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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9%

     

Alabama - .8%

     

Black Belt Energy Gas District, Revenue Bonds (Project No. 6) Ser. B

 

4.00

 

12/1/2026

 

750,000

a 

742,589

 

Illinois - 2.9%

     

Chicago II, GO, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

1/1/2029

 

500,000

 

526,620

 

Chicago II, GO, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

1/1/2026

 

500,000

 

511,094

 

Chicago II, GO, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

1/1/2024

 

500,000

 

500,301

 

Chicago Park District, GO, Refunding, Ser. C

 

4.00

 

1/1/2036

 

1,140,000

 

1,148,061

 
 

2,686,076

 

Iowa - .6%

     

PEFA, Revenue Bonds (Gas Project)

 

5.00

 

9/1/2026

 

525,000

a 

532,698

 

Kentucky - 2.2%

     

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B

 

4.00

 

1/1/2025

 

1,000,000

a 

992,782

 

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C1

 

4.00

 

6/1/2025

 

1,000,000

a 

995,656

 
 

1,988,438

 

New Jersey - 2.0%

     

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

6/1/2029

 

875,000

 

920,564

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

6/1/2028

 

875,000

 

920,749

 
 

1,841,313

 

New York - 4.0%

     

New York Liberty Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Bank of America Tower)

 

2.63

 

9/15/2069

 

1,675,000

 

1,492,275

 

New York Liberty Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Class 1-3 World Trade Center Project)

 

5.00

 

11/15/2044

 

2,250,000

b 

2,192,919

 
 

3,685,194

 

Pennsylvania - 86.2%

     

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2035

 

175,000

 

202,381

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2037

 

150,000

 

170,359

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2038

 

150,000

 

167,683

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2034

 

100,000

 

116,066

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2036

 

150,000

 

172,291

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.00

 

1/1/2033

 

325,000

 

378,626

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. B

 

5.25

 

1/1/2039

 

250,000

 

282,798

 

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Duquesne University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2026

 

1,000,000

 

1,035,887

 

Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Duquesne University) Ser. A

 

4.00

 

3/1/2037

 

1,000,000

 

1,008,788

 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

4/1/2030

 

1,000,000

 

1,060,323

 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (UPMC Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

7/15/2034

 

690,000

 

746,774

 

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (George School Project)

 

3.00

 

9/15/2038

 

850,000

 

727,658

 

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (George School Project)

 

3.00

 

9/15/2036

 

800,000

 

715,278

 

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (George School Project)

 

3.00

 

9/15/2035

 

775,000

 

712,116

 

Chester County Health & Education Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Main Line Health System Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

4.00

 

9/1/2038

 

600,000

 

597,550

 

Commonwealth Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

6/1/2034

 

1,000,000

 

1,064,150

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

Commonwealth Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

6/1/2032

 

1,500,000

 

1,599,274

 

Cumberland Valley School District, GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

11/15/2042

 

500,000

 

544,797

 

Dauphin County General Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Pinnacle Health Systems Project) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

6/1/2029

 

1,000,000

 

1,032,907

 

Delaware County Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (United Parcel Service)

 

3.40

 

9/1/2045

 

1,900,000

c 

1,900,000

 

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

2.00

 

10/1/2029

 

1,000,000

 

887,119

 

Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

4.00

 

11/15/2028

 

425,000

 

442,405

 

Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

4.00

 

11/15/2029

 

355,000

 

369,987

 

Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

4.00

 

11/15/2027

 

595,000

 

618,847

 

Geisinger Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Geisinger Health System Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

4/1/2035

 

1,100,000

 

1,187,383

 

Geisinger Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Geisinger Health System Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

2/15/2027

 

500,000

a 

518,655

 

Geisinger Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Geisinger Health System Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

4/1/2030

 

1,005,000

a 

1,080,160

 

Haverford Township, GO, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

10/1/2044

 

1,000,000

 

1,103,115

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2028

 

110,000

 

112,431

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2027

 

145,000

 

147,513

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2031

 

175,000

 

178,925

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2029

 

150,000

 

153,657

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2024

 

80,000

 

80,088

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2030

 

135,000

 

137,919

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2026

 

150,000

 

151,626

 

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Seton Hill University)

 

5.00

 

3/1/2025

 

115,000

 

115,712

 

Lebanon School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)

 

4.00

 

6/15/2031

 

1,500,000

 

1,539,965

 

Lower Merion Township, GO, Ser. B

 

4.00

 

7/15/2031

 

460,000

 

461,270

 

Lower Merion Township, GO, Ser. B

 

4.00

 

7/15/2034

 

515,000

 

516,063

 

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (The Hill School Project)

 

5.00

 

8/15/2037

 

500,000

 

513,216

 

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Thomas Jefferson University Project)

 

4.00

 

9/1/2034

 

1,000,000

 

996,494

 

Mount Lebanon Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds (St. Clair Memorial Hospital Project)

 

5.00

 

7/1/2036

 

1,105,000

 

1,168,256

 

Mount Lebanon Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds (St. Clair Memorial Hospital Project)

 

5.00

 

7/1/2035

 

1,000,000

 

1,065,022

 

Pennsylvania, GO

 

3.00

 

5/15/2034

 

1,000,000

 

928,141

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (UPMC Obligated Group) Ser. A

 

4.00

 

10/15/2037

 

1,375,000

 

1,374,301

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. AT-1

 

5.00

 

6/15/2027

 

990,000

 

1,040,525

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (Insured; Build America Mutual) Ser. AT-1

 

5.00

 

6/15/2026

 

10,000

d 

10,479

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds (The University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

8/15/2033

 

1,000,000

 

1,098,196

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Drexel University)

 

5.00

 

5/1/2028

 

1,855,000

 

1,946,845

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Drexel University) (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

5/1/2029

 

1,115,000

 

1,216,894

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (The University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligated Group)

 

5.00

 

8/15/2035

 

1,200,000

 

1,230,269

 

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (University of Sciences in Philadelphia)

 

5.00

 

11/1/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,025,232

 

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable Bond) Ser. 141A

 

5.75

 

10/1/2053

 

1,240,000

 

1,313,184

 

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds (Sustainable Bond) Ser. 143A

 

4.95

 

10/1/2038

 

1,715,000

 

1,816,845

 

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. 122

 

3.65

 

10/1/2032

 

1,070,000

 

1,036,649

 

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 2019-131A

 

3.50

 

4/1/2049

 

995,000

 

981,005

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

5.00

 

12/1/2040

 

1,260,000

 

1,296,452

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

5.00

 

12/1/2038

 

1,230,000

 

1,271,558

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding

 

5.00

 

12/1/2038

 

1,000,000

 

1,070,645

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (LOC; TD Bank NA)

 

3.25

 

12/1/2038

 

1,100,000

c 

1,100,000

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

12/1/2035

 

650,000

 

761,202

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B2

 

5.00

 

6/1/2032

 

1,000,000

 

1,054,998

 


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

Philadelphia Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B

 

5.00

 

7/1/2025

 

1,000,000

 

1,020,038

 

Philadelphia Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B

 

5.00

 

7/1/2027

 

1,000,000

 

1,048,455

 

Philadelphia Airport, Revenue Bonds, Refunding, Ser. B

 

5.00

 

7/1/2031

 

1,520,000

 

1,592,532

 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (St. Joseph's University)

 

5.00

 

11/1/2027

 

850,000

 

895,528

 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (St. Joseph's University)

 

5.00

 

11/1/2026

 

850,000

 

883,749

 

Philadelphia Industrial Development Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Obligated Group Project)

 

4.00

 

7/1/2036

 

1,000,000

 

1,007,131

 

Philadelphia Water & Wastewater, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C

 

5.00

 

6/1/2037

 

1,000,000

 

1,110,066

 

Pittsburgh, GO, Refunding, Ser. A

 

3.00

 

9/1/2033

 

325,000

 

299,327

 

Pittsburgh, GO, Refunding, Ser. A

 

3.00

 

9/1/2032

 

500,000

 

472,014

 

Pittsburgh & Allegheny County Sports & Exhibition Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

12/15/2032

 

1,000,000

 

1,052,186

 

Pittsburgh University, Revenue Bonds (University Capital Project) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

2/15/2034

 

1,750,000

 

2,074,641

 

Radnor Township School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

4.00

 

8/15/2036

 

1,000,000

 

1,025,057

 

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds

 

5.00

 

6/1/2038

 

1,500,000

 

1,675,251

 

Susquehanna Township School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; State Aid Withholding) Ser. R

 

3.00

 

5/15/2031

 

1,730,000

 

1,668,506

 

Swarthmore Borough Authority, Revenue Bonds (Swarthmore College)

 

5.00

 

9/15/2039

 

1,000,000

 

1,067,112

 

Swarthmore Borough Authority, Revenue Bonds, Refunding (Swarthmore College)

 

5.00

 

9/15/2045

 

1,030,000

 

1,139,567

 

The Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

12/1/2023

 

1,260,000

 

1,260,000

 

The Pennsylvania University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2033

 

1,010,000

 

1,062,719

 


          
 

Description

Coupon
Rate (%)

 

Maturity

Date

 

Principal

Amount ($)

 

Value ($)

 

Long-Term Municipal Investments - 98.9% (continued)

     

Pennsylvania - 86.2% (continued)

     

The Pennsylvania University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2042

 

2,000,000

 

2,081,138

 

The Philadelphia School District, GO (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2034

 

650,000

 

702,217

 

The Philadelphia School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2028

 

500,000

 

541,010

 

The Philadelphia School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding) Ser. A

 

5.00

 

9/1/2038

 

775,000

 

804,506

 

Tredyffrin Easttown School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

5.00

 

2/15/2034

 

240,000

 

256,463

 

Upper Merion Area School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

5.00

 

1/15/2026

 

275,000

d 

286,800

 

Upper Merion Area School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

5.00

 

1/15/2026

 

250,000

d 

260,727

 

Upper Moreland Township School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

4.00

 

10/1/2033

 

610,000

 

625,853

 

Upper St. Clair Township School District, GO (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

5.00

 

10/1/2041

 

1,000,000

 

1,012,751

 

West Chester Area School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; State Aid Withholding)

 

2.00

 

3/15/2031

 

820,000

 

725,355

 

West Mifflin School District, GO, Refunding (Insured; Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.)

 

5.00

 

4/1/2026

 

1,000,000

 

1,042,058

 

Whitemarsh Township, GO, Refunding

 

4.00

 

11/15/2039

 

1,000,000

 

999,967

 
 

79,047,678

 

U.S. Related - .2%

     

Puerto Rico, Notes

 

0.01

 

11/1/2051

 

537,911

c 

216,509

 

Total Investments (cost $93,607,114)

 

98.9%

90,740,495

 

Cash and Receivables (Net)

 

1.1%

964,195

 

Net Assets

 

100.0%

91,704,690

 

GO—General Obligation

a These securities have a put feature; the date shown represents the put date and the bond holder can take a specific action to retain the bond after the put date.

b Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At November 30, 2023, these securities were valued at $2,192,919 or 2.39% of net assets.

c The Variable Rate is determined by the Remarketing Agent in its sole discretion based on prevailing market conditions and may, but need not, be established by reference to one or more financial indices.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

d These securities are prerefunded; the date shown represents the prerefunded date. Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized by U.S. Government securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on the municipal issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.

       

Futures 

   

Description

Number of
Contracts

Expiration

Notional
Value ($)

Market
Value ($)

Unrealized (Depreciation) ($)

 

Futures Short 

  

Ultra 10 Year U.S. Treasury Notes

8

3/19/2024

904,172

908,125

(3,953)

 

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

 

(3,953)

 

See notes to financial statements.


STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
BNY Mellon Pennsylvania Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

November 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of November 30, 2023 in valuing the fund’s investments:

       
 

Level 1-Unadjusted Quoted Prices

Level 2- Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

Level 3-Significant Unobservable Inputs

Total

 

Assets ($) 

  

Investments in Securities:

  

Municipal Securities

-

90,740,495

 

-

90,740,495

 

Liabilities ($) 

  

Other Financial Instruments:

  

Futures††

(3,953)

-

 

-

(3,953)

 

 See Statement of Investments for additional detailed categorizations, if any.

†† Amount shown represents unrealized appreciation (depreciation) at period end.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) is the exclusive reference of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The fund is an investment company and applies the accounting and reporting guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. The fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the exit price). GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs of valuation techniques used to measure fair value. This hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).

Additionally, GAAP provides guidance on determining whether the volume and activity in a market has decreased significantly and whether such a decrease in activity results in transactions that are not orderly. GAAP requires enhanced disclosures around valuation inputs and techniques used during annual and interim periods.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s investments relating to fair value measurements. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

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

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. Valuation techniques used to value the fund’s investments are as follows:

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee to make all fair value determinations with respect to the fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight and pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Act.


Investments in municipal securities are valued each business day by an independent pricing service (the “Service”) approved by the Board. Investments for which quoted bid prices are readily available and are representative of the bid side of the market in the judgment of the Service are valued at the mean between the quoted bid prices (as obtained by the Service from dealers in such securities) and asked prices (as calculated by the Service based upon its evaluation of the market for such securities). Municipal investments (which constitute a majority of the portfolio securities) are carried at fair value as determined by the Service, based on methods which include consideration of the following: yields or prices of municipal securities of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type; indications as to values from dealers; and general market conditions. The Service is engaged under the general oversight of the Board. All of the preceding securities are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to accurately reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the fund calculates its net asset value, the fund may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. Certain factors may be considered when fair valuing investments such as: fundamental analytical data, the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition, an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which the securities are purchased and sold, and public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable issuers. These securities are either categorized within Level 2 or 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the relevant inputs used.

For securities where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and such securities are generally categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Financial futures and options, which are traded on an exchange, are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded or at the last sales price on the national securities market on each business day and are generally categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Options traded over-the-counter (“OTC”) are valued at the mean between the bid and asked price and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Investments in swap transactions are valued each business day by the Service. Swaps are valued by the Service by using a swap pricing model which incorporates among other factors, default probabilities, recovery rates, credit curves of the underlying issuer and swap spreads on interest rates and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Forward contracts are valued at the forward rate and are generally categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Derivatives: A derivative is a financial instrument whose performance is derived from the performance of another asset. Each type of derivative instrument that was held by the fund at November 30, 2023 is discussed below.


Futures: In the normal course of pursuing its investment objective, the fund is exposed to market risk, including interest rate risk as a result of changes in value of underlying financial instruments. The fund invests in futures in order to manage its exposure to or protect against changes in the market. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or a sale of an asset at a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, these investments require initial margin deposits with a counterparty, which consist of cash or cash equivalents. The amount of these deposits is determined by the exchange or Board of Trade on which the contract is traded and is subject to change. Accordingly, variation margin payments are received or made to reflect daily unrealized gains or losses which are recorded in the Statement of Operations. When the contracts are closed, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss which is reflected in the Statement of Operations. There is minimal counterparty credit risk to the fund with futures since they are exchange traded, and the exchange guarantees the futures against default.

At November 30, 2023, accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments was $2,866,619, consisting of $574,362 gross unrealized appreciation and $3,440,981 gross unrealized depreciation.

At November 30, 2023, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes (see the Statement of Investments).

Additional investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the annual and semi-annual reports previously filed with the SEC on Form N-CSR.