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KINETICS PORTFOLIO TRUST – MASTER INVESTMENTS PORTFOLIO
THE KINETICS PARADIGM PORTFOLIO
 
CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
 
September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
 
   
COMMON STOCKS - 87.0%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Accommodation - 0.6%
       
Civeo Corp.
   
239,800
   
$
6,570,520
 
                 
Aerospace and Defense - 2.1%
         
CACI International, Inc. - Class A (a)
   
46,000
     
23,209,760
 
                 
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities - 0.0%(b)
         
Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd.
   
85
     
4,519
 
                 
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - 0.0%(b)
         
Crimson Wine Group Ltd. (a)
   
34,600
     
218,326
 
                 
Broadcasting (except Internet) - 0.0%(b)
         
Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. - Class C (a)
   
4,842
     
192,712
 
                 
Diversified Real Estate Activities - 0.1%
         
PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.
   
60,000
     
1,219,564
 
                 
Entertainment - 0.0%(b)
         
IG Port, Inc.
   
17,000
     
244,961
 
                 
Financial Services - 0.0%(b)
         
Hellenic Exchanges - Athens Stock Exchange SA
   
200
     
1,013
 
                 
Food Services and Drinking Places - 0.6%
         
Wendy's Co.
   
363,800
     
6,373,776
 
                 
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles - 0.1%
         
Mesabi Trust (c)
   
37,200
     
842,580
 
                 
Hospitality and Tourism - 0.5%
         
Carnival Corp. (a)
   
215,000
     
3,973,200
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
   
10,200
     
1,809,072
 
             
5,782,272
 
                 
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities - 0.0%(b)
         
Markel Group, Inc. (a)
   
100
     
156,858
 
                 
Legal Services - 0.0%(b)
         
CRA International, Inc.
   
124
     
21,740
 
                 
Management of Companies and Enterprises - 0.9%
         
Associated Capital Group, Inc. - Class A
   
260,290
     
9,219,472
 
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
   
646
     
1,095,745
 
             
10,315,217
 
                 
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services - 0.0%(b)
         
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
   
200
     
32,552
 
                 
Media - 0.0%(b)
         
Toei Animation Co. Ltd.
   
14,900
     
313,602
 
                 
Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers - 0.0%(b)
         
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Live - Class A (a)
   
3,766
     
186,455
 
                 
Mining (except Oil and Gas) - 2.1%
         
Franco-Nevada Corp.
   
164,550
     
20,445,337
 
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
   
48,200
     
2,944,056
 
             
23,389,393
 
                 
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - 0.0%(b)
         
AutoNation, Inc. (a)
   
30
     
5,368
 
                 
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing - 0.0%(b)
         
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
514
     
147,852
 
                 
Office Administrative Services - 0.0%(b)
         
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
   
200
     
2,826
 
                 
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers - 3.1%
         
Landbridge Co. LLC - Class A (a)
   
898,972
     
35,167,785
 
                 
Oil and Gas Extraction - 65.7%(d)
         
Texas Pacific Land Corp. (e)
   
831,214
     
735,408,274
 
                 
Other Financial Investment Activities - 0.5%
         
GAMCO Investors, Inc. - Class A
   
7,400
     
181,226
 
Onex Corp.
   
61,000
     
4,251,700
 
Seaport Entertainment Group, Inc. (a)(c)
   
30,011
     
822,902
 
             
5,255,828
 
                 
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 0.0%(b)
         
Partners Value Investments LP (a)
   
800
     
56,780
 
Urbana Corp.
   
8,800
     
35,201
 
Urbana Corp. - Class A
   
2,200
     
8,654
 
             
100,635
 
                 
Other Telecommunications - 0.6%
         
Liberty Broadband Corp. - Class C (a)
   
83,200
     
6,430,528
 
                 
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries - 2.4%
         
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)
   
244,650
     
26,786,728
 
                 
Real Estate - 1.9%
         
DREAM Unlimited Corp. (a)(c)
   
20,400
     
508,774
 
Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
268,700
     
20,805,441
 
             
21,314,215
 
                 
Securities and Commodities Exchanges - 1.1%
         
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
   
61,600
     
12,619,992
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
500
     
80,320
 
             
12,700,312
 
                 
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities - 4.1%
         
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
   
178,687
     
8,450,108
 
Brookfield Corp.
   
695,750
     
36,979,113
 
S&P Global, Inc.
   
340
     
175,651
 
             
45,604,872
 
                 
Support Activities for Mining - 0.0%(b)
         
Core Laboratories, Inc.
   
400
     
7,412
 
                 
Support Activities for Water Transportation - 0.5%
         
Clarkson PLC
   
88,600
     
4,359,105
 
Siem Industries, Inc. (a)
   
25,700
     
902,584
 
             
5,261,689
 
                 
Telecommunications - 0.0%(b)
         
GCI LIBERTY INC SR ESCROW (a)(f)
   
72,000
     
0
 
                 
Utilites - 0.1%
         
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP
   
30,200
     
1,058,208
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $136,524,384)
     
974,328,352
 
                 
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 9.7%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust BTC (a)
   
1,946,400
     
10,958,232
 
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust BTC (a)
   
1,946,400
     
98,293,200
 
Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (a)
   
12
     
96
 
TOTAL UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $25,987,742)
     
109,251,528
 
                 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 0.5%
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   
71,800
     
5,122,212
 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $3,282,638)
     
5,122,212
 
                 
WARRANTS - 0.0%(b)
 
Contracts
   
Value
 
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 0.0%(b)
         
Partners Value Investments LP, Expires 06/30/2026, Exercise Price $11.50 (a)
   
800
     
8,340
 
TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $2,367)
     
8,340
 
                 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.0%(b)
 
Shares
   
Value
 
Financial Services - 0.0%(b)
         
Partners Value Investments LP Series 1*, 4.50%, Perpetual
   
217
     
4,232
 
                 
Other Investment Pools and Funds - 0.0%(b)
         
Partners Value Investments LP Series 1*, 0.16%, 11/27/2030  (f)
   
800
     
600
 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $2,003)
     
4,832
 
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.2% (Cost $165,799,134)
     
1,088,715,264
 
Money Market Deposit Account - 3.1% (g)(h)
     
34,247,217
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%
     
(3,039,229
)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
         
$
1,119,923,252
 
               
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
         

PLC - Public Limited Company
SA - Sociedad Anónima

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(c)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of September 30, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $2,015,685 which represented 0.2% of net assets.
(d)
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those industries or sectors.
(e)
Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets.  Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
(f)
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Adviser, acting as Valuation Designee. These securities represented $600 or 0.0% of net assets as of September 30, 2024.
(g)
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
The rate as of September 30, 2024 was 4.74%.
(h)
All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral. The total value of assets committed as collateral as of September 30, 2024 is $2,088,614 which represented 0.2% of net assets.


 
Security Valuation

Master Portfolios and Spin-off Fund equity securities that are listed on a securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the day the valuation is made. Price information on listed securities is taken from the exchange where the security is primarily traded. All equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, that are traded using the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the event market quotations are not readily available or if events occur that may materially affect the value of a particular security between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), “fair value” will be determined. Unlisted equity securities and listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last bid price. Futures, options on futures and swap contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or over-the-counter markets and are freely transferable will be valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace.

Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded. If a composite option price is not available, then a quote provided by one of the authorized pricing vendors will be used. If neither a composite price nor a quote from an authorized pricing provider is available, and it is the day of expiration or post-expiration, expiring options will be priced at intrinsic value. Non-exchange-traded options for which over-the-counter quotations are not readily available are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked quotations. Debt obligations (including convertible securities) that are either investment grade or below investment grade and irrespective of days to maturity are valued at evaluated mean by one of the authorized third party pricing agents which rely on various valuation methodologies such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. Certain instruments, such as repurchase agreements and demand notes, do not have values from third parties and are valued at amortized cost. Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are valued at their reported net asset value (“NAV”).

Other assets and securities for which no quotations are readily available (including restricted securities) will be valued in good faith at fair value using methods determined by the Board of Trustees of the Master Portfolios and the Board of Directors of the Spin-off Fund. In determining the fair value of a security, the Board of Trustees/Directors shall take into account the relevant factors and surrounding circumstances, which may include: (i) the nature and pricing history (if any) of the security; (ii) whether any dealer quotations for the security are available; (iii) possible valuation methodologies that could be used to determine the fair value of the security; (iv) the recommendation of the portfolio manager of the Portfolios with respect to the valuation of the security; (v) whether the same or similar securities are held by other funds managed by the Adviser or other funds and the method used to price the security in those funds; (vi) the extent to which the fair value to be determined for the security will result from the use of data or formula produced by third parties independent of the Adviser; (vii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the security; and (viii) the value of a foreign security traded on other foreign markets. At September 30, 2024, 1.03%, 0.28%, 0.62%, and 0.12% of the net assets of The Internet Portfolio, The Global Portfolio, The Market Opportunities Portfolio, and The Spin-Off Fund, respectively, were fair valued securities. The other Master Portfolio did not hold any fair-valued securities at September 30, 2024.

Summary of Fair Value Exposure
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of Master Portfolio’s and Spin-off Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Master Portfolio’s and Spin-off Fund has the ability to access.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Master Portfolio’s and Spin- off Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

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.

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.
 
The Paradigm Portfolio
                       
   
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value The Paradigm Portfolio's net assets as of September 30, 2024:
 
 
Assets^
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
973,819,578
   
$
508,774
   
$
 *
 
$
974,328,352
 
Unit Investment Trust
   
109,251,528
     
     
     
109,251,528
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts
   
5,122,212
     
     
     
5,122,212
 
Warrants
   
     
8,340
     
     
8,340
 
Preferred Stocks
   
4,232
     
600
     
     
4,832
 
Total Investments in Securities
 
$
1,088,197,550
   
$
517,714
   
$
   
$
1,088,715,264
 
           
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
         
           
 Description     Securities
         
Balance as of December 31, 2023
 
$
762,700
         
Accrued discounts/premiums
             
Realized gain (loss)
             
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
139,884
         
Net purchases and/or acquisitions
             
Net sales and/or write-offs
             
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
   
(902,584
)
       
Balance as of September 30, 2024
 
$
         

 
Description
 
Fair Value at
9/30/2024
 
Valuation Techniques
 
Unobservable Input
 
 
Range**
Common Stocks
 
$ -
*
Asset Liquidation Analysis
 
Precedent Transaction
 
$0.00 - $0.00

^  See Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for breakout of investments by industry classification.
*  Amount is less than $0.50.
               
** Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in
     significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.