/24 | 5,000 | 4,815 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., | ||
1.45%, 11/22/24 | 7,600 | 7,326 |
12,141 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 0.2% | ||
Home Depot (The), Inc., | ||
4.95%, 9/30/26 | 4,515 | 4,582 |
Semiconductors – 0.0% | ||
Intel Corp., | ||
4.88%, 2/10/26 | 795 | 801 |
Specialty Finance – 0.8% | ||
Air Lease Corp., | ||
0.80%, 8/18/24 | 10,000 | 9,692 |
Synchrony Financial, | ||
4.88%, 6/13/25 | 10,000 | 9,831 |
19,523 | ||
Technology Services – 0.1% | ||
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
1.50%, 11/15/24 | 3,450 | 3,327 |
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $251,984) | 249,346 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 11.6% | ||
Banking – 9.3% | ||
Banco Santander S.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 0.45%), 5.74%, 6/30/24 (3) | 5,000 | 4,999 |
5.15%, 8/18/25 | 5,000 | 4,972 |
Bank of Montreal, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.62%), 6.03%, 9/15/26 (1) | 14,600 | 14,432 |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.61%), 6.02%, 9/15/26 (1) | 14,770 | 14,586 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 11.6% continued | ||
Banking – 9.3%continued | ||
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.41%), 5.79%, 2/4/25 (1) (2) | $18,000 | $17,910 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.40%), 5.76%, 7/7/25 (1) (2) | 5,000 | 4,988 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., | ||
1.38%, 1/10/25 | 5,000 | 4,810 |
5.50%, 7/18/25 | 10,000 | 10,108 |
Credit Suisse A.G., | ||
3.63%, 9/9/24 | 5,000 | 4,929 |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
1.17%, 11/22/24 (2) | 15,000 | 14,489 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.30%), 5.69%, 11/22/24 (1) (2) | 5,000 | 4,991 |
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.22%), 6.61%, 11/16/27 (1) | 7,500 | 7,265 |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, | ||
4.40%, 8/23/25 (2) | 5,000 | 4,938 |
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.01%), 6.42%, 4/1/27 (1) | 23,800 | 23,474 |
Macquarie Group Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.71%), 6.08%, 10/14/25 (1) (2) | 15,740 | 15,636 |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.96%), 6.35%, 5/22/26 (1) | 10,000 | 9,994 |
National Bank of Canada, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.01%), 3.75%, 6/9/25 (3) | 9,160 | 9,079 |
Nationwide Building Society, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%), 6.68%, 2/16/28 (1) (2) | 9,300 | 9,154 |
NatWest Markets PLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.76%), 6.18%, 9/29/26 (1) (2) | 7,800 | 7,674 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 11.6% continued | ||
Banking – 9.3%continued | ||
Royal Bank of Canada, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.59%), 5.97%, 11/2/26 (1) | $10,000 | $9,881 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., | ||
5.46%, 1/13/26 | 10,000 | 10,102 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.88%), 6.24%, 1/14/27 (1) | 9,880 | 9,847 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.35%), 5.75%, 9/10/24 (1) | 5,000 | 5,003 |
5.10%, 1/9/26 | 5,000 | 5,036 |
228,297 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 0.4% | ||
Nomura Holdings, Inc., | ||
5.71%, 1/9/26 | 10,000 | 10,094 |
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.3% | ||
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., | ||
1.00%, 10/12/24 | 7,910 | 7,627 |
Specialty Finance – 0.4% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
1.65%, 10/29/24 | 10,000 | 9,650 |
Transportation & Logistics – 0.8% | ||
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., | ||
1.35%, 12/2/24 | 20,000 | 19,263 |
Transportation Equipment – 0.4% | ||
Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC, | ||
1.63%, 12/13/24 (2) | 5,350 | 5,153 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.75%), 6.15%, 12/13/24 (1) (2) | 5,000 | 4,998 |
10,151 | ||
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $288,648) | 285,082 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 0.8% | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 0.8% | ||
4.75%, 7/31/25 | 20,000 | 20,094 |
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $19,923) | 20,094 | |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 66.0% | ||
Alabama – 4.2% | ||
Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority Special Obligation Revenue Refunding GARVEE Bonds, Series B, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | $7,425 | $7,698 |
Baldwin County Board of Education School Warrants Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24(4) | 6,335 | 6,456 |
Birmingham Waterworks Board Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25(4) | 7,000 | 7,147 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Subseries D2, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.40%), 5.01%, 6/1/27(1) (5) | 20,000 | 20,063 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Revenue Bonds, Gas Project No. 7-S, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/24 | 3,000 | 3,005 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Variable Revenue Bonds, Gas Project, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.35%), 4.22%, 12/1/26(1) (5) | 29,000 | 28,291 |
Mobile IDB Pollution Control Variable Revenue Bonds, Alabama Power Barry Plant, | ||
3.65%, 1/10/25(5) (6) | 4,250 | 4,257 |
Muscle Shoals Utilities Board Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24(4) | 1,450 | 1,477 |
South East Alabama State Gas Supply District Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series C, SIFMA Index-Project No. 1, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.65%), 4.52%, 4/1/24(1) (5) | 26,000 | 25,999 |
104,393 | ||
Alaska – 0.4% | ||
North Slope Borough G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
4.00%, 6/30/24 | 9,360 | 9,404 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Alaska – 0.4%continued | ||
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp. Settlement Revenue Refunding Senior Bonds, Series A, Class 1, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | $580 | $583 |
9,987 | ||
Arizona – 1.1% | ||
Arizona State Health Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Banner Health Services, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.25%), 4.12%, 11/4/26(1) (5) | 7,635 | 7,508 |
Arizona State Health Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Banner Health, Prerefunded, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.25%), 4.12%, 11/4/25(1) (4) | 1,495 | 1,497 |
Arizona State IDA Revenue Bonds, Lincoln South Beltway Project, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/26 | 2,500 | 2,616 |
Arizona State Sports & Tourism Authority Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Multipurpose Stadium Facility Project (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,573 |
Arizona State Transportation Board Revenue GARVEE Bonds GANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 1,055 | 1,091 |
Glendale Water & Sewer Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 1,225 | 1,266 |
Maricopa County IDA Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, Banner Health, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.57%), 4.44%, 10/18/24(1) (5) | 7,495 | 7,481 |
Maricopa County Unified School District No. 4 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series E, Mesa Project of 2018, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,050 | 1,111 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Arizona – 1.1%continued | ||
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Water System Junior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | $1,750 | $1,767 |
26,910 | ||
California – 4.9% | ||
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Variable Revenue Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area Toll, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.30%), 4.17%, 4/1/27(1) (5) | 8,500 | 8,292 |
Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, San Francisco Bay Area, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.45%), 4.32%, 4/1/26(1) (5) | 8,750 | 8,636 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Bidding Group A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 23,650 | 24,579 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Sustainability Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, California Academy of Sciences, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.35%), 4.22%, 8/1/24(1) (5) | 12,000 | 11,921 |
California State Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, J Paul Getty Trust, | ||
0.39%, 10/1/47(6) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Series A, Waste Management, Inc., | ||
4.13%, 10/1/25(5) (6) | 4,000 | 4,007 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Orchard Park Student Housing Project, Green Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/24 | 500 | 503 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
California – 4.9%continued | ||
California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue Bonds, Various Capital Projects, Series D, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/24 | $3,020 | $3,049 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Senior Revenue Bonds (AMT), Green Bond, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/25 | 420 | 430 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Airport Senior Revenue Bonds (AMT), Private Activity, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/25 | 1,890 | 1,934 |
Los Angeles Unified School District Sustainability G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series QRR, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 4,000 | 4,147 |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Variable Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.14%), 4.01%, 5/21/24(1) (5) | 7,000 | 6,990 |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Variable Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.14%), 4.01%, 5/21/24(1) (5) | 3,880 | 3,874 |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Variable Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.14%), 4.01%, 5/21/24(1) (5) | 13,625 | 13,605 |
Oakland Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2020 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 325 | 346 |
Orange County Transportation Authority Revenue BANS, I-405 Improvement Project, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 10/15/24 | 10,000 | 10,177 |
Sacramento City Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Measure H, Election of 2020 (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/24 | 3,000 | 3,037 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
California – 4.9%continued | ||
Sacramento City Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 7/1/24 | $1,000 | $1,005 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series H (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25 | 8,500 | 8,714 |
University Of California Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/25 | 4,000 | 4,136 |
Vernon Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 1,100 | 1,112 |
121,494 | ||
Colorado – 2.5% | ||
Colorado State COPS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/25 | 1,350 | 1,410 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Intermountain Healthcare, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.55%), 4.42%, 8/17/26(1) (5) | 22,100 | 21,927 |
Denver City & County Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25 | 9,000 | 9,383 |
Denver City & County Airport Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/24 | 2,300 | 2,342 |
5.00%, 11/15/25 | 3,160 | 3,295 |
5.00%, 11/15/26 | 15,560 | 16,629 |
E-470 Public Highway Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.35%), 3.96%, 9/1/24(1) (5) | 5,880 | 5,865 |
60,851 | ||
Connecticut – 3.3% | ||
Connecticut State Forward Delivery G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/24 | 1,525 | 1,541 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Connecticut – 3.3%continued | ||
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
1/15/26(7) | $4,100 | $4,288 |
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/24 | 2,350 | 2,360 |
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/26 | 12,175 | 12,832 |
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series F, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25 | 1,215 | 1,266 |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
2.80%, 2/10/26(5) (6) | 5,000 | 5,004 |
Connecticut State HFA Housing Mortgage Finance Program Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A4, Social Bonds, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.30%), 4.17%, 11/15/24(1) (5) | 10,000 | 9,969 |
Connecticut State HFA Housing Mortgage Finance Program Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, Social Bonds, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.63%), 4.50%, 11/15/24(1) (5) | 6,890 | 6,876 |
Connecticut State HFA Mortgage Finance Program Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Series E-5, Social Bond, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/24 | 2,775 | 2,790 |
5.00%, 11/15/24 | 2,335 | 2,366 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 700 | 711 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 2,475 | 2,517 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 10,000 | 10,210 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Connecticut – 3.3%continued | ||
Connecticut State Sustainability G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
3/1/26(7) | $2,715 | $2,851 |
Connecticut State Sustainable G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/25 | 1,480 | 1,529 |
Greenwich G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/24 | 6,315 | 6,319 |
Madison G.O. Unlimited BANS, | ||
4.00%, 12/19/24 | 7,455 | 7,514 |
80,943 | ||
District of Columbia – 0.7% | ||
District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 3,740 | 3,815 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,021 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,400 | 1,455 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 10,000 | 10,106 |
17,397 | ||
Florida – 2.6% | ||
Broward County School Board Refunding COPS, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,580 |
Cape Coral G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/25 | 810 | 820 |
Duval County School Board COPS, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 3,000 | 3,086 |
Florida State Board of Education Lottery Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 3,000 | 3,103 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Florida – 2.6%continued | ||
Florida State Board of Public Education G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | $2,000 | $2,064 |
Florida State Board of Public Education G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,870 | 1,930 |
Florida State Department of Transportation Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 4,945 | 5,114 |
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), Tampa International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,500 | 1,544 |
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Tampa International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,615 | 1,678 |
Hillsborough County Capital Improvement Non-Ad Valorem Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 2,700 | 2,797 |
Miami Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series A, New Administrative Building, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 360 | 369 |
Miami-Dade County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Building Better Communities Program, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 7,000 | 7,073 |
Miami-Dade County HFA MFH Revenue Variable Revenue Bonds, Quail Roost Transit Village I (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25(5) (6) | 2,500 | 2,553 |
Miami-Dade County IDA Solid Waste Disposal Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Waste Management, Inc., Florida Project, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.38%), 4.25%, 7/1/24(1) (5) | 10,000 | 9,948 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
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Florida – 2.6%continued | ||
Miami-Dade County Special Obligation Capital Asset Acquisition Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/25 | $2,030 | $2,086 |
Miami-Dade County Transit Sales Surtax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 8,955 | 9,465 |
Palm Beach County Public Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,017 |
Sarasota County School Board COPS, Master Lease Program, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,375 | 1,454 |
Seminole County Water & Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 4,000 | 4,062 |
62,743 | ||
Georgia – 0.4% | ||
Atlanta G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-1, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 775 | 809 |
Atlanta G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A-2, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,575 | 1,645 |
Douglas County School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 4/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,005 |
Georgia State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 4,000 | 4,150 |
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 600 | 602 |
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 700 | 710 |
Monroe County Development Authority Pollution Control Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Georgia Power Company Plant Scherer, | ||
3.88%, 3/6/26(5) (6) | 1,000 | 1,008 |
9,929 | ||
Hawaii – 0.1% | ||
Hawaii State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series FT, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 2,785 | 2,845 |
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Idaho – 0.1% | ||
Idaho State Health Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D, Trinity Health, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | $1,520 | $1,548 |
Illinois – 1.3% | ||
Chicago Midway Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | 3,500 | 3,599 |
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,014 |
Chicago Park District G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | 2,000 | 2,076 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Northwestern University, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,850 | 1,926 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.20%), 4.97%, 9/1/25(1) (5) | 9,705 | 9,702 |
Illinois State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 1,020 | 1,035 |
3.25%, 11/1/26 | 6,855 | 6,834 |
Illinois State Housing Development Authority Sustainable Revenue Bonds, Series N (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC Insured), | ||
3.70%, 10/1/25 | 800 | 811 |
3.80%, 10/1/26 | 600 | 614 |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 2,210 | 2,246 |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,038 |
32,895 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
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Indiana – 1.2% | ||
Decatur Township Multi-School Building Corp. First Mortgage Multipurpose Revenue Refunding Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/25 | $1,545 | $1,593 |
Hamilton Southeastern Schools G.O Limited Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 12/31/24 | 4,700 | 4,786 |
Indiana Finance Authority Wastewater Utility First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, CWA Authority Project, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,075 | 1,116 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Health System Revenue Bonds, Indiana University Health, | ||
2.25%, 7/1/25(5) (6) | 10,000 | 9,840 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Indiana University Health, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 1,420 | 1,443 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Stadium Project, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 1,025 | 1,048 |
5.00%, 2/1/26 | 1,765 | 1,849 |
Indiana State Finance Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Deaconess Health System, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.30%), 4.17%, 3/1/27(1) (5) | 6,935 | 6,720 |
28,395 | ||
Iowa – 0.4% | ||
Ames G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,840 | 1,855 |
Cedar Rapids G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,715 | 1,769 |
Des Moines Independent Community School District School Infrastructure Sales Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 7,155 | 7,210 |
10,834 |
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Kansas – 0.2% | ||
Maize G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
0.45%, 9/1/24 | $3,520 | $3,424 |
Topeka G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 8/15/25 | 1,925 | 1,960 |
5,384 | ||
Kentucky – 0.2% | ||
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Revenue Bonds, Series B, Gas Supply, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/25(5) (6) | 5,410 | 5,411 |
Louisiana – 0.6% | ||
Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Second Lien Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.50%), 4.27%, 5/1/26(1) (5) | 12,305 | 12,063 |
Louisiana State Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Insurance Revenue Bonds, Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 | 3,000 | 3,095 |
15,158 | ||
Maine – 0.1% | ||
Maine State Municipal Bond Bank Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 1,125 | 1,145 |
Portland G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 4/1/24 | 700 | 702 |
South Portland G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 7/15/24 | 900 | 905 |
2,752 | ||
Maryland – 0.9% | ||
Maryland Stadium Authority Built to Learn Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 2,180 | 2,302 |
Maryland State Community Development Administration Department Housing & Community Development Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
0.35%, 3/1/24 | 500 | 497 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Maryland – 0.9%continued | ||
0.40%, 9/1/24 | $1,100 | $1,078 |
Maryland State G.O. Refunding Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 2,085 | 2,163 |
Maryland State Transportation Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Transportation Facilities Projects, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 1,220 | 1,262 |
Montgomery County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 4,500 | 4,664 |
Washington Suburban Sanitary District Consolidated Public Improvement Revenue Bonds, Second Series (County Gtd.), Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/24(4) | 8,265 | 8,302 |
Washington Suburban Sanitary District Revenue Bonds (County Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,009 |
21,277 | ||
Massachusetts – 0.1% | ||
Massachusetts State Federal Highway Revenue GARVEE Bonds GANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25 | 2,360 | 2,384 |
Michigan – 1.7% | ||
Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, MidMichigan Health Hospital, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24(4) | 5,000 | 5,040 |
Michigan State Finance Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Beaumont-Spectrum Consolidation, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.75%), 4.62%, 4/15/27(1) (5) | 15,000 | 14,915 |
Michigan State HDA Rental Housing Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
3.35%, 4/1/26 | 655 | 656 |
Michigan State Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Facility for Rare Isotope Beam, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 3,090 | 3,298 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Michigan – 1.7%continued | ||
Romulus Community School G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds , Series A (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
4.00%, 5/1/24 | $1,270 | $1,274 |
South Lyon Community Schools G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series II, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/25 | 1,800 | 1,829 |
Traverse City Area Public Schools G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series II, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/24 | 3,375 | 3,372 |
Wayne County Airport Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), | ||
4.00%, 12/1/24(2) | 11,730 | 11,765 |
42,149 | ||
Minnesota – 2.5% | ||
Hennepin County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/25 | 4,405 | 4,606 |
Lakeville Independent School District No. 194 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C (School District Credit Program), | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 3,745 | 3,835 |
Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency Commodity Supply Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.00%), 4.61%, 12/1/27(1) (5) | 40,000 | 39,600 |
Minnesota State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 5,000 | 5,182 |
Minnesota State Rural Water Finance Authority Public Projects Construction Revenue Notes, | ||
4.38%, 4/1/25 | 7,000 | 7,033 |
60,256 | ||
Mississippi – 0.2% | ||
Mississippi State Development Bank Special Obligation Revenue Bonds, Canton Public School District (AGM Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25(4) | 1,530 | 1,598 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Mississippi – 0.2%continued | ||
Mississippi State Development Bank Special Obligations Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Harrison County Highway, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | $3,000 | $3,059 |
4,657 | ||
Missouri – 0.9% | ||
Missouri State Highways & Transportation Commission State Road Revenue Bonds, Mega Project (State Appropriation Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 20,000 | 21,121 |
Ritenour School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (State Aid Direct Deposit Program), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/26 | 575 | 603 |
21,724 | ||
Nebraska – 0.3% | ||
Douglas County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/24 | 6,590 | 6,718 |
Nevada – 0.8% | ||
Clark County Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Jet Aviation Fuel Tax, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 1,500 | 1,511 |
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,550 | 2,612 |
Clark County Airport Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,015 |
Clark County School District Building G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25 | 6,345 | 6,529 |
Clark County School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/24 | 6,935 | 6,993 |
19,660 | ||
New Hampshire – 0.1% | ||
New Hampshire State HFA Multi-Family Revenue Bonds, Series 3 (FHA Insured), | ||
3.80%, 7/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,010 |
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New Hampshire – 0.1%continued | ||
New Hampshire State Housing Finance Authority Multifamily Revenue Bonds, Series 4 (FHA Insured), | ||
3.63%, 4/1/26 | $1,000 | $1,003 |
2,013 | ||
New Jersey – 1.4% | ||
Clifton General Improvement G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 8/15/24 | 500 | 500 |
Essex County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A and C, | ||
2.00%, 8/15/24 | 2,280 | 2,263 |
Fair Lawn G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
2.00%, 9/1/24 | 1,980 | 1,960 |
Gloucester County Improvement Authority Revenue Bonds, Rowan University Student Center Project, | ||
0.60%, 3/1/24 | 2,400 | 2,384 |
Jersey City Redevelopment Agency Revenue Bonds, Bayfront Redevelopment Project (Municipal Government Gtd.), | ||
4.00%, 12/15/24 | 5,350 | 5,401 |
Mercer County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 2/15/26 | 2,830 | 2,839 |
Monmouth County Improvement Authority Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 725 | 758 |
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,350 | 1,448 |
New Jersey State EDA Revenue Bonds, Series WW, Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 6/15/25(4) | 5,000 | 5,175 |
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Higher Education Equipment Lease, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 1,655 | 1,714 |
New Jersey State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Covid-19 Go Emergency Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 6,165 | 6,361 |
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25 | 2,250 | 2,319 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
New Jersey – 1.4%continued | ||
River Vale Township School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Resource Fund Insured), | ||
1.00%, 6/15/24 | $1,130 | $1,114 |
Waldwick New Jersey District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Resource Fund Insured), | ||
1.00%, 7/15/24 | 595 | 585 |
34,821 | ||
New Mexico – 0.5% | ||
New Mexico Finance Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 5,200 | 5,365 |
New Mexico State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/26 | 7,315 | 7,686 |
13,051 | ||
New York – 6.9% | ||
Erie County Industrial Development Agency School Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, School District & Buffalo City Project (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/24 | 2,350 | 2,366 |
Long Island Power Authority Electric System Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.45%), 4.32%, 9/1/25(1) (5) | 11,500 | 11,324 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Subseries D-1, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.33%), 3.94%, 4/1/24(1) (5) | 4,220 | 4,216 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries G-1, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.43%), 4.04%, 11/1/26(1) | 960 | 950 |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Variable Revenue Tender Notes, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.65%), 4.26%, 4/1/26(1) (5) | 40,000 | 39,542 |
Monroe County G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 3,360 | 3,472 |
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New York – 6.9%continued | ||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | $8,570 | $8,724 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/26 | 3,580 | 3,680 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 5,000 | 5,307 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 2,500 | 2,654 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 12,500 | 12,956 |
New York State Dorm Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/26 | 15,000 | 15,789 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, School Districts Financing Program, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 10/1/25 | 4,165 | 4,260 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, Bidding Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/24 | 16,000 | 16,070 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 235 (AMT), Social Bonds, | ||
0.65%, 4/1/24 | 710 | 703 |
Oneida County G.O. Limited BANS, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/24 | 7,000 | 7,020 |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/24 | 11,000 | 11,208 |
5.00%, 11/15/25 | 3,500 | 3,651 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
New York – 6.9%continued | ||
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, Green Bonds, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.05%), 4.66%, 4/1/26(1) | $15,560 | $15,568 |
169,460 | ||
North Carolina – 3.8% | ||
Charlotte Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 4,000 | 4,042 |
North Carolina State Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series B, Build NC Programs, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 3,520 | 3,715 |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority Triangle Expressway System Revenue BANS, Escrowed to Maturity, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/24 | 20,340 | 20,361 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.65%), 4.26%, 6/1/25(1) (5) | 30,000 | 30,030 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019A, Remarketing Supplement, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.65%), 4.26%, 6/1/25(1) (5) | 11,500 | 11,511 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019B, Remarketing Supplement, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.65%), 4.26%, 6/1/25(1) (5) | 23,925 | 23,949 |
93,608 | ||
North Dakota – 0.6% | ||
Cass County Joint Water Resource District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
0.48%, 5/1/24 | 12,990 | 12,762 |
University of North Dakota COPS, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,008 |
13,770 |
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Ohio – 1.4% | ||
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Revenue Refunding Bonds, Combined Hydroelectric Projects, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | $1,190 | $1,193 |
American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc., Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prairie State Energy Campus Project, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/25 | 615 | 629 |
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 3,000 | 3,126 |
Cincinnati G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 4,000 | 4,078 |
Cleveland G.O. Limited refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 3,555 | 3,715 |
Columbus G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 3,500 | 3,538 |
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Multifamily Housing Variable Revenue Bonds, Carver Park Phase III (FHA Insured, HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
4.00%, 6/1/25(5) (6) | 3,150 | 3,164 |
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Multifamily Housing Variable Revenue Bonds, Wade Park Apartments (FHA Insured, HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
4.75%, 12/1/25(5) (6) | 2,000 | 2,038 |
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/24(4) | 8,265 | 8,410 |
Ohio State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series Y, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,056 |
Ohio State Mental Health Capital Facilities Revenue Bonds, Mental Health Facilities Improvement, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,046 |
University of Toledo Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 1,055 | 1,084 |
34,077 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Oklahoma – 0.6% | ||
Oklahoma County Independent School District No. 12 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Edmond School District, | ||
1.25%, 6/1/24 | $13,000 | $12,839 |
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/24 | 1,815 | 1,815 |
14,654 | ||
Oregon – 0.3% | ||
Oregon State Department of Transportation Highway User Tax Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/24(4) | 5,500 | 5,594 |
Port of Portland Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 28 (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,560 |
Union County Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds, Grand Ronde Hospital Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 125 | 126 |
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 125 | 127 |
8,407 | ||
Pennsylvania – 4.9% | ||
Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority College Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Carnegie Mellon University, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.29%), 4.06%, 8/1/27(1) (5) | 5,000 | 4,942 |
Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority UPMC Variable Revenue Bonds, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.70%), 4.57%, 5/15/27(1) (5) | 40,000 | 39,496 |
Bethlehem Area School District Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bethlehem Area School (State Aid Withholding), | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.35%), 3.96%, 11/1/25(1) (5) | 4,415 | 4,345 |
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Pennsylvania – 4.9%continued | ||
Centre County Hospital Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Mount Nittany Medical Center Project, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25(4) | $6,250 | $6,488 |
Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.40%), 4.27%, 3/1/26(1) (5) | 7,000 | 6,844 |
Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.49%), 4.10%, 3/1/27(1) (5) | 11,000 | 10,647 |
Montgomery County IDA Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Albert Einstein Healthcare, Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 1/15/25(4) | 5,215 | 5,328 |
Pennsylvania State Economic Development Financing Authority Solid Waste Disposal Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Waste Management, Inc., Project, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.40%), 4.27%, 6/3/24(1) (5) | 13,165 | 13,106 |
Pennsylvania State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 6,010 | 6,107 |
Pennsylvania State Housing Finance Agency SFM Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 136, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/24 | 750 | 753 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Registration Fee Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.85%), 3.87%, 7/15/26(1) (5) | 2,500 | 2,498 |
Philadelphia Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Private Activity, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 1,200 | 1,208 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
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Pennsylvania – 4.9%continued | ||
Philadelphia School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | $630 | $637 |
Philadelphia School District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series B, Green Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 600 | 606 |
Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,074 |
University of Pittsburgh - of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 4/15/26 | 14,110 | 14,514 |
119,593 | ||
Puerto Rico – 0.2% | ||
Puerto Rico HFA Multifamily Collateralized Variable Revenue Bonds, Mirador Las Casas Project (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/26(5) (6) | 4,250 | 4,424 |
South Carolina – 0.7% | ||
Clover School District No. 2 G.O. Unlimited BANS (SCSDE Insured), | ||
5.00%, 10/3/24 | 10,000 | 10,123 |
Greenville County School District Installment Purchase Revenue Refunding Bonds, South Carolina Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 3,125 | 3,261 |
Greenwood School District No. 50 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B (SCSDE Insured), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 2,005 | 2,053 |
Lancaster County School Public Facilities Corp. Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Lancaster County Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 400 | 412 |
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 375 | 395 |
16,244 |
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Tennessee – 1.3% | ||
Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board Multifamily Variable Revenue Bonds, Tapestry At Roan Hill (Housing & Urban Development Sector 8 Program), | ||
3.60%, 12/1/26(5) (6) | $3,000 | $3,014 |
Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Multifamily Housing Variable Revenue Bonds, Westview Towers Project (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
3.95%, 12/1/25(5) (6) | 3,500 | 3,513 |
Knoxville G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25 | 7,235 | 7,453 |
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 1,200 | 1,225 |
Morristown G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
2.00%, 3/1/24 | 2,350 | 2,343 |
Tennergy Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 3/1/24 | 350 | 350 |
Tennessee State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 12,680 | 13,385 |
31,283 | ||
Texas – 6.3% | ||
Alvarado Independent School District Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
2.75%, 8/15/25(5) (6) | 2,000 | 1,986 |
Austin G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 3,225 | 3,347 |
Austin Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 5,000 | 5,175 |
Austin Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/24 | 1,750 | 1,771 |
Austin Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25(4) | 2,035 | 2,106 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Texas – 6.3%continued | ||
Austin Water & Wastewater System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/25 | $1,000 | $1,041 |
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Conjunctive Use, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 1,400 | 1,403 |
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
2.00%, 2/15/24 | 910 | 908 |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Taxable Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, | ||
0.84%, 1/1/24 | 500 | 500 |
Collin County Community College District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 | 1,760 | 1,824 |
Collin County Permanent Improvement G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 2,315 | 2,429 |
Dallas & Fort Worth International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,017 |
Dallas Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 5,105 | 5,116 |
Dallas Equipment Acquisition Contract G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 5,375 | 5,387 |
Dallas Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/24 | 1,500 | 1,515 |
Dallas Improvement G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 4,000 | 4,202 |
Dallas Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/25(4) | 7,500 | 7,661 |
Denton County Housing Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds, Pathway on Woodrow Apartments, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25(5) (6) | 3,500 | 3,552 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Texas – 6.3%continued | ||
Denton County Tax Notes G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/30/24 | $3,915 | $3,976 |
Fort Bend Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series E (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/25 | 2,215 | 2,267 |
Fort Worth Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 1,000 | 1,002 |
Frisco G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
2.00%, 2/15/24 | 6,320 | 6,306 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Medical Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Baylor College of Medicine, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/24 | 3,200 | 3,246 |
Harris County Flood Control District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,500 | 1,558 |
Harris County Flood Control District G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, Sustainability Bond, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 375 | 389 |
Harris County Permanent Improvement G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 1,825 | 1,899 |
Houston G.O. Limited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/25 | 850 | 870 |
Houston Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue Refunding Bonds, Convention & Entertainment, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 2,315 | 2,341 |
Houston Independent School District Public Facility Corp. Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/25 | 1,880 | 1,949 |
Lubbock Electric Light & Power System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/24 | 875 | 880 |
Lubbock Electric Light & Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/25 | 375 | 385 |
5.00%, 4/15/26 | 675 | 708 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Texas – 6.3%continued | ||
Mission Consolidated Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/25 | $1,215 | $1,243 |
North Texas State Municipal District Water System Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/26 | 5,000 | 5,013 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, First Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | 4,000 | 4,183 |
Pasadena Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 1,000 | 1,048 |
Round Rock Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 7,440 | 7,907 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Junior Lien Variable Revenue Bonds, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.87%), 4.74%, 12/1/25(1) (5) | 10,000 | 9,982 |
San Antonio G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 10,000 | 10,228 |
San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp. MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Country Club Village, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/25(5) (6) | 1,500 | 1,509 |
San Antonio Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/15/26 | 1,590 | 1,689 |
Sinton Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 | 1,000 | 1,035 |
Texas State A & M Permanent University Fund Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Board of Regents, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,021 |
Texas State Affordable Housing Corp. Multifamily Housing Variable Revenue Bonds, Norman Commons, | ||
3.63%, 1/1/27(5) (6) | 3,400 | 3,418 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Bonds (AMT), | ||
6.00%, 8/1/24 | 1,420 | 1,443 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Texas – 6.3%continued | ||
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | $5,040 | $5,218 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,071 |
Texas State Water Development Board Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/26 | 3,865 | 4,107 |
University of Texas Revenue Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/25 | 2,695 | 2,794 |
Williamson County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Prerefunded, | ||
4.00%, 2/15/25(4) | 10,000 | 10,136 |
153,761 | ||
Utah – 0.1% | ||
Salt Lake City Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,006 |
Utah State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,022 |
3,028 | ||
Virginia – 0.7% | ||
Alexandria G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 12/15/24 | 6,525 | 6,661 |
Loudoun County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 4,400 | 4,488 |
Spotsylvania County Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,032 |
Virginia State Housing Development Authority Commonwealth Mortgage Variable Revenue Bonds, Series E-2, | ||
3.90%, 7/1/25(5) (6) | 4,715 | 4,728 |
16,909 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Washington – 3.3% | ||
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Sales & Use Tax Variable Revenue Bonds, Series 2015S, Green Bond, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.20%), 4.07%, 11/1/26(1) (5) | $24,000 | $23,596 |
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority Sales Tax & Motor Vehicle Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series S-1, Green Bond, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/24 | 8,000 | 8,141 |
Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1 Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,034 |
FYI Properties Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sustainable Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 3,000 | 3,088 |
Grant County Public Utility District No. 2 Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26(4) | 2,335 | 2,443 |
King County G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 6,730 | 7,221 |
King County School District No. 401 Highline G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 2,700 | 2,815 |
Seattle Municipal Light & Power Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.25%), 4.12%, 11/1/26(1) (5) | 7,520 | 7,315 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Bid Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | 3,300 | 3,379 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R 2022-C, Bid Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 7,000 | 7,239 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Washington – 3.3%continued | ||
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2022C, Bid Group 1, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/26 | $2,125 | $2,203 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2022D, Group 1, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 2,265 | 2,343 |
Washington State Various Purpose G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2015, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 10,000 | 10,115 |
80,932 | ||
West Virginia – 0.0% | ||
West Virginia State Housing Development Fund Sustainable Revenue Bonds, Series D, | ||
3.50%, 5/1/26 | 500 | 503 |
3.55%, 11/1/26 | 475 | 478 |
981 | ||
Wisconsin – 1.1% | ||
Milwaukee Area Technical College District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
2.00%, 6/1/24 | 2,580 | 2,561 |
PMA Levy & Aid Anticipation Revenue Notes, Series A, Anticipation Notes Program, | ||
5.00%, 9/25/24 | 5,595 | 5,657 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series 4, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25 | 2,015 | 2,053 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/25 | 2,000 | 2,050 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Advocate Aurora Health, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.65%), 4.52%, 7/31/24(1) (5) | 5,000 | 4,997 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 66.0%continued | ||
Wisconsin – 1.1%continued | ||
Wisconsin State Housing & EDA Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Social Bonds, Series A, | ||
0.45%, 3/1/24 | $525 | $522 |
Wisconsin State Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
(Floating, SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield + 0.42%), 4.29%, 5/1/25(1) | 10,500 | 10,436 |
28,276 | ||
Wyoming – 0.1% | ||
Sweetwater County 2023 Specific Purpose Tax Joint Powers Board Revenue Bonds, | ||
6.00%, 6/15/26 | 2,655 | 2,858 |
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,622,070) | 1,620,844 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 10.5% | ||
Anne Arundel County Maryland G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/24 | 10,000 | 10,053 |
Austin G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 5,925 | 6,008 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 5,000 | 5,074 |
Charleston School Public Facilities Corporation Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, City of Charleston Project, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 810 | 821 |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, Yale New Haven, | ||
1.80%, 7/1/24(5) (6) | 4,000 | 3,956 |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series X-2, Yale University, | ||
0.25%, 2/9/24(5) (6) | 8,500 | 8,470 |
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015-A, | ||
0.38%, 7/12/24(5) (6) | 14,790 | 14,477 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.5%continued | ||
Dripping Springs Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | $1,000 | $1,002 |
Edison Township G.O. Unlimited BANS, | ||
4.50%, 11/7/24 | 4,680 | 4,729 |
Fort Bend Independent School District Variable G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
2.38%, 8/1/24(5) (6) | 8,335 | 8,263 |
Greenwood School District No. 50 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B (SCSDE Insured), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/24 | 5,085 | 5,101 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Texas Children's Hospital, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/24 | 2,180 | 2,213 |
Houston Housing Finance Corp. MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Sunset Gardens Apartments (FHA Insured, HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
4.00%, 10/1/24(5) (6) | 2,500 | 2,505 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, University of Chicago Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/24 | 1,145 | 1,158 |
Indiana State Housing & Community Development Authority Collateralized Variable Revenue Bonds, RD Moving Forward Biggs Project, | ||
2.00%, 4/1/24(5) (6) | 1,000 | 994 |
IPS Multi-School Building Corp. Sustainable First Mortgage Revenue Bond (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/24 | 1,140 | 1,151 |
Jacksonville Health Care Facilities Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Baptist Health, | ||
3.50%, 1/9/24(5) (8) | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Kentucky State Housing Corp. Multifamily Variable Revenue Bonds, Cambridge Square Project, | ||
0.30%, 2/1/24(5) (6) | 4,000 | 3,987 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.5%continued | ||
Lancaster County Public Facilities Corp. Installment Purchase Revenue Bonds, Lancaster County Project, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | $1,275 | $1,285 |
Las Varas Public Facility Corp. MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Horizon Pointe Apartments, | ||
0.40%, 5/1/24(5) (6) | 20,000 | 19,697 |
Las Varas Public Facility Corp. Texas MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Palo Alto Apartments, | ||
3.10%, 11/1/24(5) (6) | 8,000 | 7,918 |
Maine State Housing Authority Mortgage Purchase Variable Revenue Bonds, Series B, Social Bonds, | ||
3.13%, 5/1/24(5) (6) | 4,670 | 4,659 |
Maricopa County Individual Development Authority Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds (AMT), Waste Management, Inc., Project, | ||
3.38%, 6/3/24(5) (6) | 1,000 | 996 |
Memphis Health Educational & Housing Facility Board MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Tillman Cove Apartment (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
0.55%, 6/1/24(5) (6) | 10,000 | 9,824 |
Michigan State Strategic Fund Exempt Facilities Adjustable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Waste Management, Inc., Project, | ||
0.58%, 8/1/24(5) (6) | 3,000 | 2,940 |
Monmouth County Improvement Authority Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,020 |
Multnomah County School District No. 1J Portland G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 6/15/24 | 1,605 | 1,620 |
New Jersey State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Covid-19 Emergency Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 10,000 | 10,086 |
New Mexico State Finance Authority Transportation Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/24 | 3,185 | 3,215 |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.5%continued | ||
Noblesville High School Building Corp. First Mortgage Revenue Bonds (State Intercept Program), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/24 | $590 | $595 |
Northern Energy Authority Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/24(5) (6) | 7,000 | 7,007 |
Ohio State Housing Finance Agency MFH Variable Revenue Bonds, Post Oak Station (HUD Sector 8 Program), | ||
3.35%, 7/1/24(5) (6) | 2,000 | 1,992 |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency South Carolina Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/24(5) (6) | 8,200 | 8,204 |
Peninsula Ports Authority Coal Terminal Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Dominion Terminal Associates Project, | ||
3.80%, 10/1/24(5) (6) | 3,000 | 2,993 |
Philadelphia School District TRANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 1,475 | 1,485 |
Philadelphia Water & Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 9/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,027 |
Regional Transportation District Refunding COPS, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 2,940 | 2,964 |
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. Higher Education Facility Variable Taxable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Bryant University, | ||
1.50%, 7/1/24(5) (6) | 15,840 | 15,525 |
Sarasota County School Board COPS Master Lease Program, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 750 | 758 |
Sherman Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/24 | 1,455 | 1,474 |
South Dakota State Housing Development Authority Variable Revenue Bonds, Series J (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC Insured), | ||
3.88%, 12/12/24(5) (6) | 3,200 | 3,214 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.5%continued | ||
Vermont State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Citizen Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/24 | $4,555 | $4,614 |
Virginia State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,100 | 1,110 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/24 | 10,000 | 10,103 |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (9) (10) | 30,256 | 30,256 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $258,722) | 257,543 | |
Total Investments – 99.2% | ||
(Cost $2,444,447) | 2,436,019 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.8% | 20,638 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $2,456,657 |
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(6) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(7) | When-Issued Security. Coupon rate is not in effect at December 31, 2023. |
(8) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate is determined by a remarketing agent and, in the agent's judgment, on the basis of prevailing financial markets, will be the lowest interest rate necessary to enable the remarketing agent to sell the bonds at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount. |
(9) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(10) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
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AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
BANS - Bond Anticipation Notes |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CWA - Clean Water Act |
EDA - Economic Development Authority |
FHA - Federal Housing Administration |
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association |
G.O. - General Obligation |
GANS - Grant Anticipation Notes |
GARVEE - Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle |
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
HDA - Housing Develoment Authority |
HFA - Housing Finance Authority |
HUD - Housing and Urban Development |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
IDB - Industrial Development Board |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
Q-SBLF - Qualified School Bond Loan Fund |
SCSDE - South Carolina State Department of Education |
SFM - Single Family Mortgage |
SIFMA - Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
TRANS - Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 10.2% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 11.6% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 0.8% |
Municipal Bonds | 66.0% |
Investment Companies | 1.2% |
Short-Term Investments | 9.3% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities | $— | $3,110 | $— | $3,110 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 249,346 | — | 249,346 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 285,082 | — | 285,082 |
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 20,094 | — | 20,094 |
Municipal Bonds(1) | — | 1,620,844 | — | 1,620,844 |
Investment Companies | 30,256 | — | — | 30,256 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 227,287 | — | 227,287 |
Total Investments | $30,256 | $2,405,763 | $— | $2,436,019 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $91,209 | $897,953 | $958,906 | $4,377 | $30,256 | $30,256,000 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS – 96.2% | ||
Alabama – 1.5% | ||
Alabama State Public School & College Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Social Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/35 | $1,540 | $1,774 |
Birmingham Waterworks Board Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25(1) | 1,000 | 1,021 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Alabama Gas Prepay Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, Project No. 5, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/26(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,508 |
Black Belt Energy Gas District Gas Supply Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D1, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/27(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,028 |
Southeast Energy Authority Commodity Supply Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, Project No. 3, | ||
5.50%, 12/1/29(2) (3) | 1,000 | 1,086 |
11,417 | ||
Arizona – 0.9% | ||
Arizona Board of Regents State University System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,107 |
Arizona State IDA National Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Revenue Bonds, Equitable School Revenue, Social Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 11/1/46 | 1,000 | 974 |
Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp. Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
3.25%, 7/1/49 | 1,670 | 1,329 |
Student & Academic Services LLC Lease Revenue Bonds, Northern Arizona Capital Facilities (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 6/1/44 | 2,000 | 2,007 |
Yavapai County IDA Hospital Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Yavapai Regional Medical, | ||
3.13%, 8/1/43 | 1,000 | 811 |
7,228 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Arkansas – 0.4% | ||
Little Rock School District G.O. Limited Refunding Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured State Aid Withholding), | ||
2.00%, 2/1/34 | $2,610 | $2,277 |
2.25%, 2/1/41 | 1,000 | 741 |
3,018 | ||
California – 7.6% | ||
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Senior Lien Convertible Revenue Refunding CABS, Series A, | ||
(Step to 5.40% on 10/1/37), 0.00%, 10/1/50(4) | 1,500 | 806 |
California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds, Green Bond, Series B-1, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/31(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,034 |
California Housing Finance Agency Municipal Certificates Revenue Bonds, Series 2021-1, Class A Certificates, | ||
3.50%, 11/20/35 | 3,356 | 3,267 |
California School Finance Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/55 | 1,075 | 921 |
California State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series 2007, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.75%, 5/1/30 | 75 | 75 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Humangood, California Obligated Group, | ||
3.00%, 10/1/46 | 1,000 | 789 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, CHF-Davis I, LLC -West Village, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/43 | 2,000 | 2,059 |
California State Municipal Finance Authority Student Housing Revenue Bonds, Orchard Park Student Housing Project, Green Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 5/15/54 | 1,000 | 751 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
California – 7.6%continued | ||
California State Various Purpose G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
5.25%, 10/1/39 | $5,000 | $5,237 |
Carlsbad Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Convertible CABS, Series B, Election, | ||
6.00%, 5/1/34 | 2,500 | 2,523 |
Coachella Valley Water District Revenue COPS, Series A, Oasis Project, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/46 | 3,385 | 3,456 |
Los Angeles Department of Airports Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/15/34 | 3,000 | 3,216 |
Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/46 | 1,000 | 1,123 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Revenue Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/39 | 1,000 | 1,110 |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/43 | 5,000 | 5,389 |
Newport Mesa Unified School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding CABS Bonds, | ||
0.00%, 8/1/41(5) | 2,000 | 1,012 |
Riverside County Transportation Commission Toll Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, RCTC 91 Express Lanes, | ||
3.00%, 6/1/49 | 2,750 | 2,148 |
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/49 | 4,135 | 4,420 |
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Election of 2016, Green Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/47 | 5,000 | 5,113 |
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission International Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/42 | 1,500 | 1,545 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
California – 7.6%continued | ||
San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue Bonds, Series B, Regional Water, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/50 | $5,000 | $5,265 |
Solano County Community College G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, District Election of 2012, | ||
5.13%, 8/1/41 | 3,200 | 3,526 |
58,785 | ||
Colorado – 7.8% | ||
Adams County School District No. 1 Taxable G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.25%, 12/1/40 | 4,775 | 5,028 |
Adams County School District No. 1 Taxable G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), Prerefunded, | ||
5.25%, 12/1/26(1) | 225 | 242 |
Arapahoe County School District No. 6 Littleton G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.50%, 12/1/43 | 5,000 | 5,524 |
Colorado State COPS, | ||
6.00%, 12/15/39 | 5,000 | 6,166 |
Colorado State COPS, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/15/37 | 10,000 | 10,335 |
Colorado State Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, University of Denver Project, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/40 | 2,500 | 2,610 |
Colorado State Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Refunding Bonds, Adventist Health System Sunbelt, | ||
4.00%, 11/15/41 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Colorado State School of Mines Institutional Enterprise Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/42 | 3,400 | 3,580 |
Denver City & County Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 11/15/37 | 2,000 | 2,240 |
5.00%, 11/15/47 | 1,500 | 1,605 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Colorado – 7.8%continued | ||
4.13%, 11/15/53 | $1,000 | $965 |
Denver City & County Airport System Subordinate Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,077 |
Denver City & County Dedicated Tax Revenue CABS, Series A-2, | ||
0.00%, 8/1/37(5) | 2,750 | 1,562 |
0.00%, 8/1/39(5) | 2,805 | 1,422 |
Denver City & County Dedicated Tax Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/42 | 1,500 | 1,543 |
Denver City & County Dedicated TRB, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/51 | 5,000 | 4,881 |
Denver City & County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/27 | 1,500 | 1,527 |
Jefferson County School District No. R-001 G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 12/15/37 | 5,000 | 5,475 |
Windy Gap Firming Project Water Activity Enterprise Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/46 | 2,000 | 2,191 |
59,973 | ||
Connecticut – 1.8% | ||
Connecticut State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/26 | 4,480 | 4,722 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series A, Transportation Infrastructure, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/34 | 3,000 | 3,083 |
Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 2,600 | 2,654 |
University of Connecticut Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 11/15/47 | 3,000 | 3,227 |
13,686 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
District of Columbia – 2.6% | ||
District of Columbia G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/43 | $5,000 | $5,322 |
District of Columbia G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/38 | 1,000 | 1,008 |
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utility Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series A, Green Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/45 | 2,500 | 2,543 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Dulles Metrorail & Capital Improvement, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/44 | 2,000 | 2,108 |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/43 | 4,000 | 4,171 |
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Gross Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38 | 1,800 | 1,899 |
5.00%, 7/1/43 | 3,000 | 3,140 |
20,191 | ||
Florida – 6.7% | ||
Broward County Airport System Revenue Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/42 | 2,500 | 2,576 |
Davie Educational Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Nova Southeastern University Project, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/48 | 2,000 | 2,046 |
Florida Insurance Assistance Interlocal Agency Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,020 |
Florida State Development Finance Corp. Educational Facility Revenue Bonds, Mater Academy Project, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/50 | 2,000 | 2,010 |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Airport Facilities Priority Subordinated Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/42 | 1,965 | 2,028 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Florida – 6.7%continued | ||
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority Customer Facilities Charge Revenue Bonds, Series A, Tampa International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/44 | $2,500 | $2,513 |
Lee County Local Optional Gas TRB, | ||
5.25%, 8/1/49 | 3,500 | 3,780 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/41 | 450 | 462 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/27 | 2,000 | 2,010 |
Miami-Dade County Aviation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,030 |
Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, University of Miami, Series B (AMBAC Insured), | ||
5.25%, 4/1/26 | 2,000 | 2,098 |
Miami-Dade County Seaport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Subseries A-2 (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 10/1/50 | 10,500 | 8,335 |
Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/37 | 2,500 | 2,541 |
Pasco County School Board COPS, Series A (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | 3,000 | 3,223 |
Seminole County Special Obligation Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 1,325 | 1,451 |
South Broward Hospital District Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 5/1/44 | 3,500 | 3,430 |
Tampa Bay Water Regional Water Supply Authority Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/35 | 5,000 | 5,053 |
5.00%, 10/1/36 | 1,750 | 1,837 |
51,443 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Georgia – 1.4% | ||
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/43 | $500 | $513 |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 1,500 | 1,567 |
5.50%, 7/1/60 | 2,500 | 2,525 |
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 2,500 | 2,648 |
Richmond County Board of Education G.O. Unlimited Bonds (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | 1,150 | 1,227 |
Walton Industrial Building Authority Revenue Bonds, Walton County Jail Facility Project, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/52 | 2,500 | 2,485 |
10,965 | ||
Hawaii – 0.8% | ||
Hawaii State Airports System Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/48 | 4,000 | 4,109 |
Honolulu City & County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/43 | 2,000 | 2,143 |
6,252 | ||
Idaho – 0.4% | ||
Idaho State Housing & Finance Association Sales TRB, Transportation Expansion & Mitigation, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/47 | 2,500 | 2,766 |
Illinois – 4.1% | ||
Chicago Midway Airport Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.25%, 1/1/34 | 2,500 | 2,504 |
Chicago Midway Airport Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Illinois – 4.1%continued | ||
Chicago Wastewater Transmission Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/36 | $500 | $587 |
Chicago Water Second Lien Revenue Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.25%, 11/1/53 | 2,000 | 2,204 |
Illinois State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, Field Museum of Natural History, | ||
3.90%, 11/1/36 | 1,740 | 1,787 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Academic Facilities Lease Revenue Bonds, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/49 | 1,250 | 1,288 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Northshore University Health System, | ||
3.25%, 8/15/49 | 2,500 | 1,976 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Lake Forest College, | ||
5.25%, 10/1/52 | 500 | 506 |
Illinois State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Rush University Medical Center, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/38 | 1,500 | 1,511 |
Illinois State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
3.25%, 11/1/26 | 6,855 | 6,834 |
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Senior Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 1/1/43 | 3,000 | 3,453 |
Joliet Waterworks & Sewage Senior Lien Revenue BANS, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield G.O. Unlimited Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 6/1/26 | 1,200 | 1,255 |
Schaumburg G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/41 | 5,000 | 5,002 |
31,926 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Indiana – 0.7% | ||
Fishers Sewage Works Revenue Bonds (BAM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 7/1/51 | $1,000 | $758 |
Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Project, | ||
0.95%, 4/1/26(2) (3) | 1,500 | 1,386 |
Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Project, | ||
0.75%, 4/1/26(2) (3) | 1,125 | 1,032 |
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Revenue Bonds, Indianapolis Airport Authority Project, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/44 | 2,000 | 2,155 |
5,331 | ||
Iowa – 0.3% | ||
Pefa, Inc., Iowa Gas Project Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/26(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,561 |
Kansas – 0.1% | ||
Manhattan G.O. Unlimited Temporary Notes, Series 2021-01, | ||
0.20%, 6/15/24 | 890 | 872 |
Kentucky – 3.9% | ||
Carroll County Environmental Facilities Revenue Bonds (AMT), Kentucky Utilities Co. Project, | ||
1.75%, 9/1/26(2) (3) | 1,500 | 1,403 |
Carroll County Environmental Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds (AMT), Kentucky Utilities Company, | ||
2.13%, 10/1/34 | 5,200 | 4,207 |
Fayette County School District Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A (State Intercept Program), | ||
4.00%, 5/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,023 |
Kentucky State Public Energy Authority Gas Supply Variable Revenue Bonds, Series C, Gas Supply, | ||
4.00%, 2/1/28(2) (3) | 10,000 | 10,027 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Kentucky – 3.9%continued | ||
Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government Health System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Norton Healthcare, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 10/1/26 | $600 | $633 |
Louisville & Jefferson County Metro Government PCR Refunding Bonds, Gas & Electric, | ||
2.00%, 10/1/33 | 10,000 | 8,560 |
29,853 | ||
Louisiana – 2.2% | ||
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Entergy Louisiana LLC Project, | ||
2.50%, 4/1/36 | 7,250 | 6,040 |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ochsner Clinic, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/47 | 2,000 | 2,035 |
Louisiana State Gas & Fuels First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Prerefunded, | ||
4.50%, 5/1/25(1) | 2,500 | 2,552 |
Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Second Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/45 | 1,000 | 1,046 |
Shreveport Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series B (BAM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 12/1/41 | 5,000 | 5,187 |
16,860 | ||
Maine – 0.0% | ||
Maine State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/25 | 100 | 103 |
Maryland – 0.4% | ||
Maryland State Department of Transportation Consolidated Transportation Revenue Bonds, | ||
2.50%, 10/1/33 | 1,850 | 1,706 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Maryland – 0.4%continued | ||
Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Lifebridge Health, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/44 | $1,100 | $1,131 |
2,837 | ||
Massachusetts – 4.2% | ||
Lincoln School G.O. Unlimited Bonds, | ||
3.50%, 3/1/44 | 3,810 | 3,670 |
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding CABS, Series A, | ||
0.00%, 7/1/29(5) | 2,500 | 2,059 |
Massachusetts State Bay Transportation Authority Sales TRB, Senior Series B, | ||
5.25%, 7/1/33 | 1,900 | 2,286 |
Massachusetts State G.O. Limited Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 3,500 | 3,880 |
Massachusetts State Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds, Series H, | ||
4.40%, 12/1/46 | 1,000 | 966 |
Massachusetts State Port Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/40 | 2,725 | 2,783 |
Massachusetts State Port Authority Revenue Bonds, Series C (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/44 | 2,000 | 2,098 |
Massachusetts State School Building Authority Senior Lien Sales TRB, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/36 | 1,500 | 1,574 |
5.00%, 11/15/39 | 2,500 | 2,601 |
Massachusetts State School Building Authority Subordinated Sales TRB, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/44 | 4,000 | 4,307 |
Massachusetts State Transportation Fund Revenue Bonds, Accelerated Bridge Program, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/44 | 1,500 | 1,506 |
Massachusetts State Transportation Fund Sustainability Revenue Bonds, Rail Enhancement Program, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/50 | 2,500 | 2,721 |
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Massachusetts – 4.2%continued | ||
Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority General Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/43 | $1,455 | $1,550 |
32,001 | ||
Michigan – 2.1% | ||
Great Lakes Water Authority Supply System Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.25%, 7/1/53 | 1,000 | 1,130 |
Kalamazoo Public School G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series I (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/26 | 2,525 | 2,656 |
Michigan State Building Authority Facilities Program Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series I, | ||
5.00%, 4/15/38 | 2,000 | 2,055 |
Michigan State Finance Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series H-1, Partially Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,030 |
Michigan State HDA SFM Revenue Bonds, Series A, Social Bonds, | ||
4.10%, 6/1/43 | 1,875 | 1,858 |
Walled Lake Consolidated School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (Q-SBLF Insured), | ||
5.00%, 5/1/50 | 1,000 | 1,071 |
Wayne County Airport Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series G, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/34 | 2,625 | 2,705 |
16,505 | ||
Minnesota – 0.7% | ||
Minneapolis Special School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, Long-Term Facilities Maintenance (School District Credit Program), | ||
5.00%, 2/1/28 | 275 | 297 |
Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency Commodity Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/27(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,031 |
5,328 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Mississippi – 0.1% | ||
Mississippi State Business Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, System Energy Resources, Inc., Project, | ||
2.38%, 6/1/44 | $1,000 | $623 |
Missouri – 1.6% | ||
Greene County Reorganized School District No. R-3 Republic G.O. Unlimited Bonds, (State Aid Direct Deposit Program), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/38 | 1,000 | 1,158 |
Metropolitan Saint Louis Sewer District Wastewater System Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/33 | 1,000 | 1,027 |
5.00%, 5/1/45 | 3,395 | 3,485 |
Metropolitan Saint Louis Sewer District Wastewater System Revenue Refunding & Improvement Bonds, Series B, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/25(1) | 1,605 | 1,651 |
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series A, Saint Louis University, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/38 | 2,500 | 2,573 |
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Health Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, St. Luke's Health System, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/43 | 1,280 | 1,332 |
Springfield School District No. R-12 G.O. Unlimited Bonds, School Building (State Aid Direct Deposit Program), | ||
5.00%, 3/1/38 | 625 | 717 |
11,943 | ||
Montana – 0.0% | ||
Montana Board of Housing Single Family Program Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A (FHA INS HUD VA Insured), | ||
3.90%, 12/1/48 | 50 | 48 |
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Nebraska – 1.2% | ||
Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2 Health Facilities Revenue Bonds, Children's Hospital Obligated Group, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/36 | $1,000 | $1,048 |
5.00%, 11/15/37 | 1,000 | 1,043 |
Douglas County School District No. 1 G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/24 | 1,500 | 1,529 |
Omaha Public Power District Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/42 | 4,250 | 4,533 |
Omaha Public Power District Electric System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series C, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/43 | 1,000 | 1,013 |
9,166 | ||
Nevada – 0.6% | ||
Clark County Airport System Subordinate Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds Series A-2, | ||
4.25%, 7/1/36 | 5,000 | 5,017 |
New Jersey – 1.0% | ||
New Jersey State EDA Revenue School Facilities Construction Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/34 | 500 | 557 |
New Jersey State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Covid-19 Go Emergency Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,580 |
New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds, Transportation Program, | ||
5.25%, 6/15/43 | 4,500 | 4,804 |
7,941 | ||
New Mexico – 0.3% | ||
New Mexico State Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series C (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC Insured), | ||
4.00%, 9/1/52 | 990 | 956 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
New Mexico – 0.3%continued | ||
New Mexico State Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series D, Class I (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC Insured), | ||
4.30%, 9/1/52 | $1,000 | $985 |
1,941 | ||
New York – 13.7% | ||
New York City Housing Development Corp. MFH Revenue Bonds, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/39 | 1,370 | 1,228 |
New York City Housing Development Corp. MFH Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/44 | 1,535 | 1,287 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series EE, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/39 | 1,800 | 1,908 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series GG, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/39 | 2,000 | 2,035 |
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sub-Series EE, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/45 | 5,000 | 5,588 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue Bonds, Series S-3 (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 7/15/43 | 3,000 | 3,207 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/40 | 250 | 268 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Fiscal 2017, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/43 | 8,310 | 8,681 |
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New York – 13.7%continued | ||
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Subordinate Revenue Bonds, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/48 | $4,750 | $3,816 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series A-3, | ||
3.00%, 5/1/45 | 5,000 | 4,171 |
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series C-3, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/41 | 3,450 | 3,689 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, Fiscal 2024, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/51 | 1,500 | 1,659 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, Subseries D1, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/44 | 3,000 | 3,217 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series C-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 2,500 | 2,591 |
New York G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Subseries F-1, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | 500 | 518 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, School Districts Building Financing Program (State Aid Withholding), | ||
5.00%, 10/1/31 | 720 | 763 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, School Districts Financing Program (AGM Insured), Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/28(1) | 5 | 6 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Non State Supported Debt Revenue Bonds, Series A-2, Columbia University, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/46 | 500 | 620 |
New York State Dormitory Authority Sales Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series E, Group 2, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/36 | 600 | 659 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
New York – 13.7%continued | ||
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 3/15/38 | $5,000 | $5,469 |
5.25%, 3/15/39 | 2,500 | 2,722 |
5.00%, 3/15/49 | 3,000 | 3,253 |
New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income TRB, Series A, Unrefunded Balance, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/43 | 2,000 | 2,068 |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. State Clean Water & Drinking Water Subordinated Revenue Refunding SRF Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/46 | 5,000 | 4,997 |
New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing Revenue Bonds, Series E (SonyMA, FNMA Insured), | ||
4.15%, 11/1/47 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
New York State Liberty Development Corp. Liberty Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1, | ||
2.25%, 2/15/41 | 7,055 | 5,346 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Bonds, Series 242, Social Bonds (SonyMA Insured), | ||
3.25%, 10/1/47 | 5,000 | 4,321 |
New York State Mortgage Agency Homeowner Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 233, Social Bonds, | ||
2.05%, 4/1/33 | 1,555 | 1,372 |
New York State Thruway Authority Revenue Bonds, Series J, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/27 | 50 | 50 |
New York State Transportation Development Corp. Special Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/31 | 550 | 610 |
New York State Urban Development Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, State Personal Income Tax, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/47 | 4,500 | 4,892 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
New York – 13.7%continued | ||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/39 | $5,000 | $5,033 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Consolidated Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 186 (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 10/15/44 | 3,000 | 3,008 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 207 (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 9/15/28 | 1,000 | 1,072 |
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 277 (AMT), | ||
2.00%, 10/1/32 | 2,000 | 1,677 |
Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Fiscal 2015, Prerefunded, | ||
5.00%, 10/15/24(1) | 500 | 508 |
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue BANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/24 | 3,000 | 3,035 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Restructuring Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/37 | 2,500 | 2,580 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Revenue Bonds, Restructuring Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/39 | 2,500 | 2,686 |
Utility Debt Securitization Authority Revenue Bonds, Restructuring Bonds, Series TE, | ||
5.00%, 12/15/41 | 3,500 | 3,513 |
105,123 | ||
North Carolina – 0.3% | ||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Educational Revenue Bonds, Wake Forest University, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/48 | 1,000 | 1,047 |
North Carolina State Housing Finance Agency Home Ownership Revenue Bonds, Series 44, | ||
3.00%, 7/1/46 | 915 | 729 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
North Carolina – 0.3%continued | ||
North Carolina State Turnpike Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds, Triangle Expressway (AGM Insured), | ||
5.00%, 1/1/49 | $500 | $529 |
2,305 | ||
North Dakota – 0.1% | ||
Grand Forks Health Care System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Altru Health System (AGM Insured), | ||
3.00%, 12/1/46 | 1,500 | 1,162 |
Ohio – 0.8% | ||
Northeast Ohio Medical University General Receipts Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 12/1/45 | 225 | 207 |
Ohio State Common School G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 3/15/37 | 3,125 | 3,137 |
Ohio State Hospital Facility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Cleveland Clinic Health System, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/36 | 1,000 | 1,029 |
Washington Local School District Lucas County G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (School District Credit Program), | ||
3.13%, 12/1/51 | 2,000 | 1,553 |
5,926 | ||
Oregon – 2.2% | ||
Clackamas County School District No. 12 North Clackamas G.O. Unlimited CABS, Series A, (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
0.00%, 6/15/38(5) | 7,500 | 3,986 |
Clackamas County School District No. 62C Oregon City G.O. Unlimited CABS, Series A (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
0.00%, 6/15/37(5) | 1,000 | 568 |
Oregon State Health & Science University Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/38 | 2,035 | 2,115 |
Port of Portland International Airport Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/49 | 2,010 | 2,147 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Oregon – 2.2%continued | ||
Salem Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Multi Model Salem Health Projects, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/44 | $3,500 | $3,666 |
Union County Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bonds, Grand Ronde Hospital Project, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/52 | 750 | 757 |
Washington County School District No. 48J Beaverton G.O. Unlimited CABS, Series A (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
0.00%, 6/15/48(5) | 5,000 | 1,565 |
Washington Multnomah & Yamhill Counties Hillsboro School District No. 1J G.O. Unlimited Bonds (School Board Guaranty Program), | ||
5.00%, 6/15/35 | 2,000 | 2,144 |
16,948 | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.9% | ||
Commonwealth Financing Authority Tobacco Master Settlement Payment Revenue Bonds (AGM Insured), | ||
4.00%, 6/1/39 | 5,000 | 5,037 |
Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority Sewer Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/32 | 820 | 843 |
5.00%, 5/1/35 | 865 | 886 |
Pennsylvania State Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds, University of Pennsylvania Health System, | ||
5.00%, 8/15/49 | 5,000 | 5,273 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax Subordinate Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/43 | 2,500 | 2,615 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Revenue Bonds, Series A-2, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/48 | 2,000 | 2,108 |
Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Turnpike Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/40 | 1,525 | 1,559 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Pennsylvania – 2.9%continued | ||
Pennsylvania State University Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 9/1/45 | $2,000 | $2,173 |
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Turnpike Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/46 | 1,700 | 1,854 |
22,348 | ||
Rhode Island – 0.7% | ||
Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority Motor Fuel TRB, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 10/1/44 | 5,265 | 5,276 |
South Carolina – 2.0% | ||
Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp. Revenue Refunding Bonds, Charleston County School District Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,019 |
5.00%, 12/1/26 | 1,125 | 1,202 |
Greenville County School District Installment Purchase Revenue Refunding Bonds, South Carolina Project, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/25 | 1,565 | 1,633 |
Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency Gas Supply Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B-1, | ||
5.25%, 3/1/31(2) (3) | 2,000 | 2,178 |
Patriots Energy Group Gas System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 6/1/51 | 2,500 | 2,401 |
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Electric Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 (BHAC-CR MBIA Insured), | ||
5.38%, 1/1/25 | 5,605 | 5,727 |
University of South Carolina Athletic Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/52 | 1,000 | 1,077 |
15,237 | ||
Tennessee – 1.1% | ||
Tennergy Corp. Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.00%, 9/1/28(2) (3) | 5,000 | 5,013 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Tennessee – 1.1%continued | ||
Tennessee Housing Development Agency Residential Financing Program Revenue Bonds, Series 1B, | ||
3.38%, 7/1/38 | $50 | $48 |
Tennessee Housing Development Agency Residential Financing Program Revenue Bonds, Series 2B, | ||
3.95%, 1/1/38 | 75 | 73 |
Tennessee State Energy Acquisition Corp. Variable Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A-1, Gas Project, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/28(2) (3) | 3,270 | 3,414 |
8,548 | ||
Texas – 8.1% | ||
Austin Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 11/15/28 | 500 | 518 |
5.00%, 11/15/35 | 2,500 | 2,567 |
Bexar County Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
4.00%, 6/15/46 | 5,000 | 5,026 |
Bexar County Hospital District Certificates of Obligation G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 625 | 654 |
Collin County G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/25 | 2,060 | 2,109 |
Dallas G.O. Limited Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 2/15/32 | 1,650 | 1,679 |
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/25 | 550 | 572 |
5.00%, 11/1/47 | 525 | 584 |
El Paso Municipal Drainage Utility System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 3/1/38 | 1,215 | 1,391 |
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Variable Revenue Bonds, Series A, Texas Medical Center, | ||
0.90%, 5/15/25(2) (3) | 2,500 | 2,399 |
Jarrell Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
4.25%, 2/15/53 | 5,000 | 5,069 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Texas – 8.1%continued | ||
Klein Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/25 | $2,725 | $2,819 |
Leander Independent School District Current Interest Bonds G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 8/15/26 | 3,000 | 3,099 |
Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Contract Revenue Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services Corp., | ||
5.00%, 5/15/51 | 3,435 | 3,667 |
Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds, LCRA Transmission Services, | ||
5.00%, 5/15/46 | 2,500 | 2,677 |
Mansfield Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/35 | 2,440 | 2,491 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
4.25%, 1/1/49 | 1,500 | 1,504 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, First Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/26 | 3,830 | 4,005 |
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, Second Tier, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/34 | 1,275 | 1,295 |
Port Houston Authority First Lien Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/25 | 475 | 494 |
Port Houston Authority Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/51 | 2,500 | 2,721 |
Rankin Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 500 | 523 |
Rockwall Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/52 | 2,445 | 2,655 |
San Antonio Electric & Gas Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/37 | 670 | 787 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Texas – 8.1%continued | ||
Southwest Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/1/25 | $885 | $905 |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series A, Christus Health, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/53 | 2,000 | 1,873 |
Texas State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 8/1/27 | 1,250 | 1,273 |
University of Texas Permanent University Fund Revenue Bonds, Series B, | ||
4.00%, 7/1/41 | 5,000 | 5,011 |
Wink Loving Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/26 | 2,185 | 2,189 |
62,556 | ||
Utah – 1.0% | ||
Intermountain Power Agency Supply Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,250 | 1,324 |
Ogden City Municipal Building Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/53 | 1,250 | 1,321 |
Ogden City Redevelopment Agency Sales & Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/15/53 | 1,500 | 1,632 |
Salt Lake City Airport Revenue Bonds, Series A (AMT), | ||
5.00%, 7/1/42 | 3,000 | 3,081 |
7,358 | ||
Virginia – 2.0% | ||
Fairfax County Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/15/46 | 2,415 | 2,681 |
Rockingham County EDA Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Sentara RMH Medical Center, | ||
3.00%, 11/1/46 | 2,000 | 1,631 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Virginia – 2.0%continued | ||
Virginia State College Building Authority Educational Facilities Revenue Bonds, 21st Century College and Equipment, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/38 | $825 | $970 |
Virginia State Housing Development Authority Commonwealth Mortgage Variable Revenue Bonds, Series E-2, | ||
3.90%, 7/1/25(2) (3) | 4,000 | 4,011 |
Virginia State Port Authority Commonwealth Fund Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.25%, 7/1/48 | 2,500 | 2,869 |
Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, National Senior Campuses, | ||
3.38%, 1/1/51 | 3,000 | 2,317 |
Virginia State Small Business Financing Authority Senior Lien Revenue Bonds (AMT), Elizabeth River, | ||
3.00%, 1/1/41 | 1,000 | 820 |
15,299 | ||
Washington – 4.8% | ||
Benton County Public Utility District No. 1 Electric Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 11/1/48 | 1,100 | 1,193 |
Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 1/1/25 | 1,320 | 1,347 |
Grant County Public Utility District No. 2 Electric Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series U, | ||
4.00%, 1/1/26 | 3,000 | 3,067 |
Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 Electric System Revenue Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/40 | 560 | 571 |
Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 Electric System Revenue Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/47 | 5,000 | 5,515 |
Washington State COPS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/26 | 1,000 | 1,057 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series B, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/33 | 1,000 | 1,021 |
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MUNICIPAL BONDS - 96.2%continued | ||
Washington – 4.8%continued | ||
5.00%, 2/1/37 | $5,000 | $5,089 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series C, Bidding Group 3, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/45 | 2,000 | 2,228 |
Washington State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series R-2015-C, | ||
5.00%, 7/1/28 | 1,445 | 1,476 |
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Providence Health & Services, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/38 | 5,000 | 5,001 |
Washington State Motor Fuel Tax G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series E, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/38 | 2,000 | 2,005 |
Washington State University Revenue Refunding Bonds, | ||
5.00%, 4/1/40 | 1,320 | 1,332 |
Washington State Various Purpose G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 8/1/39 | 1,500 | 1,623 |
Washington State Various Purpose G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series D, | ||
5.00%, 2/1/33 | 4,515 | 4,525 |
37,050 | ||
Wisconsin – 1.1% | ||
University Hospitals & Clinics Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series A, | ||
4.25%, 4/1/48 | 2,775 | 2,755 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Bonds, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/40 | 3,000 | 3,099 |
Wisconsin State G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds, Series 2, | ||
5.00%, 5/1/38 | 1,000 | 1,175 |
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Refunding Bonds, Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, | ||
4.13%, 4/1/46 | 1,500 | 1,487 |
8,516 | ||
Total Municipal Bonds | ||
(Cost $784,492) | 740,232 | |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.5% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (6) (7) | $6,302 | $6,302 |
Broward County School District Revenue TANS, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 4,000 | 4,032 |
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bank Revenue Bonds, Series B, Waterworks Project (NATL Insured), | ||
5.25%, 1/1/24 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
Jarrell Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 850 | 852 |
Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District Variable Revenue Bonds (AMT), Big Lake Fuels, | ||
1.00%, 12/1/24(2) (3) | 5,000 | 4,837 |
Mckinney Independent School District G.O. Unlimited Refunding Bonds (PSF, Gtd.), | ||
5.00%, 2/15/24 | 3,500 | 3,508 |
Philadelphia School District TRANS, Series A, | ||
5.00%, 6/28/24 | 2,450 | 2,466 |
Quincy G.O. Limited BANS, | ||
5.00%, 7/5/24 | 1,500 | 1,513 |
Regional Transportation District Refunding COPS, | ||
5.00%, 6/1/24 | 1,000 | 1,008 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $26,668) | 26,518 | |
Total Investments – 99.7% | ||
(Cost $811,160) | 766,750 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.3% | 2,522 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $769,272 |
(1) | Maturity date represents the prerefunded date. |
(2) | Maturity date represents the puttable date. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security. These securities are remarketed by an agent, and the rate at which these securities are set are determined by general market conditions and supply and demand. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(4) | Step coupon bond. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Zero coupon bond. |
(6) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
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TAX-EXEMPT FUND continued |
(7) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation |
AMBAC - American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
AMT - Alternative Minimum Tax |
BAM - Build America Mutual |
BANS - Bond Anticipation Notes |
BHAC - Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
CABS - Capital Appreciation Bonds |
CHF - Collegiate Housing Foundation |
COPS - Certificates of Participation |
CR - Custody Receipt |
EDA - Economic Development Authority |
FHA - Federal Housing Administration |
FHLMC - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA - Federal National Mortgage Association |
G.O. - General Obligation |
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association |
Gtd. - Guaranteed |
HDA - Housing Develoment Authority |
HUD - Housing and Urban Development |
IDA - Industrial Development Authority |
INS - Insured |
LCRA - Lower Colorado River Authority |
MBIA - Municipal Bonds Insurance Association |
MFH - Multi-Family Housing |
NATL - National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
PCR - Pollution Control Revenue |
PSF - Permanent School Fund |
Q-SBLF - Qualified School Bond Loan Fund |
SFM - Single Family Mortgage |
SonyMA - State of New York Mortgage Agency |
SRF - Special Revenue Fund |
TANS - Tax Anticipation Notes |
TRANS - Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
TRB - Tax Revenue Bonds |
VA - Veterans Affairs |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Municipal Bonds | 96.2% |
Investment Companies | 0.8% |
Short-Term Investments | 2.7% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Municipal Bonds(1) | $— | $740,232 | $— | $740,232 |
Investment Companies | 6,302 | — | — | 6,302 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 20,216 | — | 20,216 |
Total Investments | $6,302 | $760,448 | $— | $766,750 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
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Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $10,292 | $267,197 | $271,187 | $749 | $6,302 | $6,302,000 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 9.2% | ||
Auto Loan – 0.2% | ||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A2A | ||
5.57%, 6/15/26 | $2,800 | $2,802 |
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2023-B, Class A2A | ||
5.47%, 9/15/25(1) | 973 | 972 |
3,774 | ||
Automobile – 1.6% | ||
Bank of America Auto Trust, Series 2023-1A, Class A3 | ||
5.53%, 2/15/28(1) | 2,100 | 2,125 |
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, Series 2022-A, Class A3 | ||
3.23%, 5/15/25 | 782 | 779 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2020-A, Class A4 | ||
1.35%, 7/15/25 | 335 | 334 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2022-D, Class A2A | ||
5.37%, 8/15/25 | 2,450 | 2,448 |
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2A | ||
5.14%, 3/15/26 | 1,324 | 1,322 |
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2022-2, Class A3 | ||
3.42%, 6/20/25 | 1,777 | 1,766 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2021-3, Class A3 | ||
0.48%, 6/16/26 | 4,397 | 4,271 |
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A2A | ||
5.74%, 9/16/26 | 1,150 | 1,152 |
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-C, Class A2A | ||
5.35%, 11/17/25 | 2,904 | 2,902 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A4 | ||
0.51%, 3/15/27 | 1,805 | 1,794 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A2 | ||
5.26%, 10/15/25 | 2,101 | 2,100 |
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2 | ||
5.09%, 1/15/26 | 660 | 659 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 9.2%continued | ||
Automobile – 1.6%continued | ||
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2 | ||
5.36%, 5/15/26 | $2,034 | $2,033 |
Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-3, Class A2 | ||
6.08%, 8/17/26 | 2,884 | 2,889 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-B, Class A3 | ||
0.42%, 6/15/26 | 1,710 | 1,668 |
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2021-D, Class A3 | ||
0.81%, 10/15/26 | 418 | 405 |
28,647 | ||
Credit Card – 6.0% | ||
American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A | ||
2.21%, 3/15/27 | 13,900 | 13,446 |
BA Credit Card Trust, Series 2021-A1, Class A | ||
0.44%, 9/15/26 | 4,500 | 4,434 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2021-A1, Class A1 | ||
0.55%, 7/15/26 | 34,140 | 33,255 |
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.42%, 5/15/28 | 8,000 | 7,970 |
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.16%, 9/15/28 | 4,000 | 4,070 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2021-A1, Class A1 | ||
0.58%, 9/15/26 | 14,400 | 13,931 |
Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
4.31%, 3/15/28 | 4,290 | 4,261 |
Golden Credit Card Trust, Series 2022-2A, Class A | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.25%), 5.60%, 1/15/26(1) (2) | 22,600 | 22,600 |
Synchrony Card Funding LLC, Series 2023-A1, Class A | ||
5.54%, 7/15/29 | 1,250 | 1,274 |
105,241 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 9.2%continued | ||
Other – 1.4% | ||
Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Series 2021-2, Class A3 | ||
0.53%, 12/22/26(1) | $1,499 | $1,487 |
Hpefs Equipment Trust, Series 2022-3A, Class A2 | ||
5.26%, 8/20/29(1) | 1,904 | 1,902 |
MMAF Equipment Finance LLC, Series 2022-B, Class A2 | ||
5.57%, 9/9/25(1) | 1,379 | 1,377 |
Verizon Master Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A | ||
0.50%, 5/20/27 | 20,640 | 20,231 |
24,997 | ||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $164,829) | 162,659 | |
CORPORATE BONDS – 38.2% | ||
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5% | ||
Boeing (The) Co., | ||
1.95%, 2/1/24 | 7,958 | 7,932 |
Apparel & Textile Products – 0.2% | ||
VF Corp., | ||
2.40%, 4/23/25 | 3,609 | 3,447 |
Asset Management – 2.1% | ||
Blackstone Private Credit Fund, | ||
2.70%, 1/15/25 | 7,920 | 7,640 |
Charles Schwab (The) Corp., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.05%), 6.45%, 3/3/27 (2) | 20,000 | 19,786 |
FS KKR Capital Corp., | ||
1.65%, 10/12/24 | 9,830 | 9,484 |
36,910 | ||
Automotive – 2.1% | ||
Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp., | ||
2.40%, 2/18/25 | 4,830 | 4,670 |
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 2.95%), 8.35%, 3/6/26 (2) | 1,030 | 1,058 |
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.76%), 6.16%, 3/8/24 (2) | 7,400 | 7,400 |
1.20%, 10/15/24 | 1,000 | 965 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Automotive – 2.1%continued | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.62%), 5.99%, 10/15/24 (2) | $250 | $250 |
3.50%, 11/7/24 | 4,000 | 3,926 |
Hyundai Capital America, | ||
0.88%, 6/14/24 (1) | 9,900 | 9,673 |
5.95%, 9/21/26 (1) | 4,000 | 4,070 |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC, | ||
1.13%, 9/16/24 (1) | 4,200 | 4,051 |
36,063 | ||
Banking – 8.4% | ||
Citigroup, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.67%), 6.05%, 5/1/25 (2) | 3,418 | 3,409 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.69%), 6.07%, 1/25/26 (2) | 12,100 | 12,028 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.28%), 6.68%, 2/24/28 (2) | 21,000 | 20,958 |
Fifth Third Bank N.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.23%), 5.85%, 10/27/25 (3) | 15,900 | 15,858 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.11%), 6.52%, 1/10/25 (2) | 1,305 | 1,306 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.77%), 6.18%, 9/22/27 (2) | 15,100 | 14,965 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.18%), 6.58%, 2/24/28 (2) | 13,000 | 13,019 |
KeyBank N.A., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.32%), 5.67%, 6/14/24 (2) | 3,700 | 3,659 |
4.15%, 8/8/25 | 3,800 | 3,684 |
KeyCorp, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.25%), 3.88%, 5/23/25 (3) | 7,700 | 7,528 |
PNC Financial Services Group (The), Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.73%), 6.62%, 10/20/27 (3) | 3,105 | 3,222 |
Truist Financial Corp., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.40%), 5.80%, 6/9/25 (2) | 25,000 | 24,627 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Banking – 8.4%continued | ||
Wells Fargo & Co., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.32%), 6.70%, 4/25/26 (2) | $14,700 | $14,807 |
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., | ||
5.25%, 12/11/26 | 7,955 | 8,056 |
147,126 | ||
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals – 0.4% | ||
Roche Holdings, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.74%), 6.13%, 11/13/26(1) (2) | 7,800 | 7,819 |
Chemicals – 0.5% | ||
Avery Dennison Corp., | ||
0.85%, 8/15/24 | 3,000 | 2,911 |
Sherwin-Williams (The) Co., | ||
4.05%, 8/8/24 | 2,700 | 2,676 |
Westlake Corp., | ||
0.88%, 8/15/24 | 2,375 | 2,304 |
7,891 | ||
Containers & Packaging – 0.1% | ||
Graphic Packaging International LLC, | ||
0.82%, 4/15/24(1) | 2,022 | 1,995 |
Diversified Industrials – 0.2% | ||
Parker-Hannifin Corp., | ||
3.65%, 6/15/24 | 3,940 | 3,902 |
Electric Utilities – 2.0% | ||
Black Hills Corp., | ||
1.04%, 8/23/24 | 3,180 | 3,086 |
DTE Energy Co., | ||
4.22%, 11/1/24 | 3,300 | 3,262 |
Mississippi Power Co., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.30%), 5.72%, 6/28/24 (2) | 8,000 | 7,994 |
Southern (The) Co., | ||
0.60%, 2/26/24 | 1,580 | 1,567 |
Vistra Operations Co. LLC, | ||
5.13%, 5/13/25 (1) | 15,600 | 15,448 |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., | ||
0.80%, 3/15/24 | 4,420 | 4,375 |
35,732 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 0.1% | ||
Carrier Global Corp., | ||
5.80%, 11/30/25(1) | 2,250 | 2,280 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Entertainment Content – 0.5% | ||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., | ||
3.30%, 3/28/24 | $508 | $505 |
3.55%, 4/14/25 | 1,400 | 1,370 |
Warnermedia Holdings, Inc., | ||
3.43%, 3/15/24 | 6,200 | 6,167 |
8,042 | ||
Food – 0.4% | ||
Cargill, Inc., | ||
0.40%, 2/2/24 (1) | 175 | 174 |
General Mills, Inc., | ||
5.24%, 11/18/25 | 1,940 | 1,936 |
McCormick & Co., Inc., | ||
3.25%, 11/15/25 | 5,000 | 4,830 |
6,940 | ||
Health Care Facilities & Services – 0.1% | ||
HCA, Inc., | ||
5.00%, 3/15/24 | 2,100 | 2,096 |
Institutional Financial Services – 3.5% | ||
Goldman Sachs Group (The), Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/1/25 | 1,500 | 1,466 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.81%), 6.21%, 3/9/27 (2) | 25,000 | 24,627 |
Morgan Stanley, | ||
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 0.56%), 1.16%, 10/21/25 (3) | 3,385 | 3,258 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.95%), 6.34%, 2/18/26 (2) | 20,000 | 20,004 |
Nasdaq, Inc., | ||
5.65%, 6/28/25 | 10,000 | 10,098 |
State Street Corp., | ||
5.27%, 8/3/26 | 2,070 | 2,098 |
61,551 | ||
Insurance – 6.5% | ||
Athene Global Funding, | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 3M + 0.99%), 6.40%, 1/8/24 (1) (2) | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Brighthouse Financial Global Funding, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.76%), 6.12%, 4/12/24 (1) (2) | 1,300 | 1,297 |
1.75%, 1/13/25 (1) | 700 | 672 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc., | ||
3.50%, 4/4/25 | 12,900 | 12,578 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Insurance – 6.5%continued | ||
GA Global Funding Trust, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.50%), 5.91%, 9/13/24 (1) (2) | $20,000 | $19,867 |
Jackson National Life Global Funding, | ||
1.75%, 1/12/25 (1) | 15,220 | 14,593 |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.32%), 5.68%, 1/7/24 (1) (2) | 7,700 | 7,700 |
Protective Life Global Funding, | ||
0.78%, 7/5/24 (1) | 13,300 | 12,981 |
Security Benefit Global Funding, | ||
1.25%, 5/17/24 | 9,300 | 9,121 |
113,809 | ||
Leisure Facilities & Services – 0.2% | ||
Starbucks Corp., | ||
4.75%, 2/15/26 | 3,730 | 3,745 |
Machinery – 1.0% | ||
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., | ||
4.35%, 5/15/26 | 5,600 | 5,590 |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, | ||
3.95%, 5/23/25 | 6,090 | 5,983 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., | ||
6.27%, 3/6/26 | 5,870 | 5,880 |
17,453 | ||
Medical Equipment & Devices – 1.6% | ||
Baxter International, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.44%), 5.84%, 11/29/24 (2) | 11,570 | 11,542 |
Boston Scientific Corp., | ||
3.45%, 3/1/24 | 3,000 | 2,987 |
Stryker Corp., | ||
3.50%, 3/15/26 | 7,000 | 6,830 |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., | ||
1.45%, 11/22/24 | 6,600 | 6,363 |
27,722 | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.5% | ||
Continental Resources, Inc., | ||
3.80%, 6/1/24 | 1,000 | 992 |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | ||
5.05%, 1/10/26 | 2,230 | 2,251 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Oil & Gas Producers – 0.5%continued | ||
Williams (The) Cos., Inc., | ||
5.40%, 3/2/26 | $5,110 | $5,164 |
8,407 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.1% | ||
Public Storage Operating Co., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.60%), 5.98%, 7/25/25(2) | 1,730 | 1,734 |
Retail - Consumer Staples – 0.9% | ||
7-Eleven, Inc., | ||
0.80%, 2/10/24 (1) | 14,000 | 13,920 |
Walmart, Inc., | ||
4.00%, 4/15/26 | 1,785 | 1,776 |
15,696 | ||
Retail - Discretionary – 0.6% | ||
AutoNation, Inc., | ||
4.50%, 10/1/25 | 1,000 | 980 |
AutoZone, Inc., | ||
5.05%, 7/15/26 | 2,980 | 3,000 |
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc., | ||
5.75%, 11/20/26 | 1,890 | 1,936 |
Ross Stores, Inc., | ||
4.60%, 4/15/25 | 5,323 | 5,282 |
11,198 | ||
Semiconductors – 0.0% | ||
Intel Corp., | ||
4.88%, 2/10/26 | 795 | 801 |
Software – 0.2% | ||
Oracle Corp., | ||
5.80%, 11/10/25 | 4,030 | 4,094 |
Specialty Finance – 3.8% | ||
Air Lease Corp., | ||
4.25%, 2/1/24 | 7,500 | 7,488 |
0.80%, 8/18/24 | 5,100 | 4,943 |
Ally Financial, Inc., | ||
3.88%, 5/21/24 | 2,646 | 2,623 |
American Express Co., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.65%), 6.03%, 11/4/26 (2) | 27,996 | 27,631 |
Aviation Capital Group LLC, | ||
5.50%, 12/15/24 (1) | 10,000 | 9,944 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
CORPORATE BONDS - 38.2% continued | ||
Specialty Finance – 3.8%continued | ||
Synchrony Financial, | ||
4.25%, 8/15/24 | $6,063 | $5,996 |
4.88%, 6/13/25 | 9,047 | 8,894 |
67,519 | ||
Steel – 0.3% | ||
Nucor Corp., | ||
3.95%, 5/23/25 | 5,340 | 5,255 |
Technology Services – 0.5% | ||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., | ||
0.60%, 3/1/24 | 2,300 | 2,280 |
Global Payments, Inc., | ||
1.50%, 11/15/24 | 7,630 | 7,357 |
9,637 | ||
Telecommunications – 0.9% | ||
AT&T, Inc., | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.44%), 6.81%, 6/12/24 (2) | 3,619 | 3,632 |
1.70%, 3/25/26 | 2,831 | 2,650 |
Sprint LLC, | ||
7.13%, 6/15/24 | 3,500 | 3,515 |
Verizon Communications, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.79%), 6.20%, 3/20/26 (2) | 6,696 | 6,699 |
16,496 | ||
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $679,612) | 673,292 | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS – 43.0% | ||
Asset Management – 0.0% | ||
UBS A.G., | ||
0.45%, 2/9/24(1) | 455 | 453 |
Automotive – 1.3% | ||
BMW U.S. Capital LLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.38%), 5.77%, 8/12/24 (1) (2) | 3,000 | 3,003 |
5.30%, 8/11/25 (1) | 2,900 | 2,926 |
Kia Corp., | ||
2.38%, 2/14/25 (1) | 7,080 | 6,857 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 43.0% continued | ||
Automotive – 1.3%continued | ||
Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.93%), 6.34%, 3/30/25 (1) (2) | $2,000 | $2,013 |
5.38%, 8/1/25 (1) | 2,410 | 2,431 |
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.95%), 6.35%, 6/7/24 (1) (2) | 5,860 | 5,868 |
23,098 | ||
Banking – 36.2% | ||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., | ||
5.09%, 12/8/25 | 5,140 | 5,172 |
Banco Santander S.A., | ||
3.89%, 5/24/24 | 400 | 397 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.24%), 6.63%, 5/24/24 (2) | 10,400 | 10,433 |
5.15%, 8/18/25 | 6,200 | 6,166 |
Bank of Montreal, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.62%), 6.03%, 9/15/26 (2) | 25,800 | 25,502 |
Bank of New Zealand, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.81%), 6.19%, 1/27/27 (1) (2) | 21,000 | 20,890 |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The), | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.55%), 5.95%, 3/2/26 (2) | 30,000 | 29,693 |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.41%), 5.79%, 2/4/25 (1) (2) | 35,000 | 34,824 |
BNP Paribas S.A., | ||
4.25%, 10/15/24 | 13,084 | 12,932 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.40%), 5.76%, 7/7/25 (1) (2) | 7,800 | 7,781 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.52%), 5.93%, 6/15/26 (1) (2) | 24,500 | 24,428 |
Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.38%), 5.74%, 1/10/25 (2) | 9,700 | 9,685 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 43.0% continued | ||
Banking – 36.2%continued | ||
Credit Agricole S.A., | ||
3.25%, 10/4/24 (1) | $7,000 | $6,876 |
Credit Suisse A.G., | ||
3.63%, 9/9/24 | 3,500 | 3,450 |
7.95%, 1/9/25 | 5,517 | 5,639 |
Danske Bank A/S, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 2.10%), 6.47%, 1/9/26 (1) (3) | 4,135 | 4,165 |
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.18%), 6.26%, 9/22/26 (1) (3) | 4,060 | 4,131 |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.30%), 5.69%, 11/22/24 (1) (2) | 15,000 | 14,974 |
Deutsche Bank A.G., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.22%), 6.61%, 11/16/27 (2) | 7,500 | 7,265 |
Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.43%), 5.82%, 5/21/24 (1) (2) | 22,400 | 22,391 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.09%), 5.28%, 1/23/26 (1) (3) | 14,030 | 13,976 |
HSBC Holdings PLC, | ||
(Floating, CME Term SOFR 3M + 1.64%), 7.01%, 9/12/26 (2) | 22,816 | 23,031 |
ING Groep N.V., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 1.01%), 6.42%, 4/1/27 (2) | 27,000 | 26,631 |
Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.75%), 4.72%, 8/11/26 (3) | 7,700 | 7,600 |
Macquarie Group Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.71%), 6.08%, 10/14/25 (1) (2) | 25,960 | 25,788 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., | ||
(Variable, U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate CMT 1Y + 1.70%), 4.79%, 7/18/25 (3) | 10,000 | 9,953 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.94%), 6.33%, 2/20/26 (2) | 3,000 | 3,000 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 43.0% continued | ||
Banking – 36.2%continued | ||
National Australia Bank Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.86%), 6.26%, 6/9/25 (1) (2) | $13,950 | $14,007 |
National Bank of Canada, | ||
0.75%, 8/6/24 | 12,500 | 12,144 |
(Variable, U.S. SOFR + 1.01%), 3.75%, 6/9/25 (3) | 7,070 | 7,007 |
Nationwide Building Society, | ||
0.55%, 1/22/24 (1) | 5,000 | 4,987 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.29%), 6.68%, 2/16/28 (1) (2) | 10,700 | 10,532 |
NatWest Markets PLC, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.53%), 5.92%, 8/12/24 (1) (2) | 10,700 | 10,698 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.76%), 6.18%, 9/29/26 (1) (2) | 32,900 | 32,369 |
Nordea Bank Abp, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.96%), 6.36%, 6/6/25 (1) (2) | 12,200 | 12,249 |
Royal Bank of Canada, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.57%), 5.95%, 4/27/26 (2) | 20,900 | 20,670 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.59%), 5.97%, 11/2/26 (2) | 15,000 | 14,821 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.96%), 6.36%, 6/9/25 (1) (2) | 20,000 | 20,040 |
Societe Generale S.A., | ||
2.63%, 10/16/24 (1) | 14,505 | 14,160 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., | ||
0.51%, 1/12/24 | 2,500 | 2,497 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.88%), 6.24%, 1/14/27 (2) | 5,840 | 5,821 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.91%), 6.31%, 6/10/25 (1) (2) | 27,484 | 27,534 |
Swedbank AB, | ||
6.14%, 9/12/26 (1) | 7,000 | 7,138 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The), | ||
0.55%, 3/4/24 | 1,000 | 991 |
3.77%, 6/6/25 | 7,700 | 7,577 |
5.53%, 7/17/26 | 5,000 | 5,097 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.59%), 5.99%, 9/10/26 (2) | 20,000 | 19,781 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 43.0% continued | ||
Banking – 36.2%continued | ||
Westpac Banking Corp., | ||
1.02%, 11/18/24 | $280 | $271 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.30%), 5.69%, 11/18/24 (2) | 2,972 | 2,967 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 1.00%), 6.40%, 8/26/25 (2) | 13,230 | 13,311 |
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.52%), 5.92%, 6/3/26 (2) | 4,200 | 4,182 |
637,624 | ||
Electric Utilities – 0.2% | ||
Enel Finance International N.V., | ||
4.25%, 6/15/25(1) | 4,400 | 4,336 |
Industrial Support Services – 0.9% | ||
Element Fleet Management Corp., | ||
1.60%, 4/6/24 (1) | 5,800 | 5,726 |
6.27%, 6/26/26 (1) | 9,720 | 9,904 |
15,630 | ||
Institutional Financial Services – 1.3% | ||
LSEGA Financing PLC, | ||
0.65%, 4/6/24 (1) | 14,900 | 14,686 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR + 0.44%), 5.85%, 9/16/24 (1) (2) | 7,855 | 7,848 |
22,534 | ||
Metals & Mining – 0.4% | ||
Glencore Funding LLC, | ||
4.13%, 3/12/24(1) | 7,000 | 6,974 |
Oil & Gas Producers – 1.3% | ||
Enbridge, Inc., | ||
(Floating, U.S. SOFR Compounded Index + 0.63%), 6.02%, 2/16/24 (2) | 14,180 | 14,184 |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., | ||
1.00%, 10/12/24 | 9,070 | 8,746 |
22,930 | ||
Specialty Finance – 1.1% | ||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | ||
3.15%, 2/15/24 | 5,000 | 4,980 |
1.65%, 10/29/24 | 9,100 | 8,781 |
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., | ||
5.25%, 5/15/24 (1) | 4,957 | 4,930 |
18,691 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
FOREIGN ISSUER BONDS - 43.0% continued | ||
Transportation & Logistics – 0.3% | ||
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., | ||
1.35%, 12/2/24 | $5,060 | $4,874 |
Total Foreign Issuer Bonds | ||
(Cost $762,588) | 757,144 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 0.7% (4) | ||
Fannie Mae – 0.4% | ||
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2021-47, Class A, | ||
3.00%, 11/25/32 | 3,405 | 3,349 |
Pool #FM3019, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/35 | 2,079 | 2,032 |
Pool #MA3932, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/35 | 1,856 | 1,815 |
7,196 | ||
Freddie Mac – 0.2% | ||
Pool #ZS8641, | ||
2.50%, 2/1/32 | 3,030 | 2,855 |
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.1% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2013-149, Class MA, | ||
2.50%, 5/20/40 | 1,341 | 1,291 |
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $11,984) | 11,342 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 4.9% | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 4.9% | ||
0.75%, 11/15/24 | 5,000 | 4,825 |
4.75%, 7/31/25 | 10,000 | 10,047 |
4.38%, 8/15/26 | 10,000 | 10,071 |
4.63%, 9/15/26 | 15,000 | 15,215 |
4.63%, 11/15/26 | 45,000 | 45,731 |
85,889 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $85,085) | 85,889 | |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.5% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (5) (6) | $61,634 | $61,634 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $61,634) | 61,634 | |
Total Investments – 99.5% | ||
(Cost $1,765,732) | 1,751,960 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.5% | 8,571 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $1,760,531 |
(1) | Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors. |
(2) | Variable or floating rate security. Rate as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(3) | Variable or floating rate security. Security issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a future date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of December 31, 2023. |
(4) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(5) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(6) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
1Y - 1 Year |
3M - 3 Month |
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
CMT - Constant Maturity |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit |
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
Asset-Backed Securities | 9.2% |
Corporate Bonds | 38.2% |
Foreign Issuer Bonds | 43.0% |
U.S. Government Agencies | 0.7% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 4.9% |
Investment Companies | 3.5% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
Asset-backed securities(1) | $— | $162,659 | $— | $162,659 |
Corporate Bonds(1) | — | 673,292 | — | 673,292 |
Foreign Issuer Bonds(1) | — | 757,144 | — | 757,144 |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | — | 11,342 | — | 11,342 |
U.S. Government Obligations | — | 85,889 | — | 85,889 |
Investment Companies | 61,634 | — | — | 61,634 |
Total Investments | $61,634 | $1,690,326 | $— | $1,751,960 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $69,179 | $737,885 | $745,430 | $2,505 | $61,634 | $61,634,000 |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – 6.2% (1) | ||
Fannie Mae – 3.1% | ||
Pool #555649, | ||
7.50%, 10/1/32 | $11 | $11 |
Pool #BH9277, | ||
3.50%, 2/1/48 | 117 | 110 |
Pool #CB7509, | ||
6.00%, 11/1/53 | 79 | 80 |
Pool #DA0021, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 80 | 81 |
Pool #FS3063, | ||
4.50%, 10/1/52 | 182 | 177 |
Pool #FS4669, | ||
6.00%, 3/1/53 | 76 | 78 |
Pool #FS5952, | ||
6.50%, 10/1/53 | 79 | 82 |
Pool #FS6176, | ||
5.00%, 12/1/47 | 71 | 72 |
Pool #FS6177, | ||
6.50%, 5/1/40 | 75 | 80 |
771 | ||
Freddie Mac – 2.7% | ||
Pool #RA8880, | ||
5.50%, 4/1/53 | 95 | 95 |
Pool #SD1360, | ||
5.50%, 7/1/52 | 105 | 106 |
Pool #SD1710, | ||
5.00%, 10/1/52 | 189 | 188 |
Pool #SD2347, | ||
5.50%, 2/1/53 | 79 | 81 |
Pool #SD2665, | ||
6.00%, 4/1/53 | 94 | 96 |
Pool #SD3817, | ||
6.00%, 9/1/53 | 114 | 116 |
Pool #ZS7735, | ||
2.00%, 1/1/32 | 1 | 1 |
683 | ||
Freddie Mac Gold – 0.1% | ||
Pool #G30926, | ||
3.50%, 4/1/36 | 19 | 18 |
Government National Mortgage Association – 0.3% | ||
Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2017-95, Class QG, | ||
2.50%, 8/20/46 | 72 | 66 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 6.2% (1)continued | ||
Government National Mortgage Association I – 0.0% | ||
Pool #676682, | ||
4.50%, 6/15/25 | $8 | $8 |
Pool #782618, | ||
4.50%, 4/15/24 | 1 | 1 |
Pool #783245, | ||
5.00%, 9/15/24(2) | — | — |
Pool #783489, | ||
5.00%, 6/15/25(2) | — | — |
9 | ||
Total U.S. Government Agencies | ||
(Cost $1,540) | 1,547 | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 92.1% | ||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes – 1.7% | ||
0.38%, 7/15/25 | 111 | 140 |
0.13%, 4/15/26 | 126 | 141 |
0.13%, 4/15/27 | 137 | 140 |
0.13%, 7/15/30 | 2 | 2 |
423 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 90.4% | ||
4.50%, 11/30/24 | 483 | 481 |
2.50%, 1/31/25 | 123 | 120 |
2.75%, 2/28/25 | 618 | 605 |
2.88%, 4/30/25 | 618 | 605 |
0.25%, 5/31/25 | 145 | 137 |
2.88%, 5/31/25 | 587 | 574 |
0.25%, 7/31/25 | 677 | 634 |
0.25%, 9/30/25 | 133 | 124 |
0.38%, 11/30/25 | 128 | 119 |
0.38%, 12/31/25 | 159 | 147 |
2.63%, 12/31/25 | 119 | 115 |
4.00%, 2/15/26 | 1,035 | 1,031 |
0.75%, 3/31/26 | 320 | 297 |
2.25%, 3/31/26 | 371 | 356 |
0.88%, 6/30/26 | 302 | 279 |
1.88%, 6/30/26 | 295 | 280 |
0.63%, 7/31/26 | 299 | 274 |
1.50%, 8/15/26 | 3,000 | 2,809 |
0.75%, 8/31/26 | 293 | 269 |
1.13%, 10/31/26 | 211 | 195 |
1.50%, 1/31/27 | 265 | 246 |
0.63%, 3/31/27 | 92 | 83 |
0.50%, 5/31/27 | 257 | 229 |
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 92.1%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 90.4%continued | ||
0.38%, 9/30/27 | $311 | $273 |
2.25%, 11/15/27 | 226 | 213 |
0.63%, 11/30/27 | 236 | 208 |
3.88%, 11/30/27 | 588 | 587 |
0.75%, 1/31/28 | 229 | 202 |
3.50%, 4/30/28 | 700 | 689 |
1.25%, 5/31/28 | 215 | 192 |
3.63%, 5/31/28 | 1,000 | 990 |
4.00%, 6/30/28 | 250 | 251 |
2.88%, 8/15/28 | 595 | 570 |
1.13%, 8/31/28 | 208 | 184 |
4.38%, 8/31/28 | 750 | 767 |
3.13%, 11/15/28 | 588 | 569 |
4.38%, 11/30/28 | 250 | 256 |
2.88%, 4/30/29 | 879 | 837 |
4.00%, 2/28/30 | 250 | 251 |
4.13%, 8/31/30 | 3,250 | 3,295 |
4.38%, 11/30/30 | 350 | 360 |
3.75%, 12/31/30 | 200 | 199 |
3.50%, 2/15/33 | 680 | 661 |
3.38%, 5/15/33 | 300 | 289 |
4.50%, 11/15/33 | 700 | 736 |
22,588 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $23,657) | 23,011 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.4% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (3) (4) | 350 | 350 |
U.S. Treasury Bill, | ||
5.30%, 4/11/24(5) | 5 | 5 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $355) | 355 | |
Total Investments – 99.7% | ||
(Cost $25,552) | 24,913 | |
Other Assets less Liabilities – 0.3% | 82 | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $24,995 |
(1) | The obligations of certain U.S. government-sponsored entities are neither issued nor guaranteed by the United States Treasury. |
(2) | Principal Amount and Value rounds to less than one thousand. |
(3) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(4) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
(5) | Discount rate at the time of purchase. |
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED THROUGHOUT THE SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS: |
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association |
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
U.S. Government Agencies | 6.2% |
U.S. Government Obligations | 92.1% |
Investment Companies | 1.4% |
Short-Term Investments | 0.0% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
U.S. Government Agencies(1) | $— | $1,547 | $— | $1,547 |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | — | 23,011 | — | 23,011 |
Investment Companies | 350 | — | — | 350 |
Short-Term Investments | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Total Investments | $350 | $24,563 | $— | $24,913 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
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REPORT 298 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
Transactions in affiliated
investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $2,039 | $6,209 | $7,898 | $18 | $350 | $350,000 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 299 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
Schedule of Investments |
U.S. TREASURY INDEX FUND | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS – 99.4% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 21.3% | ||
6.00%, 2/15/26 | $10 | $10 |
6.50%, 11/15/26 | 35 | 37 |
6.38%, 8/15/27 | 65 | 70 |
6.13%, 11/15/27 | 75 | 81 |
5.50%, 8/15/28 | 50 | 54 |
5.25%, 11/15/28 | 100 | 106 |
6.13%, 8/15/29 | 50 | 56 |
6.25%, 5/15/30 | 75 | 85 |
5.38%, 2/15/31 | 100 | 110 |
4.50%, 2/15/36 | 60 | 64 |
4.75%, 2/15/37 | 25 | 27 |
5.00%, 5/15/37 | 50 | 56 |
4.38%, 2/15/38 | 50 | 53 |
4.50%, 5/15/38 | 45 | 48 |
3.50%, 2/15/39 | 50 | 48 |
4.25%, 5/15/39 | 50 | 52 |
4.50%, 8/15/39 | 50 | 53 |
4.38%, 11/15/39 | 50 | 52 |
4.63%, 2/15/40 | 100 | 108 |
1.13%, 5/15/40 | 300 | 194 |
4.38%, 5/15/40 | 65 | 68 |
1.13%, 8/15/40 | 350 | 224 |
3.88%, 8/15/40 | 100 | 98 |
1.38%, 11/15/40 | 425 | 283 |
4.25%, 11/15/40 | 100 | 102 |
1.88%, 2/15/41 | 450 | 325 |
4.75%, 2/15/41 | 95 | 103 |
2.25%, 5/15/41 | 335 | 256 |
4.38%, 5/15/41 | 40 | 41 |
1.75%, 8/15/41 | 550 | 384 |
3.75%, 8/15/41 | 100 | 96 |
2.00%, 11/15/41 | 400 | 291 |
3.13%, 11/15/41 | 145 | 127 |
2.38%, 2/15/42 | 300 | 231 |
3.13%, 2/15/42 | 100 | 87 |
3.00%, 5/15/42 | 155 | 132 |
3.25%, 5/15/42 | 225 | 198 |
2.75%, 8/15/42 | 130 | 106 |
3.38%, 8/15/42 | 150 | 134 |
2.75%, 11/15/42 | 165 | 134 |
4.00%, 11/15/42 | 300 | 293 |
3.13%, 2/15/43 | 105 | 90 |
3.88%, 2/15/43 | 250 | 239 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 21.3%continued | ||
2.88%, 5/15/43 | $225 | $185 |
3.88%, 5/15/43 | 200 | 191 |
3.63%, 8/15/43 | 100 | 92 |
4.38%, 8/15/43 | 250 | 256 |
3.75%, 11/15/43 | 130 | 122 |
4.75%, 11/15/43 | 100 | 108 |
3.63%, 2/15/44 | 150 | 138 |
3.38%, 5/15/44 | 150 | 133 |
3.13%, 8/15/44 | 225 | 191 |
3.00%, 11/15/44 | 155 | 129 |
2.50%, 2/15/45 | 150 | 114 |
3.00%, 5/15/45 | 125 | 104 |
2.88%, 8/15/45 | 175 | 142 |
3.00%, 11/15/45 | 80 | 66 |
2.50%, 2/15/46 | 150 | 113 |
2.50%, 5/15/46 | 200 | 150 |
2.25%, 8/15/46 | 175 | 125 |
2.88%, 11/15/46 | 100 | 80 |
3.00%, 2/15/47 | 200 | 164 |
3.00%, 5/15/47 | 150 | 123 |
2.75%, 8/15/47 | 200 | 156 |
2.75%, 11/15/47 | 200 | 156 |
3.00%, 2/15/48 | 265 | 217 |
3.13%, 5/15/48 | 225 | 188 |
3.00%, 8/15/48 | 300 | 245 |
3.38%, 11/15/48 | 300 | 263 |
3.00%, 2/15/49 | 350 | 286 |
2.88%, 5/15/49 | 300 | 240 |
2.25%, 8/15/49 | 250 | 175 |
2.38%, 11/15/49 | 275 | 198 |
2.00%, 2/15/50 | 315 | 208 |
1.25%, 5/15/50 | 450 | 244 |
1.38%, 8/15/50 | 450 | 252 |
1.63%, 11/15/50 | 400 | 240 |
1.88%, 2/15/51 | 525 | 335 |
2.38%, 5/15/51 | 500 | 359 |
2.00%, 8/15/51 | 525 | 345 |
1.88%, 11/15/51 | 450 | 286 |
2.25%, 2/15/52 | 400 | 279 |
2.88%, 5/15/52 | 425 | 340 |
3.00%, 8/15/52 | 380 | 312 |
4.00%, 11/15/52 | 400 | 397 |
3.63%, 2/15/53 | 425 | 394 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 300 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
U.S. TREASURY INDEX FUND continued |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 21.3%continued | ||
3.63%, 5/15/53 | $335 | $311 |
4.13%, 8/15/53 | 400 | 406 |
4.75%, 11/15/53 | 100 | 113 |
15,077 | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 78.1% | ||
1.13%, 1/15/25 | 350 | 337 |
1.38%, 1/31/25 | 200 | 193 |
2.50%, 1/31/25 | 200 | 195 |
4.13%, 1/31/25 | 250 | 248 |
1.50%, 2/15/25 | 300 | 290 |
2.00%, 2/15/25 | 325 | 316 |
1.13%, 2/28/25 | 250 | 240 |
2.75%, 2/28/25 | 215 | 210 |
4.63%, 2/28/25 | 300 | 300 |
1.75%, 3/15/25 | 300 | 290 |
0.50%, 3/31/25 | 300 | 285 |
2.63%, 3/31/25 | 150 | 147 |
3.88%, 3/31/25 | 300 | 297 |
2.63%, 4/15/25 | 350 | 342 |
0.38%, 4/30/25 | 300 | 284 |
2.88%, 4/30/25 | 200 | 196 |
3.88%, 4/30/25 | 200 | 198 |
2.13%, 5/15/25 | 400 | 387 |
2.75%, 5/15/25 | 275 | 269 |
0.25%, 5/31/25 | 300 | 283 |
2.88%, 5/31/25 | 175 | 171 |
4.25%, 5/31/25 | 300 | 299 |
2.88%, 6/15/25 | 250 | 244 |
0.25%, 6/30/25 | 300 | 282 |
2.75%, 6/30/25 | 150 | 146 |
4.63%, 6/30/25 | 400 | 401 |
0.25%, 7/31/25 | 350 | 328 |
2.88%, 7/31/25 | 125 | 122 |
4.75%, 7/31/25 | 250 | 251 |
2.00%, 8/15/25 | 450 | 433 |
3.13%, 8/15/25 | 250 | 245 |
0.25%, 8/31/25 | 250 | 233 |
2.75%, 8/31/25 | 150 | 146 |
5.00%, 8/31/25 | 200 | 202 |
3.50%, 9/15/25 | 300 | 296 |
0.25%, 9/30/25 | 375 | 349 |
3.00%, 9/30/25 | 200 | 195 |
5.00%, 9/30/25 | 300 | 303 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 78.1%continued | ||
4.25%, 10/15/25 | $250 | $250 |
0.25%, 10/31/25 | 350 | 325 |
3.00%, 10/31/25 | 200 | 195 |
5.00%, 10/31/25 | 250 | 253 |
2.25%, 11/15/25 | 345 | 332 |
4.50%, 11/15/25 | 300 | 301 |
0.38%, 11/30/25 | 355 | 330 |
2.88%, 11/30/25 | 150 | 146 |
4.88%, 11/30/25 | 400 | 404 |
0.38%, 12/31/25 | 400 | 371 |
2.63%, 12/31/25 | 150 | 145 |
3.88%, 1/15/26 | 300 | 298 |
0.38%, 1/31/26 | 350 | 323 |
2.63%, 1/31/26 | 150 | 145 |
1.63%, 2/15/26 | 250 | 237 |
4.00%, 2/15/26 | 300 | 299 |
0.50%, 2/28/26 | 500 | 462 |
2.50%, 2/28/26 | 100 | 97 |
4.63%, 3/15/26 | 300 | 303 |
0.75%, 3/31/26 | 400 | 371 |
2.25%, 3/31/26 | 250 | 240 |
3.75%, 4/15/26 | 300 | 297 |
0.75%, 4/30/26 | 250 | 231 |
2.38%, 4/30/26 | 225 | 216 |
1.63%, 5/15/26 | 300 | 283 |
3.63%, 5/15/26 | 300 | 297 |
0.75%, 5/31/26 | 300 | 277 |
2.13%, 5/31/26 | 175 | 167 |
4.13%, 6/15/26 | 300 | 300 |
0.88%, 6/30/26 | 350 | 324 |
1.88%, 6/30/26 | 125 | 119 |
4.50%, 7/15/26 | 300 | 303 |
0.63%, 7/31/26 | 350 | 321 |
1.88%, 7/31/26 | 200 | 189 |
1.50%, 8/15/26 | 420 | 393 |
4.38%, 8/15/26 | 300 | 302 |
0.75%, 8/31/26 | 150 | 138 |
1.38%, 8/31/26 | 200 | 187 |
4.63%, 9/15/26 | 300 | 304 |
0.88%, 9/30/26 | 450 | 414 |
1.63%, 9/30/26 | 150 | 141 |
4.63%, 10/15/26 | 200 | 203 |
1.13%, 10/31/26 | 400 | 369 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 301 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT
December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 78.1%continued | ||
1.63%, 10/31/26 | $200 | $187 |
2.00%, 11/15/26 | 315 | 298 |
4.63%, 11/15/26 | 300 | 305 |
1.25%, 11/30/26 | 375 | 347 |
1.63%, 11/30/26 | 150 | 140 |
1.25%, 12/31/26 | 350 | 323 |
1.75%, 12/31/26 | 200 | 188 |
1.50%, 1/31/27 | 475 | 441 |
2.25%, 2/15/27 | 310 | 294 |
1.13%, 2/28/27 | 100 | 92 |
1.88%, 2/28/27 | 300 | 281 |
0.63%, 3/31/27 | 180 | 162 |
2.50%, 3/31/27 | 350 | 335 |
0.50%, 4/30/27 | 175 | 156 |
2.75%, 4/30/27 | 350 | 337 |
2.38%, 5/15/27 | 250 | 238 |
0.50%, 5/31/27 | 250 | 223 |
2.63%, 5/31/27 | 350 | 335 |
0.50%, 6/30/27 | 200 | 178 |
3.25%, 6/30/27 | 250 | 245 |
0.38%, 7/31/27 | 250 | 221 |
2.75%, 7/31/27 | 375 | 360 |
2.25%, 8/15/27 | 350 | 330 |
0.50%, 8/31/27 | 250 | 221 |
3.13%, 8/31/27 | 350 | 340 |
0.38%, 9/30/27 | 300 | 263 |
4.13%, 9/30/27 | 350 | 352 |
0.50%, 10/31/27 | 300 | 264 |
4.13%, 10/31/27 | 250 | 252 |
2.25%, 11/15/27 | 300 | 282 |
0.63%, 11/30/27 | 300 | 265 |
3.88%, 11/30/27 | 250 | 250 |
0.63%, 12/31/27 | 350 | 308 |
3.88%, 12/31/27 | 250 | 250 |
0.75%, 1/31/28 | 400 | 353 |
3.50%, 1/31/28 | 250 | 246 |
2.75%, 2/15/28 | 400 | 383 |
1.13%, 2/29/28 | 350 | 313 |
4.00%, 2/29/28 | 300 | 301 |
1.25%, 3/31/28 | 400 | 359 |
3.63%, 3/31/28 | 300 | 297 |
1.25%, 4/30/28 | 400 | 358 |
3.50%, 4/30/28 | 250 | 246 |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 78.1%continued | ||
2.88%, 5/15/28 | $425 | $408 |
1.25%, 5/31/28 | 450 | 402 |
3.63%, 5/31/28 | 325 | 322 |
1.25%, 6/30/28 | 400 | 357 |
4.00%, 6/30/28 | 300 | 302 |
1.00%, 7/31/28 | 450 | 396 |
4.13%, 7/31/28 | 175 | 177 |
2.88%, 8/15/28 | 590 | 565 |
1.13%, 8/31/28 | 200 | 177 |
4.38%, 8/31/28 | 325 | 332 |
1.25%, 9/30/28 | 450 | 399 |
4.63%, 9/30/28 | 300 | 310 |
1.38%, 10/31/28 | 400 | 356 |
4.88%, 10/31/28 | 200 | 209 |
3.13%, 11/15/28 | 375 | 363 |
1.50%, 11/30/28 | 350 | 313 |
4.38%, 11/30/28 | 300 | 307 |
1.38%, 12/31/28 | 450 | 400 |
1.75%, 1/31/29 | 300 | 271 |
2.63%, 2/15/29 | 400 | 377 |
1.88%, 2/28/29 | 300 | 272 |
2.38%, 3/31/29 | 300 | 279 |
2.88%, 4/30/29 | 250 | 238 |
2.38%, 5/15/29 | 300 | 278 |
2.75%, 5/31/29 | 300 | 284 |
3.25%, 6/30/29 | 325 | 315 |
2.63%, 7/31/29 | 200 | 188 |
1.63%, 8/15/29 | 300 | 267 |
3.13%, 8/31/29 | 200 | 192 |
3.88%, 9/30/29 | 275 | 275 |
4.00%, 10/31/29 | 200 | 201 |
1.75%, 11/15/29 | 225 | 201 |
3.88%, 11/30/29 | 200 | 200 |
3.88%, 12/31/29 | 250 | 250 |
3.50%, 1/31/30 | 250 | 245 |
1.50%, 2/15/30 | 425 | 371 |
4.00%, 2/28/30 | 200 | 201 |
3.63%, 3/31/30 | 250 | 246 |
3.50%, 4/30/30 | 250 | 245 |
0.63%, 5/15/30 | 500 | 409 |
3.75%, 5/31/30 | 250 | 248 |
3.75%, 6/30/30 | 200 | 199 |
4.00%, 7/31/30 | 150 | 151 |
NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT 302 FIXED INCOME FUNDS
Schedule of Investments |
U.S. TREASURY INDEX FUND continued | December 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED) |
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT (000S) | VALUE (000S) | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 99.4%continued | ||
U.S. Treasury Notes – 78.1%continued | ||
0.63%, 8/15/30 | $735 | $597 |
4.13%, 8/31/30 | 250 | 254 |
4.63%, 9/30/30 | 250 | 261 |
4.88%, 10/31/30 | 200 | 212 |
0.88%, 11/15/30 | 775 | 638 |
4.38%, 11/30/30 | 250 | 257 |
1.13%, 2/15/31 | 650 | 544 |
1.63%, 5/15/31 | 740 | 636 |
1.25%, 8/15/31 | 800 | 663 |
1.38%, 11/15/31 | 700 | 582 |
1.88%, 2/15/32 | 750 | 646 |
2.88%, 5/15/32 | 700 | 650 |
2.75%, 8/15/32 | 600 | 551 |
4.13%, 11/15/32 | 650 | 662 |
3.50%, 2/15/33 | 650 | 632 |
3.38%, 5/15/33 | 675 | 649 |
3.88%, 8/15/33 | 700 | 701 |
4.50%, 11/15/33 | 275 | 289 |
55,396 | ||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | ||
(Cost $77,331) | 70,473 | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3% | ||
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares), 5.17%, | ||
5.17%, (1) (2) | 884 | 884 |
Total Short-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $884) | 884 | |
Total Investments – 100.7% | ||
(Cost $78,215) | 71,357 | |
Liabilities less Other Assets – (0.7%) | (471) | |
NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $70,886 |
(1) | Investment in affiliated Portfolio. Northern Trust Investments, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund and the investment adviser to Northern Institutional Funds. |
(2) | 7-day current yield as of December 31, 2023 is disclosed. |
Percentages shown are based on Net
Assets.
At December 31, 2023, the security
types for the Fund were:
Security Type(1) | % of Net Assets |
U.S. Government Obligations | 99.4% |
Investment Companies | 1.3% |
(1) | Figures in the above table may not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities. |
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three levels listed below:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted market
prices in active markets for identical securities on the measurement date.
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
Level 2 - Other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices in active markets for similar securities, securities valuations based on commonly quoted benchmark interest rates and yield curves, maturities, ratings and/or securities indices).
Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (e.g., information about assumptions, including risk, market participants would use in pricing a security).
The inputs or methodologies used for
valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and other financial instruments, if any. The following table summarizes the valuations of the Fund's
investments by the above fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023:
INVESTMENTS | LEVEL 1 (000s) | LEVEL 2 (000s) | LEVEL 3 (000s) | TOTAL (000s) |
U.S. Government Obligations(1) | $— | $70,473 | $— | $70,473 |
Investment Companies | 884 | — | — | 884 |
Total Investments | $884 | $70,473 | $— | $71,357 |
(1) | Classifications as defined in the Schedule of Investments. |
Transactions in
affiliated investments for the nine months ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
AFFILIATE | VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD (000S) | PURCHASES (000S) | SALES PROCEEDS (000S) | DIVIDEND INCOME (000S) | VALUE, END OF PERIOD (000S) | SHARES, END OF PERIOD |
Northern Institutional Funds - U.S. Government Portfolio (Shares) | $1,789 | $11,206 | $12,111 | $14 | $884 | $884,000 |
FIXED INCOME FUNDS 303 NORTHERN FUNDS QUARTERLY REPORT