INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Shares           Value ($)  
               
 

Common Stock — 100.1%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES3.8%

 
  4,600     

Activision Blizzard(a)

     341,964  
  10,500     

Twitter(a)(b)

     460,320  
  6,000     

WideOpenWest(b)

     73,620  
     

 

 

 
        875,904  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY5.6%

 
  700     

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment(b)

     21,721  
  2,150     

Hasbro

     144,953  
  4,310     

iRobot(a)(b)

     242,782  
  50,500     

Tenneco, Class A(b)

     878,195  
     

 

 

 
        1,287,651  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY3.4%

 
  76,129     

Exterran(a)(b)

     316,697  
  21,540     

PBF Logistics(a)

     406,890  
  25,665     

TransGlobe Energy(b)

     68,782  
     

 

 

 
        792,369  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS15.3%

 
  1,130     

Alleghany(a)(b)

     948,488  
  6,886     

Cowen, Class A(a)

     266,075  
  31,650     

First Horizon(a)

     724,785  
  30,000     

Manning & Napier, Class A

     368,100  
  43,999     

Partners Bancorp(a)

     391,151  
  7,156     

PCSB Financial

     128,307  
  10,000     

Randolph Bancorp

     269,600  
  10,567     

Stellar Bancorp(c)

     309,085  
  6,044     

Umpqua Holdings

     103,292  
     

 

 

 
        3,508,883  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE23.3%

 
 

Biotechnology8.6%

 
  4,227     

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding (a)(b)

     638,996  
  9,340     

ChemoCentryx (b)

     482,504  
  10,650     

Global Blood Therapeutics (a)(b)

     725,265  
  1,000     

Seagen (b)

     136,830  
     

 

 

 
        1,983,595  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare Providers & Services10.1%

 
  49,021     

1Life Healthcare (a)(b)

     840,710  
  34,200     

Covetrus (a)(b)

     714,096  
  41,000     

Hanger (a)(b)

     767,520  
     

 

 

 
        2,322,326  
     

 

 

 
 

Healthcare Technology4.6%

 
  29,665     

Convey Health Solutions Holdings (a)(b)

     311,779  
  35,000     

EMIS Group

     737,048  
     

 

 

 
        1,048,827  
     

 

 

 
        5,354,748  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS7.2%

 
  4,750     

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings(a)(b)(c)

     453,958  
  3,147     

Biffa

     14,473  
  130,000     

Hill International(a)(b)

     431,600  
  40,000     

Intertrust(b)

     765,696  
     

 

 

 
        1,665,727  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY32.3%

 
  10,000     

Avalara(b)

     918,000  
Shares           Value ($)  
               
 

Common Stock (continued)

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

 
  16,000     

ChannelAdvisor(a)(b)

     362,560  
  8,995     

Citrix Systems(a)

     935,480  
  15,000     

Computer Services

     836,250  
  2,589     

CyberOptics(a)(b)

     139,236  
  13,506     

Evo Payments, Class A(a)(b)

     449,750  
  3,103     

MoneyGram International(b)

     32,271  
  25,000     

Ping Identity Holding(b)

     701,750  
  10,000     

Sierra Wireless(b)

     304,400  
  46,762     

Switch, Class A(a)

     1,575,412  
  15,250     

Zendesk(b)

     1,160,525  
     

 

 

 
        7,415,634  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE5.8%

 
  8,239     

Duke Realty, REIT(a)

     397,120  
  29,605     

STORE Capital, REIT(a)

     927,525  
     

 

 

 
        1,324,645  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES3.4%

 
  23,137     

South Jersey Industries

     773,239  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock (Cost $23,295,003)

     22,998,800  
  

 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

             
 

U.S. Senior Loan (d) — 4.7%

 
 

HEALTHCARE4.7%

 
  1,200,915     

Carestream Health, 1st Lien, Term Loan, 05/08/23

     1,072,820  
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loan (Cost $1,092,833)

     1,072,820  
  

 

 

 

Shares

             
 

Preferred Stock — 0.0%

 
 

HEALTHCARE0.0%

 
 

Healthcare Technology0.0%

 
  608,695     

AMINO, Inc.,
Series C (b)(e)(f)(g)(h)

     —    
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $3,499,996)

     —    
  

 

 

 

Contracts

             
 

Purchased Call Options(b) — 0.0%

 
  120     

Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $6,526)

     360  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Shares

         

Value ($)

 
 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies — 0.1%

 
  300     

Pine Island Acquisition Corp, Class A (b)

     2,994  
  1,233     

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (b)

     12,342  
  

 

 

 
        15,336  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Cost $15,550)

     15,336  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

 
 

Repurchase Agreement(i)(j) — 0.0%

 
  105     

JPMorgan Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $108 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $1 - $23, 0.250% - 3.880%, 09/30/2023 – 09/30/2029; with total market value $107)

     105  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Repurchase Agreement
(Cost $105)

     105  
  

 

 

 

Shares

             
 

Cash Equivalent — 5.7%

 
 

MONEY MARKET FUND(k) — 5.7%

 
  1,305,371     

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Class 2.850%

     1,305,371  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalent (Cost $1,305,371)

     1,305,371  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investments—110.6%
(Cost $29,215,384)

     25,392,792  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Sold Short— (7.4)%

 
 

Special Purpose Acquisition Company — (0.1)%

 
  (1,200)     

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (l)

     (12,012
     

 

 

 
  

Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
(Proceeds $12,278)

     (12,012
     

 

 

 
 

Common Stock — (7.3)%

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY(0.0)%

 
  (7)     

DraftKings, Class A (l)

     (108
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY(2.6)%

 
  (4)     

Diamondback Energy

     (482
  (77,728)     

Enerflex

     (335,452
  (5,817)     

PBF Energy, Class A (l)

     (204,526
  (17,265)     

VAALCO Energy

     (75,275
     

 

 

 
        (615,735
     

 

 

 

Shares

         

Value ($)

 
 

FINANCIALS(2.9)%

 
  (7,450)     

Allegiance Bancshares

     (310,143
  (5,696)     

Brookline Bancorp

     (66,358
  (3,602)     

Columbia Banking System

     (104,062
  (10,062)     

OceanFirst Financial

     (187,556
     

 

 

 
        (668,119
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE(1.8)%

 
  (2)     

PotlatchDeltic

     (82
  (3,918)     

Prologis

     (398,069
     

 

 

 
        (398,151
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock (Proceeds $1,928,473)

     (1,682,113
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (7.4)% (Proceeds $1,940,751)

     (1,694,125
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (3.2)%(m)

     (722,879
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     22,975,788  
  

 

 

 
(a)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $13,316,201.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of September 30, 2022, the fair value of securities loaned was $302,189. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $308,710. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

(d)

Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii)the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity maybe substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

(e)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $0, or 0.0% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments.

(f)

There is currently no rate available.

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

(g)

Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $0, or 0.0% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of September 30, 2022. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(h)

Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the policies and procedures established by the Board. Additional Information regarding such securities follows:

 

Restricted
Security

 

Security Type

  Acquisition
Date
    Cost of
Security
    Fair Value at
Period
End
    Percent of
Net Assets
 

AMINO, Inc.

  Preferred Stock     11/18/2016     $ 3,499,996     $ 0       0.0

 

(i)

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

(j)

This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of September 30, 2022 was $105.

(k)

Rate reported is 7 day effective yield.

(l)

No dividend payable on security sold short.

(m)

As of September 30, 2022, $660,043 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”.

 

 

A list of the open forward contracts held by the Fund at September 30, 2022, is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement Date      Currency to Deliver      Currency to Receive      Unrealized Depreciation  

Goldman Sachs

     12/23/22        GBP        429,251        USD        459,988      $ (19,620

Goldman Sachs

     01/11/23        GBP        12,812        USD        14,142        (173
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (19,793
                 

 

 

 

Purchased options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise price      Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Premium      Value  

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS:

                    

Norwegian Cruise Line

   $ 15.00        Pershing        October 2022      $ 120      $ 136,320      $ 6,526      $ 360  


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Written options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise price      Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value      Premium     Value  

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS:

                  

Biohaven

   $ 150.00        Pershing        January 2023        (41)     $ 619,797      $ (3,647   $ (7,790

Global Blood Theraputics

     70.00        Pershing        January 2023        (80)       544,800        (1,186     (1,000
                

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $ (4,833   $ (8,790
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund had the following swaps contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at September 30, 2022:

Long Equity Total Return Swaps

 

Underlying

Instrument

   Financing
Rate
   Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
    

Currency

   Notional
Amount
($)
     Fair
Value
($)
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
($)
     Mark
to
Market
($)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Electricite de France

   1 Day EUR-

EuroSTR plus
0.55%

    
Upon
Maturity
 
 
    
Goldman
Sachs
 
 
     7/25/2023      EUR      582,439        650,857        50,552        56,320        5,768  

HomeServe PLC

   1 Day GBP-SONIA
plus 0.53%
    
Upon
Maturity
 
 
    
Goldman
Sachs
 
 
     7/26/2023      GBP      557,845        542,579        42,391        42,850        459  

Hunter Douglas

   1 Day EUR-

EuroSTR plus
0.55%

    
Upon
Maturity
 
 
    
Goldman
Sachs
 
 
     1/6/2023      EUR      201,662        210,677        1,200        4,826        3,626  

Recipe Unlimited Corporation

   1 Month CAD-BA-

CDOR plus 0.50%

    
Upon
Maturity
 
 
    
Goldman
Sachs
 
 
     9/18/2023      CAD      523,251        753,647        34,885        34,674        (211

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

   1 Day EUR-

EuroSTR plus
0.55%

    
Upon
Maturity
 
 
    
Goldman
Sachs
 
 
     7/18/2023      EUR      2,365        2,552        135        138        3  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps

                    2,160,312        129,163        138,808        9,645  
                    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Shares           Value ($)  
               
 

Common Stock — 86.3%

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.2%

 
  222,166     

iRobot(a)(b)

     12,514,611  
  1,978,657     

Tenneco, Class A(a)(b)

     34,408,845  
  604,937     

Terminix Global Holdings(b)

     23,163,038  
     

 

 

 
        70,086,494  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 1.8%

 
  99,574     

Exterran(b)

     414,228  
  1,135,357     

PBF Logistics(c)

     21,446,894  
  849,281     

TransGlobe Energy(a)(b)

     2,276,073  
     

 

 

 
        24,137,195  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS — 14.3%

 
  89,358     

Alleghany(b)

     75,004,424  
  1,258,396     

Cowen, Class A

     48,624,421  
  1,275,125     

First Horizon

     29,200,363  
  300,000     

Manning & Napier, Class A

     3,681,000  
  114,269     

Partners Bancorp

     1,015,851  
  230,087     

Professional Holding, Class A(b)

     5,968,457  
  101,697     

Pzena Investment Management, Class A

     964,088  
  200,400     

Stellar Bancorp(a)

     5,861,700  
  1,345,214     

Umpqua Holdings

     22,989,707  
     

 

 

 
        193,310,011  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE — 23.5%

 
  1,343,979     

1Life Healthcare(b)(c)

     23,049,240  
  1,590,178     

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c)

     24,059,393  
  233,389     

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding(b)(c)

     35,281,415  
  1,305,754     

ChemoCentryx(b)

     67,455,252  
  604,015     

Convey Health Solutions Holdings(b)

     6,348,198  
  3,193,706     

Covetrus(b)

     66,684,581  
  650,000     

EMIS Group

     13,646,516  
  720,851     

Forma Therapeutics Holdings(b)

     14,380,977  
  566,500     

Global Blood Therapeutics,
Inc.(a)(b)(c)

     38,578,650  
  1,575,283     

Hanger(b)

     29,489,298  
     

 

 

 
        318,973,520  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — 4.4%

 
  392,789     

Atlas Air Worldwide
Holdings(b)(c)

     37,538,845  
  134,869     

Biffa

     620,281  
  2,370,000     

Hill International(b)

     7,868,400  
  909,512     

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives(b)

     12,314,792  
  75,000     

Intertrust(b)

     1,435,681  
     

 

 

 
        59,777,999  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 26.9%

 
  547,500     

Avalara(a)(b)

     50,260,500  
  900,000     

ChannelAdvisor(b)

     20,394,000  
  287,550     

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     29,905,200  
  178,134     

CyberOptics(b)(c)

     9,580,047  
  336,494     

Evo Payments, Class A(b)

     11,205,250  
  2,607,000     

Nielsen Holdings

     72,266,040  
  1,193,000     

Ping Identity Holding(b)

     33,487,510  
  400,000     

Sierra Wireless(b)

     12,176,000  
  2,137,213     

Switch, Class A

     72,002,706  
Shares           Value ($)  
               
 

Common Stock (continued)

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

 
  691,250     

Zendesk(b)

     52,604,125  
     

 

 

 
        363,881,378  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — 8.5%

 
  1,318,287     

Duke Realty, REIT

     63,541,434  
  1     

PotlatchDeltic, REIT

     53  
  1,655,195     

STORE Capital, REIT

     51,857,259  
     

 

 

 
        115,398,746  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 1.7%

 
  696,156     

South Jersey Industries

     23,265,533  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,189,809,019)

     1,168,830,876  
  

 

 

 
 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies — 3.6%

 
  24,500     

AltEnergy Acquisition, Class A (b)

     245,980  
  285,000     

Altimeter Growth 2, Class A (b)

     2,824,350  
  25,000     

Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings I (b)

     253,000  
  10,000     

Ascendant Digital Acquisition III (b)

     101,500  
  52,078     

Banner Acquisition (b)

     516,093  
  10,000     

Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition I (b)

     101,000  
  72,109     

Carney Technology Acquisition II, Class A (a)(b)

     717,484  
  81,594     

Class Acceleration, Class A (b)

     806,149  
  183,700     

Compute Health Acquisition, Class A (b)

     1,813,119  
  213,700     

Conx Corp, Class A (b)

     2,137,000  
  103,335     

Corner Growth Acquisition, Class A (b)

     1,030,250  
  49,512     

DTRT Health Acquisition, Class A (b)

     503,537  
  225,000     

Energem (b)

     2,308,500  
  60,927     

Everest Consolidator Acquisition (b)

     613,535  
  150,026     

Forum Merger IV, Class A (b)(c)

     1,473,255  
  134,063     

GigCapital5 (b)

     1,356,717  
  145,507     

Green Visor Financial Technology Acquisition I (b)

     1,478,351  
  288,800     

Health Assurance Acquisition, Class A (b)(c)

     2,882,224  
  294,324     

Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition (b)

     2,963,843  
  12,792     

Jack Creek Investment, Class A (b)

     127,280  
  252,000     

Lefteris Acquisition Corp, Class A (b)

     2,520,000  
  244,909     

Lionheart III, Class A (b)(c)

     2,471,132  
  106,700     

Lux Health Tech Acquisition, Class A (b)

     1,068,067  
  71,084     

Maxpro Capital Acquisition, Class A (b)

     720,081  
  90,000     

McLaren Technology Acquisition, Class A (b)

     907,200  
  100,172     

Mercury Ecommerce Acquisition, Class A (b)

     998,715  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022

  

NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Shares           Value ($)  
               
 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (continued)

 
  10,194     

Monument Circle Acquisition, Class A (b)

     100,819  
  99,589     

Parsec Capital Acquisitions, Class A (b)

     1,006,845  
  20,428     

Periphas Capital Partnering, Class A (b)

     505,593  
  217,482     

Phoenix Biotech Acquisition, Class A (b)

     2,196,568  
  142,600     

Pine Island Acquisition Corp, Class A (b)

     1,423,148  
  14,302     

Pivotal Investment III, Class A (b)

     140,946  
  39,792     

Priveterra Acquisition, Class A (b)

     391,951  
  88,144     

PropTech Investment II, Class A (b)

     877,033  
  55,100     

Seaport Global Acquisition II, Class A (b)(c)

     551,551  
  60,000     

Sierra Lake Acquisition, Class A (b)

     601,200  
  108,600     

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (b)

     1,087,086  
  42,600     

Social Leverage Acquisition I, Class A (b)

     418,758  
  38,968     

Talon 1 Acquisition (b)

     398,253  
  30,000     

Tastemaker Acquisition, Class A (b)

     299,400  
  324,984     

Thrive Acquisition (b)

     3,298,588  
  242,400     

VY Global Growth, Class A (b)

     2,431,272  
     

 

 

 
        48,667,373  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
(Cost $47,918,569)

     48,667,373  
  

 

 

 
 

Master Limited Partnership — 3.1%

 
 

ENERGY — 3.1%

 
  2,618,790     

Shell Midstream Partners LP

     41,403,070  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $41,997,730)

     41,403,070  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Asset-Backed Securities — 1.7%

 
  6,500,000     

Carlyle US CLO, Series 2022-4A, Class A2 TSFR3M + 2.250%, 5.44%, 7/25/2034 (d)(e)

     6,500,000  
  6,000,000     

Halseypoint CLO VI, Series 2022-6A, Class A2 TSFR3M + 2.650%, 6.15%, 10/20/2034 (d)(e)

     6,000,000  
  5,000,000     

Saratoga Investment Senior Loan Fund, Series 2022-1A, Class A2 0.00%, 10/20/2033 (d)(e)(f)

     5,000,000  
Principal Amount ($)           Value ($)  
               
 

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 
  5,000,000     

Tikehau US CLO II, Series 2022-1A, Class AJ TSFR3M + 2.600%, 5.12%, 7/20/2033 (d)(e)

     5,000,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $22,500,000)

     22,500,000  
  

 

 

 
 

Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.6%

 
 

FINANCIALS — 0.6%

 
  7,500,000     

Cowen 7.25%, 05/06/24(c)

     7,643,414  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $7,680,244)

     7,643,414  
  

 

 

 

Number of Rights

      
 

Rights — 0.0%

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.0%

 
  22,787     

Zagg Inc (b)(g)(h)

     2,051  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $–)

     2,051  
  

 

 

 

Number of Warrants

      
 

Warrants — 0.0%

 
 

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION
COMPANY — 0.0%

 
 
  12,500     

AltEnergy Acquisition, Expires 02/09/2023(b)

     2,159  
  125,076     

Athena Consumer Acquisition, Expires 08/03/2028(b)

     7,755  
  9,769     

Biote, Expires 02/15/2027(b)

     3,337  
  500     

Biotech Acquisition, Expires 12/03/2027(b)

     30  
  3,333     

Carney Technology Acquisition II, Expires 12/03/2027(a)(b)

     126  
  24,700     

DTRT Health Acquisition, Expires 11/15/2022(b)

     4,940  
  150,000     

Fat Projects Acquisition, Expires 12/19/2022(b)

     7,485  
  181,950     

GoGreen Investments, Expires 06/07/2023(b)

     24,936  
  125,000     

Intelligent Medicine Acquisition, Expires 01/16/2023(b)

     13,044  
  113,155     

Lionheart III, Expires 03/22/2023(b)

     6,789  
  71,084     

Maxpro Capital Acquisition, Expires 01/25/2023(b)

     8,566  
  92,147     

McLaren Technology Acquisition, Expires 03/06/2023(b)

     6,450  
  223,160     

Parabellum Acquisition, Expires 03/29/2023(b)

     8,034  
  99,589     

Parsec Capital Acquisitions, Expires 01/08/2023(b)

     2,559  
  198,080     

Perception Capital II, Expires 01/03/2029(b)

     9,904  
  108,741     

Phoenix Biotech Acquisition, Expires
09/04/2026(b)

     16,072  
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022, 2022    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Number of Warrants           Value ($)  
               
 

Warrants (continued)

 
 

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANY
(continued)

 
 
  12,612     

PropTech Investment II, Expires
01/03/2028(b)

     1,766  
  21,237     

Seaport Global Acquisition II, Expires
11/20/2026(b)

     3,398  
  162,492     

Thrive Acquisition, Expires 03/12/2023(b)

     13,812  
     

 

 

 
        141,162  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants (Cost $749,977)

     141,162  
  

 

 

 
Shares              
               
 

Preferred Stock — 0.0%

 
 

HEALTHCARE — 0.0%

 
  434,783     

AMINO, Inc., Series C (b)(g)(h)(i)(j)

     —    
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $2,500,002)

     —    
  

 

 

 

Contracts

      
               
 

Purchased Call Options(b) — 0.0%

 
  75     

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $37,733)

     225  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
               
 

Repurchase Agreements(k)(l) — 1.6%

 
  5,192,193     

Daiwa Capital Markets
dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $22,653 - $660,607, 0.000% - 6.500%, 10/04/2022 – 9/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037)

     5,192,193  
  5,192,193     

HSBC Securities
dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $3,531 - $9,257,157, 2.000% - 5.500%, 11/20/2033 – 9/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037)

     5,192,193  
  5,192,193     

RBC Dominion Securities
dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,323,729 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $0 - $1,603,776, 0.000% - 6.000%, 8/15/2025 – 8/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037)

     5,192,193  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
               
 

Repurchase Agreements(k)(l) (continued)

 
  5,192,193     

BofA Securities
dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $22,653 - $660,607, 2.000% - 6.000%, 7/01/2050 – 9/01/2052; with total market value $5,296,037)

     5,192,193  
  1,537,264     

JPMorgan Securities
dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $1,575,311 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $9,522 - $342,419, 0.250% - 3.880%, 9/30/2023 – 9/30/2029; with total market value $1,568,009)

     1,537,264  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $22,306,036)

     22,306,036  
  

 

 

 
Shares              
               
 

Cash Equivalent — 0.9%

 
 

MONEY MARKET FUND(m) — 0.9%

 
  12,390,128     

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Class 2.850%

     12,390,128  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalent (Cost $12,390,128)

     12,390,128  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investments—97.8%
(Cost $1,347,889,438)

     1,323,884,335  
  

 

 

 
 

Securities Sold Short— (9.9)%

 
 

Special Purpose Acquisition Company — (0.0)%

 
  (2,900)     

Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (n)

     (29,029
     

 

 

 
  

Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Proceeds $29,828)

     (29,029
     

 

 

 
 

Common Stock — (9.9)%

 
 

ENERGY — (1.0)%

 
  (101,665)     

Enerflex

     (438,757
  (306,545)     

PBF Energy, Class A (n)

     (10,778,122
  (571,312)     

VAALCO Energy

     (2,490,920
     

 

 

 
        (13,707,799
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS — (2.6)%

 
  (141,232)     

Allegiance Bancshares

     (5,879,488
  (801,607)     

Columbia Banking System

     (23,158,426
  (26,132)     

OceanFirst Financial

     (487,101
  (204,947)     

Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida

     (6,195,548
     

 

 

 
        (35,720,563
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — (1.6)%

 
  (43,930)     

MasTec, Inc. (n)

     (2,789,555
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022, 2022    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

               

Shares

   Value ($)  
               
 

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

 
  (3,435,938)     

Rentokil Initial

     (18,207,963
     

 

 

 
        (20,997,518
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE — (4.7)%

 
  (626,417)     

Prologis

     (63,643,967
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Proceeds $154,785,532)

     (134,069,847
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (9.9)%
(Proceeds $154,815,360)

     (134,098,876
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net
-12.1%(o)

     163,813,750  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     1,353,599,209  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of September 30, 2022, the fair value of securities loaned was $65,324,756. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $66,790,361. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $102,961,826.

(d)

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. The rates on certain securities are not based on published reference rates and spreads and are either determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; by using a formula based on the rates of underlying loans; or by adjusting periodically based on prevailing interest rates.

(e)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The Board has determined these investments to be liquid. At September 30, 2022, these securities amounted to $22,500,000 or 1.7% of net assets.

(f)

No interest rate available.

(g)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $2,051, or 0.0% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments.

(h)

Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $2,051, or 0.0% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of September 30, 2022. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(i)

There is currently no rate available.

(j)

Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the policies and procedures established by the Board. Additional Information regarding such securities follows:

 

Restricted
Security

  Security
Type
    Acquisition
Date
    Cost of
Security
    Fair Value
at Period
End
    Percent of
Net Assets
 

AMINO, Inc.

   
Preferred
Stock
 
 
    11/18/2016     $ 2,500,002     $ 0       0.0

 

(k)

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

(l)

This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of September 30, 2022 was $22,306,036.

(m)

Rate reported is 7 day effective yield.

(n)

No dividend payable on security sold short.

(o)

As of September 30, 2022, $79,126,611 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”.

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

A list of the open forward contracts held by the Fund at September 30, 2022, is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency to Deliver      Currency to Receive      Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Goldman Sachs

     12/23/22        GBP        358,874        USD        400,821      $ (154

Goldman Sachs

     12/23/22-01/11/23        GBP        8,162        USD        8,748        (371,632
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (371,786
                 

 

 

 

Purchased options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise price      Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value      Premium      Value  

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS:

                    

Carnival

   $ 30.00        Jefferies        January 2023        75      $ 52,725      $ 37,733      $ 225  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise price      Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value      Premium     Value  

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS:

                  

Biohaven

   $ 150.00        Pershing        January 2023        (2,296   $ 34,708,632      $ (204,289   $ (436,240

BMTC Group

   $ 70.00        Pershing        January 2023        (2,609     17,767,290        (38,541     (32,613

1Life Healthcare

   $ 20.00        Pershing        January 2023        (400     686,000        (4,010     (2,000
                

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 $ (246,840   $ (470,853
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund had the following swap contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at September 30, 2022:

Swap contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

Long Equity Total Return Swaps

 

Underlying
Instrument

   Financing
Rate
  Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
   Currency    Notional
Amount

($)
     Fair
Value
($)
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
($)
     Mark to
Market
($)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Electricite de France

   1 Day
EUR-EuroSTR
plus 0.55%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   7/25/2023    EUR      31,452,530        35,147,155        2,729,878        3,041,356        311,478  

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

   1 Day
GBP-SONIA
plus 0.53%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   9/12/2023    GBP      4,905,710        4,686,587        304,011        291,954        (12,057

HomeServe PLC

   1 Day
GBP-SONIA
plus 0.53%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   7/26/2023    GBP      14,242,859        13,806,317        1,076,207        1,047,279        (28,928

Hunter Douglas

   1 Day
EUR-EuroSTR
plus 0.55%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   1/6/2023    EUR      7,389,680        7,688,452        43,790        145,288        101,498  

Recipe Unlimited Corporation

   1 Month
CAD-BA-CDOR
plus 0.50%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   9/18/2023    CAD      9,941,763        14,319,286        662,815        658,807        (4,008

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

   1 Day
EUR-EuroSTR
plus 0.55%
  Upon
Maturity
   Goldman
Sachs
   7/18/2023    EUR      121,426        131,007        6,930        7,059        129  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps

                   75,778,804        4,823,631        5,191,743        368,112  
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

($)

denotes USD.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Funds I

 

Organization

NexPoint Funds I (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 28, 2006. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with three portfolios that were offered as of September 30, 2022, each of which is non-diversified. This report includes information for the three months ended September 30, 2022 for NexPoint Event Driven Fund (the “Event Driven Fund”) (formerly Highland Healthcare Opportunities Fund) and NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund (the “Merger Arbitrage Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is reported separately.

On September 15, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Highland Funds I approved a change of the Trust’s name from Highland Funds I to the NexPoint Funds I.

Valuation of Investments

The Funds’ investments are recorded at fair value. In computing the Funds’ net assets attributable to shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market quotations will be valued pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board.Typically, such securities will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Funds’ loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that NexPoint Asset Management, L.P. (formerly Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P.) (“NexPoint” or the “Investment Adviser”) has determined to have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services which have been approved by the Board.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which the Funds have determined that the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Funds’ net asset value (“NAV”), will be valued by the Funds at fair value, as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant, including, but not limited to: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Funds’ NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith as described above instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.

There can be no assurance that the Funds’ valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Funds.

Fair Value Measurements

The Funds have performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Funds’ investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Funds I

 

Level 1 —    Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;
Level 2 —    Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and
Level 3 —    Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The Investment Adviser has established policies and procedures, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that valuation methodologies for investments and financial instruments that are categorized within all levels of the fair value hierarchy are fair and consistent. A Pricing Committee has been established to provide oversight of the valuation policies, processes and procedures, and is comprised of personnel from the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Pricing Committee meets monthly to review the proposed valuations for investments and financial instruments and is responsible for evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of established policies.

The fair value of the Funds’ senior loans and bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans and bonds that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Funds’ common stocks, preferred stocks, other registered investment companies, rights, warrants, forward contracts and options that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. Exchange-traded options are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange on which they trade. If an option does not trade, the mid-price, which is the mean of the bid and ask price, is utilized to value the option.

At the end of each calendar quarter, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Funds I

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. A summary of the levels of inputs used to value each Fund’s assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2022, is as follows:

 

     Total value at
September 30,
2022

($)
    Level 1 Quoted
Price

($)
    Level 2 Significant
Observable Inputs

($)
    Level 3 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(1)

($)
 

NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Assets

        

Common Stock(2)

     22,998,800       22,998,800       —         —    

U.S. Senior Loans

     1,072,820       —         1,072,820       —    

Preferred Stock

     —         —         —         —   (3) 

Purchased Call Options

     360       360       —         —    

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

     15,336       15,336       —         —    

Repurchase Agreement

     105       105       —         —    

Cash Equivalent

     1,305,371       1,305,371       —         —    

Other Financial Instruments

        

Total Return Swaps(4)

     9,856       9,856       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     25,402,648       24,329,828       1,072,820       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Securities Sold Short

        

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

     (12,012     (12,012     —         —    

Common Stock(2)

     (1,682,113     (1,682,113     —         —    

Other Financial Instruments

        

Forward Contracts(4)

     (19,793     —         (19,793     —    

Written Options

     (8,790     (8,790     —         —    

Total Return Swaps(4)

     (211     (211     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     (1,722,919     (1,703,126     (19,793     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     23,679,729       22,626,702       1,053,027       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

A reconciliation of Level 3 instruments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to the net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

(2) 

See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout.

(3) 

This category includes Amino, Inc. which is held at a value of zero.

(4)

Forward Contracts and Total Return Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (concluded)

 

As of September 30, 2022    NexPoint Funds I

 

     Total value at
September 30,
2022

($)
    Level 1 Quoted
Price

($)
    Level 2 Significant
Observable Inputs

($)
    Level 3 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs(1)

($)
 

NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Assets

        

Common Stock(2)

     1,168,830,876       1,168,830,876       —         —    

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

     48,667,373       48,667,373       —         —    

Master Limited Partnerships

     41,403,070       41,403,070       —         —    

Asset-Backed Securities

     22,500,000       —         22,500,000       —    

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     7,643,414       —         7,643,414       —    

Rights

     2,051       —         —         2,051  

Warrants

     141,162       —         141,162       —    

Preferred Stock

     —         —         —         —   (3) 

Purchased Call Options

     225       225       —         —    

Repurchase Agreements

     22,306,036       22,306,036       —         —    

Cash Equivalent

     12,390,128       12,390,128       —         —    

Other Financial Instruments

        

Total Return Swaps(4)

     413,105       —         413,105       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,324,297,440       1,293,597,708       30,697,681       2,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Securities Sold Short

        

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

     (29,029     (29,029     —         —    

Common Stock(2)

     (134,069,847     (134,069,847     —         —    

Other Financial Instruments

        

Forward Contracts(4)

     (371,786     —         (371,786     —    

Written Options

     (470,853     (470,853     —         —    

Total Return Swaps(4)

     (44,993     (44,993     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     (134,986,508     (134,614,722     (371,786     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,189,310,932       1,158,982,986       30,325,895       2,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

A reconciliation of Level 3 instruments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to the net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets.

(2) 

See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout.

(3) 

This category includes Amino, Inc. which is held at a value of zero.

(4)

Forward Contracts and Total Return Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of level 3. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates that are unobservable.

Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities or if the portfolio company is under common control.

The Event Driven Fund and Merger Arbitrage Fund did not have any affiliated issuers as of September 30, 2022.

For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.