Investment Company Act file number: 811-21652
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Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
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(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
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Amy J. Lee
2227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
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(Name and address of agent for service)
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Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
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August 31, 2015
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Shares
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Value
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COMMON STOCKS† - 14.1%
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Diversified Infrastructure – 14.1%
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Kinder Morgan, Inc.1
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2,884,327
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$
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93,481,038
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Total Common Stocks
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(Cost $63,674,248)
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93,481,038
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MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS† - 155.3%
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Midstream Oil - 51.3%
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Buckeye Partners, LP1
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1,270,081
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89,439,104
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Magellan Midstream Partners, LP1
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1,197,547
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84,510,892
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Plains All American Pipeline, LP1
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1,536,892
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55,420,326
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Tesoro Logistics, LP1
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608,530
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32,136,469
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Genesis Energy, LP1
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671,775
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29,329,697
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Delek Logistics Partners, LP1
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397,285
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15,819,889
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NGL Energy Partners, LP
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305,500
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7,362,550
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USD Partners, LP
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520,335
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5,832,955
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Rose Rock Midstream, LP
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180,830
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5,618,388
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TransMontaigne Partners, LP
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160,200
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5,251,356
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JP Energy Partners, LP
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533,345
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4,778,771
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World Point Terminals, LP
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168,065
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2,371,397
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PBF Logistics, LP
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77,085
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1,599,514
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Sprague Resources, LP
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20,000
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485,600
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Total Midstream Oil
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339,956,908
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Diversified Infrastructure – 40.9%
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Energy Transfer Equity, LP1
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3,891,320
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109,151,526
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Enterprise Products Partners, LP1
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3,109,704
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87,413,780
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Enbridge Energy Partners, LP1
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1,086,154
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30,716,435
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Energy Transfer Partners, LP1
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529,237
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26,006,706
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Enbridge Energy Management LLC*,1,2
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633,496
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17,832,912
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Total Diversified Infrastructure
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271,121,359
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Gathering & Processing - 27.4%
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DCP Midstream Partners, LP1
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1,599,404
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45,103,193
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MarkWest Energy Partners, LP1
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564,325
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31,811,000
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Western Gas Equity Partners, LP1
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562,810
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29,885,211
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Western Gas Partners, LP1
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368,290
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21,666,501
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Targa Resources Partners, LP1
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636,453
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19,214,516
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Summit Midstream Partners, LP1
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809,336
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17,837,765
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EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
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475,135
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8,376,630
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Southcross Energy Partners, LP1
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982,160
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7,366,200
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Total Gathering & Processing
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181,261,016
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Midstream Natural Gas - 17.4%
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Williams Partners, LP1
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884,756
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35,257,527
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Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP
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490,995
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23,214,243
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Crestwood Midstream Partners, LP1
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2,155,217
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16,832,245
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Shares
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Value
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MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS† - 155.3% (continued)
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Midstream Natural Gas - 17.4% (continued)
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ONEOK Partners, LP1
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503,000
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$
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16,272,050
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Enable Midstream Partners, LP
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859,365
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13,337,345
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Crestwood Equity Partners, LP1
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3,605,467
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10,455,854
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Total Midstream Natural Gas
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115,369,264
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Marine Transportation - 8.0%
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Teekay Offshore Partners, LP1
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1,311,402
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23,211,816
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KNOT Offshore Partners, LP
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611,535
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11,191,091
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Navios Maritime Midstream Partners, LP1
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700,620
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9,612,506
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Golar LNG Partners, LP1
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372,360
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7,361,557
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Teekay LNG Partners, LP
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45,000
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1,196,550
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GasLog Partners, LP
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9,000
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172,980
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Total Marine Transportation
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52,746,500
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Natural Gas Pipelines & Storage - 5.1%
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TC PipeLines, LP1
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626,740
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33,831,425
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Coal - 2.1%
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Alliance Holdings GP, LP
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217,425
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7,785,990
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Alliance Resource Partners, LP
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221,680
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5,670,574
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Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP1
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36,841
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279,990
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Total Coal
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13,736,554
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Other - 1.8%
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Exterran Partners, LP
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523,595
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11,382,956
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Martin Midstream Partners, LP
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7,865
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210,703
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Total Other
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11,593,659
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Upstream - 1.3%
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EV Energy Partners, LP1
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995,459
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8,899,403
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Total Master Limited Partnerships
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(Cost $656,294,447)
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1,028,516,088
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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.4%
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Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund – Investor Shares
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2,690,849
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2,690,849
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Total Short Term Investments
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(Cost $2,690,849)
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2,690,849
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Face
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Amount
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Value
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TERM LOAN†† - 0.0%**
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Clearwater Subordinated Note NR
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4.75% due 12/31/20*,3,4,5
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$ |
413,329
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4,133
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Total Term Loan
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(Cost $401,946)
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4,133
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Total Investments - 169.8%
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(Cost $723,061,490)
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$
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1,124,692,108
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Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (69.8)%
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(462,348,983)
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Total Net Assets - 100.0%
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$
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662,343,125
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Non-income producing security.
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Less than 0.05%
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†
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Value determined based on Level 1 inputs – See Note 2.
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††
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Value determined based on Level 3 inputs – See Note 2.
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1
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All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated and pledged as collateral. As of August 31, 2015, the total amount segregated was $676,574,441, of which $676,574,441 is related to the outstanding line of credit.
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2
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While non-income producing, security makes regular in-kind distributions.
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3
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Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at August 31, 2015. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $4,133, (cost $401,946) or less than 0.05% of total net assets.
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4
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Company has filed for protection in federal bankruptcy court.
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5
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Security is restricted and may be resold only in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At August 31, 2015, restricted securities aggregate market value amount to $4,133 or less than 0.05% of net assets.
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
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1.
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Significant Accounting Policies
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2.
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Fair Value Measurement
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets
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Master Limited Partnerships
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$ | 1,028,516,088 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,028,516,088 | ||||||||
Common Stocks
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93,481,038 | - | - | 93,481,038 | ||||||||||||
Money Market
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2,690,849 | - | - | 2,690,849 | ||||||||||||
Term Loan
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- | - | 4,133 | 4,133 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 1,124,687,975 | $ | - | $ | 4,133 | $ | 1,124,692,108 |
Category
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Ending Balance at 8/31/15
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Valuation Technique
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Unobservable Inputs
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Term Loans
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$4,133
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Cash flow model
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Royalties on coal produced
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Level 3 – Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
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Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
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Term Loans:
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Beginning Balance
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$ | 4,133 | ||
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
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Ending Balance
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$ | 4,133 |
3.
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Federal Income Taxes
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Cost of
Investments for
Tax Purposes
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Gross Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
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Gross Tax
Unrealized
Depreciation
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Net Tax
Unrealized
Appreciation
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$678,612,866
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$561,894,754
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($115,815,512 )
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$446,079,242
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(a)
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The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded, based on such evaluation, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
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(b)
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There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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1.
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly presents in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: October 30, 2015 | /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia | |
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the schedule of investments included in this report fairly presents in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: October 30, 2015 | /s/ John L. Sullivan | |
John L. Sullivan
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Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer
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and Treasurer |