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Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS - 86.40%          
Aerospace & Defense - 1.01%          
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.   422,570   $16,374,588 
           
Airlines - 0.25%          
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(a)   161,950    4,061,706 
           
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.90%          
Meritor, Inc.(a)   444,994    15,846,236 
Tenneco, Inc., Class A(a)   400,351    7,718,767 
Veoneer, Inc.(a)   206,497    7,320,319 
         30,885,322 
Banks - 3.01%          
First Horizon Corp.   852,063    20,006,439 
Sbanken ASA(b)   1,000,885    10,342,865 
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)   555,000    18,426,000 
         48,775,304 
Biotechnology - 1.77%          
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(c)   109,307    10,380,886 
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)   894,158    18,355,814 
         28,736,700 
Chemicals - 6.49%          
Atotech Ltd.(a)   811,029    19,440,365 
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)   696,580    21,997,996 
Kraton Corp.(a)   227,237    10,486,988 
Rogers Corp.(a)(c)   195,211    53,292,603 
         105,217,952 
Commercial Services - 6.06%          
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.(a)(d)   171,827    981,132 
Clipper Logistics Plc   344,405    4,116,593 
Europcar Mobility Group(a)(b)   13,799,346    7,819,808 
MoneyGram International, Inc.(a)   385,319    4,138,326 
Moneylion, Inc.(a)(d)   1,911,916    4,607,718 
S&P Global, Inc.   199,519    74,959,206 
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(a)   40,300    1,715,168 
         98,337,951 
Computers & Computer Services - 2.08%          
Avast Plc(b)   868,154    7,320,857 
McAfee Corp., Class A   1,019,033    26,484,668 
         33,805,525 
Construction Materials - 0.95%          
Forterra, Inc.(a)   654,034    15,409,041 
           
Diversified Financial Services - 1.37%          
Intertrust N.V.(a)(b)   386,013    8,362,023 
Sanne Group Plc   1,128,610    13,823,101 
         22,185,124 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS - 86.40% (Continued)          
Electric - 1.84%          
PNM Resources, Inc.   659,216   $29,776,787 
           
Electronics - 2.66%          
Coherent, Inc.(a)(c)   162,981    43,079,138 
           
Energy - Alternate Sources - 1.68%          
Falck Renewables SpA   1,093,619    10,790,736 
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(a)   268,096    16,487,904 
         27,278,640 
Engineering & Construction - 0.27%          
Akka Technologies(a)   81,250    4,440,289 
           
Environmental Control - 1.10%          
US Ecology, Inc.(a)(c)   376,604    17,866,094 
           
Food - 1.48%          
Sanderson Farms, Inc.   131,779    23,534,412 
Stryve Foods, Inc., Class A(a)(d)   171,198    470,794 
         24,005,206 
Forest Products & Paper - 0.49%          
Verso Corp., Class A   301,799    8,000,691 
           
Gas - 1.02%          
South Jersey Industries, Inc.   488,212    16,565,033 
           
Healthcare - Products - 0.77%          
Apria, Inc.(a)(c)   332,703    12,423,130 
           
Healthcare - Services - 0.01%          
UpHealth, Inc.(a)(d)   48,973    109,210 
           
Insurance - 3.75%          
TOWER Ltd.   8,008,907    3,793,179 
Willis Towers Watson Plc(c)(e)   256,776    57,081,305 
         60,874,484 
Internet - 1.78%          
Mimecast Ltd.(a)(c)   362,383    28,820,320 
           
Leisure Time - 0.54%          
Accell Group N.V.(a)   135,474    8,749,450 
           
Machinery - Diversified - 5.24%          
SPX FLOW, Inc.   331,888    28,505,860 
Welbilt, Inc.(a)(c)   2,393,160    56,574,303 
         85,080,163 
Media - 2.79%          
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)   1,085,502    22,741,267 
TEGNA, Inc.   981,987    22,507,142 
         45,248,409 
Pharmaceuticals - 2.14%          
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.(a)   738,797    4,122,487 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS - 86.40% (Continued)          
Pharmaceuticals - 2.14% (Continued)          
Clinigen Group Plc   840,226   $10,375,540 
Vifor Pharma AG   69,581    12,226,560 
Vifor Pharma AG/New(a)   197    34,584 
Zogenix, Inc.(a)   304,716    8,001,842 
         34,761,013 
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 6.29%          
Befimmo SA   167,200    8,914,339 
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.(c)   309,026    8,204,640 
Corepoint Lodging, Inc.(a)   635,729    10,152,592 
CyrusOne, Inc.(c)   562,860    50,854,401 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A   536,260    15,760,681 
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.   324,056    8,185,655 
         102,072,308 
Retail - 1.60%          
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.   978,309    12,209,296 
Vivo Energy Plc(b)   7,582,982    13,732,974 
         25,942,270 
Semiconductors - 2.57%          
CMC Materials, Inc.(c)   131,562    24,395,541 
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.(a)   727,164    13,234,385 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)   86,080    4,032,848 
         41,662,774 
Software - 20.40%          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.(c)   422,256    34,413,864 
Blue Prism Group Plc(a)   1,356,638    23,149,515 
Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.(a)   428,267    24,257,043 
Cerner Corp.(e)   358,274    33,409,050 
Change Healthcare, Inc.(a)   1,789,941    38,340,536 
Citrix Systems, Inc.(c)   253,913    26,026,083 
Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(f)   405,270    16,616,070 
Kaleyra, Inc.(a)   134,591    1,040,388 
Momentive Global, Inc.(a)(c)   1,604,381    25,220,869 
Nuance Communications, Inc.(a)(c)   1,373,140    76,236,733 
Onemarket Ltd.(a)(f)   111,800     
Playtech Plc(a)   877,000    7,847,227 
QAD, Inc., Class A(a)(f)   232,603    20,352,763 
Zynga, Inc., Class A(a)(c)(e)   443,534    4,027,289 
         330,937,430 
Telecommunications - 3.09%          
NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)(c)   1,073,920    16,441,715 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS - 86.40% (Continued)          
Telecommunications - 3.09% (Continued)          
Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)   1,659,196   $33,714,863 
         50,156,578 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $1,411,724,601)        1,401,638,630 
           
RIGHTS(a) - 0.12%          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR   857,631    857,631 
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG CVR(f)   221,534     
Contra Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CVR, Expires 12/31/2024(f)   1,150,652    70,880 
Contra Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CVR, Expires 12/31/2025(f)   1,150,652    70,765 
Contra Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. CVR, Expires 12/31/2030(f)   1,411,000    898,525 
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. CVR, Expires 12/31/2021(f)(g)   1,124,589     
Media General, Inc. CVR(f)   613,589     
           
TOTAL RIGHTS          
(Cost $2,226,999)        1,897,801 

 

   Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 0.53%
Auto Manufacturers - 0.13%
Lightning eMotors, Inc.(b)  05/15/2024   7.500%  $2,596,000   $2,053,773 
Healthcare - Services - 0.19%
UpHealth, Inc.(b)  06/15/2026   6.250%   3,613,000    3,065,731 
Software - 0.21%
Kaleyra, Inc.(b)  06/01/2026   6.125%   3,525,000    3,483,266 
 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $9,735,770)                8,602,770 

 

   Shares   Value 
         
MUTUAL FUNDS - 4.50%
Water Island Event-Driven Fund, Class I(h)   6,605,365   $72,989,286 
 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $60,632,644)        72,989,286 
 
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS(a)(d)(f)(i) - 0.11%
Fast Capital LLC   290,700    290,700 
Fuse LLC   725,800    1,266,404 
Fuse Sponsor Capital, Z2 Shares   72,580    169,982 
 
TOTAL PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,036,875)        1,727,086 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
         
WARRANTS(a) - 0.02%
Auto Manufacturers - 0.01%
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025(d)   225,739   $211,066 
Commercial Services - 0.01%
Moneylion, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 09/22/2026   290,320    105,647 
Healthcare - Services - 0.00%(j)
UpHealth, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 07/01/2024(d)   4,897    1,598 
 
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)        318,311 

 

   Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
   Notional
Amount
   Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS(a) - 0.02%
Call Options Purchased - 0.02%
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.   03/2022  $15.00   $3,990,224    3,098   $54,215 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   03/2022   155.00    3,369,600    208    226,720 
Zynga, Inc.   03/2022   9.00    4,025,164    4,433    97,526 
 
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $513,598)                      378,461 
 
Put Options Purchased - 0.00%(j)
Cerner Corp.   03/2022   90.00    33,467,425    3,589    17,945 
 
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $198,671)                      17,945 
 
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $712,269)                      396,406 

 

   Yield   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.86%
Money Market Funds
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund - Government Portfolio   0.026%(k)   88,121,071   $88,121,071 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class   0.099%(k)   88,121,071    88,121,071 
              176,242,142 

      
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $176,242,142)   176,242,142 
      
Total Investments - 102.56%     
(Cost $1,662,311,300)   1,663,812,432 
      
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.56)%(l)   (41,453,189)
      
NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $1,622,359,243 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage FundPortfolio of Investments (Continued)
 February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Footnotes

(a) Non-income-producing security.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 28, 2022, these securities had a total value of $56,181,297 or 3.46% of net assets.
(c) Security, or a portion of security, is being held as collateral for short sales, written option contracts or forward foreign currency exchange contracts. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate fair market value of those securities was $310,110,160, representing 19.11% of net assets.
(d) Restricted securities (including private placements) - The Fund may own investment securities that have other legal or contractual limitations. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $8,108,604 or 0.50% of net assets.

 

Restricted Security  Acquisition Date  Acquisition Cost 
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.  10/06/2021  $1,718,270 
Fast Capital LLC  08/18/2020   300,786 
Fuse LLC  06/19/2020   669,078 
Fuse Sponsor Capital, Z2 Shares  06/19/2020   67,011 
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025  04/28/2021    
Moneylion, Inc.  09/14/2021   16,344,382 
Stryve Foods, Inc.  07/09/2021   1,711,980 
UpHealth, Inc.  05/25/2021   489,730 
UpHealth, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 07/01/2024  06/04/2021    
Total     $21,301,237 

 

(e) Underlying security for a written/purchased call/put option.
(f) Security fair valued using significant unobservable inputs and classified as a Level 3 security.  As of February 28, 2022, the total fair market value of these securities was $39,736,089, representing 2.45% of net assets.
(g) Expired CVR. Awaiting final confirmation.
(h) Affiliated investment.
(i) Represents a holding that is a direct investment into a private company and is not a listed or publicly traded entity.
(j) Less than 0.005% of net assets.
(k) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2022.
(l) Includes cash held as collateral for short sales.

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT - (2.15%)          
Airlines - (0.25%)          
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.   (309,746)  $(3,989,528)
Commercial Services - (0.10%)          
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.   (91,784)   (524,087)
GXO Logistics, Inc.   (12,364)   (1,037,710)
         (1,561,797)
Electronics - (0.63%)          
II-VI, Inc.   (148,313)   (10,301,821)
Internet - (0.05%)          
NortonLifeLock, Inc.   (26,214)   (759,682)
Real Estate Investment Trusts - (0.86%)          
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   (536,260)   (13,985,661)
Semiconductors - (0.15%)          
Entegris, Inc.   (9,879)   (1,289,012)
MKS Instruments, Inc.   (7,728)   (1,163,837)
         (2,452,849)
Software - (0.11%)          
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   (11,088)   (1,796,256)
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $38,620,687)
       $(34,847,594)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS  Expiration
Date
  Exercise
Price
   Notional
Amount
   Contracts   Value 
Written Call Options                       
Willis Towers Watson Plc  03/2022  $220.00   $(14,582,880)   (656)  $(413,280)
TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS
(Premiums received $660,199)
                     (413,280)
Written Put Options                       
Cerner Corp.  03/2022   85.00    (17,307,200)   (1,856)   (9,280)
TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS
(Premiums received $25,399)
                     (9,280)
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premiums received $685,598)
                    $(422,560)

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Swap
Counterparty/
Payment
Frequency
  Reference
Obligation
  Rate
Paid/Received
by the Fund
  Termination
Date
  Upfront
Payments
Paid
  Upfront
Payments
Received
  Market
Value
  Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Meggitt Plc  Paid 1 Month SONIA Plus 55 bps (0.995%)  08/04/2022  $     —  $        —  $          —  GBP14,446,329  $            — 
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Sanne Group Plc  Paid 1 Month SONIA Plus 55 bps (0.995%)  08/31/2022           GBP5,669,009    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Zardoya Otis SA  Paid 1 Week ESTR Plus 53 bps (0.045%)  09/27/2022           EUR5,335,770    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  CNP Assurance  Paid 1 Week ESTR Plus 63 bps (0.055%)  11/01/2022           EUR17,566,409    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Distell Group Holdings Ltd.  Paid 1 Month JIBAR Plus 95 bps (4.942%)  11/18/2022           ZAR63,400,014    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Nobina AB  Paid 1 Month STIBOR Plus 70 bps (0.630%)  12/13/2022           SEK37,485,621    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  Entegris, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.320%)  08/11/2023           USD6,446,103    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  iShares MSCI Australia ETF  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 398 bps (-4.060%)  08/11/2023           USD1,361,783    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  iShares Russell 2000 ETF  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 113 bps (-1.050%)  08/11/2023           USD3,190,091    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  MKS Instruments, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.320%)  08/11/2023           USD5,578,977    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  Raymond James Financial, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.320%)  08/11/2023           USD15,213,938    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  S&P Global, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.320%)  08/11/2023           USD74,959,664    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  Distell Group Holdings Ltd.  Paid 1 Month SABOR Plus 125 bps (5.080%)  11/17/2023           ZAR22,316,964    
                    $      $ 
   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
 

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
AUD   22,326,400  USD   16,099,076  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $119,334 
CAD   15,756,600  USD   12,281,135  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   150,844 
USD   14,643  CHF   13,400  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   23 
USD   55,414,389  EUR   49,018,400  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   424,139 
USD   4,665,701  GBP   3,447,100  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   40,909 
NOK   13,461,900  USD   1,502,822  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   24,091 
NZD   961,000  USD   643,368  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   6,735 
USD   3,984,847  NZD   5,886,500  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   2,706 
SEK   3,800,200  USD   400,095  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   1,235 
USD   22,054,047  SEK   199,978,500  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   934,780 
                    $1,704,796 

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD   36,995,988  AUD   51,514,000  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $(424,965)
USD   12,350,688  CAD   15,756,600  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (81,291)
USD   147,952  CHF   136,400  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (859)
EUR   7,289,800  USD   8,267,943  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (90,037)
USD   2,558,125  EUR   2,292,300  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (13,443)
GBP   3,416,600  USD   4,633,401  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (49,531)
USD   57,921,579  GBP   43,621,600  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (603,205)
USD   11,874,736  NOK   106,744,400  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (232,725)
NZD   80,100  USD   54,215  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (28)
USD   507,842  NZD   760,800  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (6,829)
SEK   24,187,000  USD   2,646,816  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (92,482)
                    $(1,595,395)

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

  

The following is a summary of investments classified by country exposure:

 

Country  % of Net Assets(a) 
United States   85.53%
United Kingdom   8.74%
Sweden   1.58%
Netherlands   1.05%
Belgium   0.82%
Republic of Korea   0.82%
Switzerland   0.76%
Italy   0.73%
Norway   0.64%
Isle of Man   0.48%
France   0.48%
Czech Republic   0.45%
Israel   0.25%
New Zealand   0.23%
Australia   0.00%(b)
Austria   0.00%(b)
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (2.56)%
    100.00%

 

(a)These percentages represent long positions only and are not net of short positions.
(b)Less than 0.005% of net assets.

 

Abbreviations:

 

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish term for a limited company.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for public limited company.

AUD - Australian dollar

bps - Basis Points. 100 Basis Points is equal to 1 percentage point.

CAD - Canadian dollar

CHF - Swiss franc

CVR - Contingent Value Rights

ESTR - Euro Short-term Rate

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR - Euro

GBP - British pound

JIBAR - Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

LLC - Limited Liability Company

Ltd. - Limited

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International

NOK - Norwegian krone

N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

NZD - New Zealand dollar

Plc - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing civil law. This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.

SABOR - South African Benchmark Overnight Rate

SEK - Swedish krona

SONIA - Sterling OverNight Index Average

S&P - Standard & Poor's

SpA - Societa per Azione

STIBOR - Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African rand

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund                  

 

Affiliated Issuer  Beginning
Value as of
May 31, 2021
   Purchases at
Cost
   Proceeds
from Sales
   Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss) on
Sales
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Ending Value as of
February 28, 2022
   Shares as
of February
28, 2022
   Dividend
Income
   Capital Gain
Distributions
 
Water Island Event-Driven Fund  $75,829,593   $         -   $-   $-   $(2,840,307)  $72,989,286    6,605,365   $-   $- 

 

   

 

 

Arbitrage Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Investments in Securities at Value  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $16,374,588   $   $   $16,374,588 
Airlines   4,061,706            4,061,706 
Auto Parts & Equipment   30,885,322            30,885,322 
Banks   48,775,304            48,775,304 
Biotechnology   28,736,700            28,736,700 
Chemicals   105,217,952            105,217,952 
Commercial Services   98,337,951            98,337,951 
Computers & Computer Services   33,805,525            33,805,525 
Construction Materials   15,409,041            15,409,041 
Diversified Financial Services   22,185,124            22,185,124 
Electric   29,776,787            29,776,787 
Electronics   43,079,138            43,079,138 
Energy - Alternate Sources   27,278,640            27,278,640 
Engineering & Construction   4,440,289            4,440,289 
Environmental Control   17,866,094            17,866,094 
Food   24,005,206            24,005,206 
Forest Products & Paper   8,000,691            8,000,691 
Gas   16,565,033            16,565,033 
Healthcare - Products   12,423,130            12,423,130 
Healthcare - Services   109,210            109,210 
Insurance   60,874,484            60,874,484 
Internet   28,820,320            28,820,320 
Leisure Time   8,749,450            8,749,450 
Machinery - Diversified   85,080,163            85,080,163 
Media   45,248,409            45,248,409 
Pharmaceuticals   34,761,013            34,761,013 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   102,072,308            102,072,308 
Retail   25,942,270            25,942,270 
Semiconductors   41,662,774            41,662,774 
Software   293,968,597        36,968,833    330,937,430 
Telecommunications   50,156,578            50,156,578 
Rights       857,631    1,040,170    1,897,801 
Convertible Corporate Bonds*       8,602,770        8,602,770 
Mutual Funds   72,989,286            72,989,286 
Private Investments           1,727,086    1,727,086 
Warrants*   318,311            318,311 
Purchased Options   396,406            396,406 
Short-Term Investments   176,242,142            176,242,142 
TOTAL  $1,614,615,942   $9,460,401   $39,736,089   $1,663,812,432 

 

Other Financial Instruments**                
Assets                
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $1,704,796   $   $1,704,796 
Equity Swaps   0            0 
Liabilities                    
Common Stocks*   (34,847,594)           (34,847,594)
Written Options   (422,560)           (422,560)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (1,595,395)       (1,595,395)
TOTAL  $(35,270,154)  $109,401   $   $(35,160,753)

 

* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for sector information.
**   Other financial instruments are instruments such as written options, securities sold short, equity swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

   

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund’s assets and liabilities during the period ended February 28, 2022:

 

Investments in Securities  Balance as of
May 31, 2021
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Transfers into
Level 3
   Transfers out of
Level 3
   Balance as of
February 28,
2022
   Net change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) from
investments still held as of
February 28, 2022
 
Common Stocks  $85,217,245   $5,697,206   $(5,043,077)  $36,590,100   $(85,492,641)  $-   $-   $36,968,833   $378,733 
Rights   1,135,875    (217,983)   (48,637)   1,012,898    (841,983)   -    -    1,040,170    27,272 
Convertible Corporate Bonds   6,433,715    -    328,097    -    -    -    (6,761,812)   -    - 
Private Investments   1,016,499    -    707,196    3,391    -    -    -    1,727,086    707,196 
Total  $93,803,334   $5,479,223   $(4,056,421)  $37,606,389   $(86,334,624)  $-   $(6,761,812)  $39,736,089   $1,113,201 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.59%          
Aerospace & Defense - 1.53%          
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.   46,470   $1,800,713 
           
Airlines - 0.25%
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(a)(b)   11,898    298,402 
           
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.98%
Meritor, Inc.(a)   32,242    1,148,137 
Tenneco, Inc., Class A(a)   29,035    559,795 
Veoneer, Inc.(a)   17,446    618,461 
         2,326,393 
Banks - 1.23%
First Horizon Corp.   61,794    1,450,923 
           
Biotechnology - 2.15%
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)   7,927    752,827 
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)   86,904    1,784,018 
         2,536,845 
Chemicals - 6.32%
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(a)   50,496    1,594,664 
Kraton Corp.(a)   21,400    987,610 
Rogers Corp.(a)(b)   17,799    4,859,127 
         7,441,401 
Commercial Services - 5.99%
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)   29,314    167,383 
Clipper Logistics Plc   24,978    298,556 
MoneyGram International, Inc.(a)   34,921    375,052 
Moneylion, Inc.(a)(c)   218,409    526,366 
S&P Global, Inc.   14,790    5,556,692 
Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.(a)   3,200    136,192 
         7,060,241 
           
Computers & Computer Services - 2.52%
Avast Plc(d)   66,516    560,907 
McAfee Corp., Class A   92,836    2,412,808 
         2,973,715 
           
Construction Materials - 1.12%
Forterra, Inc.(a)   56,115    1,322,069 
           
Diversified Financial Services - 0.86%
Intertrust N.V.(a)(d)   28,654    620,719 
Sanne Group Plc   31,615    387,217 
         1,007,936 
Electric - 2.26%
PNM Resources, Inc.   58,821    2,656,945 
           
Electronics - 3.70%
Coherent, Inc.(a)(b)   16,467    4,352,557 

 

   

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.59% (Continued)          
Energy - Alternate Sources - 1.27%          
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(a)   24,304   $1,494,696 
           
Entertainment - 0.21%
Cineplex, Inc.(a)   23,133    252,592 
           
Environmental Control - 1.28%
US Ecology, Inc.(a)(b)   31,799    1,508,545 
           
Food - 1.95%
Sanderson Farms, Inc.   12,392    2,213,088 
Stryve Foods, Inc., Class A(a)(c)   29,191    80,275 
         2,293,363 
Forest Products & Paper - 0.62%
Verso Corp., Class A   27,459    727,938 
           
Gas - 1.02%
South Jersey Industries, Inc.   35,374    1,200,240 
           
Healthcare - Products - 0.90%
Apria, Inc.(a)(b)   28,269    1,055,564 
           
Healthcare - Services - 0.02%
UpHealth, Inc.(a)(c)   8,340    18,598 
           
Insurance - 4.76%
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)   5,355    372,065 
Willis Towers Watson Plc(e)   23,566    5,238,722 
         5,610,787 
Internet - 2.51%
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.(a)(d)   7,623    309,583 
Mimecast Ltd.(a)(b)   33,210    2,641,191 
         2,950,774 
Leisure Time - 0.54%
Accell Group N.V.(a)   9,816    633,956 
           
Lodging - 0.26%
Crown Resorts Ltd.(a)   33,674    302,783 
           
Machinery - Diversified - 5.86%
SPX FLOW, Inc.   29,487    2,532,638 
Welbilt, Inc.(a)   184,892    4,370,847 
         6,903,485 
Media - 3.13%
TEGNA, Inc.   71,186    1,631,583 
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.(a)   98,313    2,059,658 
         3,691,241 
           
Pharmaceuticals - 2.43%
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.(a)   53,980    301,208 
Clinigen Group Plc   61,406    758,273 
Vifor Pharma AG   6,340    1,114,045 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS - 95.59% (Continued)
Pharmaceuticals - 2.43% (Continued)
Vifor Pharma AG/New(a)   27   $4,740 
Zogenix, Inc.(a)   26,158    686,909 
         2,865,175 
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 6.83%
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.(b)   28,071    745,285 
Corepoint Lodging, Inc.(a)   51,091    815,923 
CyrusOne, Inc.(b)   49,663    4,487,052 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A   44,725    1,314,468 
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc.   27,001    682,045 
         8,044,773 
Retail - 1.61%
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.   72,425    903,864 
Vivo Energy Plc(d)   549,429    995,030 
         1,898,894 
Semiconductors - 3.20%
CMC Materials, Inc.   11,627    2,155,995 
Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.(a)   72,698    1,323,104 
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)   6,291    294,733 
         3,773,832 
Software - 23.70%
Activision Blizzard, Inc.(b)   35,601    2,901,481 
Blue Prism Group Plc(a)   104,965    1,791,111 
Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.(a)   36,270    2,054,333 
Cerner Corp.(e)   32,597    3,039,670 
Change Healthcare, Inc.(a)(b)   225,009    4,819,693 
Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)   21,157    2,168,592 
Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A(a)(f)   37,435    1,534,835 
Kaleyra, Inc.(a)   22,292    172,317 
Momentive Global, Inc.(a)(b)   135,658    2,132,544 
Nuance Communications, Inc.(a)(b)   125,032    6,941,777 
Zynga, Inc., Class A(a)(e)   39,410    357,843 
         27,914,196 
Telecommunications - 3.58%
NeoPhotonics Corp.(a)(b)   85,994    1,316,568 
Vonage Holdings Corp.(a)   142,876    2,903,240 
         4,219,808 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $114,514,217)        112,589,380 
           
RIGHTS(a) - 0.06%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. CVR   67,803    67,803 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
RIGHTS(a) - 0.06% (Continued)
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG CVR(f)   18,714   $ 
           
TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $110,781)        67,803 

 

   Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS - 1.46%
Entertainment - 1.03%
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC / Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance In(d)  11/15/2027   8.500%  $1,090,000   $1,206,826 
                   
Packaging & Containers - 0.43%
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.(d)  07/15/2026   7.875%   493,000    508,406 
                   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,719,846)                1,715,232 
                   
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 2.77%
Auto Manufacturers - 0.27%
Lightning eMotors, Inc.(d)  05/15/2024   7.500%   403,000    318,825 
                   
Entertainment - 0.35%
Cineplex, Inc.(d)  09/30/2025   5.750%   392,000    408,676 
                   
Healthcare - Services - 0.44%
UpHealth, Inc.(d)  06/15/2026   6.250%   616,000    522,693 
                   
Pharmaceuticals - 1.22%
Dermira, Inc.  05/15/2022   3.000%   1,430,000    1,437,150 
                   
Software - 0.49%
Kaleyra, Inc.(d)  06/01/2026   6.125%   584,000    577,086 
                   
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $3,322,537)                3,264,430 

 

   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS(a) - 0.03%
Auto Manufacturers - 0.02%
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025(c)   35,043   $32,765 
           
Commercial Services - 0.01%
Moneylion, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 09/22/2026   22,640    8,239 
           
Healthcare - Services - 0.00%(g)
UpHealth, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 07/01/2024(c)   834    272 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)        41,276 
           
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS(a)(c)(f)(h) - 0.11%
Fast Capital LLC   22,800    22,800 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    Shares    Value 
PRIVATE INVESTMENTS(a)(c)(f)(h) - 0.11% (Continued)
Fuse LLC   56,600   $98,758 
Fuse Sponsor Capital, Z2 Shares   5,660    13,256 
           
TOTAL PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
(Cost $80,993)        134,814 

 

   Expiration
Date
   Exercise
Price
   Notional
Amount
   Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS(a) - 0.03%
Call Options Purchased - 0.03%
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.   03/2022   $15.00   $293,664    228   $3,990 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   03/2022    155.00    307,800    19    20,710 
Zynga, Inc.   03/2022    9.00    360,476    397    8,734 
                          
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $44,759)                       33,434 
                          
Put Options Purchased - 0.00%(g)

Cerner Corp.   03/2022    90.00    3,039,950    326    1,630 
                          
TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $18,050)                       1,630 
                          
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $62,809)                       35,064 

 

   Yield   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.50%               
Money Market Funds               
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Fund - Government Portfolio   0.026%(i)   292,053   $292,053 
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class   0.099%(i)   292,054    292,054 
              584,107 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS               
(Cost $584,107)             584,107 
                
Total Investments - 100.55%               
(Cost $120,395,290)             118,432,106 
                
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.55)%(j)             (649,104)
                
NET ASSETS - 100.00%            $117,783,002 

 

Portfolio Footnotes  

 

(a) Non-income-producing security.

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

(b) Security, or a portion of security, is being held as collateral for short sales, written option contracts or forward foreign currency exchange contracts. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate fair market value of those securities was $31,293,406, representing 26.57% of net assets.
(c) Restricted securities (including private placements) - The Fund may own investment securities that have other legal or contractual limitations. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $960,473 or 0.82% of net assets.

 

Restricted Security  Acquisition Date  Acquisition Cost 
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.  10/06/2021  $293,140 
Fast Capital LLC  08/18/2020   23,591 
Fuse LLC  06/19/2020   52,176 
Fuse Sponsor Capital, Z2 Shares  06/19/2020   5,226 
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025  04/28/2021    
Moneylion, Inc.  09/14/2021   1,868,733 
Stryve Foods, Inc.  07/09/2021   291,910 
UpHealth, Inc.  05/25/2021   83,400 
UpHealth, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 07/01/2024  06/04/2021    
Total     $2,618,176 

 

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 28, 2022, these securities had a total value of $6,028,751 or 5.12% of net assets.
(e) Underlying security for a written/purchased call/put option.
(f) Security fair valued using significant unobservable inputs and classified as a Level 3 security.  As of February 28, 2022, the total fair market value of these securities was $1,669,649, representing 1.42% of net assets.
(g) Less than 0.005% of net assets.
(h) Represents a holding that is a direct investment into a private company and is not a listed or publicly traded entity.
(i) Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of February 28, 2022.
(j) Includes cash held as collateral for short sales and written option contracts.

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  Shares   Value 
         
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT - (2.60%)
Airlines - (0.25%)
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.   (22,756)  $(293,097)
           
Commercial Services - (0.14%)
Bakkt Holdings, Inc.   (15,547)   (88,774)
GXO Logistics, Inc.   (897)   (75,285)
         (164,059)
Construction Materials - (0.06%)
Forterra, Inc.   (3,048)   (71,811)
           
Electronics - (0.88%)
II-VI, Inc.   (14,985)   (1,040,858)
           
Entertainment - (0.03%)
Cineplex, Inc.   (3,228)   (35,247)
           
Internet - (0.05%)
NortonLifeLock, Inc.   (2,014)   (58,366)
           
Real Estate Investment Trusts - (0.99%)
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.   (44,725)   (1,166,428)
           
Semiconductors - (0.06%)
Entegris, Inc.   (549)   (71,633)
           
Software - (0.14%)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.   (985)   (159,570)
           
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $3,514,086)       $(3,061,069)

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS  Expiration
Date
   Exercise
Price
   Notional
Amount
   Contracts   Value 
                     
Written Call Options
Willis Towers Watson Plc   03/2022   $220.00   $(1,333,800)   (60)  $(37,800)
                          
TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS
(Premiums received $60,385)                       (37,800)
                          
Written Put Options
Cerner Corp.   03/2022    85.00    (1,575,925)   (169)   (845)
                          
TOTAL WRITTEN PUT OPTIONS
(Premiums received $2,314)                       (845)
                          
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premiums received $62,699)                      $(38,645)

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Swap
Counterparty/
Payment
Frequency
  Reference
Obligation
  Rate
Paid/Received
by the Fund
  Termination
Date
   Upfront
Payments Paid
    Upfront
Payments
Received
    Market
Value
   Notional
Amount
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Sanne Group Plc  Paid 1 Month SONIA Plus 47 bps (0.915%)  06/16/2022  $   $   $   GBP 456,180  $ 
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Meggitt Plc  Paid 1 Month SONIA Plus 55 bps (0.995%)  08/04/2022              GBP 1,145,146    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  CNP Assurance  Paid 1 Week ESTR Plus 63 bps (0.550%)  11/02/2022              EUR 1,413,831    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  Distell Group Holdings Ltd.  Paid 1 Month SABOR Plus 125 bps (5.080%)  11/17/2023              ZAR 1,849,697    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Distell Group Holdings Ltd.  Paid 1 Month JIBAR Plus 95 bps (4.942%)  11/18/2022              ZAR 5,076,647    
Goldman Sachs & Co./ Monthly  Nobina AB  Paid 1 Month STIBOR Plus 70 bps (0.630%)  12/13/2022              SEK 2,967,777    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  iShares Russell 2000 ETF  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 113 bps (-1.050%)  08/18/2023              USD 487,561    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  S&P Global, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.330%)  08/18/2023              USD 5,556,979    
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  Entegris, Inc.  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 40 bps (-0.320%)  08/18/2023              USD 612,082    
                      $      $ 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Currency Purchased   Currency Sold   Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
AUD   1,985,000   USD   1,431,328   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $10,621 
CAD   1,540,000   USD   1,200,820   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   14,243 
USD   42,489   CAD   53,500   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   277 
CHF   3,800   USD   4,132   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   14 
USD   1,202   CHF   1,100   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   2 
EUR   12,300   USD   13,743   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   56 
USD   2,391,695   EUR   2,113,200   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   21,047 
USD   232,077   GBP   171,200   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   2,388 
SEK   369,300   USD   38,881   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   120 
USD   2,143,442   SEK   19,436,000   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   90,853 
                      $139,621 

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold   Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
USD   3,824,787   AUD   5,328,700   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $(46,105)
CAD   48,900   USD   38,757   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (176)
USD   1,823,012   CAD   2,325,700   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (11,969)
USD   19,344   CHF   17,800   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (73)
EUR   769,800   USD   873,421   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (9,838)
USD   87,457   EUR   78,400   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (495)
USD   2,919,718   GBP   2,198,300   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (29,624)
SEK   2,350,700   USD   257,239   Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (8,989)
                      $(107,269)

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of investments classified by country exposure:

 

Country  % of Net Assets(a) 
United States   85.38%
United Kingdom   8.04%
Sweden   2.04%
Netherlands   1.33%
Republic of Korea   1.12%
Switzerland   0.95%
Canada   0.56%
Czech Republic   0.47%
Australia   0.26%
Israel   0.25%
Italy   0.15%
Austria   0.00%(b)
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   (0.55)%
    100.00%

 

(a) These percentages represent long positions only and are not net of short positions.
(b) Less than 0.005% of net assets.

 

Abbreviations:

 

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish term for a limited company.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

AUD - Australian dollar

bps - Basis Points. 100 Basis Points is equal to 1 percentage point.

CAD - Canadian dollar

CHF - Swiss franc

CVR - Contingent Value Rights

ESTR - Euro Short-term Rate

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR - Euro

GBP - British pound

JIBAR - Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate

LLC - Limited Liability Company

Ltd. - Limited

N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

Plc - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SABOR - South African Benchmark Overnight Rate

SEK - Swedish krona

SONIA - Sterling OverNight Index Average

S&P - Standard & Poor's

STIBOR - Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate

USD - United States Dollar

ZAR - South African rand

 

   

 

 

Water Island Event-Driven Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Investments in Securities at Value  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $1,800,713   $   $   $1,800,713 
Airlines   298,402            298,402 
Auto Parts & Equipment   2,326,393            2,326,393 
Banks   1,450,923            1,450,923 
Biotechnology   2,536,845            2,536,845 
Chemicals   7,441,401            7,441,401 
Commercial Services   7,060,241            7,060,241 
Computers & Computer Services   2,973,715            2,973,715 
Construction Materials   1,322,069            1,322,069 
Diversified Financial Services   1,007,936            1,007,936 
Electric   2,656,945            2,656,945 
Electronics   4,352,557            4,352,557 
Energy - Alternate Sources   1,494,696            1,494,696 
Entertainment   252,592            252,592 
Environmental Control   1,508,545            1,508,545 
Food   2,293,363            2,293,363 
Forest Products & Paper   727,938            727,938 
Gas   1,200,240            1,200,240 
Healthcare – Products   1,055,564            1,055,564 
Healthcare – Services   18,598            18,598 
Insurance   5,610,787            5,610,787 
Internet   2,950,774            2,950,774 
Leisure Time   633,956            633,956 
Lodging   302,783            302,783 
Machinery - Diversified   6,903,485            6,903,485 
Media   3,691,241            3,691,241 
Pharmaceuticals   2,865,175            2,865,175 
Real Estate Investment Trusts   8,044,773            8,044,773 
Retail   1,898,894            1,898,894 
Semiconductors   3,773,832            3,773,832 
Software   26,379,361        1,534,835    27,914,196 
Telecommunications   4,219,808            4,219,808 
Rights       67,803        67,803 
Corporate Bonds*       1,715,232        1,715,232 
Convertible Corporate Bonds*       3,264,430        3,264,430 
Warrants*   41,276            41,276 
Private Investments           134,814    134,814 
Purchased Options   35,064            35,064 
Short-Term Investments   584,107            584,107 
TOTAL  $111,714,992   $5,047,465   $1,669,649   $118,432,106 

 

Other Financial Instruments**                    
Assets                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $139,621   $   $139,621 
Equity Swaps   0            0 
Liabilities                    
Common Stocks*   (3,061,069)           (3,061,069)
Written Options   (38,645)           (38,645)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (107,269)       (107,269)
TOTAL  $(3,099,714)  $32,352   $   $(3,067,362)

 

* Refer to Portfolio of Investments for sector information.
** Other financial instruments are instruments such as written options, securities sold short, equity swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

   

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund’s assets and liabilities during the period ended February 28, 2022:

 

Investments in Securities  Balance as of
May 31, 2021
   Realized Gain
(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Transfers
into Level 3
   Transfers out of
Level 3
   Balance as of
February 28, 2022
   Net change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
from investments still held
as of February 28, 2022
 
Common Stocks  $6,055,654   $466,544   $(424,231)  $1,512,152   $(6,075,284)  $-   $-   $1,534,835   $22,683 
Rights   43,889    81,275    (3,858)   -    (121,306)   -    -    -    - 
Convertible Corporate Bonds   1,081,737    -    55,939    -    -    -    (1,137,676)   -    - 
Private Investments   79,400    -    55,148    266    -    -    -    134,814    55,148 
Total  $7,260,680   $547,819   $(317,002)  $1,512,418   $(6,196,590)  $-   $(1,137,676)  $1,669,649   $77,831 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
BANK LOANS - 3.99%                  
Chemicals - 0.49%                  
Zep Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, Variable Rate, (12 mo. USD LIBOR plus 4.00%)  08/12/2024   5.000%  $720,331   $701,873 
 
Commercial Services - 3.50%
Moneygram International, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, TBD(a)  07/21/2026   TBD    5,000,000    5,001,875 
                   
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $5,730,169)                5,703,748 
                   
CORPORATE BONDS - 63.90%
Aerospace & Defense - 1.04%
Boeing Co. (The)(b)  05/01/2050   5.805%   1,250,000    1,485,011 
                   
Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.40%
Tenneco, Inc.(c)  04/15/2029   5.125%   2,000,000    2,005,000 
                   
Banks - 0.68%
Truist Bank, Variable Rate, (3 mo. USD LIBOR plus 0.65%)(b)  03/15/2028   0.853%   1,000,000    965,266 
                   
Chemicals - 3.01%
GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.(c)  04/15/2026   5.500%   1,175,000    1,197,031 
Kraton Polymers LLC / Kraton Polymers Capital Corp.(c)  12/15/2025   4.250%   3,028,000    3,107,485 
                 4,304,516 
Commercial Services - 1.64%
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.(b)(c)  11/01/2026   6.125%   2,200,000    2,343,000 
                   
Computers & Computer Services - 1.03%
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(d)  04/15/2024   8.500%   1,500,000    1,477,500 
                   
Construction Materials - 1.21%
Forterra Finance LLC / FRTA Finance Corp.(c)  07/15/2025   6.500%   1,663,000    1,721,205 
                   
Entertainment - 5.55%
Cedar Fair LP / Canada's Wonderland Co. / Magnum Management Corp. / Millennium Op(c)  05/01/2025   5.500%   500,000    513,935 
                   
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC / Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance In(c)  11/15/2027   8.500%   5,320,000    5,890,198 
Scientific Games International, Inc.(c)  10/15/2025   5.000%   1,500,000    1,515,000 
                 7,919,133 
Food - 9.55%
B&G Foods, Inc.(b)(d)  04/01/2025   5.250%   1,500,000    1,510,950 
Chobani LLC / Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(c)  04/15/2025   7.500%   4,499,000    4,476,505 
Fresh Market, Inc. (The)(c)  05/01/2023   9.750%   6,088,000    6,148,880 
US Foods, Inc.(c)  04/15/2025   6.250%   1,451,000    1,500,769 
                 13,637,104 
Gas - 1.40%
Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd.(c)  03/31/2023   7.000%   2,000,000    1,997,500 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 
   Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS - 63.90% (Continued)
Hand/Machine Tools - 2.17%
Werner FinCo LP / Werner FinCo, Inc.(b)(c)  07/15/2025   8.750%  $3,000,000   $3,105,000 
                   
Internet - 4.38%
Getty Images, Inc.(c)  03/01/2027   9.750%   6,000,000    6,247,500 
                   
Machinery - Diversified - 3.20%
JPW Industries Holding Corp.(b)(c)  10/01/2024   9.000%   2,000,000    2,060,000 
Welbilt, Inc.  02/15/2024   9.500%   2,500,000    2,506,250 
                 4,566,250 
Media - 0.70%
Cengage Learning, Inc.(b)(c)  06/15/2024   9.500%   1,000,000    1,001,710 
                   
Office/Business Equip - 2.66%
Xerox Holdings Corp.(c)(d)  08/15/2025   5.000%   3,745,000    3,805,426 
                   
Oil & Gas - 2.26%
Par Petroleum LLC / Par Petroleum Finance Corp.(b)(c)  12/15/2025   7.750%   3,190,000    3,221,900 
                   
Packaging & Containers - 9.54%
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc.(c)                  
   01/15/2025   6.875%   6,500,000    6,514,170 
   07/15/2026   7.875%   3,183,000    3,282,469 
LABL, Inc.(c)                  
   07/15/2026   6.750%   2,500,000    2,506,250 
   07/15/2027   10.500%   1,293,000    1,325,325 
                 13,628,214 
Pipelines - 0.99%
Energy Transfer LP                  
   05/15/2024   3.900%   1,250,000    1,282,121 
   05/15/2028   4.950%   125,000    133,764 
                 1,415,885 
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.86%
Uniti Group LP / Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc. / CSL Capital LLC(b)(c)  02/15/2025   7.875%   5,296,000    5,517,240 
                   
Software - 2.86%
Change Healthcare Holdings LLC / Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.(c)  03/01/2025   5.750%   2,000,000    1,991,000 
Citrix Systems, Inc.  03/01/2030   3.300%   2,100,000    2,086,001 
                 4,077,001 
Telecommunications - 4.77%
Altice France Holding SA(b)(c)  05/15/2027   10.500%   6,500,000    6,805,500 
                   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $91,767,730)                91,246,861 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 
   Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 31.71%
Aerospace & Defense - 2.19%
Kaman Corp.(b)  05/01/2024   3.250%  $3,000,000   $3,127,500 
                   
Auto Manufacturers - 0.76%
Lightning eMotors, Inc.(c)  05/15/2024   7.500%   1,370,000    1,083,848 
                   
Commercial Services - 1.79%
Block, Inc.  03/01/2025   0.125%   2,000,000    2,551,250 
                   
Computers & Computer Services - 1.22%
Pure Storage, Inc.  04/15/2023   0.125%   1,500,000    1,750,500 
                   
Diversified Financial Services - 1.00%
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.(b)(c)  06/15/2026   3.250%   1,500,000    1,428,000 
                   
Entertainment - 0.41%
Cineplex, Inc.(c)  09/30/2025   5.750%   567,000    591,120 
                   
Healthcare - Services - 1.16%
UpHealth, Inc.(b)(c)  06/15/2026   6.250%   1,951,000    1,655,478 
                   
Internet - 8.24%
fuboTV, Inc.(b)(c)  02/15/2026   3.250%   2,500,000    1,885,000 
Spotify USA, Inc.(b)(c)(e)  03/15/2026   0.000%   3,500,000    2,987,250 
Twitter, Inc.(b)  06/15/2024   0.250%   2,500,000    2,534,375 
Zendesk, Inc.  06/15/2025   0.625%   3,500,000    4,357,500 
                 11,764,125 
Pharmaceuticals - 2.77%
Dermira, Inc.  05/15/2022   3.000%   1,938,000    1,947,690 
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)  05/01/2024   4.750%   2,250,000    2,006,100 
                 3,953,790 
Software - 7.10%
Five9, Inc.(b)  06/01/2025   0.500%   3,000,000    3,256,702 
Kaleyra, Inc.(c)  06/01/2026   6.125%   1,900,000    1,877,505 
Nuance Communications, Inc.  12/15/2035   1.000%   1,000,000    2,291,300 
RingCentral, Inc.(e)  03/01/2025   0.000%   3,105,000    2,709,112 
                 10,134,619 
Telecommunications - 5.07%
Vonage Holdings Corp.(b)  06/01/2024   1.750%   5,500,000    7,246,250 
                   
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $45,721,914)                45,286,480 

 

 
   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS(f) - 0.04%
Auto Manufacturers - 0.04%
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025(g)   53,913   $50,409 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $0)       50,409 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

   Expiration
Date
   Exercise
Price
   Notional
Amount
   Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS(f) - 0.04%
Call Options Purchased - 0.04%
B&G Foods, Inc.   05/2022   $35.00   $592,000    200   $7,500 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.   05/2022    12.50    269,700    310    4,650 
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.   06/2022    17.50    95,200    70    6,650 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   03/2022    475.00    6,549,450    150    2,325 
Uniti Group, Inc.   03/2022    14.00    1,523,975    1,175    26,438 
Xerox Holdings Corp.   04/2022    25.00    591,300    300    3,750 
                          
TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $202,879)                       51,313 
                          
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $202,879)                       51,313 
                          
Total Investments - 99.68%
(Cost $143,422,692)                       142,338,811 
                          
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.32%(h)                       454,465 
                          
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                      $142,793,276 

 

Portfolio Footnotes  

 

 

(a) This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.
(b) Security, or a portion of security, is being held as collateral for short sales or forward foreign currency exchange contracts. At February 28, 2022, the aggregate fair market value of those securities was $39,187,773, representing 27.44% of net assets.
(c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 28, 2022, these securities had a total value of $91,308,199 or 63.94% of net assets.
(d) Underlying security for a purchased call/put option.
(e) Represents a zero coupon bond.
(f) Non-income-producing security.
(g) Restricted securities (including private placements) - The Fund may own investment securities that have other legal or contractual limitations. At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $50,409 or 0.04% of net assets.
   
Restricted Security  Acquisition Date   Acquisition Cost 
Lightning eMotors, Inc., Exercise Price $11.50, Expires 05/18/2025  04/28/2021  $ 
Total     $ 

 

(h) Includes cash held as collateral for short sales.

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT - (10.56%)          
Aerospace & Defense - (0.21%)
Kaman Corp.   (6,900)  $(299,529)
           
Commercial Services - (1.00%)
Block, Inc.   (11,200)   (1,428,000)
           
Computers & Computer Services - (0.55%)
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.   (4,200)   (36,540)
Pure Storage, Inc., Class A   (29,100)   (754,854)
         (791,394)
Diversified Financial Services - (0.16%)
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.   (39,400)   (221,822)
           
Entertainment - (0.25%)
Cineplex, Inc.   (33,300)   (363,607)
           
Food - (0.12%)
B&G Foods, Inc.   (5,600)   (165,760)
           
Internet - (2.42%)
fuboTV, Inc.   (17,333)   (148,197)
Spotify Technology SA   (1,300)   (203,047)
Twitter, Inc.   (14,400)   (511,920)
Zendesk, Inc.   (22,200)   (2,590,074)
         (3,453,238)
Office/Business Equip - (0.11%)
Xerox Holdings Corp.   (7,900)   (155,709)
           
Oil & Gas - (0.02%)
Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.   (2,260)   (30,736)
           
Pharmaceuticals - (0.07%)
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   (27,450)   (96,624)
           
Real Estate Investment Trusts - (0.16%)
Uniti Group, Inc.   (17,500)   (226,975)
           
Software - (2.63%)
Five9, Inc.   (12,800)   (1,408,000)
Nuance Communications, Inc.   (37,700)   (2,093,104)
RingCentral, Inc., Class A   (2,000)   (261,680)
         (3,762,784)
Telecommunications - (2.86%)
Vonage Holdings Corp.   (201,000)   (4,084,320)
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $15,657,613)        (15,080,498)

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  Maturity
Date
  Rate   Principal
Amount
   Value 
                
U.S. TREASURY & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - (1.57%)
Sovereign - (1.57%)
U.S. Treasury Bond  02/15/2050   2.000%  $(1,240,000)  $(1,187,446)
U.S. Treasury Note  04/30/2026   0.750%   (1,100,000)   (1,056,086)
                 (2,243,532)
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(Proceeds $2,525,521)                (2,243,532)
                   
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $18,183,134)               $(17,324,030)

 

EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS

 

Swap
Counterparty/
Payment
Frequency
  Reference
Obligation
  Rate Paid/Received
by the Fund
  Termination
Date
   Upfront
Payments
Paid
    Upfront
Payments
Received
    Market
Value
   Notional
Amount
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 458 bps (-4.500%)  08/18/2023  $   $   $   USD 1,449,770  $ 
Morgan Stanley & Co./ Monthly  iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF  Received 1 Month-Federal Rate Minus 168 bps (-1.600%)  08/18/2023              USD 1,385,280    
                      $      $ 

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
CAD   262,300  USD   204,894  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $2,061 
USD   53,951  CAD   67,900  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   378 
                    $2,439 

 

Currency Purchased  Currency Sold  Counterparty  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
CAD   81,300  USD   64,584  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022  $(437)
USD   449,643  CAD   573,800  Morgan Stanley & Co.  03/15/2022   (3,088)
                    $(3,525)

 

The following is a summary of investments classified by country exposure:

 

Country  % of Net Assets(a) 
United States   93.10%
Luxembourg   4.77%
Canada   1.81%
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities   0.32%
    100.00%

 

(a) These percentages represent long positions only and are not net of short positions.

 

Abbreviations:

 

bps - Basis Points. 100 Basis Points is equal to 1 percentage point.

CAD - Canadian dollar

ETF - Exchange-Traded Fund

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC - Limited Liability Company

LP - Limited Partnership

Ltd. - Limited

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing civil law. This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.

S&P - Standard & Poor's

SPDR - Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt

TBD - To Be Determined

USD - United States Dollar  

 

   

 

 

Water Island Credit Opportunities Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  February 28, 2022 (unaudited)

 

Investments in Securities at Value  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Bank Loans*  $   $5,703,748   $   $5,703,748 
Corporate Bonds*       91,246,861        91,246,861 
Convertible Corporate Bonds*       45,286,480        45,286,480 
Warrants*   50,409            50,409 
Purchased Options   51,313            51,313 
TOTAL  $101,722   $142,237,089   $   $142,338,811 

 

Other Financial Instruments**                    
Assets                    
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  $   $2,439   $   $2,439 
Equity Swaps   0            0 
Liabilities                    
Common Stocks*   (15,080,498)           (15,080,498)
U.S. Treasury & Government Agencies       (2,243,532)       (2,243,532)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (3,525)       (3,525)
TOTAL  $(15,080,498)  $(2,244,618)  $   $(17,325,116)

 

* Refer to Portfolio of at Investments for sector information.
** Other financial instruments are instruments such as securities sold short, equity swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

   

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund’s assets and liabilities during the period ended February 28, 2022:

 

Investments in Securities  Balance as of
May 31, 2021
   Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Amortization
Premium/
Discount
   Transfers into
Level 3
   Transfers out of
Level 3
   Balance as of
February 28, 2022
   Net change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
from investments still held as
of February 28, 2022
 
Convertible Corporate Bonds  $1,668,592   $-   $-   $86,360   $-   $-   $-   $-   $(1,754,952)  $-   $- 
Total  $1,668,592   $-   $-   $86,360   $-   $-   $-   $-   $(1,754,952)  $-   $-