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CLOUGH GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND

CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

 

 

Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024

 

 

 

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

 
   

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COMMON STOCKS - 104.86%

Communication Services - 4.20%

AT&T, Inc.(a)

    52,400     $ 926,956  

Comcast Corp., Class A(a)(b)

    42,200       1,963,988  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)

    11,000       465,850  

 

    3,356,794  
         

Consumer Discretionary - 14.35%

Autoliv, Inc.(a)

    14,250       1,526,460  

BYD Co. Ltd.

    36,500       813,762  

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    6,270       896,046  

Home Depot, Inc.(a)(b)

    5,648       1,993,518  

McDonald's Corp.(a)

    8,367       2,449,188  

PulteGroup, Inc.(a)

    9,380       980,773  

Starbucks Corp.(a)

    15,600       1,451,268  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(a)

    14,210       1,341,850  

 

    11,452,865  
         

Consumer Staples - 5.58%

Coca-Cola Co.(a)

    24,850       1,478,327  

PepsiCo, Inc.(a)(b)

    5,540       933,656  

Procter & Gamble Co.(a)

    13,000       2,042,820  

 

    4,454,803  
         

Energy - 4.06%

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)

    13,160       1,014,768  

Chevron Corp.(a)

    6,600       973,038  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

    12,210       1,255,310  

 

    3,243,116  
         

Financials - 10.08%

Bank of America Corp.(a)

    24,000       816,240  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    15,210       957,013  

HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)

    10,400       577,096  

ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(a)(b)

    33,900       827,160  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

    13,300       2,318,988  

Morgan Stanley(a)

    18,550       1,618,302  

Prudential Financial, Inc.(a)

    3,300       346,269  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(a)(b)

    28,600       581,438  

 

    8,042,506  

 

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 104.86% (continued)

Health Care - 14.96%

AbbVie, Inc.(a)

    2,850     $ 468,540  

Amgen, Inc.(a)

    2,282       717,141  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,560       1,007,152  

Encompass Health Corp.(a)

    15,300       1,086,912  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

    6,300       493,038  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    4,830       1,472,667  

Humana, Inc.

    2,130       805,268  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

    3,107       493,702  

Medtronic PLC(a)

    15,600       1,365,624  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

    16,020       1,934,896  

Sanofi - ADR(a)

    8,840       441,116  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)

    33,500       870,665  

Universal Health Services, Inc.

    4,990       792,462  

 

    11,949,183  
         

Industrials - 13.89%

Airbus SE

    22,024       3,517,823  

Ferguson PLC(a)

    11,065       2,078,671  

General Dynamics Corp.(a)

    9,245       2,449,833  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,793       467,794  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

    815       349,969  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)

    2,387       1,066,416  

RTX Corp.(a)

    12,600       1,148,112  

 

    11,078,618  
         

Information Technology - 28.50%

Accenture PLC, Class A(a)(b)

    3,097       1,126,936  

Apple, Inc.(a)(b)

    15,980       2,946,712  

ASML Holding N.V.

    2,372       2,063,213  

Broadcom, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,475       1,740,500  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

    28,100       1,410,058  

Lam Research Corp.(a)

    2,795       2,306,350  

Microsoft Corp.(a)

    13,795       5,484,616  

NVIDIA Corp.

    1,300       799,851  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    26,583       1,448,008  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Preference

    8,548       375,954  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    30,219       3,049,863  

 

    22,752,061  
         

Materials - 5.25%

Dow, Inc.(a)

    17,100       916,560  

Ecolab, Inc.

    3,960       784,951  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Class B(a)

    16,100       639,009  

International Paper Co.(a)

    18,600       666,438  

Vale SA - Sponsored ADR, Class B(a)

    86,800       1,188,292  

 

    4,195,250  
         

Real Estate - 1.45%

Simon Property Group, Inc.(a)

    4,800       665,328  

VICI Properties, Inc.(a)

    16,500       496,980  

 

    1,162,308  
         

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 104.86% (continued)

Utilities - 2.54%

Duke Energy Corp.(a)

    10,400     $ 996,632  

Exelon Corp.(a)(b)

    29,500       1,026,895  

 

    2,023,527  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $71,728,595)

    83,711,031  
         

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PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.29%

Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc., Series K, Perpetual Maturity, 5.000%(a)(c)

    21,200       466,400  

Trinity Capital, Inc., 1/16/2025, 7.000%(a)

    22,400       562,464  

 

    1,028,864  
         

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $1,090,000)

    1,028,864  
         

Description/Maturity Date/Rate

 

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CORPORATE BONDS - 11.27%

Consumer Discretionary - 0.92%

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 7/21/2028, 5.750%(a)(d)(e)

  $ 250,000       234,180  

PulteGroup, Inc., 1/15/2027,
5.000%(a)(b)

    500,000       503,276  

 

    737,456  
         

Energy - 3.34%

NGL Energy Operating LLC, 2/1/2026, 7.500%(d)(e)

    940,000       957,324  

Transocean, Inc., 2/1/2027,
8.000%(d)(e)

    1,720,000       1,708,356  

 

    2,665,680  
         

Financials - 0.58%

Trinity Capital, Inc., 8/24/2026, 4.375%(a)

    500,000       466,124  
         

Health Care - 1.12%

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 10/1/2028, 6.125%

    900,000       897,449  

 

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CORPORATE BONDS - 11.27% (continued)

Industrials - 4.07%

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6/15/2045, 6.500%(d)(e)

  $ 840,000     $ 835,440  

American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 7/15/2025, 4.000%

    368,438       354,791  

The Hertz Corp., 12/1/2029,
5.000%(d)(e)

    390,000       308,539  

TransDigm, Inc., 11/15/2027, 5.500%(a)

    880,000       856,908  

United Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 1/15/2026, 4.875%

    322,480       315,218  

US Airways 2012-2 Class A Pass Through Trust, 6/3/2025, 4.625%(a)

    579,479       567,680  

 

    3,238,576  
         

Information Technology - 1.24%

Apple, Inc., 5/6/2024, 3.450%(a)

    1,000,000       994,275  
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $8,970,291)

    8,999,560  
         

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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.02%

United States Small Business Administration, 12/1/2028, 6.220%(a)

    19,345       19,506  
         

TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $19,345)

    19,506  
         
   


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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.82%

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.210% (7-day yield)

    652,933       652,933  

 

       

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $652,933)

    652,933  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 118.26%
(Cost $82,461,164)

    94,411,894  

 

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (18.26)%(f)

    (14,576,616 )
         

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 79,835,278  
                 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
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COMMON STOCKS - (19.14)%

Consumer Discretionary - (10.54)%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(g)

    (2,920 )   $ (610,455 )

AutoNation, Inc.(g)

    (4,350 )     (607,521 )

Brunswick Corp.

    (15,200 )     (1,226,336 )

Carter's, Inc.

    (11,010 )     (832,796 )

Ford Motor Co.

    (41,140 )     (482,161 )

General Motors Co.

    (6,350 )     (246,380 )

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    (40,510 )     (1,314,550 )

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    (1,940 )     (572,009 )

Pool Corp.

    (2,200 )     (816,750 )

Tractor Supply Co.

    (3,800 )     (853,480 )

YETI Holdings, Inc.(g)

    (19,400 )     (853,018 )

 

    (8,415,456 )
         

Consumer Staples - (1.96)%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    (23,400 )     (739,908 )

Target Corp.

    (5,940 )     (826,135 )

 

    (1,566,043 )
         

Financials - (2.06)%

Deutsche Bank AG

    (98,400 )     (1,264,440 )

Discover Financial Services

    (3,600 )     (379,872 )

 

    (1,644,312 )
         

Industrials - (3.06)%

American Airlines Group, Inc.(g)

    (13,900 )     (197,797 )

AMETEK, Inc.

    (1,800 )     (291,690 )

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

    (4,115 )     (673,667 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

    (1,300 )     (262,938 )

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    (2,200 )     (296,494 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    (900 )     (227,952 )

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.,
Class A(g)

    (37,400 )     (492,558 )

 

    (2,443,096 )
         

Information Technology - (0.49)%

International Business Machines Corp.

    (2,145 )     (393,951 )
         

Materials - (1.03)%

Avery Dennison Corp.

    (4,105 )     (818,742 )
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $14,703,004)

    (15,281,600 )
         

 

   

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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - (0.94)%

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

    (10,300 )   $ (751,076 )
         

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
(Proceeds $732,375)

    (751,076 )
         

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $15,435,379)

    (16,032,676 )

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depository Receipt

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

(a)

Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of January 31, 2024, the aggregate value of those securities was $67,679,495, representing 84.77% of net assets.

(b)

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2024.

(c)

This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(d)

Restricted security.

(e)

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, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $4,043,840 or 5.07% of net assets.

(f)

Includes cash which is being held as collateral for securities sold short.

(g)

Non-income producing security.

 

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.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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COMMON STOCKS - 116.89%

Communication Services - 9.00%

Alphabet, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    71,000     $ 10,067,800  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    51,500       2,181,025  

 

    12,248,825  
         

Consumer Discretionary - 18.83%

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(c)

    45,760       7,101,952  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(c)

    350       1,227,615  

BYD Co. Ltd.

    103,000       2,296,369  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    98,600       1,634,788  

D.R. Horton, Inc.(c)

    10,260       1,466,257  

DraftKings, Inc.(a)(c)

    59,760       2,333,628  

Home Depot, Inc.(c)

    2,679       945,580  

McDonald's Corp.(c)

    7,630       2,233,454  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. - ADR(a)(c)

    16,200       126,522  

PulteGroup, Inc.(c)

    8,110       847,982  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    20,210       2,576,775  

Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR(a)(c)

    16,100       588,616  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(c)

    24,080       2,273,874  

 

    25,653,412  
         

Consumer Staples - 2.88%

Coca-Cola Co.(c)

    10,400       618,696  

General Mills, Inc.(b)(c)

    13,900       902,249  

Procter & Gamble Co.(b)(c)

    15,300       2,404,242  

 

    3,925,187  
         

Energy - 6.13%

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(c)

    9,224       1,512,644  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(c)

    18,209       1,404,096  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.(c)

    2,405       369,745  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(c)

    11,919       1,225,392  

Noble Corp PLC

    16,057       708,595  

Schlumberger N.V.(c)

    14,061       684,771  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(c)

    250,973       1,618,776  

Transocean Ltd.(a)(c)

    152,377       831,978  

 

    8,355,997  
         

Financials - 7.95%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(a)(c)

    3       1,734,060  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

    1,086       416,742  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    9,990       628,571  

HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR(b)(c)

    17,700       982,173  

ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(b)(c)

    112,500       2,745,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(c)

    15,800       2,754,888  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)(c)

    24,400       496,052  

Visa, Inc., Class A(c)

    3,955       1,080,743  

 

    10,838,229  
         

 

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 116.89% (continued)

Health Care - 16.91%

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    7,050     $ 579,087  

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. Series C(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    334,425       128,185  

Argenx SE - ADR(a)(c)

    2,015       766,728  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    4,336       5,979  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. Series D Preferred(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    66,719       92,005  

DexCom, Inc.(a)(c)

    18,400       2,232,840  

Elevance Health, Inc.(c)

    4,345       2,143,997  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    3,165       2,043,356  

Encompass Health Corp.(c)

    16,000       1,136,640  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(c)

    5,580       1,701,342  

Humana, Inc.

    3,660       1,383,700  

Johnson & Johnson(c)

    5,659       899,215  

Merck & Co., Inc.(b)(c)

    16,680       2,014,610  

Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a)

    115,900       1,159,000  

Sanofi - ADR(c)

    44,622       2,226,638  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(b)(c)

    55,500       1,442,445  

Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    28,300       868,527  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    9,970       824,918  

Universal Health Services, Inc.

    8,540       1,356,237  

 

    23,005,449  
         

Industrials - 14.39%

Airbus SE

    30,482       4,868,792  

Boeing Co.(a)(c)

    6,905       1,457,231  

Ferguson PLC(c)

    18,200       3,419,052  

General Dynamics Corp.(b)(c)

    14,040       3,720,460  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(b)(c)

    4,153       1,855,394  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(c)

    3,909       4,271,286  

 

    19,592,215  
         

Information Technology - 33.43%

Accenture PLC, Class A(b)(c)

    5,075       1,846,691  

Amphenol Corp., Class A(c)

    16,300       1,647,930  

Apple, Inc.(c)

    25,120       4,632,128  

ASML Holding N.V.

    4,054       3,526,250  

Broadcom, Inc.(b)(c)

    2,581       3,045,580  

Lam Research Corp.(b)(c)

    6,011       4,960,097  

Microsoft Corp.(c)

    25,400       10,098,532  

NVIDIA Corp.(c)

    9,145       5,626,644  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    45,046       2,453,710  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Preference

    14,668       645,122  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(c)

    2,411       1,845,379  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    51,339       5,181,406  

 

    45,509,469  
         

Materials - 5.12%

Ecolab, Inc.

    10,010       1,984,182  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Class B(c)

    28,900       1,147,041  

Linde PLC(c)

    4,287       1,735,506  

Vale SA - Sponsored ADR, Class B(c)

    152,900       2,093,201  

 

    6,959,930  
         

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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COMMON STOCKS - 116.89% (continued)

Real Estate - 0.63%

Prologis, Inc.(c)

    3,200     $ 405,408  

Simon Property Group, Inc.(c)

    3,200       443,552  

 

    848,960  
         

Utilities - 1.62%

Duke Energy Corp.(b)(c)

    10,800       1,034,964  

Exelon Corp.(c)

    33,600       1,169,616  

 

    2,204,580  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $132,463,057)

    159,142,253  
         

Description/Maturity Date

 

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CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 0.01%

Health Care - 0.01%

Amphivena Convertible Note PP, 12/31/2049(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    108,750       24,469  
         

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.99%

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.210% (7-day yield)

    4,064,048       4,064,048  

 

       

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $4,064,048)

    4,064,048  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 119.89%
(Cost $136,635,855)

    163,230,770  

 

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (19.89)%(i)

    (27,083,268 )
         

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 136,147,502  

 

       
                 

 

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COMMON STOCKS - (18.90)%

Consumer Discretionary - (10.27)%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)

    (5,015 )   $ (1,048,436 )

AutoNation, Inc.(a)

    (7,450 )     (1,040,467 )

Brunswick Corp.

    (20,900 )     (1,686,212 )

Carter's, Inc.

    (18,740 )     (1,417,494 )

Ford Motor Co.

    (81,810 )     (958,813 )

General Motors Co.

    (10,960 )     (425,248 )

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    (69,390 )     (2,251,706 )

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    (3,255 )     (959,737 )

Pool Corp.

    (3,745 )     (1,390,331 )

Tractor Supply Co.

    (6,400 )     (1,437,440 )

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)

    (31,500 )     (1,385,055 )

 

    (14,000,939 )
         

Consumer Staples - (1.96)%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    (39,900 )     (1,261,638 )

Target Corp.

    (10,100 )     (1,404,708 )

 

    (2,666,346 )
         

Financials - (1.65)%

Deutsche Bank AG

    (123,600 )     (1,588,260 )

Discover Financial Services

    (6,160 )     (650,003 )

 

    (2,238,263 )
         

Industrials - (3.50)%

American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)

    (23,900 )     (340,097 )

AMETEK, Inc.

    (2,800 )     (453,740 )

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

    (7,000 )     (1,145,970 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

    (2,100 )     (424,746 )

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    (3,500 )     (471,695 )

Paychex, Inc.

    (6,000 )     (730,380 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    (1,400 )     (354,592 )

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.,
Class A(a)

    (63,700 )     (838,929 )

 

    (4,760,149 )
         

Information Technology - (0.50)%

International Business Machines Corp.

    (3,690 )     (677,705 )
         

Materials - (1.02)%

Avery Dennison Corp.

    (6,980 )     (1,392,161 )
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $24,855,564)

    (25,735,563 )
         

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $24,855,564)

    (25,735,563 )

 

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Clough Global Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 


Investment Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depository Receipt

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2024.

(c)

Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for securities sold short or borrowings. As of January 31, 2024, the aggregate value of those securities was $119,132,738, representing 87.50% of net assets.

(d)

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, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $250,638 or 0.18% of net assets.

(e)

As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets.

(f)

Restricted security.

(g)

Fair valued security; valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. As of January 31, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $250,638 or 0.18% of total 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, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $250,638 or 0.18% of net assets.

(i)

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.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Clough Global Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

 
   

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Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 105.40%

Communication Services - 8.62%

Alphabet, Inc.(a)(b)

    121,990     $ 17,298,182  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)

    93,300       3,951,255  

 

    21,249,437  
         

Consumer Discretionary - 16.89%

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)(b)

    71,650       11,120,080  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    574       2,013,288  

BYD Co. Ltd.

    177,500       3,957,335  

Carnival Corp.(a)(b)

    170,100       2,820,258  

D.R. Horton, Inc.(b)

    17,810       2,545,227  

DraftKings, Inc.(a)(b)

    102,440       4,000,282  

Home Depot, Inc.(b)

    4,599       1,623,263  

McDonald's Corp.(b)

    11,390       3,334,081  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. - ADR(a)(b)

    27,800       217,118  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    13,890       1,452,338  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    31,337       3,995,467  

Trip.com Group Ltd. - ADR(a)

    17,600       643,456  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.(b)(c)

    41,180       3,888,627  

 

    41,610,820  
         

Consumer Staples - 2.68%

Coca-Cola Co.(b)

    17,900       1,064,871  

General Mills, Inc.(b)

    21,700       1,408,547  

Procter & Gamble Co.(b)

    26,300       4,132,782  

 

    6,606,200  
         

Energy - 5.22%

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(b)

    12,561       2,059,878  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

    29,432       2,269,502  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    3,912       601,431  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(b)(c)

    19,160       1,969,840  

Noble Corp PLC(b)(c)

    26,152       1,154,088  

Schlumberger N.V.(b)

    16,875       821,812  

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)(b)

    406,994       2,625,111  

Transocean Ltd.(a)(b)(c)

    247,495       1,351,323  

 

    12,852,985  
         

Financials - 6.83%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class A(a)(b)

    5       2,890,100  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)

    1,963       753,282  

Charles Schwab Corp.

    18,180       1,143,886  

HDFC Bank Ltd. - ADR(b)(c)

    32,075       1,779,842  

ICICI Bank Ltd. - Sponsored ADR(b)(c)

    192,800       4,704,320  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(b)

    27,100       4,725,156  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.(b)(c)

    41,673       847,212  

 

    16,843,798  

 

 

 

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COMMON STOCKS - 105.40% (continued)

Health Care - 15.24%

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)(b)

    12,100     $ 993,894  

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. Series C(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    780,326       299,099  

Argenx SE - ADR(a)(b)

    3,531       1,343,581  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    14,166       19,535  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. Series D Preferred(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    217,952       300,556  

DexCom, Inc.(a)(b)

    31,360       3,805,536  

Elevance Health, Inc.(b)

    7,644       3,771,855  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    4,830       3,118,296  

Encompass Health Corp.(b)

    27,400       1,946,496  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(b)

    9,560       2,914,844  

Humana, Inc.

    6,610       2,498,977  

Merck & Co., Inc.(b)(c)

    28,450       3,436,191  

Roivant Sciences Ltd.(a)

    198,600       1,986,000  

Sanofi - ADR(b)

    75,583       3,771,592  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(b)

    77,200       2,006,428  

Surgery Partners, Inc.(a)(b)(c)

    48,946       1,502,153  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)(b)(c)

    17,120       1,416,509  

Universal Health Services, Inc.

    15,460       2,455,203  

 

    37,586,745  
         

Industrials - 13.79%

Airbus SE

    52,295       8,352,913  

Boeing Co.(a)(b)

    12,475       2,632,724  

Ferguson PLC(b)

    33,255       6,247,284  

General Dynamics Corp.(b)

    23,640       6,264,364  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(b)

    7,109       3,176,017  

TransDigm Group, Inc.(b)

    6,681       7,300,195  

 

    33,973,497  
         

Information Technology - 29.04%

Accenture PLC, Class A(b)

    8,774       3,192,683  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

    18,900       1,910,790  

Apple, Inc.(b)

    37,300       6,878,120  

ASML Holding N.V.

    7,337       6,381,869  

Broadcom, Inc.(b)(c)

    4,436       5,234,480  

Lam Research Corp.(b)(c)

    10,377       8,562,789  

Microsoft Corp.(b)(c)

    40,320       16,030,426  

NVIDIA Corp.(b)

    13,213       8,129,562  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    78,075       4,252,840  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Preference

    26,679       1,173,384  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,133       3,163,398  

SK Hynix, Inc.

    66,464       6,707,901  

 

    71,618,242  
         

Materials - 4.94%

Ecolab, Inc.

    18,100       3,587,782  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., Class B

    49,600       1,968,624  

Linde PLC(b)

    7,380       2,987,645  

Vale SA - Sponsored ADR, Class B(b)

    264,700       3,623,743  

 

    12,167,794  
         

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Clough Global Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - 105.40% (continued)

Real Estate - 0.61%

Prologis, Inc.(b)

    5,600     $ 709,464  

Simon Property Group, Inc.(b)(c)

    5,600       776,216  

 

    1,485,680  
         

Utilities - 1.54%

Duke Energy Corp.(b)

    18,700       1,792,021  

Exelon Corp.(b)(c)

    57,600       2,005,056  

 

    3,797,077  
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $217,475,092)

    259,792,275  
         

Description/Maturity Date/Rate

 

Principal Amount

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 11.28%

Energy - 3.22%

NGL Energy Operating LLC, 2/1/2026, 7.500%(d)(f)

  $ 2,760,000       2,810,867  

Transocean, Inc., 2/1/2027,
8.000%(b)(d)(f)

    5,150,000       5,115,134  

 

    7,926,001  
         

Financials - 0.80%

Bank of Americal Corp., Perpetual Maturity, 5.875%(i)

    2,040,000       1,981,350  
         

Health Care - 1.03%

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 10/1/2028, 6.125%(b)

    2,560,000       2,552,742  
         

Industrials - 6.23%

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6/15/2045, 6.500%(d)(f)

    2,530,000       2,516,268  

Air Canada 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 5/15/2025, 4.125%(b)(d)(f)

    3,661,397       3,558,452  

American Airlines 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 7/15/2025, 4.000%

    1,068,469       1,028,893  

American Airlines 2019-1 Class A Pass Through Trust, 2/15/2032, 3.500%(b)

    3,564,624       3,035,727  

The Hertz Corp., 12/1/2029,
5.000%(d)(f)

    1,180,000       933,530  

Hexcel Corp., 8/15/2025, 4.950%(b)

    1,000,000       977,157  

TransDigm, Inc., 11/15/2027, 5.500%(b)

    2,500,000       2,434,397  

 

Description/Maturity Date/Rate

 

Principal Amount

   

Value

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 11.28% (continued)

Industrials - 6.23% (continued)

United Airlines 2020-1 Class B Pass Through Trust, 1/15/2026, 4.875%

  $ 889,600     $ 869,567  

 

    15,353,991  
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $27,675,798)

    27,814,084  
         

Description/Maturity Date

 

Principal Amount

   

Value

 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 0.02%

Health Care - 0.02%

Amphivena Convertible Note PP, 12/31/2049(a)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    253,750       57,094  
         

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $253,750)

    57,094  
         
   


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Value

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.78%

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund Portfolio, Institutional Class, 5.210% (7-day yield)

    6,841,425       6,841,425  

 

       

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $6,841,425)

    6,841,425  
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 119.48%
(Cost $252,246,065)

    294,504,878  

 

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (19.48)%(j)

    (48,020,811 )
         

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  $ 246,484,067  

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Clough Global Opportunities Fund

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

SCHEDULE OF SECURITIES SOLD
SHORT

 

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Value

 

COMMON STOCKS - (18.98)%

Consumer Discretionary - (10.32)%

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a)

    (9,070 )   $ (1,896,174 )

AutoNation, Inc.(a)

    (13,480 )     (1,882,617 )

Brunswick Corp.

    (38,250 )     (3,086,010 )

Carter's, Inc.

    (34,090 )     (2,578,568 )

Ford Motor Co.

    (148,890 )     (1,744,991 )

General Motors Co.

    (19,810 )     (768,628 )

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    (125,710 )     (4,079,290 )

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    (5,940 )     (1,751,409 )

Pool Corp.

    (6,810 )     (2,528,213 )

Tractor Supply Co.

    (11,700 )     (2,627,820 )

YETI Holdings, Inc.(a)

    (57,200 )     (2,515,084 )

 

    (25,458,804 )
         

Consumer Staples - (1.97)%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

    (72,400 )     (2,289,288 )

Target Corp.

    (18,380 )     (2,556,290 )

 

    (4,845,578 )
         

Financials - (1.66)%

Deutsche Bank AG

    (226,400 )     (2,909,240 )

Discover Financial Services

    (11,150 )     (1,176,548 )

 

    (4,085,788 )
         

Industrials - (3.50)%

American Airlines Group, Inc.(a)

    (43,300 )     (616,159 )

AMETEK, Inc.

    (5,100 )     (826,455 )

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

    (12,740 )     (2,085,665 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

    (3,800 )     (768,588 )

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    (6,300 )     (849,051 )

Paychex, Inc.

    (11,000 )     (1,339,030 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    (2,500 )     (633,200 )

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.,
Class A(a)

    (115,800 )     (1,525,086 )

 

    (8,643,234 )
         

Information Technology - (0.50)%

International Business Machines Corp.

    (6,670 )     (1,225,012 )
         

Materials - (1.03)%

Avery Dennison Corp.

    (12,700 )     (2,533,015 )
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $45,187,817)

    (46,791,431 )
         

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $45,187,817)

    (46,791,431 )

 

 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depository Receipt

PLC – Public Limited Company

 

(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, 2024, the aggregate value of those securities was $198,660,242, representing 80.60% of net assets.

(c)

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan as of January 31, 2024.

(d)

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, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $15,610,535 or 6.33% of net assets.

(e)

As a result of the use of significant unobservable inputs to determine fair value, these investments have been classified as Level 3 assets.

(f)

Restricted security.

(g)

Fair valued security; valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board. As of January 31, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $676,284 or 0.27% of total 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, 2024, these securities had an aggregate value of $676,284 or 0.27% of net assets.

(i)

This security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(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.

 

 

See Notes to Schedules of Investments

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Clough Global Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

 
 

 

NOTE 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 and securities sold short, 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.

 

If the price of a security is unavailable, 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 the valuation designee. Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Fund's investment adviser, Clough Capital Partners L.P. ("Clough" or the "Adviser"), as the valuation designee with respect to the fair valuation of each Fund's portfolio securities, subject to oversight by and periodic reporting to 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

 

 

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Clough Global Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 
 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2024, in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value.

 

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

                 
                                 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

   

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

  $ 83,711,031     $     $     $ 83,711,031  

Preferred Stocks

    1,028,864                   1,028,864  

Corporate Bonds

          8,999,560             8,999,560  

Asset-Backed Securities

          19,506             19,506  

Money Market Funds

    652,933                   652,933  

Total

  $ 85,392,828     $ 9,019,066     $     $ 94,411,894  
                                 

Other Financial Instruments

                               

Liabilities

                               

Securities Sold Short

                               

Common Stocks

    (15,281,600 )                 (15,281,600 )

Exchange-Traded Funds

    (751,076 )                 (751,076 )

Total

  $ (16,032,676 )   $     $     $ (16,032,676 )
                                 

 

Clough Global Equity Fund

                 
                                 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

   

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

                               

Communication Services

  $ 12,248,825     $     $     $ 12,248,825  

Consumer Discretionary

    25,653,412                   25,653,412  

Consumer Staples

    3,925,187                   3,925,187  

Energy

    8,355,997                   8,355,997  

Financials

    10,838,229                   10,838,229  

Health Care

    22,779,280             226,169       23,005,449  

Industrials

    19,592,215                   19,592,215  

Information Technology

    45,509,469                   45,509,469  

Materials

    6,959,930                   6,959,930  

Real Estate

    848,960                   848,960  

Utilities

    2,204,580                   2,204,580  

Convertible Corporate Bonds

                24,469       24,469  

Money Market Funds

    4,064,048                   4,064,048  

Total

  $ 162,980,132     $     $ 250,638     $ 163,230,770  
                                 

Other Financial Instruments

                               

Liabilities

                               

Securities Sold Short

                               

Common Stocks

    (25,735,563 )                 (25,735,563 )

Total

  $ (25,735,563 )   $     $     $ (25,735,563 )
                                 

 

 

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Clough Global Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 
 

 

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

                 
                                 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)

 

Level 1 - Unadjusted Quoted Prices

   

Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs

   

Total

 

Common Stocks

                               

Communication Services

  $ 21,249,437     $     $     $ 21,249,437  

Consumer Discretionary

    41,610,820                   41,610,820  

Consumer Staples

    6,606,200                   6,606,200  

Energy

    12,852,985                   12,852,985  

Financials

    16,843,798                   16,843,798  

Health Care

    36,967,555             619,190       37,586,745  

Industrials

    33,973,497                   33,973,497  

Information Technology

    71,618,242                   71,618,242  

Materials

    12,167,794                   12,167,794  

Real Estate

    1,485,680                   1,485,680  

Utilities

    3,797,077                   3,797,077  

Corporate Bonds

          27,814,084             27,814,084  

Convertible Corporate Bonds

                57,094       57,094  

Money Market Funds

    6,841,425                   6,841,425  

Total

  $ 266,014,510     $ 27,814,084     $ 676,284     $ 294,504,878  
                                 

Other Financial Instruments

                               

Liabilities

                               

Securities Sold Short

                               

Common Stocks

    (46,791,431 )                 (46,791,431 )

Total

  $ (46,791,431 )   $     $     $ (46,791,431 )
                                 

 

(a)

For detailed descriptions and other security classifications, see the accompanying Schedule of Investments.

 

In the event an independent pricing service is unable to provide an evaluated price for a security or the Adviser 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).

 

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. Although the net assets and the values are presented at the foreign exchange rates at market close, the Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in prices of securities held.

 

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. Each Fund is obligated to pay interest to the broker for any debit balance of the margin account relating to short sales.

 

 

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Clough Global Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 
 

 

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.

 

Restricted Securities: Although the Funds will invest primarily in publicly traded securities, they may invest a portion of their assets (up to 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, 2024, were as follows.

 

Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund

                             

Security

 

% of Net Assets

   

Acquisition Date

   

Principal Amount

   

Cost

   

Value

 

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

    1.05%       9/14/2023     $ 840,000     $ 827,487     $ 835,441  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.

    0.29    

9/21/2020

      250,000       255,301       234,180  

NGL Energy Operating LLC

    1.20       3/2/2023       940,000       922,376       957,324  

The Hertz Corp.

    0.39       12/20/2023       390,000       322,257       308,539  

Transocean, Inc.

    2.14       7/21/2023       1,720,000       1,666,692       1,708,356  

TOTAL

    5.07%             $ 4,140,000     $ 3,994,113     $ 4,043,840  

 

Clough Global Equity Fund

                             

Security

 

% of Net Assets

   

Acquisition Date

   

Principal Amount

   

Cost

   

Value

 

Amphivena Convertible Note PP

    0.02%    

8/27/2021

    $ 108,750     $ 108,750     $ 24,469  

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. Series C

    0.09       4/8/2019       334,425       1,199,997       128,185  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.

    0.00       3/19/2019       4,336       48,741       5,979  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. Series D Preferred

    0.07       12/18/2017       66,719       701,250       92,005  

TOTAL

    0.18%             $ 514,230     $ 2,058,738     $ 250,638  

 

Clough Global Opportunities Fund

                             

Security

 

% of Net Assets

   

Acquisition Date

   

Principal Amount

   

Cost

   

Value

 

AerCap Global Aviation Trust

    1.02%       9/14/2023     $ 2,530,000     $ 2,492,312     $ 2,516,268  

Air Canada 2013-1 Class A Pass Through Trust

    1.44       5/3/2022       3,661,397       3,604,445       3,558,452  

Amphivena Convertible Note PP

    0.02       8/27/2021       253,750       253,750       57,094  

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. Series C

    0.12       4/8/2019       780,326       2,799,997       299,099  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp.

    0.01       3/19/2019       14,166       159,240       19,535  

Centrexion Therapeutics Corp. Series D Preferred

    0.12       12/18/2017       217,952       2,290,759       300,556  

NGL Energy Operating LLC

    1.14       3/2/2023       2,760,000       2,709,190       2,810,867  

The Hertz Corp.

    0.38       12/20/2023       1,180,000       975,035       933,530  

Transocean, Inc.

    2.08       7/21/2023       5,150,000       4,991,176       5,115,134  

TOTAL

    6.33%             $ 16,547,591     $ 20,275,904     $ 15,610,535  

 

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.

 

 

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Clough Global Funds

Notes to Schedules of Investments

January 31, 2024 (Continued) (Unaudited)

 
 

 

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.

 

The economic impacts of a 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 the Schedules of Investments 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.

 

NOTE 2 - COMMITTED FACILITY AGREEMENT AND LENDING 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, 2024, the pledged collateral was valued at $67,679,495, $119,132,738 and $198,660,242 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 to the highest possible amount that, if fully drawn, would be in compliance with the applicable asset coverage requirement of Section 18 of the 1940 Act. Interest is charged at OBFR plus 0.80% on the amount borrowed.

 

The Maximum Commitment Financing allowed under the Agreement is the lower of the outstanding borrowings of each Fund or $63,300,000, $139,500,000 and $257,000,000 for the Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and the Clough Global Opportunities Fund, respectively. As of January 31, 2024, the outstanding borrowings for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were $16,000,000, $29,000,000 and $52,000,000, 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, 2024, was 6.11%.

 

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 year 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, 2024, the value of the Lent Securities for Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund, Clough Global Equity Fund and Clough Global Opportunities Fund were $13,771,191, $25,530,028, and $40,506,757, respectively.

 

 

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