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Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

      Principal  
Amount
     Value  

BONDS – 91.49%

 

  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 2.21%**

 

  
Higher Education Funding I, Series 2014-1, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 1.05%)

 

  

2.96%

     05/25/34 1,2    $ 447,834      $ 448,031  
Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2012-5A, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.60%)

 

  

2.39%

     10/27/36 1,2      384,052        378,201  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-10A, Class A3

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.47%)

 

  

2.36%

     12/15/27 1,2      266,079        266,282  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2003-14, Class A6

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.24%

     07/25/25 1      279,104        278,803  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2005-8, Class A4

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.55%)

 

  

2.49%

     01/25/28 1      250,346        250,543  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-6, Class A4

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.38%)

 

  

2.32%

     10/25/24 1      224,747        224,917  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2007-8, Class A4

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.47%)

 

  

2.41%

     01/26/26 1      188,169        188,247  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2011-1, Class A1

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.52%)

 

  

2.31%

     03/25/26 1      85,711        85,735  
SLM Student Loan Trust, Series 2013-4, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.55%)

 

  

2.34%

     06/25/43 1      137,153        135,242  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities

(Cost $2,265,256)

 

 

     2,256,001  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES — 24.63%*

 

  

Banking — 7.04%

 

  
Bank of America Corp. (GMTN)

 

  

2.37%

     07/21/21 3      1,750,000        1,753,935  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.68%)

 

  

2.59%

     06/01/21 1      400,000        400,743  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 1.00%)

 

  

3.00%

     01/15/23 1      200,000        202,770  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (BKNT)

 

  

2.60%

     02/01/21 3      500,000        500,250  

3.09%

     04/26/21 3      250,000        250,873  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

CORPORATES (continued)

 

  

Banking (continued)

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.29%)

 

  

2.20%

     02/01/21 1    $ 500,000      $ 500,112  
Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom)

 

  

2.40%

     03/17/20 4      350,000        350,556  
Lloyds Bank PLC (United Kingdom) (MTN)

 

  

5.80%

     01/13/20 2,4      150,000        150,155  
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

 

  

3.13%

     01/08/21 4      500,000        504,997  
U.S. Bank N.A. (BKNT)

 

  

3.05%

     07/24/20       550,000        552,866  
Wells Fargo & Co. (GMTN)

 

  

2.60%

     07/22/20       250,000        251,003  
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (BKNT)

 

  

2.40%

     01/15/20       1,000,000        1,000,151  

3.33%

     07/23/21 3      275,000        277,179  
(SOFR Rate plus 0.48%)

 

  

2.04%

     03/25/20 1      500,000        500,247  
       

 

 

 
          7,195,837  
       

 

 

 

Communications — 0.45%

 

  
Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC

 

  

3.36%

     09/20/21 2      455,000        459,618  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.52%

 

  
BAT Capital Corp.

 

  

2.76%

     08/15/22       400,000        406,025  
Constellation Brands, Inc.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.70%)

 

  

2.61%

     11/15/21 1      125,000        125,022  
       

 

 

 
          531,047  
       

 

 

 

Electric — 1.17%

 

  
Dominion Energy, Inc., Series B

 

  

2.75%

     09/15/22       350,000        355,520  
Evergy, Inc.

 

  

4.85%

     06/01/21       325,000        335,309  
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

 

  

2.40%

     09/01/21       250,000        251,906  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.55%)

 

  

2.46%

     08/28/21 1      250,000        250,044  
       

 

 

 
          1,192,779  
       

 

 

 
 

 

December 2019 / 1


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

CORPORATES (continued)

 

  

Energy — 0.20%

 

  
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC

 

  

5.63%

     04/15/20 2      $200,000      $ 202,462  
       

 

 

 

Finance — 5.42%

 

  
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust (Ireland)

 

  

4.45%

     12/16/21 4      100,000        104,261  

4.63%

     10/30/20 4      200,000        204,065  

5.00%

     10/01/21 4      150,000        157,324  
BMW U.S. Capital LLC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.38%)

 

  

2.28%

     04/06/20 1,2      375,000        375,266  
Citigroup, Inc.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.95%)

 

  

2.89%

     07/24/23 1      308,000        310,782  
Daimler Finance North America LLC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.90%)

 

  

2.81%

     02/15/22 1,2      290,000        292,327  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

  

2.34%

     11/02/20       50,000        49,939  

3.20%

     01/15/21       250,000        251,359  

3.81%

     10/12/21       50,000        50,940  

5.88%

     08/02/21       55,000        57,595  

8.13%

     01/15/20       150,000        150,310  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.79%)

 

  

2.68%

     06/12/20 1      250,000        250,165  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.81%)

 

  

2.71%

     04/05/21 1      480,000        478,152  
GE Capital International Funding Co. (Ireland)

 

  

2.34%

     11/15/20 4      560,000        559,636  
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 

  

4.38%

     09/25/21       500,000        518,222  
Morgan Stanley (GMTN)

 

  

5.50%

     01/26/20       500,000        501,070  

5.50%

     07/24/20       500,000        510,145  
Nationwide Building Society (United Kingdom)

 

  

3.62%

     04/26/23 2,3,4      500,000        514,557  
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

 

  

3.63%

     03/15/21 2,4      100,000        101,114  

4.50%

     03/15/23 2,4      100,000        105,272  
       

 

 

 
          5,542,501  
       

 

 

 

Food — 0.75%

 

  
Campbell Soup Co.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.39%

     03/16/20 1      240,000        240,086  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

CORPORATES (continued)

 

  

Food (continued)

 

  
Conagra Brands, Inc.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.38%

     10/09/20 1      $325,000      $ 325,527  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.75%)

 

  

2.70%

     10/22/20 1      200,000        200,021  
       

 

 

 
          765,634  
       

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.24%

 

  
Allergan Finance LLC

 

  

3.25%

     10/01/22       200,000        204,822  
Anthem, Inc.

 

  

3.70%

     08/15/21       500,000        511,775  
Bausch Health Cos., Inc. (Canada)

 

  

7.00%

     03/15/24 2,4      280,000        291,784  
Bayer U.S. Finance II LLC

 

  

2.20%

     07/15/22 2      600,000        597,078  
Becton Dickinson and Co.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.88%)

 

  

2.84%

     12/29/20 1      243,000        243,124  
Cigna Corp.

 

  

3.20%

     09/17/20       200,000        201,591  
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.75%)

 

  

2.65%

     03/19/21 1      240,000        240,025  
       

 

 

 
          2,290,199  
       

 

 

 

Industrials — 1.52%

 

  
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc.

 

  

2.85%

     12/15/20 2      350,000        352,430  
Bemis Co., Inc.

 

  

4.50%

     10/15/21 2      350,000        360,758  
General Electric Co. (GMTN)

 

  

4.63%

     01/07/21       310,000        317,107  
General Electric Co. (MTN)

 

  

5.55%

     05/04/20       125,000        126,259  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.38%)

 

  

2.27%

     05/05/26 1      150,000        145,053  
United Technologies Corp.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.65%)

 

  

2.55%

     08/16/21 1      250,000        250,034  
       

 

 

 
          1,551,641  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology — 1.03%

 

  
Analog Devices, Inc.

 

  

2.85%

     03/12/20       120,000        120,170  
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 

  

2.38%

     01/15/20       275,000        275,017  
 

 

2 / December 2019


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

CORPORATES (continued)

 

  

Information Technology (continued)

 

  
Broadcom, Inc.

 

  

3.13%

     04/15/21 2    $ 250,000      $ 253,097  
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands)

 

  

4.13%

     06/01/21 2,4      400,000        410,256  
       

 

 

 
          1,058,540  
       

 

 

 

Materials — 0.30%

 

  
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

 

  

3.40%

     09/25/20       300,000        302,941  
       

 

 

 
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) — 2.64%

 

American Campus Communities Operating Partnership LP

 

  

3.35%

     10/01/20       400,000        403,335  
Boston Properties LP

 

  

4.13%

     05/15/21       500,000        510,097  
Essex Portfolio LP

 

  

5.20%

     03/15/21       350,000        360,416  
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.

 

  

4.88%

     11/01/20       550,000        559,860  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

 

  

3.75%

     04/15/23       200,000        206,632  
Kimco Realty Corp.

 

  

3.20%

     05/01/21       250,000        253,532  
Reckson Operating Partnership LP

 

  

7.75%

     03/15/20       400,000        404,430  
       

 

 

 
          2,698,302  
       

 

 

 

Retail — 0.29%

 

  
Dollar Tree, Inc.

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.70%)

 

  

2.70%

     04/17/20 1      300,000        300,058  
       

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.06%

 

  
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class A

 

  

4.95%

     01/15/23       372,457        388,464  
Aviation Capital Group LLC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 3-Month plus 0.95%)

 

  

2.86%

     06/01/21 1,2      250,000        251,140  
Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2000-1, Class A1

 

  

8.05%

     11/01/20       93,604        95,009  
Northwest Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2001-1, Class A1

 

  

7.04%

     04/01/22       320,833        349,278  
       

 

 

 
          1,083,891  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates

(Cost $25,038,478)

 

 

     25,175,450  
       

 

 

 
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED — 27.70%**

 

  

Non-Agency Commercial

 

  

Mortgage-Backed — 3.33%

 

  
Banc of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2011-FSHN, Class A

 

  

4.42%

     07/11/33 2    $ 239,000      $ 246,890  
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-GC27, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.36%

     02/10/48 3      2,801,716        149,627  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR6, Class XB (IO)

 

  

0.54%

     03/10/46 3      10,000,000        169,028  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-CR7, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.20%

     03/10/46 3      2,716,252        86,020  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-CR19, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.03%

     08/10/47 3      5,674,672        217,460  
Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-CR25, Class XA (IO)

 

  

0.84%

     08/10/48 3      3,995,215        153,753  
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-CX9, Class XA (IO)

 

  

0.88%

     09/15/50 3      5,424,958        195,464  
DBRR Trust, Series 2011-LC2, Class A4A

 

  

4.54%

     07/12/44 2,3      499,383        509,410  
Four Times Square Trust Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4TS, Class A

 

  

5.40%

     12/13/28 2      139,139        143,516  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-C6, Class ASB

 

  

3.14%

     05/15/45       359,036        363,781  
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2013-C7, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.35%

     02/15/46 3      4,099,368        140,618  
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2011-C3, Class A4

 

  

4.12%

     07/15/49       150,035        152,039  
UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C4, Class A4

 

  

2.79%

     12/10/45       400,000        404,198  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C9, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.90%

     11/15/45 2,3      1,487,357        64,708  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C13, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.20%

     05/15/45 2,3      2,587,258        86,722  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-C13, Class XB (IO)

 

  

0.46%

     05/15/45 2,3      8,000,000        118,458  
 

 

December 2019 / 3


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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues      Maturity  
Date
      Principal  
Amount
     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

Non-Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21, Class XA (IO)

 

  

1.04%

     08/15/47 3    $ 5,228,568      $ 200,895  
       

 

 

 
          3,402,587  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed — 1.84%

 

  
Aames Mortgage Trust, Series 2002-1, Class A3

 

  
(STEP-reset date 02/25/20)

 

  

7.40%

     06/25/32       19,915        19,944  
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A1

 

  

4.23%

     05/25/35 3      53,816        52,349  
Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2004-J6, Class 2A1

 

  

6.50%

     11/25/31       59,706        61,979  
Banc of America Funding Trust, Series 2003-2, Class 1A1

 

  

6.50%

     06/25/32       4,568        4,854  
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc., Series 2004-HYB1, Class A41

 

  

3.98%

     02/25/34 3      46,625        45,741  
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2002-AR31, Class 4A2

 

  

4.25%

     11/25/32 3      21,804        21,789  
DSLA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR3, Class 2A2A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.74%)

 

  

2.50%

     07/19/44 1      143,318        146,601  
First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FF10, Class A4

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.15%)

 

  

1.94%

     07/25/36 1      49,612        49,715  
GE Mortgage Services LLC, Series 1998-HE1, Class A7

 

  

6.47%

     06/25/28       2        2  
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR12, Class A1

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.78%)

 

  

2.57%

     12/25/34 1      392,069        346,403  
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-AR6, Class 6A1

 

  

4.32%

     10/25/34 3      122,956        122,427  
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-A2, Class 9A1

 

  

4.75%

     04/25/35 3      177,572        184,796  
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-12, Class 5A1

 

  

4.58%

     10/25/34 3      181,388        181,388  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2004-5, Class 3A1

 

  

4.13%

     06/25/34 3    $ 5,821      $ 5,739  
MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A25

 

  

0.00%

      03/25/47 6,7,8,      4,000,000        —    
MASTR Seasoned Securitization Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 4A1

 

  

4.47%

     10/25/32 3      39,284        40,662  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2003-A1, Class 2A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 12-Month plus 1.63%)

 

  

3.56%

     12/25/32 1      160,726        158,549  
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust, Series 2006-NC1, Class A4

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.09%

     12/25/35 1      47,067        47,024  
Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-SL1, Class A2

 

  

8.50%

     11/25/31       34,570        11  
Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust, Series 2004-SL1, Class A8

 

  

6.50%

     11/25/31       43,420        45,703  
Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2004-IP2, Class 2A1

 

  

4.25%

     12/25/34 3      98,386        99,853  
Terwin NIMs Trust, Series 2004-13AL, Class 2PX (IO)

 

  

0.34%

     08/25/34 2,6,7      1,795,549        27,733  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-AR6, Class A

 

  
(Federal Reserve US 12-Month Cumulative Average plus 1.40%)

 

  

3.64%

     06/25/42 1      25,152        25,059  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-AR6, Class A1

 

  

4.70%

     06/25/33 3      58,348        59,562  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-4, Class CB13

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.29%

     06/25/35 1      158,246        140,011  
       

 

 

 
          1,887,894  
       

 

 

 
U.S. Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed — 5.67%

 

Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2012-M2, Class A2

 

  

2.72%

     02/25/22       648,992        655,275  
Fannie Mae-Aces, Series 2012-M4, Class X1 (IO)

 

  

0.52%

     04/25/22 3      4,272,564        27,268  
 

 

4 / December 2019


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series J22F, Class A1

 

  

3.45%

     05/25/23     $ 306,957      $ 314,827  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K012, Class X3 (IO)

 

  

2.25%

     01/25/41 3      2,950,450        65,510  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K025, Class X3 (IO)

 

  

1.75%

     11/25/40 3      2,000,000        94,666  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K031, Class X1 (IO)

 

  

0.22%

     04/25/23 3      13,149,374        87,794  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K056, Class XAM (IO)

 

  

1.15%

     05/25/26 3      1,400,000        94,085  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K504, Class A2

 

  

2.57%

     09/25/20 3      452,752        452,821  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K714, Class X3 (IO)

 

  

1.79%

     01/25/42 3      4,000,000        60,762  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KF05, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.05%

     09/25/21 1      33,308        33,289  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KF14, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.65%)

 

  

2.35%

     01/25/23 1      764,933        765,214  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KF17, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.55%)

 

  

2.25%

     03/25/23 1      397,758        397,814  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KF19, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.45%)

 

  

2.15%

     06/25/23 1      557,903        557,695  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KF22, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.20%

     07/25/23 1      278,328        278,186  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KP02, Class A2

 

  

2.36%

     04/25/21 3    $ 22,229      $ 22,197  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KS05, Class A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.20%

     01/25/23 1      558,085        557,839  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series KS07, Class X (IO)

 

  

0.65%

     09/25/25 3      3,500,000        117,815  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series Q004, Class A2H

 

  

2.98%

     01/25/46 3      285,813        287,534  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series Q004, Class AFL

 

  
(Federal Reserve US 12-Month Cumulative Average plus 0.74%)

 

  

2.98%

     05/25/44 1      318,301        318,535  
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series Q010, Class APT1

 

  

2.80%

     04/25/46 3      428,602        432,063  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2011-165, Class IO (IO)

 

  

0.40%

     10/16/51 3      8,293,548        60,588  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2012-135, Class IO (IO)

 

  

0.57%

     01/16/53 3      3,657,701        117,035  
       

 

 

 
          5,798,812  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed — 16.86%

 

  
Fannie Mae Pool 254548

 

  

5.50%

     12/01/32       106,767        117,614  
Fannie Mae Pool 468764

 

  

4.16%

     07/01/21       630,000        647,917  
Fannie Mae Pool 555098

 

  
(LIBOR USD 12-Month plus 1.51%)

 

  

3.58%

     11/01/32 1      14,225        14,525  
Fannie Mae Pool 555424

 

  

5.50%

     05/01/33       70,530        78,546  
Fannie Mae Pool 567002

 

  

8.00%

     05/01/23       14,460        15,253  
Fannie Mae Pool 655133

 

  

7.00%

     08/01/32       7,047        7,446  
Fannie Mae Pool 655151

 

  

7.00%

     08/01/32       13,315        14,032  
Fannie Mae Pool 762525

 

  

6.50%

     11/01/33       20,806        22,676  
 

 

December 2019 / 5


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Fannie Mae Pool 770900

 

  
(LIBOR USD 12-Month plus 1.55%)

 

  

4.43%

     04/01/34 1    $ 114,394      $ 117,223  
Fannie Mae Pool AD0538

 

  

6.00%

     05/01/24       36,668        38,511  
Fannie Mae Pool AE0443

 

  

6.50%

     10/01/39       78,064        88,121  
Fannie Mae Pool AL0851

 

  

6.00%

     10/01/40       71,677        82,246  
Fannie Mae Pool AM4580

 

  

3.43%

     10/01/23       303,941        318,029  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 1993-80, Class S

 

  
(-1.22 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 10.87%, 10.87% Cap)

 

  

8.69%

     05/25/23 1      612        669  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2001-42, Class SB

 

  
(-16.00 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 128.00%, 8.50% Cap)

 

  

8.50%

     09/25/31 1      1,241        1,389  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2001-60, Class OF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.95%)

 

  

2.74%

     10/25/31 1      99,120        100,967  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2002-30, Class FB

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 1.00%)

 

  

2.79%

     08/25/31 1      119,638        121,310  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2003-124, Class TS

 

  
(-14.00 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 100.80%, 9.80% Cap)

 

  

9.80%

     01/25/34 1      16,261        18,842  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2003-134, Class FC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.60%)

 

  

2.39%

     12/25/32 1      407,436        410,238  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2004-60, Class FW

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.45%)

 

  

2.24%

     04/25/34 1      365,259        364,973  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2004-96, Class MT

 

  
(-17.15 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 125.13%, 7.00% Cap)

 

  

7.00%

     12/25/34 1      10,049        11,006  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2005-114, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.38%)

 

  

2.17%

     08/25/35 1      330,438        330,424  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2005-73, Class DF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.25%)

 

  

2.04%

     08/25/35 1    $ 213,349      $ 212,249  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2006-84, Class WF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.09%

     02/25/36 1      42,478        42,464  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2007-68, Class SC (IO)

 

  
(-1.00 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 6.70%, 6.70% Cap)

 

  

4.91%

     07/25/37 1      103,243        20,655  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2009-111, Class DA

 

  

5.00%

     12/25/39       6,078        6,122  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2009-33, Class FB

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.82%)

 

  

2.61%

     03/25/37 1      131,056        132,727  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2010-109, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.19%

     10/25/40 1      74,164        74,139  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2010-26, Class S (IO)

 

  
(-1.00 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 6.23%, 6.23% Cap)

 

  

4.44%

     11/25/36 1      388,517        70,268  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-124, Class DF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.45%)

 

  

2.24%

     08/25/40 1      293,460        293,719  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-47, Class GF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.57%)

 

  

2.36%

     06/25/41 1      131,537        132,265  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-71, Class FB

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.29%

     05/25/37 1      137,603        137,744  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2011-8, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.29%

     01/25/40 1      64,564        64,579  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2012-19, Class FP

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.29%

     12/25/39 1      454,226        454,040  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2012-33, Class F

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.52%)

 

  

2.31%

     04/25/42 1      527,550        527,594  
 

 

6 / December 2019


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2013-75, Class FC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.25%)

 

  

2.04%

     07/25/42 1    $ 453,438      $ 451,535  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2014-19, Class FA

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.19%

     11/25/39 1      167,926        167,938  
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2019-79, Class FA

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.20%

     01/25/50 1      500,000        499,142  
Fannie Mae REMICS. Series 2004-92, Class FD

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.14%

     05/25/34 1      448,739        449,534  
Freddie Mac Gold Pool C90474

 

  

7.00%

     08/01/21       5,935        6,055  
Freddie Mac Gold Pool G13107

 

  

5.50%

     07/01/20       272        273  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 1526, Class L

 

  

6.50%

     06/15/23       1,476        1,555  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2368, Class AF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.95%)

 

  

2.69%

     10/15/31 1      68,352        69,967  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2733, Class FB

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.60%)

 

  

2.34%

     10/15/33 1      722,668        727,629  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2763, Class FC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     04/15/32 1      67,268        67,265  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2990, Class DE

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.38%)

 

  

2.12%

     11/15/34 1      89,912        89,951  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2990, Class LE

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.32%)

 

  

2.06%

     10/15/34 1      368,385        368,046  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3066, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.04%

     04/15/35 1      339,477        339,338  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3085, Class FW

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.70%)

 

  

2.44%

     08/15/35 1      459,092        463,787  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

     Value  

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3139, Class FL

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.04%

     01/15/36 1    $ 99,142      $ 99,129  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3196, Class FA

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     04/15/32 1      385,775        385,841  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3300, Class FA

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.04%

     08/15/35 1      427,260        425,037  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3325, Class NF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.04%

     08/15/35 1      85,831        85,384  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3652, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.75%)

 

  

2.49%

     07/15/32 1      20,407        20,443  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3767, Class JF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.04%

     02/15/39 1      213,757        213,932  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3792, Class DF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.14%

     11/15/40 1      101,930        101,920  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3806, Class DF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.14%

     08/15/25 1      92,400        92,565  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3845, Class FQ

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.25%)

 

  

1.99%

     02/15/26 1      195,413        195,611  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3879, Class MF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     09/15/38 1      234,683        234,879  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3895, Class BF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.24%

     07/15/41 1      282,007        282,661  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3907, Class FM

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     05/15/26 1      105,239        105,133  
 

 

December 2019 / 7


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

           Value        

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3940, Class PF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     05/15/40 1      $614,178        $614,848  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 3946, Class FG

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     10/15/39 1      302,399        302,193  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 4097, Class TF

 

  
LIBOR USD 1-Month

 

  

2.14%

     05/15/39 1      143,545        143,527  
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 4109, Class KF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.14%

     05/15/32 1      36,337        36,364  
Freddie Mac Strips, Series 263, Class F5

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.50%)

 

  

2.24%

     06/15/42 1      427,087        425,702  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 80546

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

4.13%

     10/20/31 1      8,513        8,812  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 80610

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

3.88%

     06/20/32 1      101,576        105,572  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 80614

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

3.25%

     07/20/32 1      12,049        12,519  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 80687

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

3.88%

     04/20/33 1      84,218        87,602  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 8339

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

4.13%

     12/20/23 1      10,210        10,397  
Ginnie Mae II Pool 8684

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

3.25%

     08/20/25 1      22,038        22,682  
Ginnie Mae II Pool MA0331

 

  
(US Treasury Yield Curve Rate T Note Constant Maturity 1 Year plus 1.50%)

 

  

3.25%

     08/20/42 1      109,239        113,078  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2001-22, Class FK

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.35%)

 

  

2.09%

     05/16/31 1      590,551        591,134  
Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

           Value        

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2002-72, Class FB

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.16%

     10/20/32 1      $  135,427        $135,516  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2002-72, Class FC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.16%

     10/20/32 1      199,770        199,901  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2003-42, Class FA

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.14%

     07/16/31 1      657,797        658,254  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2004-2, Class FW

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 1.40%)

 

  

3.11%

     01/16/34 1      488,031        503,073  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2009-66, Class UF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 1.00%)

 

  

2.74%

     08/16/39 1      135,520        138,147  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2009-92, Class FC

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.80%)

 

  

2.54%

     10/16/39 1      145,977        147,760  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2010-19, Class FD

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.45%)

 

  

2.19%

     07/16/39 1      64,206        64,317  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2011-70, Class IL (IO)

 

  
(-1.00 X LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 7.10%, 7.10% Cap)

 

  

0.60%

     06/16/37 1      1,979,961        29,677  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2012-10, Class FP

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.06%

     01/20/41 1      47,486        47,466  
Ginnie Mae, Series 2012-13, Class KF

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.30%)

 

  

2.06%

     07/20/38 1      119,636        119,590  
NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust, Series 2010-R1, Class 1A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.45%)

 

  

2.16%

     10/07/20 1      787,048        787,376  
NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust, Series 2010-R3, Class 1A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.56%)

 

  

2.27%

     12/08/20 1      496,553        497,031  
NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust, Series 2011-C1, Class 2A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.53%)

 

  

2.24%

     03/09/21 1      266,022        266,142  
 

 

8 / December 2019


Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

      Issues         

  Maturity  

Date

   

  Principal  

Amount

           Value        

MORTGAGE-BACKED (continued)

 

  

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

 

NCUA Guaranteed Notes Trust, Series 2011-R3, Class 1A

 

  
(LIBOR USD 1-Month plus 0.40%)

 

  

2.12%

     03/11/20 1    $ 130,018        $     130,020  
            17,233,772  

Total Mortgage-Backed

(Cost $28,828,910)

 

 

       28,323,065  

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES — 36.95%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes — 36.95%

 

  
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes

 

  

1.75%

     07/31/21 1      5,100,000        5,100,781  
U.S. Treasury Notes

 

  

1.50%

     10/31/21       12,120,000        12,105,086  

1.50%

     11/30/21       16,460,000        16,440,389  

1.63%

     12/31/21       4,125,000            4,130,480  

Total U.S. Treasury Securities

(Cost $37,745,647)

 

 

       37,776,736  

Total Bonds – 91.49%

(Cost $93,878,291)

 

 

     93,531,252    

 

Issues   

  Maturity  

Date

   

Principal

Amount/Shares

           Value        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 8.31%

 

  

Commercial paper — 0.40%

 

  
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

 

  

3.20%9

     10/08/20       165,000        161,447  
Pfizer, Inc.        

1.91%9

     02/19/20       250,000          249,409  
            410,856  

Foreign Government Obligations — 1.98%

 

Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 861 (Japan)

 

  

0.00%9

     01/14/20 4      105,000,000        966,227  
Japan Treasury Discount Bill, Series 865 (Japan)

 

  

0.00%9

     01/27/20 4      115,000,000        1,058,404  
          2,024,631  

Money Market Funds — 1.02%

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund

 

  

1.52%10

       561,000        561,000  
Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds -Government Portfolio

 

  

1.50%10

       20,775        20,775  
      Issues         

  Maturity  

Date

    

Principal

Amount/Shares

           Value        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Money Market Funds (continued)

 

  
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds-Government Portfolio

 

  

1.52%10

        458,000        $  458,000  
            1,039,775  

U.S. Agency Discount Notes — 0.98%

 

  
Federal Home Loan Bank

 

  

1.58%9

     01/23/20      $ 1,000,000            999,125  

U.S. Treasury Bills — 3.93%

 

  
U.S. Treasury Bills

 

  

1.54%9

     02/18/20        2,500,000        2,495,153  

1.54%9

     02/20/20        1,500,000        1,496,892  

1.54%9,11

     03/19/20        26,000               25,918  
             4,017,963  

Total Short-Term Investments

(Cost $8,504,693)

 

 

       8,492,350  

Total Investments – 99.80%

(Cost $102,382,984)

 

 

       102,023,602  

Cash and Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.20%

 

              200,858  

Net Assets – 100.00%

 

     $102,224,460  

 

1 

Floating rate security. The rate disclosed was in effect at December 31, 2019.

 

2 

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.

 

3 

Variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is as of the most recent information available. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions.

 

4 

U.S. dollar-denominated security issued by foreign-domiciled entity.

 

5 

Non-income producing security.

 

6 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

7 

Illiquid security as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of illiquid securities is $27,733, which is 0.03% of total net assets.

 

8 

Security is currently in default with regard to scheduled interest or principal payments.

 

9 

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

 

10 

Represents the current yield as of December 31, 2019.

 

11 

Securities, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral for futures. The total market value of collateral pledged is $25,918.

 

 

Fair valued security. The aggregate value of fair valued securities is $0, which is 0.00% of total net assets. Fair valued securities are not valued utilizing an independent quote but were valued pursuant to guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. This figure represents securities that are priced using a benchmark pricing system and securities that have been deemed permanently stale. See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

*

Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date sooner than the stated maturity.

 

**

Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective maturity date sooner than the stated maturity date.

 

 

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December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Note: For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for more meaningful presentation for investors.

 

(BKNT): Banker’s Note, Inc.
(GMTN): Global medium-term note
(IO): Interest only
(JPY): Japanese Yen
(LIBOR): London InterBank Offer Rate
(MTN): Medium-term note
(SOFR): Secured Overnight Financing Rate
(STEP): Step coupon bond
(USD): U.S. dollar
 

 

Currency to

be Purchased

  

Currency to

be Sold

   Counterparty   

    Settlement    

Date

  

Unrealized

 Appreciation 

FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACT

 

              

USD 984,478

       JPY 105,000,000            Goldman Sachs International            01/14/20      $ 17,544

USD 556,610

       JPY 60,000,000        Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.        01/27/20        3,677

USD 510,330

       JPY 55,000,000        Bank of America N.A.        01/27/20        3,475
                   

 

 

 

NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION

                    $ 24,696
                   

 

 

 

 

Description   

Number

of Contracts

   Expiration Date    Notional Amount    Value  

Unrealized

 Depreciation 

FUTURES CONTRACTS: LONG POSITIONS                        

U.S. Treasury Two Year Note

       9        03/31/20      $ 1,939,500      $ (852 )     $ (852 )
              

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund:

Net Asset Value:

The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) of each class of the Fund is determined by dividing the net assets attributable to each class of shares of the Fund by the number of issued and outstanding shares of the class of the Fund on each business day as of 4 p.m. ET.

Security Valuation:

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at prices as provided by independent pricing vendors or broker quotes. The Fund receives pricing information from independent pricing vendors approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Board of Trustees”). Securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. The Fund also uses a benchmark pricing system to the extent vendors’ prices for their securities are either inaccurate (such as when the reported prices are different from recent known market transactions) or are not available from another pricing source. For a security priced using this system, the Adviser initially selects a proxy composed of a relevant security (i.e., U.S. Treasury Note) or benchmark (e.g., LIBOR) and a multiplier, divisor or margin that the Adviser believes would together best reflect changes in the market value of the security. The value of the security changes daily based on changes to the market price of the assigned benchmark. The benchmark pricing system is continuously reviewed by the Adviser and implemented according to the pricing policy reviewed by the Board. S&P 500 Index futures contracts are valued at the first sale price after 4 p.m. ET on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. All other futures contracts are valued at the official settlement price of the exchange where it is traded. Equity securities, including depository receipts, are valued at the last reported sale price or the market’s closing price on the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the average of the bid and asked prices. In cases where equity securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange or market determined by the Adviser to be the broadest and most representative market, which may be either a securities exchange or the over-the-counter market. Equity options are valued at the average of the bid and asked prices. Securities and other assets that cannot be valued as described above will be valued at their fair value as determined by the Adviser under guidelines established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board.

Investments in registered open-ended investment companies, including those classified as money market funds, are valued based upon the reported NAV of such investments.

Fair value methods approved by the Board of Trustees include, but are not limited to, obtaining market quotations from secondary pricing services, broker-dealers, or widely used quotation systems. General factors considered in determining the fair value of securities include fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition of the securities, and an evaluation of the forces that influenced the market in which the investments are purchased and sold. These securities are either categorized as Level 2 or 3 depending on the relevant inputs used. In the event that the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods

 

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December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

established by the Board, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee of the Board, generally based upon recommendation provided by the Adviser. When the Fund uses these fair valuation methods applied by the Adviser that use significant unobservable inputs to determine its NAV, securities will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe accurately reflect fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These methods may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of its NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot guarantee that values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

* Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

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

* Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by observable market data

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments and other financial instruments carried at fair value as of December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

  ULTRA SHORT BOND FUND

          LEVEL 1                   LEVEL 2                   LEVEL 3                   TOTAL        
  Investments in Securities                                                                       
  Assets                              

Short-Term Investments:

                             

Commercial paper

        $ —           $ 410,856       $     —           $ 410,856

Foreign Government Obligations

          —             2,024,631       —             2,024,631 

Money Market Funds

          1,039,775            —         —             1,039,775 

U.S. Agency Discount Notes

          —             999,125       —             999,125 

U.S. Treasury Bills

          4,017,963            —         —             4,017,963 

Long-Term Investments:

                                 

Asset-Backed Securities

          —             2,256,001       —             2,256,001 

Corporates

          —             25,175,450       —             25,175,450 

Mortgage-Backed

          —             28,295,332       27,733           28,323,065 

U.S. Treasury Securities

          37,776,736            —         —             37,776,736 
  Other Financial Instruments *                              

Assets:

                             

Foreign currency exchange contracts

          —             24,696       —             24,696 

Liabilities:

                             

Interest rate contracts

          (852)             —         —             (852)  
       

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

       

 

 

 

Total

        $ 42,833,622          $ 59,186,091       $ 27,733         $ 102,047,446 
       

 

 

         

 

 

       

 

       

 

 

 

*Other financial instruments include foreign currency exchange contracts and futures. Interest rate contracts include futures.

Certain of the Fund’s investments are categorized as Level 3 investments with values derived utilizing prices from prior transactions or third party pricing information without adjustment for which such inputs are unobservable. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.

 

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December 31, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

For the period ended December 31, 2019, a reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of 1evel 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

ULTRA SHORT

BOND FUND

   MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
   
 

Balance as of

      

April 1, 2019

     $ 33,152  

Accrued discounts/premiums

       (4,178 )  

Realized gain/(loss)

       —    

Change in unrealized (depreciation)*

       (1,241 )  

Purchases

       —    

Sales

       —    

Transfers into Level 3**

       —    

Transfers out of Level 3**

       —    
      

 

 

   

Balance as of

December 31, 2019

     $ 27,733 ***  
    

 

 

   

* The change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on securities still held at December 31, 2019 was $(1,241) and is included in the related net realized gains/(losses) and net change in appreciation/(depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

** There were no transfers between level 2 and 3 for the period ended December 31, 2019.

*** As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2019, MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A2 had a $0 market value.

Significant unobservable valuations inputs for Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2019, are as follows:

 

ULTRA SHORT BOND FUND    FAIR VALUE
AT 12/31/19
   VALUATION
TECHNIQUE*
  

UNOBSERV-
      ABLE

      INPUT

   RANGE      WEIGHTED    
AVERAGE  
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities - Non- Agency    $27,733        Third-party Vendor            Vendor Prices        $0.00 - $1.54    $1.54

* The valuation technique employed on the Level 3 securities involves the use of vendor prices, broker quotes and benchmark pricing. The Adviser monitors the third-party brokers and vendors using the valuation process.

 

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