UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number | 811-08532 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AMERICAN CENTURY STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATIONS, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | 64111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHARLES A. ETHERINGTON 4500 MAIN STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Name and address of agent for service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 816-531-5575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of fiscal year end: | 07-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of reporting period: | 07-31-2020 |
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Annual Report | |||||
July 31, 2020 | |||||
Multi-Asset Income Fund | |||||
Investor Class (AMJVX) | |||||
I Class (AMJIX) | |||||
Y Class (AMJYX) | |||||
A Class (AMJAX) | |||||
C Class (AMJCX) | |||||
R Class (AMJWX) | |||||
R5 Class (AMJGX) | |||||
R6 Class (AMJRX) |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.
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Table of Contents |
President’s Letter | |||||
Performance | |||||
Portfolio Commentary | |||||
Fund Characteristics | |||||
Shareholder Fee Example | |||||
Schedule of Investments | |||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |||||
Statement of Operations | |||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |||||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||||
Financial Highlights | |||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||
Management | |||||
Approval of Management Agreement | |||||
Liquidity Risk Management Program | |||||
Additional Information | |||||
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
President’s Letter |
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this annual report for the period ended July 31, 2020. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Pandemic Altered Economic, Market Courses
Broad market sentiment was generally upbeat through mid-February 2020. Dovish central banks, modest inflation, improving economic and corporate earnings data, and U.S.-China trade-policy progress helped boost global growth outlooks. Against this backdrop, key U.S. stock benchmarks rose to new highs, and global risk assets largely remained in favor.
Beginning in late February, unprecedented turmoil quickly quashed the optimistic tone. COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide, halting most U.S. and global economic activity and triggering a worldwide recession. Stocks and other riskier assets sold off sharply as investors fled to U.S. Treasuries and other perceived safe-haven investments. Central banks and federal governments stepped in quickly and aggressively to stabilize global markets. These extraordinary efforts helped launch a broad rebound among risk assets beginning in April, despite weak economic and corporate earnings data. Declining coronavirus infection and death rates in many regions and the reopening of economies also helped fuel the recovery.
Overall, global stocks delivered mixed results for the 12-month period. In general, U.S. stocks overcame the effects of the early 2020 sell-off to deliver a solid return. U.S. stocks generally fared better than non-U.S. stocks, and the growth style significantly outperformed value stocks. U.S. and global bonds rallied, too, as yields declined sharply for the reporting period.
A Slow Return to Normal
The return to pre-pandemic life will take time and patience, but we are confident we will get there. We remain hopeful medical researchers will uncover effective COVID-19 treatments and potentially develop a vaccine. In the meantime, investors likely will face periods of outbreak-related disruptions, economic and political uncertainty, and heightened market volatility. While these influences can be unsettling, they tend to be temporary.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. We have a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet these current challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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Performance |
Total Returns as of July 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | 1 year | 5 years | Since Inception | Inception Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | AMJVX | -5.72% | 2.93% | 2.64% | 12/1/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index | — | 4.07% | 5.86% | 5.37% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russell 3000 Value Index | — | -6.67% | 5.16% | 4.72% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | — | 10.12% | 4.46% | 4.08% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Value Index | — | -11.46% | -0.67% | -0.84% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blended Index | — | 0.76% | 4.96% | 4.52% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | AMJIX | -5.42% | 3.16% | 2.87% | 12/1/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y Class | AMJYX | -5.29% | — | 1.32% | 4/10/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | AMJAX | 12/1/14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No sales charge | -5.85% | 2.68% | 2.39% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge | -11.28% | 1.48% | 1.33% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | AMJCX | -6.55% | 1.92% | 1.64% | 12/1/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | AMJWX | -6.09% | 2.43% | 2.14% | 12/1/14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | AMJGX | -5.42% | — | 1.20% | 4/10/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | AMJRX | -5.29% | 3.31% | 3.02% | 12/1/14 |
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. The blended index combines monthly returns of widely known indices. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index represents 40%, the Russell 3000 Value Index represents 30%, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index represents 20% and the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Value Index represents 10% of the blended index.
Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Growth of $10,000 Over Life of Class | ||
$10,000 investment made December 1, 2014 | ||
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. |
Value on July 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investor Class — $11,594 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index — $13,452 | ||||||||
Russell 3000 Value Index — $12,991 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index — $12,542 | ||||||||
MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. Value Index — $9,535 | ||||||||
Blended Index — $12,848 | ||||||||
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | I Class | Y Class | A Class | C Class | R Class | R5 Class | R6 Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.14% | 0.94% | 0.79% | 1.39% | 2.14% | 1.64% | 0.94% | 0.79% |
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Portfolio Commentary |
Portfolio Managers: Rich Weiss, Scott Wilson, Radu Gabudean, Vidya Rajappa and John Donner
The fund’s Board of Directors has approved plans to liquidate Multi-Asset Income on October 16, 2020. Prior to the liquidation, the fund will close to all investments after the close of business on October 9, 2020.
Performance Summary
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, Multi-Asset Income returned -5.72%*. The strategy trailed the return of its custom-blended benchmark, which consists of 40% equity and 60% fixed-income investments. Allocations to global real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships (MLPs) and tactical fixed-income investments detracted from absolute and relative results, while positions in high-yield and emerging markets debt aided returns on an absolute basis. Non-U.S. equity investments helped on a relative basis. Nevertheless, the fund offered a competitive yield to investors. As of July 31, 2020, the 30-day Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yield was 3.53% after the fee waiver. Without the waiver, the 30-day SEC yield would have been 3.21%. At period-end, the fund’s annual distribution rate was 5.71%.
Because of the portfolios’ strategic exposure to a variety of asset classes, a review of the financial markets helps explain its performance.
Market Overview
In a period that saw the spread of a global pandemic and the first recession and bear market in the U.S. in a decade, global equity markets produced mixed results. Some major indices within the U.S. gained. Meanwhile, several non-U.S. markets lost ground. In the U.S., large-cap companies drastically outperformed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, and growth beat value across stocks of all sizes, according to the Russell family of indices. Value indices posted losses for the period, as did both value and growth oriented small-cap stocks. REITs were also particularly hard hit. Developed non-U.S. stocks mildly underperformed emerging markets, but both trailed U.S. equities. For the year, the S&P 500 Index’s gain of 11.96% outpaced the 6.55% gain of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the -1.67% loss of the MSCI EAFE Index.
Within fixed-income markets, the Fed cut rates several times during the period, although for different reasons in 2019 than in 2020. In 2019, as concerns over slowing global growth mounted, the Fed cut the overnight lending rate by 25 basis points in both September and October. This worked to support equity market valuations and stoke risk appetite among investors. The yield curve began a steepening trend that lasted through most of 2019. However, as concerns over COVID-19 began to emerge, a flight to quality ensued, and rates began to fall again early in 2020. March brought heightened volatility and spread widening among risk assets, as much of the U.S. began lockdown procedures. The Fed and U.S. government worked together to support markets and provide stimulus. The Fed cut rates drastically twice in March, pushing the overnight lending rate near zero. Furthermore, a disruption in the price of oil due to demand shock and a disagreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia helped to imperil high-yield debt valuations. For the period, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index gained 4.07%, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 10.12% and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (Unhedged) returned 7.85%.
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.
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Fund Strategy and Positioning
The fund’s primary objective is income generation, with long-term capital appreciation as a secondary objective. Our asset allocation strategy diversifies investments directly or indirectly among a range of U.S. and foreign income-oriented equity and fixed-income securities. The fund is not required to allocate its assets in any fixed proportion but maintains broad allocation ranges of 20% to 80% for equities and 20% to 80% for fixed-income securities to allow the team flexibility in pursuing attractive income-generating opportunities across the globe. To gain exposure to broad investment disciplines and categories, the fund invests in varying combinations of other American Century Investments’ funds (affiliated funds), unaffiliated funds such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), equity and debt securities and certain derivative instruments.
Global REITs, MLPs and Tactical Positioning Lagged
The global REIT allocation was a leading detractor from performance. Some areas of the REIT market were hit hard by pandemic-related issues. Office space REITs experienced downward pressure as investors speculated about the future landscape of a work-from-home culture, brought about by COVID-19 lockdowns. As retail shopping ground to a halt, some large retail chains filed for bankruptcy and others stopped making lease payments on their storefront locations. REITs that own rental housing also suffered because of income shocks felt by people working in areas of the workforce that were shut down due to the virus. People found it difficult to make their housing payments, straining rental income streams. However, some areas of the sector remained resilient, such as health care complex REITs. Warehouse, transportation and data processing center REITs also remain attractive, as a result of demand during the pandemic due to the boom in online ordering and shipping. Moreover, valuations and yields for the sector remain attractive. Elsewhere, tactical positioning in fixed-income strategies and holdings of energy MLPs detracted from performance.
High-Yield and Emerging Markets Debt Contribute Yield and Returns
Positioning in the high-yield and emerging markets debt markets aided performance, contributing to both income and returns. These securities were volatile, most notably in late spring 2020, as COVID-19 and its knock-on effects roiled markets. Economic concerns weighed on corporate high-yield and emerging markets debt. However, aggressive intervention by central banks around the globe helped risk assets rebound.
On a relative basis, the fund’s non-U.S. developed markets equity allocation was quite helpful, as it beat its benchmark. While growth-oriented securities rallied the last several months of the period, most value-oriented, dividend-paying stocks did not participate in the rally. The lag was even more pronounced among some non-U.S. companies. Nevertheless, the fund was able to deliver very competitive income payments and sizable yield to investors.
Outlook
While the market continues to price in a V-shaped recovery, we see the long-term economic effects of COVID-19 as highly uncertain. Within equities, we continue to favor U.S. over non-U.S. developed markets, as well as an overweight to REITs, which we believe offer compelling yields and valuations.
Multi-Asset Income was created to meet the evolving needs of clients who desire a total income solution. We believe that the pursuit of high income today shouldn’t jeopardize the potential for income tomorrow. Our broadly diversified investment approach, combining the best top-down ideas of American Century Investments’ Multi-Asset Strategies team with the bottom-up security selection of our underlying segment management teams, is designed to create an income-generating portfolio optimized for yield, total return and risk.
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Fund Characteristics |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets | |||||||
Affiliated Funds | 61.0% | |||||||
Domestic Common Stocks | 12.9% | |||||||
Foreign Common Stocks* | 6.9% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | 6.2% | |||||||
Corporate Bonds | 4.2% | |||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 0.8% | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.8% | |||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.7% | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 0.5% | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 0.4% | |||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 0.4% | |||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.2% | |||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 5.0%** |
*Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares.
**Amount relates primarily to cash.
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Shareholder Fee Example |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Beginning Account Value 2/1/20 | Ending Account Value 7/31/20 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 2/1/20 - 7/31/20 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | |||||||||||
Actual | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $911.10 | $2.99 | 0.63% | ||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $912.10 | $2.04 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
Y Class | $1,000 | $912.80 | $1.33 | 0.28% | ||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $910.00 | $4.18 | 0.88% | ||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $906.60 | $7.73 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $908.90 | $5.36 | 1.13% | ||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $912.20 | $2.04 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $912.80 | $1.33 | 0.28% | ||||||||||
Hypothetical | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.73 | $3.17 | 0.63% | ||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.73 | $2.16 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
Y Class | $1,000 | $1,023.47 | $1.41 | 0.28% | ||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,020.49 | $4.42 | 0.88% | ||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.76 | $8.17 | 1.63% | ||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,019.24 | $5.67 | 1.13% | ||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.73 | $2.16 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,023.47 | $1.41 | 0.28% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
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Schedule of Investments |
JULY 31, 2020
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
AFFILIATED FUNDS(1) — 61.0% | ||||||||
Emerging Markets Debt Fund R6 Class | 528,736 | $ | 5,451,268 | |||||
Equity Income Fund R6 Class | 523,198 | 4,311,149 | ||||||
International Value Fund R6 Class | 406,920 | 2,807,750 | ||||||
NT High Income Fund G Class | 1,014,608 | 9,435,854 | ||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED FUNDS (Cost $21,640,037) | 22,006,021 | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 19.8% | ||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics† | ||||||||
SF Holding Co. Ltd., A Shares | 1,100 | 11,167 | ||||||
Auto Components† | ||||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 17 | 2,938 | ||||||
Automobiles† | ||||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 170 | 5,776 | ||||||
SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd., A Shares | 3,200 | 8,305 | ||||||
14,081 | ||||||||
Banks — 0.9% | ||||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., H Shares | 39,000 | 13,853 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings Bhd | 14,100 | 9,679 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco SA, ADR | 1,544 | 6,516 | ||||||
Banco de Chile, ADR | 347 | 6,454 | ||||||
Banco Macro SA, ADR(2) | 93 | 1,979 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 19,500 | 7,707 | ||||||
Bank Millennium SA(2) | 3,463 | 2,644 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd., H Shares | 32,000 | 10,689 | ||||||
BDO Unibank, Inc. | 4,330 | 7,773 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp., H Shares | 74,000 | 53,978 | ||||||
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd., H Shares | 20,500 | 12,916 | ||||||
Commercial Bank PSQC (The) | 8,527 | 9,626 | ||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 5,702 | 5,792 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 7,322 | 6,783 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV(2) | 4,527 | 16,214 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | 876 | 21,784 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares | 58,000 | 34,311 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, ADR | 921 | 4,697 | ||||||
KB Financial Group, Inc. | 577 | 17,135 | ||||||
Komercni banka AS(2) | 382 | 8,896 | ||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 591 | 3,655 | ||||||
Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., H Shares | 27,000 | 14,811 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA(2) | 1,095 | 6,399 | ||||||
RHB Bank Bhd | 15,200 | 17,967 | ||||||
Santander Bank Polska SA(2) | 58 | 2,345 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Co. Ltd. | 39,000 | 14,100 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 678 | 4,335 | ||||||
Woori Financial Group, Inc. | 1,495 | 10,598 | ||||||
333,636 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Beverages† | ||||||||
Embotelladora Andina SA, ADR | 75 | $ | 1,095 | |||||
Chemicals — 0.1% | ||||||||
Jiangsu Yangnong Chemical Co. Ltd., A Shares | 900 | 12,352 | ||||||
Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co. Ltd., A Shares | 1,600 | 5,296 | ||||||
17,648 | ||||||||
Communications Equipment† | ||||||||
KMW Co. Ltd.(2) | 23 | 1,373 | ||||||
Construction and Engineering — 0.1% | ||||||||
Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd. | 189 | 13,324 | ||||||
GS Engineering & Construction Corp. | 206 | 4,668 | ||||||
Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.(2) | 1,001 | 10,037 | ||||||
28,029 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 0.2% | ||||||||
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., H Shares | 1,500 | 11,345 | ||||||
Asia Cement Corp. | 9,000 | 12,220 | ||||||
China National Building Material Co. Ltd., H Shares | 10,000 | 15,546 | ||||||
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. | 10,000 | 13,687 | ||||||
52,798 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 8,442 | 19,305 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 24,000 | 14,655 | ||||||
33,960 | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. | 26,000 | 14,511 | ||||||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA | 255 | 3,755 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR | 1,091 | 11,008 | ||||||
29,274 | ||||||||
Electric Utilities — 1.3% | ||||||||
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais, ADR | 5,177 | 12,010 | ||||||
Cia Paranaense de Energia, Preference Shares | 700 | 8,968 | ||||||
CPFL Energia SA | 1,000 | 6,010 | ||||||
Edison International | 1,855 | 103,268 | ||||||
Enel Americas SA, ADR | 1,724 | 13,051 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 1,160 | 104,481 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 1,338 | 111,161 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 1,583 | 109,290 | ||||||
468,239 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.1% | ||||||||
Delta Electronics, Inc. | 1,000 | 6,864 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. | 5,400 | 14,376 | ||||||
Synnex Technology International Corp. | 10,000 | 14,910 | ||||||
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd. | 2,000 | 9,238 | ||||||
45,388 | ||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | ||||||||
China Oilfield Services Ltd., H Shares | 14,000 | 10,906 | ||||||
Entertainment — 0.1% | ||||||||
NetEase, Inc., ADR | 36 | 16,503 | ||||||
Wuhu Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co. Ltd., A Shares | 800 | 5,227 | ||||||
Zhejiang Century Huatong Group Co. Ltd., A Shares(2) | 7,440 | 12,885 | ||||||
34,615 |
11
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 9.7% | ||||||||||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 2,671 | $ | 178,877 | |||||||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 11,891 | 136,865 | ||||||||||||
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. | 4,837 | 221,196 | ||||||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 1,481 | 246,939 | ||||||||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 5,980 | 163,194 | ||||||||||||
Mapletree Industrial Trust | 165,800 | 396,609 | ||||||||||||
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A | 12,619 | 345,003 | ||||||||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 779 | 92,849 | ||||||||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 9,482 | 307,027 | ||||||||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 8,593 | 238,714 | ||||||||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 3,631 | 218,042 | ||||||||||||
Stockland | 93,632 | 213,173 | ||||||||||||
STORE Capital Corp. | 8,834 | 209,277 | ||||||||||||
VEREIT, Inc. | 37,456 | 243,839 | ||||||||||||
VICI Properties, Inc. | 5,424 | 117,755 | ||||||||||||
WP Carey, Inc. | 2,370 | 169,147 | ||||||||||||
3,498,506 | ||||||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing† | ||||||||||||||
GS Retail Co. Ltd. | 64 | 1,847 | ||||||||||||
Food Products — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
BRF SA, ADR(2) | 1,882 | 7,491 | ||||||||||||
Chacha Food Co. Ltd., A Shares | 700 | 5,799 | ||||||||||||
Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd., A Shares | 2,000 | 8,214 | ||||||||||||
Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT | 26,600 | 11,803 | ||||||||||||
Standard Foods Corp. | 7,000 | 14,588 | ||||||||||||
47,895 | ||||||||||||||
Gas Utilities — 0.7% | ||||||||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 768 | 81,400 | ||||||||||||
Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd. | 22,000 | 18,424 | ||||||||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 921 | 69,720 | ||||||||||||
Spire, Inc. | 1,210 | 74,609 | ||||||||||||
244,153 | ||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies† | ||||||||||||||
Top Glove Corp. Bhd | 200 | 1,219 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services† | ||||||||||||||
China National Medicines Corp. Ltd., A Shares | 200 | 1,258 | ||||||||||||
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co. Ltd., A Shares | 3,000 | 8,804 | ||||||||||||
10,062 | ||||||||||||||
Household Durables† | ||||||||||||||
Suofeiya Home Collection Co. Ltd., A Shares | 1,300 | 4,272 | ||||||||||||
Household Products — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, A Shares | 9,711 | 15,966 | ||||||||||||
Vinda International Holdings Ltd. | 3,000 | 11,270 | ||||||||||||
27,236 | ||||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
Colbun SA | 78,676 | 14,061 | ||||||||||||
Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd., H Shares | 48,000 | 14,566 | ||||||||||||
28,627 | ||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates† | ||||||||||||||
Alfa SAB de CV, Series A | 11,670 | 6,334 |
12
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Insurance — 0.2% | ||||||||
China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | 21,000 | $ | 14,586 | |||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd., H Shares | 6,600 | 18,964 | ||||||
Liberty Holdings Ltd. | 1,431 | 5,762 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., H Shares | 3,000 | 31,647 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA | 2,005 | 14,538 | ||||||
85,497 | ||||||||
Interactive Media and Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR(2) | 129 | 15,403 | ||||||
JOYY, Inc., ADR(2) | 34 | 2,714 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 100 | 6,845 | ||||||
24,962 | ||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail† | ||||||||
Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR(2) | 681 | 15,506 | ||||||
IT Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Infosys Ltd., ADR | 1,689 | 21,704 | ||||||
Machinery — 0.2% | ||||||||
Doosan Bobcat, Inc. | 175 | 3,967 | ||||||
Sany Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., A Shares | 3,100 | 9,369 | ||||||
Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd. | 5,500 | 17,159 | ||||||
Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd., A Shares | 6,000 | 11,695 | ||||||
Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H(2) | 9,800 | 10,040 | ||||||
52,230 | ||||||||
Marine† | ||||||||
MISC Bhd | 8,300 | 15,434 | ||||||
Media — 0.1% | ||||||||
China South Publishing & Media Group Co. Ltd., A Shares | 3,100 | 4,734 | ||||||
Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co. Ltd., A Shares | 5,100 | 9,248 | ||||||
MultiChoice Group | 992 | 6,139 | ||||||
20,121 | ||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.2% | ||||||||
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. | 887 | 7,891 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz SA(2) | 657 | 22,284 | ||||||
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | 490 | 15,859 | ||||||
POSCO | 58 | 9,435 | ||||||
Vale SA, ADR | 1,028 | 11,966 | ||||||
67,435 | ||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.9% | ||||||||
AGNC Investment Corp. | 23,803 | 323,721 | ||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A | 5,011 | 120,615 | ||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 13,464 | 253,796 | ||||||
698,132 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 1.2% | ||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 1,372 | 110,089 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 1,696 | 108,849 | ||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 1,847 | 103,912 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 1,144 | 108,978 | ||||||
431,828 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.3% | ||||||||
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd., H Shares | 10,000 | 16,690 |
13
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 23,000 | $ | 24,366 | |||||
Gazprom PJSC, ADR | 1,014 | 4,942 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR Preference Shares | 1,089 | 9,289 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL | 5,400 | 15,819 | ||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd., GDR | 685 | 37,983 | ||||||
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd., H Shares | 8,000 | 6,249 | ||||||
115,338 | ||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. | 17,000 | 17,815 | ||||||
Suzano SA(2) | 200 | 1,619 | ||||||
19,434 | ||||||||
Personal Products† | ||||||||
LG Household & Health Care Ltd., Preference Shares | 25 | 15,010 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | ||||||||
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd., ADR | 286 | 17,389 | ||||||
Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., A Shares | 2,200 | 9,023 | ||||||
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. | 3,000 | 3,885 | ||||||
30,297 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.9% | ||||||||
Agile Group Holdings Ltd. | 4,000 | 5,081 | ||||||
BR Malls Participacoes SA | 5,400 | 10,321 | ||||||
China Vanke Co. Ltd., H Shares | 4,300 | 13,552 | ||||||
Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV | 159,725 | 240,215 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd. | 14,000 | 17,828 | ||||||
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. | 2,500 | 12,372 | ||||||
Seazen Group Ltd. | 12,000 | 11,398 | ||||||
Sunac China Holdings Ltd. | 1,000 | 4,719 | ||||||
315,486 | ||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1% | ||||||||
Powertech Technology, Inc. | 4,000 | 13,330 | ||||||
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.(2) | 1,500 | 5,820 | ||||||
United Microelectronics Corp. | 30,000 | 22,930 | ||||||
42,080 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | ||||||||
Petrobras Distribuidora SA | 1,700 | 7,430 | ||||||
Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Group Co. Ltd., A Shares | 6,800 | 9,964 | ||||||
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. | 1,000 | 6,187 | ||||||
23,581 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.4% | ||||||||
Chicony Electronics Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 5,907 | ||||||
Lenovo Group Ltd. | 6,000 | 3,641 | ||||||
Lite-On Technology Corp. | 9,000 | 15,197 | ||||||
Pegatron Corp. | 6,000 | 12,670 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 1,072 | 52,176 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Preference Shares | 542 | 22,579 | ||||||
Wistron Corp. | 15,000 | 17,696 | ||||||
Xiaomi Corp., Class B(2) | 4,400 | 8,494 | ||||||
138,360 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods† | ||||||||
Li Ning Co. Ltd. | 500 | 1,613 |
14
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors† | ||||||||
Posco International Corp. | 934 | $ | 10,889 | |||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Axiata Group Bhd | 4,800 | 3,612 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. | 2,000 | 13,633 | ||||||
Globe Telecom, Inc. | 25 | 1,049 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 1,924 | 6,701 | ||||||
Tim Participacoes SA, ADR | 839 | 12,534 | ||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | 1,584 | 3,361 | ||||||
40,890 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,454,431) | 7,141,125 | |||||||
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 6.2% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 2/29/24(3) | $ | 100,000 | 107,943 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 3/31/27 | 900,000 | 915,082 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, 2/15/30 | 760,000 | 829,558 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 5/15/30 | 400,000 | 403,305 | ||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $2,222,786) | 2,255,888 | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 4.2% | ||||||||
Automobiles — 0.1% | ||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.70%, 5/9/23 | 50,000 | 52,216 | ||||||
Banks — 0.3% | ||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 2.30%, 10/15/25 | 50,000 | 52,926 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., VRN, 2.08%, 4/22/26 | 60,000 | 62,980 | ||||||
115,906 | ||||||||
Beverages — 0.2% | ||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc., 2.75%, 3/19/30 | 60,000 | 68,634 | ||||||
Biotechnology — 0.1% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35(4) | 40,000 | 51,120 | ||||||
Capital Markets — 0.2% | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.625%, 2/20/24 | 60,000 | 65,769 | ||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.2% | ||||||||
Republic Services, Inc., 2.30%, 3/1/30 | 20,000 | 21,480 | ||||||
Waste Connections, Inc., 2.60%, 2/1/30 | 40,000 | 43,915 | ||||||
65,395 | ||||||||
Construction Materials — 0.1% | ||||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 2.50%, 3/15/30 | 30,000 | 31,603 | ||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | ||||||||
Synchrony Financial, 2.85%, 7/25/22 | 50,000 | 51,156 | ||||||
Containers and Packaging — 0.1% | ||||||||
Berry Global, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/23 | 17,000 | 17,255 | ||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 1.65%, 2/1/28(5) | 7,000 | 7,140 | ||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.1% | ||||||||
PacifiCorp, 3.30%, 3/15/51 | 20,000 | 24,696 | ||||||
Entertainment — 0.1% | ||||||||
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/28 | 20,000 | 23,281 | ||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2% | ||||||||
American Tower Corp., 3.50%, 1/31/23 | 60,000 | 64,457 |
15
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.2% | ||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 4.875%, 2/15/30(4) | $ | 25,000 | $ | 27,100 | ||||
Costco Wholesale Corp., 1.60%, 4/20/30 | 50,000 | 51,767 | ||||||
78,867 | ||||||||
Food Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., 4.00%, 2/1/24 | 60,000 | 66,243 | ||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.2% | ||||||||
Baxter International, Inc., 3.75%, 10/1/25(4) | 60,000 | 68,911 | ||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
Cigna Corp., 4.50%, 2/25/26 | 50,000 | 59,024 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28 | 40,000 | 47,550 | ||||||
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 9/1/30 | 10,000 | 10,522 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.95%, 10/15/27 | 60,000 | 68,330 | ||||||
185,426 | ||||||||
Household Durables — 0.2% | ||||||||
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 5/30/25 | 35,000 | 38,591 | ||||||
MDC Holdings, Inc., 3.85%, 1/15/30 | 25,000 | 25,293 | ||||||
63,884 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | ||||||||
Carlisle Cos., Inc., 2.75%, 3/1/30 | 40,000 | 42,324 | ||||||
Media — 0.3% | ||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 50,000 | 58,003 | ||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/24 | 5,000 | 5,512 | ||||||
ViacomCBS, Inc., 3.70%, 8/15/24 | 50,000 | 55,177 | ||||||
118,692 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.3% | ||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 25,000 | 33,872 | ||||||
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 50,000 | 56,458 | ||||||
90,330 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.3% | ||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 35,000 | 46,287 | ||||||
MPLX LP, 4.875%, 12/1/24 | 47,000 | 52,923 | ||||||
99,210 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail† | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.35%, 4/15/50 | 10,000 | 12,236 | ||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals† | ||||||||
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/21(4) | 13,000 | 13,033 | ||||||
Water Utilities — 0.1% | ||||||||
Essential Utilities, Inc., 2.70%, 4/15/30 | 20,000 | 21,888 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/30(4) | 8,000 | 9,167 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,416,405) | 1,508,839 | |||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.8% | ||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8% | ||||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., 6.50% (Cost $185,959) | 1,843 | 296,189 | ||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.8% | ||||||||
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, Series 2015-2A, Class B, 3.42%, 12/20/21(4) | $ | 20,833 | 20,853 |
16
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class B, 3.24%, 5/25/29(4) | $ | 9,614 | $ | 9,312 | ||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A SEQ, 1.77%, 11/25/26(4) | 11,163 | 11,159 | ||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2017-AA, Class A SEQ, 2.66%, 12/26/28(4) | 3,512 | 3,540 | ||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2017-AA, Class B, 2.96%, 12/26/28(4) | 35,116 | 34,315 | ||||||
MVW LLC, Series 2019-2A, Class B, 2.44%, 10/20/38(4) | 41,537 | 41,651 | ||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2013-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.15%, 4/22/30(4) | 10,742 | 10,775 | ||||||
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2017-SFR1, Class A SEQ, 2.77%, 8/17/34(4) | 24,895 | 25,370 | ||||||
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2017-SFR2, Class A SEQ, 2.90%, 12/17/34(4) | 74,861 | 75,316 | ||||||
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(4) | 1,826 | 1,844 | ||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2015-3A, Class A SEQ, 2.58%, 9/20/32(4) | 5,378 | 5,385 | ||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-6, Class A1, VRN, 2.75%, 10/25/57(4) | 34,418 | 35,814 | ||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(4) | 12,585 | 12,549 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $286,565) | 287,883 | |||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 0.7% | ||||||||
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.5% | ||||||||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.71%, 2/25/35 | 9,857 | 9,988 | ||||||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.93%, 11/25/34 | 2,801 | 2,703 | ||||||
Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2007-8, Class 1A3, 6.00%, 9/25/37 | 3,281 | 3,395 | ||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 3.08%, 8/25/34 | 10,599 | 10,355 | ||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-4, Class A, VRN, 3.72%, 8/25/35 | 2,997 | 3,084 | ||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-6, Class A2, VRN, 2.29%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.15%), 9/25/35 | 11,377 | 11,322 | ||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3, Class 1A1, VRN, 5.52%, 7/25/35 | 5,907 | 6,366 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL1, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 6/25/47(4) | 37,022 | 37,628 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-NQM1, Class A1, 2.66%, 10/25/59(4) | 32,344 | 32,952 | ||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.99%, 9/25/35 | 11,371 | 11,414 | ||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, VRN, 3.71%, 9/25/35 | 6,606 | 6,545 | ||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 1A1, VRN, 3.04%, 7/25/35 | 3,293 | 3,350 | ||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.27%, 7/25/35 | 3,277 | 3,209 | ||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-S2, Class 3A1, VRN, 7.16%, 2/25/32 | 216 | 222 | ||||||
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 3.59%, 11/21/34 | 11,380 | 11,479 | ||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3, Class A1, VRN, 3.61%, 3/25/35 | 5,547 | 5,410 |
17
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR7, Class A3, VRN, 3.07%, 8/25/35 | $ | 2,529 | $ | 2,427 | |||||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR7, Class 1A1, VRN, 4.11%, 5/25/35 | 2,105 | 2,095 | |||||||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2006-AR16, Class A1, VRN, 4.15%, 10/25/36 | 316 | 303 | |||||||||
164,247 | |||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2% | |||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2015-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.42%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.25%), 5/25/25 | 50,000 | 51,300 | |||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2017-DNA2, Class M1, VRN, 1.37%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.20%), 10/25/29 | 8,866 | 8,882 | |||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 16,345 | 12,378 | |||||||||
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 6.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 2,822 | 2,900 | |||||||||
75,460 | |||||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $243,044) | 239,707 | ||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Banks — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bank of America Corp., 5.20% | 33,000 | 33,481 | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)† | |||||||||||
SITE Centers Corp., 6.25% | 500 | 11,625 | |||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Chimera Investment Corp., 8.00% | 5,641 | 129,743 | |||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $177,069) | 174,849 | ||||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.4% | |||||||||||
iShares China Large-Cap ETF | 362 | 14,976 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI China A ETF | 353 | 12,761 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI India ETF | 2,688 | 85,855 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Russia ETF | 757 | 26,336 | |||||||||
iShares MSCI Thailand ETF | 379 | 26,022 | |||||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $173,668) | 165,950 | ||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 0.4% | |||||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(4) | $ | 25,000 | 23,898 | ||||||||
Dryden 64 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-64A, Class A, VRN, 1.24%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.97%), 4/18/31(4) | 25,000 | 24,253 | |||||||||
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2020-7A, Class A, VRN, 2.31%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.90%), 4/20/31(4) | 50,000 | 50,263 | |||||||||
Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd., Series 2013-3RA, Class B, VRN, 2.02%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/18/31(4) | 35,000 | 33,931 | |||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $134,676) | 132,345 | ||||||||||
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Irvine Core Office Trust, Series 2013-IRV, Class A1 SEQ, 2.07%, 5/15/48(4) (Cost $61,923) | 62,174 | 62,829 | |||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 95.0% (Cost $32,996,563) | 34,271,625 | ||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(6) — 5.0% | 1,818,383 | ||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 36,090,008 |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BRL | 531,408 | USD | 99,042 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | $ | 2,635 | |||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 44,302 | USD | 32,471 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 607 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 135,777 | USD | 100,089 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 1,290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 65,337 | USD | 48,293 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 492 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 113,074 | CAD | 151,484 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (34) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 21,082 | CAD | 28,595 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (268) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | 162,706 | USD | 22,846 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 372 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 69,896 | CNY | 496,996 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,522 | CNY | 88,838 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (155) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 181,634,741 | USD | 48,735 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (260) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 56,367,494 | USD | 14,641 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 402 | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 189,823,966 | USD | 52,250 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,590) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 55,488 | COP | 204,347,330 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 952 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,233 | COP | 38,403,673 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 47,619 | COP | 173,736,428 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,252 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 97,502 | COP | 357,637,275 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,056 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 30,766 | USD | 37,900 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 2,384 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 9,575 | USD | 11,935 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 602 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 51,403 | GBP | 40,341 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (1,417) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 9,105,641 | USD | 29,502 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 1,632 | ||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 24,308,791 | USD | 76,711 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 6,406 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 110,538 | HUF | 33,414,432 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (3,713) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 48,671 | HUF | 14,672,879 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (1,498) | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 5,971,278 | USD | 77,924 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 1,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 1,555,654 | USD | 20,431 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 7,406,391 | USD | 98,515 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (207) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 11,827,993 | USD | 110,421 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 1,384 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,301,904 | USD | 21,431 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 328 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 4,583,482 | USD | 42,933 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 393 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 52,977 | JPY | 5,560,291 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 47,416 | JPY | 4,998,713 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 31,477 | JPY | 3,374,894 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (425) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 59,955,768 | USD | 50,396 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (215) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 19,698,254 | USD | 16,269 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 56,346 | KRW | 67,102,710 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,445 | KRW | 12,551,312 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (61) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | 45,916,883 | USD | 111,584 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,736) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 33,441 | KZT | 14,078,557 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 680 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | 1,210,893 | USD | 53,579 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 484 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 14,278 | MXN | 327,198 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (331) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 38,268 | MXN | 883,695 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (1,186) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MYR | 287,327 | USD | 67,119 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 678 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 19,974 | MYR | 85,667 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (240) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 46,925 | MYR | 201,660 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (658) |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 1,076,437 | USD | 116,048 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | $ | 2,242 | |||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 100,648 | USD | 10,573 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 488 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 480,853 | USD | 50,415 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 60,617 | NOK | 565,558 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,532) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,507 | NOK | 130,675 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (853) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 55,625 | NOK | 514,762 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (942) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 48,738 | NOK | 446,943 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (376) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NZD | 88,913 | USD | 57,995 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 57,152 | NZD | 88,913 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (1,818) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PEN | 282,179 | USD | 80,888 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,096) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PEN | 207,022 | USD | 59,310 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (770) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 302,510 | PEN | 1,045,959 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 6,742 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 62,822 | PEN | 223,086 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (261) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PHP | 790,787 | USD | 15,616 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 439 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PHP | 1,977,023 | USD | 39,305 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 833 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 55,141 | PHP | 2,767,810 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,051) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PLN | 431,393 | USD | 110,128 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 30,383 | PLN | 119,803 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,615) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 78,455 | PLN | 311,590 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,769) | ||||||||||||||||||||
SEK | 1,183,598 | USD | 128,652 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 6,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SEK | 210,948 | USD | 22,713 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 62,126 | SEK | 545,964 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (87) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 39,832 | SEK | 372,896 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,660) | ||||||||||||||||||||
SGD | 19,633 | USD | 14,283 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SGD | 14,716 | USD | 10,550 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SGD | 12,752 | USD | 9,190 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SGD | 44,478 | USD | 32,035 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 340 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,609 | SGD | 11,869 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 337,386 | SGD | 468,867 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (3,891) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,111 | SGD | 15,427 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (118) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 15,932 | SGD | 22,168 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (204) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 41,485 | SGD | 57,796 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (583) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,013 | SGD | 15,318 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (136) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,003 | SGD | 17,994 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (94) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 3,467,661 | USD | 111,211 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 637,151 | USD | 20,571 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (141) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 1,480,802 | USD | 46,883 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 598 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 33,007 | THB | 1,027,147 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 48,451 | THB | 1,521,129 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (323) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 14,215 |
FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 36 | September 2020 | $ | 3,600,000 | $ | 5,042,813 | $ | (51,550) |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt | ||||||||||||
BRL | - | Brazilian Real | ||||||||||||
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar | ||||||||||||
CNY | - | Chinese Yuan | ||||||||||||
COP | - | Colombian Peso | ||||||||||||
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | ||||||||||||
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association | ||||||||||||
GBP | - | British Pound | ||||||||||||
GDR | - | Global Depositary Receipt | ||||||||||||
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index | ||||||||||||
HUF | - | Hungarian Forint | ||||||||||||
INR | - | Indian Rupee | ||||||||||||
JPY | - | Japanese Yen | ||||||||||||
KRW | - | South Korean Won | ||||||||||||
KZT | - | Kazakhstani Tenge | ||||||||||||
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||||||||||
MXN | - | Mexican Peso | ||||||||||||
MYR | - | Malaysian Ringgit | ||||||||||||
NOK | - | Norwegian Krone | ||||||||||||
NZD | - | New Zealand Dollar | ||||||||||||
PEN | - | Peruvian Sol | ||||||||||||
PHP | - | Philippine Peso | ||||||||||||
PLN | - | Polish Zloty | ||||||||||||
SEK | - | Swedish Krona | ||||||||||||
SEQ | - | Sequential Payer | ||||||||||||
SGD | - | Singapore Dollar | ||||||||||||
THB | - | Thai Baht | ||||||||||||
USD | - | United States Dollar | ||||||||||||
VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds.
(2)Non-income producing.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward foreign currency exchange contracts and/or futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $81,720.
(4)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $722,968, which represented 2.0% of total net assets.
(5)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(6)Amount relates primarily to cash.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Investment securities - affiliated, at value (cost of $21,640,037) | $ | 22,006,021 | ||||||
Investment securities - unaffiliated, at value (cost of $11,356,526) | 12,265,604 | |||||||
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $32,996,563) | 34,271,625 | |||||||
Cash | 1,451,088 | |||||||
Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $9,856) | 9,856 | |||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 363,318 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 55,620 | |||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 149,557 | |||||||
36,301,064 | ||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 86,810 | |||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 62,159 | |||||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 2,250 | |||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 41,405 | |||||||
Accrued management fees | 16,116 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees payable | 2,316 | |||||||
211,056 | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 36,090,008 | ||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 43,380,462 | ||||||
Distributable earnings | (7,290,454) | |||||||
$ | 36,090,008 |
Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share | |||||||||
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $11,136,862 | 1,269,373 | $8.77 | ||||||||
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $20,487,822 | 2,334,532 | $8.78 | ||||||||
Y Class, $0.01 Par Value | $5,222 | 595 | $8.78 | ||||||||
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $2,010,982 | 229,249 | $8.77* | ||||||||
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $2,127,504 | 242,675 | $8.77 | ||||||||
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $90,778 | 10,353 | $8.77 | ||||||||
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $5,992 | 682 | $8.79 | ||||||||
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $224,846 | 25,612 | $8.78 |
*Maximum offering price $9.31 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investment Income (Loss) | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Income distributions from underlying funds (including $1,477,260 from affiliated funds) | $ | 2,260,910 | ||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $28,509) | 536,426 | |||||||
Interest | 300,886 | |||||||
3,098,222 | ||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 433,833 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees: | ||||||||
A Class | 5,615 | |||||||
C Class | 28,553 | |||||||
R Class | 516 | |||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 1,833 | |||||||
Other expenses | 9,903 | |||||||
480,253 | ||||||||
Fees waived(1) | (153,561) | |||||||
326,692 | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2,771,530 | |||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investment transactions (including $(1,619,166) from affiliated funds) | (6,040,118) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (62,112) | |||||||
Futures contract transactions | (816,754) | |||||||
Swap agreement transactions | 5,813 | |||||||
Foreign currency translation transactions | (5,465) | |||||||
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated funds | 134,434 | |||||||
(6,784,202) | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments (including $69,749 from affiliated funds) | (634,275) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 20,743 | |||||||
Futures contracts | 47,420 | |||||||
Swap agreements | (4,228) | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 175 | |||||||
(570,165) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (7,354,367) | |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (4,582,837) |
(1)Amount consists of $57,362, $80,998, $14, $6,339, $8,014, $290, $16 and $528 for Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2020 AND JULY 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | July 31, 2020 | July 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 2,771,530 | $ | 2,823,211 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (6,784,202) | (932,988) | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (570,165) | 110,799 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (4,582,837) | 2,001,022 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||
From earnings: | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (1,080,908) | (1,996,030) | ||||||||||||
I Class | (1,606,850) | (643,040) | ||||||||||||
Y Class | (306) | (296) | ||||||||||||
A Class | (115,098) | (160,602) | ||||||||||||
C Class | (124,473) | (159,597) | ||||||||||||
R Class | (5,134) | (84,681) | ||||||||||||
R5 Class | (320) | (287) | ||||||||||||
R6 Class | (10,884) | (99,392) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (2,943,973) | (3,143,925) | ||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | (15,279,983) | 1,216,293 | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (22,806,793) | 73,390 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 58,896,801 | 58,823,411 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 36,090,008 | $ | 58,896,801 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
JULY 31, 2020
1. Organization
American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Multi-Asset Income Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund may invest in varying combinations of other American Century Investments funds (affiliated funds), unaffiliated funds such as exchange-traded funds, equity and debt securities, and certain derivative instruments. The fund may invest in affiliated and unaffiliated funds (collectively, the underlying funds) to an unlimited extent. The fund will assume the risks associated with the underlying funds. The fund's investment objective is to seek income. Long-term capital appreciation is a secondary objective.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, Y Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
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Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes.
Investment Income — Income and capital gain distributions, if any, from the underlying funds, are recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Long-term capital gain distributions, if any, are a component of net realized gain (loss). Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income.
Equity-Linked Debt and Linked-Equity Securities — The fund may invest in hybrid equity securities, which usually convert into common stock at a date predetermined by the issuer. These securities generally offer a higher dividend yield than that of the common stock to which the security is linked. These instruments are issued by a company other than the one to which the security is linked and carry the credit of the issuer, not that of the underlying common stock. The securities’ appreciation is limited based on a predetermined final cap price at the date of the conversion. Risks of investing in these securities include, but are not limited to, a set time to capture the yield advantage, limited appreciation potential, decline in value of the underlying stock, and failure of the issuer to pay dividends or to deliver common stock at maturity.
Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
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Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually.
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM serves as the investment advisor for the affiliated funds.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The investment advisor will waive the portion of the fund’s management fee equal to the expenses attributable to the management fees of the American Century Investments funds in which the fund invests. The amount of this waiver will fluctuate depending on the fund’s daily allocation to other American Century Investments funds. This waiver is expected to remain in effect permanently and it cannot be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. During the period ended July 31, 2020, the investment advisor agreed to waive an additional 0.07% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until July 31, 2021 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
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The annual management fee and the effective annual management fee after waiver for each class for the period ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:
Annual Management Fee | Effective Annual Management Fee After Waiver | |||||||
Investor Class | 0.90% | 0.62% | ||||||
I Class | 0.70% | 0.42% | ||||||
Y Class | 0.55% | 0.27% | ||||||
A Class | 0.90% | 0.62% | ||||||
C Class | 0.90% | 0.62% | ||||||
R Class | 0.90% | 0.62% | ||||||
R5 Class | 0.70% | 0.42% | ||||||
R6 Class | 0.55% | 0.27% |
Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended July 31, 2020 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $49,083 and $3,611,768, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $(109,017) in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
Other Expenses — The fund’s other expenses may include interest charges, clearing exchange fees, proxy solicitation expenses, filing fees for foreign tax reclaims and other miscellaneous expenses. The impact of other expenses to the ratio of operating expenses to average net assets was 0.02% for the period ended July 31, 2020.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $104,728,808, of which $3,634,683 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $118,337,743, of which $1,698,529 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
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5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
Year ended July 31, 2020 | Year ended July 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 546,210 | $ | 5,252,600 | 1,831,570 | $ | 17,778,907 | ||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 93,710 | 870,015 | 187,026 | 1,798,300 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,922,300) | (17,211,495) | (3,863,865) | (37,770,909) | ||||||||||||||||
(1,282,380) | (11,088,880) | (1,845,269) | (18,193,702) | |||||||||||||||||
I Class/Shares Authorized | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 1,513,880 | 14,350,847 | 2,862,598 | 27,935,439 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 173,930 | 1,606,850 | 66,340 | 643,040 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,184,832) | (19,190,740) | (574,927) | (5,553,374) | ||||||||||||||||
(497,022) | (3,233,043) | 2,354,011 | 23,025,105 | |||||||||||||||||
Y Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 34 | 306 | 30 | 296 | ||||||||||||||||
A Class/Shares Authorized | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 43,964 | 386,039 | 271,584 | 2,637,228 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 12,374 | 113,864 | 16,544 | 159,318 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (70,499) | (640,192) | (286,615) | (2,820,887) | ||||||||||||||||
(14,161) | (140,289) | 1,513 | (24,341) | |||||||||||||||||
C Class/Shares Authorized | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 21,462 | 208,875 | 251,229 | 2,401,005 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 13,388 | 124,091 | 16,614 | 159,597 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (144,634) | (1,311,060) | (254,638) | (2,474,146) | ||||||||||||||||
(109,784) | (978,094) | 13,205 | 86,456 | |||||||||||||||||
R Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 8,430 | 80,389 | 1,649 | 16,130 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 553 | 5,134 | 8,809 | 84,681 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (9,203) | (89,672) | (196,436) | (1,947,440) | ||||||||||||||||
(220) | (4,149) | (185,978) | (1,846,629) | |||||||||||||||||
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 88 | 883 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 35 | 320 | 29 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||
123 | 1,203 | 29 | 287 | |||||||||||||||||
R6 Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 25,327 | 247,013 | 9,356 | 86,730 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,200 | 10,884 | 10,322 | 99,392 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (9,900) | (94,934) | (203,185) | (2,017,301) | ||||||||||||||||
16,627 | 162,963 | (183,507) | (1,831,179) | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (1,886,783) | $ | (15,279,983) | 154,034 | $ | 1,216,293 |
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6. Affiliated Fund Transactions
A summary of transactions for each affiliated fund for the period ended July 31, 2020 follows (amounts in thousands):
Affiliated Fund(1) | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Emerging Markets Debt Fund R6 Class | $ | 7,653 | $ | 3,459 | $ | 5,559 | $ | (102) | $ | 5,451 | 529 | $ | (121) | $ | 311 | |||||||||||
Equity Income Fund R6 Class | 4,198 | 4,046 | 4,187 | 254 | 4,311 | 523 | (530) | 317 | ||||||||||||||||||
International Value Fund R6 Class | 4,645 | 2,047 | 3,852 | (32) | 2,808 | 407 | (329) | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||
NT High Income Fund G Class | 12,679 | 5,612 | 8,817 | (38) | 9,436 | 1,015 | (679) | 822 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utilities Fund Investor Class | 588 | 7 | 583 | (12) | — | — | 40 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 29,763 | $ | 15,171 | $ | 22,998 | $ | 70 | $ | 22,006 | 2,474 | $ | (1,619) | $ | 1,612 |
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds. Additional information and attributes of each affiliated fund are available at americancentury.com.
(2)Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any.
7. Investments in Affiliated Funds
The fund does not invest in an affiliated fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the fund within its investment strategy may represent a significant portion of an affiliated fund's net assets.
8. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
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The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Investment Securities | |||||||||||
Affiliated Funds | $ | 22,006,021 | — | — | |||||||
Common Stocks | 4,859,922 | $ | 2,281,203 | — | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | 2,255,888 | — | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 1,508,839 | — | ||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 296,189 | — | — | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 287,883 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 239,707 | — | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 141,368 | 33,481 | — | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 165,950 | — | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | 132,345 | — | ||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 62,829 | — | ||||||||
$ | 27,469,450 | $ | 6,802,175 | — | |||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | $ | 55,620 | — | |||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 51,550 | — | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | $ | 41,405 | — | |||||||
$ | 51,550 | $ | 41,405 | — |
9. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $367,143.
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Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. During the period, the fund participated in equity price risk derivative instruments for temporary investment purposes.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $13,224,505.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $100,000 futures contracts purchased and $6,166,667 futures contracts sold.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2020
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 55,620 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 41,405 | ||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 2,250 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 55,620 | $ | 43,655 |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
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Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2020
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | 5,813 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | $ | (4,228) | ||||||||||||||
Equity Price Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (63,492) | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | — | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | (62,112) | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 20,743 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | (753,262) | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | 47,420 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | (873,053) | $ | 63,935 |
10. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Uncertainty remains regarding a replacement rate or rates for LIBOR. The transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund may invest in lower-rated debt securities, which are subject to substantial risks including liquidity risk and credit risk.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
11. Federal Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019 were as follows:
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Distributions Paid From | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 2,943,973 | $ | 2,912,326 | ||||
Long-term capital gains | — | $ | 231,599 |
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
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As of period end, the federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 34,611,654 | |||
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 224,107 | |||
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (564,136) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (340,029) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (3,636) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) | $ | (343,665) | |||
Other book-to-tax adjustments | $ | (27,659) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 144,598 | |||
Accumulated short-term capital losses | $ | (5,001,280) | |||
Accumulated long-term capital losses | $ | (2,062,448) |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. Other book-to-tax adjustments are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on straddle positions.
Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryovers that may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. The capital loss carryovers may be carried forward for an unlimited period. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations.
12. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (ASU 2017-08). ASU 2017-08 amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not materially impact the financial statements.
13. Corporate Event
On June 24, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a plan of liquidation for the fund. The liquidation date is expected to be October 16, 2020.
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For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.82 | 0.47 | (1.02) | (0.55) | (0.50) | — | — | (0.50) | $8.77 | (5.72)% | 0.64% | 0.92% | 5.03% | 4.75% | 210% | $11,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.06 | 0.45 | (0.19) | 0.26 | (0.47) | (0.03) | — | (0.50) | $9.82 | 2.89% | 0.66% | 0.91% | 4.63% | 4.38% | 213% | $25,048 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.33 | (0.20) | 0.13 | (0.35) | (0.01) | — | (0.36) | $10.06 | 1.32% | 0.66%(4) | 0.90%(4) | 4.99%(4) | 4.75%(4) | 152% | $44,245 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 1.08 | (0.48) | — | — | (0.48) | $10.29 | 11.35% | 0.58% | 0.91% | 4.29% | 3.96% | 209% | $46,964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.73 | (0.44) | — | — | (0.44) | $9.69 | 7.92% | 0.61% | 0.92% | 4.50% | 4.19% | 195% | $43,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.39 | (0.57) | (0.18) | (0.39) | — | (0.03) | (0.42) | $9.40 | (1.84)% | 0.59% | 0.91% | 4.08% | 3.76% | 127% | $8,559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.82 | 0.48 | (1.00) | (0.52) | (0.52) | — | — | (0.52) | $8.78 | (5.42)% | 0.44% | 0.72% | 5.23% | 4.95% | 210% | $20,488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.06 | 0.47 | (0.19) | 0.28 | (0.49) | (0.03) | — | (0.52) | $9.82 | 3.10% | 0.46% | 0.71% | 4.83% | 4.58% | 213% | $27,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.35 | (0.21) | 0.14 | (0.36) | (0.01) | — | (0.37) | $10.06 | 1.45% | 0.46%(4) | 0.70%(4) | 5.19%(4) | 4.95%(4) | 152% | $4,806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 1.10 | (0.50) | — | — | (0.50) | $10.29 | 11.57% | 0.38% | 0.71% | 4.49% | 4.16% | 209% | $2,255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.47 | 0.28 | 0.75 | (0.46) | — | — | (0.46) | $9.69 | 8.14% | 0.41% | 0.72% | 4.70% | 4.39% | 195% | $1,756 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.42 | (0.58) | (0.16) | (0.41) | — | (0.03) | (0.44) | $9.40 | (1.65)% | 0.39% | 0.71% | 4.28% | 3.96% | 127% | $1,967 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Y Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.82 | 0.49 | (1.00) | (0.51) | (0.53) | — | — | (0.53) | $8.78 | (5.29)% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 5.38% | 5.10% | 210% | $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.07 | 0.49 | (0.20) | 0.29 | (0.51) | (0.03) | — | (0.54) | $9.82 | 3.14% | 0.31% | 0.56% | 4.98% | 4.73% | 213% | $6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.36 | (0.20) | 0.16 | (0.37) | (0.01) | — | (0.38) | $10.07 | 1.65% | 0.31%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 5.34%(4) | 5.10%(4) | 152% | $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(5) | $10.06 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.51 | (0.28) | — | — | (0.28) | $10.29 | 5.17% | 0.23%(4) | 0.56%(4) | 3.81%(4) | 3.48%(4) | 209%(6) | $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.81 | 0.44 | (1.00) | (0.56) | (0.48) | — | — | (0.48) | $8.77 | (5.85)% | 0.89% | 1.17% | 4.78% | 4.50% | 210% | $2,011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.06 | 0.43 | (0.20) | 0.23 | (0.45) | (0.03) | — | (0.48) | $9.81 | 2.53% | 0.91% | 1.16% | 4.38% | 4.13% | 213% | $2,389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.32 | (0.21) | 0.11 | (0.33) | (0.01) | — | (0.34) | $10.06 | 1.16% | 0.91%(4) | 1.15%(4) | 4.74%(4) | 4.50%(4) | 152% | $2,434 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.41 | 0.64 | 1.05 | (0.45) | — | — | (0.45) | $10.29 | 11.08% | 0.83% | 1.16% | 4.04% | 3.71% | 209% | $2,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.70 | (0.41) | — | — | (0.41) | $9.69 | 7.65% | 0.86% | 1.17% | 4.25% | 3.94% | 195% | $2,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.38 | (0.58) | (0.20) | (0.37) | — | (0.03) | (0.40) | $9.40 | (2.08)% | 0.84% | 1.16% | 3.83% | 3.51% | 127% | $1,647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.81 | 0.37 | (1.00) | (0.63) | (0.41) | — | — | (0.41) | $8.77 | (6.55)% | 1.64% | 1.92% | 4.03% | 3.75% | 210% | $2,128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.06 | 0.35 | (0.19) | 0.16 | (0.38) | (0.03) | — | (0.41) | $9.81 | 1.77% | 1.66% | 1.91% | 3.63% | 3.38% | 213% | $3,457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.28 | 0.27 | (0.20) | 0.07 | (0.28) | (0.01) | — | (0.29) | $10.06 | 0.78% | 1.66%(4) | 1.90%(4) | 3.99%(4) | 3.75%(4) | 152% | $3,412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.33 | 0.64 | 0.97 | (0.38) | — | — | (0.38) | $10.28 | 10.16% | 1.58% | 1.91% | 3.29% | 2.96% | 209% | $2,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.63 | (0.34) | — | — | (0.34) | $9.69 | 6.83% | 1.61% | 1.92% | 3.50% | 3.19% | 195% | $1,765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.31 | (0.58) | (0.27) | (0.31) | — | (0.02) | (0.33) | $9.40 | (2.79)% | 1.59% | 1.91% | 3.08% | 2.76% | 127% | $1,570 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.81 | 0.42 | (1.01) | (0.59) | (0.45) | — | — | (0.45) | $8.77 | (6.09)% | 1.14% | 1.42% | 4.53% | 4.25% | 210% | $91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.06 | 0.40 | (0.19) | 0.21 | (0.43) | (0.03) | — | (0.46) | $9.81 | 2.28% | 1.16% | 1.41% | 4.13% | 3.88% | 213% | $104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.30 | (0.20) | 0.10 | (0.32) | (0.01) | — | (0.33) | $10.06 | 1.00% | 1.16%(4) | 1.40%(4) | 4.49%(4) | 4.25%(4) | 152% | $1,978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.38 | 0.65 | 1.03 | (0.43) | — | — | (0.43) | $10.29 | 10.81% | 1.08% | 1.41% | 3.79% | 3.46% | 209% | $1,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.40 | 0.28 | 0.68 | (0.39) | — | — | (0.39) | $9.69 | 7.37% | 1.11% | 1.42% | 4.00% | 3.69% | 195% | $1,730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.36 | (0.58) | (0.22) | (0.35) | — | (0.03) | (0.38) | $9.40 | (2.32)% | 1.09% | 1.41% | 3.58% | 3.26% | 127% | $1,580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $9.83 | 0.48 | (1.00) | (0.52) | (0.52) | — | — | (0.52) | $8.79 | (5.42)% | 0.44% | 0.72% | 5.23% | 4.95% | 210% | $6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.07 | 0.47 | (0.19) | 0.28 | (0.49) | (0.03) | — | (0.52) | $9.83 | 3.10% | 0.46% | 0.71% | 4.83% | 4.58% | 213% | $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.30 | 0.35 | (0.21) | 0.14 | (0.36) | (0.01) | — | (0.37) | $10.07 | 1.45% | 0.46%(4) | 0.70%(4) | 5.19%(4) | 4.95%(4) | 152% | $5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(5) | $10.06 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.51 | (0.27) | — | — | (0.27) | $10.30 | 5.17% | 0.38%(4) | 0.71%(4) | 3.66%(4) | 3.33%(4) | 209%(6) | $5 |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Tax Return of Capital | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $9.82 | 0.51 | (1.02) | (0.51) | (0.53) | — | — | (0.53) | $8.78 | (5.29)% | 0.29% | 0.57% | 5.38% | 5.10% | 210% | $225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $10.07 | 0.48 | (0.19) | 0.29 | (0.51) | (0.03) | — | (0.54) | $9.82 | 3.15% | 0.31% | 0.56% | 4.98% | 4.73% | 213% | $88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $10.29 | 0.36 | (0.20) | 0.16 | (0.37) | (0.01) | — | (0.38) | $10.07 | 1.65% | 0.31%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 5.34%(4) | 5.10%(4) | 152% | $1,938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $9.69 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 1.11 | (0.51) | — | — | (0.51) | $10.29 | 11.73% | 0.23% | 0.56% | 4.64% | 4.31% | 209% | $1,907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $9.40 | 0.48 | 0.28 | 0.76 | (0.47) | — | — | (0.47) | $9.69 | 8.30% | 0.26% | 0.57% | 4.85% | 4.54% | 195% | $1,707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $10.00 | 0.44 | (0.58) | (0.14) | (0.43) | — | (0.03) | (0.46) | $9.40 | (1.51)% | 0.24% | 0.56% | 4.43% | 4.11% | 127% | $1,576 |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from November 30 to July 31, resulting in an eight-month annual reporting period. For the years before July 31, 2018, the fund's fiscal year end was November 30.
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through November 30, 2017.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Multi-Asset Income Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018, and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Multi-Asset Income Fund of the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. as of July 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018, and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
September 16, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.
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Management |
The Board of Directors
The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas W. Bunn (1953) | Director | Since 2017 | Retired | 63 | SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chris H. Cheesman (1962) | Director | Since 2019 | Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018) | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Fink (1955) | Director | Since 2012 (independent since 2016) | Retired | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rajesh K. Gupta (1960) | Director | Since 2019 | Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019) | 63 | None |
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Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynn Jenkins (1963) | Director | Since 2019 | Consultant, LJ Strategies (2019 to present); United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018) | 63 | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan M. Lewis (1957) | Director | Since 2011 | Retired | 63 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John R. Whitten (1946) | Director | Since 2008 | Retired | 63 | Onto Innovation Inc. (2019 to 2020); Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen E. Yates (1948) | Director and Chairman of the Board | Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018) | Retired | 82 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan S. Thomas (1963) | Director | Since 2007 | President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries | 122 | None |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Officers
The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Offices with the Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | ||||||
Patrick Bannigan (1965) | President since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries | ||||||
R. Wes Campbell (1974) | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018 | Vice President, ACS, (2020 to present); Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
Amy D. Shelton (1964) | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014 | Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS | ||||||
Charles A. Etherington (1957) | General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
C. Jean Wade (1964) | Vice President since 2012 | Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017) | ||||||
Robert J. Leach (1966) | Vice President since 2006 | Vice President, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
David H. Reinmiller (1963) | Vice President since 2000 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
Ward D. Stauffer (1960) | Secretary since 2005 | Attorney, ACC (2003 to present) |
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and specifically its response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•possible economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
•acquired fund fees and expenses;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•possible collateral benefits to the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
The Board held two meetings to consider the renewal. The independent Directors also met in private session three times to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The independent Directors held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement, requesting supplemental information, and reviewing information provided by the Advisor in response thereto. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or
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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, and five-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board
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found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
COVID-19 Response. During 2020, much of the world experienced unprecedented change and challenges from the impacts of the rapidly evolving, worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board evaluated the Advisor’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on service to the Fund. The Board found that Fund shareholders have continued to receive the Advisor’s investment management and other services without disruption, and Advisor personnel have demonstrated great resiliency in providing those services. The Board, directly and through its Audit Committee, continues to monitor the impact of the pandemic and the response of each of the Fund’s service providers.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders additional content and services.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was below the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe. The Board and the Advisor extended a temporary reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.07% (e.g., the Investor Class unified fee will be reduced from 0.90% to 0.83%) for at least one year, beginning August 1, 2020. The Board concluded that the
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management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Directors reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. To the extent there are potential collateral benefits, the board has been advised and has taken this into consideration in its review of the management contract with the Fund. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program |
The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") has designated American Century Investment Management, Inc. (“ACIM”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of ACIM or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by those members of the ACIM’s Investment Oversight Committee who are members of the ACIM’s Investment Management and Global Analytics departments.
Under the program, ACIM manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. ACIM’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
The Board reviewed a report prepared by ACIM regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. In addition, ACIM provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
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Additional Information |
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Other Tax Information
The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $147,760, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020, the fund intends to pass through to shareholders foreign source income of $85,640 and foreign taxes paid of $5,109, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as a foreign tax credit. Foreign source income and foreign tax expense per outstanding share on July 31, 2020 are $0.0208 and $0.0012, respectively.
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Annual Report | |||||
July 31, 2020 | |||||
Strategic Allocation: Aggressive Fund | |||||
Investor Class (TWSAX) | |||||
I Class (AAAIX) | |||||
A Class (ACVAX) | |||||
C Class (ASTAX) | |||||
R Class (AAARX) | |||||
R5 Class (ASAUX) | |||||
R6 Class (AAAUX) |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.
Table of Contents |
President’s Letter | |||||
Performance | |||||
Portfolio Commentary | |||||
Fund Characteristics | |||||
Shareholder Fee Example | |||||
Schedule of Investments | |||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |||||
Statement of Operations | |||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |||||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||||
Financial Highlights | |||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||
Management | |||||
Approval of Management Agreement | |||||
Liquidity Risk Management Program | |||||
Additional Information | |||||
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
President’s Letter |
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this annual report for the period ended July 31, 2020. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Pandemic Altered Economic, Market Courses
Broad market sentiment was generally upbeat through mid-February 2020. Dovish central banks, modest inflation, improving economic and corporate earnings data, and U.S.-China trade-policy progress helped boost global growth outlooks. Against this backdrop, key U.S. stock benchmarks rose to new highs, and global risk assets largely remained in favor.
Beginning in late February, unprecedented turmoil quickly quashed the optimistic tone. COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide, halting most U.S. and global economic activity and triggering a worldwide recession. Stocks and other riskier assets sold off sharply as investors fled to U.S. Treasuries and other perceived safe-haven investments. Central banks and federal governments stepped in quickly and aggressively to stabilize global markets. These extraordinary efforts helped launch a broad rebound among risk assets beginning in April, despite weak economic and corporate earnings data. Declining coronavirus infection and death rates in many regions and the reopening of economies also helped fuel the recovery.
Overall, global stocks delivered mixed results for the 12-month period. In general, U.S. stocks overcame the effects of the early 2020 sell-off to deliver a solid return. U.S. stocks generally fared better than non-U.S. stocks, and the growth style significantly outperformed value stocks. U.S. and global bonds rallied, too, as yields declined sharply for the reporting period.
A Slow Return to Normal
The return to pre-pandemic life will take time and patience, but we are confident we will get there. We remain hopeful medical researchers will uncover effective COVID-19 treatments and potentially develop a vaccine. In the meantime, investors likely will face periods of outbreak-related disruptions, economic and political uncertainty, and heightened market volatility. While these influences can be unsettling, they tend to be temporary.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. We have a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet these current challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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Performance |
Total Returns as of July 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ticker Symbol | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Inception | Inception Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | TWSAX | 8.82% | 7.11% | 9.17% | — | 2/15/96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | — | 11.96% | 11.47% | 13.83% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | — | 10.12% | 4.46% | 3.87% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index | — | 1.30% | 1.12% | 0.59% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | AAAIX | 8.97% | 7.30% | 9.38% | — | 8/1/00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ACVAX | 10/2/96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No sales charge | 8.58% | 6.83% | 8.90% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge | 2.29% | 5.57% | 8.26% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | ASTAX | 7.80% | 6.05% | 8.08% | — | 11/27/01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | AAARX | 8.16% | 6.56% | 8.62% | — | 3/31/05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | ASAUX | 9.11% | — | — | 8.84% | 4/10/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | AAAUX | 9.18% | 7.48% | — | 8.09% | 7/26/13 |
Average annual returns since inception are presented when ten years of performance history is not available.
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years | ||
$10,000 investment made July 31, 2010 | ||
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. |
Value on July 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investor Class — $24,061 | ||||||||
S&P 500 Index — $36,558 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index — $14,616 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index — $10,605 | ||||||||
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | I Class | A Class | C Class | R Class | R5 Class | R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.31% | 1.11% | 1.56% | 2.31% | 1.81% | 1.11% | 0.96% |
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Portfolio Commentary |
Portfolio Managers: Rich Weiss, Scott Wilson, Radu Gabudean, Vidya Rajappa and Brian Garbe
Effective April 2020, Brian Garbe joined the portfolio management team.
Performance Summary
Strategic Allocation: Aggressive returned 8.82%* for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020. Because of the fund’s strategic exposure to a variety of asset classes, a review of the financial markets helps provide context around performance for the reporting period.
The period was marked by extreme volatility, driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to combat it. Despite a global recession driven by widespread coronavirus restrictions, U.S. and global stocks delivered strong returns during the period. In the U.S., stocks initially rose to all-time highs in February, amid a steadily improving economy and strong job growth. However, the spread of the coronavirus and efforts to reduce transmission of the virus led to the first recession and bear market in stocks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. A steady recovery followed, as massive monetary and fiscal stimulus helped support the economy and markets, with stocks moving back toward record highs by period-end.
Global equities followed a similar path, with steady gains through February, supported by slowing but resilient economic growth and accommodative monetary policy. As COVID-19 and containment measures spread, equity markets declined sharply. By late March, however, progress in battling the pandemic and optimism surrounding potential vaccines, together with aggressive fiscal stimulus from central banks and governments around the world, helped drive a recovery. By the end of the period, some equity markets had returned to near pre-pandemic levels, but more severely impacted markets declined or saw much more muted advances. Within the U.S., large-cap companies dramatically outperformed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, and growth beat value across stocks of all sizes, according to the Russell family of indices. Small-cap stocks and many Russell value indices posted negative returns. Emerging markets advanced for the period but trailed the U.S., while non-U.S. developed markets stocks declined. For the year, the S&P 500 Index’s gain of 11.96% dwarfed the 6.55% advance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while the MSCI EAFE Index returned -1.67%.
Within fixed-income investments, the Federal Reserve (Fed) responded to the crisis aggressively, with two emergency interest rate cuts in March 2020 that pushed short-term interest rates to near 0%. The Fed also announced several asset-purchase and lending programs designed to stabilize the financial system and shore up the credit and short-term funding markets, including buying shares in a broad spectrum of individual corporate bonds, investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds. This bond buying helped drive a strong rally in the corporate bond sector, including high-yield bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ended the period at 0.53%, a record low, according to Bloomberg. (When bond yields fall, prices rise and vice versa.) U.S. investment-grade corporate debt generally outperformed other spread sectors of the market, although U.S. high-yield and non-U.S. debt also produced strong returns. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 10.12%, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index gained 4.07%, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index ex-USD (Unhedged) returned 5.94% and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD, Hedged) returned 6.39%.
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all classes.
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Strategic Allocation: Aggressive’s neutral asset mix throughout the period was 79% stocks, 20% bonds and 1% cash-equivalent investments. However, the portfolio’s actual asset weightings varied based on short-term tactical adjustments and fluctuating securities prices.
Tactical Positioning
In managing the fund, we make modest tactical adjustments to the asset mix in an effort to add value and improve the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. We began the reporting period with a neutral allocation across stocks, bonds and cash, and we maintained that throughout the period. Within the equity segment, we generally maintained an overweight to large-cap stocks relative to small caps. We also generally favored U.S. equities over non-U.S. stocks. In addition, we generally maintained an overweight to the large-cap growth segment and an underweight to large-cap value stocks. Toward the end of the period, given attractive yields and valuations, we moved to an overweight to global real estate, relative to our long-term strategic allocations. In the bond segment, we generally favored higher-yielding corporate and securitized bonds and select emerging markets securities, adjusting exposure as valuations, fundamentals and market conditions dictated. The overall effect of these tactical changes was positive, driven largely by positioning in growth stocks, where overweight positioning and a corresponding underweight to value bolstered returns.
Equity Contribution Drives Performance
The equity portion of Strategic Allocation: Aggressive produced gains, driven largely by large-cap, growth-oriented shares. Within the U.S., large-cap growth, mid-cap growth and small-cap growth performed well and benefited from strong stock selection. Conversely, nearly all value-oriented allocations produced negative returns, with U.S. small-cap value among the weakest performers.
Outside the U.S., non-U.S. equities were a modest contributor overall, amid mixed returns. The non-U.S. fundamental value allocation was a notable detractor from relative performance. However, our underweight to the asset class and strong stock selection elsewhere helped non-U.S. equities broadly outperform underlying benchmarks, keyed by contribution from non-U.S. large-cap growth. The global real estate allocation produced modest gains in absolute terms, but significantly outperformed its underlying benchmark on the strength of stock choices.
Fixed-Income Allocation a Notable Contributor
Global bonds broadly produced strong gains, backed by massive stimulus efforts from central banks, declining interest rates and investor demand for yield. Indeed, bond yields in many developed economies ended the period at or near record lows, meaning investors placed a premium for safety of principal. Corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, posted strong returns as investors sought a mix of yield and lower volatility in the low interest rate environment. The global fixed-income allocation was a notable contributor to absolute returns, though security selection decisions meant the allocation slightly underperformed its underlying benchmark.
Outlook
At period-end, the Strategic Allocation: Aggressive portfolio maintained an overweight position in U.S. large-cap growth stocks. The portfolio had underweight positions in U.S. value stocks and non-U.S. equities. With interest rates so low, bonds became less attractive relative to real estate investment trusts (REITs), and we initiated an overweight to global REITs, relative to our long-term strategic allocations, sourced from a small underweight to the fixed-income portion of the portfolio. While we continue to prefer U.S. equities over non-U.S. equities, the overweight was reduced during the period, as many fundamental and financial indicators in favor of the U.S. moderated.
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Fund Characteristics |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Top Ten Common Stocks | % of net assets | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 0.5% | |||||||
Apple, Inc. | 0.5% | |||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 0.5% | |||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.4% | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 0.3% | |||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 0.3% | |||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 0.2% | |||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Key Fixed-Income Portfolio Statistics | ||||||||
Weighted Average Life to Maturity | 7.4 years | |||||||
Average Duration (effective) | 5.7 years | |||||||
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets | |||||||
Affiliated Funds | 50.2% | |||||||
Domestic Common Stocks | 23.4% | |||||||
Foreign Common Stocks* | 8.3% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | 7.1% | |||||||
Corporate Bonds | 3.9% | |||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 1.3% | |||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 1.0% | |||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 0.8% | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 0.6% | |||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 0.5% | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.3% | |||||||
Municipal Securities | 0.3% | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 0.2% | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 0.1% | |||||||
Rights | —** | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 2.4% | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 0.1% | |||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.5)% | |||||||
*Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares. | ||||||||
**Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets. |
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Shareholder Fee Example |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Beginning Account Value 2/1/20 | Ending Account Value 7/31/20 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 2/1/20 - 7/31/20 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,026.20 | $3.73 | 0.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,026.40 | $2.72 | 0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,024.50 | $4.98 | 0.99% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,021.00 | $8.74 | 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,023.20 | $6.24 | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,027.80 | $2.72 | 0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,027.90 | $1.97 | 0.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypothetical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.18 | $3.72 | 0.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.18 | $2.72 | 0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.94 | $4.97 | 0.99% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.21 | $8.72 | 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.70 | $6.22 | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.18 | $2.72 | 0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.92 | $1.96 | 0.39% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
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Schedule of Investments |
JULY 31, 2020
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
AFFILIATED FUNDS(1) — 50.2% | |||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | 288,278 | $ | 15,277,350 | ||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(2) | 877,961 | 53,353,689 | |||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 782,592 | 37,235,180 | |||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 695,116 | 28,548,831 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | 1,001,102 | 52,557,855 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 953,351 | 35,444,827 | |||||||||
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 784,210 | 40,080,973 | |||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | 545,289 | 25,977,568 | |||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 189,824 | 8,562,961 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 966,603 | 50,644,198 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 274,850 | 11,433,760 | |||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED FUNDS (Cost $343,194,545) | 359,117,192 | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 31.7% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.3% | |||||||||||
AAR Corp. | 1,279 | 22,024 | |||||||||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(2) | 3,663 | 151,099 | |||||||||
BAE Systems plc | 76,292 | 491,970 | |||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 3,260 | 478,372 | |||||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(2) | 6,349 | 114,345 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,218 | 461,585 | |||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.(2) | 2,985 | 231,129 | |||||||||
Textron, Inc. | 13,007 | 454,465 | |||||||||
2,404,989 | |||||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | |||||||||||
DSV Panalpina A/S | 3,214 | 444,298 | |||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 1,777 | 150,174 | |||||||||
594,472 | |||||||||||
Airlines — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 2,158 | 74,321 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 14,366 | 443,766 | |||||||||
518,087 | |||||||||||
Auto Components — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Aptiv plc | 15,260 | 1,186,465 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 8,329 | 304,841 | |||||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 2,231 | 385,541 | |||||||||
LCI Industries | 1,040 | 130,832 | |||||||||
Minth Group Ltd. | 36,000 | 107,390 | |||||||||
Pirelli & C SpA(2) | 11,837 | 46,817 | |||||||||
Valeo SA | 14,913 | 384,895 | |||||||||
2,546,781 | |||||||||||
Automobiles — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 4,886 | 316,307 | |||||||||
Daimler AG | 12,286 | 544,353 | |||||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd., ADR | 14,000 | 340,900 | |||||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 3,815 | 405,876 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 6,713 | $ | 228,073 | ||||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. | 6,700 | 38,010 | |||||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 90,500 | 312,711 | |||||||||
2,186,230 | |||||||||||
Banks — 1.0% | |||||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 40,357 | 126,449 | |||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 31,030 | 122,477 | |||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 33,406 | 831,141 | |||||||||
Barclays plc | 370,993 | 492,730 | |||||||||
BNP Paribas SA(2) | 13,685 | 555,226 | |||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 6,298 | 314,963 | |||||||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 9,555 | 547,119 | |||||||||
Commerzbank AG(2) | 54,031 | 278,288 | |||||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA(2) | 6,019 | 87,744 | |||||||||
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | 1,744 | 43,370 | |||||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | 7,194 | 336,319 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 7,420 | 717,069 | |||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 1,769 | 187,426 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 127,000 | 476,434 | |||||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 345,500 | 420,040 | |||||||||
Societe Generale SA(2) | 10,136 | 155,759 | |||||||||
Standard Chartered plc (London) | 25,930 | 131,803 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 12,900 | 344,875 | |||||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 11,641 | 436,072 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA(2) | 11,813 | 108,485 | |||||||||
Westamerica Bancorporation | 6,910 | 417,088 | |||||||||
7,130,877 | |||||||||||
Beverages — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 3,082 | 549,212 | |||||||||
Fevertree Drinks plc | 2,506 | 72,216 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 5,948 | 818,802 | |||||||||
Royal Unibrew A/S(2) | 1,152 | 116,895 | |||||||||
1,557,125 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology — 1.0% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 5,593 | 530,832 | |||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 9,342 | 388,347 | |||||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(2) | 971 | 96,294 | |||||||||
ADC Therapeutics SA(2) | 1,467 | 68,215 | |||||||||
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(3) | 2,711 | 35,812 | |||||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 4,143 | 603,884 | |||||||||
Amarin Corp. plc, ADR(2)(3) | 2,591 | 16,790 | |||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 2,743 | 671,130 | |||||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 6,387 | 92,292 | |||||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 1,095 | 67,222 | |||||||||
Argenx SE, ADR(2) | 1,507 | 346,806 | |||||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(2) | 1,101 | 70,508 | |||||||||
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(2) | 1,028 | 75,229 | |||||||||
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(2)(3) | 1,748 | 49,189 | |||||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc.(2) | 1,094 | 57,665 | |||||||||
CSL Ltd. | 2,218 | 427,770 | |||||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 1,204 | 55,829 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Exact Sciences Corp.(2) | 7,438 | $ | 704,750 | ||||||||
FibroGen, Inc.(2) | 2,176 | 88,063 | |||||||||
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(3) | 4,694 | 63,698 | |||||||||
Generation Bio Co.(2) | 1,005 | 19,738 | |||||||||
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 672 | 45,347 | |||||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 3,410 | 92,718 | |||||||||
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 2,431 | 39,601 | |||||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.(2) | 20,777 | 877,413 | |||||||||
Insmed, Inc.(2) | 3,243 | 84,707 | |||||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(2) | 971 | 28,227 | |||||||||
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 611 | 49,980 | |||||||||
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 503 | 61,019 | |||||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 2,546 | 75,081 | |||||||||
MorphoSys AG(2) | 975 | 123,861 | |||||||||
Natera, Inc.(2) | 2,838 | 136,281 | |||||||||
Principia Biopharma, Inc.(2) | 898 | 75,073 | |||||||||
Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 1,025 | 36,346 | |||||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 3,931 | 232,833 | |||||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(2) | 1,180 | 92,229 | |||||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 933 | 253,776 | |||||||||
Viela Bio, Inc.(2) | 719 | 26,323 | |||||||||
6,860,878 | |||||||||||
Building Products — 0.5% | |||||||||||
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(2) | 1,222 | 42,159 | |||||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(2) | 5,128 | 121,482 | |||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 11,243 | 860,089 | |||||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 36,410 | 1,401,057 | |||||||||
Lindab International AB | 5,811 | 90,432 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 7,713 | 440,875 | |||||||||
Masonite International Corp.(2) | 1,465 | 123,573 | |||||||||
Trane Technologies plc | 5,556 | 621,550 | |||||||||
Trex Co., Inc.(2) | 741 | 103,244 | |||||||||
3,804,461 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 1.4% | |||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 4,617 | 709,310 | |||||||||
Ares Management Corp., Class A | 1,948 | 77,803 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 10,027 | 359,468 | |||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 660 | 379,507 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG | 58,860 | 630,752 | |||||||||
Euronext NV | 671 | 76,892 | |||||||||
Flatex AG(2) | 2,709 | 121,283 | |||||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 2,050 | 148,092 | |||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 3,122 | 302,147 | |||||||||
Intermediate Capital Group plc | 9,132 | 162,071 | |||||||||
London Stock Exchange Group plc | 5,021 | 560,048 | |||||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 6,941 | 548,478 | |||||||||
Magellan Financial Group Ltd. | 2,405 | 104,964 | |||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 1,156 | 597,305 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 11,807 | 577,126 | |||||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 2,379 | 894,457 | |||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 17,882 | 1,401,055 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 460 | $ | 445,559 | ||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 1,916 | 671,079 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 4,571 | 291,584 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1,791 | 247,337 | |||||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 1,110 | 113,465 | |||||||||
UBS Group AG | 28,915 | 340,494 | |||||||||
9,760,276 | |||||||||||
Chemicals — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Air Liquide SA | 2,546 | 420,321 | |||||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 3,095 | 255,213 | |||||||||
Arkema SA | 2,793 | 290,189 | |||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 1,472 | 275,382 | |||||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 1,608 | 72,907 | |||||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 2,213 | 337,917 | |||||||||
Linde plc | 2,551 | 625,275 | |||||||||
Nissan Chemical Corp. | 900 | 47,494 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 462 | 299,339 | |||||||||
Zeon Corp. | 7,800 | 75,188 | |||||||||
2,699,225 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.3% | |||||||||||
A-Living Services Co. Ltd., H Shares | 53,500 | 302,932 | |||||||||
Babcock International Group plc | 84,318 | 319,433 | |||||||||
Boyd Group Services, Inc.(3) | 74 | 10,806 | |||||||||
Brink's Co. (The) | 2,604 | 115,487 | |||||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.(2) | 2,097 | 124,981 | |||||||||
Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. | 128,000 | 246,371 | |||||||||
HomeServe plc | 7,013 | 122,499 | |||||||||
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,500 | 83,097 | |||||||||
Park24 Co. Ltd. | 2,200 | 29,723 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 9,580 | 835,855 | |||||||||
Serco Group plc(2) | 48,189 | 101,082 | |||||||||
2,292,266 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.(2) | 3,576 | 928,938 | |||||||||
AudioCodes Ltd. | 5,281 | 190,591 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 11,568 | 544,853 | |||||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.(2) | 13,116 | 1,782,464 | |||||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(2) | 825 | 76,585 | |||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 656 | 91,709 | |||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares | 41,363 | 477,022 | |||||||||
4,092,162 | |||||||||||
Construction and Engineering† | |||||||||||
Hazama Ando Corp. | 12,000 | 64,163 | |||||||||
NRW Holdings Ltd. | 53,476 | 70,571 | |||||||||
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,700 | 116,308 | |||||||||
251,042 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(2) | 3,835 | 56,451 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
American Express Co. | 3,473 | 324,100 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Cembra Money Bank AG | 1,077 | $ | 118,075 | ||||||||
442,175 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 2,193 | 248,554 | |||||||||
Ball Corp. | 14,111 | 1,038,993 | |||||||||
Berry Global Group, Inc.(2) | 2,284 | 114,177 | |||||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 18,437 | 257,012 | |||||||||
Huhtamaki Oyj(2) | 2,323 | 103,944 | |||||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 5,709 | 548,749 | |||||||||
SIG Combibloc Group AG | 6,471 | 112,972 | |||||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 13,093 | 677,432 | |||||||||
WestRock Co. | 7,236 | 194,359 | |||||||||
3,296,192 | |||||||||||
Distributors — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 6,699 | 603,915 | |||||||||
LKQ Corp.(2) | 13,407 | 377,943 | |||||||||
981,858 | |||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Chegg, Inc.(2) | 8,599 | 696,261 | |||||||||
Diversified Financial Services† | |||||||||||
Element Fleet Management Corp. | 12,325 | 103,425 | |||||||||
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 69,898 | |||||||||
173,323 | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
BT Group plc | 62,689 | 81,340 | |||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA | 14,490 | 911,491 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 11,396 | 655,042 | |||||||||
1,647,873 | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Edison International | 12,246 | 681,735 | |||||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 8,688 | 563,243 | |||||||||
Eversource Energy | 3,643 | 328,125 | |||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 37,452 | 483,409 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 4,259 | 1,195,501 | |||||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 10,241 | 850,822 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 7,123 | 491,772 | |||||||||
4,594,607 | |||||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 0.8% | |||||||||||
ABB Ltd. | 12,221 | 306,133 | |||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 7,322 | 682,776 | |||||||||
Eaton Corp. plc | 2,736 | 254,804 | |||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 16,308 | 1,011,259 | |||||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 6,982 | 942,361 | |||||||||
nVent Electric plc | 62,364 | 1,132,530 | |||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,485 | 323,938 | |||||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 5,666 | 660,130 | |||||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding plc(2) | 10,827 | 411,209 | |||||||||
Signify NV(2) | 2,715 | 81,103 | |||||||||
Varta AG(2) | 894 | 100,429 | |||||||||
5,906,672 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.7% | ||||||||||||||
Anritsu Corp. | 4,600 | $ | 109,999 | |||||||||||
CDW Corp. | 948 | 110,205 | ||||||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 21,531 | 1,439,778 | ||||||||||||
Hexagon AB, B Shares(2) | 6,770 | 441,233 | ||||||||||||
Keyence Corp. | 900 | 378,229 | ||||||||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2) | 11,461 | 1,144,839 | ||||||||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 700 | 124,355 | ||||||||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 8,000 | 501,098 | ||||||||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 815 | 101,663 | ||||||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 6,409 | 570,850 | ||||||||||||
Topcon Corp. | 5,200 | 34,093 | ||||||||||||
4,956,342 | ||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | ||||||||||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 10,364 | 160,538 | ||||||||||||
Subsea 7 SA(2) | 8,635 | 65,528 | ||||||||||||
226,066 | ||||||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 3,368 | 278,298 | ||||||||||||
Embracer Group AB(2) | 3,697 | 59,329 | ||||||||||||
Roku, Inc.(2) | 3,174 | 491,621 | ||||||||||||
Stillfront Group AB(2) | 1,265 | 122,594 | ||||||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 4,405 | 515,121 | ||||||||||||
Zynga, Inc., Class A(2) | 52,580 | 516,861 | ||||||||||||
1,983,824 | ||||||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 3.5% | ||||||||||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 4,023 | 269,420 | ||||||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2,747 | 487,730 | ||||||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | 15,019 | 435,551 | ||||||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 1,435 | 57,902 | ||||||||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 2,731 | 243,305 | ||||||||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 28,208 | 324,674 | ||||||||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | 4,669 | 169,303 | ||||||||||||
Charter Hall Group | 66,420 | 501,735 | ||||||||||||
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. | 85 | 266,657 | ||||||||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 479 | 61,815 | ||||||||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 10,116 | 310,764 | ||||||||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 32,446 | 149,901 | ||||||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,965 | 797,081 | ||||||||||||
Embassy Office Parks REIT | 30,800 | 147,709 | ||||||||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,840 | 1,445,283 | ||||||||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 342,981 | 277,251 | ||||||||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 7,254 | 86,250 | ||||||||||||
GLP J-Reit | 151 | 251,970 | ||||||||||||
Goodman Group | 56,349 | 681,195 | ||||||||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 15,147 | 526,598 | ||||||||||||
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA | 17,261 | 147,605 | ||||||||||||
Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. | 1,737 | 205,644 | ||||||||||||
Invincible Investment Corp. | 1,061 | 246,456 | ||||||||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 33,447 | 997,390 | ||||||||||||
JBG SMITH Properties | 5,524 | 160,251 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Link REIT | 29,600 | $ | 227,953 | ||||||||
Mapletree Industrial Trust | 218,100 | 521,715 | |||||||||
Mapletree Logistics Trust | 76,800 | 118,579 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A | 27,804 | 760,161 | |||||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 5,584 | 665,557 | |||||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | 85 | 464,113 | |||||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 7,903 | 255,899 | |||||||||
Orix JREIT, Inc. | 220 | 283,642 | |||||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 13,529 | 219,305 | |||||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 30,817 | 3,248,728 | |||||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 7,911 | 569,196 | |||||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 6,967 | 193,543 | |||||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 8,381 | 503,279 | |||||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 16,139 | 757,403 | |||||||||
Safestore Holdings plc | 15,838 | 158,989 | |||||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | 4,446 | 1,385,107 | |||||||||
Segro plc | 45,521 | 579,840 | |||||||||
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. | 239 | 341,258 | |||||||||
Stockland | 116,520 | 265,282 | |||||||||
STORE Capital Corp. | 8,959 | 212,239 | |||||||||
Sun Communities, Inc. | 4,767 | 714,716 | |||||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(3) | 1,426 | 74,859 | |||||||||
UNITE Group plc (The) | 5,538 | 68,375 | |||||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 6,893 | 72,239 | |||||||||
VICI Properties, Inc. | 16,144 | 350,486 | |||||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 17,330 | 928,195 | |||||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 55,409 | 1,540,924 | |||||||||
24,731,022 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | 300 | 54,815 | |||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 851 | 277,026 | |||||||||
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(2) | 2,286 | 100,561 | |||||||||
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. | 1,700 | 104,536 | |||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 27,094 | 781,007 | |||||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(2) | 2,618 | 69,063 | |||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 12,953 | 684,566 | |||||||||
Zur Rose Group AG(2) | 534 | 147,893 | |||||||||
2,219,467 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd. | 45,000 | 75,260 | |||||||||
Bakkafrost P/F(2) | 810 | 49,336 | |||||||||
Beyond Meat, Inc.(2) | 149 | 18,759 | |||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 19,852 | 743,457 | |||||||||
Freshpet, Inc.(2) | 847 | 81,354 | |||||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 6,148 | 672,284 | |||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 6,940 | 478,791 | |||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 12,839 | 712,436 | |||||||||
Orkla ASA | 47,183 | 465,424 | |||||||||
Vital Farms, Inc.(2) | 1,830 | 64,526 | |||||||||
3,361,627 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 3,133 | $ | 332,067 | ||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 848 | 71,647 | |||||||||
Nippon Gas Co. Ltd. | 3,500 | 163,762 | |||||||||
Spire, Inc. | 6,650 | 410,039 | |||||||||
977,515 | |||||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.2% | |||||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.(2) | 3,210 | 943,162 | |||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 3,966 | 342,583 | |||||||||
DexCom, Inc.(2) | 1,704 | 742,160 | |||||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2) | 4,851 | 380,367 | |||||||||
Elekta AB, B Shares | 17,861 | 183,202 | |||||||||
Envista Holdings Corp.(2) | 27,873 | 609,582 | |||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,716 | 82,677 | |||||||||
GVS SpA(2) | 4,031 | 52,564 | |||||||||
Hologic, Inc.(2) | 3,754 | 261,954 | |||||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.(2) | 397 | 72,941 | |||||||||
Inari Medical, Inc.(2) | 315 | 17,709 | |||||||||
Masimo Corp.(2) | 3,224 | 709,667 | |||||||||
Medtronic plc | 4,410 | 425,477 | |||||||||
Menicon Co. Ltd. | 900 | 44,029 | |||||||||
Nihon Kohden Corp. | 2,000 | 68,968 | |||||||||
Olympus Corp. | 19,000 | 341,010 | |||||||||
OrthoPediatrics Corp.(2) | 1,132 | 47,759 | |||||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 632 | 127,986 | |||||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.(2) | 2,375 | 110,342 | |||||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(2) | 962 | 100,491 | |||||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 3,039 | 1,133,851 | |||||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 11,569 | 1,560,195 | |||||||||
8,358,676 | |||||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 1.1% | |||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(2) | 1,769 | 52,734 | |||||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 13,000 | 267,098 | |||||||||
Amedisys, Inc.(2) | 3,074 | 719,808 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 11,408 | 623,105 | |||||||||
Chartwell Retirement Residences | 30,629 | 225,696 | |||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 1,417 | 244,702 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 6,737 | 424,027 | |||||||||
Encompass Health Corp. | 16,265 | 1,107,321 | |||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.(2) | 2,096 | 108,070 | |||||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.(2) | 8,760 | 602,075 | |||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 698 | 273,930 | |||||||||
Korian SA(2) | 258 | 10,598 | |||||||||
McKesson Corp. | 4,328 | 649,892 | |||||||||
Option Care Health, Inc.(2) | 5,363 | 63,176 | |||||||||
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 2,935 | 73,551 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 6,281 | 798,127 | |||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc.(2) | 10,036 | 137,192 | |||||||||
RadNet, Inc.(2) | 4,135 | 65,705 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,329 | 705,174 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 7,306 | $ | 802,929 | |||||||||||
7,954,910 | ||||||||||||||
Health Care Technology — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||
Cerner Corp. | 8,544 | 593,381 | ||||||||||||
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA | 973 | 85,227 | ||||||||||||
Health Catalyst, Inc.(2)(3) | 3,379 | 117,927 | ||||||||||||
Phreesia, Inc.(2) | 2,106 | 63,307 | ||||||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.(2) | 2,465 | 585,758 | ||||||||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(2) | 4,511 | 1,193,475 | ||||||||||||
2,639,075 | ||||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.5% | ||||||||||||||
Basic-Fit NV(2)(3) | 2,106 | 54,713 | ||||||||||||
Brinker International, Inc. | 2,615 | 70,317 | ||||||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2) | 1,148 | 1,326,124 | ||||||||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 878 | 121,620 | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 9,563 | 417,329 | ||||||||||||
Melco International Development Ltd. | 24,000 | 44,894 | ||||||||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,288 | 67,234 | ||||||||||||
Sodexo SA | 6,512 | 449,500 | ||||||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 3,664 | 280,406 | ||||||||||||
Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. | 4,800 | 101,777 | ||||||||||||
Whitbread plc(2) | 9,462 | 271,338 | ||||||||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 888 | 138,750 | ||||||||||||
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | 1,581 | 42,055 | ||||||||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 6,528 | 288,276 | ||||||||||||
3,674,333 | ||||||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||
Bellway plc | 1,471 | 49,265 | ||||||||||||
Breville Group Ltd. | 4,293 | 79,834 | ||||||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 10,222 | 676,288 | ||||||||||||
Haseko Corp. | 13,900 | 164,623 | ||||||||||||
Man Wah Holdings Ltd. | 80,400 | 91,450 | ||||||||||||
Taylor Wimpey plc | 168,796 | 263,322 | ||||||||||||
Token Corp. | 1,200 | 76,294 | ||||||||||||
TopBuild Corp.(2) | 779 | 102,766 | ||||||||||||
1,503,842 | ||||||||||||||
Household Products — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 4,226 | 326,247 | ||||||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 1,930 | 293,437 | ||||||||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 8,610 | 1,128,943 | ||||||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 3,126 | 106,472 | ||||||||||||
1,855,099 | ||||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | ||||||||||||||
Falck Renewables SpA | 18,700 | 121,778 | ||||||||||||
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | 7,705 | 132,247 | ||||||||||||
254,025 | ||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 3,827 | 571,639 | ||||||||||||
Lifco AB, B Shares | 1,131 | 86,702 | ||||||||||||
Rheinmetall AG | 659 | 62,427 | ||||||||||||
720,768 |
18
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Insurance — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Aegon NV | 56,644 | $ | 167,337 | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 16,125 | 573,566 | |||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 35,600 | 319,027 | |||||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 3,869 | 415,879 | |||||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 2,163 | 98,352 | |||||||||
BRP Group, Inc., Class A(2) | 6,513 | 113,652 | |||||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 8,419 | 1,071,233 | |||||||||
eHealth, Inc.(2) | 1,669 | 115,395 | |||||||||
GoHealth, Inc., Class A(2) | 571 | 10,135 | |||||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,298 | 134,122 | |||||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 831 | 161,962 | |||||||||
Lemonade, Inc.(2) | 30 | 1,745 | |||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,460 | 170,236 | |||||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | 1,081 | 287,405 | |||||||||
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(2) | 1,090 | 99,561 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 1,893 | 171,014 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1,820 | 115,333 | |||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 4,925 | 419,856 | |||||||||
SelectQuote, Inc.(2)(3) | 21,127 | 377,962 | |||||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 2,295 | 262,594 | |||||||||
5,086,366 | |||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,382 | 2,056,347 | |||||||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR(2) | 3,818 | 455,869 | |||||||||
carsales.com Ltd. | 5,575 | 73,602 | |||||||||
EverQuote, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,293 | 70,404 | |||||||||
Facebook, Inc., Class A(2) | 4,141 | 1,050,447 | |||||||||
Kakaku.com, Inc. | 4,000 | 96,892 | |||||||||
Match Group, Inc.(2) | 5,934 | 609,422 | |||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 9,000 | 616,092 | |||||||||
5,029,075 | |||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(2) | 2,538 | 637,089 | |||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(2) | 840 | 2,658,331 | |||||||||
ASOS plc(2) | 9,225 | 407,311 | |||||||||
boohoo Group plc(2) | 33,700 | 115,854 | |||||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | 2,961 | 239,871 | |||||||||
HelloFresh SE(2) | 2,291 | 124,711 | |||||||||
Mercari, Inc.(2) | 1,500 | 62,856 | |||||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(2)(3) | 1,462 | 389,024 | |||||||||
4,635,047 | |||||||||||
IT Services — 1.3% | |||||||||||
Accenture plc, Class A | 2,785 | 626,012 | |||||||||
Adyen NV(2) | 352 | 587,661 | |||||||||
Atos SE(2) | 2,381 | 204,228 | |||||||||
BASE, Inc.(2) | 900 | 56,324 | |||||||||
Bechtle AG | 412 | 80,233 | |||||||||
Capgemini SE | 2,636 | 341,813 | |||||||||
Capita plc(2) | 163,737 | 74,051 | |||||||||
Edenred | 6,309 | 314,323 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(2) | 1,287 | $ | 123,732 | ||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(2) | 5,837 | 582,474 | |||||||||
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(2) | 11,866 | 952,721 | |||||||||
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | 400 | 41,895 | |||||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,502 | 60,498 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 1,912 | 235,061 | |||||||||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 2,347 | 724,120 | |||||||||
NEXTDC Ltd.(2) | 18,557 | 151,449 | |||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2) | 4,374 | 857,610 | |||||||||
Repay Holdings Corp.(2) | 6,423 | 142,141 | |||||||||
SHIFT, Inc.(2) | 900 | 94,547 | |||||||||
Square, Inc., Class A(2) | 8,222 | 1,067,627 | |||||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(2) | 4,284 | 1,188,467 | |||||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 4,133 | 786,923 | |||||||||
9,293,910 | |||||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
BRP, Inc. | 2,786 | 124,797 | |||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 1,494 | 100,068 | |||||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 5,894 | 112,281 | |||||||||
Games Workshop Group plc | 1,236 | 142,580 | |||||||||
MIPS AB | 792 | 33,290 | |||||||||
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(2) | 7,238 | 493,776 | |||||||||
1,006,792 | |||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,349 | 418,939 | |||||||||
Bruker Corp. | 12,646 | 564,265 | |||||||||
Evotec SE(2) | 2,481 | 65,688 | |||||||||
Lonza Group AG | 1,006 | 627,959 | |||||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2) | 1,005 | 939,675 | |||||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.(2) | 3,467 | 132,543 | |||||||||
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(2) | 997 | 106,240 | |||||||||
Repligen Corp.(2) | 393 | 59,308 | |||||||||
Tecan Group AG | 286 | 120,301 | |||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,238 | 512,470 | |||||||||
3,547,388 | |||||||||||
Machinery — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 4,898 | 946,587 | |||||||||
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(2) | 6,014 | 115,649 | |||||||||
Graco, Inc. | 9,107 | 484,857 | |||||||||
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. | 1,300 | 72,635 | |||||||||
IMI plc | 38,895 | 532,748 | |||||||||
Kornit Digital Ltd.(2) | 1,201 | 64,362 | |||||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 2,280 | 206,089 | |||||||||
Nabtesco Corp. | 4,300 | 129,988 | |||||||||
Navistar International Corp.(2) | 2,895 | 92,727 | |||||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 4,075 | 320,784 | |||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 7,335 | 624,062 | |||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 4,590 | 821,243 | |||||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 39,500 | 413,355 | |||||||||
Valmet Oyj | 1,744 | 48,968 | |||||||||
4,874,054 |
20
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Media — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA | 19,516 | $ | 53,288 | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 9,007 | 385,500 | |||||||||
Fox Corp., Class B | 19,387 | 499,603 | |||||||||
Future plc | 4,627 | 84,021 | |||||||||
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | 22,800 | 247,548 | |||||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 9,035 | 291,281 | |||||||||
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA(2) | 1,404 | 96,023 | |||||||||
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | 7,800 | 107,261 | |||||||||
WPP plc | 42,311 | 316,456 | |||||||||
2,080,981 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining† | |||||||||||
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.(2) | 34,874 | 150,314 | |||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |||||||||||
AGNC Investment Corp. | 12,938 | 175,957 | |||||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 2,894 | 101,377 | |||||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 6,294 | 118,642 | |||||||||
395,976 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 3,262 | 261,743 | |||||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 2,771 | 177,843 | |||||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 11,533 | 648,846 | |||||||||
1,088,432 | |||||||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Magazine Luiza SA | 29,743 | 458,185 | |||||||||
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | 13,700 | 310,637 | |||||||||
Seria Co. Ltd. | 2,400 | 95,957 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 1,869 | 235,270 | |||||||||
1,100,049 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 5,668 | 138,639 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 421,000 | 445,993 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd., ADR | 391 | 41,309 | |||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 27,961 | 1,045,462 | |||||||||
Eni SpA | 39,459 | 352,920 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC, ADR | 50,033 | 243,864 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC | 27,588 | 67,929 | |||||||||
Gibson Energy, Inc. | 3,401 | 56,013 | |||||||||
Neste Oyj | 8,994 | 413,723 | |||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 34,816 | 347,812 | |||||||||
Parex Resources, Inc.(2) | 6,992 | 84,565 | |||||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd., H Shares | 928,000 | 319,148 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 5,168 | 320,519 | |||||||||
Saras SpA(2) | 197,490 | 146,078 | |||||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares | 992,628 | 500,814 | |||||||||
TOTAL SE | 13,544 | 502,867 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 2,509 | 141,081 | |||||||||
5,168,736 | |||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Mondi plc | 27,612 | 495,377 | |||||||||
Personal Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
elf Beauty, Inc.(2) | 2,687 | 47,990 |
21
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 945 | $ | 186,675 | ||||||||
Jamieson Wellness, Inc. | 1,964 | 56,539 | |||||||||
Ontex Group NV(2) | 9,095 | 129,962 | |||||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 7,300 | 404,559 | |||||||||
825,725 | |||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | |||||||||||
ALK-Abello A/S(2) | 221 | 62,625 | |||||||||
AstraZeneca plc | 4,578 | 507,761 | |||||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 577 | 41,157 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 9,817 | 575,865 | |||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc | 38,764 | 778,446 | |||||||||
Horizon Therapeutics plc(2) | 9,804 | 599,907 | |||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 8,912 | 715,099 | |||||||||
MyoKardia, Inc.(2) | 777 | 70,031 | |||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares | 11,108 | 732,869 | |||||||||
Optinose, Inc.(2)(3) | 2,281 | 11,622 | |||||||||
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 257 | 37,959 | |||||||||
Sanofi | 1,378 | 144,059 | |||||||||
Sanofi, ADR | 13,852 | 726,537 | |||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 2,087 | 316,556 | |||||||||
5,320,493 | |||||||||||
Professional Services — 0.4% | |||||||||||
ASGN, Inc.(2) | 1,097 | 75,101 | |||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.(2) | 281 | 238,782 | |||||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. | 8,200 | 661,986 | |||||||||
IR Japan Holdings Ltd. | 900 | 99,515 | |||||||||
Nihon M&A Center, Inc. | 1,100 | 53,324 | |||||||||
Randstad NV | 2,835 | 136,657 | |||||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 15,400 | 477,959 | |||||||||
Teleperformance | 1,530 | 447,765 | |||||||||
UT Group Co. Ltd.(2) | 4,500 | 92,305 | |||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 4,376 | 825,795 | |||||||||
3,109,189 | |||||||||||
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Aroundtown SA(2) | 26,812 | 161,734 | |||||||||
Colliers International Group, Inc. | 1,695 | 91,682 | |||||||||
ESR Cayman Ltd.(2) | 66,400 | 163,719 | |||||||||
Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares(2) | 2,119 | 87,549 | |||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 2,301 | 275,203 | |||||||||
Open House Co. Ltd. | 9,300 | 264,282 | |||||||||
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(3) | 105,303 | 286,279 | |||||||||
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. | 45,000 | 191,037 | |||||||||
Shurgard Self Storage SA | 3,172 | 124,632 | |||||||||
VGP NV | 1,706 | 236,454 | |||||||||
1,882,571 | |||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.4% | |||||||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 1,621 | 49,262 | |||||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 21,827 | 442,761 | |||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 4,532 | 586,441 | |||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 5,246 | 1,008,334 | |||||||||
Sixt SE(2) | 782 | 58,644 |
22
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
TFI International, Inc. | 5,355 | $ | 232,358 | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 3,033 | 525,771 | |||||||||
2,903,571 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.4% | |||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(2) | 6,940 | 537,364 | |||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 16,529 | 1,063,311 | |||||||||
ASM International NV | 746 | 113,305 | |||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 1,051 | 371,259 | |||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 1,072 | 339,556 | |||||||||
Entegris, Inc. | 679 | 48,827 | |||||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 19,959 | 498,849 | |||||||||
Inphi Corp.(2) | 728 | 95,121 | |||||||||
Intel Corp. | 7,795 | 372,055 | |||||||||
Lasertec Corp. | 400 | 35,500 | |||||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(2) | 3,087 | 95,975 | |||||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 16,720 | 609,778 | |||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 8,700 | 592,383 | |||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 2,880 | 292,982 | |||||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 604 | 76,974 | |||||||||
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.(2) | 1,937 | 99,562 | |||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 1,892 | 803,324 | |||||||||
PDF Solutions, Inc.(2) | 2,739 | 67,325 | |||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 964 | 117,637 | |||||||||
Semtech Corp.(2) | 1,943 | 108,283 | |||||||||
SiTime Corp.(2) | 996 | 52,937 | |||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 4,853 | 706,500 | |||||||||
SOITEC(2) | 972 | 114,736 | |||||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 46,000 | 673,220 | |||||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 11,112 | 988,524 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,655 | 211,095 | |||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 10,671 | 1,145,532 | |||||||||
10,231,914 | |||||||||||
Software — 2.1% | |||||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(2) | 1,122 | 498,527 | |||||||||
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(2) | 2,781 | 491,264 | |||||||||
Avast plc | 22,446 | 169,531 | |||||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2) | 20,384 | 2,226,952 | |||||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.(2) | 1,756 | 538,126 | |||||||||
Dassault Systemes SE | 1,971 | 359,536 | |||||||||
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 1,958 | 110,234 | |||||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(2) | 3,285 | 712,287 | |||||||||
Envestnet, Inc.(2) | 7,236 | 587,563 | |||||||||
Everbridge, Inc.(2) | 1,262 | 180,214 | |||||||||
Five9, Inc.(2) | 1,076 | 130,002 | |||||||||
Globant SA(2) | 581 | 100,478 | |||||||||
Kinaxis, Inc.(2) | 418 | 63,475 | |||||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(2) | 9,793 | 938,071 | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 18,998 | 3,894,780 | |||||||||
Model N, Inc.(2) | 3,597 | 138,341 | |||||||||
nCino, Inc.(2) | 2,063 | 163,183 | |||||||||
Netcompany Group A/S(2) | 1,406 | 101,471 |
23
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2) | 3,318 | $ | 849,143 | ||||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.(2) | 392 | 52,214 | |||||||||
Rapid7, Inc.(2) | 1,369 | 81,551 | |||||||||
RealPage, Inc.(2) | 1,926 | 121,357 | |||||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,682 | 778,504 | |||||||||
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.(2) | 2,811 | 88,547 | |||||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(2) | 2,093 | 407,821 | |||||||||
Sinch AB(2) | 1,112 | 87,131 | |||||||||
Splunk, Inc.(2) | 6,360 | 1,334,455 | |||||||||
TeamViewer AG(2) | 1,832 | 99,030 | |||||||||
Vertex, Inc., Class A(2) | 185 | 4,359 | |||||||||
15,308,147 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 4,621 | 693,797 | |||||||||
Bilia AB, A Shares(2) | 8,462 | 82,755 | |||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(2) | 3,198 | 601,224 | |||||||||
Five Below, Inc.(2) | 5,048 | 549,778 | |||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 4,095 | 1,087,182 | |||||||||
JD Sports Fashion plc | 8,977 | 71,616 | |||||||||
Kingfisher plc | 185,365 | 590,094 | |||||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | 615 | 140,927 | |||||||||
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(2) | 3,647 | 116,667 | |||||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 9,254 | 481,115 | |||||||||
4,415,155 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 7,791 | 3,311,487 | |||||||||
HP, Inc. | 29,045 | 510,611 | |||||||||
3,822,098 | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.4% | |||||||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. | 26,000 | 247,012 | |||||||||
Crocs, Inc.(2) | 3,211 | 115,403 | |||||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(2) | 608 | 127,224 | |||||||||
lululemon athletica, Inc.(2) | 2,327 | 757,648 | |||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 935 | 406,239 | |||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 6,082 | 593,664 | |||||||||
Pandora A/S | 1,298 | 82,775 | |||||||||
Puma SE(2) | 4,533 | 352,714 | |||||||||
VF Corp. | 2,769 | 167,137 | |||||||||
2,849,816 | |||||||||||
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 36,212 | 349,446 | |||||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(2) | 7,977 | 123,803 | |||||||||
473,249 | |||||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | |||||||||||
AddTech AB, B Shares | 1,174 | 54,732 | |||||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1,963 | 123,905 | |||||||||
Beijer Ref AB | 2,093 | 81,994 | |||||||||
Diploma plc | 3,065 | 73,220 | |||||||||
Electrocomponents plc | 11,780 | 101,644 | |||||||||
IMCD NV | 262 | 27,167 | |||||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | 9,200 | 393,122 |
24
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 9,331 | $ | 615,939 | ||||||||
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.(3) | 10,195 | 123,890 | |||||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(2) | 731 | 93,590 | |||||||||
Yamazen Corp. | 7,100 | 64,481 | |||||||||
1,753,684 | |||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | 12,350 | 504,345 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $170,912,254) | 227,263,328 | ||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 7.1% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40 | $ | 4,100,000 | 4,209,227 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/42 | 250,000 | 345,386 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.75%, 11/15/43 | 40,000 | 61,789 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/44(4) | 1,350,000 | 1,916,420 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/45 | 100,000 | 139,914 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/45 | 50,000 | 70,223 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/25(4) | 2,517,258 | 2,928,453 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.00%, 1/15/26 | 1,486,099 | 1,753,138 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/27 | 254,368 | 314,570 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.50%, 1/15/29 | 2,568,433 | 3,366,121 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.125%, 2/15/40 | 427,198 | 664,176 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.75%, 2/15/42 | 749,159 | 959,054 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.625%, 2/15/43 | 345,830 | 434,771 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 1.375%, 2/15/44 | 1,265,587 | 1,842,411 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.75%, 2/15/45 | 1,328,812 | 1,737,713 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.875%, 2/15/47 | 425,008 | 582,507 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/24 | 824,423 | 876,847 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 4/15/24 | 3,050,850 | 3,242,218 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/26 | 1,295,316 | 1,426,807 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/26 | 3,691,569 | 3,999,621 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.875%, 1/15/29 | 355,520 | 414,835 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.00%, 12/31/21(4) | 200,000 | 205,285 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 6/15/23 | 6,850,000 | 6,875,420 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 5/31/25 | 7,100,000 | 7,115,393 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 5/31/27 | 1,500,000 | 1,511,895 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 6/30/27 | 2,000,000 | 2,015,547 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 8/15/27(4) | 200,000 | 225,871 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 5/15/30 | 1,700,000 | 1,714,045 | |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $46,160,610) | 50,949,657 | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 3.9% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/21(5) | 25,000 | 25,042 | |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 5.75%, 3/15/22(5) | 125,000 | 118,250 | |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(5) | 30,000 | 27,975 | |||||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 160,000 | 170,109 | |||||||||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/26 | 50,000 | 49,134 | |||||||||
390,510 | |||||||||||
Airlines† | |||||||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24 | 140,000 | 117,250 | |||||||||
Auto Components† | |||||||||||
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25(5) | 110,000 | 116,462 |
25
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Automobiles — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.875%, 8/2/21 | $ | 330,000 | $ | 339,281 | |||||||
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 60,000 | 64,483 | |||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.20%, 7/6/21 | 130,000 | 132,149 | |||||||||
535,913 | |||||||||||
Banks — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Akbank T.A.S., 5.00%, 10/24/22 | 70,000 | 68,711 | |||||||||
Avi Funding Co. Ltd., 3.80%, 9/16/25(5) | 143,000 | 160,568 | |||||||||
Banco Santander SA, MTN, 2.50%, 3/18/25 | EUR | 100,000 | 124,337 | ||||||||
Banistmo SA, 3.65%, 9/19/22 | $ | 150,000 | 151,277 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 2.30%, 7/25/25 | GBP | 100,000 | 139,721 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | $ | 13,000 | 14,707 | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal, MTN, 3.30%, 2/5/24 | 205,000 | 223,994 | |||||||||
Barclays Bank plc, MTN, 6.625%, 3/30/22 | EUR | 50,000 | 64,597 | ||||||||
BPCE SA, VRN, 2.75%, 7/8/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,246 | ||||||||
CaixaBank SA, MTN, VRN, 2.75%, 7/14/28 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,927 | ||||||||
CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/23 | $ | 50,000 | 52,437 | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | 140,000 | 157,875 | |||||||||
Co-Operative Bank plc (The), 4.75%, 11/11/21 (Secured) | GBP | 100,000 | 136,705 | ||||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, VRN, 2.50%, 5/26/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 119,322 | ||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, MTN, 7.375%, 12/18/23 | GBP | 50,000 | 77,797 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 2.125%, 2/19/24 | EUR | 93,000 | 120,007 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 0.40%, 5/31/26 | EUR | 200,000 | 247,995 | ||||||||
European Investment Bank, MTN, 2.25%, 10/14/22 | EUR | 130,000 | 162,985 | ||||||||
Fifth Third BanCorp., 4.30%, 1/16/24 | $ | 40,000 | 44,305 | ||||||||
ING Groep NV, MTN, 2.125%, 1/10/26 | EUR | 200,000 | 260,224 | ||||||||
Intercorp Financial Services, Inc., 4.125%, 10/19/27(5) | $ | 170,000 | 172,975 | ||||||||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 4.625%, 1/4/23 | EUR | 75,000 | 99,672 | ||||||||
Lloyds Bank plc, MTN, 7.625%, 4/22/25 | GBP | 20,000 | 33,080 | ||||||||
Natwest Group plc, 6.125%, 12/15/22 | $ | 55,000 | 60,276 | ||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, MTN, VRN, 0.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 0.24%), 10/26/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,573 | |||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.125%, 8/15/23 | 100,000 | 109,367 | |||||||||
Woori Bank, MTN, 4.75%, 4/30/24 | 86,000 | 94,767 | |||||||||
4,139,447 | |||||||||||
Beverages† | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 130,000 | 167,243 | |||||||||
Biotechnology — 0.1% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.25%, 10/1/22(5) | 88,000 | 92,301 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/24(5) | 100,000 | 110,873 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 5/14/25 | 20,000 | 22,407 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35(5) | 40,000 | 51,120 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 80,000 | 101,627 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 230,000 | 265,369 | |||||||||
643,697 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, VRN, 2.125%, 9/12/25 | GBP | 100,000 | 134,873 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.50%, 10/12/21 | GBP | 50,000 | 68,788 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.50%, 11/16/26 | $ | 195,000 | 217,699 | ||||||||
MDGH - GMTN B.V., 3.25%, 4/28/22(5) | 57,000 | 59,299 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, 3.70%, 10/23/24 | 270,000 | 301,795 |
26
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.70%, 1/22/31 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 163,644 | |||||||
SURA Asset Management SA, 4.375%, 4/11/27 | 55,000 | 59,376 | |||||||||
1,005,474 | |||||||||||
Chemicals — 0.1% | |||||||||||
CF Industries, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/23 | 95,000 | 99,792 | |||||||||
Element Solutions, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/25(5) | 80,000 | 82,849 | |||||||||
Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/3/26(5) | 46,000 | 49,518 | |||||||||
Huntsman International LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/22 | 85,000 | 90,848 | |||||||||
Olin Corp., 5.125%, 9/15/27 | 70,000 | 68,103 | |||||||||
Tronox Finance plc, 5.75%, 10/1/25(5) | 30,000 | 29,809 | |||||||||
420,919 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies† | |||||||||||
ADT Security Corp. (The), 6.25%, 10/15/21 | 100,000 | 105,227 | |||||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(5) | 60,000 | 60,324 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc., 3.55%, 6/1/22 | 100,000 | 104,995 | |||||||||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 6.00%, 4/1/24 | 90,000 | 83,578 | |||||||||
354,124 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment† | |||||||||||
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(5) | 85,000 | 86,968 | |||||||||
CommScope, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 74,000 | 76,951 | |||||||||
163,919 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, 6.125%, 5/5/25 | 115,000 | 117,456 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | 70,000 | 96,994 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28 | 180,000 | 203,165 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.00%, 10/26/20 | 65,000 | 65,588 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | 220,000 | 226,188 | |||||||||
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 8/15/22(5) | 90,000 | 86,759 | |||||||||
678,694 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25 | 35,000 | 39,973 | |||||||||
Berry Global, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/23 | 51,000 | 51,765 | |||||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(5) | 40,000 | 40,842 | |||||||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/23(5) | 40,000 | 42,332 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 5.125%, 7/15/23(5) | 100,000 | 101,655 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 7.00%, 7/15/24(5) | 200,000 | 204,000 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24(5) | 105,000 | 115,828 | |||||||||
596,395 | |||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Fiore Capital LLC, VRDN, 0.45%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 450,000 | 450,000 | |||||||||
Voya Financial, Inc., VRN, 5.65%, 5/15/53 | 75,000 | 78,057 | |||||||||
528,057 | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Altice France SA, 7.375%, 5/1/26(5) | 140,000 | 149,478 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 1.65%, 2/1/28(6) | 51,000 | 52,021 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 4.10%, 2/15/28 | 30,000 | 35,166 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46 | 49,000 | 63,335 | |||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/22 | 90,000 | 94,925 |
27
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 110,144 | |||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25 | 55,000 | 56,925 | |||||||||
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.75%, 6/22/26(5) | 86,000 | 96,186 | |||||||||
Telefonica Emisiones SA, 5.46%, 2/16/21 | 10,000 | 10,267 | |||||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875%, 6/19/24(5) | 115,000 | 112,841 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 3/22/30 | 89,000 | 102,368 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.40%, 11/1/34 | 210,000 | 271,206 | |||||||||
1,154,862 | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.50%, 2/1/25 | 50,000 | 55,720 | |||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.80%, 7/15/48 | 40,000 | 50,977 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.35%, 9/15/37 | 51,000 | 80,954 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 40,000 | 50,559 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 40,000 | 53,236 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 20,000 | 26,015 | |||||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/22 | 40,000 | 42,430 | |||||||||
FirstEnergy Corp., 4.85%, 7/15/47 | 20,000 | 24,757 | |||||||||
Florida Power & Light Co., 3.95%, 3/1/48 | 30,000 | 41,309 | |||||||||
Greenko Investment Co., 4.875%, 8/16/23(5) | 57,000 | 57,207 | |||||||||
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.875%, 6/21/23(5) | 57,000 | 65,432 | |||||||||
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 60,000 | 81,674 | |||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26 | 75,000 | 81,062 | |||||||||
Progress Energy, Inc., 3.15%, 4/1/22 | 40,000 | 41,562 | |||||||||
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | 20,000 | 24,307 | |||||||||
Talen Energy Supply LLC, 6.50%, 6/1/25 | 95,000 | 63,996 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.35%, 12/1/26 | 30,000 | 34,305 | |||||||||
875,502 | |||||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | |||||||||||
Precision Drilling Corp., 5.25%, 11/15/24 | 105,000 | 74,145 | |||||||||
Entertainment† | |||||||||||
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/22 | 55,000 | 48,043 | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/27 | 90,000 | 99,239 | |||||||||
Essex Portfolio LP, 3.25%, 5/1/23 | 20,000 | 21,088 | |||||||||
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/1/23 | 70,000 | 75,097 | |||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 100,000 | 104,166 | |||||||||
Kilroy Realty LP, 3.80%, 1/15/23 | 60,000 | 62,234 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24 | 90,000 | 97,884 | |||||||||
459,708 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing† | |||||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 6.625%, 6/15/24 | 150,000 | 156,240 | |||||||||
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 30,000 | 36,241 | |||||||||
Walmart, Inc., 2.55%, 4/11/23 | 4,000 | 4,218 | |||||||||
196,699 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/25 | 80,000 | 83,690 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/24(5) | 30,000 | 30,666 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25(5) | 80,000 | 82,300 | |||||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24(5) | 90,000 | 94,510 |
28
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
MHP SE, 7.75%, 5/10/24(5) | $ | 71,000 | $ | 74,858 | |||||||
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 5.875%, 1/19/28(5) | 40,000 | 41,800 | |||||||||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25(5) | 280,000 | 287,350 | |||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(5) | 200,000 | 209,939 | |||||||||
905,113 | |||||||||||
Gas Utilities† | |||||||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT, 5.125%, 5/16/24 | 114,000 | 124,533 | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies† | |||||||||||
Medtronic, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/35 | 36,000 | 48,915 | |||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/23 | 70,000 | 71,283 | |||||||||
Aetna, Inc., 2.75%, 11/15/22 | 60,000 | 62,603 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23 | 100,000 | 100,875 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.125%, 6/30/24(5) | 55,000 | 35,029 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(5) | 17,000 | 17,138 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(5) | 42,000 | 15,094 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., VRN, 9.875%, 6/30/23(5) | 150,000 | 119,047 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28 | 120,000 | 142,650 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 40,000 | 51,480 | |||||||||
HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/27 | 70,000 | 80,676 | |||||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(5) | 45,000 | 26,325 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 50,000 | 52,800 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/25 | 150,000 | 154,496 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.875%, 3/15/22 | 80,000 | 82,786 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/25 | 80,000 | 92,063 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/45 | 50,000 | 72,015 | |||||||||
1,176,360 | |||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.2% | |||||||||||
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25(5) | 130,000 | 133,680 | |||||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/26 | 75,000 | 76,792 | |||||||||
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(5) | 140,000 | 98,175 | |||||||||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/25 | 90,000 | 91,791 | |||||||||
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/26(5) | 45,000 | 47,378 | |||||||||
McDonald's Corp., MTN, 4.70%, 12/9/35 | 20,000 | 26,348 | |||||||||
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 135,000 | 141,427 | |||||||||
MGM Resorts International, 4.625%, 9/1/26 | 39,000 | 37,863 | |||||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/27(5) | 175,000 | 172,939 | |||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(5) | 235,000 | 221,487 | |||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 11/1/21 | 50,000 | 51,056 | |||||||||
1,098,936 | |||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 5.125%, 6/6/27 | 190,000 | 203,976 | |||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/26 | 100,000 | 115,820 | |||||||||
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 1/31/25(5) | 26,000 | 26,902 | |||||||||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/28 | 50,000 | 54,303 | |||||||||
401,001 | |||||||||||
Household Products† | |||||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 | 40,000 | 41,300 |
29
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | |||||||||||||||||
Listrindo Capital BV, 4.95%, 9/14/26 | $ | 57,000 | $ | 59,138 | |||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Allianz SE, MTN, VRN, 4.75%, 10/24/23 | EUR | 100,000 | 131,320 | ||||||||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | $ | 40,000 | 49,492 | ||||||||||||||
AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20 | GBP | 20,000 | 26,723 | ||||||||||||||
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 9/24/21 | $ | 35,000 | 35,186 | ||||||||||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.60%, 8/19/49 | 29,000 | 34,018 | |||||||||||||||
Markel Corp., 4.90%, 7/1/22 | 70,000 | 75,346 | |||||||||||||||
WR Berkley Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/22 | 40,000 | 42,080 | |||||||||||||||
394,165 | |||||||||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services† | |||||||||||||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/24(5) | 90,000 | 94,090 | |||||||||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.80%, 2/11/25(5) | 86,000 | 95,451 | |||||||||||||||
189,541 | |||||||||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail† | |||||||||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.80%, 6/6/23 | 200,000 | 212,908 | |||||||||||||||
IT Services† | |||||||||||||||||
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/24 | 90,000 | 101,241 | |||||||||||||||
Media — 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/26(5) | 150,000 | 156,937 | |||||||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/27(5) | 60,000 | 63,736 | |||||||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 70,000 | 81,204 | |||||||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.48%, 10/23/45 | 50,000 | 70,480 | |||||||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50 | 100,000 | 120,834 | |||||||||||||||
Comcast Corp., 2.80%, 1/15/51 | 80,000 | 87,278 | |||||||||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 9/15/22 | 125,000 | 134,341 | |||||||||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/25(5) | 100,000 | 104,750 | |||||||||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/15/26(5) | 50,000 | 52,500 | |||||||||||||||
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21 | 100,000 | 103,475 | |||||||||||||||
DISH DBS Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23 | 130,000 | 135,695 | |||||||||||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 5.125%, 10/15/24(5) | 100,000 | 102,990 | |||||||||||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26(5) | 175,000 | 181,408 | |||||||||||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 140,000 | 144,215 | |||||||||||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 120,000 | 121,663 | |||||||||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/24(5) | 130,000 | 133,231 | |||||||||||||||
Videotron Ltd., 5.00%, 7/15/22 | 75,000 | 78,796 | |||||||||||||||
Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 1/15/27(5) | 150,000 | 158,723 | |||||||||||||||
2,032,256 | |||||||||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.75%, 9/30/24(5) | 75,000 | 78,429 | |||||||||||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/25 | 220,000 | 190,437 | |||||||||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22(5) | 90,000 | 89,975 | |||||||||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/1/23 | 50,000 | 50,299 | |||||||||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 140,000 | 137,594 | |||||||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.40%, 11/14/34 | 215,000 | 241,962 | |||||||||||||||
Nexa Resources SA, 5.375%, 5/4/27 | 128,000 | 133,160 |
30
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 44,825 | |||||||
Vedanta Resources Ltd., 6.125%, 8/9/24(5) | 121,000 | 79,619 | |||||||||
1,046,300 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 5.875%, 12/13/21(5) | 114,000 | 121,821 | |||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 3.625%, 1/12/23(5) | 86,000 | 91,426 | |||||||||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.95%, 3/1/43 | 40,000 | 49,633 | |||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 30,000 | 40,646 | |||||||||
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | 40,000 | 58,833 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 2.875%, 10/1/22 | 70,000 | 72,787 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 50,000 | 56,459 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 4.00%, 2/1/48 | 30,000 | 36,721 | |||||||||
528,326 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Antero Resources Corp., 5.625%, 6/1/23 | 35,000 | 25,163 | |||||||||
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.25%, 4/15/23 | 70,000 | 22,968 | |||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 3/31/25 | 90,000 | 102,744 | |||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/27 | 190,000 | 215,083 | |||||||||
CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/9/23 | 143,000 | 150,397 | |||||||||
CNX Resources Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/22 | 66,000 | 65,546 | |||||||||
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25 | 90,000 | 86,120 | |||||||||
Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/45 | 185,000 | 212,084 | |||||||||
Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23 | 40,000 | 43,539 | |||||||||
Energy Transfer Operating LP, 3.60%, 2/1/23 | 12,000 | 12,344 | |||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | 130,000 | 157,662 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 6.51%, 3/7/22(5) | 79,000 | 84,860 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 7.29%, 8/16/37(5) | 79,000 | 114,080 | |||||||||
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.625%, 6/15/24 | 30,000 | 27,822 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24 | 75,000 | 39,506 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/25 | 95,000 | 45,946 | |||||||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 10/1/25(5) | 40,000 | 38,071 | |||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 90,000 | 119,024 | |||||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24(5) | 60,000 | 57,306 | |||||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/25(5) | 62,000 | 60,963 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 6.25%, 10/15/22 | 22,000 | 22,219 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.875%, 6/1/25 | 140,000 | 158,784 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.50%, 4/15/38 | 20,000 | 21,327 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 5.20%, 3/1/47 | 10,000 | 11,302 | |||||||||
NuStar Logistics LP, 4.75%, 2/1/22 | 40,000 | 39,941 | |||||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22 | 175,000 | 32,983 | |||||||||
Ovintiv, Inc., 6.50%, 2/1/38 | 30,000 | 26,563 | |||||||||
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/25(5) | 160,000 | 165,250 | |||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.75%, 2/1/29 | 220,000 | 237,996 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 1/24/22 | 20,000 | 20,145 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 30,000 | 29,074 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 80,000 | 76,318 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44 | 60,000 | 46,334 | |||||||||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22 | 150,000 | 120,527 | |||||||||
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 70,000 | 38,755 |
31
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 139,015 | |||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.25%, 11/15/23 | 150,000 | 151,516 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/1/25 | 94,000 | 95,703 | |||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.55%, 6/24/24 | 130,000 | 144,737 | |||||||||
3,259,717 | |||||||||||
Personal Products† | |||||||||||
Avon Products, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/23 | 45,000 | 46,192 | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23(5) | 47,000 | 47,171 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(5) | 50,000 | 52,299 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(5) | 120,000 | 124,020 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.25%, 8/15/22 | 50,000 | 52,905 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.625%, 5/15/24 | 150,000 | 166,244 | |||||||||
442,639 | |||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.95%, 9/15/41 | 30,000 | 42,308 | |||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 3/15/43 | 12,000 | 16,387 | |||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 80,000 | 106,731 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/25 | 200,000 | 205,820 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27 | 50,000 | 53,906 | |||||||||
425,152 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment† | |||||||||||
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC, 3.875%, 9/1/22(5) | 75,000 | 79,471 | |||||||||
Software† | |||||||||||
Oracle Corp., 3.625%, 7/15/23 | 90,000 | 98,430 | |||||||||
Oracle Corp., 2.65%, 7/15/26 | 50,000 | 55,145 | |||||||||
153,575 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.35%, 4/15/50 | 50,000 | 61,182 | |||||||||
L Brands, Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/22 | 140,000 | 142,901 | |||||||||
PetSmart, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/25(5) | 60,000 | 61,650 | |||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/24 | 110,000 | 112,400 | |||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/25 | 135,000 | 138,107 | |||||||||
516,240 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals† | |||||||||||
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(5) | 195,000 | 202,646 | |||||||||
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 80,000 | 87,100 | |||||||||
289,746 | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods† | |||||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/24(5) | 90,000 | 95,427 | |||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors† | |||||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/25(5) | 100,000 | 98,069 | |||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure† | |||||||||||
Rumo Luxembourg Sarl, 7.375%, 2/9/24 | 100,000 | 105,610 | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
C&W Senior Financing DAC, 6.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 130,000 | 139,278 | |||||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.125%, 1/15/28(5) | 143,000 | 150,141 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21 | 80,000 | 84,700 |
32
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 81,375 | |||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 315,000 | 367,892 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/25 | 130,000 | 133,580 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26 | 100,000 | 105,540 | |||||||||
1,062,506 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $26,864,730) | 27,718,896 | ||||||||||
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 1.3% | |||||||||||
Australia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 2.75%, 4/21/24 | AUD | 305,000 | 237,634 | ||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 3.00%, 3/21/47 | AUD | 420,000 | 386,672 | ||||||||
New South Wales Treasury Corp., 3.00%, 3/20/28 | AUD | 110,000 | 89,835 | ||||||||
714,141 | |||||||||||
Austria† | |||||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 3.40%, 11/22/22(5) | EUR | 69,000 | 88,941 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 0.75%, 10/20/26(5) | EUR | 41,000 | 52,244 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 4.15%, 3/15/37(5) | EUR | 29,000 | 58,063 | ||||||||
199,248 | |||||||||||
Belgium† | |||||||||||
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, 4.25%, 3/28/41(5) | EUR | 27,000 | 56,892 | ||||||||
Canada — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 3.25%, 12/18/21 | CAD | 179,000 | 139,097 | ||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 2.85%, 6/18/25 | CAD | 201,000 | 165,631 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.00%, 9/1/23 | CAD | 215,000 | 172,862 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 5.75%, 12/1/36 | CAD | 108,000 | 128,616 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.50%, 12/1/48 | CAD | 20,000 | 20,504 | ||||||||
626,710 | |||||||||||
China — 0.1% | |||||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.25%, 6/6/26 | CNY | 400,000 | 58,333 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.29%, 5/23/29 | CNY | 300,000 | 43,768 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.39%, 3/16/50 | CNY | 5,090,000 | 689,413 | ||||||||
791,514 | |||||||||||
Colombia† | |||||||||||
Colombia Government International Bond, 4.375%, 7/12/21 | $ | 100,000 | 103,128 | ||||||||
Czech Republic† | |||||||||||
Czech Republic Government Bond, 4.70%, 9/12/22 | CZK | 610,000 | 30,107 | ||||||||
Denmark† | |||||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 0.50%, 11/15/27 | DKK | 245,000 | 41,576 | ||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 4.50%, 11/15/39 | DKK | 62,000 | 18,669 | ||||||||
60,245 | |||||||||||
Finland — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 4.00%, 7/4/25(5) | EUR | 58,000 | 84,219 | ||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 0.125%, 4/15/36(5) | EUR | 1,000,000 | 1,214,009 | ||||||||
1,298,228 | |||||||||||
Indonesia† | |||||||||||
Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, 9/15/26 | IDR | 2,000,000,000 | 151,026 | ||||||||
Ireland† | |||||||||||
Ireland Government Bond, 3.40%, 3/18/24 | EUR | 74,000 | 99,752 | ||||||||
Italy — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.50%, 6/1/25 | EUR | 35,000 | 43,247 | ||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 2.00%, 12/1/25 | EUR | 223,000 | 283,030 | ||||||||
326,277 |
33
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Japan — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.40%, 3/20/37 | JPY | 60,800,000 | $ | 769,861 | |||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.00%, 9/20/41 | JPY | 29,700,000 | 371,935 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 1.40%, 12/20/45 | JPY | 21,750,000 | 251,432 | ||||||||
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.10%, 12/20/26 | JPY | 131,900,000 | 1,423,644 | ||||||||
2,816,872 | |||||||||||
Malaysia† | |||||||||||
Malaysia Government Bond, 3.96%, 9/15/25 | MYR | 250,000 | 64,182 | ||||||||
Mexico — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/9/22 | MXN | 2,290,000 | 106,429 | ||||||||
Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | $ | 200,000 | 220,375 | ||||||||
326,804 | |||||||||||
Namibia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Namibia International Bonds, 5.25%, 10/29/25 | $ | 200,000 | 201,623 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.00%, 1/15/22(5)(7) | EUR | 65,000 | 77,295 | ||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.50%, 7/15/26(5) | EUR | 100,000 | 125,651 | ||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 2.75%, 1/15/47(5) | EUR | 27,000 | 55,982 | ||||||||
258,928 | |||||||||||
Norway† | |||||||||||
Norway Government Bond, 2.00%, 5/24/23(5) | NOK | 85,000 | 9,827 | ||||||||
Norway Government Bond, 1.75%, 2/17/27(5) | NOK | 510,000 | 61,062 | ||||||||
70,889 | |||||||||||
Peru† | |||||||||||
Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.625%, 11/18/50 | $ | 60,000 | 102,558 | ||||||||
Poland† | |||||||||||
Republic of Poland Government Bond, 4.00%, 10/25/23 | PLN | 215,000 | 64,288 | ||||||||
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 5.125%, 4/21/21 | $ | 70,000 | 72,585 | ||||||||
136,873 | |||||||||||
Russia† | |||||||||||
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.05%, 1/19/28 | RUB | 1,400,000 | 20,554 | ||||||||
Singapore† | |||||||||||
Singapore Government Bond, 3.125%, 9/1/22 | SGD | 90,000 | 69,383 | ||||||||
Switzerland† | |||||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 1.25%, 5/28/26 | CHF | 147,000 | 179,162 | ||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 2.50%, 3/8/36 | CHF | 3,000 | 4,802 | ||||||||
183,964 | |||||||||||
Thailand† | |||||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.625%, 6/16/23 | THB | 1,150,000 | 40,113 | ||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.85%, 12/12/25 | THB | 3,200,000 | 118,832 | ||||||||
158,945 | |||||||||||
Turkey† | |||||||||||
Turkey Government International Bond, 6.875%, 3/17/36 | $ | 200,000 | 185,762 | ||||||||
Uruguay† | |||||||||||
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.125%, 11/20/45 | $ | 30,000 | 37,312 | ||||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $8,281,925) | 9,091,917 | ||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 1.0% | |||||||||||
Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class AR, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.20%), 1/15/29(5) | 400,000 | 396,385 |
34
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class A2A, VRN, 1.94%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 5/15/30(5) | $ | 300,000 | $ | 291,739 | ||||||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, VRN, 1.29%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.02%), 4/20/31(5) | 600,000 | 585,347 | ||||||||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 4/20/31(5) | 200,000 | 191,655 | ||||||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(5) | 325,000 | 310,670 | ||||||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class A1A, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.42%), 4/20/32(5) | 300,000 | 298,876 | ||||||||||||
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 10/20/27(5) | 250,000 | 248,490 | ||||||||||||
Deer Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, VRN, 1.45%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.18%), 10/20/30(5) | 225,000 | 222,561 | ||||||||||||
Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-49A, Class A, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.21%), 7/18/30(5) | 250,000 | 247,910 | ||||||||||||
Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-50A, Class A1, VRN, 1.50%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.22%), 7/15/30(5) | 250,000 | 247,940 | ||||||||||||
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 3.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/15/33(5) | 200,000 | 189,934 | ||||||||||||
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A, VRN, 1.57%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 10/20/32(5) | 400,000 | 396,817 | ||||||||||||
Goldentree Loan Opportunities X Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class AR, VRN, 1.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.12%), 7/20/31(5) | 400,000 | 394,239 | ||||||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2018, Class A, VRN, 1.54%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.27%), 7/18/30(5) | 350,000 | 343,800 | ||||||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class A, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/20/31(5) | 400,000 | 393,591 | ||||||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class B, VRN, 1.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/31(5) | 200,000 | 194,257 | ||||||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, VRN, 1.875%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 1/15/33(5) | 500,000 | 483,666 | ||||||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, VRN, 1.96%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 1/23/31(5) | 500,000 | 492,262 | ||||||||||||
Magnetite VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 4/15/31(5) | 300,000 | 291,328 | ||||||||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 47 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1, VRN, 2.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 4/20/31(5) | 150,000 | 150,463 | ||||||||||||
Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd., Series 2013-3RA, Class B, VRN, 2.02%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/18/31(5) | 25,000 | 24,237 | ||||||||||||
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class B, VRN, 3.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 4/18/33(5) | 500,000 | 486,043 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $6,969,693) | 6,882,210 | |||||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 0.8% | ||||||||||||||
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||
ABN Amro Mortgage Corp., Series 2003-4, Class A4, 5.50%, 3/25/33 | 9,050 | 9,476 | ||||||||||||
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, VRN, 3.69%, 3/25/35 | 14,776 | 14,716 | ||||||||||||
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 3.60%, 6/25/34 | 49,306 | 47,678 | ||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.93%, 11/25/34 | 16,806 | 16,218 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A4, VRN, 2.78%, 8/25/34 | 12,691 | 12,107 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 3.08%, 8/25/34 | 41,295 | 40,344 |
35
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-4, Class A, VRN, 3.72%, 8/25/35 | $ | 13,188 | $ | 13,571 | |||||||
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2020-SBT1, Class 2M2, VRN, 3.82%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 2/25/40(5) | 150,000 | 141,856 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3, Class 1A1, VRN, 5.52%, 7/25/35 | 59,074 | 63,660 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 10/25/47(5) | 77,556 | 79,500 | |||||||||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-AA4, Class A1, VRN, 3.57%, 10/25/34 | 34,082 | 33,637 | |||||||||
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 4A1, VRN, 3.32%, 8/25/35 | 12,905 | 13,155 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.80%, 6/25/34 | 16,859 | 16,341 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 3.79%, 5/25/34 | 35,484 | 34,167 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 3.96%, 1/25/35 | 32,554 | 31,928 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.99%, 9/25/35 | 43,318 | 43,482 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, VRN, 3.71%, 9/25/35 | 13,212 | 13,089 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 1A1, VRN, 3.04%, 7/25/35 | 11,115 | 11,306 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.27%, 7/25/35 | 9,011 | 8,824 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A3, Class 7A1, VRN, 3.89%, 4/25/35 | 20,222 | 20,066 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(5) | 34,507 | 34,920 | |||||||||
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 3.59%, 11/21/34 | 65,435 | 66,004 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 3.15%, 11/25/35 | 32,151 | 30,966 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 3.78%, 2/25/35 | 23,099 | 23,405 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 3.78%, 2/25/35 | 9,240 | 9,393 | |||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A3, VRN, 4.00%, 3/25/57(5) | 361,931 | 393,040 | |||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-5A, Class A1, VRN, 1.67%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 6/25/57(5) | 214,999 | 214,501 | |||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 2/25/48(5) | 96,043 | 97,371 | |||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH2, Class A12 SEQ, VRN, 4.00%, 6/25/48(5) | 137,630 | 138,535 | |||||||||
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(5) | 48,640 | 49,896 | |||||||||
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.96%, 7/25/34 | 20,051 | 19,835 | |||||||||
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-3, Class A, VRN, 0.91%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.74%), 9/25/34 | 35,009 | 33,120 | |||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-S11, Class 3A5, 5.95%, 11/25/33 | 19,107 | 19,837 | |||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3, Class A1, VRN, 3.61%, 3/25/35 | 69,477 | 67,761 | |||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR7, Class A3, VRN, 3.07%, 8/25/35 | 37,928 | 36,407 |
36
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR7, Class 1A1, VRN, 4.11%, 5/25/35 | $ | 36,843 | $ | 36,659 | |||||||||||||
1,936,771 | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2013-DN2, Class M2, VRN, 4.42%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 11/25/23 | 211,001 | 159,679 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN2, Class M3, VRN, 3.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 4/25/24 | 192,418 | 159,348 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.92%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 9/25/24 | 580,000 | 587,468 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 12/25/28 | 324,306 | 337,175 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 1.52%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.35%), 3/25/29 | 6,712 | 6,706 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA4, Class M3, VRN, 4.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 4/25/29 | 737,000 | 756,299 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 167,531 | 126,876 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 384,012 | 331,162 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 7/25/25 | 454,867 | 463,552 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.87%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 141,329 | 148,635 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 6.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 84,666 | 86,997 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 3.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 75,000 | 75,024 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C06, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.97%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 2/25/30 | 68,337 | 67,193 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C07, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.57%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 5/25/30 | 542,602 | 529,558 | |||||||||||||||
3,835,672 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $5,752,539) | 5,772,443 | ||||||||||||||||
COMMERCIAL PAPER(8) — 0.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 1.24%, 8/14/20(5) | 500,000 | 499,974 | |||||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.32%, 10/22/20(5) | 1,100,000 | 1,099,442 | |||||||||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.27%, 11/5/20(5) | 500,000 | 499,690 | |||||||||||||||
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.28%, 10/26/20 (LOC: Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank)(5) | 250,000 | 249,865 | |||||||||||||||
Societe Generale SA, 0.23%, 8/13/20(5) | 1,000,000 | 999,965 | |||||||||||||||
Societe Generale SA, 0.71%, 8/24/20(5) | 500,000 | 499,966 | |||||||||||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.53%, 8/13/20(5) | 700,000 | 699,976 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $4,547,802) | 4,548,878 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.67%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.87%), 7/1/36 | 17,411 | 18,450 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 4.18%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.14%), 10/1/36 | 23,522 | 24,598 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.88%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 4/1/37 | 31,106 | 32,651 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.79%), 9/1/40 | 15,904 | 16,590 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.65%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.88%), 5/1/41 | 8,411 | 8,886 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.75%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 22,166 | 23,372 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.64%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.64%), 2/1/43 | 6,455 | 6,645 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.50%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 6/1/43 | 128 | 128 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.83%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 6/1/43 | $ | 2,668 | $ | 2,692 | |||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.47%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 22,623 | 23,343 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.57%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 32,405 | 33,428 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.21%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.54%), 9/1/35 | 8,429 | 8,692 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 4.02%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.16%), 3/1/38 | 26,682 | 27,877 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.69%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.69%), 1/1/40 | 4,774 | 4,993 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.84%), 3/1/40 | 7,972 | 8,364 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.79%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.77%), 10/1/40 | 21,907 | 22,847 | |||||||||||||||
263,556 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 7.00%, 8/1/29 | 386 | 430 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 8.00%, 7/1/30 | 2,981 | 3,642 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 12/1/33 | 23,249 | 26,883 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 6.00%, 11/1/38 | 112,667 | 130,806 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | 264 | 277 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 6/1/26 | 169 | 189 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 1/1/29 | 3,057 | 3,294 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 4/1/29 | 4,585 | 5,183 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/29 | 2,302 | 2,640 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 12/1/29 | 6,729 | 7,496 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 3/1/30 | 1,548 | 1,730 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.50%, 9/1/30 | 978 | 1,152 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 7/1/31 | 2,954 | 3,316 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 9/1/31 | 3,884 | 4,144 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 1/1/32 | 1,651 | 1,892 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/32 | 2,625 | 3,003 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 11/1/32 | 26,518 | 30,775 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 6/1/33 | 9,700 | 11,309 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 8/1/33 | 16,210 | 18,950 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 11/1/33 | 103,958 | 119,292 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 65,097 | 69,046 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 2/1/36 | 76,718 | 88,063 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 | 54,826 | 63,509 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/37 | 15,723 | 18,219 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 4/1/40 | 189,231 | 216,340 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/47 | 5,670 | 6,110 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 11,445 | 12,302 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 551 | 593 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 6,037 | 6,491 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 10/15/25 | 774 | 787 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.00%, 3/15/26 | 2,427 | 2,693 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 12/15/27 | 2,387 | 2,396 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | 7,372 | 8,808 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/32 | 13,501 | 15,615 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 10/15/38 | 180,898 | 209,062 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 5/20/41 | 166,239 | 183,211 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/41 | 212,873 | 237,631 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 3.50%, 4/20/45 | 48,986 | 52,281 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 2.50%, 2/20/47 | 28,987 | 30,871 |
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UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,470,820 | |||||||||||||
3,071,251 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $3,176,304) | 3,334,807 | ||||||||||||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.94%, 5/25/29(5) | 76,910 | 76,979 | |||||||||||||||
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 1.94%, 9/17/25(5)(6) | 300,000 | 299,999 | |||||||||||||||
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.63%, 4/15/55(5) | 350,000 | 351,586 | |||||||||||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A SEQ, 1.77%, 11/25/26(5) | 41,861 | 41,846 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 9/22/31(5) | 33,029 | 33,065 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 12/20/32(5) | 26,796 | 26,914 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.42%, 12/20/34(5) | 89,477 | 91,499 | |||||||||||||||
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2018-SFR1, Class B, 3.48%, 3/17/35(5) | 100,000 | 101,410 | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(5) | 36,517 | 36,885 | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.65%, 6/20/35(5) | 236,471 | 237,922 | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-3A, Class B, 3.87%, 9/20/35(5) | 162,791 | 166,015 | |||||||||||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A1, VRN, 3.00%, 6/25/58(5) | 315,766 | 337,155 | |||||||||||||||
UAL Pass-Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.64%, 1/2/24 | 46,207 | 41,611 | |||||||||||||||
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 3.95%, 5/15/27 | 37,006 | 31,042 | |||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(5) | 327,219 | 326,269 | |||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2017-A, Class A SEQ, 2.33%, 3/20/35(5) | 105,176 | 105,712 | |||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(5) | 258,543 | 260,858 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $2,526,769) | 2,566,767 | ||||||||||||||||
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 0.3% | |||||||||||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 100,000 | 160,806 | |||||||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.69%, 11/15/40 | 15,000 | 19,486 | |||||||||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 10,000 | 13,257 | |||||||||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority Rev., 4.00%, 8/20/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)(6) | 800,000 | 830,112 | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.41%, 1/1/40 | 40,000 | 70,729 | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.10%, 1/1/41 | 30,000 | 51,656 | |||||||||||||||
New York City GO, 6.27%, 12/1/37 | 5,000 | 7,716 | |||||||||||||||
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Rev., 4.88%, 12/1/34 | 80,000 | 95,565 | |||||||||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Rev., 4.93%, 10/1/51 | 35,000 | 50,729 | |||||||||||||||
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 90,000 | 126,988 | |||||||||||||||
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 140,000 | 194,837 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 14,647 | ||||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 2.50%, 10/1/29 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 30,000 | 35,472 | ||||||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 20,000 | 36,403 | ||||||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | 25,000 | 42,655 | ||||||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.60%, 11/1/40 | 40,000 | 75,285 | ||||||||||||||||||
State of Washington GO, 5.14%, 8/1/40 | 20,000 | 29,026 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $1,748,396) | 2,055,369 | |||||||||||||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Cost $1,318,597) | 18,999 | 1,521,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV, 3.00% | 300,000 | 350,294 | ||||||||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA, MTN, 4.60% | 100,000 | 127,305 | ||||||||||||||||||
CNP Assurances, 4.00% | 100,000 | 128,469 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo Vita SpA, 4.75% | 100,000 | 123,442 | ||||||||||||||||||
379,216 | ||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $696,886) | 729,510 | |||||||||||||||||||
RIGHTS† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA(2)(3) (Cost $—) | 14,580 | 60,969 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 2.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost $16,657,774) | 16,657,774 | 16,657,774 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(9) — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $789,782) | 789,782 | 789,782 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 100.5% (Cost $639,598,606) | 719,060,559 | |||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (0.5)% | (3,249,757) | |||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 715,810,802 |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 701,593 | AUD | 1,001,338 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | $ | (13,940) | |||||||||||||||||||
BRL | 1,706,058 | USD | 317,968 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 8,461 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 384,331 | USD | 283,313 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 3,653 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 223,657 | USD | 165,312 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 16,976 | USD | 12,441 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 13,360 | USD | 9,800 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 913,948 | CAD | 1,224,411 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (275) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 298,863 | CAD | 406,385 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (4,575) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,224 | CAD | 16,570 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (148) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 408,155 | CAD | 552,454 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (4,350) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,228 | CAD | 11,183 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (122) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,073 | CAD | 9,595 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,413 | CAD | 14,088 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (107) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,047 | CAD | 14,994 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (148) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,274 | CAD | 18,030 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (188) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 22,123 | CAD | 29,579 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,401 | CAD | 13,959 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 17,808 | USD | 18,900 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 604 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 20,337 | USD | 21,712 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 562 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 27,654 | USD | 29,481 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 806 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 9,710 | USD | 10,469 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 23,032 | USD | 25,351 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (125) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 5,921 | USD | 6,494 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 182,822 | CHF | 172,448 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (6,010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 325,731 | CHF | 307,739 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (11,314) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,506 | CHF | 8,968 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (317) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,164 | CHF | 7,707 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (277) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,422 | CHF | 12,612 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (390) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,008 | CHF | 7,395 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | 220,133 | USD | 288 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,000,994 | CNY | 7,117,567 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (14,664) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 558,819,970 | USD | 153,818 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,680) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 570,256,176 | USD | 153,007 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (817) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 162,886 | COP | 599,868,886 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 152,468 | COP | 556,277,926 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 4,008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 326,057 | COP | 1,195,977,714 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 6,875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 29,079 | CZK | 679,835 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (1,442) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 69,267 | DKK | 452,912 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,451) | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 36,358 | USD | 40,909 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 7,962 | USD | 9,019 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 26,077 | USD | 29,539 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,215 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 33,739 | USD | 38,211 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 9,112 | USD | 10,409 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 337 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 11,256 | USD | 12,827 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 448 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 30,801 | USD | 35,297 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,029 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 26,476 | USD | 30,572 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 653 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 25,521 | USD | 29,697 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 403 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 25,246 | USD | 29,448 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 327 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 14,606 | USD | 17,193 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 33 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 22,221 | USD | 26,112 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | $ | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 12,284 | USD | 14,550 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,388,298 | EUR | 3,832,889 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 8/19/20 | (128,074) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 344,470 | EUR | 305,224 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (15,506) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,198,433 | EUR | 1,061,895 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (53,948) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,911 | EUR | 9,648 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (468) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 27,948 | EUR | 24,539 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (993) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,148 | EUR | 8,889 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (335) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 34,116 | EUR | 29,939 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (1,193) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,459 | EUR | 7,325 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (181) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 482,135 | USD | 595,468 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 35,818 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 134,387 | USD | 165,548 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 10,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 25,917 | USD | 32,199 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | 1,737 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,237,681 | GBP | 967,974 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (29,741) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 168,250 | GBP | 132,041 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (4,639) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,127,327 | GBP | 903,379 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (55,562) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 43,403 | GBP | 35,069 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (2,517) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 33,648 | GBP | 26,787 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (1,427) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 72,359 | GBP | 57,181 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (2,514) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 32,770 | GBP | 25,044 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 96,044,550 | USD | 303,085 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 25,311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 317,686 | HUF | 96,033,393 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (10,671) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 166,005 | HUF | 50,045,585 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (5,111) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 142,871 | IDR | 2,066,053,706 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 3,634 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 24,250,727 | USD | 316,465 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 5,425 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 23,558,630 | USD | 313,363 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (659) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 18,300,035 | USD | 171,346 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 1,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 959,990 | USD | 8,965 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,009,583 | USD | 9,433 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 899,178 | USD | 8,387 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 873,419 | USD | 8,106 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,857,240 | USD | 17,256 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 302 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,266,955 | USD | 11,781 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,025,028 | USD | 9,608 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,406,790 | USD | 13,187 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 3,203,280 | USD | 29,912 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 370 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,010,420 | USD | 19,075 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (70) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 801,577 | USD | 7,606 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,726,550 | USD | 25,967 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (191) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,471,375 | JPY | 263,792,869 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | (21,044) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 174,671 | JPY | 18,340,083 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 1,387 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 162,970 | JPY | 17,187,660 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 575 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 460,559 | JPY | 49,036,680 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (3,011) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 261,649 | JPY | 27,858,277 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (1,711) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,352 | JPY | 1,219,680 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (178) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 171,304,104 | USD | 143,989 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (613) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 194,632 | KRW | 231,787,369 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 633 | ||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | 60,927,902 | USD | 148,063 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (6,284) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | 3,462,502 | USD | 153,208 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 1,383 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 108,044 | MXN | 2,394,465 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 1,138 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 148,481 | MXN | 3,428,716 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (4,602) |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MYR | 551,837 | USD | 128,908 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | $ | 1,301 | |||||||||||||||||||
USD | 191,908 | MYR | 824,725 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,691) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 2,432,875 | USD | 262,282 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,067 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 1,598,318 | USD | 167,576 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 8,063 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 101,066 | USD | 11,068 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 172,432 | NOK | 1,608,807 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,359) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 167,580 | NOK | 1,550,817 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,839) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 165,537 | NOK | 1,518,013 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,278) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 320,195 | NOK | 3,069,804 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (17,152) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,139 | NOK | 97,747 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (603) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,119 | NOK | 97,567 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (603) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,762 | NOK | 120,593 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (490) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 17,414 | NOK | 162,026 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (391) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,142 | NOK | 101,066 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NZD | 246,178 | USD | 160,573 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 2,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 158,299 | NZD | 246,273 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (5,036) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PEN | 478,130 | USD | 136,980 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,779) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 238,215 | PEN | 823,652 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,309 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PHP | 7,642,525 | USD | 151,939 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 3,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 152,257 | PHP | 7,642,525 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,902) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PLN | 992,163 | USD | 253,285 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 11,714 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 312,034 | PLN | 1,239,275 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (18,966) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 21,932 | RUB | 1,523,677 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,529 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SEK | 3,274,873 | USD | 355,964 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 17,210 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 175,145 | SEK | 1,539,177 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (246) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 79,804 | SEK | 705,628 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (608) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,757 | SEK | 111,424 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 20,819 | SEK | 182,146 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 19,520 | SEK | 170,726 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,704 | SEK | 67,087 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,089 | SEK | 105,975 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 67,873 | SGD | 94,171 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (670) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 4,921,759 | USD | 157,845 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 5,353,453 | USD | 169,494 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,163 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 155,882 | THB | 4,893,914 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,040) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (291,897) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean Treasury 10-Year Bonds | 3 | September 2020 | KRW | 300,000,000 | $ | 339,307 | $ | 2,790 |
FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 15 | September 2020 | USD | 1,500,000 | $ | 2,101,172 | $ | (95) |
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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP AGREEMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Type‡ | Fixed Rate Received (Paid) Quarterly | Termination Date | Notional Amount | Premiums Paid (Received) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Value^ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Markit CDX North America High Yield Index Series 32 | Sell | 5.00% | 6/20/24 | $ | 3,964,500 | $ | 207,030 | $ | (50,952) | $ | 156,078 |
‡The maximum potential amount the fund could be required to deliver as a seller of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of the agreement is the notional amount. The maximum potential amount may be partially offset by any recovery values of the reference entities and upfront payments received upon entering into the agreement.
^The value for credit default swap agreements serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability or profit at the period end. Increasing values in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the credit default swap agreement represent a deterioration of the referenced entity's credit soundness and an increased likelihood or risk of a credit event occurring as defined in the agreement.
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt | MYR | - | Malaysian Ringgit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AUD | - | Australian Dollar | NOK | - | Norwegian Krone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BRL | - | Brazilian Real | NZD | - | New Zealand Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar | PEN | - | Peruvian Sol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CDX | - | Credit Derivatives Indexes | PHP | - | Philippine Peso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | - | Swiss Franc | PLN | - | Polish Zloty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | - | Chilean Peso | RUB | - | Russian Ruble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | - | Chinese Yuan | SEK | - | Swedish Krona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COP | - | Colombian Peso | SEQ | - | Sequential Payer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CZK | - | Czech Koruna | SGD | - | Singapore Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DKK | - | Danish Krone | TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | - | Euro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | - | British Pound | THB | - | Thai Baht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association | UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GO | - | General Obligation | USD | - | United States Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index | VRDN | - | Variable Rate Demand Note. The instrument may be payable upon demand and adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security's offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The date of the demand feature is disclosed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | - | Hungarian Forint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IDR | - | Indonesian Rupiah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INR | - | Indian Rupee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | - | Japanese Yen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | - | South Korean Won | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | - | Kazakhstani Tenge | VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOC | - | Letter of Credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MTN | - | Medium Term Note | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | - | Mexican Peso |
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds.
(2)Non-income producing.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $1,275,254. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(4)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts and/or swap agreements. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $523,479.
(5)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $24,770,893, which represented 3.5% of total net assets.
(6)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(7)Security is a zero-coupon bond.
(8)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
(9)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate market value of the collateral held by the fund was $1,312,089, which includes securities collateral of $522,307.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Investment securities - unaffiliated, at value (cost of $295,614,279) — including $1,275,254 of securities on loan | $ | 359,153,585 | ||||||
Investment securities - affiliated, at value (cost of $343,194,545) | 359,117,192 | |||||||
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $789,782) | 789,782 | |||||||
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $639,598,606) | 719,060,559 | |||||||
Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $8,486) | 8,472 | |||||||
Foreign deposits with broker for futures contracts, at value (cost of $49,383) | 48,076 | |||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 1,294,639 | |||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 161,215 | |||||||
Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements | 2,155 | |||||||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 40 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 187,696 | |||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 937,417 | |||||||
Securities lending receivable | 460 | |||||||
Other assets | 27,771 | |||||||
721,728,500 | ||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 11,956 | |||||||
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 789,782 | |||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 3,662,418 | |||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 585,918 | |||||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 554 | |||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 479,593 | |||||||
Accrued management fees | 324,214 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees payable | 62,664 | |||||||
Accrued foreign taxes | 599 | |||||||
5,917,698 | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 715,810,802 | ||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 607,112,616 | ||||||
Distributable earnings | 108,698,186 | |||||||
$ | 715,810,802 |
Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $262,987,208 | 35,290,003 | $7.45 | |||||||||||||||||
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $46,105,371 | 6,234,218 | $7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $147,856,078 | 19,660,143 | $7.52* | |||||||||||||||||
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $29,422,678 | 4,034,749 | $7.29 | |||||||||||||||||
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $16,352,658 | 2,178,488 | $7.51 | |||||||||||||||||
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $10,195 | 1,378 | $7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $213,076,614 | 28,890,070 | $7.38 | |||||||||||||||||
*Maximum offering price $7.98 (net asset value divided by 0.9425). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investment Income (Loss) | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $212,697) | $ | 6,654,389 | ||||||
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,676) | 3,776,393 | |||||||
Income distributions from affiliated funds | 3,080,215 | |||||||
Securities lending, net | 460 | |||||||
13,511,457 | ||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 7,410,715 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees: | ||||||||
A Class | 374,489 | |||||||
C Class | 317,157 | |||||||
R Class | 84,344 | |||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 23,671 | |||||||
Other expenses | 21,704 | |||||||
8,232,080 | ||||||||
Fees waived(1) | (2,256,490) | |||||||
5,975,590 | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 7,535,867 | |||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investment transactions (including $119,049 from affiliated funds and net of foreign tax expenses paid (refunded) of $(7,243)) | 107,967,111 | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 201,985 | |||||||
Futures contract transactions | 1,431,268 | |||||||
Swap agreement transactions | (219,655) | |||||||
Foreign currency translation transactions | 32,229 | |||||||
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated funds | 7,468 | |||||||
109,420,406 | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments (including $15,736,497 from affiliated funds and (increase) decrease in accrued foreign taxes of $(269)) | (57,877,909) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (712,833) | |||||||
Futures contracts | (110,804) | |||||||
Swap agreements | (118,617) | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 25,738 | |||||||
(58,794,425) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 50,625,981 | |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 58,161,848 |
(1)Amount consists of $845,946, $150,539, $470,682, $99,373, $53,487, $28, $636,435 for Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2020 AND JULY 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | July 31, 2020 | July 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 7,535,867 | $ | 10,065,251 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 109,420,406 | 36,015,026 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (58,794,425) | (22,602,760) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 58,161,848 | 23,477,517 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||
From earnings: | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (39,330,667) | (35,896,956) | ||||||||||||
I Class | (7,242,449) | (5,086,183) | ||||||||||||
A Class | (20,887,372) | (17,614,660) | ||||||||||||
C Class | (4,378,225) | (4,161,706) | ||||||||||||
R Class | (2,438,972) | (1,787,515) | ||||||||||||
R5 Class | (1,169) | (665) | ||||||||||||
R6 Class | (29,024,821) | (20,521,305) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (103,303,675) | (85,068,990) | ||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | (15,707,169) | (65,940,445) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (60,848,996) | (127,531,918) | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 776,659,798 | 904,191,716 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 715,810,802 | $ | 776,659,798 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
JULY 31, 2020
1. Organization
American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Strategic Allocation: Aggressive Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund may invest in varying combinations of other affiliated investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds advised by American Century Investments (affiliated funds). The fund will assume the risks associated with the affiliated funds. The fund is an asset allocation fund and its investment objective is to seek the highest level of total return consistent with its asset mix.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
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Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service. Investments initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes. Certain countries impose taxes on realized gains on the sale of securities registered in their country. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, on an accrual basis. The foreign tax expense on realized gains and unrealized appreciation reduces the net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, from the affiliated funds are recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
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Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of July 31, 2020.
Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 767,606 | — | — | — | $ | 767,606 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rights | 22,176 | — | — | — | 22,176 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Borrowings | $ | 789,782 | — | — | — | $ | 789,782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 789,782 |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM serves as the investment advisor for the affiliated funds.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The rate of the fee is determined by applying a fee rate calculation formula. This formula takes into account the fund’s assets as well as certain assets, if any, of other clients of the investment advisor outside the American Century Investments family of funds (such as subadvised funds and separate accounts) that use very similar investment teams and strategies (strategy assets). The investment advisor will waive the portion of the fund’s management fee equal to the expenses attributable to the management fees of the American Century Investments funds in which the fund invests. The amount of this waiver will fluctuate depending on the fund’s daily allocation to other American Century Investments funds. This waiver is expected to remain in effect permanently and it cannot be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. From August 1, 2019 through October 23, 2019, the investment advisor agreed to waive an additional 0.05% of the fund's management fee. Effective October 24, 2019, the investment advisor increased the additional waiver from 0.05% to 0.28% of the fund's management fee. Effective June 4, 2020, the investment advisor increased the additional waiver from 0.28% to 0.33% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
The management fee schedule range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:
Management Fee Schedule Range | Effective Annual Management Fee | |||||||||||||
Before Waiver | After Waiver | |||||||||||||
Investor Class | 0.90% to 1.15% | 1.15% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
I Class | 0.70% to 0.95% | 0.95% | 0.63% | |||||||||||
A Class | 0.90% to 1.15% | 1.15% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
C Class | 0.90% to 1.15% | 1.15% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
R Class | 0.90% to 1.15% | 1.15% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
R5 Class | 0.70% to 0.95% | 0.95% | 0.63% | |||||||||||
R6 Class | 0.55% to 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.48% |
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Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended July 31, 2020 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $3,830,463 and $80,040,158, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $21,638,873 in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $746,867,858, of which $47,990,052 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $856,326,905, of which $53,100,641 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
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5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
Year ended July 31, 2020 | Year ended July 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 600,000,000 | 600,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 2,677,423 | $ | 19,251,738 | 3,876,856 | $ | 30,717,281 | ||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 5,236,240 | 38,015,100 | 5,134,280 | 35,221,158 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (10,625,986) | (76,896,330) | (14,490,248) | (110,897,287) | ||||||||||||||||
(2,712,323) | (19,629,492) | (5,479,112) | (44,958,848) | |||||||||||||||||
I Class/Shares Authorized | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 980,380 | 7,018,382 | 2,975,109 | 23,218,777 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 995,634 | 7,168,568 | 739,624 | 5,029,442 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,409,462) | (17,295,574) | (5,140,702) | (40,362,621) | ||||||||||||||||
(433,448) | (3,108,624) | (1,425,969) | (12,114,402) | |||||||||||||||||
A Class/Shares Authorized | 375,000,000 | 375,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 2,238,185 | 16,347,885 | 2,998,946 | 23,794,704 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,745,550 | 20,152,338 | 2,457,011 | 17,002,518 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (6,500,804) | (48,442,961) | (6,171,960) | (48,346,675) | ||||||||||||||||
(1,517,069) | (11,942,738) | (716,003) | (7,549,453) | |||||||||||||||||
C Class/Shares Authorized | 90,000,000 | 90,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 366,218 | 2,540,491 | 419,947 | 3,195,688 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 601,653 | 4,301,818 | 605,802 | 4,095,222 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,656,116) | (11,800,971) | (2,661,920) | (20,818,745) | ||||||||||||||||
(688,245) | (4,958,662) | (1,636,171) | (13,527,835) | |||||||||||||||||
R Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 326,132 | 2,369,914 | 312,151 | 2,485,602 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 327,567 | 2,404,343 | 255,517 | 1,768,182 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (720,049) | (5,070,340) | (602,858) | (4,734,465) | ||||||||||||||||
(66,350) | (296,083) | (35,190) | (480,681) | |||||||||||||||||
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 273 | 1,931 | 145 | 1,119 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 162 | 1,169 | 97 | 665 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (18) | (144) | (2) | (15) | ||||||||||||||||
417 | 2,956 | 240 | 1,769 | |||||||||||||||||
R6 Class/Shares Authorized | 90,000,000 | 90,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 4,002,821 | 28,609,326 | 3,212,752 | 24,766,797 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 4,048,092 | 29,024,821 | 3,026,739 | 20,521,293 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (4,729,221) | (33,408,673) | (4,249,987) | (32,599,085) | ||||||||||||||||
3,321,692 | 24,225,474 | 1,989,504 | 12,689,005 | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (2,095,326) | $ | (15,707,169) | (7,302,701) | $ | (65,940,445) |
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6. Investments in Affiliated Funds
The fund does not invest in an affiliated fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the fund within its investment strategy may represent a significant portion of an affiliated fund's net assets. As of period end, the fund owned 25% or more of the total outstanding shares of the following affiliated funds:
Affiliated Fund | % of outstanding shares | ||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF | 33% | ||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 46% | ||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 30% | ||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | 26% | ||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 27% |
7. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
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The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Investment Securities | |||||||||||
Affiliated Funds | $ | 359,117,192 | — | — | |||||||
Common Stocks | 172,973,241 | $ | 54,290,087 | — | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | 50,949,657 | — | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 27,718,896 | — | ||||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | 9,091,917 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | 6,882,210 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 5,772,443 | — | ||||||||
Commercial Paper | — | 4,548,878 | — | ||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 3,334,807 | — | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 2,566,767 | — | ||||||||
Municipal Securities | — | 2,055,369 | — | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1,521,060 | — | — | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | — | 729,510 | — | ||||||||
Rights | — | 60,969 | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 16,657,774 | — | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 789,782 | — | — | ||||||||
$ | 551,059,049 | $ | 168,001,510 | — | |||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | — | $ | 2,790 | — | |||||||
Swap Agreements | — | 156,078 | — | ||||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 187,696 | — | ||||||||
— | $ | 346,564 | — | ||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 95 | — | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | $ | 479,593 | — | |||||||
$ | 95 | $ | 479,593 | — |
8. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $4,254,496.
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Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $550 futures contracts purchased.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $49,126,516.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $26,380,325 futures contracts purchased and $457,432 futures contracts sold.
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Value of Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2020
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk | Receivable for variation margin on swap agreements* | $ | 2,155 | Payable for variation margin on swap agreements* | — | |||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 187,696 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 479,593 | |||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 40 | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 554 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 189,891 | $ | 480,147 |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts or centrally cleared swap agreements, as applicable, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2020
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | (219,655) | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | $ | (118,617) | ||||||||||||||
Equity Price Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 131,668 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | 9,422 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 201,985 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (712,833) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 1,299,600 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (120,226) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,413,598 | $ | (942,254) |
9. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
The fund’s investment process may result in high portfolio turnover, which could mean high transaction costs, affecting both performance and capital gains tax liabilities to investors.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Uncertainty remains regarding a replacement rate or rates for LIBOR. The transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
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10. Federal Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019 were as follows:
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Distributions Paid From | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 20,490,813 | $ | 15,578,776 | ||||
Long-term capital gains | $ | 82,812,862 | $ | 69,490,214 |
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 645,898,033 | |||
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 88,248,409 | |||
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (15,085,883) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 73,162,526 | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | (75,318) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 73,087,208 | |||
Other book-to-tax adjustments | $ | (269,102) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 9,270,377 | |||
Accumulated long-term gains | $ | 26,609,703 |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. Other book-to-tax adjustments are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on straddle positions.
11. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (ASU 2017-08). ASU 2017-08 amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not materially impact the financial statements.
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12. Affiliated Fund Transactions
A summary of transactions for each affiliated fund for the period ended July 31, 2020 follows (amounts in thousands):
Affiliated Fund(1) | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | $ | 7,409 | $ | 7,308 | — | $ | 560 | $ | 15,277 | 288 | — | $ | 368 | |||||||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(3) | — | 47,529 | $ | 1,458 | 7,283 | 53,354 | 878 | $ | 210 | — | ||||||||||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | — | 36,741 | — | 494 | 37,235 | 783 | — | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | — | 33,477 | 6,198 | 1,270 | 28,549 | 695 | (68) | 406 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | — | 47,611 | 5,524 | 10,471 | 52,558 | 1,001 | 318 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 2,959 | 39,738 | 3,725 | (3,527) | 35,445 | 953 | (16) | 670 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | — | 42,530 | 2,837 | 388 | 40,081 | 784 | 167 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | — | 32,787 | 5,251 | (1,559) | 25,977 | 545 | (204) | 307 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | — | 9,798 | 272 | (963) | 8,563 | 190 | 11 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | — | 52,019 | 3,018 | 1,643 | 50,644 | 967 | 153 | 514 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | — | 14,694 | 2,936 | (324) | 11,434 | 275 | (452) | 115 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 10,368 | $ | 364,232 | $ | 31,219 | $ | 15,736 | $ | 359,117 | 7,359 | $ | 119 | $ | 3,088 |
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds. Additional information and attributes of each affiliated fund are available at americancentury.com or avantisinvestors.com.
(2)Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any.
(3)Non-income producing.
Financial Highlights |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.91 | 0.08 | 0.58 | 0.66 | (0.13) | (0.99) | (1.12) | $7.45 | 8.82% | 0.84% | 1.16% | 1.06% | 0.74% | 109% | $262,987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.57 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.21 | (0.10) | (0.77) | (0.87) | $7.91 | 3.96% | 1.11% | 1.16% | 1.27% | 1.22% | 78% | $300,544 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $9.04 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.34 | (0.12) | (0.69) | (0.81) | $8.57 | 4.05% | 1.11%(4) | 1.16%(4) | 1.10%(4) | 1.05%(4) | 58% | $372,601 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.80 | 0.10 | 1.37 | 1.47 | (0.11) | (0.12) | (0.23) | $9.04 | 19.30% | 1.11% | 1.16% | 1.19% | 1.14% | 80% | $448,081 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.19 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.26 | (0.09) | (0.56) | (0.65) | $7.80 | 3.61% | 1.11% | 1.16% | 1.23% | 1.18% | 82% | $438,001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.19 | 0.08 | (0.14) | (0.06) | (0.03) | (0.91) | (0.94) | $8.19 | (0.27)% | 1.13% | 1.15% | 0.98% | 0.96% | 94% | $492,452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.86 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 0.68 | (0.15) | (0.99) | (1.14) | $7.40 | 8.97% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.26% | 0.94% | 109% | $46,105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.52 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.22 | (0.11) | (0.77) | (0.88) | $7.86 | 4.22% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.47% | 1.42% | 78% | $52,389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $9.00 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.35 | (0.14) | (0.69) | (0.83) | $8.52 | 4.18% | 0.91%(4) | 0.96%(4) | 1.30%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 58% | $68,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.76 | 0.12 | 1.36 | 1.48 | (0.12) | (0.12) | (0.24) | $9.00 | 19.64% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.39% | 1.34% | 80% | $139,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.16 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.26 | (0.10) | (0.56) | (0.66) | $7.76 | 3.71% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.43% | 1.38% | 82% | $123,699 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.16 | 0.10 | (0.14) | (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.91) | (0.96) | $8.16 | (0.06)% | 0.93% | 0.95% | 1.18% | 1.16% | 94% | $144,546 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.97 | 0.06 | 0.59 | 0.65 | (0.11) | (0.99) | (1.10) | $7.52 | 8.58% | 1.09% | 1.41% | 0.81% | 0.49% | 109% | $147,856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.63 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.19 | (0.08) | (0.77) | (0.85) | $7.97 | 3.66% | 1.36% | 1.41% | 1.02% | 0.97% | 78% | $168,774 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $9.08 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.33 | (0.09) | (0.69) | (0.78) | $8.63 | 3.87% | 1.36%(4) | 1.41%(4) | 0.85%(4) | 0.80%(4) | 58% | $188,883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.84 | 0.08 | 1.37 | 1.45 | (0.09) | (0.12) | (0.21) | $9.08 | 19.02% | 1.36% | 1.41% | 0.94% | 0.89% | 80% | $209,181 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.22 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.25 | (0.07) | (0.56) | (0.63) | $7.84 | 3.44% | 1.36% | 1.41% | 0.98% | 0.93% | 82% | $245,955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.22 | 0.06 | (0.14) | (0.08) | (0.01) | (0.91) | (0.92) | $8.22 | (0.56)% | 1.38% | 1.40% | 0.73% | 0.71% | 94% | $298,762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.75 | —(5) | 0.58 | 0.58 | (0.05) | (0.99) | (1.04) | $7.29 | 7.80% | 1.84% | 2.16% | 0.06% | (0.26)% | 109% | $29,423 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.41 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.13 | (0.02) | (0.77) | (0.79) | $7.75 | 2.91% | 2.11% | 2.16% | 0.27% | 0.22% | 78% | $36,620 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $8.85 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.28 | (0.03) | (0.69) | (0.72) | $8.41 | 3.36% | 2.11%(4) | 2.16%(4) | 0.10%(4) | 0.05%(4) | 58% | $53,503 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.64 | 0.02 | 1.34 | 1.36 | (0.03) | (0.12) | (0.15) | $8.85 | 18.07% | 2.11% | 2.16% | 0.19% | 0.14% | 80% | $66,032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.03 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.18 | (0.01) | (0.56) | (0.57) | $7.64 | 2.56% | 2.11% | 2.16% | 0.23% | 0.18% | 82% | $67,920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.08 | —(5) | (0.14) | (0.14) | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | $8.03 | (1.27)% | 2.13% | 2.15% | (0.02)% | (0.04)% | 94% | $75,881 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.96 | 0.04 | 0.59 | 0.63 | (0.09) | (0.99) | (1.08) | $7.51 | 8.16% | 1.34% | 1.66% | 0.56% | 0.24% | 109% | $16,353 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.61 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.18 | (0.06) | (0.77) | (0.83) | $7.96 | 3.51% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 0.77% | 0.72% | 78% | $17,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $9.06 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.31 | (0.07) | (0.69) | (0.76) | $8.61 | 3.72% | 1.61%(4) | 1.66%(4) | 0.60%(4) | 0.55%(4) | 58% | $19,634 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.82 | 0.06 | 1.37 | 1.43 | (0.07) | (0.12) | (0.19) | $9.06 | 18.64% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 0.69% | 0.64% | 80% | $22,514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.20 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.23 | (0.05) | (0.56) | (0.61) | $7.82 | 3.18% | 1.61% | 1.66% | 0.73% | 0.68% | 82% | $24,678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.22 | 0.04 | (0.15) | (0.11) | — | (0.91) | (0.91) | $8.20 | (0.89)% | 1.63% | 1.65% | 0.48% | 0.46% | 94% | $24,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.86 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 0.68 | (0.15) | (0.99) | (1.14) | $7.40 | 9.11% | 0.64% | 0.96% | 1.26% | 0.94% | 109% | $10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.53 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.21 | (0.11) | (0.77) | (0.88) | $7.86 | 4.08% | 0.91% | 0.96% | 1.47% | 1.42% | 78% | $8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $9.00 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.35 | (0.13) | (0.69) | (0.82) | $8.53 | 4.24% | 0.91%(4) | 0.96%(4) | 1.30%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 58% | $6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(6) | $8.05 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 0.95 | — | — | — | $9.00 | 11.80% | 0.91%(4) | 0.96%(4) | 1.46%(4) | 1.41%(4) | 80%(7) | $6 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $7.84 | 0.10 | 0.59 | 0.69 | (0.16) | (0.99) | (1.15) | $7.38 | 9.18% | 0.49% | 0.81% | 1.41% | 1.09% | 109% | $213,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $8.51 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.23 | (0.13) | (0.77) | (0.90) | $7.84 | 4.27% | 0.76% | 0.81% | 1.62% | 1.57% | 78% | $200,468 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $8.99 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.36 | (0.15) | (0.69) | (0.84) | $8.51 | 4.36% | 0.76%(4) | 0.81%(4) | 1.45%(4) | 1.40%(4) | 58% | $200,589 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $7.76 | 0.13 | 1.36 | 1.49 | (0.14) | (0.12) | (0.26) | $8.99 | 19.70% | 0.76% | 0.81% | 1.54% | 1.49% | 80% | $90,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $8.15 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.28 | (0.11) | (0.56) | (0.67) | $7.76 | 4.02% | 0.76% | 0.81% | 1.58% | 1.53% | 82% | $51,430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $9.16 | 0.11 | (0.15) | (0.04) | (0.06) | (0.91) | (0.97) | $8.15 | 0.00% | 0.78% | 0.80% | 1.33% | 1.31% | 94% | $18,544 |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from November 30 to July 31, resulting in an eight-month annual reporting period. For the years before July 31, 2018, the fund's fiscal year end was November 30.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(6)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through November 30, 2017.
(7)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Strategic Allocation: Aggressive Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Strategic Allocation: Aggressive Fund of the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. as of July 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
September 16, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.
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Management |
The Board of Directors
The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas W. Bunn (1953) | Director | Since 2017 | Retired | 63 | SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chris H. Cheesman (1962) | Director | Since 2019 | Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018) | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Fink (1955) | Director | Since 2012 (independent since 2016) | Retired | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rajesh K. Gupta (1960) | Director | Since 2019 | Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019) | 63 | None |
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Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynn Jenkins (1963) | Director | Since 2019 | Consultant, LJ Strategies (2019 to present); United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018) | 63 | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan M. Lewis (1957) | Director | Since 2011 | Retired | 63 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John R. Whitten (1946) | Director | Since 2008 | Retired | 63 | Onto Innovation Inc. (2019 to 2020); Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen E. Yates (1948) | Director and Chairman of the Board | Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018) | Retired | 82 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jonathan S. Thomas (1963) | Director | Since 2007 | President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries | 122 | None |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Officers
The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Offices with the Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | ||||||
Patrick Bannigan (1965) | President since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries | ||||||
R. Wes Campbell (1974) | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018 | Vice President, ACS, (2020 to present); Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
Amy D. Shelton (1964) | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014 | Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS | ||||||
Charles A. Etherington (1957) | General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
C. Jean Wade (1964) | Vice President since 2012 | Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017) | ||||||
Robert J. Leach (1966) | Vice President since 2006 | Vice President, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
David H. Reinmiller (1963) | Vice President since 2000 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
Ward D. Stauffer (1960) | Secretary since 2005 | Attorney, ACC (2003 to present) |
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and specifically its response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•possible economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
•acquired fund fees and expenses;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•possible collateral benefits to the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
The Board held two meetings to consider the renewal. The independent Directors also met in private session three times to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The independent Directors held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement, requesting supplemental information, and reviewing information provided by the Advisor in response thereto. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or
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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio
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valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
COVID-19 Response. During 2020, much of the world experienced unprecedented change and challenges from the impacts of the rapidly evolving, worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board evaluated the Advisor’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on service to the Fund. The Board found that Fund shareholders have continued to receive the Advisor’s investment management and other services without disruption, and Advisor personnel have demonstrated great resiliency in providing those services. The Board, directly and through its Audit Committee, continues to monitor the impact of the pandemic and the response of each of the Fund’s service providers.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders additional content and services. The Board also noted that economies of scale are shared with the Fund and its shareholders through management fee breakpoints that serve to reduce the effective management fee as the assets of the Fund grow.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe
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and was within the range of its peer expense group. The Advisor noted the reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.33%, which is expected to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot be terminated prior to such date without the Board's approval. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Directors reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. To the extent there are potential collateral benefits, the board has been advised and has taken this into consideration in its review of the management contract with the Fund. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program |
The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") has designated American Century Investment Management, Inc. (“ACIM”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of ACIM or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by those members of the ACIM’s Investment Oversight Committee who are members of the ACIM’s Investment Management and Global Analytics departments.
Under the program, ACIM manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. ACIM’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
The Board reviewed a report prepared by ACIM regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. In addition, ACIM provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
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Additional Information |
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Other Tax Information
The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $4,924,983, or up to the maximum amount allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 as qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
The fund hereby designates $84,502,036, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as long-term capital gain distributions (20% rate gain distributions) for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund hereby designates $8,579,904 as qualified short-term capital gain distributions for purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 871 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund utilized earnings and profits of $2,125,976 distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).
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Strategic Allocation: Conservative Fund | |||||
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R6 Class (AACDX) |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.
Table of Contents |
President’s Letter | |||||
Performance | |||||
Portfolio Commentary | |||||
Fund Characteristics | |||||
Shareholder Fee Example | |||||
Schedule of Investments | |||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |||||
Statement of Operations | |||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |||||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||||
Financial Highlights | |||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||
Management | |||||
Approval of Management Agreement | |||||
Liquidity Risk Management Program | 71 | ||||
Additional Information | |||||
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
President’s Letter |
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this annual report for the period ended July 31, 2020. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Pandemic Altered Economic, Market Courses
Broad market sentiment was generally upbeat through mid-February 2020. Dovish central banks, modest inflation, improving economic and corporate earnings data, and U.S.-China trade-policy progress helped boost global growth outlooks. Against this backdrop, key U.S. stock benchmarks rose to new highs, and global risk assets largely remained in favor.
Beginning in late February, unprecedented turmoil quickly quashed the optimistic tone. COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide, halting most U.S. and global economic activity and triggering a worldwide recession. Stocks and other riskier assets sold off sharply as investors fled to U.S. Treasuries and other perceived safe-haven investments. Central banks and federal governments stepped in quickly and aggressively to stabilize global markets. These extraordinary efforts helped launch a broad rebound among risk assets beginning in April, despite weak economic and corporate earnings data. Declining coronavirus infection and death rates in many regions and the reopening of economies also helped fuel the recovery.
Overall, global stocks delivered mixed results for the 12-month period. In general, U.S. stocks overcame the effects of the early 2020 sell-off to deliver a solid return. U.S. stocks generally fared better than non-U.S. stocks, and the growth style significantly outperformed value stocks. U.S. and global bonds rallied, too, as yields declined sharply for the reporting period.
A Slow Return to Normal
The return to pre-pandemic life will take time and patience, but we are confident we will get there. We remain hopeful medical researchers will uncover effective COVID-19 treatments and potentially develop a vaccine. In the meantime, investors likely will face periods of outbreak-related disruptions, economic and political uncertainty, and heightened market volatility. While these influences can be unsettling, they tend to be temporary.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. We have a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet these current challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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Performance |
Total Returns as of July 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Annual Returns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ticker Symbol | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Inception | Inception Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | TWSCX | 7.89% | 5.30% | 6.42% | — | 2/15/96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | — | 11.96% | 11.47% | 13.83% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | — | 10.12% | 4.46% | 3.87% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index | — | 1.30% | 1.12% | 0.59% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ACCIX | 8.11% | 5.52% | 6.61% | — | 8/1/00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ACCAX | 10/2/96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No sales charge | 7.62% | 5.07% | 6.16% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge | 1.36% | 3.83% | 5.53% | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | AACCX | 6.78% | 4.28% | 5.36% | — | 9/30/04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | AACRX | 7.37% | 4.78% | 5.88% | — | 3/31/05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | AACGX | 8.10% | — | — | 6.59% | 4/10/17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | AACDX | 8.28% | 5.72% | — | 5.82% | 7/26/13 |
Average annual returns since inception are presented when ten years of performance history is not available.
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years | ||
$10,000 investment made July 31, 2010 | ||
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. |
Value on July 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investor Class — $18,645 | ||||||||
S&P 500 Index — $36,558 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index — $14,616 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index — $10,605 | ||||||||
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | I Class | A Class | C Class | R Class | R5 Class | R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.09% | 0.89% | 1.34% | 2.09% | 1.59% | 0.89% | 0.74% |
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Portfolio Commentary |
Portfolio Managers: Rich Weiss, Scott Wilson, Radu Gabudean, Vidya Rajappa and Brian Garbe
Effective April 2020, Brian Garbe joined the portfolio management team.
Performance Summary
Strategic Allocation: Conservative returned 7.89%* for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020. Because of the fund’s strategic exposure to a variety of asset classes, a review of the financial markets helps provide context around performance for the reporting period.
The period was marked by extreme volatility, driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to combat it. Despite a global recession driven by widespread coronavirus restrictions, U.S. and global stocks delivered strong returns during the period. In the U.S., stocks initially rose to all-time highs in February, amid a steadily improving economy and strong job growth. However, the spread of the coronavirus and efforts to reduce transmission of the virus led to the first recession and bear market in stocks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. A steady recovery followed, as massive monetary and fiscal stimulus helped support the economy and markets, with stocks moving back toward record highs by period-end.
Global equities followed a similar path, with steady gains through February, supported by slowing but resilient economic growth and accommodative monetary policy. As COVID-19 and containment measures spread, equity markets declined sharply. By late March, however, progress in battling the pandemic and optimism surrounding potential vaccines, together with aggressive fiscal stimulus from central banks and governments around the world, helped drive a recovery. By the end of the period, some equity markets had returned to near pre-pandemic levels, but more severely impacted markets declined or saw much more muted advances. Within the U.S., large-cap companies dramatically outperformed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, and growth beat value across stocks of all sizes, according to the Russell family of indices. Small-cap stocks and many Russell value indices posted negative returns. Emerging markets advanced for the period but trailed the U.S., while non-U.S. developed markets stocks declined. For the year, the S&P 500 Index’s gain of 11.96% dwarfed the 6.55% advance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while the MSCI EAFE Index returned -1.67%.
Within fixed-income investments, the Federal Reserve (Fed) responded to the crisis aggressively, with two emergency interest rate cuts in March 2020 that pushed short-term interest rates to near 0%. The Fed also announced several asset-purchase and lending programs designed to stabilize the financial system and shore up the credit and short-term funding markets, including buying shares in a broad spectrum of individual corporate bonds, investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds. This bond buying helped drive a strong rally in the corporate bond sector, including high-yield bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ended the period at 0.53%, a record low, according to Bloomberg. (When bond yields fall, prices rise and vice versa.) U.S. investment-grade corporate debt generally outperformed other spread sectors of the market, although U.S. high-yield and non-U.S. debt also produced strong returns. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 10.12%, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index gained 4.07%, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index ex-USD (Unhedged) returned 5.94% and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD, Hedged) returned 6.39%.
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.
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Strategic Allocation: Conservative’s neutral asset mix throughout the period was 45% stocks, 49% bonds and 6% cash-equivalent investments. However, the portfolio’s actual asset weightings varied based on short-term tactical adjustments and fluctuating securities prices.
Tactical Positioning
In managing the fund, we make modest tactical adjustments to the asset mix in an effort to add value and improve the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. We began the reporting period with a neutral allocation across stocks, bonds and cash, and we maintained that throughout the period. Within the equity segment, we generally maintained an overweight to large-cap stocks relative to small caps. We also generally favored U.S. equities over non-U.S. stocks. In addition, we generally maintained an overweight to the large-cap growth segment and an underweight to large-cap value stocks. Toward the end of the period, given attractive yields and valuations, we moved to an overweight to global real estate, relative to our long-term strategic allocations. In the bond segment, we generally favored higher-yielding corporate and securitized bonds and select emerging markets securities, adjusting exposure as valuations, fundamentals and market conditions dictated. The overall effect of these tactical changes was positive, driven largely by positioning in growth stocks, where overweight positioning and a corresponding underweight to value bolstered returns.
Equity Contribution Drives Performance
The equity portion of Strategic Allocation: Conservative produced gains, driven largely by large-cap, growth-oriented shares. Within the U.S., large-cap growth, mid-cap growth and small-cap growth performed well and benefited from strong stock selection. Conversely, nearly all value-oriented allocations produced negative returns, with U.S. small-cap value among the weakest performers.
Outside the U.S., non-U.S. equities were a modest contributor overall, amid mixed returns. The non-U.S. fundamental value allocation was a notable detractor from relative performance. However, our underweight to the asset class and strong stock selection elsewhere helped non-U.S. equities broadly outperform underlying benchmarks, keyed by contribution from non-U.S. large-cap growth. The global real estate allocation produced modest gains in absolute terms, but significantly outperformed its underlying benchmark on the strength of stock choices.
Fixed-Income Allocation a Notable Contributor
Global bonds broadly produced strong gains, backed by massive stimulus efforts from central banks, declining interest rates and investor demand for yield. Indeed, bond yields in many developed economies ended the period at or near record lows, meaning investors placed a premium for safety of principal. Corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, posted strong returns as investors sought a mix of yield and lower volatility in the low interest rate environment. The global fixed-income allocation was a notable contributor to absolute returns, though security selection decisions meant the allocation slightly underperformed its underlying benchmark.
Outlook
At period-end, the Strategic Allocation: Conservative portfolio maintained an overweight position in U.S. large-cap growth stocks. The portfolio had underweight positions in U.S. value stocks and non-U.S. equities. With interest rates so low, bonds became less attractive relative to real estate investment trusts (REITs), and we initiated an overweight to global REITs, relative to our long-term strategic allocations, sourced from a small underweight to the fixed-income portion of the portfolio. While we continue to prefer U.S. equities over non-U.S. equities, the overweight was reduced during the period, as many fundamental and financial indicators in favor of the U.S. moderated.
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Fund Characteristics |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Top Ten Common Stocks | % of net assets | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 0.4% | |||||||
Apple, Inc. | 0.3% | |||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.3% | |||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 0.3% | |||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 0.2% | |||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 0.2% | |||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 0.2% | |||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. | 0.1% | |||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 0.1% | |||||||
Key Fixed-Income Portfolio Statistics | ||||||||
Weighted Average Life to Maturity | 6.2 years | |||||||
Average Duration (effective) | 8.0 years | |||||||
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets | |||||||
Affiliated Funds | 32.7% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | 21.3% | |||||||
Common Stocks | 19.2% | |||||||
Corporate Bonds | 6.9% | |||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 6.7% | |||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 2.5% | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 2.5% | |||||||
Municipal Securities | 2.4% | |||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 2.1% | |||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2.0% | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.8% | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 0.3% | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 0.2% | |||||||
Rights | —* | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 1.9% | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 0.1% | |||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.6)% | |||||||
*Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets. |
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Shareholder Fee Example |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Beginning Account Value 2/1/20 | Ending Account Value 7/31/20 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 2/1/20 - 7/31/20 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,031.80 | $3.99 | 0.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,031.00 | $2.98 | 0.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,030.60 | $5.25 | 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,026.00 | $9.02 | 1.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,027.60 | $6.50 | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,030.90 | $2.98 | 0.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,033.50 | $2.22 | 0.44% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypothetical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,020.94 | $3.97 | 0.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $2.97 | 0.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.69 | $5.22 | 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,015.96 | $8.97 | 1.79% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.45 | $6.47 | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,021.93 | $2.97 | 0.59% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.68 | $2.21 | 0.44% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
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Schedule of Investments |
JULY 31, 2020
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
AFFILIATED FUNDS(1) — 32.7% | |||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | 389,060 | $ | 20,618,313 | ||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(2) | 210,766 | 12,808,250 | |||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 104,224 | 4,958,905 | |||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 214,054 | 8,791,326 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | 477,148 | 25,050,270 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 519,652 | 19,320,246 | |||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | 198,999 | 9,480,312 | |||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 43,813 | 1,976,404 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 366,867 | 19,221,630 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 90,752 | 3,775,283 | |||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED FUNDS (Cost $117,680,224) | 126,000,939 | ||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 21.3% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.50%, 5/15/38 | $ | 1,000,000 | 1,613,946 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40 | 6,500,000 | 6,673,164 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/42 | 430,000 | 594,064 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/45 | 1,700,000 | 2,188,285 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/45 | 600,000 | 839,484 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/45 | 850,000 | 1,193,785 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/25 | 2,109,054 | 2,453,569 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/27 | 381,552 | 471,856 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.75%, 2/15/42 | 567,545 | 726,556 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.625%, 2/15/43 | 557,790 | 701,244 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.75%, 2/15/45 | 544,595 | 712,177 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.875%, 2/15/47 | 531,260 | 728,134 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/22 | 2,732,559 | 2,808,538 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/23 | 3,111,304 | 3,208,953 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 7/15/23 | 3,416,603 | 3,590,195 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/24 | 1,428,999 | 1,519,869 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 4/15/24 | 3,813,563 | 4,052,773 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/24 | 9,451,575 | 9,999,730 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/24 | 2,149,334 | 2,281,657 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 1/15/25 | 4,331,520 | 4,621,562 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/26 | 6,044,808 | 6,658,434 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/26 | 1,177,022 | 1,275,242 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.375%, 1/15/27 | 212,358 | 233,688 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 1/15/28 | 1,559,715 | 1,748,660 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.875%, 1/15/29 | 2,539,425 | 2,963,110 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 1/15/30 | 5,981,340 | 6,639,653 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 6/15/23 | 9,150,000 | 9,183,955 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 5/31/27 | 2,000,000 | 2,015,859 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 8/15/27(3) | 300,000 | 338,807 | |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $75,693,507) | 82,036,949 | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 19.2% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.3% | |||||||||||
AAR Corp. | 413 | 7,113 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(2) | 1,264 | $ | 52,140 | ||||||||
BAE Systems plc | 33,538 | 216,270 | |||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 1,433 | 210,278 | |||||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(2) | 2,066 | 37,209 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 469 | 177,737 | |||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.(2) | 757 | 58,615 | |||||||||
Textron, Inc. | 5,761 | 201,289 | |||||||||
960,651 | |||||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics† | |||||||||||
DSV Panalpina A/S | 859 | 118,747 | |||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 677 | 57,213 | |||||||||
175,960 | |||||||||||
Airlines — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 725 | 24,969 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 6,361 | 196,491 | |||||||||
221,460 | |||||||||||
Auto Components — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Aptiv plc | 5,138 | 399,480 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 3,662 | 134,029 | |||||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 822 | 142,051 | |||||||||
LCI Industries | 353 | 44,407 | |||||||||
Minth Group Ltd. | 8,000 | 23,864 | |||||||||
Pirelli & C SpA(2) | 2,604 | 10,299 | |||||||||
Valeo SA | 4,217 | 108,838 | |||||||||
862,968 | |||||||||||
Automobiles — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 1,760 | 113,938 | |||||||||
Daimler AG | 4,544 | 201,330 | |||||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd., ADR | 6,168 | 150,191 | |||||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 1,426 | 151,711 | |||||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 2,508 | 85,209 | |||||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. | 1,600 | 9,077 | |||||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 33,600 | 116,100 | |||||||||
827,556 | |||||||||||
Banks — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 14,444 | 45,257 | |||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 11,260 | 44,444 | |||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 12,792 | 318,265 | |||||||||
Barclays plc | 139,010 | 184,625 | |||||||||
BNP Paribas SA(2) | 5,035 | 204,279 | |||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 2,511 | 125,575 | |||||||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 4,326 | 247,707 | |||||||||
Commerzbank AG(2) | 20,150 | 103,783 | |||||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA(2) | 1,374 | 20,030 | |||||||||
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | 675 | 16,786 | |||||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | 2,034 | 95,089 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,790 | 269,626 | |||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 810 | 85,819 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 47,000 | 176,318 | |||||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 127,900 | 155,494 | |||||||||
Societe Generale SA(2) | 3,792 | 58,271 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Standard Chartered plc (London) | 9,191 | $ | 46,718 | ||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 4,700 | 125,652 | |||||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 5,160 | 193,294 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA(2) | 4,213 | 38,690 | |||||||||
Westamerica Bancorporation | 3,060 | 184,702 | |||||||||
2,740,424 | |||||||||||
Beverages — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 704 | 125,453 | |||||||||
Fevertree Drinks plc | 575 | 16,570 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 2,245 | 309,047 | |||||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 305 | 52,664 | |||||||||
Royal Unibrew A/S(2) | 262 | 26,585 | |||||||||
530,319 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology — 0.5% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 2,056 | 195,135 | |||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 2,320 | 96,443 | |||||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(2) | 300 | 29,751 | |||||||||
ADC Therapeutics SA(2) | 490 | 22,785 | |||||||||
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(4) | 906 | 11,968 | |||||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 886 | 129,143 | |||||||||
Amarin Corp. plc, ADR(2)(4) | 811 | 5,255 | |||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 1,030 | 252,010 | |||||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 2,132 | 30,807 | |||||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 365 | 22,407 | |||||||||
Argenx SE, ADR(2) | 350 | 80,546 | |||||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(2) | 367 | 23,503 | |||||||||
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(2) | 341 | 24,954 | |||||||||
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(2)(4) | 573 | 16,124 | |||||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc.(2) | 380 | 20,030 | |||||||||
CSL Ltd. | 621 | 119,768 | |||||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 409 | 18,965 | |||||||||
Exact Sciences Corp.(2) | 1,662 | 157,475 | |||||||||
FibroGen, Inc.(2) | 741 | 29,988 | |||||||||
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(4) | 1,565 | 21,237 | |||||||||
Generation Bio Co.(2) | 313 | 6,147 | |||||||||
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 222 | 14,981 | |||||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 1,144 | 31,105 | |||||||||
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 809 | 13,179 | |||||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.(2) | 5,048 | 213,177 | |||||||||
Insmed, Inc.(2) | 1,079 | 28,184 | |||||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(2) | 320 | 9,302 | |||||||||
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 207 | 16,933 | |||||||||
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 157 | 19,046 | |||||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 846 | 24,949 | |||||||||
MorphoSys AG(2) | 222 | 28,202 | |||||||||
Natera, Inc.(2) | 942 | 45,235 | |||||||||
Principia Biopharma, Inc.(2) | 297 | 24,829 | |||||||||
Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 321 | 11,383 | |||||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 757 | 44,837 | |||||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(2) | 394 | 30,795 | |||||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 338 | 91,936 |
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Viela Bio, Inc.(2) | 220 | $ | 8,054 | ||||||||
1,970,568 | |||||||||||
Building Products — 0.3% | |||||||||||
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(2) | 277 | 9,557 | |||||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(2) | 1,795 | 42,524 | |||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 2,619 | 200,353 | |||||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 15,248 | 586,743 | |||||||||
Lindab International AB | 1,330 | 20,698 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 2,919 | 166,850 | |||||||||
Masonite International Corp.(2) | 502 | 42,344 | |||||||||
Trane Technologies plc | 1,274 | 142,522 | |||||||||
Trex Co., Inc.(2) | 243 | 33,857 | |||||||||
1,245,448 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.9% | |||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1,972 | 302,958 | |||||||||
Ares Management Corp., Class A | 656 | 26,201 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 4,406 | 157,955 | |||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 233 | 133,977 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG | 21,391 | 229,229 | |||||||||
Euronext NV | 156 | 17,877 | |||||||||
Flatex AG(2) | 609 | 27,265 | |||||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 712 | 51,435 | |||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 1,177 | 113,910 | |||||||||
Intermediate Capital Group plc | 2,080 | 36,915 | |||||||||
London Stock Exchange Group plc | 1,422 | 158,612 | |||||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 1,565 | 123,666 | |||||||||
Magellan Financial Group Ltd. | 548 | 23,917 | |||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 272 | 140,542 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 4,389 | 214,534 | |||||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 552 | 207,541 | |||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 7,860 | 615,831 | |||||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 130 | 125,919 | |||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 718 | 251,479 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 2,024 | 129,111 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 787 | 108,685 | |||||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 297 | 30,360 | |||||||||
UBS Group AG | 10,789 | 127,048 | |||||||||
3,354,967 | |||||||||||
Chemicals — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Air Liquide SA | 703 | 116,059 | |||||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 772 | 63,659 | |||||||||
Arkema SA | 741 | 76,989 | |||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 573 | 107,197 | |||||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 516 | 23,395 | |||||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 633 | 96,657 | |||||||||
Linde plc | 956 | 234,325 | |||||||||
Nissan Chemical Corp. | 200 | 10,554 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 181 | 117,274 | |||||||||
Zeon Corp. | 1,800 | 17,351 | |||||||||
863,460 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.2% | |||||||||||
A-Living Services Co. Ltd., H Shares | 13,250 | $ | 75,025 | ||||||||
Babcock International Group plc | 31,201 | 118,203 | |||||||||
Boyd Group Services, Inc.(4) | 16 | 2,336 | |||||||||
Brink's Co. (The) | 866 | 38,407 | |||||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.(2) | 719 | 42,853 | |||||||||
Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. | 32,000 | 61,593 | |||||||||
HomeServe plc | 1,619 | 28,280 | |||||||||
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. | 500 | 16,619 | |||||||||
Park24 Co. Ltd. | 500 | 6,755 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 4,195 | 366,014 | |||||||||
Serco Group plc(2) | 11,475 | 24,070 | |||||||||
780,155 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.(2) | 833 | 216,388 | |||||||||
AudioCodes Ltd. | 1,488 | 53,702 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4,465 | 210,301 | |||||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.(2) | 3,943 | 535,854 | |||||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(2) | 254 | 23,579 | |||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 265 | 37,047 | |||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares | 11,720 | 135,162 | |||||||||
1,212,033 | |||||||||||
Construction and Engineering† | |||||||||||
Hazama Ando Corp. | 4,500 | 24,061 | |||||||||
NRW Holdings Ltd. | 11,810 | 15,586 | |||||||||
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd. | 600 | 25,846 | |||||||||
65,493 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,273 | 18,739 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance† | |||||||||||
American Express Co. | 1,264 | 117,957 | |||||||||
Cembra Money Bank AG | 250 | 27,408 | |||||||||
145,365 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 495 | 56,103 | |||||||||
Ball Corp. | 3,881 | 285,758 | |||||||||
Berry Global Group, Inc.(2) | 803 | 40,142 | |||||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 8,165 | 113,820 | |||||||||
Huhtamaki Oyj(2) | 528 | 23,626 | |||||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 2,528 | 242,991 | |||||||||
SIG Combibloc Group AG | 1,477 | 25,786 | |||||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 5,737 | 296,833 | |||||||||
WestRock Co. | 3,313 | 88,987 | |||||||||
1,174,046 | |||||||||||
Distributors — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 2,977 | 268,376 | |||||||||
LKQ Corp.(2) | 3,024 | 85,247 | |||||||||
353,623 | |||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services† | |||||||||||
Chegg, Inc.(2) | 2,182 | 176,677 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services† | |||||||||||||||||
Element Fleet Management Corp. | 2,825 | $ | 23,706 | ||||||||||||||
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | 400 | 13,979 | |||||||||||||||
37,685 | |||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
BT Group plc | 26,031 | 33,776 | |||||||||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA | 3,932 | 247,341 | |||||||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4,254 | 244,520 | |||||||||||||||
525,637 | |||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Edison International | 5,383 | 299,672 | |||||||||||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 3,819 | 247,586 | |||||||||||||||
Eversource Energy | 1,601 | 144,202 | |||||||||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 10,609 | 136,929 | |||||||||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1,606 | 450,804 | |||||||||||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 4,489 | 372,946 | |||||||||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 3,131 | 216,164 | |||||||||||||||
1,868,303 | |||||||||||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
ABB Ltd. | 5,372 | 134,567 | |||||||||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 1,713 | 159,737 | |||||||||||||||
Eaton Corp. plc | 999 | 93,037 | |||||||||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 7,236 | 448,704 | |||||||||||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 3,059 | 412,873 | |||||||||||||||
nVent Electric plc | 22,858 | 415,101 | |||||||||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 319 | 69,587 | |||||||||||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 1,606 | 187,111 | |||||||||||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding plc(2) | 2,273 | 86,329 | |||||||||||||||
Signify NV(2) | 1,024 | 30,589 | |||||||||||||||
Varta AG(2) | 206 | 23,141 | |||||||||||||||
2,060,776 | |||||||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Anritsu Corp. | 1,000 | 23,913 | |||||||||||||||
CDW Corp. | 352 | 40,920 | |||||||||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 4,950 | 331,006 | |||||||||||||||
Hexagon AB, B Shares(2) | 1,831 | 119,335 | |||||||||||||||
Keyence Corp. | 200 | 84,051 | |||||||||||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2) | 3,029 | 302,567 | |||||||||||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 227 | 40,326 | |||||||||||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 2,200 | 137,802 | |||||||||||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 270 | 33,680 | |||||||||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 2,817 | 250,910 | |||||||||||||||
Topcon Corp. | 1,100 | 7,212 | |||||||||||||||
1,371,722 | |||||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | |||||||||||||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 4,556 | 70,573 | |||||||||||||||
Subsea 7 SA(2) | 1,895 | 14,380 | |||||||||||||||
84,953 | |||||||||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 1,313 | 108,493 | |||||||||||||||
Embracer Group AB(2) | 855 | 13,721 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Roku, Inc.(2) | 716 | $ | 110,901 | ||||||||
Stillfront Group AB(2) | 288 | 27,911 | |||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 1,660 | 194,120 | |||||||||
Zynga, Inc., Class A(2) | 11,884 | 116,820 | |||||||||
571,966 | |||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.7% | |||||||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 1,000 | 66,970 | |||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 680 | 120,734 | |||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | 3,733 | 108,257 | |||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 496 | 20,014 | |||||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 677 | 60,314 | |||||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 7,012 | 80,708 | |||||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | 1,183 | 42,897 | |||||||||
Charter Hall Group | 16,387 | 123,787 | |||||||||
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. | 21 | 65,880 | |||||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 157 | 20,261 | |||||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 2,511 | 77,138 | |||||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 8,087 | 37,362 | |||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,234 | 198,106 | |||||||||
Embassy Office Parks REIT | 7,600 | 36,448 | |||||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 457 | 358,964 | |||||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 127,963 | 103,440 | |||||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 2,406 | 28,607 | |||||||||
GLP J-Reit | 37 | 61,741 | |||||||||
Goodman Group | 14,058 | 169,945 | |||||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 3,940 | 107,523 | |||||||||
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA | 4,289 | 36,677 | |||||||||
Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. | 432 | 51,145 | |||||||||
Invincible Investment Corp. | 265 | 61,556 | |||||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 8,314 | 247,923 | |||||||||
JBG SMITH Properties | 1,361 | 39,483 | |||||||||
Link REIT | 7,400 | 56,988 | |||||||||
Mapletree Industrial Trust | 55,000 | 131,565 | |||||||||
Mapletree Logistics Trust | 19,100 | 29,490 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A | 9,528 | 260,496 | |||||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 1,388 | 165,436 | |||||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | 21 | 114,663 | |||||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 1,964 | 63,594 | |||||||||
Orix JREIT, Inc. | 54 | 69,621 | |||||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 5,947 | 96,401 | |||||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 9,310 | 981,460 | |||||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 1,967 | 141,526 | |||||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 1,732 | 48,115 | |||||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 2,085 | 125,204 | |||||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 4,097 | 192,272 | |||||||||
Safestore Holdings plc | 3,969 | 39,843 | |||||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | 1,232 | 383,817 | |||||||||
Segro plc | 11,272 | 143,581 | |||||||||
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. | 59 | 84,244 | |||||||||
Stockland | 29,125 | 66,309 | |||||||||
STORE Capital Corp. | 2,236 | 52,971 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Sun Communities, Inc. | 1,185 | $ | 177,667 | ||||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(4) | 354 | 18,583 | |||||||||
UNITE Group plc (The) | 1,290 | 15,927 | |||||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 1,723 | 18,057 | |||||||||
VICI Properties, Inc. | 4,008 | 87,014 | |||||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 5,688 | 304,649 | |||||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 18,851 | 524,246 | |||||||||
6,719,619 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | 100 | 18,272 | |||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 314 | 102,216 | |||||||||
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(2) | 747 | 32,861 | |||||||||
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. | 400 | 24,597 | |||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 11,871 | 342,191 | |||||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(2) | 822 | 21,684 | |||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 5,427 | 286,817 | |||||||||
Zur Rose Group AG(2) | 121 | 33,511 | |||||||||
862,149 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd. | 10,000 | 16,724 | |||||||||
Bakkafrost P/F(2) | 188 | 11,451 | |||||||||
Beyond Meat, Inc.(2) | 55 | 6,925 | |||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 8,876 | 332,406 | |||||||||
Freshpet, Inc.(2) | 289 | 27,759 | |||||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 2,703 | 295,573 | |||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 3,103 | 214,076 | |||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 5,319 | 295,151 | |||||||||
Orkla ASA | 20,891 | 206,074 | |||||||||
Vital Farms, Inc.(2) | 386 | 13,610 | |||||||||
1,419,749 | |||||||||||
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 1,377 | 145,948 | |||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 287 | 24,249 | |||||||||
Nippon Gas Co. Ltd. | 900 | 42,110 | |||||||||
Spire, Inc. | 2,923 | 180,232 | |||||||||
392,539 | |||||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.(2) | 704 | 206,849 | |||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 1,600 | 138,208 | |||||||||
DexCom, Inc.(2) | 392 | 170,732 | |||||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2) | 1,903 | 149,214 | |||||||||
Elekta AB, B Shares | 7,852 | 80,539 | |||||||||
Envista Holdings Corp.(2) | 12,341 | 269,898 | |||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(2) | 552 | 26,596 | |||||||||
GVS SpA(2) | 953 | 12,427 | |||||||||
Hologic, Inc.(2) | 1,650 | 115,137 | |||||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.(2) | 123 | 22,599 | |||||||||
Inari Medical, Inc.(2) | 94 | 5,285 | |||||||||
Masimo Corp.(2) | 719 | 158,266 | |||||||||
Medtronic plc | 1,675 | 161,604 | |||||||||
Menicon Co. Ltd. | 200 | 9,784 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Nihon Kohden Corp. | 400 | $ | 13,794 | ||||||||
Olympus Corp. | 5,200 | 93,329 | |||||||||
OrthoPediatrics Corp.(2) | 391 | 16,496 | |||||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 232 | 46,982 | |||||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.(2) | 792 | 36,796 | |||||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(2) | 320 | 33,427 | |||||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 700 | 261,170 | |||||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 5,085 | 685,763 | |||||||||
2,714,895 | |||||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.8% | |||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(2) | 615 | 18,333 | |||||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 4,800 | 98,621 | |||||||||
Amedisys, Inc.(2) | 693 | 162,273 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 5,051 | 275,886 | |||||||||
Chartwell Retirement Residences | 7,650 | 56,370 | |||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 551 | 95,152 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 2,577 | 162,196 | |||||||||
Encompass Health Corp. | 3,788 | 257,887 | |||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.(2) | 686 | 35,370 | |||||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.(2) | 3,850 | 264,610 | |||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 284 | 111,456 | |||||||||
Korian SA(2) | 60 | 2,465 | |||||||||
McKesson Corp. | 1,917 | 287,857 | |||||||||
Option Care Health, Inc.(2) | 1,773 | 20,886 | |||||||||
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 921 | 23,080 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 2,751 | 349,570 | |||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc.(2) | 3,479 | 47,558 | |||||||||
RadNet, Inc.(2) | 1,302 | 20,689 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 884 | 267,657 | |||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 3,211 | 352,889 | |||||||||
2,910,805 | |||||||||||
Health Care Technology — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Cerner Corp. | 3,820 | 265,299 | |||||||||
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA | 215 | 18,832 | |||||||||
Health Catalyst, Inc.(2)(4) | 1,100 | 38,390 | |||||||||
Phreesia, Inc.(2) | 658 | 19,780 | |||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.(2) | 556 | 132,122 | |||||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,033 | 273,301 | |||||||||
747,724 | |||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Basic-Fit NV(2)(4) | 485 | 12,600 | |||||||||
Brinker International, Inc. | 869 | 23,367 | |||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2) | 254 | 293,411 | |||||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 288 | 39,894 | |||||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 2,129 | 92,910 | |||||||||
Melco International Development Ltd. | 6,000 | 11,223 | |||||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(2) | 402 | 20,984 | |||||||||
Sodexo SA | 2,885 | 199,141 | |||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 1,375 | 105,229 | |||||||||
Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. | 1,100 | 23,324 | |||||||||
Whitbread plc(2) | 2,638 | 75,649 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 290 | $ | 45,312 | ||||||||
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | 493 | 13,114 | |||||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 1,616 | 71,363 | |||||||||
1,027,521 | |||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bellway plc | 337 | 11,286 | |||||||||
Breville Group Ltd. | 986 | 18,336 | |||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 2,392 | 158,255 | |||||||||
Haseko Corp. | 5,300 | 62,770 | |||||||||
Man Wah Holdings Ltd. | 18,400 | 20,929 | |||||||||
Taylor Wimpey plc | 41,957 | 65,453 | |||||||||
Token Corp. | 400 | 25,431 | |||||||||
TopBuild Corp.(2) | 262 | 34,563 | |||||||||
397,023 | |||||||||||
Household Products — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 1,567 | 120,972 | |||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 849 | 129,082 | |||||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 3,252 | 426,402 | |||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 1,013 | 34,503 | |||||||||
710,959 | |||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | |||||||||||
Falck Renewables SpA | 4,291 | 27,944 | |||||||||
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | 2,129 | 36,541 | |||||||||
64,485 | |||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,412 | 210,910 | |||||||||
Lifco AB, B Shares | 257 | 19,702 | |||||||||
Rheinmetall AG | 153 | 14,494 | |||||||||
245,106 | |||||||||||
Insurance — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Aegon NV | 21,183 | 62,578 | |||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 7,023 | 249,808 | |||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 10,000 | 89,614 | |||||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 1,728 | 185,743 | |||||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 991 | 45,061 | |||||||||
BRP Group, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,240 | 39,088 | |||||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 3,701 | 470,915 | |||||||||
eHealth, Inc.(2) | 556 | 38,442 | |||||||||
GoHealth, Inc., Class A(2) | 178 | 3,159 | |||||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(2) | 428 | 44,225 | |||||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 274 | 53,403 | |||||||||
Lemonade, Inc.(2) | 9 | 524 | |||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 484 | 56,434 | |||||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | 302 | 80,293 | |||||||||
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(2) | 363 | 33,156 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 714 | 64,503 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 710 | 44,993 | |||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 2,181 | 185,930 | |||||||||
SelectQuote, Inc.(2)(4) | 4,774 | 85,407 | |||||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 845 | 96,685 | |||||||||
1,929,961 |
19
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(2) | 522 | $ | 776,710 | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR(2) | 1,413 | 168,712 | |||||||||
carsales.com Ltd. | 1,303 | 17,202 | |||||||||
EverQuote, Inc., Class A(2) | 437 | 23,795 | |||||||||
Facebook, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,573 | 399,023 | |||||||||
Kakaku.com, Inc. | 900 | 21,801 | |||||||||
Match Group, Inc.(2) | 1,396 | 143,369 | |||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2,500 | 171,137 | |||||||||
1,721,749 | |||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(2) | 697 | 174,961 | |||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(2) | 318 | 1,006,368 | |||||||||
ASOS plc(2) | 2,612 | 115,327 | |||||||||
boohoo Group plc(2) | 7,675 | 26,385 | |||||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | 1,154 | 93,486 | |||||||||
HelloFresh SE(2) | 525 | 28,579 | |||||||||
Mercari, Inc.(2) | 400 | 16,761 | |||||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(2)(4) | 330 | 87,810 | |||||||||
1,549,677 | |||||||||||
IT Services — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Accenture plc, Class A | 1,028 | 231,074 | |||||||||
Adyen NV(2) | 100 | 166,949 | |||||||||
Atos SE(2) | 891 | 76,425 | |||||||||
BASE, Inc.(2) | 200 | 12,516 | |||||||||
Bechtle AG | 96 | 18,695 | |||||||||
Capgemini SE | 839 | 108,794 | |||||||||
Capita plc(2) | 70,050 | 31,681 | |||||||||
Edenred | 1,804 | 89,878 | |||||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(2) | 566 | 54,415 | |||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(2) | 1,375 | 137,211 | |||||||||
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(2) | 3,085 | 247,695 | |||||||||
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | 100 | 10,474 | |||||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 781 | 18,884 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 721 | 88,640 | |||||||||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 879 | 271,198 | |||||||||
NEXTDC Ltd.(2) | 4,230 | 34,522 | |||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2) | 1,654 | 324,300 | |||||||||
Repay Holdings Corp.(2) | 2,227 | 49,283 | |||||||||
SHIFT, Inc.(2) | 200 | 21,010 | |||||||||
Square, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,813 | 235,418 | |||||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(2) | 971 | 269,375 | |||||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 1,536 | 292,454 | |||||||||
2,790,891 | |||||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
BRP, Inc. | 635 | 28,445 | |||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 528 | 35,365 | |||||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 1,961 | 37,357�� | |||||||||
Games Workshop Group plc | 284 | 32,761 | |||||||||
MIPS AB | 177 | 7,440 |
20
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,527 | $ | 104,172 | ||||||||
245,540 | |||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 1,647 | 158,655 | |||||||||
Bruker Corp. | 2,992 | 133,503 | |||||||||
Evotec SE(2) | 553 | 14,642 | |||||||||
Lonza Group AG | 285 | 177,901 | |||||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2) | 228 | 213,180 | |||||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.(2) | 1,164 | 44,500 | |||||||||
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(2) | 325 | 34,632 | |||||||||
Repligen Corp.(2) | 89 | 13,431 | |||||||||
Tecan Group AG | 67 | 28,182 | |||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 474 | 196,212 | |||||||||
1,014,838 | |||||||||||
Machinery — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 2,021 | 390,578 | |||||||||
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(2) | 2,011 | 38,672 | |||||||||
Graco, Inc. | 2,088 | 111,165 | |||||||||
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. | 300 | 16,762 | |||||||||
IMI plc | 17,097 | 234,179 | |||||||||
Kornit Digital Ltd.(2) | 273 | 14,630 | |||||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 1,001 | 90,480 | |||||||||
Nabtesco Corp. | 1,000 | 30,230 | |||||||||
Navistar International Corp.(2) | 947 | 30,332 | |||||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 1,791 | 140,987 | |||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 3,224 | 274,298 | |||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 1,353 | 242,079 | |||||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 115,112 | |||||||||
Valmet Oyj | 411 | 11,540 | |||||||||
1,741,044 | |||||||||||
Media — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA | 7,196 | 19,648 | |||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 3,348 | 143,294 | |||||||||
Fox Corp., Class B | 8,523 | 219,638 | |||||||||
Future plc | 1,084 | 19,684 | |||||||||
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | 8,400 | 91,202 | |||||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 3,253 | 104,874 | |||||||||
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA(2) | 319 | 21,817 | |||||||||
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | 2,800 | 38,504 | |||||||||
WPP plc | 15,322 | 114,598 | |||||||||
773,259 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining† | |||||||||||
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.(2) | 8,107 | 34,943 | |||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)† | |||||||||||
AGNC Investment Corp. | 3,225 | 43,860 | |||||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 920 | 32,228 | |||||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 1,564 | 29,481 | |||||||||
105,569 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 1,444 | 115,867 | |||||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 1,218 | 78,171 |
21
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 5,170 | $ | 290,864 | ||||||||
484,902 | |||||||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Magazine Luiza SA | 8,298 | 127,829 | |||||||||
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | 3,700 | 83,895 | |||||||||
Seria Co. Ltd. | 500 | 19,991 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 747 | 94,032 | |||||||||
325,747 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 2,492 | 60,954 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 161,000 | 170,558 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd., ADR | 90 | 9,508 | |||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 11,595 | 433,537 | |||||||||
Eni SpA | 14,549 | 130,126 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC, ADR | 8,741 | 42,604 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC | 28,515 | 70,212 | |||||||||
Gibson Energy, Inc. | 811 | 13,357 | |||||||||
Neste Oyj | 2,501 | 115,046 | |||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 15,304 | 152,887 | |||||||||
Parex Resources, Inc.(2) | 1,597 | 19,315 | |||||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd., H Shares | 342,000 | 117,617 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 1,998 | 123,916 | |||||||||
Saras SpA(2) | 70,901 | 52,443 | |||||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares | 367,071 | 185,200 | |||||||||
TOTAL SE | 5,009 | 185,976 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 964 | 54,206 | |||||||||
1,937,462 | |||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Mondi plc | 12,354 | 221,639 | |||||||||
Personal Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
elf Beauty, Inc.(2) | 839 | 14,985 | |||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 351 | 69,336 | |||||||||
Jamieson Wellness, Inc. | 458 | 13,185 | |||||||||
Ontex Group NV(2) | 3,258 | 46,555 | |||||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 1,700 | 94,212 | |||||||||
238,273 | |||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.5% | |||||||||||
ALK-Abello A/S(2) | 49 | 13,885 | |||||||||
AstraZeneca plc | 1,255 | 139,196 | |||||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 199 | 14,195 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 3,587 | 210,413 | |||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc | 14,184 | 284,838 | |||||||||
Horizon Therapeutics plc(2) | 2,296 | 140,492 | |||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 3,348 | 268,644 | |||||||||
MyoKardia, Inc.(2) | 250 | 22,533 | |||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares | 3,695 | 243,784 | |||||||||
Optinose, Inc.(2)(4) | 734 | 3,740 | |||||||||
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 89 | 13,145 | |||||||||
Sanofi | 718 | 75,061 | |||||||||
Sanofi, ADR | 4,666 | 244,732 |
22
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 825 | $ | 125,136 | ||||||||
1,799,794 | |||||||||||
Professional Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
ASGN, Inc.(2) | 375 | 25,673 | |||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.(2) | 64 | 54,385 | |||||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. | 2,722 | 219,747 | |||||||||
IR Japan Holdings Ltd. | 200 | 22,114 | |||||||||
Nihon M&A Center, Inc. | 200 | 9,695 | |||||||||
Randstad NV | 988 | 47,625 | |||||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 4,300 | 133,456 | |||||||||
Teleperformance | 428 | 125,257 | |||||||||
UT Group Co. Ltd.(2) | 1,100 | 22,564 | |||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 1,021 | 192,673 | |||||||||
853,189 | |||||||||||
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Aroundtown SA(2) | 6,665 | 40,204 | |||||||||
Colliers International Group, Inc. | 386 | 20,879 | |||||||||
ESR Cayman Ltd.(2) | 16,400 | 40,437 | |||||||||
Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares(2) | 482 | 19,914 | |||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 677 | 80,970 | |||||||||
Open House Co. Ltd. | 2,300 | 65,360 | |||||||||
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(4) | 25,098 | 68,232 | |||||||||
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. | 11,000 | 46,698 | |||||||||
Shurgard Self Storage SA | 790 | 31,040 | |||||||||
VGP NV | 427 | 59,183 | |||||||||
472,917 | |||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.3% | |||||||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 549 | 16,684 | |||||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 9,595 | 194,635 | |||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 1,021 | 132,117 | |||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 2,190 | 420,940 | |||||||||
Sixt SE(2) | 180 | 13,499 | |||||||||
TFI International, Inc. | 1,444 | 62,657 | |||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 1,144 | 198,312 | |||||||||
1,038,844 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 0.8% | |||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(2) | 1,565 | 121,178 | |||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 6,920 | 445,164 | |||||||||
ASM International NV | 171 | 25,972 | |||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 389 | 137,412 | |||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 401 | 127,017 | |||||||||
Entegris, Inc. | 213 | 15,317 | |||||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 5,532 | 138,265 | |||||||||
Inphi Corp.(2) | 239 | 31,228 | |||||||||
Intel Corp. | 2,977 | 142,092 | |||||||||
Lasertec Corp. | 100 | 8,875 | |||||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(2) | 987 | 30,686 | |||||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 3,928 | 143,254 | |||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 3,824 | 260,376 | |||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 1,277 | 129,909 | |||||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 199 | 25,361 |
23
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.(2) | 442 | $ | 22,719 | ||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 710 | 301,459 | |||||||||
PDF Solutions, Inc.(2) | 915 | 22,491 | |||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 318 | 38,805 | |||||||||
Semtech Corp.(2) | 636 | 35,444 | |||||||||
SiTime Corp.(2) | 311 | 16,530 | |||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1,138 | 165,670 | |||||||||
SOITEC(2) | 218 | 25,733 | |||||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 14,000 | 204,893 | |||||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 2,441 | 217,151 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 605 | 77,168 | |||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 2,353 | 252,594 | |||||||||
3,162,763 | |||||||||||
Software — 1.1% | |||||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(2) | 420 | 186,614 | |||||||||
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(2) | 659 | 116,412 | |||||||||
Avast plc | 5,109 | 38,588 | |||||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2) | 4,601 | 502,659 | |||||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.(2) | 378 | 115,838 | |||||||||
Dassault Systemes SE | 558 | 101,786 | |||||||||
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 450 | 25,335 | |||||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(2) | 770 | 166,959 | |||||||||
Envestnet, Inc.(2) | 1,857 | 150,788 | |||||||||
Everbridge, Inc.(2) | 437 | 62,404 | |||||||||
Five9, Inc.(2) | 379 | 45,791 | |||||||||
Globant SA(2) | 190 | 32,859 | |||||||||
Kinaxis, Inc.(2) | 97 | 14,730 | |||||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(2) | 2,261 | 216,581 | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 7,171 | 1,470,127 | |||||||||
Model N, Inc.(2) | 1,259 | 48,421 | |||||||||
nCino, Inc.(2) | 689 | 54,500 | |||||||||
Netcompany Group A/S(2) | 315 | 22,734 | |||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2) | 749 | 191,684 | |||||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.(2) | 124 | 16,517 | |||||||||
Rapid7, Inc.(2) | 430 | 25,615 | |||||||||
RealPage, Inc.(2) | 638 | 40,200 | |||||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(2) | 625 | 181,419 | |||||||||
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.(2) | 927 | 29,200 | |||||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(2) | 781 | 152,178 | |||||||||
Sinch AB(2) | 258 | 20,216 | |||||||||
Splunk, Inc.(2) | 1,413 | 296,476 | |||||||||
TeamViewer AG(2) | 419 | 22,649 | |||||||||
Vertex, Inc., Class A(2) | 61 | 1,437 | |||||||||
4,350,717 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 2,032 | 305,084 | |||||||||
Bilia AB, A Shares(2) | 1,948 | 19,051 | |||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(2) | 753 | 141,564 | |||||||||
Five Below, Inc.(2) | 1,139 | 124,048 | |||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1,557 | 413,368 | |||||||||
JD Sports Fashion plc | 2,120 | 16,913 |
24
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Kingfisher plc | 68,378 | $ | 217,675 | ||||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | 209 | 47,892 | |||||||||
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(2) | 1,231 | 39,380 | |||||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 3,530 | 183,525 | |||||||||
1,508,500 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 2,934 | 1,247,067 | |||||||||
HP, Inc. | 12,861 | 226,097 | |||||||||
1,473,164 | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.2% | |||||||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. | 8,000 | 76,004 | |||||||||
Crocs, Inc.(2) | 1,066 | 38,312 | |||||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(2) | 207 | 43,315 | |||||||||
lululemon athletica, Inc.(2) | 543 | 176,795 | |||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 266 | 115,572 | |||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 2,309 | 225,381 | |||||||||
Pandora A/S | 299 | 19,068 | |||||||||
Puma SE(2) | 1,323 | 102,943 | |||||||||
VF Corp. | 1,028 | 62,050 | |||||||||
859,440 | |||||||||||
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 16,202 | 156,349 | |||||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,575 | 39,964 | |||||||||
196,313 | |||||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | |||||||||||
AddTech AB, B Shares | 258 | 12,028 | |||||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 671 | 42,354 | |||||||||
Beijer Ref AB | 482 | 18,882 | |||||||||
Diploma plc | 711 | 16,985 | |||||||||
Electrocomponents plc | 2,664 | 22,986 | |||||||||
IMCD NV | 58 | 6,014 | |||||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | 2,400 | 102,554 | |||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 4,102 | 270,773 | |||||||||
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.(4) | 2,414 | 29,335 | |||||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(2) | 243 | 31,111 | |||||||||
Yamazen Corp. | 2,600 | 23,613 | |||||||||
576,635 | |||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | 5,429 | 221,708 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $55,325,544) | 74,043,006 | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 6.9% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/21(5) | $ | 25,000 | 25,042 | ||||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 50,000 | 53,159 | |||||||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 5.70%, 4/15/40 | 75,000 | 109,608 | |||||||||
187,809 | |||||||||||
Airlines† | |||||||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24 | 45,000 | 37,688 | |||||||||
Automobiles — 0.2% | |||||||||||
BMW Finance NV, MTN, 1.00%, 2/15/22 | EUR | 40,000 | 47,932 |
25
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
BMW Finance NV, MTN, 0.875%, 4/3/25 | EUR | 50,000 | $ | 61,434 | |||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.875%, 8/2/21 | $ | 240,000 | 246,750 | ||||||||
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 100,000 | 107,471 | |||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.20%, 7/6/21 | 190,000 | 193,141 | |||||||||
656,728 | |||||||||||
Banks — 1.4% | |||||||||||
Akbank T.A.S., 5.00%, 10/24/22 | 50,000 | 49,080 | |||||||||
Avi Funding Co. Ltd., 3.80%, 9/16/25(5) | 102,000 | 114,531 | |||||||||
Banco Santander SA, MTN, 2.50%, 3/18/25 | EUR | 200,000 | 248,674 | ||||||||
Banistmo SA, 3.65%, 9/19/22 | $ | 120,000 | 121,022 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., MTN, 2.30%, 7/25/25 | GBP | 100,000 | 139,721 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | $ | 56,000 | 63,354 | ||||||||
Bank of Montreal, MTN, 3.30%, 2/5/24 | 266,000 | 290,645 | |||||||||
Barclays plc, MTN, VRN, 2.00%, 2/7/28 | EUR | 200,000 | 236,005 | ||||||||
BPCE SA, VRN, 2.75%, 7/8/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,246 | ||||||||
CaixaBank SA, MTN, VRN, 2.75%, 7/14/28 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,927 | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | $ | 210,000 | 236,812 | ||||||||
Co-Operative Bank plc (The), 4.75%, 11/11/21 (Secured) | GBP | 200,000 | 273,409 | ||||||||
Commerzbank AG, MTN, 4.00%, 3/23/26 | EUR | 120,000 | 148,781 | ||||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, VRN, 2.50%, 5/26/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 119,322 | ||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, MTN, 7.375%, 12/18/23 | GBP | 100,000 | 155,595 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 2.125%, 2/19/24 | EUR | 351,000 | 452,928 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 0.40%, 5/31/26 | EUR | 400,000 | 495,989 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 2.35%, 7/29/44 | EUR | 62,000 | 112,824 | ||||||||
European Investment Bank, MTN, 2.25%, 10/14/22 | EUR | 165,000 | 206,866 | ||||||||
Fifth Third BanCorp., 4.30%, 1/16/24 | $ | 60,000 | 66,457 | ||||||||
HSBC Bank plc, MTN, VRN, 5.375%, 11/4/30 | GBP | 90,000 | 137,400 | ||||||||
ING Groep NV, MTN, 2.125%, 1/10/26 | EUR | 300,000 | 390,335 | ||||||||
Intercorp Financial Services, Inc., 4.125%, 10/19/27(5) | $ | 125,000 | 127,188 | ||||||||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 4.625%, 1/4/23 | EUR | 250,000 | 332,240 | ||||||||
Lloyds Bank plc, MTN, 7.625%, 4/22/25 | GBP | 80,000 | 132,320 | ||||||||
Natwest Group plc, 6.125%, 12/15/22 | $ | 25,000 | 27,398 | ||||||||
Santander UK plc, MTN, 5.125%, 4/14/21 | GBP | 100,000 | 135,188 | ||||||||
UniCredit SpA, MTN, VRN, 5.75%, 10/28/25 | EUR | 100,000 | 119,235 | ||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.125%, 8/15/23 | $ | 100,000 | 109,367 | ||||||||
Woori Bank, MTN, 4.75%, 4/30/24 | 61,000 | 67,219 | |||||||||
5,351,078 | |||||||||||
Beverages — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 180,000 | 231,567 | |||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, MTN, 1.50%, 3/17/25 | EUR | 50,000 | 62,971 | ||||||||
294,538 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology — 0.2% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.25%, 10/1/22(5) | $ | 190,000 | 199,285 | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/24(5) | 80,000 | 88,698 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 5/14/25 | 40,000 | 44,814 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35(5) | 80,000 | 102,241 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 130,000 | 165,143 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 230,000 | 265,369 | |||||||||
865,550 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, VRN, 2.125%, 9/12/25 | GBP | 100,000 | 134,873 |
26
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Criteria Caixa SA, MTN, 1.50%, 5/10/23 | EUR | 100,000 | $ | 121,488 | |||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.50%, 10/12/21 | GBP | 50,000 | 68,788 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.50%, 11/16/26 | $ | 305,000 | 340,504 | ||||||||
MDGH - GMTN B.V., 3.25%, 4/28/22(5) | 41,000 | 42,654 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, 3.70%, 10/23/24 | 250,000 | 279,440 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.70%, 1/22/31 | 250,000 | 272,740 | |||||||||
SURA Asset Management SA, 4.375%, 4/11/27 | 40,000 | 43,182 | |||||||||
1,303,669 | |||||||||||
Chemicals† | |||||||||||
Element Solutions, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/25(5) | 10,000 | 10,356 | |||||||||
Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/3/26(5) | 34,000 | 36,600 | |||||||||
Huntsman International LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/22 | 25,000 | 26,720 | |||||||||
Tronox Finance plc, 5.75%, 10/1/25(5) | 10,000 | 9,936 | |||||||||
83,612 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.1% | |||||||||||
ADT Security Corp. (The), 6.25%, 10/15/21 | 20,000 | 21,045 | |||||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(5) | 60,000 | 60,324 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc., 3.55%, 6/1/22 | 220,000 | 230,988 | |||||||||
312,357 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment† | |||||||||||
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(5) | 25,000 | 25,579 | |||||||||
CommScope, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 94,000 | 97,749 | |||||||||
123,328 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, 6.125%, 5/5/25 | 80,000 | 81,708 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 5.00%, 10/1/21 | 150,000 | 153,747 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28 | 190,000 | 214,452 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.00%, 10/26/20 | 45,000 | 45,407 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | 20,000 | 20,562 | |||||||||
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 8/15/22(5) | 20,000 | 19,280 | |||||||||
453,448 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging† | |||||||||||
Berry Global, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/23 | 22,000 | 22,330 | |||||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(5) | 10,000 | 10,210 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 5.125%, 7/15/23(5) | 30,000 | 30,497 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 7.00%, 7/15/24(5) | 40,000 | 40,800 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24(5) | 25,000 | 27,578 | |||||||||
131,415 | |||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.2% | |||||||||||
Fiore Capital LLC, VRDN, 0.45%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||
Gulf Gate Apartments LLC, VRN, 0.20%, (Acquired 9/29/03 - 11/10/03, Cost $3,000,000), 9/1/28(6) | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | |||||||||
4,500,000 | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Altice France SA, 7.375%, 5/1/26(5) | 35,000 | 37,369 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 4.45%, 4/1/24 | 6,000 | 6,766 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 1.65%, 2/1/28(7) | 90,000 | 91,801 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 2.60%, 12/17/29 | EUR | 100,000 | 135,779 |
27
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46 | $ | 91,000 | $ | 117,623 | |||||||
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/22 | 10,000 | 10,547 | |||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, MTN, 1.25%, 10/6/23 | GBP | 50,000 | 66,845 | ||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, MTN, 0.875%, 1/30/24 | EUR | 40,000 | 48,728 | ||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26 | $ | 25,000 | 27,536 | ||||||||
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.75%, 6/22/26(5) | 61,000 | 68,225 | |||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV, VRN, 5.875%, 3/31/24 | EUR | 100,000 | 129,435 | ||||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875%, 6/19/24(5) | $ | 80,000 | 78,498 | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 3/22/30 | 32,000 | 36,807 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.40%, 11/1/34 | 285,000 | 368,065 | |||||||||
1,224,024 | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.50%, 2/1/25 | 80,000 | 89,153 | |||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.80%, 7/15/48 | 70,000 | 89,210 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.35%, 9/15/37 | 70,000 | 111,114 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 80,000 | 101,119 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 9,000 | 11,978 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 30,000 | 39,023 | |||||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/22 | 60,000 | 63,645 | |||||||||
FirstEnergy Corp., 4.85%, 7/15/47 | 30,000 | 37,135 | |||||||||
Florida Power & Light Co., 3.95%, 3/1/48 | 50,000 | 68,848 | |||||||||
Greenko Investment Co., 4.875%, 8/16/23(5) | 41,000 | 41,149 | |||||||||
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.875%, 6/21/23(5) | 41,000 | 47,065 | |||||||||
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 40,000 | 54,449 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.50%, 9/15/27(5) | 50,000 | 54,500 | |||||||||
Progress Energy, Inc., 3.15%, 4/1/22 | 60,000 | 62,343 | |||||||||
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | 30,000 | 36,460 | |||||||||
SSE plc, VRN, 2.375%, 4/1/21 | EUR | 100,000 | 118,395 | ||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.35%, 12/1/26 | $ | 40,000 | 45,739 | ||||||||
1,071,325 | |||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/27 | 20,000 | 22,053 | |||||||||
Essex Portfolio LP, 3.25%, 5/1/23 | 30,000 | 31,632 | |||||||||
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/1/23 | 20,000 | 21,456 | |||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 20,000 | 20,833 | |||||||||
Kilroy Realty LP, 3.80%, 1/15/23 | 100,000 | 103,724 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24 | 20,000 | 21,752 | |||||||||
221,450 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing† | |||||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 6.625%, 6/15/24 | 35,000 | 36,456 | |||||||||
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 50,000 | 60,402 | |||||||||
Tesco plc, MTN, 5.00%, 3/24/23 | GBP | 50,000 | 71,957 | ||||||||
168,815 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/25 | $ | 20,000 | 20,923 | ||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/24(5) | 10,000 | 10,222 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25(5) | 30,000 | 30,863 |
28
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24(5) | $ | 70,000 | $ | 73,507 | |||||||||||||
MHP SE, 7.75%, 5/10/24(5) | 51,000 | 53,771 | |||||||||||||||
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 5.875%, 1/19/28(5) | 30,000 | 31,350 | |||||||||||||||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25(5) | 70,000 | 71,837 | |||||||||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(5) | 40,000 | 41,988 | |||||||||||||||
334,461 | |||||||||||||||||
Gas Utilities† | |||||||||||||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT, 5.125%, 5/16/24 | 82,000 | 89,576 | |||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies† | |||||||||||||||||
Medtronic, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/35 | 136,000 | 184,791 | |||||||||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||
Aetna, Inc., 2.75%, 11/15/22 | 90,000 | 93,905 | |||||||||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23 | 20,000 | 20,175 | |||||||||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(5) | 14,000 | 14,114 | |||||||||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(5) | 35,000 | 12,578 | |||||||||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28 | 130,000 | 154,538 | |||||||||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 60,000 | 77,220 | |||||||||||||||
HCA, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/27 | 45,000 | 51,863 | |||||||||||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(5) | 10,000 | 5,850 | |||||||||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 40,000 | 42,240 | |||||||||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/25 | 50,000 | 51,498 | |||||||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.875%, 3/15/22 | 120,000 | 124,180 | |||||||||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/25 | 50,000 | 57,539 | |||||||||||||||
705,700 | |||||||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25(5) | 30,000 | 30,849 | |||||||||||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/26 | 25,000 | 25,597 | |||||||||||||||
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(5) | 30,000 | 21,038 | |||||||||||||||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/25 | 20,000 | 20,398 | |||||||||||||||
McDonald's Corp., MTN, 4.70%, 12/9/35 | 40,000 | 52,696 | |||||||||||||||
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 30,000 | 31,428 | |||||||||||||||
MGM Resorts International, 4.625%, 9/1/26 | 8,000 | 7,767 | |||||||||||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/27(5) | 35,000 | 34,588 | |||||||||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(5) | 55,000 | 51,837 | |||||||||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 11/1/21 | 25,000 | 25,528 | |||||||||||||||
301,726 | |||||||||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 4/1/21 | 70,000 | 71,034 | |||||||||||||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 5.125%, 6/6/27 | 40,000 | 42,942 | |||||||||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/26 | 20,000 | 23,164 | |||||||||||||||
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 1/31/25(5) | 6,000 | 6,208 | |||||||||||||||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/28 | 80,000 | 86,885 | |||||||||||||||
230,233 | |||||||||||||||||
Household Products† | |||||||||||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 | 40,000 | 41,300 | |||||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | |||||||||||||||||
Listrindo Capital BV, 4.95%, 9/14/26 | 41,000 | 42,538 | |||||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | 70,000 | 86,610 |
29
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20 | GBP | 110,000 | $ | 146,976 | |||||||
AXA SA, MTN, VRN, 3.375%, 7/6/47 | EUR | 200,000 | 266,927 | ||||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.60%, 8/19/49 | $ | 54,000 | 63,344 | ||||||||
Markel Corp., 4.90%, 7/1/22 | 120,000 | 129,164 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.00%, 1/10/23(5) | 100,000 | 106,331 | |||||||||
WR Berkley Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/22 | 80,000 | 84,161 | |||||||||
883,513 | |||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services† | |||||||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/24(5) | 25,000 | 26,136 | |||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.80%, 2/11/25(5) | 61,000 | 67,704 | |||||||||
93,840 | |||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail† | |||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.80%, 6/6/23 | 140,000 | 149,036 | |||||||||
IT Services† | |||||||||||
International Business Machines Corp., 1.75%, 3/7/28 | EUR | 100,000 | 130,407 | ||||||||
Media — 0.4% | |||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/26(5) | $ | 45,000 | 47,081 | ||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/27(5) | 30,000 | 31,868 | |||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 130,000 | 150,807 | |||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.48%, 10/23/45 | 20,000 | 28,192 | |||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50 | 180,000 | 217,502 | |||||||||
Comcast Corp., 2.80%, 1/15/51 | 80,000 | 87,277 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/24 | 45,000 | 49,612 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/25(5) | 50,000 | 52,375 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/15/26(5) | 25,000 | 26,250 | |||||||||
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21 | 25,000 | 25,869 | |||||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26(5) | 40,000 | 41,465 | |||||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 25,000 | 25,753 | |||||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 30,000 | 30,416 | |||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/24(5) | 30,000 | 30,746 | |||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28(5) | 375,000 | 371,719 | |||||||||
WPP Finance 2013, MTN, 3.00%, 11/20/23 | EUR | 100,000 | 127,932 | ||||||||
1,344,864 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.75%, 9/30/24(5) | $ | 20,000 | 20,914 | ||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/1/23 | 50,000 | 50,299 | |||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 110,000 | 108,110 | |||||||||
Nexa Resources SA, 5.375%, 5/4/27 | 92,000 | 95,709 | |||||||||
Vedanta Resources Ltd., 6.125%, 8/9/24(5) | 87,000 | 57,246 | |||||||||
332,278 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 5.875%, 12/13/21(5) | 82,000 | 87,626 | |||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 3.625%, 1/12/23(5) | 61,000 | 64,849 | |||||||||
Centrica plc, VRN, 5.25%, 4/10/75 | GBP | 100,000 | 139,401 | ||||||||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.95%, 3/1/43 | $ | 60,000 | 74,450 | ||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 70,000 | 94,841 | |||||||||
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | 70,000 | 102,957 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 2.875%, 10/1/22 | 130,000 | 135,176 |
30
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | $ | 80,000 | $ | 90,334 | |||||||
Sempra Energy, 4.00%, 2/1/48 | 40,000 | 48,960 | |||||||||
838,594 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 3/31/25 | 40,000 | 45,664 | |||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/27 | 20,000 | 22,640 | |||||||||
CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/9/23 | 102,000 | 107,277 | |||||||||
CNX Resources Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/22 | 15,000 | 14,897 | |||||||||
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25 | 25,000 | 23,922 | |||||||||
Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/45 | 130,000 | 149,032 | |||||||||
Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23 | 70,000 | 76,193 | |||||||||
Energy Transfer Operating LP, 3.60%, 2/1/23 | 14,000 | 14,401 | |||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | 220,000 | 266,812 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 6.51%, 3/7/22(5) | 56,000 | 60,154 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 7.29%, 8/16/37(5) | 56,000 | 80,866 | |||||||||
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.625%, 6/15/24 | 5,000 | 4,637 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24 | 15,000 | 7,901 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/25 | 25,000 | 12,091 | |||||||||
KazTransGas JSC, 4.375%, 9/26/27(5) | 82,000 | 89,496 | |||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 200,000 | 264,499 | |||||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/25(5) | 21,000 | 20,649 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 6.25%, 10/15/22 | 9,000 | 9,090 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.875%, 12/1/24 | 25,000 | 28,150 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.875%, 6/1/25 | 30,000 | 34,025 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.50%, 4/15/38 | 40,000 | 42,654 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 5.20%, 3/1/47 | 20,000 | 22,605 | |||||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22 | 40,000 | 7,539 | |||||||||
Ovintiv, Inc., 6.50%, 2/1/38 | 50,000 | 44,272 | |||||||||
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/25(5) | 40,000 | 41,312 | |||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.75%, 2/1/29 | 150,000 | 162,270 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 55,000 | 52,468 | |||||||||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22 | 50,000 | 40,176 | |||||||||
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 25,000 | 13,841 | |||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | 35,000 | 32,437 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.25%, 11/15/23 | 45,000 | 45,455 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/1/25 | 20,000 | 20,362 | |||||||||
TOTAL SE, MTN, VRN, 2.25%, 2/26/21 | EUR | 100,000 | 118,587 | ||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.125%, 11/15/20 | $ | 20,000 | 20,019 | ||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.55%, 6/24/24 | 170,000 | 189,272 | |||||||||
2,185,665 | |||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/23(5) | 20,000 | 20,073 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(5) | 15,000 | 15,690 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(5) | 85,000 | 87,848 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.25%, 8/15/22 | 90,000 | 95,228 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.625%, 5/15/24 | 15,000 | 16,624 | |||||||||
235,463 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.95%, 9/15/41 | $ | 90,000 | $ | 126,924 | |||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 3/15/43 | 16,000 | 21,850 | |||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 40,000 | 53,365 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/25 | 45,000 | 46,309 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27 | 15,000 | 16,172 | |||||||||
264,620 | |||||||||||
Software — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Oracle Corp., 3.625%, 7/15/23 | 60,000 | 65,620 | |||||||||
Oracle Corp., 2.65%, 7/15/26 | 180,000 | 198,523 | |||||||||
264,143 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.35%, 4/15/50 | 130,000 | 159,072 | |||||||||
L Brands, Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/22 | 40,000 | 40,829 | |||||||||
PetSmart, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/25(5) | 10,000 | 10,275 | |||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/24 | 60,000 | 61,309 | |||||||||
271,485 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals† | |||||||||||
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(5) | 70,000 | 72,745 | |||||||||
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 20,000 | 21,775 | |||||||||
94,520 | |||||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors† | |||||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/25(5) | 30,000 | 29,421 | |||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure† | |||||||||||
Rumo Luxembourg Sarl, 7.375%, 2/9/24 | 70,000 | 73,927 | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
C&W Senior Financing DAC, 6.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 97,000 | 103,922 | |||||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.125%, 1/15/28(5) | 102,000 | 107,094 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21 | 85,000 | 89,994 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | 35,000 | 40,687 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 70,000 | 81,754 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/25 | 30,000 | 30,826 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26 | 10,000 | 10,554 | |||||||||
464,831 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $25,131,319) | 26,655,474 | ||||||||||
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 6.7% | |||||||||||
Australia — 0.7% | |||||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 2.75%, 4/21/24 | AUD | 1,012,000 | 788,477 | ||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 3.00%, 3/21/47 | AUD | 1,655,000 | 1,523,671 | ||||||||
New South Wales Treasury Corp., 3.00%, 3/20/28 | AUD | 285,000 | 232,754 | ||||||||
2,544,902 | |||||||||||
Austria — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 3.40%, 11/22/22(5) | EUR | 126,000 | 162,413 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 0.75%, 10/20/26(5) | EUR | 140,000 | 178,395 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 4.15%, 3/15/37(5) | EUR | 101,000 | 202,219 | ||||||||
543,027 | |||||||||||
Belgium† | |||||||||||
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, 4.25%, 3/28/41(5) | EUR | 47,000 | 99,034 | ||||||||
Canada — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 3.25%, 12/18/21 | CAD | 302,000 | 234,678 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 2.85%, 6/18/25 | CAD | 684,000 | $ | 563,638 | |||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.00%, 9/1/23 | CAD | 460,000 | 369,844 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 5.75%, 12/1/36 | CAD | 325,000 | 387,040 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 5.00%, 12/1/41 | CAD | 33,000 | 38,753 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.50%, 12/1/48 | CAD | 102,000 | 104,570 | ||||||||
1,698,523 | |||||||||||
China — 0.7% | |||||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.25%, 6/6/26 | CNY | 550,000 | 80,208 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.29%, 5/23/29 | CNY | 400,000 | 58,358 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.39%, 3/16/50 | CNY | 18,340,000 | 2,484,052 | ||||||||
2,622,618 | |||||||||||
Colombia† | |||||||||||
Colombia Government International Bond, 7.375%, 9/18/37 | $ | 100,000 | 146,400 | ||||||||
Czech Republic† | |||||||||||
Czech Republic Government Bond, 4.70%, 9/12/22 | CZK | 2,100,000 | 103,648 | ||||||||
Denmark† | |||||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 0.50%, 11/15/27 | DKK | 517,000 | 87,734 | ||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 4.50%, 11/15/39 | DKK | 260,000 | 78,288 | ||||||||
166,022 | |||||||||||
Finland — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 4.00%, 7/4/25(5) | EUR | 173,000 | 251,206 | ||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 0.125%, 4/15/36(5) | EUR | 1,750,000 | 2,124,515 | ||||||||
2,375,721 | |||||||||||
France — 0.4% | |||||||||||
French Republic Government Bond OAT, 2.50%, 5/25/30 | EUR | 1,170,000 | 1,754,027 | ||||||||
Indonesia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, 9/15/26 | IDR | 3,000,000,000 | 226,538 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ireland Government Bond, 3.40%, 3/18/24 | EUR | 196,000 | 264,208 | ||||||||
Italy — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.50%, 6/1/25 | EUR | 263,000 | 324,970 | ||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 2.00%, 12/1/25 | EUR | 971,000 | 1,232,386 | ||||||||
1,557,356 | |||||||||||
Japan — 2.1% | |||||||||||
Japan Government Ten Year Bond, 0.80%, 6/20/23 | JPY | 31,500,000 | 305,741 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.40%, 3/20/37 | JPY | 161,750,000 | 2,048,110 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.00%, 9/20/41 | JPY | 154,250,000 | 1,931,682 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 1.40%, 12/20/45 | JPY | 39,200,000 | 453,156 | ||||||||
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.10%, 12/20/26 | JPY | 313,550,000 | 3,384,256 | ||||||||
8,122,945 | |||||||||||
Malaysia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Malaysia Government Bond, 3.96%, 9/15/25 | MYR | 785,000 | 201,533 | ||||||||
Mexico — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/9/22 | MXN | 7,800,000 | 362,510 | ||||||||
Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | $ | 400,000 | 440,750 | ||||||||
803,260 | |||||||||||
Netherlands — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.00%, 1/15/22(5)(8) | EUR | 95,000 | 112,970 | ||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.50%, 7/15/26(5) | EUR | 401,000 | 503,859 | ||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 2.75%, 1/15/47(5) | EUR | 63,000 | 130,624 | ||||||||
747,453 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Norway — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Norway Government Bond, 2.00%, 5/24/23(5) | NOK | 360,000 | $ | 41,620 | |||||||
Norway Government Bond, 1.75%, 2/17/27(5) | NOK | 1,510,000 | 180,791 | ||||||||
222,411 | |||||||||||
Poland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Republic of Poland Government Bond, 4.00%, 10/25/23 | PLN | 650,000 | 194,361 | ||||||||
Russia† | |||||||||||
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.05%, 1/19/28 | RUB | 4,500,000 | 66,067 | ||||||||
Singapore — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Singapore Government Bond, 3.125%, 9/1/22 | SGD | 288,000 | 222,024 | ||||||||
Spain — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 4.40%, 10/31/23(5) | EUR | 5,000 | 6,803 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 1.60%, 4/30/25(5) | EUR | 164,000 | 209,845 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 5.15%, 10/31/28(5) | EUR | 16,000 | 26,567 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 5.15%, 10/31/44(5) | EUR | 30,000 | 67,051 | ||||||||
310,266 | |||||||||||
Switzerland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 1.25%, 5/28/26 | CHF | 253,000 | 308,354 | ||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 2.50%, 3/8/36 | CHF | 89,000 | 142,463 | ||||||||
450,817 | |||||||||||
Thailand — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.625%, 6/16/23 | THB | 3,450,000 | 120,339 | ||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.85%, 12/12/25 | THB | 9,350,000 | 347,211 | ||||||||
467,550 | |||||||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $23,765,657) | 25,910,711 | ||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 2.5% | |||||||||||
Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class AR, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.20%), 1/15/29(5) | $ | 450,000 | 445,933 | ||||||||
Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class A2A, VRN, 1.94%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 5/15/30(5) | 400,000 | 388,985 | |||||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, VRN, 1.29%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.02%), 4/20/31(5) | 775,000 | 756,073 | |||||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 4/20/31(5) | 275,000 | 263,525 | |||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(5) | 450,000 | 430,158 | |||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class A1A, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.42%), 4/20/32(5) | 450,000 | 448,314 | |||||||||
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 10/20/27(5) | 400,000 | 397,584 | |||||||||
Deer Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, VRN, 1.45%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.18%), 10/20/30(5) | 325,000 | 321,477 | |||||||||
Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-49A, Class A, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.21%), 7/18/30(5) | 400,000 | 396,656 | |||||||||
Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-50A, Class A1, VRN, 1.50%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.22%), 7/15/30(5) | 400,000 | 396,704 | |||||||||
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 3.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/15/33(5) | 300,000 | 284,901 | |||||||||
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A, VRN, 1.57%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 10/20/32(5) | 325,000 | 322,414 | |||||||||
Goldentree Loan Opportunities X Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class AR, VRN, 1.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.12%), 7/20/31(5) | 500,000 | 492,799 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 18, Class A, VRN, 1.54%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.27%), 7/18/30(5) | $ | 575,000 | $ | 564,814 | |||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class A, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/20/31(5) | 550,000 | 541,187 | |||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class B, VRN, 1.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/31(5) | 300,000 | 291,386 | |||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, VRN, 1.875%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 1/15/33(5) | 650,000 | 628,766 | |||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, VRN, 1.96%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 1/23/31(5) | 1,000,000 | 984,525 | |||||||||
Magnetite VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 4/15/31(5) | 400,000 | 388,438 | |||||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 47 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1, VRN, 2.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 4/20/31(5) | 350,000 | 351,080 | |||||||||
Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd., Series 2013-3RA, Class B, VRN, 2.02%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/18/31(5) | 100,000 | 96,947 | |||||||||
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class B, VRN, 3.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 4/18/33(5) | 500,000 | 486,043 | |||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $9,787,536) | 9,678,709 | ||||||||||
COMMERCIAL PAPER(9) — 2.5% | |||||||||||
Bennington Stark Capital Co. LLC, 0.27%, 10/14/20(5) | 2,000,000 | 1,999,062 | |||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.32%, 10/22/20(5) | 1,100,000 | 1,099,442 | |||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.27%, 11/5/20(5) | 2,300,000 | 2,298,575 | |||||||||
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.24%, 10/9/20(5) | 1,500,000 | 1,499,382 | |||||||||
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.28%, 10/26/20 (LOC: Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank)(5) | 750,000 | 749,596 | |||||||||
Societe Generale SA, 0.71%, 8/24/20(5) | 600,000 | 599,959 | |||||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.53%, 8/13/20(5) | 1,200,000 | 1,199,959 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $9,444,611) | 9,445,975 | ||||||||||
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 2.4% | |||||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 105,000 | 168,846 | |||||||||
Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority Rev., (WPT Corp.), VRDN, 0.23%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | |||||||||
Kansas City Rev., VRDN, 0.18%, 8/7/20 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 845,000 | 845,000 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 30,000 | 39,770 | |||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority Rev., 4.00%, 8/20/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)(7) | 2,500,000 | 2,594,100 | |||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.41%, 1/1/40 | 100,000 | 176,823 | |||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.10%, 1/1/41 | 9,000 | 15,497 | |||||||||
New York City GO, 6.27%, 12/1/37 | 40,000 | 61,727 | |||||||||
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Rev., 4.88%, 12/1/34 | 110,000 | 131,402 | |||||||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Rev., 4.93%, 10/1/51 | 50,000 | 72,470 | |||||||||
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 150,000 | 211,647 | |||||||||
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 180,000 | 250,504 | |||||||||
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | 75,000 | 109,856 | |||||||||
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Rev., 5.88%, 4/1/32 | 105,000 | 135,185 | |||||||||
State of California GO, 2.50%, 10/1/29 | 600,000 | 600,000 | |||||||||
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 40,000 | 47,296 | |||||||||
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 30,000 | 54,605 |
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State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | $ | 30,000 | $ | 51,186 | |||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.60%, 11/1/40 | 65,000 | 122,338 | |||||||||||||||
State of Washington GO, 5.14%, 8/1/40 | 5,000 | 7,257 | |||||||||||||||
Tempe Industrial Development Authority Rev., (ASUF Brickyard LLC), VRDN, 0.21%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 575,000 | 575,000 | |||||||||||||||
Tennis for Charity, Inc. Rev., VRDN, 0.17%, 8/7/20 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 1,385,000 | 1,385,000 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $8,659,481) | 9,155,509 | ||||||||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 2.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A5 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 12/25/45(5) | 23,622 | 23,719 | |||||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.93%, 11/25/34 | 298,767 | 288,317 | |||||||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 3.08%, 8/25/34 | 100,621 | 98,305 | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2020-SBT1, Class 2M2, VRN, 3.82%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 2/25/40(5) | 200,000 | 189,142 | |||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3, Class 1A1, VRN, 5.52%, 7/25/35 | 100,426 | 108,223 | |||||||||||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 10/25/47(5) | 116,335 | 119,250 | |||||||||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.99%, 9/25/35 | 324,882 | 326,117 | |||||||||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, VRN, 3.71%, 9/25/35 | 215,357 | 213,354 | |||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(5) | 34,507 | 34,920 | |||||||||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-5, Class A1, VRN, 2.96%, 10/25/29(5) | 134,461 | 140,343 | |||||||||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A3, VRN, 4.00%, 3/25/57(5) | 283,497 | 307,864 | |||||||||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-5A, Class A1, VRN, 1.67%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 6/25/57(5) | 156,214 | 155,851 | |||||||||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-4, Class A2 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 11/25/44(5) | 10,201 | 10,227 | |||||||||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 2/25/48(5) | 216,096 | 219,084 | |||||||||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH2, Class A12 SEQ, VRN, 4.00%, 6/25/48(5) | 172,038 | 173,169 | |||||||||||||||
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(5) | 64,853 | 66,527 | |||||||||||||||
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-3, Class A, VRN, 0.91%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.74%), 9/25/34 | 198,382 | 187,679 | |||||||||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3, Class A1, VRN, 3.61%, 3/25/35 | 91,709 | 89,445 | |||||||||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR7, Class A3, VRN, 3.07%, 8/25/35 | 50,570 | 48,543 | |||||||||||||||
2,800,079 | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 1.4% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2013-DN2, Class M2, VRN, 4.42%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 11/25/23 | 316,502 | 239,518 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN2, Class M3, VRN, 3.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 4/25/24 | 286,160 | 236,979 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.92%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 9/25/24 | 860,000 | 871,073 |
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FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 12/25/28 | $ | 470,244 | $ | 488,904 | |||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 1.52%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.35%), 3/25/29 | 4,475 | 4,470 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA4, Class M3, VRN, 4.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 4/25/29 | 1,090,000 | 1,118,543 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 245,167 | 185,673 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 462,560 | 398,899 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 7/25/25 | 665,542 | 678,249 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.87%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 209,376 | 220,200 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 6.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 141,110 | 144,996 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 3.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 135,000 | 135,044 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C06, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.97%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.80%), 2/25/30 | 51,253 | 50,395 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C07, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.57%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 5/25/30 | 709,556 | 692,499 | |||||||||||||||
5,465,442 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $8,221,321) | 8,265,521 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.67%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.87%), 7/1/36 | 6,529 | 6,919 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 4.18%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.14%), 10/1/36 | 20,582 | 21,523 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.88%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 4/1/37 | 61,435 | 64,486 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.79%), 9/1/40 | 25,259 | 26,349 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.65%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.88%), 5/1/41 | 12,265 | 12,959 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.75%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 43,777 | 46,160 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.64%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.64%), 2/1/43 | 12,709 | 13,082 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.50%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 6/1/43 | 207 | 209 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.83%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 6/1/43 | 4,336 | 4,374 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.47%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 31,106 | 32,097 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.57%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 44,354 | 45,755 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.21%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.54%), 9/1/35 | 7,024 | 7,243 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 4.02%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.16%), 3/1/38 | 41,928 | 43,807 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.69%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.69%), 1/1/40 | 7,863 | 8,224 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.84%), 3/1/40 | 12,401 | 13,010 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.79%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.77%), 10/1/40 | 39,831 | 41,539 | |||||||||||||||
387,736 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.9% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 8.00%, 7/1/30 | 1,363 | 1,665 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 6.50%, 5/1/31 | 6,753 | 7,525 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 12/1/33 | 51,147 | 59,142 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 1/1/38 | 68,723 | 79,367 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 6.00%, 2/1/38 | 97,206 | 114,428 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 6.00%, 11/1/38 | 78,948 | 91,658 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 9/1/20 | 1,465 | 1,539 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 6/1/26 | 169 | 188 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 6/1/29 | 8,110 | 9,030 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 7/1/29 | 421 | 422 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 3/1/30 | $ | 3,096 | $ | 3,461 | |||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.50%, 9/1/30 | 1,956 | 2,303 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/31 | 13,795 | 15,365 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 9/1/31 | 3,884 | 4,144 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 1/1/32 | 3,302 | 3,785 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 6/1/33 | 47,753 | 55,676 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 8/1/33 | 226,934 | 265,301 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/33 | 59,050 | 69,100 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 11/1/33 | 192,939 | 221,397 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 1/1/34 | 129,040 | 146,987 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 117,174 | 124,283 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 2/1/36 | 167,500 | 192,271 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 4/1/36 | 29,018 | 33,687 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 10/1/36 | 15,550 | 16,997 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 12/1/36 | 56,786 | 65,543 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 | 197,375 | 228,634 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/37 | 25,247 | 29,254 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 4/1/40 | 331,155 | 378,595 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 6/1/41 | 274,577 | 315,929 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/47 | 9,104 | 9,811 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 18,377 | 19,753 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 886 | 953 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 9,694 | 10,422 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 1/15/24 | 411 | 434 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 8.00%, 7/15/24 | 2,632 | 2,722 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 8.00%, 9/15/24 | 839 | 843 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 9.00%, 4/20/25 | 396 | 439 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 9/15/25 | 3,890 | 3,959 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 10/15/25 | 2,838 | 2,887 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 2/15/26 | 6,802 | 7,470 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 8.25%, 7/15/26 | 17,652 | 17,948 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 12/15/27 | 11,139 | 11,181 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 2/15/28 | 1,745 | 1,923 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 3/15/28 | 7,137 | 7,864 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 4/15/28 | 414 | 456 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.00%, 10/15/28 | 13,745 | 15,449 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | 4,212 | 5,033 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/32 | 27,001 | 31,230�� | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 10/15/38 | 299,968 | 346,671 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 5/20/41 | 254,900 | 280,923 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/41 | 146,646 | 163,702 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 3.50%, 6/20/42 | 225,042 | 243,988 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 3.50%, 4/20/45 | 63,393 | 67,658 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 2.50%, 2/20/47 | 41,410 | 44,101 | |||||||||||||||
UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | 3,200,000 | 3,361,875 | |||||||||||||||
7,197,371 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $7,196,232) | 7,585,107 | ||||||||||||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.8% | |||||||||||||||||
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.94%, 5/25/29(5) | 115,365 | 115,468 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 1.94%, 9/17/25(5)(7) | $ | 400,000 | $ | 399,999 | ||||||||||||||||
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.63%, 4/15/55(5) | 450,000 | 452,039 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A SEQ, 1.77%, 11/25/26(5) | 62,792 | 62,770 | ||||||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 12/20/32(5) | 53,592 | 53,828 | ||||||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.42%, 12/20/34(5) | 161,058 | 164,699 | ||||||||||||||||||
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2018-SFR1, Class B, 3.48%, 3/17/35(5) | 100,000 | 101,410 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(5) | 51,123 | 51,639 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.65%, 6/20/35(5) | 321,601 | 323,573 | ||||||||||||||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A1, VRN, 3.00%, 6/25/58(5) | 473,649 | 505,732 | ||||||||||||||||||
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 3.95%, 5/15/27 | 49,341 | 41,390 | ||||||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(5) | 256,741 | 255,996 | ||||||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2017-A, Class A SEQ, 2.33%, 3/20/35(5) | 199,834 | 200,852 | ||||||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(5) | 336,106 | 339,115 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $3,011,622) | 3,068,510 | |||||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV, 3.00% | 300,000 | 350,294 | ||||||||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allianz SE, 3.375% | 200,000 | 255,615 | ||||||||||||||||||
CNP Assurances, 4.00% | 100,000 | 128,469 | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit Agricole Assurances SA, 4.25% | 100,000 | 128,986 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo Vita SpA, 4.75% | 200,000 | 246,885 | ||||||||||||||||||
759,955 | ||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,087,303) | 1,110,249 | |||||||||||||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Cost $577,654) | 8,351 | 668,581 | ||||||||||||||||||
RIGHTS† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA(2)(4) (Cost $—) | 3,953 | 16,530 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 1.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost $7,432,822) | 7,432,822 | 7,432,822 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(10) — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $301,659) | 301,659 | 301,659 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 101.6% (Cost $353,316,492) | 391,376,251 | |||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (1.6)% | (6,185,603) | |||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 385,190,648 |
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FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,023,298 | AUD | 2,887,720 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | $ | (40,201) | |||||||||||||||||||
BRL | 2,434,394 | USD | 453,712 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 12,073 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 642,368 | USD | 473,527 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 6,105 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 312,834 | USD | 231,225 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 2,357 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 4,344 | USD | 3,184 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 5,925 | USD | 4,346 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,180,416 | CAD | 1,581,397 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (355) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 181,007 | CAD | 245,000 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (1,929) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,566 | CAD | 3,488 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,216 | CAD | 3,006 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,335 | CAD | 5,866 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (44) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,471 | CAD | 4,712 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (47) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,878 | CAD | 7,983 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (83) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,678 | CAD | 3,596 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,486 | CAD | 3,334 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,033 | CAD | 6,729 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,365 | CAD | 4,517 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 92,517 | CAD | 125,802 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (1,416) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,808 | CAD | 5,162 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (46) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 7,883 | USD | 8,366 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 268 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 10,067 | USD | 10,747 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 12,102 | USD | 12,902 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 353 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 4,272 | USD | 4,606 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 10,116 | USD | 11,134 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 2,603 | USD | 2,855 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 223,058 | CHF | 210,401 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (7,332) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 144,268 | CHF | 136,299 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (5,011) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,210 | CHF | 3,972 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (140) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,616 | CHF | 3,414 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (123) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,945 | CHF | 5,586 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (173) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,520 | CHF | 3,250 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | 15,103,280 | USD | 19,775 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | 896,115 | USD | 126,311 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,562 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,224,643 | CNY | 8,707,824 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (17,941) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 783,290,850 | USD | 215,604 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (6,560) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 796,084,504 | USD | 213,599 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,141) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 215,964 | COP | 787,943,393 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,678 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 447,744 | COP | 1,642,324,363 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 9,441 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 234,003 | COP | 861,776,039 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 4,013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 69,051 | CZK | 1,614,346 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (3,424) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,908 | DKK | 90,938 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (492) | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 23,676 | USD | 26,639 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 11,553 | USD | 13,087 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 538 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 14,950 | USD | 16,931 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | $ | 701 | |||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 3,598 | USD | 4,110 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 4,445 | USD | 5,065 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 13,807 | USD | 15,822 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 462 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 12,622 | USD | 14,463 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 423 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 13,051 | USD | 15,186 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 11,090 | USD | 12,936 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 5,767 | USD | 6,789 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 9,806 | USD | 11,523 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 6,980 | USD | 8,231 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 4,695 | USD | 5,561 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,970,094 | EUR | 3,467,616 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 8/19/20 | (115,869) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 539,353 | EUR | 477,904 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (24,279) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 127,752 | EUR | 113,197 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (5,751) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,735 | EUR | 4,180 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (195) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,308 | EUR | 3,810 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (185) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,380 | EUR | 10,870 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (440) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,007 | EUR | 3,510 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (132) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 15,111 | EUR | 13,261 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (528) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,340 | EUR | 2,893 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 1,422,556 | USD | 1,756,949 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 105,681 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 187,865 | USD | 231,426 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 14,556 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 54,431 | USD | 68,075 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 3,195 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 11,851 | USD | 14,723 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | 794 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 252,821 | GBP | 198,412 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (6,970) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,645,423 | GBP | 1,286,864 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (39,539) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 511,234 | GBP | 409,675 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (25,197) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 15,135 | GBP | 12,229 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (878) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 20,426 | GBP | 16,245 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (845) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 19,730 | GBP | 15,592 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (686) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 137,965,934 | USD | 435,375 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 36,359 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 231,583 | HUF | 69,815,474 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (7,130) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 428,641 | HUF | 129,573,789 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (14,398) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 104,478 | IDR | 1,510,854,331 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,657 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ILS | 159,891 | USD | 46,629 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 34,743,565 | USD | 453,394 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 7,773 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 33,414,887 | USD | 444,465 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (935) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 23,024,798 | USD | 215,585 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 1,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 428,690 | USD | 4,003 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 448,694 | USD | 4,193 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 398,208 | USD | 3,714 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 388,734 | USD | 3,608 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 410,040 | USD | 3,810 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 560,902 | USD | 5,216 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 453,863 | USD | 4,254 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 36 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 310,590 | USD | 2,911 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | $ | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 249,390 | USD | 2,330 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 563,040 | USD | 5,362 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 355,488 | USD | 3,373 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 468,180 | USD | 4,442 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,179,207 | JPY | 232,607,055 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | (18,556) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 243,992 | JPY | 25,618,647 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 1,937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 230,205 | JPY | 24,278,567 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 812 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 115,922 | JPY | 12,342,405 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (758) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 101,682 | JPY | 10,826,280 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (665) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,506 | JPY | 269,280 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 97,324,167 | USD | 81,723 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (266) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 253,384,926 | USD | 212,982 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (907) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | 87,842,751 | USD | 213,470 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (9,060) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | 5,065,654 | USD | 224,144 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 2,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 209,460 | MXN | 4,836,844 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (6,492) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 273,725 | MXN | 6,066,284 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 2,882 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MYR | 809,997 | USD | 189,214 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 277,566 | MYR | 1,192,840 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (3,893) | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 2,809,550 | USD | 302,890 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,851 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 2,244,661 | USD | 235,341 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 11,324 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 44,749 | USD | 4,900 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 243,668 | NOK | 2,254,941 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,128) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 231,619 | NOK | 2,124,010 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,788) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 254,538 | NOK | 2,374,858 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (6,435) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 146,611 | NOK | 1,405,608 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (7,853) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,170 | NOK | 40,207 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (249) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,636 | NOK | 53,261 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (217) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,710 | NOK | 71,740 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (173) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,933 | NOK | 44,749 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NZD | 414,509 | USD | 270,369 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 4,546 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 226,750 | NZD | 352,764 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (7,214) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PEN | 700,898 | USD | 200,802 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,607) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 342,512 | PEN | 1,184,268 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 7,634 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PHP | 10,986,551 | USD | 218,421 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 4,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 218,877 | PHP | 10,986,551 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (4,172) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PLN | 1,333,823 | USD | 340,505 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 15,748 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 448,539 | PLN | 1,781,418 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (27,263) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,501 | RUB | 521,094 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 523 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SEK | 6,090,142 | USD | 661,972 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 32,005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 247,093 | SEK | 2,171,455 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (346) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 35,075 | SEK | 310,135 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (267) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,607 | SEK | 48,972 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,152 | SEK | 80,074 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,589 | SEK | 75,122 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,378 | SEK | 29,421 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 5,324 | SEK | 46,675 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 126,859 | SGD | 176,011 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (1,253) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 3,391,463 | USD | 108,767 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 7,327,579 | USD | 231,996 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,961 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 223,582 | THB | 7,019,367 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | $ | (1,492) | |||||||||||||||||||
$ | (121,485) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean Treasury 10-Year Bonds | 7 | September 2020 | KRW | 700,000,000 | $ | 791,716 | $ | 6,392 |
FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 21 | September 2020 | USD | 2,100,000 | $ | 2,941,641 | $ | (132) |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt | MYR | - | Malaysian Ringgit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AUD | - | Australian Dollar | NOK | - | Norwegian Krone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BRL | - | Brazilian Real | NZD | - | New Zealand Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar | PEN | - | Peruvian Sol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | - | Swiss Franc | PHP | - | Philippine Peso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | - | Chilean Peso | PLN | - | Polish Zloty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | - | Chinese Yuan | RUB | - | Russian Ruble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COP | - | Colombian Peso | SEK | - | Swedish Krona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CZK | - | Czech Koruna | SEQ | - | Sequential Payer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DKK | - | Danish Krone | SGD | - | Singapore Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | - | Euro | TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | - | British Pound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association | THB | - | Thai Baht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GO | - | General Obligation | UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index | USD | - | United States Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VRDN | - | Variable Rate Demand Note. The instrument may be payable upon demand and adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security's offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The date of the demand feature is disclosed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | - | Hungarian Forint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IDR | - | Indonesian Rupiah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ILS | - | Israeli Shekel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INR | - | Indian Rupee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | - | Japanese Yen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | - | South Korean Won | VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | - | Kazakhstani Tenge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOC | - | Letter of Credit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MTN | - | Medium Term Note | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | - | Mexican Peso |
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds.
(2)Non-income producing.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and/or futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $21,661.
(4)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $407,107. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(5)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $31,732,733, which represented 8.2% of total net assets.
(6)Restricted security that may not be offered for public sale without being registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or may be subject to resale, redemption or transferability restrictions. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $3,000,000, which represented 0.8% of total net assets.
(7)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(8)Security is a zero-coupon bond.
(9)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
(10)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate market value of the collateral held by the fund was $418,151, which includes securities collateral of $116,492.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Investment securities - unaffiliated, at value (cost of $235,334,609) — including $407,107 of securities on loan | $ | 265,073,653 | ||||||
Investment securities - affiliated, at value (cost of $117,680,224) | 126,000,939 | |||||||
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $301,659) | 301,659 | |||||||
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $353,316,492) | 391,376,251 | |||||||
Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $19,986) | 19,940 | |||||||
Foreign deposits with broker for futures contracts, at value (cost of $132,948) | 128,674 | |||||||
Receivable for investments sold | 614,838 | |||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 26,433 | |||||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 315,389 | |||||||
Interest and Dividends receivable | 769,379 | |||||||
Securities lending receivable | 112 | |||||||
393,251,016 | ||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Disbursements in excess of demand deposit cash | 7,205 | |||||||
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 301,659 | |||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 6,850,402 | |||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 218,753 | |||||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 1,037 | |||||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 436,874 | |||||||
Accrued management fees | 210,240 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees payable | 33,300 | |||||||
Accrued foreign taxes | 898 | |||||||
8,060,368 | ||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 385,190,648 | ||||||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||||||
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 340,515,325 | ||||||
Distributable earnings | 44,675,323 | |||||||
$ | 385,190,648 |
Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share | |||||||||
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $144,395,296 | 25,548,690 | $5.65 | ||||||||
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $27,984,612 | 4,948,973 | $5.65 | ||||||||
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $78,047,224 | 13,823,646 | $5.65* | ||||||||
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $14,850,805 | 2,684,076 | $5.53 | ||||||||
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $10,782,730 | 1,914,734 | $5.63 | ||||||||
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $34,465,150 | 6,086,261 | $5.66 | ||||||||
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $74,664,831 | 13,202,310 | $5.66 |
*Maximum offering price $5.99 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investment Income (Loss) | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $6,534) | $ | 4,055,802 | ||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $70,593) | 2,029,782 | |||||||
Income distributions from affiliated funds | 1,409,365 | |||||||
Securities lending, net | 112 | |||||||
7,495,061 | ||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 3,492,567 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees: | ||||||||
A Class | 194,467 | |||||||
C Class | 158,262 | |||||||
R Class | 51,284 | |||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 12,858 | |||||||
Other expenses | 9,374 | |||||||
3,918,812 | ||||||||
Fees waived(1) | (621,958) | |||||||
3,296,854 | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 4,198,207 | |||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investment transactions (including $(265,861) from affiliated funds) | 31,201,742 | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 13,665 | |||||||
Futures contract transactions | 1,391,995 | |||||||
Swap agreement transactions | 21,997 | |||||||
Foreign currency translation transactions | (19,156) | |||||||
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated funds | 10,078 | |||||||
32,620,321 | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments (including $8,055,573 from affiliated funds and (increase) decrease in accrued foreign taxes of $(139)) | (6,866,306) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (361,974) | |||||||
Futures contracts | (85,227) | |||||||
Swap agreements | (18,326) | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 22,077 | |||||||
(7,309,756) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 25,310,565 | |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 29,508,772 |
(1)Amount consists of $235,750, $45,280, $123,951, $25,166, $16,709, $57,140 and $117,962 for Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2020 AND JULY 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | July 31, 2020 | July 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 4,198,207 | $ | 6,863,928 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 32,620,321 | 9,923,716 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (7,309,756) | (162,501) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 29,508,772 | 16,625,143 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||
From earnings: | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (12,238,428) | (12,413,056) | ||||||||||||
I Class | (2,275,562) | (2,432,004) | ||||||||||||
A Class | (5,976,445) | (6,133,158) | ||||||||||||
C Class | (1,162,797) | (1,253,150) | ||||||||||||
R Class | (745,441) | (668,011) | ||||||||||||
R5 Class | (2,974,364) | (2,396,013) | ||||||||||||
R6 Class | (5,935,807) | (5,258,260) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (31,308,844) | (30,553,652) | ||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | (25,464,995) | (60,243,829) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (27,265,067) | (74,172,338) | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 412,455,715 | 486,628,053 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 385,190,648 | $ | 412,455,715 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
JULY 31, 2020
1. Organization
American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Strategic Allocation: Conservative Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund may invest in varying combinations of other affiliated investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds advised by American Century Investments (affiliated funds). The fund will assume the risks associated with the affiliated funds. The fund is an asset allocation fund and its investment objective is to seek the highest level of total return consistent with its asset mix.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
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Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service. Investments initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes. Certain countries impose taxes on realized gains on the sale of securities registered in their country. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, on an accrual basis. The foreign tax expense on realized gains and unrealized appreciation reduces the net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, from the affiliated funds are recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
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Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of July 31, 2020.
Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 296,154 | — | — | — | $ | 296,154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rights | 5,505 | — | — | — | 5,505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Borrowings | $ | 301,659 | — | — | — | $ | 301,659 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 301,659 |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM serves as the investment advisor for the affiliated funds.
Management Fees — The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class's daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The rate of the fee is determined by applying a fee rate calculation formula. This formula takes into account the fund’s assets as well as certain assets, if any, of other clients of the investment advisor outside the American Century Investments family of funds (such as subadvised funds and separate accounts) that use very similar investment teams and strategies (strategy assets). The investment advisor will waive the portion of the fund’s management fee equal to the expenses attributable to the management fees of the American Century Investments funds in which the fund invests. The amount of this waiver will fluctuate depending on the fund’s daily allocation to other American Century Investments funds. This waiver is expected to remain in effect permanently and it cannot be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. From October 24, 2019 through June 3, 2020, the investment advisor agreed to waive an additional 0.13% of the fund's management fee. Effective June 4, 2020, the investment advisor increased the additional waiver from 0.13% to 0.15% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
The management fee schedule range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:
Effective Annual Management Fee | ||||||||||||||
Management Fee Schedule Range | Before Waiver | After Waiver | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 0.80% to 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.84% | |||||||||||
I Class | 0.60% to 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.64% | |||||||||||
A Class | 0.80% to 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.84% | |||||||||||
C Class | 0.80% to 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.84% | |||||||||||
R Class | 0.80% to 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.84% | |||||||||||
R5 Class | 0.60% to 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.64% | |||||||||||
R6 Class | 0.45% to 0.65% | 0.65% | 0.49% |
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Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended July 31, 2020 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $2,255,682 and $16,909,159, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $4,090,244 in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $318,083,793, of which $67,866,338 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $363,172,406, of which $64,404,947 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
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5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
Year ended July 31, 2020 | Year ended July 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 3,089,007 | $ | 16,345,089 | 5,781,182 | $ | 32,299,686 | ||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,191,241 | 12,014,731 | 2,322,117 | 12,175,725 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (8,234,700) | (45,168,135) | (10,449,583) | (57,799,131) | ||||||||||||||||
(2,954,452) | (16,808,315) | (2,346,284) | (13,323,720) | |||||||||||||||||
I Class/Shares Authorized | 120,000,000 | 120,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 1,341,385 | 7,258,248 | 3,724,472 | 20,776,497 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 414,673 | 2,274,358 | 461,063 | 2,429,216 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,961,383) | (10,657,011) | (6,585,386) | (36,475,755) | ||||||||||||||||
(205,325) | (1,124,405) | (2,399,851) | (13,270,042) | |||||||||||||||||
A Class/Shares Authorized | 270,000,000 | 270,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 2,678,884 | 14,641,649 | 2,780,005 | 15,533,062 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,057,771 | 5,797,946 | 1,122,198 | 5,886,927 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (5,237,372) | (28,714,839) | (8,112,627) | (45,068,208) | ||||||||||||||||
(1,500,717) | (8,275,244) | (4,210,424) | (23,648,219) | |||||||||||||||||
C Class/Shares Authorized | 70,000,000 | 70,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 303,952 | 1,624,649 | 250,237 | 1,359,309 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 211,603 | 1,137,600 | 238,141 | 1,220,077 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,009,983) | (5,445,064) | (1,990,898) | (11,032,622) | ||||||||||||||||
(494,428) | (2,682,815) | (1,502,520) | (8,453,236) | |||||||||||||||||
R Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 451,192 | 2,448,869 | 355,015 | 1,938,614 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 135,298 | 738,680 | 126,561 | 659,723 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (496,484) | (2,704,247) | (541,152) | (2,984,663) | ||||||||||||||||
90,006 | 483,302 | (59,576) | (386,326) | |||||||||||||||||
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 395,433 | 2,145,115 | 518,663 | 2,832,770 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 541,377 | 2,974,364 | 455,021 | 2,396,013 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,338,552) | (7,124,856) | (433,633) | (2,424,754) | ||||||||||||||||
(401,742) | (2,005,377) | 540,051 | 2,804,029 | |||||||||||||||||
R6 Class/Shares Authorized | 90,000,000 | 90,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 2,517,849 | 13,510,237 | 1,764,686 | 9,854,115 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,082,241 | 5,935,807 | 998,795 | 5,258,260 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,704,571) | (14,498,185) | (3,487,147) | (19,078,690) | ||||||||||||||||
895,519 | 4,947,859 | (723,666) | (3,966,315) | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | (4,571,139) | $ | (25,464,995) | (10,702,270) | $ | (60,243,829) |
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6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Investment Securities | |||||||||||
Affiliated Funds | $ | 126,000,939 | — | — | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | $ | 82,036,949 | — | |||||||
Common Stocks | 57,538,010 | 16,504,996 | — | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 26,655,474 | — | ||||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | 25,910,711 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | 9,678,709 | — | ||||||||
Commercial Paper | — | 9,445,975 | — | ||||||||
Municipal Securities | — | 9,155,509 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 8,265,521 | — | ||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 7,585,107 | — | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 3,068,510 | — | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | — | 1,110,249 | — | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 668,581 | — | — | ||||||||
Rights | — | 16,530 | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 7,432,822 | — | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 301,659 | — | — | ||||||||
$ | 191,942,011 | $ | 199,434,240 | — | |||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | — | $ | 6,392 | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 315,389 | — | ||||||||
— | $ | 321,781 | — | ||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 132 | — | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | $ | 436,874 | — | |||||||
$ | 132 | $ | 436,874 | — |
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7. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $1,178,100.
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $300 futures contracts purchased.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $52,488,144.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and
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change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $38,176,079 futures contracts purchased and $743,855 futures contracts sold.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 315,389 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 436,874 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | — | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 1,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 315,389 | $ | 437,911 |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | 21,997 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | $ | (18,326) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Equity Price Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 30,021 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (1,686) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 13,665 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (361,974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 1,361,974 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (83,541) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,427,657 | $ | (465,527) |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. LIBOR will be phased out by the end of
2021. Uncertainty remains regarding a replacement rate or rates for LIBOR. The transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
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9. Federal Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019 were as follows:
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Distributions Paid From | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 7,688,591 | $ | 9,717,920 | ||||
Long-term capital gains | $ | 23,620,253 | $ | 20,835,732 |
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 355,805,358 | |||
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 40,631,016 | |||
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (5,060,123) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 35,570,893 | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 9,994 | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 35,580,887 | |||
Other book-to-tax adjustments | $ | (254,147) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 1,751,409 | |||
Accumulated long-term gains | $ | 7,597,174 |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. Other book-to-tax adjustments are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on straddle positions.
10. Investments in Affiliated Funds
The fund does not invest in an affiliated fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the fund within its investment strategy may represent a significant portion of an affiliated fund's net assets.
11. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (ASU 2017-08). ASU 2017-08 amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not materially impact the financial statements.
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12. Affiliated Fund Transactions
A summary of transactions for each affiliated fund for the period ended July 31, 2020 follows (amounts in thousands):
Affiliated Fund(1) | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | $ | 10,275 | $ | 9,584 | — | $ | 759 | $ | 20,618 | 389 | — | $ | 498 | |||||||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(3) | — | 11,060 | — | 1,748 | 12,808 | 211 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | — | 4,893 | — | 66 | 4,959 | 104 | — | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | — | 11,806 | $ | 3,572 | 558 | 8,792 | 214 | $ | 18 | 128 | ||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | — | 23,528 | 3,585 | 5,107 | 25,050 | 477 | 257 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 962 | 22,759 | 3,050 | (1,351) | 19,320 | 520 | (37) | 353 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | — | 13,424 | 3,607 | (337) | 9,480 | 199 | (151) | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | — | 2,313 | 217 | (119) | 1,977 | 44 | (9) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | — | 21,171 | 2,956 | 1,007 | 19,222 | 367 | 72 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | — | 5,115 | 1,958 | 618 | 3,775 | 91 | (416) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 11,237 | $ | 125,653 | $ | 18,945 | $ | 8,056 | $ | 126,001 | 2,616 | $ | (266) | $ | 1,419 |
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds. Additional information and attributes of each affiliated fund are available at americancentury.com or avantisinvestors.com.
(2)Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any.
(3)Non-income producing.
Financial Highlights |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.67 | 0.06 | 0.37 | 0.43 | (0.07) | (0.38) | (0.45) | $5.65 | 7.89% | 0.85% | 1.01% | 1.09% | 0.93% | 87% | $144,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.83 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.23 | (0.10) | (0.29) | (0.39) | $5.67 | 4.55% | 1.00% | 1.01% | 1.58% | 1.57% | 65% | $161,655 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.11 | (0.06) | (0.28) | (0.34) | $5.83 | 2.01% | 1.00%(4) | 1.00%(4) | 1.51%(4) | 1.51%(4) | 53% | $179,992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.62 | 0.07 | 0.54 | 0.61 | (0.08) | (0.09) | (0.17) | $6.06 | 11.02% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 78% | $246,975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.83 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.16 | (0.05) | (0.32) | (0.37) | $5.62 | 2.96% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.21% | 1.21% | 87% | $245,726 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.21 | 0.05 | (0.07) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.34) | (0.36) | $5.83 | (0.25)% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.81% | 0.81% | 90% | $275,947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.67 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.44 | (0.08) | (0.38) | (0.46) | $5.65 | 8.11% | 0.65% | 0.81% | 1.29% | 1.13% | 87% | $27,985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.84 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 | (0.11) | (0.29) | (0.40) | $5.67 | 4.57% | 0.80% | 0.81% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 65% | $29,248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.13 | (0.07) | (0.28) | (0.35) | $5.84 | 2.33% | 0.80%(4) | 0.80%(4) | 1.71%(4) | 1.71%(4) | 53% | $44,101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.63 | 0.09 | 0.52 | 0.61 | (0.09) | (0.09) | (0.18) | $6.06 | 11.05% | 0.81% | 0.81% | 1.48% | 1.48% | 78% | $46,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.84 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 | (0.07) | (0.32) | (0.39) | $5.63 | 3.27% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 87% | $76,532 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.21 | 0.06 | (0.07) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.34) | (0.36) | $5.84 | 0.02% | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.01% | 1.01% | 90% | $72,235 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.67 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.41 | (0.05) | (0.38) | (0.43) | $5.65 | 7.62% | 1.10% | 1.26% | 0.84% | 0.68% | 87% | $78,047 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.83 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.21 | (0.08) | (0.29) | (0.37) | $5.67 | 4.29% | 1.25% | 1.26% | 1.33% | 1.32% | 65% | $86,822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.11 | (0.05) | (0.28) | (0.33) | $5.83 | 1.99% | 1.25%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 1.26%(4) | 1.26%(4) | 53% | $113,865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.62 | 0.06 | 0.52 | 0.58 | (0.06) | (0.09) | (0.15) | $6.05 | 10.56% | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 78% | $117,230 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.81 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.16 | (0.03) | (0.32) | (0.35) | $5.62 | 2.94% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 0.96% | 0.96% | 87% | $137,168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.20 | 0.03 | (0.07) | (0.04) | (0.01) | (0.34) | (0.35) | $5.81 | (0.52)% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 90% | $162,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $5.57 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.36 | (0.02) | (0.38) | (0.40) | $5.53 | 6.78% | 1.85% | 2.01% | 0.09% | (0.07)% | 87% | $14,851 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.74 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 | (0.05) | (0.29) | (0.34) | $5.57 | 3.43% | 2.00% | 2.01% | 0.58% | 0.57% | 65% | $17,705 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $5.96 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 | (0.03) | (0.28) | (0.31) | $5.74 | 1.58% | 2.00%(4) | 2.00%(4) | 0.51%(4) | 0.51%(4) | 53% | $26,867 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.54 | 0.02 | 0.51 | 0.53 | (0.02) | (0.09) | (0.11) | $5.96 | 9.77% | 2.01% | 2.01% | 0.28% | 0.28% | 78% | $32,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.75 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.11 | — | (0.32) | (0.32) | $5.54 | 2.06% | 2.00% | 2.00% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 87% | $37,188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.18 | (0.01) | (0.08) | (0.09) | — | (0.34) | (0.34) | $5.75 | (1.38)% | 2.00% | 2.00% | (0.19)% | (0.19)% | 90% | $42,585 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.65 | 0.03 | 0.37 | 0.40 | (0.04) | (0.38) | (0.42) | $5.63 | 7.37% | 1.35% | 1.51% | 0.59% | 0.43% | 87% | $10,783 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.82 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.19 | (0.07) | (0.29) | (0.36) | $5.65 | 3.86% | 1.50% | 1.51% | 1.08% | 1.07% | 65% | $10,314 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.10 | (0.04) | (0.28) | (0.32) | $5.82 | 1.83% | 1.50%(4) | 1.50%(4) | 1.01%(4) | 1.01%(4) | 53% | $10,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.61 | 0.05 | 0.52 | 0.57 | (0.05) | (0.09) | (0.14) | $6.04 | 10.31% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 0.78% | 0.78% | 78% | $15,004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.80 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.14 | (0.01) | (0.32) | (0.33) | $5.61 | 2.59% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 87% | $15,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.20 | 0.02 | (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.01) | (0.34) | (0.35) | $5.80 | (0.77)% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 90% | $14,766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.68 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.44 | (0.08) | (0.38) | (0.46) | $5.66 | 8.10% | 0.65% | 0.81% | 1.29% | 1.13% | 87% | $34,465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.85 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 | (0.11) | (0.29) | (0.40) | $5.68 | 4.75% | 0.80% | 0.81% | 1.78% | 1.77% | 65% | $36,866 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.13 | (0.07) | (0.28) | (0.35) | $5.85 | 2.15% | 0.80%(4) | 0.80%(4) | 1.71%(4) | 1.71%(4) | 53% | $34,766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(5) | $5.73 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.39 | (0.05) | — | (0.05) | $6.07 | 6.80% | 0.81%(4) | 0.81%(4) | 1.60%(4) | 1.60%(4) | 78%(6) | $5 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $5.68 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.45 | (0.09) | (0.38) | (0.47) | $5.66 | 8.28% | 0.50% | 0.66% | 1.44% | 1.28% | 87% | $74,665 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $5.84 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.25 | (0.12) | (0.29) | (0.41) | $5.68 | 4.91% | 0.65% | 0.66% | 1.93% | 1.92% | 65% | $69,846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $6.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.14 | (0.08) | (0.28) | (0.36) | $5.84 | 2.44% | 0.65%(4) | 0.65%(4) | 1.86%(4) | 1.86%(4) | 53% | $76,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $5.63 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 0.62 | (0.10) | (0.09) | (0.19) | $6.06 | 11.21% | 0.66% | 0.66% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 78% | $63,151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $5.84 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.19 | (0.08) | (0.32) | (0.40) | $5.63 | 3.50% | 0.65% | 0.65% | 1.56% | 1.56% | 87% | $20,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $6.21 | 0.07 | (0.07) | — | (0.03) | (0.34) | (0.37) | $5.84 | 0.09% | 0.65% | 0.65% | 1.16% | 1.16% | 90% | $7,150 |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from November 30 to July 31, resulting in an eight-month annual reporting period. For the years before July 31, 2018, the fund's fiscal year end was November 30.
(4)Annualized.
(5)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through November 30, 2017.
(6)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Strategic Allocation: Conservative Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Strategic Allocation: Conservative Fund of the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. as of July 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
September 16, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.
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Management |
The Board of Directors
The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas W. Bunn (1953) | Director | Since 2017 | Retired | 63 | SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chris H. Cheesman (1962) | Director | Since 2019 | Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018) | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Fink (1955) | Director | Since 2012 (independent since 2016) | Retired | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rajesh K. Gupta (1960) | Director | Since 2019 | Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019) | 63 | None |
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Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynn Jenkins (1963) | Director | Since 2019 | Consultant, LJ Strategies (2019 to present); United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018) | 63 | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan M. Lewis (1957) | Director | Since 2011 | Retired | 63 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John R. Whitten (1946) | Director | Since 2008 | Retired | 63 | Onto Innovation Inc. (2019 to 2020); Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen E. Yates (1948) | Director and Chairman of the Board | Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018) | Retired | 82 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interested Director | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan S. Thomas (1963) | Director | Since 2007 | President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries | 122 | None |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Officers
The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Offices with the Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | ||||||
Patrick Bannigan (1965) | President since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries | ||||||
R. Wes Campbell (1974) | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018 | Vice President, ACS, (2020 to present); Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
Amy D. Shelton (1964) | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014 | Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS | ||||||
Charles A. Etherington (1957) | General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
C. Jean Wade (1964) | Vice President since 2012 | Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017) | ||||||
Robert J. Leach (1966) | Vice President since 2006 | Vice President, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
David H. Reinmiller (1963) | Vice President since 2000 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
Ward D. Stauffer (1960) | Secretary since 2005 | Attorney, ACC (2003 to present) |
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and specifically its response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•possible economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
•acquired fund fees and expenses;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•possible collateral benefits to the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
The Board held two meetings to consider the renewal. The independent Directors also met in private session three times to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The independent Directors held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement, requesting supplemental information, and reviewing information provided by the Advisor in response thereto. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or
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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio
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valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
COVID-19 Response. During 2020, much of the world experienced unprecedented change and challenges from the impacts of the rapidly evolving, worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board evaluated the Advisor’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on service to the Fund. The Board found that Fund shareholders have continued to receive the Advisor’s investment management and other services without disruption, and Advisor personnel have demonstrated great resiliency in providing those services. The Board, directly and through its Audit Committee, continues to monitor the impact of the pandemic and the response of each of the Fund’s service providers.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders additional content and services. The Board also noted that economies of scale are shared with the Fund and its shareholders through management fee breakpoints that serve to reduce the effective management fee as the assets of the Fund grow.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe
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and was within the range of its peer expense group. The Advisor noted the reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.15%, which is expected to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot be terminated prior to such date without the Board's approval. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Directors reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. To the extent there are potential collateral benefits, the board has been advised and has taken this into consideration in its review of the management contract with the Fund. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program |
The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") has designated American Century Investment Management, Inc. (“ACIM”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of ACIM or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by those members of the ACIM’s Investment Oversight Committee who are members of the ACIM’s Investment Management and Global Analytics departments.
Under the program, ACIM manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. ACIM’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
The Board reviewed a report prepared by ACIM regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. In addition, ACIM provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
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Additional Information |
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Other Tax Information
The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $1,125,459, or up to the maximum amount
allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 as
qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
The fund hereby designates $24,119,086, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as long-term
capital gain distributions (20% rate gain distributions) for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund hereby designates $2,940,346 as qualified short-term capital gain distributions for
purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 871 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund utilized earnings and profits of $655,431 distributed to shareholders on redemption of
shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).
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Annual Report | |||||
July 31, 2020 | |||||
Strategic Allocation: Moderate Fund | |||||
Investor Class (TWSMX) | |||||
I Class (ASAMX) | |||||
A Class (ACOAX) | |||||
C Class (ASTCX) | |||||
R Class (ASMRX) | |||||
R5 Class (ASMUX) | |||||
R6 Class (ASMDX) |
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the fund’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the fund or your financial intermediary electronically by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. You can inform the fund or your financial intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports by calling or sending an email request to your appropriate contacts as listed on the back cover of this report. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with the fund complex/your financial intermediary.
Table of Contents |
President’s Letter | |||||
Performance | |||||
Portfolio Commentary | |||||
Fund Characteristics | |||||
Shareholder Fee Example | |||||
Schedule of Investments | |||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | |||||
Statement of Operations | |||||
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | |||||
Notes to Financial Statements | |||||
Financial Highlights | |||||
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | |||||
Management | |||||
Approval of Management Agreement | |||||
Liquidity Risk Management Program | |||||
Additional Information |
Any opinions expressed in this report reflect those of the author as of the date of the report, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of American Century Investments® or any other person in the American Century Investments organization. Any such opinions are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and American Century Investments disclaims any responsibility to update such opinions. These opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions made by American Century Investments funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any American Century Investments fund. Security examples are used for representational purposes only and are not intended as recommendations to purchase or sell securities. Performance information for comparative indices and securities is provided to American Century Investments by third party vendors. To the best of American Century Investments’ knowledge, such information is accurate at the time of printing.
President’s Letter |
Jonathan Thomas
Dear Investor:
Thank you for reviewing this annual report for the period ended July 31, 2020. Annual reports help convey important information about fund returns, including market factors that affected performance. For additional investment insights, please visit americancentury.com.
Pandemic Altered Economic, Market Courses
Broad market sentiment was generally upbeat through mid-February 2020. Dovish central banks, modest inflation, improving economic and corporate earnings data, and U.S.-China trade-policy progress helped boost global growth outlooks. Against this backdrop, key U.S. stock benchmarks rose to new highs, and global risk assets largely remained in favor.
Beginning in late February, unprecedented turmoil quickly quashed the optimistic tone. COVID-19 rapidly spread worldwide, halting most U.S. and global economic activity and triggering a worldwide recession. Stocks and other riskier assets sold off sharply as investors fled to U.S. Treasuries and other perceived safe-haven investments. Central banks and federal governments stepped in quickly and aggressively to stabilize global markets. These extraordinary efforts helped launch a broad rebound among risk assets beginning in April, despite weak economic and corporate earnings data. Declining coronavirus infection and death rates in many regions and the reopening of economies also helped fuel the recovery.
Overall, global stocks delivered mixed results for the 12-month period. In general, U.S. stocks overcame the effects of the early 2020 sell-off to deliver a solid return. U.S. stocks generally fared better than non-U.S. stocks, and the growth style significantly outperformed value stocks. U.S. and global bonds rallied, too, as yields declined sharply for the reporting period.
A Slow Return to Normal
The return to pre-pandemic life will take time and patience, but we are confident we will get there. We remain hopeful medical researchers will uncover effective COVID-19 treatments and potentially develop a vaccine. In the meantime, investors likely will face periods of outbreak-related disruptions, economic and political uncertainty, and heightened market volatility. While these influences can be unsettling, they tend to be temporary.
We appreciate your confidence in us during these extraordinary times. We have a long history of helping clients weather unpredictable markets, and we’re confident we will continue to meet these current challenges.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Century Investments
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Performance |
Total Returns as of July 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ticker Symbol | 1 year | 5 years | 10 years | Since Inception | Inception Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | TWSMX | 8.42% | 6.35% | 7.99% | — | 2/15/96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index | — | 11.96% | 11.47% | 13.83% | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | — | 10.12% | 4.46% | 3.87% | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index | — | 1.30% | 1.12% | 0.59% | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ASAMX | 8.64% | 6.56% | 8.21% | — | 8/1/00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ACOAX | 10/2/96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No sales charge | 8.04% | 6.08% | 7.70% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With sales charge | 1.82% | 4.82% | 7.07% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | ASTCX | 7.18% | 5.26% | 6.90% | — | 10/2/01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | ASMRX | 7.77% | 5.79% | 7.44% | — | 8/29/03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | ASMUX | 8.46% | — | — | 7.82% | 4/10/17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | ASMDX | 8.82% | 6.70% | — | 7.07% | 7/26/13 |
Average annual returns since inception are presented when ten years of performance history is not available.
Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Sales charges include initial sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (CDSCs), as applicable. A Class shares have a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge and may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. C Class shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00%. The SEC requires that mutual funds provide performance information net of maximum sales charges in all cases where charges could be applied.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Growth of $10,000 Over 10 Years | ||
$10,000 investment made July 31, 2010 | ||
Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure. |
Value on July 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investor Class — $21,592 | ||||||||
S&P 500 Index — $36,558 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index — $14,616 | ||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index — $10,605 | ||||||||
Ending value of Investor Class would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived.
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | I Class | A Class | C Class | R Class | R5 Class | R6 Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.22% | 1.02% | 1.47% | 2.22% | 1.72% | 1.02% | 0.87% |
The total annual fund operating expenses shown is as stated in the fund’s prospectus current as of the date of this report. The prospectus may vary from the expense ratio shown elsewhere in this report because it is based on a different time period, includes acquired fund fees and expenses, and, if applicable, does not include fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Data presented reflect past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and redemption value may be more or less than original cost. Data assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and none of the charts reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month end, please call 1-800-345-2021 or visit americancentury.com. For additional information about the fund, please consult the prospectus.
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Portfolio Commentary |
Portfolio Managers: Rich Weiss, Scott Wilson, Radu Gabudean, Vidya Rajappa and Brian Garbe
Effective April 2020, Brian Garbe joined the portfolio management team.
Performance Summary
Strategic Allocation: Moderate returned 8.42%* for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020. Because of the fund’s strategic exposure to a variety of asset classes, a review of the financial markets helps provide context around performance for the reporting period.
The period was marked by extreme volatility, driven largely by the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to combat it. Despite a global recession driven by widespread coronavirus restrictions, U.S. and global stocks delivered strong returns during the period. In the U.S., stocks initially rose to all-time highs in February, amid a steadily improving economy and strong job growth. However, the spread of the coronavirus and efforts to reduce transmission of the virus led to the first recession and bear market in stocks since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. A steady recovery followed, as massive monetary and fiscal stimulus helped support the economy and markets, with stocks moving back toward record highs by period-end.
Global equities followed a similar path, with steady gains through February, supported by slowing but resilient economic growth and accommodative monetary policy. As COVID-19 and containment measures spread, equity markets declined sharply. By late March, however, progress in battling the pandemic and optimism surrounding potential vaccines, together with aggressive fiscal stimulus from central banks and governments around the world, helped drive a recovery. By the end of the period, some equity markets had returned to near pre-pandemic levels, but more severely impacted markets declined or saw much more muted advances. Within the U.S., large-cap companies dramatically outperformed their mid- and small-cap counterparts, and growth beat value across stocks of all sizes, according to the Russell family of indices. Small-cap stocks and many Russell value indices posted negative returns. Emerging markets advanced for the period but trailed the U.S., while non-U.S. developed markets stocks declined. For the year, the S&P 500 Index’s gain of 11.96% dwarfed the 6.55% advance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, while the MSCI EAFE Index returned -1.67%.
Within fixed-income investments, the Federal Reserve (Fed) responded to the crisis aggressively, with two emergency interest rate cuts in March 2020 that pushed short-term interest rates to near 0%. The Fed also announced several asset-purchase and lending programs designed to stabilize the financial system and shore up the credit and short-term funding markets, including buying shares in a broad spectrum of individual corporate bonds, investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds. This bond buying helped drive a strong rally in the corporate bond sector, including high-yield bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ended the period at 0.53%, a record low, according to Bloomberg. (When bond yields fall, prices rise and vice versa.) U.S. investment-grade corporate debt generally outperformed other spread sectors of the market, although U.S. high-yield and non-U.S. debt also produced strong returns. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned 10.12%, while the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Bond Index gained 4.07%, the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index ex-USD (Unhedged) returned 5.94% and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (USD, Hedged) returned 6.39%.
*All fund returns referenced in this commentary are for Investor Class shares. Fund returns would have been lower if a portion of the fees had not been waived. Performance for other share classes will vary due to differences in fee structure; when Investor Class performance exceeds that of the fund’s benchmark, other share classes may not. See page 3 for returns for all share classes.
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Strategic Allocation: Moderate’s neutral asset mix throughout the period was 64% stocks, 32% bonds and 4% cash-equivalent investments. However, the portfolio’s actual asset weightings varied based on short-term tactical adjustments and fluctuating securities prices.
Tactical Positioning
In managing the fund, we make modest tactical adjustments to the asset mix in an effort to add value and improve the fund’s ability to meet its investment objective. We began the reporting period with a neutral allocation across stocks, bonds and cash, and we maintained that throughout the period. Within the equity segment, we generally maintained an overweight to large-cap stocks relative to small caps. We also generally favored U.S. equities over non-U.S. stocks. In addition, we generally maintained an overweight to the large-cap growth segment and an underweight to large-cap value stocks. Toward the end of the period, given attractive yields and valuations, we moved to an overweight to global real estate, relative to our long-term strategic allocations. In the bond segment, we generally favored higher-yielding corporate and securitized bonds and select emerging markets securities, adjusting exposure as valuations, fundamentals and market conditions dictated. The overall effect of these tactical changes was positive, driven largely by positioning in growth stocks, where overweight positioning and a corresponding underweight to value bolstered returns.
Equity Contribution Drives Performance
The equity portion of Strategic Allocation: Moderate produced gains, driven largely by large-cap, growth-oriented shares. Within the U.S., large-cap growth, mid-cap growth and small-cap growth performed well and benefited from strong stock selection. Conversely, nearly all value-oriented allocations produced negative returns, with U.S. small-cap value among the weakest performers.
Outside the U.S., non-U.S. equities were a modest contributor overall, amid mixed returns. The non-U.S. fundamental value allocation was a notable detractor from relative performance. However, our underweight to the asset class and strong stock selection elsewhere helped non-U.S. equities broadly outperform underlying benchmarks, keyed by contribution from non-U.S. large-cap growth. The global real estate allocation produced modest gains in absolute terms, but significantly outperformed its underlying benchmark on the strength of stock choices.
Fixed-Income Allocation a Notable Contributor
Global bonds broadly produced strong gains, backed by massive stimulus efforts from central banks, declining interest rates and investor demand for yield. Indeed, bond yields in many developed economies ended the period at or near record lows, meaning investors placed a premium for safety of principal. Corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, posted strong returns as investors sought a mix of yield and lower volatility in the low interest rate environment. The global fixed-income allocation was a notable contributor to absolute returns, though security selection decisions meant the allocation slightly underperformed its underlying benchmark.
Outlook
At period-end, the Strategic Allocation: Moderate portfolio maintained an overweight position in U.S. large-cap growth stocks. The portfolio had underweight positions in U.S. value stocks and non-U.S. equities. With interest rates so low, bonds became less attractive relative to real estate investment trusts (REITs), and we initiated an overweight to global REITs, relative to our long-term strategic allocations, sourced from a small underweight to the fixed-income portion of the portfolio. While we continue to prefer U.S. equities over non-U.S. equities, the overweight was reduced during the period, as many fundamental and financial indicators in favor of the U.S. moderated.
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Fund Characteristics |
JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Top Ten Common Stocks | % of net assets | |||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 0.5% | |||||||
Apple, Inc. | 0.4% | |||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 0.4% | |||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 0.3% | |||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A | 0.3% | |||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
F5 Networks, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 0.2% | |||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 0.2% | |||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 0.2% | |||||||
Key Fixed-Income Portfolio Statistics | ||||||||
Weighted Average Life to Maturity | 8.0 years | |||||||
Average Duration (effective) | 6.2 years | |||||||
Types of Investments in Portfolio | % of net assets | |||||||
Affiliated Funds | 42.4% | |||||||
Domestic Common Stocks | 19.3% | |||||||
Foreign Common Stocks* | 7.1% | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | 12.3% | |||||||
Corporate Bonds | 5.2% | |||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | 3.9% | |||||||
Commercial Paper | 2.0% | |||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | 1.6% | |||||||
Municipal Securities | 1.5% | |||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.4% | |||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 1.3% | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.5% | |||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 0.2% | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 0.2% | |||||||
Rights | —** | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 2.1% | |||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 0.1% | |||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.1)% |
*Includes depositary shares, dual listed securities and foreign ordinary shares.
**Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
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Shareholder Fee Example |
Fund shareholders may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption/exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
Actual Expenses
The table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses for each class. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. First, identify the share class you own. Then simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
If you hold Investor Class shares of any American Century Investments fund, or I Class shares of the American Century Diversified Bond Fund, in an American Century Investments account (i.e., not through a financial intermediary or employer-sponsored retirement plan account), American Century Investments may charge you a $25.00 annual account maintenance fee if the value of those shares is less than $10,000. We will redeem shares automatically in one of your accounts to pay the $25.00 fee. In determining your total eligible investment amount, we will include your investments in all personal accounts (including American Century Investments brokerage accounts) registered under your Social Security number. Personal accounts include individual accounts, joint accounts, UGMA/UTMA accounts, personal trusts, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and IRAs (including traditional, Roth, Rollover, SEP-, SARSEP- and SIMPLE-IRAs), and certain other retirement accounts. If you have only business, business retirement, employer-sponsored or American Century Investments brokerage accounts, you are currently not subject to this fee. If you are subject to the account maintenance fee, your account value could be reduced by the fee amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio of each class of your fund and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of a fund’s share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption/exchange fees. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Beginning Account Value 2/1/20 | Ending Account Value 7/31/20 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) 2/1/20 - 7/31/20 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,028.80 | $3.88 | 0.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,029.80 | $2.88 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,026.40 | $5.14 | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,021.80 | $8.90 | 1.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,024.90 | $6.39 | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,028.10 | $2.87 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,028.90 | $2.12 | 0.42% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hypothetical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | $1,000 | $1,021.03 | $3.87 | 0.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | $1,000 | $1,022.03 | $2.87 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | $1,000 | $1,019.79 | $5.12 | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | $1,000 | $1,016.06 | $8.87 | 1.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | $1,000 | $1,018.55 | $6.37 | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R5 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.03 | $2.87 | 0.57% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R6 Class | $1,000 | $1,022.78 | $2.11 | 0.42% |
(1)Expenses are equal to the class's annualized expense ratio listed in the table above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182, the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, divided by 366, to reflect the one-half year period. Annualized expense ratio reflects actual expenses, including any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements and excluding any acquired fund fees and expenses.
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Schedule of Investments |
JULY 31, 2020
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
AFFILIATED FUNDS(1) — 42.4% | |||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | 541,178 | $ | 28,679,836 | ||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(2) | 697,058 | 42,360,215 | |||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 489,065 | 23,269,370 | |||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 688,137 | 28,262,200 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | 1,123,636 | 58,990,890 | |||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 1,061,307 | 39,458,545 | |||||||||
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | 694,321 | 35,486,746 | |||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | 575,157 | 27,400,480 | |||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | 186,965 | 8,433,991 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | 1,087,041 | 56,954,426 | |||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 292,809 | 12,180,854 | |||||||||
TOTAL AFFILIATED FUNDS (Cost $341,801,387) | 361,477,553 | ||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS — 26.4% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense — 0.3% | |||||||||||
AAR Corp. | 1,319 | 22,713 | |||||||||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.(2) | 3,847 | 158,689 | |||||||||
BAE Systems plc | 79,213 | 510,806 | |||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 3,384 | 496,568 | |||||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(2) | 6,703 | 120,721 | |||||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,384 | 524,494 | |||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.(2) | 2,741 | 212,236 | |||||||||
Textron, Inc. | 13,607 | 475,429 | |||||||||
2,521,656 | |||||||||||
Air Freight and Logistics — 0.1% | |||||||||||
DSV Panalpina A/S | 3,087 | 426,742 | |||||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 2,269 | 191,753 | |||||||||
618,495 | |||||||||||
Airlines — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 2,299 | 79,178 | |||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 15,026 | 464,153 | |||||||||
543,331 | |||||||||||
Auto Components — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Aptiv plc | 14,903 | 1,158,708 | |||||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 8,648 | 316,517 | |||||||||
Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. | 2,411 | 416,648 | |||||||||
LCI Industries | 1,108 | 139,386 | |||||||||
Minth Group Ltd. | 36,000 | 107,390 | |||||||||
Pirelli & C SpA(2) | 11,130 | 44,021 | |||||||||
Valeo SA | 14,643 | 377,926 | |||||||||
2,560,596 | |||||||||||
Automobiles — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 5,160 | 334,045 | |||||||||
Daimler AG | 13,279 | 588,350 | |||||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd., ADR | 14,570 | 354,779 | |||||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 4,181 | 444,815 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 7,353 | $ | 249,817 | ||||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. | 7,000 | 39,712 | |||||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 97,900 | 338,280 | |||||||||
2,349,798 | |||||||||||
Banks — 0.9% | |||||||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 42,341 | 132,666 | |||||||||
Banco Bradesco SA | 32,890 | 129,819 | |||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 37,006 | 920,709 | |||||||||
Barclays plc | 406,420 | 539,782 | |||||||||
BNP Paribas SA(2) | 14,984 | 607,929 | |||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 7,300 | 365,073 | |||||||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 10,035 | 574,604 | |||||||||
Commerzbank AG(2) | 59,069 | 304,236 | |||||||||
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA(2) | 5,895 | 85,936 | |||||||||
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | 1,833 | 45,583 | |||||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR | 7,085 | 331,224 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 8,236 | 795,927 | |||||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 1,880 | 199,186 | |||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 137,200 | 514,699 | |||||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 373,400 | 453,959 | |||||||||
Societe Generale SA(2) | 11,117 | 170,834 | |||||||||
Standard Chartered plc (London) | 27,191 | 138,213 | |||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 13,900 | 371,609 | |||||||||
Truist Financial Corp. | 12,184 | 456,413 | |||||||||
UniCredit SpA(2) | 12,350 | 113,416 | |||||||||
Westamerica Bancorporation | 7,228 | 436,282 | |||||||||
7,688,099 | |||||||||||
Beverages — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | 2,693 | 479,892 | |||||||||
Fevertree Drinks plc | 2,458 | 70,833 | |||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 6,476 | 891,486 | |||||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 1,066 | 184,065 | |||||||||
Royal Unibrew A/S(2) | 1,123 | 113,952 | |||||||||
1,740,228 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology — 0.8% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 6,214 | 589,771 | |||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 8,393 | 348,897 | |||||||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.(2) | 1,035 | 102,641 | |||||||||
ADC Therapeutics SA(2) | 1,564 | 72,726 | |||||||||
Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.(2)(3) | 2,846 | 37,596 | |||||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 3,469 | 505,642 | |||||||||
Amarin Corp. plc, ADR(2)(3) | 2,710 | 17,561 | |||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 3,045 | 745,020 | |||||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 6,789 | 98,101 | |||||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 1,164 | 71,458 | |||||||||
Argenx SE, ADR(2) | 1,296 | 298,249 | |||||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd.(2) | 1,157 | 74,094 | |||||||||
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(2) | 1,088 | 79,620 | |||||||||
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(2)(3) | 1,856 | 52,228 | |||||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc.(2) | 1,147 | 60,458 | |||||||||
CSL Ltd. | 2,181 | 420,635 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 1,322 | $ | 61,301 | ||||||||
Exact Sciences Corp.(2) | 6,195 | 586,976 | |||||||||
FibroGen, Inc.(2) | 2,279 | 92,231 | |||||||||
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 4,997 | 67,809 | |||||||||
Generation Bio Co.(2) | 1,069 | 20,995 | |||||||||
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 698 | 47,101 | |||||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 3,618 | 98,373 | |||||||||
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 2,571 | 41,882 | |||||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.(2) | 18,527 | 782,395 | |||||||||
Insmed, Inc.(2) | 3,442 | 89,905 | |||||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(2) | 1,051 | 30,553 | |||||||||
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 659 | 53,906 | |||||||||
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 514 | 62,353 | |||||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 2,710 | 79,918 | |||||||||
MorphoSys AG(2) | 949 | 120,559 | |||||||||
Natera, Inc.(2) | 3,020 | 145,020 | |||||||||
Principia Biopharma, Inc.(2) | 953 | 79,671 | |||||||||
Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 1,083 | 38,403 | |||||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 3,405 | 201,678 | |||||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(2) | 1,245 | 97,309 | |||||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(2) | 1,089 | 296,208 | |||||||||
Viela Bio, Inc.(2) | 763 | 27,933 | |||||||||
6,697,176 | |||||||||||
Building Products — 0.4% | |||||||||||
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(2) | 1,065 | 36,743 | |||||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc.(2) | 5,387 | 127,618 | |||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 9,803 | 749,930 | |||||||||
Johnson Controls International plc | 38,336 | 1,475,169 | |||||||||
Lindab International AB | 5,724 | 89,078 | |||||||||
Masco Corp. | 8,351 | 477,343 | |||||||||
Masonite International Corp.(2) | 1,509 | 127,284 | |||||||||
Trane Technologies plc | 4,799 | 536,864 | |||||||||
Trex Co., Inc.(2) | 825 | 114,947 | |||||||||
3,734,976 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 1.2% | |||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 4,870 | 748,178 | |||||||||
Ares Management Corp., Class A | 2,054 | 82,037 | |||||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 10,409 | 373,163 | |||||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 722 | 415,157 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG | 63,619 | 681,750 | |||||||||
Euronext NV | 666 | 76,319 | |||||||||
Flatex AG(2) | 2,619 | 117,253 | |||||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Class A | 2,177 | 157,266 | |||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 3,446 | 333,504 | |||||||||
Intermediate Capital Group plc | 8,880 | 157,598 | |||||||||
London Stock Exchange Group plc | 4,956 | 552,798 | |||||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | 5,771 | 456,024 | |||||||||
Magellan Financial Group Ltd. | 2,343 | 102,258 | |||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 1,008 | 520,834 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 13,104 | 640,524 | |||||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 2,074 | 779,783 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 18,566 | $ | 1,454,646 | ||||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 454 | 439,748 | |||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 2,082 | 729,220 | |||||||||
State Street Corp. | 4,781 | 304,980 | |||||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 1,860 | 256,866 | |||||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 1,104 | 112,852 | |||||||||
UBS Group AG | 31,627 | 372,430 | |||||||||
9,865,188 | |||||||||||
Chemicals — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Air Liquide SA | 2,450 | 404,472 | |||||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 2,719 | 224,209 | |||||||||
Arkema SA | 2,746 | 285,305 | |||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 1,696 | 317,288 | |||||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 1,667 | 75,582 | |||||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 2,202 | 336,237 | |||||||||
Linde plc | 2,788 | 683,367 | |||||||||
Nissan Chemical Corp. | 1,000 | 52,771 | |||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | 512 | 331,735 | |||||||||
Zeon Corp. | 7,900 | 76,152 | |||||||||
2,787,118 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.3% | |||||||||||
A-Living Services Co. Ltd., H Shares | 43,250 | 244,894 | |||||||||
Babcock International Group plc | 91,136 | 345,262 | |||||||||
Boyd Group Services, Inc.(3) | 66 | 9,637 | |||||||||
Brink's Co. (The) | 2,715 | 120,410 | |||||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.(2) | 2,167 | 129,153 | |||||||||
Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services Group Ltd. | 104,000 | 200,176 | |||||||||
HomeServe plc | 6,950 | 121,399 | |||||||||
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,400 | 79,773 | |||||||||
Park24 Co. Ltd. | 2,100 | 28,372 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 9,910 | 864,648 | |||||||||
Serco Group plc(2) | 49,170 | 103,140 | |||||||||
2,246,864 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Arista Networks, Inc.(2) | 3,116 | 809,443 | |||||||||
AudioCodes Ltd. | 5,421 | 195,644 | |||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 13,027 | 613,572 | |||||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.(2) | 12,099 | 1,644,254 | |||||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(2) | 865 | 80,298 | |||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 756 | 105,689 | |||||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares | 41,626 | 480,055 | |||||||||
3,928,955 | |||||||||||
Construction and Engineering† | |||||||||||
Hazama Ando Corp. | 13,100 | 70,044 | |||||||||
NRW Holdings Ltd. | 50,371 | 66,473 | |||||||||
SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,600 | 112,001 | |||||||||
248,518 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A(2) | 4,088 | 60,175 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
American Express Co. | 3,701 | 345,377 |
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Cembra Money Bank AG | 1,049 | $ | 115,006 | ||||||||
460,383 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 1,904 | 215,799 | |||||||||
Ball Corp. | 13,003 | 957,411 | |||||||||
Berry Global Group, Inc.(2) | 2,399 | 119,926 | |||||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | 19,287 | 268,861 | |||||||||
Huhtamaki Oyj(2) | 2,248 | 100,588 | |||||||||
Packaging Corp. of America | 5,971 | 573,933 | |||||||||
SIG Combibloc Group AG | 6,324 | 110,406 | |||||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 13,550 | 701,077 | |||||||||
WestRock Co. | 7,691 | 206,580 | |||||||||
3,254,581 | |||||||||||
Distributors — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 7,006 | 631,591 | |||||||||
LKQ Corp.(2) | 11,690 | 329,541 | |||||||||
961,132 | |||||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Chegg, Inc.(2) | 7,808 | 632,214 | |||||||||
Diversified Financial Services† | |||||||||||
Element Fleet Management Corp. | 12,115 | 101,663 | |||||||||
Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | 1,900 | 66,403 | |||||||||
168,066 | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
BT Group plc | 67,758 | 87,918 | |||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA | 13,266 | 834,495 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 12,795 | 735,457 | |||||||||
1,657,870 | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Edison International | 12,714 | 707,788 | |||||||||
Evergy, Inc. | 9,020 | 584,767 | |||||||||
Eversource Energy | 3,782 | 340,645 | |||||||||
Iberdrola SA | 36,974 | 477,230 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 4,787 | 1,343,711 | |||||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 10,605 | 881,063 | |||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 7,395 | 510,551 | |||||||||
4,845,755 | |||||||||||
Electrical Equipment — 0.7% | |||||||||||
ABB Ltd. | 12,689 | 317,857 | |||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 6,385 | 595,401 | |||||||||
Eaton Corp. plc | 3,152 | 293,546 | |||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 17,335 | 1,074,943 | |||||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 7,226 | 975,293 | |||||||||
nVent Electric plc | 61,294 | 1,113,099 | |||||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,293 | 282,055 | |||||||||
Schneider Electric SE | 5,690 | 662,926 | |||||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding plc(2) | 9,198 | 349,340 | |||||||||
Signify NV(2) | 3,003 | 89,706 | |||||||||
Varta AG(2) | 872 | 97,957 | |||||||||
5,852,123 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments and Components — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Anritsu Corp. | 4,500 | $ | 107,608 | ||||||||||||||
CDW Corp. | 1,030 | 119,737 | |||||||||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 18,723 | 1,252,007 | |||||||||||||||
Hexagon AB, B Shares(2) | 6,464 | 421,290 | |||||||||||||||
Keyence Corp. | 1,000 | 420,255 | |||||||||||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(2) | 10,679 | 1,066,725 | |||||||||||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 743 | 131,994 | |||||||||||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 7,800 | 488,570 | |||||||||||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 922 | 115,010 | |||||||||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 6,654 | 592,672 | |||||||||||||||
Topcon Corp. | 4,700 | 30,815 | |||||||||||||||
4,746,683 | |||||||||||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | |||||||||||||||||
Baker Hughes Co. | 10,761 | 166,688 | |||||||||||||||
Subsea 7 SA(2) | 8,081 | 61,323 | |||||||||||||||
228,011 | |||||||||||||||||
Entertainment — 0.2% | |||||||||||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 4,101 | 338,866 | |||||||||||||||
Embracer Group AB(2) | 3,661 | 58,751 | |||||||||||||||
Roku, Inc.(2) | 2,768 | 428,735 | |||||||||||||||
Stillfront Group AB(2) | 1,224 | 118,621 | |||||||||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 4,788 | 559,909 | |||||||||||||||
Zynga, Inc., Class A(2) | 43,610 | 428,686 | |||||||||||||||
1,933,568 | |||||||||||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 3,259 | 218,255 | |||||||||||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2,226 | 395,226 | |||||||||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A | 12,185 | 353,365 | |||||||||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 1,508 | 60,848 | |||||||||||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 2,212 | 197,067 | |||||||||||||||
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. | 22,886 | 263,418 | |||||||||||||||
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT | 3,784 | 137,212 | |||||||||||||||
Charter Hall Group | 53,876 | 406,978 | |||||||||||||||
Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. | 69 | 216,463 | |||||||||||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 507 | 65,428 | |||||||||||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 8,203 | 251,996 | |||||||||||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 26,295 | 121,483 | |||||||||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 4,028 | 646,655 | |||||||||||||||
Embassy Office Parks REIT | 25,000 | 119,894 | |||||||||||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 1,488 | 1,168,794 | |||||||||||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV | 373,718 | 302,098 | |||||||||||||||
Global Medical REIT, Inc. | 7,670 | 91,196 | |||||||||||||||
GLP J-Reit | 123 | 205,247 | |||||||||||||||
Goodman Group | 45,718 | 552,679 | |||||||||||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 12,484 | 340,688 | |||||||||||||||
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA | 13,989 | 119,625 | |||||||||||||||
Invesco Office J-Reit, Inc. | 1,409 | 166,812 | |||||||||||||||
Invincible Investment Corp. | 860 | 199,766 | |||||||||||||||
Invitation Homes, Inc. | 27,137 | 809,225 | |||||||||||||||
JBG SMITH Properties | 4,477 | 129,878 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Link REIT | 24,000 | $ | 184,826 | ||||||||
Mapletree Industrial Trust | 192,600 | 460,717 | |||||||||
Mapletree Logistics Trust | 62,300 | 96,191 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A | 25,686 | 702,255 | |||||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 4,530 | 539,931 | |||||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | 69 | 376,750 | |||||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 6,405 | 207,394 | |||||||||
Orix JREIT, Inc. | 178 | 229,493 | |||||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 14,047 | 227,702 | |||||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 28,960 | 3,052,963 | |||||||||
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A | 6,418 | 461,775 | |||||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 5,653 | 157,040 | |||||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 6,792 | 407,860 | |||||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 13,435 | 630,505 | |||||||||
Safestore Holdings plc | 12,836 | 128,853 | |||||||||
SBA Communications Corp. | 4,028 | 1,254,883 | |||||||||
Segro plc | 36,891 | 469,912 | |||||||||
SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. | 194 | 277,005 | |||||||||
Stockland | 94,515 | 215,183 | |||||||||
STORE Capital Corp. | 7,261 | 172,013 | |||||||||
Sun Communities, Inc. | 3,892 | 583,528 | |||||||||
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(3) | 1,157 | 60,737 | |||||||||
UNITE Group plc (The) | 5,518 | 68,128 | |||||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 5,586 | 58,541 | |||||||||
VICI Properties, Inc. | 13,083 | 284,032 | |||||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 15,691 | 840,410 | |||||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 50,990 | 1,418,032 | |||||||||
21,106,955 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | 300 | 54,815 | |||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 908 | 295,581 | |||||||||
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(2) | 2,444 | 107,512 | |||||||||
Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. | 1,700 | 104,536 | |||||||||
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | 28,042 | 808,334 | |||||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(2) | 2,783 | 73,415 | |||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 14,227 | 751,897 | |||||||||
Zur Rose Group AG(2) | 516 | 142,908 | |||||||||
2,338,998 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Ausnutria Dairy Corp. Ltd. | 43,000 | 71,915 | |||||||||
Bakkafrost P/F(2) | 809 | 49,275 | |||||||||
Beyond Meat, Inc.(2) | 158 | 19,892 | |||||||||
Conagra Brands, Inc. | 20,606 | 771,695 | |||||||||
Freshpet, Inc.(2) | 890 | 85,485 | |||||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | 6,384 | 698,090 | |||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 7,203 | 496,935 | |||||||||
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | 13,897 | 771,145 | |||||||||
Orkla ASA | 49,347 | 486,770 | |||||||||
Vital Farms, Inc.(2) | 1,136 | 40,055 | |||||||||
3,491,257 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Gas Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 3,253 | $ | 344,785 | ||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 930 | 78,576 | |||||||||
Nippon Gas Co. Ltd. | 3,400 | 159,083 | |||||||||
Spire, Inc. | 6,904 | 425,701 | |||||||||
1,008,145 | |||||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies — 1.0% | |||||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.(2) | 2,779 | 816,526 | |||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 4,702 | 406,159 | |||||||||
DexCom, Inc.(2) | 1,473 | 641,550 | |||||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(2) | 5,518 | 432,666 | |||||||||
Elekta AB, B Shares | 18,545 | 190,218 | |||||||||
Envista Holdings Corp.(2) | 29,154 | 637,598 | |||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,776 | 85,568 | |||||||||
GVS SpA(2) | 4,081 | 53,216 | |||||||||
Hologic, Inc.(2) | 3,897 | 271,933 | |||||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.(2) | 404 | 74,227 | |||||||||
Inari Medical, Inc.(2) | 340 | 19,115 | |||||||||
Masimo Corp.(2) | 2,794 | 615,015 | |||||||||
Medtronic plc | 4,778 | 460,981 | |||||||||
Menicon Co. Ltd. | 900 | 44,028 | |||||||||
Nihon Kohden Corp. | 2,000 | 68,967 | |||||||||
Olympus Corp. | 18,700 | 335,626 | |||||||||
OrthoPediatrics Corp.(2) | 1,266 | 53,413 | |||||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 674 | 136,492 | |||||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.(2) | 2,521 | 117,126 | |||||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.(2) | 1,024 | 106,967 | |||||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 2,627 | 980,134 | |||||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 12,012 | 1,619,938 | |||||||||
8,167,463 | |||||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.9% | |||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(2) | 1,862 | 55,506 | |||||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 14,100 | 289,699 | |||||||||
Amedisys, Inc.(2) | 2,577 | 603,430 | |||||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 11,931 | 651,671 | |||||||||
Chartwell Retirement Residences | 24,823 | 182,913 | |||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 1,590 | 274,577 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 7,682 | 483,505 | |||||||||
Encompass Health Corp. | 14,376 | 978,718 | |||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.(2) | 2,234 | 115,185 | |||||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.(2) | 9,094 | 625,031 | |||||||||
Humana, Inc. | 831 | 326,126 | |||||||||
Korian SA(2) | 254 | 10,434 | |||||||||
McKesson Corp. | 4,528 | 679,924 | |||||||||
Option Care Health, Inc.(2) | 5,653 | 66,592 | |||||||||
Pennant Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 3,010 | 75,431 | |||||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 6,499 | 825,828 | |||||||||
R1 RCM, Inc.(2) | 10,601 | 144,916 | |||||||||
RadNet, Inc.(2) | 4,477 | 71,140 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,586 | 782,989 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | 7,585 | $ | 833,591 | |||||||||||
8,077,206 | ||||||||||||||
Health Care Technology — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||
Cerner Corp. | 8,869 | 615,952 | ||||||||||||
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA | 916 | 80,234 | ||||||||||||
Health Catalyst, Inc.(2)(3) | 3,597 | 125,535 | ||||||||||||
Phreesia, Inc.(2) | 2,242 | 67,395 | ||||||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.(2) | 2,049 | 486,904 | ||||||||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(2) | 3,917 | 1,036,321 | ||||||||||||
2,412,341 | ||||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.4% | ||||||||||||||
Basic-Fit NV(2)(3) | 2,082 | 54,090 | ||||||||||||
Brinker International, Inc. | 2,769 | 74,459 | ||||||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(2) | 981 | 1,133,212 | ||||||||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 913 | 126,469 | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 7,962 | 347,462 | ||||||||||||
Melco International Development Ltd. | 23,000 | 43,023 | ||||||||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,298 | 67,756 | ||||||||||||
Sodexo SA | 6,922 | 477,800 | ||||||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 4,023 | 307,880 | ||||||||||||
Sushiro Global Holdings Ltd. | 4,700 | 99,657 | ||||||||||||
Whitbread plc(2) | 8,979 | 257,487 | ||||||||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 993 | 155,156 | ||||||||||||
Wyndham Destinations, Inc. | 1,675 | 44,555 | ||||||||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 5,290 | 233,606 | ||||||||||||
3,422,612 | ||||||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||
Bellway plc | 1,440 | 48,227 | ||||||||||||
Breville Group Ltd. | 4,208 | 78,253 | ||||||||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 8,902 | 588,956 | ||||||||||||
Haseko Corp. | 15,300 | 181,204 | ||||||||||||
Man Wah Holdings Ltd. | 77,200 | 87,811 | ||||||||||||
Taylor Wimpey plc | 136,951 | 213,644 | ||||||||||||
Token Corp. | 1,300 | 82,651 | ||||||||||||
TopBuild Corp.(2) | 826 | 108,966 | ||||||||||||
1,389,712 | ||||||||||||||
Household Products — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 4,965 | 383,298 | ||||||||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 2,004 | 304,688 | ||||||||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 9,625 | 1,262,030 | ||||||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. | 3,330 | 113,420 | ||||||||||||
2,063,436 | ||||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | ||||||||||||||
Falck Renewables SpA | 18,288 | 119,095 | ||||||||||||
Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | 7,537 | 129,363 | ||||||||||||
248,458 | ||||||||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 4,183 | 624,814 | ||||||||||||
Lifco AB, B Shares | 1,098 | 84,173 | ||||||||||||
Rheinmetall AG | 655 | 62,048 | ||||||||||||
771,035 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Insurance — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Aegon NV | 62,097 | $ | 183,446 | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 17,023 | 605,508 | |||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 34,800 | 311,858 | |||||||||
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | 4,011 | 431,142 | |||||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 2,299 | 104,536 | |||||||||
BRP Group, Inc., Class A(2) | 7,018 | 122,464 | |||||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 8,741 | 1,112,205 | |||||||||
eHealth, Inc.(2) | 1,768 | 122,239 | |||||||||
GoHealth, Inc., Class A(2) | 608 | 10,792 | |||||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,374 | 141,975 | |||||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | 868 | 169,173 | |||||||||
Lemonade, Inc.(2) | 32 | 1,862 | |||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 1,643 | 191,574 | |||||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | 937 | 249,120 | |||||||||
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(2) | 1,155 | 105,498 | |||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 2,090 | 188,811 | |||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 2,049 | 129,845 | |||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | 5,151 | 439,123 | |||||||||
SelectQuote, Inc.(2)(3) | 18,339 | 328,085 | |||||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | 2,644 | 302,526 | |||||||||
5,251,782 | |||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,537 | 2,286,979 | |||||||||
Baidu, Inc., ADR(2) | 4,127 | 492,764 | |||||||||
carsales.com Ltd. | 5,558 | 73,378 | |||||||||
EverQuote, Inc., Class A(2) | 1,354 | 73,725 | |||||||||
Facebook, Inc., Class A(2) | 4,648 | 1,179,058 | |||||||||
Kakaku.com, Inc. | 3,900 | 94,469 | |||||||||
Match Group, Inc.(2) | 5,167 | 530,651 | |||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 8,800 | 602,401 | |||||||||
5,333,425 | |||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR(2) | 2,455 | 616,254 | |||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(2) | 936 | 2,962,140 | |||||||||
ASOS plc(2) | 9,106 | 402,057 | |||||||||
boohoo Group plc(2) | 32,790 | 112,726 | |||||||||
Expedia Group, Inc. | 3,333 | 270,006 | |||||||||
HelloFresh SE(2) | 2,248 | 122,371 | |||||||||
Mercari, Inc.(2) | 1,500 | 62,856 | |||||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Class A(2)(3) | 1,277 | 339,797 | |||||||||
4,888,207 | |||||||||||
IT Services — 1.1% | |||||||||||
Accenture plc, Class A | 3,093 | 695,245 | |||||||||
Adyen NV(2) | 343 | 572,636 | |||||||||
Atos SE(2) | 2,612 | 224,042 | |||||||||
BASE, Inc.(2) | 800 | 50,065 | |||||||||
Bechtle AG | 408 | 79,453 | |||||||||
Capgemini SE | 2,628 | 340,776 | |||||||||
Capita plc(2) | 170,223 | 76,985 | |||||||||
Edenred | 6,278 | 312,778 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(2) | 1,337 | $ | 128,539 | ||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(2) | 5,097 | 508,630 | |||||||||
GDS Holdings Ltd., ADR(2) | 10,377 | 833,169 | |||||||||
GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | 400 | 41,895 | |||||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,533 | 61,248 | |||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 2,111 | 259,526 | |||||||||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 2,631 | 811,743 | |||||||||
NEXTDC Ltd.(2) | 18,121 | 147,890 | |||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(2) | 4,771 | 935,450 | |||||||||
Repay Holdings Corp.(2) | 6,818 | 150,882 | |||||||||
SHIFT, Inc.(2) | 900 | 94,547 | |||||||||
Square, Inc., Class A(2) | 7,120 | 924,532 | |||||||||
Twilio, Inc., Class A(2) | 3,736 | 1,036,441 | |||||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 4,676 | 890,310 | |||||||||
9,176,782 | |||||||||||
Leisure Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
BRP, Inc. | 2,725 | 122,065 | |||||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 1,587 | 106,297 | |||||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 6,407 | 122,053 | |||||||||
Games Workshop Group plc | 1,215 | 140,158 | |||||||||
MIPS AB | 766 | 32,197 | |||||||||
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A(2) | 6,311 | 430,537 | |||||||||
953,307 | |||||||||||
Life Sciences Tools and Services — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 4,712 | 453,907 | |||||||||
Bruker Corp. | 10,955 | 488,812 | |||||||||
Evotec SE(2) | 2,359 | 62,458 | |||||||||
Lonza Group AG | 987 | 616,099 | |||||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(2) | 872 | 815,320 | |||||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.(2) | 3,649 | 139,501 | |||||||||
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.(2) | 1,064 | 113,380 | |||||||||
Repligen Corp.(2) | 339 | 51,159 | |||||||||
Tecan Group AG | 287 | 120,721 | |||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,352 | 559,660 | |||||||||
3,421,017 | |||||||||||
Machinery — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 5,290 | 1,022,346 | |||||||||
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(2) | 6,392 | 122,918 | |||||||||
Graco, Inc. | 7,747 | 412,450 | |||||||||
Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. | 1,300 | 72,635 | |||||||||
IMI plc | 40,383 | 553,129 | |||||||||
Kornit Digital Ltd.(2) | 1,150 | 61,629 | |||||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 2,383 | 215,399 | |||||||||
Nabtesco Corp. | 4,100 | 123,942 | |||||||||
Navistar International Corp.(2) | 3,095 | 99,133 | |||||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 4,231 | 333,064 | |||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 7,616 | 647,969 | |||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 4,350 | 778,302 | |||||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 38,500 | 402,890 | |||||||||
Valmet Oyj | 1,775 | 49,839 | |||||||||
4,895,645 |
20
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Media — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA | 21,094 | $ | 57,597 | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 9,825 | 420,510 | |||||||||
Fox Corp., Class B | 20,129 | 518,724 | |||||||||
Future plc | 4,551 | 82,641 | |||||||||
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | 24,600 | 267,091 | |||||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 9,536 | 307,433 | |||||||||
Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA(2) | 1,365 | 93,356 | |||||||||
TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | 8,100 | 111,386 | |||||||||
WPP plc | 44,914 | 335,925 | |||||||||
2,194,663 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining† | |||||||||||
Saracen Mineral Holdings Ltd.(2) | 34,744 | 149,753 | |||||||||
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)† | |||||||||||
AGNC Investment Corp. | 10,485 | 142,596 | |||||||||
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | 2,982 | 104,460 | |||||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 5,106 | 96,248 | |||||||||
343,304 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 3,412 | 273,779 | |||||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 2,877 | 184,646 | |||||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 12,002 | 675,232 | |||||||||
1,133,657 | |||||||||||
Multiline Retail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Magazine Luiza SA | 29,512 | 454,627 | |||||||||
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | 13,200 | 299,300 | |||||||||
Seria Co. Ltd. | 2,300 | 91,959 | |||||||||
Target Corp. | 2,020 | 254,277 | |||||||||
1,100,163 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 5,885 | 143,947 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd. | 458,000 | 485,189 | |||||||||
CNOOC Ltd., ADR | 437 | 46,169 | |||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 30,172 | 1,128,131 | |||||||||
Eni SpA | 42,649 | 381,452 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC, ADR | 38,150 | 185,946 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC | 58,762 | 144,688 | |||||||||
Gibson Energy, Inc. | 3,451 | 56,836 | |||||||||
Neste Oyj | 8,845 | 406,869 | |||||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 36,148 | 361,119 | |||||||||
Parex Resources, Inc.(2) | 6,912 | 83,597 | |||||||||
PetroChina Co. Ltd., H Shares | 1,002,000 | 344,597 | |||||||||
Phillips 66 | 5,796 | 359,468 | |||||||||
Saras SpA(2) | 207,838 | 153,732 | |||||||||
Surgutneftegas PJSC, Preference Shares | 1,072,891 | 541,310 | |||||||||
TOTAL SE | 14,639 | 543,522 | |||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 3,207 | 180,330 | |||||||||
5,546,902 | |||||||||||
Paper and Forest Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Mondi plc | 28,660 | 514,179 |
21
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Personal Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
elf Beauty, Inc.(2) | 2,728 | $ | 48,722 | ||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A | 1,015 | 200,503 | |||||||||
Jamieson Wellness, Inc. | 1,975 | 56,856 | |||||||||
Ontex Group NV(2) | 9,551 | 136,478 | |||||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 354,682 | |||||||||
797,241 | |||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.7% | |||||||||||
ALK-Abello A/S(2) | 207 | 58,658 | |||||||||
AstraZeneca plc | 4,429 | 491,235 | |||||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(2) | 599 | 42,727 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 10,978 | 643,969 | |||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline plc | 45,797 | 919,680 | |||||||||
Horizon Therapeutics plc(2) | 8,311 | 508,550 | |||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 9,893 | 793,814 | |||||||||
MyoKardia, Inc.(2) | 806 | 72,645 | |||||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S, B Shares | 12,035 | 794,029 | |||||||||
Optinose, Inc.(2)(3) | 2,422 | 12,340 | |||||||||
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A(2) | 307 | 45,344 | |||||||||
Sanofi | 2,604 | 272,227 | |||||||||
Sanofi, ADR | 14,195 | 744,528 | |||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 2,443 | 370,554 | |||||||||
5,770,300 | |||||||||||
Professional Services — 0.3% | |||||||||||
ASGN, Inc.(2) | 1,165 | 79,756 | |||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.(2) | 244 | 207,342 | |||||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. | 8,466 | 683,460 | |||||||||
IR Japan Holdings Ltd. | 900 | 99,515 | |||||||||
Nihon M&A Center, Inc. | 1,100 | 53,324 | |||||||||
Randstad NV | 2,973 | 143,309 | |||||||||
Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | 15,300 | 474,855 | |||||||||
Teleperformance | 1,538 | 450,106 | |||||||||
UT Group Co. Ltd.(2) | 4,300 | 88,203 | |||||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | 3,789 | 715,022 | |||||||||
2,994,892 | |||||||||||
Real Estate Management and Development — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Aroundtown SA(2) | 21,754 | 131,224 | |||||||||
Colliers International Group, Inc. | 1,654 | 89,464 | |||||||||
ESR Cayman Ltd.(2) | 53,800 | 132,652 | |||||||||
Fastighets AB Balder, B Shares(2) | 2,077 | 85,813 | |||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 2,363 | 282,618 | |||||||||
Open House Co. Ltd. | 7,900 | 224,498 | |||||||||
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(3) | 95,956 | 260,868 | |||||||||
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. | 36,500 | 154,952 | |||||||||
Shurgard Self Storage SA | 2,571 | 101,018 | |||||||||
VGP NV | 1,383 | 191,686 | |||||||||
1,654,793 | |||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.3% | |||||||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 1,783 | 54,185 | |||||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 22,662 | 459,699 | |||||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 3,780 | 489,132 |
22
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 5,560 | $ | 1,068,688 | ||||||||
Sixt SE(2) | 769 | 57,669 | |||||||||
TFI International, Inc. | 5,355 | 232,358 | |||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 3,339 | 578,816 | |||||||||
2,940,547 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment — 1.2% | |||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(2) | 5,767 | 446,539 | |||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 17,385 | 1,118,377 | |||||||||
ASM International NV | 724 | 109,963 | |||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 1,142 | 403,405 | |||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 1,137 | 360,145 | |||||||||
Entegris, Inc. | 664 | 47,748 | |||||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 19,579 | 489,351 | |||||||||
Inphi Corp.(2) | 783 | 102,307 | |||||||||
Intel Corp. | 8,692 | 414,869 | |||||||||
Lasertec Corp. | 400 | 35,500 | |||||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(2) | 3,210 | 99,799 | |||||||||
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. | 14,580 | 531,733 | |||||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 9,033 | 615,057 | |||||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 3,014 | 306,614 | |||||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 624 | 79,523 | |||||||||
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.(2) | 1,889 | 97,095 | |||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 2,071 | 879,326 | |||||||||
PDF Solutions, Inc.(2) | 2,870 | 70,545 | |||||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 997 | 121,664 | |||||||||
Semtech Corp.(2) | 2,168 | 120,823 | |||||||||
SiTime Corp.(2) | 1,060 | 56,339 | |||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 4,232 | 616,094 | |||||||||
SOITEC(2) | 932 | 110,014 | |||||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 48,000 | 702,490 | |||||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 9,688 | 861,844 | |||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,766 | 225,253 | |||||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 9,106 | 977,529 | |||||||||
9,999,946 | |||||||||||
Software — 1.7% | |||||||||||
Adobe, Inc.(2) | 1,269 | 563,842 | |||||||||
Atlassian Corp. plc, Class A(2) | 2,407 | 425,196 | |||||||||
Avast plc | 22,363 | 168,904 | |||||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(2) | 17,573 | 1,919,850 | |||||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.(2) | 1,528 | 468,256 | |||||||||
Dassault Systemes SE | 1,946 | 354,975 | |||||||||
Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(2) | 1,914 | 107,757 | |||||||||
DocuSign, Inc.(2) | 2,865 | 621,218 | |||||||||
Envestnet, Inc.(2) | 6,695 | 543,634 | |||||||||
Everbridge, Inc.(2) | 1,326 | 189,353 | |||||||||
Five9, Inc.(2) | 1,140 | 137,735 | |||||||||
Globant SA(2) | 616 | 106,531 | |||||||||
Kinaxis, Inc.(2) | 418 | 63,475 | |||||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(2) | 8,672 | 830,691 | |||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 21,242 | 4,354,822 | |||||||||
Model N, Inc.(2) | 3,798 | 146,071 |
23
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
nCino, Inc.(2) | 2,161 | $ | 170,935 | ||||||||
Netcompany Group A/S(2) | 1,352 | 97,574 | |||||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(2) | 2,892 | 740,121 | |||||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.(2) | 393 | 52,348 | |||||||||
Rapid7, Inc.(2) | 1,450 | 86,376 | |||||||||
RealPage, Inc.(2) | 1,992 | 125,516 | |||||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Class A(2) | 2,332 | 676,910 | |||||||||
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.(2) | 2,938 | 92,547 | |||||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.(2) | 2,275 | 443,284 | |||||||||
Sinch AB(2) | 1,106 | 86,661 | |||||||||
Splunk, Inc.(2) | 5,416 | 1,136,385 | |||||||||
TeamViewer AG(2) | 1,792 | 96,868 | |||||||||
Vertex, Inc., Class A(2) | 195 | 4,594 | |||||||||
14,812,429 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 4,798 | 720,372 | |||||||||
Bilia AB, A Shares(2) | 8,333 | 81,493 | |||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(2) | 2,792 | 524,896 | |||||||||
Five Below, Inc.(2) | 4,202 | 457,640 | |||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 4,504 | 1,195,767 | |||||||||
JD Sports Fashion plc | 9,071 | 72,366 | |||||||||
Kingfisher plc | 202,018 | 643,107 | |||||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | 641 | 146,885 | |||||||||
National Vision Holdings, Inc.(2) | 3,845 | 123,001 | |||||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 10,381 | 539,708 | |||||||||
4,505,235 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals — 0.5% | |||||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 8,701 | 3,698,273 | |||||||||
HP, Inc. | 30,379 | 534,063 | |||||||||
4,232,336 | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods — 0.3% | |||||||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd. | 26,000 | 247,012 | |||||||||
Crocs, Inc.(2) | 3,330 | 119,680 | |||||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.(2) | 642 | 134,338 | |||||||||
lululemon athletica, Inc.(2) | 2,028 | 660,296 | |||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 924 | 401,460 | |||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 6,967 | 680,049 | |||||||||
Pandora A/S | 1,274 | 81,245 | |||||||||
Puma SE(2) | 4,659 | 362,518 | |||||||||
VF Corp. | 3,010 | 181,684 | |||||||||
2,868,282 | |||||||||||
Thrifts and Mortgage Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 37,214 | 359,115 | |||||||||
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(2) | 8,400 | 130,368 | |||||||||
489,483 | |||||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors — 0.2% | |||||||||||
AddTech AB, B Shares | 1,104 | 51,469 | |||||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 2,079 | 131,226 | |||||||||
Beijer Ref AB | 2,051 | 80,348 | |||||||||
Diploma plc | 3,051 | 72,886 | |||||||||
Electrocomponents plc | 11,395 | 98,322 |
24
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
IMCD NV | 247 | $ | 25,612 | ||||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | 8,900 | 380,303 | |||||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 9,688 | 639,505 | |||||||||
Seven Group Holdings Ltd.(3) | 10,305 | 125,227 | |||||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(2) | 769 | 98,455 | |||||||||
Yamazen Corp. | 7,500 | 68,113 | |||||||||
1,771,466 | |||||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | 12,822 | 523,620 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $166,833,330) | 225,092,533 | ||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 12.3% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 5/15/40 | $ | 11,200,000 | 11,498,375 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 8/15/44(4) | 200,000 | 283,914 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.50%, 2/15/45 | 1,060,000 | 1,364,460 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 5/15/45 | 560,000 | 783,523 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 11/15/45 | 100,000 | 140,445 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/25 | 1,020,510 | 1,187,211 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/27 | 317,960 | 393,213 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.50%, 1/15/29 | 1,355,894 | 1,776,998 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 3.375%, 4/15/32 | 144,498 | 220,921 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.125%, 2/15/40 | 711,996 | 1,106,960 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.125%, 2/15/41 | 960,392 | 1,516,264 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.625%, 2/15/43 | 1,082,113 | 1,360,413 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 1.375%, 2/15/44 | 2,916,352 | 4,245,555 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.75%, 2/15/45 | 3,387,381 | 4,429,744 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 0.875%, 2/15/47 | 584,386 | 800,948 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/22 | 1,840,295 | 1,891,464 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/24 | 5,496,150 | 5,845,650 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 4/15/24 | 5,491,530 | 5,835,993 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 10/15/24 | 2,849,117 | 3,024,522 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.25%, 1/15/25 | 4,331,520 | 4,621,562 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.625%, 1/15/26 | 3,778,005 | 4,161,521 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.125%, 7/15/26 | 6,152,615 | 6,666,036 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.50%, 1/15/28 | 363,934 | 408,021 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 0.875%, 1/15/29 | 1,929,963 | 2,251,964 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 6/15/23 | 15,000,000 | 15,055,664 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, 5/31/25 | 9,900,000 | 9,921,463 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 4/30/27 | 6,500,000 | 6,554,209 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.50%, 5/31/27 | 3,750,000 | 3,779,736 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 8/15/27(4) | 400,000 | 451,742 | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 5/15/30 | 3,300,000 | 3,327,264 | |||||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Cost $96,152,568) | 104,905,755 | ||||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 5.2% | |||||||||||
Aerospace and Defense† | |||||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 8.75%, 12/1/21(5) | 50,000 | 50,083 | |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 5.75%, 3/15/22(5) | 30,000 | 28,380 | |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc., 6.00%, 10/15/22(5) | 35,000 | 32,638 | |||||||||
Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.125%, 10/1/24 | 115,000 | 122,266 | |||||||||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/26 | 50,000 | 49,134 | |||||||||
282,501 |
25
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Airlines† | |||||||||||
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 2/1/24 | $ | 85,000 | $ | 71,187 | |||||||
Auto Components† | |||||||||||
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/25(5) | 105,000 | 111,169 | |||||||||
Automobiles — 0.2% | |||||||||||
BMW Finance NV, MTN, 1.00%, 2/15/22 | EUR | 10,000 | 11,983 | ||||||||
BMW Finance NV, MTN, 0.875%, 4/3/25 | EUR | 50,000 | 61,434 | ||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.875%, 8/2/21 | $ | 850,000 | 873,906 | ||||||||
General Motors Co., 5.00%, 4/1/35 | 70,000 | 77,168 | |||||||||
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/1/38 | 160,000 | 171,953 | |||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.20%, 7/6/21 | 430,000 | 437,109 | |||||||||
1,633,553 | |||||||||||
Banks — 0.9% | |||||||||||
Akbank T.A.S., 5.00%, 10/24/22 | 130,000 | 127,607 | |||||||||
Avi Funding Co. Ltd., 3.80%, 9/16/25(5) | 255,000 | 286,327 | |||||||||
Banco Santander SA, MTN, 2.50%, 3/18/25 | EUR | 200,000 | 248,674 | ||||||||
Banistmo SA, 3.65%, 9/19/22 | $ | 280,000 | 282,384 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., VRN, 3.42%, 12/20/28 | 42,000 | 47,515 | |||||||||
Bank of Montreal, MTN, 3.30%, 2/5/24 | 372,000 | 406,466 | |||||||||
Barclays Bank plc, MTN, 6.625%, 3/30/22 | EUR | 50,000 | 64,597 | ||||||||
Barclays plc, MTN, VRN, 1.375%, 1/24/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,792 | ||||||||
Barclays plc, MTN, VRN, 2.00%, 2/7/28 | EUR | 100,000 | 118,003 | ||||||||
BPCE SA, VRN, 2.75%, 7/8/26 | EUR | 100,000 | 120,246 | ||||||||
CaixaBank SA, MTN, VRN, 2.75%, 7/14/28 | EUR | 200,000 | 241,854 | ||||||||
CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 8/1/23 | $ | 50,000 | 52,438 | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc., VRN, 3.52%, 10/27/28 | 340,000 | 383,410 | |||||||||
Co-Operative Bank plc (The), 4.75%, 11/11/21 (Secured) | GBP | 200,000 | 273,409 | ||||||||
Commerzbank AG, MTN, 4.00%, 3/23/26 | EUR | 150,000 | 185,976 | ||||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, VRN, 2.50%, 5/26/26 | EUR | 150,000 | 178,983 | ||||||||
Credit Agricole SA, MTN, 7.375%, 12/18/23 | GBP | 100,000 | 155,595 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 2.125%, 2/19/24 | EUR | 399,000 | 514,867 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 0.40%, 5/31/26 | EUR | 400,000 | 495,989 | ||||||||
European Financial Stability Facility, MTN, 2.35%, 7/29/44 | EUR | 60,000 | 109,185 | ||||||||
European Investment Bank, MTN, 2.25%, 10/14/22 | EUR | 285,000 | 357,314 | ||||||||
Fifth Third BanCorp., 4.30%, 1/16/24 | $ | 120,000 | 132,915 | ||||||||
HSBC Bank plc, MTN, VRN, 5.375%, 11/4/30 | GBP | 50,000 | 76,334 | ||||||||
ING Groep NV, MTN, 2.125%, 1/10/26 | EUR | 400,000 | 520,447 | ||||||||
Intercorp Financial Services, Inc., 4.125%, 10/19/27(5) | $ | 305,000 | 310,337 | ||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, MTN, 6.625%, 9/13/23 | EUR | 220,000 | 296,131 | ||||||||
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, 4.625%, 1/4/23 | EUR | 300,000 | 398,688 | ||||||||
Lloyds Bank plc, MTN, 7.625%, 4/22/25 | GBP | 120,000 | 198,479 | ||||||||
Natwest Group plc, 6.125%, 12/15/22 | $ | 40,000 | 43,837 | ||||||||
Santander UK plc, MTN, 5.125%, 4/14/21 | GBP | 100,000 | 135,188 | ||||||||
UniCredit SpA, MTN, VRN, 5.75%, 10/28/25 | EUR | 100,000 | 119,235 | ||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.125%, 8/15/23 | $ | 300,000 | 328,101 | ||||||||
Woori Bank, MTN, 4.75%, 4/30/24 | 153,000 | 168,597 | |||||||||
7,499,920 | |||||||||||
Beverages — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 2/1/46 | 370,000 | 475,999 |
26
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, MTN, 1.50%, 3/17/25 | EUR | 50,000 | $ | 62,971 | |||||||
538,970 | |||||||||||
Biotechnology — 0.2% | |||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.25%, 10/1/22(5) | $ | 270,000 | 283,195 | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/24(5) | 230,000 | 255,008 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 3.60%, 5/14/25 | 70,000 | 78,424 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.55%, 3/15/35(5) | 110,000 | 140,581 | |||||||||
AbbVie, Inc., 4.40%, 11/6/42 | 240,000 | 304,879 | |||||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/1/26 | 390,000 | 449,974 | |||||||||
1,512,061 | |||||||||||
Capital Markets — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Criteria Caixa SA, MTN, 1.50%, 5/10/23 | EUR | 100,000 | 121,488 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5.50%, 10/12/21 | GBP | 150,000 | 206,363 | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 3.50%, 11/16/26 | $ | 280,000 | 312,594 | ||||||||
MDGH - GMTN B.V., 3.25%, 4/28/22(5) | 102,000 | 106,114 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, 3.70%, 10/23/24 | 250,000 | 279,440 | |||||||||
Morgan Stanley, MTN, VRN, 2.70%, 1/22/31 | 350,000 | 381,836 | |||||||||
SURA Asset Management SA, 4.375%, 4/11/27 | 105,000 | 113,354 | |||||||||
1,521,189 | |||||||||||
Chemicals† | |||||||||||
CF Industries, Inc., 3.45%, 6/1/23 | 80,000 | 84,036 | |||||||||
Element Solutions, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/25(5) | 40,000 | 41,425 | |||||||||
Equate Petrochemical BV, 4.25%, 11/3/26(5) | 82,000 | 88,270 | |||||||||
Huntsman International LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/22 | 85,000 | 90,848 | |||||||||
Olin Corp., 5.125%, 9/15/27 | 60,000 | 58,374 | |||||||||
Tronox Finance plc, 5.75%, 10/1/25(5) | 30,000 | 29,809 | |||||||||
392,762 | |||||||||||
Commercial Services and Supplies — 0.1% | |||||||||||
ADT Security Corp. (The), 6.25%, 10/15/21 | 100,000 | 105,228 | |||||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22(5) | 80,000 | 80,432 | |||||||||
Republic Services, Inc., 3.55%, 6/1/22 | 175,000 | 183,740 | |||||||||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co., 6.00%, 4/1/24 | 65,000 | 60,362 | |||||||||
429,762 | |||||||||||
Communications Equipment† | |||||||||||
CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25(5) | 70,000 | 71,621 | |||||||||
CommScope, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 136,000 | 141,424 | |||||||||
213,045 | |||||||||||
Construction Materials† | |||||||||||
Cemex SAB de CV, 6.125%, 5/5/25 | 205,000 | 209,378 | |||||||||
Consumer Finance — 0.1% | |||||||||||
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 5.00%, 10/1/21 | 180,000 | 184,496 | |||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/1/31 | 45,000 | 62,353 | |||||||||
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.80%, 1/31/28 | 70,000 | 79,008 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.00%, 10/26/20 | 100,000 | 100,905 | |||||||||
Navient Corp., 5.50%, 1/25/23 | 105,000 | 107,953 | |||||||||
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.25%, 8/15/22(5) | 80,000 | 77,120 | |||||||||
611,835 | |||||||||||
Containers and Packaging† | |||||||||||
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/1/25 | 35,000 | 39,973 | |||||||||
Berry Global, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/23 | 43,000 | 43,645 |
27
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 4/15/24(5) | $ | 30,000 | $ | 30,631 | |||||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5.875%, 8/15/23(5) | 20,000 | 21,166 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 5.125%, 7/15/23(5) | 30,000 | 30,497 | |||||||||
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 7.00%, 7/15/24(5) | 160,000 | 163,200 | |||||||||
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/1/24(5) | 80,000 | 88,250 | |||||||||
417,362 | |||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Fiore Capital LLC, VRDN, 0.45%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank N.A.) | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | |||||||||
Voya Financial, Inc., VRN, 5.65%, 5/15/53 | 75,000 | 78,057 | |||||||||
2,578,057 | |||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Altice France SA, 7.375%, 5/1/26(5) | 175,000 | 186,848 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 1.65%, 2/1/28(6) | 154,000 | 157,082 | |||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 2.60%, 12/17/29 | EUR | 120,000 | 162,935 | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 5.15%, 11/15/46 | $ | 156,000 | 201,639 | ||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/22 | 40,000 | 42,189 | |||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, MTN, 1.25%, 10/6/23 | GBP | 150,000 | 200,535 | ||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, MTN, 0.875%, 1/30/24 | EUR | 40,000 | 48,728 | ||||||||
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/26 | $ | 100,000 | 110,144 | ||||||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/25 | 50,000 | 51,750 | |||||||||
Ooredoo International Finance Ltd., 3.75%, 6/22/26(5) | 153,000 | 171,121 | |||||||||
Orange SA, MTN, VRN, 4.00%, 10/1/21 | EUR | 150,000 | 183,119 | ||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV, VRN, 5.875%, 3/31/24 | EUR | 100,000 | 129,435 | ||||||||
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875%, 6/19/24(5) | $ | 205,000 | 201,151 | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 3.15%, 3/22/30 | 227,000 | 261,097 | |||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.40%, 11/1/34 | 275,000 | 355,150 | |||||||||
2,462,923 | |||||||||||
Electric Utilities — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.50%, 2/1/25 | 90,000 | 100,297 | |||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.80%, 7/15/48 | 110,000 | 140,188 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.35%, 9/15/37 | 70,000 | 111,114 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/42 | 130,000 | 164,318 | |||||||||
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 4.15%, 12/1/44 | 59,000 | 78,523 | |||||||||
Exelon Corp., 4.45%, 4/15/46 | 100,000 | 130,075 | |||||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 4.25%, 6/15/22 | 19,000 | 20,154 | |||||||||
FirstEnergy Corp., 4.85%, 7/15/47 | 50,000 | 61,891 | |||||||||
Florida Power & Light Co., 3.95%, 3/1/48 | 90,000 | 123,927 | |||||||||
Greenko Investment Co., 4.875%, 8/16/23(5) | 102,000 | 102,371 | |||||||||
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.875%, 6/21/23(5) | 102,000 | 117,088 | |||||||||
MidAmerican Energy Co., 4.40%, 10/15/44 | 80,000 | 108,899 | |||||||||
NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP, 4.50%, 9/15/27(5) | 40,000 | 43,600 | |||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/26 | 50,000 | 54,041 | |||||||||
Progress Energy, Inc., 3.15%, 4/1/22 | 110,000 | 114,295 | |||||||||
Southern Co. Gas Capital Corp., 3.95%, 10/1/46 | 50,000 | 60,767 | |||||||||
SSE plc, VRN, 2.375%, 4/1/21 | EUR | 200,000 | 236,789 | ||||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc., 3.35%, 12/1/26 | $ | 70,000 | 80,044 | ||||||||
1,848,381 |
28
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Energy Equipment and Services† | |||||||||||
Precision Drilling Corp., 5.25%, 11/15/24 | $ | 65,000 | $ | 45,899 | |||||||
Entertainment† | |||||||||||
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/22 | 60,000 | 52,411 | |||||||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 5/15/27 | 70,000 | 77,186 | |||||||||
Essex Portfolio LP, 3.25%, 5/1/23 | 50,000 | 52,719 | |||||||||
GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/1/23 | 30,000 | 32,184 | |||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 80,000 | 83,332 | |||||||||
Kilroy Realty LP, 3.80%, 1/15/23 | 140,000 | 145,213 | |||||||||
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP / MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/24 | 90,000 | 97,885 | |||||||||
488,519 | |||||||||||
Food and Staples Retailing† | |||||||||||
Albertsons Cos., Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC, 6.625%, 6/15/24 | 110,000 | 114,576 | |||||||||
Kroger Co. (The), 3.875%, 10/15/46 | 90,000 | 108,724 | |||||||||
Tesco plc, MTN, 5.00%, 3/24/23 | GBP | 50,000 | 71,957 | ||||||||
295,257 | |||||||||||
Food Products — 0.1% | |||||||||||
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/1/25 | $ | 70,000 | 73,229 | ||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/24(5) | 25,000 | 25,555 | |||||||||
JBS USA LUX SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/25(5) | 35,000 | 36,006 | |||||||||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/1/24(5) | 130,000 | 136,514 | |||||||||
MHP SE, 7.75%, 5/10/24(5) | 128,000 | 134,955 | |||||||||
Minerva Luxembourg SA, 5.875%, 1/19/28(5) | 80,000 | 83,600 | |||||||||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/25(5) | 200,000 | 205,250 | |||||||||
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 8/15/26(5) | 115,000 | 120,715 | |||||||||
815,824 | |||||||||||
Gas Utilities† | |||||||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Tbk PT, 5.125%, 5/16/24 | 204,000 | 222,848 | |||||||||
Health Care Equipment and Supplies† | |||||||||||
Medtronic, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/35 | 172,000 | 233,707 | |||||||||
Health Care Providers and Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/23 | 60,000 | 61,100 | |||||||||
Aetna, Inc., 2.75%, 11/15/22 | 160,000 | 166,943 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.25%, 3/31/23 | 80,000 | 80,700 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.125%, 6/30/24(5) | 60,000 | 38,213 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/27(5) | 17,000 | 17,138 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 4/1/28(5) | 42,000 | 15,094 | |||||||||
CHS / Community Health Systems, Inc., VRN, 9.875%, 6/30/23(5) | 95,000 | 75,396 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.30%, 3/25/28 | 250,000 | 297,188 | |||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.78%, 3/25/38 | 100,000 | 128,699 | |||||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2/1/25(5) | 40,000 | 23,400 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/23 | 40,000 | 42,240 | |||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/25 | 100,000 | 102,997 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.875%, 3/15/22 | 290,000 | 300,101 | |||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/25 | 100,000 | 115,079 | |||||||||
1,464,288 |
29
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25(5) | $ | 100,000 | $ | 102,830 | ||||||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.375%, 4/1/26 | 35,000 | 35,836 | ||||||||||||
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(5) | 120,000 | 84,150 | ||||||||||||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC / Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/1/25 | 80,000 | 81,592 | ||||||||||||
KFC Holding Co. / Pizza Hut Holdings LLC / Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/1/26(5) | 75,000 | 78,964 | ||||||||||||
McDonald's Corp., MTN, 4.70%, 12/9/35 | 80,000 | 105,391 | ||||||||||||
MGM Resorts International, 6.00%, 3/15/23 | 130,000 | 136,189 | ||||||||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/27(5) | 150,000 | 148,234 | ||||||||||||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/25(5) | 150,000 | 141,375 | ||||||||||||
914,561 | ||||||||||||||
Household Durables — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||
Lennar Corp., 4.75%, 4/1/21 | 60,000 | 60,886 | ||||||||||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 5.125%, 6/6/27 | 160,000 | 171,770 | ||||||||||||
PulteGroup, Inc., 5.50%, 3/1/26 | 60,000 | 69,492 | ||||||||||||
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.875%, 1/31/25(5) | 22,000 | 22,763 | ||||||||||||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/28 | 130,000 | 141,188 | ||||||||||||
466,099 | ||||||||||||||
Household Products† | ||||||||||||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/25 | 144,000 | 148,680 | ||||||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers† | ||||||||||||||
Listrindo Capital BV, 4.95%, 9/14/26 | 102,000 | 105,825 | ||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||
Allianz SE, MTN, VRN, 4.75%, 10/24/23 | EUR | 200,000 | 262,640 | |||||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 4.50%, 7/16/44 | $ | 110,000 | 136,102 | |||||||||||
AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20 | GBP | 55,000 | 73,488 | |||||||||||
AXA SA, MTN, VRN, 3.375%, 7/6/47 | EUR | 200,000 | 266,927 | |||||||||||
Genworth Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 9/24/21 | $ | 35,000 | 35,186 | |||||||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), 3.60%, 8/19/49 | 80,000 | 93,844 | ||||||||||||
Markel Corp., 4.90%, 7/1/22 | 200,000 | 215,274 | ||||||||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 3.00%, 1/10/23(5) | 119,000 | 126,533 | ||||||||||||
WR Berkley Corp., 4.625%, 3/15/22 | 130,000 | 136,761 | ||||||||||||
1,346,755 | ||||||||||||||
Interactive Media and Services† | ||||||||||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/24(5) | 65,000 | 67,954 | ||||||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.80%, 2/11/25(5) | 153,000 | 169,814 | ||||||||||||
237,768 | ||||||||||||||
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail† | ||||||||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.80%, 6/6/23 | 330,000 | 351,298 | ||||||||||||
IT Services† | ||||||||||||||
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/24 | 90,000 | 101,241 | ||||||||||||
Media — 0.3% | ||||||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/26(5) | 70,000 | 73,238 | ||||||||||||
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/1/27(5) | 65,000 | 69,048 | ||||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | 250,000 | 290,014 |
30
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 6.48%, 10/23/45 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 56,384 | |||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.80%, 3/1/50 | 225,000 | 271,877 | |||||||||
Comcast Corp., 2.80%, 1/15/51 | 15,000 | 16,365 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 9/15/22 | 100,000 | 107,472 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/25(5) | 100,000 | 104,750 | |||||||||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 5/15/26(5) | 25,000 | 26,250 | |||||||||
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/1/21 | 95,000 | 98,301 | |||||||||
DISH DBS Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/23 | 135,000 | 140,914 | |||||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 5.125%, 10/15/24(5) | 100,000 | 102,989 | |||||||||
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/26(5) | 75,000 | 77,747 | |||||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 105,000 | 108,161 | |||||||||
Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 5.625%, 8/1/24(5) | 90,000 | 91,247 | |||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 5.50%, 9/15/24(5) | 100,000 | 102,486 | |||||||||
TEGNA, Inc., 4.625%, 3/15/28(5) | 530,000 | 525,362 | |||||||||
Videotron Ltd., 5.00%, 7/15/22 | 75,000 | 78,796 | |||||||||
WPP Finance 2013, MTN, 3.00%, 11/20/23 | EUR | 100,000 | 127,932 | ||||||||
2,469,333 | |||||||||||
Metals and Mining — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV, 6.75%, 9/30/24(5) | $ | 70,000 | 73,201 | ||||||||
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 5.75%, 3/1/25 | 160,000 | 138,500 | |||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22(5) | 80,000 | 79,978 | |||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/1/23 | 150,000 | 150,896 | |||||||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 6.50%, 3/1/24(5) | 250,000 | 245,704 | |||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.40%, 11/14/34 | 180,000 | 202,573 | |||||||||
Nexa Resources SA, 5.375%, 5/4/27 | 230,000 | 239,271 | |||||||||
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/41 | 40,000 | 44,825 | |||||||||
Vedanta Resources Ltd., 6.125%, 8/9/24(5) | 217,000 | 142,787 | |||||||||
1,317,735 | |||||||||||
Multi-Utilities — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 5.875%, 12/13/21(5) | 204,000 | 217,996 | |||||||||
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 3.625%, 1/12/23(5) | 153,000 | 162,654 | |||||||||
Centrica plc, VRN, 5.25%, 4/10/75 | GBP | 100,000 | 139,401 | ||||||||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.95%, 3/1/43 | $ | 100,000 | 124,083 | ||||||||
Dominion Energy, Inc., 4.90%, 8/1/41 | 70,000 | 94,841 | |||||||||
NiSource, Inc., 5.65%, 2/1/45 | 110,000 | 161,791 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 2.875%, 10/1/22 | 110,000 | 114,379 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 3.25%, 6/15/27 | 140,000 | 158,084 | |||||||||
Sempra Energy, 4.00%, 2/1/48 | 70,000 | 85,681 | |||||||||
1,258,910 | |||||||||||
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels — 0.6% | |||||||||||
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.25%, 4/15/23 | 70,000 | 22,968 | |||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 3/31/25 | 75,000 | 85,620 | |||||||||
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/27 | 130,000 | 147,162 | |||||||||
CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/9/23 | 255,000 | 268,191 | |||||||||
CNX Resources Corp., 5.875%, 4/15/22 | 49,000 | 48,663 | |||||||||
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.75%, 4/1/25 | 70,000 | 66,982 | |||||||||
Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/45 | 395,000 | 452,828 | |||||||||
Enbridge, Inc., 4.00%, 10/1/23 | 120,000 | 130,617 | |||||||||
Energy Transfer Operating LP, 3.60%, 2/1/23 | 27,000 | 27,774 |
31
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/44 | $ | 360,000 | $ | 436,601 | |||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 6.51%, 3/7/22(5) | 140,000 | 150,385 | |||||||||
Gazprom PJSC Via Gaz Capital SA, 7.29%, 8/16/37(5) | 140,000 | 202,166 | |||||||||
Genesis Energy LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.625%, 6/15/24 | 25,000 | 23,185 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.00%, 10/15/24 | 40,000 | 21,070 | |||||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/25 | 70,000 | 33,855 | |||||||||
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 10/1/25(5) | 20,000 | 19,035 | |||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.50%, 9/1/39 | 300,000 | 396,748 | |||||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 7.00%, 3/31/24(5) | 30,000 | 28,653 | |||||||||
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 1/15/25(5) | 58,000 | 57,030 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 6.25%, 10/15/22 | 19,000 | 19,189 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 4.50%, 4/15/38 | 60,000 | 63,981 | |||||||||
MPLX LP, 5.20%, 3/1/47 | 40,000 | 45,210 | |||||||||
NuStar Logistics LP, 4.75%, 2/1/22 | 40,000 | 39,941 | |||||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22 | 120,000 | 22,617 | |||||||||
Ovintiv, Inc., 6.50%, 2/1/38 | 60,000 | 53,126 | |||||||||
Parsley Energy LLC / Parsley Finance Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/25(5) | 120,000 | 123,937 | |||||||||
Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.75%, 2/1/29 | 380,000 | 411,084 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 1/24/22 | 40,000 | 40,291 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.50%, 1/30/23 | 70,000 | 67,839 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.50%, 3/13/27 | 140,000 | 133,556 | |||||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.50%, 6/27/44 | 230,000 | 177,614 | |||||||||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.375%, 10/1/22 | 110,000 | 88,387 | |||||||||
SM Energy Co., 5.00%, 1/15/24 | 80,000 | 44,292 | |||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co., 6.45%, 1/23/25 | 100,000 | 92,677 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 4.25%, 11/15/23 | 84,000 | 84,849 | |||||||||
Targa Resources Partners LP / Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/1/25 | 86,000 | 87,558 | |||||||||
TOTAL SE, MTN, VRN, 2.25%, 2/26/21 | EUR | 150,000 | 177,881 | ||||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 4.55%, 6/24/24 | $ | 270,000 | 300,608 | ||||||||
4,694,170 | |||||||||||
Personal Products† | |||||||||||
Avon Products, Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/23 | 45,000 | 46,192 | |||||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 7.00%, 3/15/24(5) | 60,000 | 62,759 | |||||||||
Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/25(5) | 195,000 | 201,532 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.25%, 8/15/22 | 160,000 | 169,295 | |||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.625%, 5/15/24 | 410,000 | 454,400 | |||||||||
887,986 | |||||||||||
Road and Rail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.95%, 9/15/41 | 18,000 | 25,385 | |||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.45%, 3/15/43 | 160,000 | 218,497 | |||||||||
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 4.15%, 4/1/45 | 70,000 | 93,389 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/25 | 70,000 | 72,037 | |||||||||
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 5/15/27 | 85,000 | 91,641 | |||||||||
500,949 | |||||||||||
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment† | |||||||||||
NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC, 3.875%, 9/1/22(5) | 70,000 | 74,173 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Software — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Oracle Corp., 3.625%, 7/15/23 | $ | 280,000 | $ | 306,226 | |||||||
Oracle Corp., 2.65%, 7/15/26 | 280,000 | 308,813 | |||||||||
615,039 | |||||||||||
Specialty Retail — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The), 3.35%, 4/15/50 | 180,000 | 220,254 | |||||||||
L Brands, Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/22 | 105,000 | 107,176 | |||||||||
PetSmart, Inc., 5.875%, 6/1/25(5) | 50,000 | 51,375 | |||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/24 | 70,000 | 71,527 | |||||||||
Suburban Propane Partners LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.75%, 3/1/25 | 100,000 | 102,302 | |||||||||
552,634 | |||||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals† | |||||||||||
Dell International LLC / EMC Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24(5) | 160,000 | 166,274 | |||||||||
Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/26 | 60,000 | 65,325 | |||||||||
231,599 | |||||||||||
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods† | |||||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/24(5) | 115,000 | 121,935 | |||||||||
Trading Companies and Distributors† | |||||||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/25(5) | 70,000 | 68,648 | |||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure† | |||||||||||
Rumo Luxembourg Sarl, 7.375%, 2/9/24 | 180,000 | 190,099 | |||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||||||||
C&W Senior Financing DAC, 6.875%, 9/15/27(5) | 228,000 | 244,271 | |||||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA, 5.125%, 1/15/28(5) | 255,000 | 267,735 | |||||||||
Oztel Holdings SPC Ltd., 6.625%, 4/24/28 | 204,000 | 200,765 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.25%, 9/15/21 | 120,000 | 127,050 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 | 75,000 | 87,187 | |||||||||
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 | 205,000 | 239,422 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/25 | 100,000 | 102,754 | |||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/26 | 80,000 | 84,432 | |||||||||
1,353,616 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $41,702,001) | 44,008,053 | ||||||||||
SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES — 3.9% | |||||||||||
Australia — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 2.75%, 4/21/24 | AUD | 1,219,000 | 949,756 | ||||||||
Australia Government Bond, 3.00%, 3/21/47 | AUD | 820,000 | 754,931 | ||||||||
New South Wales Treasury Corp., 3.00%, 3/20/28 | AUD | 395,000 | 322,589 | ||||||||
2,027,276 | |||||||||||
Austria — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 3.40%, 11/22/22(5) | EUR | 172,000 | 221,707 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 0.75%, 10/20/26(5) | EUR | 185,000 | 235,736 | ||||||||
Republic of Austria Government Bond, 4.15%, 3/15/37(5) | EUR | 121,000 | 242,262 | ||||||||
699,705 | |||||||||||
Belgium† | |||||||||||
Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond, 4.25%, 3/28/41(5) | EUR | 74,000 | 155,926 | ||||||||
Canada — 0.3% | |||||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 3.25%, 12/18/21 | CAD | 594,000 | 461,585 | ||||||||
Province of British Columbia Canada, 2.85%, 6/18/25 | CAD | 809,000 | 666,642 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.00%, 9/1/23 | CAD | 465,000 | 373,864 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 5.75%, 12/1/36 | CAD | 445,000 | $ | 529,947 | |||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 5.00%, 12/1/41 | CAD | 30,000 | 35,230 | ||||||||
Province of Quebec Canada, 3.50%, 12/1/48 | CAD | 110,000 | 112,772 | ||||||||
2,180,040 | |||||||||||
Chile† | |||||||||||
Chile Government International Bond, 3.25%, 9/14/21 | $ | 230,000 | 237,260 | ||||||||
China — 0.6% | |||||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.25%, 6/6/26 | CNY | 750,000 | 109,375 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.29%, 5/23/29 | CNY | 550,000 | 80,242 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 2.68%, 5/21/30 | CNY | 24,800,000 | 3,471,560 | ||||||||
China Government Bond, 3.39%, 3/16/50 | CNY | 10,430,000 | 1,412,686 | ||||||||
5,073,863 | |||||||||||
Colombia† | |||||||||||
Colombia Government International Bond, 4.375%, 7/12/21 | $ | 290,000 | 299,073 | ||||||||
Czech Republic† | |||||||||||
Czech Republic Government Bond, 4.70%, 9/12/22 | CZK | 2,470,000 | 121,910 | ||||||||
Denmark† | |||||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 0.50%, 11/15/27 | DKK | 600,000 | 101,818 | ||||||||
Denmark Government Bond, 4.50%, 11/15/39 | DKK | 340,000 | 102,377 | ||||||||
204,195 | |||||||||||
Finland — 0.4% | |||||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 4.00%, 7/4/25(5) | EUR | 219,000 | 318,000 | ||||||||
Finland Government Bond, 0.125%, 4/15/36(5) | EUR | 2,250,000 | 2,731,519 | ||||||||
3,049,519 | |||||||||||
Indonesia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.375%, 9/15/26 | IDR | 6,000,000,000 | 453,077 | ||||||||
Ireland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Ireland Government Bond, 3.40%, 3/18/24 | EUR | 283,000 | 381,484 | ||||||||
Italy — 0.2% | |||||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 1.50%, 6/1/25 | EUR | 180,000 | 222,413 | ||||||||
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 2.00%, 12/1/25 | EUR | 1,338,000 | 1,698,180 | ||||||||
1,920,593 | |||||||||||
Japan — 1.1% | |||||||||||
Japan Government Ten Year Bond, 0.80%, 6/20/23 | JPY | 26,250,000 | 254,784 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.40%, 3/20/37 | JPY | 226,800,000 | 2,871,786 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 2.00%, 9/20/41 | JPY | 154,250,000 | 1,931,682 | ||||||||
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond, 1.40%, 12/20/45 | JPY | 28,550,000 | 330,041 | ||||||||
Japan Government Twenty Year Bond, 2.10%, 12/20/26 | JPY | 402,800,000 | 4,347,563 | ||||||||
9,735,856 | |||||||||||
Malaysia† | |||||||||||
Malaysia Government Bond, 3.96%, 9/15/25 | MYR | 990,000 | 254,162 | ||||||||
Mexico — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Mexican Bonos, 6.50%, 6/9/22 | MXN | 9,190,000 | 427,111 | ||||||||
Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | $ | 700,000 | 771,312 | ||||||||
1,198,423 | |||||||||||
Namibia — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Namibia International Bonds, 5.25%, 10/29/25 | $ | 400,000 | 403,247 | ||||||||
Netherlands — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.00%, 1/15/22(5)(7) | EUR | 152,000 | 180,752 | ||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 0.50%, 7/15/26(5) | EUR | 506,000 | 635,792 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Netherlands Government Bond, 2.75%, 1/15/47(5) | EUR | 82,000 | $ | 170,019 | |||||||
986,563 | |||||||||||
Norway† | |||||||||||
Norway Government Bond, 2.00%, 5/24/23(5) | NOK | 405,000 | 46,823 | ||||||||
Norway Government Bond, 1.75%, 2/17/27(5) | NOK | 1,880,000 | 225,090 | ||||||||
271,913 | |||||||||||
Peru† | |||||||||||
Peruvian Government International Bond, 5.625%, 11/18/50 | $ | 160,000 | 273,487 | ||||||||
Philippines — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Philippine Government International Bond, 4.00%, 1/15/21 | $ | 300,000 | 304,331 | ||||||||
Philippine Government International Bond, 6.375%, 10/23/34 | $ | 100,000 | 151,769 | ||||||||
456,100 | |||||||||||
Poland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Republic of Poland Government Bond, 4.00%, 10/25/23 | PLN | 775,000 | 231,738 | ||||||||
Republic of Poland Government International Bond, 5.125%, 4/21/21 | $ | 250,000 | 259,232 | ||||||||
490,970 | |||||||||||
Russia† | |||||||||||
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ, 7.05%, 1/19/28 | RUB | 5,500,000 | 80,748 | ||||||||
Singapore† | |||||||||||
Singapore Government Bond, 3.125%, 9/1/22 | SGD | 377,000 | 290,636 | ||||||||
Spain — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 4.40%, 10/31/23(5) | EUR | 100,000 | 136,053 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 1.60%, 4/30/25(5) | EUR | 132,000 | 168,900 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 5.15%, 10/31/28(5) | EUR | 47,000 | 78,040 | ||||||||
Spain Government Bond, 5.15%, 10/31/44(5) | EUR | 9,000 | 20,115 | ||||||||
403,108 | |||||||||||
Switzerland — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 1.25%, 5/28/26 | CHF | 410,000 | 499,704 | ||||||||
Swiss Confederation Government Bond, 2.50%, 3/8/36 | CHF | 71,000 | 113,650 | ||||||||
613,354 | |||||||||||
Thailand — 0.1% | |||||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.625%, 6/16/23 | THB | 4,150,000 | 144,756 | ||||||||
Thailand Government Bond, 3.85%, 12/12/25 | THB | 11,550,000 | 428,908 | ||||||||
573,664 | |||||||||||
Turkey† | |||||||||||
Turkey Government International Bond, 6.875%, 3/17/36 | $ | 400,000 | 371,524 | ||||||||
Uruguay† | |||||||||||
Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.125%, 11/20/45 | $ | 80,000 | 99,500 | ||||||||
TOTAL SOVEREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES (Cost $30,742,451) | 33,307,176 | ||||||||||
COMMERCIAL PAPER(8) — 2.0% | |||||||||||
Bennington Stark Capital Co. LLC, 0.27%, 10/14/20(5) | 4,000,000 | 3,998,125 | |||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.32%, 10/22/20(5) | 3,000,000 | 2,998,478 | |||||||||
Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 0.27%, 11/5/20(5) | 3,000,000 | 2,998,141 | |||||||||
LMA-Americas LLC, 0.24%, 10/9/20(5) | 4,000,000 | 3,998,351 | |||||||||
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.53%, 8/13/20(5) | 3,100,000 | 3,099,894 | |||||||||
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER (Cost $17,090,513) | 17,092,989 | ||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS — 1.6% | |||||||||||
Ares XLI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-41A, Class AR, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.20%), 1/15/29(5) | 750,000 | 743,223 |
35
Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Ares XXXIIR CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32RA, Class A2A, VRN, 1.94%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.55%), 5/15/30(5) | $ | 600,000 | $ | 583,477 | |||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class AR, VRN, 1.29%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.02%), 4/20/31(5) | 775,000 | 756,073 | |||||||||
Bean Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class BR, VRN, 1.72%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.45%), 4/20/31(5) | 425,000 | 407,266 | |||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class B1, VRN, 1.67%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.40%), 4/17/31(5) | 350,000 | 334,567 | |||||||||
CBAM Ltd., Series 2019-10A, Class A1A, VRN, 1.69%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.42%), 4/20/32(5) | 650,000 | 647,564 | |||||||||
CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class A1R, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 10/20/27(5) | 600,000 | 596,376 | |||||||||
Deer Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class A, VRN, 1.45%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.18%), 10/20/30(5) | 450,000 | 445,122 | |||||||||
Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-49A, Class A, VRN, 1.48%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.21%), 7/18/30(5) | 550,000 | 545,402 | |||||||||
Dryden 50 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2017-50A, Class A1, VRN, 1.50%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.22%), 7/15/30(5) | 550,000 | 545,468 | |||||||||
Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class C, VRN, 3.23%, (3-month LIBOR plus 2.05%), 4/15/33(5) | 400,000 | 379,869 | |||||||||
Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 5 Ltd., Series 2019-5A, Class A, VRN, 1.57%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.30%), 10/20/32(5) | 600,000 | 595,225 | |||||||||
Goldentree Loan Opportunities X Ltd., Series 2015-10A, Class AR, VRN, 1.39%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.12%), 7/20/31(5) | 500,000 | 492,799 | |||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2018, Class A, VRN, 1.54%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.27%), 7/18/30(5) | 775,000 | 761,271 | |||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class A, VRN, 1.42%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.15%), 7/20/31(5) | 1,000,000 | 983,977 | |||||||||
KKR CLO Ltd., Series 2022A, Class B, VRN, 1.87%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 7/20/31(5) | 350,000 | 339,950 | |||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A, Class BR, VRN, 1.875%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%), 1/15/33(5) | 850,000 | 822,233 | |||||||||
Madison Park Funding XXXI Ltd., Series 2018-31A, Class B, VRN, 1.96%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 1/23/31(5) | 1,500,000 | 1,476,788 | |||||||||
Magnetite VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class BR2, VRN, 1.78%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 4/15/31(5) | 600,000 | 582,657 | |||||||||
Octagon Investment Partners 47 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1, VRN, 2.10%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.85%), 4/20/31(5) | 450,000 | 451,388 | |||||||||
Sounds Point CLO IV-R Ltd., Series 2013-3RA, Class B, VRN, 2.02%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.75%), 4/18/31(5) | 125,000 | 121,183 | |||||||||
Symphony CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2020-22A, Class B, VRN, 3.01%, (3-month LIBOR plus 1.70%), 4/18/33(5) | 1,000,000 | 972,087 | |||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS (Cost $13,726,977) | 13,583,965 | ||||||||||
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES — 1.5% | |||||||||||
Bay Area Toll Authority Rev., 6.92%, 4/1/40 | 130,000 | 209,048 | |||||||||
Calcasieu Parish Public Trust Authority Rev., (WPT Corp.), VRDN, 0.23%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 1,385,000 | 1,385,000 | |||||||||
Kansas City Rev., VRDN, 0.18%, 8/7/20 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 1,615,000 | 1,615,000 | |||||||||
Kansas City Rev., VRDN, 0.19%, 8/7/20 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase & Co.) | 315,000 | 315,000 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.69%, 11/15/40 | 30,000 | 38,971 | |||||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Rev., 6.81%, 11/15/40 | 15,000 | 19,885 | |||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority Rev., 4.00%, 8/20/21 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.)(6) | 3,700,000 | 3,839,268 | |||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev., 7.10%, 1/1/41 | 140,000 | 241,061 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
New York City GO, 6.27%, 12/1/37 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 61,727 | |||||||||||||
Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Rev., 4.88%, 12/1/34 | 200,000 | 238,912 | |||||||||||||||
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Rev., 5.67%, 5/1/40 | 130,000 | 183,428 | |||||||||||||||
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rev., 6.16%, 5/15/36 | 170,000 | 236,587 | |||||||||||||||
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water Rev., 6.00%, 11/1/40 | 135,000 | 197,741 | |||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 2.50%, 10/1/29 | 700,000 | 700,000 | |||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 4.60%, 4/1/38 | 100,000 | 118,241 | |||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.55%, 4/1/39 | 60,000 | 109,210 | |||||||||||||||
State of California GO, 7.30%, 10/1/39 | 90,000 | 153,557 | |||||||||||||||
Tempe Industrial Development Authority Rev., (ASUF Brickyard LLC), VRDN, 0.21%, 8/7/20 (LOC: Bank of America N.A.) | 835,000 | 835,000 | |||||||||||||||
Tennis for Charity, Inc. Rev., VRDN, 0.17%, 8/7/20 (LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.) | 2,315,000 | 2,315,000 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $12,277,369) | 12,812,636 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 1.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Adjustable-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.1% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.67%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.87%), 7/1/36 | 30,469 | 32,288 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 4.18%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.14%), 10/1/36 | 86,738 | 90,704 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.88%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.25%), 4/1/37 | 97,985 | 102,851 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.79%), 9/1/40 | 43,034 | 44,892 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.65%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.88%), 5/1/41 | 23,655 | 24,992 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.75%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.86%), 7/1/41 | 74,809 | 78,880 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 3.64%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.64%), 2/1/43 | 22,191 | 22,842 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.50%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.62%), 6/1/43 | 356 | 358 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, VRN, 2.83%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.65%), 6/1/43 | 8,505 | 8,579 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.47%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 56,557 | 58,358 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 2.57%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.57%), 6/1/35 | 85,265 | 87,958 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.21%, (6-month LIBOR plus 1.54%), 9/1/35 | 17,701 | 18,253 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 4.02%, (1-year H15T1Y plus 2.16%), 3/1/38 | 80,045 | 83,631 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.69%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.69%), 1/1/40 | 13,480 | 14,099 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.89%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.84%), 3/1/40 | 21,259 | 22,304 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, VRN, 3.79%, (12-month LIBOR plus 1.77%), 10/1/40 | 63,730 | 66,463 | |||||||||||||||
757,452 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixed-Rate U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.3% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 4.00%, 10/1/20 | 99 | 105 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 8.00%, 6/1/26 | 3,048 | 3,126 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 8.00%, 6/1/26 | 151 | 167 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 7.00%, 8/1/29 | 643 | 717 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 8.00%, 7/1/30 | 4,514 | 5,514 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 12/1/33 | 92,995 | 107,530 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 6.50%, 5/1/34 | 5,109 | 5,988 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 6/1/35 | 2,964 | 3,273 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.00%, 9/1/35 | 1,849 | 2,118 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.00%, 9/1/35 | 1,811 | 2,076 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 10/1/35 | 12,846 | 14,509 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 10/1/35 | 10,159 | 11,466 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, 5.00%, 11/1/35 | 35,848 | 41,097 |
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FHLMC, 5.00%, 11/1/35 | $ | 60,380 | $ | 69,727 | |||||||
FHLMC, 6.50%, 3/1/36 | 427 | 476 | |||||||||
FHLMC, 6.50%, 3/1/36 | 1,319 | 1,469 | |||||||||
FHLMC, 5.50%, 1/1/38 | 54,666 | 63,133 | |||||||||
FHLMC, 6.00%, 2/1/38 | 37,353 | 43,971 | |||||||||
FHLMC, 6.00%, 11/1/38 | 181,106 | 210,264 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 5/1/26 | 1,490 | 1,585 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 6/1/26 | 676 | 754 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 4/1/29 | 4,585 | 5,183 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 6/1/29 | 8,110 | 9,030 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 6/1/29 | 5,433 | 6,133 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 7/1/29 | 842 | 844 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/29 | 6,455 | 7,403 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 3/1/30 | 4,645 | 5,191 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.50%, 9/1/30 | 3,259 | 3,839 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/31 | 22,901 | 25,507 | |||||||||
FNMA, 7.00%, 9/1/31 | 11,651 | 12,433 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 1/1/32 | 5,503 | 6,308 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 6/1/33 | 35,814 | 41,757 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 8/1/33 | 243,144 | 284,251 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 11/1/33 | 191,377 | 219,605 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 1/1/34 | 146,578 | 166,965 | |||||||||
FNMA, 3.50%, 3/1/34 | 198,545 | 210,591 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/34 | 10,080 | 11,776 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 10/1/34 | 9,726 | 11,304 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 10/1/34 | 18,853 | 20,969 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 11/1/34 | 54,686 | 59,969 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 3/1/35 | 625 | 689 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 3/1/35 | 3,147 | 3,472 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 3/1/35 | 4,362 | 4,830 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 3/1/35 | 9,460 | 11,012 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 3/1/35 | 6,179 | 6,878 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 4/1/35 | 9,226 | 10,419 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 5/1/35 | 3,344 | 3,805 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 6/1/35 | 4,159 | 4,631 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 6/1/35 | 1,115 | 1,252 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 6/1/35 | 343 | 386 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 7/1/35 | 47,734 | 54,780 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 7/1/35 | 6,479 | 7,310 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 7/1/35 | 21,537 | 25,396 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 7/1/35 | 2,846 | 3,167 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 7/1/35 | 8,293 | 9,285 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 8/1/35 | 5,050 | 5,734 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/35 | 5,940 | 6,582 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/35 | 439 | 508 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/35 | 306 | 357 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/35 | 7,339 | 8,525 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 9/1/35 | 35,373 | 41,029 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 10/1/35 | 8,186 | 9,331 | |||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 10/1/35 | 87,028 | 101,194 | |||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 10/1/35 | 16,523 | 18,864 |
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FNMA, 5.50%, 11/1/35 | $ | 46,031 | $ | 53,439 | |||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 11/1/35 | 5,096 | 5,677 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 11/1/35 | 2,501 | 2,924 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 12/1/35 | 4,721 | 5,405 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 4/1/36 | 5,773 | 6,755 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 8/1/36 | 5,034 | 5,791 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 10/1/36 | 57,592 | 62,953 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 11/1/36 | 23,377 | 25,569 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.50%, 1/1/37 | 263,166 | 304,845 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 5/1/37 | 4,828 | 5,670 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.00%, 7/1/37 | 1,271 | 1,453 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/37 | 1,647 | 1,908 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/37 | 146,215 | 156,490 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/37 | 387,500 | 418,355 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 4/1/40 | 615,002 | 703,105 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 5.00%, 6/1/41 | 492,730 | 566,936 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 8/1/47 | 17,062 | 18,386 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 34,440 | 37,019 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 1,660 | 1,786 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, 6.50%, 9/1/47 | 18,166 | 19,532 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 9.00%, 4/20/25 | 396 | 439 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 10/15/25 | 1,548 | 1,575 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.00%, 4/15/26 | 432 | 480 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 6/15/26 | 1,495 | 1,536 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 12/15/27 | 7,957 | 7,986 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.50%, 12/15/27 | 2,845 | 2,964 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.00%, 5/15/28 | 4,983 | 5,533 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 5/15/28 | 4,447 | 4,900 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 7.00%, 5/15/31 | 13,901 | 16,609 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 5.50%, 11/15/32 | 40,502 | 46,845 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 6.50%, 10/15/38 | 556,218 | 642,817 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 5/20/41 | 664,956 | 732,843 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 4.50%, 6/15/41 | 272,005 | 303,640 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 3.50%, 4/20/45 | 129,668 | 138,391 | |||||||||||||||
GNMA, 2.50%, 2/20/47 | 82,820 | 88,204 | |||||||||||||||
UMBS, 2.50%, TBA | 4,600,000 | 4,832,695 | |||||||||||||||
11,269,014 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $11,408,873) | 12,026,466 | ||||||||||||||||
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS — 1.3% | |||||||||||||||||
Private Sponsor Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.4% | |||||||||||||||||
ABN Amro Mortgage Corp., Series 2003-4, Class A4, 5.50%, 3/25/33 | 22,626 | 23,690 | |||||||||||||||
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class 4A1, VRN, 3.69%, 3/25/35 | 47,282 | 47,090 | |||||||||||||||
Agate Bay Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A5 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 12/25/45(5) | 19,327 | 19,406 | |||||||||||||||
Banc of America Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-E, Class 2A6 SEQ, VRN, 3.60%, 6/25/34 | 98,613 | 95,356 | |||||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.93%, 11/25/34 | 28,009 | 27,030 | |||||||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A4, VRN, 2.78%, 8/25/34 | 38,074 | 36,321 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-UST1, Class A5, VRN, 3.08%, 8/25/34 | $ | 82,589 | $ | 80,688 | |||||||
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2005-4, Class A, VRN, 3.72%, 8/25/35 | 45,558 | 46,883 | |||||||||
Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust, Series 2020-SBT1, Class 2M2, VRN, 3.82%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.65%), 2/25/40(5) | 290,000 | 274,255 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-3, Class 1A1, VRN, 5.52%, 7/25/35 | 118,148 | 127,321 | |||||||||
Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-HL2, Class A3 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 10/25/47(5) | 96,945 | 99,375 | |||||||||
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-AA4, Class A1, VRN, 3.57%, 10/25/34 | 85,205 | 84,092 | |||||||||
First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 4A1, VRN, 3.32%, 8/25/35 | 35,489 | 36,175 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-7, Class 3A1, VRN, 2.80%, 6/25/34 | 33,717 | 32,682 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR5, Class 3A3, VRN, 3.79%, 5/25/34 | 70,968 | 68,334 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR1, Class 3A1, VRN, 3.96%, 1/25/35 | 99,076 | 97,173 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.99%, 9/25/35 | 138,075 | 138,599 | |||||||||
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR6, Class 4A5, VRN, 3.71%, 9/25/35 | 28,406 | 28,142 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 1A1, VRN, 3.04%, 7/25/35 | 41,168 | 41,874 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A4, Class 2A1, VRN, 3.27%, 7/25/35 | 32,766 | 32,086 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A3, Class 7A1, VRN, 3.89%, 4/25/35 | 61,363 | 60,890 | |||||||||
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-1, Class 2A2 SEQ, VRN, 2.50%, 3/25/43(5) | 6,901 | 6,984 | |||||||||
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-13, Class 3A7, VRN, 3.59%, 11/21/34 | 258,895 | 261,147 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-3, Class 2A, VRN, 3.15%, 11/25/35 | 64,301 | 61,932 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A1, VRN, 3.78%, 2/25/35 | 73,918 | 74,896 | |||||||||
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class A2, VRN, 3.78%, 2/25/35 | 23,099 | 23,483 | |||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-2A, Class A3, VRN, 4.00%, 3/25/57(5) | 437,057 | 474,624 | |||||||||
New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-5A, Class A1, VRN, 1.67%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.50%), 6/25/57(5) | 256,930 | 256,335 | |||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.50%, 2/25/48(5) | 240,107 | 243,426 | |||||||||
Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-CH2, Class A12 SEQ, VRN, 4.00%, 6/25/48(5) | 275,261 | 277,071 | |||||||||
Sofi Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-1A, Class 1A4 SEQ, VRN, 3.00%, 11/25/46(5) | 145,920 | 149,687 | |||||||||
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-8, Class 2A1, VRN, 2.96%, 7/25/34 | 60,154 | 59,503 | |||||||||
Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2004-3, Class A, VRN, 0.91%, (1-month LIBOR plus 0.74%), 9/25/34 | 217,054 | 205,342 | |||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-S11, Class 3A5, 5.95%, 11/25/33 | 48,636 | 50,495 | |||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR3, Class A1, VRN, 3.61%, 3/25/35 | 200,093 | 195,153 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||||||||||
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-AR7, Class A3, VRN, 3.07%, 8/25/35 | $ | 94,819 | $ | 91,017 | |||||||||||||
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, Series 2005-AR7, Class 1A1, VRN, 4.11%, 5/25/35 | 73,687 | 73,318 | |||||||||||||||
4,001,875 | |||||||||||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.9% | |||||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2013-DN2, Class M2, VRN, 4.42%, (1-month LIBOR plus 4.25%), 11/25/23 | 422,002 | 319,357 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-DN2, Class M3, VRN, 3.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.60%), 4/25/24 | 404,571 | 335,040 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3, VRN, 3.92%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.75%), 9/25/24 | 1,180,000 | 1,195,194 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-DNA3, Class M3, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 12/25/28 | 648,612 | 674,351 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA3, Class M2, VRN, 1.52%, (1-month LIBOR plus 1.35%), 3/25/29 | 8,950 | 8,941 | |||||||||||||||
FHLMC, Series 2016-HQA4, Class M3, VRN, 4.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.90%), 4/25/29 | 1,495,000 | 1,534,148 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 347,321 | 263,036 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2014-C02, Class 2M2, VRN, 2.77%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.60%), 5/25/24 | 768,024 | 662,323 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.00%), 7/25/25 | 919,310 | 936,862 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2, VRN, 5.87%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.70%), 4/25/28 | 287,892 | 302,775 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2, VRN, 6.07%, (1-month LIBOR plus 5.90%), 10/25/28 | 197,554 | 202,994 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, VRN, 3.17%, (1-month LIBOR plus 3.00%), 10/25/29 | 130,000 | 130,042 | |||||||||||||||
FNMA, Series 2017-C07, Class 1M2, VRN, 2.57%, (1-month LIBOR plus 2.40%), 5/25/30 | 1,001,726 | 977,645 | |||||||||||||||
7,542,708 | |||||||||||||||||
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (Cost $11,512,799) | 11,544,583 | ||||||||||||||||
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 0.5% | |||||||||||||||||
BRE Grand Islander Timeshare Issuer LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.94%, 5/25/29(5) | 201,888 | 202,069 | |||||||||||||||
FirstKey Homes Trust, Series 2020-SFR1, Class C, 1.94%, 9/17/25(5)(6) | 600,000 | 599,998 | |||||||||||||||
Goodgreen Trust, Series 2020-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.63%, 4/15/55(5) | 650,000 | 652,945 | |||||||||||||||
Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Series 2014-AA, Class A SEQ, 1.77%, 11/25/26(5) | 116,281 | 116,240 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2014-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.25%, 9/22/31(5) | 95,416 | 95,522 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2015-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.52%, 12/20/32(5) | 91,872 | 92,277 | |||||||||||||||
MVW Owner Trust, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.42%, 12/20/34(5) | 35,791 | 36,600 | |||||||||||||||
Progress Residential Trust, Series 2018-SFR1, Class B, 3.48%, 3/17/35(5) | 150,000 | 152,115 | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Conduit Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A SEQ, 2.91%, 3/20/34(5) | 100,420 | 101,434 | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC, Series 2018-2A, Class B, 3.65%, 6/20/35(5) | 482,402 | 485,360 | |||||||||||||||
Towd Point Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-4, Class A1, VRN, 3.00%, 6/25/58(5) | 789,415 | 842,887 |
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Shares/ Principal Amount | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
UAL Pass-Through Trust, Series 2007-1, Class A, 6.64%, 1/2/24 | $ | 47,984 | $ | 43,212 | ||||||||||||||||
US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 3.95%, 5/15/27 | 92,514 | 77,606 | ||||||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2016-A, Class A SEQ, 2.54%, 7/20/33(5) | 319,668 | 318,739 | ||||||||||||||||||
VSE VOI Mortgage LLC, Series 2018-A, Class B, 3.72%, 2/20/36(5) | 530,013 | 534,758 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $4,275,677) | 4,351,762 | |||||||||||||||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF | 826 | 32,949 | ||||||||||||||||||
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF | 19,726 | 1,579,264 | ||||||||||||||||||
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF(3) | 481 | 14,959 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $1,407,124) | 1,627,172 | |||||||||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV, 3.00% | 400,000 | 467,059 | ||||||||||||||||||
Insurance — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Allianz SE, 3.375% | 100,000 | 127,808 | ||||||||||||||||||
AXA SA, MTN, 6.69% | 50,000 | 78,729 | ||||||||||||||||||
CNP Assurances, 4.00% | 400,000 | 513,877 | ||||||||||||||||||
Credit Agricole Assurances SA, 4.25% | 200,000 | 257,971 | ||||||||||||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo Vita SpA, 4.75% | 100,000 | 123,442 | ||||||||||||||||||
1,101,827 | ||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $1,425,984) | 1,568,886 | |||||||||||||||||||
RIGHTS† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services† | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cellnex Telecom SA(2)(3) (Cost $—) | 13,363 | 55,880 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS — 2.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class (Cost $17,528,401) | 17,528,401 | 17,528,401 | ||||||||||||||||||
TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS - SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL(9) — 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $853,147) | 853,147 | 853,147 | ||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 101.1% (Cost $768,738,601) | 861,836,957 | |||||||||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — (1.1)% | (8,999,576) | |||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 852,837,381 |
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,625,056 | AUD | 2,319,335 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | $ | (32,289) | |||||||||||||||||||
BRL | 3,463,312 | USD | 645,478 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 17,176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 852,998 | USD | 628,795 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 8,107 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 441,299 | USD | 326,177 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 3,324 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 11,817 | USD | 8,660 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 14,035 | USD | 10,295 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 184 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | 18,329 | USD | 13,650 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | $ | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||
USD | 2,043,299 | CAD | 2,737,398 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (614) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 313,648 | CAD | 426,489 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (4,801) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,000 | CAD | 17,622 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (158) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 428,753 | CAD | 580,334 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (4,569) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,747 | CAD | 11,889 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (130) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,558 | CAD | 10,252 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (97) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 16,384 | CAD | 22,238 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (220) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,475 | CAD | 2,002 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,899 | CAD | 14,748 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (112) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,603 | CAD | 15,563 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,965 | CAD | 16,048 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 16,105 | CAD | 21,534 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,043 | CAD | 14,822 | Morgan Stanley | 9/30/20 | (24) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 10,068 | USD | 10,855 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 23,918 | USD | 26,326 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (130) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 6,148 | USD | 6,743 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 18,618 | USD | 19,759 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 632 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 23,729 | USD | 25,333 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 656 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | 28,620 | USD | 30,511 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | 835 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 432,852 | CHF | 408,291 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (14,229) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 340,754 | CHF | 321,932 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (11,835) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,945 | CHF | 9,382 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (331) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,541 | CHF | 8,063 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (290) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 14,042 | CHF | 13,194 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (408) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 8,315 | CHF | 7,678 | UBS AG | 9/30/20 | (95) | ||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | 11,561,059 | USD | 15,137 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | 660,281 | USD | 93,069 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 685,929 | CNY | 4,877,298 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (10,049) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 3,421,847 | CNY | 24,113,757 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (19,123) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 1,132,669,938 | USD | 303,909 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,623) | ||||||||||||||||||||
COP | 1,113,003,680 | USD | 306,359 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (9,322) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 319,378 | COP | 1,176,188,049 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 5,477 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 320,899 | COP | 1,170,799,762 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 8,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 635,744 | COP | 2,331,908,212 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 13,405 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 94,660 | CZK | 2,213,065 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (4,693) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 63,834 | DKK | 417,393 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,259) | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 30,920 | USD | 35,978 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 488 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 26,389 | USD | 30,781 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 341 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 15,871 | USD | 18,682 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 23,276 | USD | 27,351 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 13,347 | USD | 15,809 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (68) | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 47,099 | USD | 52,995 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 2,553 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 26,890 | USD | 30,460 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,253 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 35,601 | USD | 40,319 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 10,543 | USD | 12,044 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 390 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 13,023 | USD | 14,841 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 519 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 32,690 | USD | 37,462 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 29,966 | USD | 34,337 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 1,005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | 12,841 | USD | 14,828 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | 317 |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,669,417 | EUR | 6,698,731 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 8/19/20 | $ | (223,835) | |||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,270,069 | EUR | 1,125,369 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (57,172) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 374,330 | EUR | 331,682 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (16,851) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,874 | EUR | 12,248 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (571) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,623 | EUR | 11,163 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (542) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 29,548 | EUR | 25,944 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (1,050) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,742 | EUR | 10,284 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (388) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 35,933 | EUR | 31,533 | Credit Suisse AG | 9/30/20 | (1,256) | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 1,327,108 | USD | 1,639,065 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 98,591 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 279,476 | USD | 344,279 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | 21,654 | ||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | 27,552 | USD | 34,230 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | 1,847 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,894,265 | GBP | 1,481,480 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (45,518) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 349,494 | GBP | 274,280 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (9,636) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 1,193,595 | GBP | 956,483 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (58,828) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 40,814 | GBP | 32,978 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (2,367) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 48,459 | GBP | 38,540 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (2,006) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 46,395 | GBP | 36,663 | JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. | 9/30/20 | (1,612) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | 196,039,414 | USD | 618,636 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 51,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 626,990 | HUF | 189,532,854 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (21,061) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 329,689 | HUF | 99,391,367 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (10,150) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 347,077 | IDR | 5,019,079,265 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 8,828 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 49,374,041 | USD | 644,317 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 11,046 | ||||||||||||||||||||
INR | 47,591,652 | USD | 633,036 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (1,331) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 29,599,609 | USD | 277,145 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 2,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,661,120 | USD | 25,343 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (186) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 838,477 | USD | 7,956 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,762,560 | USD | 16,724 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (61) | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,006,714 | USD | 9,402 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,057,165 | USD | 9,878 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 940,623 | USD | 8,773 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 916,954 | USD | 8,510 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,616,040 | USD | 15,015 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,327,288 | USD | 12,342 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,224,090 | USD | 11,474 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 1,072,039 | USD | 10,049 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | 2,228,310 | USD | 20,803 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | 262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 4,787,270 | JPY | 510,989,895 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | (40,765) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 345,732 | JPY | 36,301,130 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 2,745 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 326,498 | JPY | 34,434,054 | Bank of America N.A. | 8/19/20 | 1,151 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 273,742 | JPY | 29,145,837 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (1,790) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 400,746 | JPY | 42,668,280 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (2,620) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,878 | JPY | 1,061,280 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/30/20 | (155) | ||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | 340,871,509 | USD | 286,519 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (1,220) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 166,943 | KRW | 198,812,225 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 543 | ||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | 119,784,230 | USD | 291,092 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (12,355) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MXN | 7,181,038 | USD | 317,745 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 2,868 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 363,236 | MXN | 8,050,029 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | 3,824 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 299,033 | MXN | 6,905,272 | Morgan Stanley | 9/23/20 | (9,268) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MYR | 980,089 | USD | 228,947 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 394,032 | MYR | 1,693,354 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (5,526) |
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Currency Purchased | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 4,139,534 | USD | 446,272 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | $ | 8,621 | |||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 3,216,901 | USD | 337,276 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 16,229 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOK | 105,701 | USD | 11,575 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 358,497 | NOK | 3,344,806 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (9,063) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 347,814 | NOK | 3,218,726 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (5,892) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 329,192 | NOK | 3,018,776 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,541) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 340,350 | NOK | 3,263,038 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (18,231) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,765 | NOK | 94,527 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (623) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 10,093 | NOK | 94,865 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (332) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 9,372 | NOK | 88,562 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (360) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 18,213 | NOK | 169,458 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (409) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 11,653 | NOK | 105,701 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
NZD | 528,721 | USD | 344,866 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | 5,798 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 309,369 | NZD | 481,298 | UBS AG | 9/23/20 | (9,842) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PEN | 952,495 | USD | 272,882 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (3,543) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 474,187 | PEN | 1,639,548 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 10,569 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PHP | 15,211,386 | USD | 302,413 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 6,409 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 303,046 | PHP | 15,211,386 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (5,776) | ||||||||||||||||||||
PLN | 1,870,722 | USD | 477,568 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 22,087 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 636,910 | PLN | 2,529,550 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (38,712) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 39,312 | RUB | 2,731,101 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 2,740 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SEK | 7,454,259 | USD | 810,246 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 39,174 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 324,818 | SEK | 2,854,508 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (456) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 82,862 | SEK | 732,660 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | (632) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 13,254 | SEK | 115,762 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 21,611 | SEK | 189,078 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 20,263 | SEK | 177,222 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 7,999 | SEK | 69,654 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 12,552 | SEK | 110,041 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/30/20 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 205,809 | SGD | 285,549 | Bank of America N.A. | 9/23/20 | (2,033) | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 10,415,180 | USD | 329,751 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | 4,209 | ||||||||||||||||||||
THB | 5,160,828 | USD | 165,512 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
USD | 317,416 | THB | 9,965,274 | Goldman Sachs & Co. | 9/23/20 | (2,118) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | (349,394) |
FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean Treasury 10-Year Bonds | 10 | September 2020 | KRW | 1,000,000,000 | $ | 1,131,022 | $ | 9,132 |
FUTURES CONTRACTS SOLD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reference Entity | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Underlying Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes | 29 | September 2020 | USD | 2,900,000 | $ | 4,062,265 | $ | (183) |
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt | MTN | - | Medium Term Note | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AUD | - | Australian Dollar | MXN | - | Mexican Peso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BRL | - | Brazilian Real | MYR | - | Malaysian Ringgit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAD | - | Canadian Dollar | NOK | - | Norwegian Krone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHF | - | Swiss Franc | NZD | - | New Zealand Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLP | - | Chilean Peso | PEN | - | Peruvian Sol | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CNY | - | Chinese Yuan | PHP | - | Philippine Peso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COP | - | Colombian Peso | PLN | - | Polish Zloty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CZK | - | Czech Koruna | RUB | - | Russian Ruble | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DKK | - | Danish Krone | SEK | - | Swedish Krona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EUR | - | Euro | SEQ | - | Sequential Payer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FHLMC | - | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation | SGD | - | Singapore Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FNMA | - | Federal National Mortgage Association | TBA | - | To-Be-Announced. Security was purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and maturity date. Actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GBP | - | British Pound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GNMA | - | Government National Mortgage Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GO | - | General Obligation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H15T1Y | - | Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Yield Curve Rate Index | THB | - | Thai Baht | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HUF | - | Hungarian Forint | UMBS | - | Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IDR | - | Indonesian Rupiah | USD | - | United States Dollar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INR | - | Indian Rupee | VRDN | - | Variable Rate Demand Note. The instrument may be payable upon demand and adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security's offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The date of the demand feature is disclosed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JPY | - | Japanese Yen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KRW | - | South Korean Won | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KZT | - | Kazakhstani Tenge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIBOR | - | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LOC | - | Letter of Credit | VRN | - | Variable Rate Note. The rate adjusts periodically based upon the terms set forth in the security’s offering documents. The rate shown is effective at the period end and the reference rate and spread, if any, is indicated. The security's effective maturity date may be shorter than the final maturity date shown. |
† Category is less than 0.05% of total net assets.
(1)Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds.
(2)Non-income producing.
(3)Security, or a portion thereof, is on loan. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities on loan was $1,331,757. The amount of securities on loan indicated may not correspond with the securities on loan identified because securities with pending sales are in the process of recall from the brokers.
(4)Security, or a portion thereof, has been pledged at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements on forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and/or futures contracts. At the period end, the aggregate value of securities pledged was $54,464.
(5)Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A or Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and may be sold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional investors. The aggregate value of these securities at the period end was $51,546,942, which represented 6.0% of total net assets.
(6)When-issued security. The issue price and yield are fixed on the date of the commitment, but payment and delivery are scheduled for a future date.
(7)Security is a zero-coupon bond.
(8)The rate indicated is the yield to maturity at purchase for non-interest bearing securities. For interest bearing securities, the stated coupon rate is shown.
(9)Investment of cash collateral from securities on loan. At the period end, the aggregate market value of the collateral held by the fund was $1,369,966, which includes securities collateral of $516,819.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
JULY 31, 2020 | |||||
Assets | |||||
Investment securities - unaffiliated, at value (cost of $426,084,067) — including $1,331,757 of securities on loan | $ | 499,506,257 | |||
Investment securities - affiliated, at value (cost of $341,801,387) | 361,477,553 | ||||
Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan, at value (cost of $853,147) | 853,147 | ||||
Total investment securities, at value (cost of $768,738,601) | 861,836,957 | ||||
Cash | 73,049 | ||||
Foreign currency holdings, at value (cost of $40,743) | 40,691 | ||||
Foreign deposits with broker for futures contracts, at value (cost of $181,729) | 176,090 | ||||
Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts | 567 | ||||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,394,182 | ||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 195,302 | ||||
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 396,883 | ||||
Interest and dividends receivable | 1,492,781 | ||||
Securities lending receivable | 409 | ||||
Other assets | 18,876 | ||||
866,625,787 | |||||
Liabilities | |||||
Payable for collateral received for securities on loan | 853,147 | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 10,464,698 | ||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 1,144,958 | ||||
Payable for variation margin on futures contracts | 1,847 | ||||
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 746,277 | ||||
Accrued management fees | 467,017 | ||||
Distribution and service fees payable | 108,665 | ||||
Accrued foreign taxes | 1,797 | ||||
13,788,406 | |||||
Net Assets | $ | 852,837,381 | |||
Net Assets Consist of: | |||||
Capital (par value and paid-in surplus) | $ | 739,453,713 | |||
Distributable earnings | 113,383,668 | ||||
$ | 852,837,381 |
Net Assets | Shares Outstanding | Net Asset Value Per Share | |||||||||
Investor Class, $0.01 Par Value | $297,963,277 | 47,701,085 | $6.25 | ||||||||
I Class, $0.01 Par Value | $62,820,348 | 10,052,168 | $6.25 | ||||||||
A Class, $0.01 Par Value | $288,517,155 | 46,370,316 | $6.22* | ||||||||
C Class, $0.01 Par Value | $39,522,703 | 6,484,198 | $6.10 | ||||||||
R Class, $0.01 Par Value | $35,807,477 | 5,800,263 | $6.17 | ||||||||
R5 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $6,960,430 | 1,112,987 | $6.25 | ||||||||
R6 Class, $0.01 Par Value | $121,245,991 | 19,431,074 | $6.24 |
*Maximum offering price $6.60 (net asset value divided by 0.9425).
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations |
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2020 | ||||||||
Investment Income (Loss) | ||||||||
Income: | ||||||||
Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $6,397) | $ | 6,703,707 | ||||||
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $205,091) | 6,201,999 | |||||||
Income distributions from affiliated funds | 3,488,372 | |||||||
Securities lending, net | 409 | |||||||
16,394,487 | ||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 8,658,507 | |||||||
Distribution and service fees: | ||||||||
A Class | 715,395 | |||||||
C Class | 421,007 | |||||||
R Class | 180,191 | |||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 27,610 | |||||||
Other expenses | 20,224 | |||||||
10,022,934 | ||||||||
Fees waived(1) | (2,214,297) | |||||||
7,808,637 | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 8,585,850 | |||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investment transactions (including $(298,826) from affiliated funds and net of foreign tax expenses paid (refunded) of $(5,967)) | 102,563,751 | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 294,996 | |||||||
Futures contract transactions | 2,228,393 | |||||||
Swap agreement transactions | 38,381 | |||||||
Foreign currency translation transactions | 8,741 | |||||||
Capital gain distributions received from affiliated funds | 14,017 | |||||||
105,148,279 | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments (including $19,238,393 from affiliated funds and (increase) decrease in accrued foreign taxes of $(806)) | (45,522,495) | |||||||
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (885,172) | |||||||
Futures contracts | (161,664) | |||||||
Swap agreements | (31,678) | |||||||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 42,693 | |||||||
(46,558,316) | ||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 58,589,963 | |||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 67,175,813 |
(1)Amount consists of $778,407, $170,619, $759,552, $110,242, $95,651, $18,635 and $281,191 for Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class, respectively.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets |
YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2020 AND JULY 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | July 31, 2020 | July 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 8,585,850 | $ | 13,066,068 | ||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 105,148,279 | 45,817,997 | ||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (46,558,316) | (31,126,759) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 67,175,813 | 27,757,306 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||
From earnings: | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (37,790,354) | (39,277,283) | ||||||||||||
I Class | (8,557,597) | (8,449,534) | ||||||||||||
A Class | (37,234,066) | (32,296,649) | ||||||||||||
C Class | (5,380,827) | (5,622,272) | ||||||||||||
R Class | (4,681,843) | (3,699,119) | ||||||||||||
R5 Class | (983,349) | (654,958) | ||||||||||||
R6 Class | (13,652,619) | (11,327,933) | ||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions | (108,280,655) | (101,327,748) | ||||||||||||
Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions (Note 5) | 8,003,059 | (200,002,583) | ||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (33,101,783) | (273,573,025) | ||||||||||||
Net Assets | ||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 885,939,164 | 1,159,512,189 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 852,837,381 | $ | 885,939,164 | ||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements |
JULY 31, 2020
1. Organization
American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the corporation) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company and is organized as a Maryland corporation. Strategic Allocation: Moderate Fund (the fund) is one fund in a series issued by the corporation. The fund may invest in varying combinations of other affiliated investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds advised by American Century Investments (affiliated funds). The fund will assume the risks associated with the affiliated funds. The fund is an asset allocation fund and its investment objective is to seek the highest level of total return consistent with its asset mix.
The fund offers the Investor Class, I Class, A Class, C Class, R Class, R5 Class and R6 Class. The A Class may incur an initial sales charge. The A Class and C Class may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the fund in preparation of its financial statements. The fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. This may require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management evaluated the impact of events or transactions occurring through the date the financial statements were issued that would merit recognition or disclosure.
Investment Valuations — The fund determines the fair value of its investments and computes its net asset value per share at the close of regular trading (usually 4 p.m. Eastern time) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open. The Board of Directors has adopted valuation policies and procedures to guide the investment advisor in the fund’s investment valuation process and to provide methodologies for the oversight of the fund’s pricing function.
Equity securities that are listed or traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or at the official closing price as provided by the exchange. Equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges are generally valued at the closing price of such securities on the exchange where primarily traded or at the close of the NYSE, if that is earlier. If no last sales price is reported, or if local convention or regulation so provides, the mean of the latest bid and asked prices may be used. Securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked prices, the last sales price, or the official closing price. Equity securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
Fixed income securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury and Government Agency securities, convertible bonds, municipal securities, and sovereign governments and agencies are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are valued based on models that consider trade data, prepayment and default projections, benchmark yield and spread data and estimated cash flows of each tranche of the issuer. Collateralized loan obligations are valued based on discounted cash flow models that consider trade and economic data, prepayment assumptions and default projections. Commercial paper is valued using a curve-based approach that considers money market rates for specific instruments, programs, currencies and maturity points from a variety of active market makers. Fixed income securities initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
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Hybrid securities are valued at the evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or at the mean of the most recent bid and asked prices as provided by investment dealers. Preferred stocks and convertible preferred stocks with perpetual maturities are valued using market models that consider trade data, quotations from dealers and active market makers, relevant yield curve and spread data, creditworthiness, trade data or market information on comparable securities, and other relevant security specific information.
Open-end management investment companies are valued at the reported net asset value per share. Exchange-traded futures contracts are valued at the settlement price as provided by the appropriate exchange. Swap agreements are valued at an evaluated mean as provided by independent pricing services or independent brokers. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean of the appropriate forward exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service. Investments initially expressed in local currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the appropriate currency exchange rate at the close of the NYSE as provided by an independent pricing service.
If the fund determines that the market price for an investment is not readily available or the valuation methods mentioned above do not reflect an investment’s fair value, such investment is valued as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or its delegate, in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. In its determination of fair value, the fund may review several factors including, but not limited to, market information regarding the specific investment or comparable investments and correlation with other investment types, futures indices or general market indicators. Circumstances that may cause the fund to use these procedures to value an investment include, but are not limited to: an investment has been declared in default or is distressed; trading in a security has been suspended during the trading day or a security is not actively trading on its principal exchange; prices received from a regular pricing source are deemed unreliable; or there is a foreign market holiday and no trading occurred.
The fund monitors for significant events occurring after the close of an investment’s primary exchange but before the fund’s net asset value per share is determined. Significant events may include, but are not limited to: corporate announcements and transactions; governmental action and political unrest that could impact a specific investment or an investment sector; or armed conflicts, natural disasters and similar events that could affect investments in a specific country or region. The fund also monitors for significant fluctuations between domestic and foreign markets, as evidenced by the U.S. market or such other indicators that the Board of Directors, or its delegate, deems appropriate. The fund may apply a model-derived factor to the closing price of equity securities traded on foreign securities exchanges. The factor is based on observable market data as provided by an independent pricing service.
Security Transactions — Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Net realized gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis, which is also used for federal income tax purposes. Certain countries impose taxes on realized gains on the sale of securities registered in their country. The fund records the foreign tax expense, if any, on an accrual basis. The foreign tax expense on realized gains and unrealized appreciation reduces the net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Investment Income — Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or long-term capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The fund may estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered nontaxable distributions or long-term capital gain distributions for income tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions, if any, from the affiliated funds are recorded as of the ex-dividend date. Interest income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, is recorded on the accrual basis and includes paydown gain (loss) and accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. Inflation adjustments related to inflation-linked debt securities are reflected as interest income. Securities lending income is net of fees and rebates earned by the lending agent for its services.
Segregated Assets — In accordance with the 1940 Act, the fund segregates assets on its books and records to cover certain types of investment securities and other financial instruments. American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) (the investment advisor) monitors, on a daily basis, the securities segregated to ensure the fund designates a sufficient amount of liquid assets, marked-to-market daily. The fund may also receive assets or be required to pledge assets at the custodian bank or with a broker for collateral requirements.
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Foreign Currency Translations — All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates at period end. The fund may enter into spot foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions denominated in a foreign currency. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, spot foreign currency exchange contracts, and expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses related to investment securities are a component of net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively.
Forward Commitments — The fund may engage in securities transactions on a forward commitment basis. In these transactions, the securities’ prices and yields are fixed on the date of the commitment. The fund may sell a to-be-announced (TBA) security and at the same time make a commitment to purchase the same security at a future date at a specified price. Conversely, the fund may purchase a TBA security and at the same time make a commitment to sell the same security at a future date at a specified price. These types of transactions are known as “TBA roll” transactions and are accounted for as purchases and sales. The fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet the purchase price.
Income Tax Status — It is the fund’s policy to distribute substantially all net investment income and net realized gains to shareholders and to otherwise qualify as a regulated investment company under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes. The fund files U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns as applicable. The fund's tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant taxing authority until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years from the date of filing but can be longer in certain jurisdictions. At this time, management believes there are no uncertain tax positions which, based on their technical merit, would not be sustained upon examination and for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Multiple Class — All shares of the fund represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the fund are allocated to each class of shares based on their relative net assets.
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income, if any, are generally declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are generally declared and paid annually. The fund may elect to treat a portion of its payment to a redeeming shareholder, which represents the pro rata share of undistributed net investment income and net realized gains, as a distribution for federal income tax purposes (tax equalization).
Indemnifications — Under the corporation’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against a fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered by management to be remote.
Securities Lending — Securities are lent to qualified financial institutions and brokers. State Street Bank & Trust Co. serves as securities lending agent to the fund pursuant to a Securities Lending Agreement. The lending of securities exposes the fund to risks such as: the borrowers may fail to return the loaned securities, the borrowers may not be able to provide additional collateral, the fund may experience delays in recovery of the loaned securities or delays in access to collateral, or the fund may experience losses related to the investment collateral. To minimize certain risks, loan counterparties pledge collateral in the form of cash and/or securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the fund in the case of default of any securities borrowed. Cash collateral received is invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, a money market mutual fund registered under the 1940 Act. The loans may also be secured by U.S. government securities in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned, plus accrued interest and dividends, determined on a daily basis and adjusted accordingly. By lending securities, the fund seeks to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest and fees. Such income is reflected separately within the Statement of Operations. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at period end, if any, are shown on a gross basis within the Schedule of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table reflects a breakdown of transactions accounted for as secured borrowings, the gross obligation by the type of collateral pledged, and the remaining contractual maturity of those transactions as of July 31, 2020.
Remaining Contractual Maturity of Agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overnight and Continuous | <30 days | Between 30 & 90 days | >90 days | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 835,173 | — | — | — | $ | 835,173 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rights | 17,974 | — | — | — | 17,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Borrowings | $ | 853,147 | — | — | — | $ | 853,147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | $ | 853,147 |
(1)Amount represents the payable for cash collateral received for securities on loan. This will generally be in the Overnight and Continuous column as the securities are typically callable on demand.
3. Fees and Transactions with Related Parties
Certain officers and directors of the corporation are also officers and/or directors of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC). The corporation’s investment advisor, ACIM, the corporation's distributor, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS), and the corporation’s transfer agent, American Century Services, LLC, are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by ACC. ACIM serves as the investment advisor for the affiliated funds.
Management Fees —The corporation has entered into a management agreement with ACIM, under which ACIM provides the fund with investment advisory and management services in exchange for a single, unified management fee (the fee) per class. The agreement provides that ACIM will pay all expenses of managing and operating the fund, except brokerage expenses, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the independent directors (including legal counsel fees), extraordinary expenses, and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The fee is computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The difference in the fee among the classes is a result of their separate arrangements for non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder services. It is not the result of any difference in advisory or custodial fees or other expenses related to the management of the fund’s assets, which do not vary by class. The rate of the fee is determined by applying a fee rate calculation formula. This formula takes into account the fund’s assets as well as certain assets, if any, of other clients of the investment advisor outside the American Century Investments family of funds (such as subadvised funds and separate accounts) that use very similar investment teams and strategies (strategy assets). The investment advisor will waive the portion of the fund’s management fee equal to the expenses attributable to the management fees of the American Century Investments funds in which the fund invests. The amount of this waiver will fluctuate depending on the fund’s daily allocation to other American Century Investments funds. This waiver is expected to remain in effect permanently and it cannot be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. From August 1, 2019 through October 23, 2019, the investment advisor agreed to waive an additional 0.05% of the fund's management fee. Effective October 24, 2019, the investment advisor increased the additional waiver from 0.05% to 0.23% of the fund's management fee. Effective June 4, 2020, the investment advisor increased the additional waiver from 0.23% to 0.25% of the fund's management fee. The investment advisor expects this waiver to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot terminate it prior to such date without the approval of the Board of Directors.
The management fee schedule range and the effective annual management fee before and after waiver for each class for the period ended July 31, 2020 are as follows:
Effective Annual Management Fee | ||||||||||||||
Management Fee Schedule Range | Before Waiver | After Waiver | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | 0.90% to 1.10% | 1.10% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
I Class | 0.70% to 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.63% | |||||||||||
A Class | 0.90% to 1.10% | 1.10% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
C Class | 0.90% to 1.10% | 1.10% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
R Class | 0.90% to 1.10% | 1.10% | 0.83% | |||||||||||
R5 Class | 0.70% to 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.63% | |||||||||||
R6 Class | 0.55% to 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.48% |
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Distribution and Service Fees — The Board of Directors has adopted a separate Master Distribution and Individual Shareholder Services Plan for each of the A Class, C Class and R Class (collectively the plans), pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. The plans provide that the A Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.25%. The plans provide that the C Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 1.00%, of which 0.25% is paid for individual shareholder services and 0.75% is paid for distribution services. The plans provide that the R Class will pay ACIS an annual distribution and service fee of 0.50%. The fees are computed and accrued daily based on each class’s daily net assets and paid monthly in arrears. The fees are used to pay financial intermediaries for distribution and individual shareholder services. Fees incurred under the plans during the period ended July 31, 2020 are detailed in the Statement of Operations.
Directors' Fees and Expenses — The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the investment advisor’s management and operations of the fund. The directors receive detailed information about the fund and its investment advisor regularly throughout the year, and meet at least quarterly with management of the investment advisor to review reports about fund operations. The fund’s officers do not receive compensation from the fund.
Interfund Transactions — The fund may enter into security transactions with other American Century Investments funds and other client accounts of the investment advisor, in accordance with the 1940 Act rules and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors. The rules and procedures require, among other things, that these transactions be effected at the independent current market price of the security. During the period, the interfund purchases and sales were $5,057,643 and $58,823,924, respectively. The effect of interfund transactions on the Statement of Operations was $15,367,215 in net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions.
4. Investment Transactions
Purchases of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $787,949,485, of which $106,655,156 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
Sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the period ended July 31, 2020 totaled $872,403,457, of which $84,270,261 represented U.S. Treasury and Government Agency obligations.
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5. Capital Share Transactions
Transactions in shares of the fund were as follows:
Year ended July 31, 2020 | Year ended July 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Investor Class/Shares Authorized | 790,000,000 | 790,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 5,636,640 | $ | 32,291,094 | 5,106,477 | $ | 33,225,147 | ||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 6,082,375 | 37,158,054 | 6,570,306 | 38,839,511 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (11,891,155) | (73,244,645) | (27,077,167) | (172,824,566) | ||||||||||||||||
(172,140) | (3,795,497) | (15,400,384) | (100,759,908) | |||||||||||||||||
I Class/Shares Authorized | 380,000,000 | 380,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 922,860 | 5,660,828 | 6,114,875 | 40,867,347 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 1,399,890 | 8,556,549 | 1,419,398 | 8,448,896 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,861,678) | (24,282,702) | (13,789,127) | (90,242,548) | ||||||||||||||||
(1,538,928) | (10,065,325) | (6,254,854) | (40,926,305) | |||||||||||||||||
A Class/Shares Authorized | 670,000,000 | 670,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 5,025,835 | 30,520,692 | 8,836,897 | 57,236,516 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 5,898,171 | 35,902,097 | 5,304,364 | 31,208,520 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (11,068,511) | (67,526,965) | (17,236,316) | (110,250,267) | ||||||||||||||||
(144,505) | (1,104,176) | (3,095,055) | (21,805,231) | |||||||||||||||||
C Class/Shares Authorized | 160,000,000 | 160,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 499,274 | 2,952,893 | 522,498 | 3,313,429 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 885,810 | 5,306,449 | 959,909 | 5,533,027 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (2,422,943) | (14,652,563) | (5,570,385) | (36,035,344) | ||||||||||||||||
(1,037,859) | (6,393,221) | (4,087,978) | (27,188,888) | |||||||||||||||||
R Class/Shares Authorized | 90,000,000 | 90,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 836,738 | 5,120,562 | 763,380 | 4,846,322 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 771,046 | 4,660,507 | 626,087 | 3,653,574 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (1,815,246) | (11,015,570) | (1,641,699) | (10,587,946) | ||||||||||||||||
(207,462) | (1,234,501) | (252,232) | (2,088,050) | |||||||||||||||||
R5 Class/Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 141,601 | 848,522 | 102,275 | 657,873 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 160,726 | 983,349 | 110,387 | 654,958 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (284,046) | (1,648,151) | (97,788) | (651,877) | ||||||||||||||||
18,281 | 183,720 | 114,874 | 660,954 | |||||||||||||||||
R6 Class/Shares Authorized | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sold | 5,780,320 | 35,627,500 | 3,011,246 | 19,700,526 | ||||||||||||||||
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 2,238,672 | 13,652,619 | 1,913,370 | 11,327,933 | ||||||||||||||||
Redeemed | (3,165,729) | (18,868,060) | (6,304,564) | (38,923,614) | ||||||||||||||||
4,853,263 | 30,412,059 | (1,379,948) | (7,895,155) | |||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 1,770,650 | $ | 8,003,059 | (30,355,577) | $ | (200,002,583) |
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6. Fair Value Measurements
The fund’s investments valuation process is based on several considerations and may use multiple inputs to determine the fair value of the investments held by the fund. In conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the inputs used to determine a valuation are classified into three broad levels.
•Level 1 valuation inputs consist of unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical investments.
•Level 2 valuation inputs consist of direct or indirect observable market data (including quoted prices for comparable investments, evaluations of subsequent market events, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). These inputs also consist of quoted prices for identical investments initially expressed in local currencies that are adjusted through translation into U.S. dollars.
•Level 3 valuation inputs consist of unobservable data (including a fund’s own assumptions).
The level classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuation measurement. The valuation inputs are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in these securities or other financial instruments.
The following is a summary of the level classifications as of period end. The Schedule of Investments provides additional information on the fund’s portfolio holdings.
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Investment Securities | |||||||||||
Affiliated Funds | $ | 361,477,553 | — | — | |||||||
Common Stocks | 171,036,673 | $ | 54,055,860 | — | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | — | 104,905,755 | — | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds | — | 44,008,053 | — | ||||||||
Sovereign Governments and Agencies | — | 33,307,176 | — | ||||||||
Commercial Paper | — | 17,092,989 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Loan Obligations | — | 13,583,965 | — | ||||||||
Municipal Securities | — | 12,812,636 | — | ||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 12,026,466 | — | ||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | — | 11,544,583 | — | ||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | — | 4,351,762 | — | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 1,627,172 | — | — | ||||||||
Preferred Stocks | — | 1,568,886 | — | ||||||||
Rights | — | 55,880 | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments | 17,528,401 | — | — | ||||||||
Temporary Cash Investments - Securities Lending Collateral | 853,147 | — | — | ||||||||
$ | 552,522,946 | $ | 309,314,011 | — | |||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | — | $ | 9,132 | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | 396,883 | — | ||||||||
— | $ | 406,015 | — | ||||||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts | $ | 183 | — | — | |||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | — | $ | 746,277 | — | |||||||
$ | 183 | $ | 746,277 | — |
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7. Derivative Instruments
Credit Risk — The fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of a bond generally declines as the credit quality of its issuer declines. Credit default swap agreements enable a fund to buy/sell protection against a credit event of a specific issuer or index. A fund may attempt to enhance returns by selling protection or attempt to mitigate credit risk by buying protection. The buyer/seller of credit protection against a security or basket of securities may pay/receive an up-front or periodic payment to compensate for/against potential default events. Changes in value, including the periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swap agreements, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, a fund is required to deposit cash or securities (initial margin) with a financial intermediary in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the value and is a component of unrealized gains and losses. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon receipt or payment of a periodic settlement or termination of swap agreements. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of swap agreements are a component of net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements, respectively. The risks of entering into swap agreements include the possible lack of liquidity, failure of the counterparty to meet its obligations, and that there may be unfavorable changes in the underlying investments or instruments. The fund's average notional amount held during the period was $2,034,450.
Equity Price Risk — The fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on an equity index in order to manage its exposure to changes in market conditions. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund is required to deposit either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to equity price risk derivative instruments held during the period was $625 futures contracts purchased.
Foreign Currency Risk — The fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of foreign investments held by a fund may be significantly affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The dollar value of a foreign security generally decreases when the value of the dollar rises against the foreign currency in which the security is denominated and tends to increase when the value of the dollar declines against such foreign currency. A fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to reduce a fund's exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations or to gain exposure to the fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by a fund and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation are determined daily. Realized gain or loss is recorded upon settlement of the contract. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of forward foreign currency exchange contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions and change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, respectively. A fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign currency exchange rate underlying the forward contract. Additionally, losses, up to the fair value, may arise if the counterparties do not perform under the contract terms. The fund's average U.S. dollar exposure to foreign currency risk derivative instruments held during the period was $83,921,629.
Interest Rate Risk — The fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The value of bonds generally declines as interest rates rise. A fund may enter into futures contracts based on a bond index or a specific underlying security. A fund may purchase futures contracts to gain exposure to increases in market value or sell futures contracts to protect against a decline in market value. Upon entering into a futures contract, a fund will segregate cash, cash equivalents or other appropriate liquid securities on its records in amounts sufficient to meet requirements. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received daily, in cash, by a fund. The variation margin is equal to the daily change in the contract value and is recorded as unrealized gains and losses. A fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the futures contract is closed or expires. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses occurring during the holding period of futures contracts are a component of net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions and
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change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, respectively. One of the risks of entering into futures contracts is the possibility that the change in value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in value of the underlying securities. The fund's average notional exposure to interest rate risk derivative instruments held during the period was $49,152,825 futures contracts purchased and $1,064,924 futures contracts sold.
Value of Derivative Instruments as of July 31, 2020
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | Location on Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 396,883 | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 746,277 | ||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Receivable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 567 | Payable for variation margin on futures contracts* | 1,847 | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 397,450 | $ | 748,124 |
*Included in the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts, as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations for the Year Ended July 31, 2020
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||||||
Type of Risk Exposure | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | Location on Statement of Operations | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Credit Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreement transactions | $ | 38,381 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements | $ | (31,678) | ||||||||||||||
Equity Price Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 124,935 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | 2,249 | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign Currency Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contract transactions | 294,996 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | (885,172) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest Rate Risk | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contract transactions | 2,103,458 | Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts | (163,913) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,561,770 | $ | (1,078,514) |
8. Risk Factors
The value of the fund’s shares will go up and down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, based on the performance of the securities owned by the fund and other factors generally affecting the securities market. Market risks, including political, regulatory, economic and social developments, can affect the value of the fund’s investments. Natural disasters, public health emergencies, terrorism and other unforeseeable events may lead to increased market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally.
The fund may invest in instruments that have variable or floating coupon rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate intended to be representative of the rate at which certain major international banks lend to one another over short-terms. LIBOR will be phased out by the end of 2021. Uncertainty remains regarding a replacement rate or rates for LIBOR. The transition process may lead to increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. This could result in a change to the value of such instruments.
There are certain risks involved in investing in foreign securities. These risks include those resulting from political events (such as civil unrest, national elections and imposition of exchange controls), social and economic events (such as labor strikes and rising inflation), and natural disasters. Securities of foreign issuers may be less liquid and more volatile. Investing in emerging markets or a significant portion of assets in one country or region may accentuate these risks.
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9. Federal Tax Information
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended July 31, 2020 and July 31, 2019 were as follows:
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Distributions Paid From | ||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 17,799,600 | $ | 22,148,776 | ||||
Long-term capital gains | $ | 90,481,055 | $ | 79,178,972 |
The book-basis character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. These differences reflect the differing character of certain income items and net realized gains and losses for financial statement and tax purposes, and may result in reclassification among certain capital accounts on the financial statements.
As of period end, the federal tax cost of investments and the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
Federal tax cost of investments | $ | 775,259,778 | |||
Gross tax appreciation of investments | $ | 100,804,624 | |||
Gross tax depreciation of investments | (14,227,445) | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 86,577,179 | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 12,056 | ||||
Net tax appreciation (depreciation) | $ | 86,589,235 | |||
Other book-to-tax adjustments | $ | (487,196) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | 6,617,943 | |||
Accumulated long-term gains | $ | 20,663,686 |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. Other book-to-tax adjustments are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on straddle positions.
10. Investments in Affiliated Funds
The fund does not invest in an affiliated fund for the purpose of exercising management or control; however, investments by the fund within its investment strategy may represent a significant portion of an affiliated fund's net assets. As of period end, the fund owned 25% or more of the total outstanding shares of the following affiliated funds:
Affiliated Fund | % of outstanding shares | ||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF | 26% | ||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | 29% | ||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | 29% | ||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | 30% | ||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 30% |
11. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08, “Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” (ASU 2017-08). ASU 2017-08 amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 did not materially impact the financial statements.
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12. Affiliated Fund Transactions
A summary of transactions for each affiliated fund for the period ended July 31, 2020 follows (amounts in thousands):
Affiliated Fund(1) | Beginning Value | Purchase Cost | Sales Cost | Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Ending Value | Ending Shares | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | Distributions Received(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Diversified Corporate Bond ETF | $ | 18,842 | $ | 8,743 | — | $ | 1,095 | $ | 28,680 | 541 | — | $ | 728 | |||||||||||||
American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF(3) | — | 37,011 | $ | 433 | 5,782 | 42,360 | 697 | $ | 67 | — | ||||||||||||||||
American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF | — | 22,960 | — | 309 | 23,269 | 489 | — | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century Quality Diversified International ETF | — | 32,931 | 6,222 | 1,553 | 28,262 | 688 | 86 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Growth ETF | — | 52,293 | 4,989 | 11,687 | 58,991 | 1,124 | 374 | 164 | ||||||||||||||||||
American Century STOXX U.S. Quality Value ETF | 2,452 | 44,408 | 4,212 | (3,189) | 39,459 | 1,061 | (63) | 720 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF | — | 37,294 | 2,603 | 796 | 35,487 | 694 | 151 | 368 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Equity ETF | — | 34,335 | 5,652 | (1,282) | 27,401 | 575 | (163) | 320 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF | — | 9,463 | 270 | (759) | 8,434 | 187 | (25) | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | — | 59,508 | 5,191 | 2,637 | 56,954 | 1,087 | 147 | 566 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | — | 16,006 | 4,434 | 609 | 12,181 | 293 | (873) | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 21,294 | $ | 354,952 | $ | 34,006 | $ | 19,238 | $ | 361,478 | 7,436 | $ | (299) | $ | 3,502 |
(1) Investments are funds within the American Century Investments family of funds and are considered affiliated funds. Additional information and attributes of each affiliated fund are available at americancentury.com or avantisinvestors.com.
(2) Distributions received includes distributions from net investment income and from capital gains, if any.
(3) Non-income producing.
Financial Highlights |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $6.57 | 0.07 | 0.46 | 0.53 | (0.08) | (0.77) | (0.85) | $6.25 | 8.42% | 0.84% | 1.11% | 1.13% | 0.86% | 99% | $297,963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $7.02 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.22 | (0.10) | (0.57) | (0.67) | $6.57 | 4.36% | 1.06% | 1.11% | 1.42% | 1.37% | 68% | $314,567 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.51 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.22 | (0.06) | (0.65) | (0.71) | $7.02 | 3.22% | 1.09%(4) | 1.09%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 1.25%(4) | 55% | $444,259 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.67 | 0.08 | 0.93 | 1.01 | (0.09) | (0.08) | (0.17) | $7.51 | 15.42% | 1.08% | 1.08% | 1.20% | 1.20% | 81% | $523,241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.97 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.22 | (0.07) | (0.45) | (0.52) | $6.67 | 3.49% | 1.07% | 1.07% | 1.22% | 1.22% | 82% | $574,968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.67 | 0.07 | (0.13) | (0.06) | (0.04) | (0.60) | (0.64) | $6.97 | (0.56)% | 1.06% | 1.06% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 88% | $645,785 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $6.57 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.54 | (0.09) | (0.77) | (0.86) | $6.25 | 8.64% | 0.64% | 0.91% | 1.33% | 1.06% | 99% | $62,820 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $7.02 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.24 | (0.12) | (0.57) | (0.69) | $6.57 | 4.55% | 0.86% | 0.91% | 1.62% | 1.57% | 68% | $76,202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.52 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.22 | (0.07) | (0.65) | (0.72) | $7.02 | 3.23% | 0.89%(4) | 0.89%(4) | 1.45%(4) | 1.45%(4) | 55% | $125,345 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.68 | 0.10 | 0.92 | 1.02 | (0.10) | (0.08) | (0.18) | $7.52 | 15.64% | 0.88% | 0.88% | 1.40% | 1.40% | 81% | $135,618 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.97 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.24 | (0.08) | (0.45) | (0.53) | $6.68 | 3.86% | 0.87% | 0.87% | 1.42% | 1.42% | 82% | $213,502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.68 | 0.08 | (0.13) | (0.05) | (0.06) | (0.60) | (0.66) | $6.97 | (0.50)% | 0.86% | 0.86% | 1.17% | 1.17% | 88% | $263,207 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $6.55 | 0.05 | 0.46 | 0.51 | (0.07) | (0.77) | (0.84) | $6.22 | 8.04% | 1.09% | 1.36% | 0.88% | 0.61% | 99% | $288,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $7.00 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.21 | (0.09) | (0.57) | (0.66) | $6.55 | 4.11% | 1.31% | 1.36% | 1.17% | 1.12% | 68% | $304,644 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.49 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.21 | (0.05) | (0.65) | (0.70) | $7.00 | 3.04% | 1.34%(4) | 1.34%(4) | 1.00%(4) | 1.00%(4) | 55% | $347,290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.66 | 0.07 | 0.91 | 0.98 | (0.07) | (0.08) | (0.15) | $7.49 | 15.01% | 1.33% | 1.33% | 0.95% | 0.95% | 81% | $398,519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.95 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.21 | (0.05) | (0.45) | (0.50) | $6.66 | 3.38% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 0.97% | 0.97% | 82% | $456,392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.66 | 0.05 | (0.13) | (0.08) | (0.03) | (0.60) | (0.63) | $6.95 | (0.90)% | 1.31% | 1.31% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 88% | $504,771 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $6.45 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.46 | (0.04) | (0.77) | (0.81) | $6.10 | 7.18% | 1.84% | 2.11% | 0.13% | (0.14)% | 99% | $39,523 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $6.91 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.15 | (0.04) | (0.57) | (0.61) | $6.45 | 3.30% | 2.06% | 2.11% | 0.42% | 0.37% | 68% | $48,515 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.42 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.17 | (0.03) | (0.65) | (0.68) | $6.91 | 2.46% | 2.09%(4) | 2.09%(4) | 0.25%(4) | 0.25%(4) | 55% | $80,205 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.60 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 0.93 | (0.03) | (0.08) | (0.11) | $7.42 | 14.29% | 2.08% | 2.08% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 81% | $97,269 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.91 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.16 | (0.02) | (0.45) | (0.47) | $6.60 | 2.55% | 2.07% | 2.07% | 0.22% | 0.22% | 82% | $106,604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.64 | —(5) | (0.13) | (0.13) | —(5) | (0.60) | (0.60) | $6.91 | (1.57)% | 2.06% | 2.06% | (0.03)% | (0.03)% | 88% | $121,748 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | $6.51 | 0.04 | 0.45 | 0.49 | (0.06) | (0.77) | (0.83) | $6.17 | 7.77% | 1.34% | 1.61% | 0.63% | 0.36% | 99% | $35,807 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $6.96 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.19 | (0.07) | (0.57) | (0.64) | $6.51 | 3.88% | 1.56% | 1.61% | 0.92% | 0.87% | 68% | $39,114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.46 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.19 | (0.04) | (0.65) | (0.69) | $6.96 | 2.74% | 1.59%(4) | 1.59%(4) | 0.75%(4) | 0.75%(4) | 55% | $43,590 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.63 | 0.05 | 0.92 | 0.97 | (0.06) | (0.08) | (0.14) | $7.46 | 14.83% | 1.58% | 1.58% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 81% | $50,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.93 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.18 | (0.03) | (0.45) | (0.48) | $6.63 | 2.98% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 82% | $53,902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.64 | 0.03 | (0.12) | (0.09) | (0.02) | (0.60) | (0.62) | $6.93 | (1.04)% | 1.56% | 1.56% | 0.47% | 0.47% | 88% | $52,262 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $6.58 | 0.08 | 0.45 | 0.53 | (0.09) | (0.77) | (0.86) | $6.25 | 8.46% | 0.64% | 0.91% | 1.33% | 1.06% | 99% | $6,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $7.03 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.24 | (0.12) | (0.57) | (0.69) | $6.58 | 4.56% | 0.86% | 0.91% | 1.62% | 1.57% | 68% | $7,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.52 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.23 | (0.07) | (0.65) | (0.72) | $7.03 | 3.38% | 0.89%(4) | 0.89%(4) | 1.45%(4) | 1.45%(4) | 55% | $6,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(6) | $6.93 | 0.07 | 0.58 | 0.65 | (0.06) | — | (0.06) | $7.52 | 9.43% | 0.88%(4) | 0.88%(4) | 1.46%(4) | 1.46%(4) | 81%(7) | $5 |
For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Years Ended July 31 (except as noted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per-Share Data | Ratios and Supplemental Data | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income From Investment Operations: | Distributions From: | Ratio to Average Net Assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total From Investment Operations | Net Investment Income | Net Realized Gains | Total Distributions | Net Asset Value, End of Period | Total Return(2) | Operating Expenses | Operating Expenses (before expense waiver) | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Net Investment Income (Loss) (before expense waiver) | Portfolio Turnover Rate | Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2020 | $6.56 | 0.09 | 0.46 | 0.55 | (0.10) | (0.77) | (0.87) | $6.24 | 8.82% | 0.49% | 0.76% | 1.48% | 1.21% | 99% | $121,246 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $7.01 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.25 | (0.13) | (0.57) | (0.70) | $6.56 | 4.72% | 0.71% | 0.76% | 1.77% | 1.72% | 68% | $95,697 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(3) | $7.51 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.23 | (0.08) | (0.65) | (0.73) | $7.01 | 3.35% | 0.74%(4) | 0.74%(4) | 1.60%(4) | 1.60%(4) | 55% | $111,937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | $6.67 | 0.11 | 0.93 | 1.04 | (0.12) | (0.08) | (0.20) | $7.51 | 15.83% | 0.73% | 0.73% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 81% | $85,623 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | $6.97 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.24 | (0.09) | (0.45) | (0.54) | $6.67 | 3.86% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 1.57% | 1.57% | 82% | $71,340 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | $7.67 | 0.09 | (0.12) | (0.03) | (0.07) | (0.60) | (0.67) | $6.97 | (0.20)% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 88% | $35,867 |
Notes to Financial Highlights |
(1)Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total returns are calculated based on the net asset value of the last business day and do not reflect applicable sales charges, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(3)December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018. The fund's fiscal year end was changed from November 30 to July 31, resulting in an eight-month annual reporting period. For the years before July 31, 2018, the fund's fiscal year end was November 30.
(4)Annualized.
(5)Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
(6)April 10, 2017 (commencement of sale) through November 30, 2017.
(7)Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level. Percentage indicated was calculated for the year ended November 30, 2017.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Strategic Allocation: Moderate Fund, one of the funds constituting the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of July 31, 2020, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Strategic Allocation: Moderate Fund of the American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. as of July 31, 2020, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period December 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 and for the years ended November 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2020, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
September 16, 2020
We have served as the auditor of one or more American Century investment companies since 1997.
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Management |
The Board of Directors
The individuals listed below serve as directors of the funds. Each director will continue to serve in this capacity until death, retirement, resignation or removal from office. The board has adopted a mandatory retirement age for directors who are not “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act (independent directors). Independent directors shall retire by December 31 of the year in which they reach their 75th birthday.
Mr. Thomas is an “interested person” because he currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Century Companies, Inc. (ACC), the parent company of American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM or the advisor). The other directors (more than three-fourths of the total number) are independent. They are not employees, directors or officers of, and have no financial interest in, ACC or any of its wholly owned, direct or indirect, subsidiaries, including ACIM, American Century Investment Services, Inc. (ACIS) and American Century Services, LLC (ACS), and they do not have any other affiliations, positions or relationships that would cause them to be considered “interested persons” under the Investment Company Act. The directors serve in this capacity for seven (in the case of Jonathan S. Thomas, 16; and Stephen E. Yates, 8) registered investment companies in the American Century Investments family of funds.
The following table presents additional information about the directors. The mailing address for each director is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | |||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas W. Bunn (1953) | Director | Since 2017 | Retired | 63 | SquareTwo Financial; Barings (formerly Babson Capital Funds Trust) (2013 to 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chris H. Cheesman (1962) | Director | Since 2019 | Retired. Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive, AllianceBernstein (1999 to 2018) | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Fink (1955) | Director | Since 2012 (independent since 2016) | Retired | 63 | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rajesh K. Gupta (1960) | Director | Since 2019 | Partner Emeritus, SeaCrest Investment Management and SeaCrest Wealth Management (2019 to Present); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Investment Management (2006 to 2019); Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, SeaCrest Wealth Management (2008 to 2019) | 63 | None |
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Name (Year of Birth) | Position(s) Held with Funds | Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | Number of American Century Portfolios Overseen by Director | Other Directorships Held During Past 5 Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynn Jenkins (1963) | Director | Since 2019 | Consultant, LJ Strategies (2019 to present); United States Representative, U.S. House of Representatives (2009 to 2018) | 63 | MGP Ingredients, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jan M. Lewis (1957) | Director | Since 2011 | Retired | 63 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
John R. Whitten (1946) | Director | Since 2008 | Retired | 63 | Onto Innovation Inc. (2019 to 2020); Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2006 to 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen E. Yates (1948) | Director and Chairman of the Board | Since 2012 (Chairman since 2018) | Retired | 82 | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interested Director | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jonathan S. Thomas (1963) | Director | Since 2007 | President and Chief Executive Officer, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as Chief Executive Officer, ACS; Executive Vice President, ACIM; Director, ACC, ACIM and other ACC subsidiaries | 122 | None |
The Statement of Additional Information has additional information about the fund's directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Officers
The following table presents certain information about the executive officers of the funds. Each officer serves as an officer for each of the 16 (in the case of Robert J. Leach, 15) investment companies in the American Century family of funds. No officer is compensated for his or her service as an officer of the funds. The listed officers are interested persons of the funds and are appointed or re-appointed on an annual basis. The mailing address for each officer listed below is 4500 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
Name (Year of Birth) | Offices with the Funds | Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years | ||||||
Patrick Bannigan (1965) | President since 2019 | Executive Vice President and Director, ACC (2012 to present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, ACC (2015 to present). Also serves as President, ACS; Vice President, ACIM; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and/or Director, ACIM, ACS and other ACC subsidiaries | ||||||
R. Wes Campbell (1974) | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2018 | Vice President, ACS, (2020 to present); Investment Operations and Investment Accounting, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
Amy D. Shelton (1964) | Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President since 2014 | Chief Compliance Officer, American Century funds, (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIM (2014 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, ACIS (2009 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIS | ||||||
Charles A. Etherington (1957) | General Counsel since 2007 and Senior Vice President since 2006 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present); Vice President, ACC (2005 to present); General Counsel, ACC (2007 to present). Also serves as General Counsel, ACIM, ACS, ACIS and other ACC subsidiaries; and Senior Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
C. Jean Wade (1964) | Vice President since 2012 | Senior Vice President, ACS (2017 to present); Vice President, ACS (2000 to 2017) | ||||||
Robert J. Leach (1966) | Vice President since 2006 | Vice President, ACS (2000 to present) | ||||||
David H. Reinmiller (1963) | Vice President since 2000 | Attorney, ACC (1994 to present). Also serves as Vice President, ACIM and ACS | ||||||
Ward D. Stauffer (1960) | Secretary since 2005 | Attorney, ACC (2003 to present) |
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Approval of Management Agreement |
At a meeting held on June 24, 2020, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") unanimously approved the renewal of the management agreement pursuant to which American Century Investment Management, Inc. (the “Advisor”) acts as the investment advisor for the Fund. Under Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act, contracts for investment advisory services are required to be reviewed, evaluated, and approved by a majority of a fund’s directors (the “Directors”), including a majority of the independent Directors, each year.
Prior to its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Directors requested and reviewed extensive data and information compiled by the Advisor and certain independent providers of evaluation data concerning the Fund and the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor. This review was in addition to the oversight and evaluation undertaken by the Board and its committees on a continual basis and the information received was supplemental to the extensive information that the Board and its committees receive and consider throughout the year.
In connection with its consideration of the renewal of the management agreement, the Board’s review and evaluation of the services provided by the Advisor included, but was not limited to, the following:
•the nature, extent, and quality of investment management, shareholder services, and other services provided and to be provided to the Fund;
•the wide range of other programs and services provided and to be provided to the Fund and its shareholders on a routine and non-routine basis;
•the Fund’s investment performance, including data comparing the Fund's performance to appropriate benchmarks and/or a peer group of other mutual funds with similar investment objectives and strategies;
•the cost of owning the Fund compared to the cost of owning similar funds;
•the compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory experience of the Advisor and the Fund's service providers;
•the Advisor’s strategic plans;
•the Advisor’s business continuity plans and specifically its response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
•financial data showing the cost of services provided to the Fund, the profitability of the Fund to the Advisor, and the overall profitability of the Advisor;
•possible economies of scale associated with the Advisor’s management of the Fund and other accounts;
•services provided and charges to the Advisor's other investment management clients;
•acquired fund fees and expenses;
•payments and practices in connection with financial intermediaries holding shares of the Fund and the services provided by intermediaries in connection therewith; and
•possible collateral benefits to the Advisor from the management of the Fund.
The Board held two meetings to consider the renewal. The independent Directors also met in private session three times to review and discuss the information provided in response to their request. The independent Directors held active discussions with the Advisor regarding the renewal of the management agreement, requesting supplemental information, and reviewing information provided by the Advisor in response thereto. The independent Directors had the benefit of the advice of their independent counsel throughout the process.
Factors Considered
The Directors considered all of the information provided by the Advisor, the independent data providers, and independent counsel in connection with the approval. They determined that the information was sufficient for them to evaluate the management agreement for the Fund. In connection with their review, the Directors did not identify any single factor as being all-important or
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controlling, and each Director may have attributed different levels of importance to different factors. In deciding to renew the management agreement, the Board based its decision on a number of factors, including without limitation the following:
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services — Generally. Under the management agreement, the Advisor is responsible for providing or arranging for all services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The Board noted that the Advisor provides or arranges at its own expense a wide variety of services including without limitation the following:
•constructing and designing the Fund
•portfolio research and security selection
•initial capitalization/funding
•securities trading
•Fund administration
•custody of Fund assets
•daily valuation of the Fund’s portfolio
•shareholder servicing and transfer agency, including shareholder confirmations, recordkeeping, and communications
•legal services (except the independent Directors’ counsel)
•regulatory and portfolio compliance
•financial reporting
•marketing and distribution (except amounts paid by the Fund under Rule 12b-1 plans)
The Board noted that many of these services have expanded over time in terms of both quantity and complexity in response to shareholder demands, competition in the industry, changing distribution channels, and the changing regulatory environment.
Investment Management Services. The nature of the investment management services provided to the Fund is quite complex and allows Fund shareholders access to professional money management, instant diversification of their investments within an asset class, the opportunity to easily diversify among asset classes by investing in or exchanging among various American Century Investments funds, and liquidity. In evaluating investment performance, the Board expects the Advisor to manage the Fund in accordance with its investment objectives and approved strategies. Further, the Directors recognize that the Advisor has an obligation to monitor trading activities, and in particular to seek the best execution of fund trades, and to evaluate the use of and payment for research. In providing these services, the Advisor utilizes teams of investment professionals (portfolio managers, analysts, research assistants, and securities traders) who require extensive information technology, research, training, compliance, and other systems to conduct their business. The Board, directly and through its Fund Performance Review Committee, provides oversight of the investment performance process. It regularly reviews investment performance information for the Fund, together with comparative information for appropriate benchmarks and/or peer groups of similarly-managed funds, over different time horizons. The Directors also review investment performance information during the management agreement renewal process. If performance concerns are identified, the Fund receives special reviews until performance improves, during which the Board discusses with the Advisor the reasons for such results (e.g., market conditions, security selection) and any efforts being undertaken to improve performance. The Fund’s performance was above its benchmark for the one-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods reviewed by the Board. The Board found the investment management services provided by the Advisor to the Fund to be satisfactory and consistent with the management agreement.
Shareholder and Other Services. Under the management agreement, the Advisor provides the Fund with a comprehensive package of transfer agency, shareholder, and other services. The Board, directly and through its various committees, regularly reviews reports and evaluations of such services at its regular meetings. These reports include, but are not limited to, information regarding the operational efficiency and accuracy of the shareholder and transfer agency services provided, staffing levels, shareholder satisfaction, technology support (including cyber security), new products and services offered to Fund shareholders, securities trading activities, portfolio
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valuation services, auditing services, and legal and operational compliance activities. The Board found the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the management agreement to be competitive and of high quality.
COVID-19 Response. During 2020, much of the world experienced unprecedented change and challenges from the impacts of the rapidly evolving, worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus. The Board evaluated the Advisor’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on service to the Fund. The Board found that Fund shareholders have continued to receive the Advisor’s investment management and other services without disruption, and Advisor personnel have demonstrated great resiliency in providing those services. The Board, directly and through its Audit Committee, continues to monitor the impact of the pandemic and the response of each of the Fund’s service providers.
Costs of Services and Profitability. The Advisor provides detailed information concerning its cost of providing various services to the Fund, its profitability in managing the Fund (pre- and post-distribution), its overall profitability, and its financial condition. The Directors have reviewed with the Advisor the methodology used to prepare this financial information. This information is considered in evaluating the Advisor’s financial condition, its ability to continue to provide services under the management agreement, and the reasonableness of the current management fee. The Board concluded that the Advisor’s profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Ethics. The Board generally considers the Advisor’s commitment to providing quality services to shareholders and to conducting its business ethically. They noted that the Advisor’s practices generally meet or exceed industry best practices.
Economies of Scale. The Board also reviewed information provided by the Advisor regarding the possible existence of economies of scale in connection with the management of the Fund. The Board concluded that economies of scale are difficult to measure and predict with precision, especially on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board concluded that the Advisor is appropriately sharing economies of scale, to the extent they exist, through its competitive fee structure, offering competitive fees from fund inception, and through reinvestment in its business, infrastructure, investment capabilities and initiatives to provide shareholders additional content and services. The Board also noted that economies of scale are shared with the Fund and its shareholders through management fee breakpoints that serve to reduce the effective management fee as the assets of the Fund grow.
Comparison to Other Funds’ Fees. The management agreement provides that the Fund pays the Advisor a single, all-inclusive (or unified) management fee for providing all services necessary for the management and operation of the Fund, other than brokerage expenses, expenses attributable to short sales, taxes, interest, extraordinary expenses, fees and expenses of the Fund’s independent Directors (including their independent legal counsel), and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of shareholder services and distribution services under a plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the unified fee structure, the Advisor is responsible for providing all investment advisory, custody, audit, administrative, compliance, recordkeeping, marketing and shareholder services, or arranging and supervising third parties to provide such services. By contrast, most other funds are charged a variety of fees, including an investment advisory fee, a transfer agency fee, an administrative fee, distribution charges, and other expenses. Other than their investment advisory fees and any applicable Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, all other components of the total fees charged by these other funds may be increased without shareholder approval. The Board believes the unified fee structure is a benefit to Fund shareholders because it clearly discloses to shareholders the cost of owning Fund shares, and, since the unified fee cannot be increased without a vote of Fund shareholders, it shifts to the Advisor the risk of increased costs of operating the Fund and provides a direct incentive to minimize administrative inefficiencies. Part of the Board’s analysis of fee levels involves reviewing certain evaluative data compiled by an independent provider comparing the Fund’s unified fee to the total expense ratios of its peers. The unified fee charged to shareholders of the Fund was above the median of the total expense ratios of the Fund’s peer expense universe
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and was within the range of its peer expense group. The Advisor noted the reduction of the Fund's annual unified management fee of 0.25%, which is expected to continue until June 3, 2021 and cannot be terminated prior to such date without the Board's approval. The Board concluded that the management fee paid by the Fund to the Advisor under the management agreement is reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund.
Comparison to Fees and Services Provided to Other Clients of the Advisor. The Board also requested and received information from the Advisor concerning the nature of the services, fees, costs, and profitability of its advisory services to advisory clients other than the Fund. They observed that these varying types of client accounts require different services and involve different regulatory and entrepreneurial risks than the management of the Fund. The Board analyzed this information and concluded that the fees charged and services provided to the Fund were reasonable by comparison.
Payments to Intermediaries. The Directors also requested and received a description of payments made to intermediaries by the Fund and the Advisor and services provided in response thereto. These payments include various payments made by the Fund or the Advisor to different types of intermediaries and recordkeepers for distribution and service activities provided for the Fund. The Directors reviewed such information and received representations from the Advisor that all such payments by the Fund were made pursuant to the Fund's Rule 12b-1 Plan and that all such payments by the Advisor were made from the Advisor’s resources and reasonable profits. The Board found such payments to be reasonable in scope and purpose.
Collateral or “Fall-Out” Benefits Derived by the Advisor. The Board considered the possible existence of collateral benefits the Advisor may receive as a result of its relationship with the Fund. They concluded that the Advisor’s primary business is managing mutual funds and it generally does not use fund or shareholder information to generate profits in other lines of business, and therefore does not derive any significant collateral benefits from them. To the extent there are potential collateral benefits, the board has been advised and has taken this into consideration in its review of the management contract with the Fund. The Board noted that additional assets from other clients may offer the Advisor some benefit from increased leverage with service providers and counterparties. Additionally, the Advisor may receive proprietary research from broker-dealers that execute fund portfolio transactions, which the Board concluded is likely to benefit other clients of the Advisor, as well as Fund shareholders. The Board also determined that the Advisor is able to provide investment management services to certain clients other than the Fund, at least in part, due to its existing infrastructure built to serve the fund complex. The Board concluded that appropriate allocation methodologies had been employed to assign resources and the cost of those resources to these other clients and, where expressly provided, these other client assets may be included with the assets of the Fund to determine breakpoints in the management fee schedule.
Existing Relationship. The Board also considered whether there was any reason for not continuing the existing arrangement with the Advisor. In this regard, the Board was mindful of the potential disruptions of the Fund’s operations and various risks, uncertainties, and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision not to continue such relationship. In particular, the Board recognized that most shareholders have invested in the Fund on the strength of the Advisor’s industry standing and reputation and in the expectation that the Advisor will have a continuing role in providing advisory services to the Fund.
Conclusion of the Directors. As a result of this process, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, taking into account all of the factors discussed above and the information provided by the Advisor and others in connection with its review and throughout the year, determined that the management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services provided and that the investment management agreement between the Fund and the Advisor should be renewed.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program |
The Fund has adopted a liquidity risk management program (the “program”). The Fund’s Board of Directors (the "Board") has designated American Century Investment Management, Inc. (“ACIM”) as the administrator of the program. Personnel of ACIM or its affiliates conduct the day-to-day operation of the program pursuant to policies and procedures administered by those members of the ACIM’s Investment Oversight Committee who are members of the ACIM’s Investment Management and Global Analytics departments.
Under the program, ACIM manages the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund. This risk is managed by monitoring the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments, limiting the amount of the Fund’s illiquid investments, and utilizing various risk management tools and facilities available to the Fund for meeting shareholder redemptions, among other means. ACIM’s process of determining the degree of liquidity of the Fund’s investments is supported by one or more third-party liquidity assessment vendors.
The Board reviewed a report prepared by ACIM regarding the operation and effectiveness of the program for the period December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. No significant liquidity events impacting the Fund were noted in the report. In addition, ACIM provided its assessment that the program had been effective in managing the Fund’s liquidity risk.
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Additional Information |
Retirement Account Information
As required by law, distributions you receive from certain retirement accounts are subject to federal income tax withholding, unless you elect not to have withholding apply*. Tax will be withheld on the total amount withdrawn even though you may be receiving amounts that are not subject to withholding, such as nondeductible contributions. In such case, excess amounts of withholding could occur. You may adjust your withholding election so that a greater or lesser amount will be withheld.
If you don’t want us to withhold on this amount, you must notify us to not withhold the federal income tax. You may notify us in writing or in certain situations by telephone or through other electronic means. For systematic withdrawals, your withholding election will remain in effect until revoked or changed by filing a new election. You have the right to revoke your election at any time and change your withholding percentage for future distributions.
Remember, even if you elect not to have income tax withheld, you are liable for paying income tax on the taxable portion of your withdrawal. If you elect not to have income tax withheld or you don’t have enough income tax withheld, you may be responsible for payment of estimated tax. You may incur penalties under the estimated tax rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are not sufficient. You can reduce or defer the income tax on a distribution by directly or indirectly rolling such distribution over to another IRA or eligible plan. You should consult your tax advisor for additional information.
State tax will be withheld if, at the time of your distribution, your address is within one of the mandatory withholding states and you have federal income tax withheld (or as otherwise required by state law). State taxes will be withheld from your distribution in accordance with the respective state rules.
*Some 403(b), 457 and qualified retirement plan distributions may be subject to 20% mandatory withholding, as they are subject to special tax and withholding rules. Your plan administrator or plan sponsor is required to provide you with a special tax notice explaining those rules at the time you request a distribution. If applicable, federal and/or state taxes may be withheld from your distribution amount.
Proxy Voting Policies
A description of the policies that the fund's investment advisor uses in exercising the voting rights associated with the securities purchased and/or held by the fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021. It is also available on American Century Investments’ website at americancentury.com/proxy and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the investment advisor voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on americancentury.com/proxy. It is also available at sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The fund also makes its complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the most recent quarter of its fiscal year available on its website at americancentury.com and, upon request, by calling 1-800-345-2021.
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Other Tax Information
The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund hereby designates up to the maximum amount allowable as qualified dividend income for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
For corporate taxpayers, the fund hereby designates $3,116,977, or up to the maximum amount
allowable, of ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020 as
qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.
The fund hereby designates $92,423,815, or up to the maximum amount allowable, as long-term
capital gain distributions (20% rate gain distributions) for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund hereby designates $8,045,363 as qualified short-term capital gain distributions for
purposes of Internal Revenue Code Section 871 for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2020.
The fund utilized earnings and profits of $2,437,263 distributed to shareholders on redemption of
shares as part of the dividends paid deduction (tax equalization).
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
(a) The registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions.
(b) No response required.
(c) None.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) The registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers was filed as Exhibit 12 (a)(1) to American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc.’s Annual Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, File No. 811-21591, on September 29, 2005, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
(a)(1) The registrant’s board has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.
(a)(2) John R. Whitten, Thomas Bunn, Chris H. Cheesman and Lynn M. Jenkins are the registrant’s designated audit committee financial experts. They are “independent” as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) No response required.
(c) No response required.
(d) No response required.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
a) Audit Fees.
The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were as follows:
FY 2019: $125,320
FY 2020: $125,320
(b) Audit-Related Fees.
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were as follows:
For services rendered to the registrant:
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
(c) Tax Fees.
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were as follows:
For services rendered to the registrant:
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
(d) All Other Fees.
The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were as follows:
For services rendered to the registrant:
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
Fees required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (relating to certain engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser and its affiliates):
FY 2019: $0
FY 2020: $0
(e)(1) In accordance with paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, before the accountant is engaged by the registrant to render audit or non-audit services, the engagement is approved by the registrant’s audit committee. Pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, the registrant’s audit committee also pre-approves its accountant’s engagements for non-audit services with the registrant’s investment adviser, its parent company, and any entity controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.
(e)(2) All services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item were pre-approved before the engagement by the registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(A) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
Consequently, none of such services were required to be approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C).
(f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than 50%.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were as follows:
FY 2019: $119,500
FY 2020: $0
(h) The registrant’s investment adviser and accountant have notified the registrant’s audit committee of all non-audit services that were rendered by the registrant’s accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser, its parent company, and any entity controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides services to the registrant, which services were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. The notification provided to the registrant’s audit committee included sufficient details regarding such services to allow the registrant’s audit committee to consider the continuing independence of its principal accountant.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.
(a) The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
During the reporting period, there were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Registrant’s Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers, which is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2 of Form N-CSR, was filed as Exhibit 12(a)(1) to American Century Asset Allocation Portfolios, Inc.’s Certified Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, File No. 811-21591, on September 29, 2005.
(a)(2) Separate certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(b) A certification by the registrant’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, is furnished and attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: | American Century Strategic Asset Allocations, Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||
By: | /s/ Patrick Bannigan | |||||||||||||||||||
Name: | Patrick Bannigan | |||||||||||||||||||
Title: | President | |||||||||||||||||||
Date: | September 22, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ Patrick Bannigan | ||||||||||||||||
Name: Patrick Bannigan | |||||||||||||||||
Title: President | |||||||||||||||||
(principal executive officer) | |||||||||||||||||
Date: | September 22, 2020 |
By: | /s/ R. Wes Campbell | ||||||||||||||||
Name: R. Wes Campbell | |||||||||||||||||
Title: Treasurer and | |||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||
(principal financial officer) | |||||||||||||||||
Date: | September 22, 2020 |