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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED 

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21934

 

RiverNorth Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

360 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 1420 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Marcus L. Collins 

360 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 1420 

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 561-484-7185

 

Date of fiscal year end: 09/30

 

Date of reporting period: 09/30/2022

 

 

Item 1.Reports to Stockholders.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Table of Contents

 

 

Shareholder Letter 2
Opportunistic Closed-End Fund Strategies  
Portfolio Update 4
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 4
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 9
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 15
RiverNorth Funds Schedule of Investments and Financial Statements  
Disclosure of Fund Expenses 23
Schedule of Investments  
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 25
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 28
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 81
Statement of Assets and Liabilities  
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 99
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 100
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 101
Statement of Operations  
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 102
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 103
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 104
Statements of Changes in Net Assets  
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 105
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 107
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 109
Financial Highlights  
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 112
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 120
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund 128
Notes to Financial Statements 135
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 158
Additional Information 159
Liquidity Risk Management Program 160
Trustees & Officers 161

 

 
RiverNorth Funds Shareholder Letter

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

Last year, we started off one of our shareholder letters with the following sentence: “The economic environment in the U.S. has changed meaningfully relative to a year ago.” Those words were written as the global economy was sharply rebounding from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic (the "Pandemic"). For different reasons, those words ring true again as we pen this year’s annual letter.

 

Inflation is running at levels we haven’t seen in decades. Interest rates are ratcheting up accordingly. The Federal Reserve (“Fed”) is aggressively hiking short term rates to slow the pace of rising prices while implementing its plan to reduce the size of its balance sheet which had grown by several trillion dollars while fighting the economic effects of the Pandemic.

 

While financial pundits debate the probability of aggressive Fed monetary policy throwing the U.S. economy into a recession, higher long-term rates have thrown some cold water on the red-hot U.S. residential real estate market.

 

Add geopolitical uncertainty to the mix, mainly from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it’s no surprise that broad based equity and fixed income asset classes have experienced steep losses over the past several months. Many fixed income indices have experienced the worst start to a calendar year EVER. A common theme surrounding recent market performance has been, “no place to hide,” as assets across the risk spectrum have experienced significant volatility.

 

RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC's ("RiverNorth") investment strategies have historically benefitted from volatility (although past performance is no guarantee of future results). We believe the asset classes we specialize in including closed-end funds (“CEFs”), business development companies (“BDCs”) and special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) tend to be under-followed, less-liquid, and misunderstood by the general investing public. Our view is that those characteristics, combined with volatility, may create opportunities to add value through our trading strategies. After reaching fully valued levels last summer, we are seeing attractive discounts again in both CEFs and BDCs. After record issuance in 2020 and Q1 2021, the SPAC market has cooled considerably. While these developments sound negative on the surface, we believe that they may create opportunity for RiverNorth.

 

RiverNorth co-manages two of our Funds with fixed-income managers, DoubleLine Capital and Oaktree Capital. We believe their focus on risk-adjusted returns is paramount during periods of economic weakness. Together, we remain optimistic about the prospects of our fixed-income funds.

 

We are pleased to provide you with the following 2022 Annual Report. The report reviews our three opportunistic closed-end strategies: the RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund (RNCIX/RNCOX), the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund (RNSIX/RNDLX), and the RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund (RNHIX/RNOTX).

 

Please visit www.rivernorth.com for additional information.

 

We thank you for your investment and trust in managing your assets.

 

Respectfully,

 

RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Shareholder Letter

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Opinions and estimates offered constitute our judgement and are subject to change.

 

Definitions:

 

Closed-End Fund – A closed-end fund is a portfolio of pooled assets that raises a fixed amount of capital through an initial public offering (IPO) and then lists shares for trade on a stock exchange.

 

Market Price – The market price at which a closed-end fund trades often varies from its net asset value ("NAV"). Some funds have market prices below their NAVs, referred to as a discount. Conversely, some funds have market prices above their NAVs, referred to as a premium.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund

 

What is the Fund's investment strategy?

 

The RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) opportunistically allocates its assets to four niche asset classes: closed-end funds (“CEFs”), special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”), business development companies (“BDCs”), and investment company debt (“ICD”). The Fund also allocates to exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and cash/equivalents to preserve fund level liquidity, while providing a source of dry powder to take advantage of tactical allocation opportunities.

 

How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark during the period?

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Class I share (symbol: RNCIX) returned -16.70% and the Class R share (symbol: RNCOX) returned -16.88%. These returns compare to the S&P 500 Total Return Index return of -15.47%, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index return of -14.61%, and the Morningstar U.S. Fund Allocation Category average return of -14.69%.

 

Comparison of a $10,000 Investment in the RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class R, the Blend Index, and the S&P 500® Index.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of a $100,000 Investment in the RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class I, the Blend Index, and the S&P 500® Index.

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended September 30, 2022

 

  1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10 Year Since
Inception(1)(2)
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund – Class I (RNCIX)(3) -16.70% 2.42% 3.33% 5.86% 6.68%
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund – Class R (RNCOX) -16.88% 2.17% 3.08% 5.61% 6.42%
Blend Index(4) -14.85% 3.85% 5.70% 7.50% 6.34%
S&P 500® Index(4) -15.47% 8.16% 9.24% 11.70% 8.19%

 

(1)Inception date of Class R is December 27, 2006.

(2)Inception date of Class I is August 11, 2014.

(3)In presenting performance information for the newer Institutional share class of the Fund, the Fund includes, for periods prior to the offering of the Institutional share class, the operating expense ratio and performance of the Fund’s Retail share class, adjusted to reflect the class-related operating expenses of the Institutional share class. Actual expense differentials across classes will vary over time. The performance of the Fund’s newer Institutional share class would have been substantially similar to the performance of the Fund’s Retail share class because both share classes of the Fund are invested in the same portfolio of securities and would have differed only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses (although differences in expenses between share classes may change over time).

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(4)Blend Index consists of 60% S&P 500® Index and 40% Bloomberg Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The Bloomberg Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues with maturities of at least one year. This unmanaged index does not reflect fees and expenses. The S&P 500® and Blend Indices are indices only and cannot be invested in directly.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling (888) 848-7569 or visiting www.rivernorth.com. Total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expense for the Fund as disclosed in the prospectus dated January 28, 2022: 3.06% (RNCIX); 3.31% (RNCOX). In presenting expense information for the newer Institutional share class of the Fund, the Fund includes, for periods prior to the offering of the Institutional share class, the operating expense ratio of the Fund’s Retail share class, adjusted to reflect the class-related operating expenses of the Institutional share class. Actual expense differentials across share classes will vary over time. The annualized net expense ratio in this annual report dated September 30, 2022 is 1.39% (RNCIX); 1.64% (RNCOX). The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s annual report dated September 30, 2022 only includes the direct expenses paid by shareholders from their investment. The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2022 is required to include the indirect expenses of investing in underlying funds.

 

What contributing factors were responsible for the Fund’s relative performance during the period?

 

The fiscal year September 30, 2022 was a period of significant weakness for CEFs with the All CEF peer group index down 17.03% and 20.91% on NAV and market price, respectively. Over that period we endured 3 of the worst 10 quarters for CEF performance since 1997 and the 2nd worst month (September 2022) in the past 10 years.

 

The volatility in CEFs has pushed discounts out to very wide levels. At September 30, 2022, the All CEF Peer Group average discount was in the 85th percentile of wideness. Said differently, only 15% of the time has the average discount been wider than where they sat at year-end.

 

If you look across those 15% of observations that were wider, you’ll notice that most of them are clustered close to where discounts are today. It’s very rare to see significantly wider discounts.

 

Exposure to CEFs (both NAVs and discounts) was the largest detractor from performance over the fiscal year. The Fund’s exposure to ICD, SPACs and BDCs had a flat to small negative contribution to performance over the period.

 

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

Year-over-year, the Fund has had a significant increase in CEF, ICD and ETF exposure with a commensurate decrease in cash, SPACs and BDCs.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The average discount of the Fund’s CEF portfolio widened about 5.7% and ended the fiscal year at -15.0%. We view this level of discounts as an attractive margin of safety and potential source of alpha if discounts narrow from here.

 

What is the outlook?

 

We expect that investors will continue to harvest CEF tax losses into the 4th quarter of 2022. It’s hard to say when the selling will peak, but it’s typically around Thanksgiving. In the CEF market, discounts tend to bottom around that time.

 

It’s our opinion that CEFs are truly providing a double discount on most asset classes. With market prices for the major peer groups, both equity and fixed income, down 15-25% over the reporting period, we believe current discounts on top of cheaper asset classes make CEFs uniquely attractive.

 

Investment Vehicle Allocation(1) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

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Asset Class Allocation(1) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Fixed Income Allocation(1)(2) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

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Portfolio detail statistics are estimates made by the adviser and are subject to change.

 

(1)Convertible Security Risk – the market value of convertible securities adjusts with interest rates and the value of the underlying stock. Exchange Traded Note Risk – exchange traded notes represent unsecured debt of the issuer and may be influenced by interest rates, credit ratings of the issuer or changes in value of the reference index. Fixed Income Risk – the market value of fixed income securities adjusts with interest rates and the securities are subject to issuer default. Foreign/Emerging Market Risk – foreign securities may be subject to inefficient or volatile markets, different regulatory regimes or different tax policies. These risks may be enhanced in emerging markets. Management Risk – there is no guarantee that the adviser’s investment decisions will produce the desired results. Large Shareholder Purchase and Redemption Risk – The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Market Risk – economic conditions, interest rates and political events may affect the securities markets. REIT Risk – the value of REITs changes with the value of the underlying properties and changes in interest rates and are subject to additional fees. Security Risk – The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of individual securities in the Fund’s portfolio. Short Sale Risk – short positions are speculative, are subject to transaction costs and are riskier than long positions in securities. Small-Cap Risk – small cap companies are more susceptible to failure, are often thinly traded and have more volatile stock prices. Structured Notes Risk – because of the imbedded derivative feature, structured notes are subject to more risk than investing in a simple note or bond. Swap Risk – swap agreements are subject to counterparty default risk and may not perform as intended. Underlying Fund Risk – underlying funds have additional fees, may utilize leverage, may not correlate to an intended index and may trade at a discount to their net asset values.

(2)Credit quality allocation reflects a fixed-income portfolio weighted average of the credit breakdown of each CEF as provided by the adviser of said CEF. If a credit breakdown is not provided by the adviser, Bloomberg is used. Investment grade refers to a bond rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s. High yield refers to a bond rate lower than investment grade. For more information about securities ratings, please see the Fund’s Statement of Additional information at www.rivernorth.com.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund

 

What is the Fund's investment strategy?

 

The RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income ("the Fund") invests in a broad range of fixed income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including closed-end funds ("CEFs").

 

Assets of the Fund are tactically managed across three strategies (or sleeves). RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (“RiverNorth”) oversees the strategy weights and manages the Tactical Closed-End Fund Income Strategy. The RiverNorth strategy provides diversified exposure to the fixed income market through opportunistic investments in closed-end bond funds, and business development companies (“BDC”). Sector allocations are based on RiverNorth's assessment of relative value among asset classes and CEFs. Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO and CIO of DoubleLine Capital, LP (“DoubleLine”), and his team oversee the Opportunistic Income and Core Fixed Income Strategies. The Opportunistic Income Strategy seeks to achieve positive absolute returns and is managed without duration constraints. The Core Fixed Income Strategy incorporates an active asset allocation approach in an effort to mitigate risk and achieve the highest possible risk-adjusted returns.

 

How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark during the period?

For the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Class I share (symbol: RNSIX) returned -14.04% and the Class R share (symbol: RNDLX) returned -14.23%. The Bloomberg Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned -14.60%, during the same period.

 

Comparison of a $10,000 Investment in the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class R and the Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of a $100,000 Investment in the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class I and the Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended September 30, 2022

 

  1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10 Year Since
Inception(1)
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund – Class I (RNSIX) -14.04% -1.46% 0.78% 2.63% 4.10%
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund – Class R (RNDLX) -14.23% -1.71% 0.53% 2.38% 3.86%
Bloomberg Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(2) -14.60% -3.26% -0.27% 0.89% 1.77%

 

(1)Inception date is December 30, 2010.

(2)The Bloomberg Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues with maturities of at least one year. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not reflect fees and expenses.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling (888) 848-7569 or visiting www.rivernorth.com. Total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The Total Annual Fund Operating Expense for the Fund as disclosed in the prospectus dated January 28, 2022: 1.16% (RNSIX); 1.41% (RNDLX). The annualized net expense ratio in this annual report dated September 30, 2022 is 0.87% (RNSIX) and 1.12% (RNDLX). The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s annual report dated September 30, 2022 only includes the direct expenses paid by shareholders from their investment. The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2022 is required to include the indirect expenses of investing in underlying funds.

 

What contributing factors were responsible for the Fund’s relative performance during the period?

 

RiverNorth Tactical Closed-End Fund Income Sleeve

The fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 was a period of significant weakness for fixed income CEFs with the All Taxable Fixed Income CEF peer group index down 15.78% and 21.66% on NAV and market price, respectively. Over that period we endured 3 of the worst 10 quarters for CEF performance since 1997 and the 2nd worst month (September 2022) in the past 10 years.

 

The volatility in CEFs has pushed discounts out to very wide levels. As of September 30, 2022, the All Taxable Fixed Income CEF Peer Group average discount was in the 91st percentile of wideness. Said differently, only 9% of the time has the average discount been wider than where they sat at year-end.

 

If you look across those 9% of observations that were wider, you’ll notice that most of them are clustered close to where discounts are today. It’s very rare to see significantly wider discounts.

 

We had relatively low CEF exposure during the reporting period. Given the poor performance of the CEF space, we believe that this saved the Fund from steeper losses. Conversely, we had the highest special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) exposure since inception of the Fund. The SPAC exposure likely contributed flat-to-positive performance over the reporting period which was a large, relative winner.

 

All three sleeves within the Fund contributed negatively to performance over the fiscal year. Further, all asset classes within the RiverNorth sleeve contributed negatively to performance over the year, although the Fund’s exposure to BDCs, investment company debt (“ICD”) and SPACs contributed small, negative returns.

 

DoubleLine Opportunistic Income Sleeve

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022, the portfolio outperformed the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index return of -14.60%. This was a tumultuous period for the global economy as headline inflation rates in the US spiked to as high as 9% and central bankers subsequently scrambled to tighten monetary policy. The 2-year US Treasury yield rose by 400 basis points (“bps”) during this period and the 10-year US Treasury yield jumped 234bps. The US Federal Reserve hiked its policy rate by 300bps from March to September of 2022 and commenced its official balance sheet runoff program, known as quantitative tightening, in June. The response from financial assets was uniformly negative. The Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, fell 14.60% and its US Treasury, Agency Mortgage Backed-Securities (“MBS”), and Investment-grade corporate subcategories fell 12.94%, 13.98%, and 18.53% respectively. Despite its negative total rate of return, the Fund was able to outperform on a relative basis due to its active duration management and asset allocation. In terms of duration management, the Fund consistently maintained a lower duration than the benchmark which naturally bolstered relative performance as rates rose. As for asset allocation, nearly all of the credit sleeves in the Fund outperformed the credit and government-backed securities held in the Index. The top-performing sectors in the Fund were non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”). Both of these asset categories benefitted from having high levels of monthly interest income and a relatively lower sensitivity to interest rate changes. Non-agency CMBS enjoyed the added benefit of continued loan-level resolutions for properties that were adversely impacted by the Pandemic. Non-agency RMBS fared much better through the Pandemic and bond valuations enjoyed a steady tailwind from the strong US housing economy. The worst-performing sectors in the Fund were emerging market (“EM”) debt and US government/agency MBS debt. The EM market as a whole struggled throughout this period as the US dollar surged and credit spreads widened. US government and agency MBS holdings were negatively impacted by duration, spread widening on the mortgages, and generally negative sentiment in the market as the Federal Reserve embarked on quantitative tightening.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Sleeve

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022, the portfolio outperformed the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index return of -14.60%. Relative outperformance was driven by asset allocation and duration positioning. Rates increased across all tenors of the US Treasury curve during the period with 2-year yields rising by 400bps and 10-yr yields increasing by 234bps. The sleeve’s short duration relative to the benchmark positively contributed to outperformance given the increase in treasury yields. The sleeve’s allocation to structured credit sectors such as collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), asset backed securities (“ABS”), non-agency RMBS, and non-agency CMBS also positively contributed to outperformance driven in part by their shorter duration profiles. Exposure to fixed rate corporate credit sectors such as emerging market debt, investment grade corporate credit, and high yield detracted from performance as these sectors suffered price declines due to credit spread widening and rising interest rates.

 

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

The Fund's sleeve allocation at fiscal year-end is as follows: 24% RiverNorth Tactical CEF Income, 35% DoubleLine Core Fixed Income, and 41% DoubleLine Opportunistic Income. Over the year, there was a modest increase in the assets allocated to the DoubleLine Opportunistic Income and Core sleeves and a corresponding decrease in the RiverNorth sleeve. Some of this change can be attributed to relative performance differences across the sleeves.

 

The average discount of the Fund’s CEF portfolio widened about 6.9% to a 12.5% discount at fiscal year end, which we view as very attractive.

 

Year over year, the Fund’s credit quality, duration and broad asset class exposure remained relatively stable.

 

What is the outlook?

 

We expect that investors will continue to harvest CEF tax losses into the 4th quarter of 2022. It’s hard to say when the selling will peak, but it’s typically around Thanksgiving. In the CEF market, discounts tend to bottom around that time.

 

It’s our opinion that CEFs are truly providing a double discount on most asset classes. With market prices for the fixed income CEF peer groups down 20-25% over the reporting period, we believe current discounts on top of cheaper asset classes make CEFs uniquely attractive.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Strategy (“Sleeve”) Allocation

 

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Credit Quality Distribution(1)(2) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

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Sector Breakdown(1) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

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The allocation does not add up to 100% as it reflects the estimated leverage utilized by the underlying funds.

 

Portfolio detail statistics are estimates made by the adviser and are subject to change.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(1)Asset-Backed Security Risk – the risk that the value of the underlying assets will impair the value of the security. Borrowing Risk – borrowings increase fund expenses and are subject to repayment, possibly at inopportune times. Convertible Security Risk – the market value of convertible securities adjusts with interest rates and the value of the underlying stock. Defaulted Securities Risk – defaulted securities carry the risk of uncertainty of repayment. Derivatives Risk – derivatives are subject to counterparty risk. Exchange Traded Note Risk – exchange traded notes represent unsecured debt of the issuer and may be influenced by interest rates, credit ratings of the issuer or changes in value of the reference index. Fixed Income Risk – the market value of fixed income securities adjusts with interest rates and the securities are subject to issuer default. Foreign/Emerging Market Risk – foreign securities may be subject to inefficient or volatile markets, different regulatory regimes or different tax policies. These risks may be enhanced in emerging markets. Liquidity Risk – illiquid investments may be difficult or impossible to sell. Large Shareholder Purchase and Redemption Risk – The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Management Risk – there is no guarantee that the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s investment decisions will produce the desired results. Market Risk – economic conditions, interest rates and political events may affect the securities markets. Mortgage-Backed Security Risk – mortgage backed securities are subject to credit risk, pre-payment risk and devaluation of the underlying collateral. Portfolio Turnover Risk – increased portfolio turnover results in higher brokerage expenses and may impact the tax status of distributions. Rating Agency Risk – rating agencies may change their ratings or ratings may not accurately reflect a debt issuer’s creditworthiness. REIT Risk – the value of REITs changes with the value of the underlying properties and changes in interest rates and are subject to additional fees. Security Risk –The value of the Fund may decrease in response to the activities and financial prospects of individual securities in the Fund’s portfolio. Structured Notes Risk – because of the imbedded derivative feature, structured notes are subject to more risk than investing in a simple note or bond. Swap Risk – swap agreements are subject to counterparty default risk and may not perform as intended. Underlying Fund Risk – underlying funds have additional fees, may utilize leverage, may not correlate to an intended index and may trade at a discount to their net asset values.

(2)For the sleeve managed by RiverNorth, credit quality allocation reflects a fixed-income portfolio weighted average of the credit breakdown of each CEF as provided by the advisor of said CEF. If a credit breakdown is not provided by the advisor, Bloomberg is used. For the sleeves managed by DoubleLine, credit quality allocation is determined from the highest available credit rating from any Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (S&P, Moody’s and Fitch). Investment grade refers to a bond rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s. High yield refers to a bond rated lower than investment grade. For more information about securities ratings, please see the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information at www.rivernorth.com.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

What is the Fund's investment strategy?

 

The RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund ("the Fund") invests in a broad range of income producing securities including both fixed income and equity securities. Assets of the Fund are tactically managed across three income strategies (or sleeves). RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (“RiverNorth”) manages the Tactical Closed-End Fund Strategy. This strategy is designed to provide diversified fixed income and equity income exposure through opportunistic investments in closed-end funds ("CEFs"). Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC ("Oaktree") manages the High Yield Bond and Senior Loan Strategies on a global basis. Oaktree will tactically manage the allocation between the High Yield Bond and Senior Loan Strategies based both on market opportunities and the risk and reward trade-offs between the two asset classes.

 

How did the Fund perform relative to its benchmark during the period?

For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2022, the Class I share (symbol: RNHIX) returned -10.03% and the Class R share (symbol: RNOTX) returned -10.27%. The ICE Bank of America Merrill Lynch Non-Financial Developed High Yield Constrained Index (the "BofA Non-Financial Developed HY Constrained Index") and CSFB Leveraged Loan Index returned -17.72% and -2.62%, respectively, during the same period.

 

Comparison of a $10,000 Investment in the RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class R, BofA ML Non-Financial Developed HY Constrained Index and the CSFB Leveraged Loan Index

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of a $100,000 Investment in the RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class I, BofA ML Non-Financial Developed HY Constrained Index and the CSFB Leveraged Loan Index

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Period Ended September 30, 2022

 

  1-Year 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Since
Inception(1)
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund – Class I (RNHIX) -10.03% -0.79% 0.91% x.xx% 2.79%
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund – Class R (RNOTX) -10.27% -1.04% 0.66% x.xx% 2.52%
BofA ML Non-Financial Developed HY Constrained Index(2) -17.72% -2.12% -0.01% x.xx% 2.63%
CSFB Leveraged Loan Index(2) -2.62% 2.05% 2.89% x.xx% 3.58%

 

(1)Inception date is December 28, 2012.

(2)The BofA ML Non-Financial Developed Markets HY Constrained Index contains all securities in the BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield Index from developed markets countries but caps issuer exposure at 2%. Developed markets is defined as an FX-G10 member, a Western European nation, or a territory of the U.S. or a Western European nation. The BofA ML Non-Financial Developed Markets HY Constrained Index tracks the performance of USD, CAD, GBP and EUR denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the major domestic or Eurobond markets. Qualifying securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch). The CSFB Leveraged Loan Index tracks the investable market of the U.S. dollar denominated leveraged loan market. It consists of issues rated “5B” or lower, meaning that the highest rated issues included in this index are Moody’s/S&P ratings of Baa1/BB+ or Ba1/BBB+. All loans are funded term loans with a tenor of at least one year and are made by issuers domiciled in developed countries. The BofA ML Non-Financial Developed Markets HY Constrained and the CSFB Leveraged Loan Indices are indices only and cannot be invested in directly.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling (888) 848-7569 or visiting www.rivernorth.com. Total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

The Total Annual Operating Expense for the Fund as disclosed in the prospectus dated January 28, 2022: 1.41% (RNHIX); 1.66% (RNOTX). The adviser has contractually agreed to defer the collection of fees and/or reimburse expenses, but only to the extent necessary to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions; borrowing costs, such as (a) interest and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; indirect expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests; and extraordinary expenses) to 1.35% (RNHIX) and 1.60% (RNOTX) of the average daily net assets of the Fund through January 31, 2022. The annualized net expense ratio in this annual report dated September 30, 2022 is 1.35% (RNHIX) and 1.60% (RNOTX). The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s annual report dated September 30, 2022 only includes the direct expenses paid by shareholders from their investment. The expense ratio as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus dated January 28, 2022 is required to include the indirect expenses of investing in underlying funds.

 

What contributing factors were responsible for the Fund’s relative performance during the period?

 

RiverNorth Tactical Closed-End Fund Sleeve

The fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 was a period of significant weakness for fixed income CEFs with the All Taxable Fixed Income CEF peer group index down 15.78% and 21.66% on NAV and market price, respectively. Over that period we endured 3 of the worst 10 quarters for CEF performance since 1997 and the 2nd worst month (September 2022) in the past 10 years.

 

The volatility in CEFs has pushed discounts out to very wide levels. At September 30, 2022, the All Taxable Fixed Income CEF Peer Group average discount was in the 91st percentile of wideness. Said differently, only 9% of the time has the average discount been wider than where they sat at year end.

 

If you look across those 9% of observations that were wider, you’ll notice that most of them are clustered close to where discounts are today. It’s very rare to see significantly wider discounts.

 

The Oaktree sleeve was the most significant negative contributor to performance over the year, while the CEF sleeve had a relatively small negative contribution to performance.

 

The RiverNorth sleeve’s exposure to the underlying net asset values of CEFs was the largest detractor from performance for the period.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Oaktree High Yield Bond & Senior Loan Sleeve

Recession fears and rising interest rates pummeled financial assets over the past twelve months. High yield bonds were not immune to the declines. Most notably, we’ve seen a significant increase in Treasury yields, which has pushed down bond prices across all fixed income, including high yield bonds. Importantly, however, the duration of high yield bonds is moderate, particularly compared to investment grade bonds. In addition to rising interest rates, the yield spread of the high yield bond market has also widened over the twelve-month period.

 

Although the default environment remains relatively benign, there has been an increase in the number of issues trading at or below 70% of par (an indicator of creditor weakness). The rising amount of stressed and distressed debt suggests that defaults should increase from their current low levels; however, two factors may help issuers survive an economic downturn.

 

First, the vast majority of bank loans are “covenant lite,” meaning most credit agreements don’t require companies to satisfy financial covenants, such as leverage ratios. Companies with credit agreements lacking these financial (aka maintenance) covenants obviously don’t have to worry about defaulting by breaching such covenants, so borrowers with covenant lite loans should default less frequently than those with traditional credit agreements.

 

Second, strong demand for high yield bonds from retail and institutional investors enabled many companies to extend their debt maturities and lower their interest burden by refinancing their debt. At today’s yield spreads, we believe investors are being well compensated for credit risk. Moreover, with high yield bonds trading at deep discounts, investors have ample opportunity to earn capital appreciation.

 

How was the Fund positioned at the end of the period?

 

The Fund's sleeve allocation at fiscal year end is as follows: 24% RiverNorth Tactical CEF Income and 76% Oaktree Global High Yield/Bank Loan.

 

The average discount of the Fund’s CEF portfolio widened about 1.5% to a 6.3% discount at year-end.

 

Oaktree High Yield Bond & Senior Loan Sleeve

At the end of September 2022, the portfolio remained broadly diversified. Roughly 81% of the global portfolio was allocated to North America, with the balance invested in Europe. In terms of Industry exposure, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure and Software represented the two largest sectors in the portfolio.

 

We are monitoring our duration and yield curve positioning closely. Our objective is to ensure that the portfolio will not be disproportionately impacted if interest rates move up sharply.

 

What is the outlook?

 

We expect that investors will continue to harvest CEF tax losses into the 4th quarter of 2022. It’s hard to say when the selling will peak, but it’s typically around Thanksgiving. In the CEF market, discounts tend to bottom around that time.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

It’s our opinion that CEFs are truly providing a double discount on most asset classes. With market prices for the fixed income CEF peer groups down 20-25% over the reporting period, we believe current discounts on top of cheaper asset classes make CEFs uniquely attractive.

 

Strategy Allocation

 

(GRAPHIC) 

 

Credit Quality Distribution(1)(2) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

(GRAPHIC) 

 

Sector Breakdown(1) (percentages are based on net assets)

 

(GRAPHIC) 

 

The allocation does not add up to 100% as it reflects the leverage utilized by the underlying funds.

 

(1)Borrowing Risk – borrowings increase fund expenses and are subject to repayment, possibly at inopportune times. Closed- End Fund Risk – closed-end funds are exchange traded, may trade at a discount to their net asset values and may deploy leverage. Convertible Security Risk – the market value of convertible securities adjusts with interest rates and the value of the underlying stock. Credit Derivatives Risk – the use of credit derivatives is highly specialized, involves default, counterparty and liquidity risks and may not perfectly correlate to the underlying asset or liability being hedged. Currency Risk – foreign currencies will rise or decline relative to the U.S. dollar. Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk – defaulted securities carry the risk of uncertainty of repayment. Equity Risk – equity securities may experience volatility and the value of equity securities may move in opposite directions from each other and from other equity markets generally. Fixed Income Risk – the market value of fixed income securities adjusts with interest rates and the securities are subject to issuer default. Foreign/Emerging Market Risk – foreign securities may be subject to inefficient or volatile markets, different regulatory regimes or different tax policies. These risks may be enhanced in emerging markets. Floating Interest Rate Risk – loans pay interest based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and a decline in LIBOR could negatively impact the Fund’s return. Investment Style Risk – investment strategies may come in and out of favor with investors and may underperform or outperform at times. Large Shareholder Purchase and Redemption Risk – The Fund may experience adverse effects when certain large shareholders purchase or redeem large amounts of shares of the Fund. Loans Risk – loans may be unrated or rated below investment grade and the pledged collateral may lose value. Secondary trading in loans is not fully-developed and may result in illiquidity. Management Risk – there is no guarantee that the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s investment decisions will produce the desired results. Market Risk – economic conditions, interest rates and political events may affect the securities markets. Portfolio Turnover Risk – increased portfolio turnover results in higher brokerage expenses and may impact the tax status of distributions. Preferred Stock Risk – preferred stocks generally pay dividends, but may be less liquid than common stocks, have less priority than debt instruments and may be subject to redemption by the issuer. Security Risk – the value of the Fund may increase or decrease in response to the prospects of the issuers of securities and loans held in the Fund. Swap Risk – swap agreements are subject to counterparty default risk and may not perform as intended. Underlying Fund Risk – underlying funds have additional fees, may utilize leverage, may not correlate to an intended index and may trade at a discount to their net asset values. Valuation Risk – Loans and fixed-income securities are traded “over the counter” and because there is no centralized information regarding trading, the valuation of loans and fixed-income securities may vary.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

(2)For the sleeve managed by RiverNorth, credit quality allocation reflects a fixed-income portfolio weighted average of the credit breakdown of each CEF as provided by the advisor of said CEF. If a credit breakdown is not provided by the advisor, Bloomberg is used. For the sleeves managed by Oaktree, the sub-adviser uses a proprietary credit scoring matrix to rank potential investments. This process offers a systematic way of reviewing the key quantitative and qualitative variables impacting credit quality for each investment. Investment grade refers to a bond rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s. High yield refers to a bond rated lower than investment grade. For more information about securities ratings, please see the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information at www.rivernorth.com.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Definitions:

 

Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Agency MBS) – Agency MBS are mortgage-backed securities issued by government-sponsored enterprises such as Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

 

Alpha – Alpha is a measure of performance on a risk-adjusted basis. The excess return of a fund relative to the return of the benchmark index is a fund's alpha.

 

Basis Point (bps) – A common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01% (0.0001), and is used to denote the percentage change in a financial instrument.

 

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index – The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues with maturities of at least one year. The index cannot be invested in directly and does not reflect fees and expenses.

 

BofA Merrill Lynch Developed Markets High Yield Constrained Index – The BofA Merrill Lynch Developed Markets High Yield Constrained Index contains all securities in the BofA Merrill Lynch Global High Yield index from developed markets countries but cap issuer exposure at 2%. Developed markets is defined as an FX-G10 member, a Western European nation, or a territory of the U.S. or a Western European nation. The index tracks the performance of USD, CAD, GBP and EUR denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the major domestic or Eurobond markets. Qualifying securities must have a below investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch). The index cannot be invested in directly and does not reflect fees and expenses.

 

Business Development Company (BDC) – A BDC is an organization that invests in small- and medium-sized companies as well as distressed companies. A BDC helps the small- and medium-sized firms grow in the initial stages of their development.

 

Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) – A CLO is a security backed by a pool of debt, often low- rated corporate loans. The investor receives scheduled debt payments from the underlying loans but assumes most of the risk in the event that borrowers default.

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) – CMBS are fixed-income investment products that are backed by mortgages on commercial properties rather than residential real estate.

 

Coupon – A coupon is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value.

 

Dry Powder – Dry Powder is an informal term that refers to highly liquid securities, cash reserves and any other security that can be converted to cash right away to meet debt obligations, cover operational expenses or invest in opportunities.

 

Investment Company Debt (ICD) – ICD are non-equity securities. Notes typically obligate issuers to repay creditor the principal loan, in addition to any interest payments, at a predetermined date.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Portfolio Update

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Morningstar All CEF Peer Group – The Morningstar All CEF Peer Group Index is an equally-weighted index of all U.S.-listed Closed-End Funds that invest substantially all of their assets in taxable, nonmunicipal securities.

 

Morningstar All Taxable Fixed Income CEF Peer Group – The Morningstar All Taxable Fixed Income CEF Peer Group is an equally-weighted index of all U.S.-listed Closed-End Funds that invest substantially all of their assets in taxable fixed income securities.

 

Morningstar U.S. Fund Allocation Category – The Morningstar U.S. Fund Allocation Category -50% to 70% Equity. Funds in allocation categories seek to provide both income and capital appreciation by investing in multiple asset classes, including stocks, bonds, and cash. These portfolios are dominated by domestic holdings and have equity exposures between 50% and 70%.

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) – MBS are asset-backed securities that are secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages.

 

Non-Agency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (Non-Agency RMBS) – Non-Agency RMBS are mortgage-backed securities sponsored by private companies other than the government sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, or Freddie Mac.

 

Par – Par value, also known as nominal value, is the face value of a bond or the stock value stated in the corporate charter.

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed securities (RMBS) – RMBS are a type of mortgage-backed debt obligation whose cash flows come from residential debt, such as mortgages, home-equity loans and subprime mortgages.

 

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) – A SPAC is a company with no commercial operations that is formed strictly to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) for the purpose of acquiring an existing company.

 

Tax Loss Harvesting – Tax loss selling is the selling of securities at a loss to offset a capital gains tax liability.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

Expense Example

As a shareholder of the RiverNorth Funds (the "Trust" or "Funds"), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period, April 1, 2022, and held for the six months ended September 30, 2022.

 

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your variable account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line for each share class of each Fund within the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Disclosure of Fund Expenses

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

  Beginning
Account Value
04/01/2022
Ending
Account Value
09/30/2022
Expense
Ratio(a)
Expenses
Paid During
Period(b)
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund        
Class I Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $849.00 1.46% $6.77
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,017.75 1.46% $7.39
Class R Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $848.20 1.72% $7.97
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,016.44 1.72% $8.69
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund        
Class I Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $898.90 0.89% $4.24
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,020.61 0.89% $4.51
Class R Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $897.90 1.14% $5.42
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,019.35 1.14% $5.77
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund        
Class I Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $918.70 1.35% $6.49
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,018.30 1.35% $6.83
Class R Shares        
Actual $1,000.00 $917.50 1.60% $7.69
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,017.05 1.60% $8.09

 

(a)Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

(b)Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (183), then divided by 365. Note this expense example is typically based on a six-month period.

 

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares/Description  Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 78.49%
 157,974   Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.  $723,521 
 32,400   AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund   274,104 
 22,841   Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund   279,117 
 124,211   BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust   5,242 
 289,260   Blackrock Capital Allocation Trust   3,936,829 
 100,359   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.   895,202 
 224,353   Blackrock ESG Capital Allocation Trust   2,873,962 
 73,949   Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund   928,799 
 264,832   BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   2,018,020 
 57,348   Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust   857,353 
 21,886   First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund   208,792 
 108,521   First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund   1,446,585 
 127,622   First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund   1,719,068 
 317,804   First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund   1,741,566 
 148,846   GDL Fund   1,178,860 
 76,828   Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund   786,719 
 101,401   Nuveen Corporate Income 2023 Target Term Fund   912,487 
 191,685   Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   979,510 
 18,145   Nuveen Preferred & Income Term Fund   334,231 
 14,600   Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund   172,718 
 20,639   Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund   360,357 
 124,365   Pershing Square Holdings Ltd.   3,730,950 
 29,575   PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   312,903 
 45,153   PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund   648,849 
 62,323   PIMCO Access Income Fund   987,819 
 172,203   PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund   2,271,358 
 85,475   Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.   947,918 
 91,679   Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust(a)   1,427,442 
 10,000   Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund   44,300 
 273,355   Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc.   1,703,002 
 18,270   Western Asset Investment Grade Defined Opportunity Trust, Inc.   279,531 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS    
(Cost $41,648,605)  34,987,114 
           
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 2.14%    
 77,091   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   955,157 
           
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES    
(Cost $1,004,662)  955,157 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 4.87%    
 37,953   Invesco FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio   614,080 
 12,897   iShares® Core MSCI EAFE ETF   679,285 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

  3,277    PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1  $875,811 
             
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS    
(Cost $2,385,995)  2,169,176 
             
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.86%    
  15,162    XAI Octagon Floating Rate Alternative Income Term Trust, Series 2026, 6.500%, 03/31/2026   381,926 
             
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS    
(Cost $378,879)  381,926 
             
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES - 1.96%    
  192,929    First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc.   551,777 
  32,700    Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp. II(a)   322,098 
             
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES    
(Cost $1,134,923)  873,875 

 

Shares/Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NOTES - 7.53%
United States - 7.53%
$ 72,619  First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc.  5.00%   05/25/2026    1,645,547 
  852,978  New Mountain Finance Corp.  5.75%   08/15/2023    844,448 
  977,764  PennantPark Floating Rate Capital, Ltd.  4.25%   04/01/2026    864,764 
                   
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NOTES              
(Cost $3,633,598)            3,354,759 
                   
Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
U.S. CORPORATE BONDS - 0.80%
Private Equity - 0.80%
  437,712  Hercules Capital, Inc.  2.63%   09/16/2026    358,666 
                   
TOTAL U.S. CORPORATE BONDS              
(Cost $367,927)            358,666 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares/Description  Value 
Rights - 0.00%(a)(b)    
 13,110   Agba Acquisition, Ltd., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2049  $1,820 
           
TOTAL RIGHTS     
(Cost $2,960)   1,820 
           
Warrants - 0.02%(a)     
 13,110   Agba Acquisition, Ltd., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 05/10/2024   577 
 7,024   Ares Acquisition Corp., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   808 
 5,039   Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. I, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 02/19/2026   504 
 5,032   Austerlitz Acquisition Corp. II, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   503 
 8,081   Churchill Capital Corp. VI, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   1,131 
 8,168   Churchill Capital Corp. VII, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 02/29/2028   1,103 
 5,250   Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 03/18/2028   917 
 4,425   Gores Holdings VII, Inc., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   531 
 10,113   Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corp., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 01/30/2026   1,011 
 5,064   KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   608 
 5,303   Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc., Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2028   795 
 4,429   Longview Acquisition Corp. II, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 05/10/2026   310 
 6,540   Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp, Strike Price 11.50, Expires 12/31/2027   291 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS    
(Cost $96,224)   9,089 
           
Short-Term Investments - 2.97%     
Money Market Fund - 2.97%     
 1,324,337   State Street Institutional Trust (7 Day Yield 1.03%)  $1,324,337 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $1,324,337)   1,324,337 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.64%     
(Cost $51,978,110)  $44,415,919 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.36%  $159,819 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $44,575,738 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Less than 0.005%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares/Description  Value 
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 16.17%     
 421,479   AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund, Inc.  $3,742,734 
 231,874   Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.   2,731,476 
 383,908   Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund   4,691,356 
 1,000   BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.   8,550 
 764,940   BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust   7,297,528 
 130,970   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.   1,168,252 
 293,653   Blackstone Long-Short Credit Income Fund   3,200,818 
 924,929   Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund   9,831,995 
 166,245   Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund   2,088,037 
 1,266,209   BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.   9,648,513 
 283,826   Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities & Income Fund   5,137,251 
 181,724   First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund   1,969,888 
 732,792   First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund   9,870,708 
 340,444   Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust   2,103,944 
 330,751   Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunity Fund   3,757,327 
 2,531,700   Invesco Senior Income Trust   9,417,924 
 311,581   Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   1,919,339 
 1,449,660   Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.   5,827,633 
 1,260,606   Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund   12,908,605 
 3,928,520   Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund   20,074,737 
 500,931   Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund   3,291,117 
 323,588   Nuveen Senior Income Fund   1,511,156 
 30,094   Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund   525,441 
 894,097   PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   9,459,546 
 740,171   PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc.   8,541,573 
 580,398   PGIM Short Duration High Yield Opportunities Fund   8,340,319 
 262,655   PIMCO Access Income Fund   4,163,082 
 172,720   PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund   3,347,314 
 1,001,858   PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund   13,214,507 
 633,708   Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund   2,807,326 
 331,750   Virtus AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund   7,475,986 
 790,992   Western Asset Diversified Income Fund   9,950,679 
 1,812,439   Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.   14,463,263 
 3,250,944   Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.   11,963,474 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS     
(Cost $277,197,231)   216,451,398 
           
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 0.76%     
 821,097   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   10,173,392 
           
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES     
(Cost $10,940,541)   10,173,392 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Shares/Description  Value 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - PREFERRED SHARES - 1.33%     
 246,313   First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc., 5.000%, 05/25/2026  $5,581,453 
 6,000,000   New Mountain Finance Corp., 5.750%, 08/15/2023(a)   5,940,000 
 49,593   Oxford Square Capital Corp., 6.250%, 04/30/2026   1,194,695 
 5,770,000   PennantPark Floating Rate Capital, Ltd., 4.250%, 04/01/2026(a)   5,103,164 
           
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - PREFERRED SHARES     
(Cost $19,107,668)   17,819,312 
           
OPEN-END FUNDS - 2.20%     
 3,566,438   RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund, Class I(b)   29,458,779 
           
TOTAL OPEN-END FUNDS     
(Cost $33,813,657)   29,458,779 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.06%     
 32,069   Oxford Square Capital Corp., 6.500%, 03/30/2024   790,501 
 8,906   Riverbed Tech Pref A, 1.500%, 11/17/2028(a)   8,906 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     
(Cost $990,340)   799,407 
           
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES - 1.38%     
 1,693,856   Barings BDC, Inc.   14,008,189 
 6,676   CW TRAVEL(a)   66,760 
 350,000   Far Peak Acquisition Corp., Class A(a)   3,461,500 
 9,442   Frontera Energy Corp.(a)   68,927 
 52,500   Gores Technology Partners II, Inc.(a)   515,550 
 1,113   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Series A(a)   6,678 
 1,113   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Series B(a)   6,121 
 10,628   Intelsat New Common(a)   297,584 
 31,580   McDermott International, Ltd.(a)   15,790 
           
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES     
(Cost $23,150,143)   18,447,099 

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS - 4.52%
Argentina - 0.07%
$150,000   AES Argentina Generacion SA(c)  7.75%   02/02/2024   $115,790 
 150,000   Pampa Energia SA(d)  9.13%   04/15/2029    126,202 
 150,000   Pampa Energia SA(c)  9.13%   04/15/2029    126,203 
 300,000   YPF SA  8.50%   06/27/2029    180,907 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
$850,000   YPF SA  7.00%   12/15/2047    $424,611 
                  973,713 
Australia - 0.38%
 1,000,000   APA Infrastructure, Ltd.(d)  4.25%   07/15/2027     927,720 
 965,000   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.(d)(e)  5Y US TI + 1.70%   11/25/2035     701,881 
 675,000   Commonwealth Bank of Australia(d)  4.32%   01/10/2048     499,498 
 1,105,000   Macquarie Group, Ltd.(d)(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.532%   01/14/2033     832,105 
 725,000   National Australia Bank, Ltd.(d)  2.99%   05/21/2031     558,910 
 340,000   NBN Co., Ltd.(d)  1.45%   05/05/2026     296,988 
 500,000   Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty, Ltd.(d)  3.38%   04/30/2025     469,512 
 500,000   Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty, Ltd.(d)  3.63%   04/28/2026     461,508 
 480,000   Westpac Banking Corp.(e)  5Y US TI + 1.53%   11/18/2036     352,184 
                  5,100,306 
Brazil - 0.10%
 650,000   Banco do Brasil SA(e)(f)  6.25%   Perpetual Maturity     560,599 
 800,000   BRF SA(c)  5.75%   09/21/2050     553,110 
 950,000   Oi SA(g)  10.00% (4.00%)   07/27/2025     281,314 
                  1,395,023 
British Virgin Islands - 0.04%
 550,000   TSMC Global, Ltd.(d)  1.25%   04/23/2026     483,163 
                    
Canada - 0.56%
 200,000   Aris Mining Corp.(c)  6.88%   08/09/2026     145,587 
 630,000   Bank of Montreal(e)  3.80%   12/15/2032     547,098 
 805,000   Bank of Nova Scotia(e)  5Y US TI + 2.05%   05/04/2037     676,317 
 110,000   Bell Telephone Co. of Canada or Bell Canada  3.65%   08/15/2052     77,828 
 385,000   CCL Industries, Inc.(d)  3.05%   06/01/2030     309,773 
 245,000   CI Financial Corp.  4.10%   06/15/2051     146,261 
 425,000   Enbridge, Inc.  3.40%   08/01/2051     286,059 
 600,000   Frontera Energy Corp.(d)  7.88%   06/21/2028     431,607 
 220,000   Garda World Security Corp.(d)  6.00%   06/01/2029     161,731 
 600,000   Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.(d)  7.75%   05/23/2027     469,242 
 400,000   Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.(c)  7.75%   05/23/2027     312,828 
 110,000   Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.(d)  5.00%   12/31/2026     96,665 
 1,430,000   Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc. / KIK Custom Products, Inc.(d)  7.00%   12/31/2027     1,096,832 
 205,000   Mattamy Group Corp.(d)  4.63%   03/01/2030     156,887 
 25,000   MEG Energy Corp.(d)  5.88%   02/01/2029     22,475 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
$155,000   Parkland Corp.(d)  4.50%   10/01/2029    $125,496 
 205,000   Superior Plus LP / Superior General Partner, Inc.(d)  4.50%   03/15/2029     169,660 
 540,000   Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC(d)  5.63%   12/06/2026     259,119 
 1,275,000   Toronto-Dominion Bank  4.69%   09/15/2027     1,233,913 
 750,000   TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.  4.25%   05/15/2028     695,616 
                  7,420,994 
Cayman Islands - 0.17%
 200,000   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman(d)(e)(f)  7.50%   Perpetual Maturity     170,915 
 200,000   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman(d)(e)(f)  10Y US TI + 5.034%   Perpetual Maturity     157,333 
 200,000   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman(c)(e)(f)  7.63%   Perpetual Maturity     177,853 
 300,000   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman(e)(f)  10Y US TI + 5.47%   Perpetual Maturity     256,372 
 500,000   Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman(c)(e)(f)  10Y US TI + 5.034%   Perpetual Maturity     393,331 
 140,418   Bioceanico Sovereign Certificate, Ltd.(c)(h)  0.00%   06/05/2034     89,309 
 172,473   Global Aircraft Leasing Co., Ltd.(d)(g)  6.50% (7.25%)   09/15/2024     130,076 
 224,000   Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings, Ltd.(c)  6.25%   02/15/2025     184,979 
 397,996   Interoceanica IV Finance, Ltd.(h)  0.00%   11/30/2025     348,247 
 144,018   Lima Metro Line 2 Finance, Ltd.(d)  5.88%   07/05/2034     136,840 
 186,667   Rutas 2 and 7 Finance, Ltd.(c)(h)  0.00%   09/30/2036     113,126 
 179,375   Transocean Poseidon, Ltd.(d)  6.88%   02/01/2027     164,475 
                  2,322,856 
Chile - 0.38%
 400,000   AES Andes SA(d)(e)  6.35%   10/07/2079     345,000 
 300,000   AES Andes SA(e)  7.13%   03/26/2079     263,760 
 400,000   AES Andes SA(c)(e)  6.35%   10/07/2079     345,000 
 200,000   CAP SA(d)  3.90%   04/27/2031     141,628 
 700,000   CAP SA(c)  3.90%   04/27/2031     495,700 
 900,000   Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA(d)  5.00%   01/25/2047     688,162 
 804,650   Empresa Electrica Cochrane SpA(c)  5.50%   05/14/2027     734,098 
 370,620   GNL Quintero SA(c)  4.63%   07/31/2029     341,523 
 800,000   Guacolda Energia SA(c)  4.56%   04/30/2025     276,720 
 200,000   Inversiones La Construccion SA(c)  4.75%   02/07/2032     148,468 
 750,000   Transelec SA(c)  3.88%   01/12/2029     672,844 
 1,050,000   VTR Finance NV(c)  6.38%   07/15/2028     590,625 
                  5,043,528 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
China - 0.03%         
$300,000   Agile Group Holdings, Ltd.(f)  7.88%   Perpetual Maturity    $60,582 
 495,000   Agile Group Holdings, Ltd.(e)(f)  7.75%   Perpetual Maturity     99,223 
 700,000   Central China Real Estate, Ltd.  7.25%   07/16/2024     163,275 
 400,000   Ronshine China Holdings, Ltd.(i)  7.35%   12/15/2023     26,295 
 600,000   Ronshine China Holdings, Ltd.  6.75%   08/05/2024     39,807 
 350,000   Yuzhou Group Holdings Co., Ltd.(i)  8.30%   05/27/2025     24,950 
 600,000   Yuzhou Group Holdings Co., Ltd.(i)  7.38%   01/13/2026     41,970 
                  456,102 
Colombia - 0.28%
 450,000   Banco Davivienda SA(d)(e)(f)  10Y US TI + 5.10%   Perpetual Maturity     330,665 
 350,000   Banco Davivienda SA(c)(e)(f)  10Y US TI + 5.097%   Perpetual Maturity     257,184 
 650,000   Banco GNB Sudameris SA(d)(e)  5Y US TI + 6.66%   04/16/2031     475,699 
 200,000   Banco GNB Sudameris SA(c)(e)  5Y US TI + 6.66%   04/16/2031     146,369 
 350,000   Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS(d)  8.88%   02/07/2025     145,425 
 400,000   Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS(c)  8.88%   02/07/2025     166,200 
 100,000   Ecopetrol SA  4.63%   11/02/2031     70,147 
 950,000   Ecopetrol SA  5.88%   05/28/2045     576,726 
 1,020,000   Ecopetrol SA  5.88%   11/02/2051     606,467 
 400,000   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP(c)  4.25%   07/18/2029     291,064 
 700,000   Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP(c)  4.38%   02/15/2031     493,196 
 200,000   Oleoducto Central SA(c)  4.00%   07/14/2027     154,668 
                  3,713,810 
Cyprus - 0.01%
 200,000   Interpipe Holdings PLC(d)  8.38%   05/13/2026     81,800 
                    
France - 0.09%
 930,000   BNP Paribas SA(d)(e)  1D SOFR + 1.51%   01/13/2031     740,828 
 590,000   BPCE SA(d)  1.00%   01/20/2026     510,349 
                  1,251,177 
Great Britain - 0.31%
 200,000   AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC  3.75%   10/01/2030     155,421 
 765,000   Barclays PLC(e)  3M US L + 1.38%   05/16/2024     764,652 
 930,000   HSBC Holdings PLC(e)  3M US L + 1.38%   09/12/2026     907,807 
 730,000   Lloyds Banking Group PLC(e)  3M US L + 1.21%   11/07/2028     641,141 
 335,000   NatWest Markets PLC(d)  0.80%   08/12/2024     307,946 
 297,077   SCC Power PLC(d)(g)  8.00% (8.00%)   12/31/2028     115,117 
 160,917   SCC Power PLC(d)(g)  4.00% (4.00%)   05/17/2032     14,161 
 472,000   Tullow Oil PLC(d)  10.25%   05/15/2026     399,584 
 450,000   Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC(d)  9.25%   04/23/2026     253,812 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
$200,000   Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC(c)  9.25%   04/23/2026    $112,806 
 480,000   Weir Group PLC(d)  2.20%   05/13/2026     403,804 
                  4,076,251 
Hong Kong - 0.04%
 200,000   Kasikornbank PCL(e)(f)  5Y US TI + 3.337%   Perpetual Maturity     160,814 
 400,000   RKP Overseas Finance, Ltd.(f)  7.75%   Perpetual Maturity     122,120 
 600,000   RKP Overseas Finance, Ltd.(f)  7.95%   Perpetual Maturity     184,650 
                  467,584 
India - 0.13%
 375,000   Adani International Container Terminal Pvt, Ltd.(c)  3.00%   02/16/2031     288,626 
 200,000   Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.(c)  4.38%   07/03/2029     166,671 
 500,000   Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Ltd.  3.10%   02/02/2031     360,133 
 400,000   JSW Steel, Ltd.(c)  5.05%   04/05/2032     285,289 
 200,000   Network i2i, Ltd.(c)(e)(f)  5Y US TI + 3.39%   Perpetual Maturity     163,280 
 900,000   Vedanta Resources, Ltd.  6.13%   08/09/2024     533,551 
                  1,797,550 
Indonesia - 0.09%
 500,000   ABM Investama Tbk PT(d)  9.50%   08/05/2026     430,847 
 200,000   Freeport Indonesia PT(d)  5.32%   04/14/2032     166,500 
 400,000   Gajah Tunggal Tbk PT  8.95%   06/23/2026     315,600 
 200,000   Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT  5.80%   05/15/2050     151,056 
 300,000   Pertamina Persero PT(c)  4.15%   02/25/2060     194,590 
                  1,258,593 
Ireland - 0.12%
 1,050,000   AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust  3.40%   10/29/2033     763,341 
 665,000   Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.(d)  3.25%   02/15/2027     557,750 
 400,000   C&W Senior Financing DAC(c)  6.88%   09/15/2027     327,358 
                  1,648,449 
Israel - 0.08%
 200,000   Bank Hapoalim BM(d)(e)  5Y US TI + 2.155%   01/21/2032     167,174 
 900,000   Israel Electric Corp., Ltd.(d)  5.00%   11/12/2024     879,290 
                  1,046,464 
Jamaica - 0.00%(j)
 67,289   Digicel Group Holdings, Ltd.(d)(g)  8.00% (8.00%)   04/01/2025     26,647 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
Japan - 0.06%
$910,000   Renesas Electronics Corp.(d)  2.17%   11/25/2026    $783,394 
                    
Luxembourg - 0.24%
 150,000   Atento Luxco 1 SA(d)  8.00%   02/10/2026     65,650 
 600,000   Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I SARL / Endo US, Inc.(d)  6.13%   04/01/2029     474,568 
 305,000   EverArc Escrow Sarl(d)  5.00%   10/30/2029     246,836 
 565,133   FEL Energy VI Sarl(c)  5.75%   12/01/2040     387,975 
 1,100,000   Intelsat Escrow Shares(k)  0.00%   Perpetual Maturity     0 
 135,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(d)  6.50%   03/15/2030     115,115 
 1,000,000   MC Brazil Downstream Trading SARL(c)  7.25%   06/30/2031     754,130 
 270,000   Millicom International Cellular SA(c)  6.25%   03/25/2029     229,603 
 700,000   Movida Europe SA(c)  5.25%   02/08/2031     498,098 
 600,000   Simpar Europe SA(c)  5.20%   01/26/2031     423,951 
                  3,195,926 
Mauritius - 0.07%
 200,000   UPL Corp., Ltd.  4.50%   03/08/2028     165,685 
 200,000   UPL Corp., Ltd.  4.63%   06/16/2030     161,141 
 800,000   UPL Corp., Ltd.(e)(f)  5Y US TI + 3.865%   Perpetual Maturity     586,200 
                  913,026 
Mexico - 0.26%
 666,096   Alpha Holding SA de CV(d)(i)  9.00%   02/10/2025     0 
 188,465   Alpha Holding SA de CV(i)  9.00%   02/10/2025     0 
 200,000   BBVA Bancomer SA(c)(e)  5.13%   01/18/2033     165,802 
 800,000   Braskem Idesa SAPI(d)  6.99%   02/20/2032     536,000 
 200,000   Braskem Idesa SAPI(c)  6.99%   02/20/2032     134,500 
 400,000   Cemex SAB de CV(c)(e)(f)  5Y US TI + 4.534%   Perpetual Maturity     321,000 
 500,000   Credito Real SAB de CV SOFOM ER(c)(i)  9.50%   02/07/2026     8,125 
 600,000   Mexarrend SAPI de CV(d)  10.25%   07/24/2024     177,531 
 200,000   Mexarrend SAPI de CV(c)  10.25%   07/24/2024     59,177 
 1,100,000   Mexico City Airport Trust(c)  5.50%   07/31/2047     688,859 
 141,539   Mexico Generadora de Energia S de rl  5.50%   12/06/2032     125,296 
 700,000   Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER(d)  8.25%   02/11/2025     407,835 
 750,000   Petroleos Mexicanos  6.38%   01/23/2045     415,954 
 500,000   Petroleos Mexicanos  6.75%   09/21/2047     279,557 
 200,000   TV Azteca SAB de CV(i)  8.25%   08/09/2024     98,102 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$1,000,000   Unifin Financiera SAB de CV(c)(e)(f)  8.88%   Perpetual Maturity  $35,000 
                3,452,738 
Morocco - 0.06%
 1,200,000   OCP SA(c)  5.13%   06/23/2051   768,498 
                  
Netherlands - 0.26%
 600,000   Coruripe Netherlands BV(c)  10.00%   02/10/2027   514,500 
 850,000   Jababeka International BV(c)  6.50%   10/05/2023   480,250 
 200,000   Metinvest BV(c)  7.75%   10/17/2029   89,380 
 200,000   Minejesa Capital BV  4.63%   08/10/2030   166,000 
 1,600,000   Minejesa Capital BV  5.63%   08/10/2037   1,146,200 
 177,780   MV24 Capital BV(c)  6.75%   06/01/2034   150,585 
 300,000   NGD Holdings BV  6.75%   12/31/2026   124,500 
 415,000   NXP BV / NXP Funding LLC / NXP USA, Inc.  3.88%   06/18/2026   387,822 
 200,000   Petrobras Global Finance BV  6.75%   06/03/2050   163,276 
 410,000   Petrobras Global Finance BV  5.50%   06/10/2051   291,772 
                3,514,285 
Panama - 0.07%
 200,000   Empresa de Transmision Electrica SA(c)  5.13%   05/02/2049   150,232 
 664,036   UEP Penonome II SA(d)  6.50%   10/01/2038   574,391 
 189,725   UEP Penonome II SA(c)  6.50%   10/01/2038   164,112 
                888,735 
Paraguay - 0.06%
 1,000,000   Frigorifico Concepcion SA(d)  7.70%   07/21/2028   794,255 
                  
Peru - 0.19%
 200,000   Banco Internacional del Peru SAA Interbank(e)  1Y US TI + 3.71%   07/08/2030   178,508 
 300,000   Camposol SA(d)  6.00%   02/03/2027   238,329 
 400,000   Camposol SA(c)  6.00%   02/03/2027   317,772 
 824,400   Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru(c)  6.38%   06/01/2028   736,807 
 200,000   Peru LNG Srl(c)  5.38%   03/22/2030   158,087 
 200,000   Petroleos del Peru SA(c)  4.75%   06/19/2032   141,632 
 1,350,000   Petroleos del Peru SA(c)  5.63%   06/19/2047   813,577 
                2,584,712 
Singapore - 0.15%
 715,000   BOC Aviation, Ltd.(d)(e)  3M US L + 1.13%   09/26/2023   713,867 
 200,000   Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.(d)(e)  5Y US TI + 1.58%   09/10/2030   179,197 
 400,000   PSA Treasury Pte, Ltd.  2.25%   04/30/2030   335,446 
 350,000   Temasek Financial I, Ltd.(d)  1.00%   10/06/2030   270,188 
 250,000   Temasek Financial I, Ltd.(c)  1.00%   10/06/2030   192,991 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description

  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$500,000   Theta Capital Pte, Ltd.  6.75%   10/31/2026  $321,250 
                2,012,939 
South Korea - 0.03%
 200,000   LG Chem, Ltd.(d)  2.38%   07/07/2031   156,717 
 200,000   Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.(d)(e)(f)  5Y US TI + 2.06%   Perpetual Maturity   171,710 
                328,427 
Spain - 0.12%
 500,000   AES Andres BV(d)  5.70%   05/04/2028   411,388 
 250,000   AI Candelaria Spain SA(d)  5.75%   06/15/2033   170,550 
 1,050,000   AI Candelaria Spain SA(c)  5.75%   06/15/2033   716,310 
 600,000   EnfraGen Energia Sur SA / EnfraGen Spain SA / Prime Energia SpA(c)  5.38%   12/30/2030   358,032 
                1,656,280 
Trinidad and Tobago - 0.01%
 200,000   Telecommunications Services of Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd.(c)  8.88%   10/18/2029   176,793 
                  
United Arab Emirates - 0.03%
 277,398   Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco, Ltd.(d)  2.16%   03/31/2034   228,649 
 289,959   Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco, Ltd.(c)  2.94%   09/30/2040   221,271 
                449,920 
Vietnam - 0.03%
 500,000   Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV(c)  5.13%   05/07/2029   393,528 
                  
TOTAL FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS       
(Cost $81,808,518)   60,477,466 
                  
U.S. CORPORATE BONDS - 8.15%
Advertising - 0.03%       
 140,000   Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(d)  7.50%   06/01/2029   101,722 
 300,000   Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.  5.40%   10/01/2048   262,866 
                364,588 
Aerospace/Defense - 0.21%
 455,000   Boeing Co.  2.95%   02/01/2030   366,352 
 290,000   Boeing Co.  3.75%   02/01/2050   189,589 
 600,000   Northrop Grumman Corp.  5.15%   05/01/2040   563,274 
 590,000   Raytheon Technologies Corp.  3.03%   03/15/2052   386,629 
 220,000   TransDigm, Inc.(d)  6.25%   03/15/2026   213,772 
 380,000   TransDigm, Inc.  5.50%   11/15/2027   331,347 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$585,000   Triumph Group, Inc.(d)  6.25%   09/15/2024  $533,959 
 280,000   Triumph Group, Inc.  7.75%   08/15/2025   214,293 
                2,799,215 
Agriculture - 0.08%
 935,000   BAT Capital Corp.  3.46%   09/06/2029   762,430 
 321,693   Pyxus Holdings, Inc.  10.00%   08/24/2024   263,161 
                1,025,591 
Airlines - 0.04%
 475,000   American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd.(d)  5.75%   04/20/2029   415,280 
 184,375   United Airlines 2016-1 Class B Pass Through Trust  3.65%   01/07/2026   159,919 
                575,199 
Auto Manufacturers - 0.16%
 315,000   Ford Motor Co.  3.25%   02/12/2032   227,447 
 475,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc.  2.40%   10/15/2028   375,838 
 485,000   General Motors Financial Co., Inc.  3.10%   01/12/2032   366,449 
 850,000   Hyundai Capital America(d)  2.65%   02/10/2025   792,937 
 25,000   Hyundai Capital America(d)  1.80%   10/15/2025   22,259 
 355,000   Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC(d)  4.25%   11/13/2023   351,483 
                2,136,413 
Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.13%
 115,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.  5.00%   10/01/2029   87,254 
 1,115,000   Dealer Tire LLC / DT Issuer LLC(d)  8.00%   02/01/2028   984,524 
 225,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  5.25%   07/15/2031   180,275 
 1,179,000   Wheel Pros, Inc.(d)  6.50%   05/15/2029   541,680 
                1,793,733 
Banks - 0.62%
 225,000   Bank of America Corp.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.11%   04/25/2025   219,042 
 280,000   Bank of America Corp.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.75%   07/22/2026   273,936 
 345,000   Bank of America Corp.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.21%   10/20/2032   264,242 
 930,000   Bank of America Corp.(e)  5Y US TI + 2.48%   09/21/2036   673,129 
 885,000   Citigroup, Inc.(e)  3M US L + 1.10%   05/17/2024   885,286 
 170,000   Citigroup, Inc.(e)  1D US SOFR + 0.694%   01/25/2026   156,355 
 195,000   Citigroup, Inc.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.28%   02/24/2028   174,020 
 935,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(e)  3M US L + 1.17%   05/15/2026   928,426 
 265,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(e)  1D US SOFR + 0.82%   09/10/2027   252,854 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$260,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 0.915%   02/24/2026  $242,007 
 135,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.99%   07/25/2028   129,764 
 370,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D SOFR + 1.02%   06/01/2029   300,385 
 565,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 2.04%   04/22/2031   447,366 
 485,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.25%   04/22/2032   376,458 
 470,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.26%   01/25/2033   370,020 
 340,000   Morgan Stanley(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.669%   07/17/2026   331,247 
 310,000   Morgan Stanley(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.61%   04/20/2028   290,335 
 145,000   Morgan Stanley(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.29%   01/21/2033   114,808 
 940,000   Morgan Stanley(e)  1D SOFR + 2.48%   09/16/2036   674,957 
 185,000   Santander Holdings USA, Inc.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.249%   01/06/2028   154,512 
 370,000   Wells Fargo & Co.(e)  3M US L + 1.17%   06/17/2027   337,281 
 425,000   Wells Fargo & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.98%   07/25/2028   405,772 
 390,000   Wells Fargo & Co.(e)  1D US SOFR + 1.43%   10/30/2030   320,942 
                8,323,144 
Beverages - 0.12%
 900,000   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.  4.60%   04/15/2048   747,963 
 50,000   Constellation Brands, Inc.  3.15%   08/01/2029   43,022 
 290,000   Constellation Brands, Inc.  2.88%   05/01/2030   240,924 
 270,000   PepsiCo, Inc.  3.60%   02/18/2028   255,471 
 490,000   Triton Water Holdings, Inc.(d)  6.25%   04/01/2029   375,499 
                1,662,879 
Biotechnology - 0.08%
 330,000   Amgen, Inc.  4.05%   08/18/2029   304,005 
 360,000   Illumina, Inc.  0.55%   03/23/2023   352,624 
 545,000   Royalty Pharma PLC  3.30%   09/02/2040   366,832 
                1,023,461 
Building Materials - 0.09%
 130,000   Builders FirstSource, Inc.(d)  6.38%   06/15/2032   115,783 
 850,000   Carrier Global Corp.  3.38%   04/05/2040   615,949 
 130,000   Griffon Corp.  5.75%   03/01/2028   111,972 
 465,000   Owens Corning  4.40%   01/30/2048   346,730 
                1,190,434 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
Chemicals - 0.15%            
$455,000   ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.(d)  7.50%   09/30/2029  $301,194 
 460,000   CF Industries, Inc.  5.38%   03/15/2044   392,030 
 140,000   CVR Partners LP / CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.(d)  6.13%   06/15/2028   122,101 
 780,000   Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc.(d)  9.00%   07/01/2028   648,909 
 200,000   Sasol Financing USA LLC  5.50%   03/18/2031   151,324 
 500,000   Vibrantz Technologies, Inc.(d)  9.00%   02/15/2030   326,439 
 125,000   WR Grace Holdings LLC(d)  5.63%   08/15/2029   94,062 
                2,036,059 
Coal - 0.01%
 180,000   SunCoke Energy, Inc.(d)  4.88%   06/30/2029   139,195 
                  
Commercial Services - 0.13%
 90,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.(d)  6.63%   07/15/2026   80,376 
 175,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.(d)  9.75%   07/15/2027   144,082 
 400,000   Global Payments, Inc.  4.95%   08/15/2027   381,713 
 200,000   Metis Merger Sub LLC(d)  6.50%   05/15/2029   156,283 
 120,000   NESCO Holdings II, Inc.(d)  5.50%   04/15/2029   100,172 
 410,000   PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp.(d)  8.00%   11/15/2029   300,640 
 175,000   Triton Container International, Ltd.(d)  1.15%   06/07/2024   159,511 
 330,000   Triton Container International, Ltd. / TAL International Container Corp.  3.25%   03/15/2032   244,670 
 170,000   WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.(d)  5.75%   04/15/2026   156,930 
                1,724,377 
Computers - 0.10%
 455,000   Fortinet, Inc.  1.00%   03/15/2026   392,023 
 430,000   NetApp, Inc.  1.88%   06/22/2025   393,151 
 700,000   Virtusa Corp.(d)  7.13%   12/15/2028   522,655 
                1,307,829 
Containers and Packaging - 0.03%
 400,000   Packaging Corp. of America  3.40%   12/15/2027   363,664 
                  
Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.02%
 125,000   Coty, Inc.(d)  6.50%   04/15/2026   115,333 
 130,000   Coty, Inc.(d)  5.00%   04/15/2026   118,516 
                233,849 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
Distribution/Wholesale - 0.01%
$180,000   BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc.(d)  7.63%   05/01/2027  $156,303 
                  
Diversified Financial Services - 0.42%
 300,000   Air Lease Corp.  1.88%   08/15/2026   254,603 
 835,000   Air Methods Corp.(d)  8.00%   05/15/2025   420,640 
 465,000   Aircastle, Ltd.(d)  2.85%   01/26/2028   361,649 
 800,000   American Express Co.  3.95%   08/01/2025   775,317 
 635,000   Aviation Capital Group LLC(d)  1.95%   09/20/2026   515,021 
 200,000   Capital One Financial Corp.(e)  1D US SOFR + 2.16%   07/24/2026   195,638 
 960,000   Discover Financial Services  4.10%   02/09/2027   883,969 
 95,000   Nasdaq, Inc.  3.95%   03/07/2052   70,845 
 385,000   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(d)  5.75%   11/15/2031   283,050 
 95,000   Navient Corp.  5.00%   03/15/2027   77,830 
 110,000   NFP Corp.(d)  6.88%   08/15/2028   85,982 
 170,000   OneMain Finance Corp.  6.63%   01/15/2028   146,254 
 305,000   PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(d)  4.25%   02/15/2029   217,919 
 710,000   Synchrony Financial  3.95%   12/01/2027   616,959 
 925,000   Western Union Co.  2.75%   03/15/2031   697,698 
                5,603,374 
Electric - 0.70%
 465,000   Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.(d)  4.60%   05/01/2053   393,152 
 155,000   Calpine Corp.(d)  5.13%   03/15/2028   133,446 
 35,000   Calpine Corp.(d)  4.63%   02/01/2029   28,588 
 415,000   DTE Energy Co.(l)  4.22%   11/01/2024   407,397 
 80,000   Duke Energy Carolinas LLC  2.85%   03/15/2032   66,372 
 265,000   Duke Energy Corp.  4.30%   03/15/2028   249,795 
 675,000   Duke Energy Corp.  3.95%   08/15/2047   493,342 
 255,000   Entergy Corp.  2.80%   06/15/2030   206,891 
 1,000,000   Exelon Corp.  4.05%   04/15/2030   907,487 
 130,000   Exelon Corp.(d)  4.10%   03/15/2052   100,666 
 480,000   Georgia Power Co.  2.20%   09/15/2024   454,756 
 980,000   Georgia Power Co.  3.25%   03/15/2051   648,783 
 1,100,000   ITC Holdings Corp.  3.25%   06/30/2026   1,018,888 
 550,000   Mercury Chile Holdco LLC(d)  6.50%   01/24/2027   481,283 
 275,000   Monongahela Power Co.(d)  5.40%   12/15/2043   251,569 
 375,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  4.26%   09/01/2024   369,870 
 750,000   NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  2.25%   06/01/2030   599,463 
 265,000   NRG Energy, Inc.(d)  2.00%   12/02/2025   234,278 
 215,000   NRG Energy, Inc.(d)  3.63%   02/15/2031   168,162 
 525,000   Pacific Gas and Electric Co.  2.50%   02/01/2031   382,660 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$320,000   Pike Corp.(d)  5.50%   09/01/2028  $259,610 
 325,000   Southern Co.(e)  5Y US TI + 2.915%   09/15/2051   264,352 
 300,000   Southwestern Electric Power Co.  3.25%   11/01/2051   191,350 
 1,000,000   Virginia Electric and Power Co.  3.50%   03/15/2027   938,215 
 160,000   Virginia Electric and Power Co.  3.75%   05/15/2027   151,239 
                9,401,614 
Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.01%
 115,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc.(d)  4.75%   06/15/2028   91,269 
                  
Electronics - 0.02%
 335,000   Arrow Electronics, Inc.  3.88%   01/12/2028   303,241 
                  
Engineering & Construction - 0.02%
 265,000   Artera Services LLC(d)  9.03%   12/04/2025   213,688 
                  
Entertainment - 0.17%
 260,000   Boyne USA, Inc.(d)  4.75%   05/15/2029   218,181 
 265,000   Cedar Fair LP  5.25%   07/15/2029   227,895 
 135,000   Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC(d)  5.50%   04/15/2029   100,840 
 235,000   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(d)  4.75%   10/15/2027   204,504 
 270,000   Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC / Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.(d)  4.88%   05/01/2029   222,831 
 575,000   Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.(d)  5.63%   09/01/2029   398,831 
 350,000   Premier Entertainment Sub LLC / Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.(d)  5.88%   09/01/2031   236,710 
 265,000   Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc.(d)  6.63%   03/01/2030   212,852 
 135,000   Scientific Games International, Inc.(d)  7.25%   11/15/2029   125,820 
 415,000   Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.(d)  3.76%   03/15/2027   371,819 
                2,320,283 
Environmental Control - 0.01%
 180,000   Madison IAQ LLC(d)  4.13%   06/30/2028   144,842 
                  
Food - 0.14%
 160,000   Performance Food Group, Inc.(d)  5.50%   10/15/2027   145,792 
 140,000   Performance Food Group, Inc.(d)  4.25%   08/01/2029   116,840 
 31,000   Post Holdings, Inc.(d)  4.63%   04/15/2030   25,528 
 769,000   Smithfield Foods, Inc.(d)  4.25%   02/01/2027   713,490 
 65,000   Smithfield Foods, Inc.(d)  3.00%   10/15/2030   50,272 
 810,000   Sysco Corp.  3.30%   02/15/2050   533,632 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$10,000   Sysco Corp.  3.15%   12/14/2051  $6,349 
 270,000   United Natural Foods, Inc.(d)  6.75%   10/15/2028   247,502 
                1,839,405 
Food Service - 0.03%
 585,000   TKC Holdings, Inc.(d)  10.50%   05/15/2029   448,589 
                  
Healthcare-Products - 0.01%
 255,000   Medline Borrower LP(d)  5.25%   10/01/2029   193,017 
                  
Healthcare-Services - 0.26%
 690,000   Centene Corp.  2.50%   03/01/2031   521,579 
 155,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(d)  6.00%   01/15/2029   114,273 
 570,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(d)  6.88%   04/15/2029   276,588 
 355,000   Elevance Health, Inc.  2.38%   01/15/2025   335,384 
 135,000   Elevance Health, Inc.  4.55%   05/15/2052   114,303 
 395,000   HCA, Inc.  4.13%   06/15/2029   346,937 
 320,000   Health Care Service Corp. A Mutual Legal Reserve Co.(d)  3.20%   06/01/2050   214,546 
 85,000   Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(d)  6.75%   04/15/2025   80,527 
 205,000   Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(d)  4.38%   02/15/2027   169,664 
 75,000   ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.(d)  5.00%   10/01/2029   61,086 
 915,000   Radiology Partners, Inc.(d)  9.25%   02/01/2028   598,342 
 195,000   RP Escrow Issuer LLC(d)  5.25%   12/15/2025   161,409 
 115,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(d)  6.13%   10/01/2028   100,936 
 220,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(d)  6.13%   06/15/2030   202,098 
 155,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  4.95%   05/15/2062   138,595 
                3,436,267 
Housewares - 0.04%
 910,000   SWF Escrow Issuer Corp.(d)  6.50%   10/01/2029   540,963 
                  
Insurance - 0.24%
 130,000   Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC(d)  6.75%   10/15/2027   112,313 
 185,000   AmWINS Group, Inc.(d)  4.88%   06/30/2029   153,976 
 855,000   Athene Global Funding(d)(e)  SOFRINDX + 0.56%   08/19/2024   832,151 
 330,000   Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.  2.85%   10/15/2050   212,668 
 180,000   Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.  3.85%   03/15/2052   138,185 
 150,000   Brighthouse Financial Global Funding(d)  1.00%   04/12/2024   140,116 
 260,000   Brighthouse Financial Global Funding(d)  2.00%   06/28/2028   212,048 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$160,000   GTCR AP Finance, Inc.(d)  8.00%   05/15/2027  $147,505 
 435,000   Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.(d)  3.20%   12/01/2061   264,505 
 415,000   Prudential Financial, Inc.  3.91%   12/07/2047   316,634 
 745,000   Willis North America, Inc.  4.50%   09/15/2028   691,828 
                3,221,929 
Internet - 0.13%
 1,490,000   Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.(d)  6.00%   02/15/2029   992,129 
 200,000   Expedia Group, Inc.  5.00%   02/15/2026   196,892 
 390,000   Expedia Group, Inc.  3.80%   02/15/2028   346,909 
 135,000   Expedia Group, Inc.  3.25%   02/15/2030   109,664 
 58,000   Expedia Group, Inc.  2.95%   03/15/2031   45,076 
 135,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(d)  4.50%   08/15/2029   113,738 
                1,804,408 
Investment Companies - 0.84%
 430,000   Ares Capital Corp.  2.15%   07/15/2026   360,866 
 5,000,000   Franklin BSP Lending Corp.(d)  5.38%   05/30/2023   4,936,514 
 180,000   Icahn Enterprises LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.  5.25%   05/15/2027   157,996 
 435,000   Owl Rock Capital Corp.  2.63%   01/15/2027   352,052 
 844   OWL Rock Core Income Corp.(d)  5.50%   03/21/2025   795 
 3,961,000   OWL Rock Core Income Corp.  5.50%   03/21/2025   3,730,637 
 2,000,000   OWL Rock Core Income Corp.  4.70%   02/08/2027   1,754,294 
                11,293,154 
Leisure Time - 0.06%
 135,000   Carnival Corp.(d)  7.63%   03/01/2026   102,804 
 430,000   Carnival Corp.(d)  5.75%   03/01/2027   302,193 
 140,000   NCL Corp., Ltd.(d)  5.88%   02/15/2027   116,843 
 340,000   Viking Cruises, Ltd.(d)  5.88%   09/15/2027   259,969 
                781,809 
Lodging - 0.06%
 420,000   Marriott International, Inc.  3.13%   06/15/2026   387,930 
 585,000   Marriott International, Inc.  2.75%   10/15/2033   425,574 
                813,504 
Machinery-Diversified - 0.03%
 520,000   Flowserve Corp.  2.80%   01/15/2032   372,932 
                  
Media - 0.27%
 140,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(d)  4.75%   02/01/2032   109,260 
 135,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(d)  4.25%   01/15/2034   96,947 
 970,000   Cengage Learning, Inc.(d)  9.50%   06/15/2024   910,476 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity  Value 
$395,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital  4.91%   07/23/2025  $385,535 
 495,000   Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital  3.50%   03/01/2042   315,208 
 260,000   Comcast Corp.  3.95%   10/15/2025   252,809 
 410,000   Comcast Corp.  3.40%   04/01/2030   361,075 
 120,000   Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co.-Obligor, Inc.(d)  5.88%   08/15/2027   103,725 
 145,000   DISH DBS Corp.(d)  5.75%   12/01/2028   109,854 
 130,000   GCI LLC(d)  4.75%   10/15/2028   108,195 
 700,000   McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.(d)  5.75%   08/01/2028   585,995 
 85,000   News Corp.(d)  5.13%   02/15/2032   74,758 
 190,000   Scripps Escrow, Inc.(d)  5.88%   07/15/2027   165,664 
                3,579,501 
Mining - 0.08%
 220,000   Arconic Corp.(d)  6.13%   02/15/2028   194,824 
 50,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  4.38%   08/01/2028   45,097 
 300,000   Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  4.63%   08/01/2030   263,490 
 400,000   Glencore Funding LLC(d)  1.63%   04/27/2026   346,313 
 365,000   Glencore Funding LLC(d)  3.38%   09/23/2051   222,988 
                1,072,712 
Miscellaneous Manufactur - 0.01%
 205,000   Parker-Hannifin Corp.  4.25%   09/15/2027   195,581 
                  
Oil & Gas - 0.44%
 360,000   BP Capital Markets America, Inc.  2.94%   06/04/2051   229,377 
 475,000   BP Capital Markets America, Inc.  3.00%   03/17/2052   305,451 
 905,000   Brooklyn Union Gas Co.(d)  4.49%   03/04/2049   682,973 
 165,000   Callon Petroleum Co.(d)  7.50%   06/15/2030   144,779 
 165,000   Chesapeake Energy Corp.(d)  5.88%   02/01/2029   153,243 
 170,000   CNX Resources Corp.(d)  6.00%   01/15/2029   155,512 
 100,000   CNX Resources Corp.(d)  7.38%   01/15/2031   98,026 
 320,000   Continental Resources, Inc.(d)  2.27%   11/15/2026   273,461 
 95,000   East Ohio Gas Co.(d)  3.00%   06/15/2050   60,109 
 450,000   Exxon Mobil Corp.  4.23%   03/19/2040   391,992 
 260,000   Halliburton Co.  2.92%   03/01/2030   216,781 
 140,000   Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.(d)  6.25%   11/01/2028   129,475 
 155,000   Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co.(d)  5.75%   02/01/2029   135,827 
 250,000   Kosmos Energy, Ltd.(c)  7.50%   03/01/2028   196,709 
 285,000   Marathon Petroleum Corp.  5.13%   12/15/2026   280,595 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$750,000  NiSource, Inc.  3.60%   05/01/2030   $655,301 
 65,000  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.63%   09/01/2030    66,131 
 95,000  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.13%   01/01/2031    93,806 
 95,000  Occidental Petroleum Corp.  6.45%   09/15/2036    95,234 
 170,000  Pioneer Natural Resources Co.  1.90%   08/15/2030    130,224 
 700,000  SierraCol Energy Andina LLC(d)  6.00%   06/15/2028    455,555 
 300,000  SierraCol Energy Andina LLC(c)  6.00%   06/15/2028    195,238 
 140,000  Southwestern Energy Co.  5.38%   02/01/2029    127,247 
 160,000  Southwestern Energy Co.  4.75%   02/01/2032    134,448 
 110,000  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.  6.00%   04/15/2027    105,052 
 215,000  Sunoco LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.  4.50%   05/15/2029    178,738 
 160,000  USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.  6.88%   09/01/2027    145,672 
                5,836,956 
Oil & Gas Services - 0.01%             
 150,000  Weatherford International, Ltd.(d)  6.50%   09/15/2028    135,210 
                  
Packaging & Containers - 0.08%             
 280,000  Berry Global, Inc.  1.65%   01/15/2027    232,541 
 195,000  Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(d)  6.63%   04/15/2029    177,842 
 736,000  WRKCo, Inc.  3.75%   03/15/2025    709,725 
                1,120,108 
Pharmaceuticals - 0.14%             
 870,000  AbbVie, Inc.  4.70%   05/14/2045    738,486 
 260,000  AdaptHealth LLC(d)  5.13%   03/01/2030    214,786 
 100,000  Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(d)  6.13%   02/01/2027    69,480 
 90,000  Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(d)  6.25%   02/15/2029    33,768 
 430,000  CVS Health Corp.  5.05%   03/25/2048    379,692 
 200,000  Owens & Minor, Inc.(d)  6.63%   04/01/2030    176,500 
 265,000  Viatris, Inc.  1.65%   06/22/2025    235,880 
                1,848,592 
Pipelines - 0.41%             
 73,000  Antero Midstream Partners LP / Antero Midstream Finance Corp.(d)  5.75%   03/01/2027    67,665 
 395,000  Energy Transfer LP  4.75%   01/15/2026    381,021 
 1,000,000  Energy Transfer LP  3.90%   07/15/2026    933,200 
 250,000  Energy Transfer LP  4.40%   03/15/2027    233,360 
 525,000  Energy Transfer LP  5.00%   05/15/2044    406,537 
 220,000  EQM Midstream Partners LP(d)  4.75%   01/15/2031    175,142 
 320,000  Hess Midstream Operations LP(d)  5.13%   06/15/2028    280,624 
 275,000  Hess Midstream Operations LP(d)  4.25%   02/15/2030    222,650 
 678,000  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP  6.95%   01/15/2038    675,857 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$1,260,000  NGL Energy Operating LLC / NGL Energy Finance Corp.(d)  7.50%   02/01/2026   $1,122,729 
 205,000  NGPL PipeCo LLC(d)  3.25%   07/15/2031    160,806 
 270,000  NuStar Logistics LP  6.38%   10/01/2030    231,625 
 255,000  ONEOK, Inc.  3.40%   09/01/2029    214,217 
 345,000  Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC  5.00%   03/15/2027    331,425 
                5,436,858 
Real Estate - 0.01%             
 130,000  Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.(d)  5.25%   04/15/2030    88,503 
                  
REITS - 0.33%             
 165,000  Agree LP  2.60%   06/15/2033    120,573 
 370,000  Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.  3.00%   05/18/2051    225,513 
 280,000  Corporate Office Properties LP  2.90%   12/01/2033    194,409 
 800,000  Crown Castle, Inc.  3.70%   06/15/2026    752,118 
 515,000  Crown Castle, Inc.  3.65%   09/01/2027    466,832 
 465,000  Equinix, Inc.  1.80%   07/15/2027    389,303 
 1,000,000  Equinix, Inc.  2.15%   07/15/2030    768,112 
 515,000  Host Hotels & Resorts LP   2.90%   12/15/2031    378,667 
 390,000  Invitation Homes Operating Partnership LP  2.70%   01/15/2034    275,735 
 250,000  Iron Mountain, Inc.(d)  4.50%   02/15/2031    193,727 
 80,000  Office Properties Income Trust  2.65%   06/15/2026    60,062 
 335,000  Office Properties Income Trust  2.40%   02/01/2027    241,668 
 140,000  Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer(d)  4.88%   05/15/2029    113,618 
 90,000  Sabra Health Care LP  3.20%   12/01/2031    66,250 
 180,000  Vornado Realty LP  2.15%   06/01/2026    150,839 
                4,397,426 
Retail - 0.39%             
 480,000  AutoNation, Inc.  3.85%   03/01/2032    379,960 
 810,000  Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.  3.15%   01/15/2032    618,100 
 240,000  Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.  4.10%   01/15/2052    148,788 
 190,000  Dollar General Corp.  4.25%   09/20/2024    187,851 
 735,000  Dollar Tree, Inc.  4.00%   05/15/2025    712,959 
 90,000  Dollar Tree, Inc.  3.38%   12/01/2051    58,486 
 120,000  Ferrellgas LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.(d)  5.38%   04/01/2026    105,739 
 240,000  Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.(d)  6.75%   01/15/2030    182,851 
 220,000  Lowe's Cos., Inc.  4.40%   09/08/2025    216,804 
 230,000  Lowe's Cos., Inc.  5.63%   04/15/2053    213,249 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$480,000  McDonald's Corp.  4.45%   03/01/2047   $403,617 
 150,000  Michaels Cos., Inc.(d)  5.25%   05/01/2028    105,617 
 190,000  Park River Holdings, Inc.(d)  5.63%   02/01/2029    123,665 
 945,000  PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.(d)  7.75%   02/15/2029    846,285 
 290,000  Sonic Automotive, Inc.(d)  4.63%   11/15/2029    227,994 
 190,000  SRS Distribution, Inc.(d)  4.63%   07/01/2028    163,436 
 185,000  Staples, Inc.(d)  7.50%   04/15/2026    155,595 
 255,000  Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.(d)  5.00%   06/01/2031    209,616 
 145,000  Victoria's Secret & Co.(d)  4.63%   07/15/2029    109,784 
                5,170,396 
Semiconductors - 0.10%             
 729,000  Broadcom, Inc.(d)  3.42%   04/15/2033    557,753 
 770,000  Marvell Technology, Inc.  4.20%   06/22/2023    767,963 
                1,325,716 
Software - 0.19%             
 200,000  AthenaHealth Group, Inc.(d)  6.50%   02/15/2030    158,490 
 1,550,000  Castle US Holding Corp.(d)  9.50%   02/15/2028    1,150,457 
 140,000  Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(d)  4.88%   07/01/2029    109,845 
 225,217  CWT Travel Group, Inc.(d)  8.50%   11/19/2026    194,813 
 635,000  Oracle Corp.  3.85%   04/01/2060    385,404 
 465,000  VMware, Inc.  2.20%   08/15/2031    339,169 
 195,000  Workday, Inc.  3.70%   04/01/2029    175,123 
                2,513,301 
Telecommunications - 0.38%             
 500,000  AT&T, Inc.  4.30%   02/15/2030    457,402 
 235,000  AT&T, Inc.  2.75%   06/01/2031    188,493 
 1,045,000  AT&T, Inc.  3.50%   09/15/2053    698,028 
 500,000  AT&T, Inc.  3.55%   09/15/2055    329,475 
 175,000  CommScope, Inc.(d)  4.75%   09/01/2029    143,071 
 1,675,000  Embarq Corp Eq  8.00%   06/01/2036    841,252 
 45,000  Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(d)  5.88%   10/15/2027    40,433 
 85,000  Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(d)  5.00%   05/01/2028    73,089 
 150,000  Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(d)  6.00%   01/15/2030    118,155 
 160,000  Lumen Technologies, Inc.(d)  5.13%   12/15/2026    137,906 
 440,000  T-Mobile USA, Inc.  2.25%   02/15/2026    394,319 
 1,000,000  T-Mobile USA, Inc.  3.88%   04/15/2030    887,627 
 445,000  T-Mobile USA, Inc.  3.40%   10/15/2052    294,553 
 500,000  Verizon Communications, Inc.  3.15%   03/22/2030    426,037 
 145,000  Verizon Communications, Inc.  3.88%   03/01/2052    108,267 
                5,138,107 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
Transportation - 0.09%            
$970,000  CSX Corp.  3.80%   11/01/2046   $742,870 
 500,000  Union Pacific Corp.  3.70%   03/01/2029    463,418 
                1,206,288 
Trucking & Leasing - 0.02%             
 350,000  Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP / PTL Finance Corp.(d)  4.20%   04/01/2027    326,071 
                  
TOTAL U.S. CORPORATE BONDS             
(Cost $133,446,168)           109,071,547 
                  
CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS - 0.00%             
 95,548  Digicel Group Holdings, Ltd.(d)(g)  5.09% (7.00%)   12/31/2049    16,721 
                  
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BONDS             
(Cost $20,041)           16,721 
                  
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES, SUPRANATIONALS AND FOREIGN AGENCIES - 0.76%
 400,000  Brazilian Government International Bond  5.63%   02/21/2047    309,540 
 1,150,000  Brazilian Government International Bond  4.75%   01/14/2050    786,451 
 200,000  Chile Government International Bond  2.55%   01/27/2032    157,376 
 300,000  Chile Government International Bond  3.50%   01/25/2050    204,902 
 500,000  Chile Government International Bond  3.10%   01/22/2061    290,957 
 600,000  Colombia Government International Bond  3.25%   04/22/2032    407,019 
 200,000  Colombia Government International Bond  4.13%   02/22/2042    114,212 
 1,100,000  Colombia Government International Bond  5.00%   06/15/2045    669,953 
 300,000  Colombia Government International Bond  5.20%   05/15/2049    186,087 
 600,000  Colombia Government International Bond  4.13%   05/15/2051    323,651 
 300,000  Dominican Republic International Bond(d)  6.00%   02/22/2033    244,922 
 600,000  Dominican Republic International Bond(d)  6.40%   06/05/2049    433,961 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$250,000  Dominican Republic International Bond(c)  5.88%   01/30/2060   $165,940 
 200,000  Indonesia Government International Bond  2.15%   07/28/2031    157,020 
 500,000  Indonesia Government International Bond  3.70%   10/30/2049    355,214 
 400,000  Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad(c)  6.38%   05/15/2043    281,302 
 250,000  Korea Development Bank  2.00%   10/25/2031    200,645 
 1,160,000  Mexico Government International Bond  3.75%   01/11/2028    1,066,551 
 500,000  Mexico Government International Bond  2.66%   05/24/2031    384,592 
 750,000  Mexico Government International Bond  4.28%   08/14/2041    547,378 
 500,000  Mexico Government International Bond  4.40%   02/12/2052    346,183 
 600,000  Panama Government International Bond  2.25%   09/29/2032    423,951 
 500,000  Panama Government International Bond  3.87%   07/23/2060    298,644 
 200,000  Philippine Government International Bond  3.70%   03/01/2041    153,200 
 200,000  Philippine Government International Bond  3.70%   02/02/2042    152,955 
 200,000  Republic of South Africa Government International Bond  4.30%   10/12/2028    166,929 
 900,000  Republic of South Africa Government International Bond  5.65%   09/27/2047    581,088 
 300,000  Saudi Government International Bond(c)  2.25%   02/02/2033    236,188 
 800,000  Ukraine Government International Bond(c)(i)  7.25%   03/15/2035    150,812 
                  
TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES, SUPRANATIONALS AND FOREIGN AGENCIES
(Cost $14,102,531)           9,797,623 
                  
BANK LOANS - 2.07%(e)             
Cayman Islands - 0.07%             
 1,019,475  Grab Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor   01/29/2026    960,223 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
Luxembourg - 0.08%             
$1,144,806  Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL 1L, 2021, First Lien - Initial (Priority) Term Loan  3M US L + 8.75%, 1.00% Floor    02/28/2025   $1,135,270 
 409  Travelport Finance S.a r.l., First Lien - 2021 Consented Term Loan  3M US L + 6.75%    05/29/2026    290 
                 1,135,560 
Netherlands - 0.04%             
 50,880  Bright Bidco B.V., First Lien  N/A    02/28/2023    50,880 
 1,232,331  Bright Bidco B.V., First Lien - 2018 Refinancing B Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor    06/30/2024    306,543 
 89,040  Bright Bidco B.V., First Lien - Term Loan  SOFR + 8.00%    02/28/2023    89,040 
 5,736  Lealand Finance Company B.V., First Lien - Make-Whole Term Loan  1M US L + 3.00%    06/28/2024    3,657 
 75,894  Lealand Finance Company B.V., First Lien - Take-Back Term Loan  3M US L + 1.00%    06/30/2025    38,611 
                 488,731 
United Arab Emirates - 0.05%             
 784,130  Gulf Finance, LLC TL 1L  1M US L + 6.75%    08/25/2026    624,924 
                   
United States - 1.83%             
 1,237,811  Air Methods Corp., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor    04/22/2024    995,924 
 917,700  American Tire Distributors, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 6.25%    10/08/2028    861,821 
 1,625,000  Applied Systems, Inc., Second Lien - 2021 Term Loan  3M US L + 5.50%, 0.75% Floor    09/19/2025    1,606,313 
 686,950  Astra Acquisition Corp., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 5.25%    10/22/2028    587,342 
 1,755,042  Astra Acquisition Corp., Second Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 8.875%    10/22/2029    1,614,639 
 295,000  Asurion LLC, Second Lien - New B-3 Term Loan  1M US L + 5.25%    01/31/2028    223,831 
 1,534,500  Atlas Purchaser, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor    05/08/2028    1,210,337 
 1,565,000  Aveanna Healthcare LLC, Second Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 7.00%, 0.50% Floor    12/10/2029    1,158,100 
 200,000  Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Second Lien  3M US L + 7.00%    06/15/2026    189,500 
 729,488  Cengage Learning, Inc., First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 5.00%    06/29/2026    662,353 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$1,630,000  Constant Contact, Inc., Second Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor    02/12/2029   $1,287,700 
 905,000  DCert Buyer, Inc., Second Lien - First Amendment Refinancing Term Loan  3M US L + 7.00%    02/19/2029    848,438 
 760,000  DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., Second Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor    03/30/2029    713,450 
 443,367  Edgewater Generation LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 3.75%    12/13/2025    391,298 
 3,125,188  Envision Healthcare Corp., First Lien  3M US L + 0.00%    03/31/2027    1,050,198 
 661,548  Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.TLB 1L  3M US L + 4.25%    01/26/2029    622,516 
 400,000  Kenan Advantage Group, Inc, Second Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor    08/18/2027    370,000 
 435,000  LSF9 ATLANTIS HOLDINGS, LLC, First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 7.25%    03/29/2029    414,338 
 823,879  Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 4.75%    03/27/2026    784,818 
 483,567  Misys, Ltd., First Lien - Dollar Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor    06/13/2024    422,154 
 705,000  Misys, Ltd., Second Lien - Dollar Term Loan  6M US L + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor    06/13/2025    580,307 
 1,023,597  Riverbed Technology, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  6M US L + 8.00%    12/06/2026    398,778 
 332,037  Sweetwater Borrower, LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 4.25%    08/03/2028    303,813 
 966,936  Team Health Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor    02/06/2024    888,372 
 592,025  Think & Learn Private, Ltd., First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 6.00%    11/05/2026    433,868 
 680,000  TIBCO Software, Inc., Second Lien  1M US L + 7.25%    03/04/2028    678,725 
 1,748,941  Travel Leaders Group LLC, First Lien - 2018 Refinancing Term Loan  1M US L + 4.00%    01/25/2024    1,614,185 
 1,410,000  UKG, Inc. TL 2L  3M US L + 5.25%    05/03/2027    1,340,677 
 806,643  Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., First Lien - Closing Date Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor    10/28/2024    778,160 
 683,100  Viad Corp, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor    07/30/2028    651,220 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$880,420  WaterBridge Midstream Operating LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 5.75%, 1.00% Floor   06/22/2026   $851,987 
                24,535,162 
                  
TOTAL BANK LOANS             
(Cost $30,817,227)           27,744,600 
                  
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 4.57%             
    AIMCO CLO             
 500,000  Series 2018-AA(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.55%   04/17/2031   $445,884 
    AIMCO CLO 10, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2021-10A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%   07/22/2032    909,276 
    Apidos CLO XII             
 500,000  Series 2018-12A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.60%   04/15/2031    436,335 
    Apidos CLO XX             
 500,000  Series 2018-20A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.95%   07/16/2031    441,770 
    Apidos CLO XXIV             
 1,000,000  Series 2018-24A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.80%   10/20/2030    819,559 
    Babson CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-IA(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.60%   01/20/2031    435,963 
    Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017-2, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.50%   07/25/2034    417,447 
 1,000,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.10%   07/25/2034    887,453 
    Bain Capital Credit CLO 2021-2, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.15%   07/16/2034    445,356 
    Bain Capital Credit CLO 2022-3, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2022-3A(d)(e)  3M US SOFR + 7.35%   07/17/2035    841,644 
    Barings CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2017-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.60%   07/18/2029    465,054 
 500,000  Series 2018-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.82%   10/15/2030    421,344 
    Barings CLO, Ltd. 2018-III             
 1,295,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%   07/20/2029    1,088,764 
    Barings CLO, Ltd. 2019-I             
 1,500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.86%   04/15/2036    1,272,748 
    Barings CLO, Ltd. 2019-II             
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.41%   04/15/2036    448,319 
    Barings CLO, Ltd. 2021-II             
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.15%   07/15/2034    434,163 
    Beechwood Park CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2022-1A(d)(e)  3M US SOFR + 6.50%   01/17/2035    433,984 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
    BlueMountain CLO, Ltd.             
$500,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.60%   04/20/2031   $431,166 
    BlueMountain Fuji US CLO II, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2017-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   10/20/2030    882,579 
    Buttermilk Park CLO, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%   10/15/2031    838,347 
    Canyon Capital CLO 2016-2, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.15%   10/15/2031    425,785 
    Canyon Capital CLO 2017-1, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   07/15/2030    452,855 
    Canyon Capital CLO 2019-1, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 7.09%   04/15/2032    411,905 
    Canyon Capital CLO 2021-2, Ltd.             
 1,250,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.35%   04/15/2034    1,073,622 
    Canyon Capital CLO, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.75%   01/30/2031    857,028 
 1,500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.50%   01/30/2031    1,191,863 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%   07/15/2031    816,455 
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.80%   07/15/2031    435,489 
 500,000  Series 2018-1RA(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   07/15/2030    454,597 
    Canyon CLO 2021-3, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.05%   07/15/2034    883,811 
    Canyon CLO 2021-4, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2021-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.30%   10/15/2034    820,531 
    Canyon CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%   07/15/2031    451,152 
    Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2016-3, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.30%   07/20/2034    861,594 
    Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2018-2RA(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.35%   05/15/2031    784,038 
    Carlyle US CLO 2020-2, Ltd.             
 2,000,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.70%   01/25/2035    1,710,266 
    Carlyle US CLO 2021-1, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.00%   04/15/2034    412,751 
    Chenango Park CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   04/15/2030    440,372 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.80%   04/15/2030    825,930 
    Cook Park CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.60%   04/17/2030    434,188 
    Crown Point CLO IV, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 1.90%   04/20/2031    455,352 
    Dryden 57 CLO, Ltd.             
 500,000  Series 2018-57A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.55%   05/15/2031    436,819 
    Dryden 60 CLO, Ltd.             
 1,000,000  Series 2018-60A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   07/15/2031    895,414 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity    Value 
    Elevation CLO 2021-14, Ltd.               
$500,000  Series 2021-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.30%    10/20/2034    $451,946 
    Elmwood CLO IX, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.94%    07/20/2034     441,496 
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.94%    07/20/2034     422,898 
    Fillmore Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%    07/15/2030     447,565 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.40%    07/15/2030     836,458 
    Galaxy XIX CLO, Ltd.               
 1,300,000  Series 2017-19A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.53%    07/24/2030     1,013,755 
    Gilbert Park CLO, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2017-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.40%    10/15/2030     873,565 
    Goldentree Loan Management US CLO, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.85%    04/20/2030     896,050 
    Milos CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2020-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.15%    10/20/2030     431,376 
    Myers Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.05%    10/20/2030     445,293 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.50%    10/20/2030     820,840 
    Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 37, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-37A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%    07/20/2031     436,136 
    Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-42A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.95%    07/16/2035     416,058 
    Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Clo 44, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2021-44A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.00%    10/16/2034     853,531 
    Point Au Roche Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.13%    07/20/2034     417,309 
    PPM CLO 3, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.20%    04/17/2034     872,479 
    Rockland Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.25%    04/20/2034     418,728 
    Sound Point CLO XXIII               
 500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.30%    07/15/2034     423,424 
    Sound Point CLO XXIV               
 1,375,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.72%    10/25/2034     1,107,208 
    Sound Point CLO XXVI, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.35%    07/20/2034     427,413 
    Sound Point CLO XXVIII, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2020-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.90%    01/25/2032     839,400 
    Sound Point CLO XXXII, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.40%    10/25/2034     428,544 
 500,000  Series 2021-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.70%    10/25/2034     395,340 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity    Value 
    Stewart Park CLO, Ltd.               
$500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.60%    01/15/2030    $430,874 
    Symphony CLO XVII, Ltd.               
 1,500,000  Series 2018-17A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.65%    04/15/2028     1,416,750 
    Thayer Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.25%    04/20/2034     430,542 
    THL Credit Wind River 2017-1 CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.91%    04/18/2036     432,927 
    THL Credit Wind River 2017-3 CLO, Ltd.               
 750,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.88%    04/15/2035     660,872 
 500,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 7.08%    04/15/2035     425,072 
    THL Credit Wind River 2018-3 CLO, Ltd.               
 2,000,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.95%    01/20/2031     1,755,000 
    THL Credit Wind River CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  2.90% - 3M US L    07/15/2030     440,107 
 2,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  5.50% - 3M US L    07/15/2030     1,663,248 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%    07/18/2031     883,506 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%    07/15/2030     826,693 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.22%    10/22/2031     832,702 
    Unity-Peace Park CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2022-1A(d)(e)  3M US SOFR + 7.175%    04/20/2035     429,298 
    Upland CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%    04/20/2031     436,591 
    VERDE CLO, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.25%    04/15/2032     888,824 
    VOYA CLO 2017-2               
 1,000,000  Series 2017-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.02%    06/07/2030     831,818 
    Voya CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US SOFR + 3.06161%    04/18/2031     436,500 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.75%    07/15/2031     873,986 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.25%    07/15/2031     811,254 
 500,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.20%    10/20/2031     410,467 
 500,000  Series 2018-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.95%    07/14/2031     401,651 
    Webster Park CLO, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  5.50% - 3M US L    07/20/2030     796,638 
    Wind River 2013-1 CLO, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2017-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.65%    07/20/2030     455,741 
    Wind River 2014-3 CLO, Ltd.               
 1,500,000  Series 2018-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.40%    10/22/2031     1,309,656 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity    Value 
    Wind River 2021-2 CLO, Ltd.               
$500,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.43%    07/20/2034    $406,046 
                    
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS              
(Cost $70,679,937)            61,132,547 
                    
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.01%              
    Bellemeade Real Estate, Ltd.               
 84,333  Series 2019-2A(d)(e)  1M US L + 1.45%    04/25/2029     84,312 
                    
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS              
(Cost $84,333)            84,312 
                    
EQUITY - LINKED NOTES - 0.00%(j)              
 263,093  Inverpamplona SA(h)(k)  0.00%    12/30/2028      
                    
TOTAL EQUITY - LINKED NOTES              
(Cost $11,250)             
                    
NON-AGENCY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 20.75%     
    Aaset 2021-2 Trust               
 478,067  Series 2021-2A(d)  3.54%    12/15/2028     381,033 
    AASET, Ltd.               
 427,473  Series 2018-1A(d)  3.84%    09/16/2023     324,572 
    ABFC Trust               
 2,720,724  Series 2007-WMC1(e)  1M US L + 1.25%    06/25/2037     2,002,350 
    Alen Mortgage Trust               
 1,107,000  Series 2021-ACEN(d)(e)  1M US L + 4.00%    04/15/2026     1,004,100 
    AMSR               
 5,100,000  Series 2020-SFR3(d)  4.99%    09/17/2025     4,764,896 
 5,000,000  Series 2021-SFR1(d)(e)  4.61%    06/17/2028     4,076,606 
    AREIT Trust               
 1,265,000  Series 2019-CRE3(d)(e)  30D SOFR + 2.76%    09/16/2036     1,201,072 
    Atlas Senior Loan Fund X, Ltd.               
 491,101  Series 2018-10A(d)(e)  3M US L + 1.09%    01/15/2031     482,020 
    Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust               
 1,309,000  Series 2018-ATRM(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.40%    06/15/2035     1,221,911 
    Atrium IX               
 500,000  Series 2017-9A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.60%    05/28/2030     454,665 
    Atrium XIII               
 1,000,000  Series 2017-13A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.05%    11/21/2030     856,942 
    Atrium XIV LLC               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.65%    08/23/2030     868,535 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    Atrium XV              
$1,000,000  Series 2018-15A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%   01/23/2031    $903,826 
    BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
 683,000  Series 2019-AHT(d)(e)  2.57%   03/15/2034     657,051 
    Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust              
 600,000  Series 2015-UBS7(e)  4.48%   09/15/2025     558,059 
    BANK              
 200,000  Series 2017-BNK5(e)  4.33%   06/15/2027     174,544 
 10,291,000  Series 2018-BN12(d)(e)(m)  1.50%   05/15/2061     650,009 
 660,000  Series 2022-BNK39  3.18%   01/15/2032     530,839 
 165,000  Series 2022-BNK39(d)  2.50%   01/15/2032     94,441 
    BANK 2020-BNK27              
 16,875,000  Series 2020-BN27(d)(e)(m)  0.83%   04/15/2030     749,098 
    BANK 2021-BNK37              
 381,000  Series 2021-BN37(e)  3.21%   11/15/2031     277,057 
    Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-UBS10              
 1,045,000  Series 2016-UB10(e)  5.00%   05/15/2026     958,332 
    BBCMS Mortgage Trust              
 519,000  Series 2022-C17  4.44%   08/15/2032     490,328 
    BBCMS Trust              
 3,000,000  Series 2018-CBM(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.55%   07/15/2037     2,847,129 
    Benchmark Mortgage Trust              
 11,415,171  Series 2018-B2(e)(m)  0.57%   01/15/2028     166,933 
 600,000  Series 2018-B2(e)  4.38%   01/15/2028     524,381 
 21,872,883  Series 2018-B4(e)(m)  0.66%   06/15/2028     393,463 
 1,589,000  Series 2018-B4(d)(e)  2.95%   07/17/2051     1,158,815 
 954,000  Series 2020-B17(e)  3.37%   03/15/2030     738,751 
 522,000  Series 2020-B18(d)  4.14%   08/15/2025     436,399 
 1,510,000  Series 2021-B31(d)  2.25%   11/15/2031     826,164 
 592,000  Series 2022-B32(e)  3.53%   01/15/2032     485,534 
    BF Mortgage Trust              
 705,000  Series 2019-NYT(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.00%   12/15/2035     610,094 
    Blackbird Capital Aircraft              
 1,407,873  Series 2021-1A(d)  3.45%   07/15/2028     1,071,852 
    BMO Mortgage Trust              
 7,951,000  Series 2022-C1(d)(e)(m)  1.89%   02/15/2032     1,008,624 
    BX Trust              
 636,000  Series 2019-OC11(d)(e)  4.08%   12/09/2029     521,678 
 2,964,000  Series 2019-OC11(d)(e)  4.08%   12/06/2041     2,269,107 
 900,000  Series 2021-VIEW(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.93%   06/15/2023     831,788 
    Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending              
 1,113,000  Series 2019-CF1(d)(e)  4.12%   04/15/2024     1,022,567 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    Carbon Capital VI Commercial Mortgage Trust              
$359,976  Series 2019-FL2(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.85%   11/15/2021    $353,272 
    Carvana Auto Receivables Trust              
 5,300  Series 2021-N1(d)  0.00%   01/10/2028     1,463,429 
 5,250  Series 2021-N2(d)  0.00%   03/10/2028     1,658,908 
    Cascade MH Asset Trust              
 4,601,000  Series 2019-MH1(d)(e)  5.99%   10/25/2024     4,255,432 
    Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust              
 3,384,324  Series 2018-1(d)  6.63%   06/15/2043     2,109,283 
    Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust              
 460,890  Series 2019-1A(d)  3.97%   04/15/2026     406,064 
 2,750,000  Series 2019-1A(d)  0.00%   04/15/2039     426,250 
    Cathedral Lake VIII, Ltd.              
 1,000,000  Series 2021-8A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.62%   01/20/2035     916,382 
 1,000,000  Series 2021-8A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.42%   01/20/2035     885,036 
    CD Mortgage Trust              
 750,000  Series 2017-CD4(e)  4.35%   04/10/2027     637,801 
    CIFC Funding 2019-III, Ltd.              
 650,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.80%   10/16/2034     551,577 
    CIFC Funding 2022-III, Ltd.              
 500,000  Series 2022-3A(d)(e)  3M US SOFR + 3.75%   04/21/2035     450,503 
    CIFC Funding, Ltd.              
 850,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.00%   04/25/2033     755,133 
 500,000  Series 2021-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.85%   07/15/2033     444,790 
 500,000  Series 2021-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.95%   07/15/2033     429,406 
 2,500,000  Series 2021-5A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.50%   07/15/2034     2,122,665 
    Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust              
 3,302,213  Series 2014-GC25(e)(m)  0.96%   10/10/2047     48,302 
 866,000  Series 2015-GC27(d)(e)  4.42%   02/12/2048     773,984 
 400,000  Series 2015-GC31(e)  4.05%   06/10/2025     353,287 
 344,000  Series 2016-GC36(d)  2.85%   02/12/2049     200,682 
 464,000  Series 2017-C4(e)  4.10%   10/12/2027     412,720 
 225,000  Series 2019-GC41  3.20%   08/10/2029     185,933 
 1,000,000  Series 2019-SMRT(d)(e)  4.75%   01/10/2036     951,499 
 1,433,000  Series 2020-555(d)(e)  3.62%   12/12/2041     931,509 
 546,000  Series 2022-GC48(e)  4.74%   05/15/2032     525,355 
    Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust              
 640,646  Series 2006-WF1(l)  4.67%   03/25/2036     316,219 
 964,522  Series 2007-OPX1(l)  6.33%   01/25/2037     394,085 
    Cologix Data Centers US Issuer LLC              
 2,800,000  Series 2021-1A(d)  5.99%   12/28/2026     2,456,563 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    COMM 2014-CCRE16 Mortgage Trust              
$1,100,000  Series 2014-CR16(e)  5.08%   04/10/2024    $1,044,052 
    Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates              
 242,400  Series 2014-CR19(e)  4.70%   08/10/2024     230,465 
 8,396,129  Series 2014-UBS4(d)  3.75%   08/10/2024     856,676 
 11,000  Series 2014-UBS4(d)(e)  0.00%   08/10/2047     1 
 2,670,472  Series 2015-CR22(e)(m)  0.89%   03/10/2025     43,610 
 4,244,041  Series 2015-CR26(e)(m)  0.93%   09/10/2025     87,691 
    CORE Mortgage Trust              
 432,000  Series 2019-CORE(d)(e)  1M US L + 1.90%   12/15/2031     404,426 
 432,000  Series 2019-CORE(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.35%   12/15/2031     400,068 
    CSAB Mortgage-Backed Trust              
 8,781,274  Series 2006-2(l)  6.20%   09/25/2036     832,708 
 125,208  Series 2007-1(e)  5.90%   05/25/2037     32,464 
    CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust              
 5,037,452  Series 2015-C1(e)(m)  0.96%   01/15/2025     68,605 
 490,000  Series 2016-C6(e)  5.08%   04/15/2026     438,184 
 1,362,000  Series 2016-C6(d)(e)  5.08%   01/15/2049     1,072,086 
    CSMC              
 832,000  Series 2021-B33(d)(e)  3.77%   10/10/2031     637,487 
    CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust              
 223,000  Series 2017-CHOP(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.30%   07/15/2032     202,777 
    DBJPM 16-C1 Mortgage Trust              
 1,309,000  Series 2016-C1(e)  3.33%   05/12/2049     1,112,393 
    Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC              
 2,000,000  Series 2021-1A(d)  3.48%   12/20/2026     1,646,612 
    DOLP Trust              
 1,000,000  Series 2021-NYC(d)(e)  3.70%   05/10/2031     725,613 
    Dryden 38 Senior Loan Fund              
 1,000,000  Series 2018-38A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.60%   07/15/2030     790,182 
    Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund              
 1,000,000  Series 2018-40A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%   08/15/2031     795,098 
 500,000  Series 2018-40A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.10%   08/15/2031     450,712 
    Dryden 42 Senior Loan Fund              
 500,000  Series 2018-42A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.93%   07/15/2030     434,421 
    Fannie Mae-Aces              
 24,699,473  Series 2019-M12(e)(m)  0.70%   06/25/2029     542,687 
 14,653,966  Series 2019-M24(e)(m)  1.15%   03/25/2031     622,974 
 39,291,169  Series 2019-M7(e)(m)  0.35%   04/25/2029     584,610 
 44,952,044  Series 2020-M10(e)(m)  0.82%   12/25/2027     1,296,655 
 47,830,308  Series 2020-M10(e)(m)  0.87%   07/25/2032     2,951,154 
 13,935,569  Series 2020-M13(e)(m)  1.30%   09/25/2030     508,156 
 43,260,551  Series 2021-M23(e)(m)  0.67%   11/01/2031     989,373 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    FirstKey Homes              
$1,100,000  Series 2020-SFR1(d)  4.28%   08/19/2037    $984,940 
    FMC GMSR Issuer Trust              
 6,000,000  Series 2021-GT1(d)(e)  4.36%   07/25/2026     4,645,666 
 5,000,000  Series 2021-GT2(d)(e)  4.44%   10/25/2026     3,907,599 
    Fontainebleau Miami Beach Trust             
 1,656,000  Series 2019-FBLU(d)(e)  3.96%   12/12/2036     1,442,625 
    FREMF Mortgage Trust              
 890,367  Series 2015-KF07(d)(e)  1M US L + 4.95%   02/25/2025     889,175 
 1,000,094  Series 2016-KF19(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.50%   06/25/2023     989,109 
 887,222  Series 2016-KF25(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.00%   10/25/2023     886,134 
 2,014,680  Series 2018-KF56(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.80%   11/25/2028     1,868,160 
 1,658,320  Series 2019-KF71(d)(e)  1M US L + 6.00%   10/25/2029     1,637,682 
    FRTKL              
 4,050,000  Series 2021-SFR1(d)  4.11%   09/17/2026     3,357,960 
    GAIA Aviation, Ltd.              
 450,176  Series 2019-1(d)(l)  3.97%   12/15/2026     362,071 
 429,908  Series 2019-1(d)(l)  7.00%   12/15/2026     282,930 
    Ginnie Mae Strip              
 7,370,805  Series 2020-3(m)  1.40%   09/16/2045     595,554 
    Great Wolf Trust              
 3,084,000  Series 2019-WOLF(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.13%   12/15/2036     2,921,834 
    GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II              
 1,111,000  Series 2021-ARDN(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.00%   11/15/2023     995,117 
 1,111,000  Series 2021-ARDN(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.9332%   11/15/2023     984,806 
    GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust              
 1,000,000  Series 2018-RIVR(d)(e)  1M US L + 1.55%   07/15/2035     867,812 
    GS Mortgage Securities Corportation Trust              
 691,000  Series 2021-IP(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.10%   10/15/2023     645,243 
 691,000  Series 2021-IP(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.55%   10/15/2023     642,196 
    GS Mortgage Securities Trust              
 9,902  Series 2011-GC3(d)(e)(m)  0.29%   03/10/2044     0 
 340,569  Series 2011-GC5(d)(e)(m)  1.95%   08/10/2044     3 
 2,417,000  Series 2014-GC26(d)(e)  4.51%   11/10/2047     1,775,524 
 1,110,000  Series 2015-GC28(d)(e)  4.45%   02/10/2048     989,669 
 6,974,716  Series 2015-GS1(e)(m)  0.77%   11/10/2025     138,886 
 1,954,000  Series 2018-TWR(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.92%   07/15/2031     1,619,866 
 636,000  Series 2020-GC45(e)  3.41%   12/13/2029     524,438 
    GSAA Home Equity Trust              
 1,922,705  Series 2006-13(e)  6.04%   07/25/2036     646,367 
 458,049  Series 2006-18(l)  6.18%   11/25/2036     122,333 
 143,181  Series 2006-6(e)  5.69%   03/25/2036     44,272 
 826,235  Series 2007-2(l)  6.60%   03/25/2037     212,914 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    GSCG Trust              
$675,000  Series 2019-600C(d)(e)  3.99%   09/06/2024    $568,344 
    Hardee's Funding LLC              
 960,000  Series 2018-1A(d)  5.71%   06/20/2028     882,008 
    Hawaii Hotel Trust              
 1,391,000  Series 2019-MAUI(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.75%   05/15/2038     1,305,175 
    Hayfin Kingsland X, Ltd.              
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 1.85%   04/28/2031     472,798 
    Highbridge Loan Management 3-2014              
 500,000  Series 2017-2014(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.60%   07/18/2029     449,472 
    Highbridge Loan Management 4-2014, Ltd.              
 500,000  Series 2018-2014(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.55%   01/28/2030     401,441 
    Highbridge Loan Management, Ltd.              
 500,000  Series 2017-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.60%   10/20/2029     416,150 
 2,000,000  Series 2018-2015(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.10%   02/05/2031     1,499,820 
 500,000  Series 2018-2016(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%   07/20/2030     429,363 
    Horizon Aircraft Finance III, Ltd.              
 894,032  Series 2019-2(d)  3.43%   11/15/2026     739,821 
    HPLY Trust              
 1,065,065  Series 2019-HIT(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.90%   11/17/2036     1,007,814 
    HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust              
 5,651,521  Series 2006-HE1(e)  1M US L + 0.28%   10/25/2036     1,927,712 
 1,310,486  Series 2007-NC1(e)  1M US L + 0.18%   04/25/2037     932,532 
    Invitation Homes              
 994,857  Series 2018-SFR1(d)(e)  1M US L + 1.25%   03/17/2037     980,607 
    ITE Rail Fund Levered LP              
 924,562  Series 2021-1A(d)  2.25%   02/28/2051     806,819 
 706,806  Series 2021-3A(d)  2.21%   06/28/2027     606,864 
    J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
 2,092,000  Series 2018-AON(d)(e)  4.61%   07/05/2023     1,711,808 
    JP Morgan BB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
 2,086,000  Series 2014-C23(d)(e)  3.36%   11/18/2048     1,710,587 
 4,110,987  Series 2015-C28(e)(m)  1.09%   03/15/2025     65,352 
 7,521,228  Series 2015-C30(e)(m)  0.58%   07/15/2025     76,642 
 2,914,583  Series 2015-C31(e)(m)  0.97%   08/15/2025     56,761 
    JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust              
 1,157,000  Series 2011-C3(d)(e)  5.71%   02/15/2046     552,836 
 1,010,000  Series 2018-WPT(d)(e)  5.54%   07/05/2023     962,998 
 704,000  Series 2019-MFP(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.00%   07/15/2036     649,818 
 235,000  Series 2019-UES(d)  4.34%   05/05/2032     222,101 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity    Value 
$1,135,000  Series 2019-UES(d)(e)  4.45%    05/05/2032    $1,051,296 
 915,000  Series 2021-MHC(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.45%    04/15/2026     862,831 
    JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.               
 3,900,000  Series 2005-WMC1(e)  1M US L + 0.90%    09/25/2035     3,421,231 
 188,092  Series 2006-CH2(l)  5.46%    09/25/2029     123,928 
    JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust               
 3,525,337  Series 2006-RM1(e)  1M US L + 0.48%    08/25/2036     1,644,667 
    JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust               
 17,557,787  Series 2014-C24(e)(m)  1.01%    09/17/2047     207,403 
 1,110,000  Series 2014-C26(d)(e)  4.02%    12/15/2024     971,775 
 519,000  Series 2015-C27(e)  4.44%    02/15/2025     476,243 
    JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust               
 486,000  Series 2017-JP7(e)  3.78%    07/15/2027     403,813 
    Kestrel Aircraft Funding, Ltd.               
 474,982  Series 2018-1A(d)  4.25%    10/15/2025     423,829 
    Laurel Road Prime Student Loan Trust               
 19,529,035  Series 2020-A(d)  0.00%    11/25/2050     1,712,364 
    LCM 28, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-28A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%    10/20/2030     788,445 
    LCM Loan Income Fund I Income Note Issuer, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-27A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.60%    07/16/2031     389,850 
    LCM XIV LP               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.75%    07/20/2031     861,635 
 750,000  Series 2018-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.50%    07/20/2031     586,423 
    LCM XVII LP               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-17A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.00%    10/15/2031     795,906 
    LCM XX LP               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-20A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.45%    10/20/2027     884,395 
    LLPL Capital Pte, Ltd.               
 1,194,480  Series REGS(c)  6.88%    02/04/2039     963,085 
    LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust               
 1,150,000  Series 2017-5(d)(e)  4.83%    03/10/2027     928,061 
    MACH 1 Cayman, Ltd.               
 1,035,569  Series 2019-1(d)  3.47%    08/15/2026     898,237 
    Madison Park Funding LII, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-52A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.15%    01/22/2035     434,226 
    Madison Park Funding XIV, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.95%    10/22/2030     895,731 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-14A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.80%    10/22/2030     828,003 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity    Value 
    Madison Park Funding XLV, Ltd.              
$1,000,000  Series 2021-45A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.15%   07/15/2034    $889,550 
 600,000  Series 2021-45A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.35%   07/15/2034     513,250 
    Madison Park Funding XXVI, Ltd.              
 500,000  Series 2017-26A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.50%   07/29/2030     437,924 
    Madison Park Funding XXXVIII, Ltd.              
 1,000,000  Series 2021-38A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.00%   07/17/2034     815,207 
    Master Asset Backed Securities Trust              
 4,160,426  Series 2006-NC3(e)  1M US L + 0.21%   10/25/2036     2,284,116 
    MBRT              
 1,406,000  Series 2019-MBR(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.15%   11/25/2021     1,322,662 
    Med Trust              
 258,000  Series 2021-MDLN(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.00%   11/15/2023     244,845 
 1,100,000  Series 2021-MDLN(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.25%   11/15/2023     1,018,373 
    Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust              
 10,118,084  Series 2006-RM3(e)  1M US L + 0.48%   06/25/2037     2,318,594 
    MFT Trust              
 2,010,000  Series 2020-ABC(d)(e)  3.48%   02/10/2030     1,354,948 
    MHC Commercial Mortgage Trust              
 675,000  Series 2021-MHC(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.60%   04/15/2026     624,443 
    MKT Mortgage Trust              
 250,000  Series 2020-525M(d)(e)  2.94%   02/12/2030     154,812 
    Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust              
 822,000  Series 2015-C21(e)  4.27%   02/15/2025     692,980 
 1,292,000  Series 2016-C31(d)(e)  3.00%   10/15/2026     876,960 
 1,100,000  Series 2017-C34(d)  2.70%   10/15/2027     765,782 
    Morgan Stanley Capital I              
 858,000  Series 2017-HR2(e)  4.48%   12/15/2027     751,335 
    Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust              
 1,112,425  Series 2016-UB11 XA(e)(m)  1.58%   08/15/2026     48,574 
 576,000  Series 2017-CLS(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.60%   11/15/2034     565,090 
 765,000  Series 2018-H4(d)  3.00%   12/15/2028     528,679 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-SUN(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.05%   07/15/2035     961,055 
 750,000  Series 2019-H7  4.13%   07/15/2029     624,784 
 826,000  Series 2021-L6(e)  3.58%   07/15/2031     625,185 
 10,249,000  Series 2021-L7(d)(e)(m)  1.04%   10/15/2031     704,690 
    Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust              
 342,257  Series 2007-3XS(l)  6.20%   01/25/2047     134,777 
    Mosaic Solar Loan Trust              
 66,595  Series 2017-1A(d)  4.45%   06/20/2042     63,589 
 278,723  Series 2018-1A(d)  4.01%   08/20/2030     259,402 
 1,684,040  Series 2020-1A(d)  0.00%   04/20/2046     1,281,816 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity    Value 
$505,207  Series 2020-2A(d)  3.00%    06/20/2025    $461,216 
    MSCG Trust               
 1,631,000  Series 2018-SELF(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.05%    10/15/2037     1,517,599 
    MVW 2021-1W LLC               
 791,364  Series 2021-1WA(d)  1.94%    01/22/2041     701,977 
 917,982  Series 2021-1WA(d)  3.17%    01/22/2041     802,682 
    Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust               
 500,000  Series 2018-A(d)  3.68%    11/17/2025     498,517 
    Octagon Investment Partners 20-R, Ltd.               
 1,500,000  Series 2019-4A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.80%    05/12/2031     1,269,622 
    Octagon Investment Partners 26, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 8.09%    07/15/2030     783,404 
    Octagon Investment Partners 29, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2020-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.10%    01/24/2033     437,066 
 2,000,000  Series 2020-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 7.25%    01/24/2033     1,650,000 
    Octagon Investment Partners 37, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.85%    07/25/2030     439,174 
    Octagon Investment Partners 40, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2021-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 7.00%    01/20/2035     413,804 
    Octagon Investment Partners 42, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.75%    07/15/2034     830,095 
    Octagon Investment Partners 46, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.60%    07/15/2036     830,328 
    Octagon Investment Partners 49, Ltd.               
 625,000  Series 2021-5A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.75%    01/15/2033     551,808 
    Octagon Investment Partners XVI, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.00%    07/17/2030     432,618 
 1,000,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.75%    07/17/2030     812,607 
    Octagon Investment Partners XXI, Ltd.               
 1,000,000  Series 2019-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 7.00%    02/14/2031     859,294 
    Octagon Investment Partners XXII, Ltd.               
 970,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 1.90%    01/22/2030     903,749 
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.45%    01/22/2030     406,042 
    OHA Credit Funding 1, Ltd.               
 500,000  Series 2018-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 3.05%    10/20/2030     450,010 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
     OHA Credit Funding 3, Ltd.             
$1,000,000   Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.90%   07/02/2035   $893,006 
 2,000,000   Series 2021-3A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.25%   07/02/2035    1,725,625 
     OHA Credit Funding 5, Ltd.             
 2,000,000   Series 2020-5A(d)(e)  3M US L + 6.25%   04/18/2033    1,749,579 
     OHA Credit Funding 9, Ltd.             
 500,000   Series 2021-9A(d)(e)  3M US L + 2.94%   07/19/2035    447,622 
     One Market Plaza Trust             
 688,000   Series 2017-1MKT(d)  4.14%   02/10/2032    634,037 
     Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust             
 2,500,000   Series 2020-3(d)  6.43%   05/17/2027    2,464,036 
 766,524   Series 2021-2(d)  3.00%   01/25/2029    716,388 
 2,000,000   Series 2021-5(d)  0.00%   08/15/2029    2,400,268 
     Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW             
 5,000,000   Series 2005-WCW2(e)  1M US L + 0.98%   07/25/2035    4,072,675 
     People's Choice Home Loan Securities Trust             
 5,000,000   Series 2005-4(e)  1M US L + 0.65%   12/25/2035    2,995,018 
     Primrose Funding LLC             
 972,500   Series 2019-1A(d)  4.48%   07/30/2026    888,307 
     Progress Residential             
 2,500,000   Series 2021-SFR3(d)  4.75%   05/17/2026    2,152,777 
     Progress Residential             
 6,900,000   Series 2021-SFR8(d)  4.01%   10/17/2026    5,738,567 
     RR 2, Ltd.             
 1,000,000   Series 2021-2A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.80%   04/15/2036    842,461 
     RR 6, Ltd.             
 1,000,000   Series 2021-6A(d)(e)  3M US L + 5.85%   04/15/2036    795,661 
     Sapphire Aviation Finance I, Ltd.             
 2,144,720   Series 2018-1A(d)  5.93%   03/15/2025    1,431,334 
     Sapphire Aviation Finance II, Ltd.             
 381,455   Series 2020-1A(d)  3.23%   03/15/2027    302,309 
     SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust             
 1,854,000   Series 2016-C5  3.93%   06/10/2026    1,649,867 
     Signal Rail I LLC             
 480,016   Series 2021-1(d)  2.23%   08/17/2028    399,803 
     S-Jets, Ltd.             
 887,035   Series 2017-1(d)  3.97%   08/15/2025    724,889 
     SLG Office Trust             
 1,100,000   Series 2021-OVA(d)  2.85%   07/15/2031    757,376 
     SMB Private Education Loan Trust             
 250,720   Series 2018-B(d)(e)  1M US L + 0.72%   08/15/2027    247,208 
 968   Series 2021-A(d)  0.00%   01/15/2053    2,367,034 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
     SMR Mortgage Trust             
$964,590   Series 2022-IND(d)(e)  1M US SOFR + 7.50%   02/15/2024   $911,008 
     Sofi Alternative Consumer Loan Program             
 50,000   Series 2021-2(d)  0.00%   08/15/2030    1,453,098 
     Sofi Professional Loan Program Trust             
 80,000   Series 2018-C(d)  0.00%   01/25/2048    1,219,581 
     SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust             
 50,000   Series 2020-A(d)  0.00%   05/15/2046    1,603,901 
     Sofi Professional Loan Program, LLC             
 32,412   Series 2018-A(d)  0.00%   02/25/2042    623,021 
     SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC             
 300,000   Series 2017-D(d)  3.61%   09/25/2040    287,626 
     Sprite, Ltd.             
 462,120   Series 2021-1(d)  3.75%   10/15/2028    391,185 
     SREIT Trust             
 1,150,000   Series 2021-MFP2(d)(e)  1M US L +3.9155%   11/15/2023    1,064,754 
     Stack Infrastructure Issuer LLC             
 964,167   Series 2019-1A(d)  4.54%   02/26/2024    952,579 
     Start, Ltd.             
 600,594   Series 2018-1(d)  4.09%   05/15/2025    486,152 
 623,406   Series 2019-1(d)  4.09%   03/15/2026    503,849 
     Sunnova Helios VII Issuer LLC             
 1,166,363   Series 2021-C(d)  2.63%   10/20/2028    973,937 
     Sunnova Sol III Issuer LLC             
 1,399,652   Series 2021-1(d)  2.58%   04/30/2031    1,144,616 
     Sunnova Sol Issuer LLC             
 927,814   Series 2020-1A(d)  3.35%   01/30/2030    779,431 
     Thunderbolt Aircraft Lease, Ltd.             
 1,609,442   Series 2017-A(d)(l)  4.21%   04/15/2024    1,396,159 
     Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease, Ltd.             
 4,464,286   Series 2018-A(d)(l)  5.07%   09/15/2038    2,600,728 
     TIF Funding II LLC             
 348,333   Series 2021-1A(d)  1.65%   02/20/2046    288,900 
     TPGI Trust             
 800,000   Series 2021-DGWD(d)(e)  1M US L + 3.85%   06/15/2026    744,559 
     Tricon Residential             
 3,700,000   Series 2021-SFR1(d)  4.13%   07/17/2026    3,157,600 
     Trimaran Cavu 2019-1, Ltd.             
 1,700,000   Series 2019-1A(d)(e)  3M US L + 4.15%   07/20/2032    1,552,209 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
     TTAN             
$740,642   Series 2021-MHC(d)(e)  1M US L + 2.90%   03/15/2026   $681,892 
     UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust             
 31,908,500   Series 2017-C3(e)(m)  0.55%   08/15/2050    632,088 
 650,000   Series 2017-C4(e)  4.24%   09/15/2027    579,586 
 520,000   Series 2018-C10(e)  5.22%   05/15/2028    465,157 
 928,000   Series 2018-C9(e)  5.12%   03/15/2028    809,841 
     UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust             
 1,993,000   Series 2013-C5(d)(e)  4.08%   03/12/2046    1,517,901 
     Upstart Pass-Through Trust             
 210,605   Series 2021-ST1(d)  2.75%   02/20/2027    201,033 
 461,555   Series 2021-ST2(d)  2.50%   04/20/2027    441,185 
     Upstart Securitization Trust             
 250,000   Series 2020-3(d)  3.01%   11/20/2030    247,714 
 2,000   Series 2021-2  0.00%   06/20/2031    539,388 
     US Auto Funding 2021-1             
 1,125,000   Series 2021-1A(d)  2.20%   05/15/2026    1,053,836 
     Vault DI Issuer LLC             
 750,000   Series 2021-1A(d)  2.80%   07/15/2026    643,285 
     Velocity Commercial Capital Loan Trust             
 285,010   Series 2018-2(d)(e)  4.05%   09/25/2024    276,275 
 611,714   Series 2019-1(d)(e)  3.94%   01/25/2027    568,274 
 275,293   Series 2019-1(d)(e)  4.01%   07/25/2027    257,175 
 223,334   Series 2019-1(d)(e)  4.12%   11/25/2027    201,580 
 1,406,099   Series 2021-2(d)(e)  4.92%   12/25/2030    1,049,414 
     VOLT XCVI LLC             
 4,000,000   Series 2021-NPL5(d)(l)  4.83%   03/27/2051    3,381,708 
     Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust             
 19,229   Series 2006-C29(e)(m)  0.36%   11/15/2048    8 
     WAVE LLC             
 832,599   Series 2019-1(d)  3.60%   09/15/2027    637,973 
 1,099,950   Series 2019-1(d)  7.00%   09/15/2044    662,001 
     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust             
 1,539,000   Series 2015-C28(e)  4.22%   05/15/2025    1,334,217 
 1,245,000   Series 2015-NXS4(e)  3.84%   11/15/2025    1,063,437 
 1,000,000   Series 2016-C33(d)  3.12%   03/15/2059    803,573 
 5,628,945   Series 2016-C37(d)(e)(m)  1.60%   12/15/2049    270,719 
 356,000   Series 2016-NXS6  3.81%   11/15/2049    318,474 
 523,000   Series 2018-C47(e)  5.10%   10/15/2028    454,123 
 134,000   Series 2020-C55  3.14%   02/15/2030    108,200 
 830,000   Series 2021-C61  3.31%   07/15/2031    615,910 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
     WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust             
$3,035,622   Series 2014-C21(e)(m)  1.17%   08/15/2047   $45,294 
 3,738,663   Series 2014-C22(e)(m)  0.94%   09/15/2057    42,297 
 636,000   Series 2014-C23(d)(e)  4.15%   10/15/2057    563,853 
     Willis Engine Structured Trust V             
 855,084   Series 2020-A(d)  3.23%   03/15/2028    653,024 
     Willis Engine Structured Trust VI             
 2,456,660   Series 2021-A(d)  7.39%   05/15/2046    1,970,361 
 1,592,134   Zephyrus Capital Aviation Tl(e)  1M US L + 4.61%   10/15/2038    1,365,543 
       
TOTAL NON-AGENCY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS      
(Cost $337,372,148)    277,685,592 
       
U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES - 9.23%      
 8,900,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  2.88%   05/15/2032    8,230,414 
 4,180,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  2.75%   08/15/2032    3,822,740 
 4,060,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  2.25%   05/15/2041    3,071,564 
 6,220,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  3.25%   05/15/2042    5,522,194 
 56,100,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  1.25%   05/15/2050    31,425,861 
 32,000,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  1.63%   11/15/2050    19,882,500 
 3,480,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  2.88%   05/15/2052    2,919,394 
 3,715,000   U.S. Treasury Bonds  3.00%   08/15/2052    3,207,090 
 575,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.00%   06/30/2024    562,546 
 4,130,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.25%   08/31/2024    4,055,789 
 480,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.00%   07/15/2025    464,006 
 360,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.13%   08/15/2025    348,989 
 12,070,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.50%   09/15/2025    11,824,828 
 5,330,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  0.38%   11/30/2025    4,726,523 
 240,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  2.63%   05/31/2027    225,347 
 425,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.25%   06/30/2027    409,677 
 10,875,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  2.75%   07/31/2027    10,242,041 
 4,170,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  1.25%   03/31/2028    3,596,462 
 330,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  3.25%   06/30/2029    315,479 
 9,510,000   U.S. Treasury Notes  2.63%   07/31/2029    8,741,027 
 340,000   United States Treasury Bill(h)  0.00%   04/20/2023    333,287 
                   
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT BONDS AND NOTES      
(Cost $144,126,971)    123,927,758 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.01%            
$165,000   State of California, General Obligation Bonds  7.55%   04/01/2039   $205,892 
                   
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS      
(Cost $233,896)    205,892 
                   
U.S. GOVERNMENT / AGENCY MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 20.56%      
     Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust             
 2,119,664   Series 2005-10(e)  3.78%   01/25/2036    1,705,516 
     Alternative Loan Trust             
 143,625   Series 2005-20CB  5.50%   07/25/2035    112,700 
 64,669   Series 2005-54CB  5.50%   11/25/2035    38,927 
 686,940   Series 2005-85CB(e)  1M US L + 1.10%   02/25/2036    568,631 
 145,071   Series 2005-85CB(e)  21.63% - 3.67 x - 1M US L   02/25/2036    116,643 
 192,683   Series 2005-86CB  5.50%   02/25/2036    126,212 
 161,413   Series 2005-9CB(e)  1M US L + 0.50%   05/25/2035    145,582 
 292,072   Series 2005-9CB(e)(m)  5.05% - 1M US L   05/25/2035    7,070 
 1,036,150   Series 2006-15CB  6.50%   06/25/2036    540,140 
 112,384   Series 2006-30T1  6.25%   11/25/2036    85,338 
 100,707   Series 2006-32CB  5.50%   11/25/2036    59,920 
 222,995   Series 2006-36T2(e)  28.06% - 4.6 x 1M US L   12/25/2036    168,813 
 808,995   Series 2007-19  6.00%   08/25/2037    436,377 
 2,728,955   Series 2007-20  6.25%   08/25/2047    1,591,284 
 783,124   Series 2007-23CB(e)  1M US L + 0.50%   09/25/2037    358,493 
 753,122   Series 2007-23CB(e)(m)  6.50% - 1M US L   09/25/2037    136,659 
     American Home Mortgage Investment Trust             
 157,985   Series 2007-A(d)(l)  6.60%   01/25/2037    31,709 
     Banc of America Funding             
 1,733,941   Series 2014-R8(d)(e)  1M US L + 0.24%   12/26/2024    1,449,586 
     Banc of America Funding Trust             
 60,172   Series 2006-2  5.50%   03/25/2036    55,678 
     BCAP, LLC Trust             
 100,781   Series 2007-AA2(e)  7.50%   04/25/2037    64,625 
 65,388   Series 2007-AA2  6.00%   04/25/2037    35,754 
 4,861,648   Series 2010-RR6(d)(e)  3.38%   07/26/2036    2,678,066 
     Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust             
 6,381,431   Series 2006-3(e)  2.88%   05/25/2036    5,037,508 
 800,427   Series 2006-6(e)  3.53%   11/25/2036    414,661 
     Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust             
 1,574,383   Series 2006-AC1(l)  6.25%   02/25/2036    858,413 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
     Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.             
$7,121,807   Series 2008-R2(d)(e)  2.47%   06/25/2047   $5,241,669 
     Chase Mortgage Finance Trust             
 3,265,942   Series 2007-S2  6.00%   03/25/2037    1,795,618 
 341,249   Series 2007-S3  5.50%   05/25/2037    79,419 
 4,305,512   Series 2007-S4  6.00%   06/25/2037    2,245,400 
     ChaseFlex Trust Series             
 3,560,506   Series 2007-M1(e)  1M US L + 0.23%   08/25/2037    3,024,271 
     Citicorp Mortgage Securities Trust             
 345,064   Series 2007-1  6.00%   01/25/2037    288,794 
     Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust             
 81,420   Series 2009-12(d)  5.50%   11/25/2035    65,560 
 241,115   Series 2009-4(d)(e)  5.48%   05/25/2035    213,555 
     CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust             
 344,735   Series 2007-A1  6.00%   01/25/2037    301,716 
 68,594   Series 2007-A1(e)(m)  5.40% - 1M US L   01/25/2037    3,510 
 48,254   Series 2007-A3(e)  6.00%   03/25/2037    42,243 
 114,503   Series 2007-A3(e)(m)  5.40% - 1M US L   03/25/2037    6,251 
 350,446   Series 2007-A6  5.50%   06/25/2037    304,172 
     Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust             
 4,394,380   Series 2019-R05(d)(e)  1M US L + 4.10%   07/25/2039    4,358,770 
 4,250,000   Series 2022-R02(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 7.65%   01/25/2027    3,852,407 
 3,685,000   Series 2022-R03(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 9.85%   03/25/2042    3,556,773 
 4,000,000   Series 2022-R04(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 3.10%   03/25/2042    3,726,480 
     Countrywide Home Loan             
     Mortgage Pass-Through Trust             
 1,249,474   Series 2005-HYB7(e)  3.04%   11/20/2035    1,125,217 
 25,007   Series 2005-J4  5.50%   11/25/2035    20,123 
 1,230,658   Series 2006-18  6.00%   12/25/2036    750,932 
 146,520   Series 2007-17  6.00%   10/25/2037    108,820 
 208,793   Series 2007-3  6.00%   04/25/2037    114,546 
 233,566   Series 2007-7  5.75%   06/25/2037    129,446 
     Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.             
 47,679   Series 2005-10  5.50%   11/25/2035    36,801 
 29,745   Series 2005-8  5.50%   08/25/2025    24,562 
 4,002,699   Series 2005-9  6.00%   10/25/2035    1,357,036 
     Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates             
 1,729,237   Series 2006-2  5.75%   03/25/2036    958,977 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
    CSMC            
$900,000   Series 2021-NQM6(d)(e)  2.58%   07/25/2066   $592,708 
     CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust             
 144,552   Series 2006-1  6.00%   02/25/2036    52,067 
 20,824   Series 2006-4  5.50%   05/25/2021    13,987 
 786,695   Series 2006-5  6.25%   06/25/2036    186,784 
 65,689   Series 2006-9  6.00%   11/25/2036    44,514 
 4,599   Series 2007-2  5.00%   03/25/2037    3,728 
 462,119   Series 2007-3(e)  5.84%   04/25/2037    124,699 
     Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust             
 193,857   Series 2005-6(e)(m)  5.08% - 1M US L   12/25/2035    10,184 
 82,283   Series 2005-6(e)  1M US L + 1.40%   12/25/2035    63,475 
     Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust             
 115,731   Series 2006-PR1(d)(e)  12.12% - 1M US L   04/15/2036    101,948 
     Fannie Mae Interest Strip             
 6,737,555   Series 2014-419(m)  3.50%   04/25/2044    1,046,771 
     Fannie Mae Pool             
 4,388,616   Series 2021-  3.00%   10/01/2046    3,906,154 
 2,161,248   Series 2021-  3.00%   12/01/2048    1,916,193 
 1,814,755   Series 2021-  4.00%   05/01/2049    1,715,424 
 2,328,669   Series 2021-  4.00%   06/01/2049    2,201,556 
 5,581,190   Series 2021-  2.00%   02/01/2051    4,562,241 
 3,463,873   Series 2021-  2.50%   02/01/2051    2,932,011 
 1,468,415   Series 2021-  2.50%   05/01/2051    1,239,304 
 3,415,824   Series 2021-  3.50%   07/01/2051    3,113,170 
 2,546,550   Series 2021-  2.50%   12/01/2051    2,147,106 
 2,085,240   Series 2022-  2.46%   04/01/2032    1,752,656 
 3,776,322   Series 2022-  3.50%   11/01/2050    3,438,510 
 1,718,813   Series 2022-  4.00%   07/01/2052    1,598,358 
 1,703,505   Series 2022-  5.00%   07/01/2052    1,662,852 
 3,000,000   Series Pool #BL4424  2.14%   10/01/2029    2,596,950 
 3,000,000   Series Pool #BL5156  2.37%   12/01/2029    2,621,457 
     Fannie Mae REMICS             
 5,923,371   Series 2014-1(e)(m)  5.90% - 1M US L   02/25/2044    589,699 
 6,413,476   Series 2015-54(e)(m)  6.15% - 1M US L   07/25/2045    696,403 
 9,403,856   Series 2020-74(e)(m)  4.10% - 30D US SOFR   10/25/2050    452,204 
 19,571,756   Series 2020-77(e)(m)  4.10% - 30D SOFR   11/25/2050    1,115,011 
 2,267,596   Series 2021-48(e)(m)  3.65% - 30D US SOFR   08/25/2051    103,997 
 15,896,328   Series 2021-56(m)  2.50%   09/25/2051    2,057,749 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage             
     Corp. Pool             
 129,175   Series Pool #G01840  5.00%   07/01/2035    130,456 
 46,627   Series Pool #G04817  5.00%   09/01/2038    47,087 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS             
$657,931   Series 2003-2722(e)  9.89% - 1M US L   12/15/2033   $656,996 
 120,537   Series 2005-R003  5.50%   10/15/2035    123,394 
 977,543   Series 2006-3244(e)(m)  6.66% - 1M US L   11/15/2036    92,525 
 47,863   Series 2007-3261(e)(m)  6.43% - 1M US L   01/15/2037    3,838 
 96,221   Series 2007-3262(e)(m)  6.40% - 1M US L   01/15/2037    5,468 
 365,581   Series 2007-3301(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   04/15/2037    29,398 
 275,927   Series 2007-3303(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   04/15/2037    16,435 
 63,810   Series 2007-3382(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   11/15/2037    4,301 
 243,551   Series 2007-3384(e)(m)  6.31% - 1M US L   08/15/2036    21,306 
 74,596   Series 2007-3384(e)(m)  6.39% - 1M US L   11/15/2037    4,703 
 47,628   Series 2008-3417(e)(m)  6.18% - 1M US L   02/15/2038    3,246 
 1,823,968   Series 2008-3423(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   03/15/2038    8,774 
 109,740   Series 2008-3423(e)(m)  5.65% - 1M US L   03/15/2038    6,119 
 926,603   Series 2009-3510(e)(m)  6.75% - 1M US L   02/15/2037    63,330 
 245,895   Series 2009-3523(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   04/15/2039    16,839 
 44,463   Series 2009-3524(e)(m)  3.41%   06/15/2038    42,037 
 4,921   Series 2009-3549(e)(m)  5.80% - 1M US L   07/15/2039    301 
 509,920   Series 2009-3560(e)(m)  6.40% - 1M US L   11/15/2036    23,577 
 154,048   Series 2010-3641  4.50%   03/15/2040    151,849 
 241,887   Series 2010-3726(e)(m)  6.05% - 1M US L   09/15/2040    21,466 
 735,003   Series 2010-3728(e)(m)  4.45% - 1M US L   09/15/2040    25,438 
 68,117   Series 2010-3779  4.00%   12/15/2030    66,979 
 342,903   Series 2010-3779  3.50%   12/15/2030    332,322 
 251,547   Series 2010-3779  4.50%   12/15/2040    244,524 
 27,133   Series 2011-3786(e)  9.50% - 1M US L   01/15/2041    19,747 
 217,229   Series 2011-3808  3.50%   02/15/2031    210,430 
 17,462   Series 2011-3809(e)  9.50% - 1M US L   02/15/2041    12,008 
 515,696   Series 2011-3815(e)(m)  5.85% - 1M US L   02/15/2041    42,505 
 184,548   Series 2011-3824  3.50%   03/15/2031    178,758 
 261,637   Series 2011-3824(e)(m)  7.10% - 1M US L   08/15/2036    32,687 
 299,922   Series 2011-3863  5.50%   08/15/2034    305,797 
 302,749   Series 2011-3864(e)  9.20% - 1M US L   05/15/2041    219,245 
 317,438   Series 2011-3871  5.50%   06/15/2041    324,957 
 294,578   Series 2011-3872(e)(m)  5.95% - 1M US L   06/15/2041    16,942 
 1,986,468   Series 2011-3910  5.00%   08/15/2041    2,005,696 
 1,327,779   Series 2011-3924(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   09/15/2041    78,212 
 1,671,528   Series 2012-3(e)(m)  5.95% - 1M US L   02/25/2042    150,398 
 991,100   Series 2013-4170(e)  4.05% - 1M US L   01/15/2033    846,836 
 2,097,207   Series 2013-4239  0.00%   07/15/2043    1,218,181 
 2,848,555   Series 2014-4413  3.50%   11/15/2044    2,664,031 
 3,765,303   Series 2015-4434  3.00%   02/15/2045    3,204,055 
 3,625,523   Series 2015-4440  2.50%   02/15/2045    3,095,845 
     Federal National Mortgage Association Pool             
 35,576   Series Pool #555743  5.00%   09/01/2033    35,772 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$41,534   Series Pool #735382  5.00%   04/01/2035   $41,897 
 116,211   Series Pool #735383  5.00%   04/01/2035    117,227 
 74,006   Series Pool #735484  5.00%   05/01/2035    74,652 
 19,500   Series Pool #AH4437  4.00%   01/01/2041    17,862 
     Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS             
 32,140   Series 2004-46(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   03/25/2034    660 
 154,919   Series 2006-101(e)(m)  6.58% - 1M US L   10/25/2036    14,699 
 434,543   Series 2006-123(e)(m)  6.32% - 1M US L   01/25/2037    41,022 
 2,039,757   Series 2006-92(e)(m)  6.58% - 1M US L   10/25/2036    165,801 
 55,344   Series 2007-102(e)(m)  6.40% - 1M US L   11/25/2037    3,822 
 39,533   Series 2007-108(e)(m)  6.36% - 1M US L   12/25/2037    2,785 
 8,456   Series 2007-30(e)(m)  6.11% - 1M US L   04/25/2037    512 
 234,981   Series 2007-38(e)(m)  6.08% - 1M US L   05/25/2037    13,309 
 9,832   Series 2007-51(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   06/25/2037    563 
 31,309   Series 2007-53(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   06/25/2037    1,884 
 298,003   Series 2007-57(e)(m)  6.62% - 1M US L   10/25/2036    26,992 
 60,977   Series 2007-68(e)(m)  6.65% - 1M US L   07/25/2037    4,880 
 391,343   Series 2008-3(e)(m)  6.46% - 1M US L   02/25/2038    31,853 
 37,167   Series 2008-56(e)(m)  6.06% - 1M US L   07/25/2038    1,692 
 10,611   Series 2008-81  5.50%   09/25/2038    10,582 
 130,652   Series 2009-111  5.00%   01/25/2040    129,731 
 66,092   Series 2009-111(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   01/25/2040    6,299 
 607,833   Series 2009-12(e)(m)  6.60% - 1M US L   03/25/2036    43,814 
 15,825   Series 2009-28(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   04/25/2037    871 
 139,457   Series 2009-41  4.50%   06/25/2039    132,978 
 48,401   Series 2009-42(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   06/25/2039    1,533 
 91,873   Series 2009-47(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   07/25/2039    5,095 
 41,981   Series 2009-62(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   08/25/2039    1,827 
 39,922   Series 2009-66(e)  5.80% - 1M US L   02/25/2038    1,689 
 30,274   Series 2009-68(e)(m)  5.25% - 1M US L   09/25/2039    1,254 
 100,105   Series 2010-11(e)(m)  4.80% - 1M US L   02/25/2040    2,275 
 18,928   Series 2010-111(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   10/25/2040    1,149 
 55,761   Series 2010-112  4.00%   10/25/2040    52,825 
 77,041   Series 2010-115(e)(m)  6.60% - 1M US L   11/25/2039    7,267 
 1,046,350   Series 2010-115(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   10/25/2040    98,885 
 2,402,079   Series 2010-123(e)(m)  6.05% - 1M US L   11/25/2040    221,350 
 409,115   Series 2010-15(e)(m)  4.95% - 1M US L   03/25/2040    20,813 
 23,993   Series 2010-34(e)(m)  4.93% - 1M US L   04/25/2040    1,291 
 35,402   Series 2010-4(e)(m)  6.23% - 1M US L   02/25/2040    2,352 
 36,320   Series 2010-58(e)  12.47% - 1M US L    06/25/2040    30,457 
 1,399,211   Series 2010-75  4.50%   07/25/2040    1,377,356 
 104,594   Series 2010-9(e)(m)  4.75% - 1M US L   02/25/2040    3,078 
 19,457   Series 2010-9(e)(m)  5.30% - 1M US L   02/25/2040    1,041 
 6,055   Series 2010-90(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   08/25/2040    281 
 175,701   Series 2011-16  3.50%   03/25/2031    170,017 
 208,572   Series 2011-25  3.00%   04/25/2026    204,391 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$195,310   Series 2011-29  3.50%   04/25/2031   $188,970 
 30,256   Series 2011-5(e)(m)  6.40% - 1M US L   11/25/2040    286 
 2,004,087   Series 2012-106(e)(m)  6.16% - 1M US L   10/25/2042    171,055 
 262,964   Series 2012-124(e)  7.79% - 1M US L   11/25/2042    187,808 
 117,660   Series 2012-29(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   04/25/2042    6,485 
 345,956   Series 2012-32(m)  5.00%   04/25/2042    55,921 
 1,753,847   Series 2012-65(e)(m)  5.98% - 1M US L   06/25/2042    168,413 
 698,525   Series 2018-21  0.00%   04/25/2048    531,517 
     First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust             
 494,658   Series 2005-FA6  5.50%   09/25/2035    305,981 
     First Horizon Mortgage Pass-Through Trust             
 553,767   Series 2007-AR3(e)  3.73%   11/25/2037    311,817 
     Freddie Mac Pool             
 4,184,706   Series 2021-  2.00%   11/01/2050    3,441,158 
 4,230,114   Series 2021-  3.00%   10/01/2051    3,707,578 
 1,679,033   Series 2022-  3.00%   03/01/2052    1,474,500 
 3,912,467   Series 2022-  3.50%   06/01/2052    3,530,548 
 2,648,449   Series 2022-  4.00%   06/01/2052    2,464,215 
 2,489,870   Series 2022-  4.50%   09/01/2052    2,381,010 
 1,400,000   Series 2022-  4.50%   10/01/2052    1,338,790 
     Freddie Mac REMICS             
 2,371,409   Series 2011-3972(e)(m)  5.90% - 1M US L   12/15/2041    167,963 
 2,347,476   Series 2020-5007(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   08/25/2050    288,034 
 4,220,950   Series 2020-5041(m)  2.00%   11/25/2050    507,432 
 12,556,981   Series 2020-5057(m)  3.00%   11/25/2050    2,027,694 
 9,980,540   Series 2021-5070(m)  3.50%   02/25/2051    1,595,471 
     Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust             
 4,300,000   Series 2020-DNA6(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 5.65%   12/25/2050    3,577,144 
 2,500,000   Series 2021-DNA1(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 4.75%   01/25/2051    1,902,250 
 2,750,000   Series 2021-HQA2(d)(e)  30D US SOFR + 3.15%   12/25/2033    2,248,407 
     GCAT             
 1,500,000   Series 2021-NQM4(d)(e)  2.47%   08/25/2025    939,736 
     Ginnie Mae II Pool             
 5,549,651   Series 2021-  2.50%   10/20/2051    4,764,513 
 1,640,980   Series 2021-  2.50%   11/20/2051    1,408,905 
     Government National Mortgage Association             
 31,081   Series 2004-83(e)(m)  6.08% - 1M US L   10/20/2034    1,856 
 27,897   Series 2008-6(e)(m)  6.46% - 1M US L   02/20/2038    405 
 26,134   Series 2008-67(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   08/20/2038    331 
 413,402   Series 2008-69(e)(m)  7.63% - 1M US L   08/20/2038    35,878 
 41,046   Series 2009-10(e)(m)  6.65% - 1M US L   02/16/2039    3,662 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$423,309   Series 2009-35  4.50%   05/20/2039   $415,243 
 1,773,440   Series 2009-58(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   06/20/2039    129,805 
 29,741   Series 2009-6(e)(m)  5.95% - 1M US L   02/20/2038    298 
 817,090   Series 2009-75  5.00%   09/20/2039    825,060 
 1,947,233   Series 2010-121(e)(m)  6.00% - 1M US L   09/20/2040    196,461 
 32,955   Series 2010-61(e)(m)  6.55% - 1M US L   09/20/2039    2,019 
 53,958   Series 2010-98(e)(m)  5.54%   03/20/2039    3,865 
 40,261,782   Series 2010-H20(e)(m)  1.27%   10/20/2060    1,193,528 
 259,551   Series 2011-69  0.00%   05/20/2041    214,139 
 826,301   Series 2011-71  4.50%   02/20/2041    810,626 
 591,922   Series 2011-71(e)(m)  5.40% - 1M US L   05/20/2041    42,704 
 185,419   Series 2011-72(e)(m)  6.15% - 1M US L   05/20/2041    17,000 
 892,185   Series 2011-89(e)(m)  5.45% - 1M US L   06/20/2041    65,013 
 1,835,490   Series 2013-113(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   03/20/2043    88,604 
 3,133,708   Series 2013-122(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   08/16/2043    294,178 
 2,486,798   Series 2013-148(e)(m)  5.68% - 1M US L   10/16/2043    187,499 
 2,719,228   Series 2013-186(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   02/16/2043    146,356 
 1,954,983   Series 2014-156(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   10/20/2044    186,036 
 3,896,455   Series 2014-4(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   01/16/2044    381,369 
 4,903,912   Series 2014-41(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   03/20/2044    478,976 
 2,083,989   Series 2014-5(e)(m)  6.15% - 1M US L   07/20/2043    126,932 
 3,333,739   Series 2014-95(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   06/16/2044    258,136 
 15,689,489   Series 2016-162(e)(m)  0.69%   09/16/2058    542,204 
 15,688,216   Series 2016-H21(e)(m)  1.95%   09/20/2066    835,429 
 5,496,710   Series 2018-97(e)(m)  6.20% - 1M US L   07/20/2048    459,745 
 11,385,334   Series 2019-22(e)(m)  5.60% - 1M US L   02/20/2045    990,634 
 5,185,265   Series 2019-92(e)(m)  6.10% - 1M US L   07/20/2049    424,377 
 19,070,707   Series 2019-H10(e)(m)  0.48%   06/20/2069    757,870 
 4,992,116   Series 2019-H18(e)(m)  0.02%   11/20/2069    227,903 
 10,097,586   Series 2020-112(e)(m)  6.25% - 1M US L   08/20/2050    1,040,770 
 18,386,835   Series 2020-146(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   10/20/2050    603,833 
 13,871,271   Series 2020-146(e)(m)  6.30% - 1M US L   10/20/2050    1,527,718 
 13,431,394   Series 2020-167(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   11/20/2050    315,169 
 18,530,205   Series 2020-168(e)(m)  0.97%   12/16/2062    1,297,272 
 5,099,499   Series 2020-188(e)(m)  6.30% - 1M US L   11/20/2050    682,951 
 19,424,372   Series 2020-H18(e)(m)  1.52%   09/20/2070    988,743 
 11,497,780   Series 2021-1(e)(m)  6.30% - 1M US L   01/20/2051    1,271,798 
 16,107,064   Series 2021-1(m)  2.50%   01/20/2051    2,060,008 
 10,788,501   Series 2021-107(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   06/20/2051    193,269 
 1,752,377   Series 2021-117(m)  3.50%   06/20/2051    199,109 
 14,897,372   Series 2021-160(m)  2.50%   06/20/2051    1,694,238 
 17,568,860   Series 2021-52(e)(m)  0.72%   04/16/2063    1,088,222 
 26,222,034   Series 2021-59(e)(m)  2.60% - 30D US SOFR   04/20/2051    285,731 
 13,271,846   Series 2021-77(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   05/20/2051    337,972 
 16,977,448   Series 2021-77(m)  2.50%   05/20/2051    1,989,613 
 6,697,820   Series 2021-89(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   05/20/2051    212,887 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$10,696,544   Series 2021-97(e)(m)  3.75% - 1M US L   06/20/2051   $386,590 
 32,160,603   Series 2021-97(e)(m)  3M US L + 2.44%   06/20/2051    306,211 
 31,185,044   Series 2021-H06(e)(m)  1.24%   04/20/2071    808,906 
 12,981,276   Series 2021-H08(e)(m)  1.14%   05/20/2071    296,234 
 59,889,329   Series 2021-H12(e)(m)  0.95%   08/20/2071    1,056,939 
 41,131,547   Series 2022-1(e)(m)  2.65% - 30D US SOFR   01/20/2052    478,257 
 27,639,000   Series 2022-48(e)(m)  0.71%   01/16/2064    1,906,450 
     GSR Mortgage Loan Trust             
 928,248   Series 2006-2F  5.25%   02/25/2036    429,166 
 1,624,685   Series 2007-2F  6.00%   03/25/2037    948,691 
 694,000   Series 2007-AR2(e)  2.98%   05/25/2037    408,067 
     Homeward Opportunities Fund Trust             
 625,400   Series 2020-BPL1(d)(l)  5.44%   08/25/2025    626,201 
     Impac CMB Trust             
 100,650   Series 2004-10(e)  1M US L + 0.70%   03/25/2035    83,805 
     Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust             
 1,000,000   Series 2021-NQM4(d)(e)  3.45%   01/25/2057    735,280 
     IndyMac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust             
 979,502   Series 2007-A1  6.00%   08/25/2037    431,031 
     IndyMac IMSC Mortgage Loan Trust             
 4,650,123   Series 2007-F2  6.50%   07/25/2037    1,576,120 
     JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust             
 160,700   Series 2005-S1  6.00%   12/25/2035    119,668 
 31,336   Series 2006-S3(l)  6.62%   08/25/2036    29,585 
     JP Morgan Mortgage Trust             
 797,159   Series 2007-S3  6.00%   07/25/2037    458,034 
     JP Morgan Resecuritization Trust             
 551,435   Series 2011-1(d)(e)  6.00%   06/26/2037    456,942 
 2,182,358   Series 2014-6(d)(e)  1M US L + 0.21%   07/27/2046    2,031,075 
     Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust             
 13,310,000   Series 2019-GS7(d)(l)  4.50%   11/25/2059    13,308,744 
     Lehman Mortgage Trust             
 408,273   Series 2006-6  5.50%   10/25/2036    290,848 
 3,846,723   Series 2006-7(e)  1M US L + 0.25%   11/25/2036    255,356 
 3,846,723   Series 2006-7(e)(m)  7.75% - 1M US L   11/25/2036    432,446 
 1,164,739   Series 2006-8(e)  1M US L + 0.42%   12/25/2036    243,553 
 1,164,739   Series 2006-8(e)(m)  6.58% - 1M US L   12/25/2036    139,004 
 261,120   Series 2007-10  6.50%   01/25/2038    91,579 
     LHOME Mortgage Trust             
 4,250,000   Series 2020-RTL1(d)(l)  3.72%   10/25/2022    4,104,668 
 3,750,000   Series 2020-RTL1(d)(l)  4.95%   10/25/2022    3,567,364 
 1,300,000   Series 2021-RTL1(d)(e)  2.09%   09/25/2026    1,254,218 
 4,400,000   Series 2021-RTL1(d)(e)  4.46%   09/25/2026    3,904,589 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$1,500,000   Series 2021-RTL2(d)(l)  4.61%   01/25/2024   $1,235,054 
     Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust             
 687,842   Series 2007-F1  6.00%   03/25/2037    81,170 
     Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust             
 1,211,648   Series 2005-3AR(e)  2.92%   07/25/2035    1,032,644 
 2,360,434   Series 2006-11  6.00%   08/25/2036    1,639,476 
 2,660,336   Series 2006-1AR(e)  1M US L + 0.28%   02/25/2036    1,716,704 
 650,819   Series 2006-7(e)  5.14%   06/25/2036    438,088 
 691,553   Series 2006-7  6.00%   06/25/2036    396,935 
     Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust             
 31,912   Series 2011-R1(d)(e)  5.94%   02/26/2037    31,921 
     Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust             
 332,105   Series 2020-RPL1(d)(e)  2.69%   10/25/2023    317,907 
     NewRez Warehouse Securitization Trust             
 4,550,000   Series 2021-1(d)(e)  1M US L + 5.25%   05/25/2055    4,513,123 
     Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. Alternative Loan Trust             
 1,004,593   Series 2005-AP3(e)  5.32%   08/25/2035    523,881 
     PR Mortgage Loan Trust             
 7,216,869   Series 2014-1(d)(e)  5.87%   10/25/2049    6,544,447 
     Prime Mortgage Trust             
 53,939   Series 2006-DR1(d)  5.50%   05/25/2035    45,883 
     PRPM LLC             
 10,000,000   Series 2022-5(d)  6.90%   09/27/2027    9,920,340 
     RBSGC Structured Trust             
 116,841   Series 2008-B(d)  6.00%   06/25/2037    97,344 
     Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.             
 3,236,852   Series 2006-QA5(e)  1M US L + 0.22%   07/25/2036    1,494,434 
 1,350,684   Series 2006-QS10  6.50%   08/25/2036    1,154,105 
 335,184   Series 2006-QS6  6.00%   06/25/2036    273,120 
 824,248   Series 2006-QS7  6.00%   06/25/2036    658,355 
 43,145   Series 2006-QS7(e)  1M US L + 0.40%   06/25/2036    31,561 
 129,997   Series 2006-QS7(e)(m)  5.60% - 1M US L   06/25/2036    7,131 
 55,362   Series 2006-QS8(e)  1M US L + 0.45%   08/25/2036    40,443 
 166,086   Series 2006-QS8(e)(m)  5.55% - 1M US L   08/25/2036    12,211 
 5,184   Series 2007-QS6(e)  55.00% 8.33 x 1M US L   04/25/2037    5,175 
 491,875   Series 2007-QS9  6.50%   07/25/2037    396,904 
 255,373   Series 2008-QR1  6.00%   08/25/2036    202,448 
                   
     Residential Asset Securitization Trust             
 387,522   Series 2006-A1  6.00%   04/25/2036    198,104 
 860,676   Series 2006-A2  6.00%   05/25/2036    385,439 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$897,478   Series 2006-A6  6.50%   07/25/2036   $291,016 
 250,137   Series 2006-A8  6.00%   08/25/2036    169,488 
 149,757   Series 2006-A8  6.50%   08/25/2036    49,650 
 317,071   Series 2006-A8(e)(m)  5.90% - 1M US L   08/25/2036    36,992 
 1,330,777   Series 2007-A1  6.00%   03/25/2037    478,948 
 57,796   Series 2007-A6  6.00%   06/25/2037    35,699 
 2,529,578   Series 2007-A7  6.00%   07/25/2037    1,046,322 
     Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I Trust             
 423,693   Series 2006-S3  5.50%   03/25/2036    342,225 
 84,081   Series 2006-S6  6.00%   07/25/2036    68,757 
 223,904   Series 2007-S3  6.00%   03/25/2037    161,573 
 122,712   Series 2007-S6  6.00%   06/25/2037    102,989 
     Residential Mortgage Loan Trust             
 3,250,000   Series 2020-1(d)(e)  4.67%   01/26/2060    2,619,438 
     Sequoia Mortgage Trust             
 990,246   Series 2007-3(e)  3.20%   07/20/2037    817,874 
     Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust             
 534,322   Series 2005-15(e)  3.60%   07/25/2035    343,028 
     Structured Asset Securities Corp.             
 147,581   Series 2005-RF1(d)(e)  1M US L + 0.35%   03/25/2035    140,358 
 147,581   Series 2005-RF1(d)(e)(m)  1.95%   03/25/2035    2,317 
     TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust             
 1,394,744   Series 2006-2  7.00%   07/25/2036    264,750 
     Verus Securitization Trust             
 2,300,000   Series 2019-INV3(d)(e)  3.28%   11/25/2059    2,151,649 
 1,500,000   Series 2021-4(d)(e)  2.20%   07/25/2066    978,382 
 1,400,000   Series 2021-6(d)(e)  4.05%   10/25/2066    960,010 
 2,000,000   Series 2021-7(d)(e)  4.19%   10/25/2066    1,268,092 
 7,706,000   Series 2022-4(d)(e)  4.74%   04/25/2067    5,892,358 
     Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust, LLC Series Trust             
 98,646   Series 2005-B(e)  3.43%   10/20/2035    93,032 
     Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates             
 39,381   Series 2005-9  5.50%   11/25/2035    29,583 
 329,420   Series 2006-5  6.00%   07/25/2036    235,674 
     Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust             
 574,004   Series 2006-2  6.00%   03/25/2036    529,596 
     Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust             
 236,919   Series 2007-PA2(e)  1M US L + 0.43%   06/25/2037    191,703 
 237,614   Series 2007-PA2(e)(m)  6.07% - 1M US L   06/25/2037    10,470 
 121,645   Series 2007-PA3  5.75%   07/25/2037    97,193 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate   Maturity   Value 
$ 274,567   Series 2007-PA3  6.25%   07/25/2037   $234,105 
              
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT / AGENCY MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 
(Cost $392,447,767)           275,144,950 

 

Shares/Description  Value 
Rights - 0.00%(a)(j)    
1,000    BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc., Strike Price 0.01, Expires 10/14/2022  $2 
           
TOTAL RIGHTS     
(Cost $0)   2 
           
Warrants - 0.00%(a)(j)     
219,520    Oas SA, Strike Price 1.00, Expires 05/16/2039   0 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS     
(Cost $0)   0 
           
Short-Term Investments - 7.06%     
Money Market Fund - 7.06%     
94,501,468    State Street Institutional Trust (7 Day Yield 1.03%)  $94,501,468 
           
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $94,501,468)   94,501,468 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.59%     
(Cost $1,664,851,835)   1,332,939,865 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.41%   5,428,033 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $1,338,367,898 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC - Limited Liability Company

LP - Limited Partnership

SOFR - Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data

TI - Treasury Index

 

Libor Rates:

1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.14%

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.75%

6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 4.23%

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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1D SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of September 30, 2022 was 1.10%

30D SOFR - 30 Day SOFR as of September 30, 2022 was 2.46%

1Y US TI - 1 Year TI as of September 30, 2022 was 4.05%

5Y US TI - 5 Year TI as of September 30, 2022 was 4.06%

10Y US TI - 10 Year TI as of September 30, 2022 was 3.83%

 

(a)Non-income producing security.

(b)Affiliated company. See Note 10 to Notes to Financial Statements.

(c)Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (The "Board"). As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate fair value of those securities was $21,304,246, representing 1.59% of net assets.

(d)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under procedures approved by the Board and may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $446,951,379, which represents approximately 33.40% of net assets as of September 30, 2022.

(e)Variable rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.

(f)Security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.

(g)Pay-in-kind securities. Rate paid in-kind is shown in parenthesis.

(h)Issued with a zero coupon. Income is recognized through the accretion of discount.

(i)Security is currently in default.

(j)Less than 0.005%.

(k)Security does not have a market value or rate. Security will not be entitled to distributions in respect of principal or interest other than excess interest paid with respect to the mortgage loans.

(l)Step up bond. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at September 30, 2022.

(m)Interest only securities.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares/Description      Value 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 1.19%     
 10,837   Barings BDC, Inc.  $89,623 
 38,995   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.   483,148 
           
TOTAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES     
(Cost $591,934)   572,771 
           
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 9.15%     
 82,471   BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund   174,014 
 56,446   First Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term Fund   760,328 
 17,278   PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc.   182,801 
 31,746   PIMCO Access Income Fund   503,174 
 77,171   PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund   1,495,574 
 58,048   PIMCO Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund   765,653 
 40,938   Western Asset Diversified Income Fund   515,000 
           
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS     
(Cost $4,748,012)   4,396,544 
           
COMMON STOCKS - 0.16%     
 947   DBI Investors, Inc.(a)(b)   19 
 3,304   PHI Group, Inc.(a)   76,620 
 6   Toys R Us Propco Equity(b)   33 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost $213,399)   76,672 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 8.40%     
 25,000   iShares® iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF   1,784,750 
 22,000   iShares® iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF   2,253,900 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $4,062,511)   4,038,650 
           
PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.28%     
 116   DBI Investors Inc., 10.000%(b)(c)   3 
 135   Sequa Corp., 7.000%(b)(c)   135,000 
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS     
(Cost $146,039)   135,003 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
BANK LOANS - 25.79%(d)             
Germany - 0.46%             
$228,834   Springer Nature Deutschland GmbH, First Lien - Initial B18 Term Loan  1M US L + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor   08/14/2026   $222,712 
                   
Great Britain - 1.43%             
 248,125   City Football Group Limited, TL  3M US L + 3.50%   07/09/2028    237,166 
 143,254   EG Group, Ltd., First Lien - Additional Facility Term Loan  3M US L + 4.00%   02/07/2025    134,032 
 300,000   Genesis Care Finance Pty, Ltd., First Lien - Facility B2 Term Loan  3M EUR L + 3.50%   10/30/2025    119,811 
 181,182   Lernen Bidco, Ltd., First Lien - Facility B1 (EUR) Term Loan  6M EUR L + 4.25%   10/24/2025    164,360 
 32,918   Osmosis Buyer, Ltd., First Lien - Initial B Term Loan  3M US L + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor   06/17/2028    30,665 
                 686,034 
Luxembourg - 0.50%             
 246,233   Surf Holdings S.a r.l., First Lien - Dollar Tranche Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%   03/05/2027    238,694 
                   
Netherlands - 1.00%             
 283,418   Peer Holding III B.V., First Lien - Facility B Term Loan  3M EUR L + 3.00%   03/07/2025    261,271 
 250,000   Sigma Holdco B.V., First Lien - Facility B4 (GBP) Term Loan  6M US L + 4.00%   07/02/2025    221,514 
                 482,785 
United States - 22.40%             
 231,948   Access CIG LLC, First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%   02/27/2025    222,728 
 49,496   Adavantage Sales & Marketing Inc., First Lien  1M US L + 4.50%   10/28/2027    44,459 
 50,368   Adtalem Global Education, Inc., First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor   08/12/2028    49,959 
 123,750   Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien - Initial U.S. Dollar Term Loan  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor   05/12/2028    109,132 
 55,860   Amentum Government Services Holdings, LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 4.00%   02/07/2029    53,486 
 97,265   American Auto Auction Group, LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 5.00%   12/30/2027    90,456 
 52,338   American Rock Salt Company LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor   06/09/2028    48,608 
 43,465   Ankura Consulting Group LLC, First Lien - Closing Date Term Loan  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor   03/17/2028    39,771 
 54,450   Artera Services, LLC, TL  L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor   03/06/2025    44,622 
 27,802   ASP Blade Holdings, Inc. TLB 1L  3M US L + 4.00%   10/07/2028    24,494 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$240,176   Astoria Energy LLC, First Lien - B Advance (2020) Term Loan  3M US L + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor   12/10/2027   $233,331 
 59,369   Astra Acquisition Corp., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 5.25%   10/22/2028    50,760 
 139,925   Asurion LLC, First Lien - New B-8 Term Loan  1M US L + 3.25%   12/23/2026    119,025 
 98,750   Azalea TopCo, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor   07/24/2026    90,418 
 158,356   BCP Renaissance Parent LLC, First - Lien Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor   10/31/2024    157,168 
 7,105   BCPE North Star US Holdco 2, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 0.00%, 0.75% Floor   06/10/2028    6,573 
 63,480   BCPE North Star US Holdco 2, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor   06/09/2028    58,719 
 99,750   Bengal Debt Merger Sub, LLC, First  Lien  3M US L + 3.35%   01/19/2029    91,880 
 25,000   Bengal Debt Merger Sub, LLC, Second Lien  3M US L + 6.00%   01/18/2030    22,969 
 240,000   Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 4.25%   09/05/2025    228,780 
 223,756   Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Initial (2021) Term Loan  0.50% Floor   08/01/2025    214,500 
 7,302   BW Holding, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 4.15%, 0.50% Floor   12/14/2028    6,754 
 24,622   Carnival Corp., First Lien - Initial Advance Term Loan  3M US L + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor   06/30/2025    22,529 
 25,805   Carnival Corporation TLB 1L  3M US L + 3.25%   10/06/2028    22,773 
 175,234   Charter Next Generation, Inc., First Lien - Initial (2021) Term Loan  3M US L + 4.82%, 0.75% Floor   12/01/2027    166,733 
 244,304   CITGO Petroleum Corp., First Lien - 2019 Incremental B Term Loan  3M US L + 6.25%, 1.00% Floor   03/28/2024    244,976 
                   
 124,688   Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 4.175%, 0.50% Floor   04/13/2029    117,969 
 123,750   Consilio/Skopima 5/21 Cov-Lite TLB  1M US L + 4.00%   05/12/2028    115,087 
 25,367   CPV Maryland LLC, First Lien - B Advance Term Loan  3M US L + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor   05/11/2028    24,891 
 148,125   CQP Holdco LP TLB  3M US L + 4.00%   06/05/2028    143,198 
 70,070   DIRECTV Financing LLC, First Lien - Closing Date Term Loan  1M US L + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor   08/02/2027    65,450 
 25,892   Diversitech Holdings, Inc.  3M US L + 3.75%   12/15/2028    24,339 
 247,500   DRW Holdings LLC, First Lien - Initial  Term Loan  1M US L + 3.75%   03/01/2028    239,456 
 33,830   Echo Global Logistics, Inc. TL 1L  3M US L + 3.50%   11/03/2028    31,885 
 77,610   Electron BidCo, Inc. TL 1L  1M US L + 3.00%   10/07/2028    73,736 
 149,250   Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 4.004%   01/13/2029    138,880 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate    Maturity   Value 
$240,061   Flynn Restaurant Group LP, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 3.50%   06/27/2025   $231,059 
 245,644   Great Outdoors Group LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor   03/05/2028    227,835 
 246,250   Greeneden U.S. Holdings I LLC, First  Lien - Initial Dollar (2020) Term  Loan  1M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor   12/01/2027    235,147 
 243,876   Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., First  Lien - Initial (2021) Term Loan  L + 2.75%, 0.50% Floor   10/19/2027    221,592 
 184,990   Helix Gen Funding LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor   06/03/2024    173,967 
 150,000   Houghton Mifflin Harcrt Co Tl 1L  1M US L + 5.25%   04/04/2029    137,063 
 62,055   Hudson River Trading LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 3.00%   03/20/2028    56,385 
 63,000   Hunter Douglas, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 3.50%   02/09/2029    52,164 
 68,215   Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.TLB 1L  3M US L + 4.25%   01/26/2029    64,190 
 245,625   IRB Holding Corp., First Lien  1M US L + 3.15%, 0.75% Floor   12/15/2027    230,734 
 247,506   Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor   12/01/2027    194,009 
 108,937   KUEHG Corp, First Lien - B-3 Term  Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor   02/21/2025    103,218 
 205,241   LMBE-MC Holdco II LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor   12/03/2025    203,188 
 207,875   LogMeIn, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term  Loan  1M US L + 4.75%   08/31/2027    145,292 
 99,120   LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien  1M US L + 4.50%   07/24/2026    93,999 
 45,425   Majordrive Holdings IV LLC, First  Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor   06/01/2028    42,094 
 58,853   McAfee Corp., First Lien  1M US L + 3.85%   02/02/2029    53,839 
 27,452   Merion Rose Merger Sub, Inc., First  Lien  3M US L + 4.00%   12/08/2028    25,393 
 237,500   Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor   06/21/2027    239,154 
 70,645   Mitchell International, Inc. TLB  3M US L + 3.75%   10/01/2028    64,216 
 237,579   Natgasoline LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 0.00%   11/14/2025    228,670 
 92,605   Olaplex, Inc. TL 1L  3M US L + 3.75%   02/17/2029    89,595 
 149,250   Olympus Water US Holding Corp., First  Lien  3M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor   11/09/2028    138,476 
 49,750   Oryx Midstream Services Permian  Basin LLC, TLB, First Lien  L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor   09/30/2028    48,366 
 100,000   Osmosis Buyer Limited TLB 1L  6M US L + 4.00%   07/31/2028    93,281 
 245,625   Pactiv Evergreen, Inc., First Lien - Tranche B-2 U.S. Term Loan  1M US L + 3.25%   02/05/2026    235,712 
 58,741   Parkway Generation, LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 0.00%   11/05/2028    57,566 
 98,228   PetVet Care Centers LLC, First Lien - 2021 Replacement Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor   02/14/2025    91,229 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$95,000   PMHC II, INC.TLB 1L  3M US L + 4.25%  02/02/2029   $77,099 
 32,670   Polaris Newco LLC, First Lien - Dollar Term Loan  L + 4.00%, 0.50% Floor  06/04/2028    30,233 
 245,625   ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC, First Lien - 2020-1 Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor  11/03/2025    231,317 
 243,125   Pug LLC, First Lien - USD B Term Loan  1M US L + 3.50%  02/12/2027    212,734 
 235,231   Recorded Books, Inc., First Lien - 2021 Replacement Term Loan  3M US L + 2.75%  08/29/2025    226,925 
 125,000   Redwood Star Merger Sub, Inc.  1M US L + 4.50%  03/16/2029    116,094 
 34,000   Renaissance Holdings Corp., First Lien  1M US L + 4.50%, 0.50% Floor  04/01/2027    32,697 
 54,725   Restaurant Technologies, Inc. TLB 1L  3M US L + 4.25%  03/17/2029    53,380 
 40,595   SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Incremental B-1 Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor  03/16/2027    37,804 
 148,500   SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., First Lien - B Term Loan  L + 3.00%, 0.50% Floor  08/25/2028    142,854 
 39,851   Secure Acquisition, Inc.  3M US L + 5.00%  12/15/2028    37,460 
 5,948   Secure Acquisition, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 5.00%, 0.50% Floor  12/23/2028    5,592 
 217,570   Shearer's Foods LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor  09/23/2027    202,709 
 3,385   SM Wellness Holdings, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor  04/15/2028    3,215 
 40,209   SM Wellness Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor  04/17/2028    38,199 
 250,000   Sotera Health Holdings LLC, First Lien - Refinancing Term Loan  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor  12/11/2026    221,250 
 147,375   Spin Holdco, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor  03/04/2028    129,874 
 175,120   SRS Distribution, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor  06/04/2028    161,417 
 99,000   Tiger Acquisition LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor  06/01/2028    92,047 
 72,162   Triton Water Holdings, Inc., First Lien - Initial Term Loan  3M US L + 3.50%, 0.50% Floor  03/31/2028    65,116 
 270,064   Uber Technologies, Inc., First Lien - 2021 Incremental Term Loan  1M US L + 3.50%  04/04/2025    264,973 
 102,090   UFC Holdings LLC, First Lien  3M US L + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor  04/29/2026    98,390 
 245,648   UKG, Inc., First Lien  3M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor  05/03/2026    234,390 
 49,375   United AirLines, Inc., First Lien - Class B Term Loan  3M US L + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor  04/21/2028    47,335 
 26,798   United Site 11/21 Cov-Lite  1M US L + 4.25%  11/04/2028    22,956 
 208,399   University Support Services LLC, First Lien  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor  02/10/2029    197,979 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$44,775   Univision Communications, Inc., First Lien - B Term Loan  3M US L + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor  05/05/2028   $42,942 
 44,775   Vertex Aerospace Services Corp TL  3M US L + 3.75%  11/10/2028    43,656 
 64,513   W. R. Grace Holdings LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  L + 3.75%, 0.50% Floor  09/22/2028    60,561 
 82,378   Whatabrands LLC, First Lien - Initial B Term Loan  1M US L + 3.25%, 0.50% Floor  08/03/2028    76,457 
 222,531   William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, First Lien - B-1 Term Loan  1M US L + 2.75%  05/18/2025    212,934 
 128,613   YI LLC, First Lien - Initial Term Loan  1M US L + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor  11/07/2024    126,040 
                10,764,556 
                  
TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $13,589,831)    12,394,781 
                  
HIGH YIELD DEBT - 47.85%
Australia - 0.38%
 40,000   Mineral Resources, Ltd.(e)  8.13%  05/01/2027   $38,819 
 60,000   Mineral Resources, Ltd.(e)  8.50%  05/01/2030    58,115 
 100,000   Nufarm Australia, Ltd. / Nufarm Americas, Inc.(e)  5.00%  01/27/2030    83,364 
                180,298 
Canada - 1.87%
 99,000   Bombardier, Inc.(e)  7.50%  03/15/2025    96,404 
 80,000   Bombardier, Inc.(e)  7.13%  06/15/2026    73,487 
 45,000   Bombardier, Inc.(e)  6.00%  02/15/2028    37,717 
 110,000   Cascades, Inc./Cascades USA, Inc.(e)  5.38%  01/15/2028    93,281 
 75,000   Eldorado Gold Corp.(e)  6.25%  09/01/2029    57,307 
 25,000   First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.(e)  6.50%  03/01/2024    24,531 
 85,000   GFL Environmental, Inc.(e)  5.13%  12/15/2026    79,262 
 125,000   goeasy, Ltd.(e)  5.38%  12/01/2024    117,447 
 105,000   Intelligent Packaging, Ltd. Finco, Inc. / Intelligent Packaging Ltd Co.-Issuer LLC(e)  6.00%  09/15/2028    83,768 
 110,000   Mercer International, Inc.  5.13%  02/01/2029    87,827 
 60,000   Precision Drilling Corp.(e)  7.13%  01/15/2026    56,363 
 25,000   Precision Drilling Corp.(e)  6.88%  01/15/2029    22,120 
 80,000   Strathcona Resources, Ltd.(e)  6.88%  08/01/2026    67,980 
                897,494 
France - 1.95%
 100,000   Afflelou SAS(f)  4.25%  05/19/2026    86,244 
 120,000   Altice France SA(e)  5.50%  01/15/2028    95,213 
 55,000   Altice France SA(e)  5.13%  07/15/2029    41,221 
 100,000   Altice France SA(e)  4.25%  10/15/2029    74,529 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$100,000   Banijay Entertainment SASU(e)  3.50%  03/01/2025   $91,150 
 100,000   CAB SELAS(f)  3.38%  02/01/2028    75,245 
 100,000   Chrome Bidco SASU(e)  3.50%  05/31/2028    78,085 
 100,000   Elis SA  4.13%  05/24/2027    90,668 
 155,000   Iliad Holding SASU(e)  5.63%  10/15/2028    130,738 
 100,000   Loxam SAS  5.75%  07/15/2027    76,137 
 100,000   Parts Europe SA(f)  6.50%  07/16/2025    98,054 
                937,284 
Germany - 1.07%
 100,000   Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH(f)  4.38%  01/15/2028    80,846 
 100,000   Gruenenthal GmbH(e)  4.13%  05/15/2028    81,744 
 100,000   IHO Verwaltungs GmbH(f)(g)  3.75% (4.50%)  09/15/2026    81,077 
 100,000   Nidda BondCo GmbH(f)  7.25%  09/30/2025    86,668 
 100,000   Renk AG/Frankfurt am Main(f)  5.75%  07/15/2025    90,023 
 100,000   Schenck Process Holding GmbH/Darmstadt(f)  5.38%  06/15/2023    95,767 
                516,125 
Great Britain - 1.04%
 100,000   eG Global Finance PLC(f)  6.25%  10/30/2025    85,369 
 100,000   INEOS Finance PLC(f)  2.88%  05/01/2026    82,353 
 85,000   Rolls-Royce PLC(e)  5.75%  10/15/2027    74,023 
 100,000   Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC(f)  4.63%  05/19/2026    93,214 
 120,000   Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC(e)  4.75%  07/15/2031    92,873 
 100,000   Vodafone Group PLC(d)  3.00% - 5Y EUR SWAP  08/27/2080    72,854 
                500,686 
Hong Kong - 0.24%
 150,000   Seaspan Corp.(e)  5.50%  08/01/2029    115,869 
                  
Ireland - 0.35%
 100,000   eircom Finance DAC  3.50%  05/15/2026    86,803 
 100,000   Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes III DAC(e)  4.88%  07/15/2028    83,691 
                170,494 
Italy - 1.09%
        3M EUR L +         
 100,000   Cedacri Mergeco SPA(d)(e)  4.625%  05/15/2028    91,402 
 100,000   Centurion Bidco SpA(f)  5.88%  09/30/2026    86,302 
 100,000   Guala Closures SpA(f)  3.25%  06/15/2028    77,980 
 100,000   Mooney Group SpA(d)(f)  3M EUR L + 3.875%  12/17/2026    92,882 
 100,000   TeamSystem SpA(e)  3.50%  02/15/2028    81,318 
 100,000   Telecom Italia SpA  4.00%  04/11/2024    94,963 
                524,847 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
Jersey - 0.20%            
$100,000   AA Bond Co., Ltd.(f)  6.50%  01/31/2026   $94,348 
                  
Luxembourg - 1.78%
 55,000   Altice Financing SA(e)  5.75%  08/15/2029    42,218 
 100,000   Altice Financing SA(e)  4.25%  08/15/2029    76,215 
 100,000   Altice France Holding SA(e)  4.00%  02/15/2028    60,885 
 100,000   Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl(e)  3.00%  07/15/2029    71,094 
 110,000   EverArc Escrow Sarl(e)  5.00%  10/30/2029    89,023 
 100,000   Hanesbrands Finance Luxembourg SCA(f)  3.50%  06/15/2024    91,139 
 70,000   Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(e)  6.50%  03/15/2030    59,689 
 55,000   ION Trading Technologies Sarl(e)  5.75%  05/15/2028    44,925 
 100,000   Matterhorn Telecom SA(f)  4.00%  11/15/2027    86,146 
 100,000   Summer BC Holdco B SARL(f)  5.75%  10/31/2026    83,804 
 85,000   Telecom Italia Capital SA  6.38%  11/15/2033    66,279 
 100,000   Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL(f)  3.50%  03/01/2028    82,319 
                853,736 
Netherlands - 1.52%
 115,000   Energizer Gamma Acquisition BV(e)  3.50%  06/30/2029    81,064 
 100,000   Intertrust Group BV(f)  3.38%  11/15/2025    95,919 
 125,000   TMNL Holding BV(e)  3.75%  01/15/2029    98,307 
 100,000   Trivium Packaging Finance BV(e)  3.75%  08/15/2026    88,572 
 200,000   UPC Holding BV(e)  5.50%  01/15/2028    168,244 
 45,000   Ziggo Bond Co. BV(e)  5.13%  02/28/2030    32,260 
 100,000   Ziggo Bond Co. BV(f)  3.38%  02/28/2030    68,274 
 145,000   Ziggo Bond Co. BV(e)  3.38%  02/28/2030    98,998 
                731,638 
Spain - 0.50%
 100,000   Grifols Escrow Issuer SA(e)  3.88%  10/15/2028    72,772 
 100,000   Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA(e)  5.13%  09/30/2029    77,218 
 105,000   Lorca Telecom Bondco SA(e)  4.00%  09/18/2027    89,827 
                239,817 
Sweden - 0.41%
 100,000   Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB(c)(d)  3.223% - 5Y EUR SWAP  12/31/2049    41,338 
 100,000   Verisure Holding AB(f)  3.88%  07/15/2026    84,567 
 100,000   Verisure Midholding AB(f)  5.25%  02/15/2029    72,523 
                198,428 
United States - 35.45%
 40,000   Academy, Ltd.(e)  6.00%  11/15/2027    36,358 
 135,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(e)  5.50%  07/01/2028    123,363 
 10,000   Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(e)  5.00%  04/15/2029    8,875 
 95,000   ACCO Brands Corp.(e)  4.25%  03/15/2029    71,613 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Amount/Description   Rate  Maturity   Value 
$70,000   Acuris Finance US, Inc. / Acuris Finance SARL(e)  5.00%  05/01/2028   $58,741 
 55,000   ADT Security Corp.(e)  4.13%  08/01/2029    45,767 
 65,000   Affinity Gaming(e)  6.88%  12/15/2027    53,114 
 70,000   Ahead DB Holdings LLC(e)  6.63%  05/01/2028    59,804 
 170,000   Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC(e)  5.88%  02/15/2028    157,179 
 150,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC / Allied Universal Finance Corp.(e)  6.63%  07/15/2026    133,960 
 60,000   Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 Sarl(e)  4.63%  06/01/2028    46,324 
 125,000   AMC Networks, Inc.  4.25%  02/15/2029    92,708 
 60,000   American Airlines, Inc.(e)  11.75%  07/15/2025    62,755 
 95,000   American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.  5.00%  10/01/2029    72,079 
 95,000   APX Group, Inc.(e)  6.75%  02/15/2027    88,865 
 65,000   APX Group, Inc.(e)  5.75%  07/15/2029    51,528 
 10,000   Aramark Services, Inc.(e)  6.38%  05/01/2025    9,815 
 115,000   Aramark Services, Inc.(e)  5.00%  02/01/2028    102,672 
 45,000   Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(e)  6.88%  04/01/2027    40,383 
 125,000   Archrock Partners LP / Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(e)  6.25%  04/01/2028    110,130 
 105,000   Arconic Corp.(e)  6.13%  02/15/2028    92,984 
 75,000   Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC / ARU Finance Corp.(e)  7.00%  11/01/2026    72,388 
 110,000   ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.25%  09/30/2028    84,727 
 150,000   AssuredPartners, Inc.(e)  5.63%  01/15/2029    116,773 
 75,000   AthenaHealth Group, Inc.(e)  6.50%  02/15/2030    59,434 
 100,000   Avantor Funding, Inc.(f)  3.88%  07/15/2028    84,998 
 85,000   Avient Corp.(e)  7.13%  08/01/2030    78,643 
 200,000   Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(e)  6.13%  02/01/2027    138,960 
 65,000   Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(e)  4.88%  06/01/2028    42,015 
 145,000   BellRing Brands, Inc.(e)  7.00%  03/15/2030    132,943 
 60,000   Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp.(e)  6.63%  01/31/2029    55,361 
 45,000   Buckeye Partners LP(e)  4.50%  03/01/2028    38,355 
 85,000   Cablevision Lightpath LLC(e)  5.63%  09/15/2028    68,107 
 125,000   Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(e)  6.25%  07/01/2025    120,677 
 70,000   Callon Petroleum Co.(e)  7.50%  06/15/2030    61,421 
 160,000   Calpine Corp.(e)  5.13%  03/15/2028    137,751 
 100,000   Carnival Corp.(f)  10.13%  02/01/2026    97,196 
 175,000   Carnival Corp.(e)  5.75%  03/01/2027    122,986 
 30,000   Carnival Corp.(e)  10.50%  06/01/2030    24,052 
 50,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(e)  5.50%  05/01/2026    47,448 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$25,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(e)  5.00%  02/01/2028   $21,599 
 15,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(e)  5.38%  06/01/2029    13,162 
 175,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(e)  6.38%  09/01/2029    160,990 
 120,000   CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.(e)  4.75%  03/01/2030    97,645 
 55,000   CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.(e)  5.75%  04/01/2030    48,120 
 130,000   Cedar Fair LP  5.25%  07/15/2029    111,797 
 65,000   Central Garden & Pet Co.  5.13%  02/01/2028    59,010 
 50,000   Cheever Escrow Issuer LLC(e)  7.13%  10/01/2027    44,814 
 5,000   Cheniere Energy Partners LP  3.25%  01/31/2032    3,849 
 90,000   Cheniere Energy, Inc.  4.63%  10/15/2028    82,772 
 15,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)  8.00%  03/15/2026    13,012 
 60,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)  5.63%  03/15/2027    46,273 
 160,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)  6.00%  01/15/2029    117,959 
 15,000   CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)  4.75%  02/15/2031    10,108 
 65,000   Churchill Downs, Inc.(e)  5.50%  04/01/2027    60,217 
 10,000   Churchill Downs, Inc.(e)  4.75%  01/15/2028    8,667 
 205,000   CITGO Petroleum Corp.(e)  7.00%  06/15/2025    196,214 
 35,000   CITGO Petroleum Corp.(e)  6.38%  06/15/2026    32,753 
 65,000   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.(e)  6.75%  03/15/2026    64,017 
 100,000   Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(e)  6.63%  04/15/2029    91,201 
 70,000   Cogent Communications Group, Inc.(e)  7.00%  06/15/2027    65,919 
 75,000   Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(e)  7.75%  02/15/2026    73,786 
 35,000   Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(e)  5.88%  07/01/2029    31,322 
 30,000   CommScope, Inc.(e)  6.00%  03/01/2026    27,669 
 155,000   CommScope, Inc.(e)  8.25%  03/01/2027    128,298 
 25,000   CommScope, Inc.(e)  7.13%  07/01/2028    19,353 
 30,000   CommScope, Inc.(e)  4.75%  09/01/2029    24,526 
 145,000   Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC(e)  5.25%  04/16/2029    113,987 
 85,000   Comstock Resources, Inc.(e)  6.75%  03/01/2029    78,599 
 25,000   Comstock Resources, Inc.(e)  5.88%  01/15/2030    21,833 
 55,000   Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(e)  6.50%  10/15/2028    46,791 
 70,000   Consolidated Communications, Inc.(e)  5.00%  10/01/2028    48,815 
 60,000   Coty, Inc.(e)  6.50%  04/15/2026    55,360 
 130,000   Coty, Inc.(e)  5.00%  04/15/2026    118,516 
 115,000   Crocs, Inc.(e)  4.25%  03/15/2029    91,653 
 87,000   CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.(e)  5.63%  10/15/2025    83,427 
 35,000   CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc.(e)  5.00%  05/01/2029    30,970 
 115,000   CSC Holdings LLC(e)  5.75%  01/15/2030    81,949 
 85,000   CSC Holdings LLC(e)  4.13%  12/01/2030    63,646 
 10,000   CSC Holdings LLC(e)  4.50%  11/15/2031    7,528 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$25,000   CSC Holdings LLC(e)  5.00%  11/15/2031   $16,560 
 100,000   CVR Energy, Inc.(e)  5.25%  02/15/2025    90,199 
 30,000   CVR Energy, Inc.(e)  5.75%  02/15/2028    25,694 
 20,000   Dana, Inc.  5.38%  11/15/2027    16,992 
 30,000   Dana, Inc.  5.63%  06/15/2028    24,816 
 130,000   DaVita, Inc.(e)  4.63%  06/01/2030    100,907 
 30,000   DCP Midstream Operating LP(e)  6.45%  11/03/2036    27,473 
 20,000   DCP Midstream Operating LP  5.60%  04/01/2044    18,032 
 145,000   Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Co.-Obligor, Inc.(e)  5.88%  08/15/2027    125,334 
 35,000   DISH DBS Corp.  7.75%  07/01/2026    26,899 
 85,000   DISH DBS Corp.(e)  5.25%  12/01/2026    69,795 
 30,000   DISH DBS Corp.(e)  5.75%  12/01/2028    22,728 
 55,000   DISH DBS Corp.  5.13%  06/01/2029    32,401 
 150,000   Edgewell Personal Care Co.(e)  5.50%  06/01/2028    134,322 
 65,000   Elastic NV(e)  4.13%  07/15/2029    51,426 
 75,000   EnLink Midstream LLC(e)  5.63%  01/15/2028    70,242 
 60,000   EnLink Midstream Partners LP  5.05%  04/01/2045    42,175 
 40,000   EQM Midstream Partners LP(e)  7.50%  06/01/2027    38,191 
 15,000   EQM Midstream Partners LP(e)  4.50%  01/15/2029    12,110 
 40,000   EQM Midstream Partners LP(e)  4.75%  01/15/2031    31,844 
 90,000   Everi Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.00%  07/15/2029    73,963 
 50,000   Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.(e)  4.63%  01/15/2029    41,455 
 50,000   Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.(e)  6.75%  01/15/2030    38,094 
 10,000   FirstCash, Inc.(e)  4.63%  09/01/2028    8,394 
 90,000   FirstCash, Inc.(e)  5.63%  01/01/2030    77,091 
 25,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.30%  02/10/2025    22,185 
 15,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  2.90%  02/16/2028    11,811 
 5,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  5.11%  05/03/2029    4,350 
 285,000   Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC  4.00%  11/13/2030    222,936 
 30,000   Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(e)  5.88%  10/15/2027    26,955 
 195,000   Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(e)  5.00%  05/01/2028    167,675 
 35,000   Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(e)  6.75%  05/01/2029    28,955 
 45,000   Garden Spinco Corp.(e)  8.63%  07/20/2030    46,589 
 35,000   Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC / GD Finance Co, Inc.(e)  5.25%  12/01/2027    32,287 
 55,000   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  9.50%  05/31/2025    57,153 
 160,000   Gray Television, Inc.(e)  4.75%  10/15/2030    120,147 
 150,000   Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC(e)  5.75%  12/01/2025    140,970 
 170,000   HAT Holdings I LLC / HAT Holdings II LLC(e)  3.38%  06/15/2026    136,635 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$130,000   Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.(e)  5.75%  01/20/2026   $114,854 
 100,000   Herc Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.50%  07/15/2027    90,201 
 105,000   Hertz Corp.(e)  4.63%  12/01/2026    85,416 
 75,000   Hess Midstream Operations LP(e)  5.63%  02/15/2026    71,294 
 5,000   Hess Midstream Operations LP(e)  5.13%  06/15/2028    4,385 
 50,000   Hess Midstream Operations LP(e)  4.25%  02/15/2030    40,482 
 155,000   Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC / Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc(e)  5.00%  06/01/2029    125,329 
 40,000   Holly Energy Partners LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp.(e)  6.38%  04/15/2027    38,257 
 55,000   HUB International, Ltd.(e)  7.00%  05/01/2026    52,250 
 45,000   HUB International, Ltd.(e)  5.63%  12/01/2029    37,664 
 165,000   Hunt Companies, Inc.(e)  5.25%  04/15/2029    126,548 
 40,000   IAA, Inc.(e)  5.50%  06/15/2027    36,551 
 10,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc.  8.38%  05/01/2027    8,431 
 110,000   iHeartCommunications, Inc.(e)  5.25%  08/15/2027    94,190 
 30,000   Imola Merger Corp.(e)  4.75%  05/15/2029    25,381 
 100,000   International Game Technology PLC  3.50%  06/15/2026    87,586 
 180,000   Iron Mountain, Inc.(e)  5.25%  03/15/2028    158,142 
 15,000   Iron Mountain, Inc.(e)  5.00%  07/15/2028    12,931 
 55,000   Iron Mountain, Inc.(e)  5.25%  07/15/2030    45,631 
 95,000   JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.(e)  7.13%  04/15/2026    87,975 
 155,000   Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.  4.75%  03/01/2029    118,653 
 55,000   Kinetik Holdings LP(e)  5.88%  06/15/2030    50,477 
 2,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Co.  6.88%  01/26/2039    2,065 
 90,000   LABL, Inc.(e)  5.88%  11/01/2028    73,060 
 45,000   Laredo Petroleum, Inc.  9.50%  01/15/2025    44,672 
 70,000   LD Holdings Group LLC(e)  6.50%  11/01/2025    42,096 
 120,000   Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC / Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc.(e)  5.00%  02/01/2026    103,380 
 20,000   Level 3 Financing, Inc.(e)  4.63%  09/15/2027    16,601 
 75,000   LFS Topco LLC(e)  5.88%  10/15/2026    59,768 
 130,000   Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(e)  4.75%  10/15/2027    113,130 
 165,000   Lumen Technologies, Inc.(e)  5.13%  12/15/2026    142,216 
 5,000   Lumen Technologies, Inc.(e)  4.50%  01/15/2029    3,520 
 28,000   Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.(e)  6.13%  09/15/2025    27,416 
 145,000   Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.(e)  4.50%  06/15/2029    114,786 
 100,000   Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.(f)  4.75%  04/15/2024    91,902 
 95,000   Maxar Technologies, Inc.(e)  7.75%  06/15/2027    89,465 
 110,000   Medline Borrower LP(e)  5.25%  10/01/2029    83,262 
 60,000   Mercer International, Inc.  5.50%  01/15/2026    55,581 
 34,000   MGIC Investment Corp.  5.25%  08/15/2028    30,445 
 80,000   Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC / Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.(e)  4.88%  05/01/2029    66,024 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$60,000   ModivCare Escrow Issuer, Inc.(e)  5.00%  10/01/2029   $48,869 
 100,000   MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC(e)  5.50%  09/01/2028    82,688 
 105,000   Nabors Industries, Ltd.(e)  7.25%  01/15/2026    91,566 
 30,000   Nabors Industries, Ltd.(e)  7.50%  01/15/2028    24,547 
 65,000   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(e)  6.00%  01/15/2027    55,565 
 25,000   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.50%  08/15/2028    19,664 
 35,000   Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.75%  11/15/2031    25,732 
 35,000   NCR Corp.(e)  5.75%  09/01/2027    31,797 
 115,000   NCR Corp.(e)  5.13%  04/15/2029    86,485 
 70,000   NCR Corp.(e)  6.13%  09/01/2029    60,389 
 100,000   Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American Finance Operating Partner LP(e)  4.50%  09/30/2028    74,745 
 35,000   New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(e)  9.75%  07/15/2028    29,589 
 115,000   New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.(e)  5.25%  07/15/2028    95,282 
 55,000   Newell Brands, Inc.  6.38%  09/15/2027    54,596 
 50,000   Newell Brands, Inc.  6.63%  09/15/2029    49,006 
 130,000   NFP Corp.(e)  6.88%  08/15/2028    101,615 
 65,000   NFP Corp.(e)  4.88%  08/15/2028    55,552 
 80,000   NortonLifeLock, Inc.(e)  6.75%  09/30/2027    76,953 
 5,000   NuStar Logistics LP  6.00%  06/01/2026    4,587 
 55,000   NuStar Logistics LP  6.38%  10/01/2030    47,183 
 40,000   Oceaneering International, Inc.  4.65%  11/15/2024    36,532 
 20,000   Oceaneering International, Inc.  6.00%  02/01/2028    15,892 
 75,000   Olympus Water US Holding Corp.(e)  4.25%  10/01/2028    57,773 
 55,000   Olympus Water US Holding Corp.(e)  6.25%  10/01/2029    37,783 
 160,000   OneMain Finance Corp.  7.13%  03/15/2026    144,473 
 10,000   Open Text Holdings, Inc.(e)  4.13%  02/15/2030    8,003 
 150,000   Organon & Co. / Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV(e)  5.13%  04/30/2031    123,125 
 70,000   Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.(e)  6.25%  06/15/2025    68,473 
 20,000   Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp.(e)  5.00%  08/15/2027    17,496 
 25,000   Owens & Minor, Inc.(e)  4.50%  03/31/2029    19,658 
 75,000   Owens & Minor, Inc.(e)  6.63%  04/01/2030    66,188 
 105,000   Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC / Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc.(e)  4.38%  10/15/2028    87,026 
 80,000   Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer(e)  5.88%  10/01/2028    68,641 
 150,000   Park Intermediate Holdings LLC / PK Domestic Property LLC / PK Finance Co.-Issuer(e)  4.88%  05/15/2029    121,734 
 65,000   PDC Energy, Inc.  5.75%  05/15/2026    60,221 
 170,000   Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(e)  5.38%  02/15/2030    141,117 
 50,000   PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.(e)  5.38%  10/15/2025    42,812 
 75,000   Performance Food Group, Inc.(e)  5.50%  10/15/2027    68,340 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$190,000   Picard Midco, Inc.(e)  6.50%  03/31/2029   $160,780 
 135,000   Pike Corp.(e)  5.50%  09/01/2028    109,523 
 225,000   Post Holdings, Inc.(e)  5.50%  12/15/2029    194,855 
 180,000   Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance, Inc.(e)  6.25%  01/15/2028    153,898 
 110,000   Primo Water Holdings, Inc.(f)  3.88%  10/31/2028    87,529 
 45,000   QVC, Inc.  4.75%  02/15/2027    33,835 
 50,000   QVC, Inc.  4.38%  09/01/2028    34,003 
 80,000   Railworks Holdings LP / Railworks Rally, Inc.(e)  8.25%  11/15/2028    74,753 
 110,000   Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Co.-Issuer Corp.(e)  5.25%  04/15/2030    74,887 
 40,000   RLJ Lodging Trust LP(e)  4.00%  09/15/2029    31,423 
 70,000   Rockcliff Energy II LLC(e)  5.50%  10/15/2029    61,450 
 20,000   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(e)  5.38%  07/15/2027    14,740 
 95,000   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(e)  5.50%  04/01/2028    66,768 
 40,000   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(e)  9.25%  01/15/2029    39,475 
 40,000   Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.(e)  8.25%  01/15/2029    39,001 
 50,000   Sabre GLBL, Inc.(e)  7.38%  09/01/2025    44,849 
 100,000   SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC(e)  5.38%  11/01/2026    77,376 
 85,000   Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.  4.00%  04/01/2031    60,027 
 100,000   SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.(e)  5.25%  08/15/2029    83,270 
 35,000   SEG Holding LLC / SEG Finance Corp.(e)  5.63%  10/15/2028    32,295 
 80,000   Six Flags Entertainment Corp.(e)  5.50%  04/15/2027    70,400 
 15,000   Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.(e)  7.00%  07/01/2025    15,016 
 110,000   Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(e)  7.50%  04/15/2025    103,798 
 30,000   Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.  3.85%  06/15/2026    26,452 
 40,000   Standard Industries, Inc.(e)  5.00%  02/15/2027    35,491 
 85,000   Standard Industries, Inc.(e)  4.75%  01/15/2028    72,016 
 40,000   Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.  5.88%  03/01/2027    37,952 
 180,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(e)  6.25%  02/01/2027    168,387 
 15,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(e)  5.13%  11/01/2027    13,491 
 20,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(e)  6.13%  10/01/2028    17,554 
 90,000   Tenet Healthcare Corp.(e)  6.13%  06/15/2030    82,676 
 135,000   TMS International Corp.(e)  6.25%  04/15/2029    96,093 
 105,000   TransDigm, Inc.(e)  8.00%  12/15/2025    106,653 
 70,000   TransDigm, Inc.(e)  6.25%  03/15/2026    68,018 
 80,000   TransDigm, Inc.  6.38%  06/15/2026    75,677 
 55,000   TransDigm, Inc.  5.50%  11/15/2027    47,958 
 70,000   TransDigm, Inc.  4.63%  01/15/2029    56,526 
 60,000   Twitter, Inc.(e)  5.00%  03/01/2030    57,624 
 80,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(e)  7.50%  05/15/2025    79,917 
 70,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(e)  7.50%  09/15/2027    68,707 
 20,000   Uber Technologies, Inc.(e)  6.25%  01/15/2028    18,627 
 55,000   Univar Solutions USA, Inc./Washington(e)  5.13%  12/01/2027    49,064 

 

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Principal Amount/Description  Rate  Maturity   Value 
$115,000   Univision Communications, Inc.(e)  6.63%  06/01/2027   $108,784 
 45,000   Univision Communications, Inc.(e)  7.38%  06/30/2030    43,045 
 40,000   US Foods, Inc.(e)  6.25%  04/15/2025    39,357 
 65,000   US Foods, Inc.(e)  4.63%  06/01/2030    53,936 
 60,000   USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.  6.88%  04/01/2026    55,294 
 30,000   USA Compression Partners LP / USA Compression Finance Corp.  6.88%  09/01/2027    27,314 
 65,000   Vistra Operations Co. LLC(e)  5.00%  07/31/2027    58,857 
 115,000   VM Consolidated, Inc.(e)  5.50%  04/15/2029    99,094 
 175,000   WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.(e)  5.75%  04/15/2026    161,545 
 70,000   Weekley Homes LLC / Weekley Finance Corp.(e)  4.88%  09/15/2028    56,671 
 180,000   Western Midstream Operating LP  5.50%  08/15/2048    145,945 
 130,000   Williams Scotsman International, Inc.(e)  4.63%  08/15/2028    113,987 
 95,000   WR Grace Holdings LLC(e)  4.88%  06/15/2027    81,784 
 60,000   WR Grace Holdings LLC(e)  5.63%  08/15/2029    45,150 
 155,000   Xerox Holdings Corp.(e)  5.00%  08/15/2025    139,656 
 55,000   Xerox Holdings Corp.(e)  5.50%  08/15/2028    44,000 
 140,000   Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(e)  4.00%  03/01/2027    112,680 
                17,040,810 
                  
TOTAL HIGH YIELD DEBT
(Cost $27,447,711)    23,001,874 

 

Shares/Description   Value 
RIGHTS - 0.00%(b)
 198   DBI Investors, Inc., Strike Price 0.01, Expires 12/31/2049(a)   
           
TOTAL RIGHTS     
(Cost $11,231)    
           
WARRANTS - 0.01%(b)
 4   David's Bridal, Strike Price 219.47, Expires 01/18/2024(a)    
 11   Toys R Us Propco Warrant, Strike Price 0.01, Expires 12/31/2049(a)    
 237   Windstream Holdings Inc - Pvt Warrant, Strike Price 0.01, Expires 12/31/2049   3,614 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS     
(Cost $106,180)   3,614 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Schedule of Investments

 

September 30, 2022

 

Shares/Description  Value 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.60%     
  2,694,551   State Street Institutional Trust (7 Day Yield 1.03%)  $2,694,551 
      
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $2,694,551)   2,694,551 
      
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.43%     
(Cost $53,611,399)   47,314,460 
CASH SEGREGATED AT CUSTODIAN FOR FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS - 0.10%   50,000 
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.47%   703,486 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%  $48,067,946 

 

Investment Abbreviations: 

EURIBOR - Euro Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

LLC - Limited Liability Company

LP - Limited Partnership

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

Libor Rates: 

1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.14%

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 3.75%

6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 4.23%

3M EUR L - 3 Month EURIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 1.17%

6M EUR L - 6 Month EURIBOR as of September 30, 2022 was 1.80%

5Y EUR SWAP - 5 Year Euro ICE Swap Rate as of September 30, 2022 was 2.96%

 

(a)The Level 3 assets were a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.
(b)Non-income producing security.
(c)Security has no contractual maturity date, is not redeemable and contractually pays an indefinite stream of interest.
(d)Variable rate investment. Interest rates reset periodically. Interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at September 30, 2022. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description above. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
(e)Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities have been deemed liquid under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees and may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration. Total fair value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $17,789,446, which represents approximately 37.01% of net assets as of September 30, 2022.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

(f)Securities were purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts securities offered and sold outside of the United States from registration. Such securities cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. These securities have been deemed liquid under procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees (The "Board"). As of September 30, 2022, the aggregate fair value of those securities was $2,332,691, representing 4.85% of net assets.
(g)Pay-in-kind securities. Rate paid in-kind is shown in parenthesis.

 

OUTSTANDING FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty 

Settlement

Date

 

Fund

Receiving

 

U.S. $ Value

at September

30, 2022

 

Fund

Delivering

 

U.S. $ Value

at September

30, 2022

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  30,856  USD  30,760  $96 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  60,419  USD  59,498   921 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  7,045  USD  6,990   55 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  38,011  USD  37,718   293 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  17,232  USD  17,154   78 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  2,022  USD  2,007   15 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  4,186  USD  4,058   128 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  1,508  USD  1,459   49 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  3,521  USD  3,408   113 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  2,850  USD  2,791   59 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  3,051  USD  3,024   27 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  4,231,876  EUR  4,179,723   52,153 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  594,218  EUR  586,895   7,323 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  36,291  EUR  35,105   1,186 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  98,227  EUR  98,018   209 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  248,021  GBP  240,142   7,879 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Counterparty

(continued)

 

Settlement

Date

(continued)

 

Fund

Receiving

(continued)

 

U.S. $ Value

at September

30, 2022

(continued)

 

Fund

Delivering

(continued)

 

U.S. $ Value

at September

30, 2022

(continued)

 

Unrealized

Appreciation

(continued)

 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  434,527  GBP  420,724  $13,803 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  8,569  GBP  8,331   238 
                  $84,625 
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  7,674  USD  7,816  $(142)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  3,281  USD  3,392   (111)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  21,695  USD  22,159   (464)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  EUR  32,347  USD  32,984   (637)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  6,395  USD  6,583   (188)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  2,425  USD  2,537   (112)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  4,666  USD  4,900   (234)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  2,319  USD  2,374   (55)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  GBP  2,197  USD  2,246   (49)
State Street Corporation  10/6/2022  USD  96,665  EUR  98,018   (1,353)
                  $(3,345)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities September 30, 2022

 

ASSETS:    
Investment in securities:     
At cost  $51,978,110 
At value  $44,415,919 
      
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $278)   262 
Receivable for fund shares sold   112,018 
Dividends receivable   87,882 
Receivable for fund investments sold   60,219 
Interest receivable   33,334 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   8,834 
Total Assets   44,718,468 
LIABILITIES:     
Payable for fund shares redeemed   5,672 
Payable to Adviser   39,228 
Payable for fund accounting and administration fees   13,881 
Accrued 12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   3,790 
Payable for custodian fees   19,989 
Payable for audit fees   26,705 
Payable to transfer agent   7,628 
Loan facility fee payable   10,316 
Payable for Compliance fees   1,582 
Other accrued expenses   13,939 
Total Liabilities   142,730 
Net Assets  $44,575,738 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:     
Paid-in capital  $54,823,003 
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit)   (10,247,265)
Net Assets  $44,575,738 
PRICING OF SHARES:     
Class I Shares     
Net Assets  $27,195,526 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   4,443,244 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $6.12 
Class R Shares     
Net Assets  $17,380,212 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   2,835,149 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $6.13 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities September 30, 2022

 

ASSETS:    
Investment in securities:     
At cost  $1,630,279,543 
At value  $1,303,481,086 
      
Investment in affiliates:     
At cost   34,572,292 
At value   29,458,779 
Cash   5,752 
Interest receivable   8,357,780 
Receivable for fund investments sold   4,817,907 
Receivable for fund shares sold   2,918,360 
Dividends receivable   1,173,743 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   53,880 
Total Assets   1,350,267,287 
LIABILITIES:     
Payable for fund investments purchased   1,734,751 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   8,181,154 
Payable to Adviser   882,140 
Payable for fund accounting and administration fees   703,184 
Accrued 12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   15,542 
Payable for custodian fees   93,234 
Payable for audit fees   42,705 
Payable to transfer agent   39,865 
Loan facility fee payable   68,059 
Payable for Compliance fees   1,582 
Other accrued expenses   137,173 
Total Liabilities   11,899,389 
Net Assets  $1,338,367,898 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:     
Paid-in capital  $1,787,325,284 
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit)   (448,957,386)
Net Assets  $1,338,367,898 
PRICING OF SHARES:     
Class I Shares     
Net Assets  $1,267,977,533 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   148,925,264 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $8.51 
Class R Shares     
Net Assets  $70,390,365 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   8,250,013 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $8.53 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities September 30, 2022

 

ASSETS:    
Investment in securities:     
At cost  $53,611,399 
At value  $47,314,460 
      
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $138,878)   138,914 
Receivable for fund investments sold   651,714 
Interest receivable   499,758 
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   84,625 
Cash segregated at custodian for forward foreign currency contracts   50,000 
Dividends receivable   15,809 
Receivable for fund shares sold   516 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   5,381 
Total Assets   48,761,177 
LIABILITIES:     
Payable for fund investments purchased   340,419 
Payable for fund shares redeemed   95,698 
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts   3,345 
Payable to Adviser   34,251 
Payable for fund accounting and administration fees   123,736 
Accrued 12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   814 
Payable for custodian fees   20,337 
Payable for audit fees   32,705 
Payable to transfer agent   6,449 
Loan facility fee payable   9,469 
Payable for Compliance fees   1,582 
Other accrued expenses   24,426 
Total Liabilities   693,231 
Net Assets  $48,067,946 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:     
Paid-in capital  $59,194,931 
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit)   (11,126,985)
Net Assets  $48,067,946 
PRICING OF SHARES:     
Class I Shares     
Net Assets  $44,223,311 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   5,353,643 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $8.26 
Class R Shares     
Net Assets  $3,844,635 
Shares of common stock outstanding     
(unlimited number of shares, no par value)   465,854 
Net Asset Value Per Share, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share  $8.25 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund

 

Statement of Operations For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Dividend income  $2,044,751 
Interest income   255,428 
Other income   278 
Total Investment Income   2,300,457 
      
EXPENSES:     
Investment Adviser fee   649,837 
12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   54,612 
Transfer agent expenses   42,251 
Registration expenses   41,680 
Accounting and administration fee   39,760 
Facility loan fees   26,686 
Audit expenses   26,381 
Compliance expense   25,148 
Printing expenses   22,332 
Legal expenses   7,348 
Trustee expenses   5,641 
Custodian expenses   5,210 
Insurance expenses   679 
Miscellaneous expenses   10,576 
Total Expenses   958,141 
Net Investment Income   1,342,316 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):     
Net realized gain/(loss) on:     
Investments   (804,362)
Net realized loss   (804,362)
Long-term capital gain distributions from other investment companies   291,003 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:     
Investments   (11,632,352)
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (16)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (11,632,368)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments   (12,145,727)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(10,803,411)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund

 

Statement of Operations For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Dividend income  $19,917,934 
Dividend income from affiliated securities   1,168,266 
Interest income   33,297,492 
Other income   130,646 
Foreign taxes withheld   (3,308)
Total Investment Income   54,511,030 
      
EXPENSES:     
Investment Adviser fee   13,826,136 
Accounting and administration fee   1,022,342 
Facility loan fees   302,749 
12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   275,701 
Printing expenses   192,095 
Compliance expense   175,573 
Transfer agent expenses   170,776 
Legal expenses   169,926 
Trustee expenses   159,707 
Registration expenses   55,739 
Audit expenses   42,381 
Custodian expenses   24,826 
Insurance expenses   13,476 
Miscellaneous expenses   111,813 
Total expenses   16,543,240 
Less fees waived/reimbursed by Investment Adviser   (182,951)
Net Expenses   16,360,289 
Net Investment Income   38,150,741 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):     
Net realized gain/(loss) on:     
Investments   (36,112,860)
Net realized loss   (36,112,860)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:     
Investments   (263,645,879)
Affiliated Investments   (4,443,647)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (268,089,526)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments   (304,202,386)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(266,051,645)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

Statement of Operations For the Year Ended September 30, 2022

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:    
Dividend income  $169,387 
Interest income   2,081,652 
Other income   16,943 
Foreign taxes withheld   (556)
Total Investment Income   2,267,426 
      
EXPENSES:     
Investment Adviser fee   453,362 
Accounting and administration fee   101,876 
Registration expenses   37,787 
Transfer agent expenses   36,350 
Audit expenses   32,381 
Facility loan fees   22,993 
Compliance expense   22,937 
Printing expenses   10,784 
12b-1 fees - Class R Shares   10,759 
Legal expenses   4,917 
Trustee expenses   3,902 
Insurance expenses   357 
Miscellaneous expenses   7,847 
Total expenses   746,252 
Less fees waived/reimbursed by Investment Adviser:   (123,351)
Class I Shares   (111,424)
Class R Shares   (11,927)
Net Expenses   622,901 
Net Investment Income   1,644,525 
      
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS):     
Net realized gain/(loss) on:     
Investments   (939,443)
Forward foreign currency contracts   1,432,006 
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (96,623)
Net realized gain   395,940 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:     
Investments   (6,747,067)
Forward foreign currency contracts   (101,229)
Translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   (2,768)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (6,851,064)
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments, translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and forward foreign currency contracts   (6,455,124)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $(4,810,599)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the

Year Ended

September 30, 2022

  

For the

Year Ended

September 30, 2021

 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $1,342,316   $2,503,081 
Net realized gain/(loss)   (804,362)   13,125,576 
Long-term capital gains from other investment companies   291,003    565,724 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments   (11,632,368)   6,389,430 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (10,803,411)   22,583,811 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Class I shares   (10,905,311)   (3,148,616)
Class R shares   (4,873,208)   (1,632,358)
From tax return of capital          
Class I shares   (334,685)    
Class R shares   (159,426)    
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (16,272,630)   (4,780,974)
           
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Class I Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   5,570,298    8,348,674 
Reinvestment of distributions   10,469,118    2,779,849 
Cost of shares redeemed   (25,363,792)   (17,705,774)
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions   (9,324,376)   (6,577,251)
Class R Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   2,046,114    1,900,425 
Reinvestment of distributions   4,960,311    1,550,292 
Cost of shares redeemed   (6,602,800)   (11,311,038)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   403,625    (7,860,321)
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets   (35,996,792)   3,365,265 
           
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $80,572,530   $77,207,265 
End of year  $44,575,738   $80,572,530 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2022 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2021 

 
OTHER INFORMATION:          
Share Transactions:          
Class I Shares          
Shares sold   727,518    943,399 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   1,372,817    322,701 
Shares redeemed   (3,558,173)   (2,093,907)
Net decrease from share transactions   (1,457,838)   (827,807)
           
Class R Shares          
Shares sold   275,380    217,473 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   651,373    180,777 
Shares redeemed   (852,716)   (1,295,488)
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions   74,037    (897,238)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2022 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2021

 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $38,150,741   $69,413,483 
Net realized gain/(loss)   (36,112,860)   46,151,888 
Long-term capital gains from other investment companies       31,770 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments   (268,089,526)   18,782,349 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (266,051,645)   134,379,490 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Class I shares   100,104,267    (73,505,027)
Class R shares   5,837,920    (5,148,979)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (105,942,187)   (78,654,006)
           
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Class I Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   505,691,407    535,909,799 
Reinvestment of distributions   85,723,130    63,682,135 
Cost of shares redeemed   (867,165,290)   (443,840,174)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   (275,750,753)   155,751,760 
Class R Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   25,390,199    44,563,657 
Reinvestment of distributions   5,713,065    5,057,864 
Cost of shares redeemed   (80,251,524)   (42,065,796)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   (49,148,260)   7,555,725 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets   (696,892,845)   219,032,969 
           
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $2,035,260,743   $1,816,227,774 
End of year  $1,338,367,898   $2,035,260,743 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2022 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2021

 
OTHER INFORMATION:          
Share Transactions:          
Class I Shares          
Shares sold   51,690,843    51,080,769 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   8,978,624    6,089,656 
Shares redeemed   (91,833,449)   (42,478,497)
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions   (31,163,982)   14,691,928 
           
Class R Shares          
Shares sold   2,541,303    4,233,570 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   593,582    482,815 
Shares redeemed   (8,249,470)   (4,010,903)
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions   (5,114,585)   705,482 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2022 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2021 

 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:          
Net investment income  $1,644,525   $1,580,918 
Net realized gain   395,940    743,942 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation   (6,851,064)   1,437,705 
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   (4,810,599)   3,762,565 
           
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Class I Shares   (1,537,361)   (1,425,508)
Class R Shares   (147,933)   (157,316)
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (1,685,294)   (1,582,824)
           
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:          
Class I Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   12,950,571    898,392 
Reinvestment of distributions   1,536,119    1,422,378 
Cost of shares redeemed   (5,753,258)   (3,254,457)
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions   8,733,432    (933,687)
           
Class R Shares          
Proceeds from shares sold   121,704    425,555 
Reinvestment of distributions   146,970    155,684 
Cost of shares redeemed   (372,417)   (1,256,467)
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions   (103,743)   (675,228)
           
Net Increase in Net Assets   2,133,796    570,826 
           
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year  $45,934,150   $45,363,324 
End of year   48,067,946    45,934,150 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2022 

  

For the 

Year Ended 

September 30, 2021

 
OTHER INFORMATION:          
Share Transactions:          
Class I Shares          
Shares sold   1,494,225    94,482 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   172,056    150,730 
Shares redeemed   (656,681)   (344,168)
Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions   1,009,600    (98,956)
           
Class R Shares          
Shares sold   12,983    44,895 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   16,421    16,518 
Shares redeemed   (41,497)   (133,029)
Net decrease from share transactions   (12,093)   (71,616)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class I

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From net realized gain on investments
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
Total Return(d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense):
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense):
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$9.30   $7.43   $8.05   $10.88   $12.37 
                       
 0.17    0.28    0.16    0.24    0.27 
 (1.40)   2.11    (0.41)   (0.25)(b)   0.42 
 (1.23)   2.39    (0.25)   (0.01)   0.69 
                       
 (0.28)   (0.39)   (0.19)   (0.18)   (0.40)
 (1.61)   (0.13)   (0.18)   (2.64)   (1.78)
 (0.06)                
 (1.95)   (0.52)   (0.37)   (2.82)   (2.18)
             0.00(c)   0.00(c)
 (3.18)   1.87    (0.62)   (2.83)   (1.49)
$6.12   $9.30   $7.43   $8.05   $10.88 
 (16.70%)   32.96%   (3.00%)   3.51%   5.92%
                       
$27,196   $54,868   $49,994   $66,662   $65,592 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.22%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.22%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    2.88%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    2.88%   N/A 
                       
                       
 1.39%   1.33%   1.29%   1.22%   1.17%
                       
 1.39%   1.33%   1.29%   1.22%   1.17%
                       
 2.17%   3.19%   2.10%   2.88%   2.37%
                       
 2.17%   3.19%   2.10%   2.88%   2.37%
 106%   182%   110%   36%   58%(f)

 

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class I
 
Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
(c)Less than $0.005 per share.
(d)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
(e)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.
(f)Portfolio turnover does not include redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  

 
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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class R

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(Loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From net realized gain on investments
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/ (decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
Total Return(d)
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(e)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$9.31   $7.44   $8.06   $10.89   $12.37 
                       
 0.14    0.25    0.15    0.22    0.23 
 (1.39)   2.12    (0.42)   (0.26)(b)   0.44 
 (1.25)   2.37    (0.27)   (0.04)   0.67 
                       
 (0.26)   (0.37)   (0.18)   (0.17)   (0.37)
 (1.61)   (0.13)   (0.17)   (2.62)   (1.78)
 (0.06)                
 (1.93)   (0.50)   (0.35)   (2.79)   (2.15)
             0.00(c)   0.00(c)
 (3.18)   1.87    (0.62)   (2.83)   (1.48)
$6.13   $9.31   $7.44   $8.06   $10.89 
 (16.88%)   32.58%   (3.24%)   3.23%   5.70%
                       
$17,380   $25,705   $27,213   $40,344   $67,199 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.48%   N/A 
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.48%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    2.62%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    2.62%   N/A 
                       
 1.64%   1.58%   1.54%   1.48%   1.41%
 1.64%   1.58%   1.54%   1.48%   1.41%
                       
 1.86%   2.88%   1.93%   2.62%   2.02%
                       
 1.86%   2.88%   1.93%   2.62%   2.02%
 106%   182%   110%   36%   58%(f)

 

 

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RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund Class R
 
Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
(c)Less than $0.005 per share.
(d)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
(e)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.
(f)Portfolio turnover does not include redemptions in-kind.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class I

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
 
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From net realized gain on investments
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
 
Total Return(c)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$10.52   $10.20   $10.33   $10.08   $10.61 
                       
 0.21    0.38    0.45    0.52    0.47 
 (1.64)   0.38    (0.10)   0.28    (0.44)
 (1.43)   0.76    0.35    0.80    0.03 
                       
 (0.58)   (0.44)   (0.46)   (0.55)   (0.51)
                 (0.04)
         (0.02)       (0.01)
 (0.58)   (0.44)   (0.48)   (0.55)   (0.56)
             0.00(b)   0.00(b)
 (2.01)   0.32    (0.13)   0.25    (0.53)
$8.51   $10.52   $10.20   $10.33   $10.08 
                       
 (14.04%)   7.52%   3.51%   8.21%   0.33%
                       
$1,267,978   $1,894,398   $1,686,872   $1,858,103   $1,715,495 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    0.86%   N/A 
 N/A    N/A    N/A    0.86%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    5.13%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    5.13%   N/A 
                       
 0.88%   0.87%   0.87%   0.86%   0.86%
 0.87%   0.86%   0.87%   0.86%   0.86%
                       
 2.10%   3.66%   4.42%   5.13%   4.60%
                       
 2.10%   3.66%   4.42%   5.13%   4.60%
 104%   100%   81%   60%   37%

 

 
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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class I
 

Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)Less than $0.005 per share.
(c)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(d)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class R

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
 
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From net realized gain on investments
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
 
Total Return(c)
 
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense):
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$10.54   $10.22   $10.35   $10.09   $10.62 
                       
 0.17    0.36    0.43    0.50    0.45 
 (1.63)   0.37    (0.10)   0.28    (0.45)
 (1.46)   0.73    0.33    0.78     
                       
 (0.55)   (0.41)   (0.44)   (0.52)   (0.48)
                 (0.04)
         (0.02)       (0.01)
 (0.55)   (0.41)   (0.46)   (0.52)   (0.53)
             0.00(b)   0.00(b)
 (2.01)   0.32    (0.13)   0.26    (0.53)
$8.53   $10.54   $10.22   $10.35   $10.09 
                       
 (14.23%)   7.23%   3.24%   8.03%   0.07%
                       
$70,390   $140,863   $129,355   $167,141   $165,472 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.11%   N/A 
 N/A    N/A    N/A    1.11%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    4.90%   N/A 
                       
 N/A    N/A    N/A    4.90%   N/A 
                       
 1.13%   1.12%   1.12%   1.11%   1.11%
 1.12%   1.11%   1.12%   1.11%   1.11%
                       
 1.67%   3.41%   4.18%   4.90%   4.34%
                       
 1.67%   3.42%   4.18%   4.90%   4.34%
 104%   100%   81%   60%   37%

 

 

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RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund Class R
 
Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
(b)Less than $0.005 per share.
(c)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.
(d)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class I

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
 
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
 
Total Return(c)
 
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$9.53   $9.09   $9.55   $9.58   $9.73 
                       
 0.33    0.33    0.34    0.38    0.39 
 (1.27)   0.44    (0.35)   0.07    (0.18)
 (0.94)   0.77    (0.01)   0.45    0.21 
                       
 (0.33)   (0.33)   (0.37)   (0.48)   (0.24)
         (0.08)       (0.12)
 (0.33)   (0.33)   (0.45)   (0.48)   (0.36)
             0.00(b)   0.00(b)
 (1.27)   0.44    (0.46)   (0.03)   (0.15)
$8.26   $9.53   $9.09   $9.55   $9.58 
                       
 (10.03%)   8.55%   (0.02%)   4.85%   2.22%
                       
$44,223   $41,386   $40,375   $45,306   $49,856 
                       
 1.62%   1.75%   N/A    1.58%   1.54%
 1.35%   1.35%   N/A    1.36%   1.36%
                       
 3.38%   3.07%   N/A    3.83%   3.84%
                       
 3.65%   3.47%   N/A    4.05%   4.02%
                       
 1.62%   1.75%   1.69%   1.57%   1.53%
 1.35%   1.35%   1.35%   1.35%   1.35%
                       
 3.38%   3.07%   3.43%   3.84%   3.83%
                       
 3.65%   3.47%   3.78%   4.06%   4.01%
 57%   72%   80%   52%   76%

 

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class I

 

Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

(c)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(d)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class R

 

Financial Highlights

 

Net asset value - beginning of period
Income/(loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income(a)
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments
Total income/(loss) from investment operations
 
Less distributions:
From net investment income
From tax return of capital
Total distributions
Paid-in capital from redemption fees(a)
Net increase/(decrease) in net asset value
Net asset value - end of period
 
Total Return(c)
 
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
 
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(d)
Portfolio turnover rate

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
   For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2018
 
$9.52   $9.08   $9.54   $9.58   $9.72 
                       
 0.31    0.30    0.32    0.36    0.36 
 (1.27)   0.45    (0.36)   0.05    (0.16)
 (0.96)   0.75    (0.04)   0.41    0.20 
                       
 (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.35)   (0.45)   (0.23)
         (0.07)       (0.11)
 (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.42)   (0.45)   (0.34)
             0.00(b)   0.00(b)
 (1.27)   0.44    (0.46)   (0.04)   (0.14)
$8.25   $9.52   $9.08   $9.54   $9.58 
                       
 (10.27%)   8.31%   (0.27%)   4.48%   2.07%
                       
$3,845   $4,548   $4,989   $5,937   $6,758 
                       
 1.88%   2.00%   N/A    1.83%   1.79%
 1.60%   1.60%   N/A    1.61%   1.61%
                       
 3.10%   2.83%   N/A    3.58%   3.60%
                       
 3.37%   3.22%   N/A    3.80%   3.78%
                       
 1.88%   2.00%   1.95%   1.82%   1.78%
 1.60%   1.60%   1.60%   1.60%   1.60%
                       
 3.10%   2.83%   3.19%   3.59%   3.59%
                       
 3.37%   3.22%   3.53%   3.81%   3.77%
 57%   72%   80%   52%   76%

 

 

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RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund Class R

 

Financial Highlights For a share outstanding throughout the periods presented

 

(a)Based on average shares outstanding during the period.

(b)Less than $0.005 per share.

(c)Total return in the above table represents the rate that the investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund, assuming reinvestment of dividends.

(d)The ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests as represented in the Schedule of Investments.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

The RiverNorth Funds (the “Trust” or “Funds”) was established under the laws of Ohio by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 18, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trust is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust Agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) to authorize and issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of a separate series without par value. All classes of shares for each of the Funds have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class-specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. The Funds are considered investment companies and therefore follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies.

 

The RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund (the “Core Opportunity Fund”) was organized as a diversified series of the Trust on July 18, 2006 and commenced investment operations on December 27, 2006. The Core Opportunity Fund offers two classes of shares, Class I Shares (inception date of August 11, 2014) and Class R Shares (inception date of December 27, 2006). The investment adviser to the Core Opportunity Fund is RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC ("RiverNorth" or the “Adviser”). The investment objective of the Core Opportunity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation and income.

 

The RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund (the “Strategic Income Fund”) is a diversified series of the Trust and commenced investment operations on December 30, 2010. The Strategic Income Fund offers two classes of shares, Class I Shares and Class R Shares. The investment adviser to the Strategic Income Fund is RiverNorth. The Strategic Income Fund’s sub-adviser is DoubleLine Capital, LP (“DoubleLine”). The investment objective of the Strategic Income Fund is current income and overall total return.

 

The RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund (the “High Income Fund”) is a diversified series of the Trust and commenced investment operations on December 28, 2012. The High Income Fund offers two classes of shares, Class I Shares and Class R Shares. The investment adviser to the High Income Fund is RiverNorth. The High Income Fund’s sub-adviser is Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC (“Oaktree Capital,” and with DoubleLine, each a “Sub-Adviser” or collectively, the “Sub-Advisers”). Effective August 10, 2021, as part of an internal corporate reorganization, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., the Fund’s previous sub-adviser, transferred its sub-advisory agreement with the High Income Fund to Oaktree Capital. The investment objective of the High Income Fund is overall total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and income.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which 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. The financial statements have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE” or the "Exchange") on the fiscal year end of the Funds.

 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Security Valuation: The Funds’ assets and other financial instruments are recorded at their estimated fair value as described in Note 3.

 

Security Transactions and Related Income: The Funds follow industry practice and record security transactions on the trade date basis. The specific identification method is used for determining gains or losses for financial statements and income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, when the information becomes available to the Funds, and interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized or accreted using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic and political developments in a specific country or region. Settlement on bank loans transactions may be in excess of seven business days. Interest only stripped mortgage backed securities ("IO Strips") are securities that receive only interest payments from a pool of mortgage loans. Little to no principal will be received by the Funds upon maturity of an IO Strip. Periodic adjustments are recorded to reduce the cost of the security until maturity, which are included in interest income.

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

 

Foreign Securities: The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the ability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

 

Certain foreign countries impose a capital gains tax which is accrued by the Funds based on the unrealized appreciation, if any, on affected securities. Any accrual would reduce a Fund’s net asset value ("NAV"). The tax is paid when the gain is realized and is included in capital gains tax in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 2022, no foreign capital gains tax was accrued or paid by the Fund.

 

Other: The Funds hold certain investments which pay dividends to their shareholders based upon available funds from operations. It is possible for these dividends to exceed the underlying investments’ taxable earnings and profits resulting in the excess portion of such dividends being designated as a return of capital. Distributions received from investments in securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or as a realized gain, respectively.

 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Principal Investment Risks: All mutual funds carry a certain amount of risk. For more information on the related risks of investing in the Funds, please refer to the prospectus of each Fund.

 

Share Valuation: The NAV is generally calculated as of the close of trading on the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) every day the Exchange is open. The NAV is calculated by taking the total value of each Fund’s or class’ assets, subtracting its liabilities, and then dividing by the total number of shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. The offering price and redemption price per share is equal to the NAV per share.

 

Expenses: Some expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a Fund or a Fund specific share class. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among all Funds and Fund series classes in the Trust based on average net assets or another method approved by the Board.

 

Federal Income Taxes: The Funds make no provision for federal income tax. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), by distributing substantially all of its taxable income. If the required amount of net investment income is not distributed, the Funds could incur a tax expense.

 

As of and during the year ended September 30, 2022, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.

 

The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expenses in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Distributions to Shareholders: Distributions to shareholders, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their ultimate treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of recognition of certain components of income, expense, or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. Where such differences are permanent in nature, they are reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassification will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Funds.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

3. SECURITIES VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

 

The Funds value their investments at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy 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.

 

Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. For example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value including using such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability 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 developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

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 Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

Equity securities, including common stocks, rights, warrants, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, preferred stocks, business development companies and special purpose acquisition companies, are generally valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser believes such prices more accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an exchange traded security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. Securities traded in the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. When using the market quotations or close prices provided by the pricing service and when the market is considered active, the security will be classified as a Level 1 security. Sometimes, an equity security owned by the Funds will be valued by the pricing service with factors other than market quotations or when the market is considered inactive. When this happens, the security will be classified as a Level 2 security. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current fair value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, or valuation committee in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review by the Board. These securities will be categorized as Level 3 securities.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

Investments in mutual funds, including short-term investments and open-end funds, are generally priced at the ending NAV provided by the service agent of the funds. These securities will be categorized as Level 1 securities.

 

Domestic and foreign fixed income securities, including foreign and U.S. corporate bonds, convertible corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds and notes, foreign government bonds and notes, supranationals and foreign agencies, non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations, U.S. government/agency mortgage backed securities, business development companies-preferred shares and notes, bank loans, collateralized loan obligations, collaterlized mortgage obligations, equity-linked notes, municipal bonds, and high yield debt, as well as non-exchange traded derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts, are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or independent pricing services. Foreign currency positions, including forward foreign currency contracts, are priced at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Prices obtained from independent pricing services typically use information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Data used to establish quotes includes analysis of cash flows, pre-payment speeds, default rates, delinquency assumptions and assumptions regarding collateral and loss assumptions. These securities will be classified as Level 2 securities.

 

Short-term investments in fixed income securities, with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation, which the Board has determined will represent fair value. These securities will be classified as Level 2 securities.

 

In accordance with the Funds’ good faith pricing guidelines, the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, or valuation committee is required to consider all appropriate factors relevant to the value of securities for which it has determined other pricing sources are not available or reliable as described above. No single standard exists for determining fair value, because fair value depends upon the circumstances of each individual case. As a general principle, the current fair value of an issue of securities being valued by the Adviser, Sub-Adviser, or valuation committee would appear to be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for them upon their current sale. Methods which are in accordance with this principle may, for example, be based on (i) a multiple of earnings; (ii) discounted cash flow models; (iii) weighted average cost or weighted average price; (iv) a discount from market of a similar freely traded security (including a derivative security or a basket of securities traded on other markets, exchanges or among dealers); or (v) yield to maturity with respect to debt issues, or a combination of these and other methods. Good faith pricing is permitted if, in the Adviser’s, a Sub-Adviser’s, or the valuation committee’s opinion, the validity of market quotations appears to be questionable based on factors such as evidence of a thin market in the security based on a small number of quotations, a significant event occurs after the close of a market but before a Fund’s NAV calculation that may affect a security’s value, or the Adviser or a Sub-Adviser is aware of any other data that calls into question the reliability of market quotations.

 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Good faith pricing may also be used in instances when the bonds in which the Funds invest default or otherwise cease to have market quotations readily available. Investments in foreign securities, junk bonds, or other thinly traded securities are more likely to trigger good faith pricing than other securities.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used at September 30, 2022 in valuing the Funds’ assets and liabilities:

 

Core Opportunity Fund

 

   Valuation Inputs     
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Closed-End Funds  $34,981,872   $5,242   $   $34,987,114 
Business Development Companies   955,157            955,157 
Exchange Traded Funds   2,169,176            2,169,176 
Preferred Stocks   381,926            381,926 
Business Development Company Notes   1,645,547    1,709,212        3,354,759 
U.S. Corporate Bonds       358,666        358,666 
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies   873,875            873,875 
Rights   1,820            1,820 
Warrants   9,089            9,089 
Short-Term Investments   1,324,337            1,324,337 
Total  $42,342,799   $2,073,120   $   $44,415,919 

 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Strategic Income Fund                
                 
   Valuation Inputs     
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Closed-End Funds  $216,451,398   $   $   $216,451,398 
Business Development Companies   10,173,392            10,173,392 
Business Development Companies - Preferred Shares   6,776,148    11,043,164        17,819,312 
Open-End Funds   29,458,779            29,458,779 
Preferred Stocks   790,501    8,906        799,407 
Foreign Corporate Bonds       60,477,466        60,477,466 
U.S. Corporate Bonds       109,071,547        109,071,547 
Convertible Corporate Bonds       16,721        16,721 
Foreign Government Bonds and Notes, Supranationals  and Foreign Agencies       9,797,623        9,797,623 
Bank Loans       27,744,600        27,744,600 
Collateralized Loan Obligations       61,132,547        61,132,547 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       84,312        84,312 
Equity - Linked Notes                
Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       277,685,592        277,685,592 
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies   18,054,166    392,933        18,447,099 
U.S. Government Bonds and Notes       123,927,758        123,927,758 
Rights   2            2 
Municipal Bonds       205,892        205,892 
U.S. Government / Agency  Mortgage Backed Securities       275,144,950        275,144,950 
Warrants           0    0 
Short-Term Investments   94,501,468            94,501,468 
Total  $376,205,854   $956,734,011   $   $1,332,939,865 

 

 

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September 30, 2022

 

High Income Fund

 

   Valuation Inputs     
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Business Development Companies  $572,771   $   $   $572,771 
Closed-End Funds   4,396,544            4,396,544 
Common Stocks       33    76,639    76,672 
Preferred Stocks           135,003    135,003 
Bank Loans       12,394,781        12,394,781 
Exchange Traded Funds   4,038,650            4,038,650 
High Yield Debt       23,001,874        23,001,874 
Rights           0    0 
Warrants       3,614        3,614 
Short-Term Investments   2,694,551            2,694,551 
Total  $11,702,516   $35,400,302   $211,642   $47,314,460 

 

   Valuation Inputs     
Other Financial Instruments**  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Assets                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $   $84,625   $   $84,625 
Liabilities                    
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $   $(3,345)  $   $(3,345)
Total  $   $81,280   $   $81,280 

 

*Refer to each Fund’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of securities by type.

**Other financial instruments are derivative instruments reflected in the Schedule of Investments.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

The changes of the fair value of investments for which the Funds have used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value are as follows:

 

Asset Type  Balance as of
September
30, 2021
   Accrued
Discount/
premium
   Return
of
Capital
   Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Transfer
into
Level 3
   Transfer
Out of
Level 3
   Balance
as of
September
30, 2022
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
included in the
Statements of
Operations
attributable to
Level 3
investments
held at
September
30, 2022
 
High Income Fund                                         
Common Stocks  $75,753   $   $   $   $886   $   $   $   $   $76,639   $886 
Preferred Stocks   117,022                (19)   18,000                135,003    (19)
Rights   28                (28)                       (28)
   $192,803   $   $   $  $839   $18,000   $   $   $   $211,642   $839 

 

The table below provides additional information about the Level 3 Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2022:

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

High Income Fund

 

Asset Class Fair Value (USD) Valuation
Technique
Unobservable Inputs(a) Value/Range
(Weighted Average)
Common Stocks $76,639 Market Comparable Companies EBITDA Multiple 5.75x-6.75x (6.25x)
      Revenue Multiple 0.25x-0.30x (0.275x)
Preferred Stocks 135,003 Market Comparable Companies EBITDA Multiple 11.0x-11.5x (11.25x)
      Revenue Multiple 0.25x-0.30x (0.275x)

 

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

 

Unobservable Inputs Impact to Value if Input Increases Impact to Value if Input Decreases
Revenue Multiple EBITDA Multiple Increase Decrease

 

On August 10, 2022 the Board approved the Adviser as each Fund's valuation designee, effective September 8, 2022, to make all fair valuation determinations with respect to each Fund's portfolio investments, subject to the Board's oversight and adopted all other updates pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act.

 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

4. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Risk of Investing in Derivatives

 

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

 

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

 

Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Funds will not be able to sell the derivative in the open market in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The Funds may engage in currency transactions with counterparties to hedge the value of portfolio securities denominated in particular currencies against fluctuations in relative value, to gain or reduce exposure to certain currencies, or to generate income or gains. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. During the year ended September 30, 2022, the High Income Fund engaged in forward foreign currency contracts. The contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the High Income Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the High Income Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished.

 

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Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The High Income Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

If required by the forward foreign currency contracts, the High Income Fund has segregated sufficient assets as collateral to satisfy the current obligations with respect to forward foreign currency contracts, and this is reflected as Cash segregated at custodian for forward foreign currency contracts on the High Income Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The effect of derivatives instruments on each Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2022:

 

      Asset Derivatives 
Fund  Risk Exposure  Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  Fair Value 
High Income Fund  Foreign exchange rate risk (Forward foreign currency contracts)  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $84,625 

 

      Liabilities Derivatives 
Fund  Risk Exposure  Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location  Fair Value 
High Income Fund  Foreign exchange rate risk (Forward foreign currency contracts)  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts  $(3,345)

 

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September 30, 2022

 

The effect of derivatives instruments on each Fund's Statement of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2022:

 

Fund  Risk Exposure  Statement of Operations Location  Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income   Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized in Income 
High Income Fund  Foreign exchange rate risk (Forward foreign currency contracts)  Net realized gain/(loss) on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts/ Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $1,432,006   $(101,229)

 

The forward currency contracts average notional amount during the year ended September 30, 2022, is noted below.

 

Fund  Average Notional Amount of Forward Foreign Currency Contracts 
High Income Fund  $5,313,805 

 

Offsetting Arrangements: Certain derivative contracts are executed under standardized netting agreements. A derivative netting arrangement creates an enforceable right of set-off that becomes effective, and affects the realization of settlement on individual assets, liabilities and collateral amounts, only following a specified event of default or early termination. Default events may include the failure to make payments or deliver securities timely, material adverse changes in financial condition or insolvency, the breach of minimum regulatory capital requirements, or loss of license, charter or other legal authorization necessary to perform under the contract. These agreements mitigate counterparty credit risk by providing for a single net settlement with a counterparty of all financial transactions covered by the agreement in an event of default as defined under such agreement.

 

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September 30, 2022

 

The following table presents derivative financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements, collateral arrangements or other similar agreements as of September 30, 2022.

 

Offsetting of Derivatives Asset 

 

 

               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities 
   Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets   Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Net Amounts Presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities   Financial Instruments Available for Offset(a)   Cash Collateral Received(a)   Net Amount 
High Income Fund                              
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $84,625   $   $84,625   $(3,345)  $   $81,280 
Total  $84,625   $   $84,625   $(3,345)  $   $81,280 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

Offsetting of Derivatives Liability                 
               Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities 
                         
                         
   Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities   Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Financial Instruments Available for Offset(a)   Cash Collateral Pledged(a)   Net Amount 
High Income Fund                              
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts  $3,345        $3,345   $(3,345)  $   $ 
Total  $3,345   $   $3,345   $(3,345)  $   $ 

 

(a)These amounts are limited to the derivatives asset/liability balance and, accordingly, do not include excess collateral received/pledged.

 

5. LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

 

 

The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders or lending syndicates by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers. The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund will normally invest in corporate debt issuers in North America and Europe. The Strategic Income Fund’s and High Income Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan, which may have varying terms and carry different associated risks. The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund will generally purchase assignments of these loans, in which case they will typically become lenders for purposes of the relevant loan agreement with direct contractual rights against the borrower, including the right to receive payments of principal and interest. When purchasing participation interests in a loan, the Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund generally have no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, the Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each enter into unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding. Unfunded loan commitments represent a future obligation in full, even though a percentage of the notional loan amounts may not be utilized by the borrower. When investing in a loan participation, the Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which they are entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt of payments by the lender from the borrower. The Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain circumstances, the Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund may each receive a penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Fees earned are recorded as a component of interest income or interest expense, respectively, on the Statements of Operations. At September 30, 2022, the Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund had $139,921 and $121,986 in unsettled loan commitments, respectively.

 

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6. ADVISORY FEES, TRUSTEE FEES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

 

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. Under the terms of the management agreement (the “Agreement”), the Adviser, subject to the supervision of the Board, provides or arranges to be provided to the Funds such investment advice as it deems advisable and will furnish or arrange to be furnished a continuous investment program for the Funds consistent with the Funds’ investment objectives and policies. As compensation for its management services, the Funds are obligated to pay the Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Funds.

 

The following table reflects the Funds’ contractual management fee rates (expressed as an annual rate).

 

Fund Contractual Management Fee
Core Opportunity Fund 1.00%
Strategic Income Fund 0.75%
High Income Fund 1.00%

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive the High Income Fund’s management fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding brokerage fees and commissions; borrowing costs such as (a) interest and (b) dividends on securities sold short; taxes; indirect expenses incurred by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests; and extraordinary expenses) of the High Income Fund until at least January 31, 2023 in order to maintain the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Deferral and/or Reimbursement at 1.60% and 1.35% for the Class R shares and Class I shares, respectively. This agreement may be terminated by the Board on 60 days’ written notice to the Adviser. Any waiver or reimbursement is subject to repayment by the High Income Fund within three years following the fiscal year in which the expenses occurred if the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding its current expense limitation and the repayment is approved by the Board. The recoupment period is limited to three years from the time the expenses were waived or incurred, and such recoupment is limited to the lesser of (i) the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver, and (ii) the expense cap in effect at the time of recapture.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, reimbursed expenses for the High Income Fund subject to potential recovery by year of expiration are as follows:

 

   Expiring September 30, 
   2023   2024   2025 
High Income Fund               
Class I  $145,507   $163,274   $111,424 
Class R  $19,074   $19,154   $11,927 
Total  $164,581   $182,428   $123,351 

 

Effective January 28, 2022 and through at least January 31, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to defer management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses in an amount equal to the sum of any acquired fund fees and expenses, if any, incurred by the Strategic Income Fund's investment in acquired funds managed by the Adviser or an investment adviser controlling, controlled by or under common control with RiverNorth. The agreement may be terminated by the Board on 60 days' written notice to the Adviser. The Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Strategic Income Fund provided that the recoupment period is limited to three years from the time the expenses were waived or incurred, and such recoupment is limited to the lesser of (i) the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver, and (ii) the applicable expense limitation in effect at the time of recapture. Prior to January 28, 2022, the Adviser had voluntarily agreed to waive these fees for the Strategic Income Fund.

 

For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Adviser waived $182,951 in affiliated management fees attributable to the Strategic Income Fund related to the Fund's investment in an affiliated fund, the High Income Fund. The Investment Adviser Fee disclosed on the Strategic Income Fund's Statement of Operations is reflective of this waiver of affiliated management fees.

 

DoubleLine is the investment sub-adviser to the Strategic Income Fund. Oaktree Capital is the investment sub-adviser to the High Income Fund. Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreements, the Sub-Advisers, subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board of Trustees, provide to the Strategic Income Fund and the High Income Fund such investment advice as deemed advisable and will furnish a continuous investment program for the portion of assets managed in the respective Fund consistent with the respective Fund's investment objective and policies. As compensation for its sub-advisory services, the Adviser, out of its own fee, is obligated to pay each Sub-Adviser a fee computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears based on an annual rate of the average daily net assets of the Strategic Income Fund and the High Income Fund.

 

ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) provides the Funds with fund administration and fund accounting services. ALPS also serves as transfer agent, dividend paying and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds (“Transfer Agent”). ALPS receives an annual fee based on the Funds' average daily net assets, subject to certain minimums.

 

State Street Bank & Trust, Co. serves as the Funds’ custodian.

 

The Funds have adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). The Plan permits the Funds to pay the Adviser for distribution and promotion expenses related to marketing shares of the Funds. The amount payable annually by the Class R shares of the Core Opportunity Fund, the Class R Shares of the Strategic Income Fund, and the Class R Shares of the High Income Fund is 0.25% of the average daily net assets. The expenses of the Funds’ Plan are reflected as 12b-1 fees in the Statements of Operations.

 

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The Funds have entered into a Distribution Agreement with ALPS Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of ALPS, to provide distribution services to the Funds. The Distributor serves as underwriter/distributor of shares of the Funds.

 

Trustees who are “interested persons” of the Trust receive no salary or fees from the Trust. Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” receives a fee of $36,000 per year, plus $1,500 per meeting attended from the Trust. In addition, the chair of the audit committee receives $1,000 annually and the lead independent Trustee receives $250 annually. The Trust reimburses each Trustee and Officer for his or her travel and other expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. A Trustee and certain Officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser, the Distributor or ALPS.

 

The Trust's officers receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices. The Trust's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") provides compliance services to the Trust and is also an employee and CCO of the Adviser. The CCO receives compensation directly from the Adviser for his compliance services. The Trust reimburses the Adviser for certain compliance costs related to the Funds, inclusive of a portion of the CCO's compensation. The expenses of the CCO are reflected as Compliance expenses in the Statements of Operations.

 

7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS AND RULE ISSUANCES

 

 

In December 2020, the SEC voted to adopt a new rule providing a framework for fund valuation practices (“Rule 2a-5”). Rule 2a-5 establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 permits fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, which requires a fund to fair value a security when market quotations are not readily available, and the threshold for determining whether a fund must fair value a security. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth the recordkeeping requirements associated with fair value determinations. Finally, the SEC rescinded previously issued guidance on related issues, including the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 became effective on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. Management has implemented and the new rule does not have a material impact on the Funds' financial statements.

 

8. TAX BASIS INFORMATION

 

 

Tax Basis of Distributions to Shareholders: The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain were recorded by a Fund.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, was as follows 

 

    Ordinary Income   Tax-Exempt Income   Distributions paid from Long-Term Capital Gain   Return of Capital   Total 
Core Opportunity Fund   $12,245,663   $10,045   $3,522,811   $494,111   $16,272,630 
Strategic Income Fund    105,942,187                105,942,187 
High Income Fund    1,685,294                1,685,294 

 

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, was as follows:

 

    Ordinary Income   Tax-Exempt Income   Distributions paid from Long-Term Capital Gain   Return of Capital   Total 
Core Opportunity Fund   $3,460,956   $45,613   $1,274,405   $   $4,780,974 
Strategic Income Fund    78,654,006                78,654,006 
High Income Fund    1,582,824                1,582,824 

 

Components of Distributable Earnings on a Tax Basis: The tax components of distributable earnings are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from the composition of net assets reported under GAAP. Accordingly, for the year ended September 30, 2022, certain differences were reclassified. The amounts reclassified did not affect net assets. The reclassifications were as follows:

 

    Paid-in Capital   Total Distributable Earnings 
Core Opportunity Fund   $   $ 
Strategic Income Fund    (139,530)   139,530 
High Income Fund         

 

At September 30, 2022, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis for the Funds were as follows:

 

    Undistributed Ordinary Income   Accumulated Capital and Other Losses   Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)   Other Cumulative Effect of Timing Differences   Total 
Core Opportunity Fund   $   $(1,964,619)  $(8,282,646)  $   $(10,247,265)
Strategic Income Fund    4,208,880    (52,642,724)   (400,523,542)       (448,957,386)
High Income Fund    998,816    (5,790,015)   (6,254,506)   (81,280)   (11,126,985)

 

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September 30, 2022

 

Capital Losses: As of September 30, 2022, the following Funds had capital loss carryforwards which may reduce the applicable Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code and thus may reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal tax pursuant to the Code. The capital loss carryforwards may be carried forward indefinitely.

 

Capital losses carried forward were as follows:

          
Fund   Non-Expiring Short-Term   Non-Expiring Long-Term 
Strategic Income Fund   $30,356,568   $22,286,156 
High Income Fund    1,556,621    4,233,394 

 

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The amount of net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities at September 30, 2022, were as follows:

 

Fund   Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax)   Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)   Net Appreciation on Foreign Currency and Derivatives   Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)   Cost of Investments for Income Tax Purposes 
Core Opportunity Fund*   $1,717,222   $(9,999,852)  $(16)  $(8,282,646)  $52,698,550 
Strategic Income Fund*    3,888,231    (404,411,773)       (400,523,542)   1,733,463,407 
High Income Fund*    48,814    (6,381,915)   78,595    (6,254,506)   53,647,561 

 

*The difference between book and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Funds is attributable primarily to passive foreign investment companies, wash sales, forward contract mark to market, tax treatment of premium amortization and tax treatment of certain other investments.

 

The Fund elects to defer to the period ending September 30, 2023, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022 in the amount of:

 

Fund  Amount 
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund  $1,153,487 

 

The RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund elects to defer to the period ending September 30, 2023, late year ordinary losses in the amount of $811,132.

 

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9. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

 

Investment transactions for the year ended September 30, 2022, excluding U.S. government obligations and short-term investments, were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases of Securities   Proceeds from Sales of Securities 
Core Opportunity Fund   $61,662,576   $70,619,271 
Strategic Income Fund    809,109,304    894,912,212 
High Income Fund    31,245,144    23,728,582 

 

Investment Transactions in long term U.S. Government Obligations for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

    Purchases of Securities   Proceeds from Sales of Securities 
Strategic Income Fund    876,584,898    937,780,901 

 

10. INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

 

The Funds may invest in certain securities that are considered securities issued by affiliated companies. As defined by the 1940 Act, an affiliated person, including an affiliated company, is one in which a Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The purchases, sales, dividend income, capital gains, shares and value of investment in affiliated companies for the year ended September 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

Strategic Income Fund

 

Security Name  Market Value as of September 30, 2021   Purchases   Sales   Realized Gain/Loss   Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)   Market Value as of September 30, 2022   Share Balance as of September 30, 2022   Dividends 
Controlled Investments:                                        
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund  $32,734,160   $1,168,266   $   $   $(4,443,647)  $29,458,779    3,566,438   $1,168,266 
   $32,734,160   $1,168,266   $   $   $(4,443,647)  $29,458,779    3,566,438   $1,168,266 

 

11. REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT

 

 

On April 8, 2014, the Funds entered into a $100,000,000 committed, unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement with State Street Bank & Trust, Co. The Revolving Credit Agreement was amended on April 17, 2015, April 5, 2016, April 4, 2017, April 3, 2018, April 2, 2019, March 31, 2020, March 30, 2021 and on March 29, 2022. The Revolving Credit Agreement expires on March 28, 2023. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the higher of the Federal Funds Rate and the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on the day the loan is made plus 1.25%, which was 4.32% at September 30, 2022. For the year ended September 30, 2022, the Funds paid a facility fee on unloaned balances equal to the product of $100,000,000 less the principal amount of loans outstanding and 0.25%. 

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2022, Core Opportunity Fund, Strategic Income Fund and High Income Fund had no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

12. BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

 

On September 30, 2022, there were an unlimited number of no par value shares of beneficial interest authorized for each Fund. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest are shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the 1940 Act. Beneficial owners owning more than 25% of the voting securities for the benefit of their customers of each class of each Fund, as of September 30, 2022, are listed below:

 

Fund Shareholder Name Percentage Interest
Core Opportunity Fund – Class I Pershing 44.63%
Core Opportunity Fund – Class R Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. 35.61%
Core Opportunity Fund – Class R National Financial Services, LLC 28.09%
Strategic Income Fund – Class I Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. 40.05%
Strategic Income Fund – Class R Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. 31.74%
Strategic Income Fund – Class R TD Ameritrade, Inc. 34.05%
High Income Fund – Class I RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 66.62%
High Income Fund – Class R Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. 63.53%

 

13. INDEMNIFICATIONS

 

 

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with service providers that may contain general indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

 

14. LIBOR TRANSITION

 

 

Certain of the Funds’ investments, payment obligations and financing terms may be based on floating rates, such as LIBOR, Euro Interbank Offered Rate and other similar types of reference rates (each, a “Reference Rate”). In July of 2017, the head of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. Most LIBOR settings are no longer published as of December 31, 2021 and a majority of U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will cease publication after June 30, 2023. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. The U.S. Federal Reserve, based on the recommendations of the New York Federal Reserve’s Alternative Reference Rate Committee (comprised of major derivative market participants and their regulators), has begun publishing Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data (“SOFR”) that is intended to replace U.S. dollar LIBOR. Proposals for alternative reference rates for other currencies have also been announced or have already begun publication. Markets are slowly developing in response to these new reference rates. Uncertainty related to the liquidity impact of the change in rates, and how to appropriately adjust these rates at the time of transition, poses risks for the Underlying Funds and Funds. The effect of any changes to, or discontinuation of, LIBOR on the Underlying Funds and Funds will depend on, among other things, (1) existing fallback or termination provisions in individual contracts, and (2) whether, how, and when industry participants develop and adopt new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new instruments and contracts. The expected discontinuation of LIBOR could have a significant impact on the financial markets in general and may also present heightened risk to market participants, including public companies, investment advisers, investment companies, and broker-dealers. The risks associated with this discontinuation and transition will be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. For example, current information technology systems may be unable to accommodate new instruments and rates with features that differ from LIBOR. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the transition away from LIBOR on the Underlying Funds and Funds until new reference rates and fallbacks for both legacy and new instruments and contracts are commercially accepted and market practices become settled. 

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

The transition process might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. It could also lead to a reduction in the value of some LIBOR-based investments. Since the usefulness of LIBOR as a benchmark could deteriorate during the transition period, these effects could occur prior to the completion of the transition. All of the aforementioned may adversely affect the Funds' performance or NAV.

 

15. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC

 

 

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, financial markets in the United States and around the world experienced extreme and in many cases unprecedented volatility and severe losses due to the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, a novel coronavirus. The outbreak was first detected in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally, and since then, the number of cases has fluctuated and new "variants" have been confirmed around the world. The pandemic has resulted in a wide range of social and economic disruptions, including closed borders, voluntary or compelled quarantines of large populations, stressed healthcare systems, reduced or prohibited domestic or international travel, supply chain disruptions, and so-called “stay-at-home” orders throughout much of the United States and many other countries. The fall-out from these disruptions has included the rapid closure of businesses deemed “non-essential” by federal, state, or local governments and rapidly increasing unemployment, as well as greatly reduced liquidity for certain instruments at times. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. Such disruptions may continue for an extended period of time or reoccur in the future to a similar or greater extent. In response, the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have taken extraordinary actions to support the domestic economy and financial markets, resulting in very low interest rates and in some cases negative yields. Although vaccines for COVID-19 have become more widely available, it is unknown how long circumstances related to the pandemic will persist, whether they will reoccur in the future, whether efforts to support the economy and financial markets will be successful, and what additional implications may follow from the pandemic. The impact of these events and other epidemics or pandemics in the future could adversely affect Fund performance.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2022

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

The Trust has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that no additional items require recognition or disclosure.

 

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  Report of Independent Registered
RiverNorth Funds Public Accounting Firm

 

September 30, 2022

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RiverNorth Funds

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of RiverNorth Funds, comprising RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund, and RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund (the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of September 30, 2022, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks, and brokers; when replies were not received from agent banks or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more of RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC’s investment companies since 2006.

 

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD. 

Cleveland, Ohio 

December 7, 2022

 

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RiverNorth Funds Additional Information

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Funds voted proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Funds at (888) 848-7569 and (2) from Form N-PX filed by the Funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICY

 

 

The Funds file a complete schedule of investments with the SEC for the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Part F of N-PORT. The Funds’ first and third fiscal quarters end on December 31 and June 30. The Form N-PORT must be made within 60 days of the end of the quarter. The Funds’ Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain copies by calling the Funds at 1-888-848-7569 or on the Funds' website, www.rivernorth.com.

 

UNAUDITED TAX INFORMATION

 

 

The RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund designated the following for federal income tax purposes for the year ended September 30, 2022:

 

  Foreign Taxes Paid Foreign Source Income Tax-Exempt Percentage
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund $22,504 $74,685 0.42%

 

Of the distributions paid by the Funds from ordinary income for the calendar year ended December 31, 2021, the following percentages met the requirements to be treated as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction and qualified dividend income:

 

  Dividend Received Deduction Qualified Dividend Income
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund 1.74% 4.94%
RiverNorth DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund 0.00% 0.00%
RiverNorth Oaktree High Income Fund 0.00% 0.00%

 

In early 2022, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distributions paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2021 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2023 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar year 2022.

 

Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund designated $3,522,811 as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The Funds have implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “LRM Program”) as required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The LRM Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing, and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk. Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that a Fund could not meet shareholder redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining shareholders’ interests in the Fund.

 

In accordance with the requirements of Rule 22e-4, the program administrator conducted an annual review of the LRM Program and, in August 2022, provided the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) with a report addressing the operation of the LRM Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness. Among other things, the program administrator reported to the Board as to the following:

 

each Fund had sufficient liquidity to both meet redemptions and operate effectively on behalf of their respective shareholders;

there were no material changes to the LRM Program during the period;

each Fund’s strategy continued to be effective for an open-end mutual fund;

the implementation of the LRM Program was effective to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and remains reasonably designed to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk;

the LRM Program includes provisions reasonably designed to comply with the 15% limit on illiquid investments and for determining, periodically reviewing and complying with the highly liquid investment minimum requirements; and

the LRM Program operated adequately during the period and was effective in assessing, monitoring and managing the liquidity risk of each Fund’s portfolio.

 

There can be no assurance that the LRM Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectuses for more information regarding the Funds’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

 

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RiverNorth Funds Trustees and Officers
 

September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act.

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

Name,

Address1

and Year

of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

John K. Carter

(1961)

Trustee Indefinite/ January 2013 to present Founder, Special Counsel, Law Office of John K. Carter, P.A. (a general practice and corporate law firm) (2015 to present); Managing Partner, Global Recruiters of St. Petersburg (a financial services consulting and recruiting firm) (2012 to present). 11 Carillon Mutual Funds (14 funds) (2016 to present); RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (1 fund)(2013 to present); RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2019 to present)(1 fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2020 to present)(1 Fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2021 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2022 to present).

 

 
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September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

Name,

Address1

and Year

of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

J. Wayne Hutchens

(1944)

Trustee Indefinite/ September 2021 to present Currently retired; Trustee of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (2000 to 2020); Director of AMG National Trust Bank (June 2012 to present); Trustee of Children’s Hospital Colorado (May 2012 to 2020). 11 ALPS Series Trust (11 funds) (2012 to present); RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (1 fund)(2013 to present); RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2019 to present)(1 fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2020 to present)(1 Fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2021 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund) (2022 to present).

 

 
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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

Name,

Address1

and Year

of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

John S. Oakes

(1943)

Trustee Indefinite/ December 2010 to present Currently retired; Principal, Financial Search and Consulting (a recruiting and consulting firm) 2013 to 2017). 11 RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation (1 fund)(2016 to present); RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (1 fund)(2013 to present); RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc.  (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Managed  Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2019 to present)(1 fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc.  (2020 to present)(1 Fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2021 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2022 to present).

 

 
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September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

Name,

Address1

and Year

of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

David M. Swanson

(1957)

Trustee Indefinite/ November 2018 to present Founder & Managing Partner, SwanDog Strategic Marketing (2006 to present). 11 RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (1 fund)(2013 to present); RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc.  (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Managed  Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2019 to present)(1 fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc.  (2020 to present)(1 Fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2021 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2022 to present); ALPS Variable  Investment Trust (7 funds) (2006 to present).

 

1The mailing address of each Trustee is 360 South Rosemary Avenue, Suite 1420, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

 

2The Fund Complex consists of the RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund, and the RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund, each a series of the RiverNorth Funds, RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc., RiverNorth DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc., RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. and RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation.

 

 
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September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

The following table provides information regarding each Trustee who is an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act, and each officer of the Trust.

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

Name,

Address1

and Year of

Birth

Position(s)

Held with

Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

Patrick W. Galley3

(1975)

President, Principal Executive Officer and Trustee Indefinite/ July 2006 to present Chief Investment Officer, RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (2004 to present); Board of Managers of RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC and RiverNorth Securities, LLC (since 2010) and Board of Directors RiverNorth Holdings, Co. (since 2010). 11 RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation (1 fund) (2016 to present); RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc. (1 fund)(2013 to present); RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (1 fund) (2018 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2019 to present)(1 fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (2020 to present)(1 Fund); RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2021 to present); RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. (1 fund)(2022 to present).

 

 
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September 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

 

Name,

Address1

and Year of

Birth

Position(s)

Held with

Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Time

Served

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Number of

Funds in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by Director2

Other Directorships Held

by the Director During the

Past 5 Years

Jonathan M. Mohrhardt

(1974)

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Indefinite/ February 2009 to present President, RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (since 2020); Chief Operating Officer, RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (2011 to present). N/A N/A

Marcus L. Collins

(1968)

Chief Compliance Officer; Secretary Indefinite/ May 2012 to present; Indefinite/ January 2017 to present General Counsel, RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (2012 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (2012 to present). N/A N/A

 

1The mailing address of each Trustee and officer, unless otherwise noted, is 360 South Rosemary Avenue, Suite 1420, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

 

2.The Fund Complex consists of the RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund, the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund, and the RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund, each a series of the RiverNorth Funds, RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc., RiverNorth DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund II, Inc., RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund, Inc., RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II, Inc. and RiverNorth Specialty Finance Corporation.

 

3.Patrick W. Galley is considered an “Interested” Trustee as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because he is an officer of the Trust and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Funds' investment adviser.

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trust's Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (toll-free) 1-888-848-7569.

 

 
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Intentionally Left Blank

 

 

RiverNorth Funds
RiverNorth Core Opportunity Fund
RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund
RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

 

Board of Trustees
Patrick W. Galley, CFA, Chairman
John S. Oakes
David M. Swanson
John K. Carter
J. Wayne Hutchens

 

Investment Adviser
RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC

 

Sub Advisers
DoubleLine Capital LP
Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC

 

Transfer Agent, Administrator and
Dividend Disbursing Agent
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

 

Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.

 

Custodian
State Street Bank & Trust, Co.

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company, Ltd.

 

This report is provided for the general information of the shareholders of the RiverNorth Funds. This report is not intended for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds, unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

 
(b)NOT APPLICABLE.

 

Item 2.Code of Ethics.

 

(a)The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or any persons performing similar functions (“Officers”) on behalf of the registrant.

 

(b)For purposes of this item, “code of ethics” means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:

 

(1)Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

(2)Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;

(3)Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;

(4)The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code of ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code of ethics; and

(5)Accountability for adherence to the code of ethics.

 

(c)Amendments: During the period covered by this report, no amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

(d)Waivers: During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

 

(e)Posting: We do not intend to post the code of ethics for the Officers or any amendments or waivers on a website.

 

(f)Availability: The code of ethics for the Officers can be obtained, free of charge by calling the toll-free number for the appropriate Fund listed in that Fund’s prospectus.

 

Item 3.Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert. The committee members and the full Board considered a possibility of adding a member that would qualify as an expert. The audit committee determined that, although none of its members meet the technical definition of an audit committee expert, the committee has sufficient financial expertise to adequately perform its duties under the Audit Committee Charter without the addition of a qualified expert.

 

 

Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees  
Fiscal Year Audit Fees
FY 2022 $87,200
FY 2021 $82,901

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees  
Fiscal Year Registrant
FY 2022 $0
FY 2021 $0

 

(c) Tax Fees  
Fiscal Year Registrant
FY 2022 $15,900
FY 2021 $15,000
Nature of the Tax Fees:  prepare tax returns

 

(d) All Other Fees  
Fiscal Year Registrant
FY 2022 $0
FY 2021 $0

 

(e)    

(1) Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Policies 

The Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to be responsible for the selection, retention or termination of auditors and, in connection therewith, to (i) evaluate the proposed fees and other compensation, if any, to be paid to the auditors, (ii) evaluate the independence of the auditors, (iii) pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trust, (iv) pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Trust's investment adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the Trust if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust, and (v) receive the auditors’ specific representations as to their independence.

 

(2) Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

Registrant  
Audit-Related Fees: 0%
Tax Fees: 0%
All Other Fees: 0%

 

 

(f)During audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.

 

(g)The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:

 

Fiscal Year Registrant Adviser
FY 2022 $15,000 $0
FY 2021 $15,000 $0

 

Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

NOT APPLICABLE – applies to listed companies only

 

Item 6.Schedule of Investments.

 

(a)The schedule of investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this report.

 

(b)NOT APPLICABLE.

 

Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only

 

Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only

 

Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only

 

 

Item 10.Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.

 

The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

Item 11.Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)Based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR, the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Forms N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

 

(b)There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

NOT APPLICABLE – applies to closed-end funds only

 

Item 13.Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not Applicable.

 

(a)(2)Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 30a-2(a)) are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)None.

 

(a)(4)None.

 

(b)The certifications by the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant: RiverNorth Funds

 

By: /s/ Patrick W. Galley  
Name: Patrick W. Galley  
Title: President  
     
Date: December 9, 2022  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Patrick W. Galley  
Name: Patrick W. Galley  
Title: President & Chief Executive Officer  
     
Date: December 9, 2022  

 

By: /s/ Jonathan M. Mohrhardt  
Name: Jonathan M. Mohrhardt  
Title: Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: December 9, 2022