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BXMX   

Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write

Income Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019

     (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 100.6%

       
 

COMMON STOCKS – 100.6% (2)

       
      Aerospace & Defense – 2.6%                    
  41,868    

Arconic Inc.

        $ 800,098  
  34,819    

Boeing Company

          13,280,663  
  8,874    

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

          1,838,693  
  16,907    

Northrop Grumman Corporation

          4,558,127  
  36,203    

Raytheon Company

          6,591,842  
  62,472    

United Technologies Corporation

                      8,052,016  
 

Total Aerospace & Defense

                      35,121,439  
      Air Freight & Logistics – 0.5%                    
  64,481    

United Parcel Service Inc.

                      7,205,107  
      Airlines – 0.3%                    
  55,050    

United Continental Holdings Inc., (3)

                      4,391,889  
      Auto Components – 0.1%                    
  17,023    

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

          508,818  
  6,586    

Garrett Motion Inc., (3)

          97,012  
  65,377    

Gentex Corporation

                      1,351,996  
 

Total Auto Components

                      1,957,826  
      Automobiles – 0.3%                    
  283,909    

Ford Motor Company

          2,492,721  
  27,338    

Harley-Davidson Inc.

          974,873  
  2,190    

Tesla Inc., (3)

                      612,893  
 

Total Automobiles

                      4,080,487  
      Banks – 5.8%                    
  620,535    

Bank of America Corporation

          17,120,561  
  158,785    

Citigroup Inc.

          9,879,603  
  43,122    

Comerica Inc.

          3,161,705  
  88,630    

Fifth Third Bancorp

          2,235,248  
  108,513    

First Horizon National Corporation

          1,517,012  
  229,212    

JPMorgan Chase & Company

          23,203,131  
  22,489    

M&T Bank Corporation

          3,531,223  
  134,266    

US Bancorp

          6,470,278  
  250,817    

Wells Fargo & Company

                      12,119,477  
 

Total Banks

                      79,238,238  
      Beverages – 2.0%                    
  253,449    

Coca-Cola Company

          11,876,620  
  50,184    

Monster Beverage Corporation, (3)

          2,739,043  
  108,671    

PepsiCo Inc.

                      13,317,631  
 

Total Beverages

                      27,933,294  
      Biotechnology – 2.9%                    
  97,365    

AbbVie Inc.

          7,846,645  
  3,832    

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., (3)

          358,101  
  60,048    

Amgen Inc.

          11,407,919  
  19,760    

Biogen Inc., (3)

          4,670,869  
  18,057    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., (3)

          1,604,003  
  60,685    

Celgene Corporation, (3)

          5,725,023  
  105,356    

Gilead Sciences Inc.

          6,849,194  
  14,155    

Seattle Genetics Inc., (3)

                      1,036,712  
 

Total Biotechnology

                      39,498,466  

 

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      Building Products – 0.4%                    
  22,906    

Allegion PLC

        $ 2,077,803  
  68,967    

Masco Corporation

          2,711,093  
  4,753    

Resideo Technologies Inc., (3)

                      91,685  
 

Total Building Products

                      4,880,581  
      Capital Markets – 2.2%                    
  122,267    

Charles Schwab Corporation

          5,228,137  
  33,148    

CME Group Inc.

          5,455,498  
  43,831    

Eaton Vance Corporation

          1,766,827  
  28,404    

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

          5,453,284  
  80,793    

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

          6,151,579  
  31,797    

Legg Mason Inc.

          870,284  
  126,664    

Morgan Stanley

          5,345,221  
  17,078    

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Class A

                      295,279  
 

Total Capital Markets

                      30,566,109  
      Chemicals – 1.4%                    
  22,547    

AdvanSix Inc., (3)

          644,168  
  25,671    

Chemours Company

          953,934  
  186,889    

DowDuPont Inc.

          9,963,053  
  50,283    

Eastman Chemical Company

          3,815,474  
  41,063    

Olin Corporation

          950,198  
  40,630    

RPM International Inc.

                      2,358,165  
 

Total Chemicals

                      18,684,992  
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.5%                    
  14,145    

Deluxe Corporation

          618,419  
  2,996    

Pitney Bowes Inc.

          20,582  
  56,182    

Waste Management Inc.

                      5,837,872  
 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                      6,476,873  
      Communications Equipment – 1.5%                    
  24,808    

Ciena Corporation, (3)

          926,331  
  297,388    

Cisco Systems Inc.

          16,055,978  
  5,462    

Lumentum Holdings Inc., (3)

          308,822  
  21,003    

Motorola Solutions Inc.

          2,949,241  
  27,916    

Viavi Solutions Inc., (3)

                      345,600  
 

Total Communications Equipment

                      20,585,972  
      Consumer Finance – 0.4%                    
  57,275    

Discover Financial Services

          4,075,689  
  13,770    

Navient Corporation

          159,319  
  128,012    

SLM Corporation

                      1,268,599  
 

Total Consumer Finance

                      5,503,607  
      Containers & Packaging – 0.4%                    
  23,917    

Avery Dennison Corporation

          2,702,621  
  21,019    

Packaging Corporation of America

          2,088,868  
  18,945    

Sonoco Products Company

                      1,165,686  
 

Total Containers & Packaging

                      5,957,175  
      Distributors – 0.2%                    
  23,926    

Genuine Parts Company

                      2,680,430  
      Diversified Financial Services – 2.0%                    
  132,885    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (3)

          26,695,268  
  53,398    

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

                      1,003,348  
 

Total Diversified Financial Services

                      27,698,616  

 

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      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.1%                    
  414,862    

AT&T Inc.

        $ 13,010,072  
  49,296    

CenturyLink Inc.

          591,059  
  249,752    

Verizon Communications Inc.

                      14,767,836  
 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                      28,368,967  
      Electric Utilities – 1.5%                    
  72,631    

Duke Energy Corporation

          6,536,790  
  48,432    

Evergy Inc.

          2,811,478  
  52,512    

OGE Energy Corporation

          2,264,317  
  47,192    

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

          4,510,611  
  79,367    

Southern Company

                      4,101,687  
 

Total Electric Utilities

                      20,224,883  
      Electrical Equipment – 0.8%                    
  39,086    

Eaton Corp PLC

          3,148,768  
  57,064    

Emerson Electric Company

          3,907,172  
  8,860    

Hubbell Inc.

          1,045,303  
  17,787    

Rockwell Automation Inc.

                      3,120,907  
 

Total Electrical Equipment

                      11,222,150  
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.2%                    
  99,250    

Corning Inc.

                      3,285,175  
      Energy Equipment & Services – 0.6%                    
  19,803    

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., (3)

          207,734  
  104,761    

Halliburton Company

          3,069,497  
  45,801    

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

          642,130  
  114,002    

Schlumberger Ltd

                      4,967,067  
 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                      8,886,428  
      Entertainment – 1.9%                    
  52,799    

Activision Blizzard Inc.

          2,403,938  
  30,218    

Netflix Inc., (3)

          10,774,530  
  113,098    

Walt Disney Company

                      12,557,271  
 

Total Entertainment

                      25,735,739  
      Equity Real Estate Investment Trust – 2.9%                    
  94,848    

Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A

          4,769,906  
  109,496    

Brandywine Realty Trust

          1,736,607  
  81,089    

CubeSmart

          2,598,092  
  140,542    

Equity Commonwealth

          4,594,318  
  84,268    

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

          2,705,845  
  98,614    

Lexington Realty Trust

          893,443  
  60,921    

Liberty Property Trust

          2,949,795  
  94,325    

Prologis Inc.

          6,786,684  
  51,162    

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc.

          996,124  
  36,576    

Senior Housing Properties Trust

          430,865  
  49,503    

Ventas Inc.

          3,158,786  
  62,339    

Welltower Inc.

          4,837,506  
  113,412    

Weyerhaeuser Company

                      2,987,272  
 

Total Equity Real Estate Investment Trust

                      39,445,243  
      Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%                    
  95,936    

Kroger Company

          2,360,026  
  77,723    

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

          4,917,534  
  109,345    

Walmart Inc.

                      10,664,418  
 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                      17,941,978  
      Food Products – 0.8%                    
  31,071    

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc.

          2,328,461  
  172,098    

Mondelez International Inc., Class A

                      8,591,132  
 

Total Food Products

                      10,919,593  

 

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      Gas Utilities – 0.2%                    
  13,073    

Atmos Energy Corporation

        $ 1,345,604  
  21,558    

National Fuel Gas Company

                      1,314,176  
 

Total Gas Utilities

                      2,659,780  
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.2%                    
  143,768    

Abbott Laboratories

          11,492,814  
  13,397    

Avanos Medical Inc., (3)

          571,784  
  61,162    

Baxter International Inc.

          4,973,082  
  27,023    

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.

          2,860,655  
  67,993    

Hologic Inc., (3)

          3,290,861  
  14,710    

Intuitive Surgical Inc., (3)

          8,393,232  
  130,959    

Medtronic PLC

                      11,927,746  
 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

                      43,510,174  
      Health Care Providers & Services – 2.9%                    
  22,897    

Anthem Inc.

          6,570,981  
  24,227    

Cigna Corporation

          3,896,186  
  14,223    

Covetrus Inc., (3)

          453,003  
  87,569    

CVS Health Corporation

          4,722,596  
  31,458    

HCA Healthcare Inc.

          4,101,494  
  35,558    

Henry Schein Inc., (3)

          2,137,391  
  73,900    

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

                      18,272,514  
 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                      40,154,165  
      Health Care Technology – 0.2%                    
  54,297    

Cerner Corporation, (3)

                      3,106,331  
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%                    
  44,877    

Carnival Corporation

          2,276,161  
  7,029    

Domino's Pizza Inc.

          1,814,185  
  12,548    

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

          764,926  
  33,299    

Marriott International Inc., Class A

          4,165,372  
  5,670    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation

          530,145  
  65,579    

McDonald's Corporation

          12,453,452  
  28,400    

Starbucks Corporation

          2,111,256  
  11,143    

Wynn Resorts Ltd

                      1,329,583  
 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                      25,445,080  
      Household Durables – 0.4%                    
  20,159    

Garmin Ltd

          1,740,729  
  34,647    

KB Home

          837,418  
  37,999    

Newell Brands Inc.

          582,905  
  400    

NVR Inc., (3)

          1,106,800  
  12,595    

TopBuild Corporation, (3)

          816,408  
  8,556    

Whirlpool Corporation

                      1,137,007  
 

Total Household Durables

                      6,221,267  
      Household Products – 1.8%                    
  99,287    

Colgate-Palmolive Company

          6,805,131  
  174,878    

Procter & Gamble Company

                      18,196,056  
 

Total Household Products

                      25,001,187  
      Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%                    
  40,723    

3M Company

          8,461,425  
  522,790    

General Electric Company

          5,222,672  
  60,078    

Honeywell International Inc.

                      9,547,596  
 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                      23,231,693  
      Insurance – 2.3%                    
  46,340    

Allstate Corporation

          4,364,301  
  78,788    

American International Group Inc.

          3,392,611  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                   Value  
      Insurance (continued)                    
  49,370    

Arthur J Gallagher & Company

        $ 3,855,797  
  40,755    

CNO Financial Group Inc.

          659,416  
  26,175    

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

          956,696  
  65,958    

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (3)

          252,619  
  73,085    

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

          3,633,786  
  4,703    

Kemper Corporation

          358,087  
  51,264    

Lincoln National Corporation

          3,009,197  
  57,906    

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

          5,437,373  
  38,705    

Travelers Companies Inc.

                      5,308,778  
 

Total Insurance

                      31,228,661  
      Interactive Media & Services – 5.2%                    
  20,997    

Alphabet Inc., Class A

          24,711,159  
  17,941    

Alphabet Inc., Class C, (3)

          21,050,355  
  151,210    

Facebook Inc., Class A, (3)

          25,205,195  
  4,685    

IAC/InterActiveCorp, (3)

                      984,365  
 

Total Interactive Media & Services

                      71,951,074  
      Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 4.0%                    
  25,872    

Amazon.com Inc., (3)

          46,071,564  
  3,467    

Booking Holdings Inc., (3)

          6,049,603  
  66,119    

eBay Inc.

          2,455,659  
  11,216    

Qurate Retail Inc., (3)

                      179,232  
 

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                      54,756,058  
      IT Services – 4.7%                    
  26,791    

Akamai Technologies Inc., (3)

          1,921,183  
  6,302    

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

          1,102,724  
  38,161    

Automatic Data Processing Inc.

          6,095,838  
  16,990    

Black Knight Inc., (3)

          925,955  
  24,108    

Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

          2,499,758  
  46,407    

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

          5,248,632  
  57,809    

International Business Machines Corporation

          8,156,850  
  92,653    

PayPal Holdings Inc., (3)

          9,621,087  
  28,272    

VeriSign Inc., (3)

          5,133,064  
  150,309    

Visa Inc., Class A

                      23,476,763  
 

Total IT Services

                      64,181,854  
      Leisure Products – 0.1%                    
  54,494    

Mattel Inc., (3)

          708,422  
  7,753    

Polaris Industries Inc.

                      654,586  
 

Total Leisure Products

                      1,363,008  
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%                    
  7,700    

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

                      2,107,644  
      Machinery – 2.0%                    
  46,143    

Caterpillar Inc.

          6,251,915  
  18,648    

Cummins Inc.

          2,943,960  
  28,279    

Deere & Company

          4,520,115  
  33,165    

Graco Inc.

          1,642,331  
  21,850    

Hillenbrand Inc.

          907,430  
  27,203    

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

          2,936,564  
  16,893    

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

          2,899,177  
  10,877    

Snap-on Inc.

          1,702,468  
  21,492    

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

          2,926,566  
  10,383    

Timken Company

          452,906  
  2,888    

Wabtec Corporation

                      212,903  
 

Total Machinery

                      27,396,335  

 

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BXMX    Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                   Value  
      Media – 1.3%                    
  40,446    

CBS Corporation, Class B

        $ 1,922,398  
  294,628    

Comcast Corporation, Class A

          11,779,228  
  21,843    

DISH Network Corporation, Class A, (3)

          692,205  
  33,026    

New York Times Company, Class A

          1,084,904  
  90,019    

News Corporation, Class A

          1,119,836  
  26,508    

Omnicom Group Inc.

                      1,934,819  
 

Total Media

                      18,533,390  
      Metals & Mining – 0.3%                    
  24,264    

Barrick Gold Corporation

          332,659  
  58,062    

Newmont Mining Corporation

          2,076,878  
  37,498    

Nucor Corporation

                      2,188,008  
 

Total Metals & Mining

                      4,597,545  
      Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust – 0.0%                    
  34,164    

Annaly Capital Management Inc.

                      341,298  
      Multiline Retail – 0.1%                    
  25,320    

Macy's Inc.

          608,440  
  16,563    

Nordstrom Inc.

                      735,066  
 

Total Multiline Retail

                      1,343,506  
      Multi-Utilities – 1.7%                    
  67,348    

Ameren Corporation

          4,953,445  
  57,390    

Consolidated Edison Inc.

          4,867,246  
  17,519    

NorthWestern Corporation

          1,233,513  
  81,307    

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

          4,830,449  
  103,223    

WEC Energy Group Inc.

                      8,162,875  
 

Total Multi-Utilities

                      24,047,528  
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.9%                    
  39,947    

Cenovus Energy Inc.

          346,740  
  18,536    

Cheniere Energy Inc., (3)

          1,267,121  
  127,546    

Chevron Corporation

          15,711,116  
  29,019    

CNX Resources Corporation, (3)

          312,535  
  101,801    

ConocoPhillips

          6,794,199  
  3,556    

CONSOL Energy Inc., (3)

          121,686  
  30,650    

Continental Resources Inc., (3)

          1,372,200  
  80,624    

Encana Corporation

          583,718  
  270,554    

Exxon Mobil Corporation

          21,860,763  
  46,499    

Hess Corporation

          2,800,635  
  80,979    

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

          5,360,810  
  31,741    

ONEOK Inc.

          2,216,791  
  46,345    

Phillips 66

          4,410,654  
  15,494    

Suncor Energy Inc.

          502,470  
  39,961    

Valero Energy Corporation

                      3,389,892  
 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                      67,051,330  
      Pharmaceuticals – 5.2%                    
  19,224    

Allergan PLC

          2,814,586  
  104,716    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

          4,996,000  
  68,386    

Eli Lilly & Company

          8,873,767  
  172,249    

Johnson & Johnson

          24,078,688  
  174,348    

Merck & Co. Inc.

          14,500,523  
  368,548    

Pfizer Inc.

          15,652,234  
  13,034    

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, ADR

                      265,503  
 

Total Pharmaceuticals

                      71,181,301  
      Professional Services – 0.1%                    
  9,803    

ManpowerGroup Inc.

                      810,610  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                   Value  
      Road & Rail – 1.0%                    
  11,523    

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd

        $ 2,374,084  
  43,166    

Norfolk Southern Corporation

          8,067,294  
  23,216    

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

                      3,352,158  
 

Total Road & Rail

                      13,793,536  
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.9%                    
  56,912    

Analog Devices Inc.

          5,991,126  
  27,428    

Broadcom Inc.

          8,247,874  
  294,210    

Intel Corporation

          15,799,077  
  29,404    

Lam Research Corporation

          5,263,610  
  36,153    

Microchip Technology Inc.

          2,999,253  
  42,649    

NVIDIA Corporation

          7,658,055  
  12,918    

NXP Semiconductors NV

          1,141,822  
  73,762    

ON Semiconductor Corporation, (3)

          1,517,284  
  81,058    

QUALCOMM Inc.

                      4,622,738  
 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                      53,240,839  
      Software – 7.1%                    
  42,477    

Adobe Inc., (3)

          11,319,696  
  24,578    

Autodesk Inc., (3)

          3,829,744  
  15,524    

CDK Global Inc.

          913,122  
  475,776    

Microsoft Corporation

          56,113,022  
  179,382    

Oracle Corporation

          9,634,607  
  3,531    

Palo Alto Networks Inc., (3)

          857,609  
  73,724    

salesforce.com Inc., (3)

          11,675,670  
  10,864    

ServiceNow Inc., (3)

                      2,677,867  
 

Total Software

                      97,021,337  
      Specialty Retail – 2.8%                    
  26,227    

American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

          581,453  
  22,501    

Best Buy Co. Inc.

          1,598,921  
  21,763    

CarMax Inc., (3)

          1,519,057  
  22,213    

Gap Inc.

          581,536  
  84,605    

Home Depot Inc.

          16,234,854  
  18,023    

L Brands Inc.

          497,074  
  62,100    

Lowe's Companies Inc.

          6,798,087  
  36,971    

Ross Stores Inc.

          3,442,000  
  16,022    

Tiffany & Company

          1,691,122  
  98,174    

TJX Companies Inc.

                      5,223,839  
 

Total Specialty Retail

                      38,167,943  
      Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 4.1%                    
  267,972    

Apple Inc.

          50,901,281  
  11,789    

Dell Technologies Inc., Class C, (3)

          691,897  
  143,167    

HP Inc.

          2,781,735  
  32,286    

NetApp Inc.

                      2,238,711  
 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                      56,613,624  
      Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.5%                    
  14,739    

Lululemon Athletica Inc., (3)

          2,415,280  
  46,827    

VF Corporation

                      4,069,734  
 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

                      6,485,014  
      Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%                    
  65,735    

MGIC Investment Corporation, (3)

                      867,045  
      Tobacco – 1.1%                    
  108,544    

Altria Group Inc.

          6,233,682  
  95,041    

Philip Morris International Inc.

          8,400,674  
  11,179    

Vector Group Ltd

                      120,621  
 

Total Tobacco

                      14,754,977  

 

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BXMX    Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    March 31, 2019
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                   Value  
      Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%                    
  41,446    

Sprint Corporation, (3)

                    $ 234,170  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $655,759,601)

                      1,379,890,561  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon      Maturity      Value  
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.4%

       
      REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 3.4%                    
$ 46,996    

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation,
dated 3/29/19, repurchase price $47,001,163,
collateralized by $46,815,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.500%, due 3/31/23, value $47,940,479

    1.200%        4/01/19      $ 46,996,463  
 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $46,996,463)

                      46,996,463  
 

Total Investments (cost $702,756,064) – 104.0%

                      1,426,887,024  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (4.0)% (4)

                      (54,584,538
 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%

                    $ 1,372,302,486  

Investments in Derivatives

Options Written

 

Description (5)      Type       

Number of

Contracts

      

Notional

Amount (6)

      

Exercise

Price

      

Expiration

Date

       Value  

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (538      $ (150,640,000      $ 2,800          4/05/19        $ (2,235,390

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (537        (150,897,000        2,810          4/12/19          (2,220,495

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (538        (150,640,000        2,800          4/18/19          (2,902,510

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (537        (149,017,500        2,775          4/18/19          (3,949,635

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (531        (151,335,000        2,850          5/17/19          (2,264,715

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (538        (151,178,000        2,810          5/17/19          (3,628,810

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (538        (149,295,000        2,775          5/17/19          (4,973,810

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (537        (147,675,000        2,750          5/17/19          (6,006,345

S&P 500® Index

       Call          (530        (151,050,000        2,850          6/21/19          (3,352,250

Total Options Written (premiums received $26,607,657)

 

       (4,824      $ (1,351,727,500                            $ (31,533,960

Part F of Form N-PORT was prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and in conformity with the applicable rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) related to interim filings. Part F of Form N-PORT does not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from this report pursuant to the rules of the SEC. For a full set of the Fund’s notes to financial statements, please refer to the Fund’s most recently filed annual or semi-annual report.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management's assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund's fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:

 

        Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

             

Common Stocks

     $ 1,379,890,561      $      $      $ 1,379,890,561  

Short-Term Investments:

             

Repurchase Agreements

              46,996,463               46,996,463  

Investments in Derivatives:

             

Options Written

       (31,533,960                    (31,533,960

Total

     $ 1,348,356,601      $ 46,996,463      $      $ 1,395,353,064  

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

 

(2)

The Fund may designate up to 100% of its common stock investments to cover outstanding options written.

 

(3)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

 

(4)

Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives as well as the OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives, when applicable. Other assets less liabilities also includes the value of options.

 

(5)

Exchange-traded, unless otherwise noted.

 

(6)

For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by 100.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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