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        <name>Atlanticus Holdings Corp.</name>
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        <name>Atlanticus Holdings Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Atlanticus Holdings Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Morgan Stanley</name>
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        <cusip>06417N202</cusip>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Blackstone Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Blackstone Inc.</title>
        <cusip>09260D107</cusip>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC</name>
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        <cusip>11276B208</cusip>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Oaktree Capital Group, LLC</name>
        <lei>254900T1ODNFOK2L6090</lei>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Brunswick Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>117043604</cusip>
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        <name>Citigroup, Inc.</name>
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        <lei>MTLVN9N7JE8MIBIJ1H73</lei>
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        <name>Enterprise Financial Services Corp.</name>
        <lei>5493001XTU5DLD632129</lei>
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        <name>Enterprise Products Partners LP</name>
        <lei>K4CDIF4M54DJZ6TB4Q48</lei>
        <title>Enterprise Products Partners LP</title>
        <cusip>293792107</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>F&amp;G Annuities &amp; Life, Inc.</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300MS654K78GYF580</lei>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300MS654K78GYF580</lei>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Class</name>
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        <assetCat>STIV</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Fifth Third Bancorp</name>
        <lei>THRNG6BD57P9QWTQLG42</lei>
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        <cusip>316773CR9</cusip>
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        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>First-Citizens Bank &amp; Trust Co.</name>
        <lei>549300N3Z00ZHE2XC526</lei>
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        <cusip>31959X202</cusip>
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          <isin value="US31959X2027"/>
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        <balance>17500.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
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        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>First Horizon Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>First Horizon Corp., 6.750%, due 4/10/2031</title>
        <cusip>320517840</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3205178409"/>
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        <balance>20000.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Global Net Lease, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300NUYANCT5SU8Z65</lei>
        <title>Global Net Lease, Inc., 6.875%, Perp.</title>
        <cusip>379378409</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3793784097"/>
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        <balance>25000.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Globe Life, Inc.</name>
        <lei>5493001JFHKQOPP6XA71</lei>
        <title>Globe Life, Inc., 4.250%, due 06/15/2061</title>
        <cusip>37959E300</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <balance>35000.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Green Brick Partners, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300R7SCIV7FQI6T56</lei>
        <title>Green Brick Partners, Inc., 5.750%, due 12/23/2026</title>
        <cusip>392709200</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US3927092003"/>
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        <balance>22500.00</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Huntington Bancshares, Inc.</name>
        <lei>549300XTVCVV9I7B5T19</lei>
        <title>Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 6.875%, due 04/15/2028</title>
        <cusip>446150773</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4461508230"/>
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        <balance>17550.00</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Jackson Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Jackson Financial Inc., 8.000%, due 03/30/2028</title>
        <cusip>46817M206</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US46817M2061"/>
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        <balance>23000.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>KKR &amp; Co., Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>KKR &amp; Co., Inc., 6.250%, due 3/01/2028</title>
        <cusip>48251W500</cusip>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>KKR &amp; Co., Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>KKR &amp; Co., Inc., 6.875%, due 6/01/2065</title>
        <cusip>48251W609</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <balance>25787.00</balance>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>KeyCorp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>KeyCorp, 5.650%, Perp.</title>
        <cusip>493267876</cusip>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>KeyCorp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>KeyCorp, 6.200%, due 12/15/2027</title>
        <cusip>493267843</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US4932678430"/>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>MFA Financial, Inc.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MFA Financial, Inc., 7.500%, Perp.</title>
        <cusip>55272X409</cusip>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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        <name>Merchants Bancorp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Merchants Bancorp, 7.625%, due 1/01/2030</title>
        <cusip>58844R850</cusip>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Oaktree Capital Group, LLC</name>
        <lei>254900T1ODNFOK2L6090</lei>
        <title>Oaktree Capital Group, 6.625% Perp.</title>
        <cusip>674001300</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <balance>20000.00</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Old National Bancorp</name>
        <lei>549300MMK90CL5KMVX16</lei>
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        <cusip>68003D303</cusip>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Oracle Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Oracle Corp., 0.2499, due 01/15/2029</title>
        <cusip>68389X204</cusip>
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        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pacificorp</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Pacificorp, 7.125%, due 08/15/2056</title>
        <cusip>695114DG0</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DBT</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
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        <securityLending>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Pebblebrook Hotel Trust</name>
        <lei>5493004Q1NNH6JXCSI52</lei>
        <title>Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, 6.300%, Perp.</title>
        <cusip>70509V704</cusip>
        <identifiers>
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        <balance>25000.00</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Pfizer, Inc.</name>
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        <name>Redwood Trust, Inc.</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Regions Financial Corp.</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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        <name>Raymond James Financial, Inc.</name>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.</name>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
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        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>BM</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>New Residential Investment Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300WNTHGEO5LP2G31</lei>
        <title>Rithm Capital Corp., 11.0197%, Perp.</title>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rithm Capital Corp.</name>
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          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Rithm Capital Corp.</name>
        <lei>549300WNTHGEO5LP2G31</lei>
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        <name>Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Stifel Financial Corp.</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
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        <cusip>860630862</cusip>
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        <name>Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.</name>
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        <name>Synchrony Financial</name>
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      <invstOrSec>
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      <invstOrSec>
        <name>UMH Properties, Inc.</name>
        <lei>529900OM5K3PJ11F0Q09</lei>
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        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EP</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
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        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-06-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Ancora Trust</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>/s/ Bradley Zucker</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Bradley Zucker</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>President, Treasurer and Secretary</ncom:title>
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