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Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS 122.19%
Communication Services 6.78%          
AT&T, Inc.(a)(b)   128,500   $2,617,545 
Comcast Corp. - Class A(a)(b)   51,800    2,038,330 
Paramount Global - Class B(a)   17,000    393,720 
Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)   26,900    1,118,233 
         6,167,828 
           
Consumer Discretionary 13.37%          
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a)   12,400    1,888,272 
Autoliv, Inc.(a)   23,300    2,146,396 
Home Depot, Inc.(a)(b)   10,700    3,468,619 
McDonald's Corp.(a)   5,900    1,577,660 
Newell Brands, Inc.(a)   50,200    801,192 
Starbucks Corp.(a)   12,100    1,320,594 
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(c)   9,330    966,961 
         12,169,694 
           
Consumer Staples 9.94%          
Coca-Cola Co.(a)   38,400    2,354,688 
General Mills, Inc.(a)   14,400    1,128,384 
Kraft Heinz Co.(a)   23,700    960,561 
PepsiCo, Inc.(a)   6,800    1,162,936 
Procter & Gamble Co.(a)   15,900    2,263,842 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(a)   32,000    1,179,520 
         9,049,931 
           
Energy 9.80%          
Chevron Corp.(a)(b)   10,200    1,775,004 
Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)(b)   37,600    4,361,976 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(a)   151,800    2,777,940 
         8,914,920 
           
Financials 20.89%          
American International Group, Inc.(a)   14,700    929,334 
Bank of America Corp.(a)(b)   93,300    3,310,284 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)   52,100    1,242,064 
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund(a)(b)   28,300    696,180 
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)   52,100    713,770 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)   29,500    1,987,120 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(a)   40,600    615,902 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR - ADR(a)   52,700    1,097,741 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)   11,400    1,595,544 
Morgan Stanley(a)(b)   37,500    3,649,875 
Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)   4,000    419,760 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)(b)   131,600    2,749,124 
         19,006,698 
           
Health Care 14.31%          
AbbVie, Inc.(a)(b)   3,500    517,125 
Amgen, Inc.(a)   3,400    858,160 
   Shares   Value 
Health Care (continued)          
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   3,100   $225,215 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)(b)   7,700    646,338 
Johnson & Johnson(a)   11,100    1,813,962 
Medtronic PLC(a)   31,900    2,669,711 
Merck & Co., Inc.(a)(b)   10,900    1,170,769 
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   3,470    481,566 
Pfizer, Inc.(a)   51,700    2,283,072 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)(b)   4,715    2,353,681 
         13,019,599 
           
Industrials 14.88%          
3M Co.(a)   15,000    1,726,200 
Airbus SE   30,434    3,799,618 
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a)   2,200    519,288 
Johnson Controls International plc   8,200    570,474 
Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)   1,000    463,260 
Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)   6,910    3,095,956 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.(a)(b)   28,690    2,864,697 
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B(a)   2,700    500,121 
         13,539,614 
           
Information Technology 18.17%          
Accenture PLC - Class A   3,800    1,060,390 
Analog Devices, Inc.(a)   8,800    1,508,936 
Apple, Inc.(a)(b)   12,540    1,809,397 
Broadcom, Inc.(a)   3,900    2,281,539 
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)   42,200    2,053,874 
Jabil, Inc.   8,100    636,903 
Lam Research Corp.(a)   2,970    1,485,297 
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.   10,600    457,390 
Microsoft Corp.(a)(b)   10,505    2,603,244 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   10,483    519,129 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Sponsored ADR   9,700    899,481 
Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)   6,900    1,222,749 
         16,538,329 
           
Materials 3.54%          
Dow Chemical Co.(a)   38,300    2,273,105 
International Paper Co.(a)   22,800    953,496 
         3,226,601 
           
Real Estate 5.55%          
American Tower Corp.(a)(b)   13,840    3,091,718 
Crown Castle International Corp.   3,420    506,536 
Simon Property Group, Inc.(a)   5,900    757,914 
VICI Properties, Inc.(a)   20,200    690,436 
         5,046,604 
           
Utilities 4.96%          
AES Corp.(a)   52,900    1,449,989 
Duke Energy Corp.(a)   15,000    1,536,750 

  
Shares
   Value 
Utilities (continued)          
Exelon Corp.(a)   36,200   $1,527,278 
         4,514,017 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $103,806,629)        111,193,835 
           
CORPORATE BONDS 0.53%          
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.(a)(c)   500,000    485,227 
           
TOTAL FIXED INCOME        485,227 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $501,791)        485,227 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 2.01%          
iShares MSCI China ETF   17,400    932,292 
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(c)   26,400    894,168 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS          
(Cost $1,823,127)        1,826,460 
           
MUTUAL FUND 2.42%          
BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust   34,300    518,273 
BlackRock Innovation & Growth Trust   154,100    1,177,324 
MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund   33,400    506,678 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        2,202,275 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUND          
(Cost $2,008,758)        2,202,275 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS 1.15%          
Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc.          
Series K, Perpetual Maturity 5.000%(a)(d)   21,200    486,964 
Trinity Capital, Inc., 01/16/2025 7.000%(a)   22,400    560,000 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS          
(Cost $1,090,000)        1,046,964 

 

         
Underlying Security/Expiration Date/ Exercise Price/Notional Amount  Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS 1.94%
Put Options Purchased 1.94%
3 Month SOFR Opt  Dec23C    97-SFRZ3C   97 PIT          
, $97, $764,680,000   3,200    460,000 
S&P 500® Index          
02/17/23, $3,800, $5,299,580   13    11,115 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,800, $43,619,620   17    48,535 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,850, $6,930,220   107    381,455 
S&P 500® Index          
Underlying Security/Expiration Date/ Exercise Price/Notional Amount  Contracts   Value 
Put Options Purchased (continued)
04/21/23, $3,850, $59,110,700   145   $859,850 
           
Total Put Options Purchased          
(Cost $3,822,832)        1,760,955 
           
           

 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS 17.30%
Consumer Discretionary          
Carnival Corp.          
03/01/2026, 7.625%(e)(f)  $400,000    364,514 
DR Horton, Inc.          
10/15/2025, 2.600%(a)   500,000    471,089 
Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd.          
07/21/2028, 5.750%(a)(e)(f)   250,000    225,389 
PulteGroup, Inc.          
01/15/2027, 5.000%(a)(b)   500,000    502,563 
Toyota Motor Corp.          
03/25/2026, 1.339%(a)(b)   1,500,000    1,364,733 
         2,928,288 
           
Consumer Staples          
JDE Peet's NV          
01/15/2027, 1.375%(a)(e)(f)   1,000,000    868,094 
           
Energy          
Exxon Mobil Corp.          
03/19/2025, 2.992%(a)(b)   1,000,000    972,663 
Transocean, Inc.          
01/15/2026, 7.500%(e)(f)   400,000    376,556 
         1,349,219 
           
Financials          
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund          
01/15/2026, 3.625%(a)   500,000    466,470 
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.          
08/24/2026, 2.500%(a)(b)   1,035,000    908,235 
Owl Rock Capital Corp.          
01/15/2027, 2.625%(a)(b)   1,260,000    1,088,455 
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.          
06/30/2025, 6.750%(a)(b)(e)(f)   1,000,000    967,488 
12/15/2025, 4.750%(a)(b)(e)(f)   1,000,000    919,218 
Signature Bank          
11/01/2029, 3M US L + 2.559%(a)(g)   500,000    474,263 
Trinity Capital, Inc.          
08/24/2026, 4.375%(a)   500,000    439,537 
         5,263,666 
           
Industrials          
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust          
08/15/2025, 8.000%(a)(b)(e)(f)   1,271,062    1,276,353 
Boeing Co.          
02/04/2026, 2.196%   490,000    453,216 
Hexcel Corp.          
02/15/2027, 4.200%(a)(b)   1,000,000    959,133 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
US Airways 2012-2 Class A Pass Through Trust          
06/03/2025, 4.625%(a)(b)  $644,044   $596,694 
         3,285,396 
           
Information Technology          
Apple, Inc.          
05/06/2024, 3.450%(a)(b)   1,000,000    990,148 
Broadcom, Inc.          
Series WI, 11/15/2025, 3.150%   1,100,000    1,052,174 
         2,042,322 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $16,911,703)        15,736,985 
           
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS 0.63%
Financials          
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.          
04/01/2023, 4.375%(a)(b)   577,000    575,918 
           
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $575,878)        575,918 
           
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 0.03%
United States Small Business Administration          
Series 2008-20L, Class 1, 12/01/2028, 6.220%(a)(b)   25,595    25,904 
           
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES          
(Cost $25,595)        25,904 
           
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 4.23%
U.S. Treasury Notes
01/31/2024, 0.140%(a)   4,000,000    3,849,562 
           
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $3,988,873)        3,849,562 

 

   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.82%
Money Market Fund  2.82%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (4.077% 7-day yield)   2,567,107    2,567,107 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $2,567,107)        2,567,107 
           
Total Investments - 155.25%          
(Cost $137,122,293)        141,271,192 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (55.25%)(h)        (50,273,058)
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $90,998,134 
  
Shares
   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (continued)        

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD SHORT  Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS (8.29%)
Communication Services (0.40%)          
Softbank Group Corp.   (7,700)  $(363,452)
           
Consumer Discretionary (3.31%)          
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(c)   (3,820)   (840,400)
Autonation Inc(c)   (6,300)   (798,336)
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   (20,000)   (920,600)
Macy's, Inc.   (19,300)   (456,059)
         (3,015,395)
           
Financials (1.59%)          
BNP Paribas S.A.   (5,439)   (371,927)
Credit Agricole S.A.   (28,071)   (336,789)
Deutsche Bank AG   (11,900)   (159,222)
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   (69,163)   (181,208)
Societe Generale S.A.   (5,689)   (168,721)
UniCredit SpA   (11,616)   (225,844)
         (1,443,711)
           
Health Care (1.29%)          
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(c)   (4,360)   (417,862)
Biogen, Inc.(c)   (1,080)   (314,172)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(c)   (1,800)   (442,242)
         (1,174,276)
           
Information Technology (1.70%)          
Elastic NV(c)   (2,200)   (129,448)
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.(c)   (3,300)   (195,624)
HubSpot, Inc.(c)   (470)   (163,095)
ON Semiconductor Corp.(c)   (3,100)   (227,695)
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A(c)   (17,300)   (134,594)
Shopify, Inc. - Class A(c)   (3,500)   (172,445)
Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A(c)   (4,600)   (198,766)
Toast, Inc.(c)   (7,300)   (162,863)
UiPath, Inc. - Class A(c)   (10,400)   (159,744)
         (1,544,274)
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Proceeds $6,325,860)        (7,541,108)
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (22.02%)          
ARK Innovation ETF(c)   (14,700)   (586,971)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (10,300)   (759,522)
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (68,600)   (2,508,016)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (24,500)   (3,267,320)
Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (49,700)   (5,061,945)
Invesco QQQ ™ Trust Series 1   (1,720)   (506,746)
iShares® U.S. Basic Materials ETF   (15,300)   (2,126,241)
iShares® U.S. Industrials ETF   (8,400)   (858,984)
iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF   (12,400)   (669,600)
iShares® US Financials ETF   (16,200)   (1,311,876)

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT (continued)
  Shares   Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (continued)          
iShares® Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund   (13,400)  $(1,240,706)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR® ETF   (16,500)   (1,139,985)
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS          
(Proceeds $18,401,950)        (20,037,912)
           
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT          
(Proceeds $27,983,764)       $(31,055,520)

 

Investment Abbreviations:
SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate
 
FEDEF Rates:
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of January 31, 2023 was 4.81%
1D US SOFR-1 Day SOFR as of January 31, 2023 was 4.31%

 

(a) Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short, or borrowings. As of January 31, 2023, the aggregate value of those securities was $107,657,455, representing 118.31% of net assets. (See Note 1)
(b) Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2023.
(c) Non-income producing security.
(d) This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
(e) Security is exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $4,997,612 or 5.49% of net assets.
(f) Restricted Security (See Note 1).
(g) Variable rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above.
(h) Includes cash which is being held as collateral for securities sold short.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to any one of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. Sectors are shown as a percent of net assets. These sector classifications are unaudited.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Description  Counterparty  Position   Contracts   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Value   Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
US LONG BOND FUTURE  Morgan Stanley   Long   76   March 2023  $9,870,500   $192,049   $192,049 

 

Description  Counterparty  Position  Contracts   Expiration Date 

Notional

Value

   Value  

Unrealized

Depreciation

 
S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE  Morgan Stanley  Short   17   March 2023   (3,476,500)  $(220,546)   (220,546)
EURODOLLAR 90 DAY  Morgan Stanley  Long   99   September 2023   23,512,500   $(432,310)   (432,310)
3 MONTH SOFR FUT  DEC 2023  Morgan Stanley  Long   99   December 2023   23,657,287   $(18,746)   (18,746)
                 $53,563,787   $(479,553)  $(479,553)

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN            

 

Underlying Security  Counterparty 

Expiration

Date

 

Strike

Price

   Contracts  

Notional

Amount

   Value 
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  02/17/2023  $3,500    (13)  $(5,299,580)  $(1,853)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,450    (17)   (6,930,220)   (11,815)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,650    (107)   (43,619,620)   (159,965)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  04/21/2023   3,650    (145)   (59,110,700)   (456,750)
                   $(114,960,120)  $(630,383)

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS    

 

Counter Party 

Reference

Entity/Obligation

 

Notional

Amount

  

Floating Rate

 Paid by the Fund*

 

Floating

Rate Index

 

Termination

Date

  Value  

Net Unrealized

Depreciation

 
Morgan Stanley  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA TRS  $(118,014)  1D FEDEF - 50 bps  FEDEF-1D  10/02/2024  $(183,490)  $(65,476)
Morgan Stanley  Sociedad Quimica   (367,185)  1D FEDEF - 35 bps  FEDEF-1D  01/02/2025   (458,438)   (91,253)
TOTAL     $(485,199)           $(641,928)  $(156,729)

 

*Payment made when swap contract closes.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Clough Global Equity Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS 126.25%
Communication Services 3.96%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)(c)   30,570   $3,053,026 
T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   16,310    2,435,246 
         5,488,272 
           
Consumer Discretionary 13.80%
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   28,710    2,960,862 
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)   400    973,640 
BYD Co., Ltd. - Class H   58,000    1,812,234 
Dollar General Corp.(b)   6,200    1,448,320 
Home Depot, Inc.(b)   5,705    1,849,390 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)   2,090    641,379 
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A(b)   3,100    539,958 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)   72,400    988,984 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)   54,400    827,424 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)(c)   47,620    3,092,443 
Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   14,737    2,552,743 
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(a)   14,090    1,460,288 
         19,147,665 
           
Consumer Staples 5.87%
Coca-Cola Co.(b)   11,900    729,708 
General Mills, Inc.(b)   29,300    2,295,948 
Kraft Heinz Co.(b)   20,800    843,024 
Kroger Co.(b)   17,100    763,173 
Procter & Gamble Co.(b)(c)   17,500    2,491,650 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(b)   27,800    1,024,708 
         8,148,211 
           
Energy 9.58%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)(c)   16,820    2,569,928 
Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)(c)   36,400    4,222,764 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(b)(c)   203,700    3,727,710 
Schlumberger, Ltd.   28,100    1,601,138 
Transocean, Ltd.(a)   173,500    1,169,390 
         13,290,930 
           
Financials 16.99%
American International Group, Inc.(b)(c)   20,300    1,283,366 
Bank of America Corp.(b)   76,100    2,700,028 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.(a)(b)   4    1,892,000 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(b)(c)   73,700    1,757,008 
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund(b)(c)   44,900    1,104,540 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. - ADR(b)(c)   68,800    4,634,368 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(b)   113,200    1,717,244 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR - ADR(b)(c)   145,800    3,037,014 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)   18,100    2,533,276 
   Shares   Value 
Financials (continued)
M&T Bank Corp.(b)   4,600   $717,600 
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)(c)   104,500    2,183,005 
         23,559,449 
           
Health Care 24.62%
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b)   22,000    1,848,440 
Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. - Series C(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)   334,425    431,408 
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   6,477    341,532 
Arcellx, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   43,964    1,468,837 
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)(c)   19,300    892,625 
Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.(a)(d)(e)(g)(h)(i)   4,336    28,874 
Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. - Series D Preferred Shares(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)   66,719    444,282 
Cigna Corp.(b)   1,900    601,673 
CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)(b)(c)   47,150    2,405,593 
Elevance Health, Inc.(b)   1,800    899,982 
Eli Lilly & Co.(b)   3,400    1,170,110 
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)   15,800    1,285,646 
Illumina, Inc.(a)   9,950    2,131,290 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)(c)   13,130    2,056,946 
Johnson & Johnson(b)   16,300    2,663,746 
Legend Biotech Corp. - ADR(a)   25,100    1,267,550 
Merck & Co., Inc.(b)(c)   7,670    823,835 
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   5,200    721,656 
Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   71,900    2,387,080 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)   31,950    1,752,458 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)   600    342,198 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b)(c)   5,965    2,977,668 
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   82,100    2,063,173 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)   6,110    1,974,141 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(b)   9,210    1,172,801 
         34,153,544 
           
Industrials 18.71%
Airbus SE   47,604    5,943,255 
The Boeing Co.(a)(b)(c)   18,990    4,044,870 
Deere & Co.(b)   1,200    507,408 
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   21,500    387,430 
Lockheed Martin Corp.(b)   1,000    463,260 
Northrop Grumman Corp.(b)(c)   12,155    5,445,926 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)(c)   45,530    4,546,170 
TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)(c)   6,422    4,609,391 
         25,947,710 
           
Information Technology 22.85%
Accenture PLC - Class A   5,800    1,618,490 
Amphenol Corp. - Class A(b)   6,700    534,459 
Analog Devices, Inc.(b)   12,100    2,074,787 
Apple, Inc.(b)(c)   20,620    2,975,260 
Broadcom, Inc.(b)(c)   3,500    2,047,535 
Jabil, Inc.(b)   12,900    1,014,327 
Lam Research Corp.(b)(c)   4,690    2,345,469 
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.   16,000    690,400 
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A(b)   3,100    1,148,860 
Microsoft Corp.(b)(c)   18,095    4,484,122 

   Shares   Value 
Information Technology (continued)
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   19,810   $3,142,658 
QUALCOMM, Inc.(b)(c)   13,200    1,758,372 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   16,231    803,776 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Sponsored ADR   14,700    1,363,131 
Texas Instruments, Inc.(b)(c)   22,800    4,040,388 
Visa, Inc. - Class A(b)(c)   7,150    1,646,001 
         31,688,035 
           
Materials 2.40%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(b)   2,900    929,479 
Linde PLC   4,900    1,621,606 
Sherwin-Williams Co.(b)   3,300    780,747 
         3,331,832 
           
Real Estate 4.02%
American Tower Corp.(b)(c)   17,160    3,833,372 
Crown Castle International Corp.   5,310    786,464 
Prologis, Inc.(b)   3,700    478,336 
Simon Property Group, Inc.(b)   3,700    475,302 
         5,573,474 
           
Utilities 3.45%
AES Corp.(b)   56,000    1,534,960 
Duke Energy Corp.(b)   15,900    1,628,955 
Exelon Corp.(b)   38,400    1,620,096 
         4,784,011 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $169,212,545)        175,113,133 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 5.12%
iShares MSCI China ETF(b)   26,000    1,393,080 
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(a)   39,900    1,351,413 
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF(a)(b)   46,200    4,107,180 
United States Natural Gas Fund LP(a)(b)   26,500    246,980 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $7,223,019)        7,098,653 
           
MUTUAL FUND 2.40%
BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust   52,200    788,742 
BlackRock Innovation & Growth Trust(b)   232,600    1,777,064 
MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund   50,400    764,568 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        3,330,374 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUND
(Cost $3,038,470)        3,330,374 
   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS 0.57%(a)
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., Strike Price $13.80, Expires 6/30/2051(b)   85,790   $795,273 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $1,375,740)        795,273 

 

Underlying Security/Expiration Date/ Exercise Price/Notional Amount  Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS 1.97%
Put Options Purchased 1.97%
3 Month SOFR Opt  Dec23C    97-SFRZ3C   97 PIT          
, $97, $1,194,812,500   5,000    718,750 
S&P 500® Index          
02/17/23, $3,800, $15,491,080   38    32,490 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,800, $11,006,820   27    77,085 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,850, $68,079,220   167    595,355 
S&P 500® Index          
04/21/23, $3,850, $89,685,200   220    1,304,600 
           
Total Put Options Purchased          
(Cost $6,085,724)        2,728,280 

 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS 1.36%
Consumer Discretionary          
Carnival Corp.          
03/01/2026, 7.625%(d)(f)  $600,000    546,771 
           
Energy          
Transocean, Inc.          
01/15/2026, 7.500%(d)(f)   700,000    658,973 
           
Industrials          
Boeing Co.          
02/04/2026, 2.196%   740,000    684,449 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $1,873,662)        1,890,193 
           
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS 0.03%
Health Care          
Amphivena Convertible Note PP          
12/31/2049 (d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)   108,750    32,625 
           
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $108,750)        32,625 
           
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 17.42%
U.S. Treasury Notes
12/31/2023, 0.110%(b)   6,500,000    6,268,208 
01/31/2024, 0.140%(b)   7,000,000    6,736,734 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (continued)
04/30/2024, 0.100%(b)   5,000,000   $4,871,094 
08/31/2024, 0.640%(b)   6,400,000    6,285,625 
           
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $24,775,986)        24,161,661 
           

 

   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 1.25%
Money Market Fund  1.25%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (4.077% 7-day yield)   1,737,507    1,737,507 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $1,737,507)        1,737,507 
           
Total Investments - 156.37%          
(Cost $215,431,403)        216,887,699 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (56.37%)(j)        (78,182,683)
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $138,705,016 

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT
  Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS (10.28%)
Communication Services (0.50%)
Softbank Group Corp.   (14,600)   (689,144)
           
Consumer Discretionary (4.81%)
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)   (5,740)   (1,262,800)
Autonation Inc(a)   (9,460)   (1,198,771)
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   (37,300)   (1,716,919)
Macy's, Inc.   (72,100)   (1,703,723)
Nordstrom, Inc.   (40,100)   (783,554)
         (6,665,767)
           
Financials (1.85%)
BNP Paribas S.A.   (9,800)   (670,138)
Credit Agricole S.A.   (50,875)   (610,385)
Deutsche Bank AG   (18,500)   (247,530)
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   (124,563)   (326,358)
Societe Generale S.A.   (10,239)   (303,661)
UniCredit SpA   (21,040)   (409,071)
         (2,567,143)
           
Health Care (1.28%)
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)   (6,550)   (627,752)
Biogen, Inc.(a)   (1,660)   (482,894)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)   (2,700)   (663,363)
         (1,774,009)
           
Information Technology (1.84%)
Elastic NV(a)   (3,500)   (205,940)
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.(a)   (6,300)   (373,464)
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT (continued)
  Shares   Value 
Information Technology (continued)
HubSpot, Inc.(a)   (740)  $(256,787)
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)   (5,800)   (426,010)
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A(a)   (27,000)   (210,060)
Shopify, Inc. - Class A(a)   (5,500)   (270,985)
Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A(a)   (7,300)   (315,433)
Toast, Inc.(a)   (11,200)   (249,872)
UiPath, Inc. - Class A(a)   (16,300)   (250,368)
         (2,558,919)
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $12,133,231)        (14,254,982)
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (13.50%)
ARK Innovation ETF(a)   (22,200)   (886,446)
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (108,700)   (3,974,072)
Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (78,800)   (8,025,780)
Invesco QQQ ™ Trust Series 1   (2,600)   (766,012)
iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF   (58,500)   (3,159,000)
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund(a)   (66,500)   (1,909,880)
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $17,204,762)        (18,721,190)
           
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT          
(Proceeds $34,126,282)       $(38,088,672)

 

Investment Abbreviations:
FEDEF - Federal Funds Effective Rate
 
FEDEF Rates:
1D FEDEF - 1 Day FEDEF as of January 31, 2023 was 4.33%

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short, or borrowings. As of January 31, 2023, the aggregate value of those securities was $165,688,053, representing 119.45% of net assets. (See Note 1)
(c) Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2023.
(d) Restricted Security (See Note 1).
(e) The Security has been deemed Illiquid.
(f) All or a portion of the security is exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $2,114,059 or 1.52% of net assets.
(g) Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $937,188 or 0.68% of net assets.

(h) As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets. (See Note 1)
(i) Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $937,189 or 0.68% of total net assets.
(j) Includes cash which is being held as collateral for securities sold short.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to any one of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. Sectors are shown as a percent of net assets. These sector classifications are unaudited.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Description  Counterparty  Position  Contracts   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Value   Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
US LONG BOND FUTURE  Morgan Stanley  Long   119   March 2023  $15,455,125   $300,708   $300,708 

 

Description  Counterparty  Position  Contracts   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Value  

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 
S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE  Morgan Stanley  Short   25   March 2023   (5,112,500)  $(324,211)   (324,211)
EURODOLLAR 90 DAY  Morgan Stanley  Long   189   September 2023   44,887,500   $(823,794)   (823,794)
3 MONTH SOFR FUT  DEC23  Morgan Stanley  Long   189   December 2023   45,163,913   $(35,787)   (35,788)
                 $100,394,038   $(883,084)  $(883,084)

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN                                 

 

Underlying Security  Counterparty 

Expiration

Date

 

Strike

Price

   Contracts  

Notional

Amount

   Value 
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  02/17/2023  $3,500    (38)  $(15,491,080)  $(5,415)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,450    (27)   (11,006,820)   (18,765)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,650    (167)   (68,079,220)   (249,665)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  04/21/2023   3,650    (220)   (89,685,200)   (693,000)
                   $(184,262,320)  $(966,845)

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS             

 

Counter Party 

Reference

Entity/Obligation

   

Notional

 Amount

  

Floating Rate

 Paid by the Fund*

 

Floating

Rate Index

   

Termination

  Date

    Value    

Net Unrealized

 Depreciation

 
Morgan Stanley  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA TRS  $(213,058)  1D FEDEF - 50 bps  FEDEF-1D   10/02/2024   $(331,267)  $(118,209)
Morgan Stanley  Sociedad Quimica   (562,239)  1D FEDEF - 35 bps  FEDEF-1D   01/02/2025    (702,288)   (140,049)
TOTAL     $(775,297)             $(1,033,555)  $(258,258)

 

*Payment made when swap contract closes.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2023 (Unaudited) 

 

   Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS 126.93%
Communication Services 3.98%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)(b)(c)   56,440   $5,636,663 
T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   30,030    4,483,779 
         10,120,442 
           
Consumer Discretionary 13.80%
Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   52,830    5,448,358 
Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)   700    1,703,870 
BYD Co., Ltd. - Class H   107,500    3,358,882 
Dollar General Corp.(b)   11,400    2,663,040 
Home Depot, Inc.(b)   10,430    3,381,093 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)   3,830    1,175,351 
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A(b)   5,600    975,408 
Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)   132,800    1,814,048 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.(a)   99,600    1,514,916 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)(c)   88,247    5,730,760 
Tesla, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   26,937    4,666,027 
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(a)(b)   25,820    2,675,985 
         35,107,738 
           
Consumer Staples 5.86%
Coca-Cola Co.(b)   21,800    1,336,776 
General Mills, Inc.(b)   53,500    4,192,260 
Kraft Heinz Co.(b)   38,200    1,548,246 
Kroger Co.(b)   31,400    1,401,382 
Procter & Gamble Co.(b)   32,100    4,570,398 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(b)(c)   50,800    1,872,488 
         14,921,550 
           
Energy 9.54%
Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)   30,685    4,688,361 
Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)(c)   66,300    7,691,463 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(b)(c)   372,234    6,811,882 
Schlumberger, Ltd.   51,400    2,928,772 
Transocean, Ltd.(a)   318,000    2,143,320 
         24,263,798 
           
Financials 17.23%
American International Group, Inc.(b)   36,900    2,332,818 
Bank of America Corp.(b)   138,300    4,906,884 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.(a)(b)   9    4,256,999 
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A(b)(c)   135,173    3,222,524 
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund(b)(c)   83,480    2,053,608 
HDFC Bank, Ltd. - ADR(b)(c)   125,775    8,472,204 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.(b)   205,400    3,115,918 
ICICI Bank, Ltd. - Sponsored ADR - ADR(b)(c)   266,500    5,551,195 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)   33,000    4,618,680 
M&T Bank Corp.(b)   8,400    1,310,400 
   Shares   Value 
Financials (continued)
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)(c)   191,173   $3,993,604 
         43,834,834 
           
Health Care 25.02%(d)
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b)   40,200    3,377,604 
Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. - Series C(a)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)   780,326    1,006,621 
Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   11,966    630,967 
Arcellx, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   87,938    2,938,009 
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)(b)   35,400    1,637,250 
Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.(a)(e)(f)(h)(i)(j)   14,166    94,331 
Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. - Series D Preferred Shares(a)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)   217,952    1,451,342 
Cigna Corp.(b)   3,600    1,140,012 
CRISPR Therapeutics AG(a)(b)(c)   85,631    4,368,894 
Elevance Health, Inc.(b)   3,200    1,599,968 
Eli Lilly & Co.(b)   6,300    2,168,145 
Hologic, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   28,990    2,358,916 
Illumina, Inc.(a)   18,330    3,926,286 
Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)(b)   23,930    3,748,874 
Johnson & Johnson(b)   29,800    4,869,916 
Legend Biotech Corp. - ADR(a)(b)   46,100    2,328,050 
Merck & Co., Inc.(b)   14,070    1,511,259 
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR   9,540    1,323,961 
Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   132,746    4,407,167 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)   58,540    3,210,919 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)   1,100    627,363 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(b)(c)   10,765    5,373,780 
Veracyte, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   150,500    3,782,065 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)   11,220    3,625,182 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.(b)   16,920    2,154,593 
         63,661,474 
           
Industrials 18.82%
Airbus SE   88,657    11,068,631 
The Boeing Co.(a)(b)(c)   35,725    7,609,425 
Deere & Co.(b)   2,300    972,532 
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   39,800    717,196 
Lockheed Martin Corp.(b)   1,900    880,194 
Northrop Grumman Corp.(b)   22,100    9,901,684 
Raytheon Technologies Corp.(b)(c)   83,320    8,319,502 
TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)(c)   11,713    8,407,006 
         47,876,170 
           
Information Technology 22.84%
Accenture PLC - Class A   10,700    2,985,835 
Amphenol Corp. - Class A(b)   12,200    973,194 
Analog Devices, Inc.(b)   22,000    3,772,340 
Apple, Inc.(b)   37,700    5,439,733 
Broadcom, Inc.(b)(c)   6,500    3,802,565 
Jabil, Inc.(b)   23,500    1,847,805 
Lam Research Corp.(b)(c)   8,630    4,315,863 
Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.   29,400    1,268,610 
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A(b)   5,900    2,186,540 
Microsoft Corp.(b)   33,225    8,233,487 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)(b)(c)   36,250    5,750,700 
QUALCOMM, Inc.(b)(c)   23,900    3,183,719 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   29,714    1,471,468 

   Shares   Value 
Information Technology (continued)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(b)   27,100   $2,512,983 
Texas Instruments, Inc.(b)   41,600    7,371,936 
Visa, Inc. - Class A(b)(c)   13,040    3,001,939 
         58,118,717 
           
Materials 2.39%
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(b)(c)   5,300    1,698,703 
Linde PLC   9,000    2,978,460 
Sherwin-Williams Co.(b)   6,000    1,419,540 
         6,096,703 
           
Real Estate 4.01%
American Tower Corp.(b)(c)   31,380    7,009,978 
Crown Castle International Corp.(b)   9,730    1,441,111 
Prologis, Inc.(b)   6,800    879,104 
Simon Property Group, Inc.(b)   6,800    873,528 
         10,203,721 
           
Utilities 3.44%
AES Corp.(b)   102,400    2,806,784 
Duke Energy Corp.(b)   29,100    2,981,295 
Exelon Corp.(b)   70,200    2,961,738 
         8,749,817 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $312,875,182)        322,954,964 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 5.13%
iShares MSCI China ETF(b)   47,500    2,545,050 
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF(a)(b)   73,000    2,472,510 
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF(a)(b)   85,200    7,574,280 
United States Natural Gas Fund LP(a)(b)   48,600    452,952 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $13,271,488)        13,044,792 
           
MUTUAL FUND 2.40%
BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust(b)   95,700    1,446,027 
BlackRock Innovation & Growth Trust(b)   427,100    3,263,044 
MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Fund   92,400    1,401,708 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        6,110,779 
TOTAL MUTUAL FUND
(Cost $5,575,148)        6,110,779 
   Shares   Value 
WARRANTS 0.58%(a)
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., Strike Price $13.80, Expires 6/30/2051(b)   159,034   $1,474,245 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $2,549,805)        1,474,245 

 

Underlying Security/Expiration Date/ Exercise Price/Notional Amount  Contracts   Value 
PURCHASED OPTIONS 1.96%
Put Options Purchased 1.96%
3 Month SOFR Opt  Dec23C    97-SFRZ3C   97 PIT          
, $97, $2,150,662,500   9,000    1,293,750 
S&P 500® Index          
02/17/23, $3,800, $27,720,880   68    58,140 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,800, $19,975,340   49    139,895 
S&P 500® Index          
03/17/23, $3,850, $125,966,940   309    1,101,585 
S&P 500® Index          
04/21/23, $3,850, $163,064,000   400    2,372,000 
           
Total Put Options Purchased          
(Cost $11,049,357)        4,965,370 

 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS 12.51%
Consumer Discretionary          
Carnival Corp.          
03/01/2026, 7.625%(e)(g)  $1,100,000    1,002,414 
           
Energy          
Transocean, Inc.          
01/15/2026, 7.500%(e)(g)   1,300,000    1,223,807 
           
Financials          
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.          
01/15/2026, 2.875%(b)   1,000,000    937,039 
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.          
08/24/2026, 2.500%(b)(c)   4,130,000    3,624,163 
Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.          
12/15/2025, 4.750%(b)(c)(e)(g)   4,000,000    3,676,870 
Signature Bank          
11/01/2029, 3M US L + 2.559%(b)(k)   2,000,000    1,897,053 
         10,135,125 
           
Industrials          
Air Canada 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust          
05/15/2025, 4.125%(b)(c)(e)(g)   3,995,257    3,701,683 
Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust          
08/15/2025, 8.000%(b)(c)(e)(g)   3,813,187    3,829,059 

   Principal     
Description/Maturity Date/Rate  Amount   Value 
CORPORATE BONDS (continued)
American Airlines 2019-1 Class A Pass Through Trust          
Series A, 02/15/2032, 3.500%(b)(c)  $3,803,488   $2,982,206 
Boeing Co.          
02/04/2026, 2.196%   1,360,000    1,257,907 
Hexcel Corp.          
08/15/2025, 4.950%(b)(c)   1,000,000    979,895 
02/15/2027, 4.200%(b)(c)   5,000,000    4,795,662 
         17,546,412 
           
Information Technology          
Broadcom, Inc.          
Series WI, 11/15/2025, 3.150%   2,000,000    1,913,043 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $34,478,752)        31,820,801 
           
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS 0.30%
Financials          
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.          
04/01/2023, 4.375%(b)(c)   700,000    698,688 
           
Health Care          
Amphivena Convertible Note PP          
12/31/2049 (e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)   253,750    76,125 
           
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $953,750)        774,813 
           
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 4.94%
U.S. Treasury Notes
01/31/2024, 0.140%(b)   8,000,000    7,699,124 
04/30/2024, 0.100%(b)   5,000,000    4,871,094 
           
TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $12,967,612)        12,570,218 

 

   Shares   Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 3.53%
Money Market Fund  3.53%
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (4.077% 7-day yield)   8,992,543    8,992,543 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          
(Cost $8,992,543)        8,992,543 
           
Total Investments - 158.28%          
(Cost $402,713,637)        402,708,525 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - (58.28%)(l)        (148,273,488)
           
NET ASSETS - 100.00%       $254,435,037 
SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT
  Shares   Value 
COMMON STOCKS (10.29%)
Communication Services (0.49%)
Softbank Group Corp.   (26,800)  $(1,265,004)
           
Consumer Discretionary (4.82%)
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)   (10,480)   (2,305,600)
Autonation Inc(a)   (17,300)   (2,192,256)
Harley-Davidson, Inc.   (69,300)   (3,189,879)
Macy's, Inc.   (133,200)   (3,147,516)
Nordstrom, Inc.   (73,600)   (1,438,144)
         (12,273,395)
           
Financials (1.85%)
BNP Paribas S.A.   (17,970)   (1,228,815)
Credit Agricole S.A.   (92,565)   (1,110,571)
Deutsche Bank AG   (33,900)   (453,582)
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA   (229,253)   (600,647)
Societe Generale S.A.   (18,790)   (557,261)
UniCredit SpA   (38,679)   (752,017)
         (4,702,893)
           
Health Care (1.28%)
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(a)   (12,000)   (1,150,080)
Biogen, Inc.(a)   (3,050)   (887,245)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)   (4,940)   (1,213,708)
         (3,251,033)
           
Information Technology (1.85%)
Elastic NV(a)   (6,300)   (370,692)
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Inc.(a)   (11,600)   (687,648)
HubSpot, Inc.(a)   (1,360)   (471,934)
ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)   (10,900)   (800,605)
Palantir Technologies, Inc. - Class A(a)   (49,500)   (385,110)
Shopify, Inc. - Class A(a)   (10,100)   (497,627)
Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A(a)   (13,300)   (574,693)
Toast, Inc.(a)   (20,600)   (459,586)
UiPath, Inc. - Class A(a)   (29,900)   (459,264)
         (4,707,159)
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $22,293,972)        (26,199,484)
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (13.46%)
ARK Innovation ETF(a)   (40,800)   (1,629,144)
Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (198,800)   (7,268,128)
Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund   (144,100)   (14,676,585)
Invesco QQQ ™ Trust Series 1   (4,780)   (1,408,284)
iShares® U.S. Medical Devices ETF   (107,000)   (5,778,000)
WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund(a)   (121,400)   (3,486,608)
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $31,471,214)        (34,246,749)
           
TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT          
(Proceeds $62,575,251)       $(69,853,233)

Investment Abbreviations:
FEDEF - Federal Funds Effective Rate
SOFR- Secured Overnight Financing Rate
 
 
Libor Rates:
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of January 31, 2023 was 4.81%
1D US SOFR-1 Day SOFR as of January 31, 2023 was 4.31%

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short, or borrowings. As of January 31, 2023, the aggregate value of those securities was $320,911,408, representing 126.08% of net assets. (See Note 1)
(c) Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2023.
(d) When sector categorization is categorized by industry, no industry exceeds the 25% maximum specified in the Statement of Additional Information.
(e) Restricted Security (See Note 1).
(f) The Security has been deemed Illiquid.
(g) Security is exempt from registration of the Securities Act of 1933.  These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration under Rule 144A, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $15,967,920 or 6.27% of net assets.
(h) Private Placement; these securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $2,628,419 or 1.03% of net assets.
(i) As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets. (See Note 1)
(j) Fair valued security; valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. As of January 31, 2023, these securities had an aggregate value of $2,628,419 or 1.03% of total net assets.
(k) Variable rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above.
(l) Includes cash which is being held as collateral for securities sold short.

 

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to any one of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting ease. Sectors are shown as a percent of net assets. These sector classifications are unaudited.

FUTURES CONTRACTS              

 

Description  Counterparty  Position   Contracts   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Value   Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) 
US LONG BOND FUTURE  Morgan Stanley  Long   219   March 2023  $28,442,625   $553,404   $553,404 

 

Description  Counterparty  Position   Contracts   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Value  

Unrealized

(Depreciation)

 
S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE  Morgan Stanley  Short   46   March 2023   (9,407,000)  $(596,935)   (596,935)
EURODOLLAR 90 DAY  Morgan Stanley  Long   344   September 2023   81,700,000   $(1,497,784)   (1,497,784)
3 MONTH SOFR FUT  DEC23  Morgan Stanley  Long   344   December 2023   82,203,100   $(65,138)   (65,138)
                 $182,938,725   $(1,606,453)  $(1,606,453)

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN             

 

Underlying Security  Counterparty 

Expiration

Date

 

Strike

Price

   Contracts 

Notional

Amount

   Value 
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  02/17/2023  $3,500    (68)  $(27,720,880)  $(9,690)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,450    (49)   (19,975,340)   (34,055)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  03/17/2023   3,650    (309)   (125,966,940)   (461,955)
S&P 500® Index  Morgan Stanley  04/21/2023   3,650    (400)   (163,064,000)   (1,260,000)
                  $(336,727,160)  $(1,765,700)

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS    

 

Counter Party 

Reference

Entity/Obligation

 

Notional

Amount

  

Floating Rate

 Paid by the Fund*

 

Floating

Rate Index

 

Termination

Date

  Value  

Net Unrealized

Depreciation

 
Morgan Stanley  Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA TRS  $(392,974)  1D FEDEF - 50 bps  FEDEF-1D  10/02/2024  $(611,003)  $(218,029)
Morgan Stanley  Sociedad Quimica   (1,030,802)  1D FEDEF - 35 bps  FEDEF-1D  01/02/2025   (1,287,528)   (256,726)
TOTAL     $(1,423,776)           $(1,898,531)  $(474,755)

 

*Payment made when swap contract closes.

 

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 

Clough Global FundS 

Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments 

January 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES

 

  

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund, and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (each a “Fund”, collectively the “Funds”), are closed-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Funds were organized under the laws of the state of Delaware on April 27, 2004, January 25, 2005, and January 12, 2006, respectively for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund, and Clough Global Opportunities Fund. The Funds were previously registered as non-diversified investment companies. As a result of ongoing operations, each of the Funds became a diversified company. The Funds may not resume operating in a non-diversified manner without first obtaining shareholder approval. Each Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return. Each Declaration of Trust provides that the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest. The common shares of Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund, and Clough Global Opportunities Fund are listed on the NYSE American LLC and trade under the ticker symbols “GLV”, “GLQ” and “GLO” respectively.

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures, including the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the financial statements may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities. Each Fund is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies as codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

 

The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE” or the “Exchange”) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time). Trading may take place in foreign issues held by a Fund at times when the Fund is not open for business. As a result, each Fund’s NAV may change at times when it is not possible to purchase or sell shares of that Fund.

 

Investment Valuation: Securities, held by each Fund, for which exchange quotations are readily available, are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price or if traded on the over-the-counter market, at the mean of the bid and asked prices on such day. Money market funds are valued based on the closing NAV. Most securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. In certain countries market maker prices are used since they are the most representative of the daily trading activity. Market maker prices are usually the mean between the bid and ask prices. Certain markets are not closed at the time that the Funds price their portfolio securities. In these situations, snapshot prices are provided by the individual pricing services or other alternate sources at the close of the NYSE as appropriate. Securities not traded on a particular day are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and the asked quotes, or the last sale price when appropriate; otherwise fair value will be determined by the Board-appointed fair valuation committee. Debt securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market are normally valued on the basis of prices furnished by one or more pricing services or dealers at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices. As authorized by the Board, debt securities (including short-term obligations that will mature in 60 days or less) may be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities or a matrix method which considers yield or price of comparable bonds provided by a pricing service. Over-the-counter options are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices provided by dealers. Exchange-traded options are valued at closing settlement prices. Total return swaps are priced based on valuations provided by a Board approved independent third party pricing agent. If a total return swap price cannot be obtained from an independent third party pricing agent the Fund shall seek to obtain a bid price from at least one independent and/or executing broker. Futures are valued at settlement prices.

 

If the price of a security is unavailable in accordance with the aforementioned pricing procedures, or the price of a security is unreliable, e.g., due to the occurrence of a significant event, the security may be valued at its fair value determined by management pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. For this purpose, fair value is the price that a Fund reasonably expects to receive on a current sale of the security. Due to the number of variables affecting the price of a security, however; it is possible that the fair value of a security may not accurately reflect the price that a Fund could actually receive on a sale of the security.

 

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the reporting period end. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2023, in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value.

 

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund         

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $111,193,835   $   $   $111,193,835 
Exchange Traded Funds   1,826,460            1,826,460 
Preferred Stocks   1,046,964            1,046,964 
Purchased Options   1,760,955            1,760,955 
Corporate Bonds       16,222,212        16,222,212 
Convertible Corporate Bonds       575,918        575,918 
Asset-Backed Securities       25,904        25,904 
Government & Agency Obligations       3,849,562        3,849,562 
Short-Term Investments   2,567,107            2,567,107 
Mutual Fund   2,202,275            2,202,275 
TOTAL  $120,597,596   $20,673,596   $   $141,271,192 

 

Other Financial Instruments  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Futures Contracts**  $192,049   $   $   $(479,553)
Liabilities
Written Options   (810,383)           (810,383)
Securities Sold Short                    
Common Stocks   (7,541,108)           (7,541,108)
Exchange Traded Funds   (20,037,913)           (20,037,913)
Futures Contracts**   (671,602)           (671,602)
Total Return Swap Contracts**       (156,729)       (156,729)
TOTAL  $(28,868,957)  $(156,729)  $   $(29,025,686)

   

Clough Global Equity Fund         

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks                    
Communication Services  $5,488,272   $   $   $5,488,272 
Consumer Discretionary   19,147,665            19,147,665 
Consumer Staples   8,148,211            8,148,211 
Energy   13,290,930            13,290,930 
Financials   23,559,449            23,559,449 
Health Care   33,248,980        904,564    34,153,544 
Industrials   25,947,710            25,947,710 
Information Technology   31,688,035            31,688,035 
Materials   3,331,832            3,331,832 
Real Estate   5,573,474            5,573,474 
Utilities   4,784,011            4,784,011 
Exchange Traded Funds   7,098,653            7,098,653 
Warrants   795,273            795,273 
Purchased Options   2,728,280            2,728,280 
Corporate Bonds       1,890,193        1,890,193 
Convertible Corporate Bonds           32,625    32,625 
Government & Agency Obligations       24,161,661        24,161,661 
Short-Term Investments   1,737,507            1,737,507 
Mutual Fund   3,330,374            3,330,374 
TOTAL  $189,898,656   $26,051,854   $937,189   $216,887,699 

Other Financial Instruments  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Futures Contracts**  $300,708   $   $   $(883,084)
Liabilities
Written Options   (1,248,095)           (1,248,095)
Securities Sold Short                    

 

Other Financial Instruments   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
Common Stocks   (14,254,982)           (14,254,982)
Exchange Traded Funds   (18,721,190)           (18,721,190)
Futures Contracts**   (1,183,792)           (1,183,792)
Total Return Swap Contracts**       (258,258)       (258,258)
TOTAL  $(35,107,351)  $(258,258)  $   $(35,365,609)

   

Clough Global Opportunities Fund         

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks                    
Communication Services  $10,120,442   $   $   $10,120,442 
Consumer Discretionary   35,107,738            35,107,738 
Consumer Staples   14,921,550            14,921,550 
Energy   24,263,798            24,263,798 
Financials   43,834,834            43,834,834 
Health Care   61,109,180        2,552,294    63,661,474 
Industrials   47,876,170            47,876,170 
Information Technology   58,118,717            58,118,717 
Materials   6,096,703            6,096,703 
Real Estate   10,203,721            10,203,721 
Utilities   8,749,817            8,749,817 
Exchange Traded Funds   13,044,792            13,044,792 
Warrants   1,474,245            1,474,245 
Purchased Options   4,965,370            4,965,370 
Corporate Bonds       31,820,801        31,820,801 
Convertible Corporate Bonds       698,688    76,125    774,813 
Government & Agency Obligations       12,570,218        12,570,218 
Short-Term Investments   8,992,543            8,992,543 
Mutual Fund   6,110,779            6,110,779 
TOTAL  $354,990,399   $45,089,707   $2,628,419   $402,708,525 

 

 
Other Financial Instruments  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Futures Contracts**  $553,404   $   $   $(1,606,453)
Liabilities
Written Options   (2,271,950)           (2,271,950)
Securities Sold Short                    
Common Stocks   (26,199,484)           (26,199,484)
Exchange Traded Funds   (34,246,749)           (34,246,749)
Futures Contracts**   (2,159,857)           (2,159,857)
Total Return Swap Contracts**       (474,755)       (474,755)
TOTAL  $(64,324,636)  $(474,755)  $   $(64,799,391)

 

*For detailed sector descriptions, see the accompanying Statements of Investments.

**Futures contracts and swap contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date.

 

In the event a Board approved independent pricing service is unable to provide an evaluated price for a security or Clough Capital Partners L.P. (the “Adviser” or “Clough”) believes the price provided is not reliable, securities of each Fund may be valued at fair value as described above. In these instances the Adviser may seek to find an alternative independent source, such as a broker/dealer to provide a price quote, or by using evaluated pricing models similar to the techniques and models used by the independent pricing service. These fair value measurement techniques may utilize unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

On a monthly basis, the Fair Value Committee of each Fund meets and discusses securities that have been fair valued during the preceding month in accordance with the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures and reports quarterly to the Board on the results of those meetings.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Clough Global Equity Fund              

 

Investments in Securities  Balance as of October 31, 2022   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Transfer
into
Level 3
   Transfer
out of
Level 3
   Balance as of   January 31, 2023  

Net change in unrealized 

appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at January 31, 2023 

 
Common Stocks  $2,039,424   $   $(1,134,860)  $   $   $   $   $904,564   $(1,134,860)
Convertible Corporate Bond   36,975        (4,350)                   32,625    (4,350)
Total  $2,076,399   $   $(1,139,210)  $   $   $   $   $937,189   $(1,139,210)

 

Clough Global Opportunities Fund              

 

Investments in Securities  Balance as of October 31, 2022   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   Change in Unrealized
Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
   Purchases   Sales Proceeds   Transfer
into
Level 3
   Transfer
out of
Level 3
   Balance as of January 31, 2023  

Net change in unrealized 

appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at January 31, 2023 

 
Common Stocks  $5,516,468   $   $(2,964,174)  $   $   $   $   $2,552,294   $(2,964,174)
Convertible Corporate Bond     86,275        (10,150)                   76,125    (10,150)
Total  $5,602,743   $   $(2,974,324)  $   $   $   $   $2,628,419   $(2,974,324)

 

The following is a summary of valuation techniques and quantitative information used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s Level 3 investments at January 31, 2023:

 

Fund  Sector  Fair Value   Valuation Technique  Unobservable Input(a)  Range/Premium
Clough Global Equity Fund  Health Care  $937,189   Accomplishment & Goals and Index Performance Method  Transaction Price  N/A
                  
Clough Global Opportunities Fund  Health Care  $2,628,419   Accomplishment & Goals and Index Performance Method  Transaction Price  N/A

(a)A change to the unobservable input may result in a significant change to the value of the investment as follows:

 

Unobservable Input Impact to Value if Input Increases Impact to Value if Input Decreases
Transaction Price Increase Decrease

 

Foreign Securities: Each Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that a Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a foreign currency spot contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.

 

The accounting records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

A foreign currency spot contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date, at a negotiated rate. Each Fund may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to settle specific purchases or sales of securities denominated in a foreign currency and for protection from adverse exchange rate fluctuation. Risks to a Fund include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract.

 

Exchange Traded Funds: Each Fund may invest in Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), which are funds whose shares are traded on a national exchange. ETFs may be based on underlying equity or fixed income securities, as well as commodities or currencies. ETFs do not sell individual shares directly to investors and only issue their shares in large blocks known as “creation units.” The investor purchasing a creation unit then sells the individual shares on a secondary market. Although similar diversification benefits may be achieved through an investment in another investment company, ETFs generally offer greater liquidity and lower expenses. Because an ETF incurs its own fees and expenses, shareholders of a Fund investing in an ETF will indirectly bear those costs. Such Funds will also incur brokerage commissions and related charges when purchasing or selling shares of an ETF. Unlike typical investment company shares, which are valued once daily, shares in an ETF may be purchased or sold on a securities exchange throughout the trading day at market prices that are generally close to the NAV of the ETF.

 

Short Sales: Each Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the fair value of that security. When a Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the termination of the short sale.

 

Each Fund's obligation to replace the borrowed security will be secured by collateral deposited with the broker-dealer, usually cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities. Each Fund will also be required to designate on its books and records similar collateral with its custodian to the extent, if any, necessary so that the aggregate collateral value is at all times at least equal to the current value of the security sold short. The cash amount is reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Deposit with broker for securities sold short which is held with one counterparty. Each Fund is obligated to pay interest to the broker for any debit balance of the margin account relating to short sales. The interest incurred by the Funds is reported on the Statements of Operations as Interest expense – margin account. Interest amounts payable, if any, are reported on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Interest payable – margin account.

 

Each Fund may also sell a security short if it owns at least an equal amount of the security sold short or another security convertible or exchangeable for an equal amount of the security sold short without payment of further compensation (a short sale against-the-box). In a short sale against-the-box, the short seller is exposed to the risk of being forced to deliver stock that it holds to close the position if the borrowed stock is called in by the lender, which would cause gain or loss to be recognized on the delivered stock. Each Fund expects normally to close its short sales against-the-box by delivering newly acquired stock.

 

Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities: The following discloses the Funds’ use of derivative instruments and hedging activities.

 

The Funds’ investment objectives not only permit the Funds to purchase investment securities, they also allow the Funds to enter into various types of derivative contracts, including, but not limited to, purchased and written options, swaps, futures and warrants. In doing so, the Funds will employ strategies in differing combinations to permit them to increase, decrease, or change the level or types of exposure to market factors. Central to those strategies are features inherent to derivatives that make them more attractive for this purpose than equity securities; they require little or no initial cash investment, they can focus exposure on only certain selected risk factors, and they may not require the ultimate receipt or delivery of the underlying security (or securities) to the contract. This may allow the Funds to pursue their objectives more quickly and efficiently than if they were to make direct purchases or sales of securities capable of affecting a similar response to market factors.

Risk of Investing in Derivatives: The Funds’ use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Funds are using derivatives to decrease or hedge exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Funds, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected, resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.

 

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Funds to increase their market value exposure relative to their net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Funds’ performance.

 

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Funds. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Funds are attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per their investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.

 

Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Funds will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.

 

Each Fund may acquire put and call options and options on stock indices and enter into stock index futures contracts, certain credit derivatives transactions and short sales in connection with its equity investments. In connection with a Fund's investments in debt securities, it may enter into related derivatives transactions such as interest rate futures, swaps and options thereon and certain credit derivatives transactions. Derivatives transactions of the types described above subject a Fund to increased risk of principal loss due to imperfect correlation or unexpected price or interest rate movements. Each Fund also will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivatives contracts purchased by a Fund. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under a derivatives contract due to financial difficulties, each Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery under the derivatives contract in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. Each Fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.

 

Market Risk Factors: In addition, in pursuit of their investment objectives, certain Funds may seek to use derivatives, which may increase or decrease exposure to the following market risk factors:

 

Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

 

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk: Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The value of a foreign currency denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the value of the foreign currency denominated security will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

 

Option Writing/Purchasing: Each Fund may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option among others, is that a Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, a Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. Each Fund is obligated to pay interest to the broker for any debit balance of the margin account relating to options. Each Fund pledges cash or liquid assets as collateral to satisfy the current obligations with respect to written options.

 

When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by a Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by a Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is recorded as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether a Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by a Fund. Each Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. The Funds engaged in purchased and written options during the reporting period ended January 31, 2023.

 

Futures Contracts: Each Fund may enter into futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a security or currency (or to deliver a final cash settlement price in the case of a contract relating to an index or otherwise not calling for physical delivery at the end of trading in the contract) for a set price at a future date. If a Fund buys a security futures contract, the Fund enters into a contract to purchase the underlying security and is said to be "long" under the contract. If a Fund sells a security futures contact, the Fund enters into a contract to sell the underlying security and is said to be "short" under the contract. The price at which the contract trades (the "contract price") is determined by relative buying and selling interest on a regulated exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Such payables or receivables are recorded for financial statement purposes as variation margin payable or variation margin receivable by each Fund. Each Fund pledges cash or liquid assets as collateral to satisfy the current obligations with respect to futures contracts. Management has reviewed the futures agreement under which the futures contracts are traded and has determined that the Funds do not have the right to set-off, and therefore the futures contracts are not subject to enforceable netting arrangements.

The Funds enter into such transactions for hedging and other appropriate risk-management purposes or to increase return. While a Fund may enter into futures contracts for hedging purposes, the use of futures contracts might result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in any such transactions. If, for example, the Fund had insufficient cash, it might have to sell a portion of its underlying portfolio of securities in order to meet daily variation margin requirements on its futures contracts or options on futures contracts at a time when it might be disadvantageous to do so. There may be an imperfect correlation between the Funds’ portfolio holdings and futures contracts entered into by the Fund, which may prevent the Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to risk of loss.

 

Futures contract transactions may result in losses substantially in excess of the variation margin. There can be no guarantee that there will be a correlation between price movements in the hedging vehicle and in the portfolio securities being hedged. An incorrect correlation could result in a loss on both the hedged securities in a Fund and the hedging vehicle so that the portfolio return might have been greater had hedging not been attempted. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at a time when the Fund seeks to close out a futures contract. Lack of a liquid market for any reason may prevent a Fund from liquidating an unfavorable position, and the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange-traded futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures contracts are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures contracts, guarantees the futures contracts against default. The Funds invested in futures during the reporting period ended January 31, 2023.

 

Swaps: A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. Each Fund may utilize swap agreements as a means to gain exposure to certain assets and/or to “hedge” or protect the Fund from adverse movements in securities prices or interest rates. Each Fund is subject to equity risk and interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective through investments in swap contracts. Swap agreements entail the risk that a party will default on its payment obligation to a Fund. If the other party to a swap defaults, a Fund would risk the loss of the net amount of the payments that it contractually is entitled to receive. If each Fund utilizes a swap at the wrong time or judges market conditions incorrectly, the swap may result in a loss to the Fund and reduce the Fund’s total return.

 

Total return swaps involve an exchange by two parties in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income it generates and any capital gains over the payment period. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk or credit risk is the discounted value of the payments to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. The risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral to a Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Each Fund pledges cash or liquid assets as collateral to satisfy the current obligations with respect to swap contracts.

 

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to early terminate could be material to the financial statements. During the period ended January 31, 2023, the Funds invested in swap agreements consistent with the Funds’ investment strategies to gain exposure to certain markets or indices.

 

Warrants/Rights: Each Fund may purchase or otherwise receive warrants or rights. Warrants and rights generally give the holder the right to receive, upon exercise, a security of the issuer at a set price. Funds typically use warrants and rights in a manner similar to their use of purchased options on securities, as described in options above. Risks associated with the use of warrants and rights are generally similar to risks associated with the use of purchased options. However, warrants and rights often do not have standardized terms, and may have longer maturities and may be less liquid than exchange-traded options. In addition, the terms of warrants or rights may limit each Fund’s ability to exercise the warrants or rights at such times and in such quantities as each Fund would otherwise wish. During the period ended January 31, 2023, each Fund held rights and did not hold warrants. As of the period ended January 31, 2023, the Funds held no warrants or rights.

 

Restricted Securities: Although the Funds will invest primarily in publicly traded securities, they may invest a portion of their assets (generally, 10% of its value) in restricted securities. Restricted securities are securities that may not be sold to the public without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration.

 

Restricted securities as of January 31, 2023 were as follows:

Fund  Security  % of
Net Assets
   Acquisition
Date
  Shares   Cost  

Value 

 
Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund  Alaska Airlines Class B Pass Through Trust   1.40%  2/1/2022   1,271,062   $1,376,054   $1,276,353 
   Carnival Corp.   0.40%  1/31/2023   400,000    364,000    364,514 
   JDE Peet's NV   0.95%  3/08/2022   1,000,000    939,883    868,094 
   Melco Resorts Finance, Ltd.   0.25%  9/21/2020   250,000    257,848    225,389 
   Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.   1.01%  12/13/2021   1,000,000    1,050,182    919,218 
   Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.
   1.06%  5/14/2021   1,000,000    1,094,882    967,488 
   Transocean, Inc.   0.41%   1/25/2023   400,000    372,112    376,556 
Total      5.48%          $5,454,961   $4,997,612 
                           
Clough Global Equity Fund  Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc.   0.31%  4/8/2019   334,425   $1,199,997   $431,408 
   Amphivena Convertible Note PP   0.02%  8/27/2021   108,750    108,750    32,625 
   Carnival Corp.   0.39%  1/31/2023   600,000    546,000    546,771 
   Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.   0.32%  12/18/2017   66,719    701,250    444,282 
   Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.   0.02%  3/19/2019   4,336    48,741    28,873 
   Transocean, Inc.   0.48%  1/25/2023   700,000    651,196    658,973 
Total      1.54%          $3,255,934   $2,142,932 
                           
Clough Global Opportunities Fund  Air Canada 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust   1.45%  5/3/2022   3,995,257   $3,887,686   $3,701,683 
   Alaska Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust
   1.50%  2/1/2022   3,813,187    4,128,162    3,829,059 
   Amphivena Convertible Note PP   0.03%  8/27/2021   253,750    253,750    76,125 
   Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc.   0.40%  4/8/2019   780,326    2,799,997    1,006,621 
   Carnival Corp.   0.39%  1/31/2023   1,100,000    1,001,502    1,002,414 
   Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.   0.04%  3/19/2019   14,166    159,240    94,331 
   Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.   0.57%  12/18/2017   217,952    2,290,759    1,451,342 
   Owl Rock Technology Finance Corp.   1.45%  12/13/2021   4,000,000    4,200,729    3,676,870 
   Transocean, Inc.   0.48%  1/25/2023   1,300,000    1,209,364    1,223,807 
Total      6.31%          $19,930,687   $16,062,252 

Counterparty Risk: Each of the Funds run the risk that the issuer or guarantor of a fixed income security, the counterparty to an over-the-counter derivatives contract, a borrower of each Fund’s securities or the obligor of an obligation underlying an asset-backed security will be unable or unwilling to make timely principal, interest, or settlement payments or otherwise honor its obligations. In addition, to the extent that each of the Funds use over-the-counter derivatives, and/or has significant exposure to a single counterparty, this risk will be particularly pronounced for each of the Funds.

 

Other Risk Factors: Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, the following:

 

Unforeseen developments in market conditions may result in the decline of prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the Funds. These events may have adverse effects on the Funds such as a decline in the value and liquidity of many securities held by the Funds, and a decrease in NAV. Such unforeseen developments may limit or preclude the Funds’ ability to achieve their investment objective.

 

Investing in stocks may involve larger price fluctuation and greater potential for loss than other types of investments. This may result in the securities held by the Funds being subject to larger short-term declines in value compared to other types of investments.

 

The Funds may have elements of risk due to their investments in foreign issuers located in various countries outside the U.S. Such investments may subject the Funds to additional risks resulting from future political or economic conditions and/or possible impositions of adverse foreign governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers have unique risks not present in securities of U.S. issuers, such as greater price volatility and less liquidity.

 

Fixed income securities are subject to credit risk, which is the possibility that a security could have its credit rating downgraded or that the issuer of the security could fail to make timely payments or default on payments of interest or principal. Additionally, fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the decline in the price of debt securities that accompanies a rise in interest rates. Bonds with longer maturities are subject to greater price fluctuations than bonds with shorter maturities.

 

The Funds invest in bonds which are rated below investment grade. These high yield bonds may be more susceptible than higher grade bonds to real or perceived adverse economic or industry conditions. The secondary market, on which high yield bonds are traded, may also be less liquid than the market for higher grade bonds.

 

A novel coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19 respiratory infection have resulted in a global pandemic and major disruption to economies and markets around the world. The pandemic has led to extreme short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies. Liquidity for many instruments has been reduced, and some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. The economic impacts of the global pandemic may adversely impact the Funds’ ability to reach their investment objectives and may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments. Because of uncertainties in valuation, values reflected in these financial statements may differ from the value received upon sales of those investments. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments.

 

2. CommitTed facility agreement

 

  

Each Fund entered into a financing package that includes a Committed Facility Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated January 16, 2009, as amended, between each Fund and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNP”) that allows each Fund to borrow funds from BNP. Each Fund entered a Special Custody and Pledge Agreement (the “Pledge Agreement”) dated December 9, 2013, as amended, between each Fund, the Funds’ custodian, and BNP. As of October 31, 2016, the Pledge Agreement was assigned from BNP to BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage International, Ltd. Per the Pledge Agreement, borrowings under the Agreement are secured by assets of each Fund that are held by the Fund’s custodian in a separate account (the “pledged collateral”). On January 31, 2023, the pledged collateral was valued at $107,657,455, $165,148,095 and $320,911,408, for the Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund, respectively. Each Fund may, with 30 days notice, reduce the Maximum Commitment Financing (Initial Limit amount plus the increased borrowing amount in excess of the Initial Limit) to a lesser amount if drawing on the full amount would result in a violation of the applicable asset coverage requirement of Section 18 of the 1940 Act. On July 12, 2022, the Fund’s financing rate changed from the three month LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) plus 0.70% to the three month Overnight Banking Fund Rate (“OBFR”) plus 0.90%. Interest is charged at the three month OBFR plus 0.90% on the amount borrowed and 0.65% on the undrawn balance. Each Fund also pays a one-time arrangement fee of 0.25% on (i) the Initial Limit and (ii) any increased borrowing amount in the excess of the Initial Limit, paid in monthly installments for the year immediately following the date on which borrowing were drawn by the Fund 

 

The Maximum Commitment Financing allowed under the Agreement is $53,000,000, $90,000,000 and $164,000,000 for the Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and the Clough Global Opportunities Fund, respectively. For the period ended January 31, 2023, the average borrowings outstanding for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund under the agreement were $53,000,000, $93,586,956 and $171,934,783, respectively, and the average interest rate for the borrowings was 1.64%. As of January 31, 2023, the outstanding borrowings for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were $53,000,000, $90,000,000 and $164,000,000, respectively. The interest rate applicable to the borrowings of Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund on January 31, 2023, was 5.22%.

The Lending Agreement is a separate side-agreement between each Fund and BNP pursuant to which BNP may borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (the “Lent Securities”) in an amount not to exceed the outstanding borrowings owed by a Fund to BNP under the Agreement. The Lending Agreement is intended to permit each Fund to significantly reduce the cost of its borrowings under the Agreement. BNP has the ability to re- register the Lent Securities in its own name or in another name other than the Fund to pledge, re-pledge, sell, lend or otherwise transfer or use the collateral with all attendant rights of ownership. (It is each Fund’s understanding that BNP will perform due diligence to determine the creditworthiness of any party that borrows Lent Securities from BNP.) Each Fund may designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Lent Security, provided there are eligible securities within the pledged collateral in an amount equal to the outstanding borrowing owed by a Fund. During the period in which the Lent Securities are outstanding, BNP must remit payment to each Fund equal to the amount of all dividends, interest or other distributions earned or made by the Lent Securities.

 

Under the terms of the Lending Agreement, the Lent Securities are marked to market daily, and if the value of the Lent Securities exceeds the value of the then-outstanding borrowings owed by a Fund to BNP under the Agreement (the “Current Borrowings”), BNP must, on that day, either (1) return Lent Securities to each Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cause the value of the outstanding Lent Securities to equal the Current Borrowings; or (2) post cash collateral with each Fund’s custodian equal to the difference between the value of the Lent Securities and the value of the Current Borrowings. If BNP fails to perform either of these actions as required, each Fund will recall securities, as discussed below, in an amount sufficient to cause the value of the outstanding Lent Securities to equal the Current Borrowings. Each Fund can recall any of the Lent Securities and BNP shall, to the extent commercially possible, return such security or equivalent security to each Fund’s custodian no later than three business days after such request. If a Fund recalls a Lent Security pursuant to the Lending Agreement, and BNP fails to return the Lent Securities or equivalent securities in a timely fashion, BNP shall remain liable for the ultimate delivery to each Fund’s custodian of such Lent Securities, or equivalent securities, and for any buy-in costs that the executing broker for the sales transaction may impose with respect to the failure to deliver. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, the Funds have the right to reduce the outstanding amount of the Current Borrowings against which the pledged collateral has been secured. Although risk is mitigated by the collateral, the Funds could experience a delay in recovering their securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities. Under the terms of the Lending Agreement, each Fund shall have the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then current fair value of such Lent Securities against the Current Borrowings. As of January 31, 2023, the value of the Lent Securities for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were $47,630,273, $83,167,862 and $170,810,095, respectively.

 

The Board has approved each Agreement and the Lending Agreement. No violations of the Agreement or the Lending Agreement have occurred during the period ended January 31, 2023.