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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

           VALUE     
 

CORPORATE BONDS (3.0%)

  
   Communication Services (0.6%)   
  135,000     

Alphabet, Inc.^
3.375%, 02/25/24

   $ 147,542  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Discretionary (1.2%)   
  53,000     

Dana, Inc.^
5.500%, 12/15/24

     47,023  
  100,000     

Home Depot, Inc.^
2.700%, 04/01/23

     103,205  
  95,000     

L Brands, Inc.
5.625%, 02/15/22

     88,294  
  25,000     

Low e’s Companies, Inc.^
3.875%, 09/15/23

     26,334  
     

 

 

 
        264,856  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Staples (0.6%)   
  135,000     

Walmart, Inc.
3.300%, 04/22/24

     144,685  
     

 

 

 
   Financials (0.2%)   
  50,000     

Berkshire Hathaw ay, Inc.
2.750%, 03/15/23

     52,105  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care (0.1%)   
  30,000     

Universal Health Services, Inc.*
4.750%, 08/01/22

     29,839  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology (0.3%)   
  65,000     

Apple, Inc.
3.450%, 05/06/24

     70,647  
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $700,669)

     709,674  
     

 

 

 
 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (12.0%)

  
   Communication Services (3.1%)   
  110,000     

GCI Liberty, Inc.*
1.750%, 09/30/46

     138,696  
  

Liberty Media Corp.

  
  125,000     

2.250%, 09/30/46

     59,952  
  90,000     

1.375%, 10/15/23

     86,531  
  63,000     

2.750%, 12/01/49*

     54,268  
  65,000     

Liberty Media Corp. (Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.)*§
2.125%, 03/31/48

     59,253  
  105,000     

Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One^
1.000%, 01/30/23

     99,547  
  27,000     

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.500%, 03/15/23

     25,568  
  55,000     

Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24

     61,443  
  52,000     

Snap, Inc.*
0.750%, 08/01/26

     45,881  
  26,000     

Tw itter, Inc.
0.250%, 06/15/24

     23,255  
  65,000     

Zynga, Inc.*
0.250%, 06/01/24

     67,627  
     

 

 

 
              722,021  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
           VALUE     
   Consumer Discretionary (0.7%)   
  25,000     

Chegg, Inc.*
0.125%, 03/15/25

   $ 23,799  
  28,000     

DISH Netw ork Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26

     22,712  
  80,000     

Etsy, Inc.^*
0.125%, 10/01/26

     65,837  
  15,000     

Guess, Inc.*
2.000%, 04/15/24

     8,885  
  55,000     

Winnebago Industries, Inc.^*
1.500%, 04/01/25

     41,740  
     

 

 

 
        162,973  
     

 

 

 
   Financials (2.0%)   
  50,000     

Ares Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/24

     43,707  
  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

  
  200,000     

0.000%, 12/30/20

     206,493  
  70,000     

0.125%, 01/01/23^*

     72,067  
  155,000     

JPMorgan Chase Financial Company, LLC (Voya Financial, Inc.)*§
0.250%, 05/01/23

     145,317  
     

 

 

 
        467,584  
     

 

 

 
   Health Care (1.3%)   
  23,000     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
1.500%, 10/15/20

     24,382  
  32,000     

CONMED Corp.^
2.625%, 02/01/24

     29,932  
  65,000     

Exact Sciences Corp.^
0.375%, 03/15/27

     54,847  
  65,000     

Insulet Corp.^*
0.375%, 09/01/26

     65,963  
  38,000     

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*
2.625%, 03/01/25

     32,827  
  21,000     

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.^
2.250%, 05/15/24

     26,888  
  26,000     

NuVasive, Inc.*
0.375%, 03/15/25

     22,093  
  36,000     

Repligen Corp.
0.375%, 07/15/24

     37,983  
     

 

 

 
              294,915  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials (0.3%)   
  55,000     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
1.125%, 10/15/24

     47,392  
  35,000     

Chart Industries, Inc.*
1.000%, 11/15/24

     27,273  
     

 

 

 
        74,665  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology (3.8%)   
  60,000     

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
0.375%, 09/01/27

     59,803  
  42,000     

Alteryx, Inc.^*
1.000%, 08/01/26

     37,187  
  80,000     

Coupa Softw are, Inc.^*
0.125%, 06/15/25

     88,603  
  55,000     

DocuSign, Inc.^
0.500%, 09/15/23

     77,275  
  23,000     

II-VI, Inc.
0.250%, 09/01/22

     21,189  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

           VALUE     
  55,000     

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/26

   $ 55,879  
  80,000     

Microchip Technology, Inc.
1.625%, 02/15/27

     82,927  
  50,000     

MongoDB, Inc.^*
0.250%, 01/15/26

     48,519  
  65,000     

Okta, Inc.*
0.125%, 09/01/25

     62,251  
  34,000     

ON Semiconductor Corp.^
1.000%, 12/01/20

     33,936  
  27,000     

Proofpoint, Inc.*
0.250%, 08/15/24

     25,512  
  26,000     

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*
0.750%, 06/01/26

     23,137  
  40,000     

RingCentral, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/01/25

     37,151  
  58,000     

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.^
1.375%, 03/01/22

     64,457  
  35,000     

Splunk, Inc.^
0.500%, 09/15/23

     37,520  
  23,000     

Wix.com, Ltd.^
0.000%, 07/01/23

     22,700  
  46,000     

Workday, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/22

     51,173  
  32,000     

Zendesk, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/23

     37,865  
     

 

 

 
        867,084  
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate (0.3%)   
  70,000     

IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22

     74,457  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities (0.5%)   
  120,000     

NRG Energy, Inc.^
2.750%, 06/01/48

     115,982  
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost $2,984,886)

           2,779,681  
     

 

 

 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (0.6%)

 
  

United States Treasury Note

 

  66,000     

2.000%, 11/15/26

     72,321  
  63,000     

1.625%, 05/15/26^

     67,280  
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES

(Cost $126,773)

     139,601  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
           VALUE     
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (8.4%)

 
   Consumer Staples (0.1%)   
  420     

Energizer Holdings, Inc.^
7.500%, 01/15/22

     28,518  
     

 

 

 
   Financials (0.4%)   
  1,180     

AMG Capital Trust II
5.150%, 10/15/37

     33,992  
  620     

Assurant, Inc.^
6.500%, 03/15/21

     66,018  
     

 

 

 
        100,010  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
           VALUE     
   Health Care (0.9%)   
  1,300     

Becton Dickinson and Company
6.125%, 05/01/20

   $ 67,964  
  130     

Danaher Corp.
4.750%, 04/15/22

     134,309  
     

 

 

 
        202,273  
     

 

 

 
   Industrials (1.3%)   
  175     

Fortive Corp.
5.000%, 07/01/21

     125,953  
  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.^

  
  1,316     

5.250%, 11/15/22

     92,067  
  1,165     

5.375%, 05/15/20

     84,637  
     

 

 

 
        302,657  
     

 

 

 
   Information Technology (1.1%)

 

  260     

Broadcom, Inc.^
8.000%, 09/30/22

     242,934  
     

 

 

 
   Real Estate (1.0%)   
  185     

Crow n Castle International Corp.
6.875%, 08/01/20

     239,575  
     

 

 

 
   Utilities (3.6%)   
  4,095     

American Electric Pow er Company, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/22

     197,584  
  875     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner Media, LLC, Charter Communications Time, Inc.)§**
4.566%, 09/15/29

     42,540  
  1,890     

Dominion Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 06/01/22

     173,899  
  2,140     

DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22

     84,676  
  4,935     

NextEra Energy, Inc.
4.872%, 09/01/22

     244,909  
  

Sempra Energy

  
  550     

6.750%, 07/15/21

     51,661  
  400     

6.000%, 01/15/21

     37,939  
     

 

 

 
        833,208  
     

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $2,182,847)

     1,949,175  
     

 

 

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (69.6%)

  
   Communication Services (7.3%)

 

  535     

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

     621,643  
  2,950     

AT&T, Inc.

     85,993  
  4,275     

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     146,974  
  2,255     

Facebook, Inc. - Class A#

     376,134  
  375     

Netflix, Inc.#

     140,813  
  3,610     

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     193,965  
  1,250     

Walt Disney Company

     120,750  
     

 

 

 
              1,686,272  
     

 

 

 
   Consumer Discretionary (8.2%)

 

  260     

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

     50,565  
  450     

Amazon.com, Inc.#~

     877,374  
  740     

Aptiv, PLC

     36,438  
  620     

Dollar Tree, Inc.#

     45,551  
  1,450     

General Motors Company

     30,131  
  1,500     

Home Depot, Inc.

     280,065  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

          VALUE     
  1,195    

Low e’s Companies, Inc.

   $ 102,830  
  650    

McDonald’s Corp.

     107,477  
  1,340    

Nike, Inc. - Class B

     110,872  
  505    

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

     16,246  
  895    

Starbucks Corp.

     58,837  
  1,420    

Target Corp.

     132,017  
  1,310    

TJX Companies, Inc.

     62,631  
    

 

 

 
       1,911,034  
    

 

 

 
  Consumer Staples (5.6%)   
  4,735    

Coca-Cola Company

     209,524  
  480    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     136,862  
  2,930    

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

     146,734  
  1,685    

PepsiCo, Inc.

     202,369  
  1,900    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     138,624  
  2,540    

Procter & Gamble Company

     279,400  
  1,570    

Walmart, Inc.

     178,383  
    

 

 

 
             1,291,896  
    

 

 

 
  Energy (1.9%)   
  2,925    

Chevron Corp.

     211,945  
  1,520    

ConocoPhillips

     46,816  
  1,920    

Hess Corp.

     63,936  
  2,655    

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     36,958  
  1,505    

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     35,548  
  830    

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

     58,225  
    

 

 

 
       453,428  
    

 

 

 
  Financials (7.5%)   
  3,970    

American International Group, Inc.

     96,273  
  9,845    

Bank of America Corp.

     209,009  
  1,115    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     37,553  
  600    

Berkshire Hathaw ay, Inc. - Class B#

     109,698  
  1,335    

Capital One Financial Corp.

     67,311  
  565    

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     50,426  
  900    

Charles Schw ab Corp.

     30,258  
  545    

Chubb, Ltd.

     60,871  
  2,835    

Citigroup, Inc.

     119,410  
  570    

Discover Financial Services

     20,332  
  585    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     90,435  
  1,515    

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     122,336  
  3,145    

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     283,144  
  3,935    

KeyCorp

     40,806  
  1,555    

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     134,445  
  2,065    

Morgan Stanley

     70,210  
  510    

Northern Trust Corp.

     38,485  
  2,318    

Starw ood Property Trust, Inc.

     23,760  
  2,855    

US Bancorp

     98,355  
  1,590    

Zions Bancorporation, N.A.

     42,548  
    

 

 

 
       1,745,665  
    

 

 

 
  Health Care (10.5%)   
  350    

Abbott Laboratories

     27,618  
  1,575    

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     112,801  
  505    

Amgen, Inc.

     102,379  
  215    

Anthem, Inc.

     48,814  
  2,435    

Baxter International, Inc.

     197,698  
  1,745    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     97,266  
  315    

Edw ards Lifesciences Corp.#

     59,415  
  745    

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     55,696  
  350    

Humana, Inc.

     109,907  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
          VALUE     
  145    

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#

   $ 71,805  
  1,705    

Johnson & Johnson

     223,577  
  815    

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#

     103,008  
  2,060    

Medtronic, PLC

     185,771  
  2,915    

Merck & Company, Inc.

     224,280  
  4,955    

Pfizer, Inc.

     161,731  
  230    

Stryker Corp.

     38,293  
  100    

Teleflex, Inc.

     29,286  
  435    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     123,366  
  1,595    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     397,761  
  305    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#

     72,575  
    

 

 

 
             2,443,047  
    

 

 

 
  Industrials (7.0%)   
  845    

Boeing Company

     126,023  
  4,145    

CSX Corp.

     237,509  
  6,300    

General Electric Company

     50,022  
  1,610    

Honeyw ell International, Inc.

     215,402  
  820    

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     277,939  
  6,150    

Masco Corp.

     212,606  
  790    

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     239,014  
  720    

Raytheon Company

     94,428  
  1,245    

Union Pacific Corp.

     175,595  
    

 

 

 
       1,628,538  
    

 

 

 
  Information Technology (19.5%)

 

  820    

Accenture, PLC - Class A

     133,873  
  335    

Adobe, Inc.#~

     106,610  
  3,950    

Apple, Inc.

     1,004,445  
  3,605    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     141,713  
  1,375    

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     167,255  
  495    

Global Payments, Inc.

     71,394  
  1,955    

Intel Corp.

     105,805  
  639    

Lam Research Corp.

     153,360  
  1,335    

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

     30,211  
  1,030    

MasterCard, Inc. - Class A

     248,807  
  2,495    

Micron Technology, Inc.#

     104,940  
  7,905    

Microsoft Corp.~

     1,246,698  
  675    

NVIDIA Corp.

     177,930  
  1,410    

Oracle Corp.

     68,145  
  765    

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     51,752  
  985    

Salesforce.com, Inc.#

     141,820  
  250    

ServiceNow , Inc.#

     71,645  
  510    

Skyw orks Solutions, Inc.

     45,584  
  995    

Taiw an Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)

     47,551  
  2,500    

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     402,800  
    

 

 

 
       4,522,338  
    

 

 

 
  Materials (1.0%)   
  895    

Corteva, Inc.#

     21,033  
  985    

Linde, PLC

     170,405  
  460    

PPG Industries, Inc.

     38,456  
    

 

 

 
       229,894  
    

 

 

 
  Real Estate (1.0%)   
  945    

American Tower Corp.

     205,774  
  805    

Welltower, Inc.

     36,853  
    

 

 

 
       242,627  
    

 

 

 
  Utilities (0.1%)   
  465    

Essential Utilities, Inc.#

     24,905  
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

          VALUE     
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $12,680,242)

   $     16,179,644   
    

 

 

 
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (0.7%)

 

  Other (0.7%)   
  3,095    

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

(Cost $211,053)

     165,459   
    

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

CONTRACTS/

NOTIONAL

AMOUNT

          VALUE  
 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.2%) #

  
  Consumer Staples (0.0%)   
 
6
34,722

 
  Tyson Foods, Inc.
Call, 04/17/20, Strike $95.00
     30   
    

 

 

 
  Financials (0.0%)   
 
18
60,624

 
  Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $50.00
     171   
    

 

 

 
  Other (1.2%)   
 
163
611,902

 
  iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Call, 09/18/20, Strike $43.00
     9,047   
 
15
51,195

 
  iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $46.00
     15   
 
20
228,920
 
 
  iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Call, 04/17/20, Strike $172.00
     130   
      S&P 500 Index   
 
5
1,292,295

 
  Put, 04/20/20, Strike $2,800.00      110,541   
 
2
516,918

 
  Put, 05/29/20, Strike $3,310.00      149,330   
    

 

 

 
       269,063   
    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost $156,464)

     269,264   
    

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

          VALUE  
 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.5%)

  
  644,030    

Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.610%***

     644,094   
  643,189    

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.250%***

     643,189   
    

 

 

 
 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $1,287,430)

     1,287,283   
    

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES/

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

          VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (7.3%)
 
 
  1,691,502    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†

(Cost $1,691,502)

   $ 1,691,502   
    

 

 

 
 

    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (108.3%)
(Cost $22,021,866)

         25,171,283   
    

 

 

 
 
PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON
LOAN (-7.3%)
     (1,691,502)   
 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.0%)

     (234,372)   
    

 

 

 
 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

   $ 23,245,409   
    

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

^      Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

*     Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are excepted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherw ise exempted from such registration requirements.

§      Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

**     Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate show n is the rate in effect at March 31, 2020.

#      Non-income producing security.

~      Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $49,519.

***     The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of March 31, 2020.

      Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of March 31, 2020.

Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2020 (UNAUDITED)

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

COUNTERPARTY   

LONG

CONTRACTS

   SETTLEMENT
DATE
    

LOCAL

CURRENCY

     CURRENT
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
Bank of New York    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        344,000      $ 44,367            $ 160   
State Street Bank and Trust    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        278,000        35,855        38   
Bank of New York    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        234,000        30,180        75   
Bank of New York    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        166,000        21,410        106   
Northern Trust Company    New Taiwanese Dollar      04/23/20        212,000        7,023        (2)  
State Street Bank and Trust    New Taiwanese Dollar      04/23/20        116,000        3,843        (34)  
State Street Bank and Trust    New Taiwanese Dollar      04/23/20        102,000        3,379         
              

 

 

 
                     $ 348   
              

 

 

 
COUNTERPARTY    

SHORT

CONTRACTS

   SETTLEMENT
DATE
    

LOCAL

CURRENCY

     CURRENT
VALUE
    

UNREALIZED

GAIN/LOSS

 
State Street Bank and Trust    New Taiwanese Dollar      04/23/20        130,000      $ 4,306            $ 23   
Goldman Sachs & Co.    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        156,000        20,120        (36)  
State Street Bank and Trust    New Taiwanese Dollar      04/23/20        1,704,000        56,447        998   
State Street Bank and Trust    Hong Kong Dollar      04/23/20        1,387,000            178,887        (530)  
              

 

 

 
                     $         455   
              

 

 

 

    

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. CALAMOS ADVISORS TRUST (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust organized February 17, 1999, consists of a single series, Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which commenced operations on May 19, 1999.

The Trust currently offers the Portfolio’s shares to certain life insurance companies for allocation to certain separate accounts established for the purpose of funding qualified and non-qualified variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance contracts. The Portfolio seeks high long-term total return through growth and current income.

The Portfolio invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of convertible instruments (including synthetic convertible instruments), equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization. In pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio attempts to utilize these different types of securities to strike, in the investment adviser’s opinion, the appropriate balance between risk and return in terms of growth and income.

Significant Accounting Policies. The schedule of investments have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Portfolio:

Portfolio Valuation. The valuation of the Portfolio’s investments is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Portfolio securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are valued at the official closing price, which is the last current reported sales price on its principal exchange at the time each Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”). Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking a NASDAQ Official Closing Price, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time the Portfolio determines its NAV. When a last sale or closing price is not available, equity securities, other than option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on its principal exchange in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued either by an independent pricing agent approved by the board of trustees or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives are normally valued by independent pricing services or by dealers or brokers who make markets in such securities. Valuations of such fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives consider yield or price of equivalent securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data and do not rely exclusively upon exchange or over-the-counter prices.

Trading on European and Far Eastern exchanges and over-the-counter markets is typically completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or in over-the-counter markets may be valued utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by the board of trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last reported sale price at the time the Portfolio determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Portfolio’s NAV is not calculated.

If the pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security is valued at a fair value by the pricing committee, under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, following the guidelines and/or procedures adopted by the board of trustees.

The Portfolio also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to guidelines adopted by the board of trustees and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, if trading in the security is halted or if the value of a security it holds is materially affected by events occurring before the Portfolio’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is listed. Those procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the board of trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities.

When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).

Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.

Option Transactions. For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The Portfolio as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Portfolio may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to changes in currency exchange rates by entering into forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell currencies. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Risks associated with such contracts include, among other things, movement in the value of the


foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to perform. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the Portfolio on a forward foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates.

As of March 31, 2020, the Portfolio had outstanding forward foreign currency contracts as listed on the Schedule of Investments.

Note 2 – Investments

The cost basis of investments (excluding Investments of Collateral for Securities on Loan) for federal income tax purposes at March 31, 2020 was as follows*:

 

Cost basis of investments

   $22,021,866  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   5,407,204  

Gross unrealized depreciation

   (2,257,787)  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $3,149,417  

* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not reflect tax adjustments. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Portfolio’s most recent semi-annual or annual report.