Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

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Common Stocks – 14.3% of Net Assets

 
   Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%

 

  190      General Dynamics Corp.    $ 40,312  
  3,125      Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      96,656  
  541      Lockheed Martin Corp.      208,983  
  2,103      Mercury Systems, Inc.(a)      85,382  
     

 

 

 
        431,333  
     

 

 

 
  

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.2%

 

  1,097      Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      96,876  
  2,132      United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B      344,403  
     

 

 

 
        441,279  
     

 

 

 
  

Auto Components – 0.0%

 

  4,250      Gentex Corp.      101,320  
     

 

 

 
  

Automobiles – 0.2%

 

  582      Ferrari NV      107,670  
  951      Tesla, Inc.(a)      252,253  
     

 

 

 
        359,923  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 0.5%

 

  2,598      Citigroup, Inc.      108,259  
  4,282      First Financial Corp.      193,504  
           50,533      Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.      809,033  
  297      Signature Bank      44,847  
     

 

 

 
            1,155,643  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 0.2%

 

  484      Coca-Cola Co. (The)      27,114  
  453      Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A      104,045  
  3,101      Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.      111,078  
  943      PepsiCo, Inc.      153,954  
  10,828      Primo Water Corp.      135,891  
     

 

 

 
        532,082  
     

 

 

 
  

Biotechnology – 0.5%

 

  1,898      AbbVie, Inc.      254,730  
  3,517      Alkermes PLC(a)      78,535  
  481      Amgen, Inc.      108,417  
  353      Biogen, Inc.(a)      94,251  
  7,507      Gilead Sciences, Inc.      463,107  
  1,512      Horizon Therapeutics PLC(a)      93,578  
  10,510      Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)      108,884  
     

 

 

 
        1,201,502  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 0.4%

 

  1,511      Allegion PLC      135,507  
  4,001      Johnson Controls International PLC      196,929  
  1,380      Masonite International Corp.(a)      98,380  
  4,861      Resideo Technologies, Inc.(a)      92,651  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Building Products – continued

 

  640      Trane Technologies PLC    $ 92,678  
  2,932      Trex Co., Inc.(a)      128,832  
  1,787      UFP Industries, Inc.      128,950  
     

 

 

 
        873,927  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 0.6%

 

  667      Blackstone, Inc.      55,828  
  5,909      Brightsphere Investment Group, Inc.      88,103  
  1,410      Cboe Global Markets, Inc.      165,492  
  1,303      Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      117,726  
  6,861      Invesco Ltd.      93,996  
  5,294      Janus Henderson Group PLC      107,521  
  822      LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.      179,590  
  579      MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.      128,822  
  476      Morningstar, Inc.      101,064  
  1,959      Nasdaq, Inc.      111,036  
  1,142      T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.      119,921  
  4,918      Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A      114,639  
     

 

 

 
            1,383,738  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 0.2%

 

  3,139      Huntsman Corp.      77,031  
  1,323      International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      120,168  
  22      LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A      1,656  
  2,829      Olin Corp.      121,308  
  1,208      RPM International, Inc.      100,638  
     

 

 

 
        420,801  
     

 

 

 
   Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%

 

  398      Cintas Corp.      154,499  
  1,217      Copart, Inc.(a)      129,489  
  4,682      Ennis, Inc.      94,249  
  3,494      IAA, Inc.(a)      111,284  
  389      Republic Services, Inc.      52,919  
  890      Waste Management, Inc.      142,587  
     

 

 

 
        685,027  
     

 

 

 
  

Communications Equipment – 0.1%

 

  4,515      Cisco Systems, Inc.      180,600  
     

 

 

 
   Construction & Engineering – 0.2%   
  3,246      AECOM      221,929  
             9,256      MDU Resources Group, Inc.      253,151  
  143      Quanta Services, Inc.      18,217  
     

 

 

 
        493,297  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 0.1%

 

  1,187      Discover Financial Services      107,922  
  1,239      Nelnet, Inc., Class A      98,117  
     

 

 

 
        206,039  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Containers & Packaging – 0.2%

 

  1,130      AptarGroup, Inc.    $ 107,384  
  3,216      Sealed Air Corp.      143,144  
  2,187      Silgan Holdings, Inc.      91,942  
  514      Sonoco Products Co.      29,159  
     

 

 

 
        371,629  
     

 

 

 
  

Distributors – 0.1%

 

  839      Genuine Parts Co.      125,279  
  2,732      LKQ Corp.      128,814  
     

 

 

 
        254,093  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

 

  1,897      Grand Canyon Education, Inc.(a)      156,028  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%

 

  7,735      Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A.      101,019  
     

 

 

 
   Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%   
  404      AT&T, Inc.      6,197  
  421      Verizon Communications, Inc.      15,986  
     

 

 

 
        22,183  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 0.4%

 

  944      Alliant Energy Corp.      50,023  
  401      American Electric Power Co., Inc.      34,666  
  748      Avangrid, Inc.      31,192  
  1,387      Duke Energy Corp.      129,019  
  412      Edison International      23,311  
  253      Entergy Corp.      25,459  
  441      Eversource Energy      34,380  
  811      Exelon Corp.      30,380  
             6,099      FirstEnergy Corp.      225,663  
  717      Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.      24,851  
  388      IDACORP, Inc.      38,416  
  374      MGE Energy, Inc.      24,546  
  753      OGE Energy Corp.      27,454  
  374      Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      24,127  
  604      Portland General Electric Co.      26,250  
  1,371      PPL Corp.      34,755  
  698      Southern Co. (The)      47,464  
  668      Xcel Energy, Inc.      42,752  
     

 

 

 
        874,708  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 0.2%

 

  1,881      AMETEK, Inc.      213,324  
  915      Eaton Corp. PLC      122,024  
  1,303      Emerson Electric Co.      95,406  
     

 

 

 
               430,754  
     

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%

 

  1,554      Amphenol Corp., Class A      104,056  
  1,947      Insight Enterprises, Inc.(a)      160,452  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – continued

 

  2,084      OSI Systems, Inc.(a)    $ 150,173  
  918      TE Connectivity Ltd.      101,311  
  6,739      TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)      88,820  
     

 

 

 
        604,812  
     

 

 

 
  

Entertainment – 0.1%

 

  929      Electronic Arts, Inc.      107,495  
  2,208      World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A      154,935  
     

 

 

 
        262,430  
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.3%

 

  400      Costco Wholesale Corp.      188,908  
             1,917      Sysco Corp.      135,551  
  3,895      U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)      102,984  
  2,667      Walmart, Inc.      345,910  
     

 

 

 
        773,353  
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 0.5%

 

  602      Campbell Soup Co.      28,366  
  970      Conagra Brands, Inc.      31,651  
  587      General Mills, Inc.      44,970  
  1,266      Hershey Co. (The)      279,115  
  1,156      Hormel Foods Corp.      52,529  
  5,814      Hostess Brands, Inc.(a)      135,118  
  353      J.M. Smucker Co. (The)      48,506  
  1,392      John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.      105,416  
  718      Kellogg Co.      50,016  
  719      Kraft Heinz Co. (The)      23,979  
  304      Lancaster Colony Corp.      45,685  
  690      McCormick & Co., Inc.      49,176  
  470      Mondelez International, Inc., Class A      25,770  
  2,493      TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(a)      105,753  
  1,242      Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A      81,885  
     

 

 

 
            1,107,935  
     

 

 

 
  

Gas Utilities – 0.1%

 

  1,628      Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.      113,553  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.1%

 

  1,751      Baxter International, Inc.      94,309  
  778      Becton Dickinson & Co.      173,362  
  68      Medtronic PLC      5,491  
  214      Shockwave Medical, Inc.(a)      59,507  
     

 

 

 
        332,669  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.8%

 

  1,766      AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)      187,125  
  329      Chemed Corp.      143,628  
  629      CVS Health Corp.      59,988  
  2,886      Encompass Health Corp.      130,534  
  666      HCA Healthcare, Inc.      122,404  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Health Care Providers & Services – continued

 

  307      Humana, Inc.    $ 148,953  
  688      Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings      140,909  
  137      McKesson Corp.      46,562  
  857      ModivCare, Inc.(a)      85,426  
  5,177      Premier, Inc., Class A      175,708  
  749      Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      91,895  
  905      UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      457,061  
     

 

 

 
            1,790,193  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Technology – 0.2%

 

             8,479      Change Healthcare, Inc.(a)      233,088  
  990      Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)      163,231  
     

 

 

 
        396,319  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%

 

  331      Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      102,676  
  935      Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.      112,780  
  224      McDonald’s Corp.      51,686  
  2,896      MGM Resorts International      86,069  
  6,741      Wendy’s Co. (The)      125,989  
  978      Yum! Brands, Inc.      104,001  
     

 

 

 
        583,201  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Durables – 0.1%

 

  1,166      Garmin Ltd.      93,641  
  4,837      Newell Brands, Inc.      67,186  
  4,023      Sonos, Inc.(a)      55,920  
     

 

 

 
        216,747  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Products – 0.3%

 

  396      Church & Dwight Co., Inc.      28,290  
  3,983      Colgate-Palmolive Co.      279,806  
  318      Kimberly-Clark Corp.      35,788  
  1,532      Procter & Gamble Co. (The)      193,415  
  3,497      Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.      90,957  
  655      WD-40 Co.      115,109  
     

 

 

 
        743,365  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1%

 

  4,940      AES Corp. (The)      111,644  
  1,382      NextEra Energy Partners LP      99,932  
  4,566      Vistra Corp.      95,886  
     

 

 

 
        307,462  
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.2%

 

  1,704      3M Co.      188,292  
  1,703      General Electric Co.      105,433  
  549      Honeywell International, Inc.      91,666  
     

 

 

 
        385,391  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Insurance – 0.6%

 

  635      Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.    $ 108,725  
  589      Assurant, Inc.      85,564  
  842      Erie Indemnity Co., Class A      187,185  
  2,361      First American Financial Corp.      108,842  
  683      Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.      174,452  
  1,562      Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.      233,191  
  2,929      Mercury General Corp.      83,242  
  901      Progressive Corp. (The)      104,705  
  327      Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      26,670  
  857      Willis Towers Watson PLC      172,206  
     

 

 

 
        1,284,782  
     

 

 

 
  

Interactive Media & Services – 0.0%

 

  1,050      Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)      100,433  
     

 

 

 
   IT Services – 0.5%

 

  2,466      Amdocs Ltd.      195,924  
  466      Automatic Data Processing, Inc.      105,405  
  1,682      CSG Systems International, Inc.      88,944  
  1,364      Fiserv, Inc.(a)      127,629  
  1,678      GoDaddy, Inc., Class A(a)      118,937  
  713      International Business Machines Corp.      84,711  
  2,171      Paychex, Inc.      243,608  
  148      Visa, Inc., Class A      26,292  
           10,250      Western Union Co. (The)      138,375  
     

 

 

 
            1,129,825  
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure Products – 0.0%

 

  1,448      Hasbro, Inc.      97,624  
     

 

 

 
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

 

  462      Danaher Corp.      119,330  
  1,867      QIAGEN NV(a)      77,070  
  361      Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      183,095  
     

 

 

 
        379,495  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 0.3%

 

  912      Dover Corp.      106,321  
  1,723      Graco, Inc.      103,294  
  1,478      Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      267,000  
  1,122      Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.      141,058  
     

 

 

 
        617,673  
     

 

 

 
  

Marine – 0.1%

 

  1,561      Kirby Corp.(a)      94,862  
  2,727      Star Bulk Carriers Corp.      47,668  
  2,911      ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.      68,408  
     

 

 

 
        210,938  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.1%

 

  22      Alcoa Corp.      740  
  1,632      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.      44,603  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Metals & Mining – continued

 

  857      Royal Gold, Inc.    $ 80,404  
  2,887      United States Steel Corp.      52,312  
     

 

 

 
        178,059  
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 0.3%

 

  1,695      Ameren Corp.      136,532  
  751      Avista Corp.      27,825  
  2,815      Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP      101,058  
  812      CenterPoint Energy, Inc.      22,882  
  553      CMS Energy Corp.      32,207  
  425      Consolidated Edison, Inc.      36,448  
  353      Dominion Energy, Inc.      24,396  
             1,042      DTE Energy Co.      119,882  
  1,374      NiSource, Inc.      34,611  
  690      Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      38,799  
  166      Sempra Energy      24,890  
  388      WEC Energy Group, Inc.      34,699  
     

 

 

 
        634,229  
     

 

 

 
  

Multiline Retail – 0.2%

 

  193      Dillard’s, Inc., Class A      52,643  
  203      Dollar General Corp.      48,692  
  63      Macy’s, Inc.      987  
  1,596      Target Corp.      236,830  
     

 

 

 
        339,152  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%

 

  1,774      California Resources Corp.      68,175  
  601      ConocoPhillips      61,506  
  2,340      CVR Energy, Inc.      67,813  
  408      EOG Resources, Inc.      45,586  
  138      EQT Corp.      5,624  
  522      Exxon Mobil Corp.      45,576  
  11      Hess Corp.      1,199  
  2,325      Marathon Oil Corp.      52,499  
  33      Marathon Petroleum Corp.      3,278  
  1,347      Ovintiv, Inc.      61,962  
  1,809      Peabody Energy Corp.(a)      44,899  
  301      Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      65,176  
  2,884      Sunoco LP      112,389  
  789      Targa Resources Corp.      47,608  
  393      Valero Energy Corp.      41,992  
     

 

 

 
               725,282  
     

 

 

 
  

Personal Products – 0.1%

 

  525      Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A      113,348  
  1,805      USANA Health Sciences, Inc.(a)      101,170  
     

 

 

 
        214,518  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%

 

  1,471      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      104,573  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
   Pharmaceuticals – continued

 

  6,081      Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(a)    $ 75,465  
  7,367      Innoviva, Inc.(a)      85,531  
  799      Johnson & Johnson      130,525  
  1,265      Merck & Co., Inc.      108,942  
  941      Zoetis, Inc.      139,541  
     

 

 

 
        644,577  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 0.2%

 

  1,497      CoStar Group, Inc.(a)      104,266  
  1,347      FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)      223,212  
  925      Nielsen Holdings PLC      25,641  
  1,714      TriNet Group, Inc.(a)      122,071  
  529      Verisk Analytics, Inc.      90,210  
     

 

 

 
        565,400  
     

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%

 

  1,787      Howard Hughes Corp. (The)(a)      98,982  
  5,618      Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.      86,854  
     

 

 

 
        185,836  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Apartments – 0.0%

 

  2,462      Invitation Homes, Inc.      83,142  
  177      Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      27,447  
     

 

 

 
        110,589  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 0.5%

 

  5,439      Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.      84,468  
           19,030      Duke Realty Corp.      917,246  
  402      W.P. Carey, Inc.      28,059  
     

 

 

 
            1,029,773  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Health Care – 0.1%

 

  4,208      Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.      87,737  
  1,727      Physicians Realty Trust      25,974  
     

 

 

 
        113,711  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Mortgage – 0.1%

 

  12,150      Dynex Capital, Inc.      141,547  
  6,536      Ellington Financial, Inc.      74,314  
  5,866      KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.      95,323  
     

 

 

 
        311,184  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Office Property – 0.1%

 

  722      Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.      101,217  
  1,989      Easterly Government Properties, Inc.      31,366  
  1,902      Equity Commonwealth      46,333  
     

 

 

 
        178,916  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Single Tenant – 0.0%

 

  423      Agree Realty Corp.      28,586  
  893      Getty Realty Corp.      24,013  


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   REITs - Single Tenant – continued

 

  474      Realty Income Corp.    $ 27,587  
     

 

 

 
        80,186  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Storage – 0.0%

 

  330      Public Storage      96,627  
     

 

 

 
   REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 0.0%

 

  640      First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.      28,678  
     

 

 

 
   Road & Rail – 0.2%

 

           16,028      Heartland Express, Inc.      229,361  
  531      Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.      132,097  
  588      Union Pacific Corp.      114,554  
     

 

 

 
        476,012  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.2%

 

  625      Ambarella, Inc.(a)      35,112  
  258      Broadcom, Inc.      114,555  
  151      Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)      41,898  
  1,944      Intel Corp.      50,097  
  476      ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)      29,669  
  546      Texas Instruments, Inc.      84,510  
     

 

 

 
        355,841  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 0.5%

 

  611      CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)      91,613  
  634      Datadog, Inc., Class A(a)      56,287  
  1,207      Microsoft Corp.      281,110  
  49      New Relic, Inc.(a)      2,812  
  5,666      NortonLifeLock, Inc.      114,113  
  267      Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)      43,732  
  1,019      PTC, Inc.(a)      106,587  
  558      Roper Technologies, Inc.      200,679  
  1,711      SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(a)      43,733  
  191      ServiceNow, Inc.(a)      72,124  
  338      Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)      117,455  
  1,136      Workiva, Inc.(a)      88,381  
     

 

 

 
            1,218,626  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 0.3%

 

  1,270      Bath & Body Works, Inc.      41,402  
  24      Best Buy Co., Inc.      1,520  
  1,066      Home Depot, Inc. (The)      294,152  
  856      Lowe’s Cos., Inc.      160,766  
  168      RH(a)      41,340  
  782      Tractor Supply Co.      145,358  
     

 

 

 
        684,538  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.1%

 

  1,473      Apple, Inc.      203,569  
  1,075      Seagate Technology Holdings PLC      57,222  


Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  
               
 

Common Stocks – continued

 
   Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – continued

 

  5,116      Xerox Holdings Corp.    $ 66,917  
     

 

 

 
        327,708  
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1%

 

  653      Crocs, Inc.(a)      44,835  
  17,517      Hanesbrands, Inc.      121,918  
  328      Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)      91,696  
  827      NIKE, Inc., Class B      68,740  
     

 

 

 
        327,189  
     

 

 

 
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%

 

  4,747      Columbia Financial, Inc.(a)      100,304  
  10,115      MGIC Investment Corp.      129,674  
  7,043      NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)      143,466  
     

 

 

 
        373,444  
     

 

 

 
  

Tobacco – 0.0%

 

  151      Altria Group, Inc.      6,098  
  822      Philip Morris International, Inc.      68,234  
     

 

 

 
        74,332  
     

 

 

 
  

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%

 

  9,205      Fastenal Co.      423,798  
  1,969      GMS, Inc.(a)      78,780  
  243      United Rentals, Inc.(a)      65,639  
  276      W.W. Grainger, Inc.      135,017  
     

 

 

 
        703,234  
     

 

 

 
  

Water Utilities – 0.1%

 

  1,570      American States Water Co.      122,382  
     

 

 

 
   Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

 

  2,373      T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)      318,385  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $36,428,867)
       32,533,533  
     

 

 

 
 

Closed-End Investment Companies – 0.1%

 
  15,691      Golub Capital BDC, Inc.      194,411  
  6,053      Hercules Capital, Inc.      70,094  
     

 

 

 
   Total Closed-End Investment Companies
(Identified Cost $356,534)
     264,505  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
             
               
 

Short-Term Investments – 79.1%

 
   Certificates of Deposit – 31.7%

 

  $ 10,000,000      DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY),
3.000%, 10/04/2022
     9,999,991  
  8,000,000      Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),
2.860%, 11/03/2022
     7,997,558  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
   Certificates of Deposit – continued

 

  $ 10,000,000     

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

1.700%, 11/15/2022

   $ 9,980,279  
  8,000,000     

Bank of Nova Scotia,

2.070%, 11/17/2022

     7,987,262  
  8,000,000     

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),

3.000%, 11/28/2022

     7,995,790  
  7,000,000     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

3.220%, 12/22/2022

     6,995,875  
  8,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (NY),

3.200%, 12/28/2022

     7,990,773  
  8,000,000     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),

SOFR + 0.320%, 3.300%, 2/23/2023(b)

     8,000,454  
  5,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY),

SOFR + 0.400%, 3.380%, 3/16/2023(b)

     4,999,462  
     

 

 

 
          71,947,444  
     

 

 

 
   Treasuries – 43.5%

 

  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.110%, 10/04/2022(c)

     4,999,664  
  7,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.091%-2.227%, 10/06/2022(c)(d)(e)

     6,998,569  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.000%, 10/11/2022(c)

     4,997,278  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.410%, 10/18/2022(c)

     4,994,726  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.420%, 10/20/2022(c)

     4,993,970  
  3,500,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.560%, 10/25/2022(c)

     3,494,578  
  8,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.300%-2.425%, 10/27/2022(c)(d)

     7,986,273  
  8,500,000      U.S. Treasury Bills,
2.375%-2.575%, 11/01/2022(c)(d)
     8,481,727  
  11,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.415%, 11/08/2022(c)

     10,970,204  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.470%, 11/10/2022(c)

     4,985,730  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.550%, 11/17/2022(c)

     4,982,188  
  10,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.930%, 11/22/2022(c)

     9,959,254  
  2,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.775%, 11/25/2022(c)

     1,991,715  
  6,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.800%, 11/29/2022(c)

     5,971,524  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

2.765%, 12/13/2022(c)

     4,970,229  
  3,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

3.235%, 12/29/2022(c)

     2,976,790  
  5,000,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,

3.735%, 3/16/2023(c)

     4,915,920  
     

 

 

 
        98,670,339  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
               
   Repurchase Agreements – 3.9%   
  $  8,961,100     

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2022 at 1.100% to be repurchased at $8,961,921 on 10/03/2022 collateralized by $7,801,400 U.S. Treasury Bill, 0.000% due 3/30/2023 valued at $7,653,470; $1,516,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 3.500% due 9/15/2025 valued at $1,486,942 including accrued interest(f)(g)

(Identified Cost $8,961,100)

   $ 8,961,100  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Identified Cost $179,631,627)

     179,578,883  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 93.5%

(Identified Cost $216,417,028)

     212,376,921  
   Other assets less liabilities – 6.5%      14,644,172  
     

 

 

 
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 227,021,093  
     

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2022, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $3,179,502, representing 1.40% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†)

Registered investment companies are required to value portfolio investments using an unadjusted, readily available market quotation. The Fund obtains readily available market quotations from independent pricing services. Fund investments for which readily available market quotations are not available are priced at fair value pursuant to the Fund’s Valuation Procedures. The Board of Trustees has approved a valuation designee who is subject to the Board’s oversight.

Unadjusted readily available market quotations that are utilized for exchange traded equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) include the last sale price quoted on the exchange where the security is traded most extensively. Futures contracts are valued at the closing settlement price on the exchange on which the valuation designee believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively. Shares of open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value per share.

Exchange traded equity securities for which there is no reported sale during the day are fair valued at the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are fair valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be fair valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are fair valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers. Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to fair value debt and unlisted equities where an independent pricing service is unable to price an investment or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the investment. Forward foreign currency contracts are fair valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service. Equity basket total return swaps are valued based on the value of the underlying listed equity securities as reported by an independent pricing service.

The Fund may also fair value investments in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing a Fund’s investments, the valuation designee may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as issuer specific information, or other related market activity and/or information that occurred after the close of the foreign market but before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair valuation by the Fund’s valuation designee may require subjective determinations about the value of the investment, and fair values used to determine a Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of investments held by a Fund.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.


(b)

Variable rate security. Rate as of September 30, 2022 is disclosed.

(c)

Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(d)

The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.

(e)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

(f)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

(g)

A portion of the security is held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

 

REITs

Real Estate Investment Trusts

SOFR

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

CHF

Swiss Franc

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

Polish Zloty

SEK

Swedish Krona

ZAR

South African Rand

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts, including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.

At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
     Currency
Bought/

Sold (B/S)
     Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange
for
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        CHF        B        6,250,000      $ 6,632,355      $ 6,385,307      $ (247,048

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        CHF        S        1,625,000        1,671,258        1,660,180        11,078  

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        CHF        S        2,500,000        2,536,264        2,554,123        (17,859

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        NOK        B        14,000,000        1,332,358        1,288,179        (44,179

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        NZD        B        4,900,000        2,784,768        2,743,505        (41,263

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        NZD        S        6,800,000        4,124,654        3,807,314        317,340  

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        PLN        S        1,500,000        320,642        298,644        21,998  

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        SEK        B        6,000,000        526,979        543,326        16,347  

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        SEK        S        12,000,000        1,166,351        1,086,652        79,699  

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        ZAR        B        4,500,000        248,320        246,920        (1,400

UBS AG

     12/21/2022        ZAR        S        4,500,000        262,219        246,920        15,299  
                    

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 110,012  
                    

 

 

 


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At September 30, 2022, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

3-month SOFR Index

     6/20/2023        237      $ 56,908,119      $ 56,631,150      $ (276,969

3-month SONIA Index

     3/14/2023        14        3,715,496        3,712,529        (2,967

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2022        185        14,180,958        13,859,009        (321,949

Australian Dollar

     12/19/2022        47        3,072,766        3,015,285        (57,481

Brazilian Real

     10/31/2022        27        498,960        499,770        810  

British Pound

     12/19/2022        79        5,716,983        5,520,619        (196,364

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     12/16/2022        23        5,794,273        5,076,330        (717,943

E-mini Russell 2000

     12/16/2022        362        33,360,998        30,223,380        (3,137,618

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     12/16/2022        45        11,189,575        9,936,900        (1,252,675

Euro-BTP

     12/08/2022        34        3,853,209        3,731,364        (121,845

Euro-OAT

     12/08/2022        10        1,288,874        1,294,842        5,968  

FTSE 100 Index

     12/16/2022        6        495,715        463,223        (32,492

FTSE China A50 Index

     10/28/2022        323        4,147,797        4,171,868        24,071  

FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index

     12/15/2022        11        380,970        351,337        (29,633

Hang Seng Index®

     10/28/2022        3        340,238        328,868        (11,370

Japanese Yen

     12/19/2022        94        8,219,133        8,182,113        (37,020

MSCI EAFE Index

     12/16/2022        91        8,498,040        7,555,730        (942,310

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     12/16/2022        232        11,101,722        10,109,400        (992,322

STOXX Europe 600

     12/16/2022        534        10,922,793        10,139,843        (782,950

TOPIX

     12/08/2022        14        1,847,336        1,775,996        (71,340
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (8,954,399
              

 

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/21/2022        5      $ 299,670      $ 270,125      $ (29,545

Brent Crude Oil

     11/30/2022        57        4,890,430        4,760,640        (129,790

Coffee

     12/19/2022        19        1,552,281        1,578,544        26,263  

Copper

     12/28/2022          23          1,934,571          1,962,188             27,617  

Corn

     12/14/2022        19        638,975        643,625        4,650  

Gasoline

     11/30/2022        9        888,256        861,424        (26,832


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Futures Contracts Purchased – continued

              

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     11/10/2022        12        1,229,125      $ 1,130,100      $ (99,025

New York Harbor ULSD

     11/30/2022        8        1,081,629        1,050,672        (30,957

Nickel LME

     12/21/2022        2        276,828        253,104        (23,724

Soybean

     11/14/2022          26        1,846,938        1,774,175        (72,763

Soybean Meal

     12/14/2022        8        327,480        322,400        (5,080

Zinc LME

     12/21/2022        17          1,263,234          1,267,775        4,541  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

      $ (354,645
              

 

 

 

At September 30, 2022, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/30/2022        21      $ 4,386,539      $ 4,313,203      $ 73,336  

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2022        25        1,723,894        1,704,062        19,832  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/30/2022        19        2,116,596        2,042,648        73,948  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/19/2022        86        7,776,342        7,694,458        81,884  

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/20/2022        249        28,425,199        27,903,563        521,636  

Canadian Dollar

     12/20/2022        124        9,387,176        8,976,980        410,196  

E-mini S&P 500®

     12/16/2022        49        9,813,695        8,823,675        990,020  

Euribor

     3/13/2023        33        7,845,215        7,859,022        (13,807

Euro

     12/19/2022        224        28,384,444        27,612,200        772,244  

Euro Schatz

     12/08/2022        18        1,903,982        1,890,487        13,495  

EURO STOXX 50®

     12/16/2022        14        488,114        454,841        33,273  

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

     12/08/2022        2        318,426        287,429        30,997  

German Euro BOBL

     12/08/2022        11        1,318,692        1,290,971        27,721  

German Euro Bund

     12/08/2022        118        16,644,744        16,015,802        628,942  

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

     10/28/2022        2        78,182        75,341        2,841  

Indian Rupee

     10/27/2022        136        3,411,016        3,327,920        83,096  

Mexican Peso

     12/19/2022        42        1,038,450        1,029,210        9,240  

MSCI Singapore

     10/28/2022        13        254,999        254,026        973  

Short-Term Euro-BTP

     12/08/2022        11        1,145,708        1,135,408        10,300  

U.S. Dollar Index

     12/19/2022        22        2,492,860        2,465,848        27,012  

UK Long Gilt

     12/28/2022        46        5,171,078        4,951,229        219,849  

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/20/2022        53        6,678,724        6,279,672        399,052  

Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/20/2022        4        591,571        548,000        43,571  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

      $ 4,459,651  
              

 

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     12/21/2022        39      $ 2,266,514      $ 2,106,975      $ 159,539  

Cocoa

     12/14/2022        54        1,279,962        1,271,160        8,802  

Cotton

     12/07/2022        8        427,940        341,360        86,580  

Gold

     12/28/2022        17        2,848,274        2,842,400        5,874  

Live Cattle

     12/30/2022          45          2,726,111          2,646,900        79,211  

Nickel LME

     12/21/2022        2        255,960        253,104        2,856  

Silver

     12/28/2022        6        564,694        571,170        (6,476

Soybean Oil

     12/14/2022        10        380,058        369,360           10,698  


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Futures Contracts Sold – continued

              

Sugar

     2/28/2023          52          1,052,660      $ 1,029,683      $ 22,977  

Wheat

     12/14/2022        29        1,158,850          1,336,175        (177,325

WTI Crude Oil

     11/21/2022        10        804,200        787,200        17,000  

Zinc LME

     12/21/2022        3        241,804        223,725          18,079  
              

 

 

 

Total

 

      $ 227,815  
              

 

 

 

 

1

Commodity futures are held by AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into equity basket total return swap agreements. An equity basket total return swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange, for a specified period and based on the notional amount, the total return on an underlying basket of equity securities for, typically, fixed or floating interest payments. When a Fund pays interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may be required to pay the change in value to the counterparty in addition to the interest payment; conversely, when a Fund receives interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may receive the change in value in addition to the interest payment. The Fund receives net interest or pays net total return depending on whether the values of the underlying assets decrease or increase. Dividends declared on short reference entity common stocks are accrued and paid to the counterparty. Equity basket total return swap agreements typically reset on a monthly basis.

Equity basket total return swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a reset or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Equity basket total return swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and are entered into as bilateral contracts. Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. Bilateral swap agreements may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding equity basket total return swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

At September 30, 2022, the Fund had the following open swap agreements:

Bilateral Equity Basket Total Return Swaps (a)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value of Reference
Entities
    Notional Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 

Equity Securities Short

   Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      5/19/2023      $ (22,906,428   $ —        $ (22,906,428     (10.1 %) 
        

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

(a)

The Fund receives or pays, on a monthly basis, the total return on a portfolio of short equity positions net of one day U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus a spread of 0.45%-0.63% as calculated on the notional amount.

The following table represents the reference entities underlying the total return swap with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC as of September 30, 2022:

 

Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Aerospace & Defense

        

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

     (609    $ (70,492      (0.3 %) 

Boeing Co. (The)

     (769      (93,110      (0.4 %) 

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     (5,333      (99,834      (0.4 %) 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

     (5,836      (127,925      (0.6 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Aerospace & Defense – continued

        

Triumph Group, Inc.

     (15,392      (132,217      (0.6 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (523,578   

Air Freight & Logistics

        

FedEx Corp.

     (576      (85,519      (0.3 %) 
     

 

 

    

Airlines

        

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     (3,609      (101,269      (0.4 %) 

Southwest Airlines Co.

     (3,158      (97,393      (0.4 %) 

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

     (5,265      (171,270      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (369,932   

Auto Components

        

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

     (8,763      (59,851      (0.3 %) 

Aptiv PLC

     (1,984      (155,169      (0.7 %) 

BorgWarner, Inc.

     (4,703      (147,674      (0.6 %) 

Dana, Inc.

     (1,929      (22,049      (0.1 %) 

Lear Corp.

     (305      (36,505      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (421,248   

Automobiles

        

Ford Motor Co.

     (7,672      (85,926      (0.3 %) 

General Motors Co.

     (4,806      (154,225      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (240,151   

Banks

        

Bank of America Corp.

     (3,150      (95,130      (0.4 %) 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     (5,729      (156,402      (0.7 %) 

Cadence Bank

     (5,901      (149,944      (0.6 %) 

Eastern Bankshares, Inc.

     (7,630      (149,853      (0.7 %) 

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     (174      (138,753      (0.6 %) 

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

     (3,072      (123,955      (0.5 %) 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     (1,226      (128,117      (0.6 %) 

Silvergate Capital Corp., Class A

     (1,631      (122,896      (0.5 %) 

Trustmark Corp.

     (4,889      (149,750      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,214,800   

Beverages

        

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

     (1,833      (166,216      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    

Biotechnology

        

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (1,960      (55,429      (0.2 %) 

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.

     (1,887      (57,912      (0.3 %) 

Fate Therapeutics, Inc.

     (1,715      (38,433      (0.2 %) 

Natera, Inc.

     (3,414      (149,601      (0.7 %) 

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (2,528      (40,347      (0.2 %) 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.

     (1,178      (48,781      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (390,503   

Building Products

        

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

     (787      (46,370      (0.2 %) 

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc.

     (30,962      (270,918      (1.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (317,288   

Capital Markets

        

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     (3,476      (142,134      (0.6 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Capital Markets – continued

        

State Street Corp.

     (2,815      (171,180      (0.7 %) 

XP, Inc., Class A

     (2,603      (49,483      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (362,797   

Chemicals

        

Albemarle Corp.

     (288      (76,159      (0.3 %) 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     (765      (73,631      (0.3 %) 

Chemours Co. (The)

     (7,270      (179,206      (0.8 %) 

Linde PLC

     (705      (190,061      (0.8 %) 

Livent Corp.

     (2,579      (79,046      (0.3 %) 

Mosaic Co. (The)

     (961      (46,445      (0.2 %) 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     (228      (46,683      (0.2 %) 

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     (4,663      (57,122      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (748,353   

Commercial Services & Supplies

        

Cimpress PLC

     (1,619      (39,633      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    

Communications Equipment

        

Extreme Networks, Inc.

     (3,255      (42,543      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    

Consumer Finance

        

SLM Corp.

     (11,465      (160,395      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    

Diversified Consumer Services

        

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

     (832      (47,965      (0.2 %) 

Service Corp. International

     (754      (43,536      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (91,501   

Diversified Financial Services

        

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

     (2,735      (127,177      (0.6 %) 

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

     (8,507      (175,755      (0.8 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (302,932   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

        

Anterix, Inc.

     (4,487      (160,276      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    

Electric Utilities

        

PG&E Corp.

     (3,194      (39,925      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    

Electrical Equipment

        

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A

     (1,739      (34,763      (0.2 %) 

Generac Holdings, Inc.

     (261      (46,494      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (81,257   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

        

IPG Photonics Corp.

     (2,016      (170,050      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    

Energy Equipment & Services

        

Halliburton Co.

     (4,303      (105,940      (0.5 %) 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

     (10,341      (39,916      (0.2 %) 

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     (12,036      (140,581      (0.6 %) 

Schlumberger NV

     (4,392      (157,673      (0.7 %) 

Valaris Ltd.

     (2,978      (145,743      (0.6 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (589,853   


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Entertainment

        

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

     (2,050      (155,882      (0.7 %) 

Netflix, Inc.

     (292      (68,749      (0.3 %) 

Roku, Inc.

     (593      (33,445      (0.1 %) 

Spotify Technology S.A.

     (987      (85,178      (0.4 %) 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     (1,695      (159,889      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (503,143   

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

        

Acadia Realty Trust

     (9,749      (123,032      (0.5 %) 

American Tower Corp.

     (561      (120,447      (0.5 %) 

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

     (5,009      (123,221      (0.5 %) 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     (7,713      (122,483      (0.5 %) 

JBG SMITH Properties

     (8,414      (156,332      (0.7 %) 

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     (10,820      (123,023      (0.5 %) 

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     (9,425      (106,126      (0.5 %) 

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     (8,510      (123,480      (0.5 %) 

Prologis, Inc.

     (9,043      (918,769      (4.0 %) 

RLJ Lodging Trust

     (12,941      (130,963      (0.6 %) 

Service Properties Trust

     (22,712      (117,875      (0.5 %) 

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     (19,854      (133,419      (0.6 %) 

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     (12,963      (122,112      (0.5 %) 

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     (7,159      (125,712      (0.5 %) 

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     (10,471      (144,395      (0.6 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (2,691,389   

Food & Staples Retailing

        

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

     (3,237      (80,472      (0.4 %) 

Kroger Co. (The)

     (3,886      (170,012      (0.7 %) 

Performance Food Group Co.

     (2,745      (117,898      (0.5 %) 

Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings LLC

     (6,575      (182,456      (0.8 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (550,838   

Food Products

        

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     (1,714      (137,892      (0.6 %) 

Bunge Ltd.

     (1,853      (153,002      (0.7 %) 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

     (6,962      (160,265      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (451,159   

Gas Utilities

        

Atmos Energy Corp.

     (41      (4,176      (0.0 %) 

UGI Corp.

     (1,886      (60,974      (0.3 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (65,150   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

        

Abbott Laboratories

     (489      (47,316      (0.2 %) 

BioLife Solutions, Inc.

     (2,404      (54,691      (0.2 %) 

Heska Corp.

     (521      (37,991      (0.2 %) 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

     (487      (158,665      (0.7 %) 

Nevro Corp.

     (1,017      (47,392      (0.2 %) 

Novocure Ltd.

     (643      (48,855      (0.2 %) 

STAAR Surgical Co.

     (593      (41,836      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (436,746   

Health Care Providers & Services

        

Accolade, Inc.

     (3,899      (44,527      (0.2 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Health Care Providers & Services – continued

        

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     (1,801      (158,812      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (203,339   

Health Care Technology

        

Health Catalyst, Inc.

     (4,803      (46,589      (0.2 %) 

Schrodinger, Inc.

     (1,699      (42,441      (0.2 %) 

Teladoc Health, Inc.

     (507      (12,853      (0.1 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (101,883   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

        

Airbnb, Inc., Class A

     (1,531      (160,816      (0.7 %) 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

     (856      (27,615      (0.1 %) 

Carnival Corp.

     (18,005      (126,575      (0.6 %) 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

     (37      (55,602      (0.2 %) 

Everi Holdings, Inc.

     (2,634      (42,723      (0.2 %) 

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

     (4,998      (174,380      (0.8 %) 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     (4,579      (171,804      (0.8 %) 

RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.

     (1,228      (80,238      (0.4 %) 

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     (3,714      (140,761      (0.6 %) 

Starbucks Corp.

     (671      (56,538      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,037,052   

Household Products

        

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

     (2,997      (116,973      (0.5 %) 
     

 

 

    

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers

        

Sunnova Energy International, Inc.

     (6,141      (135,593      (0.6 %) 
     

 

 

    

Insurance

        

BRP Group, Inc., Class A

     (4,815      (126,875      (0.6 %) 

Chubb Ltd.

     (536      (97,488      (0.4 %) 

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     (1,183      (166,081      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (390,444   

Interactive Media & Entertainment

        

IAC, Inc.

     (762      (42,200      (0.2 %) 

Match Group, Inc.

     (962      (45,935      (0.2 %) 

Pinterest, Inc., Class A

     (9,230      (215,059      (0.9 %) 

Snap, Inc., Class A

     (5,442      (53,440      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (356,634   

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

        

Coupang, Inc.

     (8,278      (137,994      (0.6 %) 

Doordash, Inc., Class A

     (2,941      (145,432      (0.6 %) 

eBay, Inc.

     (3,813      (140,357      (0.6 %) 

Etsy, Inc.

     (807      (80,805      (0.4 %) 

Farfetch Ltd., Class A

     (5,260      (39,187      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (543,775   

IT Services

        

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc., Series 1

     (2,964      (43,867      (0.2 %) 

Block, Inc.

     (1,545      (84,959      (0.4 %) 

Cloudflare, Inc., Class A

     (189      (10,454      (0.0 %) 

DXC Technology Co.

     (2,181      (53,391      (0.2 %) 

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     (1,805      (136,404      (0.6 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

IT Services – continued

        

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     (343      (97,529      (0.4 %) 

Repay Holdings Corp.

     (16,778      (118,453      (0.5 %) 

Stoneco Ltd., Class A

     (15,052      (143,445      (0.6 %) 

Twilio, Inc., Class A

     (3,191      (220,626      (1.0 %) 

Wix.com Ltd.

     (850      (66,495      (0.3 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (975,623   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

        

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

     (1,338      (38,106      (0.2 %) 

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

     (4,511      (32,118      (0.1 %) 

Illumina, Inc.

     (88      (16,790      (0.1 %) 

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

     (2,283      (29,154      (0.1 %) 

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

     (7,625      (44,263      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (160,431   

Machinery

        

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     (1,663      (141,322      (0.6 %) 
     

 

 

    

Media

        

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

     (183      (55,513      (0.2 %) 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     (1,203      (35,284      (0.2 %) 

DISH Network Corp., Class A

     (2,850      (39,416      (0.2 %) 

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A

     (5,190      (38,043      (0.2 %) 

Magnite, Inc.

     (13,741      (90,278      (0.4 %) 

Paramount Global, Class B

     (2,309      (43,963      (0.2 %) 

Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A

     (787      (47,023      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (349,520   

Metals & Mining

        

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     (1,090      (46,031      (0.2 %) 

Arconic Corp.

     (3,111      (53,011      (0.2 %) 

Barrick Gold Corp.

     (11,442      (177,351      (0.8 %) 

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     (7,320      (227,945      (1.0 %) 

Coeur Mining, Inc.

     (17,668      (60,424      (0.3 %) 

Constellium SE

     (4,478      (45,407      (0.2 %) 

Ferroglobe PLC

     (21,277      (112,343      (0.5 %) 

Kinross Gold Corp.

     (14,896      (56,009      (0.2 %) 

Newmont Corp.

     (1,369      (57,539      (0.3 %) 

Nucor Corp.

     (21      (2,247      (0.0 %) 

Pan American Silver Corp.

     (3,119      (49,530      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (887,837   

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

        

AGNC Investment Corp.

     (15,684      (132,059      (0.6 %) 

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     (1,618      (27,765      (0.1 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (159,824   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

        

APA Corp.

     (1,692      (57,849      (0.3 %) 

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     (257      (42,639      (0.2 %) 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     (652      (61,425      (0.3 %) 

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     (1,768      (46,180      (0.2 %) 

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

     (6,717      (182,299      (0.8 %) 

Devon Energy Corp.

     (374      (22,489      (0.1 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – continued

        

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     (40      (4,818      (0.0 %) 

Energy Transfer LP

     (17,032      (187,863      (0.8 %) 

Green Plains, Inc.

     (4,232      (123,024      (0.5 %) 

HF Sinclair Corp.

     (1,522      (81,944      (0.4 %) 

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

     (34,986      (180,878      (0.8 %) 

Matador Resources Co.

     (731      (35,761      (0.2 %) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     (638      (39,205      (0.2 %) 

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

     (6,657      (234,060      (1.0 %) 

Phillips 66

     (1,730      (139,646      (0.6 %) 

Range Resources Corp.

     (1,692      (42,740      (0.2 %) 

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

     (3,661      (153,908      (0.7 %) 

Tellurian, Inc.

     (69,245      (165,496      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,802,224   

Real Estate Management & Development

        

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A

     (390      (26,329      (0.1 %) 

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     (9,295      (116,280      (0.5 %) 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

     (353      (53,328      (0.2 %) 

Realogy Holdings Corp.

     (3,895      (31,589      (0.1 %) 

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A

     (1,778      (50,904      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (278,430   

Road & Rail

        

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

     (1,357      (201,460      (0.9 %) 

Lyft, Inc., Class A

     (10,060      (132,490      (0.6 %) 

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     (5,629      (149,169      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (483,119   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

        

First Solar, Inc.

     (490      (64,812      (0.3 %) 

Ichor Holdings Ltd.

     (2,842      (68,805      (0.3 %) 

Universal Display Corp.

     (431      (40,665      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (174,282   

Software

        

8x8, Inc.

     (8,038      (27,731      (0.1 %) 

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

     (840      (46,905      (0.2 %) 

Bill.com Holdings, Inc.

     (1,203      (159,241      (0.7 %) 

Blackbaud, Inc.

     (3,612      (159,145      (0.7 %) 

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

     (3,170      (177,139      (0.8 %) 

Coupa Software, Inc.

     (671      (39,455      (0.2 %) 

Digital Turbine, Inc.

     (3,707      (53,418      (0.2 %) 

LivePerson, Inc.

     (4,421      (41,646      (0.2 %) 

Paycom Software, Inc.

     (492      (162,355      (0.7 %) 

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

     (957      (38,242      (0.2 %) 

Telos Corp.

     (4,621      (41,081      (0.2 %) 

Yext, Inc.

     (8,291      (36,978      (0.2 %) 

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A

     (655      (48,201      (0.2 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,031,537   

Specialty Retail

        

Caleres, Inc.

     (2,195      (53,163      (0.2 %) 

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

     (10,600      (162,286      (0.7 %) 

Gap, Inc. (The)

     (19,670      (161,491      (0.7 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Specialty Retail – continued

        

Sleep Number Corp.

     (1,053      (35,602      (0.2 %) 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     (1,366      (160,983      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (573,525   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

        

HP, Inc.

     (6,739      (167,936      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

        

Capri Holdings Ltd.

     (1,057      (40,631      (0.2 %) 

PVH Corp.

     (3,673      (164,550      (0.7 %) 

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     (2,158      (183,279      (0.8 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (388,460   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

        

Provident Financial Services

     (42,899      (836,530      (3.7 %) 

TFS Financial Corp.

     (9,445      (122,785      (0.5 %) 

WSFS Financial Corp.

     (3,271      (151,971      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,111,286   

Trading Companies & Distributors

        

Veritiv Corp.

     (1,209      (118,204      (0.5 %) 
     

 

 

    

Total Common Stocks - Short

      $ (22,906,428   
     

 

 

    


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The Fund’s pricing policies have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are categorized in Level 1. Other investments for which an independent pricing service is utilized are categorized in Level 2. Broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund has knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer are categorized in Level 2. All other investments, including broker-dealer bid prices for which the Fund does not have knowledge of the inputs used by the broker-dealer, as well as investments fair valued by the valuation designee, are categorized in Level 3. All Level 2 and 3 securities are defined as being fair valued.

Under certain conditions and based upon specific facts and circumstances, the Fund’s valuation designee may determine that a fair valuation should be made for portfolio investment(s). These valuation designee fair valuations will be based upon a significant amount of Level 3 inputs.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2022, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 32,533,533      $ —        $ —        $ 32,533,533  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     264,505        —          —          264,505  

Short-Term Investments*

     —          179,578,883        —          179,578,883  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —          461,761        —          461,761  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     4,917,836        61,158        —          4,978,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,715,874      $ 180,101,802      $ —        $ 217,817,676  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Equity Basket Total Return Swap

   $ —   (a)    $ —        $ —        $ —    

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     —         (351,749      —          (351,749

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (9,455,737     (144,835      —          (9,600,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (9,455,737   $ (496,584    $ —        $ (9,952,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

(a)

Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $0, as reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of and underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used at period end include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.

The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. The Fund may also use various strategies commonly used by hedge funds that seek to profit from underlying risk factors, such as merger arbitrage. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments and equity basket total return swap agreements. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. equity market indices, foreign currencies, short term interest rates, and commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary), long contracts on foreign equity market indices, and short contracts on equity basket total return swaps in accordance with these objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2022:

 

Assets

   Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts
 

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 461,761      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 2,150,531  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          1,302,598  

Commodity contracts

     —          474,687  

Equity contracts

     —          1,051,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $ 4,978,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 461,761      $ 4,978,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
depreciation on
futures contracts
     Swap agreements
at value1
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

        

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (351,749    $ —        $ —    

Equity Contracts

     —          —          (22,906,428
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter liability derivatives

   $ (351,749    $ —        $ (22,906,428
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

        

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (737,537    $ —    

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (290,865      —    

Commodity contracts

     —          (601,517      —    

Equity contracts

     —          (7,970,653      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (9,600,572    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $ (351,749    $ (9,600,572    $ (22,906,428
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of September 30, 2022, the Fund did not hold any derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty.

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure


in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers typically are required to segregate customer margin for exchange-traded derivatives from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its customers, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of September 30, 2022:

 

     Maximum
Amount of
Loss - Gross
     Maximum
Amount of
Loss - Net
 

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 461,761      $ 110,012  

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

     360,000        360,000  

Collateral pledged to Morgan Stanley

     2,880,407        2,880,407  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     3,702,168        3,350,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     4,978,994        4,978,994  

Margin with brokers

     16,769,875        16,769,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     21,748,869        21,748,869  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $ 25,451,037      $ 25,099,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Investment Summary at September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Treasuries

     43.5

Certificates of Deposit

     31.7  

Common Stocks

     14.3  

Repurchase Agreements

     3.9  

Closed-End Investment Companies

     0.1  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     93.5  

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     6.5  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0
  

 

 

 

Net Exposures by Asset Class as a Percentage of Net Assets at September 30, 20221

 

Equity

     35.4

Fixed Income

     (25.2

Short-Term Interest Rate

     23.1  

Commodity

     0.9  

Currency

     (10.9

 

1

The Fund gains its investment exposures primarily through the use of futures contracts, forward contracts and swap contracts and may have net exposure that is materially less than or greater than its net asset value. Portfolio exposures presented above are intended to illustrate the Fund’s exposure to certain asset classes. The portfolio exposure percentage represents the notional contract value in U.S. dollars of the Fund’s futures and/or forward positions divided by the Fund’s total net assets. Notional contract values represent the aggregate exposure that a futures or forward currency contract provides to the underlying reference asset or currency, respectively. Exposure to equity securities also includes long and short equity positions held in conjunction with the Fund’s investment in bilateral equity basket total return swaps, and is represented by the U.S. dollar value of the securities in the basket.