Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund May 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds — 97.25%
Education Revenue Bonds — 22.07%
Albany, New York Capital Resource Revenue      
(KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools Project)
 5.00% 6/1/64  
    1,600,000 $    1,518,176
Allentown, Pennsylvania Commercial and Industrial
Development Authority Revenue
     
(Executive Education Academy Charter School Project)
144A 5.00% 7/1/59  #
    6,000,000      5,456,340
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue      
(Academies of Math & Science Projects)
144A 5.25% 7/1/43  #
      255,000        256,930
(ACCEL Schools Project)
Series A 144A 5.25% 8/1/48  #
    3,200,000      2,785,248
(American Charter Schools Foundation Project)      
144A 6.00% 7/1/37  #     1,055,000      1,075,657
144A 6.00% 7/1/47  #     8,995,000      9,087,289
(Basis Schools Projects)
Series A 144A 5.125% 7/1/37  #
      750,000        750,180
(Kaizen Education Foundation Project)
144A 5.80% 7/1/52  #
    4,000,000      4,000,960
(Leman Academy Of Excellence of Projects)
Series A 4.50% 7/1/54  
    6,115,000      5,057,778
(Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project)      
144A 5.00% 7/1/49  #     4,000,000      3,607,240
144A 5.00% 7/1/54  #     5,000,000      4,356,100
(Pinecrest Academy Nevada-Horizon, Inspirada)
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/15/48  #
      250,000        250,027
Arlington, Texas Higher Education Finance Revenue      
(Cypress Christian School)      
144A 6.00% 6/1/53  #     5,000,000      5,030,550
144A 6.25% 6/1/63  #     5,250,000      5,293,680
(Great Hearts America - Texas)      
Series A 5.00% 8/15/49         900,000        864,144
Series A 5.00% 8/15/54       1,200,000      1,127,448
(Newman International Academy)      
Series A 4.00% 8/15/31         200,000        179,668
Series A 5.00% 8/15/41         600,000        485,628
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
Revenue
     
Series A 5.00% 8/15/50       4,900,000      5,394,459
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Build NYC, New York Resource Revenue      
(Bay Ridge Preparatory School Project)
144A 5.00% 9/1/44  #
      725,000 $      717,728
(Civic Bronx LLC - Bold Charter School Project)
144A 6.00% 7/1/60  #
    4,235,000      4,270,150
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Project)
144A 5.75% 6/1/62  #
    1,000,000        964,050
(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.125% 5/1/38  #
      575,000        577,007
(Metropolitan College of New York Project)
 5.00% 11/1/39  
      361,431        289,145
(New Dawn Charter Schools Project)      
144A 5.625% 2/1/39  #     2,575,000      2,575,618
144A 5.75% 2/1/49  #     2,700,000      2,699,757
California Community College Financing Authority
Student Housing Revenue
     
(Napa Valley College Project)
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/60  #
   14,090,000      9,656,581
California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Stanford University)      
Series U-7 5.00% 6/1/46       5,900,000      6,848,956
Series V-1 5.00% 5/1/49      19,670,000     22,344,530
Series V-2 2.25% 4/1/51       1,000,000        647,420
Series V-2 5.00% 4/1/51       1,790,000      2,012,622
(University of Southern California)
Series A 5.00% 10/1/55  
   10,830,000     11,423,917
California Enterprise Development Authority Revenue      
(Heights Christian Schools Project)
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/63  #
    9,600,000      9,245,088
California Infrastructure & Economic Development
Bank Revenue
     
144A 5.00% 7/1/44  #     1,330,000      1,319,786
144A 5.125% 7/1/54  #     1,500,000      1,405,980
144A 5.25% 7/1/64  #     2,000,000      1,868,000
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
(Ascent 613 Project)
Series A 144A 5.50% 1/1/60  #
      250,000        252,290
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
(California Baptist University)
Series A 144A 5.50% 11/1/45  #
    4,000,000 $    3,999,600
(Julian Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.625% 3/1/45  #
    5,760,000      5,310,547
(Palmdale Aerospace Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/41  #     1,000,000        998,970
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/46  #     2,145,000      2,065,893
(Westside Neighborhood School Project)      
144A 5.50% 6/15/39  #       600,000        639,996
144A 5.90% 6/15/44  #       775,000        827,940
144A 6.375% 6/15/64  #     3,600,000      3,791,952
California Public Finance Authority Educational
Revenue
     
(Crossroads Christian School Project)
144A 5.00% 1/1/56  #
    2,000,000      1,764,940
California School Finance Authority Revenue      
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/1/53  #     2,000,000      1,960,480
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/1/63  #     3,035,000      2,979,854
(Envision Education - Obligated Group)
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/64  #
    2,735,000      2,425,480
(Escuela Popular Project)
144A 6.50% 7/1/50  #
      910,000        809,855
(Fortune School of Education Obligated Group)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/54  #     1,850,000      1,603,358
Series A 144A 5.125% 6/1/59  #     6,150,000      5,337,585
Series A 144A 5.125% 6/1/64  #     1,025,000        878,579
(Harbor Springs Obligated Group)
Series A 144A 5.625% 7/1/63  #
    1,500,000      1,514,430
(ICEF - View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)
Series A 5.625% 10/1/34  
      825,000        825,223
(Integrity Charter School Project)      
144A 5.25% 7/1/44  #       750,000        746,040
144A 5.50% 7/1/54  #     1,500,000      1,428,060
144A 5.60% 7/1/64  #     4,200,000      3,964,338
(Lighthouse Community Public Schools - Obligated Group)      
Series A 144A 6.25% 6/1/42  #     1,000,000      1,043,810
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/52  #     1,240,000      1,275,687
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/1/62  #     2,300,000      2,365,067
(New Designs Charter School)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/54  #       650,000        616,486
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
California School Finance Authority Revenue      
(New Designs Charter School)
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/64  #     1,600,000 $    1,474,320
(Rocketship Public Schools - Obligated Group)
Series G 144A 5.00% 6/1/47  #
    1,425,000      1,353,821
(Sonoma County Junior College District Project)      
Series A 144A 4.00% 11/1/41  #     2,980,000      2,753,252
Series A 144A 4.00% 11/1/55  #     2,500,000      2,000,550
(Sycamore Creek Community Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 6.75% 6/1/64  #
    6,000,000      5,744,280
(View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)      
Series A 5.875% 10/1/44       4,175,000      4,175,459
Series A 6.00% 10/1/49       1,720,000      1,719,897
(View Park High School)
Series A 144A 7.125% 10/1/48  #
    3,230,000      3,232,422
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority
Revenue
     
(KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy - 2022 Project)
 6.00% 6/15/62  
    3,750,000      3,853,837
Capital Projects Finance Authority Revenue      
(Unionwest Properties LLC Project)
Series B 144A 2.851% 6/1/62  #, ~
   29,500,000      2,471,215
Capital Trust Agency Educational Facilities Housing,
Florida Revenue
     
(Lutz Preparatory School Project)
Series A 4.00% 6/1/41  
      330,000        306,045
(Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Inc. Project)
Series A 144A 5.375% 7/1/54  #
    6,000,000      5,441,820
(The Pepin Academies Inc. Project)
Series A 5.75% 7/1/55  
    3,625,000      3,262,210
Capital Trust Authority, Florida Revenue      
(AcadeMir Charter Schools, Inc. Project)
Series A 144A 6.625% 7/1/65  #
    4,900,000      5,007,163
(KIPP Miami North Campus Project)      
Series A 144A 5.625% 6/15/44  #       410,000        423,190
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/54  #       655,000        669,652
Series A 144A 6.125% 6/15/60  #       800,000        818,176
(Madrone - Florida Tech Student Housing I, LLC - Florida Institute of Technology Project)      
Series A 144A 5.25% 7/1/55  #       500,000        486,065
Series A 144A 5.375% 7/1/65  #     2,650,000      2,557,860
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Capital Trust Authority, Florida Revenue      
(Mason Classical Academy Project)
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/64  #
    6,450,000 $    5,839,314
(St. John Classical Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 5.125% 6/15/50  #       500,000        466,630
Series A 144A 5.25% 6/15/59  #     1,000,000        920,220
Chester County, Pennsylvania Economic
Development Authority Lease Revenue
     
(Chester Community Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.625% 8/15/48  #
    7,000,000      6,166,650
Chester County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development
Authority Student Housing Revenue
     
(West Chester University of Pennsylvania)
Series A 5.00% 8/1/30  
    1,640,000      1,640,738
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education Dedicated Capital
Improvement Tax Revenue
     
 5.00% 4/1/41       2,000,000      2,081,500
 5.00% 4/1/45       1,665,000      1,662,719
 5.75% 4/1/48       5,150,000      5,389,835
City of Burbank, Illinois Revenue      
(Intercultural Montessori Language School Project)      
144A 6.25% 2/1/51  #     1,950,000      1,984,125
144A 6.25% 2/1/56  #     2,000,000      2,020,000
City of Homewood, Alabama Educational Building
Authority Revenue
     
(CHF - Horizon II, L.L.C. Student Housing & Parking Project at Samford University)
Series 2024 C 5.00% 10/1/56  
    1,200,000      1,145,076
City of Sierra, Arizona Vista Education Facility
Revenue
     
(Champion Schools Project)
144A 5.75% 6/15/64  #
    3,600,000      3,298,608
City of St. Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment
Authority Charter School Lease Revenue
     
(Academia Cesar Chavez School Project)
Series A 5.25% 7/1/50  
    2,560,000      2,218,650
City of Woodbury, Minnesota Charter School Lease
Revenue
     
(Math & Science Academy)      
144A 5.25% 6/1/45  #     1,000,000        965,070
144A 5.50% 6/1/55  #     1,960,000      1,838,735
144A 5.50% 6/1/63  #     3,040,000      2,796,313
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Revenue      
(Constellation Schools Project)      
Series A 144A 5.25% 1/1/34  #       600,000 $      617,100
Series A 144A 5.375% 1/1/39  #       850,000        868,029
Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/49  #     1,500,000      1,504,515
Clifton, Texas Higher Education Finance Revenue      
(Valor Education)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/34  #       325,000        322,071
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/44  #       600,000        588,726
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/54  #       955,000        898,531
Series A 144A 6.25% 6/15/53  #     3,710,000      3,611,982
Cobb County, Georgia Development Authority Charter
School Revenue
     
(Northwest Classical Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/15/58  #     1,205,000      1,190,420
Series A 144A 6.40% 6/15/53  #     1,850,000      1,857,122
Cobb County, Georgia Development Authority
Education Facilities Revenue
     
(Mt. Bethel Christian Academy Project)      
144A 6.25% 6/1/55  #     2,655,000      2,749,412
144A 6.25% 6/1/64  #     3,150,000      3,236,719
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools)      
Series A 144A 5.50% 4/1/44  #     2,000,000      2,010,440
Series A 144A 5.75% 4/1/59  #     2,250,000      2,180,565
Series A 144A 5.80% 4/1/54  #     2,800,000      2,759,484
(Community Leadership Academy, Inc. Second Campus Project)
 7.45% 8/1/48  
    2,500,000      2,501,950
(Global Village Academy - Northglenn Project)      
144A 5.00% 12/1/40  #       555,000        548,024
144A 5.00% 12/1/50  #     1,740,000      1,588,515
144A 5.00% 12/1/55  #     3,440,000      3,058,848
(Loveland Classical Schools Project)
144A 5.00% 7/1/46  #
    3,000,000      2,951,160
County of Palm Beach, Florida Revenue      
(Provident Group-PBAU Properties II LLC-Palm Beach Atlantic University Project)
Series A 144A 5.75% 10/1/65  #
   10,000,000     10,294,000
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
County of Pima, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Education Revenue
     
(American Leadership Academy Project)
144A 4.00% 6/15/57  #
      500,000 $      366,885
Delaware State Economic Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Academia Antonia Alonso Charter School Project)      
144A 6.00% 7/1/65  #     5,000,000      5,036,300
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/55  #     1,710,000      1,739,634
District of Columbia Revenue      
(Rocketship DC Obligated Group)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/61  #     1,500,000      1,312,080
Series A 5.75% 6/1/54       3,000,000      2,996,850
Series A 6.00% 6/1/58       1,600,000      1,612,704
Florida Development Finance Revenue      
(Cornerstone Charter Academy Project)      
144A 5.125% 10/1/52  #     4,110,000      3,717,783
144A 5.25% 10/1/56  #     3,800,000      3,440,596
(Renaissance Charter School Projects)      
Series A 144A 6.125% 6/15/44  #     5,300,000      5,302,332
Series C 144A 5.00% 9/15/50  #     2,000,000      1,796,640
Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing
Authority Revenue
     
(Keiser University Project)
144A 6.25% 7/1/55  #
    9,800,000      9,938,180
General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania
Revenue
     
(AICUP Financing Program - York College of Pennsylvania Project)
Series XX2 5.25% 5/1/55  
    2,975,000      3,015,162
Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance
Revenue
     
(Hawaii Pacific University Project)
144A 5.125% 7/1/43  #
    1,500,000      1,465,065
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Revenue      
Series A 5.00% 6/1/50       1,000,000        934,680
(Compass Public Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/54  #
      860,000        757,746
(Idaho Arts Charter School)
144A 5.00% 12/1/36  #
      460,000        460,046
(North Star Charter School)      
Series A 6.75% 7/1/48         529,150        531,822
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Idaho Housing & Finance Association Revenue      
(North Star Charter School)
Series B 144A 4.88% 7/1/49  #, ^     2,888,155 $      552,533
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue      
(Acero Charter Schools)
144A 4.00% 10/1/42  #
    2,245,000      2,002,158
(Rogers Park Montessori School Project)      
144A 6.25% 8/1/45  #     1,000,000      1,048,130
144A 6.375% 8/1/55  #     3,590,000      3,674,904
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing &
Academic Facility Revenue
     
(University of Illinois at Chicago Project)
Series A 5.00% 2/15/47  
    3,640,000      3,446,461
Indiana Finance Authority Revenue      
(Matchbook Learning Schools of Indiana Inc Project)      
144A 7.00% 6/15/53  #     4,000,000      4,124,760
144A 7.00% 6/15/58  #     6,405,000      6,577,807
(PRG - UINDY Properties LLC)      
 5.25% 7/1/45       1,140,000      1,111,796
 5.25% 7/1/55       1,545,000      1,417,769
 5.625% 7/1/50       1,000,000        982,950
 5.75% 7/1/60       2,160,000      2,101,810
Industrial Development Authority of the County of
Pima, Arizona Revenue
     
(Noah Webster Schools-Pima Project)
Series A 7.00% 12/15/43  
    1,500,000      1,439,835
Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Revenue      
(University of Dubuque Project)
 6.00% 10/1/55  
    1,800,000      1,878,174
Kent County, Delaware Student Housing and Dining
Facilities Revenue
     
(Delaware State University Project)
Series A 5.00% 7/1/58  
    1,250,000      1,139,700
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Athlos Academy Jefferson Paris)      
Series A 144A 7.375% 6/1/54  #     3,500,000      2,590,000
Series A 144A 7.50% 6/1/59  #     5,000,000      3,700,000
(Geo Academies EBR - Geo Prep Mid-City Project)      
144A 6.125% 6/1/52  #     1,030,000      1,042,834
144A 6.25% 6/1/62  #     1,420,000      1,436,685
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Jefferson Rise Charter School Project)      
Series A 144A 6.25% 6/1/52  #     1,000,000 $    1,002,370
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/62  #     1,330,000      1,331,144
(Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy Project)      
144A 6.00% 6/15/59  #     3,100,000      3,130,442
144A 6.50% 6/15/59  #     4,900,000      5,008,976
(Lincoln Preparatory School Project)      
Series A 144A 5.25% 6/1/60  #     2,000,000      1,446,340
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/52  #     2,250,000      1,975,185
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/1/62  #     4,000,000      3,484,640
Macomb County, Michigan Public School Academy
Revenue
     
(Academy Of Warren)
Series A 144A 5.50% 5/1/50  #
    1,810,000      1,672,060
Macon-Bibb County, Georgia Urban Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Academy for Classical Education)      
Series A 144A 5.875% 6/15/47  #     1,680,000      1,686,821
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/52  #     1,530,000      1,534,437
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Choice Academies, Inc. Project)
144A 5.75% 9/1/45  #
    4,775,000      4,698,075
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue
     
Series V 5.00% 7/1/55       4,470,000      4,784,688
(Massachusetts Institute Of Technology)
Series P 5.00% 7/1/50  
   16,280,000     18,100,755
Miami-Dade County, Florida Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Youth Co-Op Charter School)      
Series A 144A 5.75% 9/15/35  #     1,000,000      1,000,550
Series A 144A 6.00% 9/15/45  #     1,000,000      1,000,250
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation
Revenue
     
(Hanley International Academy)
 5.00% 9/1/40  
    1,115,000      1,109,180
(Landmark Academy Project)
 5.00% 6/1/45  
    2,000,000      1,917,200
(Public School Academy Old Redford)      
Series A 5.90% 12/1/30       1,150,000      1,149,977
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation
Revenue
     
(Public School Academy Old Redford)
Series A 6.50% 12/1/40       3,900,000 $    3,873,324
Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Old Redford)
Series A 5.875% 12/1/30  
    1,160,000      1,160,000
Monroe County, New York Industrial Development
Revenue
     
(Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 5.00% 7/1/54  #
    1,000,000        896,230
Nevada State Department of Business & Industry
Revenue
     
(Somerset Academy)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/35  #     1,595,000      1,595,223
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/38  #     1,000,000      1,000,070
Series A 144A 5.00% 12/15/48  #       500,000        465,960
Series A 144A 5.125% 12/15/45  #     2,515,000      2,445,284
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue      
(Columbia University)
Series A2 5.00% 10/1/46  
    2,500,000      2,860,450
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Finance Authority
Revenue
     
(Astec Project)      
144A 5.25% 6/15/34  #       600,000        608,160
144A 6.00% 6/15/44  #     1,000,000      1,004,480
144A 6.50% 6/15/64  #     3,000,000      2,997,930
Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Redmond Proficiency Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 5.625% 6/15/55  #       500,000        500,435
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/15/65  #     1,225,000      1,244,870
Pennsylvania State University Revenue      
Series A 5.50% 9/1/55      10,000,000     10,835,400
Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Education Revenue
     
144A 4.00% 6/15/51  #     4,000,000      3,050,240
(Career Success Schools Project)      
144A 5.50% 5/1/40  #       500,000        500,940
144A 5.75% 5/1/50  #     1,530,000      1,530,046
(Edkey Charter Schools Project)      
144A 5.00% 7/1/49  #, ‡     7,000,000      5,600,000
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Pima County, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Education Revenue
     
(Edkey Charter Schools Project)
144A 5.00% 7/1/55  #, ‡     7,370,000 $    5,896,000
Pottsboro, Texas Higher Education Finance Authority
Revenue
     
Series A 5.00% 8/15/36         755,000        752,833
Public Finance Authority Charter School Revenue      
(Foundation Academy Charter School)      
144A 5.00% 7/1/55  #     2,000,000      1,841,620
144A 5.00% 7/1/60  #     1,200,000      1,081,776
Sierra Vista Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(American Leadership Academy Project)      
144A 5.00% 6/15/59  #     2,000,000      1,710,180
144A 5.00% 6/15/64  #     5,500,000      4,633,805
(Champion Schools Project)
144A 6.25% 6/15/66  #
    3,000,000      2,937,600
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Green Charter Schools Project)      
Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/46  #     2,300,000      1,737,213
Series A 144A 4.00% 6/1/56  #     1,530,000      1,043,735
(Greer Preparatory Academy Project)      
144A 6.50% 6/15/54  #     1,750,000      1,761,988
144A 6.50% 6/15/59  #     2,500,000      2,506,825
(High Point Academy Project)
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/15/49  #
    5,000,000      4,735,900
(Riverwalk Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 7.125% 6/15/53  #     2,550,000      2,594,549
Series A 144A 7.25% 6/15/58  #     2,915,000      2,963,768
(Virtus Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 6.75% 6/15/43  #       940,000        954,222
Series A 144A 7.00% 6/15/53  #     1,830,000      1,843,176
Series A 144A 7.125% 6/15/58  #     1,510,000      1,527,078
St. Louis, Missouri Industrial Development Authority
Tax Increment Revenue Improvement
     
(Confluence Academy Project)
Series A 144A 5.625% 6/15/53  #
    4,805,000      4,246,371
University of California Revenue      
Series CC 5.00% 5/15/53       4,565,000      4,825,661
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
University of Texas System Board of Regents
Revenue
     
Series B 5.00% 8/15/49      11,000,000 $   12,155,770
University of Virginia Revenue      
Series A-2 3.57% 4/1/45      10,000,000      9,303,500
Upper Dauphin, Pennsylvania Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Pennsylvania Steam Academy Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 6.25% 7/1/57  #
    2,400,000      2,382,048
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Elgin Math And Science Academy Charter School Project)
Series A 144A 6.00% 3/1/63  #
    2,990,000      2,718,239
Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Revenue      
(Leadership Learning Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/39  #     1,000,000        996,970
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/50  #     2,200,000      2,006,488
Virginia College Building Authority Revenue      
(Regent University Project)
 6.00% 6/1/55  
    2,000,000      2,097,680
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Revenue
     
(Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences Project)
144A 6.375% 7/1/63  #
    2,100,000      2,237,907
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
 5.75% 7/1/62      12,032,065     12,499,270
(Cherokee Classical Academy Project)      
Series A 144A 6.50% 6/15/45  #       325,000        328,731
Series A 144A 6.75% 6/15/55  #       500,000        501,060
Series A 144A 7.00% 6/15/65  #     1,000,000      1,007,960
(Cornerstone Charter Academy)
Series A 144A 5.125% 2/1/46  #
    3,250,000      3,107,877
(Founders Academy of Las Vegas)      
Series A 144A 6.375% 7/1/43  #       300,000        314,616
Series A 144A 6.625% 7/1/53  #       600,000        621,270
Series A 144A 6.75% 7/1/58  #       550,000        571,098
(North East Carolina Preparatory School Project)      
Series A 5.00% 6/15/44       1,000,000      1,003,320
Series A 5.25% 6/15/54       1,200,000      1,186,512
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Education Revenue Bonds (continued)
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Revolution Academy)      
Series A 144A 6.25% 10/1/53  #     2,000,000 $    2,044,100
Series A 144A 6.25% 10/1/58  #     3,885,000      3,950,540
(Shining Rock Classical Academy)      
Series A 6.00% 6/15/52       3,580,000      3,109,839
Series A 6.125% 6/15/57       2,620,000      2,276,675
(Triad Educational Services, Inc.)      
 5.25% 6/15/65       4,200,000      3,823,596
 5.50% 6/15/55       2,200,000      2,122,428
(Wilson Preparatory Academy)      
Series A 144A 4.125% 6/15/29  #       270,000        266,917
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/15/39  #       500,000        491,915
(Wittenberg University)
144A 5.25% 12/1/39  #
    4,700,000      4,045,008
Yonkers, New York Economic Development
Educational Revenue
     
(Lamartine/Warburton LLC - Charter School of Educational Excellence Project)      
Series A 5.00% 10/15/49       1,000,000        911,720
Series A 5.00% 10/15/54         465,000       412,767
    629,378,391
Electric Revenue Bonds — 2.78%
Build NYC, New York Resource Revenue      
(Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogeneration Partners, L.P. Project)
144A 5.25% 12/31/33 (AMT) #
    4,520,000      4,566,827
City of New York, Long Island Power Authority
Revenue
     
Series A 5.25% 9/1/50       6,000,000      6,420,240
City of Seattle, Washington Municipal Light and
Power Revenue
     
Series A 4.00% 7/1/51       5,000,000      4,677,750
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue      
Series A 5.00% 7/1/42  ‡     3,615,000      2,661,544
Series A 5.05% 7/1/42  ‡     4,590,000      3,379,388
Series A 6.75% 7/1/36  ‡     1,500,000      1,111,875
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/26  ‡     1,955,000      1,438,213
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/27  ‡     5,330,000      3,924,212
Series AAA 5.25% 7/1/28  ‡     1,205,000        887,181
Series CCC 5.25% 7/1/27  ‡     5,525,000      4,067,781
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Electric Revenue Bonds (continued)
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue      
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/26  ‡     2,785,000 $    2,046,975
Series TT 5.00% 7/1/37  ‡     5,230,000      3,850,588
Series WW 5.00% 7/1/28  ‡     6,040,000      4,446,950
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/26  ‡     1,530,000      1,124,550
Series WW 5.25% 7/1/33  ‡     1,260,000        927,675
Series WW 5.50% 7/1/38  ‡     9,035,000      6,652,019
Series XX 4.75% 7/1/26  ‡       920,000        677,350
Series XX 5.25% 7/1/40  ‡    19,300,000     14,209,625
Series XX 5.75% 7/1/36  ‡     7,470,000      5,499,787
Series ZZ 4.75% 7/1/27  ‡       760,000        559,550
Series ZZ 5.25% 7/1/26  ‡     8,280,000     6,094,556
     79,224,636
Healthcare Revenue Bonds — 16.90%
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue      
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project First Tier)
Series A2 5.125% 1/1/59  
    4,595,000      4,290,443
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Fourth Tier)
Series D 8.171% 1/1/59  ~
    5,311,947        721,363
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Second Tier)
Series B 5.125% 1/1/59  
    2,199,550      1,735,533
(Great Lakes Senior Living Communities LLC Project Third Tier)
Series C 1.759% 1/1/59  ~
    5,189,384      2,596,041
(ISF - Ativo Portfolio)      
Series A 144A 6.75% 3/1/65  #     9,000,000      9,338,670
Series A 144A 6.875% 3/1/55  #     2,000,000      2,105,420
Bexar County, Texas Health Facilities Development
Revenue
     
(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project)      
 5.00% 7/15/41       2,895,000      2,894,768
 5.00% 7/15/42         575,000        571,332
Birmingham, Alabama Special Care Facilities
Financing Authority Revenue
     
(Methodist Home for the Aging)      
 5.50% 6/1/30       1,850,000      1,851,017
 5.75% 6/1/35       1,500,000      1,500,660
 5.75% 6/1/45       2,500,000      2,465,975
 6.00% 6/1/50       3,130,000      3,058,730
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Brookhaven, Georgia Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)
Series A 4.00% 7/1/49  
    5,000,000 $    4,621,000
Build NYC, New York Resource Revenue      
(RiverSpring Health Senior Living, Inc. Project)
Series A 144A 7.00% 12/15/65  #
    6,850,000      6,867,536
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue
     
(Cedars-Sinai Health System)      
Series A 3.00% 8/15/51      11,355,000      8,470,716
Series A 3.00% 8/15/51 (BAM)     10,000,000      7,668,400
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
(Goodwill Industry Sacramento Valley and Northern Nevada Project)      
Series A 5.25% 1/1/45       1,295,000      1,060,139
Series A 144A 6.625% 1/1/32  #       500,000        496,865
Series A 144A 6.875% 1/1/42  #     1,500,000      1,480,860
California Public Finance Authority Revenue      
Series A 144A 6.375% 6/1/59  #     8,000,000      7,471,200
California Statewide Communities Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Enloe Medical Center)
Series A 5.375% 8/15/57 (AG) 
    2,000,000      2,040,000
Capital Projects Finance Authority Revenue      
(Millenia Orlando Project)      
Series A 144A 7.125% 1/1/65  #     6,400,000      6,673,792
Series A 144A 7.25% 1/1/55  #     1,000,000      1,061,290
Capital Trust Agency Senior Living Facilities, Florida
Revenue
     
(Elim Senior Housing Inc. Project)
144A 5.875% 8/1/52  #
    2,000,000      1,751,680
Capital Trust Authority, Florida Revenue      
(AIDS Healthcare Foundation Obligated Group)
Series A 5.25% 12/1/55  
    1,700,000      1,734,714
City of Apple Valley, Minnesota Senior Living
Revenue
     
(Minnesota Senior Living LLC Project)
Second Tier Series B 5.25% 1/1/37  
      420,000        246,040
(Senior Living LLC Project)      
Fourth Tier Series D 7.25% 1/1/52       7,410,000      3,149,250
Second Tier Series B 5.00% 1/1/47       2,375,000      1,300,313
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
City of Chicago, Illinois Multi-Family Housing
Revenue
     
(Goldblatts Supportive Living Project)
 6.125% 12/1/43  ‡
    8,200,000 $    5,639,304
City of Kalispell, Montana Revenue      
(Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill Project)
Series A 6.00% 5/15/60  
    6,900,000      7,031,445
City of Lenexa, Kansas Health Care Facility Revenue      
(Lakeview Village)
Series A 4.00% 5/15/34  
    1,000,000        968,790
City of Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Housing Revenue
     
(Christian Care Surprise, Inc. Project)
Series A 5.25% 12/1/60  
    5,000,000      4,789,350
City of Rochester, Minnesota Health Care & Housing
Revenue
     
(The Homestead at Rochester Project)
Series A 6.875% 12/1/48  
    2,500,000      2,501,575
City of Terre Haute, Indiana Revenue      
(Westminster Village Project)
 6.00% 8/1/39  
    4,000,000      3,309,520
City of Topeka, Kansas Healthcare Facilities Revenue      
(Brewster Place)      
Series A 6.25% 12/1/42       1,500,000      1,568,445
Series A 6.50% 12/1/52       2,000,000      2,042,340
Clackamas County, Oregon Hospital Facility Authority
Revenue
     
(Rose Villa Project)      
Series A 5.25% 11/15/50       1,000,000        991,830
Series A 5.375% 11/15/55       1,000,000        996,750
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Aberdeen Ridge)
Series A 5.00% 5/15/58  
      500,000        360,050
(AdventHealth Obligated Group)
Series A 3.00% 11/15/51  
    6,770,000      4,898,298
(American Baptist)
 8.00% 8/1/43  ‡
    2,500,000      1,583,050
(Cappella of Grand Junction Project)
144A 5.00% 12/1/54  #
    1,255,000        916,150
(Sunny Vista Living Center)      
Series A 144A 5.50% 12/1/30  #       750,000        640,208
Series A 144A 5.75% 12/1/35  #     1,150,000        894,895
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Sunny Vista Living Center)
Series A 144A 6.125% 12/1/45  #     1,200,000 $      863,988
Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/50  #       560,000        391,149
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hospital Revenue      
(The Metrohealth System)      
 5.50% 2/15/52       4,000,000      4,002,240
 5.50% 2/15/57       4,930,000      4,931,085
Doylestown, Pennsylvania Hospital Authority
Revenue
     
144A 5.00% 7/1/31  #     1,500,000      1,583,235
144A 5.375% 7/1/39  #     1,575,000      1,719,569
Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Baptist Health Care Obligated Group)
Series A 4.00% 8/15/50  
    8,065,000      7,049,294
Florida Local Government Finance Commission
Senior Living Revenue
     
(Fleet Landing At Nocatee Project)
Series A 144A 6.875% 11/15/64  #
    6,500,000      6,884,150
Glendale, Arizona Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Glencroft Retirement Community Project)      
 5.00% 11/15/36         950,000        939,332
 5.25% 11/15/51       1,350,000      1,183,707
Guilderland, New York Industrial Development Agency
Revenue
     
(Albany Place Development LLC Project)
Series A 144A 5.875% 1/1/52  #, ‡
    6,000,000      3,000,000
Henrico County, Virginia Economic Development
Authority Residential Care Facility Revenue
     
(Westminster Canterbury Richmond)
Series A 5.00% 10/1/47  
    2,170,000      2,183,866
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue      
(St. Luke's Health System Project)
Series A 3.00% 3/1/51  
    6,000,000      4,292,880
(Valley Vista Care Corporation)
Series A 5.00% 11/15/32  
      455,000        411,457
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Illinois Finance Authority Revenue      
(Northshore University HealthSystem)
 3.25% 8/15/49  
    5,000,000 $    3,947,450
(Plymouth Place, Inc.)
Series A 6.75% 5/15/58  
    3,000,000      3,149,130
(The Admiral at the Lake Project)      
 5.25% 5/15/42       3,200,000      3,108,064
 5.50% 5/15/54       9,375,000      8,363,906
Illinois Housing Development Authority Revenue      
(Stonebridge of Gurnee Project)      
Series A 144A 5.45% 1/1/46  #     2,500,000      2,500,050
Series A 144A 5.60% 1/1/56  #     2,630,000      2,596,625
Iowa Finance Authority Revenue      
(ChildServe Project)
Series B 5.00% 6/1/36  
    2,425,000      2,425,218
(PHS Council Bluffs Project)      
 5.125% 8/1/48       1,750,000      1,562,190
 5.25% 8/1/55       2,500,000      2,204,775
Jefferson County, Washington Public Hospital District
No. 2 Revenue
     
(Jefferson Healthcare)
Series A 6.875% 12/1/53  
    8,880,000      9,182,986
Kalamazoo Economic Development Revenue      
(Friendship Village of Kalamazoo Project)      
Series A 144A 6.25% 8/15/56  #     2,085,000      2,140,482
Series A 144A 6.25% 8/15/61  #     2,000,000      2,045,800
Kalispell, Montana Revenue      
(Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project)      
Series A 5.25% 5/15/47       1,525,000      1,437,023
Series A 5.25% 5/15/52       5,420,000      4,926,563
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
Healthcare Revenue
     
(Rosedale Green Project)      
 5.50% 11/15/35       1,310,000      1,309,948
 5.75% 11/15/45       3,000,000      2,833,860
 5.75% 11/15/50       1,600,000      1,450,368
King County, Washington Public Hospital District No.
4 Revenue
     
(Snoqualmie Valley Health)
Series A 7.00% 12/1/60  
    7,350,000      7,454,370
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Kirkwood, Missouri Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Aberdeen Heights Project)
Series A 5.25% 5/15/50  
    9,000,000 $    8,585,280
Lake County, Florida Retirement Facility Revenue      
(Lakeside At Waterman Village Project)      
Series A 5.75% 8/15/50       2,500,000      2,496,250
Series A 5.75% 8/15/55       1,500,000      1,472,100
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities
& Community Development Authority Revenue
     
(The Glen Retirement System Project)      
Series A 5.00% 1/1/49       3,500,000      2,742,845
Series A 5.00% 1/1/55       2,635,000      1,975,644
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Bonesta Project)
Series A-1 7.00% 5/1/66  
    4,925,000      4,989,616
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue
     
(Care Communities, LLC Issue)
Series A-1 144A 6.50% 7/15/60  #
    7,400,000      7,554,956
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Issue)
Series Q 5.50% 12/1/56  
    4,315,000      4,593,361
(Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates Issue)      
 6.00% 9/1/50         500,000        546,995
 6.00% 9/1/55       1,000,000      1,087,610
Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Revenue      
(Evangelical Homes)
 5.50% 6/1/47  
    2,470,000      1,998,205
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Industrial
Development Authority Revenue
     
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community Project)      
 5.25% 1/1/40       1,550,000      1,550,806
 5.375% 1/1/50       6,250,000      6,183,187
Series A 5.375% 1/1/51       2,000,000      1,967,880
Moon, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Baptist Homes Society)
 6.125% 7/1/50  
    8,935,000      8,921,776
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Nassau County, New York Industrial Development
Agency Revenue
     
(Amsterdam at Harborside Project)
 5.00% 1/1/58  =
   10,884,206 $      761,894
New Hampshire, National Finance Authority Revenue      
(The Vista Project)      
Series A 144A 5.625% 7/1/46  #     1,000,000      1,005,100
Series A 144A 5.75% 7/1/54  #     2,000,000      2,001,860
New Hope, Texas Cultural Education Facilities
Finance Revenue
     
(Army Retirement Residence Foundation Project)
 6.00% 7/15/57  
    6,000,000      6,081,360
(Bella Vida Forefront Living Project)
Series A 6.50% 10/1/60  
    1,285,000      1,325,208
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project)      
Series A-1 7.50% 11/15/37  ‡       120,000        120,000
Series A-2 7.50% 11/15/36  ‡       745,000        745,000
Series B 2.00% 11/15/61  •     3,245,893      1,590,844
(Cardinal Bay - Village on the Park)      
Series A 5.25% 7/1/32         770,000        778,347
Series A 6.75% 7/1/44       3,015,000      3,194,031
Series A 7.125% 7/1/56       1,450,000      1,519,962
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/46         660,000        640,200
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/51       1,575,000      1,527,750
Series B 4.00% 7/1/31         635,000        495,300
Series B 4.75% 7/1/51       1,915,000      1,436,250
Series C 5.00% 7/1/31  ‡       250,000        163,125
Series C 5.25% 7/1/36  ‡       350,000        228,375
Series C 5.75% 7/1/51  ‡     2,250,000      1,468,125
Series D 6.00% 7/1/26  ‡        90,000         21,600
Series D 7.00% 7/1/51  ‡     1,350,000        324,000
(Legacy Midtown Park Project)
Series A 5.50% 7/1/54  
    5,000,000      4,411,350
(Sanctuary LTC Project)
Series A-1 5.50% 1/1/57  
   12,635,000     11,965,598
(Superior Living Foundation Project)
Series A 144A 6.50% 7/1/56  #
   10,000,000     10,292,900
(The Outlook at Windhaven Project)      
Series A 6.75% 10/1/52       1,000,000      1,030,520
Series A 6.875% 10/1/57       6,500,000      6,728,020
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Black Horse EHT Urban Renewal LLC Project)
Series A 144A 5.00% 10/1/39  #
    3,125,000 $    2,433,406
(Lions Gate Project)
 5.25% 1/1/44  
    2,000,000      1,966,820
Northampton County, Pennsylvania Industrial
Development Authority Revenue
     
(Morningstar Senior Living)
 5.00% 11/1/49  
    1,830,000      1,687,937
Onondaga, New York Civic Development Tax-exempt
Revenue
     
(Crouse Health Hospital, Inc. Project)      
Series A 5.125% 8/1/44         500,000        483,315
Series A 5.375% 8/1/54       1,250,000      1,162,300
Orange County, Florida Health Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Orlando Health Obligated Group)
 4.00% 10/1/52  
    5,000,000      4,386,100
Oregon Health & Science University Revenue      
(Green Bonds)
Series A 3.00% 7/1/51  
    5,000,000      3,557,200
Oregon State Facilities Authority Revenue      
(Integrated Senior Foundation - Refunding Project)
Series A-1 144A 7.25% 3/1/60  #
    7,000,000      7,558,460
Palm Beach County, Health Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Lifespace Communities, Inc.)
Series B 5.625% 5/15/61  
    2,280,000      2,297,510
Palomar Health, California Revenue      
 4.00% 11/1/39       4,375,000      3,703,131
Payne County, Oklahoma Economic Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Epworth Living at the Ranch)
Series A 7.00% 11/1/51  ‡
      961,600          6,106
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority First Mortgage Revenue
     
(Tapestry Moon Senior Housing Project)
Series A 144A 6.75% 12/1/53  #, ‡
   10,495,000      1,259,400
Prince George's County, Maryland Revenue      
(Collington Episcopal Life Care Community)
 5.25% 4/1/47  
    2,000,000      1,851,320
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Public Finance Authority Charter School Revenue      
(Inperium Project)
144A 5.75% 12/1/54  #
   13,000,000 $   13,092,040
Seminole County, Florida Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Legacy Pointe at UCF Project)      
Series A 5.25% 11/15/39       2,000,000      2,005,260
Series A 5.50% 11/15/49      10,700,000      9,928,851
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority Revenue      
(Memorial Health Systems)
 5.00% 12/1/43  
      805,000        739,964
St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Nazareth Living Center Project)      
Series A 5.00% 8/15/35         600,000        596,712
Series A 5.125% 8/15/45       1,800,000      1,653,642
Stamford Housing Authority Revenue      
(Mozaic Concierge Living Project)      
Series A 6.25% 10/1/60       1,500,000      1,523,700
Series A 6.50% 10/1/55       2,285,000      2,373,201
Tarrant County, Texas Cultural Education Facilities
Finance Revenue
     
(Air Force Villages Obligated Group Project)
 5.00% 5/15/45  
    7,000,000      6,877,990
(Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project)      
Series A 6.75% 11/15/47       3,250,000      3,271,970
Series A 6.75% 11/15/52       5,800,000      5,830,508
Tempe, Arizona Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Mirabella at ASU Project)      
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/47  #     2,150,000      1,709,035
Series A 144A 6.125% 10/1/52  #     2,570,000      1,993,138
University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Revenue
     
 5.00% 2/1/49       5,000,000      5,479,800
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Revenue
     
(Josephine Caring Community Project)
Series A 144A 6.375% 7/1/60  #
    7,875,000      7,950,206
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Healthcare Revenue Bonds (continued)
Westchester County, New York Local Development
Revenue
     
(Purchase Senior Learning Community, Inc. Project)
Series A 144A 4.50% 7/1/56  #
    4,410,000 $    3,683,100
Westminster, Maryland Project Revenue      
(Lutheran Village Millers Grant)      
Series A 6.00% 7/1/34         925,000        925,694
Series A 6.125% 7/1/39         750,000        750,420
Series A 6.25% 7/1/44       2,500,000      2,501,200
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(Chiara Housing and Services, Inc. Project)      
 6.00% 7/1/60       6,000,000      6,055,140
 6.625% 7/1/60       1,500,000      1,578,390
(Covenant Communities Project)      
Second Tier Series B 5.00% 7/1/53       1,945,000      1,753,709
Third Tier Series C 7.00% 7/1/43       1,000,000        952,370
Third Tier Series C 7.50% 7/1/53       1,000,000        924,410
(Dickson Hollow Phase II Project)      
 5.45% 10/1/39         500,000        529,995
 6.00% 10/1/44         300,000        322,278
 6.125% 10/1/59       2,750,000      2,860,660
(St. Camillus Health System)      
Series A 5.00% 11/1/39         635,000        641,090
Series A 5.00% 11/1/54       8,425,000      7,662,200
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Bancroft Neurohealth Project)
Series A 144A 5.125% 6/1/48  #
    1,375,000      1,294,700
(Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada Project)      
Series A 5.50% 12/1/38       2,164,419      2,145,610
Series A 5.75% 12/1/48         259,466        256,612
Woodbury, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment
Authority Revenue
     
(St. Therese of Woodbury)
 5.125% 12/1/44  
    1,250,000      1,250,063
Yamhill County, Oregon Hospital Authority Revenue      
(Friendsview)
Series A 5.00% 11/15/56  
    1,600,000     1,362,640
    481,783,040
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Housing Revenue Bonds — 3.48%
California CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
Essential Housing Revenue
     
(Parallel - Anaheim)
Series A 144A 4.00% 8/1/56  #
      650,000 $      588,192
(Pasadena Portfolio)
Series A-2 144A 3.00% 12/1/56  #
    2,800,000      1,998,976
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
Series I 144A 6.00% 1/1/39  #     6,530,000      6,839,326
City of Dallas, Texas Housing Finance Revenue      
Residential Development-Senior Lien
Series A 6.00% 12/1/62  
    2,000,000      1,891,660
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Revenue      
(Housing Mortgage Finance Program)
Series D 5.35% 11/15/48  
    7,000,000      7,255,150
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority Revenue      
Series B 5.05% 12/1/43       1,805,000      1,899,058
Series B 5.20% 12/1/48       1,080,000      1,112,670
Series B 5.25% 6/1/51         275,000        281,757
Series E 5.25% 6/1/55 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      6,000,000      6,146,520
Illinois Housing Development Authority Revenue      
Series K 5.35% 4/1/47 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      5,605,000      5,813,842
Independent Cities, California Finance Authority
Mobile Home Park Revenue
     
(Pillar Ridge)
Series A 5.25% 5/15/44  
      750,000        750,503
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
Single Family Mortgage Revenue
     
Series D-1 5.00% 7/1/43 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      1,500,000      1,568,850
Series D-1 5.125% 7/1/48 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      1,850,000      1,884,928
Series D-1 5.20% 7/1/53 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      5,000,000      5,096,800
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Single Family
Housing Revenue
     
Series G 5.40% 9/1/53 (GNMA) (FNMA) (FHLMC)      5,000,000      5,124,700
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
Revenue
     
(Social Bonds)
Series M 5.10% 10/1/50  
    7,345,000      7,516,506
New York City, New York Housing Development
Revenue
     
(8 Spruce Street)
Series RE 5.25% 12/15/43  
    6,000,000      6,186,360
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Housing Revenue Bonds (continued)
Ohio Housing Finance Agency Revenue      
(Havens Edge Apartments Project)
Series A 144A 5.70% 8/1/43  #
    3,500,000 $    3,688,475
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Single Family
Mortgage Revenue
     
(Social Bonds)
Series 143A 5.45% 4/1/51  
    5,000,000      5,156,700
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Palmera Apartments)
144A 6.75% 12/1/60  #
    5,000,000      4,983,600
Tennessee Housing Development Agency Revenue      
(Social Bonds)
Series A 5.20% 7/1/55  
    3,250,000      3,327,187
Texas Community Housing & Economic Development
Revenue
     
(Agape Helotes)
Series A1 144A 6.25% 1/1/65  #
    7,500,000      7,030,800
Virginia Housing Development Authority Revenue      
Series A 5.30% 11/1/53       3,500,000      3,572,520
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development
Authority Housing Revenue
     
Series C 3.00% 5/1/59       1,100,000        774,004
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(The Promenade Apartments)
144A 6.25% 2/1/39  #
    8,500,000     8,681,135
     99,170,219
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds — 19.41%
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Industrial
Development Authority Revenue
     
(United States Steel Corporation Project)
 5.75% 8/1/42 (AMT) 
    2,000,000      2,001,940
Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement
Zone Development Authority Revenue
     
(City Center Refunding Project)
144A 6.00% 5/1/42  #
    1,250,000      1,380,775
Arizona Industrial Development Authority Revenue      
(Legacy Cares, Inc. Project)      
Series A 144A 6.00% 7/1/51  #, ‡     6,540,000            654
Series A 144A 7.75% 7/1/50  #, ‡    21,330,000          2,133
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Revenue      
(Hybar Steel Project)      
Series A 144A 6.875% 7/1/48 (AMT) #    10,000,000 $   10,762,200
Series B 144A 7.375% 7/1/48 (AMT) #    10,000,000     10,838,700
(United States Steel Corporation Project)      
 5.45% 9/1/52 (AMT)      3,500,000      3,550,330
 5.70% 5/1/53 (AMT)     18,750,000     19,244,250
Black Belt, Alabama Energy Gas District Revenue      
(Gas Project)
Series D-1 5.50% 6/1/49  •
    2,330,000      2,445,102
Buckeye, Ohio Tobacco Settlement Financing
Authority Revenue
     
(Senior)
Series B-2 Class 2 5.00% 6/1/55  
   16,670,000     13,329,165
Calhoun County, Texas Navigation Industrial
Development Authority Revenue
     
(Max Midstream Texas, LLC Project)
Series A 144A 3.625% 7/1/26 (AMT) #
    3,285,000      3,273,897
California Community Choice Financing Authority
Revenue
     
(Clean Energy Project)      
Series C 5.25% 1/1/54  •     3,000,000      3,186,420
Series G 5.00% 11/1/55  •     5,000,000      5,143,750
California County Tobacco Securitization Agency
Settlement Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation Bond - Fresno County Tobacco Funding Corporation)
Series D 8.613% 6/1/55  ^
  100,000,000      9,662,000
(Capital Appreciation Bond- Stanislaus County Tobacco Funding Corporation)
Series D 8.239% 6/1/55  ^
    6,250,000        500,937
California Infrastructure & Economic Development
Bank Revenue
     
(Brightline West Passenger Rail Project)
Series B 144A 12.00% 1/1/65 (AMT) #, •
   26,105,000     14,618,800
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
(Clay Lacy Aviation Facilities – John Wayne Airport, Orange County Project)
144A 6.00% 1/1/55 (AMT) #
    1,250,000      1,312,113
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
California Pollution Control Financing Authority
Revenue
     
(Calplant I Project)      
144A 7.50% 7/1/32 (AMT) #, ‡     1,600,000 $       18,000
144A 8.00% 7/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡     5,250,000         59,063
California Statewide Communities Development
Authority Revenue
     
(HR Ontario Hotel Project)
Series A 144A 6.25% 9/2/61  #
    1,000,000      1,025,390
Children's Trust Fund, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Revenue
     
(Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed)      
Series A 0.255% 5/15/57  ^   251,035,000     11,602,838
Series B 0.485% 5/15/57  ^     3,420,000        106,977
City of Houston, Texas Airport System Revenue      
(United Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvement Projects)      
 5.00% 7/1/29 (AMT)        850,000        850,935
Series B 5.50% 7/15/38 (AMT)      7,000,000      7,481,250
City of Valparaiso, Indiana Exempt Facilities
Refunding Revenue
     
(Pratt Paper (In), LLC Project)
144A 5.00% 1/1/54 (AMT) #
    5,000,000      4,902,050
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
Revenue
     
(The Stanley Project)
Series A1 144A 6.875% 2/1/59  #
   10,000,000     10,566,400
District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing
Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)      
Series C 3.88% 6/15/55  ^   121,000,000     10,713,340
Series D 7.392% 6/15/55  ^   262,500,000     19,921,125
Erie County, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization
Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation-Asset-Backed)      
Series A 144A 1.655% 6/1/60  #, ^   269,685,000      7,211,377
Series D 7.815% 6/1/55  ^     4,000,000        323,800
Finance Authority of Maine Revenue      
(TimberHP Madison, LLC Project)
 8.50% 6/1/35 (AMT) 
    5,653,315      2,937,067
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
Florida Development Finance Revenue      
(Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Project)      
 5.25% 7/1/53 (AG) (AMT)     10,000,000 $    9,932,100
 5.50% 7/1/53 (AMT)     30,000,000     21,300,000
George L Smith II World Congress Center, Georgia
Authority Revenue
     
(Convention Center Hotel First Tier)
Series A 4.00% 1/1/54  
    9,060,000      7,600,706
(Convention Center Hotel Second Tier)
Series B 144A 5.00% 1/1/54  #
   10,000,000      9,661,100
Golden State, California Tobacco Securitization
Corporate Settlement Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation)
Subordinate Series B-2 1.491% 6/1/66  ^
  318,050,000     31,801,819
Hoover, Alabama Industrial Development Board
Environmental Improvement Revenue
     
(United States Steel Corporation Project)
 5.75% 10/1/49 (AMT) 
   10,250,000     10,515,680
Indiana Finance Authority Exempt Facility Revenue      
(Polyflow Indiana Project - Green Bonds)
144A 7.00% 3/1/39 (AMT) #, ‡
    6,635,000            664
Industrial Development Board Of The City Of
Kingsport Tennessee Revenue
     
(Domtar Project)
144A 5.25% 12/1/54 (AMT) #, •
    7,500,000      6,887,550
Inland, California Empire Tobacco Securitization
Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation Turbo Asset-Backed)      
Series E 144A 0.934% 6/1/57  #, ^   383,610,000     24,428,285
Series F 144A 0.896% 6/1/57  #, ^   418,235,000     21,463,820
Maricopa County, Arizona Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Commercial Metals Company Project)
144A 4.00% 10/15/47 (AMT) #
    6,920,000      6,041,921
Miami-Dade County, Florida Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(CFC-MB I, LLC Collins Park Housing Project)
144A 6.25% 1/1/59  #
    7,000,000      7,218,260
Mobile County, Alabama Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(AM/NS Calvert LLC Project)      
Series A 5.00% 6/1/54 (AMT)      4,000,000      3,907,160
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
Mobile County, Alabama Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(AM/NS Calvert LLC Project)
Series B 4.75% 12/1/54 (AMT)     10,090,000 $    9,513,356
Monroe, New York Tobacco Asset Securitization
Revenue
     
(Forth Subordinate - Capital Appreciation - Asset-Backed)
Series A 144A 7.939% 6/1/61  #, ^
  487,500,000     16,799,250
Nassau County, New York Tobacco Settlement
Revenue
     
(Asset-Backed)
Series A-3 5.125% 6/1/46  
   10,000,000      5,992,300
Nevada State Department of Business & Industry
Revenue
     
(Brightline West Passenger Rail Project)
144A 12.00% 1/1/65 (AMT) #, •
    7,215,000      4,040,400
(Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC Project - Green Bonds)
144A 6.25% 12/15/37 (AMT) #
    1,952,380             20
New Hampshire, Business Finance Authority
Revenue
     
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts)
144A 5.875% 12/15/33  #
    4,800,000      4,799,376
(Mill Creek Project)
144A 5.95% 12/1/31  #
      900,000        900,450
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Special
Facility Revenue
     
(Continental Airlines Project)      
 5.25% 9/15/29 (AMT)      2,825,000      2,828,616
Series B 5.625% 11/15/30 (AMT)      1,270,000      1,271,892
New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV Revenue      
Series F 1.937% 6/1/60  ^   105,000,000      5,110,350
New York Counties Tobacco Trust V Pass-Through
Revenue
     
(Subordinate Turbo Capital Appreciation Bond)
Series S4B 144A 0.269% 6/1/60  #, ♦, ^
  322,800,000     13,922,364
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
New York Transportation Development Special
Facility Revenue
     
(American Airlines Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)
 5.375% 8/1/36 (AMT) 
    1,000,000 $    1,041,620
(Delta Airlines, Inc. - LaGuardia Airport Terminals C & D Redevelopment Project)
 4.375% 10/1/45 (AMT) 
    5,640,000      5,401,597
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing
Authority Revenue
     
(National Gypsum)
 5.50% 11/1/44 (AMT) 
    4,500,000      4,503,060
Port Beaumont, Texas Navigation District Dock &
Wharf Facility Revenue
     
(Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Project)      
Series A 144A 2.875% 1/1/41 (AMT) #     1,750,000      1,281,595
Series A 144A 5.125% 1/1/44 (AMT) #     2,000,000      1,951,960
Series A 144A 5.25% 1/1/54 (AMT) #     2,000,000      1,825,580
Port of Seattle, Washington Industrial Development
Special Facilities Revenue
     
(Delta Airlines)
 5.00% 4/1/30 (AMT) 
    2,000,000      2,002,220
Puerto Rico Industrial Development Revenue      
 7.00% 1/1/54  •     7,500,000      7,190,625
Salt Verde, Arizona Financial Senior Gas Revenue      
 5.00% 12/1/37       3,000,000      3,166,770
 5.25% 12/1/27       2,235,000      2,297,423
 5.25% 12/1/28       1,050,000      1,094,562
 5.50% 12/1/29         765,000        813,876
San Diego County, California Tobacco Settlement
Revenue Funding
     
Series C 4.00% 6/1/32         230,000        232,068
Savannah-Georgia Convention Center, Authority
Revenue
     
(Convention Center Hotel Second Tier)
Series B 144A 6.25% 6/1/61  #
    9,250,000      9,425,287
SkyRidge Pegasus Infrastructure Financing District
Revenue
     
144A 5.25% 12/1/44  #     6,500,000      6,577,415
St. James Parish, Louisiana Revenue      
(NuStar Logistics, LP Project)      
144A 6.10% 6/1/38  #, •     1,000,000      1,099,930
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Industrial Development Revenue/Pollution ControlRevenue Bonds (continued)
St. James Parish, Louisiana Revenue      
(NuStar Logistics, LP Project)
Series B 144A 6.10% 12/1/40  #, •     1,630,000 $    1,794,337
Suffolk, New York Regional Off-Track Betting
Revenue
     
 6.00% 12/1/53      15,000,000     15,340,800
Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern
California Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation - Second Subordinate Lien)
Series C 2.147% 6/1/46  ^
    9,085,000      1,568,162
(Capital Appreciation - Third Subordinate Lien)
Series D 3.916% 6/1/46  ^
    8,770,000      1,326,375
Tulsa, Oklahoma Municipal Airports Improvement
Trust Revenue
     
Series A 5.50% 6/1/35 (AMT)      2,000,000      2,000,280
Vermont Economic Development Authority Revenue      
(Casella Waste System)
144A 4.625% 4/1/36 (AMT) #, •
    1,000,000      1,014,500
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Revenue      
Series A-1 6.706% 6/1/46       1,855,000      1,376,892
(Capital Appreciation Bonds)      
First Subordinate Series C 2.949% 6/1/47  ^    95,170,000     24,686,146
Second Subordinate Series D 2.20% 6/1/47  ^   179,085,000     45,518,035
Washington Economic Development Finance
Authority Revenue
     
(Columbia Pulp I, LLC Project)
Series 2017A 144A 7.50% 1/1/32 (AMT) #, ‡
    4,800,000            480
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Senior Lien - Grand Hyatt San Antonio Hotel Acquisition Project)
Series A 5.00% 2/1/62  
    3,990,000     3,883,148
    553,324,960
Lease Revenue Bonds — 2.27%
Atlanta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue      
(Gluch Enterprise Zone Project)
144A 6.09% 12/15/48  #, ~
    2,500,000      2,284,550
Idaho Falls, Idaho Annual Appropriation Certificates of
Participation Revenue
     
144A 5.25% 5/15/51  #     5,000,000      4,939,700
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)
Los Angeles County, California Public Works
Financing Authority Revenue
     
(LACMA Building for the Permanent Collection Project)
Series A 3.00% 12/1/50  
    5,000,000 $    3,737,250
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois
Revenue
     
(McCormick Place Expansion Project)      
Series A 0.653% 12/15/56  ^     6,110,000      1,310,717
Series A 4.00% 6/15/52       5,305,000      4,589,515
Series B 1.407% 12/15/54  ^    16,210,000      3,886,185
Series B 4.952% 12/15/54 (BAM) ^     3,535,000        896,017
New Hampshire, Business Finance Authority
Revenue
     
(Silverado Project)
144A 5.00% 12/1/28  #
    1,500,000      1,499,835
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Revenue
     
Series BB 3.00% 6/15/50       5,265,000      3,927,321
(Transportation Program)
Series BB 4.00% 6/15/50  
    5,925,000      5,442,527
(Transportation System)
Series A 4.991% 12/15/39  ^
    5,290,000      3,129,088
New York Liberty Development Revenue      
(Class 1 - 3 World Trade Center Project)
144A 5.00% 11/15/44  #
    7,000,000      7,005,670
(Class 3 - 3 World Trade Center Project)
144A 7.25% 11/15/44  #
    7,250,000      7,260,875
New York State Thruway Authority Revenue      
Series A-1 3.00% 3/15/49       5,000,000      3,831,900
New York State Urban Development Revenue      
Series A 3.00% 3/15/50       2,000,000      1,481,640
Phoenix, Arizona Industrial Development Authority
Lease Revenue
     
 5.125% 2/1/34       1,000,000        973,430
 5.375% 2/1/41       1,300,000      1,229,969
St. Louis, Missouri Municipal Finance Revenue      
(Convention Center Capital Improvement Project)      
Series A 6.43% 7/15/36 (AG) ^     2,250,000      1,522,530
Series A 6.44% 7/15/37 (AG) ^     4,000,000      2,571,520
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Lease Revenue Bonds (continued)
University of Missouri Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Markets At Olive Project)
Series A 5.50% 6/15/42  
    3,000,000 $    3,105,720
     64,625,959
Local General Obligation Bonds — 3.96%
Adams County, Colorado Parterre Metropolitan
District No 5
     
Series A 5.875% 12/1/45       1,250,000      1,323,013
Series A 6.125% 12/1/55       1,730,000      1,819,008
Aledo Independent School District      
 3.00% 2/15/50 (PSF)      5,000,000      3,703,000
Chicago, Illinois Board of Education      
Series A 5.00% 12/1/42       9,785,000      9,614,643
Series A 6.00% 12/1/49       9,500,000      9,758,020
Series A 144A 7.00% 12/1/46  #     2,500,000      2,557,025
Series B 4.00% 12/1/39       2,500,000      2,280,075
Series B 4.00% 12/1/40       2,000,000      1,800,480
Series H 5.00% 12/1/46       2,390,000      2,262,183
(Dedicated Revenues)      
Series A 5.75% 12/1/50       5,000,000      5,043,200
Series A 6.25% 12/1/50       2,550,000      2,685,940
Series D 5.00% 12/1/46       6,205,000      5,873,157
City of Chicago, Illinois      
(Chicago Recovery Plan)
Series A 5.00% 1/1/43  
    7,100,000      7,064,358
City of Horace      
Series C 5.00% 5/1/50       1,500,000      1,495,815
Fairfield, Alabama General Obligation Warrants      
 6.00% 6/1/37       8,485,000      7,636,500
Fort Bend, Texas Independent School District      
Series 2024A 5.00% 8/15/33 (PSF)      1,550,000      1,752,647
Grapevine Wash Local District      
(Grapevine Wash Assessment Area No.1)      
Series A-1 144A 6.00% 3/1/55  #     1,000,000        989,300
Series A-2 144A 5.25% 12/1/44  #     1,500,000      1,503,600
Harris County, Texas Humble Independent School
District
     
 3.00% 2/15/49 (PSF)      2,000,000      1,497,960
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Local General Obligation Bonds (continued)
MIDA Golf and Equestrian Center Public
Infrastructure District, Utah
     
144A 4.50% 6/1/51  #     7,500,000 $    6,524,850
New Hampshire, Business Finance Authority
Revenue
     
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts)      
144A 5.375% 12/15/35  #     3,700,000      3,700,481
144A 6.125% 12/15/33  #       500,000        500,395
(Easton Park Project)
144A 5.625% 2/1/30  #
    5,400,000      5,400,000
Prairie Center Metropolitan District No. 3, Colorado      
Series A 5.875% 12/15/46       2,125,000      2,248,696
Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Two Step Project)
144A 5.70% 12/15/34  #, ^
    7,900,000      4,712,745
Verve, Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1      
 5.00% 12/1/51       1,000,000        890,300
Village of Riverdale, Illinois      
 8.00% 10/1/36       6,435,000      6,449,736
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Nolina & Sorella Projects)
144A 5.50% 12/15/32  #
    2,717,496      2,719,072
(Waterstone Project)
144A 5.50% 12/15/38  #
    9,237,704     9,254,702
    113,060,901
Pre-Refunded Bonds — 1.03%
Blythe Township, Pennsylvania Solid Waste Authority
Revenue
     
 7.75% 12/1/37-27 (AMT) §     2,475,000      2,618,971
California School Finance Authority Revenue      
(Escuela Popular Project)
144A 6.50% 7/1/50-27  #, §
    1,590,000      1,649,371
Decatur County, Texas Hospital Authority      
(Wise Regional Health System)
Series C 4.00% 9/1/44-31  §
    2,036,000      2,143,338
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area
Revenue
     
(Iowa Fertilizer Company Project)
 5.00% 12/1/50-32  §
   10,625,000     12,040,887
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Pre-Refunded Bonds (continued)
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Revenue
     
(Transportation Program)
Series CC 5.50% 6/15/50-32  §
    4,250,000 $    4,967,952
North Texas Tollway Authority Special Project System
Revenue
     
Series C 7.00% 9/1/43-31  §, ~     5,000,000      5,892,900
San Francisco City & County, California Airport
Commission Revenue
     
(San Francisco International Airport)
Series A 4.00% 5/1/49-29 (AMT) §
       55,000        55,657
     29,369,076
Resource Recovery Revenue Bond — 0.00%
Brazoria County, Texas Industrial Development Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue
     
(Aleon Renewable Metals, LLC Project)
144A 10.00% 6/1/42 (AMT) #, •
    2,812,106        98,424
         98,424
Special Tax Revenue Bonds — 14.17%
Aerotropolis Regional Transportation Authority
Revenue
     
144A 5.50% 12/1/44  #     2,000,000      2,068,040
144A 5.75% 12/1/54  #     8,750,000      8,833,037
Allentown, Pennsylvania Neighborhood Improvement
Zone Development Authority Revenue
     
(Waterfront - 30 E. Allen Street Project)
Series A 144A 5.25% 5/1/42  #
    1,275,000      1,320,148
Arrowhead Springs Public Infrastructure District
Revenue
     
(Arrowhead Springs Assessment Area)
144A 5.625% 12/1/54  #
    3,200,000      3,237,440
Atlanta, Georgia Development Authority Revenue      
(Westside Gulch Area Project)
Series A-2 144A 5.50% 4/1/39  #
    5,000,000      5,141,900
Black Desert Public Infrastructure District, Utah
Revenue
     
(Black Desert Assessment Area)
144A 5.625% 12/1/53  #
    5,130,000      5,232,549
Black Rock Mountain Resort Public Infrastructure
District Special Assessment Revenue
     
(Black Rock Mountain Resort Assessment Area)
144A 5.875% 12/1/54  #
    8,000,000      8,278,400
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)
Branson, Missouri Industrial Development Authority
Tax Increment Revenue
     
(Branson Shoppes Redevelopment Project)
Series A 3.90% 11/1/29  
      120,000 $      118,841
Celebration Pointe, Florida Community Development
District No. 1 Revenue
     
 5.125% 5/1/45  ‡     2,460,000      1,968,000
Centerra South Metropolitan District No. 1 Revenue      
(In The City of Loveland, Colorado)
Series A 144A 6.25% 12/1/55  #
    2,000,000      2,026,640
Cherry Hill, Virginia Community Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Potomac Shores Project)      
144A 5.15% 3/1/35  #     1,000,000      1,001,410
144A 5.40% 3/1/45  #     2,000,000      2,001,780
City of Houston, First Lien Texas Hotel Occupancy
Tax & Special Revenue
     
Series C 5.50% 9/1/58       5,580,000      5,901,185
City of Kansas, Missouri Tax Increment Financing
Commission Revenue
     
(Brywood Centre Project)
Series A 8.00% 4/1/33  ‡
    3,950,000      1,145,500
City of Newport Beach, California Revenue      
Series A 4.00% 9/2/33         200,000        205,518
City of Tampa, Florida Capital Improvement Cigarette
Tax Allocation Revenue
     
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Project)
Series A 4.55% 9/1/53  ^
   12,095,000      2,996,052
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Revenue      
 3.116% 11/1/43  •    64,687,787     44,715,432
Conley, Missouri Road Transportation Development
District Revenue
     
 5.375% 5/1/47       6,655,000      6,656,597
Creekwalk Marketplace Business Improvement
District Revenue
     
(In The City Of Colorado Springs)
Series A 6.00% 12/1/54  
    5,900,000      5,936,521
Fountain, Colorado Urban Renewal Authority,
Colorado Revenue
     
(South Academy Highlands Project)
Series A 5.50% 11/1/44  
    3,750,000      3,749,663
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)
GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico
Revenue
     
(Taxable)
 7.50% 8/20/40  
   46,201,180 $   45,336,294
Glen Cove, New York Local Economic Assistance
Revenue
     
(Garvies Point Public Improvement Project)
Series A 5.00% 1/1/56  
    2,000,000      1,648,740
Grandview, Missouri Industrial Development Authority
Revenue
     
(Grandview Crossing Project)
 5.75% 12/1/28  ‡
    1,000,000        650,000
Henderson, Nevada Local Improvement Districts
Revenue
     
(Black Mountain Ranch)      
 3.00% 9/1/36         285,000        254,545
 3.50% 9/1/45         680,000        556,349
 4.00% 9/1/51         460,000        388,539
High Star Ranch Infrastructure Financing District
Revenue
     
(High Star Ranch Assessment Area)
144A 6.25% 12/1/55  #
    4,750,000      4,787,810
Indianapolis, Indiana Local Public Improvement Bond
Bank Revenue
     
(Convention Center Hotel Project)      
Series E 6.00% 3/1/53       3,000,000      3,116,910
Series E 6.125% 3/1/57       3,250,000      3,393,683
Lakeside 370 Levee District, Missouri Subdistrict B
Revenue
     
Series 2015-B 0.00% 4/1/55         545,934        491,341
Las Vegas, Nevada Revenue      
(Villages At Tule Springs Village 1)      
144A 5.50% 6/1/37  #       725,000        763,034
144A 5.75% 6/1/42  #     1,075,000      1,126,675
144A 5.75% 6/1/47  #     1,530,000      1,566,521
144A 6.00% 6/1/52  #     1,750,000      1,799,227
Las Vegas, Nevada Special Improvement District No.
817 Local Improvement Revenue
     
(Summerlin Village 29)      
 5.50% 6/1/38         375,000        403,208
 5.75% 6/1/43         500,000        536,295
 6.00% 6/1/53         995,000      1,046,730
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)
Lees Summit, Missouri Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Kensington Farms Improvement Project)
 5.75% 3/1/29  ‡
    1,480,678 $      266,522
Marquis Community Development Authority of York
County Virginia Revenue
     
Series B 5.625% 9/1/41  ‡     2,779,000        944,860
(Capital Appreciation Bonds)
Series C 0.00% 9/1/41  ^
      821,000          2,053
(Convertible Capital Appreciation Bonds)
144A 7.50% 9/1/45  #, ‡, φ
      859,000        292,060
Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization, Virgin
Islands Revenue
     
Series A 5.00% 10/1/39       3,945,000      4,097,553
Mida Mountain Village Public Infrastructure District
Revenue
     
(Subordinate)      
Series 1 144A 5.125% 6/15/54  #     3,000,000      3,017,580
Series 2 144A 6.00% 6/15/54  #     4,410,000      4,549,003
Midtown Miami, Florida Community Development
District Revenue
     
(Parking Garage Project)
Series A 5.00% 5/1/37  
      500,000        495,225
Mobile, Alabama Improvement District Revenue      
(McGowin Park Project)      
Series A 5.25% 8/1/30       1,110,000      1,112,153
Series A 5.50% 8/1/35       1,500,000      1,502,580
Monongalia County, West Virginia Revenue      
(Development District No. 4 – University Town Centre)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 6/1/33  #       795,000        830,330
Series A 144A 5.75% 6/1/43  #     1,315,000      1,412,901
Series A 144A 6.00% 6/1/53  #     1,315,000      1,384,156
New York City, New York Transitional Finance
Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
     
Subseries E-1 3.00% 2/1/51       3,860,000      2,878,479
(Subordinate Bonds)
Series A-3 3.00% 5/1/45  
    4,000,000      3,207,160
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue      
Series A 3.00% 3/15/49       5,000,000      3,752,950
(General Purpose)      
Series A 3.00% 3/15/50       7,000,000      5,185,740
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)
New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue      
(General Purpose)
Series E 3.00% 3/15/51       4,980,000 $    3,656,416
New York State Urban Development Revenue      
(General Purpose)
Series A 3.00% 3/15/50  
   10,810,000      8,008,264
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Finance Authority
Revenue
     
(Astec Project)
144A 6.25% 6/15/54  #
    1,500,000      1,467,345
Point Phase 1 Public Infrastructure District No. 1 Revenue      
Series A-1 6.125% 3/1/55       3,000,000      3,129,090
Prairie Point Community Authority Board Special
Improvement District No. 1 Revenue
     
(In the City of Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado)      
 5.375% 12/1/40       1,000,000      1,021,580
 5.75% 12/1/45         500,000        510,255
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Revenue      
(Restructured)      
Series A-1 1.587% 7/1/46  ^   106,758,000     38,967,737
Series A-1 2.194% 7/1/51  ^   142,182,000     38,185,820
Series A-1 4.75% 7/1/53      29,669,000     28,581,928
Series A-1 5.00% 7/1/58      17,672,000     17,463,294
Series A-2 4.536% 7/1/53       1,022,000        953,730
San Buenaventura, California Redevelopment Agency
Revenue
     
(Merged San Buenaventura Redevelopment Project)      
 7.75% 8/1/28         600,000        602,346
 8.00% 8/1/38       1,500,000      1,505,895
St. Louis County, Missouri Industrial Development
Authority Revenue
     
(Manchester Ballas Community)      
Series A 144A 5.00% 9/1/38  #       730,000        730,438
Series A 144A 5.25% 9/1/45  #     3,540,000      3,541,558
Sterling Ranch, Colorado Community Authority Board
Revenue
     
 5.625% 12/1/43         800,000        832,064
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Special Tax Revenue Bonds (continued)
Stone Canyon, Missouri Community Improvement
District Revenue
     
(Public Infrastructure Improvement Project)
 5.75% 4/1/27  ‡
    1,250,000 $      187,500
Utah City West Public Infrastructure District No.
1 Revenue
     
144A 5.875% 12/1/55  #     2,800,000      2,854,964
Verve, Colorado Metropolitan District No. 1 Revenue      
 6.50% 12/1/43       4,365,000      4,471,462
 6.75% 12/1/52       4,000,000      4,074,440
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Frenchman's Reef Hotel Development Project)
Series A 144A 6.00% 4/1/53  #
    3,000,000      3,036,180
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(American Dream @ Meadowlands Project)
144A 7.00% 12/1/50  #
    2,535,000      1,977,300
(McLemore Hotel & Conference Center)      
Series A 144A 4.50% 6/1/56  #    13,000,000     10,049,650
Series B 144A 6.50% 6/1/56  #     1,000,000        760,000
Wyandotte County, Kansas Unified Government
Special Obligation Revenue
     
(Northwest Speedway STAR Bond District Project)
144A 5.50% 3/1/46  #
    4,750,000      4,773,085
(Sales Tax Vacation Village Project)
Series A 6.00% 9/1/35  
    4,965,000      4,817,738
(Wyandotte Plaza Redevelopment Project)
 5.00% 12/1/34  
    2,400,000     2,400,216
    403,892,154
State General Obligation Bonds — 4.57%
California State      
 4.00% 9/1/29       3,950,000      4,126,842
Commonwealth of Massachusetts      
Series C 2.75% 3/1/50      18,225,000     13,187,245
Series D 4.00% 11/1/35       5,000,000      5,167,300
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Revenue      
(Restructured)      
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/41      22,956,237     21,879,360
Series A-1 4.00% 7/1/46      60,275,861     53,459,264
Illinois State      
 5.00% 1/1/28       1,190,000      1,191,856
 5.50% 5/1/39       6,000,000      6,380,940
Series A 5.125% 12/1/29       1,310,000      1,354,344
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
State General Obligation Bonds (continued)
Illinois State      
Series A 5.50% 3/1/47       6,500,000 $    6,810,375
Series C 4.00% 10/1/41         400,000        383,592
Series C 4.00% 10/1/42       1,000,000        951,200
Series C 4.00% 10/1/48       1,000,000        895,430
Series C 5.00% 11/1/29       4,600,000      4,738,828
Series F 5.25% 9/1/49       7,500,000      7,708,575
New Jersey State      
(COVID-19 General Obligation Emergency Bonds)
Series A 4.00% 6/1/32  
    2,080,000     2,209,750
    130,444,901
Transportation Revenue Bonds — 6.16%
Build NYC, New York Resource Revenue      
(TRIPS Obligated Group)
 5.50% 7/1/55 (AMT) 
    4,000,000      4,120,760
California Municipal Finance Authority Revenue      
(SFMTA Potrero Yard Modernization Project)      
Series A 5.00% 9/1/60       1,905,000      1,972,570
Series A 5.50% 9/1/60         880,000        949,151
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien
Revenue
     
(Capital Appreciation bonds)      
 7.81% 1/1/36  ^     2,500,000      1,743,425
 7.85% 1/1/40  ^     2,000,000      1,103,060
City of Chicago, Illinois International Airport Revenue      
(Senior Lien)
Series A 5.25% 1/1/61  
    5,000,000      5,195,700
City of Los Angeles, California Department of Airports
Revenue
     
(Los Angeles International Airport)
Series F 3.00% 5/15/49 (AMT) 
    3,030,000      2,197,477
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise
Revenue
     
(US 36 & I-25 Managed Lanes)
 5.75% 1/1/44 (AMT) 
    3,250,000      3,252,470
Florida Development Finance Revenue      
(Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Expansion Project)
Series B 144A 12.00% 7/1/57 (AMT) #, •
   25,865,000     16,812,250
(Brightline Florida Passenger Rail Project)
144A 14.286% 7/15/32 (AMT) #, •
   35,285,000      9,879,800
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)
Grand Parkway, Texas Transportation Revenue      
(First Tier)
 3.00% 10/1/50  
    3,500,000 $    2,506,805
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Revenue      
(I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Public-Private Partnership Project)
 5.00% 9/1/66 (AMT) 
    6,575,000      6,446,393
New York Transportation Development Special
Facility Revenue
     
(JFK Airport Terminal 6 Redevelopment Project)
Series A 5.50% 12/31/60 (AMT) 
   22,575,000     22,936,877
(John F. Kennedy International Airport New Terminal One Project-Green Bonds)
 6.00% 6/30/54 (AMT) 
   15,220,000     15,868,677
(Terminal 4 John F. Kennedy International Airport Project)      
 5.00% 12/1/38 (AMT)      2,455,000      2,588,208
 5.00% 12/1/41 (AMT)      4,920,000      5,125,115
North Carolina Turnpike Authority Revenue      
(Triangle Expressway System)
Series C 4.97% 7/1/41  ^
    4,160,000      1,984,320
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax
Revenue
     
Series A 3.00% 12/1/51       2,500,000      1,819,500
Plaquemines, Louisiana Port Harbor & Terminal
District Dock & Warf Facilities Revenue
     
(Nola Terminal LLC Project)
Series A 144A 9.00% 12/1/44  #
    5,000,000      4,421,650
San Francisco City & County, California Airport
Commission Revenue
     
(San Francisco International Airport)
Series A 4.00% 5/1/49 (AMT) 
    2,650,000      2,415,369
Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation
Revenue
     
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC North Tarrant Express Project)
 5.50% 12/31/58 (AMT) 
    3,290,000      3,404,196
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segment 3C Project)
 5.00% 6/30/58 (AMT) 
    6,705,000      6,678,515
Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees Revenue      
(American Airlines, Inc. Project)      
 6.25% 12/1/35 (AMT)      4,000,000      4,512,320
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    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Transportation Revenue Bonds (continued)
Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees Revenue      
(American Airlines, Inc. Project)
 6.25% 12/1/40 (AMT)      5,250,000 $    5,799,990
Virginia Port Authority Revenue      
 5.25% 7/1/55       5,000,000      5,242,050
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Revenue      
(Transform 66-33 Project)
 5.00% 12/31/52 (AMT) 
    3,840,000      3,787,622
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Revenue      
(Georgia SR 400 Express Lanes Project)
 6.50% 12/31/65 (AMT) 
   15,000,000     16,660,050
(Senior Lien - Georgia SR 400 Express Lanes Project)      
 5.75% 6/30/60 (AMT)      4,250,000      4,418,938
 5.75% 12/31/65 (AMT)     11,250,000    11,668,050
    175,511,308
Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds — 0.45%
City of Chicago, Illinois Waterworks Revenue      
Series A 5.50% 11/1/66       2,750,000      2,895,475
(Second Lien)      
 5.00% 11/1/26         180,000        181,543
 5.00% 11/1/28          30,000         30,282
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance
Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue
     
(Second General Resolution)
Series BB 5.50% 6/15/56  
    9,000,000     9,754,650
     12,861,950
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $2,945,250,228) 2,772,745,919
    Number of
shares
 
Common Stock — 0.07%♣
Industrial — 0.07%
TimberHP <<, =, †, π       436,852     2,100,559
Total Common Stock (cost $2,100,559)     2,100,559
Warrants — 0.03%
DesertXpress Enterprises =, †       273,000       836,063
Total Warrants (cost $27)       836,063
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
    Principal
amount°
Value (US $)
Short-Term Investments — 0.96%
Variable Rate Demand Notes — 0.96%
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities
Authority Revenue
     
(The Johns Hopkins Health System Issue) Series B 2.75% 6/1/46 
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
    1,700,000 $    1,700,000
New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance
Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue
     
(Second General Resolution)      
Fiscal 2010 Series CC 2.80% 6/15/41 
(SPA - State Street)¤
    4,000,000      4,000,000
Subseries AA-3 2.80% 6/15/49 
(SPA - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
      400,000        400,000
New York City, New York Transitional Finance
Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
     
(Adjustable Rate Bonds) Series H-2 2.80% 11/1/54
(SPA - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
    4,300,000      4,300,000
Oregon State Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue      
(PeaceHealth) Series B 2.80% 8/1/34 
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
   10,400,000     10,400,000
San Francisco, California Bay Area Toll Authority
Revenue
     
(Variable Rate Bonds) Series I 2.35% 4/1/59 
(LOC - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
    5,615,000      5,615,000
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Revenue      
Series C 2.80% 11/15/39
(SPA - TD Bank, N.A.)¤
    1,000,000     1,000,000
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $27,415,000)    27,415,000
Total Value of Securities—98.31%
(cost $2,974,765,814)
    2,803,097,541
Receivables and Other Assets Net of Liabilities—1.69%        48,105,841
Net Assets Applicable to 291,080,676 Shares Outstanding—100.00%     $2,851,203,382
° Principal amount shown is stated in USD unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate value of Rule 144A securities was $969,829,901, which represents 34.01% of the Fund’s net assets.
~ Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Stated rate in effect at May 31, 2026.
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^ Zero-coupon security. The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
Security is currently in default.
= The value of this security was determined using significant unobservable inputs and is reported as a Level 3 security.
Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at May 31, 2026. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their descriptions. The reference rate descriptions (i.e. SOFR01M, SOFR03M, etc.) used in this report are identical for different securities, but the underlying reference rates may differ due to the timing of the reset period. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions, or for mortgage-backed securities, are impacted by the individual mortgages which are paying off over time. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their descriptions.
Pass Through Agreement. Security represents the contractual right to receive a proportionate amount of underlying payments due to the counterparty pursuant to various agreements related to the rescheduling of obligations and the exchange of certain notes.
§ Pre-refunded bonds. Municipal bonds that are generally backed or secured by US Treasury bonds. For pre-refunded bonds, the stated maturity is followed by the year in which the bond will be pre-refunded.
φ Step coupon bond. Stated rate in effect at May 31, 2026 through maturity date.
Categorizations used for financial reporting purposes may differ from categorizations used for regulatory compliance and/or internal classification purposes.
<< Affiliated company.
Non-income producing security.
π Restricted security. These investments are in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have certain restrictions on resale which may limit their liquidity. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate value of restricted securities was $2,100,559, which represented 0.07% of the Fund’s net assets. See the following table for additional details on restricted securities.
¤ Tax-exempt obligations that contain a floating or variable interest rate adjustment formula and an unconditional right of demand to receive payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest upon a short notice period (generally up to 30 days) prior to specified dates either from the issuer or by drawing on a bank letter of credit, a guarantee, or insurance issued with respect to such instrument. Each rate shown is as of May 31, 2026.
Restricted Securities            
Investments   Date of Acquisition   Cost   Value
TimberHP   6/26/25   $2,100,559   $2,100,559
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Schedule of investments
Nomura National High-Yield Municipal Bond Fund 
Summary of abbreviations:
AG – Insured by Assured Guaranty Inc.
AICUP – Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania
AMT – Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax
BAM – Insured by Build America Mutual Assurance
CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation
FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA – Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA – Government National Mortgage Association
ICEF – Inner City Education Foundation
KIPP – Knowledge is Power Program
LLC – Limited Liability Corporation
LOC – Letter of Credit
N.A. – National Association
PSF – Guaranteed by Permanent School Fund
SOFR01M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 1 Month
SOFR03M – Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3 Month
SPA – Stand-by Purchase Agreement
USD – US Dollar
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