INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Shares

   Value ($)  
 

Common Stock — 97.1%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES16.0%

 
  571,170     

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,353,673  
  14,340     

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     2,923,496  
  282,790     

Kyivstar Group(a)(b)

     2,861,835  
  298,140     

Lionsgate Studios Corp.(a)(c)

     2,859,162  
  96,000     

Warner Bros Discoveryn Inc.(a)

     2,636,160  
     

 

 

 
        12,634,326  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY8.5%

 
  29,230     

Aptiv PLC(a)

     2,029,731  
  17,750     

Genuine Parts

     1,877,063  
  161,640     

Leggett & Platt

     1,597,003  
  32,266     

YETI Holdings(a)(c)

     1,180,613  
     

 

 

 
        6,684,410  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES4.4%

 
  72,000     

Primo Brands Corp., Class A

     1,355,760  
  98,150     

Reynolds Consumer Products(b)(c)

     2,078,817  
     

 

 

 
        3,434,577  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS3.7%

 
  5,000     

1RT Acquisition Corp., Class A(a)

     50,700  
  6,526     

Brighthouse Financial(a)

     390,777  
  90,750     

ProAssurance(a)(c)

     2,243,340  
  20,671     

Two Harbors Investment

     236,063  
     

 

 

 
        2,920,880  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE17.7%

 
  124,550     

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     1,800,993  
  10,033     

Atrium Therapeutics(a)(c)

     134,141  
  7,742     

Becton Dickinson

     1,217,275  
  39,410     

Hologic, Inc.(a)(c)

     2,979,002  
  164,420     

Select Medical Holdings

     2,678,402  
  75,011     

Sotera Health(a)(c)

     1,075,658  
  74,740     

Terns Pharmaceuticals(a)

     3,940,293  
  256,565     

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(a)(c)(d)(e)

     135,979  
     

 

 

 
        13,961,743  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS15.5%

 
  33,499     

Air Lease, Class A

     2,175,425  
  31,960     

CSG Systems International

     2,554,882  
  35,000     

CSX Corp.(c)

     1,436,750  
  39,800     

Fortune Brands Innovations

     1,551,006  
  8,950     

Middleby(a)

     1,186,591  
  26,000     

Parsons(a)

     1,408,420  
  58,300     

Resideo Technologies(a)

     1,965,293  
     

 

 

 
        12,278,367  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY15.7%

 
  2,896     

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     703,960  
  46,300     

BILL Holdings(a)(b)

     1,773,290  
  35,450     

Blackline, Inc.(a)(b)

     1,311,650  
  74,955     

Braze, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

     1,769,687  
  69,862     

Gitlab, Class A(a)(c)

     1,511,814  
  106,100     

indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A(a)(b)(c)

     341,642  
  20,159     

Okta, Class A(a)

     1,586,715  
  43,934     

Ralliant(c)

     1,827,229  
  5,192     

Workday, Class A(a)

     674,545  
  15,320     

Workiva, Class A(a)(b)

     913,531  
     

 

 

 
        12,414,063  
     

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS6.6%

 
  12,666     

Amrize(a)(c)

     698,586  
  138,000     

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)(c)

     2,613,720  
  26,032     

Smurfit WestRock PLC(c)

     1,037,375  
  16,850     

Teck Resources, Ltd., Class B(c)

     871,987  
     

 

 

 
        5,221,668  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE1.8%

 
  243,467     

Fermi, Inc.(a)(b)

     1,421,847  
  3,083     

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

     33,358  
     

 

 

 
        1,455,205  
     

 

 

 

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   Value ($)  
 

Common Stock (continued)

 
 

UTILITIES7.2%

 
  38,650     

Southwest Gas Holdings

     3,358,685  
  39,549     

TXNM Energy(c)

     2,312,035  
     

 

 

 
        5,670,720  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Cost $84,119,891)

     76,675,959  
  

 

 

 
 

Master Limited Partnerships — 3.8%

 
 

ENERGY1.4%

 
  408,240     

Martin Midstream Partners L.P.

     1,126,742  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES2.4%

 
  57,506     

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (c)

     1,876,996  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Master Limited Partnerships
(Cost $3,071,555)

     3,003,738  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Corporate Obligations — 2.0%

 
 

MATERIALS2.0%

 
  

Sealed Air

  
  500,000     

 6.50%, 07/15/2032 (f)

     525,098  
  1,000,000     

 7.25%, 02/15/2031 (f)

     1,049,255  
     

 

 

 
        1,574,353  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $1,548,910)

     1,574,353  
  

 

 

 

Contracts

      
 

Purchased Put Options(a) — 0.1%

 
  960     

Total Purchased Put Options
(Cost $154,080)

     115,200  
  

 

 

 

Units

      
 

Rights — 0.1%

 
 

HEALTHCARE0.1%

 
  3,352     

Abiomed, Inc. (a)(c)(d)(e)

     3,419  
  22,042     

Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)(c)(d)(e)

     10,140  
  7,303     

Novartis (a)(d)(e)

     —   
  225,000     

Paratek Pharmaceuticals (a)(d)(e)

     18,000  
  90,000     

Roche Holding AG (a)(d)(e)

     30,600  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $–)

     62,159  
  

 

 

 

Contracts

      
 

Purchased Call Options(a) — 0.0%

 
  1,440     

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $23,040)

     7,200  
  

 

 

 

Units

      
 

Warrants — 0.0%

 
 

FINANCIALS0.0%

 
  1,250     

1RT Acquisition Corp., Expires 06/23/2031(a)

     556  
  17,000     

EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 07/03/2031(a)

     5,271  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants
(Cost $6,197)

     5,827  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

Units

          Value ($)  
 

Warrants (continued)

 
 

REAL ESTATE0.0%

 
  240,000     

Fermi, Inc., Expires 11/19/2026(a)

     —   
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants
(Cost $–)

     —   
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Repurchase Agreements(g)(h) — 1.5%

 
  262,960     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $262,987 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations and U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $54 - $32,115, 2.000% - 6.869%, 11/30/2027 – 10/20/2075; with total market value $268,219)

     262,960  
  279,745     

Citadel Securities LLC
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $279,774 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $19 - $14,008, 0.000% - 5.375%, 04/15/2026 – 02/15/2056; with total market value $285,369)

     279,745  
  54,699     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $54,705 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $55.153, 4.250%, 05/15/2035; with total market value $55,793)

     54,699  
  262,960     

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $262,987 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations, ranging in par value $36 - $109,612, 2.000% - 6.500%, 05/12/2027 – 02/20/2066; with total market value $268,219)

     262,960  
  16,785     

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $16,787 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $35 - $6,845, 0.000% - 4.750%, 05/07/2026 – 05/15/2055; with total market value $17,121)

     16,785  
  30,375     

Nomura Securities International, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $30,378 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations, ranging in par value $19 - $6,075, 1.500% - 6.500%, 06/01/2037 – 06/20/2062; with total market value $30,982)

     30,375  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Repurchase Agreements(g)(h) (continued)

 
  262,960     

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $262,987 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations and U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $15 - $132,316, 0.000% - 7.000%, 05/05/2026 – 01/15/2066; with total market value $268,219)

     262,960  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $1,170,484)

     1,170,484  
  

 

 

 

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Cash Equivalents — 0.5%

 
 

MONEY MARKET FUND(i) — 0.5%

 
  385,066     

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares 3.540%

     385,066  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalents
(Cost $385,066)

     385,066  
  

 

 

 
 

Total Investments - 105.1%
(Cost $90,479,223)

     82,999,986  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Sold Short— (15.5)%

 
 

Common Stock — (15.5)%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES(1.1)%

 
  (20,865)     

Atlanta Braves Holdings, Class C (j)

     (890,935
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY(5.7)%

 
  (2,600)     

Tesla, Inc. (j)

     (966,550
  (58,650)     

Tri Pointe Homes (j)

     (2,740,715
  (37,360)     

Warby Parker, Class A (j)

     (787,175
     

 

 

 
        (4,494,440
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES(0.7)%

 
  (14,633)     

Maplebear (j)

     (548,152
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS(3.1)%

 
  (16,889)     

Cantaloupe (j)

     (182,570
  (144,000)     

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     (2,220,480
     

 

 

 
        (2,403,050
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS(2.0)%

 
  (2,250)     

Caterpillar

     (1,594,035
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(0.7)%

 
  (15,472)     

RingCentral, Class A

     (575,404
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES(2.2)%

 
  (43,506)     

Brookfield Renewable Corporation

     (1,732,844
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Proceeds $11,512,880)

     (12,238,860
  

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (15.5)%
(Proceeds $11,512,880)

     (12,238,860
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities,
Net - 10.4%(k)

     8,202,268  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     78,963,394  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of securities loaned was $6,629,847. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $6,689,423. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

(c)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $19,313,192.

(d)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $198,138, or 0.3% 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.

(e)

Represents fair value as determined by the Investment Adviser pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board has designated the Investment Adviser as “valuation designee” for the Fund pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Investment Adviser 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 $198,138, or 0.3% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2026. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(f)

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 March 31, 2026, these securities amounted to $1,574,353 or 2.0% of net assets.

(g)

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

(h)

This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2026 was $1,170,484.

(i)

Rate reported is 7 day effective yield.

(j)

No dividend payable on security sold short.

(k)

As of March 31, 2026, $13,497,487 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 March 31, 2026    NexPoint Event Driven Fund

Purchased options contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
($)
     Premium ($)      Value ($)  

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS:

                    

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.

     28.00        Pershing        July 2026        960        2,636,160        154,080        115,200  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
($)
     Premium ($)      Value ($)  

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS:

                    

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     16.00        Pershing        April 2026        1,440        2,220,480        23,040        7,200  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written options contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value
($)
    Premium ($)     Value ($)  

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS:

                 

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.

     22.00        Pershing        July 2026        (960     (2,636,160     (21,120     (12,960
               

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund had the following swaps contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at March 31, 2026:

 

Underlying
Instrument

   Financing Rate   Payment
Frequency
   Counterparty    Expiration
Date
     Currency      Notional
Amount

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

Long Equity Total Return Swaps

                        

Air Lease Corporation

   1 Day USD-SOFR plus
0.61%
  Upon Maturity    Goldman Sachs      09/03/2026        USD        1,317,826        8,138       —         8,138  

ECN Capital

   1 Day CAD-CORRA plus
0.50%
  Upon Maturity    Goldman Sachs      01/08/2027        CAD        2,659,129        (4,719     —         (4,719

Sealed Air

   1 Day USD-SOFR plus
0.61%
  Upon Maturity    Goldman Sachs      12/18/2026        USD        1,812,157        7,019       —         7,019  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps

                      10,438       —         10,438  
                   

 

 

      

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Shares

   Value ($)  
 

Common Stock — 74.0%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES7.0%

 
  8,484,650     

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)

     20,108,621  
  274,570     

Electronic Arts, Inc.(b)

     55,976,586  
  750,000     

Warner Bros Discoveryn Inc.(a)

     20,595,000  
     

 

 

 
        96,680,207  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY1.2%

 
  464,640     

Coterra Energy

     16,327,450  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS5.4%

 
  548,392     

Brighthouse Financial(a)

     32,837,713  
  100,000     

Lightwave Acquisition, Class A(a)

     1,016,000  
  1,234,870     

ProAssurance(a)(b)

     30,525,986  
  971,054     

Two Harbors Investment

     11,089,437  
     

 

 

 
        75,469,136  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE22.3%

 
  1,845,880     

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     26,691,425  
  361,510     

Arcellx(a)

     41,508,578  
  135,138     

Atrium Therapeutics(a)(c)

     1,806,795  
  1,452,200     

Hologic, Inc.(a)

     109,771,798  
  297,500     

Masimo(a)

     52,916,325  
  1,232,660     

Select Medical Holdings

     20,080,031  
  2,677,220     

Talkspace(a)

     13,854,614  
  787,570     

Terns Pharmaceuticals(a)

     41,520,690  
  3,915,428     

Walgreens Boots Alliance,
Inc.(a)(b)(d)(e)

     2,075,177  
     

 

 

 
        310,225,433  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS12.6%

 
  1,102,855     

Air Lease, Class A(b)

     71,619,404  
  176,720     

Chart Industries(a)

     36,536,860  
  836,160     

CSG Systems International(c)

     66,842,630  
  1     

McGrath RentCorp

     110  
     

 

 

 
        174,999,004  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY16.4%

 
  3,978,350     

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Class A(a)

     94,087,977  
  3,338,207     

Onestream, Class A(a)(c)

     80,116,968  
  4,574,904     

SEMrush Holdings, Class A(a)

     54,624,354  
     

 

 

 
        228,829,299  
     

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS5.9%

 
  1,965,700     

Sealed Air

     82,657,685  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE1.1%

 
  784,900     

InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust

     7,457,830  
  45,567     

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings

     493,035  
  3,682     

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     138,959  
  422,005     

Veris Residential

     7,963,234  
     

 

 

 
        16,053,058  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES2.1%

 
  500,324     

TXNM Energy(b)(c)

     29,248,941  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Cost $1,021,950,362)

     1,030,490,213  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Corporate Obligations — 2.9%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES1.2%

 
  

EchoStar

  
  15,750,000     

 10.75%, 11/30/2029

     17,023,636  
  

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY0.8%

 
  

Getty Images, Inc.

  
  11,500,000     

 10.50%, 11/15/2030 (f)

     10,324,499  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Corporate Obligations (continued)

 
 

MATERIALS0.9%

 
  

Sealed Air

  
  4,000,000     

 6.50%, 07/15/2032 (f)

     4,200,783  
  8,000,000     

 7.25%, 02/15/2031 (f)

     8,394,041  
     

 

 

 
        12,594,824  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $40,968,523)

     39,942,959  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. Senior Loan (g) — 1.1%

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES1.1%

 
  

Olaplex Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 1st Lien,7.273%,

  
  15,100,000     

 02/17/2029

     15,148,773  
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loan
(Cost $15,156,625)

     15,148,773  
  

 

 

 

Contracts

      
 

Purchased Put Options(a) — 0.1%

 
  7,500     

Total Purchased Put Options
(Cost $1,203,750)

     900,000  
     

 

 

 
 

Purchased Call Options(a) — 0.0%

 
  19,680     

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $314,880)

     98,400  
     

 

 

 

Units

      
 

Warrants — 0.0%

 
 

FINANCIALS0.0%

 
  50,000     

EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. II, Expires 07/03/2031(a)

     15,502  
  147,162     

Integrated Rail and Resouces Acquisition Corp., Expires 11/15/2026(a)

     85,354  
  50,000     

Lightwave Acquisition, Expires 06/27/2030(a)

     12,503  
     

 

 

 
        113,359  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE0.0%

 
  71,084     

Apollomics, Inc., Expires 12/11/2027(a)

     1,180  
  108,741     

CERo Therapeutics Holdings, Expires 02/17/2029(a)

     527  
     

 

 

 
        1,707  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY0.0%

 
  113,155     

SMX Security Matters, Expires 03/10/2028(a)

     5,499  
  198,080     

Spectaire Holdings, Expires 10/20/2028(a)

     852  
     

 

 

 
        6,351  
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE0.0%

 
  12,612     

Appreciate Holdings, Expires 12/02/2027(a)

     —   
     

 

 

 
 

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION
COMPANIES
 — 0.0%

 
 
  12,500     

AltEnergy Acquisition, Expires 11/05/2028(a)

     963  
  225,000     

Energem, Expires 11/19/2026(a)

     —   
  30,463     

Everest Consolidator Acquisition, Expires 07/22/2028(a)

     —   
     

 

 

 
        963  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Warrants
(Cost $278,842)

     122,380  
     

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

Units

   Value ($)  
 

Rights — 0.0%

 
 

HEALTHCARE0.0%

 
  171,486     

Abiomed, Inc. (a)(d)(e)

     174,916  
  428,410     

Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)(d)(e)

     197,068  
  268,873     

Novartis (a)(b)(d)(e)

     —   
  214,300     

Novo Nordisk A/S (a)(d)

     139,295  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Rights
(Cost $–)

     511,279  
  

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

      
 

Repurchase Agreements(h)(i) — 0.2%

 
  474,946     

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $474,997 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations and U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $98 - $58,004, 2.000% - 6.869%, 11/30/2027 – 10/20/2075; with total market value $484,445)

     474,946  
  505,261     

Citadel Securities LLC
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $505,315 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $35 - $25,300, 0.000% - 3.375%, 04/15/2026 – 02/15/2056; with total market value $515,420)

     505,261  
  30,315     

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $30,318 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $64 - $12,363, 0.000% - 4.750%, 05/07/2026 – 05/15/2055; with total market value $30,921)

     30,315  
  474,946     

Daiwa Capital Markets America, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $474,997 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations, ranging in par value $65 - $197,977, 2.000% - 7.000%, 05/12/2027 – 02/20/2066; with total market value $484,445)

     474,946  
  55,901     

Nomura Securities International, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $55,907 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations, ranging in par value $35 - $11,180, 1.500% - 6.500%, 06/01/2037 – 06/20/2062; with total market value $57,019)

     55,901  
  474,946     

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $474,997 (collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations and U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $26 - $238,982, 0.000% - 7.000%, 05/05/2026 – 01/15/2066; with total market value $484,445)

     474,946  

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Repurchase Agreements(h)(i) (continued)

 
  97,750     

TD Securities USA LLC
dated 03/31/2026 to be repurchased on 04/01/2026, repurchase price $97,705 (collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, ranging in par value $32,716 - $72,580, 1.250% - 1.375%, 05/31/2028 – 12/31/2028; with total market value $99,705)

     97,750  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Repurchase Agreements
(Cost $2,114,065)

     2,114,065  
  

 

 

 

Shares

      
 

Cash Equivalents — 21.7%

 
 

MONEY MARKET FUND(j)21.7%

 
  302,558,532     

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares 3.540%

     302,558,532  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalents
(Cost $302,558,532)

     302,558,532  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investments - 100.0%
(Cost $1,384,545,579)

     1,391,886,601  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Sold Short— (5.8)%

 
 

Common Stock — (5.8)%

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY(2.4)%

 
  (723,670)     

Tri Pointe Homes (k)

     (33,817,099
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY(1.2)%

 
  (325,523)     

Devon Energy

     (16,380,317
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS(2.2)%

 
  (54,082)     

Cantaloupe (k)

     (584,627
  (1,968,000)     

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     (30,346,560
     

 

 

 
        (30,931,187
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS((0.0))%

 
  (1)     

McGrath RentCorp

     (110
     

 

 

 
 

REAL ESTATE((0.0))%

 
  (516)     

Public Storage

     (139,774
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Proceeds $80,275,423)

     (81,268,487
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (5.8)%
(Proceeds $80,275,423)

     (81,268,487
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - 5.8%(l)

     80,881,415  
  

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     1,391,499,529  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $138,690,627.

(c)

Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of securities loaned was $7,852,795. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $8,116,448. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

(d)

Securities with a total aggregate value of $2,586,456, or 0.2% 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.

(e)

Represents fair value as determined by the Investment Adviser pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Board has designated the Investment Adviser as “valuation designee” for the Fund pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Investment Adviser 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 $2,586,456, or 0.2% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of March 31, 2026. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio.

(f)

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 March 31, 2026, these securities amounted to $22,919,323 or 1.6% of net assets.

(g)

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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of March 31, 2026, the SOFR 1 Month and SOFR 3 Month rates were 3.65% and 3.68%, respectively. 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.

(h)

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement.

(i)

This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of March 31, 2026 was $2,114,065.

(j)

Rate reported is 7 day effective yield.

(k)

No dividend payable on security sold short.

(l)

As of March 31, 2026, $110,717,335 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 March 31, 2026    NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2026, were as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Settlement
Date
     Currency to
Deliver
     Notional
Amount

($)
     Currency to
Receive
     Notional
Amount

($)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
($)
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Goldman Sachs

     04/30/26        CAD        10,556,905        USD        7,714,256        139,381        —   
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Purchased options contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
($)
     Premium ($)      Value ($)  

PURCHASED PUT OPTIONS:

                    

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.

     28.00        Pershing        July 2026        7,500        20,595,000        1,203,750        900,000  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
($)
     Premium ($)      Value ($)  

PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS:

                    

DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

     16.00        Pershing        April 2026        19,680        30,346,560        314,880        98,400  
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written options contracts outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value
($)
    Premium ($)     Value ($)  

WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS:

                 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     190.00        Pershing        June 2026        (770     (15,697,990     (306,460     (142,450

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.

     22.00        Pershing        July 2026        (7,500     (20,595,000     (165,000     (101,250
               

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  (471,460     (243,700
               

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Description

   Exercise Price
($)
     Counterparty      Expiration Date      Number of
Contracts
    Notional Value
($)
    Premium ($)     Value ($)  

WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS:

                 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     200.00        Pershing        June 2026        (770     (15,697,990     (487,410     (564,410
               

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Fund had the following swaps contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at March 31, 2026:

 

Underlying

Instrument

   Financing
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Currency      Notional
Amount

($)
     Fair
Value

($)
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
($)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
 

Long Equity Total Return Swaps

 

                   

Jde Peets NV

    

1 Day EUR-ESTR plus

0.55%

 

 

    Upon Maturity        Goldman Sachs        9/1/2026        EUR        20,211,975        184,001       —         184,001  

JTC PLC

    

1 Day GBP-SONIA plus

0.53%

 

 

    Upon Maturity        Goldman Sachs        11/18/2026        GBP        17,631,463        (223,221     —         (223,221

Just Group PLC

    

1 Day GBP-SONIA plus

0.53%

 

 

    Upon Maturity        Goldman Sachs        8/20/2026        GBP        64,721,609        660,689       —         660,689  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps

                      621,469       —         621,469  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2026    Nexpoint Credit Catalyst Fund

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

Corporate Obligations — 37.9%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.1%

 
  

EchoStar

  
  1,000,000     

 10.75%, 11/30/2029

     1,080,866  
  

Starz Capital Holdings 1

  
  500,000     

 6.00%, 04/15/2030 (a)

     460,625  
     

 

 

 
        1,541,491  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 7.7%

 
  

Empire Resorts

  
  1,000,000     

 7.75%, 11/01/2026 (a)

     978,774  
  

Victoria’s Secret

  
  1,000,000     

 4.63%, 07/15/2029 (a)(b)

     951,636  
     

 

 

 
        1,930,410  
     

 

 

 
 

ENERGY — 5.8%

 
  

Hess Midstream Operations L.P.

  
  1,000,000     

 4.25%, 02/15/2030 (a)(b)

     961,526  
  

Martin Midstream Partners

  
  500,000     

 11.50%, 02/15/2028 (a)

     512,345  
     

 

 

 
        1,473,871  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS — 3.9%

 
  

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

  
  1,000,000     

 4.63%, 06/15/2029 (a)

     992,086  
     

 

 

 
 

HEALTHCARE — 1.9%

 
  

Charles River Laboratories International

  
  500,000     

 4.00%, 03/15/2031 (a)

     465,485  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — 5.8%

 
  

Clue Opco

  
  500,000     

 9.50%, 10/15/2031 (a)

     484,856  
  

Resideo Funding

  
  1,000,000     

 6.50%, 07/15/2032 (a)(b)

     986,251  
     

 

 

 
        1,471,107  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 3.6%

 
  

Getty Images, Inc.

  
  1,000,000     

 10.50%, 11/15/2030 (a)

     897,783  
     

 

 

 
 

MATERIALS — 3.1%

 
  

Sealed Air

  
  250,000     

 6.50%, 07/15/2032 (a)

     262,549  
  500,000     

 7.25%, 02/15/2031 (a)

     524,628  
     

 

 

 
        787,177  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Corporate Obligations
(Cost $9,877,983)

     9,559,410  
  

 

 

 
 

U.S. Senior Loans (c) — 24.5%

 
 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 3.6%

 
  

Majordrive Holdings IV, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien,7.934%,

  
  994,792     

 06/01/2028

     906,842  
     

 

 

 
 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 6.0%

 
  

Olaplex Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 1st Lien,7.273%,

  
  1,500,000     

 02/17/2029

     1,504,845  
     

 

 

 
 

FINANCIALS — 3.9%

 
  

Bausch + Lomb Corp., Fourth Amendment Term Loan, 1st Lien,7.423%,

  
  994,911     

 01/15/2031

     998,333  
     

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

   Value ($)  
 

U.S. Senior Loans (continued)

 
 

HEALTHCARE — 3.9%

 
  

Sotera Health Holdings, LLC, 2025 Refinancing Term Loan, 1st Lien,6.173%,

  
  997,500     

 05/30/2031

     999,685  
     

 

 

 
 

INDUSTRIALS — 4.0%

 
  

Tiger Acquisition, LLC, August 2025 Incremental Term Loan, 1st Lien,6.176%,

  
  1,000,000     

 08/23/2032

     1,002,125  
     

 

 

 
 

UTILITIES — 3.1%

 
  

Dye & Durham Corp., Term Loan B, 1st Lien,8.022%,

  
  914,452     

 04/04/2031

     778,427  
     

 

 

 
  

Total U.S. Senior Loans
(Cost $6,365,968)

     6,190,257  
  

 

 

 
 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 21.8%

 
  

BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2025-660F

  
  1,000,000     

 5.82%, 11/15/2042

     1,000,000  
  

DBC Mortgage Trust, Series 2025-DBC, Class D

  
  1,000,000     

TSFR1M + 2.600%, 6.27%,

 11/15/2042 (a)(d)

     1,002,173  
  

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2026-ESH2

  
  1,486,019     

TSFR1M + 2.500%, 5.92%, 2/15/2043

     1,494,043  
  

SYCA Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2025-WAG, Class E

  
  1,000,000     

 7.39%, 11/10/2042 (a)

     1,007,762  
  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2025-1918, Class D

  
  1,000,000     

 8.05%, 9/15/2040 (a)

     995,899  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $5,486,019)

     5,499,877  
  

 

 

 
 

Convertible Bonds — 8.3%

 
 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.9%

 
  

Eventbrite

  
  1,000,000     

 0.75%, 09/15/2026

     985,000  
     

 

 

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 4.4%

 
  

Confluent

  
  1,000,000     

 0.00%, 01/15/2027 (e)

     1,001,000  
  

Jamf Holding

  
  100,000     

 0.13%, 09/01/2026

     99,750  
     

 

 

 
        1,100,750  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost $2,068,375)

     2,085,750  
  

 

 

 

Shares

             
 

Preferred Stock — 1.8%

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 1.8%

 
  10,000     

Oracle 6.50%, 01/15/2029(f)

     450,100  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $492,014)

     450,100  
  

 

 

 
 


INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    Nexpoint Credit Catalyst Fund

 

Shares

          Value ($)  
 

Cash Equivalents — 16.1%

  
 

MONEY MARKET FUND(g)16.1%

  
  4,071,341     

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares 3.540%

     4,071,341  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Cash Equivalents
(Cost $4,071,341)

     4,071,341  
     

 

 

 
 

Total Investments - 110.4%
(Cost $28,361,700)

     27,856,735  
     

 

 

 
 

Securities Sold Short— (1.4)%

 
 

Common Stock — (1.4)%

 
 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(1.4)%

 
  (2,441)     

Oracle

     (359,096
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock
(Proceeds $380,009)

     (359,096
     

 

 

 
  

Total Securities Sold Short - (1.4)%
(Proceeds $380,009)

     (359,096
     

 

 

 
 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (9.0)%(h)

     (2,271,059
     

 

 

 
 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     25,226,580  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

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 March 31, 2026, these securities amounted to $11,484,378 or 45.5% of net assets.

(b)

All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $2,899,414.

(c)

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 Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of March 31, 2026, the SOFR 1 Month and SOFR 3 Month rates were 3.65% and 3.68%, respectively. 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.

 

(d)

Variable or floating rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect March 31, 2026. 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)

Zero coupon security.

(f)

Non-income producing security.

(g)

Rate reported is 7 day effective yield.

(h)

As of March 31, 2026, $338,811 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 March 31, 2026    Nexpoint Credit Catalyst Fund

Reverse Repurchase Agreements outstanding as of March 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Collateral Pledged    Interest Rate
%
     Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Repurchase
Amount
    Principal Amount     Value  

Mizuho

   DBC Mortgage Trust, 2025-DBC, 11/15/2042      4.67        3/10/2026        4/9/2026      $ (750,911   $ (748,000   $ (748,000

Mizuho

   BFLD Commercial Mortgage Trust 2025-
660F, 11/15/2042
     4.47        3/10/2026        4/9/2026        (828,073     (825,000     (825,000

Mizuho

   Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust,
2025-1918, 9/15/2040
     4.67        3/10/2026        4/9/2026        (752,919     (750,000     (750,000
                

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

              $ (2,323,000   $ (2,323,000
                

 

 

   

 

 

 


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2026    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 March 31, 2026, each of which is non-diversified. This report includes information for the three months ended September 30, 2025 for NexPoint Event Driven Fund (the “Event Driven Fund”), NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund (the “Merger Arbitrage Fund”) and NexPoint Credit Catalyst Fund (the “Credit Catalyst Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).

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

Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated NexPoint as the Funds’ valuation designee to perform the fair valuation determination for securities and other assets held by the Funds. NexPoint acting through its “Valuation Committee,” is responsible for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee is comprised of officers of NexPoint and certain of NexPoint’s affiliated companies and determines fair value and oversees the calculation of the NAV. The Valuation Committee is subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to provide the Board the information it needs to oversee NexPoint’s fair value determinations.

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 NexPoint and approved by the Funds’ 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. (“NexPoint”, “NAM”, or the “Investment Adviser”) has determined to have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services.

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 Valuation Committee in good faith in accordance with policies and procedures established by NexPoint and 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 in the judgment of the Valuation Committee 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.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Funds I

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:

 

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.

As of March 31, 2026, the Funds’ investments consisted of common stocks, corporate obligations, preferred stocks, senior loans, asset-backed securities, bonds and notes, exchange-traded funds, repurchase agreements, special purpose acquisition companies, cash equivalents, rights, warrants, securities sold short, forward foreign currency contracts, options and swaps. 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.


NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (concluded)

 

As of March 31, 2026    NexPoint Funds I

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.

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, Merger Arbitrage Fund and Credit Catalyst Fund did not have any affiliated issuers as of March 31, 2026.

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