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

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-01800

U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101

Jessica Chase, Principal Executive Officer
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101
207-347-2000

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2016 – March 31, 2016


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
United States Government and Agency Obligations 90.01%
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Federal Farm Credit Bank 27.00%
                   
Fixed Rates:
                   
     
1.13
 
09/22/17
 
$
2,000,000
   
$
2,011,134
 
     
1.16
 
10/23/17
   
1,000,000
     
1,005,783
 
Variable Rates:
                         
     
0.42
 
07/08/16
   
2,000,000
     
2,000,306
 
     
0.44
 
01/30/17
   
1,650,000
     
1,648,216
 
     
0.46
 
04/27/17
   
10,000,000
     
9,990,070
 
                       
16,655,509
 
Federal Home Loan Bank 54.24%
                         
Fixed Rates:
                         
     
1.10
 
12/22/16
   
10,000,000
     
10,035,220
 
     
5.13
 
03/10/17
   
1,000,000
     
1,041,623
 
     
0.88
 
09/22/17
   
1,500,000
     
1,505,469
 
     
0.88
 
09/27/17
   
3,000,000
     
3,008,421
 
     
1.00
 
12/19/17
   
8,000,000
     
8,030,680
 
     
1.13
 
03/29/18
   
750,000
     
755,081
 
     
1.70
 
07/26/18
   
3,000,000
     
3,010,236
 
     
1.50
 
03/08/19
   
4,000,000
     
4,068,000
 
     
1.22
 
04/11/19
   
2,000,000
     
1,999,040
 
                       
33,453,770
 
Tennessee Valley Authority 8.77%
                         
Fixed Rates:
                         
     
6.25
 
12/15/17
   
2,930,000
     
3,193,624
 
     
1.75
 
10/15/18
   
2,174,000
     
2,216,630
 
                       
5,410,254
 
                 
Total Investments 90.01%
                     
55,519,533
 
(cost $55,256,234)
                         
Other assets and liabilities, net 9.99%
                     
6,158,920
 
                           
Net Assets 100.0%
                   
$
61,678,453
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds 80.48%
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Alabama 0.98%
                   
Alabama Public School & College Authority
   
5.00
 
12/01/16
 
$
290,000
   
$
298,471
 
Bessemer, Alabama Electric Revenue, Refunding, AGM
   
3.10
 
12/01/21
   
100,000
     
105,917
 
Huntsville City, Alabama Electric System Revenue, AGM
   
4.00
 
12/01/16
   
60,000
     
61,360
 
Jasper Alabama Water Works & Sewer Board, Inc., Utilities Revenue, Series A
   
3.00
 
06/01/16
   
90,000
     
90,343
 
Limestone County, Water & Sewer Authority
   
2.25
 
12/01/21
   
365,000
     
368,223
 
Mobile Alabama, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series B
   
5.00
 
02/15/17
   
45,000
     
46,710
 
Pelham, Alabama, GO Unlimited
   
2.00
 
02/01/18
   
130,000
     
132,673
 
                       
1,103,697
 
Alaska 0.04%
                         
Valdez Alaska, School District, GO Unlimited
   
4.00
 
06/30/17
   
40,000
     
41,586
 
Arizona 0.85%
                         
Arizona Board of Regents Certificates of Participation, Series B, AMBAC
   
4.50
 
06/01/16
   
200,000
     
201,270
 
Arizona State Transportation Board Excise Tax Revenue
   
5.00
 
07/01/17
   
175,000
     
184,354
 
McAllister Academic Village LLC, Arizona State University Hassayampa Revenue, Refunding
   
5.75
 
07/01/18
   
200,000
     
220,930
 
Page, Arizona, Pledged Revenue, Refunding
   
3.00
 
07/01/16
   
350,000
     
351,967
 
                       
958,521
 
Arkansas 0.50%
                         
Hot Springs, Arizona Wastewater Revenue
   
4.00
 
12/01/19
   
510,000
     
557,466
 
California 3.75%
                         
California State, Prerefunded, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
09/01/35
   
130,000
     
132,356
 
California State, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
12/01/26
   
150,000
     
154,351
 
California State, Recreational Facility, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
12/01/19
   
5,000
     
5,017
 
California State, Statewide Communities Development Authority, Enloe Medical Center Revenue, Series A
   
5.25
 
08/15/18
   
340,000
     
375,652
 
Chaffey Community College District, GO Unlimited, Series C, NATL
   
5.00
 
06/01/32
   
300,000
     
315,354
 
Delano, California Union High School District, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series A, NATL
   
4.75
 
02/01/17
   
200,000
     
206,442
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
California (cont'd)
                         
Elk Grove Unified School District, Community Facilities District #1, Refunding, Special Tax Revenue
   
2.00
 
12/01/16
 
$
310,000
   
$
312,080
 
Los Angeles Unified School District, Election 2004, GO Unlimited, Series H, AGM
   
5.00
 
07/01/32
   
200,000
     
209,746
 
Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency, Refunding, Tax Allocation
   
5.00
 
10/01/19
   
200,000
     
225,672
 
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
   
5.00
 
03/01/27
   
1,000,000
     
1,214,869
 
Santa Clara County, California Financing Authority Revenue, Obstetrics and Gynecology, El Camino Hospital, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
02/01/18
   
350,000
     
370,153
 
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Series A, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
04/01/27
   
370,000
     
386,065
 
Santa Paula Schools Financing Authority, Santa Paula Elementary School District Revenue, AGM
   
4.25
 
11/01/22
   
300,000
     
315,219
 
                       
4,222,976
 
Colorado 1.24%
                         
Denver, Colorado, Health & Hospital Authority, Healthcare Revenue, Series A
   
5.00
 
12/01/16
   
265,000
     
272,330
 
Pueblo County, School District No. 70, GO Unlimited
   
4.00
 
12/01/24
   
990,000
     
1,121,362
 
                       
1,393,692
 
Connecticut 0.67%
                         
Bristol, Connecticut, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
3.00
 
10/15/16
   
180,000
     
182,349
 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Bridgeport Hospital, Series D
   
5.00
 
07/01/19
   
395,000
     
442,534
 
Connecticut State, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series E
   
5.00
 
12/15/18
   
125,000
     
129,019
 
                       
753,902
 
District of Columbia 0.53%
                         
District of Columbia Income Tax Revenue, Series A
   
5.25
 
12/01/27
   
300,000
     
344,949
 
Washington D.C. Convention Center Authority Dedicated Tax Revenue, Refunding, Series A, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
10/01/16
   
250,000
     
255,288
 
                       
600,237
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Florida 6.42%
                         
Broward County, Florida, Civic Arena Project, Refunding, Series A, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
09/01/20
 
$
500,000
   
$
508,895
 
Cape Coral, Florida Gas Tax Revenue, Series A
   
4.00
 
10/01/16
   
255,000
     
259,088
 
Citizens Property Insurance Co., Senior Secured, Coastal Account, Revenue, Series A-1
   
4.00
 
06/01/18
   
100,000
     
106,359
 
Delray Beach Florida, Utilities Tax Revenue, Refunding
   
5.00
 
06/01/23
   
505,000
     
611,146
 
Escambia County, Florida, Health Facilities Authority Revenue, Baptist Hospital, Inc. Project, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/15/19
   
290,000
     
320,728
 
Florida State Board of Education Lottery Revenue, Series B, BHAC
   
5.00
 
07/01/26
   
100,000
     
106,195
 
Florida State Board of Governors Parking Facility Revenue, Series A
   
3.00
 
07/01/17
   
300,000
     
308,796
 
Florida State Department of Management Services Certificates of Participation, Refunding, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/01/19
   
500,000
     
565,535
 
Florida State Department of Management Services Certificates of Participation, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/01/24
   
340,000
     
374,707
 
Florida State Municipal Power Agency, Stanton Project Revenue, Refunding
   
5.13
 
10/01/17
   
300,000
     
319,257
 
Hillsborough County, Florida School Board, Refunding, Series A
   
4.25
 
07/01/25
   
300,000
     
330,636
 
Hillsborough County, Florida School Board, Certificates of Participation, Refunding, NATL
   
4.00
 
07/01/19
   
100,000
     
103,658
 
Jacksonville Florida Special Revenue, Series C
   
5.00
 
10/01/20
   
270,000
     
314,064
 
Leesburg, Florida Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Refunding
   
5.00
 
10/01/21
   
405,000
     
467,180
 
Margate, Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, Refunding, AGM
   
4.00
 
10/01/19
   
250,000
     
269,928
 
Miami - Dade County, Florida Expressway Authority Toll System Revenue, Series A
   
5.00
 
07/01/21
   
430,000
     
507,684
 
Miami - Dade County, Florida School Board Foundation, Series B, AGC
   
5.00
 
11/01/31
   
200,000
     
204,960
 
Miami - Dade County, Florida Water & Sewer Revenue System, Series A, AGM
   
4.00
 
10/01/16
   
235,000
     
238,941
 
Orange County School Board, Certificate of Participation, Certificates of Participation, Series A, NATL
   
5.00
 
08/01/32
   
275,000
     
290,683
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Florida (cont'd)
                         
Orlando, Florida Community Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Revenue, Downtown District, Series A
   
4.00
 
09/01/17
 
$
225,000
   
$
231,057
 
Polk County, Florida School District Revenue, AGM
   
5.00
 
10/01/17
   
215,000
     
228,240
 
Saint Johns County, Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding, AGM
   
5.00
 
10/01/20
   
310,000
     
360,446
 
Volusia County, Florida School Board Sales Tax Revenue, NATL
   
4.20
 
10/01/16
   
200,000
     
203,350
 
                       
7,231,533
 
Georgia 1.85%
                         
Atlanta Downtown Development Authority, Series A, NATL
   
4.25
 
12/01/16
   
250,000
     
251,333
 
Carroll City-County, Georgia Hospital Authority, Tanner Medical Center, Inc. Project
   
5.00
 
07/01/18
   
600,000
     
654,534
 
Georgia State Municipal Electric Authority Revenue, Unrefunded, NATL
   
5.50
 
01/01/20
   
40,000
     
42,566
 
Georgia State Municipal Gas Authority, Toccoa Project, Refunding, AGM
   
5.00
 
06/01/22
   
600,000
     
702,174
 
Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority, Southeast Georgia Health System and Affiliates Revenue, Anticipation Certificates, Series A
   
4.50
 
08/01/17
   
150,000
     
156,797
 
Gwinnett County, Georgia, Hospital Authority, Gwinnett Hospital Systems Revenue, Series B, AGM
   
5.00
 
07/01/18
   
250,000
     
271,790
 
                       
2,079,194
 
Guam 0.22%
                         
Guam Education Financing Foundation Certificate of Participation, Series A
   
4.25
 
10/01/18
   
250,000
     
253,323
 
Idaho 0.23%
                         
Idaho Housing & Finance Association, Grant & Revenue Anticipation, Federal Highway Trust Fund, Series A
   
5.00
 
07/15/21
   
225,000
     
263,192
 
Illinois 5.43%
                         
Chicago Board of Education, GO Unlimited, NATL
   
5.25
 
12/01/19
   
300,000
     
327,105
 
Chicago Board of Education, Dedicated Revenues, GO Unlimited, Series F
   
5.00
 
12/01/16
   
300,000
     
308,640
 
Chicago, Illinois, City Colleges, GO Unlimited, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
01/01/17
   
115,000
     
117,087
 
Chicago, Illinois, Direct Access Bond, GO Unlimited, Series E-1 B, AMBAC
   
4.00
 
01/01/19
   
200,000
     
200,502
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Illinois (cont'd)
                         
Chicago, Illinois, O’Hare International Airport Revenue, Gen - Third Lien, Series C, AGC
   
5.25
 
01/01/23
 
$
250,000
   
$
284,643
 
Clinton Bond Fayette Etc Counties Community College District No. 501 Kaskaskia, GO Unlimited
   
5.75
 
12/01/19
   
500,000
     
570,700
 
Du Page County, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
5.60
 
01/01/21
   
330,000
     
371,804
 
Du Page County School District No. 33 West Chicago, Redunding, Series B
   
4.00
 
12/01/21
   
1,000,000
     
1,110,949
 
Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Unrefunded, NATL (ZCB)
   
1.74(1)
06/15/18
   
415,000
     
399,521
 
Illinois Regional Transportation Authority, Series A, AMBAC
   
7.20
 
11/01/20
   
145,000
     
167,797
 
Illinois State, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
05/01/18
   
1,000,000
     
1,067,109
 
Lake & McHenry County, Fox Lake, Illinois, Debt Certificates, Series B
   
3.00
 
11/01/19
   
265,000
     
274,834
 
Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Sanitation District, Sewer Revenue, Senior Lien, Series A
   
4.00
 
01/01/17
   
570,000
     
582,848
 
Will Grundy Etc Counties Community College District No. 525, Joliet Junior College Project, GO Unlimited
   
6.25
 
06/01/22
   
300,000
     
333,567
 
                       
6,117,106
 
Indiana 2.08%
                         
Fort Wayne, Indiana Waterworks Utility Revenue
   
2.00
 
12/01/16
   
585,000
     
590,271
 
Indiana State Finance Authority, Refunding
   
5.00
 
07/01/16
   
200,000
     
202,168
 
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Waterworks Project, Series 2007 L, NATL
   
5.25
 
01/01/33
   
305,000
     
325,478
 
Merrillville Redevelopment Authority
   
5.00
 
08/15/20
   
350,000
     
401,041
 
Tri-Creek 2002 High School Building, AGM
   
5.00
 
07/15/19
   
800,000
     
825,864
 
                       
2,344,822
 
Iowa 0.38%
                         
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa State Board of Regents, Hospital Revenue, Series A
   
3.00
 
09/01/19
   
400,000
     
425,472
 
Kansas 0.28%
                         
Sedgwick County, Kansas, Unified School District No. 266 Maize, GO Unlimited, NATL
   
5.00
 
09/01/17
   
50,000
     
52,958
 
Wichita, Kansas, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series A
   
5.00
 
12/01/17
   
250,000
     
267,663
 
                       
320,621
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Kentucky 2.49%
                         
Bowling Green, Kentucky, GO Unlimited, Series B
   
4.00
 
09/01/16
 
$
215,000
   
$
217,956
 
Fort Thomas Independent School District Finance Corp., Series C
   
2.00
 
11/01/17
   
465,000
     
473,184
 
Jefferson County School District Finance, Refunding, Series B
   
4.00
 
12/01/22
   
500,000
     
572,410
 
Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, Federal Highway Trust Fund
   
5.00
 
09/01/17
   
450,000
     
475,187
 
Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, Power System Revenue, Prairie State Project, Series A, NATL
   
5.25
 
09/01/22
   
440,000
     
467,179
 
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, Series A
   
5.00
 
05/15/23
   
500,000
     
597,100
 
                       
2,803,016
 
Louisiana 4.26%
                         
Lafayette Consolidated Government, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
03/01/23
   
200,000
     
236,408
 
Louisiana Office Facilities Corp, Refunding
   
5.00
 
11/01/17
   
700,000
     
744,359
 
Louisiana State, GO Unlimited, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/01/26
   
800,000
     
934,080
 
Louisiana State, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Revenue Bonds, Series B, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
06/01/21
   
245,000
     
246,730
 
Shreveport, Louisiana, Refunding
   
5.00
 
05/01/16
   
2,620,000
     
2,629,457
 
                       
4,791,034
 
Massachusetts 0.20%
                         
Stoughton, Massachusetts Public Improvement, GO Limited, NATL
   
4.00
 
05/01/17
   
225,000
     
225,572
 
Michigan 2.98%
                         
Detroit, Michigan Local Development Financing Authority, Refunding, Series A
   
5.38
 
05/01/18
   
105,000
     
105,119
 
Gibraltar, Michigan School District, Refunding, AGM
   
5.00
 
05/01/21
   
475,000
     
544,483
 
Michigan Public Power Agency AFEC Project Revenue, Series A
   
4.50
 
01/01/19
   
280,000
     
300,966
 
Michigan State, Trunk Line Revenue, Refunding
   
4.50
 
11/01/26
   
105,000
     
115,992
 
Michigan State Grant Anticipation Bonds, AGM
   
5.00
 
09/15/16
   
200,000
     
203,764
 
Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Trinity Health, Series A
   
6.00
 
12/01/18
   
200,000
     
225,912
 
Michigan Strategic Fund, Series A, AGC
   
5.00
 
10/15/17
   
200,000
     
212,256
 
Portage Public Schools, School Building & Site, GO Unlimited, AGM
   
5.00
 
05/01/20
   
300,000
     
324,291
 
Romeo Community School District, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
3.00
 
05/01/18
   
500,000
     
520,455
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Michigan (cont'd)
                         
Wayne County, Michigan Airport Authority Revenue, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Refunding, Series C
   
4.00
 
12/01/19
 
$
255,000
   
$
277,590
 
Zeeland Public Schools, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
05/01/18
   
490,000
     
527,152
 
                       
3,357,980
 
Minnesota 1.24%
                         
Chaska, Minnesota Electric Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
3.00
 
10/01/17
   
535,000
     
551,740
 
Lake Washington Sanitary District, GO Unlimited, Series A, AGM
   
2.00
 
02/01/18
   
205,000
     
209,629
 
Minneapolis & St Paul, Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority Health Care Systems, Children’s Health Care, Series B, AGM
   
4.00
 
08/15/16
   
250,000
     
252,740
 
Minneapolis & St Paul, Minnesota Metropolitan Airports Commission, Airport Revenue, Airport Revenue, Refunding, Series B, NATL
   
5.00
 
01/01/19
   
255,000
     
263,160
 
Royalton Independent School District No. 485, GO Unlimited, Series A
   
5.00
 
02/01/17
   
110,000
     
114,000
 
                       
1,391,269
 
Missouri 1.59%
                         
Jackson County, Missouri, Special Obligation Refunding, Truman Sports Complex Project
   
5.00
 
12/01/18
   
215,000
     
237,240
 
Kansas City, Missouri, Refunding, Series B
   
5.00
 
08/01/19
   
650,000
     
731,107
 
Kansas City, Missouri Water Revenue, Series F, AGM
   
4.00
 
12/01/22
   
250,000
     
291,513
 
Missouri Development Finance Board, Eastland Center Project, Tax Allocation, Series A
   
5.00
 
04/01/17
   
250,000
     
260,145
 
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Southwestern Baptist University Revenue
   
3.00
 
10/01/17
   
265,000
     
272,216
 
                       
1,792,221
 
Nevada 0.09%
                         
Clark County, Nevada, Prerefunded, GO Limited, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
11/01/18
   
65,000
     
66,688
 
Clark County, Nevada, Unrefunded, GO Limited, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
11/01/18
   
35,000
     
35,888
 
                       
102,576
 
New Hampshire 0.57%
                         
New Hampshire, Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Bonds
   
5.00
 
09/01/17
   
200,000
     
211,658
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
New Hampshire (cont'd)
                         
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Revenue, Southern New Hampshire University Project
   
5.00
 
01/01/18
 
$
400,000
   
$
427,220
 
                       
638,878
 
New Jersey 5.06%
                         
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Refunding Tax Appeal, GO Limited
   
4.00
 
11/01/18
   
500,000
     
408,785
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey Municipal Utilities Authority Revenue, Refunding, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
06/01/17
   
150,000
     
152,742
 
Camden County, New Jersey Improvement Authority, Refunding
   
4.00
 
01/15/18
   
600,000
     
635,028
 
Cumberland County, New Jersey Improvement Authority, Technical High School Project, AGM
   
3.00
 
09/01/17
   
550,000
     
566,330
 
Dennis Township, New Jersey, GO Unlimited
   
2.00
 
10/01/16
   
160,000
     
161,005
 
Elizabeth, New Jersey Parking Authority Project Revenue, Elizabethtown Plaza Redevelopment, Series B
   
4.00
 
11/01/17
   
255,000
     
267,681
 
Hudson County, New Jersey Improvement Authority Lease Revenue, North Hudson Regional Fire, Refunding, Series A, AGM
   
5.63
 
09/01/18
   
400,000
     
443,556
 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, School Facilities Construction, Refunding
   
5.00
 
12/15/18
   
710,000
     
762,292
 
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Montclair State University, Series A, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
07/01/31
   
175,000
     
176,897
 
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue, Holy Name Medical Center, Refunding
   
5.00
 
07/01/19
   
215,000
     
239,493
 
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Series A, NATL
   
5.00
 
06/15/16
   
440,000
     
443,423
 
Passaic County Improvement Authority
   
5.00
 
05/01/24
   
700,000
     
835,401
 
Passaic Valley, New Jersey, Sewage Commissioners Revenue, Series G
   
5.75
 
12/01/21
   
500,000
     
600,075
 
                       
5,692,708
 
New Mexico 0.63%
                         
Clayton, New Mexico, Jail Project Revenue, CIFG
   
4.00
 
11/01/17
   
235,000
     
239,693
 
Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Sales Tax Revenue
   
5.75
 
06/01/16
   
470,000
     
473,840
 
                       
713,533
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
New York 3.71%
                         
Arlington Central School District, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
12/15/25
 
$
1,000,000
   
$
1,216,419
 
Long Island Power Authority Revenue, New York Electric Systems, Series E
   
5.00
 
12/01/17
   
330,000
     
338,821
 
Long Island Power Authority Revenue, Series B
   
5.00
 
09/01/21
   
465,000
     
547,872
 
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, New York Institute of Technology Project Revenue, Refunding, Remarketing, Series A
   
5.00
 
03/01/21
   
350,000
     
384,412
 
New York State Dormitory Authority, Nonconstruction Supported Debt, Municipal Facilities Health Lease, Series 1
   
5.00
 
01/15/17
   
300,000
     
310,416
 
North Castle, New York, Public Improvement, GO Unlimited
   
3.88
 
12/01/22
   
210,000
     
221,384
 
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, GO Unlimited
   
5.00
 
10/01/17
   
465,000
     
493,635
 
Sodus, New York Central School District, Refunding, GO Unlimited
   
3.00
 
06/15/18
   
640,000
     
666,003
 
                       
4,178,962
 
North Carolina 2.28%
                         
Beaufort County, North Carolina, GO Limited
   
5.00
 
06/01/21
   
200,000
     
232,334
 
Charlotte, North Carolina Certificates of Participation, Series A
   
5.00
 
10/01/21
   
1,000,000
     
1,166,059
 
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Firsthealth Carolina Project, Refunding, Series C
   
4.00
 
10/01/17
   
420,000
     
440,299
 
North Carolina State Capital Improvement Limited Obligation, Series 2011A
   
5.00
 
05/01/16
   
300,000
     
301,131
 
North Carolina State Municipal Power Agency #1, Catawba Electric Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
5.25
 
01/01/20
   
400,000
     
431,180
 
                       
2,571,003
 
North Dakota 0.23%
                         
North Dakota Public Finance Authority, State Revolving Fund Program, Series A
   
4.00
 
10/01/16
   
250,000
     
254,130
 
Ohio 0.88%
                         
Cleveland, Ohio, Parking Facility Revenue, Prefunding, Refunding, AGM
   
5.25
 
09/15/22
   
130,000
     
161,009
 
Lorain County, Ohio, Community College District, Revenue
   
3.25
 
12/01/17
   
650,000
     
677,229
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Ohio (cont'd)
                         
Marion County, Ohio, Variable Refunding, GO Limited, CIFG
   
4.00
 
12/01/20
 
$
150,000
   
$
153,582
 
                       
991,820
 
Oklahoma 1.03%
                         
Edmond Public Works Authority, Revenue, Refunding
   
5.00
 
07/01/23
   
300,000
     
358,359
 
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Finance Authority, Jones Public School Project
   
4.00
 
09/01/16
   
200,000
     
202,584
 
Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Grant Anticipation Notes, NATL
   
5.00
 
09/01/16
   
250,000
     
254,293
 
Oklahoma State Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges, Oklahoma State University, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/01/21
   
300,000
     
346,638
 
                       
1,161,874
 
Oregon 0.20%
                         
Oregon State Facilities Authority, Legacy Health Project Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
4.50
 
05/01/20
   
200,000
     
225,728
 
Pennsylvania 2.91%
                         
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Sanitary Authority, AGM
   
5.00
 
06/01/19
   
700,000
     
783,272
 
Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, Regional Financial Authority Revenue, Permanently Fixed Business Development Services, AMBAC
   
5.50
 
08/01/18
   
295,000
     
322,819
 
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Authority Health System, Susquehanna Health Systems Project, Series A
   
5.10
 
07/01/20
   
140,000
     
155,732
 
Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania, GO Unlimited, AGM
   
3.00
 
11/01/17
   
280,000
     
286,258
 
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, State System, Higher Education Project, Refunding, Series AQ
   
5.00
 
06/15/17
   
275,000
     
289,072
 
Philadelphia School District, Pennsylvania, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series E
   
5.25
 
09/01/24
   
625,000
     
686,675
 
Reading, Pennsylvania School District, GO Unlimited, Series A
   
5.00
 
04/01/20
   
400,000
     
440,776
 
Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, University of Scranton, Refunding, Series A
   
5.00
 
11/01/19
   
275,000
     
307,131
 
                       
3,271,735
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Rhode Island 0.22%
                         
Rhode Island State Economic Development Corporation Revenue, Series A, NATL
   
5.00
 
06/15/17
 
$
250,000
   
$
252,123
 
South Carolina 0.88%
                         
Spartanburg County, South Carolina Regional Health Services District, Hospital Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
5.00
 
04/15/19
   
600,000
     
667,404
 
Spartanburg County, South Carolina Sanitation Sewer District, Series A, AGC
   
3.50
 
03/01/19
   
300,000
     
320,352
 
                       
987,756
 
Tennessee 0.63%
                         
Haywood County, Tennessee, GO Unlimited, NATL
   
4.05
 
06/01/27
   
475,000
     
477,655
 
Memphis, Tennessee Sanitary Sewage System Revenue, Refunding, AGM
   
5.00
 
05/01/20
   
200,000
     
230,632
 
                       
708,287
 
Texas 15.92%
                         
Addison, Texas Certificates of Obligation, GO Limited
   
4.50
 
02/15/28
   
140,000
     
149,078
 
Addison, Texas Certificates of Obligation, GO Unlimited
   
4.00
 
02/15/20
   
250,000
     
264,472
 
Annetta, Texas Certificates of Obligation, GO Limited
   
4.00
 
08/01/16
   
200,000
     
202,126
 
Beaumont Independent School District, GO Unlimited, PSF-GTD
   
5.00
 
02/15/23
   
1,000,000
     
1,036,759
 
Bexar, Texas, Venue Project, Refunding, AGM
   
4.00
 
08/15/16
   
1,615,000
     
1,633,943
 
Brownwood Independent School District, GO Unlimited, BAM
   
4.00
 
02/15/24
   
730,000
     
832,280
 
Center, Texas Certificates of Obligation, GO Limited, AGM (ZCB)
   
3.49(1)
 
02/15/20
   
150,000
     
139,758
 
Clear Lake, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System, GO Unlimited
   
3.00
 
03/01/19
   
125,000
     
132,474
 
Conroe Independent School District, GO Unlimited, PSF-GTD
   
4.00
 
02/15/17
   
55,000
     
56,584
 
Corpus Christi, Texas Business & Job Development Corporation, Seawall Project, Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding
   
5.00
 
03/01/20
   
350,000
     
397,866
 
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Senior Lien, AMBAC
   
5.00
 
12/01/16
   
585,000
     
601,848
 
Dallas, Texas Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, Unrefunded, AMBAC
   
4.50
 
10/01/19
   
165,000
     
174,044
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Texas (cont'd)
                         
Dallas, Texas Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, Prerefunded, AMBAC
   
4.50
 
10/01/19
 
$
60,000
   
$
63,389
 
Forney, Texas, GO Limited, AGM
   
5.00
 
02/15/27
   
500,000
     
518,865
 
Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority
   
5.00
 
03/01/25
   
1,000,000
     
1,191,279
 
Frisco, Texas Independent School District, School Building, GO Unlimited, Series A, PSF-GTD
   
4.50
 
08/15/25
   
180,000
     
188,921
 
Garland, Texas, GO Limited
   
5.00
 
02/15/25
   
650,000
     
741,117
 
Goose Creek, Texas Independent School District, GO Unlimited, Series A, PSF-GTD
   
5.25
 
02/15/18
   
370,000
     
384,915
 
Grand Prairie, Texas Independent School District, Refunding, GO Unlimited (ZCB)
   
   5.02(1)
 
08/15/16
   
400,000
     
399,208
 
Greenville, Texas Independent School District, Refunding, GO Unlimited, PSF-GTD
   
4.00
 
08/15/17
   
120,000
     
121,517
 
Harris County, Texas, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series B
   
4.50
 
10/01/31
   
220,000
     
224,237
 
Harris County, Texas Municipal Utility District No 290, GO Unlimited, Series A, BAM
   
1.50
 
09/01/17
   
200,000
     
201,756
 
Harris County, Texas Municipal Utility District No. 382, GO Unlimited, BAM
   
3.00
 
04/01/22
   
305,000
     
319,411
 
Houston Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Unrefunded, Series B
   
5.00
 
09/01/19
   
45,000
     
45,784
 
Houston Texas, Hotel Occupancy Tax, Prerefunded, Series B
   
5.00
 
09/01/19
   
250,000
     
254,500
 
Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Prerefunded, AGM
   
5.00
 
11/15/27
   
150,000
     
160,089
 
Laredo, Texas, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, AGM
   
4.25
 
03/01/18
   
100,000
     
103,272
 
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, Series A
   
4.00
 
08/01/22
   
270,000
     
304,136
 
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, Series B
   
4.00
 
08/01/22
   
420,000
     
473,101
 
Lockhart, Texas Certificates of Obligation, BAM
   
4.00
 
08/01/23
   
830,000
     
949,213
 
Lower Colorado River Authority, Transmission Contract Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
5.00
 
05/15/21
   
500,000
     
587,400
 
Montgomery County, Texas Municipal Utility District No 113, GO Unlimited, BAM
   
2.00
 
09/01/17
   
260,000
     
263,910
 
Montgomery County, Texas Municipal Utility District No 113, GO Unlimited, BAM
   
2.00
 
09/01/16
   
735,000
     
738,557
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Texas (cont'd)
                         
Montgomery County, Texas Municipal Utility District No 119, GO Unlimited, Series A, AGM
   
4.00
 
04/01/18
 
$
315,000
   
$
331,837
 
North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue, Series F
   
5.75
 
01/01/38
   
300,000
     
325,698
 
Olmos Park Higher Education Facilities Corp, University of the Incarnate Word, Refunding
   
5.00
 
12/01/21
   
500,000
     
587,715
 
Pharr, Texas, Refunding, GO Limited, Series A
   
5.00
 
08/15/20
   
285,000
     
327,995
 
San Antonio, Texas, Water Revenue, Refunding
   
4.50
 
05/15/21
   
400,000
     
464,812
 
San Marcos, Texas Tax & Toll Revenue, GO Limited, AGM
   
5.10
 
08/15/27
   
400,000
     
423,740
 
Texarkana, Texas Waterworks & Sanitary Sewer System Revenue
   
3.00
 
08/01/19
   
90,000
     
94,090
 
Texarkana, Texas Waterworks & Sanitary Sewer System Revenue
   
3.00
 
08/01/20
   
95,000
     
99,557
 
Texarkana, Texas, Refunding, GO Limited
   
5.00
 
02/15/21
   
320,000
     
375,760
 
Texas Municipal Power Agency Revenue, Refunding, AGC
   
5.00
 
09/01/17
   
250,000
     
264,390
 
Victoria County, Texas Junior College District, GO Limited
   
3.00
 
08/15/16
   
250,000
     
252,170
 
Waxahachie, Texas, Refunding, GO Limited, AMBAC
   
4.20
 
08/01/22
   
500,000
     
523,505
 
                       
17,927,078
 
Utah 0.98%
                         
Salt Lake County, Utah, Westminster College Project Revenue
   
5.00
 
10/01/24
   
235,000
     
243,493
 
Utah State Building Ownership Authority, Lease Revenue, Refunding, Series C, AGM
   
5.50
 
05/15/19
   
500,000
     
527,885
 
Washington County-St George Interlocal Agency, Lease Revenue, Refunding, Series A
   
4.00
 
12/01/19
   
300,000
     
326,241
 
                       
1,097,619
 
Washington 3.10%
                         
Cowlitz County, Washington, Refunding, GO Limited, Series A
   
3.00
 
04/01/18
   
195,000
     
202,348
 
Cowlitz County, Washington, Refunding, GO Limited, Series B
   
3.00
 
04/01/17
   
175,000
     
178,750
 
Energy Northwest, Columbia Station, Unrefunded
   
5.00
 
07/01/24
   
755,000
     
763,094
 
Kennewick, Washington, Refunding, GO Limited
   
4.00
 
12/01/16
   
470,000
     
480,312
 
Snohomish County, Washington Public Utility District No 1, Refunding
   
5.00
 
12/01/17
   
550,000
     
588,478
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Municipal Bonds (cont’d)
 
Coupon
Rate %
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Washington (cont'd)
                         
Spokane County, Washington Public Facilities District, Refunding, Series B
   
5.00
 
12/01/21
 
$
950,000
   
$
1,118,900
 
Washington State Health Care Facilities Authority, Seattle Children's Hospital Project
   
5.00
 
10/01/17
   
150,000
     
159,468
 
                       
3,491,350
 
Wisconsin 2.95%
                         
Johnson Creek School District, Bond Anticipation Note
   
3.00
 
03/01/20
   
1,000,000
     
1,021,640
 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sewerage System Revenue, Series S5
   
5.00
 
06/01/23
   
500,000
     
614,115
 
New Holstein, Wisconsin Electric System Revenue
   
4.25
 
05/01/18
   
270,000
     
270,748
 
Waunakee Community School District, Series A
   
5.00
 
04/01/18
   
250,000
     
270,055
 
Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Luther Hospital Project
   
5.00
 
11/15/21
   
1,000,000
     
1,124,509
 
Wisconsin State, Refunding, GO Unlimited, Series 2, AMBAC
   
4.13
 
11/01/16
   
25,000
     
25,225
 
                       
3,326,292
 
                           
Total Investments 80.48%
                     
90,621,884
 
(cost $89,152,967)
                         
Other assets and liabilities, net 19.52%
                     
21,973,024
 
                           
Net Assets 100.0%
                   
$
112,594,908
 

(1) Represents Yield on zero coupon bond.
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

All American Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks 97.35%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Advertising Agencies 4.01%
           
Omnicom Group
   
9,089
   
$
756,477
 
                 
Aerospace/Defense 9.98%
               
Lockheed Martin Corp.
   
3,396
     
752,214
 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
   
3,810
     
753,999
 
Raytheon Co.
   
3,059
     
375,125
 
             
1,881,338
 
Airlines 4.00%
               
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
16,837
     
754,298
 
                 
Automotive - Cars & Light Trucks 2.03%
               
Ford Motor Co.
   
28,365
     
382,928
 
                 
Cable/Satellite TV 4.04%
               
Comcast Corp., Class A
   
12,456
     
760,812
 
                 
Coatings/Paint 2.01%
               
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
1,331
     
378,896
 
                 
Dental Supplies & Equipment 4.04%
               
Patterson Companies, Inc.
   
16,353
     
760,905
 
                 
Distribution/Wholesale 4.02%
               
WW Grainger, Inc.
   
3,243
     
757,013
 
                 
Food - Retail 2.02%
               
Kroger Co.
   
9,942
     
380,281
 
                 
Food-Wholesale/Distribution 3.02%
               
Sysco Corp.
   
12,181
     
569,218
 
                 
Hotels & Motels 3.02%
               
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
   
7,433
     
568,104
 
                 
Life/Health Insurance 3.98%
               
Aflac, Inc.
   
11,883
     
750,293
 
                 
Medical - Hospitals 4.00%
               
Universal Health Services, Class B
   
6,042
     
753,558
 
                 
Medical - Wholesale Drug Distribution 2.01%
               
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
4,630
     
379,429
 
                 
Multi-line Insurance 7.01%
               
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
16,353
     
753,546
 
XL Group plc, Class A
   
15,397
     
566,610
 
             
1,320,156
 
Retail - Apparel/Shoe 2.99%
               
Ross Stores, Inc.
   
9,737
     
563,772
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

All American Equity Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Retail - Building Products 6.02%
               
Home Depot, Inc.
   
4,257
   
$
568,012
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
7,471
     
565,928
 
             
1,133,940
 
Retail - Computer Equipment 3.01%
               
GameStop Corp., Class A
   
17,885
     
567,491
 
                 
Retail - Drug Store 7.04%
               
CVS Health Corp.
   
7,278
     
754,947
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
   
6,791
     
572,074
 
             
1,327,021
 
Retail - Gardening Products 4.01%
               
Tractor Supply Co.
   
8,350
     
755,341
 
                 
Retail - Major Department Store 4.00%
               
TJX Companies, Inc.
   
9,625
     
754,119
 
                 
Transport - Services 3.01%
               
United Parcel Service, Class B
   
5,372
     
566,585
 
                 
Transport - Truck 4.02%
               
JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
   
9,001
     
758,244
 
                 
Wireless Equipment 4.06%
               
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
10,112
     
765,478
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
18,345,697
 
(cost $18,094,464)
               
                 
Rights 0.04%
               
Food - Retail 0.04%
               
Casa Ley, S.A. de C.V., Contingent Value Right
   
7,200
   
7,307*@
 
Property Development Centers, LLC, Contingent Value Right
   
7,200
   
352*@
 
                 
Total Rights
           
7,659
 
(cost $0)
               
                 
Total Investments 97.39%
           
18,353,356
 
(cost $18,094,464)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 2.61%
           
491,768
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
18,845,124
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Holmes Macro Trends Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks 77.34%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Aerospace/Defense 3.04%
           
Lockheed Martin Corp.
   
5,316
   
$
1,177,494
 
                 
Airlines 12.22%
               
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
14,291
     
1,172,148
 
Allegiant Travel Co., Class A
   
6,609
     
1,176,798
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
   
25,410
     
1,199,098*
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
26,581
     
1,190,829
 
             
4,738,873
 
Building & Construction Products - Miscellaneous 3.11%
               
Trex Company, Inc.
   
25,157
     
1,205,775*
 
                 
Coatings/Paint 3.01%
               
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
4,102
     
1,167,716
 
                 
Computer Services 2.16%
               
Manhattan Associates, Inc.
   
14,708
     
836,444*
 
                 
Computers 2.07%
               
Apple, Inc.
   
7,381
     
804,455
 
                 
Consulting Services 2.06%
               
Gartner
   
8,929
     
797,806*
 
                 
Data Processing/Management 3.06%
               
Jack Henry & Associates
   
14,027
     
1,186,263
 
                 
Diagnostic Kits 2.07%
               
IDEXX Laboratories
   
10,234
     
801,527*
 
                 
Energy - Alternate Sources 0.09%
               
Pacific Green Energy Corp. (RS)
   
100,000
   
34,190*#@
 
                 
Finance - Commercial 0.73%
               
IOU Financial, Inc.
   
818,300
     
283,530*
 
                 
Finance - Credit Card 2.07%
               
MasterCard, Inc., Class A
   
8,509
     
804,101
 
                 
Finance - Other Services 3.10%
               
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
   
9,623
     
1,201,239
 
                 
Food - Miscellaneous/Diversified 1.91%
               
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
14,243
     
739,354
 
                 
Gold Mining 0.00%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp.
   
500
     
37*
 
                 
Human Resources 2.10%
               
Robert Half International
   
17,490
     
814,684
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Holmes Macro Trends Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Internet Infrastructure Software 3.07%
               
F5 Networks, Inc.
   
11,263
   
$
1,192,189*
 
                 
Medical - Biomedical/Gene 3.97%
               
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
8,397
     
771,348
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
2,133
     
768,819*
 
             
1,540,167
 
Medical - Hospitals 0.00%
               
African Medical Investments plc
   
1,000,000
   
0*#@
 
                 
Multimedia 2.01%
               
FactSet Research Systems
   
5,148
     
780,076
 
                 
Networking Products 2.05%
               
LogMeIn, Inc.
   
15,729
     
793,685*
 
                 
Property/Casualty Insurance 2.02%
               
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.
   
43,960
     
782,488
 
                 
Real Estate Operating/Development 0.84%
               
Pacific Infrastructure Ventures, Inc. (RS)
   
426,533
   
327,791*#@
 
                 
Retail - Auto Parts 3.01%
               
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
   
4,260
     
1,165,792*
 
                 
Retail - Building Products 3.06%
               
Home Depot, Inc.
   
8,884
     
1,185,392
 
                 
Retail - Mail Order 2.02%
               
Williams-Sonoma
   
14,313
     
783,494
 
                 
Retail - Restaurants 9.48%
               
Papa John's International
   
14,276
     
773,617
 
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
   
15,240
     
793,394*
 
Ruth's Hospitality Group
   
64,912
     
1,195,030
 
Texas Roadhouse, Class A
   
21,000
     
915,180
 
             
3,677,221
 
Transport - Services 3.01%
               
United Parcel Service, Class B
   
11,085
     
1,169,135
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
29,990,918
 
(cost $30,246,662)
               
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds 1.67%
               
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X
   
7,500
     
627,525
 
SPDR S&P500 ETF Trust
   
100
     
20,556
 
                 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
           
648,081
 
(cost $484,190)
               
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Holmes Macro Trends Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Warrants 0.00%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Gold Mining 0.00%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
3,700
   
$
 0*#@  
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (March 2019)
   
250
     
8*
 
                 
Total Warrants
           
8
 
(cost $0)
               
                 
Convertible Debentures 1.33%
 
Principal
Amount
         
Gold Mining 1.33%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 1.00%, maturity 08/11/18
 
$
445,290
     
242,683
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 6.00%, maturity 01/02/20
   
400,971
     
272,660
 
                 
Total Convertible Debentures
           
515,343
 
(cost $402,287)
               
                 
Corporate Notes 0.55%
               
Electric - Generation 0.55%
               
Pacific Power Generation Corp., 15.00%, maturity 04/03/17 (RS)
   
212,500
   
212,500#@
 
(cost $212,500)
               
                 
Total Investments 80.89%
           
31,366,850
 
(cost $31,345,639)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 19.11%
           
7,410,258
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
38,777,108
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks 77.55%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Agricultural Chemicals 5.16%
           
PhosAgro OAO, GDR
   
63,500
   
$
894,137
 
Syngenta, AG, Sponsored ADR
   
37,700
     
3,122,314
 
Yara International ASA
   
33,500
     
1,257,583
 
             
5,274,034
 
Agricultural Operations 1.61%
               
Agriterra Ltd.
   
69,849,776
     
325,744*+
 
Kernel Holding S.A.
   
92,300
     
1,318,329
 
             
1,644,073
 
Automotive Truck Parts & Equipment - Original 1.32%
               
Lear Corp.
   
12,100
     
1,345,157
 
                 
Building Products - Cement/Aggregates 1.50%
               
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
   
3,400
     
542,334
 
Polaris Materials Corp.
   
81,500
     
97,267*
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc.
   
15,000
     
893,700*
 
             
1,533,301
 
Building Products - Wood 1.95%
               
Masco Corp.
   
33,500
     
1,053,575
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
11,000
     
944,020
 
             
1,997,595
 
Chemicals - Diversified 2.26%
               
Dow Chemical Co.
   
23,900
     
1,215,554
 
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A
   
2,100
     
179,718
 
Westlake Chemical Corp.
   
19,800
     
916,740
 
             
2,312,012
 
Chemicals - Specialty 0.98%
               
Balchem Corp.
   
16,200
     
1,004,724
 
                 
Coal 0.15%
               
Caribbean Resources Corp.
   
4,362,314
     
25,191*+
 
Sable Mining Africa Ltd.
   
20,000,000
     
129,319*
 
Walter Energy, Inc., 144A
   
4,293
     
134*
 
             
154,644
 
Coatings/Paint 1.39%
               
Sherwin-Williams Co.
   
5,000
     
1,423,350
 
                 
Containers - Paper/Plastic 3.49%
               
Amcor Ltd.
   
38,000
     
417,279
 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.
   
30,300
     
1,095,345
*
Packaging Corporation of America
   
16,200
     
978,480
 
Winpak Ltd.
   
27,900
     
1,074,540
 
             
3,565,644
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Diamonds/Precious Stones 0.03%
           
Diamond Fields International Ltd.
   
1,800,000
   
$
27,719*
 
Rockwell Diamonds, Inc., 144A
   
63,333
     
3,901*
 
             
31,620
 
Diversified Minerals 2.09%
               
BHP Billiton Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
31,900
     
826,210
 
Canada Zinc Metals Corp.
   
1,000,000
     
84,697*
 
Dundee Sustainable Technologies, Inc.
   
3,587,500
     
151,925*
 
Encanto Potash Corp., 144A
   
3,000,000
     
173,243*
 
Niocan, Inc., 144A
   
362,069
     
32,757*
 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
   
87,700
     
867,699
 
             
2,136,531
 
Electric - Integrated 1.47%
               
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
12,700
     
1,502,918
 
                 
Energy - Alternate Sources 2.39%
               
First Solar, Inc.
   
10,400
     
712,088*
 
Pacific Green Energy Corp. (RS)
   
2,400,000
   
820,560*+#@
 
Vestas Wind Systems A.S.
   
12,900
     
908,931
 
             
2,441,579
 
Food - Meat Products 1.77%
               
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
19,600
     
847,504
 
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
   
14,500
     
966,570
 
             
1,814,074
 
Food - Miscellaneous/Diversified 3.09%
               
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
   
20,200
     
1,048,582
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
16,100
     
1,019,935
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
10,200
     
1,089,258
 
             
3,157,775
 
Forestry 0.71%
               
Bravern Ventures Ltd.
   
254,431
     
20,570*
 
Fibria Celulose S.A., Sponsored ADR
   
82,800
     
702,144
 
             
722,714
 
Gas - Distribution 0.62%
               
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
   
10,100
     
635,997
 
                 
Gold Mining 9.50%
               
Chesapeake Gold Corp., 144A
   
52,400
     
89,973*
 
Corona Minerals Ltd.
   
100,000
   
230*#@
 
Franco-Nevada Corp.
   
4,700
     
288,486
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp.
   
119,000
     
8,704*
 
Kinross Gold Corp.
   
1
     
3*
 
Klondex Mines Ltd.
   
1,767,800
     
4,723,208*
 
Newcrest Mining Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
34,600
     
448,416*
 
NGEx Resources, Inc.
   
510,000
     
274,880*
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Gold Mining (cont'd)
           
NGEx Resources, Inc.
   
461,000
   
$
251,713*
 
Richmont Mines, Inc.
   
148,300
     
836,412*
 
Rusoro Mining Ltd.
   
3,000,000
     
219,442*
 
Sunridge Gold Corp.
   
4,600,000
     
1,080,269*+
 
Sunridge Gold Corp., 144A
   
6,333,788
     
1,487,434*+
 
             
9,709,170
 
Independent Power Producer 0.33%
               
NRG Energy, Inc.
   
26,200
     
340,862
 
                 
Investment Companies 1.25%
               
Atlas African Industries Ltd.
   
255,854,621
     
1,277,325*+
 
                 
Medical - Hospitals 0.00%
               
African Medical Investments plc
   
2,507,500
   
0*#@
 
                 
Metal - Aluminum 1.97%
               
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
   
10,500
     
887,670
 
Norsk Hydro ASA, Sponsored ADR
   
14,000
     
56,840
 
Norsk Hydro ASA
   
260,500
     
1,070,269
 
             
2,014,779
 
Metal - Copper 0.05%
               
Catalyst Copper Corp., 144A
   
166,666
     
48,765*
 
Verona Development Corp.
   
708,800
   
0*#@
 
             
48,765
 
Metal - Diversified 1.83%
               
GoviEx Uranium, Inc., Class A
   
755,000
     
43,600*
 
GoviEx Uranium, Inc., 144A, Class A
   
58,000
     
3,349*
 
Mandalay Resources Corp.
   
1,506,200
     
1,032,160
 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, Sponsored ADR
   
61,200
     
793,152
 
Orsu Metals Corp., 144A
   
147,605
     
1,989*
 
             
1,874,250
 
Metal - Iron 0.02%
               
Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
   
200,000
     
13,089
*
WAI Capital Investment Corp., 144A
   
292,500
     
7,883
*
             
20,972
 
Mining Services 0.00%
               
Bounty Mining Ltd.
   
22,000,000
   
0*#@
 
                 
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 0.96%
               
AptarGroup, Inc.
   
12,500
     
980,125
 
                 
Natural Resource Technology 0.13%
               
I-Pulse, Inc., 144A (RS)
   
15,971
   
137,351*#@
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
       
   
Shares
   
Value
 
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.50%
           
Almonty Industries, Inc.
   
159,309
   
$
37,719
*
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
   
1,100
     
463,577
 
Sterling Group Ventures, Inc., 144A
   
500,000
     
7,000
*
             
508,296
 
Office Supplies & Forms 1.18%
               
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
16,700
     
1,204,237
 
                 
Oil & Gas Drilling 0.21%
               
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
   
23,200
     
212,744
 
                 
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production 2.19%
               
Africa Energy Corp.
   
2,110,889
     
260,052
*
BNK Petroleum, Inc.
   
2,600,000
     
710,683
*
Ivanhoe Energy, Inc.
   
18,719
     
876
*
Range Energy Resources, Inc.
   
15,000,000
     
288,739
*
Seven Generations Energy Ltd.
   
30,100
     
453,093
*
U.S. Oil Sands, Inc.
   
7,000,000
     
215,592
*
U.S. Oil Sands, Inc., 144A
   
9,900,000
     
304,909
*
             
2,233,944
 
Oil Companies - Integrated 1.72%
               
BP plc, Sponsored ADR
   
16,900
     
510,042
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
5,800
     
484,822
 
TOTAL S.A., Sponsored ADR
   
16,700
     
758,514
 
             
1,753,378
 
Oil Refining & Marketing 5.02%
               
Marathon Petroleum Corp.
   
54,700
     
2,033,746
 
Tesoro Corp.
   
19,800
     
1,702,998
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
21,800
     
1,398,252
 
             
5,134,996
 
Paper & Related Products 4.57%
               
International Paper Co.
   
22,700
     
931,608
 
Mondi plc
   
66,300
     
1,267,867
 
Stora Enso, Class R
   
89,100
     
796,077
 
UPM-Kymmene
   
92,800
     
1,677,790
 
             
4,673,342
 
Pipelines 0.71%
               
EQT Midstream Partners LP
   
9,800
     
729,414
 
                 
Poultry 0.94%
               
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
   
38,000
     
965,200
*
                 
Power Converters/Supply Equipment 1.38%
               
Gamesa Tecnologica S.A.
   
71,800
     
1,412,978
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Real Estate Operating/Development 5.60%
           
Pacific Infrastructure Ventures, Inc. (RS)
   
7,443,544
    $
5,720,364*#@
 
                 
Retail - Gardening Products 1.30%
             
Tractor Supply Co.
   
14,700
     
1,329,762
 
                 
Steel - Producers 2.58%
               
JFE Holdings, Inc.
   
38,400
     
515,720
 
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
   
41,000
     
786,038
 
Severstal PAO PJSC, GDR
   
92,300
     
975,137
 
ThyssenKrupp AG
   
17,400
     
360,395
 
             
2,637,290
 
Transportation – Marine 1.29%
               
DHT Holdings, Inc.
   
228,200
     
1,314,432
 
                 
Water 0.34%
               
American States Water Co.
   
8,800
     
346,368
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
79,278,086
 
(cost $152,980,791)
               
                 
Exchange-Traded Fund 0.23%
               
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Bull 3X Shares
   
4,420
     
234,083
 
(cost $216,262)
               
                 
Warrants 0.12%
               
Gold Mining 0.12%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
86,150
   
0*#@
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (March 2019)
   
59,500
     
1,833
*
New Gold, Inc., 144A, Warrants (June 2017)
   
822,570
     
45,918
*
Sunridge Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
6,333,788
     
73,152
*+
             
120,903
 
Metal - Copper 0.00%
               
Catalyst Copper Corp., 144A, Warrants (February 2017)
   
83,333
   
0*#@
 
                 
Total Warrants
           
120,903
 
(cost $239,066)
               
                 
Purchased Call Option 0.29%
 
Contracts
         
Oil Refining & Marketing 0.29%
               
Phillips 66, Strike Price 82.50, Expiration Jan. 2017
   
300
     
297,000
*
(cost $239,853)
               
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Global Resources Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Convertible Debentures 9.97%
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Gold Mining 9.97%
           
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 1.00%, maturity 08/11/18
 
$
7,033,624
   
$
3,833,325
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 6.00%, maturity 01/02/20
   
9,353,172
     
6,360,157
 
                 
Total Convertible Debentures
           
10,193,482
 
(cost $7,951,407)
               
                 
Corporate Notes 2.49%
               
Electric - Generation 2.49%
               
Pacific Power Generation Corp., 15.00%, maturity 04/03/17 (RS)
   
2,550,000
   
2,550,000#@
 
(cost $2,549,999)
               
                 
Total Investments 90.65%
           
92,673,554
 
(cost $164,177,378)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 9.35%
           
9,560,452
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
102,234,006
 

See notes to portfolios of investments.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016

Common Stocks 82.21%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Advanced Materials/Products 0.40%
           
Nano One Materials Corp.
   
1,500,000
   
$
433,109
*
                 
Agricultural Operations 0.15%
               
Agriterra Ltd.
   
34,045,300
     
158,770
*
                 
Capital Pools 0.01%
               
Pinecrest Resources Ltd.
   
100,000
     
7,700
*
                 
Coal 0.05%
               
Caribbean Resources Corp.
   
1,182,764
     
6,830
*
Sable Mining Africa Ltd.
   
7,900,000
     
51,081
*
             
57,911
 
Diamonds/Precious Stones 2.12%
               
Lucapa Diamond Co., Ltd.
   
1,000,000
     
290,616
*
Lucara Diamond Corp.
   
900,000
     
1,912,608
 
Olivut Resources Ltd.
   
645,000
     
94,360
*
Rockwell Diamonds, Inc., 144A
   
171,667
     
10,574
*
             
2,308,158
 
Diversified Minerals 2.92%
               
Adamera Minerals Corp.
   
119,543
     
1,841
*
Amarc Resources Ltd.
   
695,545
     
36,150
*
Burey Gold Ltd.
   
34,500,000
     
661,147
*
Calibre Mining Corp.
   
4,650,000
     
501,251
*
Duketon Mining Ltd.
   
1,625,134
     
150,105
*
Golden Reign Resources Ltd.
   
3,000,000
     
323,388
*
Indochine Mining Ltd.
   
4,000,000
   
18,397*#@
 
Lithium X Energy Corp.
   
953,350
     
976,289
*
Pure Energy Minerals Ltd.
   
1,000,000
     
515,881
*
             
3,184,449
 
Gold Mining 54.86%
               
Algold Resources Ltd.
   
3,500,000
     
323,388
*
Almaden Minerals Ltd.
   
189,200
     
134,024
*
Atlantic Gold Corp.
   
1,000,000
     
446,583
*
Bonterra Resources, Inc.
   
2,500,000
     
904,716
*
Canyon Resources Ltd.
   
10,006,593
     
483,244
*+
Chesapeake Gold Corp., 144A
   
192,199
     
330,012
*
Comstock Mining, Inc.
   
2,665,000
     
986,050
*
Continental Gold, Inc.
   
225,000
     
297,979
*
CopperBank Resources Corp.
   
195,000
     
4,504
*
CopperBank Resources Corp., 144A
   
174,000
     
4,019
*
Corona Minerals Ltd.
   
1,625,000
   
3,737*#@
 
Dacian Gold, Inc.
   
200,000
     
257,593
*
Detour Gold Corp.
   
95,000
     
1,495,861
*
Doray Minerals Ltd.
   
1,500,000
     
891,780
*
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.
   
525,000
     
848,893
*
Eastmain Resources, Inc.
   
1,844,000
     
560,832
*
Endeavour Mining Corp.
   
44,857
     
380,961
*
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Gold Mining (cont'd)
               
Franco-Nevada Corp.
   
20,000
   
$
1,227,600
 
Gold Fields Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
175,000
     
689,500
 
Gold Standard Ventures Corp.
   
1,500,000
     
1,560,000
*
Goldcorp, Inc.
   
83,333
     
1,352,495
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp.
   
192,500
     
14,081
*
Guyana Goldfields, Inc.
   
225,000
     
784,793
*
IDM Mining Ltd.
   
3,880,000
     
298,749
*
IDM Mining Ltd., 144A
   
95,000
     
7,315
*
Integra Gold Corp.
   
4,350,000
     
1,708,181
*
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.
   
150,000
     
966,699
*
Klondex Mines Ltd.
   
6,045,000
     
16,151,030
*
Lake Shore Gold Corp.
   
1,000,000
     
1,455,245
*
Lexam VG Gold, Inc., 144A
   
2,406,501
     
314,999
*
Malbex Resources, Inc., 144A
   
133,333
     
31,825
*
Mammoth Resources Corp.
   
2,818,000
     
10,849
*+
Mirasol Resources Ltd.
   
1,900,000
     
1,740,905
*
Newmarket Gold, Inc.
   
1,000,000
     
1,663,138
*
NGEx Resources, Inc.
   
2,000,000
     
1,077,960
*
Northern Star Resources Ltd.
   
270,000
     
704,283
 
Oban Mining Corp.
   
200,000
     
157,074
*
OceanaGold Corp.
   
205,348
     
564,460
 
Petaquilla Minerals Ltd., 144A
   
2,660,000
     
18,433
*
Pretium Resources, Inc.
   
875,000
     
4,686,260
*
Pure Gold Mining, Inc.
   
2,500,000
     
481,232
*
Radius Gold, Inc., 144A
   
2,786,000
     
150,160
*
Redstar Gold Corp.
   
10,000,000
     
346,487
*
Richmont Mines, Inc.
   
200,000
     
1,128,000
*
Rusoro Mining Ltd.
   
6,000,000
     
438,883
*
Rye Patch Gold Corp.
   
4,750,000
     
621,752
*
Rye Patch Gold Corp., 144A
   
1,800,000
     
235,611
*
Seafield Resources Ltd., 144A
   
1,300,000
   
0*#@
 
St Barbara Ltd.
   
2,300,000
     
3,505,032
*
Sunridge Gold Corp.
   
2,250,000
     
528,393
*
Sunridge Gold Corp., 144A
   
1,900,000
     
446,198
*
Taurus Gold Ltd., 144A (RS)
   
2,448,381
   
64,882*#@
 
Tolima Gold, Inc., 144A
   
4,100,000
     
15,784
*
TriStar Gold, Inc.
   
20,500,000
     
5,682,387
*+
Victoria Gold Corp.
   
1,500,000
     
254,090
*
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.
   
300,000
     
390,375
*
             
59,829,316
 
Medical - Hospitals 0.00%
               
African Medical Investments plc
   
4,637,500
   
0*#@
 
                 
Metal - Copper 0.11%
               
Catalyst Copper Corp.
   
52,133
     
15,254
*
Catalyst Copper Corp., 144A
   
66,667
     
19,506
*
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Metal - Copper (cont'd)
               
Rockcliff Copper Corp.
   
2,620,000
   
$
85,736
*
Verona Development Corp.
   
48,500
   
0*#@
 
             
120,496
 
Metal - Diversified 10.99%
               
Balmoral Resources Ltd.
   
656,000
     
250,025
*
Calico Resources Corp.
   
4,178,500
     
321,732
*
Cardinal Resources Ltd.
   
11,109,165
     
1,276,632
*+
Dalradian Resources, Inc.
   
1,800,000
     
1,261,213
*
Falco Resources Ltd.
   
1,953,700
     
661,889
*
First Point Minerals Corp.
   
2,000,000
     
76,997
*
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A
   
100,000
     
64,678
*
Mandalay Resources Corp.
   
2,500,000
     
1,713,186
 
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd.
   
10,000,000
     
250,241
*
Nemaska Lithium, Inc.
   
1,100,000
     
575,938
*
Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp.
   
325,000
     
47,546
*
Novo Resources Corp.
   
1,100,000
     
626,756
*
Orex Minerals, Inc.
   
10,177,000
     
3,447,838
*+
Orsu Metals Corp.
   
69,220
     
933
*
Orsu Metals Corp., 144A
   
1,800,000
     
24,254
*
Reservoir Minerals, Inc.
   
236,200
     
1,254,884
*
Silver Bull Resources, Inc.
   
2,350,000
     
129,015
*
             
11,983,757
 
Mining Services 0.33%
               
Argent Minerals Ltd.
   
17,100,000
     
364,991
*+
                 
Non-Ferrous Metals 0.03%
               
Energizer Resources, Inc.
   
517,000
     
31,846
*
                 
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production 0.00%
               
Big Sky Energy Corp.
   
2,000,000
   
0*#@
 
                 
Optical Recognition Equipment 0.00%
               
Nexoptic Technology Corp., 144A
   
12,083
     
3,256
*
                 
Platinum 1.31%
               
Pacific North West Capital Corp.
   
430,555
     
11,603
*
Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
   
375,000
     
1,420,597
*
             
1,432,200
 
Precious Metals 7.16%
               
Barsele Minerals Corp.
   
9,468,500
     
1,239,380
*+
Candente Gold Corp.
   
4,875,000
     
112,608
*+
Kootenay Silver, Inc.
   
1,000,000
     
223,292
*
Lundin Gold, Inc.
   
621,052
     
2,199,684
*
Lundin Gold, Inc., 144A
   
70,000
     
247,931
*
Roxgold, Inc.
   
3,272,500
     
2,192,165
*
Santana Minerals Ltd.
   
2,400,000
     
69,690
*
Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp.
   
913,430
     
429,312
*
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Precious Metals (cont’d)
               
TMAC Resources, Inc. (RS)
   
167,000
   
$
 1,099,403*#@  
             
7,813,465
 
Silver Mining 1.77%
               
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.
   
400,000
     
1,560,000
*
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
   
1,600,000
     
271,030
*
Source Exploration Corp.
   
4,975,000
     
95,765
*+
             
1,926,795
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
89,656,219
 
(cost $143,537,468)
               
                 
Warrants 1.13%
               
Diamonds/Precious Stones 0.02%
               
Lucapa Diamond Co., Ltd., Warrants (April 2016)
   
250,000
     
15,331
*
                 
Diversified Minerals 0.01%
               
Burey Gold Ltd., Warrants (August 2017)
   
3,500,000
     
8,049
*
                 
Gold Mining 0.82%
               
Alamos Gold, Inc., Warrants (August 2018)
   
110,000
     
17,786
*
Algold Resources Ltd., Warrants (December 2016)
   
500,000
   
0*#@
 
Algold Resources Ltd., Warrants (April 2018) (RS)
   
1,250,000
   
0*#@
 
Bonterra Resources, Inc., Warrants (December 2017) (RS)
   
625,000
   
77,719*#@
 
Bonterra Resources, Inc., Warrants (July 2018)
   
625,000
   
77,719*#@
 
Canyon Resources Ltd., Warrants (January 2017)
   
6,168,864
     
104,032
*+
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
58,450
   
0*#@
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (March 2019)
   
96,250
     
2,965
*
New Gold, Inc., 144A, Warrants (June 2017)
   
352,530
     
19,679
*
Oban Mining Corp., Warrants (August 2018)
   
1,000,000
     
23,099
*
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., Warrants (February 2022)
   
377,500
     
552,262
*
Skeena Resources Ltd., Warrants (October 2016)
   
10,000,000
   
0*#@
 
Sunridge Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
1,900,000
     
21,944
*
Tolima Gold, Inc., 144A, Warrants (December 2016)
   
425,000
   
0*#@
 
Veris Gold Corp., Warrants (August 2016)
   
250,000
   
0*#@
 
Veris Gold Corp., Warrants (December 2016)
   
282,200
   
0*#@
 
             
897,205
 
Metal - Copper 0.00%
               
Catalyst Copper Corp., 144A, Warrants (February 2017)
   
33,333
   
0*#@
 
                 
Metal - Diversified 0.28%
               
Dalradian Resources, Inc., Warrants (July 2017)
   
1,500,000
     
170,356
*
HudBay Minerals, Inc., Warrants (July 2018)
   
17,000
     
3,927
*
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., Warrants (October 2016)
   
3,500,000
   
0*#@
 
Orex Minerals, Inc., 144A, Warrants (November 2017)
   
1,250,000
   
134,745*+#@
 
             
309,028
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Warrants (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Precious Metals 0.00%
               
Barsele Minerals Corp., Warrants (November 2017)
   
1,250,000
   
$
 0*+#@  
Barsele Minerals Corp., Warrants (March 2018)
   
600,000
   
0*+#@
 
             
0
 
Silver Mining 0.00%
               
Source Exploration Corp, Warrants (February 2017)
   
2,500,000
   
0*+#@
 
                 
Total Warrants
           
1,229,613
 
(cost $1,152,361)
               
                 
Special Warrant 0.00%
               
Gold/Mineral Exploration & Development 0.00%
               
Western Exploration & Development Ltd., 144A, Warrants (RS)
   
600,000
   
0*#@
 
(cost $300,000)
               
                 
Rights 0.07%
               
Metal - Diversified 0.07%
               
Cardinal Resources Ltd.
   
1,500,000
     
74,738
*+
(cost $13,109)
               
                 
Purchased Call Options 0.08%
 
Contracts
         
Gold Mining 0.08%
               
Goldcorp, Inc., Strike Price 17.00, Expiration Apr. 2016
   
1,000
     
31,000
*
Yamana Gold, Inc., Strike Price 3.00, Expiration Apr. 2016
   
3,350
     
58,625
*
                 
Total Purchased Call Options
           
89,625
 
(cost $200,793)
               
                 
Convertible Debentures 8.55%
 
Principal
Amount
         
Gold Mining 8.55%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 1.00%, maturity 08/11/18
 
$
9,236,043
     
5,033,644
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 6.00%, maturity 01/02/20
   
6,311,403
     
4,291,754
 
                 
Total Convertible Debentures
           
9,325,398
 
(cost $7,285,043)
               
                 
Corporate Notes 0.62%
               
Electric - Generation 0.62%
               
Pacific Power Generation Corp., 15.00%, maturity 04/03/17 (RS)
   
680,000
   
680,000#@
 
(cost $680,000)
               
                 
Total Investments 92.66%
           
101,055,593
 
(cost $153,168,774)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 7.34%
           
8,000,026
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
109,055,619
 

See notes to portfolios of investments.

Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
             
Common Stocks 74.36%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Diamonds/Precious Stones 2.27%
           
Dominion Diamond Corp.
   
60,000
   
$
665,400
 
Lucara Diamond Corp.
   
400,000
     
850,048
 
Petra Diamonds Ltd.
   
275,000
     
416,015
 
             
1,931,463
 
Gold Mining 67.05%
               
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
   
50,000
     
1,808,000
 
Barrick Gold Corp.
   
100,000
     
1,358,000
 
Centerra Gold, Inc.
   
200,000
     
928,585
 
Comstock Mining, Inc.
   
4,621,648
     
1,710,010
*
Detour Gold Corp.
   
120,000
     
1,889,509
*
Doray Minerals Ltd.
   
1,000,000
     
594,520
*
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.
   
700,000
     
1,131,858
*
Endeavour Mining Corp.
   
60,143
     
510,781
*
Franco-Nevada Corp.
   
35,000
     
2,148,300
 
Gold Fields Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
500,000
     
1,970,000
 
Goldcorp, Inc.
   
266,667
     
4,328,005
 
Golden Star Resources Ltd.
   
1,050,000
     
478,800
*
Gran Colombia Gold Corp.
   
75,000
     
5,486
*
Guyana Goldfields, Inc.
   
225,000
     
784,793
*
Jaguar Mining, Inc.
   
5,000,000
     
1,174,206
*
Kirkland Lake Gold, Inc.
   
400,000
     
2,577,863
*
Klondex Mines Ltd.
   
4,130,000
     
11,034,533
*
Lake Shore Gold Corp.
   
1,400,000
     
2,037,344
*
Marlin Gold Mining Ltd.
   
1,000,000
     
338,787
*
Newmarket Gold, Inc.
   
1,500,000
     
2,494,706
*
Northern Star Resources Ltd.
   
1,485,000
     
3,873,555
 
OceanaGold Corp.
   
450,000
     
1,236,959
 
Randgold Resources Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
10,000
     
908,100
 
Richmont Mines, Inc.
   
300,000
     
1,692,000
*
Royal Gold, Inc.
   
20,000
     
1,025,800
 
SEMAFO, Inc.
   
200,000
     
712,993
*
Silver Lake Resources Ltd.
   
3,000,000
     
707,803
*
St Barbara Ltd.
   
3,600,000
     
5,486,137
*
Torex Gold Resources, Inc.
   
350,000
     
490,472
*
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.
   
509,500
     
662,988
*
Yamana Gold, Inc.
   
300,000
     
912,000
 
             
57,012,893
 
Medical - Hospitals 0.00%
               
African Medical Investments plc
   
2,000,000
   
0*#@
 
                 
Metal - Diversified 1.81%
               
Mandalay Resources Corp.
   
2,250,000
     
1,541,867
 
                 
Silver Mining 3.22%
               
First Majestic Silver Corp.
   
130,000
     
842,400
*
Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.
   
400,000
     
1,560,000
*
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Silver Mining (cont'd)
               
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
   
2,000,000
   
$
338,787
*
             
2,741,187
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
63,227,410
 
(cost $53,762,380)
               
                 
Warrants 0.32%
               
Gold Mining 0.32%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (October 2017)
   
29,400
   
0*#@
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 144A, Warrants (March 2019)
   
37,500
     
1,155
*
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd., Warrants (February 2022)
   
183,900
     
269,036
*
Veris Gold Corp., Warrants (August 2016)
   
250,000
   
0*#@
 
Veris Gold Corp., Warrants (December 2016)
   
195,300
   
0*#@
 
                 
Total Warrants
           
270,191
 
(cost $295,705)
               
                 
Purchased Call Options 0.09%
 
Contracts
         
Gold Mining 0.09%
               
Goldcorp, Inc., Strike Price 17.00, Expiration Apr. 2016
   
825
     
25,575
*
Yamana Gold, Inc., Strike Price 3.00, Expiration Apr. 2016
   
2,750
     
48,125
*
                 
Total Purchased Call Options
           
73,700
 
(cost $165,255)
               
                 
Convertible Debentures 5.66%
 
Principal
Amount
         
Gold Mining 5.66%
               
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 1.00%, maturity 08/11/18
 
$
4,849,090
     
2,642,754
 
Gran Colombia Gold Corp., 6.00%, maturity 01/02/20
   
3,192,154
     
2,170,665
 
                 
Total Convertible Debentures
           
4,813,419
 
(cost $3,760,644)
               
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Corporate Notes 0.80%
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Coal 0.50%
           
Caribbean Resources Corp., 19.25%, maturity 06/15/15 (RS)
 
$
485,766
   
$
 420,712#^@  
               
Electric - Generation 0.30%
             
Pacific Power Generation Corp., 15.00%, maturity 04/03/17 (RS)
   
255,000
   
255,000#@
 
               
Total Corporate Notes
           
675,712
 
(cost $740,766)
               
                 
Total Investments 81.22%
           
69,060,432
 
(cost $58,724,750)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 18.78%
           
15,971,091
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
85,031,523
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks 89.11%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Agricultural Chemicals 1.23%
           
PhosAgro OAO, GDR
   
20,800
   
$
292,883
 
Uralkali PJSC
   
113,800
     
287,998
 
             
580,881
 
Agricultural Operations 1.45%
               
Kernel Holding S.A.
   
48,005
     
685,660
 
                 
Airlines 4.43%
               
Aegean Airlines S.A.
   
68,200
     
658,577
 
Deutsche Lufthansa
   
19,400
     
313,105
 
easyJet plc
   
5,200
     
113,177
 
Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi A.S.
   
36,200
     
220,881
*
Ryanair Holdings plc, Sponsored ADR
   
2,302
     
197,558
 
Turk Hava Yollari AO
   
163,000
     
450,953
*
Wizz Air Holdings plc, 144A
   
5,500
     
145,380
*
             
2,099,631
 
Airport Development/Maintenance 0.49%
               
TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S.
   
38,700
     
230,962
 
                 
Appliances 1.57%
               
Arcelik A.S.
   
40,000
     
271,967
 
Vestel Beyaz Esya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
   
115,500
     
473,681
 
             
745,648
 
Automotive - Cars & Light Trucks 1.73%
               
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S.
   
46,800
     
617,000
 
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S.
   
25,000
     
202,791
 
             
819,791
 
Automotive Truck Parts & Equipment 0.64%
               
Brembo S.p.A
   
5,900
     
305,035
 
                 
Automotive/Truck Parts & Equipment - Replacement 0.72%
               
Ege Endustri ve Ticaret A.S.
   
3,000
     
339,453
 
                 
Building & Construction - Miscellaneous 1.24%
               
Budimex S.A.
   
11,300
     
587,309
 
                 
Building Products - Cement/Aggregates 0.11%
               
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Ticaret
   
9,000
     
50,268
 
                 
Cellular Telecommunication 3.73%
               
MegaFon PJSC, GDR
   
16,100
     
226,164
 
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, Sponsored ADR
   
102,200
     
826,798
 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.
   
100,000
     
420,184
 
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., Sponsored ADR
   
27,897
     
293,198
 
             
1,766,344
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Chemicals - Diversified 0.50%
               
Ciech S.A.
   
8,800
   
$
165,053
*
Petkim Petrokimya Holding A.S.
   
50,000
     
70,818
 
             
235,871
 
Chemicals - Fibers 0.81%
               
Lenzing AG
   
4,850
     
383,543
 
                 
Chemicals - Specialty 1.05%
               
Grupa Azoty S.A.
   
8,300
     
214,019
 
Soda Sanayii A.S.
   
157,000
     
283,522
 
             
497,541
 
Commercial Banks - Non US 16.41%
               
Akbank T.A.S.
   
164,000
     
467,136
 
Akbank T.A.S., Sponsored ADR
   
17,500
     
99,400
*
Banca Transilvania S.A.
   
898,000
     
615,007
*
BRD-Groupe Societe Generale S.A.
   
106,000
     
282,625
 
Komercni Banka A.S.
   
2,850
     
629,027
 
OTP Bank plc
   
26,350
     
661,058
 
Sberbank of Russia, Sponsored ADR
   
403,000
     
2,796,820
 
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S.
   
178,000
     
520,776
 
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S.
   
99,700
     
370,759
 
Turkiye Is Bankasi, Class C
   
28,959
     
47,930
 
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, Class D
   
321,000
     
536,936
 
VTB Bank PJSC, GDR
   
211,867
     
468,943
 
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi A.S.
   
193,000
     
284,551
 
             
7,780,968
 
Computer Services 1.56%
               
Asseco Poland S.A.
   
31,700
     
514,009
 
Luxoft Holding, Inc., Class A
   
4,100
     
225,623
*
             
739,632
 
Distribution/Wholesale 0.63%
               
Neuca S.A.
   
3,570
     
298,681
 
                 
Diversified Operations 0.96%
               
Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holding A.S.
   
1,880,194
     
359,988
*
KOC Holding A.S.
   
18,456
     
93,746
 
             
453,734
 
Electric - Distribution 0.37%
               
Electrica S.A.
   
42,700
     
133,616
 
Energa S.A.
   
12,200
     
42,794
 
             
176,410
 
Electric - Generation 0.31%
               
CEZ A.S.
   
4,868
     
85,739
 
Inter RAO UES PJSC
   
2,300,000
     
62,928
 
             
148,667
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Electric - Integrated 0.14%
               
RusHydro PJSC, Sponsored ADR
   
66,942
   
$
67,219
 
                 
Electric - Transmission 0.84%
               
Transelectrica S.A.
   
53,400
     
399,666
 
                 
Electronics - Military 1.26%
               
Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret
   
50,000
     
324,936
 
Safran S.A.
   
3,900
     
272,221
 
             
597,157
 
Enterprise Software/Services 0.52%
               
Logo Yazilim Sanayi Ve Ticaret
   
12,700
     
246,897
 
                 
Entertainment Software 0.12%
               
CD Projekt S.A.
   
8,000
     
55,067
*
                 
Finance - Other Services 0.25%
               
Moscow Exchange MICEX-RTS PJSC
   
77,000
     
120,297
 
                 
Food - Confectionery 0.50%
               
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi A.S.
   
32,000
     
237,297
 
                 
Food - Miscellaneous/Diversified 0.27%
               
Ros Agro plc, GDR
   
7,700
     
129,483
 
                 
Food - Retail 5.15%
               
BIM Birlesik Magazalar A.S.
   
13,700
     
297,056
 
Magnit PJSC, Sponsored GDR
   
42,000
     
1,675,578
 
Migros Ticaret A.S.
   
74,300
     
470,900
*
             
2,443,534
 
Food - Wholesale/Distribution 1.23%
               
Eurocash S.A.
   
40,700
     
581,289
 
                 
Gambling (Non-Hotel) 0.72%
               
OPAP S.A.
   
48,700
     
340,960
 
                 
Gold Mining 0.25%
               
Dundee Precious Metals, Inc.
   
42,000
     
67,911
*
Eldorado Gold Corp.
   
16,000
     
50,560
 
             
118,471
 
Machinery - Farm 1.47%
               
Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S.
   
23,331
     
695,474
 
                 
Medical - Drugs 0.50%
               
Richter Gedeon Nyrt
   
11,900
     
237,062
 
                 
Metal - Aluminum 0.11%
               
United Company RUSAL plc
   
145,000
     
50,227
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Metal - Diversified 3.22%
               
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A.
   
29,000
   
$
590,282
 
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, Sponsored ADR
   
68,100
     
882,576
 
Orsu Metals Corp., 144A
   
4,025,000
     
54,235
*
             
1,527,093
 
Metal - Iron 0.67%
               
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works OJSC, GDR
   
73,700
     
319,397
 
                 
Multi-line Insurance 0.82%
               
Vienna Insurance Group Wiener Versicherung Gruppe AG
   
18,300
     
386,558
 
                 
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production 0.11%
               
Novatek OAO, GDR
   
599
     
53,701
 
                 
Oil Companies - Integrated 15.50%
               
Gazprom OAO, Sponsored ADR
   
519,000
     
2,232,872
 
Lukoil PJSC, Sponsored ADR
   
48,600
     
1,878,390
 
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc
   
5,800
     
348,636
 
OMV AG
   
8,700
     
244,281
 
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.
   
349,000
     
496,819
 
Rosneft OAO, GDR
   
248,000
     
1,122,794
 
Surgutneftegas OAO, Sponsored ADR
   
44,160
     
258,778
 
Tatneft PAO, Sponsored ADR
   
23,600
     
766,056
 
             
7,348,626
 
Oil Refining & Marketing 2.33%
               
Grupa Lotos S.A.
   
16,000
     
119,342
*
Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries S.A.
   
45,500
     
488,801
 
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
   
1,700
     
33,628
 
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.
   
16,400
     
461,917
 
             
1,103,688
 
Precious Metals 0.10%
               
Polymetal International PLC
   
5,000
     
48,591
 
                 
Property/Casualty Insurance 0.44%
               
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A.
   
22,000
     
209,369
 
                 
Retail - Computer Equip 0.22%
               
Teknosa Ic Ve Dis Ticaret A.S.
   
47,000
     
105,552
 
                 
Retail - Jewelry 0.53%
               
Pandora A/S
   
1,915
     
250,363
 
                 
Retail - Miscellaneous/Diversified 0.12%
               
FF Group
   
3,000
     
58,831
 
                 
Retail - Restaurants 0.47%
               
AmRest Holdings S.E.
   
4,000
     
223,813
*
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Retail - Toy Store 0.39%
               
JUMBO S.A.
   
13,563
   
$
183,230
 
                 
Rubber - Tires 0.83%
               
Goodyear Lastikleri A.S.
   
8,200
     
394,814
 
                 
Steel - Producers 2.55%
               
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari T.A.S.
   
385,000
     
579,588
 
Severstal PAO PJSC, GDR
   
59,700
     
630,723
 
             
1,210,311
 
Telecom Services 3.62%
               
Netia S.A.
   
437,000
     
581,847
 
O2 Czech Republic a.s.
   
21,500
     
226,653
 
Orange Polska S.A.
   
227,800
     
410,963
 
Sistema, GDR
   
32,800
     
211,566
 
Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S.
   
121,000
     
286,846
 
             
1,717,875
 
Telephone - Integrated 2.34%
               
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.
   
50,600
     
455,430
 
Rostelecom PJSC
   
446,000
     
654,047
 
             
1,109,477
 
Tobacco 0.52%
               
Philip Morris CR A.S.
   
440
     
244,484
 
                 
Transportation - Services 1.07%
               
Celebi Hava Servisi A.S.
   
18,976
     
229,675
 
Oesterreichische Post AG
   
6,850
     
278,167
 
             
507,842
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
42,249,744
 
(cost $43,342,572)
               
                 
Exchange-Traded Funds 1.91%
               
Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3x Shares
   
22,500
     
437,850
 
Global X MSCI Greece ETF
   
62,000
     
466,860
 
                 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
           
904,710
 
(cost $921,656)
               
                 
Purchased Call Options 0.42%
 
Contracts
         
Exchange-Traded Fund 0.42%
               
Market Vectors Russia ETF, Strike Price 18.00, Expiration Jan. 2017
   
1,500
     
199,500
*
(cost $266,687)
               
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Emerging Europe Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Corporate Note 0.12%
 
Principal
Amount
   
Value
 
Transportation - Services 0.12%
               
Baghlan Group FZCO, 14.75%, maturity 06/27/15
 
$
1,345,845
   
$
 57,754*^#@  
(cost $1,350,345)
               
                 
Total Investments 91.56%
           
43,411,708
 
(cost $45,881,260)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 8.44%
           
4,000,204
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
47,411,912
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

China Region Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks 87.98%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Airlines 0.98%
           
China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
4,700
   
$
146,828
 
                 
Automotive - Cars & Light Trucks 3.55%
               
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., H shares
   
34,500
     
28,016
 
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., H shares
   
485,000
     
504,432
 
             
532,448
 
Automotive/Truck Parts & Equipment - Original 0.11%
               
Nexteer Automotive Group Ltd.
   
16,000
     
16,466
 
                 
Building & Construction Products - Miscellaneous 1.75%
               
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd.
   
487,000
     
261,796
 
                 
Casino Hotels 0.11%
               
NagaCorp Ltd.
   
26,000
     
16,661
 
                 
Cellular Telecommunication 4.08%
               
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
   
790,000
     
278,296
 
SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd.
   
200,000
     
333,383
 
             
611,679
 
Circuit Boards 0.19%
               
Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.
   
13,000
     
29,083
 
                 
Commercial Banks - Non US 7.28%
               
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT
   
165,000
     
141,990
 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
   
35,000
     
619,290
 
Huishang Bank Corp., Ltd., H shares
   
685,000
     
331,190
 
             
1,092,470
 
Computers-Memory Devices 0.96%
               
ASPEED Technology Ltd.
   
13,500
     
143,493
 
                 
Diversified Financial Services 0.29%
               
Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.
   
76,000
     
43,961
 
                 
Electric - Distribution 0.72%
               
Manila Electric Co.
   
15,400
     
108,034
 
                 
Electronic Components - Miscellaneous 5.70%
               
AAC Technologies Holdings, Inc.
   
65,000
     
496,990
 
Cowell e Holdings, Inc.
   
260,000
     
106,468
*
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
   
60,000
     
157,935
 
Pegatron Corp.
   
40,000
     
93,120
 
             
854,513
 
Electronic Components - Semiconductors 0.51%
               
SK Hynix, Inc.
   
3,100
     
76,315
 
                 
Energy - Alternate Sources 2.39%
               
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd., H shares
   
905,000
     
289,570
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

China Region Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Energy - Alternate Sources (cont'd)
           
Gigasolar Materials Corp.
   
4,000
   
$
69,220
 
             
358,790
 
Enterprise Software/Services 0.34%
               
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd.
   
100,000
     
50,812
 
                 
Entertainment Software 0.48%
               
NetEase, Inc., Sponsored ADR
   
500
     
71,790
 
                 
Finance - Investment Banker/Broker 4.55%
               
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd., H shares
   
225,000
     
527,860
 
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., H shares
   
90,000
     
153,863
 
             
681,723
 
Finance - Other Services 1.44%
               
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
   
7,000
     
168,673
 
Singapore Exchange Ltd.
   
7,900
     
46,553
 
             
215,226
 
Food - Meat Products 0.40%
               
WH Group Ltd., 144A
   
83,000
     
60,027
*
                 
Gas - Distribution 3.34%
               
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.
   
60,000
     
171,362
 
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.
   
60,000
     
329,770
 
             
501,132
 
Industrial Automation/Robots 0.51%
               
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd.
   
3,600
     
75,780
*
                 
Internet Application Software 7.09%
               
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
   
52,000
     
1,063,107
 
                 
Internet Content - Entertainment 0.90%
               
Com2uS Corp.
   
1,242
     
134,720
*
                 
Investment Management/Advisory Services 3.22%
               
Value Partners Group Ltd.
   
460,000
     
483,024
 
                 
Life/Health Insurance 3.83%
               
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
   
28,000
     
33,500
 
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
   
20,000
     
15,394
 
China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H shares
   
55,000
     
135,149
 
China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., H shares
   
85,000
     
319,214
 
New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H shares
   
20,000
     
70,689
 
             
573,946
 
Machine Tools & Related Products 2.19%
               
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.
   
83,000
     
328,804
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

China Region Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Medical - Biomedical/Gene 1.02%
           
Bloomage BioTechnology Corp., Ltd.
   
70,000
   
$
153,307
 
                 
Medical - Drugs 0.31%
               
Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
   
2,698
     
46,897
 
                 
Medical Products 0.68%
               
China Medical System Holdings Ltd.
   
73,000
     
101,324
 
                 
Metal Processors & Fabricators 0.55%
               
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.
   
10,000
     
81,958
 
                 
Multi-line Insurance 0.44%
               
China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.
   
30,000
     
66,073
*
                 
Non - Ferrous Metals 0.05%
               
Sterling Group Ventures, Inc.
   
500,000
     
7,000
*
                 
Petrochemicals 1.66%
               
Danhua Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., B shares
   
2
     
1
*
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR
   
4,933
     
248,722
 
             
248,723
 
Photo Equipment & Supplies 2.39%
               
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
   
1,000
     
77,509
 
Sunny Optical Technology Group Co., Ltd.
   
100,000
     
281,371
 
             
358,880
 
Physicians Practice Management 0.47%
               
Town Health International Medical Group Ltd.
   
375,000
     
70,635
 
                 
Power Converters/Supply Equipment 2.67%
               
Boer Power Holdings Ltd.
   
48,000
     
37,899
 
China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd.
   
100,000
     
83,307
 
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., H shares
   
195,000
     
279,699
 
             
400,905
 
Property/Casualty Insurance 4.52%
               
Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.
   
1,700
     
113,064
 
People's Insurance Group of China Ltd., H shares
   
180,000
     
76,433
 
PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., H shares
   
265,000
     
487,936
 
             
677,433
 
Public Thoroughfares 2.18%
               
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., H shares
   
304,000
     
326,222
 
                 
Real Estate Operating/Development 4.53%
               
China Vanke Co., Ltd., H shares
   
35,000
     
85,888
 
Future Land Development Holdings Ltd.
   
1,060,000
     
144,838
 
Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT
   
12,285,000
     
447,899
 
             
678,625
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

China Region Fund
Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Common Stocks (cont'd)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Retail - Apparel/Shoe 1.84%
           
ANTA Sports Products Ltd.
   
125,000
   
$
275,180
 
                 
Retail - Jewelry 0.00%
               
Lao Feng Xiang Co., Ltd., B shares
   
1
     
4
 
                 
Semiconductor Equipment 0.59%
               
Wonik IPS Co., Ltd.
   
9,000
     
87,814
*
                 
Shipbuilding 0.10%
               
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
   
21,000
     
15,252
 
                 
Telecom Services 3.99%
               
Globe Telecom, Inc.
   
990
     
47,721
 
PCCW Ltd.
   
850,000
     
550,556
 
             
598,277
 
Therapeutics 1.01%
               
Dawnrays Pharmaceutical (Holdings) Ltd.
   
190,000
     
151,797
 
                 
Water Treatment Systems 2.10%
               
CT Environmental Group Ltd.
   
1,072,000
     
315,138
 
                 
Total Common Stocks
           
13,194,072
 
(cost $12,912,374)
               
                 
Exchange-Traded Fund 1.63%
               
Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares
   
17,000
     
243,950
 
(cost $174,827)
               
                 
Total Investments 89.60%
           
13,438,022
 
(cost $13,087,201)
               
Other assets and liabilities, net 10.40%
           
1,559,200
 
                 
Net Assets 100.0%
         
$
14,997,222
 
 
See notes to portfolios of investments.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Legend

*
Non-income producing security.
+
Affiliated company (see following)
#
Illiquid Security
^
In default on interest payments. Rate shown represents the last coupon rate prior to default.
@
Security was fair valued at March 31, 2016, by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (Adviser) (other than international securities fair valued pursuant to systematic fair value models) in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. See the Fair Valuation of Securities section of these Notes to Portfolios of Investments for further discussion of fair valued securities. See further information and detail on restricted securities in the Restricted Securities section of these Notes to Portfolios of Investments.
144A
Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities and percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2016 amounted to $8, 0.00%, of Holmes Macro Trends Fund, $2,419,591, 2.37%, of Global Resources Fund, $2,104,092, 1.93%, of World Precious Minerals Fund, $1,155, 0.00%, of Gold and Precious Metals Fund, $199,615, 0.42%, of Emerging Europe Fund and $60,027, 0.40%, of China Region Fund.
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
AGC
Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM
Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC
American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
BAM
Build America Mutual Assurance Company
BHAC
Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Corporation
CIFG
CIFG Assurance North America Incorporated
GDR
Global Depositary Receipt
GO
General Obligation Bond
NATL
National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
PSF-GTD
Texas Public School Fund Guarantee
RS
Restricted Security (see following)
ZCB
Zero Coupon Bond
 
General
 
The yields reflect the effective yield from the date of purchase.
 
Variable Rate Notes have periodic reset features, which effectively shorten the maturity dates and reset the interest rates as tied to various interest-bearing instruments. Rates shown are current rates at March 31, 2016.
 
Principal amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
U.S. Global Investors Funds, a Delaware statutory trust, consists of nine separate funds (Funds). For more comprehensive information on the Funds’ organization and significant accounting policies, please refer to the most recent semi-annual or annual report.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Security Valuations
 
The Funds value investments traded on national or international securities exchanges or over the counter at the last sales price reported by the security’s primary exchange of its market at the time of daily valuation. Options and securities for which no sale was reported are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked quotation. Short-term investments with effective maturities of sixty days or less at the date of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Municipal securities, long-term U.S. government obligations and corporate debt securities are valued by an independent pricing service using an evaluated quote based on such factors as institutional size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, maturity, coupon rate, type of issue, individual trading characteristics and other market data.
 
Fair Valuation of Securities
 
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or which are subject to legal restrictions are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee, under policies and procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Fair value is the price 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. The Valuation Committee meets on a regular basis to review securities which may not have readily available market prices and considers a number of factors in determining fair value, including nature and duration of any trading restrictions, trading volume, market values of unrestricted shares of the same or similar class, investment management’s judgment regarding the market experience of the issuer, financial status and other operational and market factors affecting the issuer, issuer’s management, quality of the underlying property based on review of independent geological studies and other relevant matters. The fair values may differ from what would have been used had a broader market for these securities existed. The Valuation Committee regularly reviews inputs and assumptions and performs transactional back-testing and disposition analysis. The Valuation Committee reports quarterly to the Funds’ Board of Trustees.
 
For securities traded on international exchanges, if events which may materially affect the value of a Fund's securities occur after the close of the primary exchange and before a Fund’s net asset value is next determined, then those securities will be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under the supervision of the Board of Trustees. The Funds use a systematic fair value model provided by an independent third party to value international securities primarily traded on an exchange or market outside the Western Hemisphere in order to adjust for stale pricing, which may occur between the close of certain foreign exchanges and the New York Stock Exchange.
 
The Funds use a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used in valuation to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are inputs from independent sources, while unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, short-term U.S. government obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued using amortized cost. Generally, amortized cost reflects the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the portfolios may materially differ from the values received upon actual sale of those investments.
 
The three levels defined by the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
 
Level 2 – Prices determined using significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Short-term securities with maturities of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Municipal securities, long-term U.S. government obligations and corporate debt securities are valued in accordance with the evaluated price supplied by the pricing service and generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Other securities that are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy include, but are not limited to, warrants that do not trade on an exchange, securities valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask quotation and international equity securities valued by an independent third party in order to adjust for stale pricing.
 
Level 3 – Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions). For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used in determining fair value.
The following table summarizes the valuation of each Fund’s securities as of March 31, 2016, using the fair value hierarchy:

   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
   
Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
United States Government and Agency Obligation
 
$
   
$
55,519,533
   
$
   
$
55,519,533
 
Total
 
$
   
$
55,519,533
   
$
   
$
55,519,533
 

Near-Term Tax Free Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Municipal Bonds
 
$
   
$
90,621,884
   
$
   
$
90,621,884
 
Total
 
$
   
$
90,621,884
   
$
   
$
90,621,884
 
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
All American Equity Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks
 
$
18,345,697
   
$
   
$
   
$
18,345,697
 
Rights
   
     
     
7,659
     
7,659
 
Total
 
$
18,345,697
   
$
   
$
7,659
   
$
18,353,356
 

Holmes Macro Trends Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Energy - Alternate Sources
 
$
   
$
   
$
34,190
   
$
34,190
 
Medical - Hospitals
   
     
     
     
 
Real Estate Operating/Development
   
     
     
327,791
     
327,791
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
29,628,937
     
     
     
29,628,937
 
Convertible Debentures
   
     
515,343
     
     
515,343
 
Corporate Notes
   
     
     
212,500
     
212,500
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
648,081
     
     
     
648,081
 
Warrants
   
     
8
     
     
8
 
Total
 
$
30,277,018
   
$
515,351
   
$
574,481
   
$
31,366,850
 

Global Resources Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Agricultural Chemicals
 
$
3,122,314
   
$
2,151,720
   
$
   
$
5,274,034
 
Agricultural Operations
   
     
1,644,073
     
     
1,644,073
 
Coal
   
25,325
     
129,319
     
     
154,644
 
Containers - Paper/Plastic
   
3,148,365
     
417,279
     
     
3,565,644
 
Diamonds/Precious Stones
   
27,719
     
3,901
     
     
31,620
 
Diversified Minerals
   
1,236,075
     
900,456
     
     
2,136,531
 
Energy - Alternate Sources
   
712,088
     
908,931
     
820,560
     
2,441,579
 
Gold Mining
   
9,457,227
     
251,713
     
230
     
9,709,170
 
Investment Companies
   
     
1,277,325
     
     
1,277,325
 
Medical - Hospitals
   
     
     
     
 
Metal - Aluminum
   
944,510
     
1,070,269
     
     
2,014,779
 
Metal - Diversified
   
1,827,301
     
46,949
     
     
1,874,250
 
Mining Services
   
     
     
     
 
Natural Resource Technology
   
     
     
137,351
     
137,351
 
Non - Ferrous Metals
   
37,719
     
470,577
     
     
508,296
 
Paper & Related Products
   
931,608
     
3,741,734
     
     
4,673,342
 
Power Converters/Supply Equipment
   
     
1,412,978
     
     
1,412,978
 
Real Estate Operating/Development
   
     
     
5,720,364
     
5,720,364
 
Steel - Producers
   
     
2,637,290
     
     
2,637,290
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
34,064,816
     
     
     
34,064,816
 
Exchange-Traded Fund
   
234,083
     
     
     
234,083
 
Warrants:
                               
Gold Mining
   
73,152
     
47,751
     
     
120,903
 
Metal - Copper
   
     
     
     
 
Purchased Call Option
   
     
297,000
     
     
297,000
 
Convertible Debentures
   
     
10,193,482
     
     
10,193,482
 
Corporate Notes
   
     
     
2,550,000
     
2,550,000
 
Total
 
$
55,842,302
   
$
27,602,747
   
$
9,228,505
   
$
92,673,554
 
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
World Precious Minerals Fund
                       
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Agricultural Operations
 
$
   
$
158,770
   
$
   
$
158,770
 
Coal
   
6,830
     
51,081
     
     
57,911
 
Diamonds/Precious Stones
   
2,006,968
     
301,190
     
     
2,308,158
 
Diversified Minerals
   
3,015,947
     
150,105
     
18,397
     
3,184,449
 
Gold Mining
   
53,997,064
     
5,763,633
     
68,619
     
59,829,316
 
Medical - Hospitals
   
     
     
     
 
Metal - Diversified
   
10,581,366
     
1,405,647
     
     
11,987,013
 
Mining Services
   
     
364,991
     
     
364,991
 
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production
   
     
     
     
 
Precious Metals
   
7,743,775
     
69,690
     
     
7,813,465
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
3,952,146
     
     
     
3,952,146
 
Warrants:
                               
Diamonds/Precious Stones
   
     
15,331
     
     
15,331
 
Diversified Minerals
   
     
8,049
     
     
8,049
 
Gold Mining
   
39,730
     
857,475
     
     
897,205
 
Metal - Copper
   
     
     
     
 
Metal - Diversified
   
     
309,028
     
     
309,028
 
Silver Mining
   
     
     
     
 
Special Warrant
   
     
     
     
 
Rights
   
74,738
     
     
     
74,738
 
Purchased Call Options
   
     
89,625
     
     
89,625
 
Convertible Debentures
   
     
9,325,398
     
     
9,325,398
 
Corporate Notes
   
     
     
680,000
     
680,000
 
Total
 
$
81,418,564
   
$
18,870,013
   
$
767,016
   
$
101,055,593
 

Gold and Precious Metals Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Gold Mining
 
$
46,350,878
   
$
10,662,015
   
$
   
$
57,012,893
 
Medical - Hospitals
   
     
     
     
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
6,214,517
     
     
     
6,214,517
 
Warrants
   
     
270,191
     
     
270,191
 
Purchased Call Options
   
     
73,700
     
     
73,700
 
Convertible Debentures
   
     
4,813,419
     
     
4,813,419
 
Corporate Notes
   
     
     
675,712
     
675,712
 
Total
 
$
52,565,395
   
$
15,819,325
   
$
675,712
   
$
69,060,432
 

Emerging Europe Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Airlines
 
$
197,558
   
$
1,902,073
   
$
   
$
2,099,631
 
Cellular Telecommunication
   
1,119,996
     
646,348
     
     
1,766,344
 
Commercial Banks - Non US
   
2,896,220
     
4,884,748
     
     
7,780,968
 
Computer Services
   
225,623
     
514,009
     
     
739,632
 
Gold Mining
   
118,471
     
     
     
118,471
 
Metal - Diversified
   
936,811
     
590,282
     
     
1,527,093
 
Oil Companies - Integrated
   
3,123,034
     
4,225,592
     
     
7,348,626
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
     
20,868,979
     
     
20,868,979
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
904,710
     
     
     
904,710
 
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Investments (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Emerging Europe Fund (cont’d)
 
Purchased Call Options
   
     
199,500
     
     
199,500
 
Corporate Note
   
     
     
57,754
     
57,754
 
Total
 
$
9,522,423
   
$
33,831,531
   
$
57,754
   
$
43,411,708
 

China Region Fund
 
Investments in Securities*
 
Common Stocks:
                       
Airlines
 
$
146,828
   
$
   
$
   
$
146,828
 
Entertainment Software
   
71,790
     
     
     
71,790
 
Industrial Automation/Robots
   
75,780
     
     
     
75,780
 
Petrochemicals
   
248,722
     
1
     
     
248,723
 
Semiconductor Equipment
   
     
87,814
     
     
87,814
 
All Other Common Stocks
   
     
12,563,137
     
     
12,563,137
 
Exchange-Traded Fund
   
243,950
     
     
     
243,950
 
Total
 
$
787,070
   
$
12,650,952
   
$
   
$
13,438,022
 
 
*
Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for a detailed list of the Fund’s investments.
 
The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy during the period December 31, 2015, through March 31, 2016:

Fund
Transfers From
Level 1
to Level 2*
Transfers From
Level 2
to Level 1*
Global Resources Fund
 -
321,430(1)
World Precious Minerals Fund
 -
717,491(1)
 
 -
1,455,245(2)
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
 -
416,015(1)
 
 -
2,037,344(2)

*
The Funds’ policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the reporting period.
(1)
Securities were valued at a quoted price at the end of the current period, but at the mean between bid and ask quotations at the end of the prior fiscal year.
(2)
Transfers resulted from the expiration of a regulatory hold.
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
The following is a reconciliation of assets for which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value during the period December 31, 2015 through March 31, 2016:

   
Rights
   
Total
 
All American Equity Fund
           
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
7,659
   
$
7,659
 
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
7,659
   
$
7,659
 
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
 
   
$
-
   
$
-
 

   
Common
Stocks
   
Convertible Debentures
   
Corporate
Notes
   
Total
 
Holmes Macro Trends Fund
                       
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
349,510
   
$
190,575
   
$
212,500
   
$
752,585
 
Purchases
   
-
     
211,750
     
-
     
211,750
 
Sales
   
-
     
(211,750
)
   
-
     
(211,750
)
Total realized gain (loss)
   
-
     
(167,750
)
   
-
     
(167,750
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
                         
 (depreciation)
   
12,471
     
249,835
     
-
     
262,306
 
Transfers out of Level 3*
   
-
     
(272,660
)
   
-
     
(272,660
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
361,981
   
$
-
   
$
212,500
   
$
574,481
 
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
 
   
$
12,471
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
12,471
 

   
Common
Stocks
   
Convertible Debentures
   
Corporate
Notes
   
Total
 
Global Resources Fund
                       
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
6,751,495
   
$
4,428,765
   
$
2,550,000
   
$
13,730,260
 
Purchases
   
-
     
4,941,764
     
-
     
4,941,764
 
Sales
   
-
     
(4,920,850
)
   
-
     
(4,920,850
)
Total realized gain (loss)
   
-
     
(3,901,360
)
   
-
     
(3,901,360
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
                         
 (depreciation)
   
(72,973
)
   
5,811,838
     
-
     
5,738,865
 
Transfers out of Level 3*
   
-
     
(6,360,157
)
   
-
     
(6,360,157
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
6,678,522
   
$
-
   
$
2,550,000
   
$
9,228,522
 
                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
 
   
$
(72,973
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(72,973
)

   
Common Stocks
   
Warrants
   
Special Warrants
   
Convertible Debentures
   
Corporate Notes
   
Total
 
World Precious Minerals Fund
                                   
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
72,013
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
2,999,700
   
$
680,000
   
$
3,751,713
 
Purchases
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
3,333,000
     
-
     
3,333,000
 
Sales
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(3,333,000
)
   
-
     
(3,333,000
)
Total realized gain (loss)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(2,644,400
)
   
-
     
(2,644,400
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
                                         
  (depreciation)
   
15,003
     
-
     
-
     
3,936,454
     
-
     
3,951,457
 
Transfers out of Level 3*
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(4,291,754
)
   
-
     
(4,291,754
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
87,016
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
680,000
   
$
767,016
 
                                                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
                 
   
$
15,003
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
15,003
 
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
   
Common
Stocks
   
Warrants
   
Convertible Debentures
   
Corporate
Notes
   
Total
 
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
                             
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,517,175
   
$
740,766
   
$
2,257,941
 
Purchases
   
-
     
-
     
1,685,750
     
-
     
1,685,750
 
Sales
   
-
     
-
     
(1,685,750
)
   
-
     
(1,685,750
)
Total realized gain (loss)
   
-
     
-
     
(1,333,310
)
   
-
     
(1,333,310
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
                                 
 (depreciation)
   
-
     
-
     
1,986,800
     
(65,054
)
   
1,921,746
 
Transfers out of Level 3*
                   
(2,170,665
)
           
(2,170,665
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
675,712
   
$
675,712
 
                                         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
         
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(65,054
)
 
$
-
 

   
Corporate Note
   
Total
 
Emerging Europe Fund
           
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
60,525
   
$
60,525
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation
         
 (depreciation)
   
(2,771
)
   
(2,771
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
57,754
   
$
57,754
 
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
 
   
$
(2,771
)
 
$
(2,771
)

   
Common Stocks
   
Total
 
China Region Fund
           
Beginning Balance 12/31/15
 
$
233,670
   
$
233,670
 
Sales
   
(91,764
)
   
(91,764
)
Total realized gain (loss)
   
(4,549
)
   
(4,549
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation
         
 (depreciation)
   
(51,469
)
   
(51,469
)
Transfers out of Level 3*
   
(85,888
)
   
(85,888
)
Ending Balance 03/31/16
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments held as of 03/31/16(1)
 
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
* The Funds' policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the reporting period.
(1) The amounts shown represent the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to only those investments still held and classified as Level 3 at March 31, 2016.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Significant unobservable inputs developed by the Valuation Committee for Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2016 are as follows:

   
Fair Value at
Valuation
Unobservable
 
   
03/31/16
Technique(s)
Input
Range (Weighted Average)
All American Equity Fund
       
Investments in Securities
       
 
Rights
 $7,659
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0%
           
Holmes Macro Trends Fund
       
Investments in Securities
       
 
Common Stocks
 34,190
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
66% - 100% discount (67% discount)
 
Common Stocks
 327,791
Method of Comparables Pricing (2)
Multiples
4.1 - 12.3 (6.3)
 
Corporate Note
 212,500
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0%
           
Global Resources Fund
       
Investments in Securities
       
 
Common Stocks
 958,141
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0% - 100% discount (73% discount)
 
Common Stocks
 5,720,364
Method of Comparables Pricing (2)
Multiples
4.1 - 12.3 (6.3)
 
Corporate Note
 2,550,000
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0%
           
World Precious Minerals Fund
     
Investments in Securities
       
 
Common Stocks
 87,016
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
100% discount - 32% premium (95% discount)
 
Warrants
 -
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
100%
 
Special Warrants
 -
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
100%
 
Corporate Note
 680,000
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0%
           
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
     
Investments in Securities
       
 
Common Stocks
 -
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
100%
 
Warrants
 -
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
100%
 
Corporate Notes
 675,712
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
0%
           
Emerging Europe Fund
       
Investments in Securities
       
 
Corporate Note
 57,754
Market Transaction (1)
Discount
96%

(1)
Market Transaction refers to most recent known market transaction, including transactions in which the fund participated, as adjusted for any discount or premium as discussed below.
 
(2)
The Method of Comparables Pricing valuation technique involves determining a comparable group of companies that exhibit similar characteristics to that of the Level 3 security (the Comparables), gathering information about the Comparables to determine their range of valuation multiples and selecting the appropriate multiple within the determined range of the Comparables to apply in valuing the Level 3 security.
 
The majority of securities classified as Level 3 are private companies. The initial valuation is usually cost, which is then adjusted as determined by the Valuation Committee for subsequent known market transactions and evaluated for progress against anticipated milestones and current operations. An evaluation that the holding no longer meets expectations could result in the application of discounts and a significantly lower fair valuation. For certain securities, the last known market transaction is increased or decreased by changes in a market index or industry peers as approved by the Valuation Committee.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Affiliated Companies - Indicated in Portfolio of Investments as +
 
The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines affiliates as companies in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities. The following is a summary of transactions with each affiliated company during the period ended March 31, 2016.

   
Shares of Affiliated Companies
 
Global Resources Fund
December 31, 2015
Additions
Reductions
March 31, 2016
Agriterra Ltd.
69,849,776
69,849,776
Atlas African Industries Ltd.(a)
42,993,083
212,861,538
255,854,621
Caribbean Resources Corp.(b)
4,362,314
4,362,314
Pacific Green Energy Corp.
2,400,000
2,400,000
Sunridge Gold Corp.
10,933,788
10,933,788
Sunridge Gold Corp., Warrants
6,333,788
6,333,788
 
At March 31, 2016, the value of investments in affiliated companies was $5,089,675, representing 4.98% of net assets, and the total cost was $41,693,376. There was no realized gain (loss) on transactions and no income earned for the period.

   
Shares of Affiliated Companies
 
World Precious Minerals Fund
December 31, 2015
Additions
Reductions
March 31, 2016
Argent Minerals Ltd.
17,100,000
17,100,000
Barsele Minerals Corp.
9,411,500
57,000
9,468,500
Barsele Minerals Corp., Warrants
1,850,000
1,850,000
Candente Gold Corp.
4,875,000
4,875,000
Canyon Resources Ltd.
10,006,593
10,006,593
Canyon Resources Ltd., Warrants
6,168,864
6,168,864
Cardinal Resources Ltd.
9,000,000
2,109,165
11,109,165
Cardinal Resources Ltd., Rights
1,500,000
1,500,000
Mammoth Resources Corp.
2,818,000
2,818,000
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd.
10,000,000
10,000,000(c)
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd., Warrants
3,500,000
3,500,000(c)
Orex Minerals, Inc.
9,510,000
1,277,000
(610,000)
10,177,000
Orex Minerals, Inc., Warrants
1,850,000
(600,000)
1,250,000
Source Exploration Corp.
4,975,000
4,975,000
Source Exploration Corp., Warrants
2,500,000
2,500,000
TriStar Gold, Inc.
17,994,000
2,740,500
(234,500)
20,500,000
 
At March 31, 2016, the value of investments in affiliated companies was $13,027,209, representing 11.95% of net assets, and the total cost was $10,070,580. Net realized gains on transactions were $137,811, and there was no interest income of earned for the period.
 
(a)
Effective March 17, 2016, Atlas Development & Support Services Ltd.’s name was changed to Atlas African Industries Ltd.
(b)
Effective February 10, 2016, Pacific Coal Resources Ltd.’s name was changed to Caribbean Resources Corp.
(c)
At March 31, 2016, the company is no longer defined as an affiliate, although it was an affiliated company during the period.
 
Restricted Securities - Indicated in Portfolio of Investments as “RS”
 
The following securities are subject to contractual and regulatory restrictions on resale or transfer. These investments may involve a high degree of business and financial risk. Because of the thinly traded markets for these investments, a Fund may be unable to liquidate its securities in a timely manner, especially if there is negative news regarding the specific securities or the markets overall. These securities could decline significantly in value before the Fund could liquidate these securities. The issuer bears the cost of registration, if any, involved in the disposition of these securities.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Holmes Macro Trends Fund
Acquisition
Date
 
Cost per Share/Unit
 
Pacific Green Energy Corp.
03/24/11
 
$
1.00
 
Pacific Infrastructure Ventures, Inc.
08/06/10-11/22/10
 
$
1.00
 
Pacific Power Generation Corp., Corporate Note (April 2017)
05/25/12
 
$
100.00
 
 
As of March 31, 2016, the total cost of restricted securities was $739,125 and the total value was $574,481, representing 1.48% of net assets.

Global Resources Fund
Acquisition
Date
 
Cost per
Share/Unit
 
I-Pulse, Inc., 144A
10/04/07
 
$
1.88
 
Pacific Green Energy Corp.
03/24/11
 
$
1.00
 
Pacific Infrastructure Ventures, Inc.
08/06/10-11/22/10
 
$
1.00
 
Pacific Power Generation Corp., Corporate Note (April 2017)
05/25/12
 
$
100.00
 
 
       
As of March 31, 2016, the total cost of restricted securities was $12,423,544 and the total value was $9,228,275, representing 9.03% of net assets.

World Precious Minerals Fund
Acquisition
Date
 
Cost per
Share/Unit
 
Algold Resources Ltd., Warrants (April 2018)
03/29/16
 
$
0.00
 
Bonterra Resources, Inc., Warrants (December 2017)
02/16/16
 
$
0.00
 
Pacific Power Generation Corp., Corporate Note (April 2017)
05/25/12
 
$
100.00
 
Taurus Gold Ltd., 144A
05/31/11-05/29/13
 
$
1.17
 
TMAC Resources, Inc.
03/18/16
 
$
6.14
 
Western Exploration & Development Ltd., 144A, Special Warrants
08/04/97
 
$
0.50
 
 
As of March 31, 2016, the total cost of restricted securities was $4,872,236, and the total value was $1,922,004, representing 1.76% of net assets.

Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Acquisition
Date
 
Cost per Share/Unit
 
Caribbean Resources Corp. (formerly Pacific Coal S.A.), Corporate Note (June 2015)
12/15/14
 
$
100.00
 
Pacific Power Generation Corp., Corporate Note (April 2017)
05/25/12
 
$
100.00
 
 
As of March 31, 2016, the total cost of restricted securities was $740,766, and the total value was $675,712, representing 0.79% of net assets.
 
Financial Derivative Instruments
 
Options Contracts
 
Equity Funds may purchase or write (sell) options on securities to manage their exposure to stock or commodity markets as well as fluctuations in interest and currency conversion rates. The use of options carries the risks of a change in value of the underlying instruments, an illiquid secondary market, or failure of the counterparty to perform its obligations.
 
A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a premium, the right to sell, and the issuer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security, commodity, index, currency or other instrument at the exercise price. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the issuer the obligation to sell, the underlying instrument at the exercise price.

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Purchasing a put option tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, whereas purchasing a call option tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. A Fund pays a premium which is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid to purchase options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid to purchase options which are exercised or closed are added to the cost of securities acquired or the proceeds from securities sold. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid.
 
The Funds will realize a loss equal to all or a part of the premium paid for an option if the price of the underlying security or other instrument decreases or does not increase by more than the premium (in the case of a call option), or if the price of the underlying security or other instrument increases or does not decrease by more than the premium (in the case of a put option).
 
Writing a put option tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument, whereas writing a call option tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. The premium received is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Written options include a risk of loss in excess of the option premium. A Fund as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and thus bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the instrument underlying the written option. There is also the risk a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.
 
A Fund’s ability to close out its position as a purchaser or seller of a put or call option is dependent, in part, upon the liquidity of the market for that particular option. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will be able to close out an option position when desired. An inability to close out its options positions may reduce a Fund’s anticipated profits or increase its losses.
 
As of March 31, 2016, there were no securities held in escrow by the custodian as cover for call options written.
 
There were no transactions in written call options during the period ended March 31, 2016.
 
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
 
The Funds enter into forward foreign currency contracts to lock in the U.S. dollar cost of purchase and sale transactions or to hedge the portfolio against currency fluctuations. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. These contracts are valued daily, and the Fund’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting date, is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statement of Operations. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of the contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Open forward foreign currency contracts as of March 31, 2016, were as follows:
 
Fund Contract
Counterparty
Currency to Deliver
 
Currency to Receive
Settlement
Date
Value
 
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
World Precious Minerals Fund
Brown Brothers Harriman
CAD
49,000,000
 
USD
37,007,870
4/18/16-4/29/16
 $36,285,911
 
 $(721,959)
 
Brown Brothers Harriman
USD
37,796,604
 
CAD
49,000,000
4/18/16-4/29/16
    48,933,225
 
            (66,775)
                     
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
Brown Brothers Harriman
CAD
26,000,000
 
USD
19,642,006
4/18/16-4/29/16
    19,264,096
 
          (377,910)
 
Brown Brothers Harriman
USD
20,055,790
 
CAD
26,000,000
4/18/16-4/29/16
    25,964,126
 
            (35,874)
                     
Emerging Europe Fund
Brown Brothers Harriman
PLN
14,000,000
 
USD
3,507,032
4/1/2016
      3,261,920
 
          (245,112)
 
Brown Brothers Harriman
USD
2,533,004
 
PLN
10,000,000
4/1/2016
    10,147,099
 
           147,099
 
Brown Brothers Harriman
TRY
7,500,000
 
USD
2,541,339
4/18/2016
      2,431,877
 
          (109,462)
 
Brown Brothers Harriman
USD
2,630,564
 
TRY
7,500,000
4/18/2016
      7,520,238
 
             20,238
 
Summary of Derivative Instruments
The following is a summary of the valuations of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of March 31, 2016:

Location
 
Global Resources Fund
   
World Precious Minerals Fund
   
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
   
Emerging
Europe Fund
 
Asset derivatives
                       
Investments, at value
                   
Purchased options
 
$
297,000
   
$
89,625
   
$
73,700
   
$
199,500
 
Unrealized gain on
                               
forward foreign
                               
currency contracts
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
167,337
 
Liability derivatives
                               
Unrealized loss on
                               
forward foreign
                               
currency contracts
   
-
     
(788,734
)
   
(413,784
)
   
(354,574
)
Total
 
$
297,000
   
$
(699,109
)
 
$
(340,084
)
 
$
12,263
 
 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments (unaudited)
March 31, 2016
 
Tax Information
The following table presents the income tax basis of the securities owned as of March 31, 2016, and the tax basis components of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

Fund
 
Aggregate Tax Cost
   
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
   
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
   
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
U.S. Government Securities Ultra-Short Bond Fund
 
$
55,256,234
   
$
272,137
   
$
(8,838
)
 
$
263,299
 
Near-Term Tax Free Fund
   
89,152,967
     
1,623,775
     
(154,858
)
   
1,468,917
 
All American Equity Fund
   
18,094,464
     
331,749
     
(72,857
)
   
258,892
 
Holmes Macro Trends Fund
   
31,345,639
     
1,066,413
     
(1,045,202
)
   
21,211
 
Global Resources Fund
   
164,177,378
     
10,103,212
     
(81,607,036
)
   
(71,503,824
)
World Precious Minerals Fund
   
153,168,774
     
25,973,278
     
(78,086,459
)
   
(52,113,181
)
Gold and Precious Metals Fund
   
58,724,750
     
19,118,271
     
(8,782,589
)
   
10,335,682
 
Emerging Europe Fund
   
45,881,260
     
3,390,013
     
(5,859,565
)
   
(2,469,552
)
China Region Fund
   
13,087,201
     
1,159,823
     
(809,002
)
   
350,821
 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) are effective, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits
 
Certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.


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.

U.S. GLOBAL INVESTORS FUNDS

By
/s/ Jessica Chase  
 
Jessica Chase, Principal Executive Officer
 
     
Date
05/26/2016  

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/ Jessica Chase  
 
Jessica Chase, Principal Executive Officer
 
     
Date
05/26/2016  

By
/s/ Karen Shaw  
 
Karen Shaw, Principal Financial Officer
 
     
Date
05/26/2016