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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-CSR - A

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number

811-05202

 

 

 

BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.

 

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York  10286

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York  10286

 

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 

(212) 922-6400

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

 

10/31

 

Date of reporting period:

10/31/19

 

 

 

 

             

The following N-CSR relates only to the Registrant's series listed below and does not relate to any series of the Registrant with a different fiscal year end and, therefore, different N-CSR reporting requirements.  A separate N-CSR will be filed for any series with a different fiscal year end, as, appropriate.

 

BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund

BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund

 

 


 

FORM N-CSR

Item 1.             Reports to Stockholders.

 


 

BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund

 

ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2019

 

 

 

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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. or any other person in the BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds.

 

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value

 

Contents

THE FUND

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover

 

       
 


BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund (formerly, Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund), covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Equity markets weakened in the fourth quarter of 2018, as concerns about rising interest rates, trade tensions and slowing global growth provided downward pressure on returns. In December 2018, stocks experienced a sharp sell-off, as it appeared that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would maintain its hawkish stance on monetary policy. In January 2019, a pivot in stance from the Fed helped stimulate a rebound across equity markets that continued into the second quarter. Escalating trade tensions disrupted equity markets again in May. The dip was short-lived, as markets rose once again in June and July of 2019, when a trade deal appeared more likely, and the pace of U.S. economic growth remained steady. Nevertheless, concerns continued to emerge over slowing global growth, resulting in bouts of market volatility in August 2019. Stocks rebounded in September and continued an upward path through most of October 2019, supported in part by central bank policy and consistent consumer spending.

In fixed-income markets, a risk-off mentality prevailed to start the period, fueled in part by equity market volatility. A flight to quality supported price increases for U.S. Treasuries, which continued through the end of 2018, leading to a flattening yield curve. After the Fed’s supportive statements in January 2019, other developed-market central banks followed suit and reiterated their abilities to bolster flagging growth by continuing accommodative policies. This further buoyed fixed-income instrument prices. The Fed cut rates in July, September and October of 2019, for a total 75-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate during the 12 months. Concerns about the pace of global economic growth also fueled demand for fixed-income instruments during much of the reporting period, resulting in positive bond market returns.

We believe that over the near term, the outlook for the U.S. remains positive, but we will monitor relevant data for any signs of a change. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities in today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Renee LaRoche-Morris
President
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
November 15, 2019

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

For the period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019, as provided by Nancy G. Rogers, CFA, Paul Benson, CFA and Stephanie Shu, CFA, portfolio managers

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2019, BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund’s (formerly, Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund) Class I shares produced a total return of 11.40%, and its Investor shares produced a total return of 11.12%.1 In comparison, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, achieved a total return of 11.51% for the same period.2

U.S. investment-grade, fixed-income securities produced positive returns over the reporting period in an environment of accommodative monetary policy and falling interest rates. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds that are included in the Index (or other instruments with similar economic characteristics). To maintain liquidity, the fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in various short-term, fixed-income securities and money market instruments.

The fund’s investments are selected by a “sampling” process, which is a statistical process used to select bonds so that the fund has investment characteristics that closely approximate those of the Index. By using this sampling process, the fund typically will not invest in all of the securities in the Index.

Markets Pivot on Central-Bank Policy

The Index had a strong return during the 12 months. The nature of the market environment changed slightly a few months into the reporting period. Entering November 2018, there were concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might maintain a hawkish stance on interest-rate hikes in the face of unsupportive data. During the month, Fed Chair Jerome Powell changed to a more dovish tone, stating that the target benchmark rate was just below neutral. In December 2018, the Fed raised its federal funds target range. Volatility in the equity markets, fueled by the U.S.-China trade dispute and slowing global growth, increased demands for U.S. Treasury securities, reducing yields and bolstering returns on U.S. Treasuries. Spreads on risk assets widened and Treasuries outperformed during the final month of 2018.

In January 2019, Fed Chair Powell made comments that the Fed would be patient and flexible with the pace of future interest-rate increases. This reassured investors, as did progress toward a trade resolution between the U.S. and China. Spreads on risk assets began to narrow. An environment of moderate growth and tightening spreads was favorable for corporate bond performance. The Fed cut the federal funds rate three times during the period, each time by 25 basis points. These cuts occurred in July, September and October. Rates across the Treasury curve fell, and the curve flattened for much of the period.

Strong Corporate Bond Performance Bolsters Results

It was a very positive period for bonds. Nearly all sectors of the Index performed well and had positive nominal returns. Corporate bonds were the strongest performer and posted the largest

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

excess return over like-duration Treasuries that was fueled by moderate growth, strong fundamentals among U.S.-based companies, spread tightening and a low-rate environment. Longer-maturity and lower-quality corporate credit generally produced the highest returns. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) also performed well and outpaced like-duration Treasuries. Treasuries and other U.S. government-related securities, the largest part of the Index, benefited from falling rates throughout much of the period, leading to positive returns. Interest rates and bond prices generally move in opposite directions.

While most sectors posted positive nominal returns for the period, asset-backed securities posted nearly no excess return versus Treasuries for the year. Agency mortgages, which experienced a headwind during parts of the period due to prepayments, were nearly (or about) flat on a nominal basis for the 12 months.

Replicating the Composition of the Index

As an index fund, we attempt to match closely the returns of the Index by approximating its composition and credit quality.

In June 2019, the industry adopted a new type of security, the Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security (UMBSTM). Both Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) securities are now deliverable into the new UMBS products. This change has not had a material effect on the way we manage the fund or the fund’s tracking error. This change has not affected the sector performance within the marketplace.

November 15, 2019

¹ Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price, yield, and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.

² Source: Lipper Inc. — The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based, flagship benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and nonagency). Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

Bonds are subject generally to interest-rate, credit, liquidity and market risks, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus. Generally, all other factors being equal, bond prices are inversely related to interest-rate changes, and rate increases can cause price declines.

Indexing does not attempt to manage market volatility, use defensive strategies, or reduce the effects of any long-term periods of poor index performance. The correlation between fund and index performance may be affected by the fund’s expenses and use of sampling techniques, changes in securities markets, changes in the composition of the index, and the timing of purchases and redemptions of fund shares.

4

 

FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in Investor shares and Class I shares of BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund with a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Index”)

 Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in each of the Investor shares and Class I shares of BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund on 10/31/09 to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the Index on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses for Class I and Investor shares. The Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The Index includes Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS and CMBS (agency and nonagency). Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

       

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/19

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Class I shares

11.40%

3.03%

3.49%

Investor shares

11.12%

2.80%

3.23%

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

11.51%

3.24%

3.73%

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Go to www.bnymellonim.com/us for the fund’s most recent month-end returns.

The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

         

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assume actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

Class I

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$2.07

$.78

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,055.50

$1,056.80

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS
(Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

         

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

Class I

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$2.04

$.77

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,023.19

$1,024.45

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .40% for Investor Shares and .15% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8%

         

Advertising - .1%

         

Omnicom Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

5/1/2022

 

500,000

 

518,595

 

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

10/1/2021

 

300,000

 

308,601

 

WPP Finance 2010, Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

9/19/2024

 

350,000

 

368,172

 
 

1,195,368

 

Aerospace & Defense - .5%

         

L3Harris Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.05

 

4/27/2045

 

200,000

 

250,575

 

Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.60

 

3/1/2035

 

250,000

 

271,817

 

Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

1/15/2026

 

235,000

 

254,149

 

Lockheed Martin, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.07

 

12/15/2042

 

250,000

 

290,159

 

Northrop Grumman, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/15/2021

 

200,000

 

204,123

 

Northrop Grumman, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.03

 

10/15/2047

 

160,000

 

180,389

 

Northrop Grumman Systems, Gtd. Notes

 

7.75

 

2/15/2031

 

500,000

 

728,982

 

Raytheon, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

7.20

 

8/15/2027

 

150,000

 

199,591

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.70

 

2/1/2027

 

150,000

 

152,490

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

2/1/2030

 

125,000

 

128,033

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/1/2039

 

200,000

 

208,117

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

2/1/2050

 

125,000

 

133,859

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.83

 

3/1/2059

 

200,000

 

213,336

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

5/1/2049

 

250,000

 

272,266

 

The Boeing Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

8/1/2059

 

125,000

 

136,577

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

5/4/2027

 

110,000

 

115,874

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.65

 

8/16/2023

 

225,000

 

238,173

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

11/16/2028

 

210,000

 

238,557

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

6/1/2042

 

380,000

 

456,444

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.63

 

11/16/2048

 

105,000

 

131,941

 

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Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Aerospace & Defense - .5% (continued)

         

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.70

 

4/15/2040

 

300,000

 

401,171

 

United Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.70

 

8/1/2028

 

50,000

 

65,529

 
 

5,272,152

 

Agriculture - .4%

         

Altria Group, Gtd. Notes

 

2.85

 

8/9/2022

 

500,000

 

507,528

 

Altria Group, Gtd. Notes

 

3.80

 

2/14/2024

 

300,000

 

314,495

 

Altria Group, Gtd. Notes

 

4.80

 

2/14/2029

 

300,000

 

329,963

 

Altria Group, Gtd. Notes

 

5.80

 

2/14/2039

 

300,000

 

345,619

 

Altria Group, Gtd. Notes

 

6.20

 

2/14/2059

 

150,000

 

176,323

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

8/11/2026

 

350,000

 

355,347

 

BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

2.76

 

8/15/2022

 

350,000

 

353,493

 

BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.22

 

8/15/2024

 

310,000

 

315,133

 

BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.56

 

8/15/2027

 

310,000

 

312,664

 

BAT Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

4.39

 

8/15/2037

 

180,000

 

176,690

 

Philip Morris International, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

8/22/2022

 

600,000

 

607,296

 

Philip Morris International, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

3/20/2042

 

300,000

 

334,229

 

Reynolds American, Gtd. Notes

 

5.70

 

8/15/2035

 

240,000

 

271,427

 
 

4,400,207

 

Airlines - .1%

         

American Airlines Pass Through Trust, Ser. 2016-1, Cl. AA

 

3.58

 

1/15/2028

 

466,995

 

494,877

 

JetBlue Pass Through Trust, Ser. 2019-1, Cl. AA

 

2.75

 

5/15/2032

 

300,000

 

303,312

 

United Airlines Pass Through Trust, Ser 2013-1, Cl.A

 

4.30

 

8/15/2025

 

752,648

 

813,313

 
 

1,611,502

 

Asset-Backed Ctfs./Auto Receivables - .2%

         

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, Ser. 2018-A Cl. A4

 

2.51

 

6/25/2024

 

1,000,000

 

1,011,022

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, Sr. 2019-3, Cl. A1

 

2.23

 

9/15/2024

 

150,000

 

150,998

 

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust, Ser. 2018-3, Cl. A3

 

3.02

 

5/16/2023

 

345,000

 

350,287

 

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Ser. 2019-A, Cl. A3

 

2.90

 

10/16/2023

 

1,000,000

 

1,019,174

 
 

2,531,481

 

Asset-Backed Ctfs./Credit Cards - .3%

         

BA Credit Card Trust, Ser. 2018-A1, Cl. A1

 

2.70

 

7/17/2023

 

925,000

 

935,317

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Asset-Backed Ctfs./Credit Cards - .3% (continued)

         

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Ser. 2017-A3, Cl. A3

 

2.43

 

1/15/2025

 

280,000

 

284,282

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Ser. 2019-A1, Cl. A1

 

2.84

 

12/15/2024

 

250,000

 

255,740

 

Chase Issuance Trust, Ser. 2017-A4, Cl. A4

 

1.84

 

4/15/2022

 

500,000

 

499,897

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Ser. 2014-A5, Cl. A5

 

2.68

 

6/7/2023

 

500,000

 

506,960

 

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Ser. 2017-A2, Cl. A2

 

2.39

 

7/15/2024

 

1,250,000

 

1,266,765

 
 

3,748,961

 

Automobiles & Components - .5%

         

Aptiv, Gtd. Notes

 

4.25

 

1/15/2026

 

400,000

 

429,031

 

BorgWarner, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.38

 

3/15/2025

 

500,000

 

523,316

 

Daimler Finance North America, Gtd. Notes

 

8.50

 

1/18/2031

 

200,000

 

302,044

 

Ford Motor, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.63

 

10/1/2028

 

400,000

 

437,284

 

Ford Motor, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.29

 

12/8/2046

 

160,000

 

148,808

 

Ford Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

1/15/2021

 

750,000

 

753,139

 

Ford Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

8/6/2023

 

400,000

 

411,837

 

Ford Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.11

 

5/3/2029

 

250,000

 

253,371

 

General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

10/1/2027

 

180,000

 

184,129

 

General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.15

 

4/1/2038

 

90,000

 

91,305

 

General Motors, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.20

 

4/1/2045

 

340,000

 

338,135

 

General Motors Financial, Gtd. Notes

 

4.30

 

7/13/2025

 

500,000

 

522,463

 

General Motors Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

7/8/2022

 

200,000

 

205,247

 

Toyota Motor, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.67

 

7/20/2028

 

200,000

 

223,401

 

Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

10/7/2024

 

370,000

a

370,634

 

Toyota Motor Credit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

1/10/2023

 

500,000

 

511,639

 
 

5,705,783

 

Banks - 5.9%

         

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.30

 

6/1/2021

 

350,000

 

352,327

 

Banco Santander, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

2/23/2028

 

400,000

 

422,252

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.46

 

10/22/2025

 

200,000

 

201,146

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

4/19/2021

 

610,000

 

616,727

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

10/22/2030

 

300,000

 

302,329

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

12/20/2023

 

744,000

 

761,413

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.19

 

7/23/2030

 

130,000

 

134,186

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

4/19/2026

 

630,000

 

670,849

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.82

 

1/20/2028

 

310,000

 

334,086

 

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Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Banks - 5.9% (continued)

         

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.86

 

7/23/2024

 

150,000

 

158,580

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

1/23/2049

 

75,000

 

84,779

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.97

 

3/5/2029

 

150,000

 

163,497

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.97

 

2/7/2030

 

300,000

 

327,665

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

1/22/2024

 

500,000

 

538,319

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.24

 

4/24/2038

 

160,000

 

181,688

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.27

 

7/23/2029

 

180,000

 

200,156

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.33

 

3/15/2050

 

145,000

 

172,362

 

Bank of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

1/21/2044

 

500,000

 

636,807

 

Bank of America, Sub. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/22/2025

 

500,000

 

534,161

 

Bank of America, Sub. Notes, Ser. L

 

4.18

 

11/25/2027

 

500,000

 

542,026

 

Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.05

 

11/1/2022

 

300,000

 

300,608

 

Bank of Montreal, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. E

 

3.30

 

2/5/2024

 

500,000

 

522,180

 

Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

8/10/2021

 

500,000

 

507,754

 

Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.34

 

1/10/2028

 

200,000

 

216,295

 

Barclays, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

1/12/2026

 

200,000

 

215,454

 

BB&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

8/1/2024

 

200,000

 

202,795

 

BB&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

6/5/2025

 

300,000

 

322,582

 

BNP Paribas, Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

1/15/2021

 

500,000

 

518,887

 

BPCE, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

4/15/2024

 

200,000

 

215,487

 

Citibank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.84

 

5/20/2022

 

250,000

 

253,056

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.90

 

12/8/2021

 

500,000

 

508,903

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.28

 

4/24/2048

 

200,000

 

237,420

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

7/24/2023

 

500,000

 

508,487

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.67

 

7/24/2028

 

500,000

 

529,850

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/24/2039

 

60,000

 

66,007

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.08

 

4/23/2029

 

100,000

 

109,628

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.65

 

7/30/2045

 

350,000

 

429,514

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.65

 

7/23/2048

 

150,000

 

186,008

 

Citigroup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

1/15/2028

 

100,000

 

126,425

 

Citigroup, Sub. Notes

 

4.05

 

7/30/2022

 

250,000

 

262,144

 

Citigroup, Sub. Notes

 

5.50

 

9/13/2025

 

500,000

 

572,784

 

Citigroup, Sub. Notes

 

6.68

 

9/13/2043

 

500,000

 

726,539

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank, Gtd. Notes

 

3.95

 

11/9/2022

 

1,000,000

 

1,044,636

 

Cooperatieve Rabobank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

1/19/2021

 

400,000

 

403,119

 

Credit Suisse Group Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

3/26/2025

 

500,000

 

528,045

 

Credit Suisse Group Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

5/15/2045

 

280,000

 

348,565

 

Deutsche Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

10/14/2021

 

290,000

 

297,437

 

11

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Banks - 5.9% (continued)

         

Development Bank of Japan, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

10/19/2021

 

500,000

 

500,940

 

Discover Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.45

 

7/27/2026

 

500,000

 

519,309

 

Discover Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

3/13/2026

 

400,000

 

432,723

 

Fifth Third Bancorp, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/15/2022

 

600,000

 

619,776

 

HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

3/8/2021

 

600,000

 

610,590

 

HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

5/25/2026

 

295,000

 

315,325

 

HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.97

 

5/22/2030

 

300,000

 

323,894

 

HSBC Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.10

 

4/5/2021

 

750,000

 

781,957

 

HSBC Holdings, Sub. Notes

 

4.25

 

3/14/2024

 

500,000

 

531,363

 

HSBC Holdings, Sub. Notes

 

6.50

 

5/2/2036

 

850,000

 

1,141,855

 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.45

 

10/20/2021

 

500,000

 

500,433

 

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.91

 

11/13/2020

 

300,000

 

301,284

 

ING Groep, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.15

 

3/29/2022

 

300,000

 

307,169

 

ING Groep, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

4/9/2024

 

300,000

 

314,512

 

Intesa Sanpaolo, Gtd. Bonds

 

5.25

 

1/12/2024

 

400,000

 

433,942

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.30

 

10/15/2025

 

230,000

 

229,668

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.40

 

6/7/2021

 

1,240,000

 

1,249,798

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.74

 

10/15/2030

 

220,000

 

219,717

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.78

 

4/25/2023

 

300,000

 

304,475

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

1/25/2023

 

1,000,000

 

1,037,415

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

4/1/2026

 

500,000

 

526,735

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.51

 

1/23/2029

 

135,000

 

142,845

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

7/23/2024

 

140,000

 

148,154

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

1/23/2049

 

105,000

 

116,880

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.96

 

11/15/2048

 

200,000

 

225,436

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.01

 

4/23/2029

 

200,000

 

219,174

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

7/23/2029

 

150,000

 

166,718

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.26

 

2/22/2048

 

400,000

 

466,955

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes

 

3.63

 

12/1/2027

 

500,000

 

526,070

 

12

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Banks - 5.9% (continued)

         

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes

 

3.88

 

9/10/2024

 

500,000

 

534,688

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sub. Notes

 

4.13

 

12/15/2026

 

500,000

 

546,617

 

KeyBank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

6/1/2025

 

400,000

 

424,475

 

KeyBank, Sub. Notes

 

6.95

 

2/1/2028

 

100,000

 

127,261

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Bonds

 

2.13

 

6/15/2022

 

320,000

 

324,575

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

1.50

 

6/15/2021

 

765,000

 

763,461

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

1.63

 

3/15/2021

 

1,900,000

 

1,900,012

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

1.75

 

8/22/2022

 

210,000

 

211,052

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

2.00

 

5/2/2025

 

1,100,000

 

1,123,952

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

2.13

 

3/7/2022

 

620,000

 

627,732

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

2.38

 

12/29/2022

 

305,000

 

312,599

 

Kreditanstalt Fuer Wiederaufbau, Gov't. Gtd. Bonds

 

2.50

 

2/15/2022

 

300,000

 

306,126

 

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

2.38

 

6/10/2025

 

500,000

a

519,918

 

Lloyds Banking Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.55

 

8/16/2028

 

500,000

 

561,462

 

Llyods Banking Group, Sub. Notes

 

4.58

 

12/10/2025

 

820,000

 

883,436

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

2/22/2022

 

500,000

 

510,091

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.54

 

7/26/2021

 

300,000

 

307,340

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.68

 

2/22/2027

 

500,000

 

535,658

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.76

 

7/26/2023

 

300,000

 

316,212

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.29

 

7/26/2038

 

200,000

 

230,195

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.27

 

9/13/2021

 

500,000

 

501,670

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.84

 

9/13/2026

 

500,000

 

507,527

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.72

 

7/22/2025

 

100,000

 

101,404

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

1/23/2023

 

150,000

 

154,414

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

1/20/2027

 

380,000

 

405,679

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

2/25/2023

 

500,000

 

525,869

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.77

 

1/24/2029

 

180,000

 

192,775

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/23/2025

 

500,000

 

542,011

 

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

1/22/2047

 

500,000

 

594,470

 

13

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Banks - 5.9% (continued)

         

Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.25

 

4/1/2032

 

300,000

 

428,503

 

Morgan Stanley, Sub. Notes

 

3.95

 

4/23/2027

 

500,000

 

532,366

 

Morgan Stanley, Sub. Notes

 

4.10

 

5/22/2023

 

500,000

 

530,176

 

National Australia Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

7/12/2026

 

500,000

 

505,182

 

Northern Trust, Sub. Notes

 

3.95

 

10/30/2025

 

846,000

 

926,294

 

PNC Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

2/17/2022

 

500,000

 

507,980

 

PNC Bank, Sub. Notes

 

3.80

 

7/25/2023

 

500,000

 

528,408

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.80

 

4/5/2026

 

500,000

 

555,112

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Sub. Bonds

 

6.13

 

12/15/2022

 

300,000

 

327,388

 

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

9/13/2021

 

250,000

 

249,717

 

State Street, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

8/18/2025

 

290,000

 

313,253

 

State Street, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

11/20/2023

 

250,000

 

266,913

 

State Street, Sub. Notes

 

3.03

 

11/1/2034

 

225,000

 

227,639

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Gtd. Bonds

 

3.00

 

1/18/2023

 

290,000

 

297,354

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.45

 

1/11/2027

 

160,000

 

168,879

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.78

 

3/9/2026

 

500,000

 

536,864

 

SunTrust Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

5/1/2023

 

500,000

 

510,143

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

11/15/2022

 

180,000

 

179,735

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.80

 

7/21/2021

 

600,000

 

609,470

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

2/11/2024

 

500,000

 

524,480

 

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Sub. Notes

 

4.50

 

12/16/2025

 

500,000

 

547,513

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.22

 

5/1/2029

 

200,000

 

219,002

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.35

 

11/15/2021

 

500,000

 

501,928

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

1/22/2023

 

500,000

 

522,885

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

2/20/2024

 

500,000

 

525,673

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.81

 

4/23/2029

 

150,000

 

159,469

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

1/26/2027

 

730,000

 

778,589

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

2/1/2041

 

700,000

 

981,059

 

14

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Banks - 5.9% (continued)

         

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sub. Notes

 

4.25

 

10/21/2025

 

130,000

 

140,142

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Sub. Notes

 

6.75

 

10/1/2037

 

500,000

 

680,042

 

The Korea Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

3/19/2023

 

300,000

 

307,226

 

The PNC Financial Services Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.20

 

11/1/2024

 

500,000

 

502,434

 

The PNC Financial Services Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.45

 

4/23/2029

 

200,000

 

216,062

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.90

 

12/1/2022

 

300,000

 

299,528

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

12/14/2020

 

500,000

 

503,805

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

7/19/2023

 

350,000

 

369,846

 

U.S. Bancorp, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

3/15/2022

 

900,000

 

923,369

 

US Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

7/24/2023

 

350,000

 

368,077

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.10

 

7/26/2021

 

620,000

 

621,232

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.07

 

1/24/2023

 

470,000

 

479,239

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

9/29/2025

 

200,000

 

212,063

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

1/24/2029

 

135,000

 

150,082

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes

 

4.10

 

6/3/2026

 

500,000

 

538,034

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes

 

4.30

 

7/22/2027

 

500,000

 

547,200

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes

 

4.65

 

11/4/2044

 

500,000

 

585,812

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes

 

4.75

 

12/7/2046

 

500,000

 

596,217

 

Wells Fargo & Co., Sub. Notes, Ser. M

 

3.45

 

2/13/2023

 

500,000

 

517,751

 

Westpac Banking, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.60

 

11/23/2020

 

1,000,000

 

1,008,317

 

Westpac Banking, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.85

 

5/13/2026

 

200,000

 

207,230

 
 

68,039,439

 

Beverage Products - .6%

         

Anheuser-Busch, Gtd. Notes

 

3.65

 

2/1/2026

 

315,000

 

338,168

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/17/2043

 

700,000

 

741,154

 

Anheuser-Busch Inbev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

4/13/2028

 

500,000

 

552,379

 

Anheuser-Busch Inbev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

4.70

 

2/1/2036

 

590,000

 

680,767

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

4.60

 

4/15/2048

 

500,000

 

574,687

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

1/23/2029

 

285,000

 

331,404

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

5.45

 

1/23/2039

 

120,000

 

151,255

 

15

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Beverage Products - .6% (continued)

         

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Gtd. Notes

 

5.80

 

1/23/2059

 

300,000

 

407,911

 

Diageo Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

2.38

 

10/24/2029

 

300,000

 

299,330

 

Diageo Investment, Gtd. Notes

 

4.25

 

5/11/2042

 

250,000

 

294,988

 

Keurig Dr Pepper, Gtd. Notes

 

4.06

 

5/25/2023

 

215,000

 

228,201

 

Molson Coors Brewing, Gtd. Notes

 

2.10

 

7/15/2021

 

500,000

 

500,511

 

Molson Coors Brewing, Gtd. Notes

 

4.20

 

7/15/2046

 

150,000

 

148,388

 

PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

7/17/2025

 

500,000

 

540,031

 

PepsiCo, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

4/14/2046

 

210,000

 

263,607

 

The Coca-Cola Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

9/1/2021

 

750,000

 

771,749

 
 

6,824,530

 

Building Materials - .0%

         

Johnson Controls International, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.13

 

9/14/2045

 

10,000

 

11,881

 

Owens Corning, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.00

 

12/1/2036

 

69,000

 

88,870

 
 

100,751

 

Chemicals - .4%

         

Celanese US Holdings, Gtd. Notes

 

4.63

 

11/15/2022

 

350,000

 

372,010

 

Dupont De Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.21

 

11/15/2023

 

100,000

 

107,434

 

Dupont De Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.49

 

11/15/2025

 

100,000

 

110,762

 

Dupont De Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.73

 

11/15/2028

 

100,000

 

114,115

 

Dupont De Nemours, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.42

 

11/15/2048

 

125,000

 

155,414

 

Eastman Chemical, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

3/15/2025

 

378,000

 

395,996

 

Ecolab, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.70

 

11/1/2026

 

250,000

 

258,154

 

Ecolab, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

12/8/2021

 

164,000

 

172,417

 

LYB International Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/15/2023

 

350,000

 

371,627

 

Nutrien, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

3/15/2024

 

200,000

 

210,857

 

Nutrien, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

1/15/2045

 

200,000

 

236,097

 

Praxair, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.45

 

2/15/2022

 

400,000

 

405,243

 

The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

7.38

 

11/1/2029

 

500,000

 

664,329

 

The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

5/15/2026

 

250,000

b

262,458

 

The Dow Chemical Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

11/15/2042

 

300,000

 

313,940

 

The Mosaic Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

11/15/2023

 

300,000

 

319,753

 

16

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Chemicals - .4% (continued)

         

The Sherwin-Williams Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

6/1/2047

 

100,000

 

113,041

 
 

4,583,647

 

Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities - .9%

         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K017, Cl. A2

 

2.87

 

12/25/2021

 

816,621

c

828,502

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K032, Cl. A1

 

3.02

 

2/25/2023

 

263,640

c

268,896

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K039, Cl. A2

 

3.30

 

7/25/2024

 

1,000,000

c

1,057,543

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K043, Cl. A2

 

3.06

 

12/25/2024

 

648,000

c

681,783

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K047, Cl. A

 

3.33

 

5/25/2025

 

1,000,000

c

1,068,424

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K056, Cl. A2

 

2.53

 

5/25/2026

 

1,300,000

c

1,340,469

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K091, Cl. A2

 

3.30

 

4/25/2029

 

400,000

c

436,510

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Ser. K091, Cl. A2

 

3.51

 

3/25/2029

 

400,000

c

445,415

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2010-M7, Cl. A2

 

3.66

 

11/25/2020

 

153,056

c

154,329

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2013-M14, Cl. APT

 

2.63

 

4/25/2023

 

365,681

c

371,782

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2017-M12, Cl. A2

 

3.08

 

6/25/2027

 

975,000

c

1,035,607

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2017-M8, Cl. A1

 

2.65

 

5/25/2027

 

538,468

c

550,712

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2018-M1, Cl. A2

 

2.99

 

12/25/2027

 

1,000,000

c

1,060,928

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities - .9% (continued)

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2018-M10, Cl. A2

 

3.38

 

7/25/2028

 

750,000

c

816,056

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Ser. 2019-M12, Cl. A2

 

2.89

 

5/25/2029

 

500,000

c

530,809

 
 

10,647,765

 

Commercial & Professional Services - .2%

         

IHS Markit, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

5/1/2024

 

223,000

 

233,423

 

Moody's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

6/7/2021

 

250,000

 

254,716

 

PayPal Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.85

 

10/1/2029

 

95,000

 

95,496

 

President & Fellows of Harvard College, Unscd. Bonds

 

3.15

 

7/15/2046

 

450,000

 

480,446

 

S&P Global, Gtd. Notes

 

4.40

 

2/15/2026

 

230,000

 

257,867

 

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Unscd. Bonds

 

4.86

 

1/1/2114

 

150,000

 

193,948

 

The Leland Stanford Junior University, Unscd. Bonds

 

3.65

 

5/1/2048

 

105,000

 

120,137

 

Total System Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.80

 

4/1/2026

 

500,000

 

562,154

 

University of Southern California, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

10/1/2111

 

40,000

 

59,070

 

William Marsh Rice University, Unscd. Bonds

 

3.57

 

5/15/2045

 

250,000

 

274,664

 
 

2,531,921

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. - 1.3%

         

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2017-C8, Cl. A4

 

3.57

 

6/15/2050

 

500,000

 

535,981

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2014-GC23, Cl. A4

 

3.62

 

7/10/2047

 

1,000,000

 

1,068,636

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2013-CR11, Cl. B

 

5.11

 

8/10/2050

 

750,000

 

813,950

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2014-CR16, Cl. A4

 

4.05

 

4/10/2047

 

200,000

 

214,705

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2016-CR28, Cl. A4

 

3.76

 

2/10/2049

 

1,035,000

 

1,120,941

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2014-GC18, Cl. A3

 

3.80

 

1/10/2047

 

456,429

 

485,140

 

J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2012-LC9, Cl. A5

 

2.84

 

12/15/2047

 

837,569

 

853,703

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2013-C15, Cl. A5

 

4.13

 

11/15/2045

 

500,000

 

537,372

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2014-C24, Cl. A5

 

3.64

 

11/15/2047

 

725,000

 

773,968

 

18

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Ctfs. - 1.3% (continued)

         

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2015-C33, Cl. A4

 

3.77

 

12/15/2048

 

2,000,000

 

2,170,712

 

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Ser. 2015-C20, Cl. A4

 

3.25

 

2/15/2048

 

1,175,000

 

1,233,779

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Ser. 2012-C4, Cl. AS

 

3.77

 

3/15/2045

 

720,000

 

742,486

 

SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Ser. 2016-C5, Cl. A4

 

3.06

 

10/10/2048

 

2,000,000

 

2,085,894

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-C12, Cl. A5

 

4.30

 

8/15/2051

 

500,000

 

569,694

 

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2013-C6, Cl. A4

 

3.24

 

4/10/2046

 

412,000

 

425,665

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2017-RC1, Cl. A2

 

3.12

 

1/15/2060

 

500,000

 

509,917

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2018-C44 Cl. A5

 

4.21

 

5/15/2051

 

900,000

 

1,016,945

 

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Ser. 2013-C14, Cl. ASB

 

2.98

 

6/15/2046

 

385,171

 

390,005

 
 

15,549,493

 

Consumer Discretionary - .1%

         

Hasbro, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.15

 

5/15/2021

 

450,000

 

455,733

 

Marriott International, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. N

 

3.13

 

10/15/2021

 

600,000

 

610,965

 
 

1,066,698

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - .1%

         

Nike, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

5/1/2023

 

300,000

 

307,044

 

Nike, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

5/1/2043

 

300,000

 

328,129

 
 

635,173

 

Consumer Staples - .2%

         

Church & Dwight, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

8/1/2047

 

300,000

 

325,938

 

Colgate-Palmolive, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.45

 

11/15/2021

 

500,000

 

507,463

 

The Clorox Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

11/15/2021

 

200,000

 

208,201

 

The Procter & Gamble Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.30

 

2/6/2022

 

500,000

 

507,176

 

Unilever Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

5.90

 

11/15/2032

 

250,000

 

341,369

 
 

1,890,147

 

Diversified Financials - .7%

         

AerCap Ireland Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

5/26/2022

 

500,000

 

514,497

 

AerCap Ireland Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.95

 

2/1/2022

 

500,000

 

517,542

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

8/1/2025

 

250,000

 

262,051

 

Air Lease, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

2/1/2022

 

100,000

 

103,318

 

19

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Diversified Financials - .7% (continued)

         

Ally Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

5/21/2024

 

200,000

 

209,658

 

Ally Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

4/15/2021

 

200,000

 

205,808

 

American Express, Sub. Notes

 

3.63

 

12/5/2024

 

500,000

 

531,003

 

Ares Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

2/10/2023

 

300,000

 

304,654

 

Blackrock, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/18/2024

 

250,000

 

267,531

 

Capital One Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

7/15/2021

 

300,000

 

313,468

 

Capital One Financial, Sub. Notes

 

3.75

 

7/28/2026

 

750,000

 

792,765

 

CME Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

3/15/2025

 

250,000

 

263,044

 

GE Capital International Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

4.42

 

11/15/2035

 

600,000

 

633,171

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

10/15/2023

 

350,000

 

373,398

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

9/21/2048

 

75,000

 

90,222

 

Invesco Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/30/2024

 

250,000

 

266,716

 

Jefferies Group, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

6.45

 

6/8/2027

 

35,000

 

41,247

 

Jefferies Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.13

 

1/20/2023

 

150,000

 

161,596

 

Legg Mason, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.63

 

1/15/2044

 

200,000

 

226,162

 

Nasdaq, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

6/1/2024

 

250,000

 

270,398

 

Synchrony Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

8/15/2024

 

500,000

 

528,957

 

TD Ameritrade Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

4/1/2022

 

200,000

 

204,500

 

Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.20

 

12/14/2020

 

400,000

 

402,078

 

Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.65

 

9/15/2047

 

55,000

 

62,121

 

Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

12/14/2035

 

270,000

 

326,006

 

Visa, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

12/14/2045

 

200,000

 

247,220

 
 

8,119,131

 

Educational Services - .0%

         

California Institute of Technology, Unscd. Bonds

 

4.32

 

8/1/2045

 

110,000

 

139,544

 

Electronic Components - .1%

         

Allegion US Holding, Gtd. Notes

 

3.20

 

10/1/2024

 

400,000

 

408,197

 

Arrow Electronics, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

3/1/2023

 

500,000

 

526,136

 

Emerson Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

2/15/2023

 

260,000

 

266,899

 

Fortive, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.35

 

6/15/2021

 

250,000

 

250,785

 
 

1,452,017

 

Energy - 2.7%

         

Baker Hughes A Ge, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

8/15/2021

 

382,000

 

390,893

 

BP Capital Markets, Gtd. Notes

 

2.50

 

11/6/2022

 

400,000

 

406,929

 

BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes

 

3.25

 

5/6/2022

 

700,000

 

723,218

 

20

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Energy - 2.7% (continued)

         

BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes

 

3.80

 

9/21/2025

 

300,000

 

324,653

 

BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes

 

3.94

 

9/21/2028

 

300,000

 

333,385

 

BP Capital Markets America, Gtd. Notes

 

4.23

 

11/6/2028

 

100,000

 

113,327

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

3/15/2038

 

200,000

 

253,070

 

Cenovus Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

4/15/2027

 

500,000

a

527,227

 

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.88

 

3/31/2025

 

180,000

 

200,041

 

Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

5/16/2026

 

295,000

 

310,907

 

Chevron, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.33

 

11/17/2025

 

165,000

 

177,856

 

CNOOC Finance 2013, Gtd. Notes

 

3.00

 

5/9/2023

 

500,000

 

507,686

 

Concho Resources, Gtd. Notes

 

4.30

 

8/15/2028

 

200,000

 

216,000

 

Concho Resources, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

10/1/2047

 

60,000

 

67,823

 

ConocoPhillips, Gtd. Notes

 

4.95

 

3/15/2026

 

150,000

 

172,934

 

ConocoPhillips, Gtd. Notes

 

5.95

 

3/15/2046

 

250,000

 

362,707

 

ConocoPhillips Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.95

 

4/15/2029

 

125,000

 

170,112

 

Devon Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.85

 

12/15/2025

 

71,000

 

84,472

 

Ecopetrol, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.38

 

9/18/2043

 

300,000

 

399,378

 

Enable Midstream Partners, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/15/2044

 

250,000

 

220,596

 

Enbridge, Gtd. Notes

 

4.25

 

12/1/2026

 

500,000

 

548,030

 

Energy Transfer Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

5.15

 

2/1/2043

 

500,000

 

511,830

 

Energy Transfer Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

6.25

 

4/15/2049

 

95,000

 

114,304

 

Energy Transfer Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

11/1/2023

 

450,000

 

480,789

 

Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

3.35

 

3/15/2023

 

600,000

 

621,856

 

Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

3.70

 

2/15/2026

 

200,000

 

212,766

 

Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

4.25

 

2/15/2048

 

75,000

 

80,453

 

Enterprise Products Operating, Gtd. Notes

 

4.90

 

5/15/2046

 

500,000

 

577,337

 

EOG Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

4/1/2035

 

200,000

 

221,099

 

Equinor Asa, Gtd. Notes

 

2.65

 

1/15/2024

 

500,000

 

514,927

 

Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.22

 

3/1/2021

 

500,000

 

503,208

 

Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.28

 

8/16/2026

 

155,000

 

156,782

 

Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

8/16/2039

 

430,000

 

437,450

 

Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.10

 

8/16/2049

 

430,000

 

435,252

 

21

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Energy - 2.7% (continued)

         

Exxon Mobil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.11

 

3/1/2046

 

500,000

 

595,258

 

Halliburton, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

11/15/2025

 

415,000

 

437,579

 

Hess, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

4/1/2027

 

250,000

 

265,015

 

Hess, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.60

 

2/15/2041

 

250,000

 

281,301

 

HollyFrontier, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.88

 

4/1/2026

 

480,000

 

539,648

 

Kinder Morgan, Gtd. Notes

 

4.30

 

3/1/2028

 

500,000

 

544,140

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

9/1/2023

 

500,000

 

518,588

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

10/1/2021

 

300,000

 

313,768

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

3/1/2043

 

300,000

 

322,847

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

7.40

 

3/15/2031

 

350,000

 

454,577

 

Marathon Oil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.60

 

10/1/2037

 

300,000

 

370,179

 

Marathon Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

9/15/2044

 

300,000

 

329,422

 

MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

4/15/2038

 

105,000

 

107,091

 

MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

12/1/2024

 

500,000

 

545,003

 

MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.90

 

4/15/2058

 

115,000

 

114,284

 

MPLX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

2/15/2049

 

150,000

 

168,393

 

Nexen, Gtd. Notes

 

5.88

 

3/10/2035

 

125,000

 

162,603

 

Noble Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

11/15/2024

 

200,000

 

210,883

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

2/15/2027

 

300,000

 

297,614

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

8/15/2026

 

350,000

 

354,640

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

2/15/2047

 

310,000

 

297,578

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.40

 

8/15/2049

 

250,000

 

253,762

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.60

 

3/15/2046

 

250,000

 

321,098

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.95

 

7/1/2024

 

300,000

 

353,223

 

Occidental Petroleum, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. 1

 

4.10

 

2/1/2021

 

200,000

 

203,889

 

ONEOK, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/13/2027

 

300,000

 

316,760

 

ONEOK Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

5.00

 

9/15/2023

 

500,000

 

545,259

 

ONEOK Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

6.85

 

10/15/2037

 

60,000

 

76,665

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

1/18/2024

 

250,000

a

262,437

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

5.35

 

2/12/2028

 

195,000

 

193,050

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

6.35

 

2/12/2048

 

500,000

 

480,000

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

6.50

 

3/13/2027

 

570,000

 

605,625

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

6.75

 

9/21/2047

 

200,000

 

199,980

 

22

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Energy - 2.7% (continued)

         

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

6.84

 

1/23/2030

 

190,000

b

203,234

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, Gtd. Notes

 

7.69

 

1/23/2050

 

573,000

b

626,232

 

Phillips 66, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

11/15/2044

 

202,000

 

242,350

 

Pioneer Natural Resources, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

7/15/2022

 

500,000

 

521,598

 

Plains All American Pipeline, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

10/15/2023

 

300,000

 

310,983

 

Plains All American Pipeline, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.90

 

2/15/2045

 

250,000

 

240,423

 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.00

 

3/15/2027

 

600,000

 

658,828

 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.63

 

4/15/2023

 

300,000

 

326,599

 

Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

1.88

 

5/10/2021

 

485,000

 

485,609

 

Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

2.88

 

5/10/2026

 

185,000

 

193,018

 

Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

3.25

 

5/11/2025

 

560,000

 

594,912

 

Shell International Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.13

 

5/11/2035

 

260,000

 

299,224

 

Spectra Energy Partners, Gtd. Notes

 

5.95

 

9/25/2043

 

200,000

 

247,388

 

Suncor Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

11/15/2047

 

50,000

 

53,571

 

Suncor Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.50

 

6/15/2038

 

300,000

 

412,419

 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations, Gtd. Notes

 

3.45

 

1/15/2023

 

200,000

 

204,451

 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations, Gtd. Notes

 

4.95

 

1/15/2043

 

200,000

 

199,622

 

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations, Gtd. Notes

 

5.40

 

10/1/2047

 

110,000

 

118,291

 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Gtd. Debs.

 

7.63

 

4/1/2037

 

70,000

 

93,997

 

The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

6/15/2027

 

150,000

 

156,306

 

The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

9/15/2025

 

100,000

 

106,231

 

The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

11/15/2020

 

500,000

 

507,777

 

The Williams Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.30

 

4/15/2040

 

400,000

 

486,036

 

Total Capital International, Gtd. Notes

 

2.83

 

1/10/2030

 

170,000

 

176,136

 

Total Capital International, Gtd. Notes

 

3.46

 

7/12/2049

 

50,000

 

53,071

 

TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

10/16/2023

 

500,000

 

529,026

 

23

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Energy - 2.7% (continued)

         

TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

5/15/2048

 

60,000

 

69,648

 

TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.20

 

10/15/2037

 

75,000

 

96,267

 

TransCanada Pipelines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.63

 

1/15/2039

 

300,000

 

444,013

 

Valero Energy, Gtd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/15/2032

 

170,000

 

233,074

 

Valero Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

6/15/2037

 

165,000

 

215,472

 
 

31,527,262

 

Environmental Control - .1%

         

Republic Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

11/15/2021

 

500,000

 

532,786

 

Waste Management, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

5/15/2024

 

500,000

 

528,603

 

Waste Management, Gtd. Notes

 

4.15

 

7/15/2049

 

250,000

 

288,807

 
 

1,350,196

 

Financials - .0%

         

Brookfield Asset Management, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/15/2025

 

250,000

 

267,557

 

Food Products - .4%

         

Campbell Soup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

3/19/2025

 

400,000

 

410,471

 

Campbell Soup, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

3/15/2028

 

80,000

 

86,360

 

Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

1/25/2023

 

165,000

 

170,648

 

Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.85

 

11/1/2028

 

100,000

 

113,741

 

Conagra Brands, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.40

 

11/1/2048

 

60,000

 

71,192

 

General Mills, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

4/17/2028

 

110,000

 

123,291

 

General Mills, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.40

 

6/15/2040

 

300,000

 

372,296

 

Kellogg, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.65

 

12/1/2023

 

300,000

 

305,554

 

Kraft Heinz Foods, Gtd. Notes

 

4.38

 

6/1/2046

 

400,000

 

390,253

 

Kraft Heinz Foods, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

10/1/2049

 

75,000

b

77,427

 

Kraft Heinz Foods, Gtd. Notes

 

6.75

 

3/15/2032

 

525,000

 

652,632

 

Sysco, Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

9/21/2035

 

200,000

 

252,427

 

The Kroger Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

1/15/2021

 

300,000

 

304,620

 

The Kroger Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

8/1/2027

 

300,000

 

319,633

 

The Kroger Company, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.50

 

4/1/2031

 

400,000

 

556,747

 

Tyson Foods, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.15

 

8/15/2044

 

250,000

 

304,598

 
 

4,511,890

 

Foreign Governmental - 1.5%

         

Chile, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

3/27/2025

 

500,000

 

525,000

 

Colombia, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.00

 

6/15/2045

 

500,000

 

583,630

 

Colombia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

4/25/2027

 

500,000

 

534,005

 

Finland, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.95

 

2/15/2026

 

25,000

 

31,635

 

Hungary, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.38

 

3/29/2021

 

200,000

 

212,025

 

24

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Foreign Governmental - 1.5% (continued)

         

Hungary, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.63

 

3/29/2041

 

300,000

 

494,168

 

Indonesia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

1/11/2028

 

300,000

 

311,818

 

Indonesia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

1/11/2048

 

300,000

 

328,118

 

Israel, Gov't Gtd. Bonds

 

5.50

 

9/18/2023

 

450,000

 

514,285

 

Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't Gtd. Bonds

 

1.88

 

7/21/2026

 

500,000

 

495,848

 

Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

1.88

 

4/20/2021

 

490,000

 

490,253

 

Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't Gtd. Notes

 

2.75

 

1/21/2026

 

750,000

 

784,175

 

Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Gov't. Gtd. Notes

 

2.00

 

10/17/2029

 

300,000

 

298,829

 

Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

3/15/2022

 

500,000

 

516,505

 

Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

3/28/2027

 

345,000

 

370,188

 

Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.60

 

1/23/2046

 

600,000

 

641,556

 

Mexico, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.55

 

1/21/2045

 

850,000

 

1,034,883

 

Panama, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.50

 

4/16/2050

 

200,000

 

235,252

 

Panama, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.70

 

1/26/2036

 

400,000

 

565,004

 

Peru, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.55

 

3/14/2037

 

370,000

 

540,666

 

Peru, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

7.35

 

7/21/2025

 

500,000

 

636,000

 

Philippines, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.70

 

2/2/2042

 

400,000

 

448,852

 

Philippines, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

10.63

 

3/16/2025

 

800,000

 

1,142,225

 

Province of Alberta Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

3/15/2028

 

80,000

 

88,195

 

Province of British Columbia Canada, Sr. Unscd. Bonds, Ser. USD2

 

6.50

 

1/15/2026

 

925,000

 

1,161,442

 

Province of Manitoba Canada, Unscd. Debs.

 

8.88

 

9/15/2021

 

450,000

 

506,797

 

Province of Ontario Canada, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

10/17/2023

 

150,000

 

159,627

 

Province of Quebec Canada, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. NJ

 

7.50

 

7/15/2023

 

200,000

 

239,958

 

Province of Quebec Canada, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. PD

 

7.50

 

9/15/2029

 

550,000

 

812,242

 

Republic of Italy, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

6.88

 

9/27/2023

 

400,000

 

465,070

 

Republic of Poland, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

3/23/2022

 

650,000

 

697,010

 

Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.98

 

4/20/2055

 

105,000

 

123,114

 

Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

7.63

 

3/21/2036

 

300,000

 

444,753

 

Uruguay, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

8/14/2024

 

400,000

a

432,504

 
 

16,865,632

 

Forest Products & Other - .1%

         

International Paper, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.65

 

6/15/2024

 

400,000

 

422,342

 

International Paper, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.40

 

8/15/2047

 

250,000

 

259,801

 
 

682,143

 

25

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Health Care - 3.0%

         

Abbott Laboratories, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.90

 

11/30/2021

 

600,000

 

612,349

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.90

 

11/6/2022

 

1,000,000

 

1,020,069

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.60

 

5/14/2025

 

170,000

 

178,195

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

11/14/2028

 

110,000

 

119,653

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

5/14/2036

 

235,000

 

249,608

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

5/14/2046

 

330,000

 

341,375

 

AbbVie, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

11/14/2048

 

110,000

 

121,562

 

Aetna, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

3/15/2044

 

250,000

 

272,386

 

Aetna, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

6/15/2036

 

150,000

 

197,162

 

Allergan Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

3.80

 

3/15/2025

 

300,000

 

315,831

 

Allergan Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

3/15/2045

 

400,000

 

426,102

 

Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.60

 

8/19/2026

 

1,000,000

 

1,011,277

 

Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

6/15/2021

 

500,000

 

516,240

 

Amgen, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.66

 

6/15/2051

 

300,000

 

347,813

 

Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

1/15/2023

 

500,000

 

519,566

 

Anthem, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

12/1/2047

 

600,000

 

643,694

 

AstraZeneca, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

11/16/2045

 

205,000

 

241,708

 

AstraZeneca, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

8/17/2048

 

45,000

 

53,325

 

Baxalta, Gtd. Notes

 

5.25

 

6/23/2045

 

200,000

 

259,972

 

Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

11/8/2021

 

500,000

 

510,386

 

Becton Dickinson & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.73

 

12/15/2024

 

386,000

 

412,742

 

Biogen, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.05

 

9/15/2025

 

500,000

 

548,375

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

8/1/2022

 

400,000

 

402,489

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.90

 

7/26/2024

 

285,000

b

295,953

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

7/26/2029

 

250,000

b

269,244

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

6/15/2039

 

110,000

b

125,823

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

10/26/2049

 

200,000

b

234,619

 

Cardinal Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

3/15/2023

 

300,000

 

307,627

 

Cardinal Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.60

 

3/15/2043

 

300,000

 

299,752

 

Celgene, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

2/20/2023

 

60,000

 

62,021

 

Celgene, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

8/15/2025

 

190,000

 

205,782

 

Celgene, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

2/20/2028

 

90,000

 

98,960

 

Celgene, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

11/15/2047

 

90,000

 

105,174

 

Celgene, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.55

 

2/20/2048

 

90,000

 

109,551

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

3.40

 

9/17/2021

 

80,000

 

81,971

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

3.40

 

3/1/2027

 

300,000

b

309,771

 

26

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Health Care - 3.0% (continued)

         

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

7/15/2023

 

190,000

 

199,294

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

3.88

 

10/15/2047

 

75,000

b

73,606

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.13

 

11/15/2025

 

130,000

 

141,003

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.38

 

10/15/2028

 

230,000

 

253,993

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.50

 

3/15/2021

 

300,000

b

307,696

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/15/2021

 

300,000

b

315,305

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.80

 

7/15/2046

 

250,000

b

279,022

 

Cigna, Gtd. Notes

 

4.90

 

12/15/2048

 

180,000

 

209,309

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

6/1/2026

 

400,000

 

403,164

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

8/15/2029

 

100,000

 

100,950

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.35

 

3/9/2021

 

400,000

 

407,201

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

3/25/2025

 

400,000

 

430,235

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

3/25/2028

 

640,000

 

695,310

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.78

 

3/25/2038

 

500,000

 

556,083

 

CVS Health, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.05

 

3/25/2048

 

550,000

 

631,027

 

Danaher, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

9/15/2045

 

250,000

 

294,211

 

Dignity Health, Scd. Bonds

 

5.27

 

11/1/2064

 

304,000

 

363,332

 

Eli Lilly & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.10

 

5/15/2027

 

500,000

 

531,114

 

Eli Lilly & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.55

 

3/15/2037

 

200,000

 

269,721

 

Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

3/1/2047

 

220,000

 

244,653

 

Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

4/1/2021

 

500,000

 

516,148

 

Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.60

 

9/1/2035

 

190,000

 

223,766

 

Gilead Sciences, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.80

 

4/1/2044

 

500,000

 

595,602

 

GlaxosmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

2.85

 

5/8/2022

 

500,000

 

511,888

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

2.80

 

3/18/2023

 

300,000

 

309,153

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.38

 

5/15/2023

 

140,000

 

146,895

 

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.88

 

5/15/2028

 

125,000

 

139,843

 

HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.13

 

6/15/2029

 

110,000

 

116,821

 

HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.13

 

6/15/2039

 

50,000

 

54,869

 

HCA, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.25

 

6/15/2049

 

100,000

 

111,162

 

Humana, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

10/1/2024

 

500,000

 

530,597

 

Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

4.95

 

5/15/2033

 

170,000

 

216,235

 

Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.65

 

3/1/2021

 

525,000

 

523,931

 

Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.45

 

3/1/2026

 

380,000

 

389,510

 

Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

1/15/2048

 

50,000

 

55,009

 

Johnson & Johnson, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

3/3/2047

 

350,000

 

397,804

 

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Gtd. Notes

 

3.15

 

5/1/2027

 

500,000

 

529,552

 

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

4/1/2022

 

400,000

 

415,254

 

Laboratory of America Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

11/1/2023

 

400,000

 

424,967

 

McKesson, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

3/1/2021

 

500,000

 

513,622

 

27

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Health Care - 3.0% (continued)

         

Medtronic, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/15/2025

 

550,000

 

591,615

 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

7/1/2055

 

200,000

 

240,803

 

Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

2/10/2025

 

500,000

 

519,261

 

Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

3/7/2039

 

55,000

 

63,783

 

Merck & Co., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/7/2049

 

80,000

 

95,430

 

Mylan, Gtd. Notes

 

3.15

 

6/15/2021

 

200,000

 

202,622

 

Mylan, Gtd. Notes

 

5.40

 

11/29/2043

 

300,000

 

321,573

 

Northwell Healthcare, Scd. Notes

 

3.98

 

11/1/2046

 

250,000

 

268,137

 

Novartis Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

4.40

 

5/6/2044

 

340,000

 

421,699

 

Perrigo Finance Unlimited, Gtd. Notes

 

4.38

 

3/15/2026

 

200,000

 

207,051

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.95

 

6/3/2021

 

355,000

 

356,161

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

6/3/2026

 

470,000

 

488,182

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

12/15/2026

 

250,000

 

265,479

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.45

 

3/15/2029

 

100,000

 

109,198

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/15/2049

 

65,000

 

75,931

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

12/15/2046

 

300,000

 

354,400

 

Pfizer, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

9/15/2048

 

60,000

 

71,572

 

Providence St. Joseph Health Obligated Group, Unscd. Notes, Ser. I

 

3.74

 

10/1/2047

 

250,000

 

275,951

 

Quest Diagnostics, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/30/2025

 

500,000

 

527,106

 

Sanofi, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/29/2021

 

550,000

 

567,488

 

Stryker, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

3/15/2026

 

250,000

 

266,777

 

Stryker, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

5/15/2044

 

250,000

 

288,216

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.30

 

2/1/2044

 

250,000

 

321,318

 

Trinity Health, Scd. Bonds

 

4.13

 

12/1/2045

 

200,000

 

225,209

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

12/15/2021

 

350,000

 

357,410

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

10/15/2047

 

70,000

 

74,519

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

7/15/2025

 

330,000

 

358,192

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

12/15/2028

 

100,000

 

111,056

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

6/15/2048

 

80,000

 

92,121

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

12/15/2048

 

60,000

 

70,851

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

7/15/2045

 

280,000

 

342,230

 

UnitedHealth Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.88

 

2/15/2038

 

410,000

 

607,502

 

28

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Health Care - 3.0% (continued)

         

Wyeth, Gtd. Notes

 

6.50

 

2/1/2034

 

200,000

 

284,231

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.55

 

4/1/2025

 

250,000

 

264,629

 
 

34,944,687

 

Industrial - .6%

         

3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

2/14/2025

 

345,000

 

345,119

 

3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

9/19/2026

 

500,000

a

503,183

 

3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.38

 

8/26/2029

 

390,000

 

389,878

 

3M, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.38

 

3/1/2029

 

300,000

 

324,016

 

Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.05

 

8/15/2036

 

237,000

 

326,809

 

Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.60

 

6/26/2022

 

800,000

 

813,307

 

Caterpillar, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

5/15/2044

 

200,000

 

241,301

 

Caterpillar Financial Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

2/26/2022

 

300,000

 

307,245

 

Eaton, Gtd. Notes

 

4.15

 

11/2/2042

 

200,000

 

224,260

 

General Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

3/15/2032

 

500,000

 

637,376

 

Illinois Tool Works, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

9/1/2042

 

470,000

 

549,109

 

John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.80

 

3/6/2023

 

500,000

 

514,843

 

John Deere Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.15

 

10/15/2021

 

300,000

 

307,865

 

Parker-Hannifin, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

6/14/2049

 

40,000

 

43,472

 

Roper Technologies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

12/15/2026

 

500,000

 

537,775

 

Textron, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/15/2026

 

500,000

 

537,411

 

Xylem, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

11/1/2046

 

250,000

 

279,087

 

Xylem, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

10/1/2021

 

21,000

 

22,074

 
 

6,904,130

 

Industrials - .0%

         

Stanley Black & Decker, Gtd. Notes

 

3.40

 

12/1/2021

 

400,000

 

410,541

 

Information Technology - .6%

         

Adobe, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

2/1/2025

 

250,000

 

264,765

 

Autodesk, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

6/15/2025

 

250,000

 

274,225

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.00

 

8/15/2026

 

250,000

 

258,779

 

Fidelity National Information Services, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

5/21/2029

 

200,000

 

217,961

 

Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

7/1/2024

 

190,000

 

194,425

 

Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

7/1/2029

 

190,000

 

200,691

 

Fiserv, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.40

 

7/1/2049

 

100,000

 

112,372

 

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.55

 

8/8/2021

 

575,000

 

573,928

 

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

2/12/2045

 

1,000,000

 

1,136,521

 

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

11/3/2045

 

411,000

 

521,309

 

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

2/6/2057

 

160,000

 

207,979

 

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/3/2055

 

135,000

 

181,396

 

29

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Information Technology - .6% (continued)

         

Microsoft, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.20

 

6/1/2039

 

200,000

 

269,251

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

11/15/2027

 

250,000

 

266,587

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

7/8/2024

 

500,000

 

528,981

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

7/15/2036

 

500,000

 

553,418

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

5/15/2035

 

480,000

 

536,360

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

11/15/2047

 

160,000

 

179,459

 

Oracle, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

5/15/2055

 

280,000

 

333,783

 
 

6,812,190

 

Insurance - .8%

         

Aflac, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

6/15/2023

 

300,000

 

317,301

 

American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/15/2035

 

500,000

 

527,028

 

American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

4/1/2028

 

90,000

 

99,042

 

American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

4/1/2048

 

60,000

 

70,758

 

American International Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

6/1/2022

 

400,000

 

429,065

 

Aon, Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

5/2/2029

 

250,000

 

269,600

 

Aon, Gtd. Notes

 

4.60

 

6/14/2044

 

500,000

 

580,922

 

AXA, Sub. Bonds

 

8.60

 

12/15/2030

 

165,000

 

239,597

 

Axa Equitable Holdings, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

4/20/2028

 

90,000

 

97,118

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

3/15/2026

 

500,000

 

532,143

 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.20

 

8/15/2048

 

135,000

 

158,589

 

Chubb INA Holdings, Gtd. Notes

 

3.35

 

5/15/2024

 

250,000

 

264,159

 

First American Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.60

 

11/15/2024

 

500,000

 

535,479

 

Lincoln National, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

12/12/2026

 

500,000

 

529,770

 

Loews, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

5/15/2023

 

250,000

 

254,993

 

Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

3/15/2029

 

70,000

 

79,867

 

Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.90

 

3/15/2049

 

65,000

 

82,172

 

Marsh & McLennan, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.88

 

8/1/2033

 

275,000

 

355,602

 

MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.60

 

4/10/2024

 

250,000

 

265,931

 

MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.05

 

3/1/2045

 

200,000

 

226,806

 

MetLife, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.38

 

6/15/2034

 

150,000

 

214,671

 

Prudential Financial, Jr. Sub. Notes

 

5.20

 

3/15/2044

 

300,000

 

320,007

 

Prudential Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

3/13/2051

 

75,000

 

78,695

 

Prudential Financial, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.60

 

5/15/2044

 

400,000

 

472,743

 

Reinsurance Group of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

5/15/2029

 

250,000

 

268,366

 

30

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Insurance - .8% (continued)

         

Reinsurance Group of America, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.70

 

9/15/2023

 

350,000

 

381,357

 

The Allstate, Sub. Debs., Ser. B

 

5.75

 

8/15/2053

 

300,000

 

323,064

 

The Chubb, Gtd. Notes

 

6.00

 

5/11/2037

 

200,000

 

276,955

 

The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

4/15/2047

 

70,000

 

81,562

 

The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

4/25/2044

 

250,000

 

297,848

 

The Progressive Corp., Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

3/1/2029

 

100,000

 

132,879

 

The Travelers Companies, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

11/1/2020

 

500,000

 

510,301

 

Trinity Acquisition, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

9/15/2021

 

500,000

 

510,678

 
 

9,785,068

 

Internet Software & Services - .3%

         

Alibaba Group Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

11/28/2021

 

290,000

 

295,309

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.60

 

11/28/2024

 

300,000

 

315,356

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

12/6/2037

 

400,000

 

432,120

 

Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

8/15/2026

 

300,000

 

300,625

 

Alphabet, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

5/19/2021

 

300,000

 

308,696

 

Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.40

 

2/22/2023

 

210,000

 

214,058

 

Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.15

 

8/22/2027

 

650,000

 

694,082

 

Amazon.com, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

8/22/2037

 

195,000

 

221,905

 

Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

5/14/2024

 

200,000

 

212,763

 

Baidu, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

11/14/2028

 

200,000

 

225,256

 

eBay, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

7/15/2042

 

200,000

 

191,730

 
 

3,411,900

 

Media - .9%

         

CBS, Gtd. Debs.

 

7.88

 

7/30/2030

 

150,000

 

211,657

 

CBS, Gtd. Notes

 

4.90

 

8/15/2044

 

240,000

 

268,822

 

Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.80

 

3/1/2050

 

300,000

 

305,604

 

Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

4.91

 

7/23/2025

 

510,000

 

563,041

 

Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.75

 

4/1/2048

 

100,000

 

115,023

 

Charter Communications Operating, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.48

 

10/23/2045

 

500,000

 

615,304

 

Comcast, Gtd. Bonds

 

4.00

 

8/15/2047

 

60,000

 

66,417

 

Comcast, Gtd. Bonds

 

4.75

 

3/1/2044

 

500,000

 

608,585

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

2.75

 

3/1/2023

 

100,000

 

102,753

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

2.85

 

1/15/2023

 

300,000

 

309,575

 

31

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Media - .9% (continued)

         

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

3.38

 

8/15/2025

 

730,000

 

778,358

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

3.70

 

4/15/2024

 

345,000

 

369,943

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

3.90

 

3/1/2038

 

75,000

 

82,549

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/1/2048

 

60,000

 

66,235

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

4.25

 

1/15/2033

 

500,000

 

578,390

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

4.60

 

10/15/2038

 

200,000

 

238,624

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

4.70

 

10/15/2048

 

405,000

 

498,628

 

Comcast, Gtd. Notes

 

6.45

 

3/15/2037

 

300,000

 

422,329

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Gtd. Notes

 

9.46

 

11/15/2022

 

304,000

 

372,037

 

Discovery Communications, Gtd. Notes

 

3.95

 

3/20/2028

 

350,000

 

368,868

 

Discovery Communications, Gtd. Notes

 

5.20

 

9/20/2047

 

300,000

 

326,924

 

Fox, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.48

 

1/25/2039

 

65,000

b

79,771

 

Fox, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.58

 

1/25/2049

 

85,000

b

106,808

 

Grupo Televisa, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/13/2045

 

200,000

 

213,439

 

The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes

 

1.75

 

8/30/2024

 

150,000

 

149,034

 

The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes

 

2.00

 

9/1/2029

 

225,000

 

219,653

 

The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes

 

2.75

 

9/1/2049

 

225,000

 

213,836

 

The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/15/2046

 

110,000

b

142,203

 

The Walt Disney Company, Gtd. Notes

 

6.20

 

12/15/2034

 

250,000

b

354,176

 

Time Warner Cable, Sr. Scd. Debs.

 

4.50

 

9/15/2042

 

250,000

 

249,704

 

Time Warner Cable, Sr. Scd. Debs.

 

6.55

 

5/1/2037

 

350,000

 

424,703

 

TWDC Enterprises 18, Gtd. Notes

 

2.30

 

2/12/2021

 

500,000

 

503,691

 

TWDC Enterprises 18, Gtd. Notes

 

3.00

 

2/13/2026

 

500,000

 

529,149

 

Viacom, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

3/15/2043

 

400,000

 

413,073

 
 

10,868,906

 

Metals & Mining - .3%

         

Barrick PD Australia Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

5.95

 

10/15/2039

 

400,000

 

510,931

 

BHP Billiton Finance USA, Gtd. Notes

 

4.13

 

2/24/2042

 

200,000

 

232,068

 

Newmont Goldcorp, Gtd. Notes

 

3.63

 

6/9/2021

 

500,000

 

511,702

 

Newmont Goldcorp, Gtd. Notes

 

6.25

 

10/1/2039

 

126,000

 

168,283

 

Nucor, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.40

 

12/1/2037

 

200,000

 

274,953

 

Rio Tinto Alcan, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

7.25

 

3/15/2031

 

350,000

 

489,299

 

Southern Copper, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

11/8/2042

 

500,000

 

562,485

 

Steel Dynamics, Gtd. Notes

 

4.13

 

9/15/2025

 

200,000

 

204,750

 

32

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Metals & Mining - .3% (continued)

         

Vale Overseas, Gtd. Notes

 

6.88

 

11/21/2036

 

550,000

 

699,820

 
 

3,654,291

 

Municipal Securities - .6%

         

American Municipal Power, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond) Ser. B

 

8.08

 

2/15/2050

 

100,000

 

177,055

 

Bay Area Toll Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond) Ser. F2

 

6.26

 

4/1/2049

 

300,000

 

469,254

 

California, GO

 

3.50

 

4/1/2028

 

100,000

 

109,472

 

California, GO

 

7.50

 

4/1/2034

 

500,000

 

766,010

 

California, GO (Build America Bonds)

 

7.55

 

4/1/2039

 

300,000

 

492,651

 

Connecticut, GO, Ser. A

 

5.85

 

3/15/2032

 

200,000

 

265,006

 

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project J Bonds) (Build America Bond)

 

6.64

 

4/1/2057

 

348,000

 

488,321

 

Illinois, GO

 

5.10

 

6/1/2033

 

730,000

 

789,882

 

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO (Build America Bond)

 

5.75

 

7/1/2034

 

350,000

 

456,319

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond)

 

7.34

 

11/15/2039

 

300,000

 

473,460

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.) Ser. A

 

7.43

 

2/15/2029

 

250,000

 

318,607

 

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond) Ser. F

 

7.41

 

1/1/2040

 

400,000

 

641,304

 

New York City Water & Sewer System, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond)

 

5.95

 

6/15/2042

 

345,000

 

501,354

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 192

 

4.81

 

10/15/2065

 

300,000

 

392,694

 

San Diego County Water Authority, Revenue Bonds (Build America Bond) Ser. B

 

6.14

 

5/1/2049

 

300,000

 

438,243

 

The Ohio State University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

3.80

 

12/1/2046

 

250,000

 

279,487

 
 

7,059,119

 

Real Estate - .8%

         

American Tower, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

8/15/2029

 

90,000

 

96,040

 

AvalonBay Communities, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

12/15/2023

 

400,000

 

432,869

 

33

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Real Estate - .8% (continued)

         

Boston Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

12/1/2028

 

100,000

 

114,470

 

Brixmor Operating Partnership, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

3/15/2027

 

300,000

 

317,025

 

Crown Castle International, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

9/1/2024

 

270,000

 

280,495

 

Crown Castle International, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

6/15/2026

 

430,000

 

456,347

 

CyrusOne, Gtd. Notes

 

5.38

 

3/15/2027

 

200,000

 

214,750

 

Duke Realty, Gtd. Notes

 

3.75

 

12/1/2024

 

400,000

 

425,883

 

Essex Portfolio, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/1/2029

 

200,000

 

219,760

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

12/1/2044

 

200,000

 

238,268

 

Healthpeak Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

11/15/2023

 

400,000

 

430,437

 

Healthpeak Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

2/1/2041

 

300,000

 

427,218

 

Kimco Realty, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

6/1/2023

 

250,000

 

257,540

 

Kimco Realty, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

5/1/2021

 

250,000

 

254,086

 

Mid-America Apartments, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

10/15/2023

 

400,000

 

428,364

 

National Retail Properties, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

6/15/2024

 

500,000

 

532,332

 

Realty Income, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.88

 

7/15/2024

 

500,000

 

536,592

 

Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

7/15/2021

 

750,000

 

756,860

 

Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

9/13/2049

 

65,000

 

64,142

 

Simon Property Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.75

 

2/1/2040

 

150,000

 

222,675

 

Ventas Realty, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

3/1/2028

 

300,000

 

326,508

 

Ventas Realty, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

4/15/2049

 

200,000

 

239,732

 

Vereit Operating Partnership, Gtd. Notes

 

3.95

 

8/15/2027

 

500,000

 

531,459

 

Weingarten Realty Investors, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.38

 

10/15/2022

 

250,000

 

256,249

 

Welltower, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

3/15/2029

 

200,000

 

219,272

 

Weyerhaeuser, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

7.38

 

3/15/2032

 

500,000

 

698,333

 
 

8,977,706

 

Retailing - .7%

         

Autozone, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

4/21/2026

 

500,000

a

519,092

 

Costco Wholesale, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

2/15/2022

 

500,000

 

506,709

 

Costco Wholesale, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

5/18/2027

 

100,000

 

106,530

 

Dollar Tree, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.20

 

5/15/2028

 

95,000

 

103,266

 

Loew's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.05

 

5/3/2047

 

120,000

 

127,414

 

Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

9/15/2024

 

500,000

 

520,321

 

34

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Retailing - .7% (continued)

         

Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.65

 

4/5/2029

 

80,000

 

86,155

 

Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

9/15/2045

 

250,000

 

274,348

 

Lowe's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.55

 

4/5/2049

 

80,000

 

91,748

 

McDonald's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

12/9/2020

 

300,000

 

302,833

 

McDonald's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

9/1/2049

 

50,000

 

51,027

 

McDonald's, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

12/9/2045

 

465,000

 

565,011

 

QVC, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.45

 

8/15/2034

 

250,000

 

252,143

 

Starbucks, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

6/15/2045

 

100,000

 

111,382

 

Starbucks, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

8/15/2049

 

250,000

 

288,901

 

Target, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

4/15/2026

 

400,000

 

411,857

 

Target, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

11/15/2047

 

50,000

 

57,302

 

The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

4/1/2021

 

300,000

 

301,202

 

The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.88

 

2/15/2044

 

500,000

 

639,037

 

The Home Depot, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.88

 

12/16/2036

 

300,000

 

416,548

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

11/18/2021

 

400,000

 

409,027

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

11/18/2034

 

400,000

 

430,225

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.35

 

12/15/2022

 

300,000

 

305,268

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

9/24/2049

 

200,000

 

199,542

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

7/8/2029

 

90,000

 

97,471

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.40

 

6/26/2023

 

265,000

 

279,853

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.63

 

12/15/2047

 

500,000

 

556,774

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

6/28/2038

 

90,000

 

105,237

 

Walmart, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.05

 

6/29/2048

 

180,000

 

215,001

 
 

8,331,224

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .5%

         

Analog Devices, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

1/12/2021

 

300,000

 

303,439

 

Applied Materials, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.90

 

10/1/2025

 

500,000

 

549,367

 

Broadcom, Gtd. Notes

 

3.00

 

1/15/2022

 

760,000

 

770,308

 

Broadcom, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

1/15/2028

 

110,000

 

107,721

 

Broadcom, Gtd. Notes

 

3.63

 

10/15/2024

 

245,000

b

251,947

 

Broadcom, Gtd. Notes

 

3.88

 

1/15/2027

 

300,000

 

303,356

 

Broadcom, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

4/15/2029

 

210,000

b

222,655

 

Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.15

 

5/11/2027

 

110,000

 

117,800

 

Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

10/1/2021

 

850,000

 

874,683

 

Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.73

 

12/8/2047

 

120,000

 

134,277

 

Intel, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

5/11/2047

 

80,000

 

92,942

 

Nvidia, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.20

 

9/16/2021

 

250,000

 

251,147

 

NXP, Gtd. Notes

 

4.88

 

3/1/2024

 

200,000

b

217,510

 

NXP, Gtd. Notes

 

5.35

 

3/1/2026

 

100,000

b

112,764

 

NXP, Gtd. Notes

 

5.55

 

12/1/2028

 

100,000

b

115,990

 

Qualcomm, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

5/20/2047

 

120,000

 

135,043

 

35

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - .5% (continued)

         

Qualcomm, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.65

 

5/20/2035

 

140,000

 

164,662

 

Texas Instruments, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

5/15/2048

 

80,000

 

97,016

 

Xilinx, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

3/15/2021

 

500,000

 

506,381

 
 

5,329,008

 

Supranational Bank - 1.5%

         

African Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.38

 

9/23/2021

 

500,000

 

506,743

 

African Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

3/22/2021

 

500,000

 

506,586

 

African Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

9/20/2023

 

300,000

 

315,887

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.75

 

9/13/2022

 

295,000

 

296,417

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.75

 

6/8/2021

 

500,000

 

500,868

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

7/19/2022

 

170,000

 

171,316

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

1/22/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,019,661

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

1/19/2028

 

90,000

 

97,031

 

Asian Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

3/17/2023

 

500,000

 

519,199

 

Corp Andina de Fomento, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

2/11/2022

 

500,000

 

510,120

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

1.63

 

10/9/2029

 

300,000

 

296,703

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.25

 

6/24/2024

 

160,000

 

164,693

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

2/10/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,012,948

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

3/15/2021

 

1,000,000

 

1,004,341

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.25

 

3/15/2022

 

500,000

 

507,749

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.38

 

5/24/2027

 

500,000

 

524,620

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

3/15/2023

 

305,000

 

314,142

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.63

 

5/20/2022

 

500,000

 

512,956

 

European Investment Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

12/15/2021

 

300,000

a

307,868

 

Export Development Canada, Gov't Gtd. Bonds

 

2.63

 

2/21/2024

 

300,000

 

312,863

 

36

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Supranational Bank - 1.5% (continued)

         

Export-Import Bank of Korea, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.00

 

1/14/2024

 

500,000

 

536,967

 

Export-Import Bank of Korea, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

10/21/2021

 

500,000

 

497,690

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.13

 

1/15/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,024,874

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

7/23/2021

 

50,000

 

50,222

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

7/23/2026

 

80,000

 

81,720

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.13

 

1/18/2022

 

370,000

 

374,233

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

1/18/2023

 

225,000

 

231,239

 

Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

9/18/2028

 

300,000

 

333,599

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

2.50

 

7/29/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,048,972

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

7.63

 

1/19/2023

 

300,000

 

355,883

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.38

 

9/20/2021

 

430,000

 

428,126

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.75

 

4/19/2023

 

500,000

 

502,822

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

1/26/2022

 

620,000

 

625,667

 

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

7/23/2021

 

1,000,000

 

1,019,386

 

International Finance, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.13

 

7/20/2021

 

300,000

 

297,618

 
 

16,811,729

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - .7%

         

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

1.80

 

9/11/2024

 

135,000

 

134,791

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.00

 

11/13/2020

 

500,000

 

501,618

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.20

 

9/11/2029

 

120,000

 

118,464

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.30

 

5/11/2022

 

210,000

 

212,887

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.40

 

1/13/2023

 

160,000

 

163,167

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.50

 

2/9/2022

 

300,000

 

304,937

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

9/11/2049

 

75,000

 

72,647

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.20

 

5/11/2027

 

200,000

 

213,128

 

37

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Technology Hardware & Equipment - .7% (continued)

         

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.35

 

2/9/2027

 

500,000

 

536,999

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.45

 

5/6/2024

 

500,000

 

533,976

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

11/13/2047

 

90,000

 

101,512

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

2/9/2047

 

300,000

 

357,235

 

Apple, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.45

 

5/6/2044

 

500,000

 

609,988

 

Dell International, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.02

 

6/15/2026

 

200,000

b

228,417

 

Dell International, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

8.35

 

7/15/2046

 

260,000

b

346,279

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.90

 

10/15/2025

 

500,000

 

559,500

 

HP, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.00

 

9/15/2041

 

200,000

 

230,768

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.80

 

5/13/2021

 

250,000

 

253,760

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.85

 

5/13/2022

 

250,000

 

255,690

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.00

 

5/15/2024

 

320,000

 

332,539

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.30

 

5/15/2026

 

250,000

 

264,571

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.45

 

2/19/2026

 

230,000

 

245,974

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.50

 

5/15/2029

 

220,000

 

236,709

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.15

 

5/15/2039

 

105,000

 

118,571

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

5/15/2049

 

160,000

 

182,097

 

International Business Machines, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.60

 

11/30/2039

 

300,000

 

395,643

 

Seagate HDD, Gtd. Bonds

 

4.75

 

6/1/2023

 

400,000

 

422,394

 
 

7,934,261

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.3%

         

America Movil, Gtd. Notes

 

6.38

 

3/1/2035

 

100,000

 

135,588

 

America Movil, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

4/22/2049

 

200,000

 

232,268

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.80

 

2/17/2021

 

490,000

 

495,068

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

2/15/2030

 

907,000

 

999,333

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

3/1/2029

 

160,000

 

177,356

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

5/15/2035

 

500,000

 

552,107

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

3/9/2048

 

341,000

 

364,928

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.55

 

3/9/2049

 

400,000

 

430,729

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.85

 

7/15/2045

 

300,000

 

340,775

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.85

 

3/1/2039

 

110,000

 

124,830

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.35

 

9/1/2040

 

75,000

 

88,936

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.70

 

3/1/2057

 

360,000

 

451,384

 

AT&T, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.00

 

8/15/2040

 

400,000

 

501,413

 

38

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Telecommunication Services - 1.3% (continued)

         

British Telecommunications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

9.63

 

12/15/2030

 

175,000

 

268,694

 

Cisco Systems, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.95

 

2/28/2026

 

500,000

 

527,728

 

Cisco Systems, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.50

 

1/15/2040

 

250,000

 

343,317

 

Corning, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

11/15/2057

 

50,000

 

52,967

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance, Gtd. Bonds

 

8.75

 

6/15/2030

 

300,000

 

443,605

 

Juniper Networks, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

6/15/2025

 

200,000

a

215,232

 

Koninklijke KPN, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

8.38

 

10/1/2030

 

250,000

 

338,541

 

Orange, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

9.00

 

3/1/2031

 

300,000

 

468,518

 

Rogers Communications, Gtd. Notes

 

7.50

 

8/15/2038

 

125,000

 

187,403

 

Telefonica Emisiones, Gtd. Notes

 

5.21

 

3/8/2047

 

300,000

 

349,350

 

Telefonica Emisiones, Gtd. Notes

 

7.05

 

6/20/2036

 

250,000

 

345,950

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.38

 

2/15/2025

 

787,000

 

835,892

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.02

 

12/3/2029

 

977,000

 

1,093,008

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.33

 

9/21/2028

 

250,000

 

284,745

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

8/10/2033

 

220,000

 

257,899

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.86

 

8/21/2046

 

400,000

 

496,125

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.01

 

8/21/2054

 

90,000

 

117,121

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.01

 

4/15/2049

 

330,000

 

426,340

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.15

 

9/15/2023

 

1,000,000

 

1,117,797

 

Verizon Communications, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

3/16/2037

 

365,000

 

460,093

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

9/17/2050

 

75,000

 

76,772

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.38

 

5/30/2028

 

225,000

 

250,193

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.00

 

5/30/2038

 

60,000

 

69,058

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.13

 

6/19/2059

 

110,000

 

127,549

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.25

 

5/30/2048

 

180,000

 

211,309

 

Vodafone Group, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.88

 

2/15/2030

 

125,000

 

174,036

 
 

14,433,957

 

Transportation - .5%

         

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

3.05

 

3/15/2022

 

200,000

 

205,001

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

4.55

 

9/1/2044

 

300,000

 

359,110

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

6.15

 

5/1/2037

 

300,000

 

421,339

 

39

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Transportation - .5% (continued)

         

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

7.00

 

12/15/2025

 

100,000

 

126,945

 

Canadian Pacific Railway, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.13

 

9/15/2115

 

220,000

 

323,637

 

CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.70

 

11/1/2023

 

500,000

 

529,974

 

CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

3/1/2028

 

200,000

 

218,739

 

CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

3/1/2048

 

50,000

 

56,433

 

CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.50

 

8/1/2054

 

250,000

 

291,170

 

CSX, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/15/2048

 

100,000

 

121,747

 

FedEx, Gtd. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/15/2024

 

250,000

 

267,335

 

FedEx, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

11/15/2045

 

400,000

 

430,498

 

Kansas City Southern, Gtd. Notes

 

4.95

 

8/15/2045

 

300,000

 

363,947

 

Norfolk Southern, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

4.84

 

10/1/2041

 

350,000

 

419,987

 

Norfolk Southern, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

1/15/2024

 

300,000

 

320,530

 

Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.75

 

4/15/2023

 

400,000

 

409,158

 

Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.95

 

9/10/2028

 

105,000

 

116,938

 

Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.30

 

3/1/2049

 

55,000

 

63,998

 

Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.80

 

9/10/2058

 

110,000

 

134,904

 

Union Pacific, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.82

 

2/1/2044

 

325,000

 

399,224

 

United Parcel Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.13

 

1/15/2021

 

500,000

 

507,577

 

United Parcel Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

11/15/2047

 

80,000

 

85,955

 
 

6,174,146

 

U.S. Government Agencies - 1.2%

         

Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds

 

2.63

 

10/1/2020

 

1,000,000

 

1,009,526

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds

 

2.63

 

12/10/2021

 

1,500,000

 

1,533,332

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds

 

3.38

 

12/8/2023

 

500,000

 

534,995

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds

 

5.50

 

7/15/2036

 

480,000

 

693,590

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, Unscd. Bonds

 

5.63

 

6/11/2021

 

1,200,000

 

1,276,314

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

11/17/2020

 

1,000,000

c

1,002,825

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes

 

2.38

 

1/13/2022

 

500,000

c

508,699

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

7/15/2032

 

1,000,000

c

1,474,688

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes

 

1.25

 

8/17/2021

 

500,000

c

497,198

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes

 

1.38

 

10/7/2021

 

700,000

c

697,627

 

40

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Government Agencies - 1.2% (continued)

         

Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes

 

1.88

 

12/28/2020

 

1,400,000

c

1,404,214

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

5/15/2029

 

540,000

c

746,441

 

Federal National Mortgage Association, Unscd. Notes

 

6.63

 

11/15/2030

 

1,000,000

c

1,461,881

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

5.25

 

9/15/2039

 

700,000

 

982,986

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

6.15

 

1/15/2038

 

165,000

 

251,001

 
 

14,075,317

 

U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - 26.9%

         

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.:

     

2.00%, 8/1/28-3/1/32

   

420,860

c

421,039

 

2.50%, 3/1/28-2/1/47

   

4,727,458

c

4,788,509

 

3.00%, 9/1/21-10/1/48

   

20,900,941

c

21,517,768

 

3.50%, 1/1/21-5/1/49

   

18,140,808

c

18,912,586

 

4.00%, 4/1/24-4/1/49

   

14,217,724

c

15,028,353

 

4.30%, 8/1/34

   

686

c

727

 

4.50%, 5/1/23-2/1/49

   

6,151,651

c

6,585,914

 

5.00%, 5/1/23-3/1/49

   

2,127,151

c

2,332,726

 

5.50%, 10/1/20-9/1/39

   

1,030,682

c

1,151,696

 

6.00%, 6/1/22-7/1/39

   

561,955

c

642,087

 

6.50%, 4/1/26-9/1/37

   

134,323

c

151,404

 

7.00%, 12/1/24-9/1/31

   

21,671

c

24,088

 

7.50%, 2/1/23-11/1/33

   

7,832

c

8,235

 

8.00%, 7/1/20-10/1/31

   

5,809

c

6,610

 

8.50%, 6/1/30

   

320

c

376

 

Federal National Mortgage Association:

     

2.00%, 7/1/28-3/1/32

   

792,536

c

792,244

 

2.50%

   

800,000

c,d

798,535

 

2.50%, 7/1/27-2/1/47

   

7,117,489

c

7,202,432

 

3.00%

   

3,875,000

c,d

3,936,748

 

3.00%, 10/1/26-7/1/48

   

32,567,911

c

33,520,079

 

3.50%, 8/1/25-7/1/49

   

30,117,453

c

31,375,839

 

3.50%

   

16,025,000

c,d

16,462,106

 

4.00%, 7/1/24-4/1/49

   

21,738,013

c

22,961,116

 

4.00%

   

10,850,000

c,d

11,258,708

 

4.50%

   

950,000

c,d

999,227

 

4.50%, 4/1/23-6/1/49

   

10,879,864

c

11,641,518

 

5.00%, 4/1/20-6/1/49

   

3,302,424

c

3,631,479

 

5.50%, 1/1/32-12/1/38

   

1,729,628

c

1,931,508

 

6.00%, 5/1/24-11/1/38

   

1,051,763

c

1,193,943

 

41

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - 26.9% (continued)

         

6.50%, 10/1/21-12/1/37

   

334,830

c

376,162

 

7.00%, 8/1/23-7/1/32

   

27,390

c

30,847

 

7.50%, 4/1/26-6/1/31

   

17,698

c

19,479

 

8.00%, 3/1/22-8/1/30

   

4,976

c

5,468

 

8.50%, 7/1/30

   

175

c

205

 

Government National Mortgage Association I:

     

2.50%, 2/15/28-9/15/46

   

185,836

 

188,613

 

3.00%, 9/15/42-8/15/45

   

1,202,191

 

1,240,754

 

3.50%, 2/15/26-8/15/45

   

1,200,436

 

1,265,750

 

4.00%, 2/15/41-9/15/45

   

1,435,276

 

1,542,929

 

4.50%, 3/15/39-2/15/41

   

1,392,434

 

1,513,018

 

5.00%, 7/15/33-4/15/40

   

2,039,370

 

2,266,126

 

5.50%, 9/15/20-11/15/38

   

722,754

 

798,970

 

6.00%, 1/15/29-12/15/37

   

137,158

 

155,844

 

6.50%, 2/15/24-11/15/33

   

67,932

 

75,876

 

7.00%, 10/15/27-8/15/32

   

39,586

 

44,275

 

7.50%, 12/15/23-11/15/30

   

17,847

 

18,023

 

8.00%, 8/15/24-3/15/32

   

8,975

 

10,516

 

8.25%, 6/15/27

   

867

 

906

 

8.50%, 10/15/26

   

3,611

 

3,658

 

9.00%, 2/15/22-2/15/23

   

3,224

 

3,240

 

Government National Mortgage Association II:

     

2.50%, 3/20/27-4/20/47

   

703,379

 

715,070

 

3.00%

   

10,700,000

d

11,012,611

 

3.00%, 11/20/27-4/20/48

   

9,193,157

 

9,507,991

 

3.50%

   

14,925,000

d

15,486,654

 

3.50%, 9/20/28-4/20/49

   

15,290,483

 

16,044,117

 

4.00%, 9/20/43-1/20/49

   

10,869,971

 

11,454,561

 

4.00%

   

6,650,000

d

6,913,369

 

4.50%, 7/20/41-3/20/49

   

6,134,745

 

6,525,192

 

4.50%

   

1,750,000

d

1,832,273

 

5.00%, 1/20/39-2/20/49

   

2,500,202

 

2,697,233

 

5.00%

   

200,000

d

211,125

 

5.50%, 10/20/31-6/20/41

   

431,465

 

481,608

 

6.50%, 2/20/28

   

355

 

399

 

8.50%, 7/20/25

   

141

 

153

 
 

311,720,615

 

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2%

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.25

 

8/15/2049

 

3,355,000

a

3,404,801

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.25

 

8/15/2046

 

3,770,000

 

3,819,555

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.50

 

2/15/2046

 

2,400,000

 

2,553,234

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.50

 

5/15/2046

 

3,040,000

 

3,234,453

 

42

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.50

 

2/15/2045

 

3,555,000

 

3,778,021

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.75

 

11/15/2047

 

2,280,000

 

2,550,973

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.75

 

11/15/2042

 

1,892,000

 

2,097,275

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.75

 

8/15/2042

 

1,150,000

 

1,275,085

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.75

 

8/15/2047

 

470,000

 

525,418

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.88

 

11/15/2046

 

3,000,000

 

3,428,906

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.88

 

5/15/2043

 

2,567,000

 

2,905,974

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

2.88

 

5/15/2049

 

2,825,000

 

3,252,392

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

2/15/2047

 

1,950,000

 

2,282,757

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

5/15/2047

 

2,685,000

 

3,141,502

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

11/15/2044

 

1,970,000

 

2,286,123

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

5/15/2045

 

1,640,000

 

1,907,397

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

8/15/2048

 

2,775,000

 

3,259,216

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

2/15/2049

 

1,810,000

 

2,131,982

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.00

 

2/15/2048

 

2,450,000

 

2,872,960

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.13

 

2/15/2043

 

390,000

 

459,469

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.13

 

5/15/2048

 

1,475,000

 

1,770,979

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.13

 

8/15/2044

 

2,015,000

 

2,385,886

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.13

 

2/15/2042

 

1,630,000

 

1,919,484

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.38

 

5/15/2044

 

760,000

 

935,587

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.38

 

11/15/2048

 

1,800,000

 

2,265,504

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.50

 

2/15/2039

 

250,000

 

310,278

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.63

 

2/15/2044

 

3,070,000

 

3,921,026

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.63

 

8/15/2043

 

3,245,000

 

4,133,572

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.75

 

8/15/2041

 

1,420,000

 

1,827,806

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

3.75

 

11/15/2043

 

1,635,000

 

2,124,287

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.25

 

5/15/2039

 

1,370,000

 

1,869,568

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.38

 

5/15/2040

 

2,000,000

 

2,782,422

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.38

 

2/15/2038

 

820,000

 

1,128,109

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.63

 

2/15/2040

 

740,000

 

1,059,761

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.75

 

2/15/2041

 

2,315,000

 

3,385,914

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

4.75

 

2/15/2037

 

1,125,000

 

1,600,664

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

5.25

 

2/15/2029

 

345,000

 

451,216

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

5.25

 

11/15/2028

 

398,500

 

518,268

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

5.38

 

2/15/2031

 

1,130,000

a

1,553,088

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

5.50

 

8/15/2028

 

810,000

 

1,064,217

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

6.00

 

2/15/2026

 

415,000

 

524,691

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

6.13

 

11/15/2027

 

1,470,000

 

1,967,704

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

6.25

 

8/15/2023

 

1,110,000

 

1,302,689

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

7.13

 

2/15/2023

 

490,000

 

577,884

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

7.25

 

8/15/2022

 

275,000

 

317,904

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

7.63

 

2/15/2025

 

700,000

 

915,359

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

 

8.13

 

5/15/2021

 

190,000

 

208,807

 

43

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.13

 

8/31/2021

 

2,000,000

 

1,984,453

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.13

 

9/30/2021

 

1,135,000

 

1,125,646

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.25

 

7/31/2023

 

1,520,000

 

1,505,572

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.25

 

8/31/2024

 

3,770,000

 

3,724,348

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.25

 

3/31/2021

 

3,515,000

 

3,498,867

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

8/31/2026

 

1,615,000

 

1,591,406

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

6/30/2023

 

2,035,000

 

2,024,825

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

9/30/2023

 

395,000

 

392,840

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

1/31/2021

 

700,000

 

698,250

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

8/31/2023

 

2,180,000

 

2,168,760

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.38

 

10/15/2022

 

1,500,000

 

1,494,082

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

10/31/2021

 

1,750,000

 

1,749,316

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

10/31/2024

 

2,050,000

 

2,048,358

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

2/28/2023

 

895,000

 

894,546

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

8/15/2026

 

3,380,000

 

3,357,688

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

1/31/2022

 

1,720,000

 

1,719,328

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

8/31/2021

 

3,675,000

a

3,671,483

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

9/30/2024

 

3,570,000

 

3,566,095

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

8/15/2022

 

2,500,000

 

2,499,805

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

9/15/2022

 

1,915,000

 

1,915,037

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.50

 

9/30/2021

 

2,020,000

a

2,018,422

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

10/31/2026

 

1,600,000

 

1,602,094

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

8/15/2029

 

3,810,000

a

3,787,750

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

11/30/2020

 

2,375,000

 

2,375,510

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

9/30/2026

 

1,615,000

 

1,617,176

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

6/30/2021

 

2,090,000

 

2,092,041

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

11/15/2022

 

2,335,000

 

2,343,391

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

8/15/2022

 

55,000

 

55,180

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

2/15/2026

 

3,520,000

 

3,527,150

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

5/31/2023

 

1,610,000

 

1,616,226

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

4/30/2023

 

1,460,000

 

1,465,361

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

8/31/2022

 

2,355,000

 

2,362,451

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.63

 

5/15/2026

 

3,880,000

 

3,887,351

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

6/30/2024

 

2,145,000

 

2,166,659

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

7/15/2022

 

1,965,000

 

1,977,166

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

4/30/2022

 

1,500,000

 

1,508,496

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

5/15/2023

 

3,920,000

 

3,951,084

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

12/31/2020

 

1,620,000

 

1,622,658

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

6/15/2022

 

1,990,000

 

2,002,748

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

3/31/2022

 

2,520,000

 

2,533,880

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

9/30/2022

 

2,550,000

 

2,567,930

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

5/15/2022

 

1,500,000

 

1,508,877

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

2/28/2022

 

1,500,000

 

1,507,676

 

44

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

7/31/2021

 

2,065,000

 

2,071,695

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

11/30/2021

 

1,360,000

 

1,365,950

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

1/31/2023

 

2,970,000

 

2,991,637

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

5/31/2022

 

3,035,000

 

3,053,317

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

7/31/2024

 

760,000

 

767,897

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

11/15/2020

 

2,855,000

 

2,859,238

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.75

 

6/30/2022

 

990,000

a

996,420

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

1/31/2022

 

1,560,000

 

1,571,730

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

11/30/2021

 

2,800,000

 

2,820,180

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

8/31/2022

 

1,000,000

 

1,010,254

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

5/31/2022

 

1,000,000

 

1,009,336

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

6/30/2026

 

1,675,000

 

1,704,051

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

4/30/2022

 

305,000

 

307,651

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

7/31/2026

 

1,655,000

 

1,683,898

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

2/28/2022

 

2,100,000

 

2,116,447

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

3/31/2022

 

1,980,000

 

1,996,668

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

7/31/2022

 

2,800,000

 

2,827,016

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

1.88

 

10/31/2022

 

1,010,000

 

1,020,751

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

11/15/2021

 

2,430,000

 

2,452,781

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

11/15/2026

 

5,725,000

a

5,877,741

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

6/30/2024

 

905,000

 

924,037

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

2/15/2023

 

3,745,000

 

3,802,930

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

10/31/2021

 

2,645,000

 

2,668,660

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

2/15/2025

 

3,660,000

 

3,743,279

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

8/15/2025

 

2,765,000

 

2,830,291

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

11/30/2022

 

2,030,000

 

2,059,419

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

10/31/2022

 

1,340,000

 

1,359,053

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

1/15/2021

 

7,570,000

 

7,607,554

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

11/30/2020

 

398,000

 

399,687

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

12/31/2021

 

1,875,000

 

1,893,420

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

4/30/2024

 

1,185,000

 

1,209,117

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

7/31/2022

 

1,840,000

 

1,864,366

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.00

 

5/31/2024

 

2,135,000

 

2,180,953

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

2/29/2024

 

2,050,000

 

2,101,330

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

3/31/2024

 

1,910,000

 

1,958,832

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

7/31/2024

 

1,140,000

 

1,170,838

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

5/15/2025

 

3,530,000

 

3,634,659

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

9/30/2024

 

950,000

 

976,403

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

8/15/2021

 

25,000

 

25,245

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

12/31/2022

 

4,480,000

 

4,564,525

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

6/30/2021

 

1,770,000

 

1,786,179

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

6/30/2022

 

2,500,000

 

2,540,234

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

5/15/2022

 

2,005,000

 

2,034,997

 

45

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

5/31/2026

 

1,690,000

 

1,745,354

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

5/31/2021

 

2,110,000

 

2,127,968

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

11/30/2023

 

2,350,000

 

2,405,721

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

12/31/2021

 

1,265,000

 

1,280,812

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

11/30/2024

 

800,000

 

822,594

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.13

 

9/30/2021

 

2,100,000

 

2,122,395

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

1/31/2024

 

2,845,000

 

2,929,739

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

7/31/2021

 

2,000,000

 

2,023,437

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

8/15/2027

 

2,965,000

 

3,101,494

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

12/31/2024

 

1,620,000

 

1,676,542

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

2/15/2027

 

740,000

 

772,895

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

11/15/2027

 

2,780,000

 

2,909,552

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

4/30/2021

 

1,790,000

 

1,807,655

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

12/31/2023

 

1,430,000

 

1,471,643

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

4/30/2024

 

2,695,000

 

2,779,903

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

4/15/2022

 

705,000

 

717,310

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

11/15/2024

 

3,260,000

 

3,371,489

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.25

 

11/15/2025

 

4,235,000

 

4,397,287

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

8/15/2024

 

2,385,000

 

2,477,232

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

4/15/2021

 

1,805,000

 

1,825,341

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

12/31/2020

 

1,420,000

 

1,432,370

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

3/15/2022

 

2,035,000

 

2,076,336

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

2/29/2024

 

4,000,000

 

4,142,656

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

5/15/2029

 

3,860,000

 

4,093,636

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

4/30/2026

 

1,425,000

 

1,493,439

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

3/15/2021

 

2,395,000

 

2,420,494

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

1/31/2023

 

2,055,000

 

2,110,389

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.38

 

5/15/2027

 

910,000

 

959,641

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

5/15/2024

 

2,590,000

 

2,700,429

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

1/15/2022

 

1,585,000

 

1,618,000

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

12/31/2020

 

1,980,000

 

2,000,419

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

2/28/2026

 

1,345,000

 

1,418,423

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

8/15/2023

 

1,440,000

 

1,491,891

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

2/28/2021

 

2,140,000

 

2,165,454

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

1/31/2024

 

2,175,000

 

2,261,873

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

2/15/2022

 

2,000,000

 

2,043,477

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

1/31/2021

 

2,125,000

 

2,149,031

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

3/31/2023

 

2,120,000

 

2,189,231

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.50

 

1/31/2025

 

2,345,000

 

2,457,303

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

7/15/2021

 

2,670,000

 

2,717,246

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

5/15/2021

 

1,610,000

 

1,635,565

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

12/31/2023

 

2,235,000

 

2,334,004

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

6/15/2021

 

2,100,000

 

2,135,068

 

46

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Securities - 39.2% (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

6/30/2023

 

2,170,000

 

2,255,613

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

2/28/2023

 

2,105,000

 

2,180,402

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

2/15/2029

 

4,405,000

 

4,762,992

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

12/15/2021

 

2,070,000

 

2,117,950

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

1/31/2026

 

390,000

 

413,941

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.63

 

11/15/2020

 

2,390,000

 

2,414,787

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

8/15/2021

 

1,050,000

 

1,071,800

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

9/15/2021

 

2,090,000

 

2,136,209

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

6/30/2025

 

1,605,000

 

1,707,131

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

7/31/2023

 

2,180,000

 

2,277,121

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

8/31/2025

 

1,660,000

 

1,768,062

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

8/31/2023

 

2,235,000

 

2,336,710

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

11/15/2023

 

2,865,000

 

3,002,319

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

4/30/2023

 

2,110,000

 

2,198,109

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

2/15/2024

 

2,980,000

 

3,131,503

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

2/15/2028

 

5,510,000

 

5,982,009

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

5/31/2023

 

1,500,000

 

1,564,043

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.75

 

11/30/2020

 

2,220,000

 

2,247,100

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

5/31/2025

 

810,000

 

866,479

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

8/15/2028

 

3,420,000

 

3,757,859

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

5/15/2028

 

4,925,000

 

5,403,264

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

9/30/2023

 

2,270,000

 

2,386,914

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

10/31/2023

 

2,320,000

 

2,441,392

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

4/30/2025

 

2,000,000

 

2,138,164

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

11/30/2025

 

2,220,000

 

2,385,243

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

11/30/2023

 

500,000

 

526,602

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

10/15/2021

 

2,145,000

 

2,199,463

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

11/15/2021

 

2,105,000

 

2,160,996

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

10/31/2020

 

915,000

 

926,366

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

2.88

 

7/31/2025

 

1,605,000

 

1,719,638

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.00

 

9/30/2025

 

1,660,000

 

1,792,573

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.00

 

10/31/2025

 

1,660,000

 

1,794,129

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.13

 

5/15/2021

 

2,700,000

 

2,763,281

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.13

 

11/15/2028

 

3,150,000

 

3,533,168

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

3.63

 

2/15/2021

 

1,040,000

 

1,067,077

 
 

453,801,962

 

Utilities - 2.0%

         

Alabama Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B

 

3.70

 

12/1/2047

 

200,000

 

215,030

 

Ameren Illinois, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.50

 

3/15/2049

 

250,000

 

314,371

 

American Water Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

9/1/2047

 

110,000

 

118,472

 

47

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Utilities - 2.0% (continued)

         

American Water Capital, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.85

 

3/1/2024

 

250,000

 

266,835

 

Arizona Public Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

3/1/2049

 

250,000

 

292,575

 

Atmos Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.13

 

10/15/2044

 

350,000

 

407,106

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.80

 

7/15/2048

 

445,000

 

485,874

 

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

5.15

 

11/15/2043

 

250,000

 

318,349

 

Commonwealth Edison, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.00

 

3/1/2049

 

250,000

 

290,875

 

Commonwealth Edison, First Mortgage Bonds

 

5.90

 

3/15/2036

 

471,000

 

631,631

 

Consolidated Edison of New York, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 06-B

 

6.20

 

6/15/2036

 

200,000

 

272,254

 

Consolidated Edison of New York, Sr. Unscd. Debs., Ser. 06-C

 

4.30

 

12/1/2056

 

450,000

 

510,355

 

Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. B

 

2.75

 

9/15/2022

 

200,000

 

203,508

 

Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C

 

4.05

 

9/15/2042

 

200,000

 

215,513

 

Dominion Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. E

 

6.30

 

3/15/2033

 

100,000

 

132,931

 

Dominion Energy South Carolina, First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.63

 

2/1/2032

 

200,000

 

272,985

 

DTE Electric, Mortgage Bonds

 

3.38

 

3/1/2025

 

500,000

 

531,633

 

Duke Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.75

 

4/15/2024

 

250,000

 

265,835

 

Duke Energy Carolinas, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.90

 

6/15/2021

 

400,000

 

411,502

 

Duke Energy Carolinas, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.00

 

9/30/2042

 

250,000

 

278,961

 

Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.40

 

10/1/2046

 

300,000

 

309,071

 

Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.80

 

7/15/2028

 

400,000

 

442,820

 

Duke Energy Florida, First Mortgage Bonds

 

6.40

 

6/15/2038

 

150,000

 

219,563

 

Emera US Finance, Gtd. Notes

 

4.75

 

6/15/2046

 

100,000

 

117,463

 

Enel Generacion Chile, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.25

 

4/15/2024

 

250,000

 

262,022

 

Exelon Generation, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.25

 

10/1/2039

 

400,000

 

500,332

 

FirstEnergy, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. C

 

4.85

 

7/15/2047

 

150,000

 

179,048

 

Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.70

 

12/1/2047

 

50,000

 

55,698

 

Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.99

 

3/1/2049

 

200,000

 

234,688

 

48

 

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Utilities - 2.0% (continued)

         

Florida Power & Light, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.05

 

10/1/2044

 

400,000

 

467,459

 

Georgia Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

4/1/2026

 

500,000

 

521,868

 

Georgia Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.25

 

3/30/2027

 

250,000

 

260,908

 

Hydro-Quebec, Gov't Gtd. Debs., Ser. HH

 

8.50

 

12/1/2029

 

400,000

 

621,150

 

Hydro-Quebec, Gov't Gtd. Debs., Ser. HK

 

9.38

 

4/15/2030

 

20,000

 

32,361

 

Indiana Michigan Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.05

 

3/15/2037

 

300,000

 

411,363

 

Interstate Power & Light, Sr. Unscd. Debs.

 

3.70

 

9/15/2046

 

150,000

 

157,292

 

Interstate Power & Light, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.10

 

9/26/2028

 

300,000

 

333,300

 

MidAmerican Energy, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.15

 

4/15/2050

 

125,000

 

128,660

 

MidAmerican Energy, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.50

 

10/15/2024

 

200,000

 

213,543

 

Nevada Power, Mortgage Notes, Ser. R

 

6.75

 

7/1/2037

 

400,000

 

575,515

 

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Gtd. Debs.

 

5.65

 

5/1/2079

 

300,000

 

331,055

 

Nisource, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.49

 

5/15/2027

 

420,000

 

442,080

 

Oncor Electric Delivery, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

5.75

 

3/15/2029

 

170,000

 

215,999

 

Oncor Electric Delivery, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

7.00

 

5/1/2032

 

250,000

 

359,454

 

PacifiCorp, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.15

 

2/15/2050

 

300,000

 

355,667

 

PPL Capital Funding, Gtd. Notes

 

3.40

 

6/1/2023

 

400,000

 

413,155

 

PPL Electric Utilities, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.00

 

10/1/2049

 

250,000

 

240,331

 

PPL Electric Utilities, First Mortgage Bonds

 

4.75

 

7/15/2043

 

500,000

 

621,298

 

Progress Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

7.75

 

3/1/2031

 

480,000

 

686,818

 

Public Service Company of Colorado, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.20

 

11/15/2020

 

750,000

 

755,980

 

Public Service Electric & Gas, First Mortgage Notes

 

3.25

 

9/1/2023

 

300,000

 

314,588

 

Puget Sound Energy Inc, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

3.25

 

9/15/2049

 

150,000

 

152,982

 

San Diego Gas & Electric, First Mortgage Bonds, Ser. NNN

 

3.60

 

9/1/2023

 

400,000

 

420,848

 

Sempra Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

2.88

 

10/1/2022

 

1,000,000

 

1,020,519

 

Sempra Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

2/1/2048

 

50,000

 

52,402

 

Southern California Edison, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.88

 

6/1/2021

 

400,000

 

408,231

 

49

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

                   
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - 99.8% (continued)

         

Utilities - 2.0% (continued)

         

Southern California Edison, First Mortgage Notes, Ser. 08-A

 

5.95

 

2/1/2038

 

70,000

 

86,724

 

Southern California Edison, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.65

 

4/1/2029

 

450,000

 

528,087

 

Southern Company Gas Capital, Gtd. Notes

 

3.50

 

9/15/2021

 

193,000

 

197,378

 

Southernwestern Public Service, First Mortgage Bonds

 

3.40

 

8/15/2046

 

350,000

 

361,752

 

Southwestern Electric Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. M

 

4.10

 

9/15/2028

 

300,000

 

333,908

 

Tampa Electric, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.35

 

5/15/2044

 

250,000

 

288,996

 

The Toledo Edison Company, Sr. Scd. Notes

 

6.15

 

5/15/2037

 

200,000

 

274,801

 

Virginia Electric & Power, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

4.00

 

1/15/2043

 

500,000

 

558,010

 

Washington Gas Light, Sr. Unscd. Notes, Ser. K

 

3.80

 

9/15/2046

 

500,000

 

522,495

 

Wisconsin Energy, Sr. Unscd. Bonds

 

3.55

 

6/15/2025

 

140,000

 

149,693

 

Wisconsin Public Service, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

3.35

 

11/21/2021

 

100,000

 

103,018

 

Xcel Energy, Sr. Unscd. Notes

 

6.50

 

7/1/2036

 

200,000

 

272,417

 
 

22,949,405

 

Total Bonds and Notes
(cost $1,102,046,617)

 

1,155,640,552

 

Description

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Investment Companies - 6.1%

         

Registered Investment Companies - 6.1%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $70,445,647)

 

1.79

     

70,445,647

e

70,445,647

 

50

 

 
 
                   

Description

1-Day
Yield (%)

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .2%

         

Registered Investment Companies - .2%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $2,842,250)

 

1.79

     

2,842,250

e

2,842,250

 

Total Investments (cost $1,175,334,514)

 

106.1%

1,228,928,449

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(6.1%)

(70,339,430)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

1,158,589,019

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At October 31, 2019, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $21,035,725 and the value of the collateral was $21,480,911, consisting of cash collateral of $2,842,250 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $18,638,661.

b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2019, these securities were valued at $5,558,910 or .48% of net assets.

c The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.

d Purchased on a forward commitment basis.

e Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Government

43.4

Mortgage Securities

29.6

Financial

8.2

Investment Companies

6.3

Consumer, Non-cyclical

4.8

Energy

2.7

Communications

2.5

Utilities

2.0

Industrial

1.9

Technology

1.7

Consumer, Cyclical

1.5

Basic Materials

.7

Asset Backed Securities

.6

Internet

.1

Beverages

.1

Banks

.0

Insurance

.0

 

106.1

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

51

 

Statement of TBA Sale Commitments

October 31, 2019

                   
 

Description

       

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Bonds and Notes - .3%

         

U.S. Government Agencies Mortgage-Backed - .3%

         

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

2.00%

   

150,000

a,b

148,793

 

4.00%

   

50,000

a,b

52,132

 

4.50%

   

175,000

a,b

180,364

 

5.00%

   

400,000

a,b

428,082

 

5.50%

   

450,000

a,b

485,700

 

Government National Mortgage Association I

     

4.00%

   

125,000

a

131,144

 

5.00%

   

1,375,000

a

1,472,754

 

5.50%

   

500,000

a

536,761

 

Government National Mortgage Association II

     

2.50%

   

75,000

a

75,993

 

Total Sale Commitments (proceeds $3,512,714)

   

3,511,723

 

a Purchased on a forward commitment basis.

b The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) placed the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association into conservatorship with FHFA as the conservator. As such, the FHFA oversees the continuing affairs of these companies.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

             

Investment Companies

Value
10/31/18($)

Purchases($)

Sales ($)

Value
10/31/19($)

Net
Assets(%)

Dividends/
Distributions($)

Registered Investment Companies;

       

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

112,138,042

252,194,446

293,886,841

70,445,647

6.1

1,509,616

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned:

     

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

9,124,069

11,936,304

21,060,373

-

-

-

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

-

55,641,121

52,798,871

2,842,250

.2

-

Total

121,262,111

319,771,871

367,746,085

73,287,897

6.3

1,509,616

 Effective January 2, 2019, cash collateral for securities lending was transferred from Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares to Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund.

See notes to financial statements.

53

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $21,035,725)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

1,102,046,618

 

1,155,640,551

 

Affiliated issuers

 

73,287,897

 

73,287,897

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

21,143,536

 

Interest and securities lending income receivable

 

7,159,508

 

Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed

 

966,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,258,197,695

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 3(b)

 

208,705

 

Cash overdraft due to Custodian

 

 

 

 

233,367

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

91,125,654

 

TBA sale commitments, at value (proceeds $3,512,715)—Note 4

 

3,511,723

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)

 

2,842,250

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

1,675,221

 

Directors fees and expenses payable

 

11,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

99,608,676

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

1,158,589,019

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

1,116,461,355

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

42,127,664

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

1,158,589,019

 

       

Net Asset Value Per Share

Investor Shares

Class I

 

Net Assets ($)

342,772,036

815,816,983

 

Shares Outstanding

32,227,546

76,683,861

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

10.64

10.64

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

54

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Interest (net of $6,275 foreign taxes withheld at source)

 

 

31,645,862

 

Dividends from affiliated issuers

 

 

1,509,616

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

41,069

 

Total Income

 

 

33,196,547

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

1,718,151

 

Distribution fees—Note 3(b)

 

 

949,997

 

Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)

 

 

102,379

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

27,792

 

Total Expenses

 

 

2,798,319

 

Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a)

 

 

(102,379)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

2,695,940

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

30,500,607

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

5,706,108

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

85,807,269

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

91,513,377

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

122,013,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

         

55

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

30,500,607

 

 

 

30,778,801

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

5,706,108

 

 

 

(6,711,790)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

 

85,807,269

 

 

 

(51,779,067)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

122,013,984

 

 

 

(27,712,056)

 

Distributions ($):

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

(10,056,257)

 

 

 

(10,448,065)

 

Class I

 

 

(22,080,608)

 

 

 

(22,427,030)

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(32,136,865)

 

 

 

(32,875,095)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Net proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

95,967,684

 

 

 

156,190,286

 

Class I

 

 

287,232,979

 

 

 

310,838,854

 

Distributions reinvested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

9,880,244

 

 

 

10,241,750

 

Class I

 

 

19,358,000

 

 

 

19,002,074

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investor Shares

 

 

(190,952,305)

 

 

 

(245,948,883)

 

Class I

 

 

(351,696,054)

 

 

 

(387,362,890)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

(130,209,452)

 

 

 

(137,038,809)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

(40,332,333)

 

 

 

(197,625,960)

 

Net Assets ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

1,198,921,352

 

 

 

1,396,547,312

 

End of Period

 

 

1,158,589,019

 

 

 

1,198,921,352

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

Investor Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

9,379,718

 

 

 

15,509,429

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

960,103

 

 

 

1,017,689

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(18,556,539)

 

 

 

(24,234,565)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(8,216,718)

 

 

 

(7,707,447)

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

28,036,717

 

 

 

30,819,919

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

1,876,680

 

 

 

1,888,258

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(34,705,823)

 

 

 

(38,209,455)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(4,792,426)

 

 

 

(5,501,278)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

               
     

Investor Shares

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

9.83

10.33

10.57

10.45

10.60

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.26

.23

.20

.21

.21

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

.82

(.47)

(.16)

.19

(.05)

Total from Investment Operations

 

1.08

(.24)

.04

.40

.16

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.27)

(.25)

(.23)

(.23)

(.23)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(.00)b

(.01)

(.05)

(.05)

(.08)

Total Distributions

 

(.27)

(.26)

(.28)

(.28)

(.31)

Net asset value, end of period

 

10.64

9.83

10.33

10.57

10.45

Total Return (%)

 

11.12

(2.42)

.39

3.85

1.54

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.41

.41c

.41

.41

.41

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

2.51

2.33

2.01

1.97

2.00

Portfolio Turnover Rated

 

125.67

156.30

179.26

144.83

150.80

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

342,772

397,658

497,586

1,109,787

1,040,129

a  Based on average shares outstanding.

b  Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

c  The ratio has been corrected due to immaterial correction within the October 31, 2018 shareholder report which reflected total expense ratio of .46.

d  The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were 90.56%, %, 77.41%, 103.99%, 95.05% and 79.15%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

               
     

Class I Shares

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

2016a

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

9.83

10.34

10.58

10.46

10.61

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—netb

 

.28

.26

.23

.23

.24

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

.82

(.49)

(.17)

.20

(.06)

Total from Investment Operations

 

1.10

(.23)

.06

.43

.18

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.29)

(.27)

(.25)

(.26)

(.25)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(.00)c

(.01)

(.05)

(.05)

(.08)

Total Distributions

 

(.29)

(.28)

(.30)

(.31)

(.33)

Net asset value, end of period

 

10.64

9.83

10.34

10.58

10.46

Total Return (%)

 

11.40

(2.27)

.64

4.11

1.79

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.16

.16d

.16

.16

.16

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

2.74

2.58

2.27

2.23

2.24

Portfolio Turnover Ratee

 

125.67

156.30

179.26

144.83

150.80

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

815,817

801,263

898,961

1,321,830

1,457,305

a  On August 31, 2016, the fund redesignated BASIC shares as Class I shares.

b  Based on average shares outstanding.

c  Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

d  The ratio has been corrected due to immaterial correction within the October 31, 2018 shareholder report which reflected total expense ratio of .21.

e  The portfolio turnover rates excluding mortgage dollar roll transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were 90.56%, 77.41%, 103.99%, 95.05% and 79.15%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering six series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser.

Effective June 3, 2019, the fund changed its name from Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund to BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund and the Company changed its name from The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc. to BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In addition, The Dreyfus Corporation, the fund’s investment adviser, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.”, MBSC Securities Corporation, the fund’s distributor, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Securities Corporation” and Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the fund’s transfer agent, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.”

BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares, which are sold to the public without a sales charge. The fund is authorized to issue 500 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock in each of the following classes of shares: Investor and Class I. Investor shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Distribution Plan fees. Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution Plan fees. Differences between the two classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, as well as their minimum purchase and account balance requirements. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

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Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in debt securities, excluding short-term investments (other than U.S. Treasury Bills), are valued each business day by one or more independent pricing services (each, a “Service”) approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of a Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by a Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Securities are valued as determined by a Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Each Service and independent valuation firm is engaged under the general oversight of the Board.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the fund’s investments:

         

 

Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other
Significant Observable
Inputs

Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities:

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed

-

6,280,442

-

6,280,442

Collateralized Municipal-Backed Securities

-

10,647,765

-

10,647,765

Commercial Mortgage-Backed

 

15,549,493

 

15,549,493

Corporate Bonds

-

319,640,206

-

319,640,206

Foreign Governmental

-

16,865,632

-

16,865,632

Investment Companies

73,287,897

-

-

73,287,897

Municipal Securities

-

7,059,119

-

7,059,119

U.S. Government Agencies

-

14,075,317

-

14,075,317

U.S. Government Agencies
Mortgage-Backed

-

311,720,615

-

311,720,615

U.S. Treasury Securities

-

453,801,962

-

453,801,962

Liabilities ($)

       

TBA Sales Commitments:††

       

U.S. Government Agencies
Mortgage-Backed

-

(3,511,723)

-

(3,511,723)

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† See Statement of TBA Sale Commitments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of

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foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended October 31, 2019, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $8,108 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.

(d) Risk: The fund invests primarily in debt securities. Failure of an issuer of the debt securities to make timely interest or principal payments, or a decline or the perception of a decline in the credit quality of a debt security, can cause the debt security’s price to fall, potentially lowering the fund’s share price. In addition, the value of debt securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment. Such values may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry.

(e) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: It is the policy of the fund to declare dividends daily from investment income-net. Such dividends are paid monthly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(f) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2019 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $439,938, accumulated capital losses $9,642,215 and unrealized appreciation $51,329,941.

The fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Furthermore, capital loss carryovers retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

The accumulated capital loss carryover is available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future net realized capital gains, if any, realized subsequent to October 31, 2019. The funds has $6,422,996 of short-term capital losses and $3,219,219 of long-term capital losses which can be carried forward for an unlimited period.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows: ordinary income $32,136,865 and $32,875,095, respectively.

(g) New Accounting Pronouncements: Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization On Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). The update shortens the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities to the earliest call date.

Also effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update provides guidance that modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 and ASU 2018-13 had no impact on the operations of the fund for the period ended October 31, 2019.

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NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $1.030 billion unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $830 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is in amount equal to $200 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment advisory, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of .15% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Out of its fee the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expenses, commitment fees on borrowings, Distribution Plan fees, fees and expenses of non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended October 31, 2019, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amounted to $102,379.

(b) Under the Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, Investor shares may pay annually up to .25% of the value of its average daily net assets to compensate the Distributor for shareholder servicing activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Investor shares. During the period ended October 31, 2019, Investor shares were charged $949,997 pursuant to the Distribution Plan.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Under its terms, the Distribution Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of or in any agreement related to the Distribution Plan.

The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $147,351 and Distribution Plan fees of $73,254, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $11,900.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended October 31, 2019, amounted to $1,455,270,901 and $1,593,135,581, respectively, of which $406,650,696 in purchases and $406,947,258 in sales were from mortgage dollar transactions.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: A mortgage dollar roll transaction involves a sale by the fund of mortgage related securities that it holds with an agreement by the fund to repurchase similar securities at an agreed upon price and date. The securities purchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold. The fund accounts for mortgage dollar rolls as purchases and sales transactions. The fund executes mortgage dollar rolls entirely in the To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) market.

TBA Securities: During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund transacted in TBA securities that involved buying or selling mortgage-backed securities on a forward commitment basis. A TBA transaction typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered and only includes an approximate principal amount; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms defined by industry guidelines, including issuer, rate and current principal amount outstanding on underling mortgage pools. TBA securities subject to a forward commitment to sell at period end are included at the end of the fund’s Statement of Investments under the caption “Statement of TBA Sale Commitments.” The proceeds and value of these commitments are reflected in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Receivable for TBA sale commitments (included in

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receivable securities sold) and TBA sale commitments, at value, respectively.

At October 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,177,599,499; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $51,328,949, consisting of $54,935,976 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,607,027 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of the Fund and Board of Directors of
BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (formerly, The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.):

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund (formerly, Dreyfus Bond Market Index Fund) (the “Fund”), a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc., including the statements of investments and TBA sale commitments, as of October 31, 2019, and the statement of investments in affiliated issuers as of and for the year then ended, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. investment companies since 1994.

New York, New York
December 20, 2019

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 90.72% as interest-related dividends in accordance with Sections 871(k)(1) and 881(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than $.0031 as a short-term capital gain dividend paid on December 18, 2018 in accordance with Sections 871(k)(2) and 881(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (76)

Chairman of the Board (1999)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (1997-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 120

———————

Francine J. Bovich (68)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Trustee, The Bradley Trusts, private trust funds (2011-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, Director (2014-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 70

———————

Andrew J. Donohue (68)

Board Member (2019)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Of Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP (2017-2019)

· Chief of Staff to the Chair of the SEC (2015-2017)

· Managing Director and Investment Company General Counsel of Goldman Sachs (2012-2015)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Oppenheimer Funds (58 funds), Director (2017-2019)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Kenneth A. Himmel (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Managing Partner, Gulf Related, an international real estate development company (2010-Present)

· President and CEO, Related Urban Development, a real estate development company (1996-Present)

· President and CEO, Himmel & Company, a real estate development company (1980-Present)

· CEO, American Food Management, a restaurant company (1983-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

———————

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Stephen J. Lockwood (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Chairman of the Board, Stephen J. Lockwood and Company LLC, a real estate investment company (2000-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

———————

Roslyn M. Watson (70)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· American Express Bank, FSB, Director (1993-2018)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Benaree Pratt Wiley (73)

Board Member (1998)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, The Wiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (2008-Present)

· Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts (2004-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 76

———————

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80. The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from the Adviser free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-373-9387.

James M. Fitzgibbons, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

RENEE LAROCHE-MORRIS, President since May 2019.

President and a director of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. since January 2018. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2003.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 61 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1985.

BENNETT A. MACDOUGALL, Chief Legal Officer since October 2015.

Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser and Associate General Counsel and Managing Director of BNY Mellon since June 2015; Director and Associate General Counsel of Deutsche Bank – Asset & Wealth Management Division from June 2005 to June 2015, and as Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. from June 2012 to May 2015. He is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 2015.

DAVID DIPETRILLO, Vice President since May 2019.

Head of North America Product, BNY Mellon Investment Management since January 2018, Director of Product Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2016 to December 2017; Head of US Retail Product and Channel Marketing, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2014 to December 2015. He is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 41 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2005.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President since August 2005 and Secretary since February 2018.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon from April 2014 to November 2019; Secretary of the Adviser, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since December 1996.

SONALEE CROSS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2018.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since October 2016; Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP from April 2016 to September 2016; Attorney at EnTrust Capital from August 2015 to February 2016; Associate at Sidley Austin LLP from September 2013 to August 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 32 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 2016.

DEIRDRE CUNNANE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since August 2018; Senior Regulatory Specialist at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from February 2016 to August 2018; Trustee Associate at BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited from August 2013 to February 2016. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 29 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since August 2018.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2017, Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon from March 2013 to December 2017. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since March 2013.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1990.

PETER M. SULLIVAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 2004.

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NATALYA ZELENSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2017.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Counsel of BNY Mellon from May 2016 to November 2019; Attorney at Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund/Wildermuth Advisory, LLC from November 2015 to May 2016 and Assistant General Counsel at RCS Advisory Services from July 2014 to November 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 34 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since May 2016.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager - BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since August 2005.

Senior Accounting Manager- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser, the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust (64 investment companies, comprised of 143 portfolios). He is 62 years old and has served in various capacities with the the Adviser since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

CARIDAD M. CAROSELLA, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since January 2016.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust since January 2016; from May 2015 to December 2015, Interim Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust and the Distributor; from January 2012 to May 2015, AML Surveillance Officer of the Distributor. She is an officer of 57 investment companies (comprised of 136 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since 1997.

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A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.bnymellonim.com/us and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.

   

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BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

 

ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2019

 

 

 

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Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value

 

Contents

THE FUND

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover

 

       
 


BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund (formerly, Dreyfus Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund), covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Equity markets weakened in the fourth quarter of 2018, as concerns about rising interest rates, trade tensions and slowing global growth provided downward pressure on returns. In December 2018, stocks experienced a sharp sell-off, as it appeared that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would maintain its hawkish stance on monetary policy. In January 2019, a pivot in stance from the Fed helped stimulate a rebound across equity markets that continued into the second quarter. Escalating trade tensions disrupted equity markets again in May. The dip was short-lived, as markets rose once again in June and July of 2019, when a trade deal appeared more likely, and the pace of U.S. economic growth remained steady. Nevertheless, concerns continued to emerge over slowing global growth, resulting in bouts of market volatility in August 2019. Stocks rebounded in September and continued an upward path through most of October 2019, supported in part by central bank policy and consistent consumer spending.

In fixed-income markets, a risk-off mentality prevailed to start the period, fueled in part by equity market volatility. A flight to quality supported price increases for U.S. Treasuries, which continued through the end of 2018, leading to a flattening yield curve. After the Fed’s supportive statements in January 2019, other developed-market central banks followed suit and reiterated their abilities to bolster flagging growth by continuing accommodative policies. This further buoyed fixed-income instrument prices. The Fed cut rates in July, September and October of 2019, for a total 75-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate during the 12 months. Concerns about the pace of global economic growth also fueled demand for fixed-income instruments during much of the reporting period, resulting in positive bond market returns.

We believe that over the near term, the outlook for the U.S. remains positive, but we will monitor relevant data for any signs of a change. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities in today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Renee LaRoche-Morris
President
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
November 15, 2019

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

For the period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019, as provided by Thomas J. Durante, CFA, Karen Q. Wong, CFA and Richard A. Brown, CFA, portfolio managers

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2019, BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund’s (formerly, Dreyfus Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund) Class I shares produced a total return of 14.16%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 14.31% for the same period.2,3  

U.S. equities advanced during the reporting period, supported by a sound U.S. economic environment and supportive central bank policy. The difference in returns between the fund and the Index was primarily the result of transaction costs and operating expenses that are not reflected in the Index’s results.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks to match the total return of the Index. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 95% of its total assets in common stocks included in the Index. To replicate index performance, the fund’s portfolio managers use a passive management approach and generally purchase all of the securities comprising the Index (though, at times, the fund may invest in a representative sample of the Index). Because the fund has expenses, performance will tend to be slightly lower than that of the Index. The fund attempts to have a correlation between its performance and that of the Index of at least 0.95, before expenses. A correlation of 1.00 would mean that the fund and the Index were perfectly correlated.

The Index is an unmanaged index of 500 common stocks, chosen to reflect the industries of the U.S. economy, and is often considered a proxy for the stock market in general.

Markets Pivot on Central Bank and Trade Activity

During the fourth quarter of 2018, many equity markets felt pressure from slowing global growth, escalating trade issues between the U.S. and China, Brexit difficulties and additional geopolitical issues elsewhere in Europe and the emerging markets. Renewed articulation of hawkish narratives by Federal Reserve (“Fed”) officials alarmed investors and stoked volatility. In December 2018, equities reached new lows for the year, as economic and political news continued to unnerve investors. Investors also feared the European Central Bank (ECB) would proceed with its plan to conclude stimulus measures in January, despite moderating growth rates.

January 2019 marked a turnaround in the markets. Talk of a potential trade deal between the U.S. and China helped fuel investor optimism, as equity prices recovered. The ECB announced it would provide additional stimulus to support the eurozone economy. China also announced plans to stoke its slowing economic growth rate. At its first meeting of the year, the Fed emphasized its focus on data as a primary driver for rate-hike decisions, and its ability to suspend additional rate increases when the data is not supportive. These sentiments reassured investors of central bankers’ commitments to support flagging growth. The rebound continued throughout the month of January, and equity markets maintained an upward trajectory through April 2019. However, renewed trade tensions between the U.S. and China in May caused stocks to pull back once again. The dip was short-lived, as markets rose once again in June. At the end of July and again in September and October, the Fed cut the federal funds rate by 25 basis points. Supported by rate cuts and moderate economic growth, equity markets went on to post solid gains during the last several months of the period despite occasional pockets of volatility.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

During the period, large-cap stocks generally outperformed both their mid-cap and small-cap counterparts.

Information Technology Stocks Lead the Market

The information technology sector led the Index over the reporting period. Money that exited the markets during the fourth-quarter 2018 volatility came back in early 2019 and went into the fastest-growing companies in the software, cloud computing, online advertising and payment services industries. Companies such as Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce.com were some of the best performers. Consumer discretionary stocks also posted high returns. Some workers are enjoying increases in pay that exceed the rate of inflation, which is supportive of strong consumer spending. Home improvement and automotive retailers, such as Lowe’s Companies, The Home Depot and AutoZone, also performed well during the period, as consumers made upgrades to their homes and vehicles. Hotels, restaurants and leisure companies, such as McDonald’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Starbucks, were among the top-performing stocks within the industry. Within the communication services sector, interactive media and services company Facebook posted significant gains for the 12 months.

Laggards for the reporting period included the energy sector. Oil prices were volatile during the period, hurting companies involved with shale oil. New techniques, such as fracking, and new well-drilling technologies have made it difficult for companies owning wells that use outdated methods to remain competitive without increasing their expenses. Energy was the only sector with a negative return for the period. Elsewhere, the metals and mining and health care providers and services industries generally lagged the broader market for the 12 months. Demand for metals used in manufacturing, such as copper, fell during the period, providing a headwind to returns. Prices of health care providers also suffered during the period due to investor speculation over future regulation. Some pharmaceutical stocks also came under similar pressure during the year.

Replicating the Performance of the Index

Although we do not actively manage the fund’s investments in response to macroeconomic trends, it is worth noting that while the U.S. economic picture continues to be supported by a strong labor market and sound corporate balance sheets, trade frictions and other geopolitical issues may have the potential to impact the markets. As always, we continue to monitor factors which affect the fund’s investments.

November 15, 2019

¹ Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.

² Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

³ “Standard & Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard & Poor’s® 500,” and “S&P 500®” are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and have been licensed for use on behalf of the fund. The fund is not sponsored, managed, advised, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates, and Standard & Poor’s and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the fund.

Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

The fund may, but is not required to, use derivative instruments, such as options, futures, options on futures, forward contracts, and swaps. A small investment in derivatives could have a potentially large impact on the fund’s performance. The use of derivatives involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the underlying assets.

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FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund Class I shares with a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

 Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Class I shares of BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund on 10/31/09 to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the Index on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account all applicable fees and expenses. The Index  is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

       

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/19

 

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Fund

14.16%

10.57%

13.50%

S&P 500® Index

14.31%

10.77%

13.69%

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Go to www.bnymellonim.com/us for the fund’s most recent month-end returns.

The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

       

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assume actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$1.03

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,040.60

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS
(Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

       

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$1.02

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,024.20

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of .20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6%

         

Automobiles & Components - .5%

         

Aptiv

     

27,694

 

2,479,998

 

BorgWarner

     

20,826

 

868,028

 

Ford Motor

     

415,347

 

3,567,831

 

General Motors

     

134,727

 

5,006,455

 

Harley-Davidson

     

16,672

a

648,708

 
       

12,571,020

 

Banks - 5.5%

         

Bank of America

     

894,998

 

27,986,587

 

BB&T

     

81,520

a

4,324,636

 

Citigroup

     

241,444

 

17,350,166

 

Citizens Financial Group

     

48,415

 

1,702,271

 

Comerica

     

16,810

 

1,099,710

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

     

77,724

 

2,260,214

 

First Republic Bank

     

17,423

 

1,853,110

 

Huntington Bancshares

     

109,643

 

1,549,256

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

341,217

 

42,624,828

 

KeyCorp

     

107,138

 

1,925,270

 

M&T Bank

     

14,350

 

2,246,205

 

People's United Financial

     

42,097

a

680,708

 

Regions Financial

     

107,005

 

1,722,780

 

SunTrust Banks

     

46,778

 

3,196,809

 

SVB Financial Group

     

5,606

b

1,241,617

 

The PNC Financial Services Group

     

47,555

 

6,976,318

 

U.S. Bancorp

     

153,704

 

8,764,202

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

427,548

 

22,074,303

 

Zions Bancorp

     

19,853

 

962,275

 
       

150,541,265

 

Capital Goods - 6.5%

         

3M

     

61,067

 

10,075,444

 

A.O. Smith

     

14,671

 

728,855

 

Allegion

     

10,341

 

1,199,970

 

AMETEK

     

24,565

 

2,251,382

 

Arconic

     

43,497

 

1,194,863

 

Caterpillar

     

60,083

 

8,279,437

 

Cummins

     

16,721

 

2,884,038

 

Deere & Co.

     

33,647

 

5,859,289

 

Dover

     

15,902

 

1,652,059

 

Eaton

     

45,181

 

3,935,717

 

Emerson Electric

     

65,142

 

4,569,711

 

Fastenal

     

59,552

a

2,140,299

 

Flowserve

     

14,785

 

722,099

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Capital Goods - 6.5% (continued)

         

Fortive

     

30,535

 

2,106,915

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security

     

15,579

 

935,519

 

General Dynamics

     

25,340

 

4,480,112

 

General Electric

     

928,807

 

9,269,494

 

Honeywell International

     

76,721

 

13,252,018

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries

     

4,469

 

1,008,475

 

IDEX

     

8,012

 

1,246,106

 

Illinois Tool Works

     

31,435

 

5,299,312

 

Ingersoll-Rand

     

25,774

 

3,270,463

 

Jacobs Engineering Group

     

14,303

 

1,338,475

 

Johnson Controls International

     

86,045

 

3,728,330

 

L3Harris Technologies

     

23,742

 

4,898,212

 

Lockheed Martin

     

26,426

 

9,954,146

 

Masco

     

32,421

 

1,499,471

 

Northrop Grumman

     

16,969

 

5,981,233

 

PACCAR

     

37,370

 

2,842,362

 

Parker-Hannifin

     

13,745

 

2,522,070

 

Pentair

     

17,431

 

722,864

 

Quanta Services

     

15,006

 

631,002

 

Raytheon

     

29,749

 

6,313,035

 

Rockwell Automation

     

12,890

 

2,216,951

 

Roper Technologies

     

11,044

 

3,721,386

 

Snap-on

     

5,817

 

946,251

 

Stanley Black & Decker

     

16,006

 

2,422,188

 

Textron

     

24,900

 

1,147,641

 

The Boeing Company

     

56,821

 

19,314,026

 

TransDigm Group

     

5,176

 

2,724,025

 

United Rentals

     

8,329

b

1,112,505

 

United Technologies

     

86,342

 

12,396,984

 

W.W. Grainger

     

4,927

 

1,521,655

 

Wabtec

     

19,195

a

1,331,557

 

Xylem

     

18,532

 

1,421,219

 
       

177,069,165

 

Commercial & Professional Services - .7%

         

Cintas

     

9,110

 

2,447,584

 

Copart

     

21,490

b

1,775,934

 

Equifax

     

12,410

 

1,696,571

 

IHS Markit

     

42,384

a,b

2,967,728

 

Nielsen Holdings

     

36,356

 

732,937

 

Republic Services

     

22,516

 

1,970,375

 

Robert Half International

     

13,051

 

747,431

 

Rollins

     

15,184

a

578,662

 

Verisk Analytics

     

17,563

 

2,541,366

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Commercial & Professional Services - .7% (continued)

         

Waste Management

     

41,524

 

4,659,408

 
       

20,117,996

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.1%

         

Capri Holdings

     

15,331

a,b

476,334

 

D.R. Horton

     

35,308

 

1,849,080

 

Garmin

     

15,181

 

1,423,219

 

Hanesbrands

     

40,271

a

612,522

 

Hasbro

     

12,141

 

1,181,441

 

Leggett & Platt

     

14,583

a

748,108

 

Lennar, Cl. A

     

31,122

 

1,854,871

 

Mohawk Industries

     

6,557

b

940,143

 

Newell Brands

     

41,781

a

792,586

 

NIKE, Cl. B

     

133,474

 

11,952,597

 

NVR

     

328

b

1,192,802

 

PulteGroup

     

26,029

 

1,021,378

 

PVH

     

8,143

 

709,744

 

Ralph Lauren

     

5,878

a

564,641

 

Tapestry

     

29,382

 

759,819

 

Under Armour, Cl. A

     

19,955

a,b

412,071

 

Under Armour, Cl. C

     

20,093

a,b

371,721

 

VF

     

34,970

 

2,877,681

 

Whirlpool

     

6,830

 

1,038,980

 
       

30,779,738

 

Consumer Services - 1.9%

         

Carnival

     

43,105

a

1,848,773

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill

     

2,706

b

2,105,701

 

Darden Restaurants

     

13,239

 

1,486,343

 

H&R Block

     

23,376

a

584,166

 

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

     

30,742

 

2,980,744

 

Las Vegas Sands

     

33,769

 

2,088,275

 

Marriott International, Cl. A

     

29,456

 

3,727,657

 

McDonald's

     

80,884

 

15,909,883

 

MGM Resorts International

     

55,343

 

1,577,275

 

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

     

22,440

b

1,139,054

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises

     

17,981

 

1,956,872

 

Starbucks

     

127,720

 

10,800,003

 

Wynn Resorts

     

10,387

 

1,260,359

 

Yum! Brands

     

32,513

 

3,306,897

 
       

50,772,002

 

Diversified Financials - 5.0%

         

Affiliated Managers Group

     

5,989

 

478,401

 

American Express

     

72,600

 

8,514,528

 

Ameriprise Financial

     

14,293

 

2,156,671

 

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Description

     

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Diversified Financials - 5.0% (continued)

         

Berkshire Hathaway, Cl. B

     

208,599

b

44,343,975

 

BlackRock

     

12,541

 

5,790,180

 

Capital One Financial

     

49,478

 

4,613,823

 

CBOE Global Markets

     

11,470

 

1,320,770

 

CME Group

     

38,112

 

7,841,544

 

Discover Financial Services

     

34,860

 

2,797,864

 

E*TRADE Financial

     

27,007

 

1,128,623

 

Franklin Resources

     

31,562

a

869,533

 

Intercontinental Exchange

     

60,403

 

5,697,211

 

Invesco

     

44,039

 

740,736

 

MarketAxess Holdings

     

3,988

 

1,469,937

 

Moody's

     

17,357

 

3,830,516

 

Morgan Stanley

     

134,243

 

6,181,890

 

MSCI

     

8,987

 

2,107,991

 

Nasdaq

     

11,914

 

1,188,660

 

Northern Trust

     

23,028

 

2,295,431

 

Raymond James Financial

     

13,315

 

1,111,669

 

S&P Global

     

26,229

 

6,766,820

 

State Street

     

40,509

 

2,676,430

 

Synchrony Financial

     

65,535

 

2,317,973

 

T. Rowe Price Group

     

25,090

 

2,905,422

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

     

91,641

 

4,284,217

 

The Charles Schwab

     

124,352

 

5,062,370

 

The Goldman Sachs Group

     

34,734

 

7,411,541

 
       

135,904,726

 

Energy - 4.3%

         

Apache

     

40,523

 

877,728

 

Baker Hughes

     

64,703

 

1,384,644

 

Cabot Oil & Gas

     

44,113

 

822,266

 

Chevron

     

202,150

 

23,477,701

 

Cimarex Energy

     

10,601

 

447,574

 

Concho Resources

     

21,365

 

1,442,565

 

ConocoPhillips

     

118,601

 

6,546,775

 

Devon Energy

     

43,607

 

884,350

 

Diamondback Energy

     

17,273

 

1,481,332

 

EOG Resources

     

61,543

 

4,265,545

 

Exxon Mobil

     

450,568

 

30,444,880

 

Halliburton

     

91,255

 

1,756,659

 

Helmerich & Payne

     

12,087

 

453,262

 

Hess

     

27,459

 

1,805,429

 

HollyFrontier

     

17,475

 

960,076

 

Kinder Morgan

     

205,490

 

4,105,690

 

Marathon Oil

     

90,711

 

1,045,898

 

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Energy - 4.3% (continued)

         

Marathon Petroleum

     

71,438

 

4,568,460

 

National Oilwell Varco

     

40,858

 

924,208

 

Noble Energy

     

51,638

 

994,548

 

Occidental Petroleum

     

94,362

 

3,821,661

 

ONEOK

     

43,598

 

3,044,448

 

Phillips 66

     

47,500

 

5,548,950

 

Pioneer Natural Resources

     

17,737

 

2,182,006

 

Schlumberger

     

146,896

 

4,802,030

 

TechnipFMC

     

46,410

a

915,669

 

The Williams Companies

     

129,025

 

2,878,548

 

Valero Energy

     

44,954

 

4,359,639

 
       

116,242,541

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.6%

         

Costco Wholesale

     

46,820

 

13,910,690

 

Sysco

     

54,322

 

4,338,698

 

The Kroger Company

     

85,306

 

2,101,940

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance

     

81,303

 

4,453,778

 

Walmart

     

151,267

 

17,737,568

 
       

42,542,674

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.8%

         

Altria Group

     

198,145

 

8,874,915

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland

     

58,342

 

2,452,698

 

Brown-Forman, Cl. B

     

19,190

a

1,257,329

 

Campbell Soup

     

18,484

a

855,994

 

Conagra Brands

     

51,296

 

1,387,557

 

Constellation Brands, Cl. A

     

17,655

 

3,360,276

 

General Mills

     

64,182

 

3,264,297

 

Hormel Foods

     

29,401

a

1,202,207

 

Kellogg

     

27,018

a

1,716,454

 

Lamb Weston Holdings

     

15,329

 

1,196,275

 

McCormick & Co.

     

12,898

a

2,072,580

 

Molson Coors Brewing, Cl. B

     

19,095

 

1,006,688

 

Mondelez International, Cl. A

     

153,501

 

8,051,127

 

Monster Beverage

     

41,671

b

2,338,993

 

PepsiCo

     

148,812

 

20,412,542

 

Philip Morris International

     

165,148

 

13,449,653

 

The Coca-Cola Company

     

409,651

 

22,297,304

 

The Hershey Company

     

15,801

 

2,320,693

 

The J.M. Smucker Company

     

12,067

 

1,275,241

 

The Kraft Heinz Company

     

66,346

 

2,144,966

 

Tyson Foods, Cl. A

     

31,324

 

2,593,314

 
       

103,531,103

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Health Care Equipment & Services - 6.3%

         

Abbott Laboratories

     

188,173

 

15,733,145

 

ABIOMED

     

4,783

b

992,855

 

Align Technology

     

7,717

b

1,946,922

 

AmerisourceBergen

     

16,761

 

1,431,054

 

Anthem

     

27,087

 

7,288,570

 

Baxter International

     

54,087

 

4,148,473

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     

28,729

 

7,354,624

 

Boston Scientific

     

146,875

b

6,124,687

 

Cardinal Health

     

30,788

 

1,522,467

 

Centene

     

43,648

b

2,316,836

 

Cerner

     

35,079

 

2,354,502

 

Cigna

     

39,893

 

7,119,305

 

CVS Health

     

138,407

 

9,188,841

 

Danaher

     

67,914

 

9,359,907

 

DaVita

     

10,828

a,b

634,521

 

Dentsply Sirona

     

24,653

 

1,350,491

 

Edwards Lifesciences

     

22,273

b

5,309,438

 

HCA Healthcare

     

28,025

 

3,742,458

 

Henry Schein

     

15,898

a,b

994,976

 

Hologic

     

28,195

b

1,362,100

 

Humana

     

14,329

 

4,215,592

 

IDEXX Laboratories

     

9,255

b

2,637,768

 

Intuitive Surgical

     

12,242

b

6,769,214

 

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

     

10,822

b

1,783,141

 

McKesson

     

19,795

 

2,632,735

 

Medtronic

     

142,819

 

15,552,989

 

Quest Diagnostics

     

13,945

 

1,411,931

 

ResMed

     

15,170

 

2,243,946

 

Stryker

     

34,062

 

7,366,589

 

Teleflex

     

4,825

 

1,676,253

 

The Cooper Companies

     

5,071

 

1,475,661

 

UnitedHealth Group

     

100,996

 

25,521,689

 

Universal Health Services, Cl. B

     

8,739

 

1,201,263

 

Varian Medical Systems

     

9,645

b

1,165,212

 

WellCare Health Plans

     

5,321

b

1,578,209

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings

     

21,821

 

3,016,317

 
       

170,524,681

 

Household & Personal Products - 1.9%

         

Church & Dwight

     

26,329

 

1,841,450

 

Colgate-Palmolive

     

90,745

 

6,225,107

 

Coty, Cl. A

     

34,306

a

401,037

 

Kimberly-Clark

     

36,175

 

4,806,934

 

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Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Household & Personal Products - 1.9% (continued)

         

The Clorox Company

     

13,363

 

1,973,581

 

The Estee Lauder Companies, Cl. A

     

23,515

 

4,380,139

 

The Procter & Gamble Company

     

266,202

 

33,144,811

 
       

52,773,059

 

Insurance - 2.3%

         

Aflac

     

79,142

 

4,207,189

 

American International Group

     

92,377

 

4,892,286

 

Aon

     

25,185

 

4,864,735

 

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     

19,666

 

1,793,933

 

Assurant

     

6,466

 

815,169

 

Chubb

     

48,242

 

7,353,046

 

Cincinnati Financial

     

16,133

 

1,826,417

 

Everest Re Group

     

4,157

 

1,068,723

 

Globe Life

     

11,348

 

1,104,501

 

Lincoln National

     

21,994

 

1,242,221

 

Loews

     

28,492

 

1,396,108

 

Marsh & McLennan

     

54,144

 

5,610,401

 

MetLife

     

86,451

 

4,045,042

 

Principal Financial Group

     

27,140

 

1,448,733

 

Prudential Financial

     

43,123

 

3,930,230

 

The Allstate

     

35,255

 

3,751,837

 

The Hartford Financial Services Group

     

38,271

 

2,184,509

 

The Progressive

     

61,800

 

4,307,460

 

The Travelers Companies

     

28,148

 

3,689,077

 

Unum Group

     

22,761

 

626,838

 

Willis Towers Watson

     

13,785

 

2,576,416

 
       

62,734,871

 

Materials - 2.6%

         

Air Products & Chemicals

     

23,437

 

4,998,175

 

Albemarle

     

11,750

a

713,695

 

Amcor

     

171,211

a

1,629,929

 

Avery Dennison

     

8,792

 

1,124,145

 

Ball

     

35,906

 

2,512,343

 

Celanese

     

13,336

 

1,615,656

 

CF Industries Holdings

     

23,548

 

1,067,902

 

Corteva

     

79,579

 

2,099,294

 

Dow

     

79,579

 

4,017,944

 

DuPont de Nemours

     

79,579

 

5,245,052

 

Eastman Chemical

     

15,357

 

1,167,746

 

Ecolab

     

26,765

 

5,140,754

 

FMC

     

14,602

 

1,336,083

 

Freeport-McMoRan

     

154,473

 

1,516,925

 

International Flavors & Fragrances

     

11,295

a

1,378,103

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Materials - 2.6% (continued)

         

International Paper

     

43,125

 

1,883,700

 

Linde

     

57,715

 

11,447,770

 

LyondellBasell Industries, Cl. A

     

27,824

 

2,495,813

 

Martin Marietta Materials

     

6,837

 

1,790,679

 

Newmont Goldcorp

     

86,640

 

3,442,207

 

Nucor

     

32,542

 

1,752,387

 

Packaging Corporation of America

     

9,569

a

1,047,423

 

PPG Industries

     

24,972

 

3,124,497

 

Sealed Air

     

16,625

 

694,426

 

The Mosaic Company

     

36,477

 

725,163

 

The Sherwin-Williams Company

     

8,661

 

4,956,864

 

Vulcan Materials

     

13,694

 

1,956,462

 

WestRock

     

27,011

 

1,009,401

 
       

71,890,538

 

Media & Entertainment - 8.0%

         

Activision Blizzard

     

81,023

 

4,539,719

 

Alphabet, Cl. A

     

31,896

b

40,150,685

 

Alphabet, Cl. C

     

32,234

b

40,618,386

 

CBS, Cl. B

     

36,596

 

1,318,920

 

Charter Communications, Cl. A

     

17,403

b

8,142,168

 

Comcast, Cl. A

     

482,911

 

21,644,071

 

Discovery, Cl. A

     

17,291

a,b

466,079

 

Discovery, Cl. C

     

36,003

b

908,716

 

DISH Network, Cl. A

     

25,102

b

863,007

 

Electronic Arts

     

31,464

b

3,033,130

 

Facebook, Cl. A

     

256,141

b

49,089,423

 

Fox, Cl. A

     

36,862

 

1,181,058

 

Fox, Cl. B

     

17,267

 

539,421

 

Netflix

     

46,408

b

13,338,123

 

News Corp., Cl. A

     

42,711

 

585,568

 

News Corp., Cl. B

     

11,135

 

157,226

 

Omnicom Group

     

23,427

 

1,808,330

 

Take-Two Interactive Software

     

12,132

b

1,460,086

 

The Interpublic Group of Companies

     

39,051

 

849,359

 

The Walt Disney Company

     

191,330

 

24,857,594

 

TripAdvisor

     

10,436

b

421,614

 

Twitter

     

81,880

b

2,453,944

 

Viacom, Cl. B

     

36,136

 

779,092

 
       

219,205,719

 

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 7.6%

         

AbbVie

     

157,383

 

12,519,818

 

Agilent Technologies

     

33,365

 

2,527,399

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

     

23,528

b

2,479,851

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 7.6% (continued)

         

Allergan

     

34,796

 

6,127,924

 

Amgen

     

64,034

 

13,655,250

 

Biogen

     

19,828

b

5,922,822

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb

     

174,086

 

9,987,314

 

Celgene

     

74,830

b

8,083,885

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     

90,773

 

10,343,583

 

Gilead Sciences

     

135,577

 

8,637,611

 

Illumina

     

15,487

b

4,576,718

 

Incyte

     

19,085

b

1,601,613

 

IQVIA Holdings

     

19,168

b

2,768,243

 

Johnson & Johnson

     

281,687

 

37,193,951

 

Merck & Co.

     

272,971

 

23,655,667

 

Mettler-Toledo International

     

2,648

b

1,866,681

 

Mylan

     

53,334

b

1,021,346

 

PerkinElmer

     

11,466

 

985,617

 

Perrigo

     

14,020

a

743,340

 

Pfizer

     

589,416

 

22,615,892

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

     

8,283

b

2,536,917

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific

     

42,544

 

12,847,437

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

     

27,156

b

5,308,455

 

Waters

     

7,186

b

1,520,701

 

Zoetis

     

50,773

 

6,494,882

 
       

206,022,917

 

Real Estate - 3.1%

         

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

     

11,862

c

1,883,092

 

American Tower

     

46,915

c

10,231,223

 

Apartment Investment & Management, Cl. A

     

16,554

c

908,484

 

AvalonBay Communities

     

14,764

c

3,213,532

 

Boston Properties

     

15,426

c

2,116,447

 

CBRE Group, Cl. A

     

35,616

b

1,907,237

 

Crown Castle International

     

43,970

c

6,102,596

 

Digital Realty Trust

     

22,150

a,c

2,813,936

 

Duke Realty

     

36,593

c

1,285,878

 

Equinix

     

8,914

c

5,052,277

 

Equity Residential

     

37,449

c

3,320,228

 

Essex Property Trust

     

6,835

c

2,235,934

 

Extra Space Storage

     

13,715

c

1,539,783

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     

7,701

c

1,047,413

 

Healthpeak Properties

     

52,152

 

1,961,958

 

Host Hotels & Resorts

     

78,628

c

1,288,713

 

Iron Mountain

     

29,064

a,c

953,299

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Real Estate - 3.1% (continued)

         

Kimco Realty

     

42,466

a,c

915,567

 

Mid-America Apartment Communities

     

11,664

c

1,621,179

 

Prologis

     

66,874

c

5,868,862

 

Public Storage

     

15,744

c

3,508,708

 

Realty Income

     

33,214

c

2,716,573

 

Regency Centers

     

18,024

c

1,211,934

 

SBA Communications

     

12,025

c

2,893,816

 

Simon Property Group

     

32,785

c

4,940,044

 

SL Green Realty

     

8,621

a,c

720,716

 

The Macerich Company

     

10,715

a,c

294,663

 

UDR

     

31,024

c

1,558,956

 

Ventas

     

39,009

c

2,539,486

 

Vornado Realty Trust

     

17,142

c

1,125,029

 

Welltower

     

42,716

c

3,873,914

 

Weyerhaeuser

     

77,708

c

2,269,851

 
       

83,921,328

 

Retailing - 6.4%

         

Advance Auto Parts

     

7,506

 

1,219,575

 

Amazon.com

     

44,230

b

78,581,672

 

AutoZone

     

2,615

b

2,992,554

 

Best Buy

     

25,074

 

1,801,065

 

Booking Holdings

     

4,542

b

9,305,513

 

CarMax

     

18,518

a,b

1,725,322

 

Dollar General

     

27,398

 

4,392,995

 

Dollar Tree

     

24,750

b

2,732,400

 

eBay

     

84,517

 

2,979,224

 

Expedia Group

     

14,720

 

2,011,635

 

Genuine Parts

     

15,110

 

1,549,984

 

Kohl's

     

17,047

a

873,829

 

L Brands

     

23,499

 

400,423

 

LKQ

     

33,894

b

1,152,057

 

Lowe's Companies

     

82,368

 

9,193,092

 

Macy's

     

32,563

 

493,655

 

Nordstrom

     

11,333

a

406,855

 

O'Reilly Automotive

     

8,345

b

3,634,331

 

Ross Stores

     

38,962

 

4,272,963

 

Target

     

54,537

 

5,830,551

 

The Gap

     

22,783

a

370,452

 

The Home Depot

     

116,728

 

27,382,054

 

The TJX Companies

     

129,514

 

7,466,482

 

Tiffany & Co.

     

11,590

a

1,443,071

 

Tractor Supply

     

13,221

 

1,256,259

 

16

 

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Retailing - 6.4% (continued)

         

Ulta Beauty

     

6,241

b

1,455,089

 
       

174,923,102

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.0%

         

Advanced Micro Devices

     

113,893

a,b

3,864,389

 

Analog Devices

     

39,207

 

4,180,642

 

Applied Materials

     

98,732

 

5,357,198

 

Broadcom

     

42,374

 

12,409,226

 

Intel

     

472,496

 

26,710,199

 

KLA

     

17,306

 

2,925,406

 

Lam Research

     

15,504

 

4,202,204

 

Maxim Integrated Products

     

29,134

 

1,709,000

 

Microchip Technology

     

25,484

a

2,402,886

 

Micron Technology

     

116,965

b

5,561,686

 

NVIDIA

     

64,609

 

12,987,701

 

Qorvo

     

12,864

b

1,040,183

 

Qualcomm

     

128,903

 

10,368,957

 

Skyworks Solutions

     

18,284

 

1,664,941

 

Texas Instruments

     

99,429

 

11,731,628

 

Xilinx

     

26,573

 

2,411,234

 
       

109,527,480

 

Software & Services - 11.9%

         

Accenture, Cl. A

     

67,707

 

12,554,232

 

Adobe

     

51,798

b

14,396,218

 

Akamai Technologies

     

17,500

b

1,513,750

 

Alliance Data Systems

     

4,872

 

487,200

 

ANSYS

     

8,766

b

1,929,835

 

Autodesk

     

23,063

b

3,398,564

 

Automatic Data Processing

     

46,219

 

7,498,108

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions

     

12,562

 

1,573,014

 

Cadence Design Systems

     

29,386

b

1,920,375

 

Citrix Systems

     

13,302

 

1,448,056

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl. A

     

59,074

 

3,599,970

 

DXC Technology

     

28,557

 

790,172

 

Fidelity National Information Services

     

65,235

 

8,595,364

 

Fiserv

     

60,665

b

6,438,983

 

FleetCor Technologies

     

9,133

b

2,687,111

 

Fortinet

     

15,167

b

1,237,021

 

Gartner

     

9,319

b

1,435,872

 

Global Payments

     

31,844

 

5,387,368

 

International Business Machines

     

94,254

 

12,604,587

 

Intuit

     

27,497

 

7,080,477

 

Jack Henry & Associates

     

8,093

 

1,145,645

 

Leidos Holdings

     

13,707

 

1,181,955

 

17

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Software & Services - 11.9% (continued)

         

Mastercard, Cl. A

     

95,370

 

26,399,370

 

Microsoft

     

813,690

 

116,658,735

 

Nortonlifelock

     

61,325

 

1,403,116

 

Oracle

     

236,029

 

12,861,220

 

Paychex

     

33,998

 

2,843,593

 

PayPal Holdings

     

125,282

b

13,041,856

 

Salesforce.com

     

93,126

b

14,573,288

 

Synopsys

     

15,805

b

2,145,529

 

The Western Union Company

     

46,186

a

1,157,421

 

Verisign

     

11,410

b

2,168,128

 

Visa, Cl. A

     

184,117

a

32,931,167

 
       

325,087,300

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.1%

         

Amphenol, Cl. A

     

32,119

 

3,222,499

 

Apple

     

452,844

 

112,649,473

 

Arista Networks

     

5,771

b

1,411,413

 

CDW

     

14,753

 

1,887,056

 

Cisco Systems

     

452,768

 

21,511,008

 

Corning

     

84,978

 

2,517,898

 

F5 Networks

     

6,296

b

907,128

 

FLIR Systems

     

14,151

 

729,626

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

     

140,153

 

2,299,911

 

HP

     

158,568

 

2,754,326

 

IPG Photonics

     

4,102

a,b

550,817

 

Juniper Networks

     

37,936

 

941,572

 

Keysight Technologies

     

19,630

b

1,980,863

 

Motorola Solutions

     

17,289

 

2,875,506

 

NetApp

     

25,579

 

1,429,355

 

Seagate Technology

     

25,661

 

1,489,108

 

TE Connectivity

     

35,737

 

3,198,461

 

Western Digital

     

31,140

 

1,608,381

 

Xerox Holdings

     

22,492

 

763,154

 
       

164,727,555

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.2%

         

AT&T

     

778,020

 

29,945,990

 

CenturyLink

     

101,221

a

1,309,800

 

T-Mobile US

     

33,530

b

2,771,590

 

Verizon Communications

     

440,429

 

26,632,742

 
       

60,660,122

 

Transportation - 1.9%

         

Alaska Air Group

     

13,707

 

951,677

 

American Airlines Group

     

42,304

 

1,271,658

 

CH Robinson Worldwide

     

14,204

a

1,074,391

 

18

 

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 98.6% (continued)

         

Transportation - 1.9% (continued)

         

CSX

     

84,791

 

5,958,264

 

Delta Air Lines

     

61,915

 

3,410,278

 

Expeditors International of Washington

     

18,110

 

1,320,943

 

FedEx

     

25,648

 

3,915,424

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services

     

9,331

 

1,096,952

 

Kansas City Southern

     

11,118

 

1,565,192

 

Norfolk Southern

     

28,464

 

5,180,448

 

Southwest Airlines

     

52,161

 

2,927,797

 

Union Pacific

     

75,341

 

12,465,922

 

United Airlines Holdings

     

23,610

b

2,144,732

 

United Parcel Service, Cl. B

     

73,996

 

8,522,119

 
       

51,805,797

 

Utilities - 3.4%

         

AES

     

72,131

 

1,229,834

 

Alliant Energy

     

25,529

 

1,361,717

 

Ameren

     

25,977

 

2,018,413

 

American Electric Power

     

52,219

 

4,928,951

 

American Water Works

     

19,266

 

2,374,920

 

Atmos Energy

     

12,232

 

1,375,855

 

CenterPoint Energy

     

52,154

 

1,516,117

 

CMS Energy

     

29,505

 

1,885,960

 

Consolidated Edison

     

34,651

 

3,195,515

 

Dominion Energy

     

87,353

 

7,210,990

 

DTE Energy

     

19,224

 

2,447,600

 

Duke Energy

     

77,538

 

7,308,732

 

Edison International

     

37,902

 

2,384,036

 

Entergy

     

21,077

 

2,560,434

 

Evergy

     

25,400

 

1,623,314

 

Eversource Energy

     

33,982

 

2,845,653

 

Exelon

     

102,988

 

4,684,924

 

FirstEnergy

     

57,192

 

2,763,517

 

NextEra Energy

     

51,962

 

12,384,623

 

NiSource

     

38,649

 

1,083,718

 

NRG Energy

     

27,360

 

1,097,683

 

Pinnacle West Capital

     

11,983

 

1,127,840

 

PPL

     

76,194

 

2,551,737

 

Public Service Enterprise Group

     

53,046

 

3,358,342

 

Sempra Energy

     

29,201

 

4,219,837

 

The Southern Company

     

110,417

 

6,918,729

 

WEC Energy Group

     

33,863

a

3,196,667

 

Xcel Energy

     

55,767

 

3,541,762

 
       

93,197,420

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $1,015,108,462)

     

2,687,074,119

 

19

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

     

Principal Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Short-Term Investments - .1%

         

U.S. Treasury Bills - .1%

         

1.93%, 12/12/19
(cost $2,549,484)

     

2,555,000

d,e

2,550,666

 
   

1-Day
Yield (%)

 

Shares

     

Investment Companies - 1.9%

         

Registered Investment Companies - 1.9%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $53,361,060)

 

1.79

 

53,361,060

f

53,361,060

 
               

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned - .0%

         

Registered Investment Companies - .0%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $189,095)

 

1.79

 

189,095

f

189,095

 

Total Investments (cost $1,071,208,101)

 

100.6%

 

2,743,174,940

 

Liabilities, Less Cash and Receivables

 

(.6%)

 

(17,155,632)

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

2,726,019,308

 

a Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At October 31, 2019, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $87,167,409 and the value of the collateral was $89,359,583, consisting of cash collateral of $189,095 and U.S. Government & Agency securities valued at $89,170,488.

b Non-income producing security.

c Investment in real estate investment trust within the United States.

d Held by a counterparty for open exchange traded derivative contracts.

e Security is a discount security. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

f Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Information Technology

22.0

Health Care

13.9

Financials

12.8

Communication Services

10.3

Consumer Discretionary

9.9

Industrials

9.1

Consumer Staples

7.3

Energy

4.3

Utilities

3.4

Real Estate

3.0

Materials

2.6

Investment Companies

1.9

Government

.1

 

100.6

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

20

 

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

             

Investment Companies

Value
10/31/18 ($)

Purchases ($)

Sales ($)

Value
10/31/19 ($)

Net
Assets (%)

Dividends/
Distributions ($)

Registered Investment Companies;

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government
Plus Money Market Fund

17,572,365

376,522,503

340,733,808

53,361,060

1.9

816,098

Investment of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned:

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

1,559,075

1,496,978

3,056,053

-

-

-

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

-

31,745,765

31,556,670

189,095

.0

-

Total

19,131,440

409,765,246

375,346,531

53,550,155

1.9

816,098

 Effective January 2, 2019, cash collateral for securities lending was transferred from Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares to Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund.

See notes to financial statements.

21

 

STATEMENT OF FUTURES

October 31, 2019

             

Description

Number of
Contracts

Expiration

Notional
Value ($)

Value ($)

Unrealized Appreciation ($)

 

Futures Long

   

Standard & Poor's 500 E-mini

380

12/19

56,763,826

57,680,200

916,374

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

 

916,374

 

See notes to financial statements.

22

 

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $87,167,409)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

1,017,657,946

 

2,689,624,785

 

Affiliated issuers

 

53,550,155

 

53,550,155

 

Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable

 

2,497,376

 

Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed

 

826,855

 

Cash collateral held by broker—Note 4

 

232,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,746,732,044

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(b)

 

408,710

 

Cash overdraft due to Custodian

 

 

 

 

232,873

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

19,650,951

 

Payable for futures variation margin—Note 4

 

228,000

 

Liability for securities on loan—Note 1(b)

 

189,095

 

Directors fees and expenses payable

 

3,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,712,736

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,726,019,308

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

964,541,742

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

1,761,477,566

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

2,726,019,308

 

         

Shares Outstanding

 

 

(150 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock authorized)

46,570,145

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

 

58.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

23

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends (net of $2,223 foreign taxes withheld at source):

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

 

51,508,594

 

Affiliated issuers

 

 

816,098

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

112,837

 

Interest

 

 

48,899

 

Total Income

 

 

52,486,428

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

5,081,777

 

Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)

 

 

221,460

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

60,241

 

Interest expense—Note 2

 

 

15,948

 

Total Expenses

 

 

5,379,426

 

Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a)

 

 

(221,460)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

5,157,966

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

47,328,462

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

85,570,152

 

Net realized gain (loss) on futures

4,924,213

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

90,494,365

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

193,578,790

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures

1,735,645

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

195,314,435

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

285,808,800

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

333,137,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

         

24

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

47,328,462

 

 

 

44,853,887

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

90,494,365

 

 

 

100,233,318

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

 

195,314,435

 

 

 

36,118,243

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

333,137,262

 

 

 

181,205,448

 

Distributions ($):

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

 

(140,389,610)

 

 

 

(67,280,127)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Net proceeds from shares sold

 

 

526,092,937

 

 

 

332,043,513

 

Distributions reinvested

 

 

99,707,736

 

 

 

45,870,390

 

Cost of shares redeemed

 

 

(638,519,057)

 

 

 

(560,945,350)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

(12,718,384)

 

 

 

(183,031,447)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

180,029,268

 

 

 

(69,106,126)

 

Net Assets ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

2,545,990,040

 

 

 

2,615,096,166

 

End of Period

 

 

2,726,019,308

 

 

 

2,545,990,040

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

Shares sold

 

 

9,740,396

 

 

 

6,039,805

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

2,045,173

 

 

 

854,501

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(11,903,947)

 

 

 

(10,267,178)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(118,378)

 

 

 

(3,372,872)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

25

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following table describes the performance for the fiscal periods indicated. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

                 
             
   

Year Ended October 31,

   

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value,
beginning of period

 

54.53

52.24

43.56

42.87

41.56

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

1.02

.94

.89

.86

.80

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

6.06

2.74

9.12

.94

1.28

Total from
Investment Operations

 

7.08

3.68

10.01

1.80

2.08

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.97)

(.92)

(.86)

(.83)

(.77)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(2.10)

(.47)

(.47)

(.28)

-

Total Distributions

 

(3.07)

(1.39)

(1.33)

(1.11)

(.77)

Net asset value, end of period

 

58.54

54.53

52.24

43.56

42.87

Total Return (%)

 

14.16

7.11

23.42

4.28

5.02

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

         

Ratio of total expenses to
average net assets

 

.21

.21

.21

.21

.21

Ratio of net expenses to
average net assets

 

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

Ratio of net investment income

         

to average net assets

 

1.86

1.70

1.85

2.02

1.88

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

4.53

3.20

6.00

5.11

8.71

Net Assets,
end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

2,726,019

2,545,990

2,615,096

2,226,389

2,155,764

a Based on average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering six series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek to match the total return of the S&P 500® Index. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares.

Effective June 3, 2019, the fund changed its name from Dreyfus Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund to BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund and the Company changed its name from The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc. to BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In addition, The Dreyfus Corporation, the fund’s investment adviser, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.”, MBSC Securities Corporation, the fund’s distributor, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Securities Corporation” and Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the fund’s transfer agent, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.”

Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship at such institution, and bear no Distribution or Shareholder Service Plan fees. Class I shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or a contingent deferred sales charge.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities

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are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. U.S. Treasury Bills are valued at the mean price between quoted bid prices and asked prices by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Service is engaged under the general oversight of the Board.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant American Depository Receipts and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Futures, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the fund’s investments:

           
 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

       

Investments in Securities:

   

Equity Securities—Common Stocks

2,687,074,119

-

-

2,687,074,119

Investment Companies

53,550,155

-

-

53,550,155

U.S. Treasury Securities

-

2,550,666

-

2,550,666

Other Financial Instruments;

       

Futures††

916,374

-

-

916,374

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end, but only variation margin on exchanged traded and centrally cleared derivatives, if any, are reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights

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against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended October 31, 2019, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $23,855 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.

(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2019 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

At October 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $17,786,655, undistributed capital gains $89,341,394 and unrealized appreciation $1,654,349,517.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

ordinary income $47,559,697 and $49,777,408, and long-term capital gains $92,829,913 and $17,502,719, respectively.

(f) New Accounting Pronouncements: Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 had no impact on the operations of the fund for the period ended October 31, 2019.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $1.030 billion unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $830 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is in amount equal to $200 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing.

The average amount of borrowings outstanding under the facilities during the period ended October 31, 2019, was approximately $472,880 with a related weighted average annualized interest rate of 3.37%.

NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment advisory, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of .20% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Out of its fee, the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund

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except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expense, commitment fees on borrowings, fees and expenses of non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended October 31, 2019, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amounted to $221,460.

(b) The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management fees of $456,560, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $47,850.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities and futures, during the period ended October 31, 2019, amounted to $113,545,798 and $235,269,558, respectively.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund during the period ended October 31, 2019 is discussed below.

Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including equity price risk, as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default. Futures open at October 31, 2019 are set forth in the Statement of Futures.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

The following summarizes the average market value of derivatives outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2019:

     

 

 

Average Market Value ($)

Equity futures

 

43,784,669

 

 

 

At October 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $1,088,825,423; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $1,654,349,517, consisting of $1,717,845,620 gross unrealized appreciation and $63,496,103 gross unrealized depreciation.

NOTE 5—Pending Legal Matters:

The fund and many other entities have been named as defendants in numerous pending litigations as a result of their participation in the leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) of the Tribune Company (“Tribune”).

The State Law Cases: In 2008, approximately one year after the Tribune LBO concluded, Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”). Beginning in June 2011, Tribune creditors filed complaints in various courts, alleging that the payments made to shareholders in the LBO were “fraudulent conveyances” under state and/or federal law, and that the shareholders must return the payments they received for their shares (collectively, “the state law cases”). The state law cases were consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, under the caption In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation (S.D.N.Y. Nos. 11-md-2296 and 12-mc-2296 (RJS) (“Tribune MDL”)). On September 23, 2013, the Court dismissed 50 cases, including at least one case in which the fund was a defendant. On September 30, 2013, plaintiffs appealed the District Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On March 29, 2016, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal on the ground that the plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by section 546(e) of the Code, which exempts qualified transfers that were made “by or to (or for the benefit of) . . . a financial institution.” The fund is a registered investment company, which the Code defines as a “financial institution.”

On September 9, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. During the pendency of the plaintiffs’ cert. petition, the Supreme Court ruled in another case, Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting, Inc. (“Merit Management”), that Section 546(e) does not exempt qualified transfers from avoidance that merely passed through “financial

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institutions,” though it does exempt “financial institutions” themselves, like the fund.

On May 15, 2018, in response to the Merit Management decision, the Second Circuit issued an Order in the State Law Cases that “the mandate in this case is recalled in anticipation of further panel review.”

As of December 11, 2019, there has been no subsequent activity in the state law cases.

The FitzSimons Litigation: On November 1, 2010, a case now styled, Mark S. Kirchner, as Litigation Trustee for the Tribune Litigation Trust v. FitzSimons, et al., S.D.N.Y. No. 12-cv-2652 (RJS) was filed (“the FitzSimons Litigation”). Among other things, the complaint sought recovery of alleged “fraudulent conveyances” from more than 5,000 Tribune shareholders (“Shareholder Defendants”), including the fund, that participated in the Tribune LBO. On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the Court granted on January 9, 2017. The plaintiff then sought leave to file an interlocutory appeal. On February 23, 2017, the Court entered an order stating that it would permit the plaintiff to file an interlocutory appeal after the Court decided other pending motions.

Effective November 1, 2018, Judge Denise Cote was assigned to the case when Judge Richard Sullivan was elevated to the Second Circuit.

On November 30, 2018, the Court issued an Opinion and Order resolving the remaining motions by dismissing most, but not all, of the claims asserted against the individual defendants.

In January 2019, various state law claims asserted against certain individual defendants were dismissed.

Between February and early April 2019, plaintiffs and certain defendants attempted to resolve the dispute through mediation, but ultimately decided to await the Second Circuit’s review of its May 29, 2016 decision before attempting to negotiate a settlement.

On April 4, 2019, plaintiff filed a motion to amend the FitzSimons complaint to add a claim for constructive fraudulent transfer from defendants subject to clawback under the Bankruptcy Code. On April 10, 2019, the affected defendants opposed the motion.

On April 23, 2019, Judge Cote denied plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint to add a new constructive fraudulent transfer claim because such amendment would be futile and would result in substantial prejudice to the shareholder defendants given that the only claim against the shareholder defendants in FitzSimons has been dismissed for over two years, subject to

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

appeal. Judge Cote considered the amendment futile on the ground that constructive fraudulent transfer claims are barred by the safe harbor provision of Section 546(e), which defines “financial institution” to include, in certain circumstances, the customers of traditional financial institutions, including Tribune.

On July 12, 2019, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal to the Second Circuit from the April 23, 2019, decision denying leave to amend the complaint to add constructive fraudulent transfer claims. On July 15, 2019, the Trustee filed a corrected notice of appeal to remedy technical errors with the notice filed on July 12, 2019. Briefing on these matters is expected to be completed and fully submitted to the Second Circuit by June 2020.

At this stage in the proceedings, management does not believe that a loss is probable and, in any event, is unable to reasonably estimate the possible loss that may result.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of the Fund and Board of Directors of
BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (formerly, The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.):

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund (formerly, Dreyfus Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund) (the “Fund”), a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc., including the statements of investments and futures, as of October 31, 2019, and the statement of investments in affiliated issuers as of and for the year then ended, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. investment companies since 1994.

New York, New York
December 20, 2019

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable, but not less than $46,702,235 as ordinary income dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified dividend income in accordance with Section 854(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 95.63% of ordinary income dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2019 as eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction provided under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with Section 854(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2020 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2019 income tax returns. Also the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than $2.0398 per share as a capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than $.0635 as a short-term capital gain dividend paid on December 26, 2018 in accordance with Sections 871(k)(2) and 881(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (76)

Chairman of the Board (1999)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (1997-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 120

———————

Francine J. Bovich (68)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Trustee, The Bradley Trusts, private trust funds (2011-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, Director (2014-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 70

———————

Andrew J. Donohue (68)

Board Member (2019)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Of Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP (2017-2019)

· Chief of Staff to the Chair of the SEC (2015-2017)

· Managing Director and Investment Company General Counsel of Goldman Sachs (2012-2015)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Oppenheimer Funds (58 funds), Director (2017-2019)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Kenneth A. Himmel (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Managing Partner, Gulf Related, an international real estate development company (2010-Present)

· President and CEO, Related Urban Development, a real estate development company (1996-Present)

· President and CEO, Himmel & Company, a real estate development company (1980-Present)

· CEO, American Food Management, a restaurant company (1983-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

———————

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued)

Stephen J. Lockwood (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Chairman of the Board, Stephen J. Lockwood and Company LLC, a real estate investment company (2000-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

———————

Roslyn M. Watson (70)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· American Express Bank, FSB, Director (1993-2018)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Benaree Pratt Wiley (73)

Board Member (1998)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, The Wiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (2008-Present)

· Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts (2004-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 76

———————

Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80. The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from the Adviser free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-373-9387.

James M. Fitzgibbons, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

RENEE LAROCHE-MORRIS, President since May 2019.

President and a director of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. since January 2018. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2003.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 61 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1985.

BENNETT A. MACDOUGALL, Chief Legal Officer since October 2015.

Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser and Associate General Counsel and Managing Director of BNY Mellon since June 2015; Director and Associate General Counsel of Deutsche Bank – Asset & Wealth Management Division from June 2005 to June 2015, and as Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. from June 2012 to May 2015. He is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 2015.

DAVID DIPETRILLO, Vice President since May 2019.

Head of North America Product, BNY Mellon Investment Management since January 2018, Director of Product Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2016 to December 2017; Head of US Retail Product and Channel Marketing, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2014 to December 2015. He is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 41 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2005.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President since August 2005 and Secretary since February 2018.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon from April 2014 to November 2019; Secretary of the Adviser, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since December 1996.

SONALEE CROSS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2018.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since October 2016; Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP from April 2016 to September 2016; Attorney at EnTrust Capital from August 2015 to February 2016; Associate at Sidley Austin LLP from September 2013 to August 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 32 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 2016.

DEIRDRE CUNNANE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since August 2018; Senior Regulatory Specialist at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from February 2016 to August 2018; Trustee Associate at BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited from August 2013 to February 2016. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 29 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since August 2018.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2017, Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon from March 2013 to December 2017. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since March 2013.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1990.

PETER M. SULLIVAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 2004.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

NATALYA ZELENSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2017.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Counsel of BNY Mellon from May 2016 to November 2019; Attorney at Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund/Wildermuth Advisory, LLC from November 2015 to May 2016 and Assistant General Counsel at RCS Advisory Services from July 2014 to November 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 34 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since May 2016.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager - BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser, the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust (64 investment companies, comprised of 143 portfolios). He is 62 years old and has served in various capacities with the the Adviser since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

CARIDAD M. CAROSELLA, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since January 2016.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust since January 2016; from May 2015 to December 2015, Interim Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust and the Distributor; from January 2012 to May 2015, AML Surveillance Officer of the Distributor. She is an officer of 57 investment companies (comprised of 136 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since 1997.

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For More Information

BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund

240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Adviser

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent

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240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

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A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.bnymellonim.com/us and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.

   

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BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund

 

ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2019

 

 

 

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The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period covered and do not necessarily represent the views of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. or any other person in the BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds.

 

Not FDIC-Insured • Not Bank-Guaranteed • May Lose Value

 

Contents

THE FUND

FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

Back Cover

 

       
 


BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund

 

The Fund

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to present this annual report for BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund (formerly Dreyfus Tax Managed Growth Fund), covering the 12-month period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019. For information about how the fund performed during the reporting period, as well as general market perspectives, we provide a Discussion of Fund Performance on the pages that follow.

Equity markets weakened in the fourth quarter of 2018, as concerns about rising interest rates, trade tensions and slowing global growth provided downward pressure on returns. In December 2018, stocks experienced a sharp sell-off, as it appeared that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) would maintain its hawkish stance on monetary policy. In January 2019, a pivot in stance from the Fed helped stimulate a rebound across equity markets that continued into the second quarter. Escalating trade tensions disrupted equity markets again in May. The dip was short-lived, as markets rose once again in June and July of 2019, when a trade deal appeared more likely, and the pace of U.S. economic growth remained steady. Nevertheless, concerns continued to emerge over slowing global growth, resulting in bouts of market volatility in August 2019. Stocks rebounded in September and continued an upward path through most of October 2019, supported in part by central bank policy and consistent consumer spending.

In fixed-income markets, a risk-off mentality prevailed to start the period, fueled in part by equity market volatility. A flight to quality supported price increases for U.S. Treasuries, which continued through the end of 2018, leading to a flattening yield curve. After the Fed’s supportive statements in January 2019, other developed-market central banks followed suit and reiterated their abilities to bolster flagging growth by continuing accommodative policies. This further buoyed fixed-income instrument prices. The Fed cut rates in July, September and October of 2019, for a total 75-basis-point reduction in the federal funds rate during the 12 months. Concerns about the pace of global economic growth also fueled demand for fixed-income instruments during much of the reporting period, resulting in positive bond market returns.

We believe that over the near term, the outlook for the U.S. remains positive, but we will monitor relevant data for any signs of a change. As always, we encourage you to discuss the risks and opportunities in today’s investment environment with your financial advisor.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Sincerely,

Renee LaRoche-Morris
President
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
November 15, 2019

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

For the period from November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019, as provided by portfolio manager Fayez Sarofim of Fayez Sarofim & Co., Sub-Investment Adviser

Market and Fund Performance Overview

For the 12-month period ended October 31, 2019, BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund’s (formerly, Dreyfus Tax Managed Growth Fund) Class A shares produced a total return of 15.88%, Class C shares returned 15.01% and Class I shares returned 16.21%.1 In comparison, the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), the fund’s benchmark, returned 14.31% for the same period.2

U.S. equities advanced during the reporting period, amid slowing economic prospects but still-strong corporate earnings. The fund outperformed its benchmark due to successful security selection.

The Fund’s Investment Approach

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation consistent with minimizing realized capital gains. To pursue its goal, the fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks and employs a tax-managed strategy, which is an approach to managing a fund that seeks to minimize capital gains tax liabilities.

In choosing stocks, the fund’s portfolio manager first identifies economic sectors that he believes will expand over the next three to five years or longer. Using fundamental analysis, the fund’s portfolio manager then seeks companies within these sectors that have dominant positions in their industries and that have demonstrated sustained patterns of profitability, strong balance sheets, an expanding global presence and the potential to achieve predictable, above-average earnings growth. The fund’s portfolio manager also is alert to companies which he considers undervalued in terms of current earnings, assets or growth prospects.

The fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated American depositary receipts (ADRs).

The fund attempts to enhance after-tax returns by minimizing its annual taxable distributions to shareholders. To do so, the fund employs a “buy-and hold” investment strategy, which generally has resulted in an annual portfolio turnover rate of below 15%.

The Federal Reserve’s Rate Cuts Boost Stocks

The Index ascended to new all-time highs in October 2019, capping a volatile 12-month period. The period started with heightened market volatility and a sharp pullback in global markets driven by the U.S. trade war with China, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and growing concerns that the decade-old bull market will end as a result of slowing global growth.

With this as a backdrop, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times in 2019 to support economic expansion, following the lead of other central banks, which implemented a myriad of easing monetary policies. The period concluded on a positive note with much of the negative overhang having dissipated, as the Federal Reserve’s third rate cut of the year reaffirmed its commitment to monetary easing, tensions were reduced between the U.S. and China ahead of a “Phase One” signing of a new trade deal, and strong third-quarter 2019 earnings reported from the Index’s bellwether constituents pointed to continued economic growth in the world’s largest economy.

Stock Selection Benefited Performance

The fund recorded a double-digit gain for the 12-month reporting period and outperformed the benchmark as a result of advantageous stock selection. Stock selection in the information technology sector, the portfolio’s largest weighting, proved beneficial, as Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Visa and ASML Holding delivered strong returns for the period.

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DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

The dual effects of strategically underweighting health care and selectively focused stock selection in the health care equipment and pharmaceuticals industries contributed positively to relative returns for the period. Within communication services, advantageous stock selection was complemented by an overweight allocation in delivering a strong 12-month performance for the portfolio. Facebook and Alphabet, two of the top five portfolio holdings, delivered better-than-expected earnings reports, as they reaffirmed their leadership in digital advertising. Favorable stock selection within financials positively contributed to results, as our portfolio holdings outperformed the sector average. Stock selection within the materials sector also added value to relative results for the period. Holdings making the largest positive contributions to the fund’s 12-month return included Microsoft, Facebook, Estée Lauder, Texas Instruments and Visa.

In contrast, the strategic underweight to the real estate and utilities sectors was detrimental to results, as they were the two top-performing sectors for the period. Representing the portfolio’s largest sector overweight allocation, consumer staples delivered poor returns as a result of disadvantageous stock selection. The concentrated exposure in tobacco stocks was detrimental to results during a period of weak sales and heightened regulatory scrutiny. The largest detractors from returns included Altria Group, Philip Morris International, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and State Street.

With a Slowing Economy, a Continued Focus on Stable Industry Leaders

A slowing global economy is starting to adversely impact the resilient U.S. market in our interconnected world. Supportive central banks continue to provide a favorable environment for investment and growth, but with multilateral trade wars, geopolitical tension and political stagnation, the growth trajectory now has more hurdles to clear. As the decade-long economic expansion extends its run, and risks continue rising, we believe the markets will reward higher-quality companies that can both sustain growth and provide a defensive position against greater market volatility.

The fund’s long-practiced investment approach focuses on such companies. Our strategy targets global industry leaders with solid balance sheets and strong pricing power that have the capability to consistently deliver revenue and earnings growth across business cycles. Financial strength and ample free cash flow also enable our portfolio companies to consolidate market share and bolster their competitive positioning over time. Furthermore, we aim to invest with seasoned management teams who have strong records of returning cash to shareholders and are well-equipped to extend those records in difficult and volatile times, providing a ballast to the portfolio as market conditions change.

November 15, 2019

1  Total return includes reinvestment of dividends and any capital gains paid and does not take into consideration the maximum initial sales charge in the case of Class A shares or the applicable contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions in the case of Class C shares. Had these charges been reflected, returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate such that upon redemption, fund shares may be worth more or less than their original cost.

2  Source: Lipper Inc. — The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index.

Please note: the position in any security highlighted with italicized typeface was sold during the reporting period.

Equities are subject generally to market, market sector, market liquidity, issuer and investment style risks, among other factors, to varying degrees, all of which are more fully described in the fund’s prospectus.

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FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited)

Comparison of change in value of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares of BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund with a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

 Source: Lipper Inc.

Past performance is not predictive of future performance.

The above graph compares a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in each of the Class A, Class C and Class I shares of BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund on 10/31/09 to a hypothetical investment of $10,000 made in the Index on that date. All dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested.

The fund’s performance shown in the line graph above takes into account the maximum initial sales charge on Class A shares and all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes. The Index is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. The Index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Unlike a mutual fund, the Index is not subject to charges, fees and other expenses. Investors cannot invest directly in any index. Further information relating to fund performance, including expense reimbursements, if applicable, is contained in the Financial Highlights section of the prospectus and elsewhere in this report.

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FUND PERFORMANCE (Unaudited) (continued)

       

Average Annual Total Returns as of 10/31/19

 

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

Class A shares

     

with maximum sales charge (5.75%)

9.22%

7.23%

10.23%

without sales charge

15.88%

8.51%

10.89%

Class C shares

     

with applicable redemption charge

14.01%

7.69%

10.06%

without redemption

15.01%

7.69%

10.06%

Class I shares

16.21%

8.79%

11.17%

S&P 500® Index

14.31%

10.77%

13.69%

 The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares is 1% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.

The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Go to www.bnymellonim.com/us for the fund’s most recent month-end returns.

The fund’s performance shown in the graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. In addition to the performance of Class A shares shown with and without a maximum sales charge, the fund’s performance shown in the table takes into account all other applicable fees and expenses on all classes.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES (Unaudited)

As a mutual fund investor, you pay ongoing expenses, such as management fees and other expenses. Using the information below, you can estimate how these expenses affect your investment and compare them with the expenses of other funds. You also may pay one-time transaction expenses, including sales charges (loads) and redemption fees, which are not shown in this section and would have resulted in higher total expenses. For more information, see your fund’s prospectus or talk to your financial adviser.

Review your fund’s expenses

The table below shows the expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment in BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund from May 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns and expenses.

           

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assume actual returns for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$6.18

$10.02

$4.89

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,042.20

$1,038.10

$1,043.60

 

COMPARING YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES
WITH THOSE OF OTHER FUNDS
(Unaudited)

Using the SEC’s method to compare expenses

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has established guidelines to help investors assess fund expenses. Per these guidelines, the table below shows your fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment, assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total cost) of investing in the fund with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison. Please note that you cannot use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period.

           

Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment

 

Assuming a hypothetical 5% annualized return for the six months ended October 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

Class C

Class I

 

Expense paid per $1,000

$6.11

$9.91

$4.84

 

Ending value (after expenses)

$1,019.16

$1,015.38

$1,020.42

 

Expenses are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.20% for Class A, 1.95% for Class C and .95% for Class I, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2019

               
 

Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.1%

         

Banks - 4.2%

         

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

37,040

 

4,627,037

 

Capital Goods - 1.7%

         

United Technologies

     

12,830

 

1,842,131

 

Commercial & Professional Services - 1.0%

         

Verisk Analytics

     

7,740

 

1,119,978

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.3%

         

NIKE, Cl. B

     

15,270

 

1,367,429

 

Consumer Services - 2.4%

         

McDonald's

     

13,490

 

2,653,483

 

Diversified Financials - 6.2%

         

American Express

     

17,465

 

2,048,295

 

BlackRock

     

5,760

 

2,659,392

 

Intercontinental Exchange

     

15,815

 

1,491,671

 

S&P Global

     

2,000

 

515,980

 
       

6,715,338

 

Energy - 5.3%

         

Chevron

     

17,915

 

2,080,648

 

ConocoPhillips

     

18,630

 

1,028,376

 

Exxon Mobil

     

38,807

 

2,622,189

 
       

5,731,213

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 13.1%

         

Altria Group

     

46,240

 

2,071,090

 

Nestle, ADR

     

29,060

 

3,114,070

 

PepsiCo

     

19,945

 

2,735,856

 

Philip Morris International

     

37,930

 

3,089,019

 

The Coca-Cola Company

     

59,230

 

3,223,889

 
       

14,233,924

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 5.0%

         

Abbott Laboratories

     

30,330

 

2,535,891

 

Intuitive Surgical

     

1,850

a

1,022,958

 

UnitedHealth Group

     

7,525

 

1,901,567

 
       

5,460,416

 

Household & Personal Products - 4.0%

         

The Estee Lauder Companies, Cl. A

     

23,325

 

4,344,748

 

Insurance - 2.8%

         

Chubb

     

16,975

 

2,587,329

 

The Progressive

     

7,000

 

487,900

 
       

3,075,229

 

Materials - 1.9%

         

Air Products & Chemicals

     

7,060

 

1,505,616

 

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Description

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Common Stocks - 99.1% (continued)

         

Materials - 1.9% (continued)

         

The Sherwin-Williams Company

     

1,000

 

572,320

 
       

2,077,936

 

Media & Entertainment - 15.0%

         

Alphabet, Cl. C

     

4,013

a

5,056,821

 

Comcast, Cl. A

     

69,920

 

3,133,814

 

Facebook, Cl. A

     

30,815

a

5,905,695

 

The Walt Disney Company

     

16,897

 

2,195,258

 
       

16,291,588

 

Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences - 5.1%

         

AbbVie

     

22,535

 

1,792,659

 

Novo Nordisk, ADR

     

37,580

 

2,075,168

 

Roche Holding, ADR

     

45,525

b

1,712,650

 
       

5,580,477

 

Retailing - 2.3%

         

Amazon.com

     

1,400

a

2,487,324

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.2%

         

ASML Holding

     

9,420

b

2,467,757

 

Texas Instruments

     

35,880

 

4,233,481

 
       

6,701,238

 

Software & Services - 12.4%

         

Automatic Data Processing

     

5,115

 

829,806

 

Microsoft

     

58,280

 

8,355,604

 

Visa, Cl. A

     

24,025

b

4,297,111

 
       

13,482,521

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment - 6.4%

         

Apple

     

28,110

 

6,992,644

 

Transportation - 2.8%

         

Canadian Pacific Railway

     

10,135

 

2,303,787

 

Union Pacific

     

4,325

 

715,615

 
       

3,019,402

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $45,259,418)

     

107,804,056

 

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

               
 

Description

 

1-Day
Yield (%)

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Investment Companies - .7%

         

Registered Investment Companies - .7%

         

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund
(cost $741,616)

 

1.79

 

741,616

c

741,616

 

Total Investments (cost $46,001,034)

 

99.8%

 

108,545,672

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

.2%

 

231,879

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

 

108,777,551

 

ADR—American Depository Receipt

a Non-income producing security.

b Security, or portion thereof, on loan. At October 31, 2019, the value of the fund’s securities on loan was $7,542,072 and the value of the collateral was $7,754,948, consisting of U.S. Government & Agency securities.

c Investment in affiliated issuer. The investment objective of this investment company is publicly available and can be found within the investment company’s prospectus.

   

Portfolio Summary (Unaudited)

Value (%)

Information Technology

25.0

Consumer Staples

17.1

Communication Services

15.0

Financials

13.2

Health Care

10.1

Consumer Discretionary

6.0

Industrials

5.5

Energy

5.3

Materials

1.9

Investment Companies

.7

 

99.8

 Based on net assets.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED ISSUERS

             

Investment Companies

Value
10/31/18($)

Purchases($)

Sales ($)

Value
10/31/19($)

Net
Assets(%)

Dividends/
Distributions($)

Registered
Investment
Company;

       

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

852,918

11,160,730

11,272,032

741,616

.7

20,264

Investment
of Cash
Collateral
for Securities
Loaned:

   

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares

569,924

539,683

1,109,607

-

-

-

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund

-

6,406,825

6,406,825

-

-

-

Total

1,422,842

18,107,238

18,788,464

741,616

.7

20,264

 Effective January 2, 2019, cash collateral for securities lending was transferred from Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Money Market Fund, Institutional Shares to Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Government Plus Money Market Fund.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities—See Statement of Investments
(including securities on loan, valued at $7,542,072)—Note 1(b):

 

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

45,259,418

 

107,804,056

 

Affiliated issuers

 

741,616

 

741,616

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

209,169

 

Dividends, interest and securities lending income receivable

 

200,305

 

Receivable for shares of Common Stock subscribed

 

48,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

109,003,689

 

Liabilities ($):

 

 

 

 

Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates—Note 3(c)

 

111,587

 

Payable for shares of Common Stock redeemed

 

112,927

 

Directors fees and expenses payable

 

1,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

226,138

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

108,777,551

 

Composition of Net Assets ($):

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

41,210,220

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

67,567,331

 

Net Assets ($)

 

 

108,777,551

 

         

Net Asset Value Per Share

Class A

Class C

Class I

 

Net Assets ($)

82,845,902

12,000,802

13,930,847

 

Shares Outstanding

2,720,286

422,224

456,041

 

Net Asset Value Per Share ($)

30.45

28.42

30.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2019

             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Income ($):

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends (net of $30,641 foreign taxes withheld at source):

 

Unaffiliated issuers

 

 

2,179,008

 

Affiliated issuers

 

 

20,264

 

Income from securities lending—Note 1(b)

 

 

6,781

 

Total Income

 

 

2,206,053

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Management fee—Note 3(a)

 

 

986,733

 

Distribution/Service Plan fees—Note 3(b)

 

 

318,559

 

Directors’ fees—Note 3(a,c)

 

 

10,273

 

Loan commitment fees—Note 2

 

 

2,452

 

Total Expenses

 

 

1,318,017

 

Less—Directors’ fees reimbursed by
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.—Note 3(a)

 

 

(10,273)

 

Net Expenses

 

 

1,307,744

 

Investment Income—Net

 

 

898,309

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments—Note 4 ($):

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

4,802,444

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

9,456,406

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

 

 

14,258,850

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

15,157,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

         

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                   

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Operations ($):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income—net

 

 

898,309

 

 

 

1,467,729

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

4,802,444

 

 

 

44,695,660

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments

 

9,456,406

 

 

 

(34,631,962)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Resulting from Operations

15,157,159

 

 

 

11,531,427

 

Distributions ($):

 

Distributions to shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(7,949,099)

 

 

 

(3,803,785)

 

Class C

 

 

(1,285,022)

 

 

 

(1,177,451)

 

Class I

 

 

(1,536,182)

 

 

 

(4,661,261)

 

Total Distributions

 

 

(10,770,303)

 

 

 

(9,642,497)

 

Capital Stock Transactions ($):

 

Net proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

4,867,101

 

 

 

13,098,558

 

Class C

 

 

740,895

 

 

 

742,812

 

Class I

 

 

1,665,438

 

 

 

9,898,938

 

Distributions reinvested:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

6,816,464

 

 

 

3,194,431

 

Class C

 

 

1,081,390

 

 

 

1,045,602

 

Class I

 

 

1,276,321

 

 

 

4,497,755

 

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

(9,631,742)

 

 

 

(9,084,977)

 

Class C

 

 

(3,386,987)

 

 

 

(12,611,158)

 

Class I

 

 

(4,366,605)

 

 

 

(84,457,937)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
from Capital Stock Transactions

(937,725)

 

 

 

(73,675,976)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

3,449,131

 

 

 

(71,787,046)

 

Net Assets ($):

 

Beginning of Period

 

 

105,328,420

 

 

 

177,115,466

 

End of Period

 

 

108,777,551

 

 

 

105,328,420

 

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Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Capital Share Transactions (Shares):

 

Class Aa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

173,546

 

 

 

443,873

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

263,263

 

 

 

110,391

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(346,299)

 

 

 

(304,960)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

90,510

 

 

 

249,304

 

Class Ca,b

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

31,078

 

 

 

26,658

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

44,893

 

 

 

38,367

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(129,439)

 

 

 

(453,238)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(53,468)

 

 

 

(388,213)

 

Class Ib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

 

 

57,576

 

 

 

332,619

 

Shares issued for distributions reinvested

 

 

49,120

 

 

 

155,172

 

Shares redeemed

 

 

(161,192)

 

 

 

(2,792,124)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares Outstanding

(54,496)

 

 

 

(2,304,333)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aDuring the period ended October 31, 2019, 5,829 Class C shares representing $160,102 were automatically converted to 5,459 Class A shares and during the period ended October 31, 2018, 31,352 Class C shares representing $871,409 were automatically converted to 29,560 Class A shares.

 

bDuring the period ended October 31, 2018, 392 Class C shares representing $11,279 were exchanged for 368 Class I shares.

 

See notes to financial statements.

               

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables describe the performance for each share class for the fiscal periods indicated. All information (except portfolio turnover rate) reflects financial results for a single fund share. Total return shows how much your investment in the fund would have increased (or decreased) during each period, assuming you had reinvested all dividends and distributions. These figures have been derived from the fund’s financial statements.

               
       
     

Class A Shares

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

29.35

29.44

24.06

25.52

26.65

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.26

.24

.24

.26

.31

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

3.85

1.25

5.39

(.12)

(.47)

Total from Investment Operations

 

4.11

1.49

5.63

.14

(.16)

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.30)

(.23)

(.24)

(.28)

(.31)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(2.71)

(1.35)

(.01)

(1.32)

(.66)

Total Distributions

 

(3.01)

(1.58)

(.25)

(1.60)

(.97)

Net asset value, end of period

 

30.45

29.35

29.44

24.06

25.52

Total Return (%)b

 

15.88

5.19

23.55

.54

(.65)

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

1.21

1.26

1.36

1.36

1.36

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

1.20

1.25

1.35

1.35

1.35

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

.92

.82

.91

1.07

1.20

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

2.69

5.63

1.14

10.84

11.02

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

82,846

77,180

70,073

62,985

74,091

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Exclusive of sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

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Class C Shares

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

27.59

27.77

22.71

24.17

25.30

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.05

.02

.05

.07

.11

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

3.58

1.18

5.07

(.10)

(.45)

Total from Investment Operations

 

3.63

1.20

5.12

(.03)

(.34)

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.09)

(.03)

(.05)

(.11)

(.13)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(2.71)

(1.35)

(.01)

(1.32)

(.66)

Total Distributions

 

(2.80)

(1.38)

(.06)

(1.43)

(.79)

Net asset value, end of period

 

28.42

27.59

27.77

22.71

24.17

Total Return (%)b

 

15.01

4.41

22.58

(.18)

(1.42)

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

1.96

2.01

2.11

2.11

2.11

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

1.95

2.00

2.10

2.10

2.10

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

.18

.06

.19

.32

.45

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

2.69

5.63

1.14

10.84

11.02

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

12,001

13,123

23,993

26,237

32,241

a Based on average shares outstanding.

b Exclusive of sales charge.

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

                     
             
     

Class I Shares

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Per Share Data ($):

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

29.43

29.50

24.12

25.57

26.71

Investment Operations:

           

Investment income—neta

 

.33

.33

.30

.31

.37

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

 

3.87

1.26

5.39

(.10)

(.47)

Total from Investment Operations

 

4.20

1.59

5.69

.21

(.10)

Distributions:

           

Dividends from
investment income—net

 

(.37)

(.31)

(.30)

(.34)

(.38)

Dividends from net realized
gain on investments

 

(2.71)

(1.35)

(.01)

(1.32)

(.66)

Total Distributions

 

(3.08)

(1.66)

(.31)

(1.66)

(1.04)

Net asset value, end of period

 

30.55

29.43

29.50

24.12

25.57

Total Return (%)

 

16.21

5.51

23.80

.83

(.43)

Ratios/Supplemental Data (%):

           

Ratio of total expenses
to average net assets

 

.96

1.01

1.11

1.11

1.11

Ratio of net expenses
to average net assets

 

.95

1.00

1.10

1.10

1.10

Ratio of net investment income
to average net assets

 

1.18

1.11

1.14

1.30

1.44

Portfolio Turnover Rate

 

2.69

5.63

1.14

10.84

11.02

Net Assets, end of period ($ x 1,000)

 

13,931

15,026

83,050

83,419

71,785

a Based on average shares outstanding.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies:

BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund (the “fund”) is a separate diversified series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (the “Company”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company and operates as a series company currently offering six series, including the fund. The fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation consistent with minimizing realized capital gains. BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”), serves as the fund’s investment adviser. Fayez Sarofim & Co. (the “Sub-Adviser”), serves as the fund’s sub-investment adviser.

Effective June 3, 2019, the fund changed its name from Dreyfus Tax Managed Growth Fund to BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund and the Company changed its name from The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc. to BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In addition, The Dreyfus Corporation, the fund’s investment adviser, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.”, MBSC Securities Corporation, the fund’s distributor, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Securities Corporation” and Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the fund’s transfer agent, changed its name to “BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.”

BNY Mellon Securities Corporation (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, is the distributor of the fund’s shares. The fund is authorized to issue 600 million shares of $.001 par value Common Stock. The fund currently has authorized four classes of shares: Class A (300 million shares authorized), Class C (100 million shares authorized), Class I (100 million shares authorized) and Class T (100 million shares authorized). Class A, Class C and Class T shares are sold primarily to retail investors through financial intermediaries and bear Distribution fees and/or Service Plan fees. Class A and Class T shares generally are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on Class C shares redeemed within one year of purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after the date of purchase, without the imposition of a sales charge. Class I shares are sold primarily to bank trust departments and other financial service providers (including The Bank of New York Mellon, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon and an affiliate of the Adviser, and its affiliates), acting on behalf of customers having a qualified trust or an investment account or relationship

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

at such institution, and bear no Distribution or Service Plan fees. Class I shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or CDSC. As of the date of this report, the fund did not offer Class T shares for purchase. Other differences between the classes include the services offered to and the expenses borne by each class, and certain voting rights. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.

The Company accounts separately for the assets, liabilities and operations of each series. Expenses directly attributable to each series are charged to that series’ operations; expenses which are applicable to all series are allocated among them on a pro rata basis.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. The fund does not anticipate recognizing any loss related to these arrangements.

(a) Portfolio valuation: The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly.

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GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

Investments in equity securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange or national securities market on which such securities are primarily traded. Securities listed on the National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price that day, at the last sales price. For open short positions, asked prices are used for valuation purposes. Bid price is used when no asked price is available. Registered investment companies that are not traded on an exchange are valued at their net asset value. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Securities not listed on an exchange or the national securities market, or securities for which there were no transactions, are valued at the average of the most recent bid and asked prices. These securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market), but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For restricted securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2019 in valuing the fund’s investments:

           
 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable
Inputs

Level 3 -Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

Assets ($)

     

Investments in Securities:

     

Equity Securities - Common Stocks

107,804,056

-

-

107,804,056

Investment
Companies

741,616

-

-

741,616

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

(b) Securities transactions and investment income: Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income, including, where applicable, accretion of discount and amortization of premium on investments, is recognized on the accrual basis.

Pursuant to a securities lending agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon, the fund may lend securities to qualified institutions. It is the fund’s policy that, at origination, all loans are secured by collateral of at least 102% of the value of U.S. securities loaned and 105% of the value of foreign securities loaned. Collateral equivalent to at least 100% of the market value of securities on loan is maintained at all times. Collateral is either in the form of cash, which can be invested in certain money market

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mutual funds managed by the Adviser, or U.S. Government and Agency securities. The fund is entitled to receive all dividends, interest and distributions on securities loaned, in addition to income earned as a result of the lending transaction. Should a borrower fail to return the securities in a timely manner, The Bank of New York Mellon is required to replace the securities for the benefit of the fund or credit the fund with the market value of the unreturned securities and is subrogated to the fund’s rights against the borrower and the collateral. Additionally, the contractual maturity of security lending transactions are on an overnight and continuous basis. During the period ended October 31, 2019, The Bank of New York Mellon earned $1,291 from the lending of the fund’s portfolio securities, pursuant to the securities lending agreement.

(c) Affiliated issuers: Investments in other investment companies advised by the Adviser are considered “affiliated” under the Act.

(d) Dividends and distributions to shareholders: Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from investment income-net are normally declared and paid quarterly. Dividends from net realized capital gains, if any, are normally declared and paid annually, but the fund may make distributions on a more frequent basis to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To the extent that net realized capital gains can be offset by capital loss carryovers, it is the policy of the fund not to distribute such gains. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

(e) Federal income taxes: It is the policy of the fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company, if such qualification is in the best interests of its shareholders, by complying with the applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distributions of taxable income and net realized capital gain sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes.

As of and during the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not have any liabilities for any uncertain tax positions. The fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each tax year in the four-year period ended October 31, 2019 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

At October 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows: undistributed ordinary income $224,984, undistributed capital gains $4,797,709 and unrealized appreciation $62,544,638.

The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders during the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows: ordinary income $1,070,298 and $1,687,328, and long-term capital gains $9,700,005 and $7,955,169, respectively.

(f) New Accounting Pronouncements: Effective June 1, 2019, the fund adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The update provides guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 had no impact on the operations of the fund for the period ended October 31, 2019.

NOTE 2—Bank Lines of Credit:

The fund participates with other long-term open-end funds managed by the Adviser in a $1.030 billion unsecured credit facility led by Citibank, N.A. (the “Citibank Credit Facility”) and a $300 million unsecured credit facility provided by The Bank of New York Mellon (the “BNYM Credit Facility”), each to be utilized primarily for temporary or emergency purposes, including the financing of redemptions (each, a “Facility”). The Citibank Credit Facility is available in two tranches: (i) Tranche A is in an amount equal to $830 million and is available to all long-term open-ended funds, including the fund, and (ii) Tranche B is in amount equal to $200 million and is available only to BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund, a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. In connection therewith, the fund has agreed to pay its pro rata portion of commitment fees for Tranche A of the Citibank Credit Facility and the BNYM Credit Facility. Interest is charged to the fund based on rates determined pursuant to the terms of the respective Facility at the time of borrowing. During the period ended October 31, 2019, the fund did not borrow under the Facilities.

NOTE 3—Investment Management Fee, Sub-Investment Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

(a) Pursuant to an investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser provides or arranges for one or more third parties and/or affiliates to provide investment management, administrative, custody, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the fund. The Adviser also directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment

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objective, policies and limitations. For these services, the fund is contractually obligated to pay the Adviser a fee, calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of .95% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets. Out of its fee, the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the fund except brokerage fees, taxes, interest expenses, commitment fees on borrowings, Distribution Plan fees and Service Plan fees, fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. In addition, the Adviser is required to reduce its fee in an amount equal to the fund’s allocable portion of fees and expenses of the non-interested Directors (including counsel fees). During the period ended October 31, 2019, fees reimbursed by the Adviser amount to $10,273.

Pursuant to a sub-investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser pays the Sub-Adviser a monthly fee at an annual rate of .2175% of the value of the fund’s average daily net assets.

During the period ended October 31, 2019, the Distributor retained $7,582 from commissions earned on sales of the fund’s Class A shares and $81 from CDSC fees on redemptions of the fund’s Class C shares.

(b) Under the Distribution Plans adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Distribution Plans”) under the Act, Class A shares pay annually up to .25% of the value of its average daily net assets to compensate the Distributor for shareholder servicing activities and expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares. Class C shares pay the Distributor for distributing its shares at an aggregate annual rate of .75% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. Class C shares are also subject to a service plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Service Plan”), under which Class C shares pay the Distributor for providing certain services to the holders of their shares, a fee at an annual rate of .25% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. During the period ended October 31, 2019, Class A and Class C shares were charged $195,688 and $92,153, respectively, pursuant to their Distribution Plans. During the period ended October 31, 2019, Class C shares were charged $30,718 pursuant to the Service Plan.

Under its terms, the Distribution Plans and Service Plan shall remain in effect from year to year, provided such continuance is approved annually by a vote of a majority of those Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of or in any agreement related to the Distribution Plans or Service Plan.

The components of “Due to BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and affiliates” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities consist of: management

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

fees of $86,831, Distribution Plans fees of $24,967 and Service Plan fees of $2,514, which are offset against an expense reimbursement currently in effect in the amount of $2,725.

(c) Each Board member also serves as a Board member of other funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds complex. Annual retainer fees and attendance fees are allocated to each fund based on net assets.

NOTE 4—Securities Transactions:

The aggregate amount of purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term securities, during the period ended October 31, 2019, amounted to $2,778,698 and $13,639,789, respectively.

At October 31, 2019, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $46,001,034; accordingly, accumulated net unrealized appreciation on investments was $62,544,638, consisting of $63,247,264 gross unrealized appreciation and $702,626 gross unrealized depreciation.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of the Fund and Board of Directors of
BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc. (formerly, The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc.):

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund (formerly, Dreyfus Tax Managed Growth Fund) (the “Fund”), a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc., including the statement of investments, as of October 31, 2019, and the statement of investments in affiliated issuers as of and for the year then ended, the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements), and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

We have served as the auditor of one or more BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. investment companies since 1994.

New York, New York
December 20, 2019

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IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

For federal tax purposes, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable, but not less than $1,070,298 as ordinary income dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2019 as qualified dividend income in accordance with Section 854(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than 100% of ordinary income dividends paid during the year ended October 31, 2019 as eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction provided under Section 243 of the Internal Revenue Code in accordance with Section 854(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will receive notification in early 2020 of the percentage applicable to the preparation of their 2019 income tax returns. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than $2.6955 per share as a capital gain dividend in accordance with Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code. Also, the fund reports the maximum amount allowable but not less than $.0126 as a short-term capital gain dividend paid on December 10, 2018 in accordance with Sections 871(k)(2) and 881(e) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited)

INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS

Joseph S. DiMartino (76)

Chairman of the Board (1999)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Corporate Director and Trustee (1995-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (1997-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 120

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Francine J. Bovich (68)

Board Member (2012)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Trustee, The Bradley Trusts, private trust funds (2011-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a real estate investment trust, Director (2014-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 70

———————

Andrew J. Donohue (68)

Board Member (2019)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Of Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP (2017-2019)

· Chief of Staff to the Chair of the SEC (2015-2017)

· Managing Director and Investment Company General Counsel of Goldman Sachs (2012-2015)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· Oppenheimer Funds (58 funds), Director (2017-2019)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Kenneth A. Himmel (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Managing Partner, Gulf Related, an international real estate development company (2010-Present)

· President and CEO, Related Urban Development, a real estate development company (1996-Present)

· President and CEO, Himmel & Company, a real estate development company (1980-Present)

· CEO, American Food Management, a restaurant company (1983-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

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BOARD MEMBERS INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS (continued)

Stephen J. Lockwood (72)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Chairman of the Board, Stephen J. Lockwood and Company LLC, a real estate investment company (2000-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 23

———————

Roslyn M. Watson (70)

Board Member (1994)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, Watson Ventures, Inc., a real estate investment company (1993-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· American Express Bank, FSB, Director (1993-2018)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 56

———————

Benaree Pratt Wiley (73)

Board Member (1998)

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

· Principal, The Wiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy and business development (2005-Present)

Other Public Company Board Memberships During Past 5 Years:

· CBIZ, Inc., a public company providing professional business services, products and solutions, Director (2008-Present)

· Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts (2004-Present)

No. of Portfolios for which Board Member Serves: 76

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Once elected all Board Members serve for an indefinite term, but achieve Emeritus status upon reaching age 80. The address of the Board Members and Officers is c/o BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. 240 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10286. Additional information about the Board Members is available in the fund’s Statement of Additional Information which can be obtained from the Adviser free of charge by calling this toll free number: 1-800-373-9387.

James M. Fitzgibbons, Emeritus Board Member

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited)

RENEE LAROCHE-MORRIS, President since May 2019.

President and a director of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. since January 2018. She is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 48 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2003.

JAMES WINDELS, Treasurer since November 2001.

Director- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 61 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1985.

BENNETT A. MACDOUGALL, Chief Legal Officer since October 2015.

Chief Legal Officer of the Adviser and Associate General Counsel and Managing Director of BNY Mellon since June 2015; Director and Associate General Counsel of Deutsche Bank – Asset & Wealth Management Division from June 2005 to June 2015, and as Chief Legal Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. from June 2012 to May 2015. He is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 48 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 2015.

DAVID DIPETRILLO, Vice President since May 2019.

Head of North America Product, BNY Mellon Investment Management since January 2018, Director of Product Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2016 to December 2017; Head of US Retail Product and Channel Marketing, BNY Mellon Investment Management from January 2014 to December 2015. He is an officer of 63 investment companies (comprised of 120 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 41 years old and has been an employee of BNY Mellon since 2005.

JAMES BITETTO, Vice President since August 2005 and Secretary since February 2018.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon from April 2014 to November 2019; Secretary of the Adviser, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 53 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since December 1996.

SONALEE CROSS, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2018.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since October 2016; Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP from April 2016 to September 2016; Attorney at EnTrust Capital from August 2015 to February 2016; Associate at Sidley Austin LLP from September 2013 to August 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 32 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 2016.

DEIRDRE CUNNANE, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Counsel of BNY Mellon since August 2018; Senior Regulatory Specialist at BNY Mellon Investment Management Services from February 2016 to August 2018; Trustee Associate at BNY Mellon Trust Company (Ireland) Limited from August 2013 to February 2016. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 29 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since August 2018.

SARAH S. KELLEHER, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since April 2014.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since December 2017, Senior Counsel of BNY Mellon from March 2013 to December 2017. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 44 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since March 2013.

JEFF PRUSNOFSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since August 2005.

Senior Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 54 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1990.

PETER M. SULLIVAN, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2019.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 2004.

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OFFICERS OF THE FUND (Unaudited) (continued)

NATALYA ZELENSKY, Vice President and Assistant Secretary since March 2017.

Managing Counsel of BNY Mellon since November 2019; Counsel of BNY Mellon from May 2016 to November 2019; Attorney at Wildermuth Endowment Strategy Fund/Wildermuth Advisory, LLC from November 2015 to May 2016 and Assistant General Counsel at RCS Advisory Services from July 2014 to November 2015. She is an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 34 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since May 2016.

GAVIN C. REILLY, Assistant Treasurer since December 2005.

Tax Manager - BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since April 1991.

ROBERT S. ROBOL, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager- BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 55 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since October 1988.

ROBERT SALVIOLO, Assistant Treasurer since July 2007.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since June 1989.

ROBERT SVAGNA, Assistant Treasurer since December 2002.

Senior Accounting Manager – BNY Mellon Fund Administration, and an officer of 64 investment companies (comprised of 143 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. He is 52 years old and has been an employee of the Adviser since November 1990.

JOSEPH W. CONNOLLY, Chief Compliance Officer since October 2004.

Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser, the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust (64 investment companies, comprised of 143 portfolios). He is 62 years old and has served in various capacities with the the Adviser since 1980, including manager of the firm’s Fund Accounting Department from 1997 through October 2001.

CARIDAD M. CAROSELLA, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer since January 2016.

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust since January 2016; from May 2015 to December 2015, Interim Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and BNY Mellon Funds Trust and the Distributor; from January 2012 to May 2015, AML Surveillance Officer of the Distributor. She is an officer of 57 investment companies (comprised of 136 portfolios) managed by the Adviser. She is 51 years old and has been an employee of the Distributor since 1997.

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NOTES

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For More Information

BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund

240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Adviser

BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Sub-Adviser

Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Two Houston Center
Suite 2907
909 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77010

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agent &
Dividend Disbursing Agent

BNY Mellon Transfer, Inc.
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

Distributor

BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
240 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10286

   

Ticker Symbols:

Class A: DTMGX Class C: DPTAX Class I: DPTRX

Telephone Call your financial representative or 1-800-373-9387

Mail The BNY Mellon Family of Funds, 144 Glenn Curtiss Boulevard, Uniondale, NY 11556-0144

E-mail Send your request to info@bnymellon.com

Internet Information can be viewed online or downloaded at www.bnymellonim.com/us

The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the fund voted these proxies for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at www.bnymellonim.com/us and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-373-9387.

   

© 2019 BNY Mellon Securities Corporation
0149AR1019

 


 

 

Item 2.             Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.  There have been no amendments to, or waivers in connection with, the Code of Ethics during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.             Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant's Board has determined that Joseph S. DiMartino, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").  Mr. DiMartino is "independent" as defined by the SEC for purposes of audit committee financial expert determinations.

Item 4.             Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a)  Audit Fees.  The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the "Reporting Periods") for professional services rendered by the Registrant's principal accountant (the "Auditor") for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $106,540 in 2018 and $114,380 in 2019.

 

(b)  Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $15,370 in 2018 and $15,630 in 2019. These services consisted of one or more of the following: (i) agreed upon procedures related to compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 817(h), (ii) security counts required by Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (iii) advisory services as to the accounting or disclosure treatment of Registrant transactions or events and (iv) advisory services to the accounting or disclosure treatment of the actual or potential impact to the Registrant of final or proposed rules, standards or interpretations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Boards or other regulatory or standard-setting bodies.

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for non-audit assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant ("Service Affiliates"), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the Service Affiliate, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2018 and $0 in 2019.

 

(c)  Tax Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning ("Tax Services") were $8,070 in 2018 and $8,190 in 2019. These services consisted of: (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2018 and $0 in 2019. 

 

(d)  All Other Fees.  The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $0 in 2018 and $0 in 2019.


 

 

The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (c) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee, were $0 in 2018 and $0 in 2019. 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant's Audit Committee has established policies and procedures (the "Policy") for pre-approval (within specified fee limits) of the Auditor's engagements for non-audit services to the Registrant and Service Affiliates without specific case-by-case consideration. The pre-approved services in the Policy can include pre-approved audit services, pre-approved audit-related services, pre-approved tax services and pre-approved all other services.  Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.  Pre-approvals pursuant to the Policy are considered annually.

(e)(2) Note. None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $331,000 in 2018 and $463,000 in 2019. 

 

Auditor Independence. The Registrant's Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates, which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval), is compatible with maintaining the Auditor's independence.

 

Item 5.             Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

                        Not applicable. 

Item 6.             Investments.

(a)                    Not applicable.

Item 7.             Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

                        Not applicable. 

Item 8.             Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable. 

Item 9.             Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers.

                        Not applicable. 

Item 10.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures applicable to Item 10.


 

Item 11.           Controls and Procedures.

(a)        The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)        There were no changes to the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting. 

Item 12.           Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable. 

Item 13.           Exhibits.

(a)(1)    Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)    Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

(a)(3)    Not applicable.

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.

By:       /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris

            Renee LaRoche-Morris

            President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:    January 9, 2020

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:       /s/ Renee LaRoche-Morris

            Renee LaRoche-Morris

            President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:    January 9, 2020

 

By:       /s/ James Windels

            James Windels

            Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

Date:    January 7, 2020

 

 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

(a)(1)    Code of ethics referred to in Item 2.

(a)(2)    Certifications of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.CERT)

(b)        Certification of principal executive and principal financial officers as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  (EX-99.906CERT)