UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-22338
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
One Madison Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Marc A. De Oliveira
Franklin Templeton
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-6LM-FUND/656-3863
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period:
| ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
| (a) | The Report to Shareholders is filed herewith |
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment*,†
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Class A
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$
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Total Net Assets
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Class C
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$
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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Costs of a $10,000 investment
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Class R
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$
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Total Net Assets
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings
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Class I
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$
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| * | Reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, without which expenses would have been higher. |
| † | Annualized. |
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Total Net Assets
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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Additional information is available on
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Class IS
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$
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| † | Annualized. |
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Total Net Assets
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$
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Total Number of Portfolio Holdings
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Portfolio Turnover Rate
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WHERE CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND?
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Additional information is available on
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• prospectus • proxy voting information • financial information • holdings • tax information
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| (b) | Not applicable |
| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
| (a) | Please see schedule of investments contained in the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights included under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |

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1
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10
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12
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13
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14
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19
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30
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30
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30
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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Common
Stocks — 98.0% | |||||
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Communication
Services — 8.2% | |||||
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Diversified
Telecommunication Services — 3.9% | |||||
|
AT&T
Inc. |
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63,200
|
$1,832,168
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Comcast
Corp., Class A Shares |
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10,100
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289,971
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Verizon
Communications Inc. |
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37,500
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1,882,500
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Total
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
4,004,639
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Entertainment
— 2.1% | |||||
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Walt
Disney Co. |
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21,900
|
2,110,722
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Interactive
Media & Services — 0.8% | |||||
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Match
Group Inc. |
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2,600
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79,846
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Meta
Platforms Inc., Class A Shares |
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1,350
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772,375
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Total
Interactive Media & Services |
852,221
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Media
— 0.3% | |||||
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Fox
Corp., Class A Shares |
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2,800
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163,520
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News
Corp., Class A Shares |
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4,600
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114,678
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Total
Media |
278,198
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Wireless
Telecommunication Services — 1.1% | |||||
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T-Mobile
US Inc. |
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5,500
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1,155,165
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Total
Communication Services |
8,400,945
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Consumer
Discretionary — 6.9% | |||||
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Automobile
Components — 0.1% | |||||
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BorgWarner
Inc. |
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2,200
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119,372
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Automobiles
— 1.3% | |||||
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Ford
Motor Co. |
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49,400
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570,076
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General
Motors Co. |
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10,100
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752,450
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Total
Automobiles |
1,322,526
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Broadline
Retail — 0.6% | |||||
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Dillard’s
Inc., Class A Shares |
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160
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91,538
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eBay
Inc. |
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5,500
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500,610
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Total
Broadline Retail |
592,148
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Distributors
— 0.2% | |||||
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Genuine
Parts Co. |
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1,600
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169,200
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Diversified
Consumer Services — 0.1% | |||||
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Service
Corp. International |
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1,700
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140,267
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Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure — 0.6% | |||||
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Darden
Restaurants Inc. |
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1,400
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274,456
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Expedia
Group Inc. |
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1,400
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323,246
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Total
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
597,702
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Household
Durables — 1.3% | |||||
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DR
Horton Inc. |
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3,600
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493,992
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Security
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Household
Durables — continued | |||||
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Lennar
Corp., Class A Shares |
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2,700
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$234,468
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NVR
Inc. |
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16
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105,437
*
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PulteGroup
Inc. |
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2,400
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282,264
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Toll
Brothers Inc. |
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1,100
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150,117
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TopBuild
Corp. |
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280
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98,364
*
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Total
Household Durables |
1,364,642
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Leisure
Products — 0.1% | |||||
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Hasbro
Inc. |
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1,100
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102,960
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Specialty
Retail — 2.3% | |||||
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AutoNation
Inc. |
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700
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136,682
*
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Best
Buy Co. Inc. |
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2,600
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166,920
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GameStop
Corp., Class A Shares |
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2,200
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50,688
*
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Gap
Inc. |
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4,600
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111,320
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Lowe’s
Cos. Inc. |
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6,300
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1,488,564
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Penske
Automotive Group Inc. |
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800
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119,616
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Williams-Sonoma
Inc. |
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1,300
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237,029
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Total
Specialty Retail |
2,310,819
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Textiles,
Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3% | |||||
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Deckers
Outdoor Corp. |
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700
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70,063
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Tapestry
Inc. |
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2,100
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296,331
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Total
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
366,394
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Total
Consumer Discretionary |
7,086,030
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Consumer
Staples — 7.9% | |||||
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Beverages
— 1.9% | |||||
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Coca-Cola
Consolidated Inc. |
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900
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172,566
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Constellation
Brands Inc., Class A Shares |
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800
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120,000
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Molson
Coors Beverage Co., Class B Shares |
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900
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38,754
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PepsiCo
Inc. |
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10,600
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1,646,074
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Total
Beverages |
1,977,394
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Consumer
Staples Distribution & Retail — 2.0% | |||||
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BJ’s
Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. |
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600
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59,052
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Dollar
General Corp. |
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1,100
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130,603
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Dollar
Tree Inc. |
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2,100
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229,971
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Kroger
Co. |
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7,000
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506,520
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Sysco
Corp. |
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5,800
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413,714
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Target
Corp. |
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5,500
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666,600
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Total
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail |
2,006,460
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Food
Products — 1.0% | |||||
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Hormel
Foods Corp. |
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900
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20,385
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Ingredion
Inc. |
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600
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67,596
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Security
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Value
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Products — continued | |||||
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JM
Smucker Co. |
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500
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$48,220
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Mondelez
International Inc., Class A Shares |
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11,800
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680,152
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Tyson
Foods Inc., Class A Shares |
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3,100
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198,617
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Total
Food Products |
1,014,970
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Household
Products — 1.7% | |||||
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Procter
& Gamble Co. |
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11,600
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1,675,504
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Tobacco
— 1.3% | |||||
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Altria
Group Inc. |
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20,700
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1,365,993
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Total
Consumer Staples |
8,040,321
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Energy
— 10.4% | |||||
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Energy
Equipment & Services — 0.4% | |||||
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Halliburton
Co. |
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10,300
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401,597
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Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.0% | |||||
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Antero
Midstream Corp. |
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5,800
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132,240
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Antero
Resources Corp. |
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3,400
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144,296
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APA
Corp. |
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4,400
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186,736
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ConocoPhillips
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3,500
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462,000
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Devon
Energy Corp. |
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7,700
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387,464
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Diamondback
Energy Inc. |
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3,600
|
712,044
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EOG
Resources Inc. |
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5,700
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824,049
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Exxon
Mobil Corp. |
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29,900
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5,072,834
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HF
Sinclair Corp. |
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2,200
|
137,258
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Kinder
Morgan Inc. |
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27,600
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925,428
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Marathon
Petroleum Corp. |
|
800
|
195,344
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Phillips
66 |
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5,000
|
910,900
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Range
Resources Corp. |
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3,000
|
135,540
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Total
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
10,226,133
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Total
Energy |
10,627,730
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Financials
— 29.4% | |||||
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Banks
— 13.4% | |||||
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Bank
of America Corp. |
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53,800
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2,622,750
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Citigroup
Inc. |
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12,700
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1,440,307
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Citizens
Financial Group Inc. |
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3,300
|
197,901
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Cullen/Frost
Bankers Inc. |
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400
|
54,832
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East-West
Bancorp Inc. |
|
900
|
96,084
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First
Citizens BancShares Inc., Class A Shares |
|
110
|
207,313
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First
Horizon Corp. |
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3,100
|
70,556
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JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
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16,702
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4,913,060
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KeyCorp
|
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6,600
|
132,330
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M&T
Bank Corp. |
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1,000
|
206,720
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Security
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Shares
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Value
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— continued | |||||
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PNC
Financial Services Group Inc. |
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3,000
|
$624,270
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Popular
Inc. |
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400
|
53,668
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Regions
Financial Corp. |
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6,600
|
172,392
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Truist
Financial Corp. |
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7,800
|
358,566
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US
Bancorp |
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9,600
|
499,296
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Wells
Fargo & Co. |
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25,300
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2,014,133
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Western
Alliance Bancorp |
|
500
|
35,425
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Zions
Bancorp NA |
|
700
|
40,334
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Total
Banks |
13,739,937
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Capital
Markets — 7.4% | |||||
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Ameriprise
Financial Inc. |
|
870
|
386,628
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Bank
of New York Mellon Corp. |
|
5,900
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699,917
| ||
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Carlyle
Group Inc. |
|
1,800
|
87,102
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Charles
Schwab Corp. |
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8,800
|
827,024
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Goldman
Sachs Group Inc. |
|
2,560
|
2,165,735
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Invesco
Ltd. |
|
2,300
|
55,867
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Morgan
Stanley |
|
13,200
|
2,172,324
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Northern
Trust Corp. |
|
1,700
|
237,269
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Raymond
James Financial Inc. |
|
1,800
|
260,622
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SEI
Investments Co. |
|
1,000
|
78,470
| ||
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State
Street Corp. |
|
2,600
|
329,056
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Stifel
Financial Corp. |
|
1,050
|
77,616
| ||
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T.
Rowe Price Group Inc. |
|
1,500
|
135,210
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Total
Capital Markets |
7,512,840
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Consumer
Finance — 1.3% | |||||
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Ally
Financial Inc. |
|
1,800
|
70,614
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American
Express Co. |
|
3,500
|
1,058,680
| ||
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Synchrony
Financial |
|
3,500
|
238,070
| ||
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Total
Consumer Finance |
1,367,364
| ||||
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Financial
Services — 0.3% | |||||
|
Block
Inc. |
|
3,400
|
204,612
*
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Corpay
Inc. |
|
300
|
87,297
*
| ||
|
Total
Financial Services |
291,909
| ||||
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Insurance
— 7.0% | |||||
|
Aflac
Inc. |
|
4,800
|
526,608
| ||
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Allstate
Corp. |
|
1,500
|
311,010
| ||
|
American
Financial Group Inc. |
|
500
|
63,855
| ||
|
American
International Group Inc. |
|
5,200
|
391,300
| ||
|
Aon
PLC, Class A Shares |
|
1,000
|
322,780
| ||
|
Arch
Capital Group Ltd. |
|
2,600
|
249,574
*
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|
Security
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
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Insurance
— continued | |||||
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Assurant
Inc. |
|
400
|
$87,124
| ||
|
Axis
Capital Holdings Ltd. |
|
700
|
70,987
| ||
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Chubb
Ltd. |
|
3,600
|
1,173,348
| ||
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Cincinnati
Financial Corp. |
|
1,300
|
204,555
| ||
|
Everest
Group Ltd. |
|
410
|
134,008
| ||
|
Fidelity
National Financial Inc. |
|
1,900
|
88,122
| ||
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Globe
Life Inc. |
|
500
|
69,585
| ||
|
Hartford
Insurance Group Inc. |
|
2,600
|
351,598
| ||
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Loews
Corp. |
|
1,900
|
202,806
| ||
|
Markel
Group Inc. |
|
84
|
160,782
*
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MetLife
Inc. |
|
6,100
|
431,392
| ||
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Old
Republic International Corp. |
|
2,200
|
87,780
| ||
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Primerica
Inc. |
|
200
|
50,096
| ||
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Principal
Financial Group Inc. |
|
1,900
|
171,209
| ||
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Prudential
Financial Inc. |
|
2,600
|
253,994
| ||
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Reinsurance
Group of America Inc. |
|
500
|
102,080
| ||
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RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd. |
|
400
|
118,892
| ||
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Travelers
Cos. Inc. |
|
3,200
|
933,376
| ||
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Unum
Group |
|
1,500
|
109,545
| ||
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Willis
Towers Watson PLC |
|
780
|
226,746
| ||
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WR
Berkley Corp. |
|
3,400
|
225,352
| ||
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Total
Insurance |
7,118,504
| ||||
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Total
Financials |
30,030,554
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Health
Care — 15.3% | |||||
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Biotechnology
— 3.6% | |||||
|
Amgen
Inc. |
|
4,300
|
1,512,955
| ||
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Exelixis
Inc. |
|
3,000
|
128,670
*
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Gilead
Sciences Inc. |
|
9,400
|
1,310,078
| ||
|
Halozyme
Therapeutics Inc. |
|
1,200
|
77,556
*
| ||
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Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
|
500
|
386,320
| ||
|
United
Therapeutics Corp. |
|
490
|
290,560
*
| ||
|
Total
Biotechnology |
3,706,139
| ||||
|
Health
Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6% | |||||
|
Cooper
Cos. Inc. |
|
1,000
|
71,500
*
| ||
|
GE
HealthCare Technologies Inc. |
|
2,700
|
192,186
| ||
|
Medtronic
PLC |
|
13,300
|
1,152,445
| ||
|
Zimmer
Biomet Holdings Inc. |
|
2,100
|
189,882
| ||
|
Total
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
1,606,013
| ||||
|
Health
Care Providers & Services — 3.7% | |||||
|
Cencora
Inc. |
|
2,000
|
628,280
| ||
|
Security
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Health
Care Providers & Services — continued | |||||
|
CVS
Health Corp. |
|
11,200
|
$804,384
| ||
|
DaVita
Inc. |
|
300
|
46,107
*
| ||
|
Encompass
Health Corp. |
|
300
|
29,019
| ||
|
HCA
Healthcare Inc. |
|
3,000
|
1,419,720
| ||
|
Henry
Schein Inc. |
|
1,200
|
88,440
*
| ||
|
Labcorp
Holdings Inc. |
|
900
|
240,129
| ||
|
Quest
Diagnostics Inc. |
|
1,200
|
235,176
| ||
|
Tenet
Healthcare Corp. |
|
900
|
169,839
*
| ||
|
Universal
Health Services Inc., Class B Shares |
|
700
|
125,279
| ||
|
Total
Health Care Providers & Services |
3,786,373
| ||||
|
Life
Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2% | |||||
|
Bio-Rad
Laboratories Inc., Class A Shares |
|
200
|
55,750
*
| ||
|
IQVIA
Holdings Inc. |
|
500
|
85,270
*
| ||
|
Revvity
Inc. |
|
500
|
43,805
| ||
|
Total
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
184,825
| ||||
|
Pharmaceuticals
— 6.2% | |||||
|
Jazz
Pharmaceuticals PLC |
|
500
|
94,525
*
| ||
|
Johnson
& Johnson |
|
16,500
|
4,033,260
| ||
|
Merck
& Co. Inc. |
|
12,400
|
1,491,596
| ||
|
Pfizer
Inc. |
|
19,700
|
553,176
| ||
|
Viatris
Inc. |
|
12,100
|
163,471
| ||
|
Total
Pharmaceuticals |
6,336,028
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Health Care |
15,619,378
| ||||
|
Industrials
— 7.6% | |||||
|
Aerospace
& Defense — 1.0% | |||||
|
General
Dynamics Corp. |
|
2,400
|
823,728
| ||
|
Textron
Inc. |
|
2,100
|
183,876
| ||
|
Total
Aerospace & Defense |
1,007,604
| ||||
|
Air
Freight & Logistics — 1.9% | |||||
|
FedEx
Corp. |
|
3,000
|
1,068,540
| ||
|
United
Parcel Service Inc., Class B Shares |
|
9,100
|
895,258
| ||
|
Total
Air Freight & Logistics |
1,963,798
| ||||
|
Building
Products — 0.5% | |||||
|
Allegion
PLC |
|
1,000
|
145,290
| ||
|
AO
Smith Corp. |
|
1,300
|
85,722
| ||
|
Carlisle
Cos. Inc. |
|
400
|
133,448
| ||
|
Masco
Corp. |
|
2,400
|
144,888
| ||
|
Total
Building Products |
509,348
| ||||
|
Construction
& Engineering — 0.1% | |||||
|
AECOM
|
|
1,500
|
127,230
| ||
|
Security
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Electrical
Equipment — 0.3% | |||||
|
Acuity
Inc. |
|
340
|
$95,275
| ||
|
Regal
Rexnord Corp. |
|
800
|
149,808
| ||
|
Total
Electrical Equipment |
245,083
| ||||
|
Ground
Transportation — 0.1% | |||||
|
Ryder
System Inc. |
|
200
|
40,942
| ||
|
Industrial
Conglomerates — 0.9% | |||||
|
3M
Co. |
|
6,500
|
943,995
| ||
|
Machinery
— 0.9% | |||||
|
AGCO
Corp. |
|
900
|
104,283
| ||
|
Allison
Transmission Holdings Inc. |
|
300
|
35,118
| ||
|
CNH
Industrial NV |
|
3,500
|
38,500
| ||
|
Dover
Corp. |
|
900
|
187,605
| ||
|
Mueller
Industries Inc. |
|
1,100
|
121,880
| ||
|
Oshkosh
Corp. |
|
700
|
103,047
| ||
|
Snap-on
Inc. |
|
600
|
217,932
| ||
|
Toro
Co. |
|
1,200
|
112,128
| ||
|
Total
Machinery |
920,493
| ||||
|
Passenger
Airlines — 0.9% | |||||
|
Delta
Air Lines Inc. |
|
5,400
|
358,992
| ||
|
Southwest
Airlines Co. |
|
5,600
|
210,392
| ||
|
United
Airlines Holdings Inc. |
|
4,000
|
368,280
*
| ||
|
Total
Passenger Airlines |
937,664
| ||||
|
Professional
Services — 0.3% | |||||
|
CACI
International Inc., Class A Shares |
|
200
|
108,774
*
| ||
|
Leidos
Holdings Inc. |
|
1,500
|
233,280
| ||
|
Total
Professional Services |
342,054
| ||||
|
Trading
Companies & Distributors — 0.7% | |||||
|
Core
& Main Inc., Class A Shares |
|
2,000
|
98,800
*
| ||
|
United
Rentals Inc. |
|
650
|
473,564
| ||
|
WESCO
International Inc. |
|
500
|
136,810
| ||
|
Total
Trading Companies & Distributors |
709,174
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Industrials |
7,747,385
| ||||
|
Information
Technology — 4.4% | |||||
|
Communications
Equipment — 0.1% | |||||
|
F5
Inc. |
|
200
|
57,866
*
| ||
|
Electronic
Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2% | |||||
|
TD
SYNNEX Corp. |
|
1,000
|
168,710
| ||
|
IT
Services — 0.1% | |||||
|
Twilio
Inc., Class A Shares |
|
900
|
113,238
*
| ||
|
Security
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment — 3.1% | |||||
|
First
Solar Inc. |
|
1,100
|
$216,986
*
| ||
|
Micron
Technology Inc. |
|
3,800
|
1,283,792
| ||
|
QUALCOMM
Inc. |
|
13,100
|
1,687,018
| ||
|
Skyworks
Solutions Inc. |
|
300
|
16,065
| ||
|
Total
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
3,203,861
| ||||
|
Technology
Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.9% | |||||
|
Dell
Technologies Inc., Class C Shares |
|
4,100
|
672,933
| ||
|
NetApp
Inc. |
|
2,300
|
235,497
| ||
|
Total
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
908,430
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Information Technology |
4,452,105
| ||||
|
Materials
— 4.7% | |||||
|
Chemicals
— 1.4% | |||||
|
Albemarle
Corp. |
|
1,200
|
215,436
| ||
|
CF
Industries Holdings Inc. |
|
1,600
|
207,744
| ||
|
Corteva
Inc. |
|
7,200
|
602,712
| ||
|
PPG
Industries Inc. |
|
2,700
|
288,576
| ||
|
RPM
International Inc. |
|
1,500
|
149,100
| ||
|
Total
Chemicals |
1,463,568
| ||||
|
Construction
Materials — 0.3% | |||||
|
CRH
PLC |
|
3,400
|
357,408
| ||
|
Containers
& Packaging — 0.7% | |||||
|
Avery
Dennison Corp. |
|
900
|
155,412
| ||
|
Ball
Corp. |
|
3,400
|
200,974
| ||
|
Crown
Holdings Inc. |
|
1,400
|
140,350
| ||
|
Packaging
Corp. of America |
|
900
|
190,998
| ||
|
Total
Containers & Packaging |
687,734
| ||||
|
Metals
& Mining — 2.3% | |||||
|
Alcoa
Corp. |
|
2,800
|
185,724
| ||
|
Newmont
Corp. |
|
11,000
|
1,190,750
| ||
|
Nucor
Corp. |
|
2,800
|
473,480
| ||
|
Reliance
Inc. |
|
500
|
151,960
| ||
|
Steel
Dynamics Inc. |
|
1,800
|
324,000
| ||
|
Total
Metals & Mining |
2,325,914
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Materials |
4,834,624
| ||||
|
Real
Estate — 0.1% | |||||
|
Real
Estate Management & Development — 0.1% | |||||
|
Jones
Lang LaSalle Inc. |
|
400
|
121,728
*
| ||
|
Security
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|
| |||||
|
Utilities
— 3.1% | |||||
|
Electric
Utilities — 2.0% | |||||
|
Alliant
Energy Corp. |
|
3,200
|
$229,632
| ||
|
Duke
Energy Corp. |
|
6,500
|
851,110
| ||
|
Evergy
Inc. |
|
2,800
|
229,376
| ||
|
FirstEnergy
Corp. |
|
7,000
|
354,620
| ||
|
Southern
Co. |
|
4,200
|
405,384
| ||
|
Total
Electric Utilities |
2,070,122
| ||||
|
Gas
Utilities — 0.1% | |||||
|
UGI
Corp. |
|
2,600
|
94,692
| ||
|
Independent
Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1% | |||||
|
AES
Corp. |
|
8,800
|
123,992
| ||
|
Multi-Utilities
— 0.9% | |||||
|
DTE
Energy Co. |
|
2,100
|
307,062
| ||
|
Public
Service Enterprise Group Inc. |
|
6,100
|
493,795
| ||
|
WEC
Energy Group Inc. |
|
1,100
|
127,347
| ||
|
Total
Multi-Utilities |
928,204
| ||||
|
| |||||
|
Total
Utilities |
3,217,010
| ||||
|
Total
Common Stocks (Cost — $71,750,766) |
100,177,810
| ||||
|
Investments
in Underlying Funds — 1.5% | |||||
|
iShares
Trust — iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
(Cost
— $1,508,262) |
|
|
7,400
|
1,581,158
| |
|
Total
Investments before Short-Term Investments (Cost — $73,259,028) |
101,758,968
| ||||
|
|
|
Rate
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term
Investments — 0.5% | |||||
|
Western
Asset Premier Institutional U.S. Treasury Reserves,
Premium
Shares (Cost — $486,475)
|
3.578%
|
|
486,475
|
486,475
(a)(b)
| |
|
Total
Investments — 100.0% (Cost — $73,745,503) |
102,245,443
| ||||
|
Liabilities
in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%†† |
(32,555
) | ||||
|
Total
Net Assets — 100.0% |
$102,212,888
| ||||
|
††
|
Represents
less than 0.1%. |
|
*
|
Non-income
producing security. |
|
(a)
|
Rate
shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.
|
|
(b)
|
In
this instance, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an “Affiliated
Company”
represents Fund
ownership
of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, or a company which is under common
ownership
or control with the Fund. At March 31, 2026, the total market value of investments in Affiliated
Companies
was $486,475 and the cost was $486,475 (Note
8). |
|
Abbreviation(s)
used in this schedule: | ||
|
ETF
|
—
|
Exchange-Traded
Fund |
|
Assets:
|
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost — $73,259,028) |
$101,758,968
|
|
Investments
in affiliated securities, at value (Cost — $486,475) |
486,475
|
|
Receivable
for securities sold
|
84,541
|
|
Dividends
receivable from unaffiliated investments |
83,809
|
|
Receivable
for Fund shares sold |
62,450
|
|
Dividends
receivable from affiliated investments |
1,943
|
|
Prepaid
expenses |
33,676
|
|
Total
Assets |
102,511,862
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
Payable
for Fund shares repurchased |
66,127
|
|
Due
to custodian |
54,088
|
|
Fund
accounting fees payable |
40,008
|
|
Investment
management fee payable |
39,929
|
|
Service
and/or distribution fees payable |
19,988
|
|
Audit
and tax fees payable |
19,462
|
|
Legal
fees payable |
18,144
|
|
Transfer
agent fees payable |
17,461
|
|
Payable
for securities purchased |
8,126
|
|
Accrued
expenses |
15,641
|
|
Total
Liabilities |
298,974
|
|
Total
Net Assets |
$102,212,888
|
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
Par
value (Note
7) |
$48
|
|
Paid-in
capital in excess of par value |
69,537,246
|
|
Total
distributable earnings (loss)
|
32,675,594
|
|
Total
Net Assets |
$102,212,888
|
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
Class
A |
$81,744,714
|
|
Class
C |
$2,491,406
|
|
Class
R |
$894,871
|
|
Class
I |
$3,098,602
|
|
Class
IS |
$13,983,295
|
|
Shares
Outstanding: |
|
|
Class
A |
3,811,451
|
|
Class
C |
117,827
|
|
Class
R |
41,921
|
|
Class
I |
143,870
|
|
Class
IS |
653,489
|
|
Net
Asset Value: |
|
|
Class
A (and
redemption price) |
$21.45
|
|
Class
C*
|
$21.14
|
|
Class
R (and
redemption price) |
$21.35
|
|
Class
I (and
redemption price) |
$21.54
|
|
Class
IS (and
redemption price) |
$21.40
|
|
Maximum
Public Offering Price Per Share: |
|
|
Class
A (based on maximum initial sales charge of 5.50%) |
$22.70
|
|
*
|
Redemption
price per share is NAV of Class C shares reduced by a 1.00% CDSC if shares are redeemed within
one
year from purchase payment (Note 2).
|
|
Investment
Income: |
|
|
Dividends
from unaffiliated investments |
$1,213,010
|
|
Dividends
from affiliated investments |
10,789
|
|
Less:
Foreign taxes withheld |
(38
) |
|
Total
Investment Income |
1,223,761
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
Investment
management fee (Note
2) |
317,965
|
|
Service
and/or distribution fees
(Notes 2 and 5)
|
112,021
|
|
Transfer
agent fees (Notes 2 and 5) |
53,997
|
|
Registration
fees |
40,305
|
|
Fund
accounting fees |
35,075
|
|
Audit
and tax fees |
18,688
|
|
Shareholder
reports |
17,500
|
|
Legal
fees |
15,501
|
|
Fees
recaptured by investment manager (Note
2) |
8,845
|
|
Trustees’
fees |
2,783
|
|
Custody
fees |
501
|
|
Commitment
fees (Note
9) |
356
|
|
Insurance
|
90
|
|
Miscellaneous
expenses |
5,129
|
|
Total
Expenses |
628,756
|
|
Less:
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements (Notes
2 and 5) |
(112,706
) |
|
Net
Expenses |
516,050
|
|
Net
Investment Income |
707,711
|
|
Realized
and Unrealized Gain on Investments (Notes
1, 3 and 10): | |
|
Net
Realized Gain From Unaffiliated Investment Transactions
|
4,926,518
|
|
Change
in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) From Unaffiliated
Investments
|
722,749
|
|
Net
Gain on Investments
|
5,649,267
|
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
$6,356,978
|
|
For
the Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
and
the Year Ended September 30, 2025 |
2026
|
2025
|
|
Operations:
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income
|
$707,711
|
$2,280,555
|
|
Net
realized gain
|
4,926,518
|
57,277,182
|
|
Change
in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
722,749
|
(43,648,466
) |
|
Increase
in Net Assets From Operations |
6,356,978
|
15,909,271
|
|
Distributions
to Shareholders From (Notes
1 and 6): |
|
|
|
Total
distributable earnings |
(10,822,010
) |
(20,888,714
) |
|
Decrease
in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders |
(10,822,010
) |
(20,888,714
) |
|
Fund
Share Transactions (Note
7): |
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from sale of shares
|
13,348,550
|
26,209,510
|
|
Reinvestment
of distributions |
10,817,072
|
20,884,892
|
|
Cost
of shares repurchased
|
(15,497,693
) |
(68,573,931
) |
|
Shares
redeemed in-kind (Note
10) |
—
|
(123,943,591
) |
|
Increase
(Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share
Transactions
|
8,667,929
|
(145,423,120
) |
|
Increase
(Decrease) in Net Assets |
4,202,897
|
(150,402,563
) |
|
Net
Assets: |
|
|
|
Beginning
of period |
98,009,991
|
248,412,554
|
|
End
of period |
$102,212,888
|
$98,009,991
|
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
Class
A Shares1
|
20262
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$22.55
|
$22.26
|
$17.65
|
$17.35
|
$21.65
|
$16.66
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
|
Net
investment income |
0.15
|
0.29
|
0.31
|
0.31
|
0.29
|
0.25
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.33
|
2.19
|
4.61
|
2.41
|
(2.08
) |
6.00
|
|
Total
income (loss) from
operations
|
1.48
|
2.48
|
4.92
|
2.72
|
(1.79)
|
6.25
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.33
) |
(0.33
) |
(0.29
) |
(0.31
) |
(0.16
) |
(0.37
) |
|
Net
realized gains |
(2.25
) |
(1.86
) |
(0.02
) |
(2.11
) |
(2.35
) |
(0.89
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(2.58
) |
(2.19
) |
(0.31
) |
(2.42
) |
(2.51
) |
(1.26
) |
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.45
|
$22.55
|
$22.26
|
$17.65
|
$17.35
|
$21.65
|
|
Total
return3
|
6.82
% |
12.05
%4
|
28.20
% |
15.31
% |
(9.62
)% |
38.09
% |
|
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$81,745
|
$75,569
|
$67,801
|
$57,178
|
$43,784
|
$44,626
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
|
Gross
expenses |
1.33
%5,6
|
1.24
%5
|
1.16
%5
|
1.21
% |
1.18
% |
1.18
% |
|
Net
expenses7,8,9
|
1.10
5,6
|
1.10
5
|
1.10
5
|
1.10
|
1.10
|
1.09
|
|
Net
investment income |
1.40
6
|
1.36
|
1.56
|
1.72
|
1.45
|
1.16
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
57
%10
|
75
% |
58
% |
62
%10
|
75
%10
|
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the six months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited). |
|
3
|
Performance
figures, exclusive of sales charges, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers
and/or
expense reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or
expense
reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future
results.
Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
|
4
|
The
total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total
return would
have been 11.80% for the year ended September 30, 2025. |
|
5
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
|
6
|
Annualized.
|
|
7
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.15%. This expense limitation
arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2027 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition,
the
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.
|
|
8
|
As
a result of a voluntary expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other
than
interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and
acquired
fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class A shares did not exceed 1.10%. This expense
limitation
arrangement is expected to continue until December 31, 2027, but may be terminated at any time by the
manager.
|
|
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
10
|
Excludes
securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind. |
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
Class
C Shares1
|
20262
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$22.20
|
$21.94
|
$17.33
|
$17.18
|
$21.48
|
$16.61
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
|
Net
investment income |
0.07
|
0.12
|
0.16
|
0.18
|
0.15
|
0.10
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.30
|
2.16
|
4.55
|
2.39
|
(2.07
) |
5.96
|
|
Total
income (loss) from operations |
1.37
|
2.28
|
4.71
|
2.57
|
(1.92)
|
6.06
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.18
) |
(0.16
) |
(0.08
) |
(0.31
) |
(0.03
) |
(0.30
) |
|
Net
realized gains |
(2.25
) |
(1.86
) |
(0.02
) |
(2.11
) |
(2.35
) |
(0.89
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(2.43
) |
(2.02
) |
(0.10
) |
(2.42
) |
(2.38
) |
(1.19
) |
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.14
|
$22.20
|
$21.94
|
$17.33
|
$17.18
|
$21.48
|
|
Total
return3
|
6.40
% |
11.23
%4
|
27.21
% |
14.44
% |
(10.22
)% |
37.16
% |
|
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$2,491
|
$2,033
|
$1,297
|
$1,780
|
$411
|
$127
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
|
Gross
expenses |
2.04
%5
|
1.99
% |
1.91
% |
1.94
%6
|
1.98
% |
2.21
% |
|
Net
expenses7,8,9
|
1.81
5
|
1.85
|
1.84
|
1.85
6
|
1.85
|
1.85
|
|
Net
investment income |
0.69
5
|
0.59
|
0.83
|
1.01
|
0.76
|
0.50
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
57
%10
|
75
% |
58
% |
62
%10
|
75
%10
|
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the six months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited). |
|
3
|
Performance
figures, exclusive of CDSC, may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or
expense
reimbursements. In the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense
reimbursements,
the total return would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total
returns
for periods of less than one year are not annualized. |
|
4
|
The
total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total
return would
have been 11.03% for the year ended September 30, 2025. |
|
5
|
Annualized.
|
|
6
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
|
7
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.90%. This expense limitation
arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2027 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition,
the
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
|
8
|
As
a result of a voluntary expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other
than
interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and
acquired
fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class C shares did not exceed 1.85%. This expense
limitation
arrangement is expected to continue until December 31, 2027, but may be terminated at any time by the
manager.
|
|
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
10
|
Excludes
securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind. |
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
Class
R Shares1
|
20262
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$22.49
|
$22.22
|
$17.62
|
$17.33
|
$21.53
|
$16.58
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
|
Net
investment income |
0.13
|
0.23
|
0.26
|
0.26
|
0.24
|
0.20
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.32
|
2.18
|
4.61
|
2.41
|
(2.09
) |
5.97
|
|
Total
income (loss) from operations |
1.45
|
2.41
|
4.87
|
2.67
|
(1.85)
|
6.17
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.34
) |
(0.28
) |
(0.25
) |
(0.27
) |
(0.00
)3
|
(0.33
) |
|
Net
realized gains |
(2.25
) |
(1.86
) |
(0.02
) |
(2.11
) |
(2.35
) |
(0.89
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(2.59
) |
(2.14
) |
(0.27
) |
(2.38
) |
(2.35
) |
(1.22
) |
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.35
|
$22.49
|
$22.22
|
$17.62
|
$17.33
|
$21.53
|
|
Total
return4
|
6.70
% |
11.73
%5
|
27.93
% |
14.98
% |
(9.83
)% |
37.74
% |
|
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$895
|
$769
|
$281
|
$209
|
$146
|
$198
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
|
Gross
expenses |
1.60
%6
|
1.54
% |
1.52
% |
1.57
% |
1.59
% |
1.62
% |
|
Net
expenses7,8,9
|
1.35
6
|
1.35
|
1.35
|
1.35
|
1.35
|
1.35
|
|
Net
investment income |
1.16
6
|
1.09
|
1.30
|
1.46
|
1.19
|
0.97
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
57
%10
|
75
% |
58
% |
62
%10
|
75
%10
|
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the six months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited). |
|
3
|
Amount
represents less than $0.005 or greater than $(0.005) per share. |
|
4
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
|
5
|
The
total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total return
would
have been 11.63% for the year ended September 30, 2025. |
|
6
|
Annualized.
|
|
7
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.40%. This expense limitation
arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2027 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition,
the
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
|
8
|
As
a result of a voluntary expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other
than
interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and
acquired
fund fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class R shares did not exceed 1.35%. This expense
limitation
arrangement is expected to continue until December 31, 2027, but may be terminated at any time by the
manager.
|
|
9
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
10
|
Excludes
securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind. |
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
Class
I Shares1
|
20262
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
$22.62
|
$22.31
|
$17.69
|
$17.37
|
$21.66
|
$16.70
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
|
Net
investment income |
0.19
|
0.35
|
0.37
|
0.36
|
0.35
|
0.32
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
1.33
|
2.20
|
4.61
|
2.43
|
(2.09
) |
6.00
|
|
Total
income (loss) from
operations
|
1.52
|
2.55
|
4.98
|
2.79
|
(1.74)
|
6.32
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.35
) |
(0.38
) |
(0.34
) |
(0.36
) |
(0.20
) |
(0.47
) |
|
Net
realized gains |
(2.25
) |
(1.86
) |
(0.02
) |
(2.11
) |
(2.35
) |
(0.89
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(2.60
) |
(2.24
) |
(0.36
) |
(2.47
) |
(2.55
) |
(1.36
) |
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.54
|
$22.62
|
$22.31
|
$17.69
|
$17.37
|
$21.66
|
|
Total
return3
|
6.99
% |
12.38
%4
|
28.56
% |
15.65
% |
(9.34
)% |
38.51
% |
|
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$3,099
|
$7,165
|
$7,118
|
$28,570
|
$20,648
|
$9,048
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
|
Gross
expenses |
1.03
%5,6
|
0.94
%5
|
0.88
% |
0.89
%5
|
0.88
% |
0.84
% |
|
Net
expenses7,8
|
0.80
5,6
|
0.80
5
|
0.80
|
0.80
5
|
0.80
|
0.80
|
|
Net
investment income |
1.69
6
|
1.67
|
1.91
|
1.99
|
1.77
|
1.54
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
57
%9
|
75
% |
58
% |
62
%9
|
75
%9
|
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the six months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited). |
|
3
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
|
4
|
The
total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total
return would
have been 12.13% for the year ended September 30, 2025. |
|
5
|
Reflects
recapture of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed from prior fiscal years. |
|
6
|
Annualized.
|
|
7
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class I shares did not exceed 0.80%. This expense limitation
arrangement
cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2027 without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition,
the
manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management
fee
payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund. |
|
8
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
9
|
Excludes
securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind. |
|
For
a share of each class of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year ended September 30,
unless
otherwise noted: | ||||||
|
Class
IS Shares1
|
20262
|
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
|
Net
asset value, beginning of
period
|
$22.61
|
$22.33
|
$17.70
|
$17.39
|
$21.66
|
$16.71
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations: | ||||||
|
Net
investment income |
0.20
|
0.40
|
0.39
|
0.38
|
0.36
|
0.33
|
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain
(loss)
|
1.33
|
2.15
|
4.62
|
2.42
|
(2.07
) |
6.01
|
|
Total
income (loss) from
operations
|
1.53
|
2.55
|
5.01
|
2.80
|
(1.71)
|
6.34
|
|
Less
distributions from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
(0.49
) |
(0.41
) |
(0.36
) |
(0.38
) |
(0.21
) |
(0.50
) |
|
Net
realized gains |
(2.25
) |
(1.86
) |
(0.02
) |
(2.11
) |
(2.35
) |
(0.89
) |
|
Total
distributions |
(2.74
) |
(2.27
) |
(0.38
) |
(2.49
) |
(2.56
) |
(1.39
) |
|
Net
asset value, end of period |
$21.40
|
$22.61
|
$22.33
|
$17.70
|
$17.39
|
$21.66
|
|
Total
return3
|
7.04
% |
12.42
%4
|
28.74
% |
15.77
% |
(9.25
)% |
38.64
% |
|
Net
assets, end of period (000s) |
$13,983
|
$12,475
|
$171,915
|
$116,667
|
$93,704
|
$257,706
|
|
Ratios
to average net assets: | ||||||
|
Gross
expenses |
0.93
%5
|
0.84
% |
0.76
% |
0.79
% |
0.75
% |
0.72
% |
|
Net
expenses6,7
|
0.70
5
|
0.70
|
0.70
|
0.70
|
0.70
|
0.70
|
|
Net
investment income |
1.81
5
|
1.85
|
1.95
|
2.12
|
1.73
|
1.62
|
|
Portfolio
turnover rate |
44
% |
57
%8
|
75
% |
58
% |
62
%8
|
75
%8
|
|
1
|
Per
share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
|
2
|
For
the six months ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited). |
|
3
|
Performance
figures may reflect compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements.
In
the absence of compensating balance arrangements, fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total
return
would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Total returns for periods of less
than
one year are not annualized. |
|
4
|
The
total return includes gains from settlement of investment litigations. Without these gains, the total
return would
have been 10.43% for the year ended September 30, 2025. |
|
5
|
Annualized.
|
|
6
|
As
a result of an expense limitation arrangement, the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses, other than
interest,
brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired
fund
fees and expenses, to average net assets of Class IS shares did not exceed 0.70%. In addition, the ratio of
total
annual fund operating expenses for Class IS shares did not exceed the ratio of total annual fund operating
expenses
for Class I shares. These expense limitation arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31,
2027
without the Board of Trustees’ consent. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the Fund’s management
fee
to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an
affiliated
money market fund.
|
|
7
|
Reflects
fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. |
|
8
|
Excludes
securities delivered as a result of a redemption in-kind. |
|
ASSETS
| ||||
|
Description
|
Quoted
Prices
(Level
1) |
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2) |
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level
3) |
Total
|
|
Long-Term
Investments†: |
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stocks |
$100,177,810
|
—
|
—
|
$100,177,810
|
|
Investments
in Underlying
Funds
|
1,581,158
|
—
|
—
|
1,581,158
|
|
Total
Long-Term Investments |
101,758,968
|
—
|
—
|
101,758,968
|
|
Short-Term
Investments† |
486,475
|
—
|
—
|
486,475
|
|
Total
Investments |
$102,245,443
|
—
|
—
|
$102,245,443
|
|
†
|
See
Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
|
Average
Daily Net Assets |
Annual
Rate |
|
First
$1 billion |
0.650
% |
|
Next
$1 billion |
0.625
|
|
Next
$3 billion |
0.600
|
|
Next
$5 billion |
0.575
|
|
Over
$10 billion |
0.550
|
|
|
Class
A |
Class
C |
Class
R |
Class
I |
Class
IS |
|
Expires
September 30, 2026 |
$51,604
|
$1,699
|
$417
|
$22,298
|
$95,939
|
|
Expires
September 30, 2027 |
38,521
|
866
|
416
|
15,409
|
96,536
|
|
Expires
September 30, 2028 |
98,065
|
2,313
|
616
|
10,592
|
90,530
|
|
Expires
September 30, 2029 |
90,489
|
2,561
|
1,113
|
3,957
|
14,248
|
|
Total
fee waivers/expense reimbursements
subject
to recapture |
$278,679
|
$7,439
|
$2,562
|
$52,256
|
$297,253
|
|
|
Class
A |
Class
I |
|
FTFA
recaptured |
$8,806
|
$39
|
|
|
Class
A |
Class
C |
|
Sales
charges |
$14,870
|
—
|
|
CDSCs
|
52
|
$463
|
|
Purchases
|
$42,968,630
|
|
Sales
|
44,406,991
|
|
|
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
|
Securities
|
$73,829,759
|
$30,113,357
|
$(1,697,673)
|
$28,415,684
|
|
|
Service
and/or
Distribution
Fees |
Transfer
Agent
Fees
|
|
Class
A |
$98,650
|
$50,246
|
|
Class
C |
11,169
|
1,263
|
|
Class
R |
2,202
|
769
|
|
Class
I |
—
|
1,631
|
|
Class
IS |
—
|
88
|
|
Total
|
$112,021
|
$53,997
|
|
|
Waivers/Expense
Reimbursements
|
|
Class
A |
$90,762
|
|
Class
C |
2,569
|
|
Class
R |
1,115
|
|
Class
I |
3,969
|
|
Class
IS |
14,291
|
|
Total
|
$112,706
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
March
31, 2026 |
Year
Ended
September
30, 2025 |
|
Net
Investment Income: |
|
|
|
Class
A |
$1,108,358
|
$999,940
|
|
Class
C |
16,598
|
9,303
|
|
Class
R |
13,589
|
3,625
|
|
Class
I |
46,279
|
152,356
|
|
Class
IS |
268,615
|
2,395,481
|
|
Total
|
$1,453,439
|
$3,560,705
|
|
Net
Realized Gains: |
|
|
|
Class
A |
$7,546,468
|
$5,676,587
|
|
Class
C |
202,450
|
109,929
|
|
Class
R |
89,013
|
23,965
|
|
Class
I |
296,681
|
748,896
|
|
Class
IS |
1,233,959
|
10,768,632
|
|
Total
|
$9,368,571
|
$17,328,009
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2026 |
Year Ended
September
30, 2025 | ||
|
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
|
Class
A |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
369,021
|
$8,063,846
|
576,985
|
$12,196,808
|
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
411,899
|
8,649,888
|
323,290
|
6,672,705
|
|
Shares
repurchased |
(320,765
) |
(7,007,576
) |
(594,696
) |
(12,529,041
) |
|
Net
increase |
460,155
|
$9,706,158
|
305,579
|
$6,340,472
|
|
Class
C |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
37,518
|
$808,436
|
44,134
|
$904,741
|
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
10,557
|
219,048
|
5,833
|
119,232
|
|
Shares
repurchased |
(21,807
) |
(474,472
) |
(17,556
) |
(363,826
) |
|
Net
increase |
26,268
|
$553,012
|
32,411
|
$660,147
|
|
Class
R |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
7,964
|
$177,232
|
29,857
|
$629,949
|
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
4,905
|
102,602
|
1,337
|
27,590
|
|
Shares
repurchased |
(5,159
) |
(113,265
) |
(9,637
) |
(198,417
) |
|
Net
increase |
7,710
|
$166,569
|
21,557
|
$459,122
|
|
Class
I |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
7,653
|
$167,664
|
209,366
|
$4,854,817
|
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
16,277
|
342,960
|
43,623
|
901,252
|
|
Shares
repurchased |
(196,773
) |
(4,397,831
) |
(255,281
) |
(5,455,976
) |
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
(172,843
) |
$(3,887,207
) |
(2,292
) |
$300,093
|
|
Class
IS |
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
sold |
194,350
|
$4,131,372
|
363,840
|
$7,623,195
|
|
Shares
issued on reinvestment |
71,790
|
1,502,574
|
637,796
|
13,164,113
|
|
Shares
repurchased |
(164,318
) |
(3,504,549
) |
(2,236,720
) |
(50,026,671
) |
|
Shares
redeemed in-kind |
—
|
—
|
(5,913,339
) |
(123,943,591
) |
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
101,822
|
$2,129,397
|
(7,148,423
) |
$(153,182,954
) |
|
|
Affiliate
Value at
September 30, 2025
|
Purchased
|
Sold
| ||
|
Cost
|
Shares
|
Proceeds
|
Shares
| ||
|
Western
Asset
Premier
Institutional
U.S.
Treasury
Reserves,
Premium
Shares |
$634,745
|
$9,770,509
|
9,770,509
|
$9,918,779
|
9,918,779
|
|
(cont’d)
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
Dividend
Income
|
Net Increase
(Decrease)
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Affiliate
Value at
March 31,
2026
|
|
Western
Asset Premier
Institutional
U.S.
Treasury
Reserves,
Premium
Shares |
—
|
$10,789
|
—
|
$486,475
|
|
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants |
For
the period covered by this report |
|
Not
applicable. |
|
|
Results
of Meeting(s) of Shareholders |
For
the period covered by this report |
|
Not
applicable. |
|
|
Remuneration
Paid to Directors, Officers and Others |
For
the period covered by this report |
|
Refer
to the financial statements included herein. | |
| ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
| ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
| ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.
| ITEM 11. | STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT. |
The information is disclosed as part of the Financial Statements included in Item 7 of this Form N-CSR, as applicable.
| ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.
| ITEM 16. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | The Registrants acknowledge the Staff’s comment. In future filings on Form N-CSR, the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 and Item 19(a)(3) will include the designations “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” in the signature blocks, reflecting the capacity in which each signatory executes the certification, in conformity with the language of the Rule and Form N-CSR. The Registrants may also include each signatory’s actual title with respect to the Funds alongside the required designation. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are likely to materially affect the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| ITEM 17. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) (1) Not applicable.
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH
(a) (3) Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.CERT
(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto.
Exhibit 99.906CERT
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, there unto duly authorized.
Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust
| By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | May 26, 2026 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ Jane Trust | |
| Jane Trust | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: | May 26, 2026 |
| By: | /s/ Christopher Berarducci | |
| Christopher Berarducci | ||
| Principal Financial Officer | ||
| Date: | May 26, 2026 |