N-CSR 1 d185072dncsr.htm FUNDVANTAGE TRUST FundVantage Trust

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FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-22027                

                                 FundVantage Trust                                

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

301 Bellevue Parkway

                               Wilmington, DE 19809                              

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joel L. Weiss

JW Fund Management LLC

100 Springdale Rd., Suite A3-416

                               Cherry Hill, NJ 08003                              

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 856-528-3500

Date of fiscal year end:  September 30

Date of reporting period:  September 30, 2021

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GOTHAM FUNDS

of

FundVantage Trust

Gotham Absolute Return Fund

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund

Gotham Neutral Fund

Gotham Index Plus Fund

Gotham Large Value Fund

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2021

Important Notice: As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Gotham Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the shareholder reports from the Gotham Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are available on the Gotham Funds website (www.GothamFunds.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future annual and semi-annual shareholder reports in paper, free of charge. To elect to receive paper copies of shareholder reports through the mail or otherwise change your delivery method, contact your financial intermediary or, if you hold your shares directly through the Gotham Funds, call the Gotham Funds toll-free at 1 (877) 974-6852 or write to the Gotham Funds at Gotham Funds, FundVantage Trust, c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing, P.O. Box 9829, Providence, RI 02940-8029. Your election to receive shareholder reports in paper will apply to all Gotham Funds that you hold through the financial intermediary, or directly with the Gotham Funds.

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.



GOTHAM FUNDS

ANNUAL REPORT

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

Important Information

     1  

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

     2  

Performance Data

     11  

Fund Expense Disclosure

     18  

Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

     20  

Portfolio of Investments

     27  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     169  

Statements of Operations

     172  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     175  

Statement of Cash Flow

     179  

Financial Highlights

     180  

Notes to Financial Statements

     188  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     203  

Shareholder Tax Information

     204  

Other Information

     205  

Privacy Notice

     209  

Fund Management

     210  


 

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Important Information

The performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in a Gotham Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (877) 974-6852.

Each Gotham Fund covered by this report (each a "Fund") compares its performance to an unmanaged index. An index does not reflect operational and transactional costs which apply to a mutual fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risks, including possible loss of principal. Each Fund except Gotham Large Value Fund and Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund will short securities. Short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Each Fund, except Gotham Large Value Fund and Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund, will also use leverage to make additional investments which could result in greater losses than if the Fund were not leveraged. Gotham Absolute Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced Return Fund, Gotham Neutral Fund and Gotham Index Plus Fund utilize one or more swap agreements in their investment programs. The use of derivatives, such as swaps, exposes a Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investments. Certain Funds may invest in securities of large-, mid- and small-cap companies. The securities issued by small-cap and mid-cap companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large-cap issuers. Each Fund may have a high turnover of its portfolio securities. High turnover rates generally result in higher brokerage costs to a Fund. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its objectives.

A prospective investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds, and should be read carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus or summary prospectus is available at www.GothamFunds.com or by calling (877) 974-6852.

 

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Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Gotham Absolute Return Fund (GARIX)

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund (GENIX)

Gotham Neutral Fund (GONIX)

Gotham Index Plus Fund (GINDX)

Gotham Large Value Fund (GVALX)

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund (GSPFX)

Gotham Hedge Core Fund (GCHDX)

Dear Shareholder,

Equity markets continued to make gains for the year amidst economic reopening fueled by the COVID-19 vaccination momentum, specifically in developed markets. The S&P 500 and Russell 1000 returned 15.9% and 15.2% respectively for the YTD period ending 9/30/21. The Russell 2000, a small-cap benchmark returned 12.4% YTD. Continuing the value/growth reversal trend from Q4 2020, Russell 1000 Value benchmark beat the Russell 1000 Growth benchmark by approximately 2% YTD. This “value tailwind” helped us achieve positive long/short spreads in many of our strategies along with strong absolute performance.

The S&P 500 is currently trading at 27x Gotham’s proprietary cash flow metric. This is a similar level to Q3 2020, despite the market appreciating 30% over the previous year. Much of the effect that Covid had on corporate earnings has started to phase out of our trailing data. The Russell 2000 remains markedly more expensive, trading at 58x Gotham’s cash flow metric. From similar valuation levels in the past, we would expect modestly positive returns for the S&P 500 and flat to slightly negative returns for the Russell 2000.1

However, our expected forward index returns based on historical cash flow yields do not reflect two major factors that could lead to more optimistic, though still muted, future return expectations. Of course, interest rates are lower than average over the last 30 years. If investors believe rates will remain below the average for the last three decades (a thesis more in question given recent inflation concerns), some adjustment should logically be made to our valuation percentiles.

Second, based on one of our recent research projects, returns on capital are much higher today than they were 30 years ago. Specifically, returns on tangible capital on a position-weighted basis for the S&P 500 have grown from roughly 20% to close to 70% over the last 30 years. In short, that means that to grow 5%, companies would have to reinvest 25% of their cash flow in the early 90’s versus closer to 7% today. In other words, raw cash flows are worth about 24% more today (93%/75%). Adjusting today’s cash flow yields to reflect this fact, would move our valuation metric from the 4th percentile towards expensive over the last 30 years to closer to the 15th percentile. At the 15th percentile, expected two-year forward returns would be closer to 8-10% (without any adjustment for lower interest rates).

Also, worthwhile considering is that a significant portion of the companies in the Russell 2000 are cash flow negative and our research indicates that much of the speculative valuation in US equity markets exists further down the market capitalization spectrum. The mega-cap technology companies that dominate large cap benchmarks generally merit their premium valuations given strong business fundamentals. Importantly for us, our research indicates that a wide dispersion in valuations across the US equity universe should provide favorable conditions to construct long/short portfolios.

As a reminder, we are cash-flow-oriented investors and define value differently than Russell or Morningstar who emphasizes metrics such as low price/book and low price to sales. Similar to a private equity firm, we examine a company’s cash flow generation and then determine its all-in cost as if we were buying the entire business. On the long side, we are generally overweight stocks that are big cash generators with high returns on capital but remain out of favor for varying reasons. Conversely, we are generally short stocks that trade at multiples of 50, 100, or more times free cash flow or companies with negative cash flow. This continues to make overwhelming sense to us. We remain disciplined in our approach to managing portfolio risks and given valuation levels, we are very optimistic about the opportunity set for our long/short spreads over the coming period.

 

 

1As of October 27, 2021

 

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Important Information

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Gotham Funds described herein performed during the period ended September 30, 2021, and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Market and index valuations are based on Gotham’s valuation methodology. The views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Gotham Funds or the markets.

This letter contains forward-looking statements regarding future events, forecasts and expectations regarding equity markets and certain of Gotham’s strategies. Forward-looking statements may be identified terminology such terms as “may,” “expect,” “will,” “hope,” “believe” and/or comparable terminology. No assurance, representation, or warranty is made that any of Gotham’s expectations, views and/or objectives will be achieved and actual results may be significantly different than reflected herein.

The indices referenced herein are for comparison purposes only. The performance and volatility of the funds will be different than those of the indices. It is not possible to invest in the indices directly.

 

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Performance by Fund

Gotham Absolute Return Fund (GARIX)

 

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The Fund returned +16.26% (net) for the trailing twelve month period, the HFRX Equity Hedge Index returned +17.74% and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

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The spread for the period was -7.30%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +45.49% for the trailing twelve month period. The short portfolio detracted -27.11% for the period.

 

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Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Information Technology    10.28%    28.67%   
   Consumer Discretionary    9.82%    21.03%   
   Largest Detractors         

Short

   Consumer Discretionary    -5.78%    -10.64%   
   Information Technology    -4.96%    -12.44%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Novavax Inc.    1.58%    1.20%   
   Alphabet Inc.    1.04%    1.71%   

Short

   FuelCell Energy Inc.    0.24%    -0.30%   
   Grocery Outlet Inc.    0.19%    -0.38%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   DuPont De Nemours Inc.    -0.14%    0.43%   
   Sage Therapeutics Inc.    -0.14%    0.17%   

Short

   Southwestern Energy Co.    -0.58%    -0.53%   
   TripAdvisor Inc.    -0.52%    -0.32%   

 

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Gotham Enhanced Return Fund (GENIX)

 

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The Fund returned +26.73% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -9.79%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +63.52% for the trailing twelve month period. The short portfolio detracted -34.24% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Information Technology    15.36%    43.07%   
   Consumer Discretionary    12.95%    29.26%   
   Largest Detractors         

Short

   Consumer Discretionary    -7.34%    -13.10%   
   Information Technology    -5.94%    -14.40%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Alphabet Inc.    2.05%    2.95%   
   Novavax Inc.    1.74%    1.25%   

Short

   FuelCell Energy Inc.    0.30%    -0.35%   
   Grocery Outlet Inc.    0.24%    -0.43%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   DuPont De Nemours Inc.    -0.22%    0.63%   
   Nielsen Holdings PLC    -0.18%    0.35%   

Short

   Southwestern Energy Co.    -0.73%    -0.66%   
   TripAdvisor Inc.    -0.58%    -0.34%   

 

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Gotham Neutral Fund (GONIX)

 

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The Fund returned +1.42% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index returned +0.07% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -6.91%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +48.19% for the trailing twelve month period. The short portfolio detracted -44.86% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Consumer Discretionary    13.20%    24.87%   
   Information Technology    9.07%    23.34%   
   Largest Detractors         

Short

   Consumer Discretionary    -9.19%    -17.59%   
   Information Technology    -9.15%    -21.04%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Signet Jewelers Ltd.    1.58%    1.09%   
   Novavax Inc.    1.56%    1.24%   

Short

   FuelCell Energy Inc.    0.28%    -0.48%   
   Proto Labs Inc.    0.22%    -0.38%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   Yamana Gold Inc.    -0.29%    1.03%   
   Nielsen Holdings PLC    -0.21%    0.34%   

Short

   Southwestern Energy Co.    -0.87%    -0.81%   
   TripAdvisor Inc.    -0.84%    -0.52%   

 

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Gotham Index Plus Fund (GINDX)

 

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The Fund’s Institutional Class returned +26.82% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -5.84%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +66.17% for the trailing twelve month period. The short portfolio detracted -37.52% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Information Technology    12.22%    40.80%   
   Financials    11.18%    20.66%   

Short

   Consumer Staples    0.76%    -3.99%   
   Largest Detractors         

Short

   Energy    -6.44%    -5.49%   
   Consumer Discretionary    -6.17%    -12.57%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Alphabet Inc.    2.89%    4.43%   
   Microsoft Corp.    2.17%    6.23%   

Short

   Enphase Energy Inc.    0.30%    -1.09%   
   FMC Corp.    0.29%    -0.85%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   Nielsen Holdings PLC    -0.17%    0.75%   
   Penn National Gaming Inc.    -0.15%    0.71%   

Short

   Fortinet Inc.    -1.29%    -1.15%   
   Albemarle Corp.    -1.18%    -0.92%   

 

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Gotham Large Value Fund (GVALX)

 

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The Fund returned +30.83% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the S&P Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Financials    6.74%    13.50%   
   Industrials    5.82%    18.92%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Citigroup Inc.    1.08%    1.62%   
   Blackrock Inc.    0.70%    1.53%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   Intel Corp.    -0.12%    1.11%   
   Lockheed Martin Corp.    -0.12%    0.92%   

 

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Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index (GSPFX)

 

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The Fund returned +26.17% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Information Technology    7.91%    27.61%   
   Communication Services    4.39%    13.27%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Alphabet Inc.    2.96%    4.44%   
   Microsoft Corp.    2.19%    6.20%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   Lockheed Martin Corp.    -0.17%    0.80%   
   Cigna Corp.    -0.12%    0.18%   

 

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September 30, 2021

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Gotham Hedged Core Fund (GCHDX)

 

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The Fund returned +14.56% (net) for the trailing twelve month period and the HFRX Equity Hedge Index returned +17.74% over the same time period.

 

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The spread for the period was -12.49%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +29.01% for the trailing twelve month period. The short portfolio detracted -13.37% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Industrials    5.34%    17.93%   
   Information Technology    5.12%    20.51%   

Short

   Consumer Staples    0.09%    -0.20%   
   Largest Detractors         

Short

   Information Technology    -3.59%    -9.97%   
   Health Care    -2.35%    -7.04%   
                                                              
Stock Contributors/Detractors

 

          Average Contribution    Average Exposure                              
   Largest Contributors         

Long

   Alphabet Inc.    1.90%    3.14%   
   Microsoft Corp.    1.28%    3.89%   

Short

   Enphase Energy Inc.    0.20%    -0.76%   
   Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.    0.14%    -0.60%   
   Largest Detractors         

Long

   Clorox Co. (The)    -0.46%    2.52%   
   C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.    -0.31%    1.30%   

Short

   Fortinet Inc.    -0.60%    -0.59%   
   Western Digital Corp.    -0.53%    -0.70%   

 

 

2 The spread is defined as how much our long portfolio outperformed our short portfolio adjusted for leverage (i.e. 100% long the long portfolio less 100% long the short portfolio).

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Absolute Return Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Absolute Return Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Hedge Fund Research Inc. (“HFRX”) Equity Hedge Index

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     16.26%        4.03%        5.67%        6.77%      

HFRX Equity Hedge Index

     17.74%        4.96%        4.90%        3.92%*          

                                                                                              

 

*

The Gotham Absolute Return Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on August 31, 2012.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.73% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.50% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s “Other Expenses” (exclusive of taxes, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.00% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). Gotham’s aggregate direct and indirect compensation from the Fund and any other investment companies advised or sub-advised by Gotham, does not exceed 1.50%, of the annual investment advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021. The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the HFRX. The HFRX is an index of quantitatively-selected hedge funds which maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. Constituents of the HFRX report net of all fees returns.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Enhanced Return Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. the Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     26.73%        6.33%        9.87%        9.66%*      

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00%        15.98%        16.89%        14.60%* *         

                                                                                      

 

*

The Gotham Enhanced Return Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on May 31, 2013.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.67% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.50% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s “Other Expenses” (exclusive of taxes, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.00% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). Gotham’s aggregate direct and indirect compensation from the Fund and any other investment companies advised or sub-advised by Gotham, does not exceed 1.50%, of the annual investment advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021. The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Neutral Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Neutral Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     1.42%        -3.12%        -1.22%        -0.48%*      

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

     0.07%        1.18%        1.16%        0.76%* *         

                                                                                      

 

*

The Gotham Neutral Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operation on August 30, 2013.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.74% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.50% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.50% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”). The Index is an index comprised of a single Treasury bill issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month, then sold and rolled into a newly selected Treasury bill issue.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Index Plus Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Index Plus Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     26.82%        10.54%        15.12%        12.73%*      

Investor Class Shares

     26.39%        10.25%        14.83%        10.45%*      

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00%        15.98%        16.89%        14.14%*          

                                                                                      

 

*

Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares of the Gotham Index Plus Fund (the “Fund”) incepted on March 31, 2015 and December 29, 2017, respectively.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class and Investor Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.25% and 1.15% for Institutional Class shares, respectively, and 1.50% and 1.40% for Investor Class shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s “Other Expenses” (exclusive of taxes, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.15% with respect to Institutional Class shares (on an annual basis) and 0.15% with respect to Investor Class shares (on an annual basis), of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). Gotham’s aggregate direct and indirect compensation from the Fund and any other investment companies advised or sub-advised by Gotham, does not exceed 1.00%, the annual investment advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021. The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Large Value Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Large Value Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     30.83%        10.51%        13.49%        13.26%*      

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00%        15.98%        16.89%        16.04%*          

                                                                                      

 

*

The Gotham Large Value Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 31, 2015.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.03% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 0.75% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.75% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

15


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $10,000 Investment in Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund Institutional Shares Class

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021         
      1 Year      3 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     26.17%        13.34%        16.48%      

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00%        15.98%        16.92%*          

                                                                                      

 

*

The Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on December 30, 2016.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 0.65% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 0.50% for Institutional Class shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s “Other Expenses” (exclusive of taxes, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.00% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). Gotham’s aggregate direct and indirect compensation from the Fund and any other investment companies advised or sub-advised by Gotham, does not exceed 0.50%, the annual investment advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021. The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2023, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

16


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $25,000 Investment in Gotham Hedged Core Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Hedge Fund Research Inc. (“HFRX”) Equity Hedge Index

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
       

Institutional Class Shares

     14.56%        7.52%        9.74%        9.74%*      

HFRX Equity Hedge Index

     17.74%        4.96%        4.90%        4.90%*          

                                                                                      

 

*

The Gotham Hedged Core Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 0.85% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.85% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the HFRX. The HFRX is an index of quantitatively-selected hedge funds which maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. Constituents of the HFRX report net of all fees returns.

 

17


GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each Fund in the accompanying table 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 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 for each Fund in the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your 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 the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

    

Beginning Account Value

             April  1, 2021             

  

Ending Account Value

  September 30, 2021  

  

Annualized

Expense Ratio*

  

Expenses Paid

During Period** 

Gotham Absolute Return Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,060.90    1.50%    $7.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.55    1.50%      7.59

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,091.20    1.50%    $7.86

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.55    1.50%      7.59

Gotham Neutral Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,035.60    1.50%    $7.65

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.55    1.50%      7.59

 

18


GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    

Beginning Account Value

             April  1, 2021             

  

Ending Account Value

  September 30, 2021  

  

Annualized

Expense Ratio*

  

Expenses Paid

During Period** 

Gotham Index Plus Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,082.10    1.12%    $5.82

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.47    1.12%      5.65

Investor Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,080.60    1.37%    $7.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.22    1.37%      6.91

Gotham Large Value Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,054.30    0.75%    $3.86

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,021.31    0.75%      3.80

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,077.80    0.50%    $2.59

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.58    0.50%      2.52

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,057.50    1.67%    $8.61

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,016.70    1.67%      8.44

                                                                                      

 

*

Annualized expense ratios include dividend expense on securities sold short and interest expense on securities sold short and borrowings, except for Gotham Large Value Fund and Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund, which do not short securities or use leverage.

**

Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio, in the table above, which include waived fees or reimbursement expenses for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period, then divided by 365 to reflect the period. Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365 to reflect the period.

 

19


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Software & Services

       12.8 %        $ 63,800,302

Capital Goods

       7.9          39,632,621

Health Care Equipment & Services

       7.6          37,795,747

Media & Entertainment

       7.2          36,117,578

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       7.2          35,769,085

Retailing

       6.8          34,020,783

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       6.2          31,219,073

Materials

       5.8          28,829,399

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       5.2          26,087,564

Energy

       4.7          23,677,216

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       3.9          19,353,387

Consumer Services

       3.0          14,850,219

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       2.6          12,993,544

Automobiles & Components

       2.2          10,907,529

Transportation

       2.1          10,326,344

Diversified Financials

       2.0          9,810,783

Utilities

       1.9          9,625,459

Commercial & Professional Services

       1.6          8,230,994

Food & Staples Retailing

       1.6          8,080,227

Household & Personal Products

       1.2          6,014,345

Telecommunication Services

       1.2          5,807,391
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       94.7          472,949,590
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       5.3          26,579,261
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 499,528,851
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

20


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Software & Services

       13.0 %        $ 29,469,089

Capital Goods

       8.3          18,965,229

Health Care Equipment & Services

       7.8          17,623,213

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       7.2          16,240,732

Retailing

       6.8          15,357,388

Media & Entertainment

       6.7          15,242,862

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       5.7          12,995,974

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       5.6          12,817,360

Materials

       5.2          11,896,753

Energy

       4.5          10,283,433

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       3.9          8,747,744

Diversified Financials

       3.0          6,893,369

Consumer Services

       2.9          6,571,555

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       2.6          5,882,074

Automobiles & Components

       2.3          5,209,578

Utilities

       2.1          4,863,052

Transportation

       2.1          4,849,084

Commercial & Professional Services

       1.6          3,697,270

Food & Staples Retailing

       1.6          3,584,001

Telecommunication Services

       1.3          2,941,917

Household & Personal Products

       1.2          2,814,494
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       95.4          216,946,171
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       4.6          10,372,420
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 227,318,591
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

21


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Software & Services

       10.0 %        $ 4,021,180

Capital Goods

       9.2          3,689,985

Health Care Equipment & Services

       8.4          3,389,554

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       7.5          3,014,379

Materials

       7.3          2,937,692

Retailing

       6.9          2,762,555

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       5.6          2,269,259

Energy

       5.1          2,059,510

Media & Entertainment

       4.9          1,969,262

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       4.2          1,672,526

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       3.9          1,586,325

Consumer Services

       3.7          1,474,197

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       3.4          1,360,649

Commercial & Professional Services

       2.5          1,003,935

Utilities

       2.4          974,647

Transportation

       2.4          967,115

Automobiles & Components

       2.0          800,152

Diversified Financials

       1.6          652,381

Food & Staples Retailing

       1.2          477,358

Household & Personal Products

       1.1          427,508

Telecommunication Services

       0.8          306,020
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       94.1          37,816,189
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       5.9          2,352,001
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 40,168,190
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

22


GOTHAM INDEX PLUS FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Software & Services

       10.3 %        $ 47,203,749

Capital Goods

       6.6          30,378,849

Retailing

       6.6          30,273,870

Media & Entertainment

       5.4          24,511,212

Health Care Equipment & Services

       5.2          24,031,082

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       5.0          22,845,117

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       4.3          19,773,824

Energy

       3.9          17,673,521

Materials

       3.7          16,829,421

Diversified Financials

       3.6          16,516,700

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       3.4          15,355,224

Utilities

       3.3          15,283,802

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       3.1          14,376,283

Real Estate

       2.6          12,072,084

Banks

       2.1          9,520,843

Insurance

       2.0          8,962,882

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       1.9          8,767,484

Consumer Services

       1.9          8,724,421

Household & Personal Products

       1.8          8,309,514

Transportation

       1.8          8,139,339

Commercial & Professional Services

       1.4          6,413,004

Telecommunication Services

       1.2          5,351,810

Food & Staples Retailing

       1.1          4,891,293

Automobiles & Components

       0.3          1,393,760

Affiliated Equity Registered Investment Company

       12.4          56,600,440
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Investments

       94.9          434,199,528
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       5.1          23,227,173
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 457,426,701
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

23


GOTHAM LARGE VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Capital Goods

       10.5 %        $ 6,842,551

Diversified Financials

       7.9          5,132,853

Retailing

       7.4          4,838,297

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       7.2          4,690,467

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       6.9          4,535,418

Energy

       6.7          4,374,532

Health Care Equipment & Services

       6.5          4,258,964

Materials

       6.3          4,123,576

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       5.5          3,599,174

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       5.2          3,431,932

Software & Services

       5.1          3,356,859

Banks

       4.4          2,887,044

Transportation

       3.6          2,385,730

Insurance

       2.9          1,880,604

Media & Entertainment

       2.7          1,746,949

Automobiles & Components

       2.4          1,556,962

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       1.7          1,118,442

Real Estate

       1.7          1,114,493

Telecommunication Services

       1.3          838,564

Food & Staples Retailing

       1.0          628,257

Consumer Services

       0.8          539,149

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.6          405,773

Utilities

       0.6          377,468

Household & Personal Products

       0.5          303,786
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       99.4          64,967,844
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       0.6          383,418
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 65,351,262
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

24


GOTHAM ENHANCED S&P 500 INDEX FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
       Value

Common Stocks:

           

Software & Services

       15.0 %        $ 2,335,068

Retailing

       10.6          1,643,408

Media & Entertainment

       10.3          1,599,787

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       9.2          1,438,380

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       7.5          1,166,015

Capital Goods

       6.6          1,023,579

Health Care Equipment & Services

       5.8          909,291

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       5.4          847,851

Diversified Financials

       3.9          607,210

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       3.4          533,561

Energy

       3.2          501,365

Materials

       3.1          480,599

Telecommunication Services

       2.6          407,104

Automobiles & Components

       2.4          372,008

Transportation

       2.2          338,445

Food & Staples Retailing

       2.0          314,472

Insurance

       1.5          227,014

Real Estate

       1.1          163,735

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       0.9          143,329

Household & Personal Products

       0.7          116,439

Consumer Services

       0.7          104,809

Utilities

       0.5          85,750

Banks

       0.5          78,359

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.3          39,351
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       99.4          15,476,929
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       0.6          92,000
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %        $ 15,568,929
    

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

25


GOTHAM HEDGED CORE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

LONG POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       20.6 %     $ 1,687,949

Health Care Equipment & Services

       14.2       1,164,705

Software & Services

       12.7       1,037,742

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       12.3       1,003,099

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       10.8       884,477

Media & Entertainment

       9.4       772,609

Retailing

       8.5       691,654

Capital Goods

       7.3       599,474

Real Estate

       5.5       448,580

Diversified Financials

       5.0       405,938

Household & Personal Products

       4.9       399,414

Food & Staples Retailing

       4.2       341,148

Telecommunication Services

       3.6       295,323

Utilities

       3.4       276,079

Insurance

       3.2       262,638

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       3.0       248,712

Transportation

       3.0       243,354

Consumer Services

       2.8       231,214

Materials

       1.8       146,505

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       1.6       126,903

Energy

       1.1       87,872

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.2       18,777

Automobiles & Components

       0.0       3,268
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Long Positions

       139.1       11,377,434
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
     % of Net
Assets
  Value

SHORT POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Household & Personal Products

       (0.0 )%     $ (83 )

Energy

       (0.0 )       (1,261 )

Insurance

       (0.3 )       (23,284 )

Transportation

       (0.4 )       (32,277 )

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       (0.6 )       (49,309 )

Media & Entertainment

       (0.7 )       (54,519 )

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       (0.7 )       (59,077 )

Automobiles & Components

       (0.7 )       (59,574 )

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       (0.8 )       (67,799 )

Consumer Services

       (0.9 )       (72,909 )

Commercial & Professional Services

       (1.0 )       (82,383 )

Diversified Financials

       (1.0 )       (84,708 )

Real Estate

       (1.5 )       (121,547 )

Retailing

       (1.9 )       (152,655 )

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       (1.9 )       (152,703 )

Capital Goods

       (1.9 )       (156,023 )

Banks

       (1.9 )       (156,874 )

Health Care Equipment & Services

       (2.9 )       (237,640 )

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       (3.5 )       (286,466 )

Materials

       (3.8 )       (315,242 )

Software & Services

       (4.2 )       (339,947 )

Utilities

       (9.6 )       (783,424 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Short Positions

       (40.2 )       (3,289,704 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of

Liabilities

       1.1       88,960
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 8,176,690
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

26


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 94.7%

 

Automobiles & Components — 2.2%

 

Adient PLC (Ireland)*

     14,330      $ 593,978  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     78,118        688,220  

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     5,212        776,432  

Ford Motor Co.(a)*

     139,296        1,972,431  

General Motors Co.(a)*

     55,380        2,919,080  

Gentex Corp.

     18,808        620,288  

Gentherm, Inc.*

     3,427        277,347  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*

     285        5,044  

Lear Corp.

     1,247        195,131  

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

     16,669        1,254,175  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     49,484        706,137  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     309        37,933  

Visteon Corp.*

     5,639        532,265  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     4,542        329,068  
     

 

 

 
            10,907,529  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 7.9%

 

3M Co.(a)

     9,037        1,585,271  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     7,289        445,139  

AAR Corp.*

     5,888        190,948  

AECOM*

     12,081        762,915  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

     2,596        113,056  

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

     2,252        297,669  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     2,101        79,334  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     2        180  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     1,476        140,914  

Atkore, Inc.*

     11,609        1,009,054  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     10,223        488,250  

Boise Cascade Co.

     22,453        1,212,013  

Carrier Global Corp.

     16,564        857,353  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     3,473        666,712  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     1,596        113,827  

Crane Co.

     3,767        357,149  

Cummins, Inc.

     2,174        488,193  

Deere & Co.(a)

     3,625        1,214,629  

Dover Corp.

     2,928        455,304  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     4,718        336,110  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     6,730        1,004,856  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     390        44,998  

Emerson Electric Co.

     24,973        2,352,457  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

     569        11,795  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     1,322        101,794  

Fortive Corp.

     2,500        176,425  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     282        115,245  

General Dynamics Corp.

     7,163        1,404,163  

General Electric Co.

     14,695        1,514,026  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Graco, Inc.

     206      $ 14,414  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     8,582        339,418  

HEICO Corp.

     2,921        385,192  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     1,234        201,710  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     5,855        249,716  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     1,155        245,183  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.(a)

     20,529        640,505  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     1,708        329,746  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     17,024        858,180  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     15,502        1,055,376  

Kaman Corp.

     654        23,328  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     920        202,621  

Lennox International, Inc.

     3,887        1,143,439  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

     5,826        2,010,553  

Middleby Corp. (The)*

     730        124,472  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     18        740  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     231        22,984  

Nordson Corp.

     2,174        517,738  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)

     2,802              1,009,140  

NOW, Inc.*

     25,864        197,860  

Oshkosh Corp.

     8,121        831,347  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     3,778        310,854  

Owens Corning

     19,480        1,665,540  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     2,488        695,695  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     14,521        1,054,660  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     178        20,260  

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     571        121,166  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     1,525        229,268  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     11,829        293,241  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     1,192        350,496  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)*

     7,817        427,746  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     1,840        196,825  

Snap-on, Inc.

     4,046        845,412  

SPX FLOW, Inc.

     1,083        79,167  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     6,808        1,193,510  

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

     2,957        64,256  

Terex Corp.

     12,502        526,334  

Textron, Inc.

     8,671        605,323  

Toro Co. (The)

     1,904        185,469  

TPI Composites, Inc.*

     7,248        244,620  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     4,974        858,761  

Triumph Group, Inc.*

     4,667        86,946  

Vicor Corp.*

     926        124,232  

Watsco, Inc.

     326        86,266  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

27


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

WESCO International, Inc.*

     5,556      $ 640,718  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     1,916        753,103  

Xylem, Inc.

     237        29,312  
     

 

 

 
            39,632,621  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 1.6%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     6,312        284,103  

Brady Corp., Class A

     3,929        199,200  

Brink’s Co. (The)

     5,783        366,064  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     23        6,028  

CBIZ, Inc.*

     754        24,384  

Cintas Corp.

     454        172,820  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     5,389        559,756  

Copart, Inc.*

     3,873        537,263  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

     14,368        127,875  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     10,946        220,234  

Equifax, Inc.

     540        136,847  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     11,858        296,331  

HNI Corp.

     3,650        134,028  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     429        50,030  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     4,629        613,481  

Korn Ferry

     2,409        174,315  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     232        33,802  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     106,741        2,048,360  

Republic Services, Inc.

     7,442        893,487  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     6,108        612,816  

Rollins, Inc.

     2,173        76,772  

Science Applications International Corp.

     3,022        258,562  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     703        8,914  

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

     3,311        365,799  

Waste Management, Inc.

     199        29,723  
     

 

 

 
        8,230,994  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.6%

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

     2,587        120,813  

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

     1,227        113,718  

Brunswick Corp.

     9,370        892,680  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)*

     2,308        111,730  

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

     394        93,276  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     149        14,280  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     32        11,526  

DR Horton, Inc.

     10,604        890,418  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     2,303        358,024  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (Continued)

 

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     13,884      $ 392,917  

GoPro, Inc., Class A*

     48,300        452,088  

Hasbro, Inc.

     9,999        892,111  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

     156        16,505  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     3,653        182,467  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     1,850        59,626  

Mattel, Inc.*

     26,498        491,803  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)*

     6,842        1,213,771  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     10,495        232,359  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     10,353        1,503,566  

Polaris, Inc.

     455        54,445  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     7,711        354,089  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     1,326        147,239  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*

     354        14,911  

Skyline Champion Corp.*

     8,407        504,924  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

     40,156        833,639  

Sonos, Inc.*

     13,071        422,978  

Steven Madden Ltd.

     2,336        93,814  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     6,122        451,681  

Tapestry, Inc.

     9,425        348,914  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

     8,175        379,402  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

     4,537        95,821  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     16,529        289,588  

Whirlpool Corp.

     4,144        844,796  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

     1,326        113,625  
     

 

 

 
            12,993,544  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 3.0%

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     10,106        382,108  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

     1,180        197,945  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

     38,157        953,925  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     388        921,062  

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

     3,076        194,588  

Brinker International, Inc.*

     9,697        475,638  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     3,392        428,647  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     1,023        143,056  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.*

     6,072        493,107  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     435        207,478  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     499        81,786  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     2,829        138,876  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

     494        291,045  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     3,285        288,949  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     1,218        160,910  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     9,721        130,553  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     1,018        99,082  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

28


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  
               

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Services — (Continued)

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a)*

     9,104      $ 1,348,211  

McDonald’s Corp.

     6,147        1,482,103  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     15,027        1,088,856  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     30,329        320,274  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A*

     16,732        857,013  

Service Corp. International

     6,779        408,503  

Starbucks Corp.

     5,384        593,909  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     565        188,738  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     21,589        468,049  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     11,490        886,913  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     13,236        1,618,895  
     

 

 

 
            14,850,219  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 2.0%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     1,464        221,196  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     1,511        412,412  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,189        997,167  

CME Group, Inc.

     3,982        770,039  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     5,566        180,895  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     21,800        647,896  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     30,084        725,325  

Moody’s Corp.

     3,697        1,312,842  

MSCI, Inc.

     425        258,544  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     7,140        1,378,163  

S&P Global, Inc.

     2,107        895,243  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

     10,224        2,011,061  
     

 

 

 
        9,810,783  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 4.7%

 

Antero Resources Corp.*

     11,519        216,672  

APA Corp.

     39,550        847,556  

Archrock, Inc.

     8,222        67,831  

Baker Hughes Co.

     45,261        1,119,305  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

     988        37,267  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     18,427        673,323  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     20,669        138,482  

ChampionX Corp.*

     31,327        700,472  

Cimarex Energy Co.*

     7,746        675,451  

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.*

     3,605        29,381  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     11,065        510,650  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     10,867        236,466  

Denbury, Inc.*

     8,662        608,505  

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

     13,815        90,212  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  
               

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Energy — (Continued)

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

     19,580      $ 1,571,687  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

     31,158        315,942  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

     45,697        2,687,898  

Green Plains, Inc.*

     1,865        60,892  

Halliburton Co.

     43,138        932,644  

Hess Corp.

     16,435        1,283,738  

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

     6,036        190,496  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.*

     97,526        288,677  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     6,460        114,923  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     141,789        1,938,256  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     34,438        2,128,613  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

     1,678        166,827  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     24,320        719,386  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     43,098        574,065  

ONEOK, Inc.

     23,198        1,345,252  

Ovintiv, Inc.

     17,426        572,967  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     10,630        503,756  

SFL Corp. Ltd. (Bermuda)

     12,966        108,655  

SM Energy Co.

     30,825        813,163  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     16,054        332,960  

Targa Resources Corp.

     4,578        225,283  

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)*

     31,384        310,702  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     3,084        180,136  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     10,670        358,725  
     

 

 

 
            23,677,216  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     925        415,649  

Kroger Co. (The)

     11,524        465,915  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     23,686        548,805  

Sysco Corp.

     16,902        1,326,807  

US Foods Holding Corp.*

     180        6,239  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     15,115        711,161  

Walmart, Inc.(a)

     32,956        4,593,407  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     233        12,244  
     

 

 

 
        8,080,227  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 3.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     31,314        1,425,413  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     14,759        885,688  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     1,856        124,371  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)

     44,791        2,350,184  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

     302        119,042  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     5,581        1,175,861  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     18,580        1,335,902  

General Mills, Inc.

     4,439        265,541  

Hershey Co. (The)

     6,013        1,017,700  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

29


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (Continued)

 

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     47      $ 5,641  

Kellogg Co.

     2,311        147,719  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)(a)

     66,029        2,431,188  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     5,306        246,092  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     27,520        1,601,114  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)*

     17,647        1,567,583  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     10,910        1,640,973  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     9,150        867,329  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     5,960        1,121,672  

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)*

     25,439        227,170  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     9,065        715,591  

Vector Group Ltd.

     6,401        81,613  
     

 

 

 
            19,353,387  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 7.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories(a)

     12,830        1,515,608  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     16,040        1,023,031  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     14        1,117  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

     12,130        976,101  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     1,973        1,312,893  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.* .

     10,905        145,800  

Amedisys, Inc.*

     2,342        349,192  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     4,277        490,786  

Anthem, Inc.(a)

     5,851        2,181,253  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     173        42,527  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     28,307        1,228,241  

Cerner Corp.

     22,928        1,616,883  

Cigna Corp.

     4,310        862,690  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     8,164        95,519  

CONMED Corp.

     1,844        241,251  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,627        672,455  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     66        1,471  

CVS Health Corp.

     4,275        362,777  

Danaher Corp.(a)

     3,751        1,141,954  

Dexcom, Inc.*

     287        156,949  

Doximity, Inc., Class A*

     1,123        90,626  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     2,639        298,761  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     1,844        138,097  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

     26,400        1,103,784  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

     3,554        319,682  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     1,986        152,167  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     5,351        1,298,795  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     4,393        334,571  

Heska Corp.*

     624        161,329  

Hologic, Inc.(a)*

     17,561        1,296,177  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     2,918      $ 1,814,704  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

     1,249        290,867  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     6,495        444,778  

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     198        5,386  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)*

     1,287        1,279,471  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     6,226        1,752,245  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     183        9,715  

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)*

     9,346        740,110  

McKesson Corp.

     5,474        1,091,406  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     15,814        449,592  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     22,150        2,776,502  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     5,835        418,953  

ModivCare, Inc.*

     314        57,029  

National Research Corp.

     23        970  

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     2,484        62,299  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

     234        3,299  

Omnicell, Inc.*

     2,457        364,693  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     2,043        63,925  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     6,035        876,946  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     12,379        447,748  

STAAR Surgical Co.*

     7,912        1,016,929  

Stryker Corp.

     4,204        1,108,679  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     536        35,612  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     20,516        473,099  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)

     6,042        2,360,851  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

     824        237,452  
     

 

 

 
            37,795,747  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.2%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)

     31,340        2,368,677  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

     42,793        336,353  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     5,626        204,224  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     4,182        1,254,307  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     3,596        476,254  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     8,327        1,164,115  

WD-40 Co.

     909        210,415  
     

 

 

 
        6,014,345  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 5.8%

 

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     2,073        82,402  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

     17,556        910,279  

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A (Canada)

     10,917        78,602  

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

     799        9,260  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     3,280      $ 292,314  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     4,018        832,570  

Avient Corp.

     5,521        255,898  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     26,248        766,179  

Ball Corp.

     642        57,761  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     3,929        128,635  

Celanese Corp.

     2,553        384,584  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     6,404        357,471  

Chemours Co. (The)

     24,707        717,985  

Corteva, Inc.

     16,275        684,852  

Domtar Corp.*

     7,583        413,577  

Dow, Inc.

     22,072        1,270,464  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)

     50,647              3,443,490  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     5,998        786,698  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,055        408,501  

Ecovyst, Inc.

     379        4,419  

Ferro Corp.*

     19,036        387,192  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a)

     31,597        1,027,850  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

     393        8,615  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     14,335        272,938  

Hecla Mining Co.

     54,962        302,291  

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)*

     95,554        215,952  

Ingevity Corp.*

     6,000        428,220  

Innospec, Inc.

     2,064        173,830  

International Paper Co.

     12,984        726,065  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     7        763  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

     33,439        179,233  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     6,932        2,033,710  

Livent Corp.*

     17,867        412,906  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     8,105        497,404  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     7,662        719,079  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     387        132,230  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     508        35,479  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     37,558        1,341,572  

Newmont Corp.

     12,465        676,850  

Nucor Corp.

     15,003        1,477,645  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

     5,603        363,243  

O-I Glass, Inc.*

     55,528        792,385  

Olin Corp.

     15,844        764,473  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,537        219,806  

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)*

     34,949        336,908  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     705        100,406  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     928        88,615  

Sealed Air Corp.

     5,634        308,687  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     510      $ 46,451  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     3,749        1,048,708  

Southern Copper Corp.

     4,410        247,577  

Trinseo SA (Luxembourg)

     2,335        126,043  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     4,582        417,604  

Westrock Co.

     5,833        290,658  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

     8,731        328,111  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     7,855        413,959  
     

 

 

 
            28,829,399  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 7.2%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     19,862        1,537,120  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)*

     3,241        8,664,878  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

     1,965        40,715  

Cars.com, Inc.*

     7,977        100,909  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)*

     2,909        2,116,472  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     26,066        1,457,871  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     3,745        95,048  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     33,244        1,444,784  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*

     3,322        62,819  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)*

     23,960        8,131,784  

Fox Corp., Class A

     26,270        1,053,690  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

     133        888  

Gray Television, Inc.

     2,864        65,357  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     31,169        1,142,967  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     672        61,239  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*

     1,463        272,045  

Meredith Corp.*

     3,614        201,300  

Netflix, Inc.(a)*

     4,544        2,773,385  

News Corp., Class A(a)

     39,682        933,718  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     3,470        251,436  

Scholastic Corp.

     116        4,135  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

     10,382        766,918  

Twitter, Inc.(a)*

     45,603        2,753,965  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     8,782        346,977  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     4,398        744,010  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

     5,410        304,367  

Yelp, Inc.*

     21,181        788,781  
     

 

 

 
        36,117,578  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 7.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.(a)

     11,929        1,286,781  

AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)*

     14,364        287,854  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

31


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     10,005      $ 1,576,088  

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     8,057        282,478  

Biogen, Inc.*

     4,016        1,136,488  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     158        117,860  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     498        241,316  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     32,339        1,913,499  

Bruker Corp.

     2,908        227,115  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

     5,402        291,654  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     2,127        877,749  

Cortexyme, Inc.*

     531        48,671  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

     24,323        467,245  

Eli Lilly and Co.(a)

     12,033        2,780,225  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.*

     475        13,400  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     11,215        783,368  

Illumina, Inc.(a)*

     5,647        2,290,480  

Innoviva, Inc.*

     6,291        105,122  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     377        90,306  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     30,178        394,125  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

     26,553        4,288,309  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

     37,845        2,842,538  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     32        44,075  

Moderna, Inc.*

     3,399        1,308,139  

Organon & Co.

     13,706        449,420  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*

     6,105        341,880  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(a)

     9,248        1,602,586  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

     136,315        5,862,908  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*

     2,508        140,724  

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)*

     7,769        553,386  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     750        453,885  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     1,528        282,038  

Veracyte, Inc.*

     9,655        448,475  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,861        700,347  

Waters Corp.*

     1,976        706,025  

Zoetis, Inc.

     2,743        532,526  
     

 

 

 
            35,769,085  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 6.8%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A*

     48        1,806  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.*

     1,994        79,800  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     2,475        517,003  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)*

     2,260        7,424,190  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     10,344        266,875  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     5,561        677,107  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     188        319,222  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Retailing — (Continued)

 

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(a)

     23,138      $ 1,458,388  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,898        200,638  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     1,108        43,866  

Caleres, Inc.

     2,023        44,951  

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

     4,544        176,625  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     1,028        123,124  

eBay, Inc.(a)

     68,361        4,762,711  

Etsy, Inc.(a)*

     3,638        756,559  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     5,390        246,107  

Genuine Parts Co.

     3,736        452,915  

Guess?, Inc.

     20,433        429,297  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)

     6,217        2,040,792  

LKQ Corp.*

     24,849        1,250,402  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)

     11,097        2,251,138  

Macy’s, Inc.

     24,692        558,039  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     9,390        455,603  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

     7        397  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     1,282        783,379  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     3,611        363,267  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

     31,754        323,573  

RH*

     6        4,002  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     9,548        1,039,300  

Shutterstock, Inc.

     4,579        518,892  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

     19,747        1,559,223  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     13,176        692,267  

Target Corp.(a)

     10,445        2,389,503  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     3,597        1,298,229  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     7,019        208,394  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

     2,421        133,785  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     152        26,954  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     3,583        142,460  
     

 

 

 
            34,020,783  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.2%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     2,346        241,403  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

     841        20,983  

Analog Devices, Inc.(a)

     1,755        293,927  

Applied Materials, Inc.(a)

     25,873        3,330,631  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     1,381        64,949  

Broadcom, Inc.

     1,752        849,597  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     997        102,043  

Cohu, Inc.*

     2,784        88,921  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     6,221        932,963  

First Solar, Inc.*

     4,840        462,026  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)*

     10,730        440,896  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (Continued)

 

Intel Corp.(a)

     43,932      $ 2,340,697  

KLA Corp.

     943        315,443  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,916        1,090,491  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*

     16,374        1,062,181  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1        154  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     28,508        2,023,498  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     3,962        597,905  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     1,410        683,399  

NVIDIA Corp.

     4,569        946,514  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     10,577        2,071,717  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     13,390        612,860  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     2,378        171,811  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     2,516        249,059  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     4,362        729,283  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)

     20,216        2,607,460  

Rambus, Inc.*

     10,528        233,722  

Semtech Corp.*

     1,332        103,856  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(a)

     9,045        1,490,435  

Synaptics, Inc.*

     2,831        508,816  

Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)

     4,916        944,904  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     71        3,025  

Xilinx, Inc.

     3,126        471,995  
     

 

 

 
            26,087,564  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 12.8%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     4,393        1,405,409  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     33        1,014  

Adobe, Inc.*

     4,701        2,706,460  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     331        17,331  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     3,069        1,044,841  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(a)

     20,885        4,175,329  

Box, Inc., Class A*

     36,472        863,292  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     1,893        315,450  

Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.(a)*

     10,425        1,578,762  

Cerence, Inc.*

     9,617        924,290  

CGI, Inc. (Canada)*

     2,068        175,284  

Cloudera, Inc.*

     44,140        704,916  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     10,554        604,322  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)*

     38        3,088  

DocuSign, Inc.(a)*

     1,118        287,807  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     7,334        645,392  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

     24,042        702,507  

DXC Technology Co.*

     28,535        959,061  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

Elastic NV (Netherlands)*

     760      $ 113,232  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     1,835        730,202  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)*

     17,891        1,941,173  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)*

     7,873        2,299,231  

Gartner, Inc.*

     5,365        1,630,316  

HubSpot, Inc.*

     1,063        718,684  

International Business Machines Corp.(a)

     7,250        1,007,242  

Intuit, Inc.(a)

     4,417        2,383,016  

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)*

     7,727        745,115  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     1,838        281,269  

Maximus, Inc.

     1,560        129,792  

McAfee Corp., Class A

     7,014        155,080  

Microsoft Corp.(a)

     23,803        6,710,542  

MongoDB, Inc.*

     3,341        1,575,315  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     48,784        1,234,235  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

     20,263        763,915  

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

     7,290        355,315  

Oracle Corp.(a)

     48,940        4,264,142  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     761        364,519  

Paychex, Inc.(a)

     21,221        2,386,301  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     8,875        2,309,364  

Progress Software Corp.

     710        34,925  

PTC, Inc.*

     5,556        665,553  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)*

     6,936        4,316,065  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*

     6,892        840,479  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     1,620        261,322  

Square, Inc., Class A(a)*

     4,153        996,055  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     6,354        440,968  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)*

     5,853        1,752,447  

Teradata Corp.*

     11,230        644,040  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     438        40,966  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     18,274        818,492  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     3,971        814,095  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     7,769        1,730,545  

Western Union Co. (The)

     35,358        714,939  

Workiva, Inc.*

     3,575        503,932  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     686        12,924  
     

 

 

 
            63,800,302  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.2%

 

3D Systems Corp.*

     54,706        1,508,244  

Apple, Inc.(a)

     54,497        7,711,326  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     562        193,126  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     4,594        122,706  

CDW Corp.

     1,634        297,421  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

     54,345      $ 2,957,998  

Cognex Corp.

     501        40,190  

Coherent, Inc.*

     5,662        1,416,010  

Corning, Inc.

     34,937        1,274,851  

CTS Corp.

     460        14,219  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*

     24,502        247,715  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     6,644        169,488  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     44,678        440,078  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     72,709        1,036,103  

HP, Inc.(a)

     72,054        1,971,398  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     3,786        622,002  

Knowles Corp.*

     5,898        110,529  

NetApp, Inc.

     17,193        1,543,244  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     1,127        35,963  

Plantronics, Inc.*

     6,847        176,036  

Sanmina Corp.*

     8,945        344,740  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     15,124        1,248,033  

SYNNEX Corp.

     7,841        816,248  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     11,219        1,539,471  

Trimble, Inc.*

     7,257        596,888  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     17,648        221,835  

Ubiquiti, Inc.

     2,359        704,563  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     17,536        352,298  

Vontier Corp.

     20,039        673,310  

Western Digital Corp.*

     14,004        790,386  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

     27,447        553,606  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     2,889        1,489,048  
     

 

 

 
              31,219,073  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     65,532        1,770,019  

Gogo, Inc.*

     28,370        490,801  

IDT Corp., Class B*

     72        3,021  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

     2,272        90,539  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     22,848        283,087  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

     24        1,119  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     10,503        1,341,863  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     33,826        1,826,942  
     

 

 

 
        5,807,391  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.1%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     970        56,842  

ArcBest Corp.

     7,197        588,499  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     1,165        95,157  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Transportation — (Continued)

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

     3,320      $ 216,032  

CSX Corp.(a)

     91,553        2,722,786  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     10        477  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     2,670        318,077  

FedEx Corp.(a)

     828        181,572  

Kansas City Southern

     13        3,518  

Kirby Corp.*

     33        1,583  

Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)

     2,441        584,009  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     2,859        817,617  

Ryder System, Inc.

     3,645        301,478  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

     9,424        214,302  

SkyWest, Inc.*

     2,876        141,902  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     299        15,378  

Union Pacific Corp.

     6,311        1,237,019  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     8,706        414,144  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     9,886        1,800,241  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     7,737        615,711  
     

 

 

 
        10,326,344  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.9%

 

AES Corp. (The)

     37,191        849,070  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     1,583        267,590  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

     13,480        984,310  

Exelon Corp.

     38,757        1,873,513  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

     424        18,796  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     3,067        90,998  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     34,802        1,420,966  

PPL Corp.

     79,584        2,218,802  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     31,203        1,900,263  

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

     109        1,151  
     

 

 

 
        9,625,459  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $415,695,765)

        472,949,590  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.3%

        26,579,261  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     499,528,851  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

PLC  Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

34


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of long and short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between July 23, 2025 and July 6, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents (35.2)% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Long

                      

Automobiles & Components

                      

Adient PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        362      $ 15,483      $ 15,005      $ (473 )

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,815        32,639        33,610        976

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        977        136,444        145,544        9,105

Ford Motor Co.

   Morgan Stanley        93,688        817,635        1,326,622        508,993

General Motors Co.

   Morgan Stanley        28,757        1,332,010        1,515,781        183,777

Gentex Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,261        144,210        140,528        (3,048 )

Gentherm, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        415        33,311        33,586        281

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        79        1,265        1,398        344

Lear Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        307        47,805        48,039        285

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,232        345,776        318,416        (26,413 )

Tenneco, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        5,587        61,727        79,726        18,004

Thor Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        81        10,068        9,944        (119 )

Visteon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,444        155,723        136,299        (19,419 )

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,180        80,805        85,491        4,972
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          145,185        3,214,901        3,889,989        677,265
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                      

3M Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,237        865,670        918,675        83,066

A O Smith Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,296        412,427        445,567        38,298

AAR Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,156        38,948        37,489        (1,454 )

AECOM

   Morgan Stanley        1,475        93,496        93,146        (344 )

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        650        27,218        28,307        1,146

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        61        8,401        8,063        (302 )

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,770        61,359        104,595        45,417

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1        59        90        43

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        389        39,356        37,138        (2,213 )

Atkore, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,678        192,849        580,452        412,688

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,657        130,691        126,898        (3,787 )

Boise Cascade Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,096        159,896        167,122        10,290

Carrier Global Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,347        238,329        225,001        (13,323 )

Caterpillar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        547        115,630        105,008        (10,096 )

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        260        19,985        18,543        (1,595 )

Crane Co.

   Morgan Stanley        814        77,711        77,175        (362 )

Cummins, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,384        1,234,093        1,433,591        241,764

Deere & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        122        38,783        40,879        2,460

Dover Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        201        24,449        31,255        7,130

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                      

Dycom Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        42      $ 2,261      $ 2,992      $ 736

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,772        286,534        264,577        (21,627 )

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        106        9,561        12,230        2,801

Emerson Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,275        519,300        496,905        (21,784 )

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        146        3,381        3,027        (343 )

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        345        29,586        26,565        (2,988 )

Fortive Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,755        105,881        123,850        18,467

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        26        7,657        10,625        2,974

General Dynamics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,816        312,018        355,990        46,210

General Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,463        359,454        356,793        (2,379 )

Graco, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        54        3,912        3,778        (129 )

Granite Construction, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,867        71,335        73,840        3,191

HEICO Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        747        93,958        98,507        4,906

Herc Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,099        45,237        179,643        163,894

Hillenbrand, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,542        67,217        65,766        (1,199 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        266        55,221        56,466        2,185

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,184        55,530        99,341        61,318

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        401        76,292        77,417        1,643

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,288        159,168        165,748        6,585

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        8,220        416,314        559,618        150,575

Kaman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        159        5,727        5,672        (33 )

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        228        52,438        50,215        (1,716 )

Lennox International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        889        288,054        261,517        (25,614 )

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,498        527,588        516,960        (2,589 )

Middleby Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        215        33,294        36,660        3,295

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7        191        288        114

MYR Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        57        5,749        5,672        (73 )

Nordson Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        543        123,823        129,315        5,650

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,047        321,204        377,077        62,270

NOW, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        23,147        192,595        177,075        (15,869 )

Oshkosh Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,821        215,524        186,416        (28,743 )

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,000        87,671        82,280        (5,280 )

Owens Corning

   Morgan Stanley        4,049        390,003        346,189        (43,099 )

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,961        505,759        548,335        48,210

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        3,624        179,157        263,211        86,985

Quanta Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        47        5,383        5,350        8

RBC Bearings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        169        20,852        35,862        15,015

Regal Beloit Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        399        57,668        59,986        2,544

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,940        82,674        72,883        (9,786 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        312        95,980        91,740        (4,205 )

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        1,905        107,324        104,242        (3,078 )

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        28        3,031        2,995        (56 )

Snap-on, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,471        378,724        516,315        151,353

SPX FLOW, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,594        303,741        555,121        257,017

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,429        432,106        425,828        (1,207 )

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        768        17,076        16,689        (362 )

Terex Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,107        149,147        130,805        (17,647 )

Textron, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,170        146,964        151,488        4,600

Toro Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        527        47,436        51,335        4,392

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

36


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                      

TPI Composites, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,146      $ 87,138      $ 72,427      $ (14,705 )

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        586        89,323        101,173        12,609

Triumph Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,179        21,905        21,965        64

Vicor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        234        19,179        31,393        12,220

Watsco, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        103        23,021        27,256        4,875

WESCO International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,461        168,240        168,483        248

WW Grainger, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        500        212,408        196,530        (15,765 )

Xylem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        63        7,949        7,792        (90 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          150,938        11,865,213        13,347,212        1,705,414
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                      

ABM Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10,137        364,937        456,266        99,361

Brady Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        706        37,222        35,794        (1,409 )

Brink’s Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        833        63,584        52,729        (10,560 )

CACI International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        6        1,212        1,573        366

CBIZ, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        200        6,608        6,468        (135 )

Cintas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        257        83,305        97,830        16,664

Clean Harbors, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        925        93,067        96,080        3,018

Copart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        436        58,830        60,482        1,657

CoreCivic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,779        36,719        33,633        (3,081 )

Covanta Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        225        1,811        4,527        2,776

Equifax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        112        28,680        28,383        (271 )

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        743        15,628        18,568        3,880

HNI Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        654        28,096        24,015        (3,941 )

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        112        13,163        13,061        (96 )

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,598        194,326        211,783        18,002

Korn Ferry

   Morgan Stanley        635        46,667        45,949        (669 )

MSA Safety, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        59        8,615        8,596        (14 )

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        20,352        505,057        390,555        (112,845 )

Republic Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,070        351,722        488,644        145,639

Robert Half International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,565        134,827        157,016        23,165

Rollins, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        571        20,670        20,173        (206 )

Science Applications International Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        791        67,630        67,678        52

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        179        1,936        2,270        811

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,709        141,384        188,810        49,309

Waste Management, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        52        7,913        7,767        (141 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          50,706        2,313,609        2,518,650        231,332
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                      

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        680        35,241        31,756        (3,402 )

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        155        12,191        14,365        2,206

Brunswick Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,158        113,222        110,323        (2,775 )

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        4,953        95,332        239,775        144,448

Cavco Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        380        67,848        89,961        22,417

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   Morgan Stanley        39        3,872        3,738        (129 )

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        8        2,948        2,882        (61 )

DR Horton, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        400        30,808        33,588        2,978

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        773        78,674        120,171        43,306

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        15,777        177,599        446,489        268,895

GoPro, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        8,251        86,554        77,229        (9,319 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

37


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (continued)

                      

Hasbro, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,609      $ 256,493      $ 232,775      $ (23,258 )

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        45        5,126        4,761        (360 )

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        260        5,416        12,987        12,755

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        643        20,242        20,724        1,133

Mattel, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,721        111,680        106,182        (5,493 )

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,577        199,010        279,760        80,755

Newell Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,545        78,410        78,486        2,556

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        668        92,054        97,014        5,330

Polaris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        122        11,234        14,599        4,520

PulteGroup, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,382        75,258        63,461        (11,559 )

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        350        39,877        38,864        (801 )

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        96        4,336        4,044        (287 )

Skyline Champion Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,911        90,621        114,775        24,159

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        11,077        213,800        229,959        18,173

Sonos, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,391        118,897        109,733        (9,159 )

Steven Madden Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        614        12,078        24,658        15,048

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,801        117,752        132,878        20,195

Tapestry, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,471        101,870        91,476        (9,970 )

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,148        92,013        99,689        8,118

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,075        15,316        22,704        7,397

Under Armour, Inc., Class C

   Morgan Stanley        4,309        86,527        75,494        (11,028 )

Whirlpool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,541        287,285        314,148        32,882

YETI Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        578        38,202        49,529        11,332
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          80,508        2,777,786        3,388,977        641,002
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                      

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,112        187,641        268,905        81,425

Airbnb, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        90        12,893        15,098        10,032

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        82        2,029        2,050        26

Booking Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        68        145,316        161,423        16,113

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        426        23,963        26,949        2,991

Brinker International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,156        67,099        56,702        (10,392 )

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        715        84,101        90,355        6,420

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        266        38,221        37,197        (1,018 )

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        115        56,198        54,850        (1,343 )

Expedia Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,121        138,160        183,732        45,578

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        439        19,123        21,551        2,452

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        379        183,500        223,292        41,328

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        877        74,777        77,141        2,138

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        423        50,965        55,883        4,923

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,546        34,361        34,193        (163 )

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,371        123,271        133,439        12,476

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,370        305,950        350,973        48,775

McDonald’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,480        333,953        356,843        25,940

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,902        286,065        282,739        (3,321 )

Perdoceo Education Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,252        49,631        44,901        (4,730 )

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        219        7,280        11,217        3,942

Service Corp. International

   Morgan Stanley        1,829        86,055        110,216        25,633

Starbucks Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,235        146,856        136,233        (9,770 )

Vail Resorts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        105        32,396        35,075        2,684

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

38


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Services — (continued)

                      

Wendy’s Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        5,517      $ 127,076      $ 119,609      $ (7,066 )

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,020        213,459        233,114        20,683

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,575        752,994        926,498        188,715
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          48,690        3,583,333        4,050,178        504,471
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        72        10,928        10,878        (44 )

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        15,866        3,497,446        4,330,466        833,025

BlackRock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,000        558,562        838,660        319,811

CME Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        952        180,972        184,098        3,980

Federated Hermes, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,834        65,441        92,105        32,400

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,529        77,013        75,162        (776 )

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        7,024        181,312        169,349        (10,039 )

Moody’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        862        316,535        306,105        (9,916 )

MSCI, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        112        71,776        68,134        (3,636 )

Nasdaq, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,394        312,989        462,090        153,536

S&P Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        510        219,172        216,694        (2,085 )

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,779        462,839        546,629        98,554
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          36,934        5,954,985        7,300,370        1,414,810
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Energy

                      

Antero Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        17,542        160,834        329,965        169,136

APA Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,908        68,618        83,748        15,191

Archrock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        16,867        147,979        139,153        (1,004 )

Baker Hughes Co.

   Morgan Stanley        8,646        183,320        213,816        31,809

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,548        37,335        55,444        25,448

Cactus, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        300        5,481        11,316        5,969

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        12,494        230,336        456,531        238,525

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,985        17,151        20,000        2,902

ChampionX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,505        169,301        167,812        (1,484 )

Cimarex Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,813        119,847        158,094        38,942

Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,520        19,242        61,288        44,945

Continental Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,597        52,692        73,702        21,165

Denbury, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,273        162,190        159,678        (2,507 )

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        21,652        112,946        141,388        33,676

EOG Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,621        304,901        531,468        244,907

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        8,156        68,337        82,702        14,370

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        11,479        644,787        675,195        47,869

Green Plains, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        434        10,562        14,170        3,613

Halliburton Co.

   Morgan Stanley        9,294        159,868        200,936        50,362

Hess Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,841        299,082        300,021        2,444

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,063        34,278        33,548        (532 )

Marathon Oil Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        36,622        413,388        500,623        88,963

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        11,522        564,457        712,175        157,701

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        440        37,972        43,745        5,824

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        36,349        551,879        1,075,203        524,680

Oceaneering International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10,646        137,120        141,805        4,690

ONEOK, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,092        318,926        353,275        36,370

Ovintiv, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,601        115,841        151,281        37,159

PDC Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,268        93,170        107,481        14,820

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

39


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Energy — (continued)

                      

SFL Corp. Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        3,393      $ 27,271      $ 28,433      $ 1,489

SM Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        17,698        104,129        466,873        362,926

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,174        93,700        86,569        (6,695 )

Targa Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,242        53,249        61,119        8,010

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        8,679        57,115        85,922        28,895

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        812        27,342        47,429        20,093

World Fuel Services Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9,602        256,831        322,819        72,500
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          302,678        5,861,477        8,094,727        2,343,171
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        242        109,784        108,743        (1,035 )

Kroger Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        2,927        121,111        118,339        (2,550 )

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,214        178,909        190,318        11,407

Sysco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,139        289,087        324,911        40,737

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        44        957        1,525        574

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,016        162,516        188,953        32,722

Walmart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,074        569,045        567,834        3,169

Weis Markets, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        64        3,485        3,363        (117 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          23,720        1,434,894        1,503,986        84,907
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                      

Altria Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,270        274,289        285,410        29,496

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,996        116,454        119,780        4,507

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        488        33,557        32,701        (851 )

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        6,302        339,096        330,666        (5,650 )

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        71        28,280        27,987        (288 )

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        205        42,748        43,191        726

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,317        315,917        310,392        (5,520 )

General Mills, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,913        109,603        114,436        8,624

Hershey Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,219        203,674        206,316        4,602

J M Smucker Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        14        1,572        1,680        2,117

Kellogg Co.

   Morgan Stanley        518        32,739        33,111        890

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        17,211        567,402        633,709        87,089

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        10,028        381,511        465,099        87,030

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        6,817        395,551        396,613        5,036

Monster Beverage Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        6,315        538,050        560,961        22,917

PepsiCo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,554        394,309        384,147        (7,235 )

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,335        191,972        221,335        40,448

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,574        294,787        296,227        1,591

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        6,024        74,901        53,794        (21,102 )

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,373        144,699        187,325        48,817

Vector Group Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        1,735        24,287        22,121        (1,902 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          80,279        4,505,398        4,727,001        301,342
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                      

Abbott Laboratories

   Morgan Stanley        1,718        206,236        202,947        (1,534 )

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,642        154,164        168,507        14,348

Addus HomeCare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2        165        160       

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        3,038        250,108        244,468        (5,635 )

Align Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,060        541,753        705,356        163,608

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,141        77,652        95,475        17,767

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

40


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                      

Amedisys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        441      $ 76,106      $ 65,753      $ (10,347 )

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        885        95,075        101,554        6,484

Anthem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,590        536,866        592,752        59,464

Becton Dickinson and Co.

   Morgan Stanley        46        11,509        11,308        5,856

Boston Scientific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,415        147,833        148,177        46

Cerner Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,472        409,176        385,885        (21,660 )

Cigna Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        265        61,654        53,042        (8,263 )

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        21,304        173,835        249,257        75,427

CONMED Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        406        52,001        53,117        1,196

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        429        187,212        177,310        (9,894 )

CryoLife, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        20        463        446        (12 )

CVS Health Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,880        122,657        159,537        74,270

Danaher Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,925        425,349        586,047        162,128

Dexcom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        76        39,052        41,561        4,784

Doximity, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        295        25,514        23,806        (1,702 )

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        610        70,138        69,058        (1,075 )

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        999        57,277        74,815        17,824

Envista Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        10,476        373,543        438,002        64,313

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        516        35,319        46,414        11,101

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        527        40,954        40,379        (570 )

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        435        77,888        105,583        28,230

Henry Schein, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,130        85,449        86,061        617

Heska Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        165        43,319        42,659        (655 )

Hologic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,801        240,035        280,552        40,523

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,261        524,608        784,216        259,437

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        317        76,550        73,823        (2,955 )

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,399        97,520        95,804        (1,712 )

Intersect ENT, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        52        1,415        1,414        5

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        176        151,697        174,970        23,279

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   Morgan Stanley        3,669        812,064        1,032,603        220,545

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        49        2,694        2,601        (69 )

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        2,039        166,248        161,468        (4,774 )

McKesson Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,388        247,417        276,739        30,832

MEDNAX, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,323        101,828        94,473        (7,349 )

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        3,226        408,637        404,379        (1,071 )

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,238        124,473        160,688        36,446

ModivCare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        137        13,795        24,882        12,740

National Research Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7        326        295        (24 )

Natus Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,370        52,052        59,440        7,383

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        65        940        917        (18 )

Omnicell, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        643        81,954        95,440        13,492

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        579        14,932        18,117        3,342

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,691        337,161        391,029        57,701

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        838        28,222        30,310        2,111

STAAR Surgical Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,925        262,692        247,420        (15,267 )

Stryker Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        923        241,543        243,414        2,477

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        146        10,026        9,700        (320 )

Tivity Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        33        735        761        31

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

41


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,596      $ 560,915      $ 623,621      $ 67,528

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        210        65,061        60,516        (4,575 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          104,009        9,003,807        10,319,028        1,385,854
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   Morgan Stanley        9,454        725,109        714,533        (1,984 )

Coty, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        11,265        96,210        88,543        (7,661 )

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,471        61,297        53,397        (7,744 )

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,394        349,041        418,102        71,208

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        944        129,152        125,023        (3,657 )

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,999        261,904        279,460        20,734

WD-40 Co.

   Morgan Stanley        245        56,613        56,713        83
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          26,772        1,679,326        1,735,771        70,979
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Materials

                      

AdvanSix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        485        17,435        19,279        1,849

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,614        259,480        239,236        (19,656 )

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        2,878        20,895        20,722        (168 )

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        13,827        145,124        160,255        21,970

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,553        132,058        138,403        7,848

Avery Dennison Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        285        60,974        59,055        (1,740 )

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        2,955        86,497        86,256        (235 )

Ball Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        165        14,992        14,845        (142 )

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,285        101,729        173,031        80,411

Celanese Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        469        71,931        70,650        (1,346 )

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,195        33,902        66,705        34,149

Chemours Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        4,005        127,129        116,385        (10,578 )

Corteva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,424        191,697        186,162        (5,037 )

Domtar Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,952        106,238        106,462        230

Dow, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,339        186,315        192,193        7,714

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,343        507,924        431,261        (73,044 )

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,188        168,700        155,818        (12,549 )

Eastman Chemical Co.

   Morgan Stanley        431        42,667        43,419        1,744

Ecovyst, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        103        1,210        1,201        (4 )

Ferro Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,752        78,236        76,316        (1,914 )

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,076        66,381        67,532        1,518

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        100        2,244        2,192        (47 )

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,668        70,937        69,839        (835 )

Hecla Mining Co.

   Morgan Stanley        12,424        73,906        68,332        (5,516 )

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        19,866        59,213        44,897        (15,497 )

Ingevity Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        499        38,540        35,614        (2,921 )

Innospec, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        192        16,925        16,170        (803 )

International Paper Co.

   Morgan Stanley        4,416        230,253        246,943        22,027

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        84        5,669        9,153        9,117

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        6,937        38,889        37,182        (1,638 )

Linde PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        413        106,865        121,166        15,471

Livent Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,429        108,130        102,354        (6,103 )

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,143        99,468        131,516        32,968

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        2,011        199,792        188,732        (9,662 )

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        232        61,260        79,270        18,550

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

42


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Materials — (continued)

                      

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        141      $ 9,997      $ 9,847      $ (144 )

Mosaic Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        9,620        319,088        343,626        26,380

Newmont Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,813        167,112        152,746        (10,484 )

Nucor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,173        297,629        312,509        16,947

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,506        90,680        97,634        7,639

O-I Glass, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,205        75,488        88,545        12,912

Olin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,134        193,580        199,465        6,160

PPG Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        388        51,099        55,488        5,579

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        11,391        128,650        109,809        (19,203 )

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   Morgan Stanley        193        28,677        27,487        (985 )

Royal Gold, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        242        24,635        23,109        (1,456 )

Sealed Air Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,557        64,539        85,308        21,894

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        87        7,201        7,924        762

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        931        222,099        260,429        39,887

Southern Copper Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        669        43,824        37,558        (5,672 )

Trinseo S.A. (Luxembourg)

   Morgan Stanley        651        36,424        35,141        (1,143 )

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,176        116,053        107,181        (8,543 )

Westrock Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,426        72,603        71,058        (1,203 )

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        2,292        92,106        86,133        (5,967 )

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,433        119,694        128,219        10,306
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          169,766        5,694,783        5,817,762        179,797
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        14,526        1,112,891        1,124,167        10,043

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        357        848,161        954,447        106,291

Altice U.S.A., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        514        10,207        10,650        448

Cars.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        560        7,454        7,084        (364 )

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        331        235,454        240,822        5,374

Comcast Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        5,411        302,913        302,637        420

Discovery, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        984        25,384        24,974        (405 )

DISH Network Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        8,073        254,984        350,853        96,068

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        881        16,152        16,660        513

Facebook, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,678        555,937        569,496        10,701

Fox Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,979        77,008        119,488        46,504

Gannett Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        33        215        220        11

Gray Television, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,253        54,373        74,233        20,804

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        5,055        159,366        185,367        33,433

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        175        16,149        15,948        (196 )

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        603        89,266        112,128        22,867

Meredith Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,826        54,690        157,408        103,224

Netflix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,277        635,861        779,404        144,258

News Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        249        5,757        5,859        172

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        694        54,257        50,287        (3,457 )

Scholastic Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        35        1,222        1,248        31

Snap, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,782        204,168        205,506        (1,559 )

Twitter, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        927        49,486        55,982        6,500

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        2,249        92,013        88,858        (2,824 )

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        847        152,062        143,287        (9,401 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

43


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

                      

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,223      $ 60,362      $ 68,806      $ 8,909

Yelp, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,150        195,361        191,786        (3,569 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          63,672        5,271,153        5,857,605        594,796
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                      

AbbVie, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,835        304,766        305,811        2,868

AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        544        8,759        10,902        2,148

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,196        147,135        188,406        41,793

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        335        7,385        11,745        6,615

Biogen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        838        278,700        237,146        (42,613 )

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        210        120,362        156,649        36,293

Bio-Techne Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        130        66,914        62,994        (3,914 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   Morgan Stanley        7,328        478,616        433,598        (46,735 )

Bruker Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        765        62,496        59,746        (2,741 )

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,363        73,137        73,588        457

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        243        92,856        100,279        7,428

Cortexyme, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        137        12,955        12,557        (392 )

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,996        95,657        115,183        19,798

Eli Lilly & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,119        738,051        720,645        (19,208 )

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        126        3,548        3,554        12

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,353        86,825        94,507        10,798

Illumina, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,470        683,339        596,247        (87,086 )

Innoviva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,533        49,525        75,746        26,640

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        96        24,632        22,996        (1,631 )

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,276        87,929        95,025        7,098

Johnson & Johnson

   Morgan Stanley        4,898        784,076        791,027        10,092

Merck & Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        9,710        710,084        729,318        32,318

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8        11,154        11,019        (129 )

Moderna, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        893        344,159        343,680        (473 )

Organon & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,603        119,146        118,142        (674 )

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,595        91,660        89,320        (2,334 )

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,769        256,770        306,550        49,926

Pfizer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        37,140        1,504,575        1,597,391        107,156

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        872        30,928        48,928        18,066

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,998        106,581        142,318        35,742

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        197        120,834        119,220        (1,609 )

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2        973        1,143        240

United Therapeutics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        399        78,980        73,647        (5,327 )

Veracyte, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,464        118,223        114,453        (3,815 )

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,047        195,855        189,915        (6,004 )

Waters Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        521        149,221        186,153        36,937

Zoetis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        803        128,895        155,894        27,623
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          107,812        8,175,701        8,395,442        255,363
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Retailing

                      

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        12,275        159,633        461,908        319,237

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        525        22,163        21,010        (1,147 )

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,327        802,655        1,112,757        323,199

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        185        588,100        607,732        19,638

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,374        69,937        61,249        (11,222 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

44


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Retailing — (continued)

                      

AutoNation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,973      $ 267,908      $ 483,752      $ 282,558

AutoZone, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        145        187,208        246,209        59,006

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,697        349,704        359,082        9,773

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        14        1,525        1,480        (34 )

Buckle,Inc.(The)

   Morgan Stanley        3,450        67,432        136,585        82,665

Caleres, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        532        12,441        11,821        (614 )

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,196        44,911        46,489        2,071

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        270        34,371        32,338        (2,028 )

eBay, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        14,918        1,054,862        1,039,337        (12,974 )

Etsy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,425        321,407        504,303        182,902

Foot Locker, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,412        69,878        64,472        (5,335 )

Genuine Parts Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,240        128,358        150,325        27,117

Guess?, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,275        28,516        26,788        (1,628 )

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        555        181,535        182,184        1,577

LKQ Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9,320        330,816        468,982        148,389

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        159        32,343        32,255        (33 )

Macy’s, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,905        34,463        133,453        127,895

MarineMax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,697        89,098        82,338        (7,380 )

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2        114        114        5

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        445        202,979        271,922        68,948

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        947        82,807        95,268        12,802

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

   Morgan Stanley        8,437        61,955        85,973        53,135

RH

   Morgan Stanley        2        1,335        1,334        4

Ross Stores, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,508        293,151        272,996        (20,616 )

Shutterstock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,224        221,180        365,344        146,518

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        411        29,747        32,453        2,712

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        701        32,811        36,831        4,183

Target Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,234        683,582        739,842        59,753

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        929        332,280        335,295        3,020

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,047        45,517        60,775        15,163

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        634        37,686        35,035        (2,646 )

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        40        7,196        7,093        (93 )

Zumiez, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,142        86,180        124,926        39,049
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          101,572        6,997,784        8,732,050        1,925,569
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        556        56,156        57,212        3,303

Amkor Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,040        45,445        100,798        56,054

Analog Devices, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        458        77,932        76,706        (1,221 )

Applied Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,415        437,778        439,613        2,355

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,555        89,855        167,192        77,342

Broadcom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        801        355,588        388,429        47,178

Brooks Automation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        209        16,966        21,391        7,584

Cohu, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        731        23,838        23,348        (484 )

Enphase Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,361        210,688        204,109        (11,518 )

First Solar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,311        118,257        125,148        6,899

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        1,758        90,057        72,236        (17,815 )

Intel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        27,519        1,507,101        1,466,212        (19,882 )

KLA Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        231        62,843        77,272        15,151

Lam Research Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        463        282,635        263,516        (18,231 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

45


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (continued)

                      

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,714      $ 130,144      $ 240,927      $ 111,373

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1        126        153        814

Micron Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,672        551,207        544,559        (6,135 )

MKS Instruments, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        855        142,850        129,028        (13,489 )

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        372        183,481        180,301        (3,015 )

NVIDIA Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,099        218,772        227,669        8,946

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        2,717        521,478        532,179        13,028

ON Semiconductor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,489        143,390        159,692        16,307

Onto Innovation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        613        37,009        44,289        7,286

Power Integrations, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        663        65,673        65,630        33

Qorvo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,433        819,044        1,075,533        256,495

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,379        709,001        693,783        (10,449 )

Rambus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,715        59,540        60,273        738

Semtech Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        345        26,384        26,900        521

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,127        195,522        185,707        (8,782 )

Synaptics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        764        137,665        137,314        (346 )

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,418        208,021        272,554        71,594

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        15        324        639        320

Xilinx, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        821        119,255        123,963        4,713
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          86,620        7,644,025        8,184,275        596,667
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Software & Services

                      

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,036        247,920        331,437        86,150

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,790        94,641        116,467        22,204

Adobe, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        936        547,019        538,874        (8,139 )

Agilysys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        84        4,386        4,398        18

ANSYS, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        228        78,055        77,623        (894 )

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,551        610,225        709,916        107,532

Box, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        6,205        147,865        146,872        (1,441 )

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,835        255,247        305,784        59,845

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        610        68,673        92,378        23,711

Cerence, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,437        265,413        234,220        (31,188 )

CGI, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,216        84,112        103,068        18,961

Cloudera, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,144        65,206        66,180        979

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,561        145,921        146,643        727

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        5        409        406        2

DocuSign, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        18        4,862        4,634        (3,668 )

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,779        169,578        156,552        (12,951 )

Dropbox, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        6,190        192,698        180,872        (11,821 )

DXC Technology Co.

   Morgan Stanley        3,491        136,025        117,333        (18,687 )

Elastic N.V. (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        136        18,527        20,263        1,741

Fair Isaac Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        477        209,694        189,813        (19,876 )

Fiserv, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,738        756,656        839,573        82,940

Fortinet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,130        228,758        330,005        101,253

Gartner, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        570        160,671        173,212        12,546

HubSpot, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        263        179,167        177,812        (1,863 )

International Business Machines Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,728        222,267        240,071        23,196

Intuit, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        503        260,051        271,374        11,435

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,679        190,895        161,906        (33,690 )

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        476        74,656        72,842        (1,809 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

46


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                      

Maximus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        298      $ 26,004      $ 24,794      $ (1,087 )

McAfee Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,845        40,323        40,793        574

Microsoft Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,670        678,633        752,726        76,380

MongoDB, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        877        428,809        413,514        (15,290 )

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,899        119,816        123,945        5,074

Nutanix, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        4,246        167,322        160,074        (7,243 )

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        5,041        211,592        245,698        37,544

Oracle Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        11,826        911,498        1,030,399        122,773

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        177        65,741        84,783        19,047

Paychex, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        658        70,126        73,992        4,180

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        768        183,124        199,841        16,723

Progress Software Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        185        9,350        9,100        (245 )

PTC, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        695        90,512        83,254        (7,253 )

ServiceNow, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        529        267,335        329,181        61,851

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,804        217,270        219,998        2,733

SPS Commerce, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,751        136,034        282,454        163,695

Square, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,071        260,487        256,869        (3,613 )

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,591        115,093        110,415        (4,423 )

Synopsys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        221        54,947        66,170        11,228

Teradata Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,878        101,172        279,753        178,940

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        118        11,280        11,037        (238 )

Verint Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,474        198,936        200,390        1,376

VeriSign, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        564        110,790        115,626        4,841

Visa, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,471        324,010        327,665        4,185

Western Union Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        8,812        195,871        178,179        (9,747 )

Workiva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,228        142,567        173,099        30,537

Xperi Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        175        3,369        3,297        (49 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          117,688        10,561,608        11,607,574        1,099,706
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                      

3D Systems Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,074        203,900        195,030        (8,864 )

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,289        335,484        323,893        (11,297 )

Arista Networks, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        147        52,923        50,515        (2,403 )

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        315        8,986        8,414        (481 )

CDW Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,427        173,060        259,743        88,859

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,733        228,334        257,617        32,074

Cognex Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        133        10,727        10,669        (39 )

Coherent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        552        141,755        138,050        (3,700 )

Corning, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,253        315,069        301,152        (9,091 )

CTS Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        129        4,124        3,987        (126 )

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        48,618        308,717        491,528        184,382

EchoStar Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        12,553        330,570        320,227        (10,521 )

Extreme Networks, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,853        84,923        77,352        (7,565 )

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

   Morgan Stanley        20,076        231,123        286,083        64,098

HP, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        12,154        263,307        332,533        79,071

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        889        144,093        146,054        1,967

Knowles Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,048        20,331        19,640        (708 )

NetApp, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,821        172,645        253,213        87,404

NETGEAR, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,257        39,624        40,111        399

Plantronics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,612        58,747        41,445        (17,321 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

47


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (continued)

                      

Sanmina Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,593      $ 70,521      $ 99,934      $ 31,702

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        2,588        218,583        213,562        (3,273 )

SYNNEX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,113        113,798        115,863        1,819

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,952        277,052        267,853        (8,228 )

Trimble, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,906        168,509        156,768        (11,735 )

TTM Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        9,278        121,953        116,624        (5,323 )

Ubiquiti, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        408        116,755        121,857        5,405

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,415        96,407        88,697        (7,316 )

Vontier Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        8,895        262,468        298,872        36,853

Western Digital Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,677        226,371        207,530        (18,836 )

Xerox Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,696        135,069        114,888        (18,148 )

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        635        301,561        327,292        25,736
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          177,089        5,237,489        5,686,996        494,794
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                      

AT&T, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        9,910        277,275        267,669        (2,652 )

Gogo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,736        53,217        81,933        29,066

IDT Corp., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        20        855        839        (11 )

Iridium Communications, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        672        21,304        26,779        5,481

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,478        82,666        92,652        14,899

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        7        328        326        4

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,440        301,975        311,734        9,764

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,575        417,851        409,126        (2,799 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          32,838        1,155,471        1,191,058        53,752
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transportation

                      

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,709        248,575        393,147        156,035

ArcBest Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9,722        329,018        794,968        488,903

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,941        165,429        240,221        74,797

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        598        43,003        38,912        (4,011 )

CSX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        16,110        468,233        479,111        13,720

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,045        79,504        145,277        66,168

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,070        420,716        603,989        189,223

FedEx Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        38        9,135        8,333        72

Kansas City Southern

   Morgan Stanley        1        174        271        104

Kirby Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9        448        432        (11 )

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        269        68,570        64,358        (3,771 )

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        423        98,678        120,970        22,480

Ryder System, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,937        109,297        160,209        55,151

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        8,380        207,083        190,561        1,943

SkyWest, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,131        32,632        55,804        25,696

Southwest Airlines Co.

   Morgan Stanley        81        4,188        4,166        (17 )

Union Pacific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,560        324,408        305,776        (16,127 )

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,285        105,379        108,697        3,324

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        2,556        447,763        465,448        23,797

XPO Logistics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,066        174,291        164,412        (9,874 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          64,931        3,336,524        4,345,062        1,087,602
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Utilities

                      

AES Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        5,924        141,435        135,245        (4,657 )

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        252        42,992        42,598        (310 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

48


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Utilities — (continued)

                   

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,477     $ 519,998     $ 545,971     $ 41,697

Exelon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        15,328       602,503       740,956       159,426

Fortis,Inc.(Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        112       4,979       4,965       (1,391 )

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        467       14,437       13,856       (231 )

NRG Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        21,726       803,932       887,073       104,182

PPL Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        20,899       611,631       582,664       (24,093 )

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,184       522,253       498,406       (21,064 )

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        17       176       180       12
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          80,386       3,264,336       3,451,914       253,571
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

              109,533,603       124,145,627       15,902,164
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Short

 

                   

Automobiles & Components

                   

BorgWarner, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,787 )       (868,175 )       (854,996 )       10,253

Dorman Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (20 )       (1,923 )       (1,893 )       32

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,152 )       (336,712 )       (311,050 )       25,232

LCI Industries

   Morgan Stanley        (13,094 )       (1,818,923 )       (1,762,845 )       35,157

Patrick Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,785 )       (810,739 )       (815,091 )       (10,501 )

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (269 )       (11,848 )       (11,758 )       79

Tesla, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (217 )       (147,859 )       (168,279 )       (20,612 )

Workhorse Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (43,644 )       (706,021 )       (333,877 )       371,206

XPEL, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,215 )       (183,496 )       (168,030 )       15,646
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (91,183 )       (4,885,696 )       (4,427,819 )       426,492
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,035 )       (112,767 )       (111,956 )       666

AeroVironment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,380 )       (118,506 )       (119,122 )       (768 )

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,857 )       (188,874 )       (158,135 )       30,013

Ameresco, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (213 )       (12,669 )       (12,446 )       212

American Woodmark Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,875 )       (131,574 )       (122,569 )       8,835

Arcosa, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,340 )       (536,400 )       (468,588 )       66,687

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,317 )       (316,871 )       (405,521 )       (89,068 )

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (102,436 )       (1,608,533 )       (1,439,226 )       167,163

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (25,064 )       (563,445 )       (469,198 )       93,499

Boeing Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,019 )       (505,598 )       (444,059 )       60,869

BWX Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,905 )       (1,341,855 )       (1,179,803 )       154,534

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (742 )       (150,717 )       (147,502 )       2,666

Chart Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,660 )       (483,606 )       (508,353 )       (25,388 )

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (237 )       (11,297 )       (11,459 )       (172 )

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (22,778 )       (637,919 )       (760,102 )       (123,030 )

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (37,172 )       (633,314 )       (543,083 )       89,390

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (104 )       (13,362 )       (13,123 )       227

Energy Recovery, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,166 )       (228,632 )       (212,489 )       15,843

EnerSys

   Morgan Stanley        (408 )       (31,005 )       (30,372 )       606

EnPro Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (74 )       (6,461 )       (6,447 )       11

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (35,883 )       (1,094,991 )       (1,347,765 )       (259,540 )

Federal Signal Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (95 )       (3,755 )       (3,669 )       86

Fluor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,095 )       (379,351 )       (257,037 )       121,812

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,906 )       (241,275 )       (232,044 )       8,914

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

49


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                   

FuelCell Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (80,138 )     $ (1,232,011 )     $ (536,123 )     $ 694,247

GATX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,974 )       (722,966 )       (714,151 )       (4,179 )

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,513 )       (179,202 )       (175,030 )       3,938

GMS, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,862 )       (182,065 )       (169,156 )       12,671

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,022 )       (191,582 )       (196,502 )       (5,170 )

Griffon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,990 )       (93,342 )       (98,154 )       (5,051 )

Hexcel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,488 )       (151,536 )       (147,762 )       3,577

Hubbell, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (557 )       (111,237 )       (100,633 )       10,093

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,716 )       (121,710 )       (136,506 )       (18,431 )

IDEX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,902 )       (885,788 )       (807,519 )       78,511

IES Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (58 )       (2,608 )       (2,650 )       (41 )

John Bean Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (801 )       (124,291 )       (112,581 )       11,577

Kennametal, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,717 )       (194,462 )       (161,463 )       31,309

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,379 )       (434,510 )       (410,035 )       23,899

Lindsay Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (998 )       (166,001 )       (151,486 )       13,726

MasTec, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (179 )       (15,565 )       (15,444 )       106

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,950 )       (287,291 )       (196,824 )       89,946

Mercury Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,169 )       (1,850,532 )       (1,383,194 )       464,870

Meritor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,737 )       (565,233 )       (463,215 )       102,118

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,938 )       (358,079 )       (315,788 )       40,109

Nikola Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (54,147 )       (548,608 )       (577,748 )       (29,869 )

NV5 Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,526 )       (139,839 )       (248,988 )       (110,645 )

Parsons Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,461 )       (205,868 )       (184,363 )       21,235

PGT Innovations, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,759 )       (538,613 )       (549,297 )       (11,399 )

Plug Power, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (59,620 )       (1,591,580 )       (1,522,695 )       62,456

Primoris Services Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,339 )       (241,230 )       (228,712 )       11,662

Proto Labs, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,650 )       (1,850,789 )       (909,090 )       939,230

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (16,949 )       (792,017 )       (748,976 )       41,270

Sunrun, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,786 )       (958,009 )       (606,584 )       350,150

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (20,832 )       (673,049 )       (727,245 )       (55,090 )

Timken Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,744 )       (287,165 )       (244,932 )       40,985

Trex Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,805 )       (287,302 )       (285,914 )       (313 )

TriMas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (3,672 )       (3,818 )       (146 )

UFP Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (552 )       (38,562 )       (37,525 )       1,034

United Rentals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,997 )       (2,458,490 )       (2,455,457 )       (247 )

Univar Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (31,028 )       (730,837 )       (739,087 )       (9,221 )

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (996 )       (232,155 )       (234,180 )       (2,827 )

Woodward, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,496 )       (425,946 )       (395,747 )       29,977
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (783,654 )       (29,226,519 )       (25,998,642 )       3,150,134
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                   

ADT, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (168,995 )       (1,525,052 )       (1,367,170 )       145,869

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,413 )       (1,039,238 )       (984,972 )       48,937

Cimpress PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (65 )       (5,621 )       (5,644 )       (25 )

Clarivate PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,642 )       (211,643 )       (167,360 )       46,742

CoStar Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,903 )       (539,022 )       (508,012 )       30,675

Deluxe Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,037 )       (157,877 )       (144,888 )       12,289

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (49,102 )       (898,401 )       (825,405 )       71,801

Forrester Research, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (165 )       (8,219 )       (8,128 )       86

FTI Consulting, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,332 )       (619,595 )       (583,520 )       35,252

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

50


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Commercial & Professional Services — (continued)

                   

Harsco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (20,592 )     $ (340,818 )     $ (349,034 )     $ (8,667 )

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (979 )       (49,542 )       (50,908 )       (1,427 )

IAA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,303 )       (72,702 )       (71,105 )       1,506

Insperity, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,811 )       (1,024,308 )       (1,197,210 )       (181,795 )

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,502 )       (637,637 )       (625,037 )       10,340

ManTech International Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,796 )       (245,368 )       (212,272 )       31,119

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,803 )       (150,500 )       (173,057 )       (22,753 )

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (91,362 )       (771,494 )       (658,720 )       105,552

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,340 )       (187,737 )       (200,116 )       (12,811 )

TransUnion

   Morgan Stanley        (4,866 )       (538,013 )       (546,500 )       (12,954 )

U.S. Ecology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,725 )       (587,860 )       (541,054 )       46,026

Upwork, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,259 )       (642,482 )       (642,083 )       (454 )

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,083 )       (2,136,469 )       (2,219,592 )       (89,237 )

Viad Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,325 )       (382,666 )       (423,448 )       (41,288 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (447,400 )       (12,772,264 )       (12,505,235 )       214,783
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                   

Callaway Golf Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (41,438 )       (1,208,215 )       (1,144,932 )       61,376

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (37,902 )       (1,438,905 )       (1,351,964 )       85,023

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (5,287 )       (1,176,173 )       (1,187,883 )       (13,277 )

Installed Building Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,939 )       (503,119 )       (422,064 )       79,220

iRobot Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,396 )       (120,876 )       (109,586 )       11,134

Latham Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,944 )       (139,827 )       (113,882 )       25,764

Lovesac Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (988 )       (70,683 )       (65,297 )       5,297

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,732 )       (312,977 )       (261,165 )       51,408

Oxford Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,292 )       (412,586 )       (567,350 )       (166,610 )

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (48,412 )       (5,043,192 )       (4,214,265 )       822,193

Purple Innovation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (47,250 )       (1,448,308 )       (993,195 )       453,182

Vizio Holding Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,545 )       (32,097 )       (32,816 )       (757 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (205,125 )       (11,906,958 )       (10,464,399 )       1,413,953
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                   

2U, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (260 )       (8,727 )       (8,728 )       160

Aramark

   Morgan Stanley        (25,053 )       (955,984 )       (823,242 )       126,101

Bally’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,206 )       (1,115,653 )       (912,849 )       201,202

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,868 )       (1,331,966 )       (1,096,957 )       233,235

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,085 )       (115,359 )       (121,824 )       (8,144 )

Carnival Corp. (Panama)

   Morgan Stanley        (68,294 )       (1,621,294 )       (1,708,033 )       (113,937 )

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,141 )       (811,642 )       (778,707 )       32,651

Denny’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (45,825 )       (711,984 )       (748,781 )       (39,903 )

Frontdoor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,380 )       (187,367 )       (141,622 )       45,533

MGM Resorts International

   Morgan Stanley        (10,619 )       (456,363 )       (458,210 )       (2,494 )

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,511 )       (123,672 )       (235,202 )       (111,690 )

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (5,750 )       (167,767 )       (153,583 )       13,966

Papa John’s International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,525 )       (313,123 )       (320,650 )       (8,437 )

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,867 )       (221,606 )       (225,203 )       (3,888 )

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)

   Morgan Stanley        (13,805 )       (1,184,526 )       (1,227,955 )       (45,006 )

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (10,645 )       (1,026,613 )       (835,207 )       190,372

Stride, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (26,344 )       (1,220,518 )       (946,803 )       276,561

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

51


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Services — (continued)

                   

Wingstop, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,621 )     $ (1,654,551 )     $ (1,577,171 )     $ 72,060

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,287 )       (110,425 )       (109,073 )       1,209
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (262,086 )       (13,339,140 )       (12,429,800 )       859,551
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (100 )       (39,544 )       (39,478 )       18

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,653 )       (1,029,249 )       (993,537 )       33,811

Morningstar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (412 )       (114,980 )       (106,720 )       8,247

Open Lending Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (5,332 )       (219,864 )       (192,325 )       28,348
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (14,497 )       (1,403,637 )       (1,332,060 )       70,424
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                   

Antero Midstream Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,972 )       (235,934 )       (239,368 )       (3,744 )

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,494 )       (282,179 )       (311,063 )       (30,572 )

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (86,920 )       (840,442 )       (874,415 )       (45,478 )

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,462 )       (1,597,139 )       (1,803,184 )       (208,173 )

Comstock Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,460 )       (174,151 )       (191,061 )       (17,138 )

ConocoPhillips

   Morgan Stanley        (8,766 )       (474,750 )       (594,072 )       (128,308 )

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        (6,731 )       (209,742 )       (186,785 )       22,651

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (279,008 )       (1,187,371 )       (1,286,227 )       (103,219 )

CVR Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,525 )       (173,896 )       (175,347 )       (1,678 )

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (76,738 )       (1,313,454 )       (1,378,982 )       (75,605 )

Devon Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (41,102 )       (1,156,881 )       (1,459,532 )       (360,278 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,042 )       (1,215,925 )       (1,329,356 )       (137,369 )

Dril-Quip, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,083 )       (280,499 )       (203,530 )       77,540

Enerplus Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (44,450 )       (263,620 )       (355,600 )       (93,016 )

EQT Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (131,579 )       (2,430,855 )       (2,692,106 )       (264,494 )

FLEX LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (69 )       (1,219 )       (1,242 )       (20 )

Gevo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (99,858 )       (619,058 )       (663,057 )       (44,821 )

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (47,086 )       (514,962 )       (571,153 )       (58,340 )

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,169 )       (293,788 )       (282,190 )       10,325

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,699 )       (384,140 )       (421,559 )       (39,454 )

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (20,165 )       (310,865 )       (316,994 )       (6,539 )

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (91 )       (831 )       (819 )       (447 )

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (14,114 )       (383,922 )       (447,273 )       (83,983 )

Phillips 66

   Morgan Stanley        (1,841 )       (156,158 )       (128,925 )       23,716

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,184 )       (2,016,863 )       (2,028,758 )       (55,686 )

Range Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,023 )       (439,454 )       (634,160 )       (195,288 )

RPC, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (71,544 )       (241,776 )       (347,704 )       (107,231 )

Southwestern Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (168,974 )       (756,212 )       (936,116 )       (189,075 )

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        (326,918 )       (2,374,719 )       (2,461,693 )       (90,142 )

Tellurian, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (238,743 )       (697,855 )       (933,485 )       (239,802 )

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (28,082 )       (713,653 )       (728,447 )       (15,742 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (1,861,892 )       (21,742,313 )       (23,984,203 )       (2,461,410 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                   

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,871 )       (744,349 )       (816,715 )       (78,807 )

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,198 )       (1,410,893 )       (1,356,463 )       51,669

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (11,760 )       (357,809 )       (383,023 )       (28,460 )

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (42,759 )       (1,759,871 )       (922,312 )       835,904

Performance Food Group Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,126 )       (377,140 )       (377,534 )       (893 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

52


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Food & Staples Retailing — (continued)

                   

Rite Aid Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,511 )     $ (222,949 )     $ (163,456 )     $ 59,200

United Natural Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,610 )       (456,333 )       (610,576 )       (175,953 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (108,835 )       (5,329,344 )       (4,630,079 )       662,660
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                   

B&G Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,190 )       (721,167 )       (663,259 )       26,289

Beyond Meat, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,106 )       (962,101 )       (642,718 )       318,103

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (25,491 )       (1,834,743 )       (2,296,484 )       (464,188 )

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,421 )       (595,975 )       (590,049 )       1,451

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        (116 )       (3,770 )       (3,738 )       32

Freshpet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,856 )       (1,036,417 )       (978,283 )       56,754

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,767 )       (421,621 )       (460,612 )       (39,550 )

Hormel Foods Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (26,307 )       (1,100,062 )       (1,078,587 )       20,010

Hostess Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,384 )       (58,173 )       (58,780 )       (680 )

Ingredion, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,909 )       (1,444,195 )       (1,416,060 )       22,262

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,162 )       (184,905 )       (177,577 )       4,237

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,743 )       (307,233 )       (298,661 )       6,877

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,070 )       (173,740 )       (127,036 )       45,991

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,280 )       (221,810 )       (216,077 )       5,016

McCormick & Co, Inc., Non Voting Shares

   Morgan Stanley        (8,167 )       (720,060 )       (661,772 )       55,024

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,000 )       (219,713 )       (325,500 )       (108,505 )

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,762 )       (232,904 )       (342,039 )       (110,695 )

Post Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,411 )       (852,671 )       (816,396 )       35,141

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,070 )       (812,257 )       (840,272 )       (29,095 )

Universal Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,282 )       (112,760 )       (110,289 )       2,325

Utz Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (34,290 )       (724,819 )       (587,388 )       134,647
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (237,784 )       (12,741,096 )       (12,691,577 )       (18,554 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                   

1Life Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (27,160 )       (874,718 )       (549,990 )       323,564

ABIOMED, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,138 )       (693,487 )       (695,962 )       (6,766 )

Accolade, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,836 )       (233,652 )       (203,934 )       29,411

AdaptHealth Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,615 )       (336,879 )       (293,803 )       42,635

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,724 )       (250,107 )       (216,056 )       33,723

American Well Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (23,658 )       (331,420 )       (215,524 )       115,458

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,263 )       (1,244,064 )       (1,225,915 )       13,723

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,724 )       (165,701 )       (156,970 )       8,515

Avanos Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,283 )       (75,493 )       (71,230 )       4,213

Axogen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,509 )       (114,441 )       (150,242 )       (50,943 )

BioLife Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,224 )       (250,953 )       (263,400 )       (12,777 )

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,282 )       (408,313 )       (370,388 )       37,208

Castle Biosciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,615 )       (776,426 )       (772,398 )       2,996

Change Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,196 )       (25,354 )       (25,044 )       281

Covetrus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (32,938 )       (963,652 )       (597,495 )       364,875

CryoPort, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,965 )       (170,661 )       (197,202 )       (26,972 )

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (14,922 )       (671,322 )       (612,100 )       58,709

Guardant Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,758 )       (1,004,541 )       (844,818 )       159,816

Haemonetics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,158 )       (783,664 )       (646,463 )       136,158

HealthEquity, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (250 )       (16,613 )       (16,190 )       406

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,159 )       (156,191 )       (173,850 )       (18,154 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

53


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                   

Humana, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,605 )     $ (739,763 )     $ (624,586 )     $ 113,986

ICU Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (651 )       (155,815 )       (151,930 )       3,681

Inari Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,402 )       (221,531 )       (194,802 )       26,438

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (10,142 )       (347,732 )       (408,621 )       (61,348 )

Insulet Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,839 )       (1,070,814 )       (1,091,159 )       (22,339 )

Integer Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,259 )       (212,085 )       (201,819 )       9,996

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,509 )       (304,766 )       (381,167 )       (76,803 )

Joint Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,038 )       (162,037 )       (199,765 )       (39,233 )

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (25,348 )       (593,018 )       (650,937 )       (61,099 )

Magellan Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,361 )       (221,121 )       (223,233 )       (2,401 )

Masimo Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,437 )       (1,424,743 )       (1,471,850 )       (50,154 )

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (845 )       (208,034 )       (255,494 )       (48,322 )

National HealthCare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (8 )       (560 )       (560 )       5

Neogen Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,147 )       (145,518 )       (136,674 )       8,655

Oak Street Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (39,015 )       (1,965,579 )       (1,659,308 )       303,650

Option Care Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,983 )       (438,442 )       (484,788 )       (48,675 )

OrthoPediatrics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,388 )       (229,924 )       (287,458 )       (58,543 )

Outset Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,341 )       (224,132 )       (264,059 )       (40,221 )

Penumbra, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,711 )       (992,013 )       (988,982 )       1,197

PetIQ, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,079 )       (618,785 )       (426,463 )       192,325

Phreesia, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (659 )       (40,650 )       (40,660 )       (59 )

Progyny, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,713 )       (1,141,925 )       (1,103,928 )       36,476

Quidel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,622 )       (517,636 )       (511,245 )       5,704

RadNet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,745 )       (239,060 )       (432,176 )       (193,430 )

ResMed, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,612 )       (666,337 )       (688,393 )       (51,977 )

Schrodinger, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,031 )       (1,002,947 )       (931,255 )       70,357

Silk Road Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,941 )       (527,384 )       (492,023 )       34,045

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,513 )       (258,499 )       (138,764 )       119,008

SmileDirectClub, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (140,112 )       (824,749 )       (745,396 )       78,256

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (18,030 )       (3,897,474 )       (3,683,168 )       202,180

Surgery Partners, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,492 )       (696,939 )       (613,591 )       82,422

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,173 )       (978,346 )       (450,104 )       528,546

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,598 )       (290,707 )       (337,731 )       (47,471 )

Teladoc Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,997 )       (603,865 )       (506,860 )       96,203

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (13,635 )       (13,051 )       571
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (638,841 )       (31,524,217 )       (29,090,974 )       2,327,705
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                   

Clorox Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,153 )       (1,225,514 )       (1,184,608 )       37,637

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,935 )       (627,299 )       (622,262 )       2,713

Honest Co., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (17,952 )       (186,443 )       (186,342 )       (143 )

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,460 )       (105,229 )       (109,164 )       (4,280 )

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,501 )       (241,033 )       (232,417 )       7,691

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,590 )       (410,036 )       (439,125 )       (29,535 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (55,591 )       (2,795,554 )       (2,773,918 )       14,083
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                   

Albemarle Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (798 )       (165,465 )       (174,738 )       (13,617 )

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,120 )       (312,438 )       (284,706 )       27,320

Amyris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,786 )       (337,266 )       (340,312 )       (3,491 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

54


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Materials — (continued)

                   

Balchem Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (744 )     $ (107,431 )     $ (107,932 )     $ (639 )

Cabot Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,336 )       (126,817 )       (117,080 )       8,750

Century Aluminum Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,071 )       (350,285 )       (391,005 )       (41,183 )

Coeur Mining, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (82,676 )       (566,095 )       (510,111 )       55,232

Commercial Metals Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (20,236 )       (654,221 )       (616,389 )       36,963

Ecolab, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,184 )       (704,039 )       (664,246 )       38,513

Element Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,001 )       (233,238 )       (216,822 )       15,692

Equinox Gold Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (114,698 )       (1,214,386 )       (757,007 )       455,761

First Majestic Silver Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (49,971 )       (665,815 )       (564,672 )       100,192

FMC Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,299 )       (608,967 )       (576,736 )       28,444

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (12,213 )       (1,761,834 )       (1,586,591 )       170,100

HB Fuller Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,843 )       (634,713 )       (635,464 )       (3,533 )

Huntsman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (63,740 )       (1,667,342 )       (1,886,067 )       (229,888 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,952 )       (2,395,164 )       (2,266,821 )       108,781

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,432 )       (71,075 )       (59,557 )       10,354

MAG Silver Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (833 )       (13,540 )       (13,495 )       33

Materion Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,305 )       (168,420 )       (158,215 )       9,546

Methanex Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,583 )       (212,980 )       (487,241 )       (277,463 )

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (54,950 )       (546,845 )       (378,056 )       168,064

Quaker Chemical Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,835 )       (674,966 )       (673,936 )       (1,148 )

RPM International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,096 )       (522,808 )       (473,354 )       48,760

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (8,017 )       (48,042 )       (46,178 )       1,805

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,691 )       (62,128 )       (58,610 )       3,215

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,944 )       (1,740,600 )       (1,601,764 )       131,454

Seabridge Gold, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (20,717 )       (380,774 )       (320,078 )       60,197

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,912 )       (125,701 )       (111,704 )       13,088

SilverCrest Metals, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (9,813 )       (79,459 )       (68,495 )       10,863

Sonoco Products Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,837 )       (182,684 )       (169,028 )       13,417

Stepan Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,819 )       (359,394 )       (318,378 )       39,049

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (938 )       (30,174 )       (29,988 )       152

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (23,293 )       (535,313 )       (580,229 )       (46,705 )

Valvoline, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,463 )       (840,419 )       (887,476 )       (57,107 )

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,044 )       (347,564 )       (443,154 )       (106,166 )

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (196,993 )       (916,889 )       (780,092 )       119,077
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (872,183 )       (20,365,291 )       (19,355,727 )       893,882
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                   

Angi, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (90,772 )       (1,240,130 )       (1,120,126 )       118,352

Cable One, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (806 )       (1,584,912 )       (1,461,383 )       119,819

Cardlytics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,593 )       (217,339 )       (217,656 )       (603 )

Cargurus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,577 )       (303,906 )       (300,814 )       2,692

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,039 )       (305,338 )       (269,689 )       35,029

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (77,034 )       (185,461 )       (208,762 )       (24,117 )

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (15,220 )       (296,812 )       (380,804 )       (84,384 )

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (9,589 )       (117,815 )       (124,657 )       (6,994 )

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,278 )       (425,149 )       (310,882 )       113,703

Magnite, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,952 )       (79,239 )       (54,656 )       24,482

Match Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,883 )       (1,121,914 )       (1,080,562 )       47,400

MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,214 )       (73,421 )       (60,038 )       13,291

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (510 )       (79,327 )       (77,500 )       1,727

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

55


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

                   

Sciplay Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,512 )     $ (51,463 )     $ (51,973 )     $ (573 )

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,937 )       (107,346 )       (114,330 )       (8,978 )

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (4,129 )       (229,879 )       (252,654 )       (31,735 )

Zynga, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (15,583 )       (183,603 )       (117,340 )       66,023
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (262,628 )       (6,603,054 )       (6,203,826 )       385,134
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                   

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,805 )       (596,450 )       (553,932 )       41,726

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,186 )       (284,595 )       (285,459 )       (1,239 )

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,496 )       (860,578 )       (628,679 )       230,754

Agenus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (321 )       (1,814 )       (1,685 )       131

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,421 )       (69,291 )       (71,668 )       (2,464 )

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,794 )       (894,521 )       (619,450 )       273,880

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,222 )       (860,528 )       (488,407 )       370,976

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,903 )       (84,773 )       (101,228 )       (18,188 )

Arvinas, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,683 )       (757,232 )       (1,124,469 )       (368,244 )

Avantor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,405 )       (978,192 )       (998,165 )       (29,931 )

Avid Bioservices, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,107 )       (43,562 )       (45,448 )       (1,939 )

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,520 )       (498,854 )       (379,699 )       118,494

Berkeley Lights, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,699 )       (1,213,128 )       (580,912 )       630,599

Bluebird Bio, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,621 )       (395,483 )       (413,177 )       (18,217 )

Catalent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,574 )       (920,428 )       (1,007,872 )       (88,669 )

ChemoCentryx, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (32,809 )       (492,573 )       (561,034 )       (69,114 )

Codexis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,640 )       (201,488 )       (340,526 )       (141,301 )

Cronos Group, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (23,154 )       (161,810 )       (131,052 )       30,548

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,242 )       (409,742 )       (387,919 )       21,281

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,406 )       (316,973 )       (331,847 )       (15,292 )

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,067 )       (257,654 )       (203,635 )       58,734

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,416 )       (28,032 )       (25,827 )       2,055

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,523 )       (48,131 )       (39,545 )       9,031

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,198 )       (227,184 )       (140,801 )       86,085

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,640 )       (61,649 )       (40,442 )       21,130

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (23,309 )       (3,230,376 )       (3,035,065 )       190,999

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (285 )       (32,045 )       (39,706 )       (8,372 )

MacroGenics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (65 )       (1,367 )       (1,361 )       9

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,906 )       (714,826 )       (739,328 )       (25,451 )

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,962 )       (437,466 )       (524,007 )       (102,331 )

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,915 )       (307,589 )       (283,979 )       23,204

Novavax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (523 )       (108,817 )       (108,423 )       254

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (27 )       (816 )       (809 )       11

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,449 )       (166,704 )       (124,490 )       41,996

Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (51,951 )       (2,237,216 )       (2,458,841 )       (233,733 )

Personalis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,569 )       (488,890 )       (357,268 )       130,975

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (166 )       (5,312 )       (5,329 )       (19 )

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (40 )       (870 )       (862 )       13

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (994 )       (45,490 )       (17,614 )       27,821

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (6,405 )       (1,002,677 )       (644,407 )       356,936

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,703 )       (154,257 )       (158,886 )       (4,830 )

REVOLUTION Medicines, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (338 )       (9,305 )       (9,298 )       (127 )

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (622 )       (20,825 )       (18,592 )       2,220

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

56


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

                   

Seagen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (399 )     $ (67,103 )     $ (67,750 )     $ (732 )

Sundial Growers, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (570,292 )       (412,076 )       (386,715 )       24,815

Syneos Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,801 )       (1,346,985 )       (1,294,791 )       48,925

TG Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,221 )       (169,319 )       (207,035 )       (42,416 )

Viatris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (60,372 )       (887,682 )       (818,041 )       55,134
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (1,100,166 )       (22,512,678 )       (20,805,475 )       1,626,127
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Retailing

                   

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (7,837 )       (254,846 )       (239,107 )       15,404

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,751 )       (727,700 )       (737,972 )       (11,239 )

Big Lots, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,637 )       (78,092 )       (70,980 )       7,047

CarMax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,731 )       (368,914 )       (349,459 )       18,968

Carvana Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (920 )       (250,633 )       (277,417 )       (27,114 )

Chewy, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (594 )       (40,511 )       (40,457 )       5

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,661 )       (280,118 )       (275,527 )       3,670

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (37,432 )       (510,941 )       (521,428 )       (12,660 )

Dollar General Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,851 )       (1,044,578 )       (1,029,091 )       12,989

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,142 )       (502,061 )       (492,192 )       9,204

Five Below, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,046 )       (960,551 )       (892,183 )       67,323

Franchise Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,687 )       (127,459 )       (130,557 )       (4,623 )

Gap, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (91,261 )       (2,327,742 )       (2,071,625 )       257,900

GrowGeneration Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (31,457 )       (1,215,960 )       (776,044 )       438,296

Leslie’s, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (30,609 )       (877,733 )       (628,709 )       247,856

Monro, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,438 )       (829,336 )       (772,819 )       39,740

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,215 )       (1,842,146 )       (2,043,081 )       (208,238 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,066 )       (515,772 )       (583,646 )       (68,558 )

Pool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,025 )       (472,771 )       (445,270 )       23,895

Poshmark, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,722 )       (170,082 )       (88,435 )       81,426

RealReal, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (42,629 )       (1,017,125 )       (561,850 )       453,920

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (37,584 )       (714,707 )       (633,290 )       80,467

Sleep Number Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (341 )       (35,028 )       (31,877 )       3,109

Stamps.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,949 )       (1,286,739 )       (1,302,341 )       (17,316 )

Tractor Supply Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,467 )       (3,137,180 )       (3,336,379 )       (209,358 )

Vroom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (38,354 )       (1,441,088 )       (846,473 )       592,694
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (422,406 )       (21,029,813 )       (19,178,209 )       1,794,807
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                   

ACM Research, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (9,029 )       (838,782 )       (993,190 )       (155,616 )

CEVA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,393 )       (108,250 )       (102,109 )       6,001

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,414 )       (611,718 )       (610,543 )       (388 )

Cree, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,200 )       (846,047 )       (661,986 )       182,935

Entegris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,420 )       (921,390 )       (934,178 )       (14,014 )

FormFactor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,488 )       (614,222 )       (615,497 )       (2,091 )

Marvell Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,028 )       (1,701,496 )       (1,690,369 )       8,784

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,120 )       (922,293 )       (857,779 )       63,153

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        (4,041 )       (202,177 )       (179,825 )       22,087

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (327 )       (7,378 )       (7,263 )       110
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (89,460 )       (6,773,753 )       (6,652,739 )       110,961
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                   

8x8, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (27,422 )       (544,400 )       (641,401 )       (97,743 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

57


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,586 )     $ (178,171 )     $ (165,880 )     $ 13,074

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,746 )       (237,470 )       (214,710 )       22,448

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (221 )       (22,445 )       (22,297 )       (54 )

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (35,231 )       (3,623,172 )       (2,575,386 )       1,042,949

Anaplan, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,747 )       (115,215 )       (106,375 )       9,261

Appfolio, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (5,951 )       (801,136 )       (716,500 )       83,570

Avaya Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,417 )       (271,013 )       (265,522 )       5,133

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        (4,159 )       (292,400 )       (252,202 )       46,055

Blackbaud, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,078 )       (563,655 )       (568,287 )       (5,381 )

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (40,148 )       (370,756 )       (390,640 )       (20,374 )

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,038 )       (950,061 )       (944,213 )       4,584

CDK Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,461 )       (192,507 )       (189,816 )       2,440

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,049 )       (868,077 )       (1,019,098 )       (153,387 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (30,671 )       (3,382,089 )       (3,293,145 )       73,408

Concentrix Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,349 )       (405,813 )       (415,773 )       (11,402 )

Conduent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,417 )       (194,281 )       (187,268 )       6,841

Coupa Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,238 )       (1,067,617 )       (928,885 )       137,311

Digital Turbine, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (27,195 )       (1,799,987 )       (1,869,656 )       (72,069 )

Dynatrace, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,189 )       (443,709 )       (510,203 )       (67,092 )

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (4,366 )       (125,208 )       (103,387 )       21,696

Fastly, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (15,130 )       (1,069,632 )       (611,857 )       456,350

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,457 )       (923,500 )       (903,210 )       19,061

Globant S.A. (Luxembourg)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,962 )       (776,385 )       (832,352 )       (68,769 )

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,968 )       (261,431 )       (206,870 )       55,966

Guidewire Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,545 )       (523,485 )       (540,264 )       (17,474 )

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,924 )       (685,420 )       (643,771 )       39,893

Jamf Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,145 )       (131,225 )       (159,665 )       (28,610 )

JFrog Ltd. (Israel)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,930 )       (136,247 )       (131,655 )       4,415

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,206 )       (627,466 )       (576,489 )       50,727

Mandiant, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (59,159 )       (1,063,714 )       (1,053,030 )       9,268

Medallia, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,399 )       (488,876 )       (521,564 )       (33,336 )

Model N, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,906 )       (236,220 )       (231,351 )       4,559

NCR Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,832 )       (270,843 )       (264,808 )       5,678

New Relic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,566 )       (295,759 )       (327,702 )       (33,109 )

Okta, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,399 )       (328,137 )       (332,039 )       (4,335 )

PagerDuty, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,622 )       (231,406 )       (232,863 )       (1,761 )

Paylocity Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,542 )       (505,479 )       (712,777 )       (213,710 )

Paysafe Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,677 )       (12,858 )       (12,997 )       (150 )

Ping Identity Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (53,767 )       (1,743,061 )       (1,321,055 )       424,388

PROS Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,371 )       (714,623 )       (616,323 )       97,350

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,105 )       (939,109 )       (729,675 )       208,184

Qualys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,694 )       (352,974 )       (299,815 )       52,937

Rackspace Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (55,834 )       (1,124,338 )       (793,959 )       328,882

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (9,484 )       (2,399,792 )       (2,062,770 )       333,820

Sabre Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (33,545 )       (463,023 )       (397,173 )       66,868

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,686 )       (850,311 )       (801,256 )       47,924

SecureWorks Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (175 )       (3,519 )       (3,479 )       41

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (7,014 )       (617,173 )       (543,725 )       72,628

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (10,667 )       (773,172 )       (734,103 )       38,041

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

58


GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                   

SolarWinds Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,343 )     $ (486,055 )     $ (407,258 )     $ 42,578

Splunk, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (153 )       (27,970 )       (22,141 )       5,798

Sumo Logic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,981 )       (174,607 )       (160,894 )       13,485

Switch, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (28,060 )       (500,590 )       (712,443 )       (219,655 )

Telos Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (39,696 )       (1,216,205 )       (1,128,160 )       86,424

Tucows, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,526 )       (221,418 )       (278,378 )       (58,686 )

Twilio, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,970 )       (636,604 )       (628,529 )       7,230

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,264 )       (1,068,640 )       (1,038,384 )       28,345

Upland Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,724 )       (397,743 )       (325,171 )       72,046

Verra Mobility Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (47,489 )       (633,596 )       (715,659 )       (83,983 )

VMware, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (322 )       (48,228 )       (47,881 )       288

Vonage Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,370 )       (54,025 )       (54,324 )       (366 )

WEX, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,729 )       (1,935,067 )       (1,713,666 )       218,820

Yext, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (87,319 )       (1,434,150 )       (1,050,448 )       382,409

Zendesk, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,191 )       (270,869 )       (255,010 )       15,501
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (928,527 )       (44,104,127 )       (40,517,587 )       3,467,228
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                   

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (560 )       (50,563 )       (49,140 )       1,361

Amphenol Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (8,989 )       (670,696 )       (658,264 )       8,938

Avnet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,522 )       (640,514 )       (573,848 )       61,609

Badger Meter, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (50 )       (5,145 )       (5,057 )       89

Calix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,763 )       (236,228 )       (235,435 )       483

Ciena Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,671 )       (585,251 )       (547,956 )       36,708

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (37,052 )       (619,712 )       (503,537 )       115,353

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

   Morgan Stanley        (5,299 )       (554,053 )       (551,308 )       2,009

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        (8,209 )       (688,260 )       (841,505 )       (158,925 )

FARO Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,679 )       (126,781 )       (110,495 )       16,122

Inseego Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (52,581 )       (501,609 )       (350,189 )       150,754

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,885 )       (697,340 )       (890,441 )       (194,027 )

IPG Photonics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (806 )       (185,419 )       (127,670 )       57,506

Jabil, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,636 )       (813,835 )       (795,933 )       16,263

MicroVision, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (43,820 )       (609,413 )       (484,211 )       124,392

National Instruments Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (23,814 )       (1,001,996 )       (934,223 )       55,543

nLight, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,646 )       (391,336 )       (469,251 )       (78,432 )

Rogers Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,053 )       (212,230 )       (196,363 )       15,622

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,286 )       (274,609 )       (303,019 )       (28,772 )

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,986 )       (2,687,861 )       (2,571,466 )       112,808

Viasat, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,570 )       (400,072 )       (471,950 )       (72,407 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (277,877 )       (11,952,923 )       (11,671,261 )       242,997
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                   

Bandwidth, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,277 )       (348,650 )       (295,848 )       52,342

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,698 )       (195,613 )       (191,126 )       (6,628 )

Globalstar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (326,824 )       (490,887 )       (545,796 )       (56,699 )

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,770 )       (279,595 )       (213,797 )       (7,202 )

United States Cellular Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,577 )       (184,251 )       (177,851 )       6,160
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (345,146 )       (1,498,996 )       (1,424,418 )       (12,027 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                   

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (31,400 )       (757,016 )       (810,434 )       (54,424 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Transportation — (continued)

                   

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (21,143 )     $ (2,444,748 )     $ (2,445,188 )     $ (16,348 )

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,281 )       (2,152,124 )       (1,938,447 )       193,447

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,211 )       (256,593 )       (286,150 )       (33,255 )

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,162 )       (365,101 )       (361,530 )       2,425

JetBlue Airways Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,713 )       (235,301 )       (194,382 )       40,610

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,096 )       (298,165 )       (311,810 )       (14,554 )

Landstar System, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,676 )       (1,281,680 )       (1,211,426 )       67,654

Marten Transport Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        (345 )       (5,480 )       (5,413 )       65

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,741 )       (415,472 )       (382,255 )       31,806
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (120,768 )       (8,211,680 )       (7,947,035 )       217,426
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                   

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (68,781 )       (1,072,720 )       (1,008,329 )       35,231

ALLETE, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,242 )       (610,688 )       (609,604 )       (32,563 )

Alliant Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,652 )       (224,839 )       (204,439 )       20,105

Ameren Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,694 )       (792,904 )       (785,214 )       (10,987 )

American States Water Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (103 )       (8,923 )       (8,809 )       108

Atmos Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,455 )       (223,231 )       (216,531 )       1,831

Avangrid, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,378 )       (559,411 )       (552,971 )       (9,756 )

Black Hills Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,938 )       (843,622 )       (811,989 )       10,535

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,470 )       (310,108 )       (289,911 )       16,758

California Water Service Group

   Morgan Stanley        (1,956 )       (94,221 )       (115,267 )       (22,979 )

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,915 )       (742,057 )       (735,909 )       (621 )

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (13,252 )       (332,608 )       (373,706 )       (53,685 )

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,381 )       (394,528 )       (390,607 )       (7,850 )

Edison International

   Morgan Stanley        (44,404 )       (2,549,116 )       (2,463,090 )       35,896

Entergy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,336 )       (1,226,941 )       (1,125,778 )       83,611

Evergy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (26,280 )       (1,726,178 )       (1,634,616 )       71,659

Eversource Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (14,076 )       (1,229,620 )       (1,150,854 )       63,367

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,481 )       (693,296 )       (665,928 )       23,182

NiSource, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (68,096 )       (1,732,625 )       (1,649,966 )       69,944

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,745 )       (536,331 )       (494,163 )       31,371

NorthWestern Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,701 )       (421,933 )       (383,967 )       27,192

OGE Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,502 )       (780,684 )       (741,666 )       31,296

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,214 )       (413,854 )       (347,305 )       65,210

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,494 )       (1,551,982 )       (1,410,586 )       131,783

PNM Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,567 )       (420,382 )       (423,895 )       (7,851 )

Portland General Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,892 )       (663,550 )       (652,785 )       (4,613 )

Sempra Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (8,115 )       (1,098,577 )       (1,026,548 )       46,557

SJW Group

   Morgan Stanley        (4,059 )       (268,215 )       (268,138 )       (6,564 )

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (26,932 )       (704,827 )       (572,574 )       119,139

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,325 )       (977,302 )       (958,056 )       3,336

Spire, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,194 )       (510,767 )       (440,129 )       63,927

Vistra Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (108,786 )       (1,871,713 )       (1,860,241 )       (18,073 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

  

    Counterparty    

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Utilities — (continued)

                   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,279 )     $ (367,467 )     $ (377,408 )     $ (18,797 )

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,982 )       (1,291,558 )       (1,186,375 )       96,614
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (629,677 )       (27,246,778 )       (25,937,354 )       854,313
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

              (317,965,831 )       (300,022,337 )       16,240,669
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity

            $ (208,432,228 )     $ (175,876,710 )     $ 32,142,833
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $(412,685) related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — 95.4%

 

Automobiles & Components — 2.3%

 

Adient PLC (Ireland)*

     3,517      $ 145,780  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     32,765        288,660  

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     2,078        309,560  

Ford Motor Co.(a)*

     92,417        1,308,625  

General Motors Co.(a)*

     33,957        1,789,873  

Gentex Corp.

     7,283        240,193  

Gentherm, Inc.*

     1,001        81,011  

Lear Corp.

     348        54,455  

Magna International, Inc.
(Canada)

     6,495        488,684  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     4,235        60,433  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     121        14,854  

Visteon Corp.*

     2,592        244,659  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     2,523        182,791  
     

 

 

 
                5,209,578  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 8.3%

 

3M Co.(a)

     5,972        1,047,608  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     4,495        274,510  

AAR Corp.*

     2,818        91,388  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     1        173  

AECOM*

     4,505        284,491  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

     1,187        51,694  

AeroVironment, Inc.*

     484        41,779  

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

     704        93,055  

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     185        10,240  

AMETEK, Inc.

     499        61,881  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     2,238        84,507  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     133        11,987  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     347        33,128  

Atkore, Inc.*

     4,967        431,732  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     3,114        148,725  

Boise Cascade Co.

     7,536        406,793  

Carrier Global Corp.

     7,465        386,388  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1,535        294,674  

Colfax Corp.*

     777        35,664  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     689        49,139  

Crane Co.

     1,491        141,362  

Cummins, Inc.(a)

     3,304        741,946  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     577        72,806  

Deere & Co.

     1,381        462,732  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     449        25,777  

Dover Corp.

     831        129,220  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     661        47,090  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     2,773        414,037  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     205        23,653  

Emerson Electric Co.(a)

     11,373        1,071,337  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

     184      $ 3,814  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     432        33,264  

Fortive Corp.

     1,193        84,190  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     131        53,536  

General Dynamics Corp.

     3,210        629,256  

General Electric Co.

     7,099        731,410  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     1        70  

Global Industrial Co.

     13        493  

Graco, Inc.

     91        6,367  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     3,008        118,966  

HEICO Corp.

     1,186        156,398  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     1,173        191,739  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     4,357        185,826  

Honeywell International, Inc.(a)

     379        80,454  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.(a)

     12,751                397,831  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     828        159,854  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     6,543        329,833  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     537        75,475  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     9,223        627,902  

Kaman Corp.

     205        7,312  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     531        116,947  

Lennox International, Inc.

     1,500        441,255  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

     3,070        1,059,457  

Middleby Corp. (The)*

     368        62,748  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     4        164  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     342        34,029  

Nordson Corp.

     944        224,814  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)

     1,476        531,581  

NOW, Inc.*

     8,928        68,299  

nVent Electric PLC (Ireland)

     1        32  

Oshkosh Corp.

     3,134        320,828  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     1,750        143,990  

Owens Corning

     7,315        625,432  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     1,600        447,392  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     7,295        529,836  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     85        9,675  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

     648        97,420  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     1,736        43,035  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     398        117,028  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)*

     3,508        191,958  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     605        64,717  

Snap-on, Inc.

     2,214        462,615  

SPX FLOW, Inc.

     525        38,377  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     3,486        611,131  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

     967      $ 21,013  

Terex Corp.

     5,643        237,570  

Textron, Inc.

     4,170        291,108  

Toro Co. (The)

     775        75,493  

TPI Composites, Inc.*

     3,136        105,840  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     1,808        312,151  

Triumph Group, Inc.*

     1,927        35,900  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     18        6,317  

Watsco, Inc.

     147        38,899  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

     239        40,173  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     2,312        266,620  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     962        378,124  

Xylem, Inc.

     564        69,755  
     

 

 

 
        18,965,229  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 1.6%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     6,094        274,291  

Brady Corp., Class A

     1,249        63,324  

Brink’s Co. (The)

     1,094        69,250  

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     92        24,113  

CBIZ, Inc.*

     254        8,214  

Cimpress PLC (Ireland)*

     175        15,195  

Cintas Corp.

     339        129,044  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     2,017        209,506  

Copart, Inc.*

     1,702        236,101  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

     4,708        41,901  

Equifax, Inc.

     299        75,773  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     4,842        121,002  

HNI Corp.

     1,158        42,522  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     181        21,108  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     2,554        338,482  

Korn Ferry

     907        65,631  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     75        10,928  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     42,679        819,010  

Republic Services, Inc.

     4,352        522,501  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     2,410        241,795  

Rollins, Inc.

     932        32,928  

Science Applications International Corp.

     1,240        106,094  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     409        5,186  

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

     1,865        206,045  

Waste Management, Inc.

     116        17,326  
     

 

 

 
                3,697,270  
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.6%

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

     855      $ 39,928  

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

     386        35,774  

Brunswick Corp.

     3,033        288,954  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)*

     5,152        249,408  

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

     285        67,471  

Columbia Sportswear Co.

     19        1,821  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     111        39,982  

DR Horton, Inc.

     2,229        187,169  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     875        136,027  

GoPro, Inc., Class A*

     17,821        166,805  

Hasbro, Inc.

     4,418        394,174  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

     49        5,184  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

     2,179        108,841  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     962        31,005  

Mattel, Inc.*

     10,910        202,490  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     2,937        521,024  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     4,878        107,999  

NIKE, Inc., Class B(a)

     4,925        715,258  

Polaris, Inc.

     166        19,864  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     3,495        160,490  

PVH Corp.*

     1,935        198,899  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     495        54,965  

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*

     219        9,224  

Skyline Champion Corp.*

     4,262        255,976  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

     16,034        332,866  

Sonos, Inc.*

     5,211        168,628  

Steven Madden Ltd.

     1,466        58,875  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     2,247        165,784  

Tapestry, Inc.

     5,315        196,761  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

     3,865        179,375  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

     3,435        72,547  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     7,641        133,870  

Whirlpool Corp.

     2,224        453,385  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

     1,415        121,251  
     

 

 

 
                5,882,074  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.9%

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     4,937        186,668  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

     485        81,359  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

     11,684        292,100  

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     171        405,932  

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

     2,254        142,588  

Brinker International, Inc.*

     2,836        139,106  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     1,344        169,841  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

63


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Services — (Continued)

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     394      $ 55,097  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.*

     3,543        287,727  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     173        82,514  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     1        164  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     926        45,457  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

     130        76,591  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     719        63,243  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     627        82,833  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     3,026        40,639  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     787        76,599  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

     4,239        627,753  

McDonald’s Corp.(a)

     2,935        707,658  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     7,277        527,291  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     6,109        64,511  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A*

     562        28,786  

Service Corp. International

     3,062        184,516  

Starbucks Corp.

     2,147        236,835  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     283        94,536  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     8,850        191,868  

WW International, Inc.*

     1,711        31,226  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     4,698        362,639  

Yum! Brands, Inc.(a)

     10,510        1,285,478  
     

 

 

 
                6,571,555  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 3.0%

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     539        81,438  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(a)* 

     8,248        2,251,209  

BlackRock, Inc.

     766        642,414  

CME Group, Inc.

     1,668        322,558  

Federated Hermes, Inc.

     2,859        92,918  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     7,945        236,125  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     14,194        342,217  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,789        635,292  

MSCI, Inc.

     203        123,493  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     3,924        757,410  

S&P Global, Inc.

     972        412,993  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

     5,060        995,302  
     

 

 

 
        6,893,369  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 4.5%

 

Antero Resources Corp.*

     4,112        77,347  

APA Corp.

     10,660        228,444  

Baker Hughes Co.

     18,684        462,055  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

     147        5,545  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Energy — (Continued)

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     11,483      $ 419,589  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     4,785        32,060  

ChampionX Corp.*

     12,671        283,324  

Chevron Corp.

     163        16,536  

Cimarex Energy Co.*

     2,589        225,761  

CNX Resources Corp.*

     2,205        27,827  

ConocoPhillips

     1        68  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     2,381        109,883  

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Canada)

     1,801        8,303  

Denbury, Inc.*

     914        64,209  

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

     7,535        49,204  

EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

     8,716        699,633  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

     12,609        127,855  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

     22,543                1,325,979  

Green Plains, Inc.*

     738        24,096  

Halliburton Co.

     19,492        421,417  

Hess Corp.

     6,485        506,543  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     271        8,978  

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

     2,320        73,219  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.*

     50,737        150,182  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

     1,679        29,869  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     57,599        787,378  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     15,724        971,900  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     2,697        67,344  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

     657        65,319  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)

     23,190        685,960  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     15,964        212,640  

ONEOK, Inc.

     10,966        635,918  

Ovintiv, Inc.

     5,578        183,405  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     3,601        170,651  

SM Energy Co.

     19,594        516,890  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     5,875        121,847  

Targa Resources Corp.

     1,966        96,747  

Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)*

     9,763        37,002  

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)*

     10,774        106,663  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     695        40,595  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,782        46,225  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     4,730        159,023  
     

 

 

 
        10,283,433  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.6%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     390        175,246  

Kroger Co. (The)

     5,740        232,068  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

64


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Food & Staples Retailing — (Continued)

 

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.*

     11,194      $ 259,365  

Sysco Corp.

     6,994        549,029  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     5,704        268,373  

Walmart, Inc.(a)

     15,039        2,096,136  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     72        3,784  
     

 

 

 
        3,584,001  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 3.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.(a)

     14,550        662,316  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     5,487        329,275  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     355        23,789  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)

     19,933                1,045,885  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

     106        41,783  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(a)

     2,072        436,550  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     7,489        538,459  

General Mills, Inc.

     2,028        121,315  

Hershey Co. (The)

     2,630        445,128  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     173        20,765  

Kellogg Co.

     947        60,532  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)(a)

     32,395        1,192,784  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     4,038        187,282  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     12,848        747,497  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)*

     8,821        783,569  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     5,483        824,698  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     4,349        412,242  

Primo Water Corp. (Canada)

     92        1,446  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     2,422        455,820  

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)*

     9,181        81,986  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     3,898        307,708  

Vector Group Ltd.

     2,111        26,915  
     

 

 

 
        8,747,744  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 7.8%

 

Abbott Laboratories(a)

     6,244        737,604  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     5,661        361,059  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     3        239  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

     4,974        400,258  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     1,084        721,326  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions,
Inc.*

     6,362        85,060  

Amedisys, Inc.*

     949        141,496  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     1,667        191,288  

Anthem, Inc.(a)

     3,175        1,183,640  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     10,271        445,659  

Cerner Corp.

     9,449        666,344  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

Change Healthcare, Inc.*

     2,389      $ 50,026  

Cigna Corp.

     1,589        318,054  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     9,980        116,766  

CONMED Corp.

     1,259        164,715  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     648        267,825  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     25        557  

CVS Health Corp.

     2,509        212,914  

Danaher Corp.(a)

     2,144        652,719  

Dexcom, Inc.*

     199        108,825  

Doximity, Inc., Class A*

     521        42,045  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     1,096        124,078  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     1,334        99,903  

Envista Holdings Corp.*

     11,814        493,943  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*

     1,419        127,639  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     848        64,974  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     2,190        531,557  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     1,833        139,601  

Heska Corp.*

     242        62,567  

Hologic, Inc.(a)*

     8,088        596,975  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)*

     1,664                1,034,842  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

     440        102,467  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

     2,563        175,514  

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     82        2,230  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)*

     534        530,876  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     3,666        1,031,759  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     71        3,769  

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)*

     3,613        286,114  

McKesson Corp.

     2,527        503,833  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     8,008        227,667  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     9,368        1,174,279  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

     1,064        20,471  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     1,951        140,082  

National Research Corp.

     7        295  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*

     1,132        15,961  

Omnicell, Inc.*

     1,086        161,195  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     1,119        35,014  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     2,707        393,354  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     4,650        168,191  

STAAR Surgical Co.*

     3,106        399,214  

Stryker Corp.

     2,047        539,835  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     1,051        69,828  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     7,296        168,246  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

65


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)

     3,150      $ 1,230,831  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

     339        97,690  
     

 

 

 
        17,623,213  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.2%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)

     14,859        1,123,043  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

     15,972        125,540  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     2,243        81,421  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The),
Class A

     1,922        576,465  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     1,855        245,676  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(a)

     4,001        559,340  

WD-40 Co.

     445        103,009  
     

 

 

 
                2,814,494  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 5.2%

 

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     706        28,064  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

     6,385        331,062  

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A
(Canada)

     5,354        38,549  

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

     6,648        77,050  

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

     1,720        153,286  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     1,609        333,401  

Avient Corp.

     3,494        161,947  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     9,587        279,845  

Ball Corp.

     251        22,583  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     3,525        115,409  

Celanese Corp.

     952        143,409  

Centerra Gold, Inc. (Canada)

     7        48  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     3,337        186,271  

Chemours Co. (The)

     8,538        248,114  

Commercial Metals Co.

     68        2,071  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     418        26,919  

Corteva, Inc.

     6,664        280,421  

Domtar Corp.*

     2,740        149,440  

Dow, Inc.

     7,853        452,019  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)

     20,972        1,425,886  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     2,333        305,996  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     494        49,766  

Ecovyst, Inc.

     129        1,504  

Ferro Corp.*

     7,457        151,675  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a)

     11,758        382,488  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

     127        2,784  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     6,022        114,659  

Hecla Mining Co.

     26,770        147,235  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)*

     36,217      $ 81,850  

Ingevity Corp.*

     2,365        168,790  

Innospec, Inc.

     831        69,987  

International Paper Co.

     6,933        387,693  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     2        218  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

     14,805        79,355  

Kraton Corp.*

     1,495        68,232  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     2,855        837,600  

Livent Corp.*

     7,135        164,890  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     2,901        178,034  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     3,579        335,889  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     374        127,788  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     592        41,345  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     16,592        592,666  

Newmont Corp.

     5,628        305,600  

Nucor Corp.

     5,755        566,810  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

     2,407        156,046  

O-I Glass, Inc.*

     12,307        175,621  

Olin Corp.

     6,541        315,603  

Pan American Silver Corp.
(Canada)

     44        1,024  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     285        40,758  

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)*

     14,011        135,066  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     475        67,650  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     363        34,663  

Sealed Air Corp.

     2,379        130,345  

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     378        34,428  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)(a)

     1,518        424,630  

Southern Copper Corp.

     1,539        86,400  

Trinseo SA (Luxembourg)

     1,376        74,277  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     38        6,428  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     1,810        164,963  

Westrock Co.

     2,751        137,082  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

     3,419        128,486  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     3,124        164,635  
     

 

 

 
        11,896,753  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 6.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     12,728        985,020  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)*

     1,238                3,309,818  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

     895        18,544  

Cars.com, Inc.*

     2,419        30,600  

Charter Communications, Inc.,
Class A(a)*

     1,217        885,441  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     11,646        651,361  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

66


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Media & Entertainment — (Continued)

 

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     1,901      $ 48,247  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     15,566        676,498  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*

     1,323        25,018  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)*

     9,695        3,290,386  

Fox Corp., Class A

     10,420        417,946  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

     54        361  

Gray Television, Inc.

     3,008        68,643  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     12,087        443,230  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (Canada)*

     2,114        27,482  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     435        39,642  

Netflix, Inc.(a)*

     2,486                1,517,305  

News Corp., Class A

     12,304        289,513  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,228        88,981  

Scholastic Corp.

     40        1,426  

Snap, Inc., Class A*

     4,053        299,395  

TechTarget, Inc.*

     382        31,484  

Twitter, Inc.(a)*

     18,890        1,140,767  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     4,161        164,401  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     2,331        394,335  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

     1,680        94,517  

Yelp, Inc.*

     8,123        302,501  
     

 

 

 
        15,242,862  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 7.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.(a)

     5,984        645,494  

AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)*

     5,000        100,200  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     5,469        861,532  

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,434        120,396  

Biogen, Inc.*

     2,245        635,313  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A*

     135        100,703  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     198        95,945  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     13,758        814,061  

Bruker Corp.

     1,204        94,032  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

     2,101        113,433  

Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.*

     1,005        414,733  

Cortexyme, Inc.*

     212        19,432  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

     8,981        172,525  

Eli Lilly and Co.

     5,004        1,156,174  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.*

     150        4,232  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     5,954        415,887  

Illumina, Inc.*

     2,273        921,952  

Innoviva, Inc.*

     3,062        51,166  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     138        33,057  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     9,335        121,915  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Johnson & Johnson(a)

     12,143      $ 1,961,094  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

     19,415        1,458,261  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     14        19,283  

Moderna, Inc.*

     1,345        517,637  

Organon & Co.

     7,243        237,498  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*

     2,239        125,384  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(a)

     4,011        695,066  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

     63,360                2,725,114  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare,
Inc.*

     1,029        57,737  

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)*

     2,336        166,393  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     301        182,159  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)

     149        85,128  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     609        112,409  

Veracyte, Inc.*

     3,692        171,493  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,728        313,442  

Waters Corp.*

     866        309,422  

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,087        211,030  
     

 

 

 
        16,240,732  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 6.8%

 

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.*

     1,005        40,220  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     2,334        487,549  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)*

     1,057        3,472,287  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     2,093        53,999  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     1        197  

AutoNation, Inc.*

     2,474        301,234  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     108        183,383  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(a)

     12,137        764,995  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     289        30,550  

Buckle, Inc. (The)

     3,495        138,367  

Caleres, Inc.

     490        10,888  

Camping World Holdings, Inc.,
Class A

     3,008        116,921  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     568        68,029  

eBay, Inc.(a)

     29,953        2,086,826  

Etsy, Inc.(a)*

     2,478        515,325  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     3,275        149,537  

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,671        202,575  

Guess?, Inc.

     4,691        98,558  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)

     2,718        892,211  

LKQ Corp.*

     14,018        705,386  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)

     4,499        912,667  

Macy’s, Inc.

     8,970        202,722  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     3,020        146,530  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

     442        25,092  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Retailing — (Continued)

 

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     514      $ 314,085  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     1,001        100,701  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

     16,016        163,203  

RH*

     2        1,334  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     3,401        370,199  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

     1,379        44,707  

Shutterstock, Inc.

     2,887        327,155  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

     5,510        435,070  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     3,695        194,135  

Target Corp.(a)

     5,114        1,169,930  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     1,398        504,566  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

     556        30,725  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     58        10,285  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     2,144        85,245  
     

 

 

 
        15,357,388  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 5.6%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     1,105        113,704  

Amkor Technology, Inc.

     1,028        25,649  

Analog Devices, Inc.(a)

     1,186        198,631  

Applied Materials, Inc.(a)

     11,183                1,439,588  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     2,005        94,295  

Broadcom, Inc.(a)

     903        437,892  

Brooks Automation, Inc.

     784        80,242  

Cohu, Inc.*

     934        29,832  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     2,454        368,026  

First Solar, Inc.*

     1,472        140,517  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

     3,640        149,568  

Intel Corp.(a)

     30,057        1,601,437  

KLA Corp.

     470        157,220  

Lam Research Corp.

     854        486,054  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*

     6,409        415,752  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1        153  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     13,916        987,758  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     1,580        238,438  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     615        298,078  

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,790        370,816  

NXP Semiconductors NV
(Netherlands)

     5,208        1,020,091  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

     4,757        217,728  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

     1,076        77,741  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     1,039        102,851  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)*

     3,893        650,871  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)

     9,736        1,255,749  

Rambus, Inc.*

     4,667        103,607  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (Continued)

 

Semtech Corp.*

     519      $ 40,466  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     4,033        664,558  

SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
(Cayman Islands)*

     62        2,759  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)*

     1,384        248,746  

Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)

     3,108        597,389  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     15        639  

Xilinx, Inc.

     1,328        200,515  
     

 

 

 
        12,817,360  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 13.0%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     1,400        447,888  

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     1,419        43,606  

Adobe, Inc.*

     2,090        1,203,255  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     111        5,812  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     1,257        427,946  

Automatic Data Processing,
Inc.(a)

     10,076                2,014,394  

Box, Inc., Class A*

     14,212        336,398  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     1,762        293,620  

Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.(a)*

     4,252        643,923  

Cerence, Inc.*

     3,854        370,408  

CGI, Inc. (Canada)*

     1,070        90,693  

Cloudera, Inc.*

     15,469        247,040  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     479        36,073  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     4,384        251,028  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     578        27,860  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc.
(The) (Canada)*

     11        894  

DocuSign, Inc.*

     373        96,021  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

     2,986        262,768  

Domo, Inc., Class B*

     431        36,394  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

     9,870        288,401  

DXC Technology Co.*

     11,143        374,516  

Elastic NV (Netherlands)*

     325        48,422  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     743        295,662  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)*

     9,892        1,073,282  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)*

     3,715        1,084,929  

Gartner, Inc.*

     2,218        674,006  

HubSpot, Inc.*

     425        287,338  

International Business Machines Corp.(a)

     3,294        457,635  

Intuit, Inc.(a)

     2,070        1,116,786  

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)*

     3,033        292,472  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     735        112,477  

Maximus, Inc.

     984        81,869  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

Microsoft Corp.(a)

     13,293      $ 3,747,563  

MongoDB, Inc.*

     1,269        598,346  

NCR Corp.*

     2,344        90,853  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.(a)

     19,343        489,378  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

     7,994        301,374  

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

     4,625        225,423  

Oracle Corp.(a)

     27,179        2,368,106  

Palantir Technologies, Inc.,
Class A*

     1,402        33,704  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     269        128,851  

Paychex, Inc.(a)

     8,395        944,018  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     3,666        953,930  

Progress Software Corp.

     407        20,020  

PTC, Inc.*

     2,587        309,897  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)*

     3,282                2,042,290  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*

     2,810        342,679  

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     881        142,114  

Square, Inc., Class A(a)*

     1,702        408,208  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     2,741        190,225  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)*

     2,291        685,948  

Teradata Corp.*

     5,788        331,942  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     156        14,591  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     8,295        371,533  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     1,528        313,255  

Visa, Inc., Class A(a)

     3,539        788,312  

Western Union Co. (The)

     18,026        364,486  

Workiva, Inc.*

     1,647        232,161  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     322        6,066  
     

 

 

 
        29,469,089  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.7%

 

3D Systems Corp.*

     19,046        525,098  

Apple, Inc.(a)

     17,838        2,524,077  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     234        80,412  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

     771        86,576  

Belden, Inc.

     920        53,599  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     1,336        35,684  

CDW Corp.

     1,278        232,621  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

     21,591        1,175,198  

Cognex Corp.

     198        15,884  

Coherent, Inc.*

     1,936        484,174  

Corning, Inc.

     16,995        620,147  

CTS Corp.

     147        4,544  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*

     22,661        229,103  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     7,833        199,820  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     12,761        125,696  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     254        50,490  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     35,631        507,742  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

HP, Inc.(a)

     30,868      $ 844,548  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     1,530        251,364  

Knowles Corp.*

     2,525        47,318  

NetApp, Inc.

     7,179        644,387  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     1,144        36,505  

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     531        50,339  

Plantronics, Inc.*

     4,125        106,054  

Sanmina Corp.*

     3,992        153,852  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     6,682        551,399  

SYNNEX Corp.

     2,998        312,092  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     4,693        643,973  

Trimble, Inc.*

     2,762        227,174  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     11,852        148,980  

Ubiquiti, Inc.

     895        267,310  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     6,963        139,887  

Vontier Corp.

     10,459        351,422  

Western Digital Corp.*

     7,167        404,505  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

     10,127        204,262  

Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A*.

     1,280        659,738  
     

 

 

 
        12,995,974  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

AT&T, Inc.(a)

     32,935        889,574  

Gogo, Inc.*

     10,550        182,515  

IDT Corp., Class B*

     28        1,174  

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

     2,067        82,370  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     9,458        117,185  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

     9        420  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     6,046        772,437  

Verizon Communications,
Inc.(a)

     16,594        896,242  
     

 

 

 
                2,941,917  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.1%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     1,335        78,231  

ArcBest Corp.

     4,533        370,663  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     1,109        90,583  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

     1,327        86,348  

CSX Corp.(a)

     35,137        1,044,974  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     1        48  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     2,565        305,568  

FedEx Corp.(a)

     242        53,068  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     954        65,588  

Kirby Corp.*

     553        26,522  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Transportation — (Continued)

 

Matson, Inc.

     408      $ 32,930  

Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)

     818        195,707  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     1,164        332,881  

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

     8,004        182,011  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     345        17,743  

Union Pacific Corp.

     2,826        553,924  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     4,887        232,475  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a)

     5,105        929,620  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

     3,144        250,200  
     

 

 

 
                4,849,084  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.1%

 

  

AES Corp. (The)

     14,318        326,880  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     678        114,609  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

     8,002        584,306  

Exelon Corp.(a)

     23,482        1,135,120  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

     190        8,423  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     1,945        57,708  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     18,980        774,953  

PPL Corp.

     34,075        950,011  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     14,450        880,005  

Southern Co. (The)

     493        30,551  

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

     46        486  
     

 

 

 
        4,863,052  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $188,437,774)

        216,946,171  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.6%

        10,372,420  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 227,318,591  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

PLC  Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of long and short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between August 27, 2024 and July 6, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents 3.6% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Long

                        

Automobiles & Components

                        

Adient PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        5,747      $ 101,199      $ 238,213      $ 135,759

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        19,184        149,368        169,011        19,663

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        1,799        253,948        267,997        14,340

Ford Motor Co.

       Morgan Stanley        79,100        729,735        1,120,056        390,639

General Motors Co.

       Morgan Stanley        27,659        1,318,215        1,457,906        140,102

Gentex Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,960        201,884        196,561        (4,724 )

Gentherm, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,012        55,517        81,901        26,424

Lear Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        286        43,929        44,753        859

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        5,297        434,338        398,546        (34,363 )

Tenneco, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        3,371        43,948        48,104        4,191

Thor Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        98        12,171        12,030        (238 )

Visteon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,138        208,332        201,806        (6,423 )

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,057        126,656        149,030        23,023
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            153,708        3,679,240        4,385,914        709,252
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                        

3M Co.

       Morgan Stanley        4,564        767,772        800,617        57,887

A O Smith Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,903        231,710        238,356        9,082

AAR Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,238        69,289        72,578        3,150

Acuity Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        167        173        52

AECOM

       Morgan Stanley        3,530        174,132        222,920        48,877

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        932        39,060        40,589        1,613

AeroVironment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        377        36,043        32,543        (3,777 )

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        554        75,910        73,228        (2,406 )

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        128        6,667        7,085        643

AMETEK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        400        45,601        49,604        5,442

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,118        25,394        42,216        17,706

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        96        4,674        8,652        5,026

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        285        28,470        27,209        (1,232 )

Atkore, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,619        225,250        401,483        181,665

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,478        135,546        118,349        (17,401 )

Boise Cascade Co.

       Morgan Stanley        6,233        351,725        336,457        (7,163 )

Carrier Global Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        6,087        336,305        315,063        (21,086 )

Caterpillar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,254        258,657        240,730        (16,547 )

Colfax Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        619        28,663        28,412        (234 )

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        559        43,505        39,868        (3,655 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Capital Goods — (continued)

                      

Crane Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,187      $ 113,716      $ 112,539      $ (818 )

Cummins, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,538        566,864        569,933        14,024

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        467        51,328        58,926        9,794

Deere & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,142        174,135        382,650        214,300

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        365        19,896        20,955        1,536

Dover Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        742        77,914        115,381        39,475

Dycom Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        719        39,248        51,222        12,950

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        2,260        365,055        337,441        (27,016 )

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        166        15,013        19,153        4,300

Emerson Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        9,758        910,192        919,204        16,152

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        153        3,554        3,172        (358 )

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        355        30,536        27,335        (3,143 )

Fortive Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        918        56,760        64,783        8,375

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        117        34,410        47,814        13,436

General Dynamics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,643        455,070        518,107        66,441

General Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,809        603,844        598,501        (4,602 )

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1        58        70        29

Global Industrial Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,373        30,408        52,023        21,960

Graco, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        74        5,370        5,178        (173 )

Granite Construction, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,467        94,972        97,570        3,547

HEICO Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        968        121,818        127,650        6,265

Herc Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        567        36,876        92,682        55,838

Hillenbrand, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,555        163,374        151,621        (10,558 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        312        65,775        66,231        3,266

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        11,714        168,481        365,477        206,473

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        685        121,250        132,246        12,531

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,334        258,477        268,887        10,851

John Bean Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        435        38,957        61,139        22,446

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        7,759        441,292        528,233        92,744

Kaman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        170        6,154        6,064        (51 )

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        431        98,143        94,923        (3,280 )

Lennox International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,229        398,631        361,535        (35,569 )

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,503        887,135        863,785        (6,780 )

Middleby Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        305        46,783        52,006        5,259

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4        117        164        213

MYR Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        277        23,514        27,562        4,075

Nordson Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        774        172,367        184,328        12,395

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,212        393,297        436,502        50,547

NOW, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,036        47,175        61,475        14,299

nVent Electric PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1        18        32        32

Oshkosh Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,549        304,265        260,941        (42,946 )

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,429        125,459        117,578        (7,664 )

Owens Corning

   Morgan Stanley        6,023        540,015        514,967        (23,264 )

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,245        298,495        348,127        53,904

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        5,951        286,502        432,221        151,909

Quanta Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        70        8,116        7,967        (70 )

Regal Rexnord Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        532        76,996        79,981        3,204

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,344        36,507        33,318        (3,157 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        325        98,040        95,563        (2,419 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Capital Goods — (continued)

                      

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        2,858      $ 161,789      $ 156,390      $ (5,315 )

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        497        30,863        53,164        22,916

Snap-on, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,797        311,430        375,483        74,460

SPX FLOW, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,916        106,781        213,160        108,608

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,839        509,049        497,705        (5,859 )

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        800        17,813        17,384        (383 )

Terex Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,623        165,220        194,628        30,972

Textron, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,388        229,377        236,516        7,362

Toro Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        634        58,007        61,758        4,332

TPI Composites, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,544        103,982        85,860        (18,062 )

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,467        181,425        253,278        75,895

Triumph Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,534        28,565        28,578        39

United Rentals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3        678        1,053        392

Watsco, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        120        26,754        31,754        5,873

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        194        23,519        32,609        9,711

WESCO International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,883        216,987        217,148        267

WW Grainger, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        776        330,954        305,015        (25,583 )

Xylem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        461        51,676        57,016        5,609
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          168,302        14,351,781        15,689,793        1,509,578
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                      

ABM Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,974        109,552        133,860        27,148

Brady Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        996        53,123        50,497        (2,548 )

Brink’s Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        890        66,005        56,337        (9,448 )

CACI International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        92        19,659        24,113        5,169

CBIZ, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        203        6,709        6,565        (124 )

Cimpress PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        597        27,614        51,838        26,172

Cintas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        241        80,488        91,739        12,584

Clean Harbors, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,647        144,340        171,074        28,411

Copart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,381        180,228        191,572        11,346

CoreCivic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,842        37,325        34,194        (3,098 )

Equifax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        244        61,983        61,834        (27 )

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,104        93,199        102,559        14,268

HNI Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        934        40,318        34,296        (5,728 )

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        149        17,529        17,376        (129 )

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,092        260,508        277,253        17,408

Korn Ferry

   Morgan Stanley        734        53,942        53,112        (737 )

MSA Safety, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        66        9,638        9,616        (1 )

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        34,977        796,711        671,209        (120,717 )

Republic Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,537        283,309        424,652        150,283

Robert Half International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,961        172,855        196,747        25,587

Rollins, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        750        27,164        26,498        (275 )

Science Applications International Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,006        86,027        86,073        143

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        335        3,668        4,248        927

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,524        127,253        168,372        42,783

Waste Management, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        93        14,214        13,890        (300 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          65,369        2,773,361        2,959,524        219,097
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                      

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        700        36,286        32,690        (3,485 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (continued)

                      

BRP,Inc.(Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        319      $ 25,166      $ 29,565      $ 4,480

Brunswick Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,287        254,266        313,153        61,064

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        869        14,537        42,068        27,555

Cavco Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        248        45,085        58,712        13,723

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   Morgan Stanley        17        1,679        1,629        (32 )

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        95        24,153        34,219        10,093

DR Horton, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,948        188,441        415,484        232,596

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        713        81,324        110,843        31,096

GoPro, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        14,508        154,365        135,795        (18,505 )

Hasbro, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,616        354,255        322,620        (30,591 )

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        39        4,459        4,126        (314 )

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,796        35,248        89,710        61,108

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        793        23,293        25,558        2,981

Mattel, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,910        159,279        165,370        6,173

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,391        268,288        424,163        156,003

Newell Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,987        87,670        88,272        3,489

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        4,262        511,720        618,970        112,253

Polaris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        134        12,343        16,034        6,968

PulteGroup, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,885        118,249        132,479        15,639

PVH Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,577        94,868        162,100        67,333

Ralph Lauren Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        408        46,245        45,304        (643 )

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        172        7,685        7,245        (419 )

Skyline Champion Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,465        164,462        208,108        46,298

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        13,062        266,904        271,167        6,078

Sonos, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,256        149,327        137,724        (11,524 )

Steven Madden Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        1,204        24,315        48,353        27,511

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,819        119,595        134,206        19,528

Tapestry, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,316        176,330        159,778        (15,503 )

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,135        134,678        145,495        12,320

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,802        39,813        59,178        19,822

Under Armour, Inc., Class C

   Morgan Stanley        6,274        121,454        109,920        (11,466 )

Whirlpool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,218        242,801        248,301        8,063

YETI Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,163        64,171        99,657        35,530
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          99,388        4,052,754        4,897,996        895,222
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                      

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,794        110,517        143,451        32,986

Airbnb, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        234        33,517        39,254        15,201

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10,689        95,770        267,225        177,633

Booking Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        123        265,863        291,986        27,836

Boyd Gaming Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        710        21,041        44,915        39,428

Brinker International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,321        133,679        113,845        (20,120 )

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,065        125,443        134,584        9,850

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        319        45,849        44,609        (1,203 )

Dine Brands Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,196        109,732        259,547        151,289

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        142        69,440        67,728        (1,666 )

Expedia Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        76        9,352        12,456        3,126

Golden Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        749        32,906        36,768        3,924

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        114        67,471        67,164        49

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        581        52,907        51,105        (1,787 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Consumer Services — (continued)

                      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        511      $ 61,620      $ 67,508      $ 6,051

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,477        33,504        33,266        (207 )

Jack in the Box, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        657        58,125        63,946        7,314

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        3,496        471,388        517,723        47,993

McDonald’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,406        549,858        580,111        37,619

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,934        444,079        429,978        (13,901 )

Perdoceo Education Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9,117        124,962        96,276        (28,648 )

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        459        14,874        23,510        8,659

Service Corp. International

   Morgan Stanley        2,484        118,855        149,686        33,170

Starbucks Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,753        210,285        193,373        (17,004 )

Vail Resorts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        230        71,358        76,832        5,577

Wendy’s Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        7,276        167,253        157,744        (8,872 )

WW International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,404        42,942        25,623        (17,284 )

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,833        271,057        295,869        26,563

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,063        448,659        496,946        54,838
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          70,213        4,262,306        4,783,028        578,414
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                      

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        436        67,022        65,875        (1,094 )

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        4,903        1,086,866        1,338,225        251,825

BlackRock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        799        451,966        670,089        259,668

CME Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,246        237,225        240,951        4,919

Federated Hermes, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,348        56,264        76,310        23,892

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,416        196,127        190,684        (3,405 )

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        11,646        296,561        280,785        (12,333 )

Moody’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,463        536,434        519,526        (15,777 )

MSCI, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        167        106,928        101,593        (5,274 )

Nasdaq, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,207        414,513        619,015        210,782

S&P Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        791        337,065        336,088        (250 )

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,124        693,717        811,191        140,113
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          37,546        4,480,688        5,250,332        853,066
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Energy

                      

Antero Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,671        32,743        69,052        36,339

APA Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        14,031        136,741        300,684        164,245

Baker Hughes Co.

   Morgan Stanley        14,831        314,162        366,771        55,243

Cactus, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        155        2,796        5,847        3,127

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        9,402        166,719        343,549        194,600

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        3,706        19,767        24,830        5,892

ChampionX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        10,311        233,516        230,554        (2,849 )

Chevron Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        135        9,118        13,696        4,960

Cimarex Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,111        138,046        184,079        48,571

CNX Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,783        19,439        22,501        3,214

ConocoPhillips

   Morgan Stanley        1        26        68        60

Continental Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,896        65,416        87,500        23,060

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,825        2,366        8,413        6,231

Denbury, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        741        53,952        52,055        (1,857 )

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        6,050        31,067        39,507        9,897

EOG Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,107        374,722        570,479        223,628

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        10,280        86,147        104,239        18,582

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

75


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Energy — (continued)

                      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        18,448      $ 1,037,925      $ 1,085,111      $ 76,753

Green Plains, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        617        15,105        20,145        6,333

Halliburton Co.

   Morgan Stanley        15,905        239,188        343,866        119,999

Hess Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,287        409,757        412,968        5,740

HollyFrontier Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        213        4,043        7,057        3,181

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,900        61,701        59,964        (1,345 )

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        41,415        63,283        122,588        60,141

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,340        7,528        23,839        16,923

Marathon Oil Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        47,060        528,871        643,310        118,151

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        12,587        640,930        778,002        147,891

Murphy Oil Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,513        20,643        62,750        43,279

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        539        46,424        53,587        7,250

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        18,962        511,872        560,896        49,566

Oceaneering International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        13,028        168,433        173,533        5,186

ONEOK, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,942        468,167        518,547        53,908

Ovintiv, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,555        114,284        149,768        38,941

PDC Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,929        119,604        138,805        20,307

SM Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        15,904        93,618        419,548        326,144

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,788        106,859        99,303        (7,120 )

Targa Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,599        68,623        78,687        11,338

Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        8,096        27,375        30,684        3,475

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        8,808        58,255        87,199        29,300

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        564        18,782        32,943        14,186

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,453        27,510        37,691        12,455

World Fuel Services Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,831        102,363        128,798        29,720
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          329,319        6,647,886        8,493,413        1,984,645
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        316        142,615        141,995        (545 )

Kroger Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        4,686        191,999        189,455        (2,081 )

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,930        197,040        206,908        9,811

Sysco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,419        369,660        425,392        64,828

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,645        186,169        218,547        40,027

Walmart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        12,349        1,577,636        1,721,204        171,860

Weis Markets, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        67        3,638        3,521        (98 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          36,412        2,668,757        2,907,022        283,802
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                      

Altria Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        12,570        513,699        572,186        113,712

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   Morgan Stanley        4,858        284,809        291,529        10,407

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        290        19,790        19,433        (598 )

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        16,249        856,473        852,585        16,221

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        87        34,732        34,294        (407 )

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,804        252,446        380,085        134,922

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,108        445,081        439,165        (5,715 )

General Mills, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,649        94,675        98,643        8,782

Hershey Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        2,137        357,625        361,687        7,784

J M Smucker Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        143        16,147        17,164        6,059

Kellogg Co.

   Morgan Stanley        772        48,798        49,346        1,279

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        26,425        892,997        972,969        105,970

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

76


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (continued)

                      

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        3,302      $ 161,202      $ 153,147      $ (6,021 )

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        10,487        611,524        610,134        4,827

Monster Beverage Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,248        608,923        643,840        35,185

PepsiCo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,491        689,450        675,491        (7,484 )

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,541        289,546        335,651        63,036

Primo Water Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        74        1,200        1,163        (19 )

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,982        369,972        373,012        3,446

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        7,480        94,727        66,796        (28,225 )

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        3,162        192,432        249,608        65,689

Vector Group Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        1,773        24,888        22,606        (1,987 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          116,632        6,861,136        7,220,534        526,863
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                      

Abbott Laboratories

   Morgan Stanley        4,202        493,417        496,382        6,459

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,987        301,227        318,071        16,986

Addus HomeCare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4        328        319        9

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        3,700        304,589        297,739        (6,707 )

Align Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        859        468,860        571,604        102,942

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,147        66,054        68,815        2,783

Amedisys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        757        141,198        112,869        (28,253 )

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,339        143,639        153,650        10,088

Anthem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,363        840,357        880,926        67,462

Boston Scientific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        8,634        370,932        374,629        3,112

Cerner Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,986        584,740        563,173        (17,405 )

Change Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,803        39,900        37,755        (2,692 )

Cigna Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,298        305,450        259,808        (43,805 )

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,544        69,403        99,965        30,608

CONMED Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,031        108,915        134,886        26,534

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        528        230,505        218,228        (12,157 )

CryoLife, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        20        461        446        2

CVS Health Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,041        130,260        173,199        56,494

Danaher Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,803        399,839        548,905        150,841

Dexcom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        163        83,767        89,138        7,931

Doximity, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        424        36,670        34,217        (2,421 )

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        893        102,953        101,097        (1,797 )

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,025        62,768        76,762        14,244

Envista Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        9,723        381,560        406,519        24,914

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,156        79,954        103,982        26,628

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        687        53,399        52,638        (721 )

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,827        274,380        443,449        172,378

Henry Schein, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,492        112,792        113,631        1,104

Heska Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        190        49,894        49,123        (734 )

Hologic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,592        364,708        486,556        122,015

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,357        586,753        843,918        257,112

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        363        88,628        84,535        (4,039 )

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,101        146,181        143,876        (2,227 )

Intersect ENT, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        61        1,660        1,659        17

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        436        375,706        433,449        57,916

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   Morgan Stanley        2,990        704,489        841,506        137,325

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        52        2,861        2,761        (62 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

77


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                      

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        2,918      $ 238,160      $ 231,076      $ (6,968 )

McKesson Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,077        359,632        414,112        57,539

MEDNAX, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,533        165,599        185,733        20,130

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        7,696        830,663        964,694        154,071

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        873        15,935        16,797        903

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,581        91,022        113,516        22,635

National Research Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3        141        127        3

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,691        84,878        80,243        (4,583 )

Omnicell, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        886        113,063        131,509        18,510

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        912        23,712        28,536        5,413

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,213        293,925        321,571        29,574

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,793        70,300        137,193        71,310

STAAR Surgical Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,526        345,509        324,667        (20,683 )

Stryker Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,673        413,307        441,204        30,082

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        870        27,965        57,803        29,866

Tivity Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,962        59,924        137,484        78,517

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,618        921,560        1,022,957        109,494

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        274        85,050        78,959        (6,218 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          137,677        12,649,542        14,308,366        1,762,479
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   Morgan Stanley        15,181        1,110,009        1,147,380        58,495

Coty, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        13,186        112,787        103,642        (9,081 )

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,824        76,088        66,211        (9,641 )

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,771        451,049        531,176        83,337

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,506        205,420        199,455        (5,141 )

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        3,313        419,985        463,157        58,663

WD-40 Co.

   Morgan Stanley        357        83,593        82,638        (1,060 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          37,138        2,458,931        2,593,659        175,572
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Materials

                      

AdvanSix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        573        20,588        22,777        2,214

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,724        264,397        244,939        (18,970 )

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        4,372        31,904        31,478        (395 )

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        4,877        51,417        56,524        9,389

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,365        115,720        121,649        6,930

Avery Dennison Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,312        279,258        271,860        (6,182 )

Avient Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,373        21,610        63,639        48,379

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        7,703        227,363        224,851        (2,972 )

Ball Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        205        18,547        18,444        (396 )

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,962        57,808        96,976        42,742

Celanese Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        710        108,698        106,954        (1,742 )

Centerra Gold, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4        28        27        17

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,704        70,130        150,937        95,294

Chemours Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        9,855        200,740        286,386        93,297

Commercial Metals Co.

   Morgan Stanley        56        1,104        1,706        746

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        318        18,780        20,479        3,931

Corteva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,429        234,724        228,452        (6,175 )

Domtar Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,235        121,476        121,897        488

Dow, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,427        329,435        369,938        54,708

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

78


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Materials — (continued)

                      

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        17,231      $ 1,349,249      $ 1,171,536      $ (166,981 )

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,909        272,412        250,384        (21,316 )

Eastman Chemical Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,358        159,218        237,545        90,860

Ecovyst, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        107        1,260        1,248        6

Ferro Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,910        110,037        120,209        10,235

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        9,628        149,583        313,199        166,800

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        107        2,410        2,345        (46 )

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,000        96,617        95,200        (1,006 )

Hecla Mining Co.

   Morgan Stanley        22,492        132,184        123,706        (8,126 )

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        29,465        88,623        66,591        (23,148 )

Ingevity Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,948        109,179        139,029        29,912

Innospec, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        316        27,441        26,614        (782 )

International Paper Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,648        295,582        315,836        27,221

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        12,101        70,332        64,861        (5,248 )

Kraton Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,227        26,325        56,000        30,817

Linde PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        2,485        490,617        729,049        252,852

Livent Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,875        143,534        135,771        (7,880 )

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,359        140,688        144,772        4,563

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        2,910        290,484        273,104        (14,962 )

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        301        78,794        102,846        25,004

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        660        38,651        46,094        7,601

Mosaic Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        13,560        376,437        484,363        116,954

Newmont Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,721        284,138        256,350        (21,060 )

Nucor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        4,828        451,608        475,510        28,603

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,964        118,303        127,326        10,828

O-I Glass, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10,009        147,499        142,828        (5,030 )

Olin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,326        246,065        256,980        11,565

PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        33        767        768        19

PPG Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        240        32,077        34,322        3,059

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        11,397        128,517        109,867        (18,774 )

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   Morgan Stanley        385        57,497        54,832        (1,121 )

Royal Gold, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        296        30,137        28,265        (1,763 )

Sealed Air Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,935        77,853        106,019        30,618

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        305        19,018        27,779        11,390

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,283        302,083        358,894        59,103

Southern Copper Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,265        64,736        71,017        8,773

Trinseo S.A. (Luxembourg)

   Morgan Stanley        1,117        63,557        60,296        (3,324 )

Vulcan Materials Co.

   Morgan Stanley        30        5,103        5,075        1,660

Westlake Chemical Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,486        146,979        135,434        (11,489 )

Westrock Co.

   Morgan Stanley        2,233        113,344        111,270        (1,595 )

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        2,781        111,788        104,510        (7,214 )

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,549        124,494        134,332        11,745
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          254,984        9,148,947        9,941,889        940,626
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10,031        793,557        776,299        (28,174 )

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        989        1,305,529        2,644,111        1,339,139

Altice U.S.A., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        735        14,649        15,229        604

Cars.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,945        26,638        24,604        (2,108 )

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        967        660,197        703,551        43,643

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

79


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

                      

Comcast Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        9,463      $ 530,623      $ 529,266      $ (631 )

Discovery, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,548        39,938        39,288        (616 )

DISH Network Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        12,719        381,996        552,768        171,463

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,079        19,795        20,404        635

Facebook, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        7,901        1,546,185        2,681,520        1,135,991

Fox Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        8,466        220,937        339,571        128,894

Gannett Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        40        261        267        24

Gray Television, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,487        42,945        56,753        14,516

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        9,844        286,137        360,979        94,772

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        1,719        15,366        22,347        7,005

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        359        32,960        32,716        (213 )

Netflix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,033        1,016,971        1,240,821        225,005

News Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        10,088        105,000        237,371        135,289

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,010        79,230        73,185        (5,277 )

Scholastic Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        34        1,185        1,212        45

Snap, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        3,299        242,224        243,697        (3,249 )

TechTarget, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        320        21,836        26,374        4,659

Twitter, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        15,481        504,226        934,898        430,897

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        3,425        140,624        135,322        (4,814 )

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,945        347,967        329,036        (19,842 )

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        1,399        68,658        78,708        11,587

Yelp, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,632        252,743        246,976        (5,751 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          115,958        8,698,377        12,347,273        3,673,493
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                      

AbbVie, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,089        655,585        656,820        2,448

AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        4,043        72,468        81,022        8,601

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,626        348,543        413,674        66,055

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,661        59,090        93,295        38,310

Biogen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,801        603,259        509,665        (96,951 )

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        112        70,604        83,546        12,989

Bio-Techne Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        163        85,291        78,985        (6,253 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   Morgan Stanley        11,039        725,315        653,178        (76,235 )

Bruker Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        970        79,335        75,757        (3,511 )

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,707        91,597        92,161        545

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        820        308,895        338,389        29,639

Cortexyme, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        175        16,589        16,041        (688 )

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,329        117,587        140,790        23,280

Eli Lilly & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        4,083        967,357        943,377        (24,467 )

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        125        3,522        3,526        23

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,279        345,568        368,738        31,878

Illumina, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,846        860,379        748,756        (112,639 )

Innoviva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,020        34,034        50,464        17,350

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        114        29,393        27,308        (2,057 )

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,698        92,732        100,536        7,850

Johnson & Johnson

   Morgan Stanley        9,897        1,639,704        1,598,366        (16,525 )

Merck & Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        15,801        1,156,147        1,186,813        60,039

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        10        13,929        13,774        (133 )

Moderna, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,095        422,030        421,422        (417 )

Organon & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,906        189,460        193,658        5,210

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
                        

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

 

              

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,811      $ 104,301      $ 101,416      $ (2,878 )

PerkinElmer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,235        413,868        560,593        148,096

Pfizer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        53,137        2,132,096        2,285,422        191,290

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        839        29,995        47,076        17,499

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        1,906        130,933        135,764        4,903

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        246        150,908        148,874        (1,954 )

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        123        54,203        70,274        16,362

United Therapeutics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        495        97,994        91,367        (6,569 )

Veracyte, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,997        143,893        139,211        (4,722 )

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,408        262,977        255,397        (7,454 )

Waters Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        706        200,150        252,254        52,204

Zoetis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        879        141,653        170,649        29,712
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            162,191        12,851,384        13,148,358        400,830
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Retailing

                        

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        819        34,598        32,776        (1,790 )

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,949        308,738        407,127        104,725

Amazon.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        761        2,084,297        2,499,915        416,496

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,454        46,553        37,513        (9,004 )

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        141        197        73

AutoNation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,473        207,239        301,112        100,594

AutoZone, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        87        136,489        147,725        11,310

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,707        248,046        611,832        366,031

Best Buy Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,158        62,871        122,412        63,881

Buckle,Inc.(The)

       Morgan Stanley        2,234        45,874        88,444        55,145

Caleres, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        409        9,703        9,088        (593 )

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,460        77,180        95,620        21,871

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        463        59,417        55,454        (3,921 )

eBay, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24,291        1,512,841        1,692,354        190,080

Etsy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,939        275,097        403,234        128,268

Foot Locker, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,352        81,550        107,392        27,154

Genuine Parts Co.

       Morgan Stanley        1,343        138,269        162,812        31,175

Guess?, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,815        57,331        80,153        24,504

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        2,243        537,957        736,287        213,522

LKQ Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        7,304        315,646        367,537        55,052

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,674        416,910        745,308        340,317

Macy’s, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,313        42,626        165,274        186,785

MarineMax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,475        127,321        120,087        (7,244 )

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        358        19,475        20,324        874

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        421        193,866        257,256        63,488

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        814        70,996        81,888        11,254

Qurate Retail, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13,264        97,726        135,160        62,174

RH.

       Morgan Stanley        1        668        667        17

Ross Stores, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,769        330,509        301,406        (28,645 )

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,120        19,382        36,310        17,804

Shutterstock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,364        162,436        267,888        107,230

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        4,757        69,372        375,613        311,232

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,987        86,454        156,937        72,983

Target Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,199        886,940        960,605        78,351

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,146        419,499        413,614        (5,694 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
                        

Retailing — (continued)

 

              

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        458      $ 27,138      $ 25,309      $ (1,801 )

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        48        8,635        8,512        (22 )

Zumiez, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,725        49,896        68,586        19,578
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            117,155        9,269,686        12,099,728        3,023,254
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                        

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        504        50,904        51,862        3,307

Amkor Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        991        11,101        24,725        13,847

Analog Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        982        158,026        164,465        7,519

Applied Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,731        1,115,333        1,123,942        17,132

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        921        26,177        43,315        17,166

Broadcom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        552        257,494        267,681        20,196

Brooks Automation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        627        53,053        64,173        13,969

Cohu, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        765        24,947        24,434        (485 )

Enphase Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,034        316,141        305,039        (16,324 )

First Solar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,198        111,884        114,361        2,543

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        2,950        151,587        121,216        (30,384 )

Intel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        24,528        1,298,003        1,306,852        23,111

KLA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        386        95,877        129,121        35,367

Lam Research Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        694        424,349        394,990        (34,326 )

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,197        174,980        337,129        164,778

Microchip Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        125        154        1,193

Micron Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,340        817,582        804,913        (11,587 )

MKS Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,289        214,590        194,523        (21,850 )

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        504        249,664        244,279        (5,432 )

NVIDIA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,458        287,749        302,039        15,176

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        4,246        815,813        831,664        19,899

ON Semiconductor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,982        157,501        182,256        25,063

Onto Innovation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        872        53,115        63,002        9,981

Power Integrations, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        845        83,684        83,647        105

Qorvo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,196        532,233        534,339        2,319

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,977        1,052,885        1,028,873        (13,350 )

Rambus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,813        82,340        84,649        2,360

Semtech Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        425        32,547        33,137        621

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,276        412,836        539,819        134,841

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        53        1,347        2,359        1,029

Synaptics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,132        187,698        203,454        15,851

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,532        373,847        486,676        125,212

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        186        383        215

Xilinx, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,083        158,064        163,522        5,280
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            99,093        9,783,662        10,256,993        544,342
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Software & Services

                        

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        2,457        524,281        786,043        272,997

ACI Worldwide, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,512        39,261        46,464        7,236

Adobe, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,856        1,049,624        1,068,536        19,363

Agilysys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        78        4,090        4,084        13

ANSYS, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,026        348,811        349,302        329

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,868        1,396,303        1,572,971        200,444

Box, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        11,264        268,103        266,619        (2,024 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
                        

Software & Services — (continued)

 

              

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,575      $ 206,797      $ 262,458      $ 59,942

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,212        311,417        486,425        175,154

Cerence, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,143        343,625        302,074        (41,392 )

CGI, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        876        61,645        74,250        12,647

Cloudera, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12,710        200,125        202,979        2,953

CommVault Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        394        26,534        29,672        3,191

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,576        193,694        204,762        11,166

CSG Systems International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        450        20,450        21,690        1,685

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        9        732        731        17

DocuSign, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        303        79,073        78,001        (2,423 )

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,438        232,939        214,544        (18,156 )

Domo, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        354        23,906        29,892        7,029

Dropbox, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        8,033        249,926        234,724        (15,082 )

DXC Technology Co.

       Morgan Stanley        9,090        355,556        305,515        (50,207 )

Elastic N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        268        36,880        39,929        3,536

Fair Isaac Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        608        267,575        241,941        (25,506 )

Fiserv, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,071        805,462        875,704        70,601

Fortinet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,030        379,819        884,881        505,237

Gartner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,821        360,989        553,366        192,531

HubSpot, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        346        236,075        233,927        (2,803 )

International Business Machines Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,682        342,625        372,610        38,062

Intuit, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,684        788,785        908,535        122,002

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        2,464        270,236        237,604        (36,368 )

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        599        94,035        91,665        (2,314 )

Maximus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        802        70,316        66,726        (3,283 )

Microsoft Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        6,888        1,515,381        1,941,865        444,865

MongoDB, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,033        504,648        487,070        (17,353 )

NCR Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,902        36,715        73,722        42,763

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15,752        329,314        398,526        80,255

Nutanix, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        6,519        250,714        245,766        (4,827 )

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        3,772        157,869        183,847        28,612

Oracle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        22,188        1,637,737        1,933,240        365,017

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,138        30,511        27,358        (7,255 )

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        220        81,660        105,380        25,451

Paychex, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,319        476,211        823,022        371,455

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,041        583,737        791,299        207,819

Progress Software Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        338        15,001        16,626        1,704

PTC, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,103        205,323        251,918        46,698

ServiceNow, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,227        841,318        1,385,795        544,842

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        2,294        275,507        279,753        4,377

SPS Commerce, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        553        54,581        89,204        34,664

Square, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,417        345,225        339,853        (5,212 )

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,210        160,183        153,374        (6,178 )

Synopsys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,884        361,578        564,088        202,677

Teradata Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,721        97,584        270,749        174,010

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        128        12,266        11,972        (272 )

Verint Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,762        279,440        302,870        23,299

VeriSign, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,247        245,717        255,647        10,049

Visa, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,912        617,011        648,648        34,893

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

83


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
                        

Software & Services — (continued)

 

              

Western Union Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        11,716      $ 235,717      $ 236,898      $ 12,935

Workiva, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,350        162,659        190,296        27,722

Xperi Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        262        5,048        4,936        (6 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            206,495        19,108,344        23,062,346        4,149,581
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                        

3D Systems Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        15,367        453,419        423,668        (29,546 )

Apple, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24,282        1,997,509        3,435,903        1,466,945

Arista Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        191        68,611        65,635        (2,930 )

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        419        39,639        47,050        7,402

Belden, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        557        18,214        32,451        15,127

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,089        31,602        29,087        (2,178 )

CDW Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,007        125,184        183,294        59,710

Cisco Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        23,654        1,028,269        1,287,487        298,887

Cognex Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        159        12,829        12,755        (15 )

Coherent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,578        407,975        394,642        (13,637 )

Corning, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,817        375,773        431,202        65,355

CTS Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        128        4,091        3,956        (111 )

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,306        40,348        73,864        33,549

EchoStar Corp., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        2,311        55,332        58,954        3,662

Extreme Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,291        112,243        101,366        (10,813 )

F5 Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        208        38,790        41,346        2,545

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       Morgan Stanley        29,012        434,432        413,421        (13,920 )

HP,Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        28,434        487,470        777,954        318,979

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,247        200,097        204,870        4,872

Knowles Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,052        40,047        38,454        (1,595 )

NetApp, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,846        381,117        524,737        154,836

NETGEAR, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        956        31,643        30,506        (1,358 )

OSI Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        200        16,812        18,960        2,160

Plantronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,355        126,556        86,257        (40,383 )

Sanmina Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,357        86,634        129,379        43,318

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        5,450        377,121        449,734        76,343

SYNNEX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,504        190,672        260,666        70,588

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        3,847        442,302        527,885        91,813

Trimble, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,248        198,361        184,898        (13,363 )

TTM Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,292        95,807        91,660        (4,090 )

Ubiquiti, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        722        184,824        215,640        32,196

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,647        123,515        113,448        (9,500 )

Vontier Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,528        251,387        286,541        35,688

Western Digital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,842        360,056        329,722        (30,168 )

Xerox Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,250        196,706        166,403        (27,377 )

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,043        429,743        537,583        108,034
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            226,196        9,465,130        12,011,378        2,691,025
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                        

AT&T, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        20,938        589,111        565,535        11,062

Gogo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,633        97,450        149,351        52,639

IDT Corp., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        21        903        881        (4 )

Iridium Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,704        51,595        67,904        16,348

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,647        84,231        94,746        15,609

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

84


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Telecommunication Services — (continued)

                     

ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        6     $ 281     $ 280     $ (219 )

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,237       381,626       413,559       32,108

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13,542       727,586       731,403       32,884
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            55,728       1,932,783       2,023,659       160,427
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,462       141,548       202,873       61,401

ArcBest Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,385       181,768       276,791       105,133

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        882       48,849       72,042       26,133

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        1,084       78,248       70,536       (7,632 )

CSX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        37,434       943,026       1,113,287       178,628

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,805       130,860       324,667       195,078

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,094       243,681       249,458       7,122

FedEx Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        199       47,841       43,639       (2,616 )

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        767       50,179       52,731       2,638

Kirby Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        453       24,293       21,726       (2,539 )

Matson, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        334       23,231       26,957       3,803

Norfolk Southern Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        674       149,203       161,255       17,142

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        954       229,012       272,825       44,403

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        1,677       34,585       38,135       4,774

Southwest Airlines Co.

       Morgan Stanley        280       14,610       14,400       (186 )

Union Pacific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,299       481,501       450,627       (27,500 )

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,984       183,725       189,519       6,011

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        4,175       741,928       760,268       26,524

XPO Logistics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,559       215,435       203,645       (11,684 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            73,501       3,963,523       4,545,381       626,633
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                     

AES Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        10,999       272,005       251,107       (19,601 )

American Water Works Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        558       91,559       94,324       3,106

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,393       444,353       466,817       35,448

Exelon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        17,128       676,642       827,968       174,575

Fortis,Inc.(Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        155       6,895       6,871       (396 )

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,620       45,888       48,065       3,366

NRG Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15,449       636,738       630,783       (2,178 )

PPL Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        27,777       814,066       774,423       (33,576 )

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,781       750,939       717,463       (29,276 )

Southern Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        398       26,284       24,664       (1,467 )

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        25       258       264       27
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            92,283       3,765,627       3,842,749       130,028
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

                152,873,845       176,769,335       25,838,229
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

BorgWarner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,422 )       (491,155 )       (493,545 )       (4,571 )

Dana, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,251 )       (61,312 )       (50,062 )       11,390

Dorman Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,116 )       (185,124 )       (200,322 )       (15,619 )

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,572 )       (242,548 )       (227,217 )       14,759

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (7,896 )       (126,733 )       (139,759 )       (13,309 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Automobiles & Components — (continued)

                   

LCI Industries

   Morgan Stanley        (6,018 )     $ (844,006 )     $ (810,203 )     $ 24,290

Patrick Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,864 )       (395,250 )       (405,171 )       (13,574 )

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (181 )       (7,900 )       (7,911 )       (5 )

Tesla, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (84 )       (57,236 )       (65,140 )       (8,023 )

Workhorse Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,735 )       (322,406 )       (150,973 )       170,687

XPEL, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,302 )       (107,861 )       (98,770 )       9,094
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (57,441 )       (2,841,531 )       (2,649,073 )       175,119
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                   

AAON, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (838 )       (62,186 )       (54,755 )       7,150

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (659 )       (71,801 )       (71,284 )       364

Ameresco, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (120 )       (7,137 )       (7,012 )       125

American Woodmark Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,803 )       (225,364 )       (183,232 )       41,616

API Group Corp., 144A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,551 )       (57,603 )       (51,913 )       5,571

Arcosa, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,526 )       (258,680 )       (227,069 )       30,825

Argan, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,184 )       (92,467 )       (95,375 )       (11,862 )

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,299 )       (178,292 )       (227,351 )       (49,464 )

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,071 )       (86,809 )       (75,654 )       11,031

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (62,176 )       (984,721 )       (873,573 )       108,833

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (11,284 )       (250,280 )       (211,236 )       38,468

Boeing Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (907 )       (226,835 )       (199,486 )       26,829

BWX Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,306 )       (697,365 )       (608,941 )       83,807

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (514 )       (104,389 )       (102,178 )       1,736

Chart Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,322 )       (220,066 )       (252,647 )       (33,086 )

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (110 )       (5,241 )       (5,318 )       (73 )

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (9,297 )       (284,203 )       (310,241 )       (26,693 )

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,846 )       (303,326 )       (260,730 )       41,894

Energy Recovery, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,342 )       (109,198 )       (101,658 )       7,298

EnPro Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (33 )       (2,883 )       (2,875 )       21

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (20,247 )       (617,726 )       (760,477 )       (147,556 )

Federal Signal Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,128 )       (117,646 )       (120,803 )       (4,405 )

Fluor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,214 )       (286,199 )       (195,058 )       90,481

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,295 )       (107,576 )       (103,406 )       3,999

FuelCell Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (37,725 )       (572,035 )       (252,380 )       317,979

GATX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,215 )       (385,110 )       (377,495 )       454

GMS, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,687 )       (126,596 )       (117,691 )       8,623

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,972 )       (87,880 )       (90,117 )       (2,429 )

Griffon Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,922 )       (44,960 )       (47,281 )       (2,470 )

Helios Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,022 )       (111,853 )       (166,026 )       (55,981 )

Hexcel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,660 )       (100,346 )       (98,587 )       1,538

Hubbell, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (444 )       (88,561 )       (80,217 )       7,888

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,671 )       (156,550 )       (134,244 )       15,342

IDEX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,460 )       (558,553 )       (509,097 )       49,169

IES Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (31 )       (1,384 )       (1,416 )       (19 )

Kennametal, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,712 )       (113,228 )       (92,832 )       19,970

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,262 )       (266,489 )       (251,255 )       14,620

Lindsay Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (533 )       (88,615 )       (80,904 )       7,224

MasTec, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (203 )       (17,748 )       (17,515 )       209

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,841 )       (153,040 )       (108,777 )       43,852

Mercury Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,525 )       (927,455 )       (688,775 )       236,500

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

86


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Capital Goods — (continued)

                   

Meritor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,469 )     $ (249,325 )     $ (201,784 )     $ 47,752

Moog, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,402 )       (129,573 )       (106,874 )       20,395

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,356 )       (214,060 )       (188,928 )       23,881

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (5,438 )       (62,681 )       (82,766 )       (22,624 )

Nikola Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (25,769 )       (262,161 )       (274,955 )       (13,398 )

NV5 Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,316 )       (95,056 )       (129,718 )       (35,322 )

Parsons Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,921 )       (109,207 )       (98,613 )       10,353

PGT Innovations, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,756 )       (294,845 )       (339,140 )       (44,976 )

Plug Power, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (36,277 )       (971,172 )       (926,515 )       38,538

Primoris Services Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,863 )       (125,584 )       (119,095 )       5,929

Proto Labs, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,272 )       (893,343 )       (417,715 )       473,529

RBC Bearings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (337 )       (78,286 )       (71,511 )       6,687

REV Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,237 )       (37,646 )       (55,547 )       (18,885 )

Shyft Group,Inc.(The)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,267 )       (53,559 )       (48,159 )       5,302

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (10,553 )       (498,927 )       (466,337 )       31,170

Sunrun, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,310 )       (449,219 )       (277,640 )       170,532

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,280 )       (332,762 )       (358,875 )       (26,884 )

Timken Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,544 )       (194,801 )       (166,428 )       27,311

Trex Co., Inc

   Morgan Stanley        (2,103 )       (214,811 )       (214,359 )       (906 )

TriMas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (52 )       (1,619 )       (1,683 )       (51 )

UFP Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (323 )       (22,561 )       (21,958 )       567

Univar Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,942 )       (255,566 )       (260,638 )       (5,661 )

Valmont Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (424 )       (99,541 )       (99,691 )       (578 )

Vicor Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (46 )       (6,232 )       (6,171 )       63

Woodward, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,178 )       (265,231 )       (246,550 )       18,291
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (433,392 )       (15,076,164 )       (13,398,531 )       1,600,393
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                   

ADT, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (90,555 )       (826,209 )       (732,590 )       86,160

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,469 )       (625,871 )       (592,665 )       29,259

Clarivate PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        (4,493 )       (126,007 )       (98,397 )       28,986

CoStar Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,349 )       (305,477 )       (288,215 )       17,008

Covanta Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,174 )       (285,664 )       (325,421 )       (52,608 )

Deluxe Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,950 )       (76,266 )       (69,985 )       5,880

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,869 )       (546,758 )       (502,098 )       43,383

Forrester Research, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,250 )       (79,674 )       (110,835 )       (31,332 )

FTI Consulting, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,546 )       (364,394 )       (342,946 )       20,669

Harsco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,436 )       (140,777 )       (142,990 )       (2,529 )

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (455 )       (23,044 )       (23,660 )       (653 )

IAA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (829 )       (46,440 )       (45,239 )       1,109

Insperity, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,969 )       (881,788 )       (993,227 )       (137,017 )

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,783 )       (272,621 )       (267,530 )       4,452

ManTech International Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,401 )       (122,791 )       (106,364 )       15,332

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,409 )       (76,143 )       (86,992 )       (11,012 )

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (47,518 )       (399,527 )       (342,605 )       52,828

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (38 )       (5,790 )       (5,675 )       458

TransUnion

   Morgan Stanley        (2,751 )       (306,971 )       (308,965 )       (4,613 )

U.S. Ecology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,865 )       (477,074 )       (254,433 )       220,918

Upwork, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,594 )       (435,697 )       (432,018 )       2,664

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

87


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Commercial & Professional Services — (continued)

                   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,636 )     $ (1,285,387 )     $ (1,328,992 )     $ (49,300 )

Viad Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,126 )       (170,416 )       (187,362 )       (17,332 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (261,465 )       (7,880,786 )       (7,589,204 )       222,710
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                   

Callaway Golf Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (25,041 )       (727,625 )       (691,883 )       33,618

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (17,383 )       (662,591 )       (620,052 )       40,987

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,306 )       (277,696 )       (263,360 )       13,482

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,761 )       (621,044 )       (620,341 )       (751 )

Installed Building Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,426 )       (309,124 )       (259,946 )       47,797

iRobot Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (838 )       (72,618 )       (65,783 )       6,680

Latham Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,377 )       (68,222 )       (55,383 )       12,695

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,652 )       (75,865 )       (65,001 )       10,630

Lovesac Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (499 )       (35,745 )       (32,979 )       2,699

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,920 )       (161,954 )       (134,362 )       27,226

Oxford Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,646 )       (172,283 )       (238,590 )       (70,991 )

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (29,039 )       (3,034,449 )       (2,527,845 )       499,434

Purple Innovation, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,391 )       (874,232 )       (596,779 )       275,399

Vizio Holding Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (903 )       (18,766 )       (19,180 )       (441 )

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,694 )       (195,188 )       (199,749 )       (11,630 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (133,876 )       (7,307,402 )       (6,391,233 )       886,834
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                   

2U INC

   Morgan Stanley        (159 )       (5,337 )       (5,338 )       401

Aramark

   Morgan Stanley        (14,424 )       (590,188 )       (473,973 )       110,252

Bally’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,768 )       (594,052 )       (489,767 )       102,760

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,866 )       (828,923 )       (678,418 )       148,681

Carnival Corp. (Panama)

   Morgan Stanley        (36,522 )       (869,586 )       (913,415 )       (66,725 )

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,403 )       (537,728 )       (515,452 )       22,951

Denny’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (25,388 )       (388,883 )       (414,840 )       (28,067 )

Frontdoor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,439 )       (133,072 )       (102,194 )       30,766

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,133 )       (137,859 )       (209,880 )       (72,354 )

Papa John’s International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,658 )       (205,365 )       (210,549 )       (6,073 )

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,209 )       (170,496 )       (173,517 )       (3,407 )

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,190 )       (625,034 )       (639,550 )       (15,980 )

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (6,289 )       (612,071 )       (493,435 )       117,565

Stride, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,395 )       (95,957 )       (122,016 )       (27,078 )

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,346 )       (71,126 )       (56,088 )       15,220

Wingstop, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,111 )       (1,050,568 )       (1,001,776 )       44,314
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (128,300 )       (6,916,245 )       (6,500,208 )       373,226
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (51 )       (20,181 )       (20,134 )       16

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,841 )       (574,730 )       (555,844 )       18,564

Morningstar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (238 )       (66,444 )       (61,649 )       4,696

Open Lending Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,121 )       (128,661 )       (112,574 )       16,405
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (8,251 )       (790,016 )       (750,201 )       39,681
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                   

Antero Midstream Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,352 )       (126,779 )       (128,708 )       (2,212 )

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,837 )       (125,472 )       (135,892 )       (10,905 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

88


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Energy — (continued)

                   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (53,673 )     $ (517,804 )     $ (539,950 )     $ (29,840 )

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,179 )       (966,661 )       (1,091,853 )       (127,494 )

Comstock Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,977 )       (113,313 )       (123,962 )       (10,900 )

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,747 )       (116,652 )       (103,979 )       12,396

CVR Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,252 )       (101,940 )       (104,158 )       (2,442 )

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (36,152 )       (644,190 )       (649,651 )       (15,180 )

Devon Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,435 )       (689,226 )       (867,687 )       (217,019 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,946 )       (678,677 )       (752,248 )       (88,040 )

Dril-Quip, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,779 )       (159,626 )       (120,335 )       39,171

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,265 )       (49,738 )       (50,347 )       (1,550 )

Enerplus Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (39,938 )       (232,509 )       (319,504 )       (89,024 )

EQT Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (81,931 )       (1,514,989 )       (1,676,308 )       (164,890 )

FLEX LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (31 )       (548 )       (558 )       6

Gevo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (46,434 )       (280,270 )       (308,322 )       (28,698 )

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (23,112 )       (251,334 )       (280,349 )       (30,515 )

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,944 )       (228,863 )       (220,446 )       7,323

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,562 )       (203,641 )       (226,027 )       (23,552 )

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,177 )       (156,759 )       (159,982 )       (3,578 )

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,231 )       (66,107 )       (74,079 )       (9,022 )

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,466 )       (269,733 )       (236,598 )       9,620

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,569 )       (1,241,413 )       (1,260,314 )       (49,238 )

Range Resources Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,834 )       (210,042 )       (313,063 )       (104,409 )

RPC, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (33,444 )       (160,302 )       (162,538 )       (2,745 )

SFL Corp. Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (6,629 )       (90,884 )       (55,551 )       21,789

Southwestern Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (105,824 )       (476,139 )       (586,265 )       (115,857 )

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        (189,022 )       (1,368,201 )       (1,423,336 )       (58,358 )

Tellurian, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (111,523 )       (332,214 )       (436,055 )       (105,230 )

Valero Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,239 )       (81,415 )       (87,436 )       (7,632 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (881,504 )       (11,455,441 )       (12,495,501 )       (1,208,025 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                   

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,239 )       (413,430 )       (452,486 )       (43,159 )

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,205 )       (824,382 )       (792,432 )       29,501

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,409 )       (103,011 )       (111,031 )       (9,556 )

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (23,121 )       (947,268 )       (498,720 )       446,859

Performance Food Group Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,445 )       (252,653 )       (252,975 )       (903 )

Rite Aid Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,315 )       (116,929 )       (89,673 )       26,996

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (737 )       (25,634 )       (25,544 )       (823 )

United Natural Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,419 )       (267,607 )       (359,228 )       (103,662 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (58,890 )       (2,950,914 )       (2,582,089 )       345,253
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                   

B&G Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,514 )       (342,945 )       (314,263 )       12,980

Beyond Meat, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,767 )       (449,434 )       (291,254 )       157,132

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (109 )       (78,308 )       (55,563 )       24,886

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,665 )       (1,139,688 )       (1,411,260 )       (274,254 )

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,787 )       (335,020 )       (331,486 )       1,522

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        (6,689 )       (181,448 )       (215,520 )       (39,018 )

Freshpet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,935 )       (598,979 )       (561,485 )       36,035

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (6,286 )       (246,193 )       (268,915 )       (23,287 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

89


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (continued)

                   

Hormel Foods Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,187 )     $ (678,228 )     $ (663,667 )     $ 12,972

Hostess Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,599 )       (27,539 )       (27,775 )       (284 )

Ingredion, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,782 )       (888,637 )       (870,696 )       13,366

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (871 )       (161,668 )       (133,106 )       24,100

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,079 )       (178,353 )       (173,499 )       3,708

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,817 )       (152,273 )       (111,509 )       39,994

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (648 )       (112,125 )       (109,389 )       2,289

McCormick & Co, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,944 )       (436,088 )       (400,612 )       33,244

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,080 )       (171,205 )       (200,508 )       (32,187 )

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,384 )       (123,196 )       (156,567 )       (34,049 )

Post Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,338 )       (499,696 )       (477,874 )       20,656

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,020 )       (462,979 )       (479,358 )       (17,458 )

Universal Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,084 )       (53,579 )       (52,390 )       1,080

Utz Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,339 )       (367,046 )       (297,017 )       68,245
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (139,924 )       (7,684,627 )       (7,603,713 )       31,672
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                   

1Life Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,589 )       (503,485 )       (315,677 )       186,632

ABIOMED, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,334 )       (433,136 )       (434,244 )       (3,783 )

Accolade, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,292 )       (157,508 )       (138,824 )       18,329

AdaptHealth Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,398 )       (196,611 )       (172,299 )       23,875

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,521 )       (120,232 )       (103,871 )       16,093

American Well Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (13,572 )       (190,012 )       (123,641 )       65,938

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,001 )       (727,608 )       (716,819 )       7,672

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,088 )       (104,476 )       (99,062 )       5,184

Avanos Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,525 )       (94,596 )       (78,780 )       15,890

Axogen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,376 )       (83,392 )       (84,941 )       (3,714 )

BioLife Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,092 )       (125,985 )       (130,853 )       (5,149 )

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,023 )       (332,338 )       (230,565 )       101,199

Castle Biosciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,187 )       (413,850 )       (411,435 )       1,451

Covetrus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,579 )       (441,567 )       (264,463 )       176,075

CryoPort, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,950 )       (111,934 )       (129,694 )       (18,207 )

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (9,078 )       (408,772 )       (372,380 )       35,744

Guardant Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,920 )       (581,845 )       (490,039 )       91,473

Haemonetics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,932 )       (501,980 )       (418,740 )       82,068

Health Catalyst, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,946 )       (153,850 )       (147,329 )       6,173

HealthEquity, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (61 )       (4,013 )       (3,950 )       1,354

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (824 )       (109,620 )       (123,600 )       (14,429 )

Humana, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (851 )       (393,290 )       (331,167 )       61,774

ICU Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (77 )       (18,044 )       (17,970 )       4,878

Inari Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,709 )       (157,925 )       (138,600 )       18,968

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (5,180 )       (178,260 )       (208,702 )       (30,847 )

Insulet Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,215 )       (618,798 )       (629,569 )       (12,584 )

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,031 )       (188,809 )       (236,055 )       (47,676 )

Joint Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (974 )       (77,171 )       (95,471 )       (19,124 )

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,995 )       (282,162 )       (308,032 )       (27,677 )

Magellan Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,287 )       (120,561 )       (121,686 )       (1,393 )

Masimo Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,225 )       (850,785 )       (873,040 )       (25,303 )

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (408 )       (108,768 )       (123,363 )       (15,204 )

ModivCare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (329 )       (60,467 )       (59,753 )       588

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

90


GOTHAM ENHANCED RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                   

National HealthCare Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4 )     $ (280 )     $ (280 )     $ 15

Neogen Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,904 )       (87,730 )       (82,691 )       4,850

Oak Street Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (24,166 )       (1,217,910 )       (1,027,780 )       187,263

Option Care Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,036 )       (221,943 )       (243,473 )       (22,969 )

OrthoPediatrics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,994 )       (104,342 )       (130,627 )       (26,867 )

Outset Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,325 )       (139,653 )       (164,388 )       (25,048 )

Penumbra, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,191 )       (586,632 )       (583,901 )       943

PetIQ, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,779 )       (246,302 )       (194,242 )       51,712

Phreesia, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (382 )       (23,578 )       (23,569 )       (30 )

Progyny, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,800 )       (682,219 )       (660,800 )       19,795

Quidel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,661 )       (242,760 )       (234,450 )       7,752

RadNet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,830 )       (100,602 )       (200,187 )       (99,822 )

ResMed, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (863 )       (232,838 )       (227,444 )       (310 )

Schrodinger, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,664 )       (628,365 )       (583,107 )       43,786

Silk Road Medical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,937 )       (289,184 )       (271,683 )       16,229

Simulations Plus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,697 )       (124,568 )       (67,031 )       57,071

SmileDirectClub, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (66,173 )       (398,343 )       (352,040 )       45,377

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,661 )       (2,306,886 )       (2,177,829 )       119,683

Surgery Partners, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,371 )       (365,275 )       (312,088 )       52,339

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,596 )       (442,611 )       (199,091 )       243,098

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,532 )       (138,018 )       (156,997 )       (19,330 )

Teladoc Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,833 )       (286,722 )       (232,443 )       53,618

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,306 )       (302,221 )       (255,044 )       42,684

Vocera Communications, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,515 )       (38,856 )       (69,326 )       (31,575 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (343,789 )       (18,059,688 )       (16,585,125 )       1,416,532
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                   

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,544 )       (135,191 )       (152,392 )       (17,503 )

Clorox Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,775 )       (651,550 )       (625,178 )       23,558

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,342 )       (367,888 )       (364,805 )       1,361

Honest Co., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,541 )       (109,015 )       (109,416 )       (641 )

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (685 )       (49,400 )       (51,217 )       (1,996 )

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,593 )       (130,309 )       (125,573 )       4,110

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,986 )       (185,436 )       (190,001 )       (4,426 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (34,466 )       (1,628,789 )       (1,618,582 )       4,463
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                   

Albemarle Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (546 )       (113,186 )       (119,558 )       (8,977 )

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,128 )       (89,496 )       (85,279 )       4,023

Amyris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,698 )       (199,365 )       (201,804 )       (2,894 )

AptarGroup, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (443 )       (59,272 )       (52,872 )       6,277

Arconic Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,852 )       (66,708 )       (58,412 )       8,155

Balchem Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (347 )       (50,111 )       (50,339 )       (330 )

Cabot Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,562 )       (84,689 )       (78,287 )       5,692

Century Aluminum Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,830 )       (203,308 )       (226,363 )       (23,519 )

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,631 )       (50,961 )       (52,120 )       (1,263 )

Coeur Mining, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (49,375 )       (338,056 )       (304,644 )       32,640

Ecolab, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,735 )       (384,035 )       (361,956 )       21,134

Element Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,332 )       (147,614 )       (137,278 )       9,735

Equinox Gold Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (51,051 )       (529,808 )       (336,937 )       191,634

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Materials — (continued)

                   

First Majestic Silver Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (30,454 )     $ (408,533 )     $ (344,130 )     $ 63,407

FMC Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,795 )       (366,910 )       (347,470 )       16,797

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,654 )       (1,103,707 )       (994,331 )       105,034

HB Fuller Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,240 )       (338,733 )       (338,294 )       (1,297 )

Huntsman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (39,260 )       (1,026,529 )       (1,161,703 )       (143,004 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,935 )       (1,398,200 )       (1,328,508 )       57,285

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,194 )       (58,973 )       (49,658 )       8,297

MAG Silver Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (500 )       (8,144 )       (8,100 )       42

Materion Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,156 )       (84,059 )       (79,348 )       4,310

Methanex Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,182 )       (73,224 )       (100,459 )       (28,852 )

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (30,522 )       (308,084 )       (209,991 )       97,380

Quaker Chemical Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,283 )       (311,690 )       (304,995 )       5,671

RPM International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,608 )       (309,585 )       (280,161 )       28,390

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (4,336 )       (26,061 )       (24,975 )       1,041

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (803 )       (29,538 )       (27,832 )       1,544

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (6,575 )       (1,047,073 )       (962,317 )       79,277

Seabridge Gold, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (9,827 )       (180,637 )       (151,827 )       28,403

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,780 )       (76,841 )       (68,281 )       7,954

SilverCrest Metals, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (5,049 )       (40,850 )       (35,242 )       5,529

Sonoco Products Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,708 )       (109,985 )       (101,763 )       7,979

Stepan Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,368 )       (173,812 )       (154,502 )       18,208

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,877 )       (100,331 )       (91,978 )       8,133

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (12,903 )       (297,751 )       (321,414 )       (25,248 )

Valvoline, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,204 )       (508,910 )       (536,421 )       (34,382 )

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,636 )       (196,611 )       (247,500 )       (56,688 )

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (120,804 )       (564,399 )       (478,384 )       74,766
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (485,183 )       (11,465,779 )       (10,815,433 )       572,283
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                   

Angi, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (47,702 )       (655,443 )       (588,643 )       65,208

Cable One, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (483 )       (949,054 )       (875,742 )       70,128

Cardlytics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,443 )       (121,977 )       (121,125 )       580

Cargurus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,773 )       (183,270 )       (181,330 )       1,523

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,765 )       (176,859 )       (149,166 )       27,493

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (36,081 )       (86,427 )       (97,779 )       (11,833 )

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (4,559 )       (66,656 )       (82,336 )       (16,864 )

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (8,228 )       (161,768 )       (205,865 )       (44,462 )

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,386 )       (234,754 )       (173,391 )       60,825

Magnite, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,121 )       (45,448 )       (31,388 )       13,970

Match Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (521 )       (86,456 )       (81,792 )       13,998

MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,600 )       (37,081 )       (29,888 )       7,123

Meredith Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,466 )       (254,128 )       (360,156 )       (110,661 )

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (296 )       (46,003 )       (44,980 )       931

Sciplay Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,303 )       (26,669 )       (26,959 )       (336 )

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,488 )       (67,695 )       (72,252 )       (5,815 )

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (8,425 )       (321,628 )       (266,904 )       41,893

Skillz, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,540 )       (171,341 )       (152,603 )       18,350

TEGNA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,451 )       (86,210 )       (87,774 )       (2,541 )

TripAdvisor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,598 )       (72,631 )       (54,092 )       18,384

WideOpenWest, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,438 )       (34,126 )       (106,857 )       (73,881 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Media & Entertainment — (continued)

                   

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,630 )     $ (147,417 )     $ (160,930 )     $ (18,776 )

Zynga, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (12,126 )       (142,913 )       (91,309 )       51,283
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (178,423 )       (4,175,954 )       (4,043,261 )       106,520
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                   

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,157 )       (340,800 )       (314,016 )       25,994

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,155 )       (135,661 )       (135,455 )       (97 )

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,717 )       (456,574 )       (330,281 )       125,229

Agenus, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16 )       (93 )       (84 )       156

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,449 )       (33,278 )       (34,438 )       (1,221 )

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,327 )       (583,095 )       (406,298 )       175,433

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,988 )       (508,673 )       (286,107 )       221,379

Arvinas, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,719 )       (484,307 )       (634,347 )       (151,171 )

Avantor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,537 )       (584,715 )       (594,563 )       (17,757 )

Avid Bioservices, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (704 )       (14,605 )       (15,185 )       (608 )

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,295 )       (281,134 )       (207,483 )       73,003

Berkeley Lights, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,042 )       (697,786 )       (333,342 )       362,809

Bluebird Bio, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,676 )       (177,058 )       (184,908 )       (8,253 )

Catalent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,458 )       (548,388 )       (593,226 )       (46,120 )

ChemoCentryx, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,634 )       (327,147 )       (369,941 )       (43,639 )

Codexis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,050 )       (147,545 )       (233,763 )       (87,550 )

Cronos Group, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (13,991 )       (97,643 )       (79,189 )       18,240

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,824 )       (167,095 )       (157,732 )       8,985

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,243 )       (190,043 )       (199,089 )       (9,479 )

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,671 )       (169,188 )       (133,737 )       38,292

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,242 )       (121,727 )       (75,197 )       46,260

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (674 )       (25,520 )       (16,621 )       8,856

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (14,284 )       (1,980,889 )       (1,859,920 )       116,295

MacroGenics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (112 )       (2,401 )       (2,345 )       68

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,365 )       (432,455 )       (447,647 )       (16,200 )

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,834 )       (271,088 )       (324,453 )       (64,620 )

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,443 )       (179,189 )       (165,298 )       13,483

Novavax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (237 )       (49,311 )       (49,132 )       233

NURIX THERAPEUTICS INC

   Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (91 )       (90 )       18

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,387 )       (70,182 )       (53,870 )       16,163

Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (32,114 )       (1,405,149 )       (1,519,956 )       (125,570 )

Personalis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,936 )       (263,539 )       (191,169 )       71,763

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (82 )       (2,627 )       (2,632 )       6

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (20 )       (435 )       (431 )       21

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (533 )       (24,429 )       (9,445 )       14,944

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,746 )       (448,209 )       (276,275 )       170,890

Repligen Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (311 )       (64,974 )       (89,876 )       (31,224 )

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,710 )       (74,089 )       (75,501 )       (1,569 )

Seagen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (218 )       (36,662 )       (37,016 )       (424 )

Sundial Growers, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (245,131 )       (175,725 )       (166,223 )       9,103

Syneos Health, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,035 )       (822,072 )       (790,382 )       28,609

TG Therapeutics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,660 )       (102,355 )       (121,805 )       (23,000 )

Viatris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,572 )       (436,753 )       (400,701 )       28,498
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (534,302 )       (12,934,699 )       (11,919,169 )       946,228
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

93


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Retailing

                   

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,553 )     $ (83,484 )     $ (77,892 )     $ 5,411

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,342 )       (54,365 )       (50,499 )       3,754

Big Lots, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (526 )       (24,880 )       (22,807 )       2,237

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (551 )       (32,131 )       (48,967 )       (18,355 )

CarMax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,361 )       (317,716 )       (302,114 )       14,867

Carvana Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (627 )       (170,040 )       (189,066 )       (19,411 )

CHEWY INC, Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (426 )       (29,053 )       (29,015 )       (13 )

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,601 )       (198,907 )       (195,751 )       2,330

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (23,193 )       (318,971 )       (323,078 )       (5,722 )

Dollar General Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,945 )       (635,751 )       (624,752 )       8,873

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,669 )       (353,949 )       (351,197 )       1,931

Five Below, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,035 )       (578,004 )       (536,618 )       40,286

Franchise Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,932 )       (66,821 )       (68,412 )       (2,442 )

Gap, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (4,280 )       (108,640 )       (97,156 )       12,527

GrowGeneration Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,650 )       (719,264 )       (460,095 )       257,483

Leslie’s, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,407 )       (417,751 )       (295,920 )       120,859

Monro, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,068 )       (600,620 )       (463,991 )       121,411

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,021 )       (1,058,652 )       (1,174,332 )       (121,058 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,988 )       (309,049 )       (317,083 )       (8,748 )

Pool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (642 )       (294,146 )       (278,891 )       12,398

PORCH GROUP INC

   Morgan Stanley        (132 )       (2,213 )       (2,334 )       (109 )

Poshmark, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,140 )       (97,865 )       (50,846 )       46,804

RealReal, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (19,774 )       (473,846 )       (260,621 )       212,119

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (23,681 )       (466,576 )       (399,025 )       66,463

Sleep Number Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (175 )       (17,936 )       (16,359 )       1,552

Stamps.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,321 )       (756,555 )       (765,443 )       (10,669 )

Tractor Supply Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (10,367 )       (1,961,922 )       (2,100,458 )       (147,618 )

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,894 )       (357,857 )       (264,063 )       98,216

Vroom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,846 )       (679,170 )       (393,861 )       283,717
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (196,147 )       (11,186,134 )       (10,160,646 )       979,093
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                   

ACM Research, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (4,219 )       (394,736 )       (464,090 )       (70,271 )

CEVA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,134 )       (51,318 )       (48,388 )       2,826

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,466 )       (288,292 )       (285,425 )       1,819

Entegris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,433 )       (551,314 )       (558,115 )       (8,236 )

FormFactor, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,751 )       (326,485 )       (326,675 )       (946 )

Marvell Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17,187 )       (1,048,618 )       (1,036,548 )       9,604

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,471 )       (522,477 )       (486,495 )       34,674

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (159 )       (3,586 )       (3,531 )       63

Wolfspeed, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,579 )       (375,883 )       (288,933 )       86,077
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (46,399 )       (3,562,709 )       (3,498,200 )       55,610
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                   

8x8, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,087 )       (342,540 )       (329,495 )       12,253

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,061 )       (119,490 )       (110,970 )       8,887

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,677 )       (144,794 )       (131,125 )       13,344

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (644 )       (65,401 )       (64,973 )       (670 )

Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (793 )       (59,325 )       (54,669 )       4,580

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (20,953 )       (2,094,415 )       (1,531,664 )       557,807

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Software & Services — (continued)

                   

Anaplan, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,488 )     $ (97,933 )     $ (90,604 )     $ 7,624

Appfolio, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,958 )       (397,792 )       (356,143 )       40,723

Avaya Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,438 )       (130,203 )       (127,408 )       2,503

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        (2,729 )       (191,457 )       (165,487 )       28,894

Blackbaud, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,271 )       (298,390 )       (300,465 )       (2,764 )

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (21,581 )       (199,342 )       (209,983 )       (11,106 )

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,232 )       (444,388 )       (441,193 )       2,160

CDK Global, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,707 )       (116,924 )       (115,183 )       1,482

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,905 )       (471,606 )       (552,401 )       (83,700 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (18,659 )       (2,053,023 )       (2,003,417 )       38,088

Concentrix Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,642 )       (281,584 )       (290,634 )       (10,410 )

Conduent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (45,027 )       (316,850 )       (296,728 )       19,625

Coupa Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,063 )       (521,053 )       (452,168 )       67,668

Digital Turbine, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,723 )       (1,115,086 )       (1,149,706 )       (37,244 )

Dynatrace, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,273 )       (264,322 )       (303,255 )       (40,178 )

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,014 )       (57,835 )       (47,692 )       10,057

Fastly, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (6,842 )       (494,737 )       (276,690 )       216,892

FireEye, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (35,854 )       (644,678 )       (638,201 )       4,967

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,053 )       (548,520 )       (536,387 )       10,851

Globant S.A. (Luxembourg)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,834 )       (484,123 )       (515,372 )       (39,677 )

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (2,076 )       (182,683 )       (144,697 )       38,573

Guidewire Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,727 )       (307,948 )       (324,158 )       (16,922 )

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,588 )       (451,826 )       (424,587 )       25,446

Jamf Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,505 )       (79,341 )       (96,493 )       (17,322 )

JFrog Ltd. (Israel)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,310 )       (80,138 )       (77,385 )       2,580

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,173 )       (362,920 )       (338,781 )       23,414

Medallia, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,303 )       (295,535 )       (315,093 )       (20,241 )

Model N, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,169 )       (108,225 )       (106,161 )       1,825

New Relic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,283 )       (148,333 )       (163,851 )       (16,146 )

Okta, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (751 )       (176,678 )       (178,242 )       (1,965 )

PagerDuty, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,783 )       (115,127 )       (115,272 )       (400 )

Paylocity Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,612 )       (320,940 )       (452,005 )       (136,214 )

Paysafe Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (7,046 )       (56,995 )       (54,606 )       2,271

Ping Identity Holding Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,033 )       (896,977 )       (688,771 )       207,706

PROS Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,775 )       (343,944 )       (275,857 )       67,290

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,443 )       (555,985 )       (436,202 )       118,484

Qualys, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,367 )       (177,744 )       (152,133 )       25,341

Rackspace Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (29,685 )       (610,740 )       (422,121 )       187,190

RingCentral, Inc., Class A.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,722 )       (1,437,554 )       (1,244,535 )       189,631

Sabre Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,901 )       (235,098 )       (200,108 )       35,468

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,230 )       (511,119 )       (481,542 )       28,384

SecureWorks Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (81 )       (1,633 )       (1,610 )       36

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,353 )       (298,297 )       (259,925 )       37,683

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (6,470 )       (469,531 )       (445,265 )       23,171

SolarWinds Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,994 )       (259,186 )       (217,390 )       22,408

Splunk, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (23 )       (4,199 )       (3,328 )       878

Sumo Logic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,051 )       (88,473 )       (81,422 )       6,859

Switch, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (14,100 )       (230,796 )       (357,999 )       (132,530 )

Telos Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,222 )       (655,971 )       (603,129 )       51,305

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Software & Services — (continued)

                   

Tucows, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,617 )     $ (90,691 )     $ (127,662 )     $ (38,417 )

Twilio, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,319 )       (432,209 )       (420,827 )       10,376

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,308 )       (620,637 )       (599,914 )       18,982

Upland Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,614 )       (190,347 )       (154,292 )       35,622

Verra Mobility Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,004 )       (293,887 )       (331,600 )       (38,918 )

VMware, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (171 )       (25,612 )       (25,428 )       141

Vonage Holdings Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,975 )       (31,663 )       (31,837 )       (232 )

WEX, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,837 )       (1,161,222 )       (1,028,129 )       130,360

Yext, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (33,866 )       (550,882 )       (407,408 )       142,199

Zendesk, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,258 )       (156,133 )       (146,419 )       9,362

Zuora, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (3,096 )       (49,195 )       (51,332 )       (2,322 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (527,349 )       (25,022,225 )       (23,079,529 )       1,844,012
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                   

ADTRAN, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,236 )       (70,563 )       (116,987 )       (51,521 )

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (346 )       (31,243 )       (30,361 )       824

Amphenol Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (5,835 )       (433,851 )       (427,297 )       3,872

Avnet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (9,630 )       (398,335 )       (356,021 )       38,703

Badger Meter, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (31 )       (3,190 )       (3,135 )       65

Calix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,359 )       (116,966 )       (116,605 )       101

Celestica, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (10,528 )       (78,671 )       (93,489 )       (15,025 )

Ciena Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,760 )       (373,162 )       (347,126 )       25,351

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,302 )       (361,421 )       (289,494 )       71,088

Corsair Gaming, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,596 )       (73,099 )       (67,314 )       5,742

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

   Morgan Stanley        (3,276 )       (342,277 )       (340,835 )       649

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)

   Morgan Stanley        (3,967 )       (331,760 )       (406,657 )       (78,096 )

Inseego Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (28,534 )       (273,207 )       (190,036 )       82,541

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,379 )       (444,488 )       (484,540 )       (41,087 )

Jabil, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,239 )       (436,068 )       (422,540 )       12,290

Littelfuse, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (224 )       (60,784 )       (61,212 )       (797 )

MicroVision, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (20,112 )       (282,191 )       (222,238 )       59,302

National Instruments Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,526 )       (527,463 )       (491,395 )       29,044

nLight, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,377 )       (132,982 )       (207,958 )       (75,273 )

Rogers Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (439 )       (89,203 )       (81,865 )       7,165

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,592 )       (93,019 )       (94,789 )       (1,974 )

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,613 )       (1,619,821 )       (1,552,073 )       63,929

Viasat, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,128 )       (219,485 )       (227,329 )       (8,346 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (165,029 )       (6,793,249 )       (6,631,296 )       128,547
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                   

Bandwidth, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (1,641 )       (174,837 )       (148,149 )       26,290

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,745 )       (125,138 )       (123,616 )       (5,119 )

Globalstar, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (194,779 )       (294,510 )       (325,281 )       (32,484 )

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,753 )       (156,971 )       (118,520 )       (5,580 )

United States Cellular Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,608 )       (88,640 )       (83,169 )       5,278
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (204,526 )       (840,096 )       (798,735 )       (11,615 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                   

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (15,685 )       (336,580 )       (404,830 )       (69,030 )

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (12,653 )       (1,467,652 )       (1,463,319 )       (8,544 )

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,293 )       (1,283,551 )       (1,156,491 )       113,707

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

96


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Transportation — (continued)

                   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,686 )     $ (73,194 )     $ (58,179 )     $ 15,751

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,480 )       (248,922 )       (247,486 )       392

JetBlue Airways Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,047 )       (76,071 )       (61,879 )       14,030

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,405 )       (166,024 )       (174,166 )       (8,816 )

Landstar System, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,618 )       (772,631 )       (728,813 )       41,448

Marten Transport Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        (168 )       (2,671 )       (2,636 )       46

SkyWest, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,515 )       (72,496 )       (74,750 )       (2,739 )

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,216 )       (246,254 )       (226,431 )       18,747

Uber Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,400 )       (71,814 )       (62,720 )       14,717

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,083 )       (51,846 )       (47,944 )       4,047
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (64,249 )       (4,869,706 )       (4,709,644 )       133,756
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                   

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (40,497 )       (631,661 )       (593,686 )       20,262

ALLETE, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,994 )       (385,499 )       (297,243 )       66,365

Alliant Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,129 )       (130,975 )       (119,181 )       11,501

Ameren Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,000 )       (413,613 )       (405,000 )       (841 )

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (625 )       (53,536 )       (50,737 )       2,227

American States Water Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (49 )       (4,244 )       (4,190 )       60

Atmos Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,378 )       (125,405 )       (121,540 )       1,025

Avangrid, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,857 )       (347,585 )       (333,250 )       (1,769 )

Black Hills Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,636 )       (649,536 )       (541,995 )       79,806

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A (Canada)

   Morgan Stanley        (4,368 )       (181,641 )       (169,522 )       9,996

California Water Service Group

   Morgan Stanley        (1,021 )       (49,037 )       (60,168 )       (12,177 )

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,058 )       (407,300 )       (395,027 )       8,464

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (4,935 )       (127,745 )       (139,167 )       (14,560 )

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,243 )       (239,402 )       (235,409 )       (2,656 )

Edison International

   Morgan Stanley        (26,714 )       (1,598,037 )       (1,481,826 )       73,622

Entergy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,120 )       (666,202 )       (607,777 )       48,885

Evergy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (14,802 )       (983,331 )       (920,684 )       50,657

Eversource Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (7,476 )       (662,460 )       (611,238 )       42,933

FirstEnergy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,612 )       (101,381 )       (93,039 )       9,555

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,296 )       (350,603 )       (337,322 )       11,291

NiSource, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (39,371 )       (1,002,557 )       (953,959 )       40,535

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,396 )       (272,105 )       (248,162 )       18,379

NorthWestern Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,109 )       (276,559 )       (235,446 )       31,399

OGE Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (12,626 )       (438,414 )       (416,153 )       17,573

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,790 )       (214,610 )       (185,842 )       27,878

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,513 )       (914,341 )       (833,081 )       74,828

PNM Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,850 )       (238,024 )       (239,978 )       (4,688 )

Portland General Electric Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,724 )       (376,001 )       (362,951 )       3,938

Sempra Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (4,222 )       (574,479 )       (534,083 )       25,743

SJW Group

   Morgan Stanley        (1,578 )       (97,953 )       (104,243 )       (9,201 )

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (16,433 )       (428,095 )       (349,366 )       69,972

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,788 )       (671,128 )       (587,741 )       64,142

Spire, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,953 )       (280,718 )       (241,845 )       34,871

Vistra Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (63,381 )       (1,095,598 )       (1,083,815 )       (6,556 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

97


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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)

Utilities — (continued)

                   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,321 )     $ (199,525 )     $ (204,712 )     $ (10,148 )

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (11,081 )       (753,509 )       (692,562 )       55,213
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (361,946 )       (15,942,809 )       (14,791,940 )       838,524
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

              (179,384,963 )       (168,611,313 )       9,480,816
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity

            $ (26,511,118 )     $ 8,158,022     $ 35,319,045
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $649,905 related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

98


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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 94.1%

 

Automobiles & Components — 2.0%

 

Adient PLC (Ireland)*

     1,521      $ 63,045  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     4,801        42,297  

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     282        42,010  

Ford Motor Co.(a)*

     6,109        86,503  

General Motors Co.(a)*

     2,305        121,497  

Gentex Corp.(a)

     2,056        67,807  

Gentherm, Inc.(a)*

     622        50,339  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)*

     34        602  

Lear Corp.

     65        10,171  

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

     2,026        152,436  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A(a)*

     3,686        52,599  

Thor Industries, Inc.

     41        5,033  

Visteon Corp.(a)*

     672        63,430  

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     585        42,383  
     

 

 

 
        800,152  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 9.2%

     

3M Co.(a)

     568        99,639  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     685        41,833  

AAR Corp.*

     487        15,793  

AECOM(a)*

     1,748                 110,386  

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

     729        31,748  

AeroVironment, Inc.(a)*

     127        10,963  

Albany International Corp., Class A

     83        6,380  

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

     225        29,741  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     41        1,548  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     3        286  

Atkore, Inc.(a)*

     1,977        171,841  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.(a)*

     870        41,551  

Boise Cascade Co.(a)

     2,179        117,622  

Carrier Global Corp.

     1,420        73,499  

Caterpillar, Inc.(a)

     201        38,586  

Colfax Corp.(a)*

     702        32,222  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.

     549        26,544  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

     163        11,625  

Crane Co.(a)

     914        86,656  

Cummins, Inc.(a)

     412        92,519  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     96        12,113  

Deere & Co.(a)

     128        42,889  

Dover Corp.(a)

     150        23,325  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     954        142,442  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     39        4,500  

Emerson Electric Co.(a)

     1,883        177,379  

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

     32        663  

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     98        7,546  

Fortive Corp.(a)

     228        16,090  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

General Dynamics Corp.(a)

     596      $ 116,834  

General Electric Co.

     668        68,824  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(a)*

     472        32,875  

GMS, Inc.(a)*

     356        15,593  

Graco, Inc.

     31        2,169  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     624        24,679  

HEICO Corp.

     380        50,111  

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     643        27,424  

Honeywell International, Inc.(a)

     32        6,793  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.(a)

     1,388        43,306  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     246        47,493  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)*

     1,425        71,834  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     950        64,676  

Kaman Corp.

     38        1,355  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.(a)

     84        18,500  

Lennox International, Inc.(a)

     499        146,791  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

     269        92,832  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     17        1,692  

Nordson Corp.(a)

     316        75,255  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)

     167        60,145  

NOW, Inc.*

     22        168  

Oshkosh Corp.(a)

     963        98,582  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     334        27,482  

Owens Corning(a)

     2,561                 218,966  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(a)

     91        25,445  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     911        66,166  

Regal Rexnord Corp.(a)

     274        41,193  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.*

     138        3,421  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     147        43,224  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)*

     1,028        56,252  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.(a)

     779        83,330  

Snap-on, Inc.(a)

     410        85,670  

SPX FLOW, Inc.(a)

     541        39,547  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)

     370        64,865  

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

     239        5,193  

Terex Corp.(a)

     1,322        55,656  

Textron, Inc.

     390        27,226  

Toro Co. (The)

     280        27,275  

TPI Composites, Inc.*

     719        24,266  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     413        71,304  

Triumph Group, Inc.*

     432        8,048  

Valmont Industries, Inc.(a)

     42        9,875  

Wabash National Corp.(a)

     2,644        40,004  

Watsco, Inc.

     50        13,231  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

99


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A(a)

     303      $ 50,931  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     135        53,063  

Xylem, Inc.

     101        12,492  
     

 

 

 
        3,689,985  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 2.5%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.(a)

     1,480        66,615  

Brady Corp., Class A

     335        16,985  

Brink’s Co. (The)

     712        45,070  

CBIZ, Inc.*

     56        1,811  

Cimpress PLC (Ireland)*

     496        43,068  

Cintas Corp.

     40        15,226  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)*

     725        75,306  

Copart, Inc.*

     135        18,727  

CoreCivic, Inc.*

     2,198        19,562  

Covanta Holding Corp.(a)

     4,060        81,687  

Deluxe Corp.

     10        359  

Equifax, Inc.

     16        4,055  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     50        1,250  

HNI Corp.

     305        11,200  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     81        9,446  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     289        38,301  

Korn Ferry

     227        16,426  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.(a)

     102        11,045  

MSA Safety, Inc.

     17        2,477  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     13,148                 252,310  

Republic Services, Inc.

     423        50,785  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     559        56,084  

Rollins, Inc.

     329        11,624  

Science Applications International Corp.

     358        30,630  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     33        418  

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

     504        55,682  

TriNet Group, Inc.(a)*

     378        35,751  

UniFirst Corp.(a)

     131        27,853  

Waste Management, Inc.

     28        4,182  
     

 

 

 
        1,003,935  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 3.4%

 

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

     361        16,859  

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

     89        8,248  

Brunswick Corp.(a)

     1,423        135,569  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)*

     1,017        49,233  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (Continued)

 

DR Horton, Inc.(a)

     506      $ 42,489  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     149        23,163  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     243        6,877  

GoPro, Inc., Class A*

     4,430        41,465  

Hasbro, Inc.(a)

     1,487        132,670  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(a)

     1,239        61,888  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     341        10,990  

Mattel, Inc.(a)*

     5,184        96,215  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)*

     697        123,648  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     798        17,668  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     443        20,342  

Skyline Champion Corp.*

     912        54,775  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.(a)

     6,539                 135,750  

Sonos, Inc.(a)*

     1,438        46,534  

Steven Madden Ltd.

     326        13,092  

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.(a)

     1,362        100,488  

Tapestry, Inc.

     335        12,402  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(a)

     1,099        51,005  

Tupperware Brands Corp.*

     613        12,947  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     2,052        35,951  

Whirlpool Corp.(a)

     499        101,726  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

     101        8,655  
     

 

 

 
        1,360,649  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 3.7%

 

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.(a)*

     1,286        48,624  

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)*

     143        23,988  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.(a)*

     5,135        128,375  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     20        47,477  

Boyd Gaming Corp.(a)*

     269        17,017  

Brinker International, Inc.*

     717        35,169  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     472        59,647  

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     149        20,836  

Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a)*

     1,148        93,229  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     62        29,572  

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

     40        23,566  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     374        32,897  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     170        22,459  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     975        13,094  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a)*

     458        67,825  

McDonald’s Corp.(a)

     245        59,072  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     235        29,843  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)*

     1,244        90,140  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     103        1,088  

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A(a)*

     3,370        172,611  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

100


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Services — (Continued)

 

Service Corp. International(a)

     745      $ 44,894  

Starbucks Corp.

     218        24,048  

Vail Resorts, Inc.(a)

     142        47,435  

Wendy’s Co. (The)(a)

     3,610        78,265  

WW International, Inc.*

     574        10,475  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

     1,532        118,255  

Yum! Brands, Inc.(a)

     1,098        134,296  
     

 

 

 
     1,474,197  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 1.6%

 

Affiliated Managers Group,
Inc.(a)

     207        31,276  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     114        31,115  

BlackRock, Inc.(a)

     83        69,609  

CME Group, Inc.(a)

     588                 113,707  

Franklin Resources, Inc.(a)

     2,241        66,603  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,722        41,517  

Moody’s Corp.

     206        73,153  

MSCI, Inc.

     18        10,950  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     323        62,345  

S&P Global, Inc.

     108        45,888  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

     540        106,218  
     

 

 

 
     652,381  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 5.1%

 

Antero Midstream Corp.(a)

     1        10  

Antero Resources Corp.*

     1,265        23,795  

APA Corp.(a)

     2,194        47,017  

Baker Hughes Co.(a)

     4,812        119,001  

Cactus, Inc., Class A

     344        12,976  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

     1,952        71,326  

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A*

     1,511        10,124  

ChampionX Corp.(a)*

     4,196        93,823  

Cimarex Energy Co.(a)*

     986        85,979  

CNX Resources Corp.*

     2,269        28,635  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     2,574        26,641  

Continental Resources, Inc.

     1,151        53,119  

Core Laboratories NV (Netherlands).

     1        28  

Coterra Energy, Inc.(a)

     1,981        43,107  

Denbury, Inc.*

     928        65,192  

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

     1,047        6,837  

EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

     927        74,410  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

     4,369        44,302  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     201        11,346  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

     1,888        111,052  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Energy — (Continued)

 

Green Plains, Inc.*

     363      $ 11,852  

Halliburton Co.

     2,536        54,828  

Hess Corp.(a)

     1,208        94,357  

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

     861        27,173  

Marathon Oil Corp.(a)

     14,443        197,436  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

     3,204        198,039  

NOV, Inc.*

     1,612        21,133  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

     394        39,171  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)

     1,738        51,410  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     3,045        40,559  

ONEOK, Inc.(a)

     1,465        84,955  

Ovintiv, Inc.(a)

     1,490        48,991  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     944        44,736  

Range Resources Corp.(a)*

     620        14,031  

SFL Corp. Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,023        8,573  

SM Energy Co.

     293        7,729  

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

     1,482        30,737  

Targa Resources Corp.

     607        29,870  

Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)*

     4,165        15,785  

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)*

     2,804        27,760  

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

     689        40,245  

World Fuel Services Corp.(a)

     1,232        41,420  
     

 

 

 
     2,059,510  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     81        36,397  

Kroger Co. (The)(a)

     1,212        49,001  

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(a)*

     3,380        78,315  

Sysco Corp.(a)

     1,531        120,184  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     108        5,229  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     367        17,267  

Walmart, Inc.(a)

     1,207                 168,232  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     52        2,733  
     

 

 

 
     477,358  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 4.2%

 

Altria Group, Inc.(a)

     1,190        54,169  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.(a)

     1,176        70,572  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     167        11,191  

Bunge Ltd. (Bermuda)

     39        3,171  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)

     2,675        140,357  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

     47        18,526  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(a)

     281        59,204  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(a)*

     2,669        191,901  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     633        14,958  

General Mills, Inc.(a)

     724        43,310  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (Continued)

 

Hershey Co. (The)(a)

     490      $ 82,932  

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     14        1,144  

Kellogg Co.

     411        26,271  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)(a)

     3,833        141,131  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     1,075        49,858  

Mondelez International, Inc.,
Class A(a)

     2,114        122,993  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)*

     2,021        179,525  

PepsiCo, Inc.(a)

     544        81,823  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     506        47,964  

Primo Water Corp. (Canada)

     33        519  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.(a)

     817                 153,759  

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)*

     2,303        20,566  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A(a)

     887        70,020  

Vector Group Ltd.(a)

     6,797        86,662  
     

 

 

 
     1,672,526  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 8.4%

 

Abbott Laboratories(a)

     954        112,696  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)*

     1,994        127,177  

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     1        80  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

     1,891        152,169  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)*

     153        101,811  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*

     827        11,057  

Amedisys, Inc.*

     395        58,895  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     574        65,867  

Anthem, Inc.(a)

     163        60,766  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)*

     2,933        127,263  

Cerner Corp.(a)

     3,458        243,858  

Change Healthcare, Inc.(a)*

     1,493        31,263  

Cigna Corp.(a)

     241        48,239  

Community Health Systems, Inc.*

     101        1,182  

CONMED Corp.(a)

     639        83,600  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     234        96,715  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     3        67  

CVS Health Corp.

     1        85  

Danaher Corp.(a)

     205        62,410  

Doximity, Inc., Class A*

     279        22,515  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     244        27,623  

Encompass Health Corp.

     170        12,757  

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     180        13,480  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)*

     3,533        147,715  

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.(a)*

     561        50,462  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     306        23,446  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.(a)

     224        54,369  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)*

     760        57,882  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

Heska Corp.*

     64      $ 16,547  

Hologic, Inc.(a)*

     1,165        85,989  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     66        15,403  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)*

     135        83,956  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Corp.*

     842        57,660  

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     25        680  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)*

     56        55,672  

Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings(a)*

     594        167,175  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     16        849  

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)*

     878        69,529  

McKesson Corp.(a)

     194        38,680  

MEDNAX, Inc.(a)*

     3,370        95,809  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     1,792                 224,627  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.*

     193        3,713  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     336        24,125  

ModivCare, Inc.*

     52        9,444  

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.(a)*

     1,998        28,172  

Omnicell, Inc.(a)*

     245        36,365  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     290        9,074  

Patterson Cos., Inc.(a)

     1,850        55,759  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a)

     645        93,725  

Select Medical Holdings Corp.(a)

     1,760        63,659  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)*

     978        125,702  

Stryker Corp.(a)

     210        55,381  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

     58        3,854  

Tivity Health, Inc.(a)*

     2,304        53,130  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)

     196        76,585  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

     115        33,140  

Vocera Communications, Inc.*

     212        9,701  
     

 

 

 
     3,389,554  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.1%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)

     1,864        140,881  

Coty, Inc., Class A*

     4,478        35,197  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     685        24,865  

elf Beauty, Inc.(a)*

     1,248        36,254  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     263        78,882  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     208        27,548  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(a)

     398        55,640  

WD-40 Co.

     122        28,241  
     

 

 

 
     427,508  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 7.3%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

     2,568        133,151  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

102


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A

     

(Canada)

     10,537      $ 75,866  

Ashland Global Holdings,
Inc.(a)

     593        52,848  

Avery Dennison Corp.(a)

     328        67,965  

Avient Corp.(a)

     1,911        88,575  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     3,611        105,405  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     251        8,218  

Celanese Corp.(a)

     331        49,862  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(a)

     793        44,265  

Chemours Co. (The)(a)

     3,844        111,707  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     121        7,792  

Corteva, Inc.(a)

     2,221        93,460  

Domtar Corp.*

     803        43,796  

Dow, Inc.(a)

     1,927        110,918  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)

     4,152                 282,294  

Eagle Materials, Inc.(a)

     775        101,649  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     222        22,364  

Ecovyst, Inc.

     133        1,551  

Ferro Corp.*

     2,102        42,755  

Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (Canada)*

     1,796        7,058  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     1,236        40,207  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.*

     26        570  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     2,211        42,097  

Hecla Mining Co.

     7,036        38,698  

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)*

     9,330        21,086  

Ingevity Corp.(a)*

     1,106        78,935  

Innospec, Inc.

     83        6,990  

International Paper Co.

     956        53,460  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

     4,670        25,031  

Kraton Corp.*

     84        3,834  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     186        54,569  

Livent Corp.*

     2,085        48,184  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(a)

     705        43,266  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     401        37,634  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     39        2,724  

Mosaic Co. (The)(a)

     3,074        109,803  

NewMarket Corp.

     6        2,033  

Newmont Corp.(a)

     798        43,331  

Nucor Corp.(a)

     1,438        141,629  

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

     862        55,883  

O-I Glass, Inc.(a)*

     6,848        97,721  

Olin Corp.

     1,587        76,573  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Pan American Silver Corp.

     

(Canada)

     13      $ 302  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     61        8,724  

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)*

     6,896        66,477  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum
Co.(a)

     165        23,499  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     118        11,268  

Sealed Air Corp.

     486        26,628  

Sensient Technologies Corp.(a)

     532        48,455  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)(a)

     307        85,877  

Southern Copper Corp.

     591        33,179  

Trinseo SA (Luxembourg)

     237        12,793  

Westlake Chemical Corp.(a)

     575        52,405  

Westrock Co.

     389        19,384  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

     1,094        41,113  

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     604        31,831  
     

 

 

 
     2,937,692  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 4.9%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)

     2,152        166,543  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)*

     157        419,743  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

     384        7,956  

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A*

     420        19,568  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(a)*

     237        172,432  

Comcast Corp., Class A(a)

     1,328        74,275  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     855        21,700  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)*

     1,878        81,618  

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A*

     456        8,623  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)*

     824                 279,657  

Fox Corp., Class A(a)

     1,716        68,829  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

     21        140  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(a)

     2,064        75,687  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (Canada)*

     684        8,892  

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.*

     98        18,223  

Meredith Corp.*

     191        10,639  

Netflix, Inc.(a)*

     38        23,193  

New York Times Co. (The), Class A.

     231        11,381  

News Corp., Class A(a)

     4,405        103,650  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     320        23,187  

Scholastic Corp.

     8        285  

Snap, Inc., Class A(a)*

     1,312        96,917  

Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.(a)*

     61        9,398  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

103


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Media & Entertainment — (Continued)

 

TEGNA, Inc.

     691      $ 13,627  

Twitter, Inc.(a)*

     1,352        81,647  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     890        35,164  

Warner Music Group Corp.,
Class A

     147        6,283  

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A(a)

     885        49,790  

Yelp, Inc.(a)*

     2,154        80,215  
     

 

 

 
     1,969,262  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 7.5%

 

AbCellera Biologics, Inc.
(Canada)*

     1,828        36,633  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a)

     502        79,080  

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)*

     1,612        56,517  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A(a)*

     28        20,887  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     15        7,269  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)

     4,088                 241,887  

Bruker Corp.

     486        37,957  

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.*

     894        48,267  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     25        10,317  

Cortexyme, Inc.*

     129        11,824  

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a)*

     92        4,641  

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

     3,106        59,666  

Eli Lilly and Co.(a)

     1,521        351,427  

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.*

     37        1,044  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

     333        13,546  

Illumina, Inc.(a)*

     779        315,970  

Innoviva, Inc.*

     299        4,996  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,070        40,094  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

     1,669        269,543  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

     1        189  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

     1,726        129,640  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     2        2,755  

Moderna, Inc.*

     424        163,181  

Organon & Co.

     910        29,839  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.(a)*

     1,179        66,024  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(a)

     648        112,292  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

     11,583        498,185  

Prestige Consumer Healthcare,
Inc.*

     173        9,707  

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)*

     788        56,129  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     105        63,544  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.(a)*

     221        9,793  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1        571  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

     233        43,007  

Veracyte, Inc.*

     1,211        56,251  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)*

     379      $ 68,747  

Waters Corp.(a)*

     164        58,597  

Zoetis, Inc.(a)

     177        34,363  
     

 

 

 
     3,014,379  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 6.9%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,

     

Class A(a)*

     817        30,744  

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.*

     439        17,569  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.(a)

     214        44,702  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)*

     75                 246,378  

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

     1,537        39,655  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     1        197  

AutoNation, Inc.(a)*

     1,199        145,990  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     12        20,376  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(a)

     2,229        140,494  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     63        6,660  

Big Lots, Inc.(a)

     474        20,553  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

     106        9,420  

Buckle, Inc. (The)(a)

     433        17,142  

Caleres, Inc.

     194        4,311  

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

     607        23,594  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

     235        28,146  

eBay, Inc.(a)

     6,519        454,179  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     766        34,976  

Genuine Parts Co.(a)

     196        23,761  

Guess?, Inc.

     773        16,241  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)(a)

     272        89,287  

LKQ Corp.(a)*

     1,947        97,973  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(a)

     482        97,778  

Macy’s, Inc.(a)

     4,487        101,406  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     676        32,799  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

     225        12,773  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)*

     61        37,275  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     292        29,375  

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A(a)

     4,738        48,280  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     552        60,085  

Shutterstock, Inc.(a)

     537        60,853  

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

     3,039        239,959  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,566        82,278  

Target Corp.(a)

     840        192,167  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)*

     486        175,407  

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

     761        22,594  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

     478        26,414  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Retailing — (Continued)

 

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

     19      $ 3,369  

Zumiez, Inc.(a)*

     689        27,395  
     

 

 

 
     2,762,555  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.9%

 

Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc.(a)*

     226        23,255  

Amkor Technology, Inc.(a)

     3        75  

Applied Materials, Inc.(a)

     1,674        215,494  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     112        5,267  

Broadcom, Inc.(a)

     150        72,740  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)*

     706                 105,879  

First Solar, Inc.*

     653        62,335  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman
Islands)*

     481        19,764  

Intel Corp.

     1,723        91,801  

KLA Corp.

     26        8,697  

Lam Research Corp.(a)

     85        48,378  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     704        45,669  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     1,786        126,770  

MKS Instruments, Inc.(a)

     461        69,570  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     33        15,994  

NVIDIA Corp.

     215        44,539  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     472        92,451  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)*

     1,217        55,702  

Power Integrations, Inc.

     416        41,180  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)*

     547        91,453  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)

     1,315        169,609  

Rambus, Inc.*

     1,036        22,999  

Semtech Corp.*

     147        11,462  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     255        42,019  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)*

     489        87,888  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     2        85  

Xilinx, Inc.

     101        15,250  
     

 

 

 
     1,586,325  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 10.0%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     137        43,829  

Adobe, Inc.(a)*

     378        217,622  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     21        1,100  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     122        41,535  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(a)

     1,042        208,317  

Box, Inc., Class A(a)*

     5,391        127,605  

Broadridge Financial Solutions,
Inc.(a)

     138        22,996  

Cadence Design Systems,
Inc.(a)*

     375        56,790  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

Cerence, Inc.(a)*

     1,309      $ 125,808  

CGI, Inc. (Canada)*

     200        16,952  

Cloudera, Inc.(a)*

     5,682        90,742  

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     182        13,706  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     1,060        60,696  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     97        4,675  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)*

     2        163  

DocuSign, Inc.*

     109        28,060  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A(a)

     997        87,736  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)*

     3,799        111,007  

DXC Technology Co.(a)*

     1,832        61,573  

Elastic NV (Netherlands)*

     76        11,323  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

     243        96,697  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)*

     1,197        129,874  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     240        70,090  

Gartner, Inc.(a)*

     274        83,263  

HubSpot, Inc.(a)*

     140        94,653  

International Business Machines Corp.(a)

     364        50,570  

Intuit, Inc.

     26        14,027  

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)*

     886        85,437  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     245        37,492  

Maximus, Inc.(a)

     433        36,026  

Microsoft Corp.(a)

     785                 221,307  

Momentive Global, Inc.*

     1,974        38,690  

MongoDB, Inc.(a)*

     395        186,246  

NCR Corp.*

     69        2,674  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.(a)

     2,610        66,033  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A(a)*

     2,431        91,649  

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

     1,136        55,369  

Palantir Technologies, Inc.,
Class A*

     603        14,496  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)*

     86        41,194  

Paychex, Inc.

     771        86,699  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)*

     288        74,940  

Progress Software Corp.(a)

     264        12,986  

PTC, Inc.(a)*

     254        30,427  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)*

     249        154,945  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A(a)*

     888        108,292  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)*

     491        79,203  

Square, Inc., Class A(a)*

     598        143,424  

SS&C Technologies Holdings,
Inc.(a)

     934        64,820  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)*

     260        77,847  

Teradata Corp.(a)*

     1,268        72,720  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

105


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

     37      $ 3,461  

Verint Systems, Inc.(a)*

     2,748        123,083  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     141        28,906  

Visa, Inc., Class A(a)

     331        73,730  

Western Union Co. (The)(a)

     3,395        68,647  

Workiva, Inc.*

     477        67,238  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     95        1,790  
     

 

 

 
     4,021,180  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.6%

 

3D Systems Corp.(a)*

     5,444        150,091  

Apple, Inc.(a)

     2,089        295,594  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     55        18,900  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)*

     384        43,119  

Badger Meter, Inc.(a)

     248        25,083  

Belden, Inc.

     4        233  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     358        9,562  

CDW Corp.

     75        13,652  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

     2,224                 121,052  

Cognex Corp.

     77        6,177  

Coherent, Inc.(a)*

     700        175,063  

Corning, Inc.(a)

     2,101        76,666  

CTS Corp.

     30        927  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.(a)*

     2,963        29,956  

EchoStar Corp., Class A*

     832        21,224  

Extreme Networks, Inc.*

     3,148        31,008  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.(a)

     4,074        58,055  

HP, Inc.(a)

     3,828        104,734  

Keysight Technologies,
Inc.(a)*

     428        70,316  

Knowles Corp.*

     751        14,074  

NetApp, Inc.(a)

     932        83,656  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     419        13,370  

Plantronics, Inc.*

     519        13,344  

Sanmina Corp.(a)*

     1,656        63,822  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     777        64,118  

SYNNEX Corp.(a)

     1,014        105,557  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     1,009        138,455  

Trimble, Inc.*

     469        38,575  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     2,878        36,176  

Ubiquiti, Inc.(a)

     364        108,716  

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     972        15,299  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     1,973        39,638  

Vontier Corp.(a)

     2,786        93,610  

Western Digital Corp.*

     442        24,946  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

Xerox Holdings Corp.

     3,070      $ 61,922  

Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A(a)*

     199        102,569  
     

 

 

 
     2,269,259  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 0.8%

 

AT&T, Inc.(a)

     2,750        74,277  

Gogo, Inc.*

     2,652        45,880  

IDT Corp., Class B*

     4        168  

Iridium Communications,
Inc.(a)*

     352        14,027  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     2,643        32,747  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

     2        93  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)*

     469        59,919  

Verizon Communications,
Inc.(a)

     1,461        78,909  
     

 

 

 
     306,020  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.4%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     131        7,677  

ArcBest Corp.

     517        42,275  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     229        18,705  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

     499        32,470  

CSX Corp.(a)

     6,775                 201,488  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(a)*

     1,227        58,540  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     142        16,916  

FedEx Corp.(a)

     58        12,719  

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     615        42,281  

Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)

     188        44,979  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     159        45,471  

Ryder System, Inc.(a)

     468        38,708  

Saia, Inc.*

     35        8,331  

Schneider National, Inc.,
Class B(a)

     3,318        75,451  

SkyWest, Inc.(a)*

     446        22,006  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     18        926  

Union Pacific Corp.(a)

     505        98,985  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     422        20,075  

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B(a)

     497        90,504  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     159        7,039  

XPO Logistics, Inc.(a)*

     1,025        81,569  
     

 

 

 
     967,115  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.4%

 

AES Corp. (The)(a)

     4,002        91,366  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     175        29,582  

Avista Corp.

     277        10,836  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — (Continued)

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

     770      $ 56,225  

Exelon Corp.(a)

     1,913        92,475  

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

     69        3,059  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.(a)

     990        29,373  

National Fuel Gas Co.

     154        8,088  

NRG Energy, Inc.(a)

     5,056        206,437  

PPL Corp.(a)

     8,974        250,195  

Public Service Enterprise Group,
Inc.(a)

     3,121        190,069  

Southern Co. (The)

     111        6,879  

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

     6        63  
     

 

 

 
     974,647  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $34,738,367)

 

     37,816,189  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.9%

        2,352,001  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

   $     40,168,190  
     

 

 

 

                               

(a) 

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

PLC  Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

107


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of long and short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between August 29, 2025 and July 6, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents (69.9)% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Long

                        

Automobiles & Components

                        

Adient PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        34      $ 1,360      $ 1,409      $ 49

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        227        2,267        2,000        (267 )

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        20        2,749        2,979        230

Ford Motor Co.

       Morgan Stanley        3,349        34,341        47,422        13,081

General Motors Co.

       Morgan Stanley        1,042        49,164        54,924        5,750

Gentex Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        794        27,110        26,186        (810 )

Gentherm, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24        1,889        1,942        53

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        26        412        460        64

Lear Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        16        2,397        2,504        107

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        527        43,040        39,651        (3,267 )

Tenneco, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        288        3,294        4,110        815

Thor Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12        1,491        1,473        (18 )

Visteon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        134        14,470        12,648        (1,821 )

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        139        9,277        10,071        826
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            6,632        193,261        207,779        14,792
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                        

3M Co.

       Morgan Stanley        179        30,818        31,400        1,177

A O Smith Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        923        51,746        56,368        5,297

AAR Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        26        875        843        (44 )

AECOM

       Morgan Stanley        59        3,774        3,726        (48 )

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12        506        523        16

AeroVironment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13        1,353        1,122        (308 )

Albany International Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        146        7,726        11,223        3,638

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        30        4,086        3,965        (109 )

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        281        6,044        10,611        4,787

Atkore, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        137        7,305        11,908        4,743

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        70        3,791        3,343        (504 )

Boise Cascade Co.

       Morgan Stanley        195        11,246        10,526        (490 )

Carrier Global Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        154        8,333        7,971        (362 )

Caterpillar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        42        8,702        8,063        (604 )

Colfax Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        21        971        964        (7 )

Comfort Systems U.S.A., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        30        2,310        2,140        (165 )

Crane Co.

       Morgan Stanley        154        14,555        14,601        126

Cummins, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        84        18,917        18,863        245

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        12        1,386        1,514        130

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                        

Deere & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        47      $ 15,085      $ 15,748      $ 781

Dover Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        38        5,575        5,909        371

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        222        35,709        33,147        (2,521 )

EMCOR Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        34        3,086        3,923        864

Emerson Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        429        41,697        40,412        (1,234 )

Enerpac Tool Group Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        25        572        518        (53 )

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24        2,041        1,848        (191 )

Fortive Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        52        3,218        3,670        466

General Dynamics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        103        18,010        20,191        2,286

General Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        146        15,171        15,042        (116 )

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2        123        139        16

Graco, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7        509        490        (19 )

Granite Construction, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        228        8,727        9,017        390

HEICO Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        82        10,303        10,813        555

Hillenbrand, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        144        6,256        6,142        (98 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6        1,292        1,274        11

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        222        3,968        6,926        3,371

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        68        13,001        13,128        215

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        373        17,934        18,803        869

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        194        9,939        13,208        3,422

Kaman Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        11        396        392        (2 )

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12        2,693        2,643        (13 )

Lennox International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        131        42,441        38,536        (3,760 )

Lockheed Martin Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        39        13,835        13,459        (244 )

MYR Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6        606        597        (9 )

Nordson Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        80        18,285        19,052        790

Northrop Grumman Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        84        25,688        30,253        5,187

NOW, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,247        52,686        55,440        2,776

Oshkosh Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        261        31,001        26,719        (4,252 )

Otis Worldwide Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        94        8,154        7,734        (411 )

Owens Corning

       Morgan Stanley        472        45,284        40,356        (4,906 )

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        21        5,594        5,872        426

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        131        8,110        9,515        1,440

Regal Beloit Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        60        8,639        9,020        405

Resideo Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        59        1,518        1,463        (55 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39        11,756        11,468        (288 )

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        265        14,883        14,501        (382 )

Snap-on, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        164        30,093        34,268        4,659

SPX FLOW, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        28        1,882        2,047        169

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        143        26,190        25,069        (860 )

Tecnoglass, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        73        1,619        1,586        (31 )

Terex Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        316        15,352        13,304        (1,973 )

Textron, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        106        7,109        7,400        295

Toro Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        83        7,733        8,085        419

TPI Composites, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        159        6,526        5,366        (1,160 )

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        58        10,005        10,014        35

Triumph Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        111        2,058        2,068        9

Watsco, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        21        4,747        5,557        944

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        18        2,270        3,026        765

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                        

WW Grainger, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        35      $ 14,734      $ 13,757      $ (972 )

Xylem, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        20        2,526        2,474        (46 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            15,361        821,073        841,063        25,858
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                        

ABM Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        155        5,556        6,977        1,518

Brady Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        51        2,715        2,586        (126 )

Brink’s Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        77        5,936        4,874        (1,030 )

CBIZ, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        299        291        (8 )

Cintas Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5        1,964        1,903        (60 )

Clean Harbors, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        58        5,810        6,024        215

Copart, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15        1,942        2,081        138

CoreCivic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        369        3,277        3,284        7

Deluxe Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,002        28,454        35,962        8,936

Equifax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4        1,038        1,014        (25 )

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,151        65,538        78,743        15,958

HNI Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        77        3,328        2,827        (488 )

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        22        2,586        2,566        (20 )

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        121        14,534        16,036        1,561

Korn Ferry

       Morgan Stanley        58        4,260        4,197        (59 )

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4        441        433        (8 )

MSA Safety, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        1,316        1,311        (4 )

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        3,024        76,466        58,031        (18,205 )

Republic Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        113        12,031        13,567        1,633

Robert Half International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        162        13,937        16,253        2,405

Rollins, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        94        3,399        3,321        (31 )

Science Applications International Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        100        8,530        8,556        24

SP Plus Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,162        23,926        35,639        11,745

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        3,413        35,659        43,277        9,360

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        372        30,861        41,099        10,620

TriNet Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        72        95        23

UniFirst Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2        441        425        (13 )

Waste Management, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6        914        896        (18 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            13,636        355,230        392,268        44,048
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                        

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        80        4,042        3,736        (296 )

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        21        1,667        1,946        283

Brunswick Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        109        10,604        10,384        (203 )

Capri Holdings Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        14        722        678        (44 )

DR Horton, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32        2,803        2,687        (110 )

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        43        4,245        6,685        2,543

G-III Apparel Group Ltd

       Morgan Stanley        1,182        13,893        33,451        19,588

GoPro, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,271        13,532        11,897        (1,635 )

Hasbro, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        332        32,595        29,621        (2,925 )

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1        106        106       

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        36        50        26

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        20        622        645        48

Mattel, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        417        8,171        7,740        (432 )

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        102        19,105        18,095        (1,010 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (continued)

                        

Newell Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        225      $ 5,913      $ 4,982      $ (849 )

PulteGroup, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        120        6,307        5,510        (781 )

Skyline Champion Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        264        12,496        15,856        3,422

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,466        28,165        30,434        2,432

Sonos, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        290        9,882        9,384        (498 )

Steven Madden Ltd.

       Morgan Stanley        3,256        68,806        130,761        66,350

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        157        10,125        11,583        1,973

Tapestry, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        88        3,521        3,258        (257 )

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        261        11,152        12,113        973

Tupperware Brands Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        35        721        739        19

Under Armour, Inc., Class C

       Morgan Stanley        529        10,784        9,268        (1,515 )

Whirlpool Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        126        27,927        25,686        (2,286 )

YETI Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        27        2,368        2,314        (54 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            10,469        310,310        389,609        84,762
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                        

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        777        22,156        29,378        7,223

Boyd Gaming Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        44        2,353        2,783        596

Brinker International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        125        6,947        6,131        (872 )

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        33        3,887        4,170        290

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        18        2,553        2,517        (36 )

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12        5,869        5,724        (146 )

Graham Holdings Co., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        10        5,870        5,892        52

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        120        10,998        10,555        (455 )

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        41        4,899        5,417        517

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.

       Morgan Stanley        228        3,084        3,062        (22 )

Jack in the Box, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        346        31,180        33,676        2,993

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        115        15,713        17,030        1,575

McDonald’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        66        15,454        15,913        535

Papa John’s International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        82        6,439        10,413        4,312

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        326        23,778        23,622        (156 )

Perdoceo Education Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,555        66,881        48,101        (18,800 )

Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        3        112        154        42

Service Corp. International

       Morgan Stanley        187        9,870        11,269        1,494

Starbucks Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        57        6,529        6,288        (239 )

Vail Resorts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39        12,134        13,028        894

Wendy’s Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        901        20,650        19,534        (1,036 )

WW International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        147        4,483        2,683        (1,801 )

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        404        28,565        31,185        2,793

Yum! Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        266        30,675        32,534        2,031
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            8,902        341,079        341,059        1,784
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                        

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10        1,533        1,511        (22 )

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        467        102,804        127,463        24,659

BlackRock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7        5,748        5,871        164

CME Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        120        22,868        23,206        423

Franklin Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        247        7,364        7,341        95

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        478        12,405        11,525        (784 )

Moody’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        52        18,779        18,466        (287 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

111


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Diversified Financials — (continued)

                        

MSCI, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6      $ 3,775      $ 3,650      $ (124 )

Nasdaq, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        83        12,114        16,021        4,025

S&P Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24        10,159        10,197        56

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        139        28,842        27,341        (1,031 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            1,633        226,391        252,592        27,174
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Energy

                        

Antero Midstream Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1        5        10        6

Antero Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,458        31,479        65,045        33,566

APA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        146        2,528        3,129        601

Baker Hughes Co.

       Morgan Stanley        226        4,560        5,589        1,114

Cactus, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        42        925        1,584        672

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        239        7,630        8,733        1,282

Centennial Resource Development, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        141        752        945        227

ChampionX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        475        10,740        10,621        (119 )

Cimarex Energy Co.

       Morgan Stanley        257        16,361        22,410        6,145

CNX Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        503        6,202        6,348        146

Comstock Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        481        2,664        4,978        2,314

Continental Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        157        4,915        7,246        2,561

Core Laboratories N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        21        290        583        293

Coterra Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        233        3,383        5,070        1,722

Denbury, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        220        15,705        15,455        (250 )

DHT Holdings, Inc. (Marshall Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        8,311        43,160        54,271        14,045

EOG Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        189        12,820        15,171        2,547

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,009        8,431        10,231        1,801

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        56        2,766        3,161        396

Exxon Mobil Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        497        27,795        29,234        2,151

Green Plains, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        214        5,289        6,987        1,698

Halliburton Co.

       Morgan Stanley        600        11,432        12,972        1,659

Hess Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        290        21,777        22,652        1,003

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        184        5,922        5,807        (89 )

Kosmos Energy Ltd.

       Morgan Stanley        21,555        31,255        63,803        33,187

Marathon Oil Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,601        40,995        49,226        8,522

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        809        47,343        50,004        2,915

NOV, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        351        4,447        4,602        155

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        103        8,426        10,240        2,030

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        585        14,235        17,304        3,067

Oceaneering International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        963        12,449        12,827        378

ONEOK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        398        20,671        23,080        2,484

Ovintiv, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        385        9,596        12,659        3,425

PDC Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        243        10,219        11,516        1,372

Range Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        150        1,463        3,395        1,932

SFL Corp. Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        272        2,188        2,279        116

SM Energy Co.

       Morgan Stanley        2,919        17,186        77,003        59,847

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        393        8,613        8,151        (341 )

Targa Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        148        6,330        7,283        1,019

Transocean Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        1,086        3,732        4,116        384

Vermilion Energy, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        846        6,383        8,375        2,024

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

112


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Energy — (continued)

                        

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        196      $ 6,634      $ 11,448      $ 4,814

World Fuel Services Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        592        14,846        19,903        5,752
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            53,545        514,542        715,446        208,573
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                        

Costco Wholesale Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        7        3,172        3,145        (26 )

Kroger Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        1,110        37,096        44,877        8,271

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        926        21,788        21,455        (342 )

Sysco Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        360        25,077        28,260        3,566

United Natural Foods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        30        1,482        1,453        (30 )

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        311        12,506        14,633        2,526

Walmart, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        220        30,043        30,664        857

Weis Markets, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        295        14,706        15,502        1,140
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            3,259        145,870        159,989        15,962
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                        

Altria Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        568        24,476        25,855        2,679

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

       Morgan Stanley        62        3,633        3,721        132

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        19        1,304        1,273        (31 )

Bunge Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        58        4,343        4,717        465

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        789        40,831        41,399        1,020

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        141        38,963        55,579        16,757

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        21        4,522        4,424        (78 )

Darling Ingredients, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        340        24,748        24,446        (302 )

Flowers Foods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        437        9,781        10,326        875

General Mills, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        132        7,475        7,896        587

Hershey Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        127        21,192        21,495        573

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        244        19,669        19,940        1,600

Kellogg Co.

       Morgan Stanley        179        10,764        11,442        910

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        1,057        36,046        38,919        3,852

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        271        12,371        12,569        295

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        697        40,075        40,551        880

Monster Beverage Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        508        47,586        45,126        (2,460 )

PepsiCo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        143        22,180        21,509        (556 )

Philip Morris International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        132        12,809        12,512        (133 )

Primo Water Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        10        161        157        (4 )

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        220        40,924        41,404        506

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        632        8,074        5,644        (2,503 )

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        234        14,637        18,472        4,194
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            7,021        446,564        469,376        29,258
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                        

Abbott Laboratories

       Morgan Stanley        66        7,637        7,797        321

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        365        21,224        23,280        2,056

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        55        4,598        4,426        (172 )

Align Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4        2,726        2,662        (65 )

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,853        34,685        51,515        16,826

Amedisys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        27        4,922        4,026        (896 )

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        25        2,668        2,869        201

Anthem, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24        8,945        8,947        38

Boston Scientific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        544        23,062        23,604        543

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

113


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                        

Cerner Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        392      $ 29,385      $ 27,644      $ (1,630 )

Change Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        257        5,766        5,382        (385 )

Cigna Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        22        5,144        4,404        (714 )

Community Health Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        569        4,455        6,657        2,202

CONMED Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        29        3,689        3,794        112

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        44        19,251        18,186        (1,064 )

CryoLife, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        23        22        (1 )

CVS Health Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        305        20,607        25,882        6,093

Danaher Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        126        27,745        38,359        10,704

Doximity, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        61        5,151        4,923        (228 )

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        34        3,885        3,849        (36 )

Encompass Health Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        26        2,054        1,951        (154 )

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        36        2,972        2,696        (270 )

Envista Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        964        40,397        40,305        (120 )

Fulgent Genetics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        129        8,892        11,604        3,294

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        63        4,886        4,827        (59 )

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        50        9,140        12,136        3,060

Henry Schein, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        162        12,245        12,338        127

Heska Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        14        3,701        3,620        (81 )

Hologic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        219        16,326        16,164        (161 )

ICU Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15        2,887        3,501        766

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        26        14,321        16,169        1,849

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        216        14,981        14,792        (190 )

Intersect ENT, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7        190        190       

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14        12,076        13,918        1,842

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

       Morgan Stanley        308        74,432        86,684        12,252

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5        276        265        (9 )

LivaNova PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        223        18,176        17,659        (517 )

McKesson Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        148        25,727        29,508        3,939

MEDNAX, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        451        11,779        12,822        1,027

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        336        42,910        42,118        (430 )

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        206        3,768        3,963        195

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        87        5,293        6,247        963

ModivCare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        49        4,685        8,899        4,587

Natus Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,649        29,946        41,357        11,446

NextGen Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        21        310        296        (14 )

Omnicell, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        254        32,622        37,701        5,080

Owens & Minor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        204        5,332        6,383        1,128

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        441        54,072        64,082        10,718

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        60        2,012        2,170        159

STAAR Surgical Co.

       Morgan Stanley        254        34,713        32,647        (2,067 )

Stryker Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        58        15,142        15,296        194

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        13        893        864        (30 )

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        85        30,205        33,213        3,253

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        29        8,861        8,357        (505 )

Vocera Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        58        2,237        2,654        416
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            13,683        784,027        875,624        95,593
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                        

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

       Morgan Stanley        211        16,329        15,947        (287 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

114


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Household & Personal Products — (continued)

                        

Coty, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        764      $ 6,539      $ 6,005      $ (534 )

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

       Morgan Stanley        153        6,355        5,554        (786 )

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

       Morgan Stanley        92        26,270        27,594        1,486

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        53        7,244        7,019        (207 )

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        110        14,247        15,378        1,331

WD-40 Co.

       Morgan Stanley        36        8,451        8,333        (115 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            1,419        85,435        85,830        888
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Materials

                        

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        155        8,606        8,037        (569 )

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        2,525        19,627        18,180        (1,302 )

Ashland Global Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        187        16,048        16,665        803

Avery Dennison Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        38        7,914        7,874       

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        436        12,823        12,727        (96 )

Carpenter Technology Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        486        10,051        15,912        6,681

Chemours Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        244        7,712        7,091        (609 )

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14        825        902        117

Corteva, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        444        18,775        18,684        (95 )

Domtar Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        211        11,480        11,508        28

Dow, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        442        26,038        25,442        (373 )

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        917        73,183        62,347        (10,188 )

Eagle Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        181        25,765        23,740        (1,969 )

Eastman Chemical Co.

       Morgan Stanley        60        6,248        6,044        (165 )

Ecovyst, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32        395        373        (22 )

Ferro Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        325        6,805        6,610        (195 )

Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        451        2,363        1,772        (666 )

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        308        10,306        10,019        (308 )

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        204        197        (7 )

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

       Morgan Stanley        532        10,277        10,129        (109 )

Hecla Mining Co.

       Morgan Stanley        1,739        10,112        9,564        (535 )

IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        6,192        19,784        13,994        (6,079 )

Ingevity Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        33        2,508        2,355        (153 )

Innospec, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        22        1,979        1,853        (133 )

International Paper Co.

       Morgan Stanley        238        14,377        13,309        (939 )

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        565        36,318        61,562        27,441

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        1,113        6,443        5,966        (462 )

Kraton Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        605        9,449        27,612        18,717

Linde PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        123        31,580        36,086        4,855

Livent Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        460        11,064        10,631        (433 )

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        160        9,422        9,819        440

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        110        10,777        10,323        (395 )

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11        786        768        (17 )

Mosaic Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        801        25,513        28,612        3,237

NewMarket Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        176        65,507        59,624        (4,175 )

Newmont Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        243        14,066        13,195        (593 )

Nucor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        345        33,259        33,979        870

Nutrien Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        205        12,344        13,290        1,152

O-I Glass, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        43        419        614        274

Olin Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        415        19,516        20,024        521

Pan American Silver Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        3        70        70       

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

115


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Materials — (continued)

                        

PPG Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        16      $ 2,037      $ 2,288      $ 314

Pretium Resources, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        637        7,053        6,141        (917 )

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

       Morgan Stanley        42        6,261        5,982        (226 )

Royal Gold, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32        3,263        3,056        (199 )

Sealed Air Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        140        5,682        7,671        2,095

Sensient Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        11        905        1,002        102

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        42        10,861        11,749        924

Southern Copper Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        31        1,871        1,740        (117 )

Trinseo S.A. (Luxembourg)

       Morgan Stanley        196        11,173        10,580        (583 )

Westlake Chemical Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        147        14,424        13,398        (1,097 )

Westrock Co.

       Morgan Stanley        108        5,484        5,382        (81 )

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        301        12,105        11,312        (793 )

Worthington Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        160        8,051        8,432        452
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            23,462        699,908        726,236        34,423
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                        

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        702        53,231        54,328        516

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        32        78,337        85,553        7,216

Altice U.S.A., Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        29        560        601        40

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        23        1,099        1,072        (28 )

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        19        11,244        13,824        2,580

Comcast Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        290        16,213        16,220        42

Discovery, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        142        3,641        3,604        (37 )

DISH Network Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        283        11,413        12,299        886

Eventbrite, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        84        1,520        1,588        69

Facebook, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        223        62,526        75,684        12,772

Fox Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        240        8,450        9,626        1,248

Gannett Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        59        60        2

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        480        15,349        17,602        2,688

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        1,885        15,945        24,505        8,918

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        38        6,082        7,066        984

Meredith Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        169        3,396        9,413        6,173

Netflix, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        102        49,506        62,255        12,749

New York Times Co. (The), Class A

       Morgan Stanley        53        2,146        2,611        532

News Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        10        193        235        45

Omnicom Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        70        5,442        5,072        (321 )

Scholastic Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4        138        143        4

Snap, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        244        17,658        18,024        104

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14        2,217        2,157        (106 )

TEGNA, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        234        3,714        4,614        948

Twitter, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        442        23,289        26,692        3,403

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        180        6,987        7,112        176

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        307        9,058        13,121        4,191

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        242        12,159        13,615        1,524

Yelp, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        562        21,471        20,929        (561 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            7,112        443,043        509,625        66,757
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

 

                   

AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        127        2,163        2,545        382

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        62        6,601        9,767        3,205

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

116


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

                        

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        174      $ 3,917      $ 6,100      $ 2,293

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        37        19,963        27,600        7,637

Bio-Techne Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3        1,547        1,454        (93 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

       Morgan Stanley        533        34,349        31,538        (2,673 )

Bruker Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        44        3,638        3,436        (202 )

Celldex Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        145        7,828        7,829        1

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4        1,726        1,651        (76 )

Cortexyme, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        22        2,070        2,017        (53 )

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        76        2,731        3,834        1,433

Dynavax Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        672        10,547        12,909        2,358

Eli Lilly & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        397        93,805        91,727        (2,588 )

Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11        309        310        1

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        133        5,313        5,410        98

Illumina, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        170        79,117        68,954        (10,163 )

Innoviva, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,437        40,998        57,432        16,824

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        708        8,427        9,246        817

Johnson & Johnson

       Morgan Stanley        499        79,342        80,588        1,678

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        110        189        80

Merck & Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        381        28,432        28,617        429

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        1,388        1,377        (11 )

Moderna, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        115        44,325        44,259        (66 )

Organon & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        247        8,264        8,099        (165 )

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        122        6,982        6,832        (167 )

PerkinElmer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        164        23,764        28,420        4,678

Pfizer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,027        126,678        130,191        4,433

Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,015        37,019        56,952        20,175

Prothena Corp. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        210        14,506        14,958        452

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        28        17,191        16,945        (246 )

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        53        2,358        2,348        (54 )

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        438        571        139

United Therapeutics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        62        12,315        11,444        (871 )

Veracyte, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        317        15,161        14,725        (443 )

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        88        16,332        15,962        (590 )

Waters Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        49        14,440        17,508        3,067

Zoetis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        44        8,102        8,542        445
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            13,179        782,196        832,286        52,164
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Retailing

                        

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,808        37,443        105,665        70,426

Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        34        1,432        1,361        (71 )

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        359        53,802        74,992        22,047

Amazon.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        16        49,093        52,561        3,467

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32        852        826        (26 )

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        93        197        104

AutoNation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        72        7,562        8,767        1,205

AutoZone, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14        15,896        23,772        7,876

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        271        17,490        17,081        (399 )

Best Buy Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3        325        317        (5 )

Big Lots, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        65        3,794        2,818        (971 )

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15        1,268        1,333        105

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

117


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Retailing — (continued)

                        

Buckle,Inc.(The)

       Morgan Stanley        312      $ 6,353      $ 12,352      $ 7,668

Caleres, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        21        491        467        (39 )

Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        110        4,076        4,276        233

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        35        4,509        4,192        (317 )

eBay, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,264        88,368        88,063        (45 )

Foot Locker, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        165        8,188        7,534        (654 )

Genuine Parts Co.

       Morgan Stanley        108        11,876        13,093        1,442

Guess?, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        197        4,407        4,139        (264 )

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        60        18,852        19,696        997

LKQ Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        504        23,245        25,361        2,117

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        72        13,311        14,606        1,372

Macy’s, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,593        15,578        58,602        55,358

MarineMax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        134        6,389        6,502        113

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        54        2,943        3,066        122

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        18        9,209        10,999        1,790

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        67        5,833        6,740        907

Qurate Retail, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,064        7,726        10,842        5,625

Ross Stores, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        154        17,504        16,763        (750 )

Shutterstock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        509        34,380        57,680        24,666

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        30        2,234        2,369        130

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        11        545        578        34

Target Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        202        47,729        46,212        (1,488 )

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        136        49,024        49,085        61

Urban Outfitters, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        211        4,523        6,265        1,708

Victoria’s Secret & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        133        8,091        7,350        (741 )

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5        899        887        (5 )

Zumiez, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        88        2,521        3,499        1,127
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            11,947        587,854        770,908        204,925
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

              

Amkor Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39        434        973        546

Applied Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        169        21,432        21,755        371

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        220        5,285        10,347        5,061

Broadcom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        82        36,971        39,764        3,754

Enphase Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        186        28,677        27,894        (1,241 )

First Solar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        144        12,887        13,746        861

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        113        5,742        4,643        (1,099 )

Intel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        473        25,619        25,201        (357 )

KLA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        7        2,510        2,342        (121 )

Lam Research Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        18        11,131        10,245        (1,114 )

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,495        54,731        96,981        43,517

Micron Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        479        34,454        33,999        (423 )

MKS Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        118        19,526        17,807        (1,878 )

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8        3,937        3,877        (42 )

NVIDIA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        42        8,690        8,701        (17 )

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        121        23,031        23,700        752

ON Semiconductor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        273        11,653        12,495        850

Power Integrations, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        107        9,548        10,592        1,065

Qorvo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        139        23,770        23,239        (531 )

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        353        46,477        45,530        (978 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

118


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (continued)

                        

Rambus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        352      $ 7,619      $ 7,814      $ 196

Semtech Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        37        2,823        2,885        61

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        68        12,329        11,205        (1,064 )

Synaptics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        117        19,572        21,028        1,456

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1        22        43        21

Xilinx, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        27        4,132        4,077        (56 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            5,188        433,002        480,883        49,590
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Software & Services

                        

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        139        35,153        44,469        9,559

Adobe, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        43        25,908        24,756        (1,152 )

Agilysys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2        104        105        1

ANSYS, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        3,098        3,064        (34 )

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        278        46,715        55,578        9,555

Box, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        682        16,266        16,143        (191 )

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        210        28,069        34,994        7,420

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        84        10,736        12,721        1,985

Cerence, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        213        23,164        20,471        (2,692 )

CGI, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        304        21,825        25,767        3,942

Cloudera, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        742        11,669        11,850        181

CommVault Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39        2,614        2,937        328

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        827        32,828        47,354        14,526

CSG Systems International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        824        34,959        39,717        5,825

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The) (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        1        80        81        1

DocuSign, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        24        6,877        6,178        (1,055 )

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        210        20,098        18,480        (1,606 )

Dropbox, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        590        18,314        17,240        (1,074 )

DXC Technology Co.

       Morgan Stanley        319        12,381        10,722        (1,659 )

Elastic N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        16        2,260        2,384        124

Fair Isaac Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        62        27,186        24,672        (2,514 )

Fiserv, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        421        43,031        45,678        2,753

Fortinet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        63        18,840        18,399        (441 )

Gartner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        69        19,717        20,968        1,251

HubSpot, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        33        22,453        22,311        (218 )

International Business Machines Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        190        24,492        26,397        2,505

Intuit, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7        3,838        3,777        363

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        219        25,194        21,118        (4,855 )

Manhattan Associates, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        67        10,505        10,253        (252 )

Maximus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        114        10,023        9,485        (491 )

Microsoft Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        245        56,665        69,070        12,744

Momentive Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        29        533        568        35

MongoDB, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        105        51,282        49,509        (1,774 )

NCR Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        722        14,469        27,985        15,825

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        723        18,212        18,292        193

Nutanix, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        657        25,510        24,769        (741 )

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        602        25,337        29,341        4,406

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        19        7,111        9,101        1,991

Paychex, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        212        23,406        23,839        526

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        92        20,963        23,939        2,976

Progress Software Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        29        1,268        1,427        169

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

119


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                        

PTC, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9      $ 1,071      $ 1,078      $ 7

ServiceNow, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        31        15,462        19,290        3,828

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        242        29,065        29,512        447

SPS Commerce, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11        1,030        1,774        745

Square, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        160        38,701        38,374        (326 )

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        242        17,499        16,795        (645 )

Synopsys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        34        8,799        10,180        1,381

Teradata Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        382        10,385        21,908        11,523

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7        674        655        (19 )

Verint Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        702        31,040        31,443        369

VeriSign, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        56        10,654        11,481        826

Visa, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        90        19,302        20,047        788

Western Union Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        452        9,887        9,139        (646 )

Workiva, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        166        19,184        23,399        4,216

Xperi Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        28        539        528        (9 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            12,848        1,016,445        1,111,512        100,920
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                        

3D Systems Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        900        26,335        24,813        (1,522 )

Apple, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        52        7,464        7,358        (35 )

Arista Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9        3,224        3,093        (131 )

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        18        2,040        2,021        (19 )

Belden, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        319        11,085        18,585        7,881

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39        1,128        1,042        (76 )

CDW Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        10        1,921        1,820        (99 )

Cisco Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        534        24,484        29,066        4,938

Cognex Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        6        479        481        3

Coherent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        106        27,359        26,510        (890 )

Corning, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        526        21,651        19,194        (2,280 )

CTS Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        11        348        340        (8 )

EchoStar Corp., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        1,310        37,306        33,418        (3,924 )

Extreme Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        781        8,470        7,693        (777 )

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       Morgan Stanley        1,039        15,781        14,806        (766 )

HP, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        932        21,170        25,500        4,835

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        92        14,663        15,115        452

Knowles Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        196        3,827        3,673        (162 )

NetApp, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        249        19,614        22,350        3,011

NETGEAR, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        182        5,757        5,808        36

OSI Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        635        50,006        60,198        10,324

Plantronics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        131        4,483        3,368        (1,115 )

Sanmina Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        28        697        1,079        383

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        208        17,586        17,164        (279 )

SYNNEX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        55        6,232        5,726        (595 )

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        269        37,926        36,912        (913 )

Trimble, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        131        11,226        10,775        (451 )

TTM Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        814        10,730        10,232        (498 )

Ubiquiti, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32        8,925        9,557        665

Viavi Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        260        4,184        4,092        (91 )

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        510        11,103        10,246        (814 )

Vontier Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        894        26,414        30,038        3,666

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

120


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
       Notional    
Amount
         Value          Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (continued)

                        

Western Digital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        118      $ 6,820      $ 6,660      $ (160 )

Xerox Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        780        18,553        15,733        (2,564 )

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        53        26,824        27,317        493
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            12,229        495,815        511,783        18,518
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                        

AT&T, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        762        21,060        20,582        299

Gogo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        723        8,113        12,508        4,424

IDT Corp., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        4        169        168        (1 )

Iridium Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        83        2,671        3,308        636

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        638        8,076        7,905        130

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        117        15,749        14,948        (801 )

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        404        22,355        21,820        310
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            2,731        78,193        81,239        4,997
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transportation

                        

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        300        10,855        17,580        7,688

ArcBest Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,802        62,077        147,350        88,154

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        396        21,986        32,345        11,405

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        105        7,518        6,832        (672 )

CSX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,429        44,704        42,498        (2,124 )

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        40        4,785        4,765        (2 )

FedEx Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        21        5,222        4,605        (567 )

Hub Group, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        75        4,998        5,156        158

Norfolk Southern Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        23        5,855        5,503        (319 )

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        42        10,050        12,011        1,977

Ryder System, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        198        10,788        16,377        6,026

Saia, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6        1,169        1,428        259

Schneider National, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        35        744        796        56

Southwest Airlines Co.

       Morgan Stanley        7        365        360        (5 )

Union Pacific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        128        26,358        25,089        (1,257 )

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        115        5,318        5,471        152

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        129        22,698        23,491        1,090

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        44        1,759        1,948        202

XPO Logistics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        264        22,165        21,009        (1,156 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            5,159        269,414        374,614        111,065
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Utilities

                        

AES Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        362        8,907        8,264        (581 )

American Water Works Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        20        3,295        3,381        96

Avista Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        28        1,184        1,095        (70 )

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        354        24,501        25,849        2,285

Exelon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        499        20,902        24,122        3,679

Fortis,Inc.(Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        16        713        709        (157 )

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        238        7,414        7,061        (267 )

National Fuel Gas Co.

       Morgan Stanley        40        1,611        2,101        590

NRG Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,315        56,884        53,691        (3,193 )

PPL Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,455        71,796        68,445        (2,779 )

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        683        43,396        41,595        (1,596 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

121


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Utilities — (continued)

                     

Southern Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        28     $ 1,821     $ 1,735     $ (88 )

TransAlta Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        2       21       21       1
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            6,040       242,445       238,069       (2,080 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

                9,272,097       10,367,790       1,189,971
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

BorgWarner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,909 )       (182,212 )       (168,908 )       12,021

Dana, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,352 )       (36,182 )       (30,068 )       5,966

Dorman Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (288 )       (284 )       4

Fox Factory Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (547 )       (80,634 )       (79,063 )       1,475

LCI Industries

       Morgan Stanley        (1,291 )       (169,349 )       (173,807 )       (7,570 )

Patrick Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,235 )       (88,488 )       (102,876 )       (15,491 )

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (28 )       (1,224 )       (1,224 )       (1 )

Workhorse Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,170 )       (52,208 )       (24,251 )       27,905

XPEL, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (249 )       (20,616 )       (18,889 )       1,727
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (11,784 )       (631,201 )       (599,370 )       26,036
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                     

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,848 )       (215,006 )       (199,898 )       14,718

Air Lease Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (337 )       (15,307 )       (13,258 )       1,978

Ameresco, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (37 )       (2,201 )       (2,162 )       37

American Woodmark Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (342 )       (28,061 )       (22,357 )       5,676

AMETEK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (94 )       (12,890 )       (11,657 )       1,350

API Group Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (623 )       (14,039 )       (12,678 )       1,347

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (24 )       (2,185 )       (2,163 )       19

Arcosa, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (864 )       (49,918 )       (43,347 )       6,478

Astec Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (284 )       (15,926 )       (15,282 )       538

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (269 )       (37,232 )       (47,080 )       (9,886 )

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (591 )       (24,714 )       (21,589 )       3,100

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (16,220 )       (258,199 )       (227,891 )       30,048

Barnes Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (186 )       (10,325 )       (7,762 )       2,502

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,769 )       (64,970 )       (51,836 )       13,069

Boeing Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (95 )       (23,852 )       (20,894 )       2,933

BWX Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,775 )       (109,098 )       (95,602 )       12,960

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (111 )       (22,576 )       (22,066 )       435

Chart Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (245 )       (40,248 )       (46,822 )       (6,615 )

Construction Partners, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,232 )       (57,933 )       (74,482 )       (17,284 )

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,527 )       (59,963 )       (51,529 )       8,373

Dycom Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (747 )       (56,354 )       (53,216 )       3,081

Energy Recovery, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (935 )       (19,094 )       (17,793 )       1,282

EnerSys

       Morgan Stanley        (209 )       (16,836 )       (15,558 )       1,244

EnPro Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (611 )       (610 )      

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,531 )       (136,281 )       (170,184 )       (34,689 )

Federal Signal Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (277 )       (270 )       6

Fluor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,228 )       (98,298 )       (67,521 )       30,678

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (158 )       (13,164 )       (12,616 )       534

FuelCell Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,683 )       (103,786 )       (44,709 )       58,972

GATX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (822 )       (75,784 )       (73,618 )       909

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

122


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                     

Generac Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (471 )     $ (212,444 )     $ (192,484 )     $ 21,622

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,029 )       (15,084 )       (15,528 )       (458 )

Griffon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (329 )       (7,679 )       (8,093 )       (433 )

Helios Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (654 )       (30,469 )       (53,700 )       (23,567 )

Hexcel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (434 )       (26,032 )       (25,775 )       231

Hubbell, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (141 )       (28,086 )       (25,474 )       2,422

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (512 )       (21,343 )       (25,733 )       (5,057 )

IDEX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (527 )       (119,673 )       (109,063 )       10,691

IES Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (88 )       (91 )       (3 )

John Bean Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (429 )       (422 )       13

Kennametal, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,477 )       (52,657 )       (50,558 )       779

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,932 )       (67,510 )       (65,413 )       2,029

Lindsay Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (95 )       (15,779 )       (14,420 )       1,287

MasTec, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (61 )       (5,341 )       (5,263 )       72

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,721 )       (68,120 )       (48,739 )       19,276

Mercury Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,642 )       (171,392 )       (125,284 )       45,935

Meritor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,213 )       (78,102 )       (68,469 )       9,631

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (452 )       (41,121 )       (36,246 )       4,636

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,704 )       (18,863 )       (25,935 )       (7,490 )

Nikola Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,431 )       (45,063 )       (47,279 )       (2,261 )

NV5 Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (278 )       (14,467 )       (27,402 )       (12,999 )

PGT Innovations, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,638 )       (52,990 )       (50,386 )       2,551

Plug Power, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,640 )       (234,360 )       (220,666 )       13,210

Primoris Services Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (854 )       (22,036 )       (20,914 )       1,051

Proto Labs, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,095 )       (180,719 )       (72,927 )       107,610

Quanta Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (98 )       (11,517 )       (11,154 )       434

RBC Bearings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (59 )       (13,684 )       (12,520 )       1,150

REV Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,252 )       (10,049 )       (21,484 )       (11,572 )

Shyft Group,Inc.(The)

       Morgan Stanley        (246 )       (10,393 )       (9,350 )       1,030

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,794 )       (131,364 )       (123,467 )       7,704

SPX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (305 )       (18,756 )       (16,302 )       2,435

Sunrun, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,338 )       (99,300 )       (58,872 )       40,328

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,934 )       (62,606 )       (67,516 )       (4,973 )

Timken Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (478 )       (36,726 )       (31,271 )       5,298

Trex Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (614 )       (62,194 )       (62,585 )       (665 )

TriMas Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (11 )       (342 )       (356 )       (14 )

UFP Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,084 )       (78,994 )       (73,690 )       5,101

United Rentals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,005 )       (348,813 )       (352,685 )       (4,223 )

Univar Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,061 )       (145,017 )       (144,373 )       498

Vicor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (566 )       (50,174 )       (75,935 )       (25,811 )

Welbilt, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,459 )       (26,572 )       (33,907 )       (7,472 )

WESCO International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (179 )       (9,578 )       (20,642 )       (11,620 )

Woodward, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (446 )       (54,228 )       (50,487 )       3,708
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (107,064 )       (4,285,282 )       (3,949,310 )       325,907
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                     

ADT, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18,958 )       (174,041 )       (153,370 )       19,277

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,523 )       (127,353 )       (120,850 )       5,940

CACI International, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (46 )       (11,946 )       (12,057 )       (123 )

Clarivate PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        (825 )       (23,336 )       (18,068 )       5,364

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

123


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Commercial & Professional Services — (continued)

                     

CoStar Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (637 )     $ (58,192 )     $ (54,820 )     $ 3,362

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,394 )       (116,887 )       (107,483 )       9,286

Forrester Research, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (450 )       (16,408 )       (22,167 )       (5,776 )

FTI Consulting, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (397 )       (57,001 )       (53,476 )       3,467

Harsco Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,955 )       (57,983 )       (67,037 )       (9,112 )

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (72 )       (3,641 )       (3,744 )       (107 )

IAA, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (181 )       (10,093 )       (9,877 )       206

Insperity, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,379 )       (120,067 )       (152,710 )       (34,314 )

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,318 )       (23,924 )       (21,602 )       2,297

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (756 )       (74,081 )       (72,674 )       1,202

ManTech International Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (234 )       (20,547 )       (17,765 )       2,614

Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (226 )       (12,267 )       (13,953 )       (1,698 )

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,123 )       (94,066 )       (80,197 )       12,950

Tetra Tech, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8 )       (1,219 )       (1,195 )       89

TransUnion

       Morgan Stanley        (555 )       (62,090 )       (62,332 )       (575 )

U.S. Ecology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,520 )       (57,289 )       (49,172 )       8,059

Upwork, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,386 )       (106,558 )       (107,442 )       (991 )

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,414 )       (274,410 )       (283,182 )       (9,559 )

Viad Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (894 )       (36,690 )       (40,597 )       (3,943 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (55,251 )       (1,540,089 )       (1,525,770 )       7,915
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                     

Callaway Golf Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,176 )       (184,484 )       (170,643 )       13,617

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (3,774 )       (141,829 )       (134,619 )       7,067

Columbia Sportswear Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (11,226 )       (11,309 )       (205 )

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (50 )       (19,406 )       (18,010 )       1,392

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (512 )       (115,688 )       (115,036 )       535

Installed Building Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (647 )       (82,609 )       (69,326 )       12,895

Latham Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (565 )       (11,394 )       (9,266 )       2,116

Levi Strauss & Co., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (360 )       (10,459 )       (8,824 )       1,586

Lovesac Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (99 )       (6,984 )       (6,543 )       434

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (427 )       (35,826 )       (29,881 )       5,908

NIKE, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        (74 )       (10,175 )       (10,747 )       (844 )

Oxford Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (264 )       (21,603 )       (23,805 )       (2,465 )

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (6,396 )       (667,232 )       (556,772 )       109,788

Polaris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,042 )       (137,060 )       (124,686 )       11,747

Purple Innovation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,059 )       (192,441 )       (127,360 )       64,887

Ralph Lauren Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (81 )       (9,767 )       (8,994 )       610

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,395 )       (51,638 )       (58,757 )       (7,440 )

VF Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (181 )       (16,240 )       (12,125 )       3,892

Vizio Holding Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (208 )       (4,327 )       (4,418 )       (95 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (28,428 )       (1,730,388 )       (1,501,121 )       225,425
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                     

2U Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (26 )       (873 )       (873 )       59

Aramark

       Morgan Stanley        (4,162 )       (158,459 )       (136,763 )       20,722

Bally’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,899 )       (114,937 )       (95,216 )       19,606

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,014 )       (170,699 )       (141,372 )       29,155

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (646 )       (67,592 )       (72,533 )       (5,009 )

Carnival Corp. (Panama)

       Morgan Stanley        (8,108 )       (191,929 )       (202,781 )       (14,523 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

124


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Services — (continued)

                     

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (768 )     $ (121,208 )     $ (116,329 )     $ 4,943

Denny’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,227 )       (81,630 )       (85,409 )       (4,063 )

Frontdoor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (324 )       (18,076 )       (13,576 )       4,510

MGM Resorts International

       Morgan Stanley        (1,350 )       (57,544 )       (58,253 )       (771 )

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (732 )       (34,423 )       (49,037 )       (14,648 )

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (578 )       (44,560 )       (45,402 )       (887 )

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,426 )       (124,200 )       (126,843 )       (2,768 )

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,208 )       (118,247 )       (94,780 )       23,388

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (378 )       (16,513 )       (16,065 )       432

Stride, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,985 )       (77,117 )       (71,341 )       5,786

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (479 )       (25,177 )       (19,960 )       5,236

Wingstop, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,398 )       (238,592 )       (229,174 )       8,385
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (31,708 )       (1,661,776 )       (1,575,707 )       79,553
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                     

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (4,742 )       (4,737 )       (1 )

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,384 )       (165,455 )       (158,911 )       6,004

Morningstar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (48 )       (13,383 )       (12,433 )       944

Open Lending Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (729 )       (29,943 )       (26,295 )       3,666
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (2,173 )       (213,523 )       (202,376 )       10,613
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                     

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (13,128 )       (126,369 )       (132,068 )       (7,147 )

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,254 )       (195,363 )       (220,148 )       (25,066 )

ConocoPhillips

       Morgan Stanley        (648 )       (37,070 )       (43,915 )       (7,440 )

Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (25,545 )       (107,214 )       (117,762 )       (10,797 )

CVR Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,194 )       (19,772 )       (19,892 )       (140 )

Delek U.S. Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,661 )       (123,180 )       (137,668 )       (14,612 )

Devon Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,140 )       (145,588 )       (182,521 )       (44,584 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,604 )       (138,073 )       (151,851 )       (16,014 )

Dril-Quip, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (354 )       (12,153 )       (8,914 )       3,289

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (461 )       (18,170 )       (18,348 )       (503 )

Enerplus Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (7,588 )       (44,746 )       (60,704 )       (16,279 )

EQT Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (18,037 )       (334,624 )       (369,037 )       (34,750 )

FLEX LNG Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (5 )       (88 )       (90 )       (2 )

Gevo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,207 )       (54,398 )       (54,494 )       (151 )

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (4,635 )       (50,366 )       (56,223 )       (6,001 )

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,446 )       (71,069 )       (67,877 )       2,952

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,712 )       (8,628 )       (12,475 )       (3,856 )

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,923 )       (36,747 )       (41,152 )       (4,556 )

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,743 )       (26,780 )       (27,400 )       (647 )

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,355 )       (19,419 )       (21,195 )       (1,966 )

Pembina Pipeline Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,283 )       (58,069 )       (72,348 )       (18,678 )

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,661 )       (265,886 )       (276,573 )       (16,760 )

RPC, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,529 )       (12,139 )       (17,151 )       (5,096 )

Southwestern Energy Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (17,318 )       (78,128 )       (95,942 )       (18,437 )

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        (38,039 )       (279,765 )       (286,434 )       (6,951 )

Tellurian, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19,489 )       (58,808 )       (76,202 )       (17,454 )

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,839 )       (72,111 )       (73,644 )       (1,605 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (192,798 )       (2,394,723 )       (2,642,028 )       (273,251 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

125


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Food & Staples Retailing

                     

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,420 )     $ (71,394 )     $ (77,986 )     $ (7,091 )

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (776 )       (152,219 )       (146,237 )       5,721

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,524 )       (44,036 )       (49,637 )       (5,860 )

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,224 )       (175,207 )       (91,112 )       84,060

Performance Food Group Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,514 )       (70,260 )       (70,340 )       (151 )

Rite Aid Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (766 )       (16,444 )       (10,877 )       5,550

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (788 )       (31,692 )       (27,312 )       4,341
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (11,012 )       (561,252 )       (473,501 )       86,570
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                     

B&G Foods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,412 )       (42,760 )       (42,205 )       (695 )

Beyond Meat, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (418 )       (61,696 )       (43,999 )       17,636

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,676 )       (260,784 )       (331,171 )       (70,650 )

Conagra Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,379 )       (46,786 )       (46,707 )       (179 )

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        (11 )       (357 )       (354 )       3

Freshpet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (885 )       (136,867 )       (126,281 )       10,407

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (354 )       (14,752 )       (15,144 )       (407 )

Hormel Foods Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,609 )       (108,492 )       (106,969 )       1,414

Hostess Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (254 )       (4,359 )       (4,412 )       (57 )

Ingredion, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,898 )       (172,811 )       (168,941 )       3,183

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (86 )       (13,793 )       (13,143 )       414

J M Smucker Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (120 )       (14,613 )       (14,404 )       273

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (987 )       (34,635 )       (33,716 )       745

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (384 )       (32,192 )       (23,566 )       8,499

Lancaster Colony Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (103 )       (17,798 )       (17,387 )       364

McCormick & Co, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (836 )       (73,407 )       (67,741 )       5,350

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (475 )       (19,940 )       (30,923 )       (11,205 )

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (767 )       (15,864 )       (22,304 )       (6,481 )

Post Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (860 )       (99,263 )       (94,738 )       4,426

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (927 )       (36,315 )       (36,969 )       (690 )

Universal Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (154 )       (7,611 )       (7,443 )       160

Utz Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,826 )       (59,933 )       (48,409 )       11,310
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (21,421 )       (1,275,028 )       (1,296,926 )       (26,180 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                     

1Life Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,465 )       (113,118 )       (70,166 )       42,838

ABIOMED, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (286 )       (92,741 )       (93,099 )       (757 )

Accolade, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (967 )       (46,029 )       (40,778 )       5,204

AdaptHealth Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,423 )       (38,091 )       (33,142 )       4,914

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,609 )       (22,680 )       (19,614 )       3,043

American Well Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,067 )       (29,037 )       (18,830 )       10,178

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,171 )       (141,954 )       (139,876 )       1,597

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (364 )       (34,728 )       (33,142 )       1,551

Axogen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (982 )       (11,705 )       (15,516 )       (5,411 )

Becton Dickinson and Co

       Morgan Stanley        (55 )       (14,423 )       (13,520 )       1,776

BioLife Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (641 )       (26,701 )       (27,127 )       (453 )

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,841 )       (12,121 )       (11,598 )       510

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,266 )       (45,282 )       (41,563 )       3,672

Castle Biosciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,110 )       (74,246 )       (73,815 )       356

Covetrus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,131 )       (122,487 )       (74,936 )       47,427

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

126


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                     

CryoPort, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (533 )     $ (30,327 )     $ (35,450 )     $ (5,167 )

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,513 )       (36,011 )       (77,903 )       (42,479 )

Glaukos Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (114 )       (6,442 )       (5,491 )       949

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,283 )       (101,569 )       (93,649 )       7,832

Guardant Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (841 )       (124,900 )       (105,133 )       19,752

Haemonetics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,392 )       (120,039 )       (98,261 )       21,657

HealthEquity, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (28 )       (1,863 )       (1,813 )       48

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (159 )       (21,839 )       (23,850 )       (2,051 )

Humana, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (125 )       (57,994 )       (48,644 )       9,337

Inari Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (583 )       (55,502 )       (47,281 )       8,165

Innovage Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (19 )       (20 )       1

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (906 )       (31,264 )       (36,503 )       (5,270 )

Insulet Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (497 )       (138,899 )       (141,262 )       (2,532 )

Integer Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (247 )       (23,174 )       (22,067 )       1,083

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (853 )       (39,907 )       (49,952 )       (10,085 )

Joint Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (167 )       (13,237 )       (16,369 )       (3,229 )

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,195 )       (51,581 )       (56,368 )       (5,007 )

Masimo Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (686 )       (181,134 )       (185,707 )       (4,885 )

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (29,991 )       (35,678 )       (5,791 )

Neogen Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (395 )       (18,254 )       (17,155 )       1,081

Oak Street Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,477 )       (276,805 )       (232,937 )       43,590

Option Care Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,893 )       (42,337 )       (45,924 )       (3,721 )

OrthoPediatrics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (289 )       (15,243 )       (18,932 )       (3,738 )

Outset Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (734 )       (30,934 )       (36,289 )       (5,386 )

Penumbra, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (437 )       (117,282 )       (116,461 )       645

PetIQ, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,431 )       (50,586 )       (35,732 )       14,851

Phreesia, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (95 )       (5,861 )       (5,862 )       (7 )

Progyny, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,657 )       (154,040 )       (148,792 )       5,068

Quidel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (108 )       (15,977 )       (15,244 )       716

RadNet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,584 )       (24,061 )       (46,427 )       (22,390 )

ResMed, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (578 )       (137,319 )       (152,332 )       (20,342 )

Schrodinger, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,609 )       (157,631 )       (142,660 )       14,812

Silk Road Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (976 )       (56,927 )       (53,709 )       3,075

SmileDirectClub, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,780 )       (34,240 )       (30,750 )       3,456

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,410 )       (519,505 )       (492,315 )       25,591

Surgery Partners, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,096 )       (88,299 )       (88,745 )       (534 )

Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,393 )       (70,755 )       (36,511 )       34,244

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (593 )       (22,138 )       (26,359 )       (4,243 )

Teladoc Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (320 )       (51,731 )       (40,579 )       11,100

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (9 )       (1,040 )       (995 )       44

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (49 )       (18,323 )       (20,802 )       (3,123 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (67,534 )       (3,800,323 )       (3,593,635 )       193,562
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                     

Clorox Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (593 )       (101,426 )       (98,207 )       2,999

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,857 )       (73,183 )       (72,516 )       410

Honest Co., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,401 )       (25,991 )       (24,922 )       1,042

Inter Parfums, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (108 )       (7,818 )       (8,075 )       (279 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

127


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Household & Personal Products — (continued)

                     

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (747 )     $ (21,226 )     $ (20,423 )     $ 725

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (397 )       (37,033 )       (37,981 )       (933 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (6,103 )       (266,677 )       (262,124 )       3,964
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                     

Albemarle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (141 )       (29,159 )       (30,875 )       (1,970 )

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (173 )       (2,916 )       (2,877 )       37

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        (4,792 )       (60,361 )       (55,539 )       4,439

Amyris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,423 )       (46,221 )       (46,998 )       (823 )

AptarGroup, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (126 )       (16,612 )       (15,038 )       1,542

Arconic Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (838 )       (30,155 )       (26,431 )       3,694

Balchem Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (44 )       (6,423 )       (6,383 )       34

Ball Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (247 )       (22,933 )       (22,223 )       552

Cabot Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (358 )       (19,430 )       (17,943 )       1,348

Century Aluminum Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,937 )       (47,625 )       (52,953 )       (5,376 )

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,085 )       (21,513 )       (21,494 )       (3 )

Coeur Mining, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,129 )       (69,171 )       (62,496 )       6,606

Commercial Metals Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (587 )       (20,028 )       (17,880 )       2,128

Ecolab, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (319 )       (70,990 )       (66,550 )       4,304

Element Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,375 )       (32,032 )       (29,810 )       2,131

Equinox Gold Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (12,613 )       (152,412 )       (83,246 )       69,012

First Majestic Silver Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (6,729 )       (87,052 )       (76,038 )       10,917

FMC Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,062 )       (111,393 )       (97,237 )       13,369

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,713 )       (246,408 )       (222,536 )       23,246

HB Fuller Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,028 )       (66,577 )       (66,368 )       (11 )

Huntsman Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,754 )       (228,905 )       (259,031 )       (31,546 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,138 )       (300,912 )       (285,893 )       12,881

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (916 )       (48,740 )       (38,096 )       10,473

MAG Silver Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (98 )       (1,588 )       (1,588 )       (1 )

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (142 )       (52,107 )       (48,519 )       3,454

Materion Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (233 )       (16,836 )       (15,993 )       779

Methanex Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,297 )       (53,290 )       (105,754 )       (53,297 )

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (5,336 )       (53,874 )       (36,712 )       17,108

PureCycle Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (75 )       (1,024 )       (996 )       27

Quaker Chemical Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (311 )       (70,060 )       (73,931 )       (4,183 )

RPM International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (701 )       (60,226 )       (54,433 )       5,733

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (770 )       (4,625 )       (4,435 )       185

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (4,346 )       (4,090 )       233

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,436 )       (228,681 )       (210,173 )       17,605

Seabridge Gold, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (865 )       (15,246 )       (13,364 )       1,868

SilverCrest Metals, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,236 )       (10,110 )       (8,627 )       1,473

Sonoco Products Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (317 )       (20,414 )       (18,887 )       1,506

Stepan Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (214 )       (27,214 )       (24,169 )       2,908

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (992 )       (34,576 )       (31,714 )       2,827

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,376 )       (55,298 )       (59,186 )       (4,072 )

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        (626 )       (5,934 )       (15,431 )       (9,878 )

Valvoline, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,955 )       (115,968 )       (123,317 )       (8,756 )

Vulcan Materials Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (91 )       (16,057 )       (15,394 )       799

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

128


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Materials — (continued)

                     

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,255 )     $ (39,241 )     $ (52,474 )     $ (14,129 )

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (19,760 )       (101,710 )       (78,250 )       22,286
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (106,731 )       (2,726,393 )       (2,601,372 )       111,459
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                     

Angi, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (9,723 )       (138,396 )       (119,982 )       18,274

Bumble, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (351 )       (19,219 )       (17,543 )       1,657

Cable One, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (94 )       (184,240 )       (170,434 )       13,438

Cardlytics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (451 )       (46,946 )       (37,857 )       9,042

Cargurus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,315 )       (41,691 )       (41,304 )       344

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,690 )       (62,334 )       (51,675 )       10,612

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (9,252 )       (21,581 )       (25,073 )       (3,540 )

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,445 )       (28,014 )       (44,157 )       (16,412 )

Gray Television, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,079 )       (23,968 )       (24,623 )       (755 )

iHeartMedia, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,675 )       (33,385 )       (41,909 )       (8,558 )

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (231 )       (20,442 )       (21,051 )       (690 )

Magnite, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (565 )       (22,366 )       (15,820 )       6,523

Match Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,472 )       (394,113 )       (388,079 )       5,637

MediaAlpha, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        (282 )       (6,590 )       (5,268 )       1,316

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (61 )       (9,472 )       (9,270 )       193

Sciplay Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (255 )       (5,215 )       (5,276 )       (66 )

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (407 )       (11,152 )       (11,819 )       (864 )

Skillz, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,829 )       (43,178 )       (37,601 )       5,533

TripAdvisor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (647 )       (29,314 )       (21,901 )       7,383

ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (623 )       (35,483 )       (38,121 )       (3,141 )

Zynga, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,711 )       (20,504 )       (12,884 )       7,599
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (40,158 )       (1,197,603 )       (1,141,647 )       53,525
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

 

                

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        (459 )       (72,741 )       (66,821 )       5,847

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,375 )       (22,832 )       (22,839 )       (29 )

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,368 )       (113,590 )       (80,488 )       32,987

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (374 )       (9,356 )       (9,612 )       (470 )

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,145 )       (5,893 )       (6,114 )       (228 )

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,874 )       (140,079 )       (94,727 )       45,210

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (611 )       (48,352 )       (29,194 )       19,110

Arvinas, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,752 )       (107,180 )       (143,979 )       (36,907 )

Aurora Cannabis, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (3,385 )       (23,120 )       (23,424 )       (328 )

Avantor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,124 )       (126,494 )       (127,772 )       (2,471 )

Avid Bioservices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (141 )       (2,905 )       (3,041 )       (140 )

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,306 )       (62,681 )       (43,046 )       19,572

Berkeley Lights, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,585 )       (149,600 )       (70,123 )       79,327

Bluebird Bio, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,565 )       (28,624 )       (29,907 )       (1,312 )

Catalent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (983 )       (122,839 )       (130,808 )       (8,092 )

ChemoCentryx, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,628 )       (85,041 )       (96,239 )       (11,284 )

Codexis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,514 )       (36,371 )       (58,476 )       (22,267 )

Cronos Group, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,998 )       (20,800 )       (16,969 )       3,810

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,347 )       (28,856 )       (27,156 )       1,671

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,042 )       (31,907 )       (33,229 )       (1,354 )

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (792 )       (49,922 )       (39,655 )       10,831

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

129


GOTHAM NEUTRAL FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

                     

FibroGen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (243 )     $ (2,833 )     $ (2,483 )     $ 350

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (653 )       (35,507 )       (21,902 )       13,570

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (314 )       (11,742 )       (7,743 )       3,987

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (3,002 )       (409,733 )       (390,890 )       18,430

Krystal Biotech, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5 )       (291 )       (261 )       32

MacroGenics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30 )       (645 )       (628 )       16

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (553 )       (84,462 )       (97,831 )       (15,957 )

NanoString Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (874 )       (45,706 )       (41,961 )       3,700

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (336 )       (31,935 )       (32,226 )       (459 )

Novavax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (118 )       (24,528 )       (24,463 )       41

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,586 )       (21,277 )       (15,860 )       5,396

Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (7,051 )       (312,023 )       (333,724 )       (23,895 )

Personalis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,376 )       (62,879 )       (45,714 )       17,101

Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (383 )       (385 )       (2 )

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (65 )       (65 )       1

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (137 )       (6,326 )       (2,428 )       3,892

Quanterix Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (340 )       (349 )       (9 )

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (496 )       (53,498 )       (49,903 )       3,542

Repligen Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (99 )       (20,564 )       (28,610 )       (8,926 )

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (585 )       (16,081 )       (16,298 )       (233 )

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (45 )       (431 )       (405 )       24

Seagen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (72 )       (12,050 )       (12,226 )       (187 )

Sundial Growers, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (52,945 )       (38,085 )       (35,902 )       2,145

Syneos Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,985 )       (180,278 )       (173,648 )       6,230

TG Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,090 )       (29,120 )       (36,275 )       (7,609 )

Viatris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,996 )       (74,013 )       (67,696 )       5,122
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (118,981 )       (2,763,978 )       (2,593,495 )       159,785
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Retailing

                     

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (381 )       (12,546 )       (11,624 )       909

CarMax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (287 )       (38,870 )       (36,725 )       2,107

CarParts.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (700 )       (12,256 )       (10,927 )       1,317

Carvana Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (45 )       (12,469 )       (13,569 )       (1,113 )

Chewy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (98 )       (6,684 )       (6,675 )       2

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (371 )       (28,729 )       (27,921 )       743

Designer Brands, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (4,103 )       (58,890 )       (57,155 )       1,562

Dollar General Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (562 )       (123,015 )       (119,223 )       3,604

Dollar Tree, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (953 )       (95,547 )       (91,221 )       4,229

Etsy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (481 )       (105,368 )       (100,029 )       5,912

Five Below, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (683 )       (129,897 )       (120,761 )       9,084

Franchise Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (305 )       (10,582 )       (10,800 )       (340 )

Gap, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (14,556 )       (368,671 )       (330,421 )       38,405

GrowGeneration Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,019 )       (157,764 )       (99,149 )       58,457

Leslie’s, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,516 )       (73,474 )       (51,679 )       21,721

Monro, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,530 )       (71,252 )       (87,990 )       (18,388 )

Murphy U.S.A., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,740 )       (247,261 )       (291,032 )       (45,346 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,173 )       (79,463 )       (57,476 )       21,907

Pool Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (121 )       (55,633 )       (52,564 )       2,785

Porch Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (39 )       (654 )       (690 )       (36 )

Poshmark, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (472 )       (21,598 )       (11,215 )       10,362

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

130


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Retailing — (continued)

                     

RealReal, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (3,532 )     $ (86,777 )     $ (46,552 )     $ 40,138

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,905 )       (117,706 )       (116,349 )       1,238

Sleep Number Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (36 )       (3,706 )       (3,365 )       337

Stamps.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (531 )       (173,037 )       (175,118 )       (2,256 )

Tractor Supply Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,193 )       (417,308 )       (444,324 )       (28,239 )

Vroom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,045 )       (117,059 )       (67,203 )       49,738

Wayfair, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (44 )       (12,290 )       (11,242 )       1,087
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (52,421 )       (2,638,506 )       (2,452,999 )       179,926
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

                

ACM Research, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (727 )       (68,615 )       (79,970 )       (11,425 )

Ambarella, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        (68 )       (6,532 )       (10,590 )       (4,308 )

Analog Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,018 )       (178,901 )       (170,495 )       8,693

CEVA, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (489 )       (21,334 )       (20,866 )       447

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (819 )       (68,024 )       (67,445 )       456

CMC Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (70 )       (9,268 )       (8,626 )       632

Cohu, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (685 )       (25,236 )       (21,879 )       3,391

Cree, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (720 )       (78,060 )       (58,126 )       19,856

Diodes, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (243 )       (20,823 )       (22,013 )       (1,255 )

Entegris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,009 )       (125,552 )       (127,033 )       (1,608 )

FormFactor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,770 )       (65,629 )       (66,074 )       (511 )

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (221 )       (12,797 )       (14,288 )       (1,518 )

Marvell Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,050 )       (247,370 )       (244,256 )       2,865

Microchip Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (490 )       (80,465 )       (75,210 )       5,264

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (858 )       (129,003 )       (120,257 )       8,595

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        (515 )       (25,197 )       (22,918 )       2,254

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,138 )       (224,781 )       (218,735 )       5,895

Universal Display Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (87 )       (20,271 )       (14,874 )       5,820

Veeco Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (37 )       (833 )       (822 )       11
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (15,014 )       (1,408,691 )       (1,364,477 )       43,554
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                     

8x8, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,489 )       (54,392 )       (58,218 )       (3,880 )

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (115 )       (13,597 )       (12,028 )       1,592

Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (314 )       (27,190 )       (24,552 )       2,610

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (120 )       (12,146 )       (12,107 )       27

Altair Engineering, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (303 )       (17,291 )       (20,889 )       (3,615 )

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (4,828 )       (505,564 )       (352,927 )       152,128

Anaplan, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (487 )       (31,913 )       (29,653 )       2,248

Appfolio, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (525 )       (70,588 )       (63,210 )       7,307

Avaya Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,501 )       (32,007 )       (29,705 )       2,270

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        (640 )       (44,872 )       (38,810 )       6,528

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (359 )       (19,525 )       (18,180 )       1,325

Blackbaud, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (730 )       (51,009 )       (51,356 )       (398 )

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,904 )       (26,844 )       (28,256 )       (1,439 )

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,966 )       (77,512 )       (77,224 )       209

CDK Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (621 )       (26,767 )       (26,424 )       317

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,062 )       (101,960 )       (119,602 )       (17,980 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,118 )       (452,596 )       (442,150 )       8,565

Concentrix Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (327 )       (55,928 )       (57,879 )       (2,107 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

131


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                     

Conduent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,829 )     $ (47,546 )     $ (71,363 )     $ (24,117 )

Coupa Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (393 )       (98,840 )       (86,138 )       12,602

Digital Turbine, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,243 )       (279,336 )       (291,706 )       (12,652 )

Dynatrace, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,144 )       (70,490 )       (81,190 )       (10,771 )

Evo Payments, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (422 )       (12,052 )       (9,993 )       2,047

Fastly, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,287 )       (96,732 )       (52,046 )       44,588

FireEye, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,891 )       (141,567 )       (140,460 )       957

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (445 )       (118,907 )       (116,265 )       2,522

Globant S.A. (Luxembourg)

       Morgan Stanley        (440 )       (115,112 )       (123,644 )       (9,903 )

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (404 )       (35,627 )       (28,159 )       7,623

Guidewire Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (606 )       (67,832 )       (72,035 )       (4,272 )

InterDigital, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (134 )       (9,537 )       (9,088 )       440

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (547 )       (95,408 )       (89,741 )       5,397

Jamf Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (939 )       (29,938 )       (36,170 )       (6,263 )

JFrog Ltd. (Israel)

       Morgan Stanley        (414 )       (14,345 )       (13,869 )       462

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,987 )       (101,384 )       (93,846 )       7,442

McAfee Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (458 )       (13,392 )       (10,126 )       496

Medallia, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,640 )       (92,822 )       (89,417 )       3,198

New Relic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (411 )       (26,428 )       (29,497 )       (3,149 )

Okta, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (105 )       (25,223 )       (24,921 )       277

Oracle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (814 )       (74,218 )       (70,924 )       3,219

PagerDuty, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (821 )       (33,843 )       (34,006 )       (197 )

Paylocity Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (399 )       (79,103 )       (111,880 )       (33,657 )

Paysafe Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,930 )       (15,710 )       (14,958 )       737

Ping Identity Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,566 )       (253,558 )       (185,897 )       67,897

PROS Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,549 )       (62,980 )       (54,959 )       7,958

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,282 )       (131,970 )       (102,739 )       29,097

Qualys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (83 )       (9,854 )       (9,237 )       616

Rackspace Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,430 )       (115,327 )       (77,215 )       37,997

RingCentral, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,266 )       (314,327 )       (275,355 )       38,655

Sabre Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,224 )       (44,742 )       (38,172 )       6,551

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,024 )       (46,713 )       (43,909 )       2,757

SecureWorks Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (14 )       (280 )       (278 )       2

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (692 )       (61,372 )       (53,644 )       7,666

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,496 )       (108,352 )       (102,955 )       5,288

SolarWinds Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,477 )       (49,419 )       (41,440 )       4,374

Splunk, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18 )       (3,291 )       (2,605 )       683

Sumo Logic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,459 )       (27,089 )       (23,519 )       3,542

Switch, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,702 )       (46,684 )       (68,604 )       (22,526 )

Telos Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,141 )       (127,757 )       (117,687 )       9,941

Twilio, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (367 )       (122,193 )       (117,091 )       4,978

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (281 )       (133,725 )       (128,881 )       4,704

Upland Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (936 )       (38,590 )       (31,300 )       7,252

Verra Mobility Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,664 )       (61,289 )       (70,286 )       (9,130 )

VMware, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (36 )       (5,394 )       (5,353 )       35

Vonage Holdings Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,433 )       (21,815 )       (23,100 )       (1,307 )

WEX, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,612 )       (330,434 )       (283,938 )       46,163

Yext, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,159 )       (224,232 )       (134,243 )       89,952

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

132


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                     

Zendesk, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (330 )     $ (41,453 )     $ (38,409 )     $ 3,002

Zuora, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (2,276 )       (34,686 )       (37,736 )       (3,117 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (120,629 )       (5,734,619 )       (5,233,164 )       485,763
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                     

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (212 )       (20,135 )       (18,603 )       1,488

Amphenol Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1,399 )       (103,672 )       (102,449 )       704

Avnet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,510 )       (104,467 )       (92,795 )       10,737

Calix, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (748 )       (36,420 )       (36,974 )       (591 )

Ciena Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,389 )       (76,794 )       (71,325 )       5,422

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,157 )       (88,304 )       (70,084 )       18,132

Corsair Gaming, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (702 )       (19,721 )       (18,203 )       1,517

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

       Morgan Stanley        (830 )       (86,348 )       (86,353 )       (92 )

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,082 )       (80,883 )       (110,916 )       (30,527 )

FARO Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (467 )       (30,013 )       (30,733 )       (750 )

Infinera Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,442 )       (17,846 )       (20,317 )       (2,512 )

Inseego Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,603 )       (63,512 )       (43,976 )       19,472

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,170 )       (87,407 )       (105,394 )       (18,074 )

IPG Photonics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (132 )       (29,415 )       (20,909 )       8,749

Jabil, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,939 )       (115,466 )       (113,179 )       2,086

Littelfuse, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (74 )       (19,738 )       (20,222 )       (580 )

MicroVision, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,626 )       (51,399 )       (40,067 )       11,280

National Instruments Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,504 )       (106,341 )       (98,232 )       6,872

nLight, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,836 )       (44,517 )       (51,757 )       (7,284 )

Novanta, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (136 )       (18,214 )       (21,012 )       (2,816 )

Rogers Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (80 )       (16,062 )       (14,918 )       1,128

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (508 )       (18,194 )       (18,578 )       (402 )

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (783 )       (349,245 )       (336,361 )       12,532

Viasat, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (834 )       (35,606 )       (45,928 )       (10,359 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (37,163 )       (1,619,719 )       (1,589,285 )       26,132
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                     

Bandwidth, Inc., Class A.

       Morgan Stanley        (229 )       (24,225 )       (20,674 )       3,526

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (252 )       (17,448 )       (17,852 )       (1,134 )

Globalstar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (52,848 )       (78,881 )       (88,256 )       (9,531 )

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (648 )       (29,009 )       (20,464 )       932

United States Cellular Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (488 )       (17,939 )       (15,562 )       2,359
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (54,465 )       (167,502 )       (162,808 )       (3,848 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,493 )       (89,591 )       (90,154 )       (656 )

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,817 )       (328,791 )       (325,786 )       844

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,841 )       (274,797 )       (247,167 )       25,158

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,560 )       (32,992 )       (33,790 )       (992 )

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (250 )       (42,243 )       (41,805 )       328

JetBlue Airways Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,120 )       (20,793 )       (17,125 )       3,647

Kirby Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (123 )       (7,837 )       (5,899 )       1,930

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (524 )       (25,789 )       (26,803 )       (1,083 )

Landstar System, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (949 )       (158,596 )       (149,771 )       8,556

Marten Transport Ltd.

       Morgan Stanley        (34 )       (540 )       (533 )       6

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

133


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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
      Notional    
Amount
        Value         Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Transportation — (continued)

                     

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (444 )     $ (49,342 )     $ (45,368 )     $ 3,823

Uber Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (293 )       (15,030 )       (13,126 )       1,928
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (14,448 )       (1,046,341 )       (997,327 )       43,489
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                     

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (8,285 )       (129,101 )       (121,458 )       4,092

ALLETE, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,375 )       (74,196 )       (81,840 )       (11,298 )

Alliant Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (349 )       (21,495 )       (19,537 )       1,937

Ameren Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (746 )       (62,595 )       (60,426 )       875

American States Water Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (11 )       (953 )       (941 )       12

Avangrid, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,197 )       (59,153 )       (58,174 )       (499 )

Black Hills Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,488 )       (94,468 )       (93,387 )       (903 )

Brookfield Renewable Corp., Class A (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (882 )       (36,603 )       (34,230 )       1,979

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,581 )       (68,727 )       (63,493 )       4,765

Clearway Energy, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (870 )       (22,499 )       (24,534 )       (2,560 )

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (378 )       (28,601 )       (27,439 )       532

Duke Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (135 )       (13,667 )       (13,175 )       710

Edison International

       Morgan Stanley        (5,572 )       (319,638 )       (309,079 )       6,197

Entergy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,106 )       (120,434 )       (109,837 )       9,674

Evergy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,806 )       (187,641 )       (174,533 )       11,418

Eversource Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (1,274 )       (113,652 )       (104,162 )       8,254

New Jersey Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (400 )       (12,834 )       (13,924 )       (1,736 )

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (572 )       (46,531 )       (44,913 )       1,344

NiSource, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,725 )       (196,813 )       (187,177 )       8,394

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (982 )       (49,302 )       (45,162 )       3,181

NorthWestern Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (648 )       (41,518 )       (37,130 )       3,442

OGE Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,295 )       (79,913 )       (75,643 )       3,533

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (565 )       (46,442 )       (37,635 )       8,668

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,362 )       (185,793 )       (170,914 )       13,942

PNM Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (748 )       (36,742 )       (37,011 )       (648 )

Portland General Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,406 )       (68,063 )       (66,068 )       656

Sempra Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (693 )       (94,966 )       (87,665 )       5,100

SJW Group.

       Morgan Stanley        (406 )       (25,808 )       (26,820 )       (1,549 )

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,534 )       (66,151 )       (53,873 )       11,116

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,465 )       (98,416 )       (97,979 )       (507 )

Spire, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (678 )       (47,870 )       (41,480 )       5,815

Vistra Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (13,224 )       (230,051 )       (226,130 )       359

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (177 )       (15,444 )       (15,611 )       (539 )

Xcel Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,215 )       (149,713 )       (138,438 )       10,396
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (68,150 )       (2,845,793 )       (2,699,818 )       106,152
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

                (40,509,407 )       (38,458,260 )       1,866,051
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity

              $ (31,237,310 )     $ (28,090,470 )     $ 3,056,022
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $(90,818) related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — 82.5%

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.3%

 

  

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     2,455      $ 365,721  

Ford Motor Co.(a)*

     21,455        303,803  

General Motors Co.(a)*

     13,740        724,236  
     

 

 

 
        1,393,760  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 2.1%

     

Bank of America Corp.(a)

     24,890        1,056,580  

Citigroup, Inc.

     6,280        440,730  

Fifth Third BanCorp.

     3,595        152,572  

First Republic Bank

     7,356        1,418,825  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(a)

     20,709        3,389,856  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     6,179        1,208,860  

Regions Financial Corp.(a)

     36,573        779,371  

SVB Financial Group*

     412        266,515  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     17,400        807,534  
     

 

 

 
                9,520,843  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 6.6%

     

3M Co.(a)

     9,413        1,651,228  

AMETEK, Inc.

     756        93,752  

Carrier Global Corp.

     15,849        820,344  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     11,712        2,248,353  

Cummins, Inc.(a)

     6,333        1,422,138  

Deere & Co.

     1,115        373,603  

Dover Corp.

     5,063        787,297  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     5,032        751,328  

Emerson Electric Co.(a)

     23,821        2,243,938  

Fortive Corp.

     1,847        130,343  

General Dynamics Corp.(a)

     8,431        1,652,729  

General Electric Co.(a)

     14,376        1,481,159  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     2,158        67,330  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     3,653        705,248  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     1,776        366,975  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)*

     15,981        805,602  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     27,317        1,859,741  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.(a)

     2,968        653,672  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

     7,283        2,513,363  

Northrop Grumman Corp.(a)

     3,840        1,382,976  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.(a)

     4,758        1,330,432  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     912        66,239  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     515        229,757  

Snap-on, Inc.

     9,169        1,915,863  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)

     5,988        1,049,756  

Textron, Inc.(a)

     17,346        1,210,924  

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Capital Goods — (Continued)

     

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     6,434      $ 1,110,830  

WW Grainger, Inc.(a)

     3,699        1,453,929  
     

 

 

 
        30,378,849  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 1.4%

 

Cintas Corp.(a)

     414        157,593  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(a)

     12,333        1,634,493  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     120,320        2,308,941  

Republic Services, Inc.

     11,213        1,346,233  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     701        70,331  

Waste Management, Inc.(a)

     5,995        895,413  
     

 

 

 
                6,413,004  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.9%

 

  

DR Horton, Inc.

     3,546        297,758  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     2,176        338,281  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     71,902        1,233,838  

Hasbro, Inc.

     3,086        275,333  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     802        75,131  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     14,333        2,542,674  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     11,464        253,813  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     6,138        891,422  

Ralph Lauren Corp.(a)

     12,135        1,347,470  

Tapestry, Inc.(a)

     37,246        1,378,847  

Whirlpool Corp.

     652        132,917  
     

 

 

 
        8,767,484  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 1.9%

     

Marriott International, Inc., Class A(a)*

     5,659        838,041  

McDonald’s Corp.(a)

     9,740        2,348,412  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)*

     35,607        2,580,083  

Starbucks Corp.(a)

     6,834        753,859  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     18,020        2,204,026  
     

 

 

 
        8,724,421  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 3.6%

     

American Express Co.

     5,283        885,061  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a)

     1,452        383,502  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     1,686        460,177  

BlackRock, Inc.

     2,542        2,131,874  

Capital One Financial Corp.(a)

     5,581        903,955  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)(a)

     9,435        687,245  

Discover Financial Services

     449        55,160  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     67,891        2,017,720  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,118        1,178,698  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     2,970        341,015  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Diversified Financials — (Continued)

 

  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     11,680      $ 281,605  

Moody’s Corp.(a)

     3,573        1,268,808  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     8,117        1,566,743  

Raymond James Financial,
Inc.(a)

     10,295        950,023  

S&P Global, Inc.(a)

     2,706        1,149,752  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     11,466        2,255,362  
     

 

 

 
        16,516,700  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.9%

     

APA Corp.(a)

     109,139        2,338,849  

Chevron Corp.

     3,038        308,205  

EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

     31,813        2,553,629  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

     41,333        2,431,207  

Halliburton Co.

     6,405        138,476  

Hess Corp.(a)

     25,832        2,017,738  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     14,775        247,186  

Marathon Oil Corp.(a)

     151,599        2,072,358  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.(a)

     43,165        2,668,029  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(a)

     40,719        1,204,468  

ONEOK, Inc.(a)

     18,262        1,059,013  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)(a)

     24,455        634,363  
     

 

 

 
        17,673,521  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%

 

Kroger Co. (The)

     9,059        366,255  

Sysco Corp.

     182        14,287  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(a)

     8,419        396,114  

Walmart, Inc.

     29,521        4,114,637  
     

 

 

 
                4,891,293  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 4.3%

 

Altria Group, Inc.(a)

     23,027        1,048,189  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     13,990        839,540  

Campbell Soup Co.(a)

     5,602        234,220  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)

     42,923        2,252,170  

Conagra Brands, Inc.(a)

     21,470        727,189  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(a)

     9,749        2,054,017  

General Mills, Inc.(a)

     17,893        1,070,359  

Hershey Co. (The)(a)

     8,428        1,426,439  

JM Smucker Co. (The)(a)

     1,441        172,963  

Kellogg Co.(a)

     15,790        1,009,297  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)(a)

     59,459        2,189,280  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B(a)

     10,575        490,468  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a)

     30,953        1,800,846  

PepsiCo, Inc.(a)

     10,334        1,554,337  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (Continued)

 

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     12,600      $ 1,194,354  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A(a)

     21,664        1,710,156  
     

 

 

 
        19,773,824  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 5.2%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories(a)

     11,797        1,393,580  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)*

     293        194,971  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.(a)

     6,861        819,547  

Anthem, Inc.(a)

     3,832        1,428,570  

Baxter International, Inc.(a)

     3,005        241,692  

Becton Dickinson and Co.(a)

     5,130        1,261,057  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)*

     13,239        574,440  

Centene Corp.*

     2,567        159,950  

Cerner Corp.

     3,389        238,992  

Cigna Corp.(a)

     3,424        685,348  

CVS Health Corp.

     13,983        1,186,597  

Danaher Corp.

     3,758        1,144,086  

DaVita, Inc.*

     384        44,644  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     2,665        154,703  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     8,842        2,146,130  

Hologic, Inc.*

     34,001        2,509,614  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     3,214        904,548  

McKesson Corp.(a)

     8,893        1,773,086  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     18,920        2,371,622  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     3,242        471,095  

Stryker Corp.(a)

     4,970        1,310,688  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(a)

     7,719        3,016,122  
     

 

 

 
        24,031,082  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.8%

 

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)

     29,882        2,258,482  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     1,042        312,527  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.(a)

     9,612        1,273,013  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     31,942        4,465,492  
     

 

 

 
                8,309,514  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.0%

     

Aflac, Inc.(a)

     24,285        1,265,977  

Allstate Corp. (The)(a)

     7,092        902,882  

American International Group, Inc.

     7,762        426,056  

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     2,841        811,872  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.(a)

     5,586        830,359  

Assurant, Inc.

     260        41,015  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     10,446        579,231  

Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)

     3,856        668,939  

Loews Corp.(a)

     16,374        883,050  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Insurance — (Continued)

     

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     10,174      $ 1,540,649  

MetLife, Inc.

     6,045        373,158  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     154        9,918  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,273        133,919  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)(a)

     3,262        495,857  
     

 

 

 
        8,962,882  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.7%

     

Avery Dennison Corp.(a)

     6,459        1,338,369  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(a)

     25,602        1,429,104  

Dow, Inc.(a)

     9,542        549,237  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)

     37,586        2,555,472  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,258        428,951  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     25,035        814,389  

International Paper Co.

     29,019        1,622,742  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     6,636        1,946,870  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     6,875        645,219  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     65,363                2,334,766  

Newmont Corp.(a)

     5,632        305,818  

Nucor Corp.

     8,012        789,102  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     5,307        1,484,527  

Westrock Co.(a)

     11,737        584,855  
     

 

 

 
        16,829,421  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 5.4%

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)

     6,976        539,873  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     2,639        7,055,419  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     598        435,081  

Comcast Corp., Class A(a)

     12,802        716,016  

DISH Network Corp., Class A(a)*

     32,059        1,393,284  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     1,476        209,961  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     26,333        8,937,157  

Fox Corp., Class A(a)

     19,882        797,467  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The).

     25,923        950,596  

Netflix, Inc.*

     2,168        1,323,217  

News Corp., Class A

     996        23,436  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5,813        421,210  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     630        97,064  

Twitter, Inc.*

     2,083        125,792  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B(a)

     12,164        480,600  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     5,941        1,005,039  
     

 

 

 
        24,511,212  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 5.0%

 

AbbVie, Inc.(a)

     27,673        2,985,087  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a)

     5,250        827,032  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Biogen, Inc.(a)*

     2,033      $ 575,319  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)

     6,997        414,012  

Eli Lilly and Co.(a)

     1,934        446,851  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

     33,421        2,334,457  

Illumina, Inc.*

     607        246,205  

Incyte Corp.*

     909        62,521  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

     15,332        2,476,118  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

     34,065        2,558,622  

Organon & Co.(a)

     76,808        2,518,534  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     11,550                2,001,499  

Pfizer, Inc.

     76,475        3,289,190  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     723        437,545  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     317        181,112  

Waters Corp.*

     4,173        1,491,013  
     

 

 

 
        22,845,117  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.6%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT(a)

     9,920        1,895,414  

American Tower Corp., REIT

     1,498        397,584  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     2,797        619,927  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     357        34,758  

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

     1,721        298,284  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT(a)

     14,251        682,195  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     5,187        871,364  

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT(a)

     10,825        470,346  

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT(a)

     35,810        743,057  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     4,002        747,373  

Public Storage, REIT(a)

     3,399        1,009,843  

SBA Communications Corp., REIT

     443        146,443  

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     4,882        634,514  

UDR, Inc., REIT(a)

     9,867        522,754  

Welltower, Inc., REIT

     3,920        323,008  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     75,210        2,675,220  
     

 

 

 
        12,072,084  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 6.6%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     6,646        1,388,283  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)*

     4,085        13,419,388  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)*

     735        1,248,023  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     7,895        497,622  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     4,395        464,596  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)*

     1,534        146,835  

eBay, Inc.(a)

     17,920        1,248,486  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Retailing — (Continued)

     

Genuine Parts Co.(a)

     12,184      $ 1,477,066  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     8,617        2,828,616  

LKQ Corp.*

     43,196        2,173,623  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     3,279        665,178  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)*

     2,134        1,304,002  

Ross Stores, Inc.(a)

     9,725        1,058,566  

Target Corp.

     10,288        2,353,586  
     

 

 

 
        30,273,870  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.(a)

     4,305        721,001  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     13,476                1,734,765  

Broadcom, Inc.

     188        91,167  

Intel Corp.(a)

     59,940        3,193,603  

KLA Corp.

     1,466        490,392  

Lam Research Corp.(a)

     2,290        1,303,354  

Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

     21,105        1,498,033  

NVIDIA Corp.

     6,057        1,254,768  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     3,825        749,203  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)*

     5,561        929,744  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)

     12,637        1,629,920  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     2,033        334,998  

Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)

     7,410        1,424,276  
     

 

 

 
        15,355,224  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 10.3%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     1,353        432,852  

Adobe, Inc.*

     3,101        1,785,308  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     276        93,964  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     2,270        647,336  

Automatic Data Processing,
Inc.(a)

     10,043        2,007,797  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.(a)

     6,685        1,113,988  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     1,041        157,649  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     866        64,266  

DXC Technology Co.(a)*

     42,076        1,414,174  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)*

     5,805        629,842  

Gartner, Inc.(a)*

     1,627        494,413  

International Business Machines Corp.(a)

     9,483        1,317,473  

Intuit, Inc.(a)

     3,114        1,680,034  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     6,706        2,331,542  

Microsoft Corp.(a)

     70,381        19,841,811  

Oracle Corp.

     23,951        2,086,851  

Paychex, Inc.(a)

     14,708        1,653,915  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     6,625      $ 1,723,891  

PTC, Inc.*

     1,504        180,164  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     5,494        1,490,083  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     511        317,980  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     892        267,074  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     2,040        418,220  

Visa, Inc., Class A(a)

     12,017        2,676,787  

Western Union Co. (The)(a)

     117,524        2,376,335  
     

 

 

 
        47,203,749  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 3.1%

 

  

Apple, Inc.(a)

     18,492        2,616,618  

CDW Corp.

     700        127,414  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     47,970        2,611,007  

Corning, Inc.(a)

     54,985                2,006,402  

HP, Inc.

     12,833        351,111  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     28,115        773,725  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     8,093        1,329,599  

NetApp, Inc.

     15,920        1,428,979  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     2,842        234,522  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     11,567        1,587,224  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A(a)*

     2,541        1,309,682  
     

 

 

 
        14,376,283  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

AT&T, Inc.(a)

     105,408        2,847,070  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(a)

     21,928        271,688  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(a)*

     4,991        637,650  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(a)

     29,539        1,595,402  
     

 

 

 
        5,351,810  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.8%

 

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     956        56,022  

CSX Corp.(a)

     51,577        1,533,900  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     11,828        1,409,070  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     1,016        169,895  

Norfolk Southern Corp.(a)

     2,795        668,704  

Union Pacific Corp.(a)

     7,737        1,516,529  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a)

     15,295        2,785,219  
     

 

 

 
        8,139,339  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.3%

     

AES Corp. (The)

     181        4,132  

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

     38,375        2,802,143  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Utilities — (Continued)

     

Exelon Corp.(a)

     48,055      $ 2,322,979  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     81,241        3,317,070  

PPL Corp.(a)

     130,571        3,640,319  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.(a)

     49,515        3,015,463  

Southern Co. (The)

     2,932        181,696  
     

 

 

 
        15,283,802  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $317,435,357)

        377,599,088  
     

 

 

 

AFFILIATED EQUITY REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY — 12.4%

 

  

Gotham Enhanced 500 ETF*

     2,446,000        56,600,440  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED EQUITY REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANY
(Cost $56,506,063)

        56,600,440  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 94.9%
(Cost $373,941,420)

        434,199,528  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.1%

        23,227,173  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     457,426,701  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of long and short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between July 29, 2024 and July 6, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents 4.4% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Long

                        

Automobiles & Components

                        

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        2,950      $ 441,146      $ 439,462      $ (3,074 )

Ford Motor Co.

       Morgan Stanley        98,567        1,123,276        1,395,709        272,814

General Motors Co.

       Morgan Stanley        27,578        1,170,345        1,453,636        282,373
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            129,095        2,734,767        3,288,807        552,113
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Banks

                        

Bank of America Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        36,992        1,266,450        1,570,310        334,699

Citigroup, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,414        437,774        450,135        13,251

Fifth Third Bancorp

       Morgan Stanley        24,539        598,044        1,041,435        475,889

First Republic Bank

       Morgan Stanley        8,983        1,415,892        1,732,641        321,251

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        23,257        3,223,377        3,806,938        651,290

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        6,341        967,510        1,240,553        310,030

Regions Financial Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        37,211        755,518        792,966        47,472

SVB Financial Group

       Morgan Stanley        3,425        1,328,046        2,215,564        887,992

Wells Fargo & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        62,311        1,871,126        2,891,854        1,042,781
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            209,473        11,863,737        15,742,396        4,084,655
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                        

3M Co.

       Morgan Stanley        9,498        1,548,230        1,666,139        184,171

AMETEK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        843        107,770        104,540        (2,920 )

Carrier Global Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        16,173        914,253        837,114        (76,850 )

Caterpillar, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,576        1,881,878        1,838,305        (26,101 )

Cummins, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,418        1,008,260        1,216,666        257,488

Deere & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        2,076        433,970        695,605        269,570

Dover Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,321        652,603        827,416        184,972

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        6,586        1,023,937        983,356        (31,490 )

Emerson Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        26,589        2,330,709        2,504,684        219,228

Fortive Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,903        116,663        134,295        19,854

General Dynamics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,890        1,476,298        1,742,707        295,058

General Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        16,533        1,732,202        1,703,395        (26,830 )

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        35,075        469,454        1,094,340        626,521

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,972        808,635        766,834        (39,250 )

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,850        402,138        382,266        (19,175 )

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        19,667        994,981        991,413        (3,243 )

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        33,577        1,665,504        2,285,922        654,655

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,315        644,495        730,096        92,851

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                        

Lockheed Martin Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,990      $ 2,123,754      $ 2,067,149      $ (22,928)  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,824        1,933,916        2,097,514        183,901

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,974        1,313,890        1,390,830        87,526

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        13,431        605,931        975,494        385,787

Roper Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        588        227,794        262,324        35,736

Snap-on, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,708        1,414,661        2,028,487        665,001

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,041        1,129,216        1,059,048        (64,543 )

Textron, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        17,698        1,196,426        1,235,497        40,164

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        7,798        1,163,047        1,346,325        206,533

United Rentals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,428        284,830        501,128        216,304

WW Grainger, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,001        1,603,809        1,572,633        (18,290 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            284,343        31,209,254        35,041,522        4,293,700
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                        

Cintas Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        446        164,268        169,774        6,659

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12,307        1,637,723        1,631,047        (5,776 )

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        139,427        3,076,511        2,675,604        (383,656 )

Republic Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        12,424        1,093,780        1,491,625        424,566

Robert Half International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,737        296,860        475,263        185,010

Waste Management, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,116        912,728        913,486        4,277
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            175,457        7,181,870        7,356,799        231,080
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                        

DR Horton, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,832        165,041        153,833        (10,037 )

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        2,837        376,386        441,040        74,460

Hanesbrands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        73,648        967,423        1,263,800        336,383

Hasbro, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,967        277,446        264,716        (16,532 )

Lennar Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,465        166,790        230,921        66,391

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14,116        2,068,012        2,504,178        436,971

Newell Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,665        221,453        258,263        55,713

NIKE, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        6,398        602,339        929,182        339,159

Ralph Lauren Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        12,375        1,444,790        1,374,120        (61,355 )

Tapestry, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        61,482        2,425,252        2,276,064        (133,761 )

Whirlpool Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,155        430,674        643,178        229,474
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            192,940        9,145,606        10,339,295        1,316,866
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                        

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        6,098        814,101        903,053        89,195

McDonald’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        11,596        2,407,969        2,795,912        475,195

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        36,315        2,661,493        2,631,385        (29,039 )

Starbucks Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        6,428        718,047        709,073        (5,673 )

Yum! Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        18,600        1,676,022        2,274,966        644,804
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            79,037        8,277,632        9,314,389        1,174,482
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                        

American Express Co.

       Morgan Stanley        5,581        938,750        934,985        (3,466 )

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,886        451,666        498,130        50,650

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        24,489        4,870,490        6,684,028        1,821,737

BlackRock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,954        2,136,729        2,477,402        425,918

Capital One Financial Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,311        1,253,576        1,346,133        103,515

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        8,946        617,499        651,627        39,154

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Diversified Financials — (continued)

                        

Discover Financial Services

       Morgan Stanley        9,140      $ 713,366      $ 1,122,849      $ 423,584

Franklin Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        72,919        2,030,071        2,167,153        193,800

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        5,481        1,585,713        2,071,982        518,560

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,473        388,476        398,770        20,567

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        108,843        1,326,849        2,624,205        1,373,494

Moody’s Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,683        1,382,245        1,307,870        (71,647 )

Nasdaq, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,160        1,380,231        1,961,083        617,028

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,416        907,029        961,188        59,556

S&P Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,063        1,096,419        1,301,438        213,085

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,879        1,787,282        2,336,599        640,520
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            291,224        22,866,391        28,845,442        6,426,055
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Energy

                        

APA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        138,870        2,160,524        2,975,984        817,880

Chevron Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,597        87,917        162,016        86,537

ConocoPhillips

       Morgan Stanley        16,592        490,913        1,124,440        655,031

EOG Resources, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        33,696        1,796,735        2,704,778        949,138

Exxon Mobil Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        42,023        2,409,708        2,471,793        98,924

Halliburton Co.

       Morgan Stanley        54,861        729,716        1,186,095        465,103

Hess Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        24,895        1,897,125        1,944,548        48,190

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14,963        209,546        250,331        82,601

Marathon Oil Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        259,632        2,877,592        3,549,169        693,784

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        44,246        2,552,986        2,734,845        196,169

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        44,749        1,133,300        1,323,675        192,442

ONEOK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        18,633        977,567        1,080,528        103,277

Phillips 66.

       Morgan Stanley        2        120        140        (92 )

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        24,958        483,017        647,411        208,876
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            719,717        17,806,766        22,155,753        4,597,860
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                        

Kroger Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        9,260        341,131        374,382        40,596

Sysco Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        130        9,813        10,205        3,861

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,576        382,001        403,501        30,228

Walmart, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        25,444        3,028,375        3,546,385        612,693
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            43,410        3,761,320        4,334,473        687,378
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                        

Altria Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        23,619        965,592        1,075,137        211,214

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

       Morgan Stanley        10,744        531,688        644,747        126,429

Campbell Soup Co.

       Morgan Stanley        5,975        245,048        249,815        9,303

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        54,121        2,712,352        2,839,729        217,165

Conagra Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        25,733        899,573        871,577        (8,461 )

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        10,613        2,097,142        2,236,053        166,291

General Mills, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        19,453        1,104,586        1,163,678        99,797

Hershey Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        10,088        1,624,842        1,707,394        98,362

JM Smucker Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        1,471        167,347        176,564        22,422

Kellogg Co.

       Morgan Stanley        17,224        1,066,551        1,100,958        58,572

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        59,624        2,083,982        2,195,356        181,009

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        10,779        442,504        499,930        60,874

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        31,295        1,792,242        1,820,743        55,211

PepsiCo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,739        1,425,458        1,464,843        63,180

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (continued)

                        

Philip Morris International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13,611      $ 1,087,601      $ 1,290,187      $ 278,458

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        22,795        1,653,348        1,799,437        207,570
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            326,884        19,899,856        21,136,148        1,847,396
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                        

Abbott Laboratories

       Morgan Stanley        16,072        1,589,050        1,898,585        334,862

Align Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        959        576,560        638,147        61,724

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,777        888,425        1,048,413        173,452

Anthem, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,731        1,444,954        1,763,717        343,708

Baxter International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,092        309,099        329,120        21,079

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       Morgan Stanley        5,420        1,364,164        1,332,344        (23,736 )

Boston Scientific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        14,038        622,460        609,109        (13,194 )

Centene Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,851        178,454        177,646        (2,226 )

Cerner Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,535        258,141        249,288        (6,422 )

Cigna Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,852        871,306        771,016        (95,722 )

CVS Health Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        18,947        1,303,466        1,607,842        350,157

Danaher Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,877        1,093,388        1,484,754        420,951

DaVita, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        408        36,201        47,434        13,604

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,863        130,723        166,197        44,922

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,897        1,941,161        2,402,200        470,329

Hologic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        36,310        2,256,610        2,680,041        424,320

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

       Morgan Stanley        3,283        788,089        923,968        135,663

McKesson Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        11,431        2,113,011        2,279,113        182,045

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        20,298        2,281,593        2,544,354        327,960

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,503        511,801        509,021        (2,523 )

Stryker Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,059        1,302,024        1,334,159        38,894

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,199        2,848,564        3,203,677        414,805
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            189,402        24,709,244        28,000,145        3,614,652
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                        

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

       Morgan Stanley        28,507        2,147,150        2,154,559        46,875

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,777        517,115        532,976        16,766

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        10,588        1,403,331        1,402,275        19,106

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        11,182        1,455,255        1,563,244        135,592
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            52,054        5,522,851        5,653,054        218,339
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Insurance

                        

Aflac, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        29,664        1,582,253        1,546,384        (20,576 )

Allstate Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        11,024        1,463,772        1,403,465        (46,698 )

American International Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,363        513,062        513,935        3,977

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        2,988        680,246        853,881        179,745

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        6,178        758,806        918,360        166,730

Assurant, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        479        65,192        75,562        13,863

Brown & Brown, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,654        605,843        590,764        (14,929 )

Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        4,648        786,383        806,335        23,260

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        1,236        52,180        86,829        35,941

Loews Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        22,356        1,232,776        1,205,659        (24,770 )

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,548        1,141,703        1,597,284        475,456

MetLife, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,658        264,589        410,998        169,579

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        148        8,426        9,531        1,171

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Insurance — (continued)

                        

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,309      $ 131,859      $ 137,707      $ 9,339

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        3,525        529,146        535,835        14,113
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            120,778        9,816,236        10,692,529        986,201
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Materials

                        

Avery Dennison Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,735        1,825,124        1,809,979        (6,320 )

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        20,453        844,073        1,141,686        360,227

Dow, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,095        500,383        523,508        66,746

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        69,323        5,336,832        4,713,271        (584,061 )

Eastman Chemical Co.

       Morgan Stanley        4,105        435,256        413,538        (18,950 )

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        34,439        815,916        1,120,301        305,643

International Paper Co.

       Morgan Stanley        32,224        1,373,828        1,801,966        505,486

Linde PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        7,400        1,577,364        2,171,012        631,463

LyondellBasell Industries N.V., Class A (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        7,308        734,078        685,856        (43,642 )

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2        573        683        (4 )

Mosaic Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        69,816        1,513,166        2,493,828        1,048,913

Newmont Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        6,095        349,546        330,959        (14,447 )

Nucor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,199        741,850        807,520        72,601

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        5,966        1,379,951        1,668,869        298,882

Westrock Co.

       Morgan Stanley        12,603        645,047        628,007        (10,099 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            295,763        18,072,987        20,310,983        2,612,438
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                        

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,514        704,643        736,288        30,727

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        5,365        7,082,225        14,343,435        7,251,847

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        1,306        679,365        950,193        278,175

Comcast Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        16,629        935,115        930,060        5,076

DISH Network Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        34,359        1,308,410        1,493,242        185,296

Electronic Arts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,510        179,175        214,798        36,907

Facebook, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        9,104        1,969,039        3,089,807        1,115,246

Fox Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        29,392        1,092,654        1,178,913        94,257

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        26,981        652,128        989,393        372,856

Netflix, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,456        1,040,015        1,498,995        459,324

News Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        3,244        71,747        76,331        5,628

Omnicom Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,653        414,249        409,616        3,298

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        588        78,733        90,593        11,762

Twitter, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,263        260,876        378,223        117,342

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        18,501        746,463        730,975        (7,272 )

Walt Disney Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        8,367        1,064,294        1,415,445        346,839
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            179,232        18,279,131        28,526,307        10,307,308
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

 

              

AbbVie, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        29,630        3,156,058        3,196,188        89,446

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,538        1,455,417        1,502,521        48,848

Biogen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,752        797,365        778,788        (18,341 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

       Morgan Stanley        7,273        473,061        430,343        (59,365 )

Eli Lilly & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        2,317        508,611        535,343        28,952

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        34,791        2,240,534        2,430,151        272,166

Illumina, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        921        333,898        373,567        38,490

Incyte Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,394        135,233        95,879        (40,432 )

Johnson & Johnson

       Morgan Stanley        35,919        4,959,290        5,800,919        1,118,893

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

144


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

                        

Merck & Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        39,636      $ 2,904,375      $ 2,977,060      $ 154,497

Organon & Co.

       Morgan Stanley        78,655        2,372,480        2,579,097        227,736

PerkinElmer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        11,736        1,645,741        2,033,731        389,853

Pfizer, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        78,236        2,591,533        3,364,930        899,245

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        537        264,736        324,982        59,975

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        178        78,243        101,697        22,469

Waters Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        4,267        1,189,821        1,524,599        335,189
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            337,780        25,106,396        28,049,795        3,567,621
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Real Estate

                        

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        10,092        1,797,150        1,928,278        168,275

American Tower Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        3,261        817,701        865,502        67,326

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        3,660        733,113        811,202        88,973

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        4,680        262,199        455,645        193,442

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        2,799        466,888        485,123        37,014

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        16,269        719,633        778,797        63,703

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        5,631        792,582        945,952        166,260

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        13,659        539,346        593,484        67,676

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        36,352        775,231        754,304        (14,007 )

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        4,716        697,914        880,713        196,978

Public Storage, REIT

       Morgan Stanley        3,809        975,968        1,131,654        174,486

SBA Communications Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        703        213,077        232,391        20,825

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        6,641        669,560        863,131        234,826

UDR, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        10,272        548,311        544,211        (3,976 )

Welltower, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        5,662        340,300        466,549        146,940

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        75,848        1,749,387        2,697,913        1,011,618
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            204,054        12,098,360        14,434,849        2,620,359
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Retailing

                        

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,648        1,178,598        1,597,591        438,196

Amazon.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,215        5,321,152        7,276,364        1,953,816

AutoZone, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        840        1,169,202        1,426,312        257,512

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        42,571        1,760,838        2,683,250        927,245

Best Buy Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,961        407,868        524,427        135,583

Dollar Tree, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,482        126,285        141,857        16,327

eBay, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        21,079        1,362,501        1,468,574        114,710

Genuine Parts Co.

       Morgan Stanley        14,057        1,386,874        1,704,130        366,157

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        5,979        1,650,583        1,962,667        346,903

LKQ Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        46,655        1,354,754        2,347,680        993,411

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,704        1,168,273        1,562,833        414,374

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,139        1,026,546        1,307,057        289,223

Ross Stores, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        10,046        1,214,252        1,093,507        (117,634 )

Target Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        10,566        1,928,851        2,417,184        530,656
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            177,942        21,056,577        27,513,433        6,666,479
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                        

Analog Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,135        713,235        1,027,490        317,318

Applied Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        31,666        3,721,321        4,076,364        376,282

Broadcom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        218        75,820        105,715        47,247

Intel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        74,528        3,891,046        3,970,852        205,424

KLA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        2,757        740,060        922,244        195,196

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (continued)

                        

Lam Research Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,274      $ 1,755,229      $ 1,863,397      $ 120,540

Micron Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        21,971        1,486,453        1,559,502        74,324

NVIDIA Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        5,075        856,460        1,051,337        184,787

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)

       Morgan Stanley        4,962        941,010        971,907        30,449

Qorvo, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        7,424        1,272,170        1,241,219        (36,086 )

QUALCOMM, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13,333        1,753,780        1,719,690        (16,459 )

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,177        360,895        358,726        (749 )

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        9,093        1,514,163        1,747,766        280,639
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            182,613        19,081,642        20,616,209        1,778,912
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Software & Services

                        

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        2,191        605,087        700,945        101,531

Adobe, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,824        1,130,879        1,625,833        495,339

ANSYS, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        636        193,149        216,526        23,246

Autodesk, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        30        8,537        8,555        (167 )

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        13,683        2,594,317        2,735,505        164,862

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,306        937,972        1,050,832        125,474

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,855        195,601        280,921        85,290

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        4,627        282,506        343,370        71,215

DXC Technology Co.

       Morgan Stanley        43,419        1,677,405        1,459,313        (217,463 )

Fiserv, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,875        640,055        637,438        (4,003 )

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2        490        523        (89 )

Gartner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,014        502,358        612,014        109,760

International Business Machines Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        9,839        1,211,420        1,366,932        229,713

Intuit, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,303        1,667,758        1,782,002        115,800

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        3,630        1,048,413        1,262,078        219,722

Microsoft Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        23,407        4,819,184        6,598,901        1,894,794

Oracle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        25,339        1,269,247        2,207,787        981,590

Paychex, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        15,022        1,427,110        1,689,224        310,303

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        6,787        1,076,251        1,766,045        684,115

PTC, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        3,478        442,307        416,630        (25,601 )

salesforce.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        4,738        996,687        1,285,040        288,588

ServiceNow, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,561        733,629        971,363        237,942

Synopsys, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        772        187,879        231,145        43,228

VeriSign, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        2,079        398,503        426,216        27,770

Visa, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        12,058        2,465,393        2,685,920        240,854

Western Union Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        105,206        2,321,572        2,127,265        (120,545 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            300,681        28,833,709        34,488,323        6,083,268
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                        

Apple, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        152,960        9,582,404        21,643,840        12,351,213

CDW Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        1,111        129,029        202,224        74,570

Cisco Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        69,315        2,968,943        3,772,815        914,492

Corning, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        57,067        2,382,090        2,082,375        (277,101 )

HP, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        109,294        2,050,547        2,990,284        1,036,336

Juniper Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        32,428        715,376        892,419        210,518

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,442        1,483,785        1,386,936        (96,306 )

NetApp, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        16,518        980,166        1,482,656        537,881

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        19,474        1,085,906        1,606,994        533,082

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

146


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (continued)

                     

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

       Morgan Stanley        12,649     $ 1,269,436     $ 1,735,696     $ 496,623

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        2,873       1,455,509       1,480,802       25,823
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            482,131       24,103,191       39,277,041       15,807,131
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                     

AT&T, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8,290       231,334       223,913       (2,529 )

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        23,215       252,989       287,634       52,352

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        5,722       743,128       731,043       (11,874 )

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        28,562       1,514,112       1,542,634       125,841
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            65,789       2,741,563       2,785,224       163,790
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        989       56,026       57,955       1,833

CSX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        49,921       1,347,829       1,484,651       143,598

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        14,055       1,344,031       1,674,372       344,386

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        1,038       157,772       173,574       16,793

Norfolk Southern Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        3,350       755,912       801,488       63,404

Union Pacific Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        8,105       1,682,038       1,588,661       (77,758 )

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        15,635       2,746,188       2,847,134       126,663
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            93,093       8,089,796       8,627,835       618,919
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                     

AES Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        239       4,900       5,456       2,891

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        43,359       3,030,503       3,166,074       238,251

Exelon Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        49,694       2,209,939       2,402,208       224,562

NRG Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        92,488       3,005,111       3,776,285       881,217

PPL Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        133,200       3,894,135       3,713,616       (125,003 )

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        46,216       2,935,262       2,814,554       (97,765 )

Southern Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        2,939       169,931       182,130       20,346
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            368,135       15,249,781       16,060,323       1,144,499
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

                367,508,663       442,591,074       81,401,501
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Short

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

BorgWarner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (41,356 )       (1,973,568 )       (1,786,993 )       172,804
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Banks

                     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18,542 )       (862,011 )       (871,103 )       (18,790 )

Comerica, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (15,865 )       (1,150,383 )       (1,277,133 )       (188,318 )

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (130,097 )       (1,957,138 )       (2,011,300 )       (122,482 )

KeyCorp.

       Morgan Stanley        (30,279 )       (655,672 )       (654,632 )       (18,922 )

M&T Bank Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (15,125 )       (2,544,194 )       (2,258,767 )       164,323

People’s United Financial, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (116,000 )       (2,016,477 )       (2,026,520 )       (97,619 )

Truist Financial Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,837 )       (228,085 )       (225,040 )       3,542

US Bancorp.

       Morgan Stanley        (12,456 )       (745,686 )       (740,385 )       (5,246 )

Zions Bancorp NA

       Morgan Stanley        (17,284 )       (965,332 )       (1,069,707 )       (147,070 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (359,485 )       (11,124,978 )       (11,134,587 )       (430,582 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                     

A.O. Smith Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,802 )       (563,111 )       (537,538 )       25,771

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (5,167 )       (708,623 )       (682,974 )       18,007

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

147


GOTHAM INDEX PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Capital Goods — (continued)

                     

Boeing Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (17,136 )     $ (4,985,162 )     $ (3,768,892 )     $ 1,158,140

Fastenal Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (52,303 )       (2,777,369 )       (2,699,358 )       52,172

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,556 )       (2,664,608 )       (2,374,638 )       275,026

Generac Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,660 )       (3,317,370 )       (3,539,082 )       (233,939 )

Honeywell International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,352 )       (539,940 )       (499,283 )       38,793

IDEX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (19,332 )       (4,118,794 )       (4,000,757 )       87,449

Masco Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (28,074 )       (1,670,321 )       (1,559,511 )       97,954

Otis Worldwide Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,198 )       (198,153 )       (180,851 )       15,985

PACCAR, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (44,931 )       (4,058,388 )       (3,545,955 )       472,829

Quanta Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,550 )       (540,436 )       (631,701 )       (93,665 )

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (25,011 )       (2,044,297 )       (2,149,946 )       (129,609 )

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,271 )       (1,002,850 )       (961,805 )       37,264

TransDigm Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,787 )       (4,169,297 )       (4,238,957 )       (85,273 )

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (16,027 )       (1,384,595 )       (1,381,688 )       (5,412 )

Xylem, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,144 )       (3,118,364 )       (3,233,490 )       (140,430 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (298,301 )       (37,861,678 )       (35,986,426 )       1,591,062
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                     

Copart, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,717 )       (771,209 )       (793,062 )       (24,789 )

Equifax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,556 )       (988,765 )       (1,154,582 )       (193,358 )

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (6,806 )       (801,242 )       (793,716 )       4,710

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,754 )       (1,145,153 )       (1,129,912 )       6,398

Rollins, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (113,816 )       (4,048,010 )       (4,021,119 )       (8,210 )

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (17,834 )       (3,288,597 )       (3,571,615 )       (313,221 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (160,483 )       (11,042,976 )       (11,464,006 )       (528,470 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                     

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (90,990 )       (4,597,432 )       (4,079,992 )       443,895

NVR, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (291 )       (1,312,006 )       (1,395,077 )       (87,980 )

PulteGroup, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (23,008 )       (1,217,233 )       (1,056,527 )       153,436

PVH Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (13,875 )       (1,530,603 )       (1,426,211 )       101,101

Under Armour, Inc., Class C

       Morgan Stanley        (52,820 )       (967,665 )       (925,406 )       38,607

VF Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (36,583 )       (2,962,536 )       (2,450,695 )       459,425
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (217,567 )       (12,587,475 )       (11,333,908 )       1,108,484
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                     

Booking Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (75 )       (183,809 )       (178,040 )       4,977

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,190 )       (687,556 )       (807,293 )       (122,367 )

Carnival Corp. (Panama)

       Morgan Stanley        (46,015 )       (1,318,194 )       (1,150,835 )       162,428

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,759 )       (2,772,320 )       (3,197,018 )       (440,654 )

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (16,217 )       (2,328,287 )       (2,456,389 )       (156,988 )

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,905 )       (1,871,548 )       (1,862,529 )       (5,702 )

Expedia Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,381 )       (1,182,736 )       (1,209,746 )       (31,461 )

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,180 )       (900,549 )       (948,550 )       (51,408 )

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,036 )       (503,029 )       (294,118 )       206,954

MGM Resorts International

       Morgan Stanley        (67,743 )       (2,749,377 )       (2,923,110 )       (184,116 )

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (20,689 )       (711,914 )       (552,603 )       156,592

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)

       Morgan Stanley        (18,204 )       (1,763,553 )       (1,619,246 )       132,921

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

       Morgan Stanley        (19,897 )       (2,229,069 )       (1,686,271 )       502,209
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (224,291 )       (19,201,941 )       (18,885,748 )       173,385
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

148


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Diversified Financials

                     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (54,414 )     $ (2,700,401 )     $ (2,820,822 )     $ (206,805 )

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,920 )       (489,271 )       (485,531 )       (5,370 )

CME Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,819 )       (771,928 )       (738,518 )       30,616

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,626 )       (4,351,643 )       (3,628,872 )       693,911

MSCI, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,996 )       (1,243,201 )       (1,822,587 )       (594,405 )

Northern Trust Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (32,020 )       (3,426,654 )       (3,452,076 )       (160,474 )

State Street Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (51,473 )       (4,230,015 )       (4,360,793 )       (309,491 )

Synchrony Financial

       Morgan Stanley        (29,691 )       (1,501,415 )       (1,451,296 )       48,146
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (186,959 )       (18,714,528 )       (18,760,495 )       (503,872 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                     

Baker Hughes Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,113 )       (252,701 )       (250,094 )       (7,280 )

Coterra Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (52,703 )       (1,076,017 )       (1,146,817 )       (135,402 )

Devon Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (140,460 )       (3,727,841 )       (4,987,735 )       (1,431,179 )

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (53,336 )       (4,451,063 )       (5,049,319 )       (701,504 )

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (35,920 )       (5,525,756 )       (5,981,039 )       (609,538 )

Schlumberger NV (Curaçao)

       Morgan Stanley        (10,405 )       (299,697 )       (308,404 )       (13,523 )

Valero Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (45,197 )       (2,956,007 )       (3,189,552 )       (254,086 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (348,134 )       (18,289,082 )       (20,912,960 )       (3,152,512 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,895 )       (753,500 )       (851,518 )       (102,698 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                     

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        (50,906 )       (3,794,049 )       (3,411,211 )       348,787

Hormel Foods Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (157,736 )       (7,398,968 )       (6,467,176 )       826,137

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (57,782 )       (4,872,012 )       (3,546,081 )       1,267,683

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

       Morgan Stanley        (61,529 )       (5,552,136 )       (4,985,695 )       515,944

Monster Beverage Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,189 )       (2,456,844 )       (2,326,369 )       121,388
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (354,142 )       (24,074,009 )       (20,736,532 )       3,079,939
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                     

ABIOMED, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,284 )       (3,290,820 )       (3,673,168 )       (394,478 )

Cardinal Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,724 )       (622,036 )       (530,409 )       76,903

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (2,408 )       (940,845 )       (995,250 )       (58,201 )

Dexcom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,288 )       (2,246,144 )       (2,891,796 )       (653,970 )

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (9,205 )       (870,497 )       (1,042,098 )       (174,899 )

Henry Schein, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (53,894 )       (4,300,262 )       (4,104,567 )       179,881

Humana, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,538 )       (3,223,869 )       (2,933,413 )       268,294

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,883 )       (1,719,931 )       (1,792,938 )       (79,404 )

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (558 )       (570,502 )       (554,736 )       13,563

ResMed, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,905 )       (747,488 )       (765,613 )       (22,129 )

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (15,459 )       (3,329,343 )       (3,157,965 )       152,802

Teleflex, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6,596 )       (2,531,426 )       (2,483,724 )       26,150

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        (20,186 )       (3,062,452 )       (2,793,137 )       254,366

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,428 )       (1,206,973 )       (1,455,323 )       (253,348 )

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (13,822 )       (2,282,608 )       (2,022,988 )       245,126
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (166,178 )       (30,945,196 )       (31,197,125 )       (419,344 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

149


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Household & Personal Products

                     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (45,161 )     $ (3,951,379 )     $ (3,728,944 )     $ 187,895

Clorox Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (28,483 )       (4,884,130 )       (4,717,070 )       136,512
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (73,644 )       (8,835,509 )       (8,446,014 )       324,407
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

                     

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (12,034 )       (1,418,413 )       (1,374,523 )       30,948

Everest Re Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,467 )       (385,290 )       (367,894 )       10,084

Globe Life, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12,099 )       (1,159,645 )       (1,077,174 )       75,112

Lincoln National Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (14,623 )       (939,988 )       (1,005,331 )       (89,502 )

Progressive Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (23,166 )       (2,199,847 )       (2,093,975 )       102,125

Willis Towers Watson PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (10,628 )       (2,383,913 )       (2,470,585 )       (105,047 )

WR Berkley Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (14,508 )       (1,092,250 )       (1,061,695 )       17,588
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (88,525 )       (9,579,346 )       (9,451,177 )       41,308
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,521 )       (3,304,772 )       (2,950,643 )       291,251

Albemarle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,507 )       (1,981,214 )       (2,300,718 )       (351,520 )

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        (203,552 )       (2,398,738 )       (2,359,168 )       (13,811 )

Ball Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (12,394 )       (1,106,468 )       (1,115,088 )       (18,018 )

Celanese Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,863 )       (599,792 )       (581,922 )       14,688

Corteva, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (74,608 )       (3,350,039 )       (3,139,505 )       195,569

Ecolab, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,193 )       (2,504,226 )       (2,335,084 )       151,437

FMC Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (39,949 )       (4,642,436 )       (3,657,730 )       929,292

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (24,047 )       (3,364,322 )       (3,215,565 )       85,051

Packaging Corp. of America

       Morgan Stanley        (7,014 )       (1,070,571 )       (964,004 )       93,603

PPG Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (14,193 )       (2,258,686 )       (2,029,741 )       220,809

Sealed Air Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (24,846 )       (1,451,850 )       (1,361,312 )       82,634

Vulcan Materials Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (7,578 )       (1,342,906 )       (1,281,894 )       52,725
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (445,265 )       (29,376,020 )       (27,292,374 )       1,733,710
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                     

Discovery, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (33,072 )       (1,380,124 )       (839,367 )       535,599

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19,936 )       (1,574,197 )       (1,816,768 )       (248,436 )

Match Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,492 )       (4,010,531 )       (4,158,979 )       (163,204 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (79,500 )       (6,964,852 )       (6,815,114 )       123,959
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

 

                

Amgen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,657 )       (861,913 )       (777,661 )       76,519

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (3,976 )       (2,480,510 )       (2,965,897 )       (494,560 )

Bio-Techne Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,494 )       (1,772,670 )       (1,693,088 )       72,993

Catalent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (36,679 )       (3,841,595 )       (4,880,875 )       (1,053,420 )

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,325 )       (820,073 )       (959,458 )       (142,499 )

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,066 )       (1,214,908 )       (1,213,510 )       (3,156 )

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (998 )       (1,417,653 )       (1,374,605 )       35,436

Moderna, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,171 )       (3,377,426 )       (3,144,691 )       220,289

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,309 )       (376,659 )       (237,440 )       137,724

Viatris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (381,025 )       (5,387,888 )       (5,162,889 )       137,989

Zoetis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (14,145 )       (2,792,076 )       (2,746,110 )       34,722
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (460,845 )       (24,343,371 )       (25,156,224 )       (977,963 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate

                     

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (12,156 )       (1,379,326 )       (1,317,103 )       39,355

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Real Estate — (continued)

                     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (18,747 )     $ (2,840,650 )     $ (2,708,004 )     $ 29,211

Equinix, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (7,076 )       (5,317,722 )       (5,590,960 )       (358,975 )

Equity Residential, REIT.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,806 )       (315,683 )       (307,982 )       3,742

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (3,079 )       (984,905 )       (984,479 )       (21,338 )

Federal Realty Investment Trust, REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (13,642 )       (1,411,768 )       (1,609,620 )       (251,370 )

Healthpeak Properties, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (12,654 )       (454,002 )       (423,656 )       26,047

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (32,933 )       (566,673 )       (537,796 )       21,516

Prologis, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (1,210 )       (154,266 )       (151,770 )       1,839

Realty Income Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (7,215 )       (508,659 )       (467,965 )       33,520

Regency Centers Corp., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (6,190 )       (422,332 )       (416,773 )       (28,910 )

Ventas, Inc., REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (24,372 )       (1,388,960 )       (1,345,578 )       21,356

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

       Morgan Stanley        (63,485 )       (3,389,788 )       (2,667,005 )       583,397
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (206,565 )       (19,134,734 )       (18,528,691 )       99,390
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Retailing

                     

CarMax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (39,771 )       (4,680,480 )       (5,089,097 )       (425,819 )

Dollar General Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,085 )       (2,168,086 )       (2,139,432 )       16,705

Etsy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (22,274 )       (4,577,491 )       (4,632,101 )       (71,435 )

Gap, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (452 )       (15,571 )       (10,260 )       5,078

Pool Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (13,536 )       (5,095,716 )       (5,880,174 )       (830,739 )

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (13,226 )       (958,291 )       (872,651 )       82,238

Tractor Supply Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,733 )       (1,667,979 )       (1,769,393 )       (124,294 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (108,077 )       (19,163,614 )       (20,393,108 )       (1,348,266 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (22,782 )       (2,182,462 )       (2,344,268 )       (169,891 )

Enphase Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,406 )       (5,557,852 )       (3,960,108 )       1,577,341

Microchip Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8,990 )       (1,463,221 )       (1,379,875 )       75,856

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,908 )       (2,361,759 )       (2,863,489 )       (520,265 )

Teradyne, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (23,421 )       (2,963,034 )       (2,556,871 )       391,856

Xilinx, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (17,349 )       (2,385,162 )       (2,619,526 )       (243,188 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (104,856 )       (16,913,490 )       (15,724,137 )       1,111,709
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                     

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (21,015 )       (2,259,684 )       (2,197,959 )       53,231

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (17,633 )       (1,926,641 )       (1,985,828 )       (66,339 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (32,723 )       (3,937,823 )       (3,513,469 )       388,125

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (29,254 )       (4,161,964 )       (3,559,627 )       557,235

Fortinet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,501 )       (1,893,058 )       (3,066,712 )       (1,212,917 )

Global Payments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (23,474 )       (4,454,715 )       (3,699,033 )       726,246

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30,106 )       (4,961,760 )       (4,939,190 )       (32,540 )

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (14,463 )       (393,743 )       (365,914 )       24,361

Paycom Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4,255 )       (1,695,725 )       (2,109,416 )       (420,000 )

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,591 )       (2,353,943 )       (2,564,312 )       (219,532 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (189,015 )       (28,039,056 )       (28,001,460 )       (202,130 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                     

Amphenol Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (32,155 )       (2,222,947 )       (2,354,711 )       (155,731 )

Arista Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,001 )       (1,579,340 )       (1,718,544 )       (152,420 )

F5 Networks, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,712 )       (753,066 )       (737,871 )       12,326

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (64,832 )       (1,005,270 )       (923,856 )       63,440

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

       Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (continued)

                     

IPG Photonics Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (17,053 )     $ (3,399,896 )     $ (2,701,195 )     $ 686,172

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,991 )       (872,695 )       (927,189 )       (60,966 )

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,523 )       (4,596,556 )       (4,520,470 )       59,061

Trimble, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10,795 )       (895,898 )       (887,889 )       4,618

Western Digital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (42,824 )       (3,031,092 )       (2,416,987 )       606,285
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (190,886 )       (18,356,760 )       (17,188,712 )       1,062,785
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (37,419 )       (811,284 )       (767,838 )       40,364

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (63,673 )       (6,078,877 )       (5,539,551 )       458,497

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30,820 )       (1,364,579 )       (1,313,240 )       46,238

FedEx Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,404 )       (547,260 )       (527,173 )       21,002

Kansas City Southern

       Morgan Stanley        (9,874 )       (2,767,327 )       (2,672,299 )       78,102

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2,647 )       (729,011 )       (756,989 )       (31,245 )

Southwest Airlines Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (27,662 )       (1,546,807 )       (1,422,657 )       118,385

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (23,567 )       (1,481,663 )       (1,121,082 )       355,052
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (198,066 )       (15,326,808 )       (14,120,829 )       1,086,395
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                     

Alliant Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (45,855 )       (2,687,217 )       (2,566,963 )       83,697

Ameren Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (30,730 )       (2,462,915 )       (2,489,130 )       (125,478 )

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (33,884 )       (3,027,035 )       (2,750,703 )       147,346

American Water Works Co., Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5,181 )       (831,589 )       (875,796 )       (52,696 )

Atmos Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (16,201 )       (1,671,396 )       (1,428,928 )       186,749

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (99,144 )       (2,205,946 )       (2,438,942 )       (296,970 )

CMS Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (39,294 )       (2,508,539 )       (2,347,031 )       101,923

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (31,539 )       (2,487,719 )       (2,289,416 )       109,889

DTE Energy Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (11,024 )       (1,263,512 )       (1,231,491 )       (31,657 )

Duke Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3,576 )       (351,085 )       (348,982 )       8,008

Edison International

       Morgan Stanley        (51,354 )       (3,505,350 )       (2,848,606 )       430,734

Entergy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (26,749 )       (2,835,832 )       (2,656,443 )       65,928

Evergy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (36,235 )       (2,283,560 )       (2,253,817 )       (11,539 )

Eversource Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (40,760 )       (3,537,196 )       (3,332,538 )       108,394

FirstEnergy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (60,183 )       (2,225,129 )       (2,143,718 )       28,803

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (23,509 )       (1,889,976 )       (1,845,927 )       30,157

NiSource, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (149,651 )       (3,815,887 )       (3,626,044 )       147,014

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (49,471 )       (4,178,303 )       (3,579,722 )       469,235

Sempra Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (17,739 )       (2,277,731 )       (2,243,984 )       (27,447 )

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (28,502 )       (2,705,036 )       (2,513,876 )       124,859

Xcel Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (42,591 )       (2,929,005 )       (2,661,937 )       221,286
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (843,172 )       (51,679,958 )       (48,473,994 )       1,718,235
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

                (434,282,449 )       (422,642,132 )       5,761,735
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity

              $ (66,773,786 )     $ 19,948,942     $ 87,163,236
             

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $440,508 related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%

     

Automobiles & Components — 2.4%

 

  

Ford Motor Co.*

     46,729      $ 661,683  

General Motors Co.*

     16,985        895,279  
     

 

 

 
        1,556,962  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 4.4%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     12,578        882,724  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,260        101,430  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     4,870        206,683  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,713        444,091  

KeyCorp.

     8,063        174,322  

M&T Bank Corp.

     29        4,331  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     4,945        86,389  

Regions Financial Corp.

     11,173        238,097  

SVB Financial Group*

     635        410,769  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     4,755        220,679  

Zions Bancorp NA

     1,899        117,529  
     

 

 

 
        2,887,044  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 10.5%

 

3M Co.

     2,187        383,644  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     1,864        113,834  

Carrier Global Corp.

     4,356        225,467  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1,258        241,498  

Cummins, Inc.

     57        12,800  

Deere & Co.

     933        312,620  

Dover Corp.

     1,229        191,110  

Emerson Electric Co.

     6,998        659,212  

Fortive Corp.

     2        141  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     79        7,064  

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,788        546,532  

General Electric Co.

     5,603        577,277  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     5,084        158,621  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     356        68,729  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     118        24,382  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     4,918        247,916  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     8,336        567,515  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,435        495,219  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     761        274,074  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     1,544        431,733  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     1,857        134,874  

Snap-on, Inc.

     631        131,847  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     1,908        334,492  

Textron, Inc.

     2,624        183,181  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     1,616      $ 279,002  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     610        239,767  
     

 

 

 
        6,842,551  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.6%

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     1,526        202,241  

Nielsen Holdings PLC
(United Kingdom)

     4,199        80,579  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     1,224        122,804  

Waste Management, Inc.

     1        149  
     

 

 

 
        405,773  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.7%

 

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     1,534        238,476  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     3,548        60,884  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     904        40,535  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     808        143,339  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     4,451        98,545  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2        92  

PVH Corp.*

     752        77,298  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     861        95,606  

Tapestry, Inc.

     3,271        121,092  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     5,270        92,330  

Whirlpool Corp.

     737        150,245  
     

 

 

 
        1,118,442  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 0.8%

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     264        29,642  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     1,836        133,037  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     3,078        376,470  
     

 

 

 
        539,149  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 7.9%

 

American Express Co.

     980        164,179  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     1,338        353,393  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     1,008        275,124  

BlackRock, Inc.

     1,267        1,062,582  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     2,517        407,678  

Discover Financial Services

     3,527        433,292  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     5,886        174,932  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,095        413,943  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     5,400        130,194  

Morgan Stanley

     5,495        534,718  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     1,331        256,910  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     2,405        221,933  

Synchrony Financial

     3,718        181,736  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     2,655        522,239  
     

 

 

 
        5,132,853  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Energy — 6.7%

     

APA Corp.

     4,425      $ 94,828  

Baker Hughes Co.

     8,348        206,446  

Chevron Corp.

     2        203  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     6,835        548,645  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     20,665        1,215,515  

Halliburton Co.

     10,287        222,405  

Hess Corp.

     3,625        283,149  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     24,263        405,920  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     9,236        126,256  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     7,468        461,597  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     10,930        323,309  

ONEOK, Inc.

     5,219        302,650  

Schlumberger NV

     6,136        181,871  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     67        1,738  
     

 

 

 
        4,374,532  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.0%

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     200        9,410  

Walmart, Inc.

     4,440        618,847  
     

 

 

 
        628,257  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 7.2%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     18,906        860,601  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     6,543        392,645  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     5,095        267,335  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     2,246        473,210  

Hershey Co. (The)

     2,420        409,585  

Kellogg Co.

     10        639  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     14,315        527,078  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.,
Class B

     2,539        117,759  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     12,194        709,447  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     6,821        646,563  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     3,618        285,605  
     

 

 

 
        4,690,467  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 6.5%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     773        92,335  

Anthem, Inc.

     790        294,512  

Cigna Corp.

     3,473        695,156  

CVS Health Corp.

     8,220        697,549  

DaVita, Inc.*

     1,111        129,165  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     3,772        915,540  

Hologic, Inc.*

     2,939        216,927  

Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings*

     1,131        318,309  

McKesson Corp.

     1,814        361,675  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     1,090      $ 158,388  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     971        379,408  
     

 

 

 
        4,258,964  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 0.5%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,486        187,892  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     829        115,894  
     

 

 

 
        303,786  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.9%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     5,915        308,349  

American International Group, Inc.

     533        29,256  

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     765        218,614  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     2,203        327,476  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     2,517        139,568  

Lincoln National Corp.

     2,105        144,719  

Loews Corp.

     2,322        125,225  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     3,879        587,397  
     

 

 

 
        1,880,604  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 6.3%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     971        201,201  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     2,054        114,654  

Dow, Inc.

     8,730        502,499  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     6,141        417,526  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,590        160,177  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     17,185        559,028  

International Paper Co.

     4,574        255,778  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     2        587  

LyondellBasell Industries NV,
Class A (Netherlands)

     3,916        367,516  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     4,447        158,847  

Nucor Corp.

     3,437        338,510  

Packaging Corp. of America

     489        67,208  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     2,949        824,924  

Westrock Co.

     3,113        155,121  
     

 

 

 
        4,123,576  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 2.7%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     159        425,090  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     2,405        134,512  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     6,180        268,583  

Fox Corp., Class A

     6,692        268,416  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The).

     4,606        168,902  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     2,521        182,672  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     7,562        298,774  
     

 

 

 
        1,746,949  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 5.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,407      $ 691,123  

Biogen, Inc.*

     7        1,981  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     11,893        830,726  

Johnson & Johnson

     2,489        401,974  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     3,160        237,348  

Organon & Co.

     2,967        97,288  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     1,312        227,356  

Pfizer, Inc.

     15,373        661,193  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     573        103,936  

Waters Corp.*

     501        179,007  
     

 

 

 
        3,431,932  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.7%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities,
Inc., REIT

     127        24,266  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     298        66,049  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     3,818        371,720  

Equity Residential, REIT

     1,730        139,992  

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     25        7,994  

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

     1,179        24,464  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     82        15,313  

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     548        71,224  

UDR, Inc., REIT

     1,533        81,218  

Ventas, Inc., REIT

     1        55  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     8,777        312,198  
     

 

 

 
        1,114,493  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 7.4%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     743        155,205  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     188        319,222  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     3,101        195,456  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     2,895        306,030  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     35        3,350  

eBay, Inc.

     5,226        364,095  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     4,401        99,903  

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,677        203,303  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     1,915        628,618  

LKQ Corp.*

     3,468        174,510  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     3,254        660,106  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     661        403,911  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,790        303,692  

Target Corp.

     3,456        790,629  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     638        230,267  
     

 

 

 
        4,838,297  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.9%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     236        39,525  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (Continued)

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     9,048      $ 1,164,749  

Intel Corp.

     17,527        933,839  

KLA Corp.

     1,299        434,528  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,191        677,858  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     8,053        571,602  

NXP Semiconductors NV
(Netherlands)

     1,146        224,467  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     1,318        220,356  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     1,525        196,695  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     217        35,757  

Teradyne, Inc.

     265        28,930  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     37        7,112  
     

 

 

 
        4,535,418  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 5.1%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     1,775        567,858  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     2,666        532,987  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     875        145,810  

DXC Technology Co.*

     2,981        100,191  

Gartner, Inc.*

     985        299,322  

International Business Machines
Corp.

     4,374        607,680  

Oracle Corp.

     7,038        613,221  

Paychex, Inc.

     3,499        393,462  

Western Union Co. (The)

     4,764        96,328  
     

 

 

 
        3,356,859  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 5.5%

 

CDW Corp.

     1,443        262,655  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     18,235        992,531  

Corning, Inc.

     9,810        357,967  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     3        596  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     15,300        218,025  

HP, Inc.

     13,490        369,086  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     1,271        34,978  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     137        22,508  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,622        235,351  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     2,661        219,586  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     3,512        481,916  

Western Digital Corp.*

     2,902        163,789  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     466        240,186  
     

 

 

 
        3,599,174  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

155


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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

  

AT&T, Inc.

     17,079      $ 461,304  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     6,985        377,260  
     

 

 

 
        838,564  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 3.6%

 

CSX Corp.

     21,447        637,834  

Expeditors International of
Washington, Inc

     1,771        210,979  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     1,159        277,291  

Union Pacific Corp.

     2,307        452,195  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B .

     4,434        807,431  
     

 

 

 
        2,385,730  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.6%

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     128        9,347  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,865        116,978  

PPL Corp.

     9,008        251,143  
     

 

 

 
        377,468  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $55,008,159)

        64,967,844  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.6%

        383,418  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 65,351,262  
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

PLC Public Limited Company

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

156


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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — 99.4%

     

Automobiles & Components — 2.4%

 

  

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     15      $ 2,235  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     12        518  

Ford Motor Co.*

     5,664        80,202  

General Motors Co.*

     2,306        121,549  

Tesla, Inc.*

     216        167,504  
     

 

 

 
        372,008  
     

 

 

 

Banks — 0.5%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     338        14,348  

Citigroup, Inc.

     81        5,685  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     17        799  

Comerica, Inc.

     6        483  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     28        1,188  

First Republic Bank

     8        1,543  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     59        912  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     173        28,318  

KeyCorp.

     39        843  

M&T Bank Corp.

     5        747  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     17        297  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     17        3,326  

Regions Financial Corp.

     38        810  

SVB Financial Group*

     3        1,941  

Truist Financial Corp.

     53        3,108  

US Bancorp

     59        3,507  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     217        10,071  

Zions Bancorp NA

     7        433  
     

 

 

 
        78,359  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 6.6%

 

3M Co.

     855        149,984  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     79        4,824  

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

     4        529  

AMETEK, Inc.

     14        1,736  

Boeing Co. (The)*

     23        5,059  

Carrier Global Corp.

     47        2,433  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     165        31,675  

Cummins, Inc.

     39        8,758  

Deere & Co.

     55        18,429  

Dover Corp.

     167        25,968  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     225        33,595  

Emerson Electric Co.

     950        89,490  

Fastenal Co.

     23        1,187  

Fortive Corp.

     142        10,021  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     15        1,341  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     3        1,226  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Capital Goods — (Continued)

     

General Dynamics Corp.

     202      $ 39,598  

General Electric Co.

     1,073        110,551  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     40        8,491  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     262        8,174  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     2        386  

IDEX Corp.

     3        621  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     17        3,513  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     24        1,210  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     1,132        77,066  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     11        2,423  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     396        136,659  

Masco Corp.

     14        778  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     66        23,770  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     17        1,399  

PACCAR, Inc.

     18        1,420  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     210        58,720  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     109        7,917  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     80        9,105  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     60        5,158  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     5        1,470  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     44        19,630  

Snap-on, Inc.

     86        17,970  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     126        22,089  

Textron, Inc.

     12        838  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     298        51,450  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     4        2,498  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     48        16,845  

Westinghouse Air Brake
Technologies Corp.

     8        690  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     15        5,896  

Xylem, Inc.

     8        989  
     

 

 

 
        1,023,579  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.3%

 

Cintas Corp.

     4        1,523  

Copart, Inc.*

     9        1,248  

Equifax, Inc.

     5        1,267  

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     16        1,866  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     59        7,819  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     6        577  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United
Kingdom)

     571        10,957  

Republic Services, Inc.

     16        1,921  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     75        7,525  

Rollins, Inc.

     20        707  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

157


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Commercial & Professional Services — (Continued)

 

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     7      $ 1,402  

Waste Management, Inc.

     17        2,539  
     

 

 

 
        39,351  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 0.9%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

     14        1,176  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     112        17,411  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     513        8,803  

Hasbro, Inc.

     7        625  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     7        314  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     124        11,616  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     110        19,514  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     620        13,727  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     63        9,149  

NVR, Inc.*

     1        4,794  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     11        505  

PVH Corp.*

     40        4,112  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     117        12,992  

Tapestry, Inc.

     445        16,474  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     26        455  

VF Corp.

     16        1,072  

Whirlpool Corp.

     101        20,590  
     

 

 

 
        143,329  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 0.7%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     2        4,748  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     8        898  

Carnival Corp. (Panama)*

     44        1,100  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     1        1,818  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     7        1,060  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     2        954  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     5        819  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     11        1,453  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

     31        1,135  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

     12        1,777  

McDonald’s Corp.

     44        10,609  

MGM Resorts International

     19        820  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     14        374  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     250        18,115  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
(Liberia)*

     10        889  

Starbucks Corp.

     47        5,185  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*

     4        339  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     431        52,716  
     

 

 

 
        104,809  
     

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Diversified Financials — 3.9%

     

American Express Co.

     32      $ 5,361  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     6        1,585  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
(The)

     35        1,814  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     744        203,067  

BlackRock, Inc.

     242        202,956  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     26        4,211  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     5        619  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     75        5,463  

CME Group, Inc.

     15        2,901  

Discover Financial Services

     17        2,088  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     800        23,776  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     30        11,341  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     23        2,641  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     734        17,697  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     2        841  

Moody’s Corp.

     8        2,841  

Morgan Stanley

     198        19,267  

MSCI, Inc.

     3        1,825  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     84        16,214  

Northern Trust Corp.

     9        970  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     10        923  

S&P Global, Inc.

     12        5,099  

State Street Corp.

     14        1,186  

Synchrony Financial

     31        1,515  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     361        71,009  
     

 

 

 
        607,210  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 3.2%

 

APA Corp.

     601        12,879  

Baker Hughes Co.

     581        14,368  

Chevron Corp.

     415        42,102  

ConocoPhillips

     53        3,592  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     16        348  

Devon Energy Corp.

     26        923  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     7        663  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     928        74,491  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2,267        133,345  

Halliburton Co.

     65        1,405  

Hess Corp.

     447        34,915  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     580        9,703  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     1,254        17,142  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,014        62,675  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,484        43,897  

ONEOK, Inc.

     709        41,115  

Phillips 66

     17        1,190  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     9        1,499  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Energy — (Continued)

     

Schlumberger NV

     76      $ 2,253  

Valero Energy Corp.

     17        1,200  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     64        1,660  
     

 

 

 
        501,365  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.0%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     18        8,088  

Kroger Co. (The)

     40        1,617  

Sysco Corp.

     28        2,198  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     35        1,647  

Walmart, Inc.

     2,159        300,922  
     

 

 

 
        314,472  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 5.4%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     2,933        133,510  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     889        53,349  

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     19        1,273  

Campbell Soup Co.

     16        669  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     2,101        110,240  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     27        915  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     305        64,260  

General Mills, Inc.

     35        2,094  

Hershey Co. (The)

     257        43,497  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     22        902  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     6        720  

Kellogg Co.

     19        1,215  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     1,944        71,578  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     6        368  

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

     11        891  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     345        16,001  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     955        55,562  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     22        1,954  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     55        8,273  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     2,477        234,795  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     580        45,785  
     

 

 

 
        847,851  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 5.8%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories

     711        83,990  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     2        651  

Align Technology, Inc.*

     3        1,996  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     11        1,314  

Anthem, Inc.

     15        5,592  

Baxter International, Inc.

     20        1,609  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     12        2,950  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     57      $ 2,473  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     12        593  

Centene Corp.*

     24        1,495  

Cerner Corp.

     17        1,199  

Cigna Corp.

     543        108,687  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     1        413  

CVS Health Corp.

     2,095        177,782  

Danaher Corp.

     285        86,765  

DaVita, Inc.*

     6        698  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     9        522  

Dexcom, Inc.*

     3        1,641  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     24        2,717  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     513        124,515  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     6        457  

Hologic, Inc.*

     16        1,181  

Humana, Inc.

     6        2,335  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     4        2,488  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     4        3,977  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     154        43,342  

McKesson Corp.

     247        49,247  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     73        9,151  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     194        28,190  

ResMed, Inc.

     6        1,581  

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

     4        817  

Stryker Corp.

     15        3,956  

Teleflex, Inc.

     2        753  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     387        151,216  

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     4        553  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     3        1,274  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     8        1,171  
     

 

 

 
        909,291  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 0.7%

 

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     10        826  

Clorox Co. (The)

     6        994  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     310        23,430  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     15        4,499  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     17        2,251  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     604        84,439  
     

 

 

 
        116,439  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.5%

     

Aflac, Inc.

     27        1,408  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     12        1,528  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

159


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Insurance — (Continued)

     

American International Group, Inc.

     34      $ 1,866  

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     165        47,152  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     129        19,176  

Assurant, Inc.

     3        473  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     448        24,842  

Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)

     18        3,123  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     7        800  

Everest Re Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

     2        502  

Globe Life, Inc.

     5        445  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     14        983  

Lincoln National Corp.

     8        550  

Loews Corp.

     11        593  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     744        112,664  

MetLife, Inc.

     35        2,161  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     11        708  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     24        2,169  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     16        1,683  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     13        1,976  

Willis Towers Watson PLC (Ireland)

     7        1,627  

WR Berkley Corp.

     8        585  
     

 

 

 
        227,014  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 3.1%

     

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

     8        2,049  

Albemarle Corp.

     4        876  

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

     82        950  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     132        27,352  

Ball Corp.

     12        1,080  

Celanese Corp.

     5        753  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     12        670  

Corteva, Inc.

     43        1,809  

Dow, Inc.

     994        57,215  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     834        56,704  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     85        8,563  

Ecolab, Inc.

     15        3,129  

FMC Corp.

     7        641  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     2,333        75,893  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     9        1,203  

International Paper Co.

     621        34,726  

Linde PLC (Ireland).

     21        6,161  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     532        49,928  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     3        1,025  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     604        21,575  

Newmont Corp.

     42        2,281  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Materials — (Continued)

     

Nucor Corp.

     467      $ 45,995  

Packaging Corp. of America

     5        687  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     111        15,874  

Sealed Air Corp.

     100        5,479  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     147        41,120  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     6        1,015  

Westrock Co.

     318        15,846  
     

 

 

 
        480,599  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 10.3%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     312        24,146  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     295        788,688  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     75        54,567  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     183        10,235  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     27        685  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     839        36,463  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     114        16,217  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     1,362        462,249  

Fox Corp., Class A

     236        9,466  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     626        22,955  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     8        729  

Match Group, Inc.*

     10        1,570  

Netflix, Inc.*

     175        106,810  

News Corp., Class A

     24        565  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     343        24,854  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     47        7,241  

Twitter, Inc.*

     316        19,083  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     36        1,422  

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     70        11,842  
     

 

 

 
        1,599,787  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 7.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     2,461        265,468  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     13        2,048  

Amgen, Inc.

     31        6,592  

Biogen, Inc.*

     8        2,264  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     2        1,492  

Bio-Techne Corp.

     1        485  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     89        5,266  

Catalent, Inc.*

     7        932  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     2        825  

Eli Lilly and Co.

     39        9,011  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     1,993        139,211  

Illumina, Inc.*

     59        23,931  

Incyte Corp.*

     87        5,984  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     8      $ 1,916  

Johnson & Johnson

     1,634        263,891  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1,537        115,444  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     1        1,377  

Moderna, Inc.*

     16        6,158  

Organon & Co.

     403        13,214  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     8        1,386  

Pfizer, Inc.

     5,905        253,974  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     47        28,444  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     15        8,570  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     15        2,721  

Viatris, Inc.

     48        650  

Waters Corp.*

     3        1,072  

Zoetis, Inc.

     19        3,689  
     

 

 

 
        1,166,015  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.1%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

     6        1,146  

American Tower Corp., REIT

     180        47,774  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     6        1,330  

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

     7        758  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     20        1,947  

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

     171        29,638  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     12        1,733  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     16        766  

Equinix, Inc., REIT

     3        2,370  

Equity Residential, REIT

     15        1,214  

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     3        959  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     6        1,008  

Federal Realty Investment Trust, REIT

     4        472  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc., REIT

     22        737  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT*

     29        474  

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

     12        521  

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

     18        373  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     5        934  

Prologis, Inc., REIT

     30        3,763  

Public Storage, REIT

     9        2,674  

Realty Income Corp., REIT

     16        1,038  

Regency Centers Corp., REIT

     7        471  

SBA Communications Corp., REIT

     43        14,215  

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     14        1,820  

UDR, Inc., REIT

     12        636  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Real Estate — (Continued)

     

Ventas, Inc., REIT

     15      $ 828  

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

     8        336  

Welltower, Inc., REIT

     17        1,401  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     1,192        42,399  
     

 

 

 
        163,735  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 10.6%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     101        21,098  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     242        794,980  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     34        57,732  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     437        27,544  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     15        1,586  

CarMax, Inc.*

     7        896  

Dollar General Corp.

     13        2,758  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     13        1,244  

eBay, Inc.

     37        2,578  

Etsy, Inc.*

     5        1,040  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     598        13,574  

Genuine Parts Co.

     228        27,640  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     823        270,158  

LKQ Corp.*

     471        23,701  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     748        151,739  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     77        47,051  

Pool Corp.

     2        869  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     15        1,633  

Target Corp.

     779        178,212  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     48        3,167  

Tractor Supply Co.

     63        12,764  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     4        1,444  
     

 

 

 
        1,643,408  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 3.4%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     48        4,939  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     21        3,517  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,435        184,728  

Broadcom, Inc.

     16        7,759  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     5        750  

Intel Corp.

     3,794        202,144  

KLA Corp.

     61        20,405  

Lam Research Corp.

     57        32,442  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     11        1,688  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     445        31,586  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     1        485  

NVIDIA Corp.

     99        20,509  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     15        2,938  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     5        836  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (Continued)

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     64      $ 8,255  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     7        1,153  

Teradyne, Inc.

     7        764  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     38        7,304  

Xilinx, Inc.

     9        1,359  
     

 

 

 
        533,561  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 15.0%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     77        24,634  

Adobe, Inc.*

     188        108,235  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     6        628  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     34        11,575  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     87        24,810  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     496        99,160  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     6        1,000  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     109        16,507  

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

     5        563  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     5        537  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     208        15,436  

DXC Technology Co.*

     405        13,612  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     24        2,920  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     27        2,930  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     4        1,045  

Fortinet, Inc.*

     7        2,044  

Gartner, Inc.*

     65        19,752  

Global Payments, Inc.

     11        1,733  

International Business Machines Corp.

     894        124,203  

Intuit, Inc.

     10        5,395  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     3        492  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     395        137,334  

Microsoft Corp.

     3,604        1,016,040  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     24        607  

Oracle Corp.

     2,169        188,985  

Paychex, Inc.

     21        2,361  

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     2        992  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     517        134,529  

PTC, Inc.*

     4        479  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     388        105,233  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     78        48,537  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     60        17,965  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     1        459  

VeriSign, Inc.*

     5        1,025  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

Visa, Inc., Class A

     854      $ 190,229  

Western Union Co. (The)

     647        13,082  
     

 

 

 
        2,335,068  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 9.2%

 

  

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     26        1,904  

Apple, Inc.

     6,611        935,456  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     4        1,375  

CDW Corp.

     7        1,274  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     5,726        311,666  

Corning, Inc.

     1,332        48,605  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     3        596  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     52        741  

HP, Inc.

     1,917        52,449  

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     2        317  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     485        13,347  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     8        1,314  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     7        1,626  

NetApp, Inc.

     356        31,955  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     362        29,872  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     14        1,921  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     2        859  

Trimble, Inc.*

     10        823  

Western Digital Corp.*

     13        734  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* .

     3        1,546  
     

 

 

 
        1,438,380  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.6%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     7,511        202,872  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     44        545  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     50        6,388  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,653        197,299  
     

 

 

 
        407,104  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.2%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     4        235  

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

     25        513  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     6        522  

CSX Corp.

     3,405        101,265  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

     25        1,065  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     26        3,097  

FedEx Corp.

     15        3,289  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     5        836  

Kansas City Southern

     4        1,083  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     45        10,766  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     5        1,430  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Transportation — (Continued)

 

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     23      $ 1,183  

Union Pacific Corp.

     333        65,271  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     12        571  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     809        147,319  
     

 

 

 
        338,445  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.5%

     

AES Corp. (The)

     37        845  

Alliant Energy Corp.

     10        560  

Ameren Corp.

     10        810  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     19        1,542  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     7        1,183  

Atmos Energy Corp.

     5        441  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     23        566  

CMS Energy Corp.

     11        657  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     14        1,016  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     49        3,578  

DTE Energy Co.

     7        782  

Duke Energy Corp.

     30        2,928  

Edison International

     15        832  

Entergy Corp.

     7        695  

Evergy, Inc.

     10        622  

Eversource Energy

     13        1,063  

Exelon Corp.

     39        1,885  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     22        784  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Utilities — (Continued)

     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     77      $ 6,046  

NiSource, Inc.

     16        388  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     389        15,883  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     4        289  

PPL Corp.

     1,223        34,097  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     29        1,766  

Sempra Energy

     12        1,518  

Southern Co. (The)

     42        2,603  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     12        1,058  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     21        1,313  
     

 

 

 
        85,750  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $13,001,855)

        15,476,929  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.6%

        92,000  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $ 15,568,929  
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

LONG POSITIONS — 139.1%

 

COMMON STOCKS — 139.1%

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.0%

 

General Motors Co.*

     62      $ 3,268  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 7.3%

     

3M Co.

     682        119,637  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     603        36,825  

General Dynamics Corp.

     30        5,881  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     38        7,336  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     1,100        74,888  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     384        132,518  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     267        96,160  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     139        11,437  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     18        1,307  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     139        15,821  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     17        7,584  

Snap-on, Inc.

     322        67,282  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     58        22,798  
     

 

 

 
        599,474  
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.2%

 

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     555        10,650  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     81        8,127  
     

 

 

 
        18,777  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 3.0%

 

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     322        50,058  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     1,429        24,522  

Hasbro, Inc.

     150        13,383  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     11        1,951  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     327        47,490  

Whirlpool Corp.

     546        111,308  
     

 

 

 
        248,712  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.8%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     1        2,374  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     9        4,293  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     169        22,326  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

     163        24,139  

McDonald’s Corp.

     291        70,163  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     615        44,563  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     518        63,356  
     

 

 

 
        231,214  
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 5.0%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     471        128,555  

BlackRock, Inc.

     100        83,866  

Moody’s Corp.

     65        23,082  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Diversified Financials — (Continued)

 

Nasdaq, Inc.

     349      $ 67,364  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     524        103,071  
     

 

 

 
        405,938  
     

 

 

 

Energy — 1.1%

     

Baker Hughes Co.

     614        15,184  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     1,021        22,217  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     317        25,446  

Hess Corp.

     47        3,671  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     345        21,324  

Schlumberger NV

     1        30  
     

 

 

 
        87,872  
     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 4.2%

 

Kroger Co. (The)

     3,202        129,457  

Sysco Corp.

     96        7,536  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     17        800  

Walmart, Inc.

     1,459        203,355  
     

 

 

 
        341,148  
     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 20.6%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     2,825        128,594  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     1,383        82,994  

Campbell Soup Co.

     2,644        110,546  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     1,655        86,838  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     3,325        112,618  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     111        23,387  

General Mills, Inc.

     2,695        161,215  

Hershey Co. (The)

     844        142,847  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     386        46,332  

Kellogg Co.

     2,515        160,759  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     4,842        178,282  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     183        8,487  

Mondelez International, Inc.,

     

Class A

     2,387        138,876  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     464        69,790  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,641        155,550  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     1,024        80,834  
     

 

 

 
        1,687,949  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 14.2%

 

  

Abbott Laboratories

     280        33,076  

Anthem, Inc.

     111        41,381  

Cerner Corp.

     288        20,310  

Cigna Corp.

     266        53,243  

CVS Health Corp.

     1,240        105,226  

Danaher Corp.

     112        34,097  

DaVita, Inc.*

     165        19,183  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     181      $ 43,932  

Hologic, Inc.*

     2,714        200,320  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     829        233,314  

McKesson Corp.

     212        42,269  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     1,667        242,232  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     246        96,122  
     

 

 

 
        1,164,705  
     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 4.9%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,269        171,491  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     1,000        132,440  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     683        95,483  
     

 

 

 
        399,414  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.2%

 

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     237        67,727  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     585        86,960  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     595        32,993  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     495        74,958  
     

 

 

 
        262,638  
     

 

 

 

Materials — 1.8%

     

Avery Dennison Corp.

     145        30,045  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     8        447  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     662        45,009  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     259        26,092  

International Paper Co.

     473        26,450  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     66        18,462  
     

 

 

 
        146,505  
     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 9.4%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     1,041        80,563  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     105        280,720  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     66        48,019  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     45        6,401  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     448        152,047  

Fox Corp., Class A

     225        9,025  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The).

     136        4,987  

Netflix, Inc.*

     215        131,223  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     19        2,927  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     1,435        56,697  
     

 

 

 
        772,609  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 12.3%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     420        45,305  

Biogen, Inc.*

     327        92,538  
     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences —(Continued)

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     954      $ 66,637  

Illumina, Inc.*

     23        9,329  

Johnson & Johnson

     935        151,002  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2,296        172,453  

Organon & Co.

     2,435        79,844  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     1,148        198,937  

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,231        181,975  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     28        5,079  
     

 

 

 
        1,003,099  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 5.5%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

     580        110,821  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     1,353        64,768  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     445        74,756  

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

     32        1,390  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     172        32,121  

Public Storage, REIT

     329        97,746  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     1,883        66,978  
     

 

 

 
        448,580  
     

 

 

 

Retailing — 8.5%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     79        259,518  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     13        22,074  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     897        56,538  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     52        5,497  

eBay, Inc.

     1,294        90,153  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     291        6,606  

Genuine Parts Co.

     230        27,883  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     187        61,385  

LKQ Corp.*

     277        13,939  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     203        41,180  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     60        36,663  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     168        18,287  

Target Corp.

     227        51,931  
     

 

 

 
        691,654  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     336        43,253  

Intel Corp.

     1,570        83,650  
     

 

 

 
        126,903  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services — 12.7%

     

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     97        31,032  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     555        110,956  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     1        167  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

International Business Machines Corp.

     346      $ 48,070  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     155        53,890  

Microsoft Corp.

     1,186        334,357  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     5,579        141,149  

Oracle Corp.

     1,288        112,223  

Paychex, Inc.

     174        19,566  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     185        48,139  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     336        74,844  

Western Union Co. (The)

     3,133        63,349  
     

 

 

 
        1,037,742  
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 10.8%

 

Apple, Inc.

     2,584        365,636  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2,567        139,722  

Corning, Inc.

     1,571        57,326  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     12        2,385  

HP, Inc.

     3,531        96,608  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     765        21,053  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     148        24,315  

NetApp, Inc.

     606        54,395  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     1,491        123,037  
     

 

 

 
        884,477  
     

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 3.6%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     4,651        125,624  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     3,142        169,699  
     

 

 

 
        295,323  
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 3.0%

 

CSX Corp.

     764        22,721  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     644        76,720  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     273        14,040  

Union Pacific Corp.

     68        13,329  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     640        116,544  
     

 

 

 
        243,354  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.4%

 

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     1,294        94,488  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     1,691        69,043  
     Number
of Shares
            Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — (Continued)

 

PPL Corp.

     2,984     $ 83,194  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     482       29,354  
    

 

 

 
       276,079  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $10,313,103)

       11,377,434  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG POSITIONS - 139.1%
(Cost $10,313,103)

       11,377,434  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT POSITIONS — (40.2)%

 

COMMON STOCKS — (40.2)%

 

Automobiles & Components — (0.7)%

 

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     (156     (23,239

BorgWarner, Inc.

     (464     (20,050

Tesla, Inc.*

     (21     (16,285
    

 

 

 
       (59,574
    

 

 

 

Banks — (1.9)%

    

Citizens Financial Group, Inc

     (424     (19,920

Comerica, Inc.

     (211     (16,986

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     (1,627     (25,153

KeyCorp.

     (547     (11,826

M&T Bank Corp.

     (202     (30,167

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     (737     (12,875

Regions Financial Corp.

     (189     (4,028

Truist Financial Corp.

     (394     (23,108

Zions Bancorp NA

     (207     (12,811
    

 

 

 
       (156,874
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods — (1.9)%

    

Boeing Co. (The)*

     (239     (52,566

Fastenal Co.

     (99     (5,109

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     (49     (20,025

IDEX Corp.

     (5     (1,035

PACCAR, Inc.

     (41     (3,236

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     (209     (17,965

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     (51     (31,853

United Rentals, Inc.*

     (68     (23,863

Xylem, Inc.

     (3     (371
    

 

 

 
       (156,023
    

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — (1.0)%

 

Cintas Corp.

     (76     (28,930

Copart, Inc.*

     (74     (10,265

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     (1     (117
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
            Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Commercial & Professional Services — (Continued)

 

Rollins, Inc.

     (913   $ (32,256

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     (54     (10,815
    

 

 

 
       (82,383
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (0.7)%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

     (136     (11,420

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     (404     (18,115

NVR, Inc.*

     (1     (4,794

PulteGroup, Inc.

     (316     (14,511

PVH Corp.*

     (67     (6,887

VF Corp.

     (50     (3,350
    

 

 

 
       (59,077
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services — (0.9)%

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     (26     (2,919

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     (14     (25,445

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     (142     (21,509

MGM Resorts International

     (253     (10,917

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*

     (143     (12,119
    

 

 

 
       (72,909
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — (1.0)%

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     (64     (26,924

MSCI, Inc.

     (11     (6,692

Northern Trust Corp.

     (67     (7,223

State Street Corp.

     (403     (34,142

Synchrony Financial

     (199     (9,727
    

 

 

 
       (84,708
    

 

 

 

Energy — (0.0)%

    

Phillips 66

     (18     (1,261
    

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (0.6)%

 

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     (161     (10,789

Hormel Foods Corp.

     (401     (16,441

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     (167     (10,249

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

     (146     (11,830
    

 

 

 
       (49,309
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (2.9)%

 

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     (108     (35,156

Align Technology, Inc.*

     (32     (21,294

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     (134     (7,779

Dexcom, Inc.*

     (88     (48,124

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     (46     (5,208

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     (66     (5,026

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     (43     (26,742

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     (17     (16,900

ResMed, Inc.

     (2     (527
     Number
of Shares
            Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

     (112   $ (22,879

Teleflex, Inc.

     (74     (27,865

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     (14     (5,943

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     (97     (14,197
    

 

 

 
       (237,640
    

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — (0.0)%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     (1     (83
    

 

 

 

Insurance — (0.3)%

    

Lincoln National Corp.

     (245     (16,844

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     (100     (6,440
    

 

 

 
       (23,284
    

 

 

 

Materials — (3.8)%

    

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     (131     (33,551

Albemarle Corp.

     (254     (55,618

Ball Corp.

     (435     (39,137

Corteva, Inc.

     (509     (21,419

Ecolab, Inc.

     (155     (32,336

FMC Corp.

     (200     (18,312

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     (210     (28,081

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     (140     (47,835

PPG Industries, Inc.

     (50     (7,151

Vulcan Materials Co.

     (188     (31,802
    

 

 

 
       (315,242
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — (0.7)%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     (78     (7,108

Match Group, Inc.*

     (302     (47,411
    

 

 

 
       (54,519
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (1.9)%

 

Amgen, Inc.

     (70     (14,886

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     (14     (10,443

Bio-Techne Corp.

     (24     (11,630

Catalent, Inc.*

     (307     (40,852

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     (6     (1,437

Moderna, Inc.*

     (107     (41,180

Viatris, Inc.

     (2,167     (29,363

Zoetis, Inc.

     (15     (2,912
    

 

 

 
       (152,703
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — (1.5)%

 

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

     (84     (9,101

Equinix, Inc., REIT

     (53     (41,877

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT*

     (818     (13,358

Ventas, Inc., REIT

     (528     (29,151
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
            Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Real Estate — (Continued)

 

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

     (207   $ (8,696

Welltower, Inc., REIT

     (235     (19,364
    

 

 

 
       (121,547
    

 

 

 

Retailing — (1.9)%

    

CarMax, Inc.*

     (259     (33,142

Dollar General Corp.

     (43     (9,122

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     (44     (4,212

Etsy, Inc.*

     (209     (43,464

Pool Corp.

     (43     (18,679

Tractor Supply Co.

     (155     (31,404

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     (35     (12,632
    

 

 

 
       (152,655
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (3.5)%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     (280     (28,812

Broadcom, Inc.

     (41     (19,882

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     (285     (42,742

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     (267     (40,982

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     (83     (40,228

NVIDIA Corp.

     (149     (30,867

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     (3     (588

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     (35     (5,767

Teradyne, Inc.

     (313     (34,170

Xilinx, Inc.

     (281     (42,428
    

 

 

 
       (286,466
    

 

 

 

Software & Services — (4.2)%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     (364     (38,071

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

     (355     (39,980

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     (404     (43,378

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     (211     (25,674

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     (33     (8,622

Fortinet, Inc.*

     (11     (3,212

Global Payments, Inc.

     (196     (30,886

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     (173     (28,382

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     (95     (47,096

PTC, Inc.*

     (271     (32,463

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     (58     (26,602

VeriSign, Inc.*

     (76     (15,581
    

 

 

 
       (339,947
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (0.8)%

 

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     (127     (20,117

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     (93     (39,951

Trimble, Inc.*

     (94     (7,731
    

 

 

 
       (67,799
    

 

 

 
     Number
of Shares
            Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Transportation — (0.4)%

    

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     (371   $ (32,277
    

 

 

 

Utilities — (9.6)%

    

AES Corp. (The)

     (1,681     (38,377

Alliant Energy Corp.

     (501     (28,046

Ameren Corp.

     (385     (31,185

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     (395     (32,066

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     (189     (31,949

Atmos Energy Corp.

     (394     (34,751

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     (1,940     (47,724

CMS Energy Corp.

     (463     (27,655

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     (336     (24,390

DTE Energy Co.

     (101     (11,283

Duke Energy Corp.

     (157     (15,322

Edison International

     (809     (44,875

Entergy Corp.

     (355     (35,255

Evergy, Inc.

     (401     (24,942

Eversource Energy

     (594     (48,565

FirstEnergy Corp.

     (845     (30,099

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     (761     (59,754

NiSource, Inc.

     (2,198     (53,258

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     (684     (49,494

Sempra Energy

     (350     (44,275

Southern Co. (The)

     (177     (10,969

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     (326     (28,753

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     (487     (30,437
    

 

 

 
       (783,424
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $3,387,673)

       (3,289,704
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT POSITIONS - (40.2)%
(Proceeds $3,387,673)

       (3,289,704
    

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%

       88,960  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 8,176,690  
    

 

 

 

 

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

PLC – Public Limited Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

168


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham Absolute
Return Fund
   Gotham Enhanced
Return Fund
   Gotham Neutral
Fund

Assets

              

Non-affiliated investments, at value1,2

     $ 472,949,590      $ 216,946,171      $ 37,816,189

Swaps, at value(a)

       32,142,833        35,319,045        3,056,022

Cash and cash equivalents

       409,881        350,706       

Due from broker

       1,029,798        6,729,646       

Receivables:

              

Investments sold

       9,779,874        4,470,445        2,031,582

Capital shares sold

       885,812        605,002       

Dividends and interest

       311,341        140,696        25,133

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       6,398        1,060        2,790
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       517,515,527        264,562,771        42,931,716
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

              

Due to broker

                     393,091

Obligation to return cash collateral on swap contracts (Note 1)

       3,250,000        31,230,000        550,000

Payables:

              

Investments purchased

       13,676,754        5,461,142        1,633,518

Investment adviser

       526,193        250,100        42,316

Capital shares redeemed

       318,344        180,140        3,706

Administration and accounting fees

       45,255        29,557        15,771

Accrued expenses

       170,130        93,241        125,124
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       17,986,676        37,244,180        2,763,526
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 499,528,851      $ 227,318,591      $ 40,168,190
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

              

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

     $ 298,604      $ 176,000      $ 43,115

Paid-in capital

       479,534,441        126,226,198        110,793,804

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

       19,695,806        100,916,393        (70,668,729 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 499,528,851      $ 227,318,591      $ 40,168,190
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

              

Net assets

     $ 499,528,851      $ 227,318,591      $ 40,168,190
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

       29,860,396        17,600,009        4,311,475
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 16.73      $ 12.92      $ 9.32
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

1 Non-affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 415,695,765      $ 188,437,774      $ 34,738,367

2 Includes market value of securities designated as collateral for swaps

     $ 128,843,439      $ 69,686,771      $ 22,918,249

 

 

(a) 

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

169


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Gotham Index
Plus Fund
   Gotham Large
Value Fund

Assets

         

Non-affiliated investments, at value1,2

     $ 377,599,088      $ 64,967,844

Affiliated investments, at value3

       56,600,440       

Swaps, at value(a)

       87,163,236       

Cash and cash equivalents

              351,496

Due from broker

       23,430,698       

Receivables:

         

Investments sold

       6,991,311        1,616,782

Capital shares sold

       367,450        500

Dividends and interest

       347,571        85,820

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       24,647        306
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       552,524,441        67,022,748
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Due to broker

       49,603       

Obligation to return cash collateral on swap contracts (Note 1)

       85,550,000       

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

       8,000,192        1,599,714

Capital shares redeemed

       951,700        15,654

Investment adviser

       378,675        10,713

Administration and accounting fees

       34,467        4,560

12b-1 distribution fees (Investor Class Shares)

       2,696       

Accrued expenses

       130,407        40,845
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       95,097,740        1,671,486
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 457,426,701      $ 65,351,262
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

         

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

     $ 225,397      $ 39,111

Paid-in capital

       302,848,012        47,267,524

Total distributable earnings

       154,353,292        18,044,627
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 457,426,701      $ 65,351,262
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

         

Net assets

     $ 444,755,729      $ 65,351,262
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

       21,913,443        3,911,139
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 20.30      $ 16.71
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

         

Net assets

     $ 12,670,972        N/A
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

       626,228        N/A
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 20.23        N/A
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

1 Non-affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 317,435,357      $ 55,008,159

2 Includes market value of securities designated as collateral for swaps

     $ 182,948,934      $

3 Affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 56,506,063      $

 

 

(a) 

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

170


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Gotham Enhanced S&P
500 Index Fund
   Gotham Hedged
Core Fund

Assets

             

Non-affiliated investments, at value1

     $ 15,476,929      $ 11,377,434        

Cash and cash equivalents

       87,427        27,188    

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

              72,007    

Receivables:

             

Investments sold

       149,794        206,076    

Capital shares sold

       10,634           

Dividends and interest

       11,757        14,423    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Total Assets

       15,736,541        11,697,128    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Liabilities

             

Securities sold short, at value2

              3,289,704    

Payables:

             

Investments purchased

       160,719        206,071    

Investment adviser

       4,532        19,587    

Capital shares redeemed

       384           

Dividends and fees on securities sold short

              4,026    

Accrued expenses

       1,977        1,050    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Total Liabilities

       167,612        3,520,438    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net Assets

     $ 15,568,929      $ 8,176,690    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net Assets Consisted of:

             

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

     $ 9,690      $ 6,349    

Paid-in capital

       12,406,437        6,114,053    

Total distributable earnings

       3,152,802        2,056,288    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net Assets

     $ 15,568,929      $ 8,176,690    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Institutional Class Shares:

             

Net assets

     $ 15,568,929      $ 8,176,690    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Shares outstanding

       968,956        634,861    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 16.07      $ 12.88    
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

1 Non-affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 13,001,855      $ 10,313,103    

2 Proceeds received, securities sold short

     $      $ 3,387,673    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

171


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham Absolute
Return Fund
  Gotham Enhanced
Return Fund
  Gotham Neutral
Fund

Investment income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

     $ 5,324,777     $ 2,582,744     $ 419,069

Less: taxes withheld

       (23,731 )       (10,380 )       (3,034 )

Interest

       2,463       115       388
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

       5,303,509       2,572,479       416,423
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

       7,191,191       3,379,090       642,679

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

       430,001       150,611      

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

       213,261       165,071       89,890

Legal fees

       190,106       81,463       24,904

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

       140,146       64,707       12,644

Audit fees

       84,645       52,652       42,772

Registration and filing fees

       73,693       38,125       33,657

Shareholder reporting fees

       68,445       34,340       22,437

Custodian fees (Note 2)

       55,909       29,952       5,161

Other expenses

       51,592       28,303       14,464
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses before recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       8,498,989       4,024,314       888,608
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

       (1,307,703 )       (645,181 )       (245,926 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses after recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       7,191,286       3,379,133       642,682
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss

       (1,887,777 )       (806,654 )       (226,259 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

            

Net realized gain from non-affiliated investments

       186,178,714       68,718,183       25,850,734

Net realized loss from swaps

       (112,912,078 )(a)       (4,629,532 )(a)       (19,045,718 )(a)

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

       (525 )       (6 )       (2 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on non-affiliated investments

       (28,360,888 )       (126,604 )       (7,920,972 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on swaps

       27,215,234 (a)         (11,112,800 )(a)       1,285,446 (a)  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on foreign currency translations

       53       28       7
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       72,120,510       52,849,269       169,495
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 70,232,733     $ 52,042,615     $ (56,764 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

172


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Operations (Continued)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

    

Gotham Index

     Plus Fund     

 

Gotham Large
Value Fund

Investment income

        

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

     $ 7,383,567     $ 1,800,079

Less: taxes withheld

       (1,345 )       (519 )

Interest

       104       51
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

       7,382,326       1,799,611
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Advisory fees (Note 2)

       4,316,443       660,697

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

       371,083       74,437

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

       158,866       34,766

Legal fees

       136,149       29,239

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

       123,564       25,185

Custodian fees (Note 2)

       70,648       5,832

Audit fees

       60,924       26,539

Registration and filing fees

       58,075       27,805

Shareholder reporting fees

       38,717       25,887

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

       30,714      

Other expenses

       44,126       13,350
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses before recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       5,409,309       923,737
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

       (402,970 )       (263,040 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses after recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       5,006,339       660,697
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

       2,375,987       1,138,914
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

        

Net realized gain from non-affiliated investments

       120,772,711 (a)        18,029,679

Net realized gain from swaps

       18,901,241 (b)        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on non-affiliated investments

       (3,504,701 )       4,213,869

Net change in unrealized appreciation on affiliated investments

       94,377      

Net change in unrealized depreciation on swaps

       (37,986,954 )(b)      
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       98,276,674       22,243,548
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 100,652,661     $ 23,382,462
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes net realized gains of $9,731,538 relating to a redemption in-kind (See Note 4). For tax purposes, no gain or losses will be recognized.

(b) 

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Operations (Concluded)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham Enhanced S&P      Gotham Hedged  
           500 Index Fund                Core Fund      

Investment income

               

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

      $ 211,191           $ 264,527    

Less: taxes withheld

        (3              

Interest

                 9                               9             

Income from securities loaned (Note 5)

                    29    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total investment income

        211,197             264,565    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Expenses

               

Advisory fees (Note 2)

        64,235             67,997    

Legal fees

        28,146             3,654    

Registration and filing fees

        27,873             26,878    

Support services fees

        18,427             9,467    

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

        2,157             887    

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

        1,629             6,957    

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

        88             814    

Custodian fees (Note 2)

        18             289    

Dividends and fees on securities sold short (Note 1)

                    78,817    

Shareholder reporting fees

                    5,499    

Other expenses

        906             2,571    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total expenses before recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

        143,479             203,830    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

        (79,244           (42,614  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net expenses after recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

        64,235             161,216    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net investment income

        146,962             103,349    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

               

Net realized gain from non-affiliated investments

        1,005,340             2,524,048    

Net realized loss from securities sold short

                    (1,334,604  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on non-affiliated investments

        1,553,131             98,586    

Net change in unrealized appreciation on securities sold short

                    82,725    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

        2,558,471             1,370,755    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      $ 2,705,433           $ 1,474,104    
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

174


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    Gotham Absolute Return Fund     Gotham Enhanced Return Fund  
    For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
    For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
 
                                                                         

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

                       

Net investment loss

             $ (1,887,777                         $ (2,607,321                         $ (806,654                         $ (1,308,243           

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, securities sold short, swaps and foreign currency transactions

      73,266,111           (15,068,216         64,088,645           (8,365,916  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, securities sold short, swaps and foreign currency translations

      (1,145,601         (30,786,992         (11,239,376         (26,929,259  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

      70,232,733           (48,462,529         52,042,615           (36,603,418  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                       

Total distributable earnings:

                       

Institutional Class

                          (334,852         (124,087,944  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net decrease in net assets from dividends
and distributions to shareholders

                          (334,852         (124,087,944  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Decrease in net assets derived from
capital share transactions (Note 4)

      (76,693,148         (302,795,097         (61,113,855         (121,651,134  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Total decrease in net assets

      (6,460,415         (351,257,626         (9,406,092         (282,342,496  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net assets

                       

Beginning of year

      505,989,266           857,246,892           236,724,683           519,067,179    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

End of year

    $ 499,528,851         $ 505,989,266         $ 227,318,591         $ 236,724,683    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

175


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

                    Gotham Neutral Fund                                   Gotham Index Plus Fund                 
    For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
   

September 30, 2021

   

September 30, 2020

   

September 30, 2021

   

September 30, 2020

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

  $ (226,259   $ (1,202,743   $ 2,375,987     $ 4,561,361  

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, swaps and foreign currency transactions

    6,805,014       554,251       139,673,952       (82,906,650

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, swaps and foreign currency translations

    (6,635,519     (16,524,100     (41,397,278     88,741,908  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (56,764     (17,172,592     100,652,661       10,396,619  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Total distributable earnings:

       

Institutional Class

                (4,445,820     (9,228,671

Investor Class

    N/A       N/A       (98,640     (203,551
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

                (4,544,460     (9,432,222
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

    (15,450,336     (108,565,570     (43,732,266     (260,792,812
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    (15,507,100     (125,738,162     52,375,935       (259,828,415
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of year

    55,675,290       181,413,452       405,050,766       664,879,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 40,168,190     $ 55,675,290     $ 457,426,701     $ 405,050,766  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

176


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

 

    Gotham Large Value Fund     Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund  
    For the Year     For the Year     For the Year     For the Year  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    September 30, 2021     September 30, 2020     September 30, 2021     September 30, 2020  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

                       

Net investment income

    $ 1,138,914         $ 1,264,674         $ 146,962         $ 118,395    

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

               18,029,679                             (5,960,490                           1,005,340                             (338,005           

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

      4,213,869           2,488,169           1,553,131           497,653    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      23,382,462           (2,207,647         2,705,433           278,043    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                       

Total distributable earnings:

                       

Institutional Class

      (1,307,860         (1,610,912         (114,476         (269,329  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

      (1,307,860         (1,610,912         (114,476         (269,329  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

      (26,725,897         14,843,066           6,631,865           (297,232  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

      (4,651,295         11,024,507           9,222,822           (288,518  
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net assets

                       

Beginning of year

      70,002,557           58,978,050           6,346,107           6,634,625    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

End of year

    $ 65,351,262         $ 70,002,557         $ 15,568,929         $ 6,346,107    
   

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

177


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

 

     Gotham Hedged Core Fund
     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 103,349     $ 51,943

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and securities sold short

       1,189,444       (221,239 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and securities sold short

       181,311       764,069
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       1,474,104       594,773
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

        

Total distributable earnings:

        

Institutional Class

       (83,766 )       (152,049 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (83,766 )       (152,049 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       (2,017,190 )       5,778,631
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (626,852 )       6,221,355
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of year

       8,803,542       2,582,187
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 8,176,690     $ 8,803,542
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

178


GOTHAM FUNDS

Statement of Cash Flow

September 30, 2021

 

 

    

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

Cash flows used in operating activities:

    

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 1,474,104

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

       (26,907,199 )

Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments

       30,325,606

Purchases to cover securities sold short

       (17,477,076 )

Proceeds from securities sold short

       16,019,880

Net realized (gain)/loss on investments and securities sold short

       (1,189,444 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and securities sold short

       (181,311 )

Decrease in securities lending cash collateral

       178

Increase in receivable for investments sold

       (128,685 )

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

       (3,927 )

Decrease in receivable from investment adviser

       11,433

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

       320

Increase in payable for investments purchased

       128,459

Increase in payable from investment adviser

       19,587

Increase in payable for dividends and fees on securities sold short

       913

Decrease in use of cash collateral from securities lending

       (178 )

Decrease in accrued expense payable

       (40,154 )
    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

       2,052,506
    

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

       2,911,941

Payment of shares redeemed

       (5,012,897 )
    

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

       (2,100,956 )
    

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and restricted cash

       (48,450 )

Cash and restricted cash:

    

Beginning of year:

     $ 147,645
    

 

 

 

End of year:

     $ 99,195
    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted cash at the beginning of the period to the statements of assets and liabilities:

    

Cash

     $ 129,076
    

 

 

 

Restricted Cash

     $ 18,569
    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted cash at the end of the period to the statements of assets and liabilities:

    

Cash

     $ 27,188
    

 

 

 

Restricted Cash

     $ 72,007
    

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash received during the year for financing charges.

     $ 27,029

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

179


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Absolute Return Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     For the   For the   For the   For the   For the
     Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended   Year Ended
     September 30,   September 30,   September 30,   September 30,   September 30,
     2021   2020   2019   2018   2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 14.39     $ 15.01     $ 14.86     $ 13.94     $ 12.70
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(1)

       (0.06 )       (0.06 )       (0.00 )(2)       (0.09 )       (0.12 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       2.40       (0.56 )       0.15       1.01       1.36
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       2.34       (0.62 )       0.15       0.92       1.24
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 16.73     $ 14.39     $ 15.01     $ 14.86     $ 13.94
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       16.26 %       (4.13 )%       1.01 %       6.60 %       9.76 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 499,529     $ 505,989     $ 857,247     $ 1,069,045     $ 884,205

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(5)

       1.50 %       2.55 %       2.58 %       2.56 %       2.81 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(5)(6)

       1.77 %       2.65 %       2.60 %       2.63 %       2.95 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       (0.39 )%       (0.39 )%      
(0.02
)%(7)
      (0.58 )%       (0.88 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

       210 %       259 %       233 %       258 %       238 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(4) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(5) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including waivers, reimbursement, and recoupments for the Fund would be 2.05%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 2.15% for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(6) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(7) 

Net rebate income on securities sold short exceeded dividends and fees on securities sold short during the period. (See Note 1).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

180


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 10.21     $ 14.51     $ 15.55     $ 13.68     $ 11.79
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(1)

       (0.04 )       (0.04 )       (0.08 )       (0.13 )       (0.07 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       2.77       (0.48 )       0.26       2.14       1.96
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       2.73       (0.52 )       0.18       2.01       1.89
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.02 )                        

Net realized capital gains

             (3.78 )       (1.22 )       (0.14 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.02 )       (3.78 )       (1.22 )       (0.14 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 12.92     $ 10.21     $ 14.51     $ 15.55     $ 13.68
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       26.73 %       (6.81 )%       1.79 %       14.79 %       16.03 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 227,319     $ 236,725     $ 519,067     $ 845,833     $ 897,371

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.50 %       2.12 %       3.56 %       3.63 %       3.55 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(5)

       1.79 %       2.22 %       3.56 %       3.67 %       3.56 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       (0.36 )%       (0.37 )%       (0.56 )%       (0.84 )%       (0.51 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

       203 %       213 %       204 %       197 %       196 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund would be 2.06%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 2.15% for years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

181


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Neutral Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 9.19     $ 10.35     $ 10.25     $ 10.23     $ 9.91
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

       (0.05 )       (0.09 )       0.01       (0.09 )       (0.13 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       0.18       (1.07 )       0.09       0.11       0.45
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.13       (1.16 )       0.10       0.02       0.32
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 9.32     $ 9.19     $ 10.35     $ 10.25     $ 10.23
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       1.42 %       (11.21 )%       0.98 %       0.20 %       3.23 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 40,168     $ 55,675     $ 181,413     $ 356,672     $ 669,540

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.50 %       2.79 %       2.34 %       2.61 %       3.10 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(5)

       2.07 %       2.90 %       2.33 %       2.73 %       3.14 %

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       (0.53 )%       (0.95 )%       0.11 %(6)       (0.87 )%       (1.31 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

       282 %       356 %       331 %       274 %       261 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including waivers, reimbursement, and recoupments for the Fund would be 2.09%, 2.15%, 2.15% and 2.15% for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(6) 

Net rebate income on securities sold short exceeded dividends and fees on securities sold short during the period. (See Note 1).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

182


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Index Plus Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 16.19     $ 15.18     $ 15.73     $ 13.00     $ 10.59
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.10       0.14       0.13       0.10       0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       4.19       1.09       (0.39 )       2.68       2.41
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       4.29       1.23       (0.26 )       2.78       2.47
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.18 )       (0.22 )       (0.06 )       (0.05 )       (0.06 )

Net realized capital gains

                   (0.23 )            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.18 )       (0.22 )       (0.29 )       (0.05 )       (0.06 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 20.30     $ 16.19     $ 15.18     $ 15.73     $ 13.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       26.76 %       8.14 %       (1.57 )%       21.45 %       23.25 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 444,756     $ 394,773     $ 647,415     $ 631,060     $ 199,796

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.13 %       1.17 %       2.99 %       3.39 %       3.61 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(5)

       1.22 %       1.25 %       3.04 %       3.39 %       3.62 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       0.55 %       0.89 %       0.89 %       0.69 %       0.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       158 %(6)       224 %       253 %       218 %       204 %

 

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares would be 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.15% and 1.15% for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(6)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing a redemption in-kind.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

183


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Index Plus Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Investor Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Investor Class Shares
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
  For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2018*

Per Share Operating Performance

                

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 16.15     $ 15.13     $ 15.70     $ 14.48
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

       0.06       0.10       (0.06 )       0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       4.16       1.10       (0.24 )       1.17
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       4.22       1.20       (0.30 )       1.22
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                

Net investment loss

       (0.14 )       (0.18 )       (0.04 )      

Net realized capital gains

                   (0.23 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.14 )       (0.18 )       (0.27 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 20.23     $ 16.15     $ 15.13     $ 15.70
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       26.33 %       7.94 %       (1.82 )%       8.43 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of year year/period (in 000s)

     $ 12,671     $ 10,278     $ 17,464     $ 14,403

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.38 %       1.42 %       4.28 %       3.64 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(6)

       1.47 %       1.50 %       4.34 %       3.64 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       0.30 %       0.64 %       (0.40 )%       0.49 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

       158 %(7)       224 %       253 %       218 %(8)

 

*

Investor Class commenced operations on January 2, 2018. Total return is calculated based on inception date of December 29, 2017, when initial seed capital was issued at $14.48 per share.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4)

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short and fees on cash collateral, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund’s Investor Class Shares would be 1.40%, 1.40% and 1.40% for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019 and the period ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing a redemption in-kind.

(8) 

Reflects portfolio turnover of the Fund for the year ended September 30, 2018.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

184


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Large Value Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 12.98     $ 13.29     $ 13.02     $ 12.46     $ 10.87
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.20       0.25       0.20       0.14       0.14

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       3.76       (0.22 )       0.18       2.03       1.71
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       3.96       0.03       0.38       2.17       1.85
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.23 )       (0.23 )       (0.01 )       (0.28 )       (0.26 )

Net realized capital gains

             (0.11 )       (0.10 )       (1.33 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.23 )       (0.34 )       (0.11 )       (1.61 )       (0.26 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

             0.00 (2)                   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 16.71     $ 12.98     $ 13.29     $ 13.02     $ 12.46
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       30.83 %       0.04 %       3.11 %       18.93 %       17.31 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 65,351     $ 70,003     $ 58,978     $ 31,318     $ 2,627

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       0.75 %       0.75 %       0.75 %       0.88 %       0.95 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)

       1.05 %       1.03 %       1.05 %       2.19 %       4.40 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.29 %       1.95 %       1.61 %       1.12 %       1.19 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       226 %       406 %       316 %       670 %       169 %

 

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

185


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2017*

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 12.86     $ 11.93     $ 13.70     $ 11.53     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.17       0.21       0.19       0.20       0.13

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       3.17       1.14       0.03       2.39       1.40
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       3.34       1.35       0.22       2.59       1.53
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.13 )       (0.15 )       (0.21 )       (0.16 )      

Net realized capital gains

             (0.27 )       (1.78 )       (0.26 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.13 )       (0.42 )       (1.99 )       (0.42 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)         0.00 (2)              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 16.07     $ 12.86     $ 11.93     $ 13.70     $ 11.53
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       26.17 %       11.53 %       3.46 %       22.97 %       15.30 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year/period (in 000s)

     $ 15,569     $ 6,346     $ 6,635     $ 3,529     $ 2,931

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       0.50 %       0.50 %       0.50 %       0.50 %       0.50 %(4)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(5) 

       1.12 %       2.13 %       3.20 %       2.55 %       3.61 %(4)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.14 %       1.75 %       1.65 %       1.59 %      
1.66
%(4)

Portfolio turnover rate

       178 %       345 %       328 %       230 %       268 %(6)

 

*

Commencement of operations. Initial seed capital was issued at $10.00 per share on December 30, 2016.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(6) 

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

186


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 11.33     $ 11.16     $ 12.61     $ 11.34     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.13       0.13       0.14       0.11       0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       1.51       0.70       (0.11 )       1.35       1.27
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.64       0.83       0.03       1.46       1.34
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.07 )       (0.17 )       (0.07 )       (0.18 )      

Net realized capital gains

       (0.02 )       (0.49 )       (1.41 )       (0.01 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.09 )       (0.66 )       (1.48 )       (0.19 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (2)                          
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 12.88     $ 11.33     $ 11.16     $ 12.61     $ 11.34
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       14.56 %       7.59 %       0.86 %       12.93 %       13.40 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 8,177     $ 8,804     $ 2,582     $ 2,561     $ 2,267

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.66 %       1.52 %       1.00 %       1.16 %       1.40 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(5)

       2.10 %       3.47 %       4.05 %       3.85 %       4.91 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       1.07 %       1.20 %       1.29 %       0.91 %       0.66 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       205 %       267 %       228 %       221 %       249 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including waivers, reimbursements, and recoupments for the Fund would be 0.85%, 0.85%, 0.85%, 0.85% and 0.85% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

187


GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2021

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Gotham Absolute Return Fund, the Gotham Enhanced Return Fund, the Gotham Neutral Fund, the Gotham Index Plus Fund, the Gotham Large Value Fund, the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund and the Gotham Hedged Core Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are each a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. Each of the Funds, except for the Gotham Index Plus Fund, offers one class of shares, Institutional Class. The Gotham Index Plus Fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. The Funds’ commencement of operations are as follows:

 

Gotham Absolute Return Fund (“Absolute Return”)

   August 31, 2012

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund (“Enhanced Return”)

   May 31, 2013

Gotham Neutral Fund (“Neutral”)

   August 30, 2013

Gotham Index Plus Fund (“Index Plus”)

   March 31, 2015

Gotham Large Value Fund (“Large Value”)

   December 31, 2015

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund (“Enhanced S&P 500 Index”)

   December 30, 2016

Gotham Hedged Core Fund (“Hedged Core”)

   September 30, 2016

All the Funds, except for Large Value and Enhanced S&P 500 Index, seek to achieve their investment objectives by primarily investing in long and short positions of U.S. equity securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. Large Value seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in long positions of U.S. large capitalization equity securities with market capitalization similar to companies in the S&P 500® Index or Russell 1000® Index, but may invest in other large capitalization companies. Enhanced S&P 500 Index seeks to achieve its investment objective by generally investing at least 80% of its assets in U.S. equity securities listed in the S&P 500® Index.

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. Each Fund’s equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, listed on any national or foreign exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing sale or official closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Any assets held by a Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that a Fund determines the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of a Fund. Certain Funds invest in securities of other investment companies, which are valued at their respective NAVs as determined by those investment companies each business day. Over the Counter (“OTC”) investments (including swap agreements) are generally valued by approved pricing services that use evaluated prices from various observable market factors. Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of the Board. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or “the Adviser”) the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security, asset or liability will be determined in good faith by the Adviser. The Trust has established a Valuation Committee which performs certain functions including the oversight of the Adviser’s fair valuation determinations.

Fair Value Measurements The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

188


GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

  ·  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

  ·  

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit

                     risk, etc.); and

 

  ·  

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.

All financial instruments listed in the Portfolio of Investments are considered Level 1, measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on quoted prices for identical assets in active markets, except for the following: total return swaps with an end of period unrealized appreciation of $32,142,833, $35,319,045, $3,056,022 and $87,163,236 held by Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral, and Index Plus, respectively. These securities are considered Level 2 as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third-party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Funds to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that present changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Funds had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed when the Funds had an amount of transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3 for the Funds.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits with a financial institution with original maturities of three months or less. Each Fund maintains deposits with a high quality financial institution in an amount that is in excess of federally insured limits.

Due to/from Brokers Due to/from brokers represents cash balances on deposit with, or cash balances owed to, the Funds’ prime brokers and counterparties. The Funds are subject to credit risk should the prime brokers and counterparties be unable to meet their obligations to the Funds.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis.

 

189


GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. The Fund records as dividend income the amount characterized as ordinary income and records as realized gain the amount characterized by a REIT as long-term capital gain in the Statements of Operations. The amount characterized as return of capital is a reduction to the cost of investments in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities if the security is still held; otherwise it is recorded as an adjustment to realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions in the Statements of Operations. These characterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each Fund under methodologies approved by the Board of Trustees. Expenses directly attributable to a particular Fund in the Trust are charged directly to that Fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), and make the requisite distributions to such Fund’s shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to its long-term implications. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Funds by its service providers. Fund management is continuing to monitor this development and evaluate its impact on the Funds.

Short Sales All Funds except for Large Value and Enhanced S&P 500 Index may sell securities short. A short sale involves the sale by a Fund of a security that it does not own with the anticipation of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. If the price of the security has increased during this time, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short sale was entered into plus any premiums and interest paid to the third party. Therefore, short sales involve the risk that losses may be exaggerated, potentially losing more money than the actual cost of the investment. Also, there is the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. The Funds will comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission ( “SEC” ) and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of short sales.

As of September 30, 2021, the following Fund had securities sold short, securities pledged as collateral and deposits with brokers for securities sold short:

 

     Value of
Securities
Sold Short
   Securities
Pledged
as Collateral
   Deposits with
Brokers for
Securities Sold Short

Hedged Core

     $ 3,289,704      $ 7,471,436    $72,007

 

190


GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, the Funds may receive rebate income or be charged fees on securities sold short. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of securities sold short and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. These amounts are included in dividends and fees on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations. In those instances where rebate income is in excess of dividends on securities sold short and finance charges, the net amount is shown in the Investment Income section on the Statements of Operations. On the ex-dividend date, dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense to the Fund. The following Fund had net charges as shown in the table below for the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

     Dividends on
Securities Sold Short
      Rebate
(Income)/Fees

Hedged Core

   $51,788        $8,658

The following Fund utilized short sales proceeds and incurred financing charges to finance purchases of long securities in order to accomplish the Fund’s respective investment objectives. A financing fee is charged to the Fund based on the Federal Funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. These fees are included in dividends and fees on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations and are as follows for the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

     Short Sales
(Deposits)
Proceeds
   Financing
Charges

Hedged Core

     $ 3,218,999        $18,371  

Swap Agreements — A swap agreement is a bilateral financial instrument that involves the exchange of cash flows between two parties on specified dates (settlement dates), where the cash flows are based on valuation changes to market referenced securities. The nominal amount on which the cash flows are calculated is called the notional amount.

Swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the investments of a Fund and its share price. The performance of swap agreements will be affected by a change in the market value of the referenced underlying securities that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counterparty’s creditworthiness declined, the value of a swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.

Generally, swap agreements have a fixed maturity date that will be agreed upon by the parties. The agreement can be terminated before the maturity date, in whole or part, under certain circumstances, such as default by one of the parties or insolvency, among others, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. A Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or by other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party. If the counterparty is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, declares bankruptcy, defaults or becomes insolvent, a Fund may not be able to recover the money it expected to receive under the swap agreement. A Fund will not enter into any swap agreement unless the Adviser believes that the counterparty to the transaction is creditworthy.

A swap agreement can be a form of leverage, which can magnify a Fund’s gains or losses. In order to reduce the risk associated with leveraging, a Fund may cover its current obligations under swap agreements according to guidelines established by the SEC. If a Fund enters into a swap agreement on a net basis, it will segregate assets with a daily value at least equal to the excess, if any, of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement over the accrued amount a Fund is entitled to receive under the agreement. If a Fund enters into a swap agreement on other than a net basis, it will segregate assets with a value equal to the full amount of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement.

Total Return Swaps: Total return swaps are contracts in which both parties agree to make payments of the total return from a reference instrument during a specified period. The total return includes appreciation or depreciation on the underlying asset, plus any interest or dividend accruals or payments. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate, such as the U.S. effective federal funds rate (“EFFR”). Payments under

 

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the swap are based upon an agreed upon principal amount but, since the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. Total return swaps are marked to market daily using different sources, including quotations from counterparties, pricing services, brokers or market makers. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the amount due to or from the Fund at termination or settlement. The primary risks associated with total return swaps are credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and market risk (if there is no liquid market for the swap or unfavorable changes occur to the underlying reference instrument). As of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, only Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Index Plus held total return swaps.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the quarterly average notional volume of the total return swaps for each Fund was as follows:

 

     Notional Amount  

Absolute Return

     $(177,483,177)  

Enhanced Return

     (28,883,529)  

Neutral

     (30,158,584)  

Index Plus

     (83,028,297)  

Counterparty Risk — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Index Plus were subject to counterparty risk. Certain of the derivatives entered into by the Funds may not be traded on an exchange but instead will be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. This means that these instruments are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Funds, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Funds to decrease. In addition, to the extent the Funds deal with a limited number of counterparties, it will be more susceptible to the credit risks associated with those counterparties. The Funds are neither restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty nor from concentrating any or all of its transactions with one counterparty. The ability of the Funds to transact business with any one or number of counterparties and the absence of a regulated market to facilitate settlement may increase the potential for losses by the Funds.

The Funds are subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which it invests and trades may default on their obligations, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that the Funds will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

Liquidity Risk — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Index Plus were subject to liquidity risk. The Funds may be subject to liquidity risk primarily due to investments in derivatives. The Funds may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities or instruments. Certain derivatives, such as swaps, forward contracts and options may not be readily marketable and, therefore, may be deemed to be illiquid. An asset is not readily marketable if it cannot be sold within seven business days in the ordinary course of business for approximately the amount at which it is valued. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Funds may be unable to sell the asset or sell it at a reasonable price. In addition, the Funds may be required to liquidate positions or close out derivatives on unfavorable terms at a time contrary to the interests of the Funds in order to raise cash to pay redemptions.

An investment in derivatives is also subject to the risk that the Funds may not be able to terminate the derivatives effective on whatever date it chooses, or that the settlement of any early termination may depend on subsequent market movements. As a result, the Funds may be exposed to the risk of additional losses due to such delays.

Master Netting Agreement — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Index Plus were subject to a Master Netting agreement. In order to define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds have entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”). An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds and the counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the

 

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event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Funds may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

LIBOR Phase-out Risk The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Overnight Rates (“LIBOR”), has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. The transition process away from LIBOR may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition process may also result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. Volatility, the potential reduction in value, and/or the hedge effectiveness of financial instruments may be heightened for financial instruments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on any of the Funds or on financial instruments in which the Funds invest, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the Funds.

Collateral Requirements — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Index Plus were subject to collateral requirements. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. The Funds generally agree not to use non-cash collateral that they receive but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, they bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, they bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

                

Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statements of  Assets and Liabilities

     
         Gross Amounts   Net Amounts of              
         Offset in the   Assets Presented              
     Gross Amounts   Statements of   in the Statements              
     of Recognized   Assets and   of Assets and   Financial   Collateral   Net  
     Assets/(Liabilities)         Liabilities                 Liabilities           Instruments   Pledged/(Received)*     Amount**    

Absolute Return

     $32,142,833         $—           $32,142,833         $—           $ (3,250,000 )        $28,892,833  

Enhanced Return

     35,319,045             35,319,045             (31,230,000     4,089,045  

Neutral

     3,056,022             3,056,022             (550,000     2,506,022  

Index Plus

     87,163,236             87,163,236             (85,550,000     1,613,236  

 

 

*

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in each Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral pledged/(received) may be more than the amount shown.

**

Net amount represents the net receivable from the counterparty in the event of a default.

 

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2. Transactions with Related Parties and Other Service Providers

Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services as the investment adviser, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on average daily net assets of each Fund as shown in the table below:

 

Absolute Return(1)

     1.50

Enhanced Return(1)

     1.50

Neutral

     1.50

Index Plus(1)

     1.00

Large Value

     0.75

Enhanced S&P 500 Index(1)(2)

     0.50

Hedged Core(2)

     0.70

 

 

(1) 

Effective February 1, 2021, the advisory fee payable to Gotham shall be reduced by the dollar amount attributable to any Fund assets invested in other investment companies advised or sub-advised by Gotham (each an “underlying fund” and collectively, the “underlying Funds”), and the amount of such reduction shall be calculated based on the Fund’s average daily assets invested in an underlying fund. The effect of the reduction of investment advisory fee is intended to provide that Gotham’s aggregated direct and indirect compensation from a Fund and any underlying fund, respectively, does not exceed the annual advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021.

(2) 

Effective November 1, 2020 and February 1, 2021, Enhanced S&P 500 Index and Hedged Core, respectively, entered into a Support, Service and Fee Assumption Agreement (“Agreement”) with Gotham, whereby Gotham will assume and undertake to pay substantially all Fund expenses, except taxes, interest and dividend expense, Rule 12b-1 fees, investment advisory fees and such non-recurring and/or extraordinary expenses as may arise. Under the Agreement, Gotham is entitled to a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, equal to the lesser of (i) the annualized rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, or (ii) the actual amount of Gotham’s payment obligation under the Agreement.

For all Funds, except for Neutral, Large Value and Hedged Core, the Adviser contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s “Other Expenses” (exclusive of taxes, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed the percentages set forth in the table below (on an annual basis) of each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). For Neutral, Large Value and Hedged Core, the Adviser contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed the percentages set forth in the table below (on an annual basis). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until the termination date set forth below, unless the Board approves its earlier termination. The table below reflects the Expense Limitation amounts, as a percentage of average daily net assets, in effect during the year ended September 30, 2021.

 

     Institutional
Class
  Investor
Class
   Termination Date 

Absolute Return(1)

   0.00%   N/A   January 31, 2022

Enhanced Return(1)

   0.00%   N/A   January 31, 2022

Neutral

   1.50%   N/A   January 31, 2022

Index Plus(1)

   0.15%   0.15%   January 31, 2022

Large Value

   0.75%   N/A   January 31, 2022

Enhanced S&P 500 Index(1)

   0.00%   N/A   January 31, 2022

Hedged Core

   0.85%   N/A   January 31, 2022

 

 

(1) 

Gotham’s aggregate direct and indirect compensation from the Fund and any underlying fund, respectively, does not exceed 1.50%, 1.50%, 1.00% and 0.50% for Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Index Plus and Enhanced S&P 500 Index, respectively, the annual investment advisory fee, prior to February 1, 2021.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2021, investment advisory fees accrued and waivers were as follows:

 

     Gross
Advisory Fee
   Recoupments,
Waivers and/or
Reimbursements
  Net Advisory Fee/
(Reimbursement)

Absolute Return

     $ 7,191,191        $ (1,307,703     $ 5,883,488    

Enhanced Return

       3,379,090        (645,181 )       2,733,909    

Neutral

       642,679        (245,926 )       396,753    

Index Plus

       4,316,443        (402,970 )       3,913,473    

Large Value

       660,697        (263,040 )       397,657    

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

       64,235        (79,244 )       (15,009)     

Hedged Core

       67,997        (42,614 )       25,383    

For all Funds, except for Absolute Return, Enhanced Return, Neutral and Enhanced S&P 500 Index, the Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless a Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation amount. As of September 30, 2021, the amounts of potential reimbursement from the Funds to the Adviser are as follows:

 

     Expiration    Expiration    Expiration    Expiration
     09/30/2022    09/30/2023    09/30/2024    Total

Index Plus

                   

Institutional Class

     $ 383,317      $ 422,424      $ 391,665      $ 1,197,406

Investor Class

       11,648        10,902        11,305        33,855

Large Value

       156,711        184,619        263,040        604,370

Hedged Core

       76,059        84,728        42,614        203,401

Other Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon ( “BNY Mellon” ) serves as administrator and custodian for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Funds’ average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For providing certain custodial services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) provides transfer agent services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries investing in the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. The fees incurred by the Funds for these services are included in Transfer Agent fees in the Statements of Operations.

Pershing LLC provides prime brokerage services to the Funds under an Agreement for Prime Brokerage Services. Pershing LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter” ) provides principal underwriting services to the Funds pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Investor Class shares of Index Plus, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Investor Class shares plan, Index Plus

 

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compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25%, on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of Index Plus’s Investor Class shares.

Trustees and Officers

The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Trustees receive compensation in the form of an annual retainer and per meeting fees for their services to the Trust. An employee of BNY Mellon serves as the Secretary of the Trust and is not compensated by the Funds or the Trust.

JW Fund Management LLC ( “JWFM” ) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, to the Trust. Alaric Compliance Services LLC ( “Alaric” ) provides the Trust with a Chief Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer. JWFM and Alaric are compensated for their services provided to the Trust.

Investment in Affiliated Funds

The following table lists an issuer owned by Index Plus that may be deemed an “affiliated company” under the 1940 Act, as well as transactions that occurred in the security of such issuer during the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

                         Change in               
                    Net    Unrealized         Shares     
     Value at    Purchase    Sales    Realized    Appreciation/    Value at    Held at    Dividend

Name of Issuer            

   09/30/20    Cost    Proceeds    Gain/(Loss)    (Depreciation)    09/30/21    09/30/21    Income

Gotham Enhanced 500 ETF

     $      $ 56,506,063      $      $      $ 94,377        $ 56,600,440        2,446,000      $
    

 

 

                

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total

     $                $      $ 94,377        $ 56,600,440           $
    

 

 

                

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

           

 

 

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the year ended September 30, 2021, aggregated purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases    Sales

Absolute Return

     $ 953,786,565      $ 1,118,278,261

Enhanced Return

       431,218,226        507,043,063

Neutral

       114,278,286        146,909,670

Index Plus

       654,531,721        703,778,289

Large Value

       191,032,512        217,877,809

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

       29,026,806        22,414,015

Hedged Core

       26,811,877        30,226,993

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds had no purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities.

 

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4. Capital Share Transactions

For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, transactions in capital shares of the Funds (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended     For the Year Ended  
    

          September 30,  2021          

   

          September 30,  2020          

 
     Shares     Value     Shares     Value  

Absolute Return:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     7,666,168     $ 119,418,117       7,707,089     $ 111,825,830  

Reinvestments

                        

Redemption Fees*

           3,195             10,202  

Redemptions

     (12,960,370     (196,114,460     (29,654,254     (414,631,129
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (5,294,202   $ (76,693,148     (21,947,165   $ (302,795,097
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Enhanced Return:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     2,371,756     $ 28,529,943       3,340,058     $ 36,819,281  

Reinvestments

     28,679       300,838       9,276,386       108,069,892  

Redemption Fees*

           405             482  

Redemptions

     (7,991,664     (89,945,041     (25,210,356     (266,540,789
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (5,591,229   $ (61,113,855     (12,593,912   $ (121,651,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Neutral :

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     1,337,315     $ 11,923,402       2,313,773     $ 22,882,144  

Reinvestments

                        

Redemption Fees*

           427             481  

Redemptions

     (3,086,156     (27,374,165     (13,785,607     (131,448,195
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (1,748,841   $ (15,450,336     (11,471,834   $ (108,565,570
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Index Plus:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     5,446,249     $ 103,170,604       8,500,444     $ 128,551,226  

Reinvestments

     202,608       3,379,499       420,842       6,754,520  

Redemption Fees*

           1,856             14,426  

Redemptions

     (8,112,889     (149,954,593 )**      (27,196,363     (388,757,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (2,464,032   $ (43,402,634     (18,275,077   $ (253,437,241
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For the Year Ended

          September 30, 2021          

   

For the Year Ended

          September 30, 2020          

 
     Shares     Value     Shares     Value  

Investor Class

        

Sales

     176,170     $ 3,083,440       193,502     $ 2,999,496  

Reinvestments

     5,855       97,550       12,613       202,195  

Redemption Fees*

           53             388  

Redemptions

     (192,351     (3,510,675     (723,732     (10,557,650
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (10,326   $ (329,632     (517,617   $ (7,355,571
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net decrease

     (2,474,358   $ (43,732,266     (18,792,694   $ (260,792,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Large Value:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     1,586,757     $ 24,657,014       5,096,192     $ 60,440,115  

Reinvestments

     92,168       1,307,860       115,810       1,610,911  

Redemption Fees*

                       59  

Redemptions

     (3,159,326     (52,690,771     (4,257,287     (47,208,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (1,480,401   $ (26,725,897     954,715     $ 14,843,066  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Enhanced S&P 500 Index:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     647,845     $ 9,238,470       371,473     $ 4,535,175  

Reinvestments

     8,342       114,453       22,022       269,329  

Redemption Fees*

           59             413  

Redemptions

     (180,580     (2,721,117     (456,234     (5,102,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     475,607     $ 6,631,865       (62,739   $ (297,232
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedged Core:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     253,294     $ 2,911,941       563,090     $ 5,972,409  

Reinvestments

     7,446       83,766       13,822       152,049  

Redemption Fees*

           2,923              

Redemptions

     (403,008     (5,015,820     (31,260     (345,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (142,268   $ (2,017,190     545,652     $ 5,778,631  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by each Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital.

**

Index Plus had a redemption in-kind on September 29, 2021, in the amount of $20,610,000. The redemption was comprised of securities and cash, in the amount of $20,364,792 and $245,208, respectively.

Significant Shareholders

As of September 30, 2021, the Funds below had shareholders that held 10% or more of the total outstanding shares of each respective Fund. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on each respective Fund.

 

Neutral

  

Affiliated Fund

     7

Index Plus

  

Affiliated Shareholders

     1

 

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Large Value

  

Affiliated Fund

     8

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

  

Affiliated Fund

     26

Affiliated Shareholders

     1

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     26

Hedged Core

  

Affiliated Fund

     50

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     44

5. Securities Lending

All Funds, except for Large Value and Enhanced S&P 500 Index, may lend securities to financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, and are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents, letter of credit or U.S. Government securities maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Cash collateral received, pursuant to investment guidelines established by the Funds and approved by the Board, is invested in short-term investments and/or securities consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. Securities purchased with cash collateral are included in market value of securities designated as collateral for securities on loan on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All such investments are made at the risk of the Funds and, as such, the Funds are liable for investment losses. The Funds pay a fee on the cash collateral received by the Funds at a rate equal to the Federal Funds (Open) rate plus 40 basis points with respect to the cash collateral received on those securities on loan that have a rebate that equals or exceeds the greater of either the Federal Funds (Open) rate minus 10 basis points or zero. These fees are included in the fees on cash collateral on the Statements of Operations. Such loans would involve risks of delay in receiving additional collateral in the event the value of the collateral decreased below the value of the securities loaned or of delay in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing and only when, in the Adviser’s judgment, the income to be earned from the loans justifies the attendant risks. Any loans of a Fund’s securities will be fully collateralized and marked to market daily. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. Securities on loan are not used as collateral for swaps or as collateral for short securities, if any. During the year ended September 30, 2021, only Hedged Core entered into the securities lending program. Hedged Core had no open securities lending transactions as of September 30, 2021, and the income generated from the programs during the year ended September 30, 2021, with respect to such loans was as follows:

 

     Market Value         Market Value    Income Received
     of Securities    Cash Collateral    of Non-cash    from Securities
    

     Loaned     

  

     Received     

  

    Collateral    

  

        Lending         

Hedged Core

     $      $      $      $ 29

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received from that counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. The Funds had no open securities lending transactions which were subject to a MSLA as of September 30, 2021.

6. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Each Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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September 30, 2021

 

Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications. Net assets were not affected by these adjustments. Permanent differences as of September 30, 2021, were primarily attributed to capitalized dividends on short sales, net operating loss write-off, redesignation of dividends paid, equalization utilized and foreign currency reclassifications which were reclassified among the following accounts:

 

     Increase/(Decrease)       
     Total    Increase/(Decrease)  
     Distributable    Additional  
    

Earnings

   Paid in Capital  

Absolute Return

   $ 1,795,918           $(1,795,918)    

Enhanced Return

   988,633           (988,633)    

Neutral

   841,545           (841,545)    

Index Plus

   (8,421,419)          8,421,419     

Large Value

   (3,195,643)          3,195,643     

Hedged Core

   (35,112)          35,112     

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

 

     Ordinary    Long-Term     
     Income    Capital Gain    Return
    

  Dividend  

  

   Dividend   

  

of Capital

Enhanced Return

   $   334,833    $       19      $—    

Index Plus

   4,544,442    18      —    

Large Value

   1,307,860    —      —    

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

   114,476    —      —    

Hedged Core

   64,724    19,042      —    

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

     Ordinary    Long-Term     
     Income    Capital Gain    Return
    

  Dividend  

  

  Dividend  

  

of Capital

Enhanced Return

   $              —    $124,087,944    $—    

Index Plus

   9,432,222       —    

Large Value

   1,230,886    380,026    —    

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

   113,277    156,052    —    

Hedged Core

   39,601    112,448    —    

Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

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As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
    Unrealized
Appreciation/(Depreciation)
    Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 

Absolute Return

    $ (57,597,239       $         $         $ 79,123,406         $ (1,830,361  

Enhanced Return

                                                             42,650,867                         59,273,404                         (1,007,878         

Neutral

      (75,556,945                             5,128,471           (240,255  

Index Plus

                          18,126,410           137,649,971           (1,423,089  

Large Value

                563,127           9,133,859           8,347,641              

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

                120,041           848,438           2,184,323              

Hedged Core

                82,367           1,112,773           861,148              

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. The temporary differences as of September 30, 2021, were primarily attributed to wash sales, deferral of loss on unsettled short sale transactions, straddle losses outstanding, amortization of organizational costs and deferred interest expense. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2021, the federal tax cost, aggregated gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds were as follows:

 

                   Net Unrealized
     Federal    Unrealized    Unrealized   Appreciation/
    

    Tax Cost    

  

 Appreciation 

  

 (Depreciation) 

 

(Depreciation)

Absolute Return

     $ 425,969,070      $ 132,496,759      $ (53,373,353 )     $ 79,123,406

Enhanced Return

       192,991,840        111,039,463        (51,766,059 )       59,273,404

Neutral

       35,743,747        11,929,159        (6,800,688 )       5,128,471

Index Plus

       383,712,793        258,084,941        (120,434,970 )       137,649,971

Large Value

       56,620,203        10,518,105        (2,170,464 )       8,347,641

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

       13,292,606        2,600,486        (416,163 )       2,184,323

Hedged Core

       10,614,255        1,516,080        (654,932 )       861,148

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and September 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and September 30 or (ii) specified ordinary losses between November 1 and September 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended September 30, 2021, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until October 1, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds deferred to October 1, 2021 the following losses:

 

     Late-Year Ordinary    Short-Term Capital    Long-Term Capital
    

Losses Deferral

  

Loss Deferral

  

Loss Deferral

Absolute Return

   $1,830,361    $—    $—

Enhanced Return

     1,007,878      —      —

Neutral

        240,255      —      —

Index Plus

     1,423,089      —      —

 

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September 30, 2021

 

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2021 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. The Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of September 30, 2021, the following Funds had long-term and short-term capital loss carryforwards in the following amounts:

 

     Capital Loss Carryforward
     Short-Term    Long-Term

Absolute Return

     $ 57,597,239      $

Neutral

       75,556,945       

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the following Funds utilized capital losses as follows:

 

     Capital Losses
    

      Utilized      

Absolute Return

   $   3,344,299

Enhanced Return

   12,671,992

Index Plus

   23,491,546

7. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and has determined that there are no material subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust and Shareholders of Gotham Absolute Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced Return Fund, Gotham Neutral Fund, Gotham Index Plus Fund, Gotham Large Value Fund, Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund and Gotham Hedged Core Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Gotham Absolute Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced Return Fund, Gotham Neutral Fund, Gotham Index Plus Fund, Gotham Large Value Fund, Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund and Gotham Hedged Core Fund (seven of the funds constituting FundVantage Trust, referred to hereafter collectively as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2021, and for Gotham Hedged Core Fund, the statement of cash flow for the year ended September 30, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (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, 2021, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2021, for Gotham Hedged Core Fund, the results of its cash flow for the year then ended and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

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 of these financial statements 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 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA

November 23, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Gotham Asset Management LLC since 2011.

 

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Shareholder Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

Certain tax information regarding each Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Fund’s income and distributions for the taxable year ended September 30, 2021. The information and distributions reported here in may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2021. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 the following dividends and distributions were paid by each of the Funds:

 

     Ordinary   Long-Term
    

    Income    

 

Capital Gain

Enhanced Return

   $   334,833   $       19  

Index Plus

   4,544,442   18  

Large Value

   1,307,860   —  

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

   114,476   —  

Hedged Core

   64,724   19,042  

Where appropriate, all designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of each Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 were designated as “qualified dividend income”, as defined in the Act, and are subject to reduced tax rates:

 

Index Plus

     100.00

Large Value

     100.00

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

     94.06

Hedged Core

     100.00

The percentage of total ordinary income dividends paid qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for each Fund is as follows:

 

Index Plus

     100.00

Large Value

     100.00

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

     94.76

Hedged Core

     100.00

The percentage of qualified interest income related dividends not subject to withholding tax for non-resident aliens and foreign corporations is as follows:

 

Enhanced Return

     1.19

Index Plus

     0.45

Large Value

     0.12

Enhanced S&P 500 Index

     0.12

The percentage of ordinary income distributions designated as qualified short-term gains pursuant to the American Job Creation Act of 2004 is as follows:

Because the Funds’ fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2021. The second notification, which will reflect the amount, if any, to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their U.S. federal income tax returns will be made in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV and will be mailed in January 2022.

Foreign shareholders will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the amount of their ordinary income dividends. They will generally not be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for the withholding taxes paid by a Fund, if any.

In general, dividends received by tax-exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting.

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in a Fund.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 974-6852 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended December 31 and June 30) as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Board Considerations with Respect to the Approval of the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Gotham

At a meeting held by videoconference on June 21-22, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust (the “Gotham Agreement”) on behalf of the Gotham Absolute Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund, Gotham Hedged Core Fund, Gotham Index Plus Fund, Gotham Large Value Fund and Gotham Neutral Fund (together the “Gotham Funds”). At the Meeting, the Board considered the continuation of the Gotham Agreement with respect to each Fund for an additional one year period.

In determining whether to approve the Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered information provided by Gotham in response to a request for information in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act (the “Gotham 15(c) Response”) regarding (i) the services performed or to be performed by Gotham for the Gotham Funds, (ii) the composition and qualifications of Gotham’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with the management of the Gotham Funds, (iv) investment performance, (v) the financial condition of Gotham, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Gotham Funds and other clients, (viii) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on Gotham’s ability to service the Gotham Funds, and (x) compliance with the Gotham Funds’ investment objectives, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. In addition to the information in the Gotham 15(c) Response, the Trustees received additional information at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the performance of each Gotham Fund compared against its Lipper Index and its benchmark; compliance with the Gotham Funds’ investment objectives, policies, strategy and limitations; the compliance of portfolio management personnel with applicable codes of ethics; and the adherence to pricing procedures as established by the Board.

The Board considered additional information provided by representatives from Gotham invited to participate in the Meeting regarding Gotham’s history, performance, investment strategy, and compliance program. Representatives of Gotham responded to questions from the Board. In addition to the foregoing information, the Trustees also considered other factors they believed to be relevant to considering the approval of the Agreement, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was controlling, and different Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. After deliberating, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangement between the Gotham Funds and Gotham, as provided by the terms of the Gotham Agreement, including the advisory fees under the Gotham Agreement, were fair and reasonable in light of the services provided, expenses incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant.

The Trustees considered the services provided by or to be provided by Gotham to the Gotham Funds. The Trustees considered Gotham’s personnel and the depth of Gotham’s personnel who provide investment management services to the Gotham Funds and

 

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their experience. Based on the Gotham 15(c) Response, the Trustees concluded that (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided (or to be provided) by Gotham are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, (ii) that the quality of those services has been, and continues to be, consistent with industry norms, (iii) the Gotham Funds are likely to benefit from the provision of those services, (iv) Gotham has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate skills and experience, to serve the Gotham Funds effectively and has demonstrated its continuing ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and (v) the satisfactory nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Gotham Funds is likely to continue under the Agreement.

The Board discussed Gotham’s business continuity plan, and its ability to continue to manage the Gotham Funds effectively in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, continuing federal, state and local responses thereto and related volatility in the financial markets.

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Gotham Funds (as applicable) and Gotham. The Trustees reviewed historical performance charts which showed the performance of the Gotham Funds as compared to their respective benchmark indices and Lipper categories for the since inception, year-to-date, one year, two year, three year, five year, ten year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021, as applicable. The Trustees considered the short term and long term performance of the Gotham Funds, as applicable. The Trustees noted that they considered performance reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year.

Gotham Absolute Return Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Absolute Return Fund underperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the one year period ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the year-to-date, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021. The Trustees further noted that the Gotham Absolute Return Fund outperformed the Lipper Absolute Return Funds Index for the year-to-date, one year, five year periods and since inception ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Absolute Return Funds Index for the three year period ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Enhanced Return Fund outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date, one year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the three year period ended March 31, 2021. The Trustees further noted that the Gotham Enhanced Return Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund outperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index for the year to date and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index for the one year and three year periods ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Hedged Core Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Hedged Core Fund outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date, one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021. They also noted that the Gotham Hedged Core Fund outperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the year to date, one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Index Plus Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Index Plus Fund outperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index for the year to date period ended March 31, 2021, underperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index for the one year, three year and five year periods ended March 31, 2021, and performed in line with the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index for the since inception period ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Index Plus Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Large Value Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Large Value Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Large Value Fund

 

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underperformed the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index for the year-to-date and one year periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index for the three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Neutral Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Neutral Fund underperformed the ICE BofAML US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the ICE BofAML US 3-Month Treasury Bill Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Neutral Fund underperformed the Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the Lipper Alternative Equity Market Neutral Funds Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021.

The Trustees concluded that the performance of each of the Gotham Funds was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies based on the information provided at the Meeting.

The Trustees noted that the representatives of Gotham had provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the services provided to the Funds and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Gotham’s relationship with the Funds.

The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the fees Gotham charges to certain other clients and evaluated explanations provided by Gotham as to differences in fees charged to the Funds and other similarly managed accounts, where applicable. The Trustees also reviewed a peer comparison of advisory fees and total expenses for each Gotham Fund versus those funds in the Fund’s applicable Lipper category (the “Peer Group”). The Trustees concluded that the advisory fees and services provided by Gotham are consistent with those of other advisers that manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Funds as measured by the information provided by Gotham.

The Board considered, among other data, the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund:

Gotham Absolute Return Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Absolute Return Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Absolute Return Fund’s Peer Group.

Gotham Enhanced Return Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Enhanced Return Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Enhanced Return Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund’s Institutional Class shares were lower than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Hedged Core Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Hedged Core Fund’s Institutional Class shares were lower than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Hedged Core Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Index Plus Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Index Plus Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Index Plus Fund’s Peer Group.

Gotham Large Value Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Large Value Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than and lower than, respectively, the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Large Value Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

 

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Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

Gotham Neutral Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Neutral Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Neutral Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

The Trustees also discussed the limitations of the comparative expense information provided with respect to each Gotham Fund’s Peer Group, given the potential varying nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the advisors of other portfolios included in each of the Peer Groups. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the respective advisory fees for the Gotham Funds were reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Funds from Gotham.

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by Gotham, the compensation and benefits received by Gotham in providing services to the Gotham Funds, its profitability and certain additional information related to Gotham’s financial condition. In addition, the Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues received by affiliates of Gotham.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale may be realized relative to fee levels, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board noted Gotham’s representation that none of the Funds have reached an asset size at which economies of scale would traditionally be considered to exist, and Gotham’s belief that breakpoints are not appropriate at this time. The Board further considered Gotham’s representation that the nature of the various Funds’ investment strategies were such that future capacity was constrained based on Gotham’s ability to implement the strategy above certain asset levels, and as such the Funds’ ability to achieve future economies of scale were limited relative to more traditional asset classes. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that economies of scale did not yet exist for the Funds and that therefore it was not yet necessary to consider whether the fee structure of the Funds provided an adequate mechanism for sharing the benefit of any such economies.

After consideration of all the factors, taking into consideration the information presented at the Board Meeting, the entire Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Gotham Agreement for an additional one-year period. In arriving at their decision, the Trustees did not identify any single matter as controlling, but made their determination in light of all the circumstances.

 

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Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

The privacy of your personal financial information is extremely important to us. When you open an account with us, we collect a significant amount of information from you in order to properly invest and administer your account. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information private and confidential, and we want you to know how we protect that important information.

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you, or our former clients, to our affiliates or to service providers or other third parties, except as permitted by law. We share only the information required to properly administer your accounts, which enables us to send transaction confirmations, monthly or quarterly statements, financials and tax forms. Even within FundVantage Trust and its affiliated entities, a limited number of people who actually service accounts will have access to your personal financial information. Further, we do not share information about our current or former clients with any outside marketing groups or sales entities.

To ensure the highest degree of security and confidentiality, FundVantage Trust and its affiliates maintain various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We also apply special measures for authentication of information you request or submit to us on our web site www.gothamfunds.com.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at (877) 974-6852.

 

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Fund Management

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FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The primary responsibility of the Trustees is to represent the interest of the Trust’s shareholders and to provide oversight management of the Trust.

The following tables present certain information regarding the Board of Trustees and officers of the Trust. None of the Trustees are an “interested person” of the Trust, the Adviser, another investment adviser of a series of the Trust, or Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, the principal underwriter of the Trust (“Underwriter”), within the meaning of the 1940 Act and each Trustee is referred to as an “Independent Trustee” and is listed under such heading below. Employees of certain service providers to the Trust serve as officers of the Trust; such persons are not compensated by the Funds. The address of each Trustee and officer as it relates to the Trust’s business is 301 Bellevue Parkway, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds contain additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (866) 640-5704.

 

Name

  and Date of Birth  

   Position(s)
Held
  with Trust  
  

Term of Office

  and Length of   

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

 

  Number of  
Funds in
Trust
Complex
Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  Other
  Directorships  
Held by
Trustee
   
     INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES            
           

ROBERT J. CHRISTIAN

Date of Birth: 2/49

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007. Chairman from 2007 until September 30, 2019.   Retired since February 2006; Executive Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company from February 1996 to February 2006; President of Rodney Square Management Corporation (“RSMC”) (investment advisory firm) from 1996 to 2005; Vice President of RSMC from 2005 to 2006.   31   Optimum Fund Trust (registered investment company with 6 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

IQBAL MANSUR

Date of Birth: 6/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007.   Retired since September 2020; Professor of Finance, Widener University from 1998 to August 2020.   31   Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

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(Unaudited)

 

 

Name

  and Date of Birth  

   Position(s)
Held
  with Trust  
  

Term of Office

  and Length of   

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

 

  Number of  
Funds in
Trust
Complex
Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  Other
  Directorships  
Held by
Trustee
           

NICHOLAS M. MARSINI, JR.

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Trustee and Chairman of the Board    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2016. Chairman since October 1, 2019.   Retired since March 2016. President of PNC Bank Delaware from June 2011 to March 2016; Executive Vice President of Finance of BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2011; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from September 1997 to July 2010.   31   Brinker Capital Destinations Trust (registered investment company with 10 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

NANCY B. WOLCOTT

Date of Birth: 11/54

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2011.   Retired since May 2014; EVP, Head of GFI Client Service Delivery, BNY Mellon from January 2012 to May 2014; EVP, Head of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2012; President of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2008 to July 2010; Chief Operating Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2007 to 2008; Executive Vice President of PFPC Worldwide Inc. from 2006 to 2007.   31   Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (registered investment company with 97 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

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Fund Management (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Name

  and Date of Birth  

   Position(s)
Held
  with Trust  
  

Term of Office

  and Length of   

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

 

  Number of  
Funds in
Trust
Complex
Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  Other
  Directorships  
Held by
Trustee
           

STEPHEN M. WYNNE

Date of Birth: 1/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2009.   Retired since December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon Assets Servicing from July 2010 to December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from March 2008 to July 2010; President, PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2003 to 2008.   31   Copeland Trust (registered investment company with 2 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

       

Name

and Date of Birth

  

Position(s) Held

with Trust

  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
       

JOEL L. WEISS

Date of Birth: 1/63

   President and Chief Executive Officer   

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2007.

  

President of JW Fund Management LLC since June 2016; Vice President and Managing Director of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from 1993 to June 2016.

       

T. RICHARD KEYES

Date of Birth: 1/57

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2016.    President of TRK Fund Consulting LLC since July 2016; Head of Tax — U.S. Fund Services of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from February 2006 to July 2016.
       

GABRIELLA MERCINCAVAGE

Date of Birth: 6/68

   Assistant Treasurer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2019.    Fund Administration Consultant since January 2019; Fund Accounting and Tax Compliance Accountant to financial services companies from November 2003 to July 2018.
       

VINCENZO A. SCARDUZIO

Date of Birth: 4/72

   Secretary    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2012.    Director and Vice President Regulatory Administration of The Bank of New York Mellon and predecessor firms since 2001.
       

GUY F. TALARICO

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2020.    Chief Executive Officer of Alaric Compliance Services LLC since June 2004.

 

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Investment Adviser

Gotham Asset Management, LLC

535 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator

The Bank of New York Mellon

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

GOTI-0921


GOTHAM FUNDS

of

FundVantage Trust

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

Gotham Total Return Fund

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

Gotham Short Strategies Fund

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2021

Important Notice: As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Gotham Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the shareholder reports from the Gotham Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are available on the Gotham Funds website (www.GothamFunds.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future annual and semi-annual shareholder reports in paper, free of charge. To elect to receive paper copies of shareholder reports through the mail or otherwise change your delivery method, contact your financial intermediary or, if you hold your shares directly through the Gotham Funds, call the Gotham Funds toll-free at 1 (877) 974-6852 or write to the Gotham Funds at Gotham Funds, FundVantage Trust, c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing, P.O. Box 9829, Providence, RI 02940-8029. Your election to receive shareholder reports in paper will apply to all Gotham Funds that you hold through the financial intermediary, or directly with the Gotham Funds.

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.



GOTHAM FUNDS

ANNUAL REPORT

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

Important Information

     1  

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

     2  

Performance Data

     10  

Fund Expense Disclosure

     17  

Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

     19  

Portfolio of Investments

     25  

Financial Statements:

  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     67  

Statements of Operations

     69  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     71  

Statements of Cash Flow

     74  

Financial Highlights

     75  

Notes to Financial Statements

     82  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     97  

Shareholder Tax Information

     98  

Other Information

     100  

Privacy Notice

     104  

Fund Management

     105  


 

 

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Important Information

The performance data quoted in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in a Gotham Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (877) 974-6852.

Each Gotham Fund covered by this report (each a “Fund” ) compares its performance to an unmanaged index. An index does not reflect operational and transactional costs which apply to a mutual fund. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Mutual fund investing involves risks, including possible loss of principal. Each Fund except Gotham ESG Large Value Fund will short securities. Short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Each Fund, except Gotham ESG Large Value Fund, will also use leverage to make additional investments which could result in greater losses than if the Fund were not leveraged. The Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund and Gotham Short Strategies Fund utilize one or more swap agreements in their investment programs. The use of derivatives, such as swaps, exposes a Fund to additional risks including increased volatility, lack of liquidity and possible losses greater than a Fund’s initial investment. Gotham Total Return Fund will primarily engage in short sales, leverage and swaps through its investments in underlying funds. Certain Funds may invest in securities of large-, mid- and small-cap companies. The securities issued by small-cap and mid-cap companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than those of large-cap issuers. Each Fund may have a high turnover of its portfolio securities. High turnover rates generally result in higher brokerage costs to a Fund. There can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its objectives.

A prospective investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a Fund carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other information about the Funds, and should be read carefully before investing. A copy of the prospectus or summary prospectus is available at www.GothamFunds.com or by calling (877) 974-6852.

 

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September 30, 2021

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Gotham ESG Large Value Fund (GESGX)

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (GDLFX)

Gotham Total Return Fund (GTRFX)

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund (GEFPX)

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund (GHPLX)

Gotham Short Strategies Fund (GSSFX)

Dear Shareholder,

Equity markets continued to make gains for the year amidst economic reopening fueled by the COVID-19 vaccination momentum, specifically in developed markets. The S&P 500 and Russell 1000 returned 15.9% and 15.2% respectively for the YTD period ending 9/30/21. The Russell 2000, a small-cap benchmark returned 12.4% YTD. Continuing the value/growth reversal trend from Q4 2020, Russell 1000 Value benchmark beat the Russell 1000 Growth benchmark by approximately 2% YTD. This “value tailwind” helped us achieve positive long/short spreads in many of our strategies along with strong absolute performance.

The S&P 500 is currently trading at 27x Gotham’s proprietary cash flow metric. This is a similar level to Q3 2020, despite the market appreciating 30% over the previous year. Much of the effect that Covid had on corporate earnings has started to phase out of our trailing data. The Russell 2000 remains markedly more expensive, trading at 58x Gotham’s cash flow metric. From similar valuation levels in the past, we would expect modestly positive returns for the S&P 500 and flat to slightly negative returns for the Russell 2000.1

However, our expected forward index returns based on historical cash flow yields do not reflect two major factors that could lead to more optimistic, though still muted, future return expectations. Of course, interest rates are lower than average over the last 30 years. If investors believe rates will remain below the average for the last three decades (a thesis more in question given recent inflation concerns), some adjustment should logically be made to our valuation percentiles.

Second, based on one of our recent research projects, returns on capital are much higher today than they were 30 years ago. Specifically, returns on tangible capital on a position-weighted basis for the S&P 500 have grown from roughly 20% to close to 70% over the last 30 years. In short, that means that to grow 5%, companies would have to reinvest 25% of their cash flow in the early 90’s versus closer to 7% today. In other words, raw cash flows are worth about 24% more today (93%/75%). Adjusting today’s cash flow yields to reflect this fact, would move our valuation metric from the 4th percentile towards expensive over the last 30 years to closer to the 15th percentile. At the 15th percentile, expected two-year forward returns would be closer to 8-10% (without any adjustment for lower interest rates).

Also, worthwhile considering is that a significant portion of the companies in the Russell 2000 are cash flow negative and our research indicates that much of the speculative valuation in US equity markets exists further down the market capitalization spectrum. The mega-cap technology companies that dominate large cap benchmarks generally merit their premium valuations given strong business fundamentals. Importantly for us, our research indicates that a wide dispersion in valuations across the US equity universe should provide favorable conditions to construct long/short portfolios.

As a reminder, we are cash-flow-oriented investors and define value differently than Russell or Morningstar who emphasizes metrics such as low price/book and low price to sales. Similar to a private equity firm, we examine a company’s cash flow generation and then determine its all-in cost as if we were buying the entire business. On the long side, we are generally overweight stocks that are big cash generators with high returns on capital but remain out of favor for varying reasons. Conversely, we are generally short stocks that trade at multiples of 50, 100, or more times free cash flow or companies with negative cash flow. This continues to make overwhelming sense to us. We remain disciplined in our approach to managing portfolio risks and given valuation levels, we are very optimistic about the opportunity set for our long/short spreads over the coming period.

 

 

1As of October 27, 2021

 

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September 30, 2021

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Important Information

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Gotham Funds described herein performed during the period ended September 30, 2021, and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Market and index valuations are based on Gotham’s valuation methodology. The views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Gotham Funds or the markets.

This letter contains forward-looking statements regarding future events, forecasts and expectations regarding equity markets and certain of Gotham’s strategies. Forward-looking statements may be identified terminology such terms as “may,” “expect,” “will,” “hope,” “believe” and/or comparable terminology. No assurance, representation, or warranty is made that any of Gotham’s expectations, views and/or objectives will be achieved and actual results may be significantly different than reflected herein.

The indices referenced herein are for comparison purposes only. The performance and volatility of the funds will be different than those of the indices. It is not possible to invest in the indices directly.

 

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Performance by Fund

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund (GESGX)

 

  ·

The Fund returned +31.82% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
                   

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Financials      6.85      13.80  
    Industrials      5.95      18.76  
                             
          

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
            

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  HCA Healthcare, Inc.      0.76      1.01  
    Target Corp.      0.75      1.56  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Intel Corp.      -0.15      1.04  
    Lockheed Martin Corp.      -0.12      0.83  

 

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Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (GDLFX)

 

  ·

The Fund returned +8.65% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -11.61%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +40.12% for the trailing twelve-month period. The short portfolio detracted -29.60% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
            

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    

        

    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Industrials      8.44      25.63  
    Information Technology      6.92      30.10  
 

Short

  Consumer Staples      0.22      -0.49  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Real Estate      -0.03      1.75  
 

Short

  Information Technology      -7.82      -22.94  
    Health Care      -4.84      -15.80  
                             
   

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
                    

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Alphabet, Inc.      2.01      3.40  
    Microsoft Corp.      1.38      4.35  
 

Short

  Enphase Energy, Inc.      0.35      -1.88  
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      0.32      -0.91  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Clorox Co. (The)      -0.55      3.24  
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      -0.36      1.72  
 

Short

  Fortinet, Inc.      -1.23      -1.24  
    Western Digital Corp.      -1.08      -1.30  

 

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Gotham Total Return Fund (GTRFX)

 

  ·

The Fund’s Institutional Class returned +12.17% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the HFRX Equity Hedge Index returned +17.74% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was +3.18%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +20.65% for the trailing twelve-month period. The short portfolio detracted -6.34% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
                   

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Information Technology      3.93      26.61  
    Industrials      3.09      19.90  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Short

  Health Care      -1.30      -9.41  
    Information Technology      -0.94      -12.06  
                             
          

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
             

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Apple, Inc.      0.71      4.15  
    Microsoft Corp.      0.67      3.80  
 

Short

  Southern Co. (The)      0.03      -0.09  
    Burlington Stores, Inc.      0.02      -0.16  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      -0.06      0.35  
    Dollar General Corp.      -0.04      0.55  
 

Short

  Mylan NV      -0.10      -0.43  
    Boeing Co.      -0.10      -0.70  

 

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Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund (GEFPX)

 

  ·

The Fund returned +22.56% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned +30.00% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -7.01%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +38.73% for the trailing twelve-month period. The short portfolio detracted -14.41% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
                    

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Information Technology      9.73      33.89  
    Industrials      5.36      20.09  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Short

  Financials      -2.40      -4.40  
    Health Care      -2.37      -8.09  
                             
          

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
             

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Alphabet, Inc.      2.96      4.55  
    Microsoft Corp.      2.18      6.19  
 

Short

  Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      0.12      -0.39  
    Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      0.11      -0.57  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Lockheed Martin Corp.      -0.24      1.29  
    Cigna Corp.      -0.21      0.41  
 

Short

  Exxon Mobil Corp.      -0.48      -0.69  
    General Electric Co.      -0.44      -0.38  

 

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Gotham Hedged Plus Fund (GHPLX)

 

  ·

The Fund returned +8.37% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the HFRX Equity Hedge Index returned +17.74% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -14.11%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +36.72% for the trailing twelve-month period. The short portfolio detracted -26.40% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
                    

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Consumer Discretionary      6.85      27.71  
    Information Technology      5.88      27.84  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Short

  Information Technology      -7.02      -14.16  
    Industrials      -4.55      -10.36  
                             
          

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
             

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Alphabet, Inc.      1.77      3.04  
    Microsoft Corp.      1.19      3.89  
 

Short

  1Life Healthcare, Inc.      0.47      -0.40  
    Magnite, Inc.      0.46      -0.42  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Clorox Co. (The)      -0.31      2.11  
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.      -0.25      0.97  
 

Short

  Plug Power, Inc.      -1.36      -0.91  
    Lyft, Inc.      -0.98      -1.31  

 

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Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Gotham Short Strategies Fund (GSSFX)

 

  ·

The Fund returned -20.47% (net) for the trailing twelve-month period and the 50% Inverse of S&P 500 returned -14.03% over the same time period.

 

  ·

The spread for the period was -3.32%2.

 

  ·

The long portfolio contributed +28.81% for the trailing twelve-month period. The short portfolio detracted -48.53% for the period.

 

  ·

Top contributors and detractors by sector and stock positions are below:

 

  Sector Contributors/Detractors

 

 
             

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    

        

    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Consumer Discretionary      7.18      22.60  
    Industrials      6.25      17.05  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Short

  Consumer Discretionary      -10.43      -17.29  
    Health Care      -8.01      -22.80  
                             
          

Stock Contributors/Detractors

             
             

Average Contribution

  

Average Exposure

    
    Largest Contributors        
 

Long

  Zillow Group, Inc.      0.81      1.67  
    Howmet Aerospace, Inc.      0.81      0.94  
 

Short

  Fastly, Inc.      0.77      -1.20  
    Alteryx, Inc.      0.74      -1.97  
    Largest Detractors        
 

Long

  Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.      -0.34      0.78  
    Sage Therapeutics, Inc.      -0.26      0.83  
 

Short

  Novavax, Inc.      -2.27      -0.70  
    TripAdvisor, Inc.      -1.46      -1.11  

 

 

2 The spread is defined as how much our long portfolio outperformed our short portfolio adjusted for leverage (i.e. 100% long the long portfolio less 100% long the short portfolio).

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham ESG Large Value Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class Shares

     31.82     18.67% *     

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00     24.25% **     

 

*

The Gotham ESG Large Value Fund (the “Fund”) incepted on December 28, 2018.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021 (as supplemented on April 30, 2021), the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursement” are both 0.75% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. This ratio may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.75% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

10


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $25,000 Investment in Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class Shares

     8.65     1.23%        7.54%        7.54% *     

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00     15.98%        16.89%        16.89% **     

 

*

The Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.66% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.35% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.35% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

11


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Total Return Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Total Return Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Hedge Fund Research Inc. (“HFRX”) Equity Hedge Index

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class Shares

     12.17     1.94%        7.26%        5.91% * 

Investor Class Shares

     11.80     1.55%        6.90%        2.81% * 

HFRX Equity Hedge Index

     17.74     4.96%        4.90%        2.91% ** 

 

*

Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares of the Gotham Total Return Fund (the “Fund”) incepted on March 31, 2015 and December 29, 2017, respectively.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class and Investor Class to the value of the shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.92% and 1.33% for the Institutional Class shares, respectively, and 2.17% and 1.58% for the Investor Class shares, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, management fees (if any) and brokerage commissions), do not exceed 0.00% with respect to Institutional Class shares, (on an annual basis) and 0.25% with respect to Investor Class shares, (on an annual basis), of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The recoupment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed are limited to the lesser of (a) the Expense Limitation in effect at the time fees were waived or expenses were reimbursed, and (b) the Expense Limitation in effect at the time of recoupment.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the HFRX. The HFRX is an index of quantitatively-selected hedge funds which maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. Constituents of the HFRX report net of all fees returns.

 

12


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Total Return Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data (Continued)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund normally allocates the majority of its assets among mutual funds advised by Gotham. Therefore, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of fees and expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s own expenses. The Fund also is subject to the risks of the underlying funds, which may include any or all of the risks described in Important Information.

 

13


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $25,000 Investment in Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“S&P 500® Total Return Index”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years      Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class Shares

     22.56     9.75%        13.45% *     

S&P 500® Total Return Index

     30.00     15.98%        16.89% **     

 

*

The Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on September 30, 2016.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 5.04% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 2.21% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.15% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the S&P 500® Total Return Index. The S&P 500® Total Return Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large-capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

14


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $25,000 Investment in Gotham Hedged Plus Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. Hedge Fund Research Inc. (“HFRX”) Equity Hedge Index

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception
 

Institutional Class Shares

     8.37     1.59%        6.76%        6.28% * 

HFRX Equity Hedge Index

     17.74     4.96%        4.90%        4.88% ** 

 

*

The Gotham Hedged Plus Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on March 31, 2016.

**

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 4.81% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 2.51% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.15% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the HFRX. The HFRX is an index of quantitatively-selected hedge funds which maintain positions both long and short in primarily equity and equity derivative securities. Constituents of the HFRX report net of all fees returns.

 

15


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Short Strategies Fund

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 Investment in Gotham Short Strategies Fund Institutional Class Shares

vs. the 50% Inverse of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Total Return Index (“50% Inverse of the S&P 500®”)

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Years Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years      5 Years      10 Years  

Institutional Class Shares*

     -20.47     -12.60%        -9.66%        -6.77%  

50% Inverse of the S&P 500®

     -14.03     -8.75%        -8.90%        -8.58%  

 

*

A privately offered fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) managed by Gotham Asset Management, LLC was reorganized into the Gotham Short Strategies Fund (the “Fund” or “GSSFX”) on July 31, 2017, the date GSSFX commenced operations. The Predecessor Fund was organized and commenced operations in February 2008 and had an investment objective, investment policies and restrictions that were, in all material respects, equivalent to those of GSSFX. However, the Predecessor Fund was not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, this Predecessor Fund was not subject to certain investment limitations, diversification requirements, liquidity requirements, and other restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which, if applicable, might have adversely affected its performance. GSSFX’s performance for periods prior to the commencement of operations on July 31, 2017 is that of the Predecessor Fund adjusted to reflect GSSFX’s fee structure.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemption of Fund shares; nor a 1.00% fee applied by the Fund’s Institutional Class to the value of shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.

As stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” are 1.88% and the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements” are 1.35% for Institutional Class Shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These ratios may differ from the actual expense incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses”, dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.35% (on an annual basis) of average daily net assets of the Fund (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) approves its earlier termination.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the 50% Inverse of the S&P 500®. The 50% Inverse of the S&P 500® reflects the return of the S&P 500® adjusted to show the negative 50% targeted net short exposure of the Predecessor Fund. Its returns reflect reinvested dividends.

 

16


GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each Fund in the accompanying table 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 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 for each Fund in the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your 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 the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

     Beginning Account Value
April 1, 2021
   Ending Account Value
September 30, 2021
   Annualized
Expense Ratio*
   Expenses Paid
During Period**

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,061.50              0.75%            $   3.88      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,021.31              0.75%              3.80      

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,038.70              1.35%            $   6.90      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,018.30              1.35%              6.83      

 

17


GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Beginning Account Value
April 1, 2021
   Ending Account Value
September 30, 2021
   Annualized
Expense Ratio*
   Expenses Paid
During Period**

Gotham Total Return Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,058.50              0.00%            $ —      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,025.07              0.00%              —      

Investor Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,057.00              0.25%            $ 1.29      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,023.82              0.25%              1.27      

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,055.40              2.01%            $ 10.34      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,015.01              2.01%              10.14      

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 1,079.50              2.35%            $ 12.23      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,013.30              2.35%              11.84      

Gotham Short Strategies Fund

                   

Institutional Class

                   

Actual

     $ 1,000.00            $ 985.00              1.34%            $ 6.68      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00              1,018.33              1.34%              6.80      

 

 

*

Annualized expense ratios include dividend expense on securities sold short and interest expense on securities sold short and borrowings, except for the Gotham ESG Large Value Fund which does not short securities or use leverage.

**

Expenses are equal to a Fund’s annualized expense ratio, in the table above, which include waived fees or reimbursement expenses for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period, then divided by 365 to reflect the period. Hypothetical expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period, then divided by 365 to reflect the period.

 

18


GOTHAM ESG LARGE VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

Common Stocks:

        

Capital Goods

       9.9 %     $ 149,650

Retailing

       8.6       130,059

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       8.5       128,875

Diversified Financials

       8.5       127,615

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       6.7       101,142

Health Care Equipment & Services

       6.3       94,872

Energy

       5.9       89,417

Software & Services

       5.9       88,702

Materials

       4.8       72,134

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       4.8       71,915

Real Estate

       4.5       67,526

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       3.9       59,167

Banks

       3.8       57,783

Transportation

       3.5       53,445

Insurance

       3.3       50,384

Media & Entertainment

       2.2       32,551

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       2.0       30,962

Telecommunication Services

       1.7       25,955

Consumer Services

       1.1       15,952

Automobiles & Components

       0.9       13,126

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.6       8,429

Utilities

       0.5       7,731

Household & Personal Products

       0.5       7,309

Food & Staples Retailing

       0.2       2,763
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       98.6       1,487,464
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       1.4       21,741
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 1,509,205
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

19


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

Common Stocks:

        

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       13.3 %     $ 4,648,906

Health Care Equipment & Services

       10.0       3,496,168

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       9.5       3,336,371

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       8.3       2,903,626

Software & Services

       7.1       2,478,078

Media & Entertainment

       5.3       1,856,803

Capital Goods

       4.6       1,622,358

Retailing

       4.5       1,567,532

Insurance

       4.0       1,391,774

Diversified Financials

       3.9       1,359,567

Real Estate

       3.6       1,276,153

Household & Personal Products

       2.9       1,033,041

Food & Staples Retailing

       2.5       888,227

Materials

       2.4       856,635

Transportation

       2.3       804,701

Telecommunication Services

       2.2       787,744

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       2.2       777,257

Consumer Services

       2.2       767,791

Utilities

       2.0       689,174

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       1.6       548,610

Energy

       0.7       227,981

Automobiles & Components

       0.3       89,456

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.1       37,555
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       95.5       33,445,508
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       4.5       1,591,697
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 35,037,205
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

20


GOTHAM TOTAL RETURN FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

Affiliated Equity Registered Investment Companies

       99.7 %     $ 26,860,769
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       0.3       86,243
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 26,947,012
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

21


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

LONG POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Software & Services

       16.7 %     $ 594,508

Retailing

       14.1       501,736

Capital Goods

       12.0       425,560

Media & Entertainment

       11.3       402,482

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       11.3       401,739

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       10.8       384,331

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       8.9       318,094

Health Care Equipment & Services

       8.3       293,511

Diversified Financials

       7.3       258,538

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       6.0       212,032

Energy

       5.8       206,460

Materials

       5.3       188,866

Transportation

       4.1       147,254

Telecommunication Services

       3.4       122,344

Insurance

       2.8       99,060

Food & Staples Retailing

       2.5       87,675

Automobiles & Components

       2.2       78,102

Real Estate

       1.6       55,041

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       1.5       54,843

Consumer Services

       1.1       39,414

Household & Personal Products

       0.9       32,606

Utilities

       0.8       27,911

Banks

       0.7       24,984

Commercial & Professional Services

       0.5       16,332
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Long Positions

       139.9       4,973,423
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
     % of Net
Assets
  Value

SHORT POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Automobiles & Components

       (0.3 )%     $ (10,118 )

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       (0.3 )       (10,951 )

Household & Personal Products

       (0.5 )       (16,353 )

Telecommunication Services

       (0.5 )       (17,482 )

Retailing

       (0.8 )       (28,546 )

Food & Staples Retailing

       (0.8 )       (28,716 )

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       (0.9 )       (30,426 )

Transportation

       (1.1 )       (38,861 )

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       (1.1 )       (40,332 )

Insurance

       (1.2 )       (41,080 )

Energy

       (1.2 )       (44,283 )

Media & Entertainment

       (1.3 )       (46,090 )

Banks

       (1.4 )       (48,175 )

Commercial & Professional Services

       (1.4 )       (49,650 )

Materials

       (1.9 )       (69,114 )

Real Estate

       (2.0 )       (70,784 )

Software & Services

       (2.1 )       (73,076 )

Diversified Financials

       (2.1 )       (74,206 )

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       (2.2 )       (79,992 )

Consumer Services

       (2.3 )       (83,361 )

Capital Goods

       (2.3 )       (83,604 )

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       (4.1 )       (145,365 )

Utilities

       (4.6 )       (162,729 )

Health Care Equipment & Services

       (4.9 )       (174,568 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Short Positions

       (41.3 )       (1,467,862 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities        1.4       50,548
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 3,556,109
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

22


GOTHAM HEDGED PLUS FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

LONG POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       23.4 %     $ 2,873,810

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       23.3       2,862,947

Health Care Equipment & Services

       16.2       1,989,282

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       15.7       1,928,004

Software & Services

       14.1       1,731,879

Capital Goods

       10.8       1,327,545

Retailing

       9.5       1,170,222

Media & Entertainment

       9.3       1,149,084

Telecommunication Services

       6.4       783,208

Diversified Financials

       5.9       724,004

Consumer Services

       5.1       632,777

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       5.0       612,260

Materials

       4.7       584,002

Food & Staples Retailing

       4.7       581,041

Household & Personal Products

       4.2       516,971

Insurance

       3.3       408,171

Energy

       3.3       403,805

Transportation

       2.4       300,125

Automobiles & Components

       2.4       291,687

Utilities

       2.0       252,846

Commercial & Professional Services

       1.7       209,778

Real Estate

       1.1       137,372

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       0.7       88,907
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Long Positions

       175.2       21,559,727
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
     % of Net
Assets
  Value

SHORT POSITIONS:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Automobiles & Components

       (0.0 )%     $ (3,284 )

Household & Personal Products

       (0.1 )       (7,601 )

Food & Staples Retailing

       (0.2 )       (26,054 )

Diversified Financials

       (0.3 )       (37,107 )

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       (0.4 )       (54,306 )

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       (0.5 )       (65,435 )

Real Estate

       (1.0 )       (121,426 )

Media & Entertainment

       (1.1 )       (139,304 )

Banks

       (1.1 )       (140,481 )

Insurance

       (1.4 )       (176,773 )

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       (1.5 )       (185,907 )

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       (1.6 )       (191,224 )

Consumer Services

       (1.7 )       (212,428 )

Transportation

       (1.9 )       (229,497 )

Retailing

       (2.0 )       (245,709 )

Commercial & Professional Services

       (2.1 )       (257,429 )

Energy

       (3.7 )       (451,894 )

Materials

       (4.5 )       (559,809 )

Capital Goods

       (4.6 )       (561,467 )

Health Care Equipment & Services

       (5.6 )       (685,351 )

Software & Services

       (11.6 )       (1,424,270 )

Utilities

       (14.1 )       (1,736,142 )

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       (15.3 )       (1,877,213 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Short Positions

       (76.3 )       (9,390,111 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities        1.1       132,959
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 12,302,575
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

23


GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
  Value

Common Stocks:

        

Materials

       12.6 %     $ 190,769

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

       10.2       154,656

Health Care Equipment & Services.

       9.9       150,972

Capital Goods

       9.2       139,832

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

       7.8       119,231

Technology Hardware & Equipment

       7.0       105,996

Energy

       6.1       92,101

Retailing

       5.9       90,397

Software & Services

       5.5       83,307

Consumer Durables & Apparel

       4.7       71,098

Consumer Services

       2.8       42,109

Utilities

       2.5       38,449

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

       2.3       35,672

Media & Entertainment

       2.1       31,803

Transportation

       2.0       30,737

Automobiles & Components

       2.0       30,024

Household & Personal Products

       1.4       21,629

Commercial & Professional Services

       1.2       18,033

Food & Staples Retailing

       0.5       7,190
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

       95.7       1,454,005
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       4.3       66,094
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 1,520,099
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

24


GOTHAM ESG LARGE VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.6%

 

Automobiles & Components — 0.9%

 

Ford Motor Co.*

     927     $         13,126  
    

 

 

 

Banks — 3.8%

    

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     99       4,651  

Comerica, Inc.

     32       2,576  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     157       6,663  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     110       18,006  

KeyCorp.

     226       4,886  

M&T Bank Corp.

     28       4,182  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     70       1,223  

Regions Financial Corp.

     224       4,773  

SVB Financial Group*

     13       8,409  

Zions Bancorp NA

     39       2,414  
    

 

 

 
       57,783  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 9.9%

    

3M Co.

     63       11,051  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     38       2,321  

Allegion PLC (Ireland)

     19       2,511  

Carrier Global Corp.

     192       9,938  

Cummins, Inc.

     18       4,042  

Deere & Co.

     11       3,686  

Dover Corp.

     32       4,976  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     42       6,271  

Emerson Electric Co.

     133       12,529  

Fortive Corp.

     2       141  

General Dynamics Corp.

     36       7,057  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     107       3,338  

IDEX Corp.

     2       414  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     10       2,066  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     94       4,738  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     184       12,527  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     38       13,114  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     19       6,843  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     29       2,386  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     30       8,389  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     36       2,615  

Snap-on, Inc.

     14       2,925  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     38       6,662  

Textron, Inc.

     52       3,630  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     56       9,668  

United Rentals, Inc.*

     2       702  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     13       5,110  
    

 

 

 
       149,650  
    

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.6%

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     31       4,108  

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Commercial & Professional Services — (Continued)

 

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     84     $ 1,612  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     27       2,709  
    

 

 

 
       8,429  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.0%

 

 

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     35       5,441  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     81       1,390  

Hasbro, Inc.

     28       2,498  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     20       3,548  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     99       2,192  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     2       92  

PVH Corp.*

     15       1,542  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     17       1,888  

Tapestry, Inc.

     65       2,406  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     107       1,875  

VF Corp.

     66       4,421  

Whirlpool Corp.

     18       3,669  
    

 

 

 
               30,962  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 1.1%

    

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     33       3,705  

McDonald’s Corp.

     7       1,688  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     36       2,609  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     65       7,950  
    

 

 

 
       15,952  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 8.5%

    

American Express Co.

     46       7,706  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     27       7,131  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

     50       13,647  

BlackRock, Inc.

     31       25,998  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     34       2,477  

Discover Financial Services

     71       8,722  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     148       4,399  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     21       7,939  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     128       3,086  

Moody’s Corp.

     5       1,775  

Morgan Stanley

     109       10,607  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     40       7,721  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     46       4,245  

S&P Global, Inc.

     7       2,974  

Synchrony Financial

     135       6,599  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     64       12,589  
    

 

 

 
       127,615  
    

 

 

 

Energy — 5.9%

    

APA Corp.

     87       1,864  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

25


GOTHAM ESG LARGE VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

 

Energy — (Continued)

    

Baker Hughes Co.

     185     $ 4,575  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     130       10,435  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     430       25,293  

Halliburton Co.

     227       4,908  

Hess Corp.

     71       5,546  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     504       8,432  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     142       8,777  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     217       6,419  

ONEOK, Inc.

     103       5,973  

Schlumberger NV

     220       6,521  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     26       674  
    

 

 

 
               89,417  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%

 

Kroger Co. (The)

     2       81  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     57       2,682  
    

 

 

 
       2,763  
    

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 3.9%

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     134       8,041  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     165       8,658  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     43       9,060  

General Mills, Inc.

     27       1,615  

Hershey Co. (The)

     46       7,786  

Kellogg Co.

     8       511  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     275       10,125  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     49       2,273  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     183       10,647  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3       451  
    

 

 

 
       59,167  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 6.3%

 

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     18       2,150  

Anthem, Inc.

     35       13,048  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     7       346  

Cigna Corp.

     76       15,212  

CVS Health Corp.

     210       17,821  

DaVita, Inc.*

     23       2,674  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     78       18,932  

Hologic, Inc.*

     56       4,133  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     23       6,473  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     27       3,924  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     26       10,159  
    

 

 

 
       94,872  
    

 

 

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 0.5%

 

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     93     $ 7,029  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     2       280  
    

 

 

 
       7,309  
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.3%

    

Aflac, Inc.

     147       7,663  

American International Group, Inc.

     56       3,074  

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     36       10,288  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     44       6,541  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     63       3,493  

Lincoln National Corp.

     44       3,025  

Loews Corp.

     58       3,128  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     61       9,237  

MetLife, Inc.

     39       2,407  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     19       1,224  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     2       304  
    

 

 

 
               50,384  
    

 

 

 

Materials — 4.8%

    

Avery Dennison Corp.

     20       4,144  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     50       2,791  

Dow, Inc.

     174       10,015  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     124       8,431  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     30       3,022  

International Paper Co.

     111       6,207  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     13       3,814  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     74       6,945  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     88       3,143  

Nucor Corp.

     67       6,599  

Packaging Corp. of America

     22       3,024  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     39       10,910  

Westrock Co.

     62       3,089  
    

 

 

 
       72,134  
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 2.2%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A

     91       5,089  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     147       3,731  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     122       5,302  

Fox Corp., Class A

     129       5,174  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     110       4,034  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     58       4,203  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     127       5,018  
    

 

 

 
       32,551  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 4.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     160       17,259  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1       157  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Biogen, Inc.*

     8     $ 2,264  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     220       15,367  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     110       8,262  

Organon & Co.

     57       1,869  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     27       4,679  

Pfizer, Inc.

     285       12,258  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     3       1,714  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     17       3,084  

Waters Corp.*

     14       5,002  
    

 

 

 
                 71,915  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 4.5%

    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

     34       6,496  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     31       6,871  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     79       7,692  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     82       3,925  

Equity Residential, REIT

     83       6,716  

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     14       4,476  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     3       504  

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

     100       2,075  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     26       4,856  

Prologis, Inc., REIT

     8       1,003  

Public Storage, REIT

     3       891  

Realty Income Corp., REIT

     2       130  

Regency Centers Corp., REIT

     37       2,491  

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     72       9,358  

UDR, Inc., REIT

     66       3,497  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     184       6,545  
    

 

 

 
       67,526  
    

 

 

 

Retailing — 8.6%

    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     16       3,342  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     5       8,490  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     69       4,349  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     63       6,660  

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     24       2,297  

eBay, Inc.

     147       10,242  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     87       1,975  

Genuine Parts Co.

     42       5,092  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     59       19,367  

LKQ Corp.*

     85       4,277  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     93       18,866  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     16       9,777  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     79       8,599  

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Retailing — (Continued)

    

Target Corp.

     91     $ 20,818  

Tractor Supply Co.

     6       1,216  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     13       4,692  
    

 

 

 
               130,059  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 8.5%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     38       6,364  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     213       27,420  

Intel Corp.

     411       21,898  

KLA Corp.

     35       11,708  

Lam Research Corp.

     32       18,213  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     6       921  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     241       17,106  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     51       9,989  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     26       4,347  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     30       4,943  

Teradyne, Inc.

     30       3,275  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     14       2,691  
    

 

 

 
       128,875  
    

 

 

 

Software & Services — 5.9%

 

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     48       15,356  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     88       17,593  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     26       4,333  

DXC Technology Co.*

     59       1,983  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     13       1,410  

Gartner, Inc.*

     20       6,078  

International Business Machines Corp.

     117       16,255  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     128       3,238  

Oracle Corp.

     121       10,543  

Paychex, Inc.

     84       9,446  

Western Union Co. (The)

     122       2,467  
    

 

 

 
       88,702  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 6.7%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     2       146  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     8       2,749  

CDW Corp.

     32       5,825  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     462       25,147  

Corning, Inc.

     186       6,787  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     13       2,584  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     302       4,303  

HP, Inc.

     352       9,631  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     91       2,504  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     41       6,736  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     2       465  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

27


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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

NetApp, Inc.

     52     $ 4,667  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     61       5,034  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     73       10,017  

Trimble, Inc.*

     55       4,524  

Western Digital Corp.*

     68       3,838  

Zebra Technologies Corp.,
Class A* .

     12       6,185  
    

 

 

 
               101,142  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     513       13,856  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     224       12,099  
    

 

 

 
       25,955  
    

 

 

 

Transportation — 3.5%

    

CSX Corp.

     502       14,930  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     41       4,884  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     29       6,938  

Union Pacific Corp.

     60       11,761  

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B

     82       14,932  
    

 

 

 
       53,445  
    

 

 

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — 0.5%

    

NRG Energy, Inc.

     54     $ 2,205  

PPL Corp.

     172       4,795  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     12       731  
    

 

 

 
       7,731  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,278,518)

       1,487,464  
    

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.4%

       21,741  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $       1,509,205  
    

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 95.5%

    

Automobiles & Components — 0.3%

 

Ford Motor Co.*

     1,415     $ 20,037  

General Motors Co.*

     1,317       69,419  
    

 

 

 
               89,456  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 4.6%

    

3M Co.(a)

     1,851       324,702  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     2,410       147,179  

General Dynamics Corp.

     19       3,725  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

     2,206       150,184  

Lockheed Martin Corp.(a)

     1,045       360,629  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     677       243,821  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     342       28,140  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     481       34,935  

Quanta Services, Inc.

     119       13,545  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     51       22,753  

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,085       226,711  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     168       66,034  
    

 

 

 
       1,622,358  
    

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.1%

 

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,957       37,555  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 2.2%

 

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     1,214       188,728  

Hasbro, Inc.

     427       38,097  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     326       57,832  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     715       103,840  

Tapestry, Inc.

     848       31,393  

Whirlpool Corp.(a)

     1,753       357,367  
    

 

 

 
       777,257  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.2%

    

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     1       2,374  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     447       59,053  

Marriott International, Inc.,
Class A* .

     385       57,015  

McDonald’s Corp.

     878       211,694  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     3,032       219,699  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     1,782       217,956  
    

 

 

 
       767,791  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 3.9%

    

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
Class B(a)*

     1,400       382,116  

BlackRock, Inc.

     379       317,852  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     761       18,348  

Moody’s Corp.

     177       62,854  

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Diversified Financials — (Continued)

 

Nasdaq, Inc.

     1,149     $ 221,780  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

     1,813       356,617  
    

 

 

 
           1,359,567  
    

 

 

 

Energy — 0.7%

    

Baker Hughes Co.

     1,236       30,566  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,463       117,435  

Hess Corp.

     34       2,656  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,251       77,324  
    

 

 

 
       227,981  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%

 

Kroger Co. (The)(a)

     7,635       308,683  

Sysco Corp.

     190       14,915  

Walmart, Inc.(a)

     4,051       564,629  
    

 

 

 
       888,227  
    

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 13.3%

 

Altria Group, Inc.(a)

     8,180       372,354  

Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co.(a)

     4,549       272,985  

Campbell Soup Co.(a)

     5,392       225,440  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     4,947       259,569  

Conagra Brands, Inc.(a)

     8,553       289,690  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

     376       79,219  

General Mills, Inc.(a)

     7,085       423,825  

Hershey Co. (The)(a)

     2,534       428,880  

JM Smucker Co. (The)(a)

     567       68,057  

Kellogg Co.(a)

     6,520       416,758  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)(a)

     13,473       496,076  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A(a)

     6,742       392,250  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     1,296       194,931  

Philip Morris International, Inc.(a)

     5,405       512,340  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     2,743       216,532  
    

 

 

 
       4,648,906  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 10.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories

     1,067       126,045  

Anthem, Inc.

     371       138,309  

Cerner Corp.

     464       32,721  

Cigna Corp.

     821       164,331  

CVS Health Corp.(a)

     3,823       324,420  

Danaher Corp.

     446       135,780  

DaVita, Inc.*

     283       32,902  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     675       163,836  

Hologic, Inc.(a)*

     8,429       622,144  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)*

     2,394       673,767  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

McKesson Corp.

     635     $ 126,606  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.(a)

     4,657       676,709  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     713       278,598  
    

 

 

 
             3,496,168  
    

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 2.9%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(a)

     6,066       458,468  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.(a)

     2,432       322,094  

Procter & Gamble Co.
(The)(a)

     1,806       252,479  
    

 

 

 
       1,033,041  
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.0%

    

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     1,302       372,073  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     1,810       269,057  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     1,412       78,295  

Marsh & McLennan Cos.,
Inc.(a)

     4,440       672,349  
    

 

 

 
       1,391,774  
    

 

 

 

Materials — 2.4%

    

Avery Dennison Corp.

     593       122,876  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     2,408       163,720  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     442       44,527  

International Paper Co.

     1,714       95,847  

Sherwin-Williams Co.
(The)(a)

     1,536       429,665  
    

 

 

 
       856,635  
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 5.3%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)

     3,754       290,522  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A(a)*

     117       312,802  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     195       141,874  

DISH Network Corp.,
Class A*

     86       3,738  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     97       13,798  

Facebook, Inc., Class A(a)*

     1,682       570,854  

Fox Corp., Class A

     481       19,293  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,443       52,915  

Netflix, Inc.(a)*

     525       320,429  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     5       362  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* .

     42       6,471  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     3,132       123,745  
    

 

 

 
       1,856,803  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 9.5%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,461       157,598  

Biogen, Inc.*

     986       279,028  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     2,782       194,323  

Illumina, Inc.*

     82       33,260  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

     2,672       431,528  

Merck & Co., Inc.(a)

     6,444       484,009  

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Organon & Co.

     6,566     $ 215,299  

PerkinElmer, Inc.(a)

     3,910       677,564  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

     15,425       663,429  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     320       182,825  

Waters Corp.*

     49       17,508  
    

 

 

 
             3,336,371  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 3.6%

 

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

     1,665       318,132  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     3,704       177,310  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     1,120       188,149  

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

     16       695  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     349       65,176  

Prologis, Inc., REIT

     6       753  

Public Storage, REIT

     851       252,832  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     7,678       273,106  
    

 

 

 
       1,276,153  
    

 

 

 

Retailing — 4.5%

    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     5       1,045  

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)*

     79       259,518  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     65       110,369  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     1,925       121,333  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     189       19,979  

eBay, Inc.

     4,123       287,249  

Genuine Parts Co.

     797       96,620  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     446       146,404  

LKQ Corp.*

     1,542       77,594  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     447       90,678  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     207       126,490  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     724       78,807  

Target Corp.

     662       151,446  
    

 

 

 
       1,567,532  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.6%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     2,050       263,896  

Intel Corp.(a)

     5,301       282,437  

Lam Research Corp.

     4       2,277  
    

 

 

 
       548,610  
    

 

 

 

Software & Services — 7.1%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     385       123,169  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     1,553       310,476  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     46       7,665  

Gartner, Inc.*

     10       3,039  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

30


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

International Business Machines Corp.

     920     $ 127,816  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     124       43,112  

Microsoft Corp.(a)

     1,524       429,646  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.(a)

     15,191       384,332  

Oracle Corp.(a)

     5,296       461,440  

Paychex, Inc.

     630       70,844  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     437       113,712  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     993       221,191  

Western Union Co. (The)

     8,983       181,636  
    

 

 

 
             2,478,078  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 8.3%

 

Apple, Inc.(a)

     6,713       949,889  

Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)

     8,958       487,584  

Corning, Inc.

     6,317       230,507  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     41       8,150  

HP, Inc.(a)

     11,835       323,806  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     7,352       202,327  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     531       87,238  

NetApp, Inc.

     2,566       230,324  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     4,651       383,801  
    

 

 

 
       2,903,626  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 2.2%

 

AT&T, Inc.(a)

     12,362       333,898  

Verizon Communications,
Inc.(a)

     8,403       453,846  
    

 

 

 
       787,744  
    

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.3%

 

CSX Corp.

     3,343       99,421  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.(a)

     2,274       270,902  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     401       20,623  

Union Pacific Corp.

     329       64,487  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B(a)

     1,918       349,268  
    

 

 

 
       804,701  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.0%

    

Dominion Energy, Inc.(a)

     2,535       185,106  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     5,749       234,732  

 

     Number
 of Shares 
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — (Continued)

    

PPL Corp.

     7,225     $ 201,433  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,115       67,903  
    

 

 

 
       689,174  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $29,927,561)

       33,445,508  
    

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.5%

       1,591,697  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $     35,037,205  
    

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

31


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of long and short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between August 29, 2024 and July 6, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents 3.5% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual long and short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
  Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Long

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

Ford Motor Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,407        $   16,322        $ 19,923        $   3,857   

General Motors Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,340          70,311         70,631          300  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          2,747          86,633         90,554          4,157  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                     

3M Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,845          329,309         323,650          2,942  

A.O. Smith Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,064          114,376         126,048          13,039  

General Dynamics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        22          4,360         4,313          206  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        2,158          91,286         146,917          59,434  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        993          366,658         342,684          (22,390

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        662          233,830         238,419          6,174  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        337          28,236         27,728          (248

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        478          20,483         34,717          17,406  

Quanta Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        128          7,637         14,569          7,320  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        20          7,997         8,923          1,216  

Snap-on, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,067          145,888         222,950          82,636  

WW Grainger, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        184          72,504         72,323          517  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
              9,958            1,422,564           1,563,241            168,252  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                     

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

   Morgan Stanley        1,901          39,473         36,480          (2,729
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                     

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,211          167,856         188,262          24,724  

Hasbro, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        453          43,837         40,417          (3,930

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        322          62,650         57,123          (5,256

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        681          91,062         98,902          8,578  

Tapestry, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        834          33,420         30,875          (2,284

Whirlpool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,735          294,884         353,697          65,833  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          5,236          693,709         769,276          87,665  
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                     

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        99          10,151         13,079          3,183  

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        371          50,962         54,941          4,246  

McDonald’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        870          203,885         209,766          8,286  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
  Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Consumer Services — (continued)

                     

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,984        $   209,102        $ 216,221        $   7,437  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,761          196,150         215,388          20,844
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
              6,085            670,250           709,395              43,996
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        625          144,808         170,588          26,077

BlackRock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        328          228,092         275,080          50,510

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        768          18,917         18,516          (143 )

Moody’s Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        173          64,453         61,434          (2,747 )

Nasdaq, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,130          171,271         218,113          48,054

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,790          270,222         352,093          93,540
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          4,814          897,763         1,095,824          215,291
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Energy

                     

Baker Hughes Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,127          23,911         27,871          4,219

EOG Resources, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,127          77,140         90,464          13,600

Hess Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        56          3,768         4,374          1,351

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,223          71,468         75,594          4,399
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          3,533          176,287         198,303          23,569
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                     

Kroger Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        7,554          275,047         305,408          35,455

Sysco Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        184          9,056         14,444          5,970

Walmart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,016          514,039         559,750          57,148
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          11,754          798,142         879,602          98,573
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                     

Altria Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,074          336,965         367,528          54,535

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   Morgan Stanley        4,703          191,270         282,227          98,641

Campbell Soup Co.

   Morgan Stanley        7,273          342,919         304,084          (22,552 )

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        4,895          274,818         256,841          (17,639 )

Conagra Brands, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,086          283,198         273,873          65

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        367          62,532         77,323          17,684

General Mills, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,010          395,054         419,338          46,169

Hershey Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        2,485          388,968         420,586          34,352

J M Smucker Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        571          63,030         68,537          24,696

Kellogg Co.

   Morgan Stanley        6,370          396,488         407,170          24,791

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        13,302          454,663         489,780          46,301

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        6,583          368,489         382,999          18,804

PepsiCo, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,278          198,382         192,224          (5,844 )

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,290          438,914         501,439          75,120

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        2,680          176,434         211,559          37,817
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          78,967          4,372,124         4,655,508          432,940
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                     

Abbott Laboratories

   Morgan Stanley        138          13,567         16,302          3,151

Anthem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        392          146,059         146,138          776

Cerner Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        456          33,171         32,157          (110 )

Cigna Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        806          174,394         161,329          (12,759 )

CVS Health Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,412          248,873         289,542          43,590

Danaher Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        38          9,855         11,569          1,982

DaVita, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        280          34,662         32,553          (1,847 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
  Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Health Care Equipment & Services — (continued)

                     

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        671        $ 140,176        $ 162,865        $   23,222  

Hologic, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,594          523,779         560,513          37,152

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   Morgan Stanley            2,352            611,111           661,947              51,281

McKesson Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        624          121,719         124,413          3,120

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,513          579,850         655,784          78,932

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        704          283,801         275,081          (8,097 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          21,980          2,921,017         3,130,193          220,393
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   Morgan Stanley        5,932          428,897         448,341          28,177

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        2,401          313,381         317,988          14,767

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,784          229,075         249,403          29,638
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          10,117          971,353         1,015,732          72,582
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Insurance

                     

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        1,299          281,241         371,215          91,326

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,794          240,959         266,678          26,731

Brown & Brown, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,405          79,772         77,907          (1,588 )

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,320          475,568         654,178          182,437
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          8,818          1,077,540         1,369,978          298,906
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Materials

                     

Avery Dennison Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        574          122,289         118,939          (3,060 )

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,334          177,905         158,689          (18,594 )

Eastman Chemical Co.

   Morgan Stanley        436          40,340         43,923          5,396

International Paper Co.

   Morgan Stanley        1,694          95,132         94,728          1,372

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,521          358,954         425,469          68,191
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          6,559          794,620         841,748          53,305
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,223          256,947         249,428          (9,815 )

Alphabet, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        336          447,499         898,303          451,196

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        163          119,220         118,592          (339 )

DISH Network Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        91          4,024         3,955          184

Electronic Arts, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        96          11,323         13,656          2,637

Facebook, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        245          67,551         83,151          15,872

Fox Corp., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        461          16,923         18,491          1,824

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        1,378          48,780         50,531          2,061

Netflix, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        380          185,545         231,929          46,694

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4          292         290          249

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        36          4,653         5,547          1,146

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        3,080          126,072         121,691          (3,696 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          9,493          1,288,829         1,795,564          508,013
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                     

AbbVie, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,481          169,157         159,755          (9,096 )

Biogen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        951          285,354         269,123          (15,889 )

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,751          171,188         192,157          24,297

Illumina, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        17          5,753         6,895          1,395

Johnson & Johnson

   Morgan Stanley        2,647          442,659         427,490          (12,671 )

Merck & Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,365          482,832         478,075          (4,195 )

Organon & Co.

   Morgan Stanley        6,483          220,136         212,578          (7,238 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

34


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
  Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
                         

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

 

             

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,876        $ 504,427        $ 671,672        $   167,900  

Pfizer, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley            15,273            549,072           656,892            117,285

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        314          140,112         179,398          39,809

Waters Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        48          14,456         17,150          2,951
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          40,206          2,985,146         3,271,185          304,548
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Real Estate

                     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        1,656          330,142         316,412          (13,182 )

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        3,741          185,494         179,082          (6,591 )

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        1,109          184,816         186,301          1,933

Iron Mountain, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        16          711         695          236

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        352          67,117         65,736          (1,109 )

Prologis, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        5          635         627          244

Public Storage, REIT

   Morgan Stanley        838          253,802         248,970          (4,506 )

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        7,570          263,517         269,265          6,740
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          15,287          1,286,234         1,267,088          (16,235 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Retailing

                     

Amazon.com, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        263          485,798         863,966          378,573

AutoZone, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        63          81,161         106,973          26,089

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,817          65,957         114,526          48,840

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        41          2,606         4,334          2,166

eBay, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        3,909          268,253         272,340          6,374

Genuine Parts Co.

   Morgan Stanley        823          81,115         99,772          22,308

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        410          125,193         134,587          9,815

LKQ Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        1,524          56,942         76,688          20,015

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        349          67,971         70,798          4,593

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        199          98,587         121,601          23,296

Ross Stores, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        704          84,804         76,630          (7,916 )

Target Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        660          145,098         150,988          6,329
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          10,762          1,563,485         2,093,203          540,482
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                     

Applied Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,735          221,203         223,347          2,465

Intel Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,175          284,528         275,724          (8,113 )

Lam Research Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        13          7,460         7,399          177
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          6,923          513,191         506,470          (5,471 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Software & Services

                     

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        346          113,244         110,692          (1,852 )

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,518          298,193         303,479          6,210

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        39          6,526         6,499          228

Gartner, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        9          2,768         2,735          219

International Business Machines Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        912          119,353         126,704          9,679

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        546          142,539         189,833          48,745

Microsoft Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,577          586,174         1,008,428          432,435

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        15,051          357,231         380,790          26,098

Oracle Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        5,236          353,038         456,213          108,245

Paychex, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        625          67,381         70,281          3,173

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        360          63,344         93,676          30,603

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

35


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
   Notional
Amount
  Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                     

Visa, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        455        $ 81,529        $ 101,351        $ 20,812  

Western Union Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        8,889          203,168         179,736          (22,625 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          37,563          2,394,488         3,030,417          661,970
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                     

Apple, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        4,519          359,756         639,438          285,329

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,105          359,028         441,155          90,114

Corning, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        6,212          265,410         226,676          (37,223 )

F5 Networks, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        42          5,142         8,349          3,459

HP, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        11,268          197,726         308,292          119,748

Juniper Networks, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        7,276          154,537         200,236          51,810

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        522          88,585         85,759          (2,547 )

NetApp, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,497          200,483         224,131          23,962

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        4,593          402,724         379,014          (23,494 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          45,034          2,033,391         2,513,050          511,158
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services

                     

AT&T, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        11,763          334,403         317,719          (10,915 )

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        8,316          460,093         449,147          4,143
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          20,079          794,496         766,866          (6,772 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transportation

                     

CSX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        3,162          101,223         94,038          (6,858 )

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,020          221,466         240,643          24,192

Southwest Airlines Co.

   Morgan Stanley        393          18,306         20,212          2,163

Union Pacific Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        322          64,157         63,115          (770 )

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        1,902          318,715         346,354          30,716
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          7,799          723,867         764,362          49,443
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Utilities

                     

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        2,507          173,582         183,061          17,328

NRG Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        5,698          247,407         232,649          (14,428 )

PPL Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        7,165          210,390         199,760          (30,347 )

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        1,175          73,904         71,558          (5,171 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          16,545          705,283         687,028          (32,618 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Long

               29,209,885         33,051,067          4,231,418
            

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Short

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,422)          (225,178)         (211,835)          12,981

BorgWarner, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,794)          (279,860)         (250,359)          29,408

Tesla, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (91)          (67,426)         (70,569)          (3,075 )
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 
          (7,307)          (572,464)         (532,763)          39,314
       

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Banks

                     

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,984)          (131,011)         (140,188)          (9,283 )

Comerica, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,741)          (126,262)         (140,151)          (15,572 )

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (13,933)          (199,278)         (215,404)          (16,497 )

KeyCorp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,481)          (70,887)         (75,259)          (4,314 )

M&T Bank Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,798)          (266,975)         (268,513)          (6,089 )

People’s United Financial, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,109)          (107,116)         (106,724)          3

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

36


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Banks — (continued)

                   

Regions Financial Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (369     $ (7,698     $ (7,863     $ 65  

Truist Financial Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,081 )       (174,268 )       (180,701 )       (6,656 )

Zions Bancorp NA

   Morgan Stanley        (1,510 )       (82,607 )       (93,454 )       (11,420 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (35,006         (1,166,102         (1,228,257         (69,763
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                   

Boeing Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,306 )       (692,297 )       (507,182 )       179,921

Fastenal Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (974 )       (54,091 )       (50,268 )       4,119

Generac Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (465 )       (197,873 )       (190,032 )       7,554

IDEX Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (89 )       (19,328 )       (18,419 )       1,108

PACCAR, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (652 )       (56,191 )       (51,456 )       4,826

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,837 )       (157,279 )       (157,909 )       (806 )

TransDigm Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (485 )       (308,976 )       (302,916 )       5,440

United Rentals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (566 )       (189,821 )       (198,626 )       (9,274 )

Xylem, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (32 )       (4,102 )       (3,958 )       384
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (7,406 )       (1,679,958 )       (1,480,766 )       193,272
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services

                   

Cintas Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (763 )       (297,172 )       (290,444 )       3,663

Copart, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (854 )       (123,070 )       (118,467 )       4,519

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

   Morgan Stanley        (67 )       (8,239 )       (7,814 )       703

Rollins, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,593 )       (313,197 )       (303,591 )       8,822

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (595 )       (115,972 )       (119,161 )       (3,270 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (10,872 )       (857,650 )       (839,477 )       14,437
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                   

DR Horton, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,284 )       (118,730 )       (107,817 )       10,816

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,168 )       (152,395 )       (142,053 )       10,178

NVR, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (17 )       (83,197 )       (81,499 )       1,722

PulteGroup, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,103 )       (174,557 )       (142,490 )       31,538
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (7,572 )       (528,879 )       (473,859 )       54,254
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                   

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (400 )       (41,233 )       (44,912 )       (3,909 )

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (142 )       (235,237 )       (258,088 )       (23,578 )

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,336 )       (193,787 )       (202,364 )       (9,331 )

MGM Resorts International

   Morgan Stanley        (3,489 )       (139,200 )       (150,550 )       (11,752 )

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,930 )       (193,134 )       (163,568 )       29,292
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (7,297 )       (802,591 )       (819,482 )       (19,278 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diversified Financials

                   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (633 )       (327,265 )       (266,297 )       59,816

MSCI, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (117 )       (51,811 )       (71,176 )       (21,112 )

Northern Trust Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (593 )       (68,786 )       (63,931 )       4,946

State Street Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,470 )       (302,762 )       (293,978 )       6,712

Synchrony Financial

   Morgan Stanley        (1,031 )       (49,452 )       (50,395 )       (1,097 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (5,844 )       (800,076 )       (745,777 )       49,265
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                   

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (60 )       (5,698 )       (5,680 )       (915 )

Phillips 66

   Morgan Stanley        (980 )       (67,764 )       (68,629 )       (268 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (1,040 )       (73,462 )       (74,309 )       (1,183 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

37


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

   Morgan Stanley        (1,730)        $ (124,176)        $ (115,927)        $ 8,181  

Hormel Foods Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,964)         (169,049)         (162,524)         6,315

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,145)         (249,724)         (193,009)         55,711

McCormick & Co, Inc., non-voting shares

   Morgan Stanley        (1,537)         (133,210)         (124,543)         8,585
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (10,376)           (676,159)           (596,003)             78,792
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                   

ABIOMED, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,111)         (348,211)         (361,653)         (14,138 )

Align Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (281)         (177,594)         (186,986)         (9,624 )

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (78)         (32,551)         (32,238)         (93 )

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,922)         (128,549)         (111,572)         16,487

Dexcom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (847)         (362,067)         (463,190)         (101,858 )

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (583)         (58,750)         (66,001)         (7,161 )

Henry Schein, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (937)         (75,886)         (71,362)         4,559

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (403)         (233,639)         (250,626)         (17,372 )

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (166)         (161,348)         (165,029)         (3,999 )

ResMed, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (75)         (20,617)         (19,766)         984

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,144)         (245,636)         (233,696)         11,522

Teleflex, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (718)         (281,447)         (270,363)         9,677

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (200)         (70,328)         (84,908)         (14,961 )

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,340)         (216,442)         (196,122)         19,329
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (9,805)         (2,413,065)         (2,513,512)         (106,648 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (105)         (8,747)         (8,670)         304

Clorox Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (254)         (42,680)         (42,065)         8,680
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (359)         (51,427)         (50,735)         8,984
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Insurance

                   

Lincoln National Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,718)         (110,745)         (118,113)         (8,161 )

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (551)         (36,363)         (35,484)         880
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (2,269)         (147,108)         (153,597)         (7,281 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                   

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,345)         (390,832)         (344,468)         42,130

Albemarle Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,291)         (419,706)         (501,660)         (84,546 )

Ball Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,376)         (396,654)         (393,709)         1,075

Corteva, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,475)         (199,951)         (188,308)         11,350

Ecolab, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,479)         (330,255)         (308,549)         20,695

FMC Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,857)         (212,129)         (170,027)         41,112

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,132)         (304,984)         (285,091)         16,691

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,313)         (475,981)         (448,626)         26,290

PPG Industries, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (523)         (79,979)         (74,794)         5,622

Vulcan Materials Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,749)         (313,018)         (295,861)         16,556
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (21,540)         (3,123,489)         (3,011,093)         96,975
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (286)         (25,714)         (26,063)         (168 )

Match Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,742)         (419,536)         (430,467)         (11,821 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (3,028)         (445,250)         (456,530)         (11,989 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

38


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                   

Amgen, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (582     $ (134,092     $ (123,762     $ 10,215  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A

   Morgan Stanley        (167 )       (116,194 )       (124,574 )       (8,445 )

Bio-Techne Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (221 )       (111,977 )       (107,090 )       4,833

Catalent, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,019 )       (324,051 )       (401,738 )       (78,318 )

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (73 )       (17,827 )       (17,486 )       543

Moderna, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,066 )       (443,004 )       (410,261 )       31,788

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (306 )       (88,756 )       (55,505 )       33,261

Viatris, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (22,339 )       (322,602 )       (302,693 )       15,168

Zoetis, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (191 )       (38,023 )       (37,081 )       1,090
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (27,964         (1,596,526         (1,580,190           10,135
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Real Estate

                   

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (676 )       (77,815 )       (73,245 )       4,292

Equinix, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (538 )       (422,004 )       (425,090 )       (8,154 )

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (7,905 )       (140,199 )       (129,089 )       11,059

Ventas, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (4,797 )       (275,872 )       (264,842 )       9,317

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (3,342 )       (158,008 )       (140,397 )       14,998

Welltower, Inc., REIT

   Morgan Stanley        (2,136 )       (185,470 )       (176,006 )       9,282
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (19,394 )       (1,259,368 )       (1,208,669 )       40,794
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Retailing

                   

CarMax, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,740 )       (360,918 )       (350,610 )       9,577

Dollar General Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (513 )       (112,721 )       (108,828 )       3,802

Dollar Tree, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (257 )       (24,531 )       (24,600 )       115

Etsy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,942 )       (389,037 )       (403,858 )       (15,629 )

Gap, Inc. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (2,251 )       (78,759 )       (51,098 )       27,698

Pool Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (470 )       (196,932 )       (204,173 )       (8,019 )

Tractor Supply Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (831 )       (163,882 )       (168,369 )       (4,629 )

Ulta Beauty, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (27 )       (10,510 )       (9,745 )       1,272
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (9,031 )       (1,337,290 )       (1,321,281 )       14,187
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,847 )       (273,146 )       (292,956 )       (20,303 )

Broadcom, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (351 )       (171,037 )       (170,210 )       555

Enphase Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,916 )       (828,053 )       (587,283 )       238,768

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,203 )       (353,086 )       (338,138 )       13,190

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (774 )       (303,513 )       (375,142 )       (74,417 )

NVIDIA Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,448 )       (289,608 )       (299,968 )       (10,979 )

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Netherlands)

   Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (396 )       (392 )       255

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (244 )       (46,461 )       (40,206 )       6,624

Teradyne, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,740 )       (353,615 )       (299,126 )       53,691

Xilinx, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,545 )       (367,672 )       (384,270 )       (17,347 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (17,070 )       (2,986,587 )       (2,787,691 )       190,037
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                   

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,622 )       (407,470 )       (378,825 )       27,841

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,351 )       (259,516 )       (264,770 )       (5,709 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,012 )       (470,133 )       (430,768 )       37,280

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,045 )       (306,008 )       (248,836 )       55,267

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (292 )       (82,155 )       (76,291 )       5,892

Fortinet, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (84 )       (25,730 )       (24,531 )       1,379

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

39


GOTHAM DEFENSIVE LONG 500 FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
  Notional
Amount
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                   

Global Payments, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,828     $ (370,373     $ (288,056     $ 80,272  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,819 )       (309,479 )       (298,425 )       9,331

Paycom Software, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (909 )       (317,354 )       (450,637 )       (133,896 )

PTC, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (2,508 )       (347,743 )       (300,433 )       46,853

Tyler Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (594 )       (254,968 )       (272,438 )       (17,913 )

VeriSign, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (778 )       (173,598 )       (159,498 )       13,910
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (20,842 )       (3,324,527 )       (3,193,508 )       120,507
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                   

IPG Photonics Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,674 )       (349,395 )       (265,162 )       83,533

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (884 )       (399,644 )       (379,749 )       18,970

Trimble, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (833 )       (69,670 )       (68,514 )       1,161

Western Digital Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (231 )       (169 )       (3,824 )
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (3,394 )       (818,940 )       (713,594 )       99,840
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Transportation

                   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,623 )       (331,328 )       (315,201 )       15,476
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Utilities

                   

AES Corp. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (12,135 )       (286,859 )       (277,042 )       9,287

Alliant Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,116 )       (289,181 )       (286,394 )       591

Ameren Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,887 )       (320,634 )       (314,847 )       (3,384 )

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,112 )       (360,701 )       (333,812 )       18,575

American Water Works Co., Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,838 )       (294,272 )       (310,696 )       (18,043 )

Atmos Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,972 )       (400,989 )       (350,330 )       40,641

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (19,225 )       (474,486 )       (472,935 )       (10,470 )

CMS Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,738 )       (300,112 )       (283,001 )       13,269

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,692 )       (285,334 )       (268,002 )       10,942

DTE Energy Co.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,131 )       (127,250 )       (126,344 )       (8,784 )

Duke Energy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (1,586 )       (163,478 )       (154,778 )       8,507

Edison International

   Morgan Stanley        (7,846 )       (515,407 )       (435,218 )       56,447

Entergy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,531 )       (394,263 )       (350,664 )       27,331

Evergy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (4,216 )       (270,599 )       (262,235 )       3,482

Eversource Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (5,796 )       (512,453 )       (473,881 )       25,273

FirstEnergy Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (8,539 )       (349,876 )       (304,159 )       31,109

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (7,302 )       (575,801 )       (573,353 )       (1,407 )

NiSource, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (21,456 )       (550,963 )       (519,879 )       29,835

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   Morgan Stanley        (6,519 )       (543,014 )       (471,715 )       56,704

Sempra Energy

   Morgan Stanley        (3,403 )       (446,520 )       (430,480 )       7,449

Southern Co. (The)

   Morgan Stanley        (1,920 )       (123,759 )       (118,982 )       4,684

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (3,399 )       (328,798 )       (299,792 )       21,995

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   Morgan Stanley        (5,020 )       (347,325 )       (313,750 )       25,649
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
          (140,379 )       (8,262,074 )       (7,732,289 )       349,682
       

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

              (33,254,320 )       (31,828,583 )       1,159,809
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Value of Reference Entity

            $ (4,044,435 )     $ 1,222,484     $ 5,391,227
           

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $124,308 related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

40


GOTHAM TOTAL RETURN FUND

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

AFFILIATED EQUITY REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES(a) — 99.7%

 

  

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

     208,944      $ 2,689,109  

Gotham Enhanced 500 ETF*

     232,600        5,382,364  

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

     250,744        4,029,451  

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

     314,987        4,057,027  

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

     237,234        2,706,841  

Gotham Large Value Fund

     318,647        5,324,591  

Gotham Neutral Fund*

     286,629        2,671,386  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL AFFILIATED EQUITY REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
(Cost $24,713,908)

        26,860,769  
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.3%

 

     86,243  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

 

   $     26,947,012  
     

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

All affiliated fund investments are in Institutional Class shares. The financial statements of the affiliated funds are publicly available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website.

*

Non-income producing.

ETF  Exchange-Traded Fund

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

41


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

LONG POSITIONS — 139.9%

 

COMMON STOCKS — 139.9%

 

Automobiles & Components — 2.2%

 

Ford Motor Co.*

     2,400     $ 33,984  

General Motors Co.*

     837       44,118  
    

 

 

 
       78,102  
    

 

 

 

Banks — 0.7%

    

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     1       47  

First Republic Bank

     21       4,051  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     39       6,384  

SVB Financial Group*

     13       8,410  

US Bancorp

     1       59  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     130       6,033  
    

 

 

 
       24,984  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 12.0%

    

3M Co.

     316       55,433  

A.O. Smith Corp.

     64       3,909  

AMETEK, Inc.

     3       372  

Carrier Global Corp.

     165       8,540  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     100       19,197  

Cummins, Inc.

     29       6,512  

Deere & Co.

     41       13,738  

Dover Corp.

     68       10,574  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

     81       12,094  

Emerson Electric Co.

     341       32,122  

Fastenal Co.

     5       258  

Fortive Corp.

     32       2,258  

General Dynamics Corp.

     110       21,563  

General Electric Co.

     415       42,758  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     9       1,911  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

     154       4,805  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     5       965  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     11       2,273  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*

     127       6,402  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    

(Ireland)

     462       31,453  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     3       661  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     140       48,314  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     33       11,885  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     11       905  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     80       22,370  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

     70       5,084  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     1       294  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     10       4,461  

Snap-on, Inc.

     35       7,313  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     76       13,324  

Textron, Inc.

     67       4,677  
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

     125     $ 21,581  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

     1       86  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     19       7,468  
    

 

 

 
       425,560  
    

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 0.5%

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     52       6,892  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     217       4,164  

Republic Services, Inc.

     3       360  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     49       4,916  
    

 

 

 
       16,332  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 1.5%

 

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

     81       12,592  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     190       3,261  

Hasbro, Inc.

     6       535  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     35       1,569  

Lennar Corp., Class A

     28       2,623  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

     44       7,806  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     141       3,122  

PVH Corp.*

     24       2,467  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     43       4,775  

Tapestry, Inc.

     169       6,256  

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

     104       1,822  

VF Corp.

     4       268  

Whirlpool Corp.

     38       7,747  
    

 

 

 
       54,843  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 1.1%

 

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

     2       225  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

     7       256  

McDonald’s Corp.

     49       11,814  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

     89       6,449  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     169       20,670  
    

 

 

 
       39,414  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 7.3%

 

American Express Co.

     34       5,696  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     26       6,867  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B* .

     209       57,045  

BlackRock, Inc.

     89       74,641  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     59       9,556  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     131       9,542  

Discover Financial Services

     67       8,231  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     302       8,975  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     34       12,853  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

42


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Diversified Financials — (Continued)

 

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

     299     $ 7,209  

Morgan Stanley

     233       22,673  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     20       3,860  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     46       4,245  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     138       27,145  
    

 

 

 
       258,538  
    

 

 

 

Energy — 5.8%

 

APA Corp.

     218       4,672  

Baker Hughes Co.

     344       8,507  

Chevron Corp.

     29       2,942  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     337       27,051  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,165       68,525  

Halliburton Co.

     204       4,411  

Hess Corp.

     178       13,904  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     796       13,317  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     455       6,220  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     368       22,746  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     564       16,683  

ONEOK, Inc.

     257       14,903  

Schlumberger NV

     17       504  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     80       2,075  
    

 

 

 
       206,460  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.5%

 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     9       423  

Walmart, Inc.

     626       87,252  
    

 

 

 
       87,675  
    

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 8.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,161       52,849  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     338       20,283  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     808       42,396  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     6       203  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A .

     109       22,965  

General Mills, Inc.

     19       1,137  

Hershey Co. (The)

     118       19,972  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     1       120  

Kellogg Co.

     4       256  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     760       27,983  

Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B

     126       5,844  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     448       26,065  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     12       1,805  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     841       79,718  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     209       16,498  
    

 

 

 
       318,094  
    

 

 

 
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 8.3%

 

Anthem, Inc.

     57     $ 21,250  

Cigna Corp.

     196       39,231  

CVS Health Corp.

     755       64,069  

Danaher Corp.

     65       19,789  

DaVita, Inc.*

     13       1,511  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     204       49,515  

Hologic, Inc.*

     78       5,757  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

     59       16,605  

McKesson Corp.

     89       17,745  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

     16       2,006  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     71       10,317  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     117       45,716  
    

 

 

 
       293,511  
    

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 0.9%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     178       13,453  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     137       19,153  
    

 

 

 
       32,606  
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.8%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     28       1,460  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     2       255  

American International Group, Inc.

     7       384  

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     97       27,720  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     88       13,081  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     162       8,983  

Lincoln National Corp.

     24       1,650  

Loews Corp.

     2       108  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     295       44,672  

MetLife, Inc.

     7       432  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     3       315  
    

 

 

 
       99,060  
    

 

 

 

Materials — 5.3%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

     49       10,153  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     54       3,014  

Dow, Inc.

     445       25,614  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

     320       21,757  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     59       5,944  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     885       28,789  

International Paper Co.

     253       14,148  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

     4       1,174  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (Netherlands)

     191       17,925  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     235       8,394  

Newmont Corp.

     9       489  

Nucor Corp.

     170       16,743  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

43


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Packaging Corp. of America

     10     $ 1,375  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     34       4,862  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     76       21,260  

Westrock Co.

     145       7,225  
    

 

 

 
       188,866  
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 11.3%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     71       5,495  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

     73       195,167  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

     17       12,369  

Comcast Corp., Class A

     68       3,803  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

     36       914  

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

     304       13,212  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     26       3,698  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     309       104,871  

Fox Corp., Class A

     221       8,864  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The).

     238       8,727  

Netflix, Inc.*

     40       24,414  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     131       9,492  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     11       1,695  

Twitter, Inc.*

     72       4,348  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

     137       5,413  
    

 

 

 
       402,482  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 10.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     869       93,739  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     2       315  

Biogen, Inc.*

     3       849  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     723       50,501  

Illumina, Inc.*

     14       5,678  

Incyte Corp.*

     20       1,376  

Johnson & Johnson

     502       81,073  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     544       40,860  

Organon & Co.

     145       4,755  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     34       5,892  

Pfizer, Inc.

     2,019       86,837  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11       6,657  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     30       5,442  

Waters Corp.*

     1       357  
    

 

 

 
       384,331  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.6%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

     33       6,305  

American Tower Corp., REIT

     41       10,882  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     1       222  

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A*

     90       8,762  
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Real Estate — (Continued)

 

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

     39     $ 6,759  

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     3       144  

Equity Residential, REIT

     3       243  

Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT

     1       168  

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

     4       83  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT

     1       187  

Regency Centers Corp., REIT

     1       67  

SBA Communications Corp., REIT

     10       3,306  

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     4       520  

UDR, Inc., REIT

     2       106  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     486       17,287  
    

 

 

 
       55,041  
    

 

 

 

Retailing — 14.1%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     36       7,520  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     55       180,677  

AutoZone, Inc.*

     12       20,376  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     172       10,841  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     75       7,928  

eBay, Inc.

     146       10,172  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     215       4,881  

Genuine Parts Co.

     90       10,911  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     250       82,065  

LKQ Corp.*

     192       9,662  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     256       51,932  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     38       23,220  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     78       8,490  

Target Corp.

     290       66,343  

Tractor Supply Co.

     10       2,026  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

     13       4,692  
    

 

 

 
       501,736  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.0%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

     4       670  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     515       66,296  

Intel Corp.

     1,329       70,809  

KLA Corp.

     30       10,035  

Lam Research Corp.

     51       29,027  

Micron Technology, Inc.

     306       21,720  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

     6       1,175  

Qorvo, Inc.*

     26       4,347  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     44       5,675  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     2       330  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

44


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (Continued)

 

Teradyne, Inc.

     2     $ 218  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     9       1,730  
    

 

 

 
       212,032  
    

 

 

 

Software & Services — 16.7%

 

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

     56       17,916  

Adobe, Inc.*

     43       24,756  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     8       2,724  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     20       5,703  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     205       40,984  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     2       333  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     25       3,786  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A

     47       3,488  

DXC Technology Co.*

     150       5,041  

Fiserv, Inc.*

     6       651  

Gartner, Inc.*

     35       10,636  

International Business Machines Corp.

     315       43,763  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     89       30,943  

Microsoft Corp.

     818       230,611  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     6       152  

Oracle Corp.

     527       45,917  

Paychex, Inc.

     83       9,333  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     117       30,445  

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     88       23,867  

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     18       11,201  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     14       4,192  

Visa, Inc., Class A

     194       43,213  

Western Union Co. (The)

     240       4,853  
    

 

 

 
       594,508  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 11.3%

 

Apple, Inc.

     1,495       211,542  

CDW Corp.

     13       2,366  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     1,873       101,947  

Corning, Inc.

     484       17,661  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     286       4,076  

HP, Inc.

     767       20,985  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     111       3,055  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

     2       329  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1       232  

NetApp, Inc.

     131       11,759  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

     140       11,553  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

     72       9,880  
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

Western Digital Corp.*

     3     $ 169  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

     12       6,185  
    

 

 

 
       401,739  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 3.4%

 

AT&T, Inc.

     2,310       62,393  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     1,110       59,951  
    

 

 

 
       122,344  
    

 

 

 

Transportation — 4.1%

    

CSX Corp.

     1,284       38,186  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     53       6,314  

Kansas City Southern

     1       271  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     67       16,030  

Union Pacific Corp.

     167       32,734  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     295       53,719  
    

 

 

 
       147,254  
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.8%

    

AES Corp. (The)

     1       23  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     133       9,711  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     142       5,798  

PPL Corp.

     444       12,379  
    

 

 

 
       27,911  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $4,034,623)

 

    4,973,423  
    

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG POSITIONS - 139.9% (Cost $4,034,623)

 

    4,973,423  
    

 

 

 

SHORT POSITIONS — (41.3)%

 

COMMON STOCKS — (41.3)%

 

Automobiles & Components — (0.3)%

 

Aptiv PLC (Jersey)*

     (54     (8,044

BorgWarner, Inc.

     (48     (2,074
    

 

 

 
       (10,118
    

 

 

 

Banks — (1.4)%

    

Bank of America Corp.

     (109     (4,627

Citigroup, Inc.

     (90     (6,316

Comerica, Inc.

     (29     (2,334

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     (300     (4,638

KeyCorp.

     (195     (4,216

M&T Bank Corp.

     (28     (4,182

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     (91     (1,590
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

45


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Banks — (Continued)

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     (3   $ (587

Regions Financial Corp.

     (68     (1,449

Truist Financial Corp.

     (274     (16,070

Zions Bancorp NA

     (35     (2,166
    

 

 

 
       (48,175
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods — (2.3)%

    

Boeing Co. (The)*

     (119     (26,173

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     (26     (2,325

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

     (12     (4,904

IDEX Corp.

     (17     (3,518

Masco Corp.

     (49     (2,722

PACCAR, Inc.

     (72     (5,682

Quanta Services, Inc.

     (11     (1,252

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     (274     (23,553

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

     (12     (7,495

United Rentals, Inc.*

     (4     (1,404

Xylem, Inc.

     (37     (4,576
    

 

 

 
       (83,604
    

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — (1.4)%

 

Cintas Corp.

     (21     (7,994

Copart, Inc.*

     (54     (7,491

Equifax, Inc.

     (22     (5,575

IHS Markit Ltd. (Bermuda)

     (85     (9,913

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     (28     (2,692

Rollins, Inc.

     (123     (4,346

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     (35     (7,009

Waste Management, Inc.

     (31     (4,630
    

 

 

 
       (49,650
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (1.1)%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

     (76     (6,382

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     (184     (26,722

NVR, Inc.*

     (1     (4,794

PulteGroup, Inc.

     (53     (2,434
    

 

 

 
       (40,332
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services — (2.3)%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

     (8     (18,991

Carnival Corp. (Panama)*

     (238     (5,952

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

     (7     (12,723

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     (27     (4,090

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     (9     (4,293

Expedia Group, Inc.*

     (31     (5,081

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     (60     (7,926
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Services — (Continued)

 

Marriott International, Inc., Class A*

     (68   $ (10,070

MGM Resorts International

     (104     (4,488

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)*

     (78     (2,083

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)*

     (53     (4,714

Starbucks Corp.

     (6     (662

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*

     (27     (2,288
    

 

 

 
       (83,361
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — (2.1)%

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     (185     (9,590

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     (22     (2,725

CME Group, Inc.

     (73     (14,117

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     (114     (13,090

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     (9     (3,786

Moody’s Corp.

     (3     (1,065

MSCI, Inc.

     (18     (10,950

Northern Trust Corp.

     (46     (4,959

S&P Global, Inc.

     (15     (6,373

State Street Corp.

     (77     (6,524

Synchrony Financial

     (21     (1,027
    

 

 

 
       (74,206
    

 

 

 

Energy — (1.2)%

    

ConocoPhillips

     (285     (19,314

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     (89     (1,937

Devon Energy Corp.

     (142     (5,042

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     (38     (3,598

Phillips 66

     (89     (6,233

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     (49     (8,159
    

 

 

 
       (44,283
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — (0.8)%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     (39     (17,525

Kroger Co. (The)

     (71     (2,870

Sysco Corp.

     (106     (8,321
    

 

 

 
       (28,716
    

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (0.9)%

 

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     (108     (7,237

Campbell Soup Co.

     (61     (2,550

Hormel Foods Corp.

     (114     (4,674

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

     (30     (1,841
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

46


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (Continued)

 

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

     (57   $ (4,619

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     (107     (9,505
    

 

 

 
       (30,426
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (4.9)%

 

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     (11     (3,581

Align Technology, Inc.*

     (13     (8,650

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     (42     (5,017

Baxter International, Inc.

     (107     (8,606

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     (51     (12,537

Boston Scientific Corp.*

     (286     (12,409

Centene Corp.*

     (7     (436

Cerner Corp.

     (37     (2,609

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     (13     (5,373

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     (46     (2,670

Dexcom, Inc.*

     (20     (10,937

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     (141     (15,963

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     (30     (2,285

Humana, Inc.

     (27     (10,507

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     (22     (13,682

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     (22     (21,871

ResMed, Inc.

     (32     (8,434

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

     (20     (4,086

Stryker Corp.

     (15     (3,956

Teleflex, Inc.

     (12     (4,519

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     (18     (2,491

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     (17     (7,217

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     (46     (6,732
    

 

 

 
       (174,568
    

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — (0.5)%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     (52     (4,294

Clorox Co. (The)

     (27     (4,471

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     (20     (5,999

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     (12     (1,589
    

 

 

 
       (16,353
    

 

 

 

Insurance — (1.2)%

 

Assurant, Inc.

     (13     (2,051

Chubb Ltd. (Switzerland)

     (19     (3,296

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     (33     (3,769

Everest Re Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

     (9     (2,257

Globe Life, Inc.

     (22     (1,959

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     (76     (5,339
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Insurance — (Continued)

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     (55   $ (3,542

Progressive Corp. (The)

     (120     (10,847

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     (10     (1,520

Willis Towers Watson PLC (Ireland)

     (16     (3,719

WR Berkley Corp.

     (38     (2,781
    

 

 

 
       (41,080
    

 

 

 

Materials — (1.9)%

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     (49     (12,549

Albemarle Corp.

     (26     (5,693

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

     (310     (3,593

Ball Corp.

     (73     (6,568

Celanese Corp.

     (23     (3,465

Corteva, Inc.

     (146     (6,144

Ecolab, Inc.

     (57     (11,891

FMC Corp.

     (27     (2,472

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     (52     (6,953

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     (13     (4,442

Sealed Air Corp.

     (8     (438

Vulcan Materials Co.

     (29     (4,906
    

 

 

 
       (69,114
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — (1.3)%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

     (48     (4,374

Match Group, Inc.*

     (55     (8,635

News Corp., Class A

     (119     (2,800

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

     (179     (30,281
    

 

 

 
       (46,090
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (4.1)%

 

Amgen, Inc.

     (69     (14,673

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     (7     (5,222

Bio-Techne Corp.

     (8     (3,876

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     (83     (4,911

Catalent, Inc.*

     (37     (4,924

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     (11     (4,539

Eli Lilly & Co.

     (28     (6,469

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

     (51     (12,216

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     (5     (6,887

Moderna, Inc.*

     (81     (31,174

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     (48     (27,424

Viatris, Inc.

     (254     (3,442

Zoetis, Inc.

     (101     (19,608
    

 

 

 
       (145,365
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

47


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Real Estate — (2.0)%

    

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

     (33   $ (3,575

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     (60     (8,667

Equinix, Inc., REIT

     (22     (17,383

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     (1     (320

Federal Realty Investment Trust, REIT

     (17     (2,006

Healthpeak Properties, Inc., REIT

     (116     (3,884

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT*

     (161     (2,629

Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT

     (56     (2,433

Prologis, Inc., REIT

     (89     (11,163

Public Storage, REIT

     (2     (594

Realty Income Corp., REIT

     (79     (5,124

Ventas, Inc., REIT

     (79     (4,362

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

     (41     (1,722

Welltower, Inc., REIT

     (84     (6,922
    

 

 

 
       (70,784
    

 

 

 

Retailing — (0.8)%

    

CarMax, Inc.*

     (35     (4,478

Dollar General Corp.

     (47     (9,970

Etsy, Inc.*

     (29     (6,031

Pool Corp.

     (9     (3,910

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     (63     (4,157
    

 

 

 
       (28,546
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (2.2)%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

     (243     (25,005

Broadcom, Inc.

     (30     (14,548

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

     (27     (4,049

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     (51     (7,828

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     (9     (4,362

NVIDIA Corp.

     (76     (15,744

Xilinx, Inc.

     (56     (8,456
    

 

 

 
       (79,992
    

 

 

 

Software & Services — (2.1)%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     (41     (4,288

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

     (30     (3,379

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     (27     (2,899

Fidelity National Information

    

Services, Inc.

     (133     (16,183

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

     (18     (4,703

Fortinet, Inc.*

     (28     (8,177

Global Payments, Inc.

     (66     (10,400

Intuit, Inc.

     (1     (540

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     (17     (2,789

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     (13     (6,445

PTC, Inc.*

     (25     (2,995
     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Software & Services — (Continued)

 

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     (9   $ (4,128

VeriSign, Inc.*

     (30     (6,150
    

 

 

 
       (73,076
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (0.3)%

 

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     (15     (1,099

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     (4     (795

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     (12     (1,901

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     (9     (3,866

Trimble, Inc.*

     (40     (3,290
    

 

 

 
       (10,951
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — (0.5)%

 

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     (122     (1,512

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

     (125     (15,970
    

 

 

 
       (17,482
    

 

 

 

Transportation — (1.1)%

    

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*

     (27     (1,582

American Airlines Group, Inc.*

     (135     (2,770

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     (28     (2,436

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

     (138     (5,880

FedEx Corp.

     (25     (5,482

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     (23     (3,846

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

     (25     (7,150

Southwest Airlines Co.*

     (126     (6,480

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

     (68     (3,235
    

 

 

 
       (38,861
    

 

 

 

Utilities — (4.6)%

    

Alliant Energy Corp.

     (61     (3,415

Ameren Corp.

     (62     (5,022

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     (124     (10,066

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     (41     (6,931

Atmos Energy Corp.

     (30     (2,646

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     (126     (3,100

CMS Energy Corp.

     (70     (4,181

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     (82     (5,952

DTE Energy Co.

     (46     (5,139

Duke Energy Corp.

     (163     (15,907

Edison International

     (90     (4,992

Entergy Corp.

     (50     (4,966

Evergy, Inc.

     (50     (3,110

Eversource Energy

     (82     (6,704

Exelon Corp.

     (10     (483

FirstEnergy Corp.

     (136     (4,844

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     (414     (32,507

NiSource, Inc.

     (94     (2,278
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

48


GOTHAM ENHANCED 500 PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Number
 of Shares 
              Value            

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — (Continued)

    

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     (26   $ (1,881

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     (16     (975

Sempra Energy

     (64     (8,096

Southern Co. (The)

     (230     (14,253

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     (79     (6,968

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     (133     (8,313
    

 

 

 
       (162,729
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Proceeds $1,316,814)

 

    (1,467,862
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT POSITIONS - (41.3)%
(Proceeds $1,316,814)

 

    (1,467,862
    

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.4%

 

    50,548  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 3,556,109  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

PLC  Public Limited Company

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

49


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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

LONG POSITIONS — 175.2%

   

COMMON STOCKS — 175.2%

   

Automobiles & Components — 2.4%

 

General Motors Co.*

    559     $            29,465  

Gentex Corp.

    2,617       86,309  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    594       21,746  

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

    2,049       154,167  
   

 

 

 
      291,687  
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 10.8%

   

3M Co.

    1,019       178,753  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    628       38,352  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

    344       37,210  

AECOM*

    42       2,652  

AGCO Corp.

    714       87,486  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    4       462  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    355       31,744  

General Dynamics Corp.

    15       2,940  

Hubbell, Inc.

    82       14,815  

Johnson Controls International PLC (Ireland)

    1,009       68,693  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    497       171,515  

Masco Corp.

    152       8,444  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    280       100,842  

Oshkosh Corp.

    2       205  

Owens Corning

    787       67,288  

Pentair PLC (Ireland)

    804       58,394  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    379       43,138  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    32       4,811  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    25       11,153  

Snap-on, Inc.

    679       141,877  

Timken Co. (The)

    12       785  

Toro Co. (The)

    1,494       145,531  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

    368       63,535  

Watsco, Inc.

    158       41,810  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    13       5,110  
   

 

 

 
      1,327,545  
   

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 1.7%

 

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

    61       15,988  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    521       56,414  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    348       6,678  

Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada)

    1,183       130,698  
   

 

 

 
      209,778  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 5.0%

 

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

    305       28,267  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (Continued)

 

Brunswick Corp.

    214     $            20,388  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

    409       147,322  

Garmin Ltd. (Switzerland)

    616       95,763  

Gildan Activewear, Inc. (Canada)

    1,026       37,459  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.*

    94       16,676  

Tapestry, Inc.

    7       259  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.

    1,668       77,412  

Whirlpool Corp.

    721       146,983  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    487       41,731  
   

 

 

 
      612,260  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 5.1%

   

Airbnb, Inc., Class A*

    89       14,930  

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

    1,714       108,428  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

    71       8,972  

McDonald’s Corp.

    442       106,571  

Service Corp. International

    3,335       200,967  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    650       50,173  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    1,167       142,736  
   

 

 

 
      632,777  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — 5.9%

   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

    297       44,874  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

    709       193,515  

BlackRock, Inc.

    162       135,863  

Blackstone, Inc.

    9       1,047  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    245       32,749  

Invesco Ltd. (Bermuda)

    433       10,440  

Moody’s Corp.

    20       7,102  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    422       81,454  

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,103       216,960  
   

 

 

 
      724,004  
   

 

 

 

Energy — 3.3%

   

Baker Hughes Co.

    596       14,739  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

    4,327       158,109  

Cimarex Energy Co.*

    1,596       139,171  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    504       40,456  

Halliburton Co.

    225       4,865  

Marathon Oil Corp.

    164       2,242  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    566       34,984  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    281       9,239  
   

 

 

 
      403,805  
   

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 4.7%

   

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    4,307       134,077  

Kroger Co. (The)

    1,791       72,410  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

50


GOTHAM HEDGED PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Food & Staples Retailing — (Continued)

 

Sysco Corp.

    52     $              4,082  

Walmart, Inc.

    2,658       370,472  
   

 

 

 
      581,041  
   

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 23.3%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

    5,487       249,768  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    2,618       157,106  

Bunge Ltd. (Bermuda)

    3,145       255,751  

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,808       75,592  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    2,491       130,703  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    4,551       154,142  

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    41       8,638  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    2,658       62,809  

General Mills, Inc.

    4,243       253,816  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,205       203,946  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

    522       62,656  

Kellogg Co.

    3,444       220,141  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    3,195       109,141  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    8,275       304,686  

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    3,255       189,376  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    363       54,599  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    3,153       298,873  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    902       71,204  
   

 

 

 
      2,862,947  
   

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 16.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    423       49,969  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

    65       4,146  

Anthem, Inc.

    82       30,570  

Cerner Corp.

    68       4,795  

Cigna Corp.

    270       54,043  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,174       184,486  

Danaher Corp.

    170       51,755  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    343       83,253  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

    129       19,350  

Hologic, Inc.*

    3,263       240,842  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

    1,676       471,694  

McKesson Corp.

    9       1,794  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    2,743       398,585  

Quidel Corp.*

    2,282       322,104  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    184       71,896  
   

 

 

 
      1,989,282  
   

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 4.2%

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    3,317       250,699  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Household & Personal Products — (Continued)

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,184     $          156,809  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    783       109,463  
   

 

 

 
      516,971  
   

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.3%

   

Aon PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    289       82,588  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    836       124,271  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    1,342       74,414  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    838       126,898  
   

 

 

 
      408,171  
   

 

 

 

Materials — 4.7%

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    148       30,667  

Berry Global Group, Inc.*

    145       8,828  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    331       22,505  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    331       33,345  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    1       32  

International Paper Co.

    688       38,473  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

    3,170       194,543  

Olin Corp.

    168       8,106  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

    170       24,211  

Sealed Air Corp.

    187       10,246  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    166       46,435  

Southern Copper Corp.

    1,799       100,996  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (Canada)

    779       65,615  
   

 

 

 
      584,002  
   

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 9.3%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    245       18,961  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    159       425,090  

Altice USA, Inc., Class A*

    672       13,924  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    43       31,285  

Discovery, Inc., Class A*

    861       21,852  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    68       9,673  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

    677       229,767  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    687       25,192  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    11       797  

Roku, Inc.*

    556       174,223  

Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

    863       25,061  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    28       4,314  

ViacomCBS, Inc., Class B

    4,276       168,945  
   

 

 

 
      1,149,084  
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

51


GOTHAM HEDGED PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 23.4%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

    3,895     $          420,154  

Biogen, Inc.*

    1,488       421,089  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    6,379       445,573  

Illumina, Inc.*

    35       14,196  

Johnson & Johnson

    1,479       238,859  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    3,875       291,051  

Organon & Co.

    2,535       83,123  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    1,713       296,846  

Pfizer, Inc.

    8,146       350,359  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    1,145       211,344  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    558       101,216  
   

 

 

 
      2,873,810  
   

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.1%

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.*

    157       38,950  

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

    2,767       98,422  
   

 

 

 
      137,372  
   

 

 

 

Retailing — 9.5%

   

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

    292       60,996  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    120       394,205  

AutoNation, Inc.*

    238       28,979  

AutoZone, Inc.*

    12       20,376  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    1,005       63,345  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    73       7,717  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    229       27,427  

eBay, Inc.

    2,067       144,008  

Genuine Parts Co.

    445       53,947  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    392       128,678  

Kohl’s Corp.

    956       45,018  

LKQ Corp.*

    825       41,514  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    131       26,575  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    19       11,610  

Target Corp.

    336       76,867  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

    689       38,074  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    5       886  
   

 

 

 
      1,170,222  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.7%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

    564       72,604  

Intel Corp.

    306       16,303  
   

 

 

 
      88,907  
   

 

 

 

Software & Services — 14.1%

   

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    67       21,435  

Amdocs Ltd. (Guernsey)

    2,265       171,483  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    635       126,949  

CGI, Inc. (Canada)*

    552       46,787  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

   

Software & Services — (Continued)

   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    2     $                176  

International Business Machines Corp.

    51       7,085  

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    235       81,705  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,793       505,483  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

    4,192       106,058  

Open Text Corp. (Canada)

    1,602       78,081  

Oracle Corp.

    1,708       148,818  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

    280       72,859  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. .

    1,420       98,548  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    509       113,380  

Western Union Co. (The)

    1,136       22,970  

Ziff Davis, Inc.*

    952       130,062  
   

 

 

 
      1,731,879  
   

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 15.7%

 

Apple, Inc.

    3,874       548,171  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

    1,570       176,295  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    4,493       244,554  

Corning, Inc.

    2,988       109,032  

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C*

    536       55,766  

HP, Inc.

    8,321       227,663  

Jabil, Inc.

    1,438       83,936  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    486       13,375  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    86       14,129  

NetApp, Inc.

    1,150       103,224  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Ireland)

    2,745       226,517  

SYNNEX Corp.

    941       97,958  

Vontier Corp.

    815       27,384  
   

 

 

 
      1,928,004  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 6.4%

   

AT&T, Inc.

    8,101       218,808  

BCE, Inc. (Canada)

    3,924       196,436  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B (Canada)

    1,210       56,434  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    5,768       311,530  
   

 

 

 
      783,208  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.4%

   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    1,210       144,147  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    1       167  

Southwest Airlines Co.*

    128       6,583  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

52


GOTHAM HEDGED PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Transportation — (Continued)

   

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

    466     $            47,616  

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    558       101,612  
   

 

 

 
      300,125  
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.0%

   

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    965       70,464  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    1,868       76,271  

PPL Corp.

    3,806       106,111  
   

 

 

 
      252,846  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $19,474,454)

 

    21,559,727  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG POSITIONS - 175.2% (Cost $19,474,454)

 

    21,559,727  
   

 

 

 

SHORT POSITIONS — (76.3)%

   

COMMON STOCKS — (76.3)%

   

Automobiles & Components — (0.0)%

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

    (76     (3,284
   

 

 

 

Banks — (1.1)%

   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    (367     (17,242

Comerica, Inc.

    (314     (25,277

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    (1     (70

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    (418     (6,462

KeyCorp.

    (37     (800

M&T Bank Corp.

    (322     (48,087

People’s United Financial, Inc.

    (171     (2,987

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    (9     (640

SouthState Corp.

    (93     (6,944

Truist Financial Corp.

    (27     (1,584

Zions Bancorp NA

    (491     (30,388
   

 

 

 
      (140,481
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods — (4.6)%

   

AerCap Holdings NV (Netherlands)*

    (1,407     (81,339

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

    (24     (4,201

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)*

    (1,142     (41,717

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)*

    (363     (5,100

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A*

    (849     (15,893

Boeing Co. (The)*

    (688     (151,319

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    (166     (8,589

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    (843     (45,404

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    (81     (15,480

FuelCell Energy, Inc.*

    (2,006     (13,420

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

    (650     (30,823
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Capital Goods — (Continued)

 

Nikola Corp.*

    (836   $            (8,920

Plug Power, Inc.*

    (2,702     (69,009

Sunrun, Inc.*

    (409     (17,996

Trex Co., Inc.*

    (260     (26,502

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.*

    (1,018     (25,755
   

 

 

 
      (561,467
   

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — (2.1)%

 

ADT, Inc.

    (8,321     (67,317

Clarivate PLC (Jersey)*

    (84     (1,840

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    (782     (67,299

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.*

    (2,508     (42,159

GFL Environmental, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

    (2,047     (76,046

MSA Safety, Inc.

    (19     (2,768
   

 

 

 
      (257,429
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (1.5)%

 

Callaway Golf Co.*

    (3,508     (96,926

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    (30     (12,141

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    (9     (1,307

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A*

    (49     (4,266

Skechers USA, Inc., Class A*

    (1,692     (71,267
   

 

 

 
      (185,907
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services — (1.7)%

   

Aramark

    (3,350     (110,081

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

    (8     (1,115

Carnival Corp. (Panama)*

    (60     (1,501

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*

    (1,509     (72,674

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)*

    (149     (3,980

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

    (8     (628

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (Liberia)*

    (139     (12,364

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*

    (119     (10,085
   

 

 

 
      (212,428
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financials — (0.3)%

   

State Street Corp.

    (438     (37,107
   

 

 

 

Energy — (3.7)%

   

Cameco Corp. (Canada)

    (4     (87

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    (16,929     (170,306

ConocoPhillips

    (556     (37,680

Devon Energy Corp.

    (1,403     (49,820

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    (1,025     (97,037
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

53


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Energy — (Continued)

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

    (200   $              (5,550

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    (549     (91,414
   

 

 

 
      (451,894
   

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — (0.2)%

 

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    (103     (19,410

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.*

    (308     (6,644
   

 

 

 
      (26,054
   

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — (0.5)%

 

Beyond Meat, Inc.*

    (152     (16,000

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

    (91     (8,198

Freshpet, Inc.*

    (289     (41,237
   

 

 

 
      (65,435
   

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (5.6)%

 

1Life Healthcare, Inc.*

    (1,769     (35,822

Dexcom, Inc.*

    (20     (10,937

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    (250     (10,255

Guardant Health, Inc.*

    (718     (89,757

HealthEquity, Inc.*

    (1,525     (98,759

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.*

    (10     (2,329

Insulet Corp.*

    (362     (102,891

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*

    (72     (4,216

LHC Group, Inc.*

    (7     (1,098

Masimo Corp.*

    (210     (56,849

Neogen Corp.*

    (194     (8,426

Nevro Corp.*

    (196     (22,811

Novocure Ltd. (Jersey)*

    (109     (12,663

Oak Street Health, Inc.*

    (2,004     (85,230

Penumbra, Inc.*

    (357     (95,141

Schrodinger, Inc./United States*

    (446     (24,387

SmileDirectClub, Inc.*

    (4,470     (23,780
   

 

 

 
      (685,351
   

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — (0.1)%

 

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

    (278     (7,601
   

 

 

 

Insurance — (1.4)%

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Bermuda)* .

    (725     (27,681

Lincoln National Corp.

    (540     (37,125

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    (644     (71,651

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

    (268     (37,359

Unum Group

    (118     (2,957
   

 

 

 
      (176,773
   

 

 

 

Materials — (4.5)%

 

Ball Corp.

    (280     (25,192

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*

    (5,518     (109,312
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

 

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

    (25   $            (3,248

Huntsman Corp.

    (2,650     (78,413

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    (429     (57,366

Largo Resources Ltd. (Canada)*

    (72     (757

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    (122     (41,685

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Canada)*

    (132     (908

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B (Canada)

    (8,927     (222,371

United States Steel Corp.

    (851     (18,696

Vulcan Materials Co.

    (11     (1,861
   

 

 

 
      (559,809
   

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — (1.1)%

 

Angi, Inc.*

    (3,064     (37,810

Cable One, Inc.

    (43     (77,965

IAC/InterActiveCorp.*

    (1     (130

Magnite, Inc.*

    (97     (2,716

Match Group, Inc.*

    (11     (1,727

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

    (560     (18,956
   

 

 

 
      (139,304
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (15.3)%

 

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    (1,383     (22,972

Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*

    (985     (169,518

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.*

    (1,087     (36,947

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    (160     (7,384

Allakos, Inc.*

    (835     (88,401

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (1,358     (34,901

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    (188     (35,496

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (1,794     (17,133

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    (681     (42,515

Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (1,274     (110,851

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co. Ltd. (British Virgin Islands)*

    (251     (34,866

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    (757     (58,508

Bluebird Bio, Inc.*

    (748     (14,294

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*

    (2,487     (116,566

ChemoCentryx, Inc.*

    (491     (8,396

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.*

    (1,744     (55,616

Exact Sciences Corp.*

    (231     (22,049

FibroGen, Inc.*

    (878     (8,973

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (566     (14,422

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (841     (112,820

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    (379     (12,712

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.*

    (827     (20,394
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

54


GOTHAM HEDGED PLUS FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (Continued)

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)*

    (1,237   $          (161,070

Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*

    (400     (38,392

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (794     (140,467

Natera, Inc.*

    (148     (16,493

Nektar Therapeutics*

    (1,344     (24,138

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

    (695     (33,527

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    (13     (1,247

Novavax, Inc.*

    (26     (5,390

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*

    (584     (14,921

Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)

    (2,010     (95,133

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (593     (22,066

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A*

    (158     (15,896

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (1,275     (117,912

Seagen, Inc.*

    (3     (509

TG Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (296     (9,851

Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.*

    (286     (18,999

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    (766     (69,086

Viatris, Inc.

    (3,423     (46,382
   

 

 

 
      (1,877,213
   

 

 

 

Real Estate — (1.0)%

   

Equinix, Inc., REIT

    (43     (33,976

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., REIT

    (193     (5,782

Redfin Corp.*

    (232     (11,623

Ventas, Inc., REIT

    (959     (52,947

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

    (407     (17,098
   

 

 

 
      (121,426
   

 

 

 

Retailing — (2.0)%

   

CarMax, Inc.*

    (32     (4,095

Carvana Co.*

    (195     (58,800

Chewy, Inc., Class A*

    (82     (5,585

Five Below, Inc.*

    (396     (70,017

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

    (4     (1,268

Macy’s, Inc.

    (691     (15,617

Nordstrom, Inc.*

    (643     (17,007

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*

    (266     (16,034

Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A*

    (570     (22,771

Vroom, Inc.*

    (985     (21,739

Wayfair, Inc., Class A*

    (50     (12,776
   

 

 

 
      (245,709
   

 

 

 
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — (0.4)%

 

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    (57   $              (3,438

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    (227     (31,816

Wolfspeed, Inc.*

    (236     (19,052
   

 

 

 
      (54,306
   

 

 

 

Software & Services — (11.6)%

   

Anaplan, Inc.*

    (1,329     (80,923

Appfolio, Inc., Class A*

    (359     (43,224

Appian Corp.*

    (126     (11,656

Bentley Systems, Inc., Class B

    (294     (17,828

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)*

    (19,675     (191,438

Blackline, Inc.*

    (171     (20,188

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.*

    (443     (49,891

Cloudera, Inc.*

    (3,037     (48,501

Coupa Software, Inc.*

    (11     (2,411

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.*

    (406     (17,961

Elastic NV (Netherlands)*

    (96     (14,303

Envestnet, Inc.*

    (75     (6,018

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

    (167     (21,256

Everbridge, Inc.*

    (155     (23,411

Fastly, Inc., Class A*

    (255     (10,312

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

    (1,174     (139,553

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*

    (174     (8,218

Mandiant, Inc.*

    (818     (14,560

Medallia, Inc.*

    (2,991     (101,305

nCino, Inc.*

    (626     (44,465

New Relic, Inc.*

    (125     (8,971

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

    (3,952     (148,990

Okta, Inc.*

    (45     (10,680

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A* .

    (441     (10,602

Pegasystems, Inc.

    (277     (35,207

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

    (209     (16,749

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

    (37     (8,047

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A*

    (236     (16,242

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    (26     (7,863

SolarWinds Corp.

    (61     (1,021

Splunk, Inc.*

    (386     (55,858

Switch, Inc., Class A

    (957     (24,298

Twilio, Inc., Class A*

    (22     (7,019

Unity Software, Inc.*

    (50     (6,313

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

    (507     (30,851

WEX, Inc.*

    (244     (42,978

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    (322     (80,465

Zendesk, Inc.*

    (384     (44,694
   

 

 

 
      (1,424,270
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

55


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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (1.6)%

 

3D Systems Corp.*

    (155   $              (4,274

National Instruments Corp.

    (23     (902

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

    (4,714     (118,604

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

    (157     (67,444
   

 

 

 
      (191,224
   

 

 

 

Transportation — (1.9)%

   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    (2     (174

Lyft, Inc., Class A*

    (1,946     (104,286

Uber Technologies, Inc.*

    (2,791     (125,037
   

 

 

 
      (229,497
   

 

 

 

Utilities — (14.1)%

   

AES Corp. (The)

    (1,116     (25,478

Alliant Energy Corp.

    (446     (24,967

Ameren Corp.

    (868     (70,308

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    (216     (17,535

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    (92     (15,552

Atmos Energy Corp.

    (823     (72,589

Avangrid, Inc.

    (1,528     (74,261

Black Hills Corp.

    (366     (22,970

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    (4,677     (115,054

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    (16     (1,161

Edison International

    (2,033     (112,771

Entergy Corp.

    (666     (66,140

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    (805     (37,094

Evergy, Inc.

    (240     (14,928

Eversource Energy

    (1,371     (112,093

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    (148     (4,391

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    (2,180     (171,174
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Utilities — (Continued)

   

NiSource, Inc.

    (7,977   $          (193,283

OGE Energy Corp.

    (1,971     (64,964

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    (35     (2,331

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    (1,925     (139,293

Sempra Energy

    (803     (101,579

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    (85     (5,685

Vistra Corp.

    (11,447     (195,744

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    (442     (38,984

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    (573     (35,813
   

 

 

 
      (1,736,142
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Proceeds $10,325,313)

 

    (9,390,111
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT POSITIONS - (76.3)% (Proceeds $10,325,313)

 

    (9,390,111
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.1%

      132,959  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $     12,302,575  
   

 

 

 

 

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — 95.7%

   

Automobiles & Components — 2.0%

 

Gentex Corp.(a)

    285     $              9,399  

Lear Corp.

    24       3,755  

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

    203       15,274  

Thor Industries, Inc.

    13       1,596  
   

 

 

 
      30,024  
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods — 9.2%

   

3M Co.

    45       7,894  

A.O. Smith Corp.

    48       2,931  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    12       1,146  

Carrier Global Corp.

    101       5,228  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    23       4,415  

Crane Co.(a)

    74       7,016  

Cummins, Inc.(a)

    75       16,842  

Eaton Corp. PLC (Ireland)

    58       8,660  

Emerson Electric Co.

    89       8,384  

General Dynamics Corp.

    13       2,548  

Lennox International, Inc.(a)

    44       12,943  

Nordson Corp.

    25       5,954  

Oshkosh Corp.(a)

    126       12,899  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    12       987  

Owens Corning(a)

    190       16,245  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    5       1,470  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (United Kingdom)*

    35       1,915  

Snap-on, Inc.(a)

    38       7,940  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.(a)

    49       8,590  

Trane Technologies PLC (Ireland)

    23       3,971  

WESCO International, Inc.*

    15       1,730  

Xylem, Inc.

    1       124  
   

 

 

 
      139,832  
   

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services — 1.2%

 

 

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    34       3,532  

Nielsen Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

    679       13,030  

Rollins, Inc.

    15       530  

Science Applications International Corp.

    11       941  
   

 

 

 
      18,033  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — 4.7%

 

BRP, Inc., sub-voting shares (Canada)

    19       1,761  

Brunswick Corp.(a)

    174       16,577  

Hasbro, Inc.(a)

    204       18,201  

Mattel, Inc.(a)*

    758       14,068  

Sonos, Inc.(a)*

    262       8,478  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel — (Continued)

 

Under Armour, Inc., Class C*

    159     $              2,786  

Whirlpool Corp.(a)

    44       8,970  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    3       257  
   

 

 

 
      71,098  
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services — 2.8%

   

Airbnb, Inc., Class A(a)*

    27       4,529  

Boyd Gaming Corp.(a)*

    120       7,591  

Choice Hotels International, Inc.(a)

    35       4,423  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    3       1,431  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

    26       1,884  

Service Corp. International

    2       120  

Wendy’s Co. (The)

    213       4,618  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(a)

    173       13,354  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    34       4,159  
   

 

 

 
      42,109  
   

 

 

 

Energy — 6.1%

   

APA Corp.

    52       1,114  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Canada)

    195       7,125  

Cimarex Energy Co.(a)*

    138       12,034  

Continental Resources, Inc.(a)

    231       10,661  

EOG Resources, Inc.(a)

    29       2,328  

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

    326       19,175  

Hess Corp.(a)

    197       15,388  

Imperial Oil Ltd. (Canada)

    62       1,957  

Marathon Oil Corp.(a)

    1,138       15,557  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    36       2,225  

Ovintiv, Inc.(a)

    138       4,537  
   

 

 

 
      92,101  
   

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.5%

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    16       7,190  
   

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco — 2.3%

   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    100       6,701  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)(a)

    176       9,235  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    83       5,968  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)*

    155       13,768  
   

 

 

 
      35,672  
   

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — 9.9%

 

 

Abbott Laboratories(a)

    70       8,269  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

    1       326  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)*

    178       11,353  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

    182       14,646  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

    45       5,164  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)*

    537       23,300  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

57


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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Health Care Equipment & Services — (Continued)

 

Cerner Corp.(a)

    229     $            16,149  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

    17       7,026  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    4       453  

Envista Holdings Corp.(a)*

    241       10,076  

Hologic, Inc.*

    34       2,510  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Corp.(a)*

    90       6,163  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)*

    33       9,287  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

    169       21,184  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    17       2,470  

STAAR Surgical Co.(a)*

    98       12,596  
   

 

 

 
      150,972  
   

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products — 1.4%

 

Coty, Inc., Class A*

    653       5,133  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A(a)

    55       16,496  
   

 

 

 
      21,629  
   

 

 

 

Materials — 12.6%

   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)

    311       16,125  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Bermuda)*

    53       1,547  

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

    20       361  

Chemours Co. (The)

    162       4,708  

Corteva, Inc.

    63       2,651  

Dow, Inc.

    152       8,749  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(a)

    355       24,136  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    48       6,296  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.(a)

    814       26,479  

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    125       2,380  

International Paper Co.

    18       1,007  

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

    353       1,892  

Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (Canada)

    90       3,743  

Linde PLC (Ireland)

    29       8,508  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(a)

    353       21,664  

Newmont Corp.

    82       4,453  

Nucor Corp.

    53       5,220  

Olin Corp.(a)

    234       11,290  

Royal Gold, Inc.

    15       1,432  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    4       1,119  

Southern Copper Corp.(a)

    369       20,716  

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (Canada)

    50       4,212  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Materials — (Continued)

   

Westlake Chemical Corp.(a)

    67     $              6,106  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (Canada)

    159       5,975  
   

 

 

 
      190,769  
   

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment — 2.1%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)

    367       28,402  

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    1       2,673  

Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*

    1       728  
   

 

 

 
      31,803  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — 10.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

    19       2,049  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    9       696  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A* .

    2       1,492  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    141       8,343  

Bruker Corp.

    18       1,406  

Eli Lilly and Co.(a)

    119       27,495  

Illumina, Inc.(a)*

    61       24,742  

Johnson & Johnson(a)

    93       15,019  

Moderna, Inc.(a)*

    60       23,092  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    18       3,119  

Pfizer, Inc.(a)

    689       29,634  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    16       9,683  

United Therapeutics Corp.*

    27       4,984  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    16       2,902  
   

 

 

 
      154,656  
   

 

 

 

Retailing — 5.9%

   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

    125       3,225  

AutoNation, Inc.(a)*

    30       3,653  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(a)

    130       8,194  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

    8       958  

eBay, Inc.(a)

    420       29,261  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    51       2,329  

Kohl’s Corp.

    1       47  

LKQ Corp.*

    41       2,063  

Macy’s, Inc.

    8       181  

National Vision Holdings, Inc.*

    11       624  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    11       1,107  

RH*

    1       667  

Ross Stores, Inc.(a)

    99       10,776  

Target Corp.(a)

    39       8,922  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)*

    41       14,798  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.*

    65       3,592  
   

 

 

 
      90,397  
   

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.8%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)*

    288     $            29,635  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    13       1,673  

Broadcom, Inc.(a)

    35       16,972  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

    1       150  

First Solar, Inc.(a)*

    78       7,446  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    169       11,996  

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

    11       2,155  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)*

    394       18,033  

Power Integrations, Inc.

    39       3,861  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    26       4,347  

QUALCOMM, Inc.(a)

    100       12,898  

Synaptics, Inc.*

    56       10,065  
   

 

 

 
      119,231  
   

 

 

 

Software & Services — 5.5%

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.(a)

    62       12,395  

Cerence, Inc.*

    26       2,499  

DocuSign, Inc.(a)*

    33       8,495  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A

    68       5,984  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A(a)*

    381       11,133  

DXC Technology Co.(a)*

    133       4,470  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)*

    75       8,138  

Gartner, Inc.(a)*

    1       304  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

    6       918  

McAfee Corp., Class A

    284       6,279  

MongoDB, Inc.*

    7       3,301  

Nutanix, Inc., Class A*

    44       1,659  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)*

    17       8,143  

Paychex, Inc.

    16       1,799  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*

    12       1,463  

Square, Inc., Class A(a)*

    22       5,277  

Western Union Co. (The)

    38       768  

Workiva, Inc.*

    2       282  
   

 

 

 
      83,307  
   

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — 7.0%

 

 

3D Systems Corp.(a)*

    214       5,900  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    2       687  

Cognex Corp.

    1       80  

Coherent, Inc.(a)*

    69       17,256  

Corning, Inc.(a)

    273       9,962  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    308       4,389  

HP, Inc.(a)

    600       16,416  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    34       5,586  

SYNNEX Corp.

    23       2,395  

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

    127       17,427  
    Number
 of Shares 
          Value        

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment — (Continued)

 

Trimble, Inc.*

    61     $               5,017  

Ubiquiti, Inc.(a)

    24       7,168  

Western Digital Corp.(a)*

    168       9,482  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

    82       1,654  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A* .

    5       2,577  
   

 

 

 
      105,996  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.0%

   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

    30       1,952  

CSX Corp.(a)

    540       16,060  

Union Pacific Corp.

    43       8,428  

XPO Logistics, Inc.*

    54       4,297  
   

 

 

 
      30,737  
   

 

 

 

Utilities — 2.5%

   

Fortis, Inc. (Canada)

    13       576  

NRG Energy, Inc.(a)

    298       12,167  

PPL Corp.(a)

    673       18,763  

Public Service Enterprise Group,
Inc.(a)

    114       6,943  
   

 

 

 
      38,449  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,494,413)

      1,454,005  
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.3%

      66,094  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $     1,520,099  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security position is either entirely or partially designated as collateral for total return swaps. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

 

PLC

Public Limited Company

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

59


GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Over-the-counter total return swaps outstanding as of September 30, 2021

The Fund maintains a portfolio of short positions and receives/pays a rebate based upon the Fed Funds 1-Day Rate less a specified spread as negotiated by the parties. The notional gain or loss, dividends payable and rebates are payable the earlier of maturity of the swaps or upon termination. The portfolio matures between May 4, 2022 and January 5, 2026, however underlying individual contracts are entered into and closed (terminated) on a daily basis. The cash amounts payable/receivable due to individual contracts being closed are settled, on a net basis, once a week. The value of total return swaps represents (145.4)% of net assets as of September 30, 2021.

The following table represents the individual short positions and related values of total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

Total Return Swaps

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
  Notional
  Amount  
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Short

                     

Automobiles & Components

                     

BorgWarner, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19 )       $        (821       $        (821       $        (1 )  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (585 )       (9,669 )       (10,355 )       (690 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (604 )       (10,490 )       (11,176 )       (691 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Capital Goods

                     

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (129 )       (14,965 )       (13,954 )       992

AMETEK, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (416 )       (372 )       62

API Group Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (183 )       (4,171 )       (3,724 )       445

Ballard Power Systems, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (1,442 )       (22,284 )       (20,260 )       2,013

Bloom Energy Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (65 )       (1,741 )       (1,217 )       523

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30 )       (1,540 )       (1,552 )       (14 )

BWX Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (152 )       (9,257 )       (8,187 )       1,000

Chart Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )       (1,498 )       (1,911 )       (415 )

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (36 )       (4,407 )       (4,542 )       (144 )

Generac Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30 )       (13,448 )       (12,260 )       1,486

Herc Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4 )       (660 )       (654 )       5

Hexcel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4 )       (245 )       (238 )       5

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (407 )       (13,072 )       (12,698 )       368

IDEX Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (40 )       (9,037 )       (8,278 )       754

John Bean Technologies Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (4 )       (608 )       (562 )       45

MasTec, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (224 )       (20,555 )       (19,327 )       1,218

Mercury Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (50 )       (3,890 )       (2,371 )       1,517

Nikola Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (36 )       (396 )       (384 )       11

Plug Power, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (744 )       (19,811 )       (19,002 )       800

Quanta Services, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (258 )       (26,486 )       (29,366 )       (2,908 )

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        8       (1,539 )       (1,596 )       (58 )

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (422 )       (20,641 )       (18,648 )       2,092

Sunrun, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (37 )       (1,827 )       (1,628 )       197

TransDigm Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (1,281 )       (1,249 )       31

UFP Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (112 )       (9,196 )       (7,614 )       1,548

United Rentals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (135 )       (44,899 )       (47,376 )       (2,497 )

Valmont Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (31 )       (7,415 )       (7,289 )       107

Vicor Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (406 )       (402 )       3

Watsco, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8 )       (2,262 )       (2,117 )       144
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (4,593 )       (257,953 )       (248,778 )       9,330
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
  Notional
  Amount  
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Commercial & Professional Services

                     

ADT, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (997 )       $    (9,135       $    (8,066       $    994  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (120 )       (9,891 )       (9,522 )       341

CoStar Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (178 )       (172 )       5

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (588 )       (10,755 )       (9,884 )       865

IAA, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8 )       (452 )       (437 )       14

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (141 )       (13,639 )       (13,554 )       38

Tetra Tech, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (8 )       (1,058 )       (1,195 )       (140 )

Upwork, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (237 )       (10,450 )       (10,672 )       (227 )

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (134 )       (25,563 )       (26,836 )       (1,317 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (2,235 )       (81,121 )       (80,338 )       573
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel

                     

Callaway Golf Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (170 )       (4,818 )       (4,697 )       118

Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (42 )       (1,727 )       (1,498 )       227

Helen of Troy Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (33 )       (7,630 )       (7,414 )       212

NIKE, Inc., Class B

       Morgan Stanley        (19 )       (2,836 )       (2,759 )       74

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (327 )       (31,468 )       (28,465 )       2,988

Polaris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (861 )       (838 )       22
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (598 )       (49,340 )       (45,671 )       3,641
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Consumer Services

                     

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (85 )       (8,274 )       (9,544 )       (1,785 )

Carnival Corp. (Panama)

       Morgan Stanley        (985 )       (23,690 )       (24,635 )       (1,919 )

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (16 )       (2,521 )       (2,424 )       95

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

       Morgan Stanley        (62 )       (1,376 )       (1,656 )       (315 )

Papa John’s International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5 )       (638 )       (635 )       2

Wingstop, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (91 )       (15,462 )       (14,918 )       529
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (1,244 )       (51,961 )       (53,812 )       (3,393 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Energy

                     

Antero Midstream Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (528 )       (5,435 )       (5,502 )       (71 )

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (136 )       (1,402 )       (1,368 )       (53 )

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (257 )       (22,625 )       (25,101 )       (2,487 )

Devon Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (441 )       (12,220 )       (15,660 )       (5,084 )

Enbridge, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (145 )       (5,768 )       (5,771 )       (13 )

EQT Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (708 )       (13,167 )       (14,486 )       (1,325 )

Halliburton Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (41 )       (906 )       (886 )       18

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (9 )       (153 )       (151 )       1

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (142 )       (4,518 )       (3,941 )       564

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (271 )       (43,323 )       (45,124 )       (2,858 )

Range Resources Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (81 )       (1,503 )       (1,833 )       (331 )

Schlumberger N.V. (Curaçao)

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (61 )       (59 )       1

TC Energy Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (112 )       (5,457 )       (5,386 )       (9 )

TechnipFMC PLC (United Kingdom)

       Morgan Stanley        (25 )       (265 )       (188 )       76

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (702 )       (17,870 )       (18,210 )       (348 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (3,600 )       (134,673 )       (143,666 )       (11,919 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

                     

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (113 )       (5,572 )       (6,206 )       (955 )

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (70 )       (13,819 )       (13,191 )       605

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
  Notional
  Amount  
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Food & Staples Retailing — (continued)

                     

Performance Food Group Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )     $ (432 )     $ (465 )     $ (33

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (35 )       (1,200 )       (1,213 )       (14 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (228 )       (21,023 )       (21,075 )       (397 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

                     

Beyond Meat, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19 )       (2,806 )       (2,000 )       805

Celsius Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (232 )       (18,078 )       (20,901 )       (2,831 )

Conagra Brands, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (483 )       (16,565 )       (16,359 )       75

Freshpet, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (67 )       (9,489 )       (9,560 )       (76 )

Hormel Foods Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (340 )       (14,238 )       (13,940 )       291

Ingredion, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (99 )       (8,665 )       (8,812 )       (151 )

J M Smucker Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (93 )       (11,353 )       (11,163 )       185

Lancaster Colony Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )       (1,728 )       (1,688 )       35

McCormick & Co, Inc., non voting shares

       Morgan Stanley        (51 )       (4,442 )       (4,133 )       301

Post Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (48 )       (5,366 )       (5,288 )       76
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (1,442 )       (92,730 )       (93,844 )       (1,290 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services

                     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (246 )       (29,841 )       (29,385 )       387

Anthem, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (59 )       (22,678 )       (21,995 )       644

Centene Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (217 )       (14,835 )       (13,521 )       1,307

Change Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (188 )       (4,083 )       (3,937 )       144

Covetrus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (95 )       (3,267 )       (1,723 )       1,541

CVS Health Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (35 )       (3,023 )       (2,970 )       51

GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (52 )       (2,406 )       (2,133 )       519

HealthEquity, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18 )       (1,202 )       (1,166 )       35

Humana, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (94 )       (41,685 )       (36,580 )       5,019

ICU Medical, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (2,901 )       (2,801 )       99

Inovalon Holdings, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (79 )       (2,694 )       (3,183 )       (491 )

Insulet Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (59 )       (15,677 )       (16,770 )       (1,100 )

Masimo Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (27 )       (7,177 )       (7,309 )       (136 )

Molina Healthcare, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (11 )       (3,069 )       (2,984 )       82

Oak Street Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (367 )       (18,182 )       (15,609 )       2,565

Penumbra, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (3,225 )       (3,198 )       25

Progyny, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (291 )       (16,766 )       (16,296 )       462

Quidel Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )       (1,384 )       (1,412 )       (29 )

ResMed, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (50 )       (10,899 )       (13,177 )       (3,165 )

Schrodinger, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (24 )       (1,553 )       (1,312 )       239

STERIS PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (129 )       (27,558 )       (26,352 )       1,145

Surgery Partners, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (6 )       (296 )       (254 )       41

Teladoc Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (17 )       (3,751 )       (2,156 )       1,593
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (2,098 )       (238,152 )       (226,223 )       10,977
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products

                     

Clorox Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (134 )       (22,361 )       (22,192 )       159

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (94 )       (12,861 )       (12,449 )       229

Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (133 )       (3,761 )       (3,636 )       114
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (361 )       (38,983 )       (38,277 )       502
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Materials

                     

Alcoa Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (252 )       (12,695 )       (12,333 )       356

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

62


GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
  Notional
  Amount  
  Value   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Materials — (continued)

                     

Amcor PLC (Jersey)

       Morgan Stanley        (463 )     $ (5,823 )     $ (5,366 )     $ 414  

Avient Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (98 )       (4,841 )       (4,542 )       275

Balchem Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (6 )       (868 )       (870 )       (4 )

Ball Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (394 )       (35,072 )       (35,448 )       (569 )

Ecolab, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (21 )       (4,623 )       (4,381 )       285

Element Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18 )       (403 )       (390 )       12

FMC Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (64 )       (6,175 )       (5,860 )       281

Franco-Nevada Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (53 )       (7,781 )       (6,885 )       877

Huntsman Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (445 )       (11,771 )       (13,168 )       (1,456 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (204 )       (28,973 )       (27,279 )       1,387

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (20 )       (7,558 )       (6,834 )       706

PPG Industries, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (188 )       (30,753 )       (26,886 )       3,759

Quaker Chemical Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (6 )       (1,499 )       (1,426 )       71

RPM International, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (55 )       (4,725 )       (4,271 )       451

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (84 )       (13,192 )       (12,294 )       863

Vulcan Materials Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (355 )       (338 )       16
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (2,373 )       (177,107 )       (168,571 )       7,724
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment

                     

Angi, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (96 )       (1,050 )       (1,185 )       (136 )

Cable One, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (3,863 )       (3,626 )       228

Match Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (274 )       (43,603 )       (43,015 )       568

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (6 )       (930 )       (912 )       17

Skillz, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (124 )       (1,398 )       (1,218 )       179

Walt Disney Co. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (48 )       (8,664 )       (8,120 )       550

Warner Music Group Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (52 )       (2,250 )       (2,222 )       26

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (391 )       (394 )       (4 )
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (609 )       (62,149 )       (60,692 )       1,428
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences

                     

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (6 )       (882 )       (873 )       7

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (163 )       (9,781 )       (5,372 )       4,404

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (44 )       (2,857 )       (2,747 )       108

Arvinas, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (22 )       (2,064 )       (1,808 )       254

Avantor, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (58 )       (2,514 )       (2,372 )       140

Beam Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )       (1,063 )       (870 )       192

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1 )       (54 )       (47 )       6

Catalent, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (40 )       (5,421 )       (5,323 )       95

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1 )       (34 )       (34 )      

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (249 )       (34,197 )       (32,422 )       1,759

Kodiak Sciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (1,059 )       (1,152 )       (94 )

Medpace Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (571 )       (568 )       2

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (57 )       (8,503 )       (10,084 )       (1,585 )

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (83 )       (7,661 )       (7,961 )       (304 )

Novavax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (69 )       (14,378 )       (14,304 )       67

Perrigo Co. PLC (Ireland)

       Morgan Stanley        (482 )       (20,460 )       (22,813 )       (2,419 )

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (12 )       (1,549 )       (1,207 )       340

Seagen, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18 )       (3,000 )       (3,056 )       (58 )

Syneos Health, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (114 )       (10,431 )       (9,973 )       453

TG Therapeutics, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (80 )       (2,600 )       (2,662 )       (64 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

63


GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
  Notional
  Amount  
    Value     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
                       

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences — (continued)

 

           

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (20 )     $ (11,660 )     $ (11,427 )     $ 227  

Twist Bioscience Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (80 )       (8,296 )       (8,558 )       (266 )

Viatris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (200 )       (2,966 )       (2,710 )       216
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (1,824 )       (152,001 )       (148,343 )       3,480
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Retailing

                     

CarMax, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (18 )       (2,409 )       (2,303 )       104

Dollar General Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (46 )       (9,717 )       (9,758 )       (63 )

Dollar Tree, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (33 )       (3,244 )       (3,159 )       83

Etsy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (122 )       (25,925 )       (25,371 )       542

Five Below, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (29 )       (5,507 )       (5,127 )       376

Gap, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (954 )       (24,069 )       (21,656 )       2,402

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (29 )       (9,576 )       (9,520 )       15

Lithia Motors, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10 )       (3,671 )       (3,170 )       593

Qurate Retail, Inc., Series A

       Morgan Stanley        (332 )       (3,603 )       (3,383 )       218

Shutterstock, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (355 )       (340 )       14

Stamps.com, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (41 )       (13,361 )       (13,521 )       (167 )

Tractor Supply Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (103 )       (19,598 )       (20,869 )       (1,314 )

Vroom, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (116 )       (4,513 )       (2,560 )       1,951
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (1,836 )       (125,548 )       (120,737 )       4,754
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                     

Analog Devices, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (20 )       (3,525 )       (3,350 )       173

Brooks Automation, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (25 )       (2,660 )       (2,559 )       100

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2 )       (175 )       (165 )       1

Entegris, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (82 )       (10,338 )       (10,324 )       9

Marvell Technology, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (128 )       (7,843 )       (7,720 )       119

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (75 )       (11,036 )       (10,512 )       518

Texas Instruments, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19 )       (3,759 )       (3,652 )       104

Wolfspeed, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (29 )       (2,936 )       (2,341 )       593
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
            (380 )       (42,272 )       (40,623 )       1,617
         

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Software & Services

                     

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (26 )       (2,610 )       (2,623 )       (17 )

Alteryx, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (201 )       (15,774 )       (14,693 )       1,073

Appfolio, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (22 )       (2,896 )       (2,649 )       245

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3 )       (180 )       (152 )       28

BlackBerry Ltd. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (642 )       (5,929 )       (6,247 )       (370 )

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (35 )       (6,057 )       (5,832 )       198

CDK Global, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (31 )       (1,340 )       (1,319 )       19

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (120 )       (11,497 )       (13,514 )       (2,617 )

Citrix Systems, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (266 )       (29,358 )       (28,560 )       696

Coupa Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19 )       (4,698 )       (4,164 )       531

Digital Turbine, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (379 )       (25,353 )       (26,056 )       (715 )

Dynatrace, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (7 )       (448 )       (497 )       (49 )

Everbridge, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (5 )       (733 )       (755 )       (23 )

Fastly, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (46 )       (3,786 )       (1,860 )       1,923

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (27 )       (7,212 )       (7,054 )       154

Guidewire Software, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1 )       (120 )       (119 )      

Intuit, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (29 )       (16,278 )       (15,646 )       624

Mandiant, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (30 )       (555 )       (534 )       20

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

64


GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

 

Total Return Swaps (continued)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Software & Services — (continued)

                        

Maximus, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (43)        $ (3,632)        $ (3,578)        $ 50

Medallia, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (10)          (337)          (339)          (2 )

NCR Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (449)          (18,821)          (17,403)          1,409

Okta, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (2)          (465)          (475)          (10 )

Oracle Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (304)          (27,184)          (26,488)          674

Q2 Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (39)          (3,266)          (3,125)          139

RingCentral, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (82)          (22,131)          (17,835)          4,286

Sailpoint Technologies Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (139)          (6,262)          (5,960)          299

Shift4 Payments, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (19)          (1,605)          (1,473)          131

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (73)          (5,227)          (5,024)          200

SolarWinds Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (62)          (1,270)          (1,037)          138

Squarespace, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (1)          (46)          (39)          7

Twilio, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (37)          (12,148)          (11,805)          337

VMware, Inc., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (4)          (599)          (595)          3

WEX, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (115)          (23,283)          (20,256)          3,016

Zendesk, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (4)          (514)          (466)          48

Ziff Davis, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (3)          (422)          (410)          11
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            (3,275)          (262,036)          (248,582)          12,456
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment

                        

Amphenol Corp., Class A

       Morgan Stanley        (30)          (2,162)          (2,197)          (42 )

CDW Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (54)          (10,456)          (9,829)          605

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

       Morgan Stanley        (7)          (734)          (728)          5

Jabil, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (32)          (1,899)          (1,868)          30

National Instruments Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (146)          (5,972)          (5,728)          182

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (64)          (28,931)          (27,493)          1,424
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            (333)          (50,154)          (47,843)          2,204
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Transportation

                        

Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (142)          (16,621)          (16,422)          160

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (368)          (33,661)          (32,016)          1,451

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (33)          (4,225)          (3,931)          291

Landstar System, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (45)          (7,450)          (7,102)          344

TFI International, Inc. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (19)          (2,113)          (1,941)          166

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (19)          (926)          (904)          (11 )
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            (626)          (64,996)          (62,316)          2,401
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Utilities

                        

AES Corp. (The)

       Morgan Stanley        (221)          (5,235)          (5,045)          187

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Canada)

       Morgan Stanley        (769)          (12,245)          (11,274)          540

Ameren Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (422)          (35,237)          (34,182)          137

Atmos Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (85)          (7,892)          (7,497)          359

Avangrid, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (33)          (1,692)          (1,604)          84

Black Hills Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (22)          (1,533)          (1,381)          137

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (431)          (11,440)          (10,603)          769

CMS Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (22)          (1,377)          (1,314)          57

DTE Energy Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (2)          (235)          (223)          9

Duke Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (187)          (19,962)          (18,249)          1,603

Edison International

       Morgan Stanley        (638)          (41,424)          (35,390)          4,466

Entergy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (85)          (9,061)          (8,441)          580

Evergy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (519)          (30,683)          (32,282)          (2,151 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM SHORT STRATEGIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Total Return Swaps (concluded)

 

Reference Entity

   Counterparty    Number of
Contracts
(Short)
   Notional
Amount
   Value    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*

Utilities — (continued)

                        

Eversource Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (111)        $ (9,856)        $ (9,075)        $ 698

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (82)          (2,477)          (2,433)          42

National Fuel Gas Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (39)          (2,045)          (2,048)          (21 )

NextEra Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (258)          (19,931)          (20,258)          (506 )

NiSource, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,292)          (33,077)          (31,305)          1,492

OGE Energy Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (450)          (15,363)          (14,832)          358

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (167)          (12,919)          (12,084)          793

Portland General Electric Co.

       Morgan Stanley        (81)          (4,056)          (3,806)          212

Sempra Energy

       Morgan Stanley        (370)          (49,804)          (46,805)          1,369

Vistra Corp.

       Morgan Stanley        (1,977)          (33,250)          (33,807)          (1,108 )

Xcel Energy, Inc.

       Morgan Stanley        (97)          (6,206)          (6,063)          135
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
            (8,360)          (367,000)          (350,001)          10,241
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Reference Entity — Short

               $ (2,279,689)        $ (2,210,568)        $ 53,638
              

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

*

Includes $(15,483) related to open trades, dividends receivables/payables and swap receivables/payables activities.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Gotham ESG
Large Value Fund
   Gotham Defensive
Long 500 Fund
  Gotham Total
Return Fund

Assets

             

Non-affiliated investments, at value1,2

     $ 1,487,464      $ 33,445,508     $

Affiliated investments, at value3

                    26,860,769

Swaps, at value(a)

              5,391,227      

Cash and cash equivalents

       32,394        271,768       99,965

Due from broker

              938,428      

Receivables:

             

Investments sold

       27,607        356,450      

Dividends and interest

       1,240        39,798      

Investment adviser

                    14,474

Prepaid expenses and other assets

              10,316       16,373
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Assets

       1,548,705        40,453,495       26,991,581
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities

             

Due to broker

              16      

Obligation to return cash collateral on swap contracts (Note 1)

              4,770,000      

Payables:

             

Investments purchased

       27,666        574,969      

Investment adviser

       11,834        25,051      

Administration and accounting fees

              8,928       7,146

12b-1 distribution fees (Investor Class Shares)

                    626

Transfer agent fees

              1,913       4,865

Audit fees

              25,336       22,906

Shareholder reporting fees

              6,903       6,425

Accrued expenses

              3,174       2,601
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       39,500        5,416,290       44,569
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,509,205      $ 35,037,205     $ 26,947,012
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

             

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

     $ 1,066      $ 27,223     $ 20,693

Paid-in capital.

       1,078,151        36,807,874       23,757,307

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

       429,988        (1,797,892 )       3,169,012
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,509,205      $ 35,037,205     $ 26,947,012
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

             

Net assets

     $ 1,509,205      $ 35,037,205     $ 23,986,660
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

       106,597        2,722,320       1,841,398
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 14.16      $ 12.87     $ 13.03
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

             

Net assets

       N/A        N/A     $ 2,960,352
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

       N/A        N/A       227,863
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

       N/A        N/A     $ 12.99
    

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

1 Non-affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 1,278,518      $ 29,927,561     $

2 Includes market value of securities designated as collateral for swaps

     $      $ 14,252,401     $

3 Affiliated investments, at cost.

     $      $     $ 24,713,908

 

(a)

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham Enhanced
500 Plus Fund
   Gotham Hedged
Plus Fund
   Gotham Short
Strategies Fund

Assets

              

Non-affiliated investments, at value1,2

     $ 4,973,423      $ 21,559,727      $ 1,454,005

Swaps, at value(a)

                     53,638

Cash and cash equivalents

       18,081        109,837       

Cash pledged on swap contracts

                     45,000

Due from broker

                     299

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

       56,234        36,763       

Receivables:

              

Investments sold

       76,171        383,650        94,555

Dividends and interest

       4,545        28,383        962

Investment adviser

       7,951        2,692       

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       641        322        15,980
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

       5,137,046        22,121,374        1,664,439
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

              

Securities sold short, at value3

       1,467,862        9,390,111       

Due to broker

                     12,191

Payables:

              

Investments purchased

       76,460        382,903        85,890

Audit fees

       21,458        25,503        20,949

Shareholder reporting fees

       7,861        5,598        5,835

Administration and accounting fees

       4,370        5,517        6,384

Dividends and fees on securities sold short

       1,431        7,301       

Transfer agent fees

       563        618        594

Investment adviser

                     11,098

Accrued expenses

       932        1,248        1,399
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       1,580,937        9,818,799        144,340
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 3,556,109      $ 12,302,575      $ 1,520,099
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

              

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

     $ 2,557      $ 10,782      $ 2,578

Paid-in capital

       2,601,795        10,849,163        17,989,244

Total distributable earnings/(loss)

       951,757        1,442,630        (16,471,723 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 3,556,109      $ 12,302,575      $ 1,520,099
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

              

Net assets.

     $ 3,556,109      $ 12,302,575      $ 1,520,099
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding.

       255,705        1,078,229        257,832
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

     $ 13.91      $ 11.41      $ 5.90
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

1 Non-affiliated investments, at cost

     $ 4,034,623      $ 19,474,454      $ 1,494,413

2 Includes market value of securities designated as collateral for swaps

     $      $      $ 858,626

3 Proceeds received, securities sold short

     $ 1,316,814      $ 10,325,313      $

 

(a)

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham ESG
Large Value Fund
  Gotham Defensive
Long 500 Fund
  Gotham Total
Return Fund

Investment income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

     $ 26,864     $ 783,925     $

Dividends from affiliated investments

                   185,169

Less: taxes withheld

       (11 )            

Interest

       3       62       13

Income from securities loaned (Note 5)

             173      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

       26,856       784,160       185,182
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

       11,625       41,673       38,767

Advisory fees (Note 2)

       10,534       569,372      

Shareholder reporting fees

       8,814       23,737       21,820

Legal fees

       2,546       25,256       13,532

Registration and filing fees

       2,057       25,319       32,388

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

       1,913       8,952       31,401

Audit fees

       604       25,908       22,879

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

       219       12,584       7,867

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

                   6,975

Custodian fees (Note 2)

             8,208       8,189

Other expenses

       1,769       11,677       6,509
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses before recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       40,081       752,686       190,327
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

       (29,546 )       (183,313 )       (183,352 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses after recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       10,535       569,373       6,975
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

       16,321       214,787       178,207
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

            

Net realized gain from non-affiliated investments

       251,422       11,285,992      

Net realized gain from affiliated investments

                   3,209,776

Net realized loss from swaps

             (872,206 )(a)      

Capital gain distributions from affiliated investments

                   9,663

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on non-affiliated investments

       99,783       (3,219,471 )      

Net change in unrealized depreciation on affiliated investments

                   (303,103 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on swaps

             (3,915,296 )(a)      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       351,205       3,279,019       2,916,336
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 367,526     $ 3,493,806     $ 3,094,543
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Operations (Concluded)

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

     Gotham Enhanced
500 Plus Fund
  Gotham Hedged
Plus Fund
  Gotham Short
Strategies Fund

Investment income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

     $ 85,665     $ 394,432     $ 95,723

Less: taxes withheld

       (10 )       (4,679 )       (592 )

Interest

       2       11       121

Income from securities loaned (Note 5)

       8       24      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

       85,665       389,788       95,252
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

       33,530       119,959       116,526

Dividends and fees on securities sold short (Note 1)

       30,464       134,490      

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

       30,288       33,071       28,383

Shareholder reporting fees

       23,079       19,816       23,086

Audit fees

       22,122       26,729       20,949

Legal fees

       5,079       7,451       12,975

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

       3,162       3,231       11,415

Registration and filing fees

       2,753       33,307       24,030

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

       952       3,414       3,045

Custodian fees (Note 2)

       112       1,467       1,886

Other expenses

       6,199       7,714       9,408
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses before recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       157,740       390,649       251,703
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements (Note 2)

       (88,717 )       (118,207 )       (135,236 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses after recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements

       69,023       272,442       116,467
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

       16,642       117,346       (21,215 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

            

Net realized gain from non-affiliated investments

       701,266       3,207,133       5,499,527

Net realized loss from securities sold short

       (284,012 )       (3,775,449 )      

Net realized loss from swaps

                   (13,621,262 )(a)

Net realized gain from foreign currency transactions

             5      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on non-affiliated investments

       328,132       869,036       (186,030 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on securities sold short

       (109,047 )       858,601      

Net change in unrealized appreciation on swaps

                   754,860 (a) 

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

             (3 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       636,339       1,159,323       (7,552,905 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     $ 652,981     $ 1,276,669     $ (7,574,120 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Gotham ESG Large Value Fund   Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund
     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

                

Net investment income

     $ 16,321     $ 20,168     $ 214,787     $ 625,871

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and swaps

       251,422       11,636       10,413,786       (19,931,370 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and swaps

       99,783       (30,743 )       (7,134,767 )       12,518,208
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       367,526       1,061       3,493,806       (6,787,291 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                

Total distributable earnings:

                

Institutional Class

       (60,804 )       (95,342 )       (476,753 )       (878,804 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (60,804 )       (95,342 )       (476,753 )       (878,804 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       31,555       47,671       (22,655,205 )       2,973,681
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       338,277       (46,610 )       (19,638,152 )       (4,692,414 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

                

Beginning of year

       1,170,928       1,217,538       54,675,357       59,367,771
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 1,509,205     $ 1,170,928     $ 35,037,205     $ 54,675,357
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)

 

     Gotham Total Return Fund   Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund
     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

                

Net investment income

     $ 178,207     $ 290,492     $ 16,642     $ 32,355

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, securities sold short and capital gain distributions from affiliated investments

       3,219,439       (2,106,272 )       417,254       (143,104 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and securities sold short

       (303,103 )       (861,238 )       219,085       260,758
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       3,094,543       (2,677,018 )       652,981       150,009
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                

Total distributable earnings:

                

Institutional Class

       (178,762 )       (1,914,251 )       (32,071 )       (246,579 )

Investor Class

       (10,943 )       (178,991 )       N/A       N/A
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (189,705 )       (2,093,242 )       (32,071 )       (246,579 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       (4,595,192 )       (1,481,855 )       44,339       27,241
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (1,690,354 )       (6,252,115 )       665,249       (69,329 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

                

Beginning of year

       28,637,366       34,889,481       2,890,860       2,960,189
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 26,947,012     $ 28,637,366     $ 3,556,109     $ 2,890,860
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

     Gotham Hedged Plus Fund   Gotham Short Strategies Fund
     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

                

Net investment income/(loss)

     $ 117,346     $ 52,680     $ (21,215 )     $ 38,912

Net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, swaps and foreign currency transactions

       (568,311 )       (927,144 )       (8,121,735 )       (5,071,110 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, swaps and foreign currency translations

       1,727,634       987,330       568,830       (887,196 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       1,276,669       112,866       (7,574,120 )       (5,919,394 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                

Total distributable earnings:

                

Institutional Class

       (57,670 )       (174,499 )       (3,624 )       (70,055 )

Return of capital:

                

Institutional Class

                         (8,407 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (57,670 )       (174,499 )       (3,624 )       (78,462 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       1,889,615       6,327,746       (28,520,694 )       11,540,824
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       3,108,614       6,266,113       (36,098,438 )       5,542,968
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

                

Beginning of year

       9,193,961       2,927,848       37,618,537       32,075,569
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 12,302,575     $ 9,193,961     $ 1,520,099     $ 37,618,537
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Statements of Cash Flow

September 30, 2021

 

   

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund

   

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

           

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    $ 652,981         $ 1,276,669    

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

                                                                       

Purchases of long-term portfolio investments

      (6,564,755         (46,435,582  

Proceeds from disposition of long-term portfolio investments

      6,663,807           44,789,758    

Purchases to cover securities sold short

      (2,552,295         (37,687,529  

Proceeds from securities sold short

      2,422,032           37,377,320    

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, securities sold short and foreign currency transactions

      (417,254         568,311    

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short and foreign currency translations

      (219,085         (1,727,634  

Return of capital received from real estate investment trusts

      583           844    

Decrease in securities lending cash collateral

                894    

Increase in receivable for investments sold

      (54,433         (202,337  

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

      (484         (13,691  

Increase/(decrease) in receivable from investment adviser

      (1,371         8,818    

Increase/(decrease) in prepaid expenses and other assets

      (115         8,408    

Increase in payable for investments purchased

      54,612           200,558    

Increase in payable for dividends and fees on securities sold short

      184           4,468    

Decrease in use of cash collateral from securities lending

                (894  

Decrease in accrued expense payable

      (105         (2,935  
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net cash used in operating activities

      (15,698         (1,834,554  
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Cash flows from financing activities:

           

Proceeds from shares sold

      27,919           4,681,900    

Payment of shares redeemed.

      (15,651         (2,849,955  
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net cash provided by financing activities

      12,268           1,831,945    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Net decrease in cash and restricted cash

      (3,430         (2,609  

Cash and restricted cash:

           

Beginning of year:.

    $ 77,745         $ 149,209    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

End of year:

    $ 74,315         $ 146,600    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted cash at the beginning of the year to the statements of assets and liabilities:

           

Cash

    $ 47,723         $ 114,994    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Restricted Cash

    $ 30,022         $ 34,215    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Reconciliation of restricted and unrestricted cash at the end of the year to the statements of assets and liabilities:

           

Cash

    $ 18,081         $ 109,837    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Restricted Cash

    $ 56,234         $ 36,763    
   

 

 

       

 

 

   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

           

Cash received during the year for financing charges

    $ 9,734         $ 68,248    

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

74


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
  For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2019*

Per Share Operating Performance

            

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 11.27     $ 12.18     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.15       0.20       0.13

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       3.33       (0.16 )       2.05
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       3.48       0.04       2.18
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

       (0.13 )       (0.18 )      

Net realized capital gains

       (0.46 )       (0.77 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.59 )       (0.95 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

                  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 14.16     $ 11.27     $ 12.18
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       31.82 %       (0.17 )%       21.80 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

            

Net assets, end of year/period (in 000s)

     $ 1,509     $ 1,171     $ 1,218

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       0.75 %       0.75 %       0.75 %(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)

       2.85 %       6.46 %       6.59 %(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.16 %       1.74 %       1.49 %(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

       186 %       284 %       169 %(5)

 

*

Institutional class commenced operations on December 31, 2018. Total return is calculated based on inception date of December 28, 2018, when initial seed capital was issued at $10.00 per share.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

75


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 11.98     $ 13.20     $ 13.78     $ 11.71     $ 9.99
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.06       0.14       0.13       0.09       0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       0.96       (1.17 )       0.32       2.06       1.68
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.02       (1.03 )       0.45       2.15       1.72
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.13 )       (0.08 )       (0.07 )       (0.08 )      

Net realized capital gains

             (0.11 )       (0.96 )            
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.13 )       (0.19 )       (1.03 )       (0.08 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

             0.00 (2)                   
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 12.87     $ 11.98     $ 13.20     $ 13.78     $ 11.71
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       8.65 %       (7.95 )%       3.71 %       18.42 %       17.10 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 35,037     $ 54,675     $ 59,368     $ 11,031     $ 7,940

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any (including dividend and interest expense)(4)

       1.35 %       1.35 %       3.21 %       3.51 %       3.80 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(4)(5)

       1.78 %       1.66 %       3.81 %       4.08 %       5.01 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (including dividend and interest expense)

       0.51 %       1.11 %       1.03 %       0.73 %       0.39 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       163 %       294 %       429 %       220 %       259 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(3) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4) 

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund would be 1.42%, 1.50% and 1.50% for the years ended September 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

76


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Total Return Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 11.70     $ 13.28     $ 13.38     $ 11.60     $ 10.02
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.08       0.11       0.05       0.03       0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       1.33       (0.91 )       0.03       1.80       1.58
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.41       (0.80 )       0.08       1.83       1.59
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.08 )       (0.11 )       (0.05 )       (0.04 )       (0.01 )

Net realized capital gains

       (0.00 )(2)       (0.67 )       (0.13 )       (0.01 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.08 )       (0.78 )       (0.18 )       (0.05 )       (0.01 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 13.03     $ 11.70     $ 13.28     $ 13.38     $ 11.60
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       12.17 %       (6.54 )%       0.67 %       15.73 %       15.82 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 23,987     $ 25,967     $ 32,167     $ 26,218     $ 18,539

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.00 %       0.02 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(5)

       0.66 %       0.59 %       0.69 %       0.51 %       0.74 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       0.68 %       0.94 %       0.35 %       0.27 %       0.09 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       85 %       55 %       3 %       1 %       27 %

 

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.

(3) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(4) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(5) 

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

77


GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Total Return Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Investor Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Investor Class Shares
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2020
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2019
  For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2018*

Per Share Operating Performance

                

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 11.67     $ 13.24     $ 13.35     $ 12.60
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

       0.05       0.08       0.01       (0.02 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       1.32       (0.90 )       0.03       0.77
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.37       (0.82 )       0.04       0.75
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                

Net investment loss

       (0.05 )       (0.08 )       (0.02 )      

Net realized capital gains

       (0.00 )(2)       (0.67 )       (0.13 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.05 )       (0.75 )       (0.15 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)        
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 12.99     $ 11.67     $ 13.24     $ 13.35
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       11.80 %       (6.70 )%       0.40 %       5.95 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of year year/period (in 000s)

     $ 2,960     $ 2,670     $ 2,723     $ 2,110

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       0.25 %       0.25 %       0.25 %       0.25 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(6)

       0.91 %       0.84 %       0.93 %       0.76 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

       0.37 %       0.67 %       0.08 %       (0.24 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

       85 %       55 %       3 %       1 %(7)

 

*

Investor Class commenced operations on January 2, 2018. Total return is calculated based on inception date of December 29, 2017, when initial seed capital was issued at $12.60 per share.

(1) 

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.

(3)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(4)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(5) 

Annualized.

(6)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(7)

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 11.47     $ 11.86     $ 13.99     $ 11.86     $ 9.99
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.07       0.13       0.10       0.13       0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       2.50       0.47       0.07       2.20       1.78
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       2.57       0.60       0.17       2.33       1.87
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.13 )       (0.14 )       (0.12 )       (0.16 )      

Net realized capital gains

             (0.85 )       (2.18 )       (0.04 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.13 )       (0.99 )       (2.30 )       (0.20 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

                              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 13.91     $ 11.47     $ 11.86     $ 13.99     $ 11.86
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       22.56 %       4.95 %       2.78 %       19.86 %       18.60 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 3,556     $ 2,891     $ 2,960     $ 2,881     $ 2,399

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any(3)

       2.06 %       2.21 %       2.20 %       2.10 %       2.21 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(3)(4)

       4.70 %       5.04 %       5.23 %       4.24 %       5.28 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       0.50 %       1.15 %       0.90 %       0.97 %       0.83 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       140 %       263 %       274 %       224 %       237 %

 

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund would be 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.15% and 1.15% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year

     $ 10.58     $ 11.31     $ 12.87     $ 11.43     $ 10.08
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.10       0.12       0.10       0.06       0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       0.78       (0.17 )       (0.44 )       1.64       1.49
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.88       (0.05 )       (0.34 )       1.70       1.50
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.05 )       (0.12 )       (0.06 )       (0.09 )       (0.11 )

Net realized capital gains

             (0.56 )       (1.16 )       (0.17 )       (0.04 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.05 )       (0.68 )       (1.22 )       (0.26 )       (0.15 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

                              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

     $ 11.41     $ 10.58     $ 11.31     $ 12.87     $ 11.43
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       8.37 %       (0.82 )%       (2.45 )%       15.00 %       15.01 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year (in 000s)

     $ 12,303     $ 9,194     $ 2,928     $ 2,665     $ 2,319

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any(3)

       2.27 %       2.51 %       2.68 %       2.71 %       3.10 %

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(3)(4)

       3.26 %       4.81 %       6.97 %       5.57 %       8.46 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       0.98 %       1.11 %       0.84 %       0.48 %       0.09 %

Portfolio turnover rate

       218 %       353 %       239 %       227 %       183 %

 

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

Expense ratio includes dividend and fees on securities sold short. Excluding such dividend and fees on securities sold short, the ratio of expenses to average net assets including recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements for the Fund would be 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.15%, 1.15% and 1.15% for the years ended September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were reduced or expenses were recouped. If such fee reductions or recoupments had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Gotham Short Strategies Fund

Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class Shares
     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
  For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2017*

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 7.42     $ 8.78     $ 9.05     $ 10.07     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(1)

       (0.02 )       0.01       0.03       (0.03 )       0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       (1.50 )       (1.35 )       (0.09 )       (0.97 )       0.05
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       (1.52 )       (1.34 )       (0.06 )       (1.00 )       0.07
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.00 )(2)       (0.02 )             (0.02 )      

Net realized capital gains

                   (0.21 )            

Return of capital

             (0.00 )(2)                  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.00 )(2)       (0.02 )       (0.21 )       (0.02 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption fees

       0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)         0.00 (3)              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 5.90     $ 7.42     $ 8.78     $ 9.05     $ 10.07
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       (20.47 )%       (15.27 )%       (0.81 )%       (9.90 )%       0.70 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year/period (in 000s)

     $ 1,520     $ 37,619     $ 32,076     $ 1,591     $ 18,328

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with recoupments, waivers, and/or reimbursements, if any

       1.35 %       1.35 %       1.35 %       1.35 %       1.35 %(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without recoupments, waivers and/or reimbursements, if any(6)

       2.92 %       1.88 %       2.20 %       2.49 %       3.06 %(5)

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

       (0.25 )%       0.12 %       0.39 %       (0.30 )%       1.19 %(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

       459 %       692 %       616 %       591 %       165 %(7)(8)

 

*

Commencement of operations. Initial seed capital was issued at $10.00 per share on July 31, 2017.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Amount is less than $(0.005) per share.

(3)

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(4)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as shown (See Note 2).

(7)

Not annualized.

(8)

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received from processing a subscription due to a reorganization.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2021

 

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Gotham ESG Large Value Fund, the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund, the Gotham Total Return Fund, the Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund, the Gotham Hedged Plus Fund and the Gotham Short Strategies Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are each a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. Each of the Funds, except for the Gotham Total Return Fund, offers one class of shares, Institutional Class. The Gotham Total Return Fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. The Funds’ commencement of operations are as follows:

 

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund (“ESG Large Value”)

   December 31, 2018

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (“Defensive Long 500”)

   September 30, 2016

Gotham Total Return Fund (“Total Return”) (operates as a “Fund of Funds”)

   March 31, 2015

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund (“Enhanced 500 Plus”)

   September 30, 2016

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund (“Hedged Plus”)

   March 31, 2016

Gotham Short Strategies Fund (“Short Strategies”)

   July 31, 2017

All the Funds, except for ESG Large Value and Total Return, seek to achieve their investment objectives by primarily investing in long and short positions of U.S. equity securities. Equity securities include common and preferred stocks. ESG Large Value seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in long positions of equity securities. Total Return seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in other funds advised by Gotham.

The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day the NYSE is open. Each Fund’s equity securities, including exchange-traded funds, listed on any national or foreign exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing sale or official closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Any assets held by a Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that a Fund determines the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when a Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of a Fund. Certain Funds invest in securities of other investment companies, which are valued at their respective NAVs as determined by those investment companies each business day. Over the Counter (“OTC”) investments (including swap agreements) are generally valued by approved pricing services that use evaluated prices from various observable market factors. Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in good faith under the direction of the Board. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or “the Adviser”) the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security, asset or liability will be determined in good faith by the Adviser. The Trust has established a Valuation Committee which performs certain functions including the oversight of the Adviser’s fair valuation determinations.

Fair Value Measurements The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

  ·  

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

  ·  

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

  ·  

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.

All financial instruments listed in the Portfolio of Investments are considered Level 1, measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on quoted prices for identical assets in active markets, except for the following: total return swaps with end of period unrealized appreciation of $5,391,227 and $53,638 held by Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies, respectively. These securities are considered Level 2 as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third-party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Funds to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that present changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Funds had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed when the Funds had an amount of transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3 for the Funds.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits with a financial institution with original maturities of three months or less. Each Fund maintains deposits with a high quality financial institution in an amount that is in excess of federally insured limits.

Due to/from Brokers Due to/from brokers represents cash balances on deposit with, or cash balances owed to, the Funds’ prime brokers and counterparties. The Funds are subject to credit risk should the prime brokers and counterparties be unable to meet their obligations to the Funds.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distribution (12b-1) fees and shareholder services fees relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class. The Fund records as dividend income the

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

amount characterized as ordinary income and records as realized gain the amount characterized by a REIT as long-term capital gain in the Statements of Operations. The amount characterized as return of capital is a reduction to the cost of investments in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities if the security is still held; otherwise it is recorded as an adjustment to realized gain/(loss) from investment transactions in the Statements of Operations. These characterizations are reflected in the accompanying financial statements. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each Fund under methodologies approved by the Board of Trustees. Expenses directly attributable to a particular Fund in the Trust are charged directly to that Fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences include the treatment of non-taxable dividends, capitalized dividends on short sales, losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications within the components of net assets.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), and make the requisite distributions to such Fund’s shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to its long-term implications. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Funds by its service providers. Fund management is continuing to monitor this development and evaluate its impact on the Funds.

Short Sales All Funds except for ESG Large Value may sell securities short. Total Return indirectly invests in short sales through its underlying securities. A short sale involves the sale by a Fund of a security that it does not own with the anticipation of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. If the price of the security has increased during this time, then the Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short sale was entered into plus any premiums and interest paid to the third party. Therefore, short sales involve the risk that losses may be exaggerated, potentially losing more money than the actual cost of the investment. Also, there is the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to the Fund. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. The Funds will comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of short sales.

As of September 30, 2021, the following Funds had securities sold short, securities pledged as collateral and deposits with brokers for securities sold short:

 

     Value of
Securities
Sold Short
   Securities
Pledged

as Collateral
   Deposits with
Brokers for
Securities Sold Short

Enhanced 500 Plus

     $ 1,467,862      $ 4,029,793      $ 56,234

Hedged Plus

       9,390,111        16,202,122        36,763

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, the Funds may receive rebate income or be charged fees on securities sold short. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of securities sold short and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. These amounts are included in dividends and fees on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations. In those instances where rebate income is in excess of dividends on securities sold short and finance charges, the net amount is shown in the Investment Income section on the Statements of Operations. On the ex-dividend date, dividends on short sales are recorded as an expense to the Fund. The following Funds had net charges as shown in the table below for the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

     Dividends on
Securities Sold Short
   Rebate
(Income)/Fees

Enhanced 500 Plus

     $ 20,730      $ 3,155

Hedged Plus

       66,242        25,707

The following Funds utilized short sales proceeds and incurred financing charges to finance purchases of long securities in order to accomplish the Funds’ respective investment objectives. A financing fee is charged to the Funds based on the Federal Funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. These fees are included in dividends and fees on securities sold short on the Statements of Operations and are as follows for the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

     Short Sales
(Deposits)
Proceeds
   Financing
Charges

Enhanced 500 Plus

     $ 1,436,836      $ 6,579

Hedged Plus

       9,188,633        42,541

Swap Agreements — A swap agreement is a bilateral financial instrument that involves the exchange of cash flows between two parties on specified dates (settlement dates), where the cash flows are based on valuation changes to market referenced securities. The nominal amount on which the cash flows are calculated is called the notional amount.

Swap agreements may increase or decrease the overall volatility of the investments of a Fund and its share price. The performance of swap agreements will be affected by a change in the market value of the referenced underlying securities that determine the amounts of payments due to and from a Fund. If a swap agreement calls for payments by a Fund, the Fund must be prepared to make such payments when due. In addition, if the counterparty’s creditworthiness declined, the value of a swap agreement would be likely to decline, potentially resulting in losses.

Generally, swap agreements have a fixed maturity date that will be agreed upon by the parties. The agreement can be terminated before the maturity date, in whole or part, under certain circumstances, such as default by one of the parties or insolvency, among others, and can be transferred by a party only with the prior written consent of the other party. A Fund may be able to eliminate its exposure under a swap agreement either by assignment or by other disposition, or by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same party or a similarly creditworthy party. If the counterparty is unable to meet its obligations under the contract, declares bankruptcy, defaults or becomes insolvent, a Fund may not be able to recover the money it expected to receive under the swap agreement. A Fund will not enter into any swap agreement unless the Adviser believes that the counterparty to the transaction is creditworthy.

A swap agreement can be a form of leverage, which can magnify a Fund’s gains or losses. In order to reduce the risk associated with leveraging, a Fund may cover its current obligations under swap agreements according to guidelines established by the SEC. If a Fund enters into a swap agreement on a net basis, it will segregate assets with a daily value at least equal to the excess, if any, of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement over the accrued amount a Fund is entitled to receive under the agreement. If a Fund enters into a swap agreement on other than a net basis, it will segregate assets with a value equal to the full amount of a Fund’s accrued obligations under the swap agreement.

Total Return Swaps: Total return swaps are contracts in which both parties agree to make payments of the total return from a reference instrument during a specified period. The total return includes appreciation or depreciation on the underlying asset, plus any interest or dividend accruals or payments. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation also includes interest charges and credits

 

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(“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate, such as the U.S. effective federal funds rate (“EFFR”). Payments under the swap are based upon an agreed upon principal amount but, since the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. Total return swaps are marked to market daily using different sources, including quotations from counterparties, pricing services, brokers or market makers. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the amount due to or from the Fund at termination or settlement. The primary risks associated with total return swaps are credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and market risk (if there is no liquid market for the swap or unfavorable changes occur to the underlying reference instrument). As of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, only Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies held total return swaps.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the quarterly average notional volume of the total return swaps for each Fund was as follows:

 

    

Notional Amount

Defensive Long 500

     $ (5,703,142 )

Short Strategies

       (13,422,049 )

Counterparty Risk — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies were subject to counterparty risk. Certain of the derivatives entered into by the Funds may not be traded on an exchange but instead will be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. This means that these instruments are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Funds, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Funds to decrease. In addition, to the extent the Funds deal with a limited number of counterparties, it will be more susceptible to the credit risks associated with those counterparties. The Funds are neither restricted from dealing with any particular counterparty nor from concentrating any or all of its transactions with one counterparty. The ability of the Funds to transact business with any one or number of counterparties and the absence of a regulated market to facilitate settlement may increase the potential for losses by the Funds.

The Funds are subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which it invests and trades may default on their obligations, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that the Funds will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

Liquidity Risk — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies were subject to liquidity risk. The Funds may be subject to liquidity risk primarily due to investments in derivatives. The Funds may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities or instruments. Certain derivatives, such as swaps, forward contracts and options may not be readily marketable and, therefore, may be deemed to be illiquid. An asset is not readily marketable if it cannot be sold within seven business days in the ordinary course of business for approximately the amount at which it is valued. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Funds may be unable to sell the asset or sell it at a reasonable price. In addition, the Funds may be required to liquidate positions or close out derivatives on unfavorable terms at a time contrary to the interests of the Funds in order to raise cash to pay redemptions.

An investment in derivatives is also subject to the risk that the Funds may not be able to terminate the derivatives effective on whatever date it chooses, or that the settlement of any early termination may depend on subsequent market movements. As a result, the Funds may be exposed to the risk of additional losses due to such delays.

Master Netting Agreement — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies were subject to a Master Netting agreement. In order to define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds have entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”). An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Funds and the counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Funds may, under certain circumstances, offset with the

 

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counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

LIBOR Phase-out Risk The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates London Interbank Overnight Rates (“LIBOR”), has announced plans to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. There remains uncertainty regarding the future use of LIBOR and the nature of any replacement rate. The transition process away from LIBOR may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that currently rely on LIBOR. The transition process may also result in a reduction in the value of certain instruments held by a Fund or reduce the effectiveness of related Fund transactions such as hedges. Volatility, the potential reduction in value, and/or the hedge effectiveness of financial instruments may be heightened for financial instruments that do not include fallback provisions that address the cessation of LIBOR. Any potential effects of the transition away from LIBOR on any of the Funds or on financial instruments in which the Funds invest, as well as other unforeseen effects, could result in losses to the Funds.

Collateral Requirements — During the year ended September 30, 2021, Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies were subject to collateral requirements. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Funds and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. The Funds generally agree not to use non-cash collateral that they receive but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, they bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, they bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts. For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

                    Gross Amount Not Offset in the     
                    Statements of Assets and Liabilities     
     Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Assets/(Liabilities)
   Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statements of
Assets and
Liabilities
   Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statements
of Assets and
Liabilities
   Financial
Instruments
   Collateral
Pledged/(Received)*
   Net
Amount**

Defensive Long 500

     $ 5,391,227            $      $ 5,391,227            $      $ (4,770,000)              $ 621,227

Short Strategies

       53,638                     53,638                     —               53,638

 

*

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in each Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral pledged/(received) may be more than the amount shown.

**

Net amount represents the net receivable from the counterparty in the event of a default.

ESG Strategy Risk — The ESG Large Value’s ESG strategies could cause it to perform differently compared to funds that do not have such a policy. The criteria related to this ESG policy may result in the Fund’s forgoing opportunities to buy certain securities when

 

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it might otherwise be advantageous to do so, or selling securities for ESG reasons when it might be otherwise disadvantageous for it to do so. In addition, there is a risk that the companies identified by the ESG policy do not operate as expected when addressing ESG issues. There are significant differences in interpretations of what it means for a company to have positive ESG characteristics. While the Adviser believes its definitions are reasonable, the portfolio decisions it makes may differ with other investors’ or advisers’ views.

2. Transactions with Related Parties and Other Service Providers

Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust (the “Advisory Agreement”). For its services as the investment adviser, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, which is computed and accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate based on average daily net assets of each Fund as shown in the table below:

 

ESG Large Value(1)

     0.75

Defensive Long 500

     1.35

Total Return(2)

    

Enhanced 500 Plus

     1.00

Hedged Plus

     1.00

Short Strategies

     1.35

 

(1) 

Effective May 1, 2021, ESG Large Value entered into a Support, Service and Fee Assumption Agreement with Gotham, whereby Gotham will assume and undertake to pay substantially all Fund expenses, except investment advisory fees.

(2)

For Total Return (the “Fund”), Gotham is not entitled to receive an investment advisory fee on assets invested in mutual funds advised by Gotham (each an “underlying fund” and collectively, the “underlying funds”), but is entitled to receive an investment advisory fee of 1.00% of the Fund’s average net assets invested in investments other than an underlying fund. Gotham does not receive an investment advisory fee from the Fund on assets invested in an underlying fund, but does receive an investment advisory fee from each underlying fund as investment adviser to such funds. The Fund does not currently expect to invest in assets other than underlying funds; however, to the extent it does, the Fund will pay an investment advisory fee on such assets.

The Adviser contractually agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed the percentages set forth in the table below (on an annual basis) of each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until the termination date set forth below, unless the Board approves its earlier termination. The table below reflects the Expense Limitation amounts, as a percentage of average daily net assets, in effect during the year ended September 30, 2021.

 

     Institutional
Class
  Investor
Class
  Termination Date

ESG Large Value

       0.75 %       N/A       January 31, 2022

Defensive Long 500

       1.35 %       N/A       January 31, 2022

Total Return(1)

       0.00 %       0.25 %       January 31, 2022

Enhanced 500 Plus

       1.15 %       N/A       January 31, 2022

Hedged Plus

       1.15 %       N/A       January 31, 2022

Short Strategies

       1.35 %       N/A       January 31, 2022

 

(1) Per the Expense Limitation agreement for the Fund, the expenses subject to the expense limitation are also exclusive of management fees, if any.

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2021, investment advisory fees accrued and waivers were as follows:

 

     Gross
Advisory Fee
   Recoupments,
Waivers and/or
Reimbursements
  Net Advisory Fee/
(Reimbursement)

ESG Large Value

     $ 10,534      $ (29,546 )     $ (19,012 )

Defensive Long 500

       569,372        (183,313 )       386,059

Total Return

              (183,352 )       (183,352 )

Enhanced 500 Plus

       33,530        (88,717 )       (55,187 )

Hedged Plus

       119,959        (118,207 )       1,752

Short Strategies

       116,526        (135,236 )       (18,710 )

For all Funds, except for ESG Large Value, Defensive Long 500 and Short Strategies, the Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board, such amounts reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek reimbursement from the Fund, subject to certain limitations, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of reimbursement. No recoupment will occur unless a Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation amount. As of September 30, 2021, the amounts of potential reimbursement from the Funds to the Adviser are as follows:

 

     Expiration
09/30/2022
   Expiration
09/30/2023
   Expiration
09/30/2024
   Expiration
Total

Total Return

                   

Institutional Class

     $ 200,356      $ 170,911      $ 164,802      $ 536,069

Investor Class

       18,489        17,025        18,550        54,064

Enhanced 500 Plus

       84,996        79,156        88,717        252,869

Hedged Plus

       120,723        109,329        118,207        348,259

Other Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and custodian for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Funds’ average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For providing certain custodial services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) provides transfer agent services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries investing in the Funds and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. The fees incurred by the Funds for these services are included in Transfer Agent fees in the Statements of Operations.

Pershing LLC provides prime brokerage services to the Funds under an Agreement for Prime Brokerage Services. Pershing LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Funds pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter.

The Trust and the Underwriter are parties to an underwriting agreement. The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Investor Class shares of Total Return, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Investor Class shares plan, Total

 

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Return compensates the Underwriter for direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred in connection with advertising, marketing and other distribution services in an amount not to exceed 0.25%, on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of Total Return’s Investor Class shares.

Trustees and Officers

The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Trustees receive compensation in the form of an annual retainer and per meeting fees for their services to the Trust. An employee of BNY Mellon serves as the Secretary of the Trust and is not compensated by the Funds or the Trust.

JW Fund Management LLC (“JWFM”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, to the Trust. Alaric Compliance Services LLC (“Alaric”) provides the Trust with a Chief Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer. JWFM and Alaric are compensated for their services provided to the Trust.

 

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Investment in Affiliated Funds

The following table lists each issuer owned by Total Return that may be deemed an “affiliated company” under the 1940 Act, as well as transactions that occurred in the security of such issuers during the year ended September 30, 2021:

 

Name of Issuer

   Value at
09/30/20
     Purchase
Cost
     Sales
Proceeds
     Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
    Value at
09/30/21
     Shares
Held at
09/30/21
     Dividend
Income
 

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund

   $ 12,904,078      $ 95,203      $ 10,083,830      $ 331,230     $ (557,572   $ 2,689,109        208,944      $ 31,125  

Gotham Enhanced 500 ETF

            5,572,438        335,545        73       145,398       5,382,364        232,600         

Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund

            4,281,578        987,295        80,727       654,441       4,029,451        250,744        40,908  

Gotham Hedged Core Fund

     3,411,033        2,195,264        2,223,562        184,949       489,343       4,057,027        314,987        32,846  

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund

            4,446,062        2,272,275        168,056       364,998       2,706,841        237,234        19,161  

Gotham Index Plus Fund

     5,790,088        110,332        6,968,795        2,799,095       (1,730,720                   60,930  

Gotham Large Value Fund

     1,061,959        5,572,898        1,471,857        275,099       (113,508     5,324,591        318,647         

Gotham Neutral Fund

     4,256,076        318,226        1,933,181        (232,567     262,832       2,671,386        286,629         

Gotham Short Strategies Fund

     1,086,822        621,810        1,493,431        (396,886     181,685                     199  
  

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

   $ 28,510,056            $ 3,209,776     $ (303,103   $ 26,860,769         $ 185,169  
  

 

 

          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the year ended September 30, 2021, aggregated purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

ESG Large Value

   $ 2,558,165      $ 2,573,180  

Defensive Long 500

     64,571,665        91,106,700  

Total Return

     23,213,811        27,769,771  

Enhanced 500 Plus

     6,530,631        6,627,092  

Hedged Plus

     46,342,015        44,692,759  

Short Strategies

     42,298,480        82,274,997  

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds had no purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities.

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, transactions in capital shares of the Funds (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended
September 30, 2020
 
     Shares     Value     Shares     Value  

ESG Large Value:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

         $           $  

Reinvestments

     2,654       31,555       3,943       47,671  

Redemption Fees*

                        

Redemptions

                        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,654     $ 31,555       3,943     $ 47,671  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Defensive Long 500:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     14,121     $ 169,005       1,785,878     $ 21,079,978  

Reinvestments

     42,153       476,753       66,026       878,804  

Redemption Fees*

                       2,017  

Redemptions

     (1,896,428     (23,300,963     (1,785,995     (18,987,118
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (1,840,154   $ (22,655,205     65,909     $ 2,973,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     4,359     $ 50,461       325,525     $ 4,134,781  

Reinvestments

     13,436       151,823       127,914       1,652,650  

Redemption Fees*

           45             82  

Redemptions

     (395,576     (4,790,616     (657,113     (7,623,112
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (377,781   $ (4,588,287     (203,674   $ (1,835,599
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class

        

Sales

     16,324     $ 198,612       92,479     $ 1,150,847  

Reinvestments

     969       10,943       13,865       178,991  

Redemption Fees*

           5             8  

Redemptions

     (18,296     (216,465     (83,091     (976,102
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (1,003   $ (6,905     23,253     $ 353,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net decrease

     (378,784   $ (4,595,192     (180,421   $ (1,481,855
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Enhanced 500 Plus:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     2,223     $ 27,919       2,136     $ 23,898  

Reinvestments

     2,670       32,071       21,275       246,579  

Redemption Fees*

                        

Redemptions

     (1,303     (15,651     (20,986     (243,236
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     3,590     $ 44,339       2,425     $ 27,241  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended
September 30, 2020
 
     Shares     Value     Shares     Value  

Hedged Plus:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     467,743     $ 4,681,900       639,213     $ 6,650,000  

Reinvestments

     6,077       57,670       15,608       174,499  

Redemption Fees*

                        

Redemptions

     (264,777     (2,849,955     (44,569     (496,753
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     209,043     $ 1,889,615       610,252     $ 6,327,746  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short Strategies:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

     253,119     $ 1,646,780       2,164,344     $ 17,640,696  

Reinvestments

     598       3,554       9,232       76,810  

Redemption Fees*

           78             404  

Redemptions

     (5,067,579     (30,171,106     (754,740     (6,177,086
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (4,813,862   $ (28,520,694     1,418,836     $ 11,540,824  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fees are retained by each Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in-capital.

Significant Shareholders

As of September 30, 2021, the Funds below had shareholders that held 10% or more of the total outstanding shares of each respective Fund. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on each respective Fund.

 

ESG Large Value

  

Affiliated Shareholders

     100

Defensive Long 500

  

Affiliated Fund

     8

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     84

Total Return

  

Affiliated Shareholders

     27

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     49

Enhanced 500 Plus

  

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     97

Hedged Plus

  

Affiliated Fund

     22

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     78

Short Strategies

  

Affiliated Shareholders

     60

Non-affiliated Shareholders

     21

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

5. Securities Lending

All Funds may lend securities to financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, and are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents, letter of credit or U.S. Government securities maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Cash collateral received, pursuant to investment guidelines established by the Funds and approved by the Board, is invested in short-term investments and/or securities consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. Securities purchased with cash collateral are included in market value of securities designated as collateral for securities on loan on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. All such investments are made at the risk of the Funds and, as such, the Funds are liable for investment losses. The Funds pay a fee on the cash collateral received by the Funds at a rate equal to the Federal Funds (Open) rate plus 40 basis points with respect to the cash collateral received on those securities on loan that have a rebate that equals or exceeds the greater of either the Federal Funds (Open) rate minus 10 basis points or zero. These fees are included in the fees on cash collateral on the Statements of Operations. Such loans would involve risks of delay in receiving additional collateral in the event the value of the collateral decreased below the value of the securities loaned or of delay in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing and only when, in the Adviser’s judgment, the income to be earned from the loans justifies the attendant risks. Any loans of a Fund’s securities will be fully collateralized and marked to market daily. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. Securities on loan are not used as collateral for swaps or as collateral for short securities, if any. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds listed below each had securities lending programs. The Funds had no open securities lending transactions as of September 30, 2021, and the income generated from the programs during the year ended September 30, 2021, with respect to such loans was as follows:

 

     Market Value
of Securities
Loaned
   Cash Collateral
Received
   Market Value
of Non-cash
Collateral
   Income Received
from Securities
Lending

Defensive Long 500

     $      $      $      $ 173

Enhanced 500 Plus

                            8

Hedged Plus

                            24

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits the Funds, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset amounts payable by the Funds to the same counterparty against amounts to be received from that counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Funds. The Funds had no open securities lending transactions which were subject to a MSLA as of September 30, 2021.

6. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Each Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications. Net assets were not affected by these adjustments. Permanent differences as of September 30, 2021, were primarily attributed to return of capital, redesignation of dividends paid and capitalized dividends on short sales. As of September 30, 2021, there were no reclassifications within the components of net assets.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

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

 

     Ordinary
Income
Dividend
   Long-Term
Capital Gain
Dividend
   Return
of Capital

ESG Large Value

     $ 13,302      $ 47,502      $

Defensive Long 500

       476,753              

Total Return

       189,705              

Enhanced 500 Plus

       32,071              

Hedged Plus

       57,670              

Short Strategies

       3,624              

The tax character of distributions paid by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2020, were as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
Dividend
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
Dividend
     Return
of Capital
 

ESG Large Value

   $ 95,326      $ 16      $  

Defensive Long 500

     370,405        508,399         

Total Return

     309,540        1,783,702         

Enhanced 500 Plus

     40,676        205,903         

Hedged Plus

     30,340        144,159         

Short Strategies

     70,055               8,407  

Distributions from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforward
  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
   Qualified
Late-Year
Losses

ESG Large Value

     $     $ 56,152      $ 184,463      $ 189,373      $

Defensive Long 500

       (10,025,927 )       165,147               8,062,888       

Total Return

             449,941        621,623        2,097,448       

Enhanced 500 Plus

             9,961        341,295        600,501       

Hedged Plus

       (592,028 )       116,113               1,918,545       

Short Strategies

       (16,452,807 )                     5,923        (24,839 )

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. The temporary differences as of September 30, 2021, were primarily attributed to wash sales and deferral of loss on unsettled short sale transactions. Foreign currency and short-term capital gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2021, the federal tax cost, aggregated gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds were as follows:

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

     Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

ESG Large Value

   $ 1,298,091      $ 225,927      $ (36,554   $ 189,373  

Defensive Long 500

     30,773,847        10,591,245        (7,919,584     2,671,661  

Total Return

     24,763,321        2,332,927        (235,480     2,097,447  

Enhanced 500 Plus

     4,221,874        1,187,218        (435,669     751,549  

Hedged Plus

     20,576,381        3,625,441        (2,642,096     983,345  

Short Strategies

     1,501,720        186,432        (180,509     5,923  

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and September 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and September 30 or (ii) specified ordinary losses between November 1 and September 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended September 30, 2021, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until October 1, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds deferred to October 1, 2021 the following losses:

 

     Late-Year Ordinary
Losses Deferral
   Short-Term Capital
Loss Deferral
   Long-Term Capital
Loss Deferral

Short Strategies

     $ 24,839      $      $

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2021 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. For Short Strategies, the future use of available capital loss carryforwards may be subject to limitation under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of September 30, 2021, the following Funds had long-term and short-term capital loss carryforwards in the following amounts:

 

     Capital Loss Carryforward  
     Short-Term      Long-Term  

Defensive Long 500

   $ 10,025,927      $  

Hedged Plus

     592,028         

Short Strategies

     16,412,396        40,411  

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the following Funds utilized capital losses as follows:

 

     Capital Losses
Utilized

Defensive Long 500

     $ 8,890,563

Total Return

       1,969,312

7. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and has determined that there are no material subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust and Shareholders of Gotham ESG Large Value Fund, Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund, Gotham Total Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund, Gotham Hedged Plus Fund and Gotham Short Strategies Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Gotham ESG Large Value Fund, Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund, Gotham Total Return Fund, Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund, Gotham Hedged Plus Fund, and Gotham Short Strategies Fund (six of the funds constituting FundVantage Trust, referred to hereafter collectively as the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2021, the related statements of operations for the year ended September 30, 2021, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2021, and for Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund and Gotham Hedged Plus Fund, the statements of cash flow for the year ended September 30, 2021, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein (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, 2021, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2021, for Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund and Gotham Hedged Plus Fund, the results of each of their cash flows for the year then ended and each of the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

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 of these financial statements 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 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2021 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, PA

November 23, 2021

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Gotham Asset Management LLC since 2011.

 

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Shareholder Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

Certain tax information regarding each Fund is required to be provided to shareholders based upon each Fund’s income and distributions for the taxable year ended September 30, 2021. The information and distributions reported here in may differ from information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2021. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 the following dividends and distributions were paid by each of the Funds:

 

     Ordinary
Income
Dividend
   Long-Term
Capital Gain
Dividend
   Return
of Capital

ESG Large Value

     $ 13,302      $ 47,502      $

Defensive Long 500

       476,753              

Total Return

       189,705              

Enhanced 500 Plus

       32,071              

Hedged Plus

       57,670              

Short Strategies

       3,624              

Where appropriate, all designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of each Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

Under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, the following percentages of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 were designated as “qualified dividend income”, as defined in the Act, and are subject to reduced tax rates:

 

ESG Large Value

     83.24

Defensive Long 500

     100.00

Total Return

     28.57

Enhanced 500 Plus

     100.00

Hedged Plus

     100.00

Short Strategies

     100.00

The percentage of total ordinary income dividends paid qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for each Fund is as follows:

 

ESG Large Value

     82.42

Defensive Long 500

     100.00

Total Return

     28.62

Enhanced 500 Plus

     100.00

Hedged Plus

     100.00

Short Strategies

     100.00

The percentage of qualified interest income related dividends not subject to withholding tax for non-resident aliens and foreign corporations is as follows:

 

ESG Large Value

     0.24

Defensive Long 500

     0.76

Total Return

     0.01

Hedged Plus

     0.69

Short Strategies

     17.01

The percentage of ordinary income distributions designated as qualified short-term gains pursuant to the American Job Creation Act of 2004 is as follows:

 

Total Return

     100.00

 

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Shareholder Tax Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Because the Funds’ fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2021. The second notification, which will reflect the amount, if any, to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their U.S. federal income tax returns will be made in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV and will be mailed in January 2022.

Foreign shareholders will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the amount of their ordinary income dividends. They will generally not be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for the withholding taxes paid by a Fund, if any.

In general, dividends received by tax-exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting.

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in a Fund.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 974-6852 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended December 31 and June 30) as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Board Considerations with Respect to the Approval of the Continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Gotham

At a meeting held by videoconference on June 21-22, 2021 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Gotham Asset Management, LLC (“Gotham” or the “Adviser”) and the Trust (the “Gotham Agreement”) on behalf of the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund, Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund, Gotham ESG Large Value Fund, Gotham Hedged Plus Fund, Gotham Short Strategies Fund and Gotham Total Return (together the “Gotham Funds”). At the Meeting, the Board considered the continuation of the Gotham Agreement with respect to each Fund for an additional one year period.

In determining whether to approve the Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered information provided by Gotham in response to a request for information in accordance with Section 15(c) of the 1940 Act (the “Gotham 15(c) Response”) regarding (i) the services performed or to be performed by Gotham for the Gotham Funds, (ii) the composition and qualifications of Gotham’s portfolio management staff, (iii) any potential or actual material conflicts of interest which may arise in connection with the management of the Gotham Funds, (iv) investment performance, (v) the financial condition of Gotham, (vi) brokerage selection procedures (including soft dollar arrangements, if any), (vii) the procedures for allocating investment opportunities between the Gotham Funds and other clients, (viii) results of any independent audit or regulatory examination, including any recommendations or deficiencies noted, (ix) any litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding which may have a material impact on Gotham’s ability to service the Gotham Funds, and (x) compliance with the Gotham Funds’ investment objectives, policies and practices (including codes of ethics and proxy voting policies), federal securities laws and other regulatory requirements. In addition to the information in the Gotham 15(c) Response, the Trustees received additional information at Board meetings throughout the year covering matters such as the performance of each Gotham Fund compared against its Lipper Index and its benchmark; compliance with the Gotham Funds’ investment objectives, policies, strategy and limitations; the compliance of portfolio management personnel with applicable codes of ethics; and the adherence to pricing procedures as established by the Board.

The Board considered additional information provided by representatives from Gotham invited to participate in the Meeting regarding Gotham’s history, performance, investment strategy, and compliance program. Representatives of Gotham responded to questions from the Board. In addition to the foregoing information, the Trustees also considered other factors they believed to be relevant to considering the approval of the Agreement, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was controlling, and different Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. After deliberating, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangement between the Gotham Funds and Gotham, as provided by the terms of the Gotham Agreement, including the advisory fees under the Gotham Agreement, were fair and reasonable in light of the services provided, expenses incurred and such other matters as the Trustees considered relevant.

The Trustees considered the services provided by or to be provided by Gotham to the Gotham Funds. The Trustees considered Gotham’s personnel and the depth of Gotham’s personnel who provide investment management services to the Gotham Funds and

 

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Other Information (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

their experience. Based on the Gotham 15(c) Response, the Trustees concluded that (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided (or to be provided) by Gotham are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Agreement, (ii) that the quality of those services has been, and continues to be, consistent with industry norms, (iii) the Gotham Funds are likely to benefit from the provision of those services, (iv) Gotham has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate skills and experience, to serve the Gotham Funds effectively and has demonstrated its continuing ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and (v) the satisfactory nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Gotham Funds is likely to continue under the Agreement.

The Board discussed Gotham’s business continuity plan, and its ability to continue to manage the Gotham Funds effectively in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, continuing federal, state and local responses thereto and related volatility in the financial markets.

The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Gotham Funds (as applicable) and Gotham. The Trustees reviewed historical performance charts which showed the performance of the Gotham Funds as compared to their respective benchmark indices and Lipper categories for the since inception, year-to-date, one year, two year, three year, five year, ten year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021, as applicable. The Trustees considered the short term and long term performance of the Gotham Funds, as applicable. The Trustees noted that they considered performance reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year.

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021. The Trustees further noted that the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the one year and three year periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, two year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date, one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham ESG Large Value Fund underperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the one year, two year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham ESG Large Value Fund underperformed the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index for the one year, two year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Hedged Plus Fund outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date, period ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the one year, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021. The Trustees further noted that the Gotham Hedged Plus Fund underperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the one year and three year periods ended March 31, 2021 and outperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the year-to-date, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Short Strategies Fund. The Trustees noted that that the Gotham Short Strategies Fund underperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Index for the year-to-date, one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021. The Trustees further noted that the Gotham Short Strategies Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Inverse 50% Index for the year-to-date period ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the S&P 500 Inverse 50% Index for the one year, three year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021.

Gotham Total Return Fund. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Total Return Fund Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the year-to-date and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index for the one year, three year and five year periods ended

 

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Other Information (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31, 2021. They further noted that the Gotham Total Return Fund Institutional Class shares outperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the year-to-date, three year, five year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2021 and underperformed the HFRX Equity Hedge Index for the one year period ended March 31, 2021.

The Trustees concluded that the performance of each of the Gotham Funds was within an acceptable range of performance relative to other mutual funds with similar investment objectives, strategies and policies based on the information provided at the Meeting.

The Trustees noted that the representatives of Gotham had provided information regarding its advisory fees and an analysis of these fees in relation to the services provided to the Funds and any other ancillary benefit resulting from the Gotham’s relationship with the Funds.

The Trustees also reviewed information regarding the fees Gotham charges to certain other clients and evaluated explanations provided by Gotham as to differences in fees charged to the Funds and other similarly managed accounts, where applicable. The Trustees also reviewed a peer comparison of advisory fees and total expenses for each Gotham Fund versus those funds in the Fund’s applicable Lipper category (the “Peer Group”). The Trustees concluded that the advisory fees and services provided by Gotham are consistent with those of other advisers that manage mutual funds with investment objectives, strategies and policies similar to those of the Funds as measured by the information provided by Gotham.

The Board considered, among other data, the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund:

Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher and lower than, respectively, the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund’s Institutional Class shares were equal to and lower than, respectively, the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Enhanced 500 Plus Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham ESG Large Value Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham ESG Large Value Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher than and lower than, respectively, the median of the contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham ESG Large Value Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Hedged Plus Fund. The contractual advisory fee and the net total expense ratio for the Gotham Hedged Plus Fund’s Institutional Class shares were equal to and lower than, respectively, the median gross advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Hedged Plus Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Short Strategies Fund. The contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Short Strategy Fund’s Institutional Class shares were higher and lower than, respectively, the median contractual advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Short Strategies Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets.

Gotham Total Return Fund. The net advisory fee and net total expense ratio for the Gotham Total Return Fund’s Institutional Class shares were lower than the median net advisory fee and net total expense ratio for those funds in the Gotham Total Return Fund’s Peer Group with $250 million or less in assets. The Trustees discussed that the Gotham Total Return Fund is a “fund of funds,” and that there is no advisory fee in respect of assets invested in other funds advised by Gotham. The Trustees noted that the Gotham Total Return Fund does not collect an advisory fee because it invests only in other series of the Trust advised by Gotham.

The Trustees also discussed the limitations of the comparative expense information provided with respect to each Gotham Fund’s Peer Group, given the potential varying nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the advisors of other portfolios included in each of the Peer Groups. Based upon their review, the Trustees concluded that the respective advisory fees for the Gotham Funds were reasonable in light of the high quality of services received by the Funds from Gotham.

 

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Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The Trustees considered the costs of the services provided by Gotham, the compensation and benefits received by Gotham in providing services to the Gotham Funds, its profitability and certain additional information related to Gotham’s financial condition. In addition, the Trustees considered any direct or indirect revenues received by affiliates of Gotham.

The Trustees considered the extent to which economies of scale may be realized relative to fee levels, and whether the advisory fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders. The Board noted Gotham’s representation that none of the Funds have reached an asset size at which economies of scale would traditionally be considered to exist, and Gotham’s belief that breakpoints are not appropriate at this time. The Board further considered Gotham’s representation that the nature of the various Funds’ investment strategies were such that future capacity was constrained based on Gotham’s ability to implement the strategy above certain asset levels, and as such the Funds’ ability to achieve future economies of scale were limited relative to more traditional asset classes. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that economies of scale did not yet exist for the Funds and that therefore it was not yet necessary to consider whether the fee structure of the Funds provided an adequate mechanism for sharing the benefit of any such economies.

After consideration of all the factors, taking into consideration the information presented at the Board Meeting, the entire Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the continuation of the Gotham Agreement for an additional one-year period. In arriving at their decision, the Trustees did not identify any single matter as controlling, but made their determination in light of all the circumstances.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

The privacy of your personal financial information is extremely important to us. When you open an account with us, we collect a significant amount of information from you in order to properly invest and administer your account. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information private and confidential, and we want you to know how we protect that important information.

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you, or our former clients, to our affiliates or to service providers or other third parties, except as permitted by law. We share only the information required to properly administer your accounts, which enables us to send transaction confirmations, monthly or quarterly statements, financials and tax forms. Even within FundVantage Trust and its affiliated entities, a limited number of people who actually service accounts will have access to your personal financial information. Further, we do not share information about our current or former clients with any outside marketing groups or sales entities.

To ensure the highest degree of security and confidentiality, FundVantage Trust and its affiliates maintain various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We also apply special measures for authentication of information you request or submit to us on our web site www.gothamfunds.com.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at 1 (877) 974-6852.

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Management

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The primary responsibility of the Trustees is to represent the interest of the Trust’s shareholders and to provide oversight management of the Trust.

The following tables present certain information regarding the Board of Trustees and officers of the Trust. None of the Trustees are an “interested person” of the Trust, the Adviser, another investment adviser of a series of the Trust, or Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, the principal underwriter of the Trust (“Underwriter”), within the meaning of the 1940 Act and each Trustee is referred to as an “Independent Trustee” and is listed under such heading below. Employees of certain service providers to the Trust serve as officers of the Trust; such persons are not compensated by the Funds. The address of each Trustee and officer as it relates to the Trust’s business is 301 Bellevue Parkway, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds contain additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (866) 640-5704.

 

Name

and Date of Birth

  

    Position(s)    

Held

with Trust

  

    Term of Office    

and Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

 

Number of  

Funds in

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other

    Directorships    

Held by

Trustee

 
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
           

ROBERT J. CHRISTIAN

Date of Birth: 2/49

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007. Chairman from 2007 until September 30, 2019.   Retired since February 2006; Executive Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company from February 1996 to February 2006; President of Rodney Square Management Corporation (“RSMC”) (investment advisory firm) from 1996 to 2005; Vice President of RSMC from 2005 to 2006.    31    Optimum Fund Trust (registered investment company with 6 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

IQBAL MANSUR

Date of Birth: 6/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007.   Retired since September 2020; Professor of Finance, Widener University from 1998 to August 2020.    31    Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Management (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name

and Date of Birth

  

    Position(s)    

Held

with Trust

  

    Term of Office    

and Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

 

Number of  

Funds in

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other

    Directorships    

Held by

Trustee

           

NICHOLAS M. MARSINI, JR.

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Trustee and Chairman of the Board    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2016. Chairman since October 1, 2019.   Retired since March 2016. President of PNC Bank Delaware from June 2011 to March 2016; Executive Vice President of Finance of BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2011; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from September 1997 to July 2010.    31    Brinker Capital Destinations Trust (registered investment company with 10 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

NANCY B. WOLCOTT

Date of Birth: 11/54

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2011.   Retired since May 2014; EVP, Head of GFI Client Service Delivery, BNY Mellon from January 2012 to May 2014; EVP, Head of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2012; President of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2008 to July 2010; Chief Operating Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2007 to 2008; Executive Vice President of PFPC Worldwide Inc. from 2006 to 2007.    31   

 

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (registered investment company with 97 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

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GOTHAM FUNDS

Fund Management (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Name

and Date of Birth

  

    Position(s)    

Held

with Trust

  

    Term of Office    

and Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

  

 

Number of  

Funds in

Trust

Complex

Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other

    Directorships    

Held by

Trustee

           

STEPHEN M. WYNNE

Date of Birth: 1/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2009.   Retired since December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon Assets Servicing from July 2010 to December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from March 2008 to July 2010; President, PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2003 to 2008.    31    Copeland Trust (registered investment company with 2 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

       

Name

and Date of Birth

  

 Position(s) Held  

with Trust

  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
       

JOEL L. WEISS

Date of Birth: 1/63

   President and Chief Executive Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2007.    President of JW Fund Management LLC since June 2016; Vice President and Managing Director of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from 1993 to June 2016.
       

T. RICHARD KEYES

Date of Birth: 1/57

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2016.    President of TRK Fund Consulting LLC since July 2016; Head of Tax — U.S. Fund Services of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from February 2006 to July 2016.
       

GABRIELLA MERCINCAVAGE

Date of Birth: 6/68

   Assistant Treasurer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2019.    Fund Administration Consultant since January 2019; Fund Accounting and Tax Compliance Accountant to financial services companies from November 2003 to July 2018.
       

VINCENZO A. SCARDUZIO

Date of Birth: 4/72

   Secretary    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2012.    Director and Vice President Regulatory Administration of The Bank of New York Mellon and predecessor firms since 2001.
       

GUY F. TALARICO

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2020.    Chief Executive Officer of Alaric Compliance Services LLC since June 2004.

 

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Investment Adviser

Gotham Asset Management, LLC

535 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Administrator

The Bank of New York Mellon

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

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Sirios Long/Short Fund

Sirios Focus Fund

of

FundVantage Trust

Institutional Class

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2021

IMPORTANT NOTE: As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the shareholder reports from the Funds or from your financial intermediary. Instead, shareholder reports are available on the Sirios Funds’ website (www.sirioslp.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future shareholder reports in paper, free of charge. To elect to receive paper copies of shareholder reports through the mail or otherwise change your delivery method, contact your financial intermediary or, if you hold your shares directly through the Funds, call toll-free at (866) 640-5704 or write to:

Sirios Funds

FundVantage Trust

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing

P.O. Box 9829

Providence, RI 02940-8029

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.



SIRIOS LONG/SHORT FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

The Sirios Long/Short Fund’s Institutional Class shares (SLHIX) returned 17.93% net of expenses for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, while the HFRX Equity Hedge Index returned 17.74%.

The Sirios Long/Short Fund is a liquid, long/short strategy that seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s long exposure is comprised of companies exhibiting earnings growth potential and attractive valuation. Meanwhile, short exposure includes sector and index hedges, as well as mega-capitalization, single-stock positions. Single-stock and index put options may also be utilized.

Portfolio Review

For the fiscal year, long common equity positions contributed 32.77% to gross performance, while short common equity positions detracted 12.28% and short fixed income positions detracted 0.80%. Other income, expenses, and currency hedges detracted 1.76%. Geographically, common equity positions in North America and Europe contributed 14.67% and 5.02%, respectively, to gross performance. The most significant individual positive long contributors (+10.35%) were Alcon (Switzerland), IHS Markit, J.P.Morgan, Eli Lilly, and Airbus (France). The most significant long detractors (1.54%) were London Stock Exchange (U.K.), Discovery, Allison Transmission, ON24, and Amazon.

Exposure Analysis

Total net exposure as of fiscal year-end was 60%, as compared to 62% the prior fiscal year-end, as gross long exposure increased by 2% while gross short exposure increased by 4%. Net exposure is balanced across the Consumer (+14%), Health Care (+14%), Financials/RE (+13%), Technology/Communications (+13%), and Energy/Industrials (+9%) sectors. During the fiscal year, net exposure increased in the Financials/RE (+3%) sector, while net exposure decreased in the Technology/Communications (-10%), Health Care (-8%), Consumer (-1%), and Energy/Industrials (-1%) sectors.

Net exposure remains primarily focused on North America (+42%), with positive net exposure to Europe (+18%) and no direct exposure to Asia as of fiscal year-end. During the fiscal year, net exposure to North America decreased by 2% driven by increased gross short exposure. Net exposure to Europe remained consistent with the prior fiscal year end.

Market Overview

The U.S. economy experienced robust growth over the last year after successful progress on vaccinations against COVID-19 allowed for easing of related restrictions, and a return to normalized consumer activity. By the end of September, 2021, 64% of the U.S. population 12 years and older were fully vaccinated against the virus while 75% had received at least one dose, according to CDC data. The accelerated economic recovery caused labor and material shortages as well as manufacturing and transportation bottlenecks as companies endeavored to keep up with strong consumer demand. This pent-up demand coupled with monetary and fiscal stimulus drove equity markets to all-time highs in early September before pulling back the balance of the month. U.S. real gross domestic product increased each quarter from 4.5% in fourth quarter of 2020 to 6.3% in the first quarter of 2021, followed by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2021; however, slower growth is expected in the third quarter of 2021. Despite adding over 5.5 million jobs to the labor market over the last year, payroll employment was still 5.3 million below the pre-pandemic level. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% in September, marking its lowest level since the pandemic started but still above the 3.5% seen in February 2020. The combination of unprecedented stimulus, supply chain issues, and strong economic reopening created a perfect environment for higher inflation trends, which is reflected in both year-over-year core Producer Price Index (up 6.8%) and year-over-year core Consumer Price Index (up 4%). S&P 500 companies’ second quarter of 2021 results yielded an 89% blended earnings growth rate and blended revenue growth rate just under 25%. In addition, 87% of S&P 500 companies surpassed earnings estimates, above the five-year average of 75%, while 87% of companies surpassed revenue estimates, above the five-year average of 65%.

 

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SIRIOS LONG/SHORT FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Federal Reserve maintained the benchmark federal funds rate between 0.00% - 0.25% all year but commenced tapering discussions over its $120 billion of monthly asset purchases. An interest rate hike is not expected until late 2022 at the earliest. On the fiscal policy front, President Biden’s infrastructure and social spending plans stalled as the debt ceiling resolution moved to the top of the Congressional agenda.

Outlook

Despite a surge in COVID infections during the third quarter of 2021, economic growth remained strong as consumer spending proved resilient and leading indicators for industrial activity showed further momentum. The Federal Reserve signaled that conditions to satisfy its dual mandate have been reached, with recent trends in employment showing less slack than previously expected. While the Federal Reserve has termed the recent increase in inflation as “transitory”, most companies are concerned about long-term supply-chain issues and the lack of skilled labor. The combination of excessive government spending, pent-up consumer savings, and rapid money supply growth has resulted in an escalation of asset values and early signs of increased core inflation.

Record low interest rates and strong economic activity has pushed valuations to extreme levels just as the Federal Reserve has signaled the end of quantitative easing is near. As the Federal Reserve begins to reduce the degree of balance sheet expansion, which it expects to complete by mid-2022, it’s likely to put upward pressure on the long-end of the yield curve. Inflation expectations are also likely to increase as wages continue to rise and the surge in home prices gets reflected in “owner-equivalent rents”. If Congress is successful in passing the $1 trillion infrastructure plan and the $3.5 trillion tax reform and social spending plan, core inflation is likely to accelerate beyond the current expectation of 4 - 4.5%.

Excessive valuation, Federal Reserve tightening, and the potential for margin-driven earnings disappointments all point to a more difficult backdrop for the equity market in the near-term.

Thank you for your continued confidence in Sirios Capital Management.

Sincerely,

John F. Brennan, Jr.

Managing Director

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Sirios Long/Short Fund performed during the year ended September 30, 2021. Any statements of opinion constitute only past opinions of Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (“Sirios”), which may have changed and which Sirios does not undertake to update. Past performance is no guarantee of future results of any fund or account managed by Sirios.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice or securities recommendations, either explicit or implicit.

Sector exposures and holdings are subject to change. Exposures are expressed as a percentage of net assets and exclude cash and cash equivalents.

 

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SIRIOS FOCUS FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

The Sirios Focus Fund’s Institutional Class shares (SFFIX) returned 16.80% net of expenses from its inception on December 16, 2020 through the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, while the S&P 500 Total Return Index returned 17.91%.

The Sirios Focus Fund is a concentrated long strategy that seeks to deliver long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s exposure consists primarily of equity and equity-related securities of approximately 25 to 60 companies. The Fund typically invests in companies exhibiting long-term earnings growth potential and attractive valuation.

Portfolio Review

From the Fund’s inception on December 16, 2020 through the fiscal year-end, common equity positions contributed 17.81% to gross performance, while other income, expenses, and currency hedges detracted 1.01%. Geographically, common equity positions in North America and Europe contributed 15.83% and 1.98%, respectively, to gross performance. The most significant individual positive long contributors (+7.09%) were IHS Markit, Alcon (Switzerland), Williams-Sonoma, Eli Lilly, and Danaher. The most significant long detractors (1.93%) were London Stock Exchange (U.K.), Qualcomm, Allison Transmission, Discovery, and ON24.

Exposure Analysis

The Fund’s cash balance as a percentage of the entire portfolio decreased by 7.3% during the period from the Fund’s inception through the fiscal year-end. Exposure is balanced across the Technology/Communications (+28.1%), Health Care (+19.9%), Consumer (+19.4%), Financials/RE (+17.5%), and Energy/Industrials (+14.3%) sectors. During the period, exposure increased in the Financials/RE (+6.6%), Technology/Communications (5.2%), and Consumer (2.2%) sectors. Exposure decreased in the Health Care (-4.4%) and Energy/Industrials (-2.3%) sectors.

The Fund’s exposure remains primarily focused on North America (+81.5%), with positive exposure to Europe (+17.7%) and no direct exposure to Asia as of fiscal year-end. During the period from the Fund’s inception through the fiscal year-end, exposure to North America increased by 5.6% while exposure to Europe increased 1.7%.

Market Overview

The U.S. economy experienced robust growth over the last year after successful progress on vaccinations against COVID-19 allowed for easing of related restrictions, and a return to normalized consumer activity. By the end of September, 2021, 64% of the U.S. population 12 years and older were fully vaccinated against the virus while 75% had received at least one dose, according to CDC data. The accelerated economic recovery caused labor and material shortages as well as manufacturing and transportation bottlenecks as companies endeavored to keep up with strong consumer demand. This pent-up demand coupled with monetary and fiscal stimulus drove equity markets to all-time highs in early September before pulling back the balance of the month. U.S. real gross domestic product increased each quarter from 4.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 6.3% in the first quarter of 2021 , followed by 6.7% in the second quarter of 2021; however, slower growth is expected in the third quarter of 2021. Despite adding over 5.5 million jobs to the labor market over the last year, payroll employment was still 5.3 million below the pre-pandemic level. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.8% in September, marking its lowest level since the pandemic started but still above the 3.5% seen in February 2020. The combination of unprecedented stimulus, supply chain issues, and strong economic reopening created a perfect environment for higher inflation trends, which is reflected in both year-over-year core Producer Price Index (up 6.8%) and year-over-year core Consumer Price Index (up 4%). S&P 500 companies’ second quarter of 2021 results yielded an 89% blended earnings growth rate and blended revenue growth rate just under 25%. In addition, 87% of S&P 500 companies surpassed earnings estimates, above the five-year average of 75%, while 87% of companies surpassed revenue estimates, above the five-year average of 65%.

 

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SIRIOS FOCUS FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Federal Reserve maintained the benchmark federal funds rate between 0.00% - 0.25% all year but commenced tapering discussions over its $120 billion of monthly asset purchases. An interest rate hike is not expected until late 2022 at the earliest. On the fiscal policy front, President Biden’s infrastructure and social spending plans stalled as the debt ceiling resolution moved to the top of the Congressional agenda.

Outlook

Despite a surge in COVID infections during the third quarter of 2021, economic growth remained strong as consumer spending proved resilient and leading indicators for industrial activity showed further momentum. The Federal Reserve signaled that conditions to satisfy its dual mandate have been reached, with recent trends in employment showing less slack than previously expected. While the Federal Reserve has termed the recent increase in inflation as “transitory”, most companies are concerned about long-term supply-chain issues and the lack of skilled labor. The combination of excessive government spending, pent-up consumer savings, and rapid money supply growth has resulted in an escalation of asset values and early signs of increased core inflation.

Record low interest rates and strong economic activity has pushed valuations to extreme levels just as the Federal Reserve has signaled the end of quantitative easing is near. As the Federal Reserve begins to reduce the degree of balance sheet expansion, which it expects to complete by mid-2022, it’s likely to put upward pressure on the long-end of the yield curve. Inflation expectations are also likely to increase as wages continue to rise and the surge in home prices gets reflected in “owner-equivalent rents”. If Congress is successful in passing the $1 trillion infrastructure plan and the $3.5 trillion tax reform and social spending plan, core inflation is likely to accelerate beyond the current expectation of 4 - 4.5%.

Excessive valuation, Federal Reserve tightening, and the potential for margin-driven earnings disappointments all point to a more difficult backdrop for the equity market in the near-term.

Thank you for your continued confidence in Sirios Capital Management.

Sincerely,

John F. Brennan, Jr.

Managing Director

 

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Sirios Focus Fund performed during the year ended September 30, 2021. Any statements of opinion constitute only past opinions of Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (“Sirios”), which may have changed and which Sirios does not undertake to update. Past performance is no guarantee of future results of any fund or account managed by Sirios.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice or securities recommendations, either explicit or implicit.

Sector exposures and holdings are subject to change. Exposures are expressed as a percentage of net assets and exclude cash and cash equivalents.

 

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SIRIOS LONG/SHORT FUND

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 (investment minimum) Investment in Sirios Long/Short Fund Institutional Class vs. HFRX Equity Hedge Index

 

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Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021

 

      1 Year     3 Years    Since
Inception

Institutional Class Shares

     17.93   4.75%      6.20%*  

HFRX Equity Hedge Index

     17.74   4.96%          3.95%**  

 

* 

The Sirios Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”) Institutional Class shares commenced operation on May 3, 2018.

**

Benchmark performance is from the commencement date of the Fund Class only and is not the commencement date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (866) 640-5704. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021 are 2.49% and 1.60%, respectively, for Institutional Class shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its compensation and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses, excluding taxes, interest, extraordinary items, brokerage commissions, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by the Trust, dividend and interest expense on short sales of securities, and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” as defined in Form N-1A, do not exceed 1.60% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until April 30, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts waived, reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek recoupment from the Fund, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of the reimbursement. No reimbursement will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the HFRX Equity Hedge Index (“HFRX Index”). Hedge Fund Research, Inc. constructs the HFRX Index methodology. The HFRX Index is comprised of long/short equity hedge funds. The HFRX Index is unmanaged and its returns (i) do not include sales charges or fees, which would lower performance; and (ii) are subject to a variety of material distortions, as investments in hedge funds typically involve substantial risks, including the “risk of ruin.” It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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SIRIOS LONG/SHORT FUND

Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund is non-diversified and invests in a limited number of securities. As a result, the Fund’s investment performance may be more volatile, as it may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory event than a fund that invests in a greater number of issuers.

Short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Mutual Fund investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

 

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SIRIOS FOCUS FUND

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in Value of $100,000 (investment minimum) Investment in Sirios Focus Fund Institutional Class vs. S&P 500® Index

 

LOGO

 

Total Returns for the Period Ended September 30, 2021

 

    
           Since
Inception
       
     Institutional Class Shares         16.80%*       
     S&P 500® Index           17.91%**       

 

 

Not annualized.

* 

The Sirios Focus Fund (the “Fund”) Institutional Class shares commenced operation on December 16, 2020.

**

Benchmark performance is from the commencement date of the Fund Class only and is not the commencement date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (866) 640-5704. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The Fund has been in existence for less than one year; cumulative performance may not be indicative of the Fund’s long-term potential. The Fund returns will fluctuate over long and short-term periods.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 16, 2020, are 1.83% and 1.60%, respectively, for Institutional Class shares of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to reduce its compensation and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses, excluding taxes, interest, extraordinary items, brokerage commissions, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by the Trust, dividend and interest expense on short sales of securities and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” as defined in Form N-1A, do not exceed 1.60% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until February 1, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. This agreement may be terminated only by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts waived, reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for the Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek recoupment from the Fund, for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of the reimbursement. No reimbursement will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®“). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund is non-diversified and invests in a limited number of securities. As a result, the Fund’s investment performance may be more volatile, as it may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory event than a fund that invests in a greater number of issuers.

Short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Mutual Fund investing involves risk, including loss of principal.

 

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Fund Expense Disclosure

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each Fund in the accompanying table 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 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 for each Fund in the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your 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 the Fund(s) 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 accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning Account Value
April 1, 2021
   Ending Account Value
September 30, 2021
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
  Expenses Paid
During Period

Sirios Long/Short Fund

                  

Institutional Class*

                  

Actual

       $1,000.00        $1,050.00        1.62 %       $8.33 **

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00        1,016.95        1.62 %       8.19 **

Sirios Focus Fund

                  

Institutional Class***

                  

Actual

       $1,000.00        $1,077.50        1.60 %       $8.33

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00        1,017.05        1.60 %       8.09

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021 of 1.62% for Institutional Class shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (183), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Institutional Class shares ending account values on the first line of the table is based on the actual six-month total return of 5.00%.

**

These amounts include interest paid on securities which the Fund has sold short (“Short-sale interest”). The amount of short-sale interest expense was 0.02% of average net assets for the Institutional Class shares of the Fund.

 

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Fund Expense Disclosure (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

 

***

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021 of 1.60% for Institutional Class shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (183), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Institutional Class shares ending account values on the first line of the table is based on the actual six-month total return of 7.75%.

 

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SIRIOS LONG/SHORT FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Healthcare-Products

     13.8   $ 4,112,460  

Semiconductors

     9.4       2,797,151  

Software

     8.0       2,383,034  

Retail

     7.0       2,103,640  

Diversified Financial Services

     6.5       1,958,132  

Pharmaceuticals

     5.9       1,756,277  

Commercial Services

     5.8       1,746,268  

Banks

     4.8       1,442,657  

Internet

     4.2       1,243,611  

Beverages

     4.0       1,204,093  

Leisure Time

     3.6       1,067,862  

Telecommunications

     2.7       817,875  

Airlines

     2.7       808,377  

Oil & Gas Services

     2.3       687,823  

Building Materials

     1.9       554,784  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     1.8       540,290  

Auto Manufacturers

     1.5       454,658  

Home Builders

     1.4       420,186  

Transportation

     1.1       324,587  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.0       296,572  

Computers

     1.0       287,706  

Apparel

     0.9       263,302  

Electronics

     0.8       234,442  

Environmental Control

     0.7       215,214  

Media

     0.6       189,640  

Chemicals

     0.5       158,327  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     0.4       107,421  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     94.3       28,176,389  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments.

     6.0       1,803,104  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

     (0.3     (85,127
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 29,894,366  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

The Fund obtains its short exposure through the use of one or more swap contracts. Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for more details on the individual swap contracts.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

    Number
  of Shares  
    Values  

COMMON STOCKS — 94.3%

   

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

   

Airbus SE (France)*

    2,237     $ 296,572  
   

 

 

 

Airlines — 2.7%

   

Southwest Airlines Co.*

    15,718       808,377  
   

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.9%

   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    1,813       263,302  
   

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.5%

   

PACCAR, Inc.

    5,761       454,658  
   

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%

   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    15,297       540,290  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 4.8%

   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    945       154,687  

Wells Fargo & Co.†

    27,752       1,287,970  
   

 

 

 
              1,442,657  
   

 

 

 

Beverages — 4.0%

   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    5,715       1,204,093  
   

 

 

 

Building Materials — 1.9%

   

Johnson Controls International PLC

    8,149       554,784  
   

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    566       158,327  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 5.8%

   

IHS Markit Ltd. (United Kingdom)†

    14,974       1,746,268  
   

 

 

 

Computers — 1.0%

   

CyberArk Software Ltd. (Israel)*

    1,823       287,706  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 6.5%

 

 

Janus Henderson Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    3,539       146,267  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    18,081       1,811,865  
   

 

 

 
      1,958,132  
   

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.8%

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    1,427       234,442  
   

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.7%

   

Waste Connections, Inc.

    1,709       215,214  
   

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 13.8%

   

Abbott Laboratories†

    5,169       610,614  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

    18,220       1,466,164  

Boston Scientific Corp.†*

    12,383       537,298  

Danaher Corp.†

    2,124       646,631  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

    6,795       851,753  
   

 

 

 
      4,112,460  
   

 

 

 

Home Builders — 1.4%

   

DR Horton, Inc.

    5,004       420,186  
   

 

 

 
    Number
  of Shares  
    Values  

Common Stocks — (Continued)

   

Internet — 4.2%

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A†*

    305     $ 815,424  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    91       298,939  

Bumble, Inc., Class A*

    2,586       129,248  
   

 

 

 
      1,243,611  
   

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 3.6%

   

Carnival Corp.*

    22,336       558,623  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    5,725       509,239  
   

 

 

 
      1,067,862  
   

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

   

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

    1,121       189,640  
   

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 2.3%

   

Baker Hughes Co.

    15,702       388,311  

Schlumberger NV

    10,105       299,512  
   

 

 

 
      687,823  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%

   

Eli Lilly and Co.†

    2,539       586,636  

Option Care Health, Inc.*

    7,160       173,702  

Pfizer, Inc.†

    23,156       995,939  
   

 

 

 
              1,756,277  
   

 

 

 

Retail — 7.0%

   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    2,245       455,421  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    2,527       320,904  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    7,485       1,327,315  
   

 

 

 
      2,103,640  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 9.4%

   

Analog Devices, Inc.†

    10,877       1,821,680  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    2,485       149,870  

QUALCOMM, Inc.†

    6,401       825,601  
   

 

 

 
      2,797,151  
   

 

 

 

Software — 8.0%

   

Cognyte Software Ltd. (Israel)*

    3,739       76,836  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    2,577       75,300  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,568       223,048  

Microsoft Corp.

    1,747       492,514  

ON24, Inc.*

    14,803       295,172  

PTC, Inc.*

    3,006       360,089  

Roper Technologies, Inc.†

    954       425,608  

Splunk, Inc.*

    1,009       146,012  

Verra Mobility Corp.*

    19,141       288,455  
   

 

 

 
      2,383,034  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.7%

   

Anterix, Inc.*

    2,812       170,688  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

    Number
  of Shares  
    Values  

Common Stocks — (Continued)

   

Telecommunications — (Continued)

 

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    30,343     $ 342,479  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

    2,385       304,708  
   

 

 

 
      817,875  
   

 

 

 

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.4%

   

Hasbro, Inc.

    1,204       107,421  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.1%

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,135       324,587  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $24,428,090)

      28,176,389  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 6.0%

 

 

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 0.01%(a)
(Cost $1,803,104)

    1,803,104               1,803,104  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.3% (Cost $26,231,194)

      29,979,493  
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.3)%

      (85,127
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $ 29,894,366  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

* 

Non-income producing.

(a) 

Rate disclosed is the 7-day yield at September 30, 2021.

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

    Currency Purchased              Currency Sold          Expiration          Counterparty          Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
EUR     204,000          USD        239,962          12/15/21          MS          $(3,270
GBP     31,000          USD        42,423          12/15/21          MS          (648
USD     1,810,810          EUR        1,534,000          12/15/21          MS          30,985  
USD     1,885,113          GBP        1,370,000          12/15/21          MS          38,908  
USD     353,034          SEK                3,044,000          12/15/21          MS              5,053  
                           $71,028  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

The following table represents Total Return Swaps - Long positions and their related values as of September 30, 2021.

 

Reference

Entity/Index (Receive)

   Pay   Payment
    Frequency    
       Counter-    
    Party    
     Expiration  
Date
       Notional    
  Amount  
   Value and
 Unrealized 
  Appreciation  

Cellnex Telecom SA

   U.S. Fed Funds +0.550%   Maturity    MS    11/15/22      $ 954,666      $ 276,989
                    

 

 

 

The following table represents Total Return Swaps - Short positions and their related values as of September 30, 2021.

 

Reference

Entity/Index (Pay)

   Receive   Payment
    Frequency    
       Counter-    
    Party    
     Expiration  
Date
       Notional    
  Amount  
   Value and
 Unrealized 
  Appreciation  

(Depreciation)

Aflac, Inc.

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.300%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        $  286,871        $    (6,636

Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.200%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        113,104        (15,823 )

Home Depot, Inc.

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.300%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        304,827        4,206

S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        264,085        (26,159 )

S&P 500 Equal Weight Information Technology

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        1,428,166        (58,795 )

S&P 500 Index

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.250%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        817,031        (130,550 )

Walmart, Inc.

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.300%   Maturity    MS    10/31/22        461,071        2,615

S&P 500 Index Pharmaceuticals Select Sector

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    12/07/23        782,983        (16,716 )

S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Services

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    02/22/24        1,025,654        7,826

S&P 500 Index Semiconductor Select Sector

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.070%   Maturity    MS    04/11/24        986,697        (192,320 )

S&P 500 Index Software & Services Select Industry

   U.S. Fed Funds +0.070%   Maturity    MS    04/11/24        743,892        (44,446 )

S&P 500 Equal Weight Index

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    04/24/24        1,784,616        (111,941 )

Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    07/24/24        221,863        5,174

S&P 500 Index Retail Select Industry Index

   U.S. Fed Funds -1.270%   Maturity    MS    07/24/24        213,531        5,236

S&P 500 Equal Weight Financial

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    07/31/24        751,777        5,343

S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care

   U.S. Fed Funds -0.350%   Maturity    MS    07/31/24        939,289            (20,644
                       $(593,630
                    

 

 

 

Total Swap Contracts

                       $(316,641
                    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

Legend    

EUR

 

Euro

GBP

 

British Pound

MS

 

Morgan Stanley

PLC

 

Public Limited Company

SEK

 

Sweden Krona

USD

 

United States Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
  Assets  
    Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Healthcare-Products

     13.9   $ 1,627,147  

Semiconductors

     9.4       1,103,555  

Software

     8.0       931,726  

Retail

     7.1       831,063  

Diversified Financial Services

     6.6       769,382  

Commercial Services

     6.0       694,939  

Pharmaceuticals

     5.9       693,441  

Banks

     4.9       572,932  

Internet

     4.2       487,690  

Beverages

     4.1       477,845  

Leisure Time

     3.6       417,279  

Telecommunications

     2.8       323,298  

Airlines

     2.7       316,500  

Oil & Gas Services

     2.2       256,501  

Building Materials

     1.9       219,422  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     1.8       212,203  

Auto Manufacturers

     1.5       178,280  

Home Builders

     1.4       165,169  

Transportation

     1.1       126,117  

Aerospace & Defense

     1.0       116,799  

Computers

     1.0       114,104  

Apparel

     0.9       103,549  

Electronics

     0.8       92,824  

Environmental Control

     0.7       80,217  

Media

     0.6       74,604  

Chemicals

     0.5       61,541  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     0.4       42,023  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     95.0       11,090,150  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     5.0       588,524  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 11,678,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

    Number
  of Shares  
    Values  

COMMON STOCKS — 95.0%

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

 

 

Airbus SE (France)*

    881     $         116,799  
   

 

 

 

Airlines — 2.7%

   

Southwest Airlines Co.*

    6,154       316,500  
   

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.9%

   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

    713       103,549  
   

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers — 1.5%

   

PACCAR, Inc.

    2,259       178,280  
   

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.8%

   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    6,008       212,203  
   

 

 

 

Banks — 4.9%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    370       60,565  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    11,040       512,367  
   

 

 

 
      572,932  
   

 

 

 

Beverages — 4.1%

 

 

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A

    2,268       477,845  
   

 

 

 

Building Materials — 1.9%

   

Johnson Controls International PLC

    3,223       219,422  
   

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    220       61,541  
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 6.0%

   

IHS Markit Ltd. (United Kingdom)

    5,959       694,939  
   

 

 

 

Computers — 1.0%

   

CyberArk Software Ltd. (Israel)*

    723       114,104  
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 6.6%

 

 

Janus Henderson Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    1,401       57,903  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    7,100       711,479  
   

 

 

 
      769,382  
   

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.8%

   

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    565       92,824  
   

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.7%

   

Waste Connections, Inc.

    637       80,217  
   

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 13.9%

 

Abbott Laboratories

    2,030       239,804  

Alcon, Inc. (Switzerland)

    7,251       583,488  

Boston Scientific Corp.*

    4,863       211,006  

Danaher Corp.

    834       253,903  

Medtronic PLC (Ireland)

    2,704       338,946  
   

 

 

 
      1,627,147  
   

 

 

 

Home Builders — 1.4%

   

DR Horton, Inc.

    1,967       165,169  
   

 

 

 
    Number
  of Shares  
    Values  

Common Stocks — (Continued)

 

 

Internet — 4.2%

   

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    119     $         318,149  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    36       118,261  

Bumble, Inc., Class A*

    1,026       51,280  
   

 

 

 
      487,690  
   

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 3.6%

   

Carnival Corp.*

    8,732       218,387  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.*

    2,236       198,892  
   

 

 

 
      417,279  
   

 

 

 

Media — 0.6%

 

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)*

    441       74,604  
   

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 2.2%

   

Baker Hughes Co.

    5,820       143,928  

Schlumberger NV

    3,798       112,573  
   

 

 

 
      256,501  
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 5.9%

   

Eli Lilly and Co.

    990       228,739  

Option Care Health, Inc.*

    2,818       68,365  

Pfizer, Inc.†

    9,215       396,337  
   

 

 

 
      693,441  
   

 

 

 

Retail — 7.1%

   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    891       180,748  

Papa John’s International, Inc.

    996       126,482  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    2,954       523,833  
   

 

 

 
      831,063  
   

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 9.4%

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

    4,318       723,179  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    984       59,345  

QUALCOMM, Inc.†

    2,489       321,031  
   

 

 

 
      1,103,555  
   

 

 

 

Software — 8.0%

 

Cognyte Software Ltd. (Israel)*

    1,468       30,167  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    1,020       29,804  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    622       88,479  

Microsoft Corp.

    686       193,397  

ON24, Inc.*

    5,867       116,988  

PTC, Inc.*

    1,121       134,285  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    375       167,299  

Splunk, Inc.*

    399       57,739  

Verra Mobility Corp.*

    7,536       113,568  
   

 

 

 
      931,726  
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 2.8%

   

Anterix, Inc.*

    1,103       66,952  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

    Number
 of Shares 
    Values  

Common Stocks — (Continued)

 

Telecommunications — (Continued)

 

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B (Sweden)

    12,015     $ 135,613  

T-Mobile US, Inc.*

    945       120,733  
   

 

 

 
      323,298  
   

 

 

 

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.4%

   

Hasbro, Inc.

    471       42,023  
   

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.1%

   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    441       126,117  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $10,234,833)

      11,090,150  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.0%
(Cost $10,234,833)

      11,090,150  
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 5.0%

      588,524  
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

    $     11,678,674  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for swap agreements and forward foreign currency contracts. (See Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements)

*

Non-income producing.

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

    Currency Purchased              Currency Sold          Expiration        Counterparty        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
EUR     74,000          USD        87,045        12/15/21      MS        $ (1,186
GBP     11,000          USD        15,053        12/15/21      MS        (230
USD     703,563          EUR        596,000        12/15/21      MS        12,053  
USD     739,047          GBP        537,000        12/15/21      MS        15,389  
USD     139,736          SEK        1,205,000        12/15/21      MS            1,984  
                           $28,010  

The following table represents Total Return Swaps - Long positions and their related values as of September 30, 2021.

 

Reference

Entity/Index (Receive)

   Pay   Payment
    Frequency    
       Counter-    
    Party    
     Expiration  
Date
       Notional    
  Amount  
   Value and
 Unrealized 
  Appreciation  

Cellnex Telecom SA

       U.S. Fed Funds +0.550%       Maturity        MS        04/23/24        $431,730    $57,862

Total Swap Contracts

                           $57,862

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

Legend    
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
MS   Morgan Stanley
PLC   Public Limited Company
SEK     Sweden Krona
USD   United States Dollar
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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SIRIOS FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2021

 

     Sirios
Long/Short
Fund
     Sirios
Focus
Fund
 

Assets

     

Investments, at value*

   $ 29,979,493      $ 11,090,150  

Cash and cash equivalents

     463,637        578,876  

Cash (segregated for derivative instruments)

     150,333         

Receivables:

     

Investments sold

     319,785        121,244  

Dividends and interest

     15,170        4,833  

Investment adviser

            20,811  

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

     307,389        57,862  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     74,946        29,426  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     12,943        3,381  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     31,323,696        11,906,583  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts

     624,030         

Swap contracts settlement

     160,371        7  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     3,918        1,416  

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

     582,662        164,791  

Audit fees

     31,020        20,000  

Administration and accounting fees

     10,719        11,880  

Investment adviser

     5,212         

Legal fees

            15,586  

Accrued expenses

     11,398        14,229  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,429,330        227,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 29,894,366      $ 11,678,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

     

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 25,426      $ 10,000  

Paid-in capital

     25,625,027        9,990,000  

Total distributable earnings

     4,243,913        1,678,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 29,894,366      $ 11,678,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

     

Net assets

   $ 29,894,366      $ 11,678,674  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     2,542,581        1,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.76      $ 11.68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Investments, at cost

   $ 26,231,194      $ 10,234,833  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

     Sirios
Long/Short
Fund
    Sirios
Focus
Fund*
 

Investment income

    

Dividends

   $ 307,578     $ 89,022  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (2,801     (767
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     304,777       88,255  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

    

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     385,703       79,666  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     61,265       56,138  

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

     44,858       16,879  

Legal fees

     40,137       28,608  

Audit fees

     31,416       20,000  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     30,983       22,577  

Shareholder reporting fees

     29,161       19,818  

Registration and filing fees

     27,625       8,713  

Dividends and fees on securities sold short (Note 1)

     25,785        

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     21,552       13,000  

Other expenses

     13,936       9,421  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     712,421       274,820  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (230,327     (133,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     482,094       141,605  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (177,317     (53,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

    

Net realized gain from investments

     5,201,120       767,578  

Net realized gain from securities sold short

     181,208        

Net realized gain/(loss) from swaps

     (3,932,590     7,044  

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

     (2,786     (2,268

Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts

     (28,732     18,496  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     2,336,933       855,317  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities sold short

     (20      

Net change in unrealized appreciation on swaps

     924,379       57,862  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (118     (15

Net change in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     41,804       28,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     4,721,198       1,732,024  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,543,881     $ 1,678,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The Sirios Focus Fund commenced operations on December 16, 2020.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Sirios Long/Short Fund
     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

        

Net investment loss

     $ (177,317)       $ (173,471)  

Net realized gains from investments, securities sold short, swaps, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

       1,418,220       91,615

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, swaps, foreign currency translations, and forward foreign currency contracts

       3,302,978       (1,291,955 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       4,543,881       (1,373,811 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Total distributable earnings:

        

Institutional Class

       (241,186 )       (144,660 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (241,186 )       (144,660 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       105,912       58,988
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       4,408,607       (1,459,483 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of year

       25,485,759       26,945,242
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 29,894,366     $ 25,485,759
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

 

     Sirios Focus Fund
     For the Period
December 16, 2020*
to September 30, 2021

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

     $ (53,350 )

Net realized gains from investments, swaps, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

       790,850

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, swaps, foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency contracts

       941,174
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       1,678,674
    

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       10,000,000
    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       11,678,674
    

 

 

 

Net assets

    

Beginning of period

      
    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 11,678,674
    

 

 

 

 

*

The Sirios Focus Fund commenced operations on December 16, 2020.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class
     For the
Year Ended
  September 30,  
2021
  For the
Year Ended
  September 30,  
2020
   For the
Year Ended
  September 30,  
2019
  For the
Period Ended
  September 30,  
2018*

Per Share Operating Performance

                 

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

     $ 10.06     $ 10.66      $ 10.68     $ 10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(1)

       (0.07 )       (0.07 )        (0.02 )       (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       1.87       (0.47 )        0.27       0.69
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.80       (0.54 )        0.25       0.68
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                 

Net investment income

             (0.06 )        (0.01 )      

Net realized capital gains

       (0.10 )              (0.26 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.10 )       (0.06 )        (0.27 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

     $ 11.76     $ 10.06      $ 10.66     $ 10.68
    

 

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       17.93 %       (5.13 )%        2.74 %       6.80 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of year/period (in 000s)

     $ 29,894     $ 25,486      $ 26,945     $ 10,679

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       1.69 %(3)       1.60 %        2.21 %(4)       2.10 %(4)(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(6)

       2.49 %       2.49 %        3.33 %       4.57 %(5)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

       (0.62 )%       (0.66 )%        (0.22 )%       (0.19 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

       127 %       153 %        134 %       49 %(7)

 

*

Commenced operations on May 3, 2018.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and expense reimbursement, excluding short-sale interest expense, was 1.60% for the year ended September 30, 2021.

(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and expense reimbursement, excluding short-sale dividend expense, was 1.60% for the year ended September 30, 2019 and for the period ended September 30, 2018.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(7)

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights (Concluded)

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Institutional Class shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total return in the table represents the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Institutional Class
     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2021*

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

       $  10.00
    

 

 

 

Net investment loss(1)

       (0.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

       1.73
    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.68
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

       $  11.68
    

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       16.80 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (in 000s)

       $11,679

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       1.60 %(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

       3.10 %(3)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

       (0.60 )%(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

       96 %(5)

 

*

Commenced operations on December 16, 2020.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4)

During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5)

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2021

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund are non-diversified, open-end management investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund are each a “Fund”, and together, the “Funds”). The Sirios Long/Short Fund commenced investment operations on May 3, 2018 and the Sirios Focus Fund commenced investment operations on December 16, 2020. The Funds are each a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. Each Fund offers Class A, Advisor Class, Institutional Class and Retail Class shares. As of September 30, 2021, Class A, Advisor Class and Retail Class shares have not been issued.

Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by each Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Each Fund’s equity securities listed on any national exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board of Trustees”). Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value. Any assets held by the Funds that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that the Fund determines the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Funds do not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of the Funds. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward rate. Investments in any mutual fund are valued at their respective NAVs as determined by those mutual funds each business day (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). OTC investments (including swap contracts) are generally valued by approved pricing services that use evaluated prices from various observable market factors. Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (“Sirios” or the “Adviser”) the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Adviser. The Trust has established a Valuation Committee which performs certain functions including the oversight of the Adviser’s fair valuation determinations.

 

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Fair Value Measurements The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

• Level 1     quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;
• Level 2     other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
• Level 3    

significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.

Securities listed on a non-U.S. exchange are generally fair valued daily by an independent fair value pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees and categorized as Level 2 investments within the hierarchy. The fair valuations for these securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets. Securities for which daily fair value prices from the independent fair value pricing service are not available are generally valued at the last quoted sale price at the close of an exchange on which the security is traded and categorized as Level 1 investments within the hierarchy. Values of foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. dollar, as of valuation time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 30, 2021, in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

Funds

   Total
Value at
09/30/21
  Level 1
Quoted Price
  Level 2 Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Sirios Long/Short Fund

        

Assets

        

Common Stocks

        

Aerospace & Defense

       $      296,572         $              —         $      296,572         $—    

Airlines

     808,377       808,377              

Apparel

     263,302       263,302              

Auto Manufacturers

     454,658       454,658              

Auto Parts & Equipment

     540,290       540,290              

Banks

         1,442,657       1,442,657              

Beverages

     1,204,093       1,204,093              

Building Materials

     554,784       554,784              

Chemicals

     158,327       158,327              

Commercial Services

     1,746,268       1,746,268              

Computers

     287,706       287,706              

Diversified Financial Services

     1,958,132       146,267       1,811,865        

Electronics

     234,442       234,442              

Environmental Control

     215,214       215,214              

Healthcare-Products

     4,112,460       4,112,460              

Home Builders

     420,186       420,186              

Internet

     1,243,611       1,243,611              

Leisure Time

     1,067,862       1,067,862              

Media

     189,640       189,640              

Oil & Gas Services

     687,823       687,823              

 

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Funds

   Total
Value at
09/30/21
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
  Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Sirios Long/Short Fund (continued)

          

Assets (continued)

          

Pharmaceuticals

       $     1,756,277          $ 1,756,277           $            —          $— 

Retail

          2,103,640              2,103,640       —         

Semiconductors

     2,797,151          2,797,151       —         

Software

     2,383,034          2,383,034       —         

Telecommunications

     817,875          475,396       342,479         

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     107,421          107,421       —         

Transportation

     324,587          324,587       —         

Short-Term Investments

     1,803,104        1,803,104       —         

Derivatives:

                          

Equity Contracts

          

Total Return Swap Contracts

     307,389                307,389         

Foreign Currency Contracts

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     74,946                74,946         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total Assets

       $30,361,828          $27,528,577         $2,833,251          $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Liabilities

          

Derivatives:

          

Equity Contracts

          

Total Return Swap Contracts

     $     (624,030)            $              —       $  (624,030)          $—

Foreign Currency Contracts

          

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     (3,918)                (3,918)         
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Total Liabilities

       $     (627,948)            $              —         $  (627,948)          $—
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Sirios Focus Fund

          

Assets

          

Common Stocks

          

Aerospace & Defense

       $        116,799            $              —         $    116,799          $—

Airlines

     316,500          316,500       —         

Apparel

     103,549          103,549       —         

Auto Manufacturers

     178,280          178,280       —         

Auto Parts & Equipment

     212,203          212,203       —         

Banks

     572,932          572,932       —         

Beverages

     477,845          477,845       —         

Building Materials

     219,422          219,422       —         

Chemicals

     61,541          61,541       —         

Commercial Services

     694,939          694,939       —         

Computers

     114,104          114,104       —         

Diversified Financial Services

     769,382          57,903       711,479         

Electronics

     92,824          92,824       —         

Environmental Control

     80,217          80,217       —         

Healthcare-Products

     1,627,147          1,627,147       —         

Home Builders

     165,169          165,169       —         

Internet

     487,690          487,690       —         

Leisure Time

     417,279          417,279       —         

Media

     74,604          74,604       —         

 

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September 30, 2021

 

 

Funds

   Total
Value at
09/30/21
  Level 1
Quoted
Price
  Level 2 Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Sirios Focus Fund (continued)

        

Assets (continued)

        

Oil & Gas Services

     $       256,501         $       256,501         $              —           $—  

Pharmaceuticals

     693,441       693,441              

Retail

     831,063       831,063              

Semiconductors

     1,103,555       1,103,555              

Software

     931,726       931,726              

Telecommunications

     323,298       187,685       135,613        

Toys/Games/Hobbies

     42,023       42,023              

Transportation

     126,117       126,117              

Derivatives:

        

Equity Contracts

        

Total Return Swap Contract

     57,862             57,862        

Foreign Currency Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     29,426             29,426        
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $11,177,438           $10,126,259         $1,051,179       $—  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Derivatives:

        

Foreign Currency Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

       $          (1,416       $              —         $      (1,416     $—  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

       $          (1,416       $              —         $      (1,416     $—  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third-party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Funds to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that present changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Funds have an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed when the Funds had an amount of transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at the date of the

 

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September 30, 2021

 

 

 

financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums are recorded on a daily basis using the effective yield method except for short-term securities, which records discounts and premiums on a straight-line basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Estimated components of distributions received from real estate investment trusts may be considered income, return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Return of capital distributions are recorded as a reduction of cost of the related investments. The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund under methodologies approved by the Board of Trustees. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

Each Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statements of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statements of Operations.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits with a financial institution with original maturities of three months or less. Each Fund maintains deposits with a high quality financial institution in an amount that is in excess of federally insured limits.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), and make the requisite distributions to such Fund’s shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other In the normal course of business, each Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Funds in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to its long-term implications. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Funds’ investments, impair the Funds’ ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Funds’ performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Funds by its service providers. Fund management is continuing to monitor this development and evaluate its impact on the Funds.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts A forward foreign currency contract (“Forward Contract”) is a commitment to buy or sell a specific amount of a foreign currency at a negotiated price on a specified future date. Forward Contracts can help a fund manage the risk of changes in currency exchange rates. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable forward currency

 

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translation rates. Each Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the Forward Contract is closed. A Forward Contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to Forward Contracts is the fair value of the contract. Each Fund utilized Forward Contracts for hedging purposes to protect each Fund’s return against adverse currency movements.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Funds’ average monthly volume of forward foreign currency contracts were as follows:

 

     Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts - Purchased
  Forward Foreign
Currency
Contracts - Sold

Sirios Long/Short Fund

   $698,157   $3,392,972

Sirios Focus Fund

   $184,481   $1,219,384

Purchased Options — The Funds may purchase option contracts. They are subject to interest rate and other risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Funds bear the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options are accounted for in the same manner as other securities owned. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the daily average volume of purchased options for the Sirios Long/Short Fund was $6,386. As of September 30, 2021, the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund had no purchased options.

Total Return Swaps — Total return swaps are contracts in which both parties agree to make payments of the total return from a reference instrument during a specified period. The total return includes appreciation or depreciation on the underlying asset, plus any interest or dividend payments. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation also includes interest charges and credits (“financing fees”) related to the notional values of the long and short positions and cash balances within the swap. These interest charges and credits are based on a specified benchmark rate, such as the U.S. effective federal funds rate (“EFFR”). Payments under the swap are based upon an agreed upon principal amount but, since the principal amount is not exchanged, it represents neither an asset nor a liability to either counterparty, and is referred to as notional. Total return swaps are marked to market daily using different sources, including quotations from counterparties, pricing services, brokers or market makers. The unrealized appreciation or depreciation related to the change in the valuation of the notional amount of the swap is combined with the amount due to the Fund at termination or settlement. The primary risks associated with total return swaps are credit risks (if the counterparty fails to meet its obligations) and market risk (if there is no liquid market for the swap or unfavorable changes occur to the underlying reference instrument). The Funds used total return swaps to enhance returns, obtain short exposure as part of the Funds’ strategy and for market exposure.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the quarterly average volume of the total return swaps were as follows:

 

     Notional Amount - Long   Notional Amount - Short

Sirios Long/Short Fund

   $779,967   $10,495,190

Sirios Focus Fund

   265,029                     — 

As of September 30, 2021, the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund had securities pledged as collateral for total return swaps and forward foreign currency contracts totaling $5,098,603 and $201,766, respectively.

Counterparty Risk — Certain of the derivatives entered into by each Fund may not be traded on an exchange but instead will be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. This means that these instruments are traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships. Relying on a counterparty exposes a Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing a Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to a Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in a Fund to decrease. In addition, to the extent a Fund deals with a limited number of counterparties, it will be more susceptible to the credit risks associated with those counterparties. Each Fund is neither restricted from

 

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dealing with any particular counterparty nor from concentrating any or all of its transactions with one counterparty. The ability of each Fund to transact business with any one or number of counterparties and the absence of a regulated market to facilitate settlement may increase the potential for losses by each Fund.

Each Fund is subject to the risk that issuers of the instruments in which it invests and trades may default on their obligations, and that certain events may occur that have an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of those instruments. There can be no assurance that an issuer will not default, or that an event that has an immediate and significant adverse effect on the value of an instrument will not occur, and that each Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

Liquidity Risk — Each Fund may be subject to liquidity risk primarily due to investments in derivatives. Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities or instruments. Certain derivatives, such as swaps, forward contracts and options may not be readily marketable and, therefore, may be deemed to be illiquid. An asset is not readily marketable if it cannot be sold within seven business days in the ordinary course of business for approximately the amount at which it is valued. Investments in illiquid assets involve the risk that the Fund may be unable to sell the asset or sell it at a reasonable price. In addition, each Fund may be required to liquidate positions or close out derivatives on unfavorable terms at a time contrary to the interests of each Fund in order to raise cash to pay redemptions.

An investment in derivatives is also subject to the risk that the Fund may not be able to terminate the derivatives effective on whatever date it chooses, or that the settlement of any early termination may depend on subsequent market movements. As a result, each Fund may be exposed to the risk of additional losses due to such delays.

Master Netting Agreement — In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help mitigate its counterparty risk, each Fund has entered into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”). An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event a Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or a Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause a Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements — For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by each Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of each Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by each Fund, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of each Fund. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by each Fund on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to each Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, they bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent each Fund has delivered collateral to a counterparty and stands ready to perform under the terms of its agreement with such counterparty, it bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts. For financial reporting purposes, each Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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The following tables present derivative assets and liabilities net of amounts available for offset under a master netting agreement and any related collateral received or posted by each Fund for forward foreign currency contracts and total return swaps as of September 30, 2021:

 

Counterparty   

Derivative

Assets - Gross

  

Derivative

Available

for Offset

  

Collateral

Received

  

Derivative

Assets - Net*

Sirios Long/Short Fund

Morgan Stanley

   $382,335        $(382,335)          $—      $       —  

Sirios Focus Fund

Morgan Stanley

   $  87,288        $    (1,416)          $—      $85,872  

 

*

Net amount represents the net receivable from the counterparty in the event of a default.

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities - Gross
   Derivative
Available
for Offset
     Collateral
Posted
     Derivative
Liabilities - Net **

Sirios Long/Short Fund

Morgan Stanley

   $(627,948)      $382,335        $245,613      $—

Sirios Focus Fund

Morgan Stanley

   $    (1,416)      $    1,416        $         —      $—

 

**

Net amount represents the net payable to the counterparty in the event of a default.

Currency Risk Each Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which each Fund may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect each Fund’s NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for each Fund is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, each Fund may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of each Fund’s holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of each Fund’s holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

Short Sales Each Fund may sell securities short. A short sale involves the sale by a Fund of a security that it does not own with the anticipation of purchasing the same security at a later date at a lower price. If the price of the security has increased during this time, then a Fund will incur a loss equal to the increase in price from the time that the short sale was entered into plus any premiums and interest paid to the third party. Therefore, short sales involve the risk that losses may be exaggerated, potentially losing more money than the actual cost of the investment. Also, there is the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to a Fund. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. The Funds comply with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory bodies with respect to coverage of short sales.

As of September 30, 2021, the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund had no securities sold short.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, the Fund may receive rebate income or be charged fees on securities sold short. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of securities sold short and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security.

Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, gains and losses on, each Fund’s derivative instruments as of September 30, 2021.

The following table lists the fair values of each Fund’s derivative holdings as of September 30, 2021 grouped by contract type and risk exposure category.

 

Sirios Long/Short Fund
Derivative Type
   Location
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
   Equity
Risk
     Foreign Currency
Risk
     Total  

 

 

Asset Derivatives

           

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $        $74,946      $ 74,946  

 

 

Swap Contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts      307,389                    —           307,389  

 

 

Total Value - Assets

      $ 307,389        $74,946      $ 382,335  

 

 

Liability Derivatives

           

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $        $(3,918)      $  (3,918

 

 

Swap Contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts      (624,030                  —           (624,030

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

      $ (624,030      $(3,918)      $ (627,948

 

 

 

Sirios Focus Fund
Derivative Type
   Location
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
   Equity
Risk
     Foreign Currency
Risk
     Total  

 

 

Asset Derivatives

           

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $        $29,426      $ 29,426  

 

 

Swap Contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts      57,862                    —            57,862  

 

 

Total Value - Assets

      $ 57,862        $29,426      $ 87,288  

 

 

Liability Derivatives

           

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts    $        $(1,416)      $ (1,416

 

 

Swap Contracts

   Unrealized depreciation on swap contracts                         —             

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

      $        $(1,416)      $ (1,416

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains or losses included in net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the year ended September 30, 2021, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

Sirios Long/Short Fund
Derivative Type
  

Location

Statement of Operations

  

Equity

Risk

     Foreign Currency
Risk
     Total  
Realized Gain(Loss)                              

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts    $         —        $(28,732)      $ (28,732

Purchased Options

   Net realized gain/(loss) from investments      342        —          342  

Swap Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) from swap contracts      (3,932,590      —          (3,932,590

Total Realized Loss

        $ (3,932,248      $(28,732)      $ (3,960,980
Sirios Focus Fund
Derivative Type
   Location
Statement of Operations
  

Equity

Risk

     Foreign Currency
Risk
     Total  
Realized Gain(Loss)                              

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) from forward foreign currency contracts      $      —        $18,496        $18,496  

Swap Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) from swap contracts      7,044               7,044  

Total Realized Gain

          $7,044        $18,496        $25,540  

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the year ended September 30, 2021, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

Sirios Long/Short Fund
Derivative Type
   Location
Statement of Operations
     Equity
Risk
     Foreign Currency
Risk
       Total  
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)                            

Forward Foreign Currency

Contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      $         —        $41,804        $  41,804  

Swap Contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts        924,379                 924,379  

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

     $ 924,379        $41,804        $ 966,183  
Sirios Focus Fund
Derivative Type
   Location
Statement of Operations
     Equity
Risk
     Foreign Currency
Risk
       Total  
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)                            
Forward Foreign Currency
Contracts
   Net change in unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts        $        —        $28,010          $28,010  

Swap Contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation on swap contracts        57,862                 57,862  

Total Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)

       $57,862        $28,010          $85,872  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

2. Transactions with Related Parties and Other Service Providers

Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (“Sirios”) serves as the investment adviser to each Fund pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the Trust. For its services, the Adviser earns a monthly fee at the annual rate of 1.35% of the Sirios Long/Short Fund’s average daily net assets; and 0.90% of the Sirios Focus Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reduce its compensation and/or reimburse certain expenses of each Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that each Fund’s total operating expenses, excluding taxes, interest, extraordinary items, brokerage commissions, fees and expenses attributable to a distribution or service plan adopted by the Trust, dividend and interest expense on short sales of securities and “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses,” as defined in Form N-1A, do not exceed 1.60% (on an annual basis) of each Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until April 30, 2022 for the Sirios Long/Short Fund and February 1, 2022 for the Sirios Focus Fund, unless the Board of Trustees approves its earlier termination. The Adviser is entitled to recover, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, such amounts waived, reduced or reimbursed for a period of up to three (3) years from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses for each Fund. The Adviser is permitted to seek recoupment from each Fund for fees it waived and Fund expenses it paid to the extent the total annual fund expenses do not exceed the limits described above or any lesser limits in effect at the time of the reimbursement. No reimbursement will occur unless each Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation. As of September 30, 2021, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

    

Expiration

 
     09/30/2022      09/30/2023      09/30/2024      Total  

Sirios Long/Short Fund

     $202,406        $231,152        $230,327        $663,885  

Sirios Focus Fund

                   105,845        105,845  

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $385,703 and $79,666 for the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund, respectively. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Adviser waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses of $230,327 and $105,845 for the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund, respectively.

Other Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and custodian for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Funds’ average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For providing certain custodial services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses. For the Sirios Focus Fund, BNY Mellon accrued administration and accounting fees totaling $56,138 and waived fees totaling $17,576; and accrued custodian fees totaling $13,000 and waived fees totally $3,767 for the period ended September 30, 2021.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) provides transfer agent services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses. For the Sirios Focus Fund, BNY Mellon accrued transfer agent fees totaling $22,577 and waived fees totaling $6,027 for the period ended September 30, 2021.

BNY Mellon and the Transfer Agent have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Sirios Focus Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon and the Transfer Agent within three years of commencing operations. As of September 30, 2021, the amount of potential recovery was $27,370. The ability to recover such amounts previously waived expires on December 16, 2023.

The Trust, on behalf of the Funds, has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries investing in the Funds and have agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. The fees incurred by the Funds for these services are included in Transfer Agent fees in the Statements of Operations.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Funds pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Trustees and Officers

The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Trustees receive compensation in the form of an annual retainer and per meeting fees for their services to the Trust. An employee of BNY Mellon serves as the Secretary of the Trust and is not compensated by the Funds or the Trust.

JW Fund Management LLC (“JWFM”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, to the Trust. Alaric Compliance Services LLC (“Alaric”) provides the Trust with a Chief Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer. JWFM and Alaric are compensated for their services provided to the Trust.

3. Investment in Securities

For the year ended September 30, 2021, aggregated purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Sirios Long/Short Fund

   $ 33,589,434      $ 36,577,334  

Sirios Focus Fund

     19,631,033        10,161,098  

4. Capital Share Transactions

For year/period ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended September 30, 2020, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended
September 30, 2020
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Sirios Long/Short Fund:

        

Institutional Class

        

Sales

         $       9,524     $ 101,517  

Reinvestments

     22,127       241,186       13,436       144,436  

Redemptions

     (12,430     (135,274     (17,953     (186,965
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     9,697     $ 105,912       5,007     $ 58,988  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the Period Ended
September 30, 2021*
 
     Shares      Amount  

Sirios Focus Fund:

     

Institutional Class

     

Sales

     1,000,000      $ 10,000,000  

Reinvestments

             

Redemptions

             
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     1,000,000      $ 10,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

The Sirios Focus Fund commenced operations on December 16, 2020

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

 

5. Federal Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as tax benefit or expense in the current year. Each Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications. For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no reclassifications between components of total distributable earnings and paid in capital.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the tax character of distributions paid by the Sirios Long/Short Fund was $195,719 of ordinary income dividends and $45,467 of long-term capital gains. The Sirios Focus Fund had no distributions for the year ended September 30, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the tax character of distributions paid by the Sirios Long/Short Fund was $144,660 of ordinary income dividends.

As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
  Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 

Sirios Long/Short Fund

         $         $993,968         $3,294,405         $(44,460

Sirios Focus Fund

     765,510             913,164        

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing and recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

As of the September 30, 2021, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Fund were as follows:

 

     Federal
Tax Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sirios Long/Short Fund

     $26,368,521        $4,515,601        $(1,221,196)        3,294,405    

Sirios Focus Fund

     10,234,833        1,254,485        (341,321)        913,164    

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Funds may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and September 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and September 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and September 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended September 30, 2021, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized federal income tax purposes until October 1, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund had late year ordinary loss deferrals of $44,460 and $0, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

 

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2021 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. As of September 30, 2021, the Funds did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on each Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust and Shareholders of Sirios Long/Short Fund and Sirios Focus Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Sirios Long/Short Fund and Sirios Focus Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”), (two of the series constituting FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolios of investments, as of September 30, 2021, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (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 (two of the Funds constituting FundVantage Trust) at September 30, 2021, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual series constituting FundVantage Trust    Statement of operations   

Statements of changes in

net assets

   Financial highlights
Sirios Long/Short Fund    For the year ended September 30, 2021   

For each of the two years in the

period ended September 30, 2021

  

For each of the three years ended September 30, 2021 and the

period May 3, 2018

(commencement of operations) to September 30, 2018

Sirios Focus Fund    For the period from December 16, 2020 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2021

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of 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 Trust 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. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

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, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate audit procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more Sirios investment companies since 2018.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 24, 2021

 

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Shareholder Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Funds are required by Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code to advise its shareholders of the U.S. federal tax status of distributions received by the Funds’ shareholders in respect of such fiscal year. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the tax character of distributions paid by the Sirios Long/Short Fund was $195,719 of ordinary income dividends and $45,467 of long-term capital gains. The Sirios Focus Fund had no distributions for the year ended September 30, 2021. Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund designated $1,029,757 and $0, respectively, as long-term capital gains distributions during the year ended September 30, 2021. Distributable long-term gains are based on net realized long-term gains determined on a tax basis and may differ from such amounts for financial reporting purposes..

The Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund designate 100.00% and 0.00%, respectively, of the ordinary income distribution as qualified dividend income pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

The percentage of ordinary income dividends qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund are 100.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

The percentage of ordinary income distributions as qualified short-term gain pursuant to the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 for the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund are 100.00% and 0.00%, respectively.

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

Because the Funds’ fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2021. The second notification, which will reflect the amount, if any, to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their U.S. federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV and will be mailed in January 2022.

Foreign shareholders will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the amount of their ordinary income dividends. They will generally not be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for the withholding taxes paid by the Funds, if any.

In general, dividends received by tax-exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting.

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Funds.

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

On October 16, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of FundVantage Trust, on behalf of the Sirios Long/Short Fund and the Sirios Focus Fund (each a “Fund”, and together, the “Funds”), met on September 21-22, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to the Funds, pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. The Board has appointed a committee of individuals to serve as the program administrator for the Funds’ Program (the “Program Committee”). At the Meeting, the Program Committee provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation and any material changes to the Program as of June 30, 2021 (the “Report”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology. It also described the Program Committee’s methodology in determining whether a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (a “HLIM”) is necessary and noted that, given the composition of each Fund’s portfolio holdings, a HLIM was not currently required for the Funds.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing liquidity risk, as follow:

A. Each Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of Fund investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed each Fund’s strategy and its determination that the strategy remains appropriate for an open-end fund structure. This determination was based on each Fund’s holdings of Highly Liquid Investments, the diversification of holdings and the related average position size of the holdings.

B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and noted that it used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Program Committee also took into consideration each Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration and the fact that the shares of the Funds are offered through intermediaries. The intermediary agreements increase the likelihood of large unanticipated redemptions, meaning a Fund may not have the ability to conduct an orderly sale of portfolio securities. The amount of assets a Fund has on these platforms is a significant factor in the ability of the Fund to meet redemption expectations. In light of the Fund’s holdings, it was noted that each Fund maintains a high level of liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions under both normal and stressed market conditions.

C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed any changes in each Fund’s cash and cash equivalents positions in response to current/anticipated redemption activity or market conditions. It was noted that the Funds does not currently have a borrowing or other credit funding arrangement.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 640-5704 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended December 31 and June 30) as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

 

 

The privacy of your personal financial information is extremely important to us. When you open an account with us, we collect a significant amount of information from you in order to properly invest and administer your account. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information private and confidential, and we want you to know how we protect that important information.

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you, or our former clients, to our affiliates or to service providers or other third parties, except as permitted by law. We share only the information required to properly administer your accounts, which enables us to send transaction confirmations, monthly or quarterly statements, financials and tax forms. Even within FundVantage Trust and its affiliated entities, a limited number of people who actually service accounts will have access to your personal financial information. Further, we do not share information about our current or former clients with any outside marketing groups or sales entities.

To ensure the highest degree of security and confidentiality, FundVantage Trust and its affiliates maintain various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We also apply special measures for authentication of information you request or submit to us on our web site.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at (866) 640-5704.

 

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Fund Management

(Unaudited)

 

FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The primary responsibility of the Trustees is to represent the interest of the Trust’s shareholders and to provide oversight management of the Trust.

The following tables present certain information regarding the Board of Trustees and officers of the Trust. None of the Trustees are an “interested person” of the Trust, the Adviser, another investment adviser of a series of the Trust, or Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, the principal underwriter of the Trust (“Underwriter”), within the meaning of the 1940 Act and each Trustee is referred to as an “Independent Trustee” and is listed under such heading below. Employees of certain service providers to the Trust serve as officers of the Trust; such persons are not compensated by the Funds. The address of each Trustee and officer as it relates to the Trust’s business is 301 Bellevue Parkway, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Funds contain additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (866) 640-5704.

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s) Held
with Trust
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in

Trust

Complex Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

 

           
ROBERT J. CHRISTIAN
Date of Birth: 2/49
   Trustee    Shall serve until
death, resignation or removal. Trustee
since 2007. Chairman from 2007 until September 30, 2019.
   Retired since February 2006; Executive Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company from February 1996 to February 2006; President of Rodney Square Management Corporation (“RSMC”) (investment advisory firm) from 1996 to 2005; Vice President of RSMC from 2005 to 2006.   31   

Optimum Fund Trust (registered investment company with 6 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

           
IQBAL MANSUR
Date of Birth: 6/55
   Trustee    Shall serve until
death, resignation or removal. Trustee
since 2007.
   Retired since September 2020; Professor of Finance, Widener University from 1998 to August 2020.   31   

Third Avenue
Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

 

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SIRIOS FUNDS

Fund Management (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s)   Held   
with Trust  
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in  

Trust  

Complex   Overseen  

by  

Trustee  

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

           

NICHOLAS M. MARSINI, JR.

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Trustee and Chairman of the Board    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2016. Chairman since October 1, 2019.    Retired since March 2016. President of PNC Bank Delaware from June 2011 to March 2016; Executive Vice President of Finance of BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2011; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from September 1997 to July 2010.   31   

Brinker Capital Destinations Trust (registered investment company with 10 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

           

NANCY B. WOLCOTT

Date of Birth: 11/54

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2011.   

Retired since May 2014; EVP, Head of GFI Client Service Delivery, BNY Mellon from January 2012 to May 2014; EVP, Head of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2012; President of PNC Global Investment
Servicing from 2008 to July 2010; Chief Operating Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2007 to 2008; Executive Vice President of PFPC Worldwide Inc. from 2006 to 2007.

 

  31   

Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (registered investment company with 97 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

 

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SIRIOS FUNDS

Fund Management (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s)   Held   
with Trust  
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in  

Trust  

Complex   Overseen  

by  

Trustee  

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

           

STEPHEN M. WYNNE

Date of Birth: 1/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2009.    Retired since December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon Assets Servicing from July 2010 to December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from March 2008 to July 2010; President, PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2003 to 2008.   31   

Copeland Trust (registered investment company with 2 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

 

       

Name

and Date of Birth

  

Position(s) Held

with Trust

  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

       

JOEL L. WEISS

Date of Birth: 1/63

   President and Chief Executive Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2007.   

President of JW Fund Management LLC since June 2016; Vice President and Managing Director of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from 1993 to June 2016.

 

       

T. RICHARD KEYES

Date of Birth: 1/57

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2016.   

President of TRK Fund Consulting LLC since July 2016; Head of Tax — U.S. Fund Services of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from February 2006 to July 2016.

 

       

GABRIELLA MERCINCAVAGE

Date of Birth: 6/68

   Assistant Treasurer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2019.   

Fund Administration Consultant since January 2019; Fund Accounting and Tax Compliance Accountant to financial services companies from November 2003 to July 2018.

 

       

VINCENZO A. SCARDUZIO

Date of Birth: 4/72

   Secretary   

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2012.

 

  

Director and Vice President Regulatory Administration of The Bank of New York Mellon and predecessor firms since 2001.

 

       

GUY F. TALARICO

Date of Birth: 8/55

  

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

   Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2020.   

Chief Executive Officer of Alaric Compliance Services LLC since June 2004.

 

 

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Investment Adviser

Sirios Capital Management, L.P.

One International Place

Boston, MA 02110

Administrator

The Bank of New York Mellon

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7096

Legal Counsel

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

 

SIR-0921


LOGO

TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund

of

FundVantage Trust

Class I

ANNUAL REPORT

September 30, 2021

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.


TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholders,

Portfolio Performance

For the year ending September 30, 2021, the TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) returned 11.05%, compared to a 18.20% return for the Fund’s benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI®”) Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index’s (“MSCI® EM Net TR Index”), corresponding to an underperformance of 7.15% relative to the Fund’s benchmark.

 

* 1 year net return as of 09/30/2021         

Fund’s return

   11.05%    MSCI® EM Index return    18.20%
* 1 year volatility as of 09/30/2021         

Fund’s return

   14.95%    MSCI® EM Net TR Index volatility    15.66%

Performance data quoted here represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end please call (844) 282-6161.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the main trading themes in Emerging Markets were ex-China mega-cap outperformance, the Chinese tech crackdown and COVID-19 continuing to rage in many Emerging Market countries. The virus has had secondary effects on overwhelmed healthcare systems that cannot sufficiently treat patients, which is why mortality rates amongst women and children have been rising. Widespread vaccination programs will likely be unrealistic for many citizens in emerging market countries in the near future. This impedes investor confidence in these more vulnerable economies.

Over the last quarter of 2020, equity markets saw strong growth with the MSCI® EM Net TR Index up a staggering +19.7%. Over the quarter the mega-cap performance was a mixed bag with Samsung returning over 50% in the quarter and the Chinese tech giant Alibaba falling drastically by -20%. However, the second largest bias of the benchmark, the Financial sector, outperformed and drove the benchmark’s performance over the quarter.

The first quarter of 2021 reflation/recovery trade caused the benchmark’s biases toward Financials and Materials (specifically, Commodities) to be rewarded. Simultaneously, the benchmark’s bias to its top 5 holdings (which together account for over a quarter of the benchmark in terms of weight) increased as three out of the five outperformed massively. The outperformance of the mega-cap stocks was coupled with the significant increase in weight of very few sectors, and within these sectors a limited number of stocks.

In the second and third quarters of 2021 mega-cap stocks underperformed across the board with the exception of Taiwan Semiconductor. The tech crackdown by the Chinese government coupled with investors’ fears that their valuations are excessively high, drove the mega-cap tech stocks down over the second and third quarters of 2021.

Management Policy of the Fund

The Adviser seeks to enhance the Fund’s portfolio diversification in terms of various risk metrics by applying a systematic, quantitative investment approach designed to identify securities of emerging market issuers included in the MSCI® EM Net TR Index that have the lowest possible correlation to each other for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio.

From September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021, the relative return of the Fund vs. the benchmark was -7.15%. Over the year, the MSCI® EM Net TR Index remained significantly biased toward Financials, Energy, Communication Services and Information Technology. These biases toward Financials and Energy were rewarded and this was not beneficial for our strategy. The benchmark’s bias to its top 5 holdings and the Financial sector were the primary reason for the underperformance of the strategy and this has led an even more concentrated benchmark.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The high market concentration into the mega-caps provides an environment that is adverse to the Fund. We feel the persistent uncertainty and dispersion in Emerging Markets provides outperformance opportunities for a diversified portfolio.

Since commencement of operations on April 25, 2017, the Fund underperformed the MSCI® EM Index by -2.32% annualized as a result of the benchmark’s biases discussed earlier.

Portfolio Changes

The strategy is rebalanced on a quarterly basis. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund’s portfolio turnover was 42%.

Dividend Distribution

The Fund will distribute a dividend following for the 2021 fiscal year according to the following schedule:

 

       
Distribution    Record Date    Ex-Date    Payment Date
       
Ordinary income    8 December 2021    9 December 2021    10 December 2021

Outlook

We don’t expect any major change in the management of the Fund in the coming months.

Sincerely,

TOBAM, Investment Adviser

 

This letter is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 and reflects the views of the investment adviser at the time of this writing. Of course, these views may change and do not guarantee the future performance of the Fund or the markets.

The specific securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased or sold and you should not assume that investments in the securities identified and discussed will be profitable.

The above commentary is for informational purposes only and does not represent an offer, recommendation or solicitation to buy, hold or sell any security.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risk.

TOBAM’s quantitative investment process is supported by extensive proprietary computer code. TOBAM’s researchers, software developers, and IT teams follow a structured design, development, testing, change control, and review process during the development of its systems and the implementation within our investment process. These controls and their effectiveness are subject to regular internal reviews. However, despite these extensive controls it is possible that errors may occur in coding and within the investment process, as is the case with any complex software or data-driven model, and no guarantee or warranty can be provided that any quantitative investment model is completely free of errors. Any such errors could have a negative impact on investment results.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Annual Report

Performance Data

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Comparison of Change in Value of $500,000 (investment minimum) Investment in

TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund ’s Class I vs.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI®”) Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index (“MSCI® EM Net TR Index”)

 

LOGO

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended September 30, 2021  
      1 Year     3 Years     Since
Inception
 

Class I

     11.05     3.03     5.88 %* 

MSCI® EM Net TR Index

     18.20     8.58     8.20 %** 

 

*

The TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) Class I shares commenced operation on April 25, 2017.

**

Benchmark performance is from the commencement date of the Fund Class only and is not the commencement date of the benchmark itself.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (844) 282-6161. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Fund’s “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement” are 1.17% and 1.10%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class I shares. These ratios are stated in the current prospectus dated February 1, 2021, and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. TOBAM (“TOBAM” or the “Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” (as defined in Form N-1A), dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions) do not exceed (on an annual basis) 1.10% with respect to Class I shares, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in effect until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees (“Board of Trustees”) of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser may recoup, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, any expenses or fees it has waived or reimbursed within a three-year period from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses of the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation amount.

A 1.00% redemption fee applies to shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase. The redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above.

The Fund intends to evaluate performance as compared to that of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Net Total Return Index (“MSCI® EM Net TR Index”). The MSCI® EM Net TR Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

index designed to measure the equity performance of emerging market countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. An index is unmanaged and it is not possible to invest in an index. All mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Expense Disclosure

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (Rule 12b-1) fees (if any) and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

The first line the accompanying table 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 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 accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your 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 the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

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

 

     Beginning Account Value
April 1, 2021
     Ending Account Value
September 30, 2021
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund

           

Class I

           

Actual

     $1,000.00                $   975.20                1.10%            $5.45      

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00                1,019.55                1.10%            5.57      

 

*

Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021 of 1.10% for Class I shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (183), then divided by 365 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-month total return for the Fund of (2.48)% for Class I shares.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by industry group of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net        
     Assets     Value  

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Pharmaceuticals

     12.1   $   14,653,542  

Telecommunications

     7.8       9,490,463  

Food

     6.2       7,550,852  

Software

     5.4       6,572,301  

Biotechnology

     4.8       5,831,079  

Banks

     4.5       5,415,585  

Semiconductors

     4.4       5,409,132  

Computers

     3.7       4,510,687  

Transportation

     3.5       4,316,605  

Gas

     3.5       4,248,730  

Retail

     3.3       4,039,402  

Internet

     3.3       3,967,046  

Mining

     3.1       3,755,179  

Electronics

     3.1       3,737,207  

Oil & Gas

     3.0       3,676,164  

Healthcare-Products

     1.8       2,138,180  

Energy-Alternate Sources

     1.7       2,116,478  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     1.7       2,112,701  

Auto Manufacturers

     1.7       2,084,439  

Apparel

     1.7       2,080,226  

Healthcare-Services

     1.6       1,970,143  

Beverages

     1.5       1,837,237  

Chemicals

     1.4       1,646,097  

Shipbuilding

     1.3       1,625,676  

Electric

     1.3       1,563,216  

Diversified Financial Services

     1.2       1,419,985  

Forest Products & Paper

     1.2       1,403,113  

Agriculture

     1.0       1,205,454  

Water

     0.8       989,134  

Home Furnishings

     0.8       982,479  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     0.8       926,842  

Commercial Services

     0.7       823,088  

Airlines

     0.7       799,343  

Iron/Steel

     0.6       706,123  

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.6       670,740  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

     0.4       526,331  

Leisure Time

     0.4       496,662  

Engineering & Construction

     0.4       473,726  

Housewares

     0.3       424,355  

Electrical Components & Equipments

     0.3       350,938  

Textiles

     0.2       264,624  

Insurance

     0.2       245,414  

Machinery-Diversified

     0.2       218,190  

Household Products/Wares

     0.1       171,210  

Investment Companies

     0.1       137,517  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

     0.1       116,756  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

 

     % of Net        
    

Assets

    Value  

Total Common Stocks

     98.5   $ 119,700,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RIGHTS

     0.0       21,892  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     1.5       1,865,104  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 121,587,387  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2021

 

     Number         
       of Shares                Value          

COMMON STOCKS — 98.5%

     

Brazil — 2.8%

     

Atacadao SA

     144,400      $   468,009  

CCR SA

     122,100        263,000  

Raia Drogasil SA

     300,100        1,281,242  

Suzano SA*

     141,500        1,403,113  
     

 

 

 
        3,415,364  
     

 

 

 

China — 33.1%

     

51job, Inc., ADR*

     4,237        294,599  

Bank of Hangzhou Co. Ltd., Class A

     104,600        240,312  

BeiGene Ltd., ADR*

     4,863        1,765,269  

Beijing Roborock Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     1,000        109,395  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd.

     914,000        646,456  

By-health Co. Ltd., Class A

     29,100        127,216  

CanSino Biologics, Inc., Class H*

     24,200        855,961  

Changchun High & New Technology Industry Group, Inc., Class A

     7,100        300,687  

China Baoan Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     42,100        123,543  

China CSSC Holdings Ltd., Class A

     82,300        318,583  

China Feihe Ltd.

     228,000        384,301  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

     192,800        569,424  

China Literature Ltd.*

     100,800        764,970  

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

     60,000        386,390  

China Northern Rare Earth Group

     

High-Tech Co. Ltd., Class A

     61,700        417,076  

China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd.

     96,000        710,020  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

     288,000        1,513,132  

China Yangtze Power Co. Ltd., Class A

     279,311        948,943  

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. Ltd., Class A

     106,260        273,219  

Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

     28,488        696,503  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co. Ltd., Class A*

     85,130        224,994  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     85,000        1,401,946  

Founder Securities Co. Ltd., Class A

     138,400        174,765  

Gigadevice Semiconductor Beijing, Inc., Class A

     11,900        265,421  

GoerTek, Inc., Class A

     63,100        418,181  

GOME Retail Holdings Ltd.*

     3,647,000        340,180  

Great Wall Motor Co. Ltd., Class A

     39,100        316,937  
     Number         
       of Shares                Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

China — (Continued)

     

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     758,000      $ 989,134  

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products Co. Ltd., Class A

     5,500        116,756  

Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     12,200        147,786  

Hangzhou First Applied Material Co. Ltd., Class A

     16,563        322,524  

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

     24,100        211,394  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

     96,000        511,930  

Huadong Medicine Co. Ltd., Class A

     32,700        149,978  

Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc., Class A

     34,907        150,266  

I-Mab, SP ADR*

     8,900        645,161  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     547,000        303,215  

Industrial Bank Co. Ltd., Class A

     155,700        438,086  

Ingenic Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

     8,100        159,976  

Inner Mongolia BaoTou Steel Union Co. Ltd., Class A*

     856,200        415,995  

Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     162,000        142,806  

Innovent Biologics, Inc.*

     32,000        308,168  

iQIYI, Inc., ADR*

     91,802        737,170  

JCET Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     34,200        168,214  

Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. Ltd., Class A

     61,300        264,624  

Juewei Food Co. Ltd., Class A

     11,500        113,609  

Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd.*

     244,000        812,437  

Kuang-Chi Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A*

     38,500        133,811  

Lingyi iTech Guangdong Co., Class A

     136,900        136,256  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     51,080        649,299  

Maxscend Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

     6,080        328,510  

Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd., Class A

     336,400        225,703  

Microport Scientific Corp.

     83,700        469,325  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

China — (Continued)

     

Montage Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     13,200      $ 120,711  

Muyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Class A

     95,884        763,249  

National Silicon Industry Group Co. Ltd., Class A*

     37,012        162,599  

NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     8,500        476,641  

New Hope Liuhe Co. Ltd., Class A*

     83,500        190,001  

Pinduoduo, Inc., ADR*

     2,473        224,227  

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co. Ltd.*

     101,200        659,633  

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H

     2,188,000              1,504,152  

Sanan Optoelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

     82,500        402,514  

Sangfor Technologies, Inc., Class A

     7,558        274,526  

SG Micro Corp., Class A

     4,100        210,033  

Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd., Class A

     67,568        205,264  

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co. Ltd., Class H

     652,000        1,156,925  

Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     237,200        190,218  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     35,500        285,793  

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Class H

     72,000        368,593  

Shanxi Meijin Energy Co. Ltd., Class A*

     82,300        135,539  

Shengyi Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     37,300        124,382  

Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     7,600        129,984  

Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Ltd., Class A

     12,400        210,823  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     12,900        273,783  

Sichuan Swellfun Co. Ltd., Class A

     8,800        172,067  

Silergy Corp.

     4,000        581,814  

StarPower Semiconductor Ltd., Class A

     2,800        174,863  

Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., Class A

     26,400        600,002  

Sunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd., Class A

     28,300        162,646  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

China — (Continued)

     

Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co. Ltd., Class A

     1,691      $ 158,436  

TBEA Co. Ltd., Class A

     57,900        215,399  

Thunder Software Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     6,400        123,231  

Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Class A

     50,700        358,231  

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

     620,000        1,152,774  

Unigroup Guoxin Microelectronics Co. Ltd., Class A

     10,500        334,525  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd., ADR*

     61,519        685,322  

Walvax Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Class A

     25,900        251,334  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

     1,483,000        1,119,787  

Wens Foodstuffs Group Co. Ltd., Class A

     112,820        252,204  

Will Semiconductor Co. Ltd. Shanghai, Class A

     15,441        576,322  

Wingtech Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     23,700        341,549  

Yonyou Network Technology Co. Ltd., Class A

     62,290        318,955  

Zai Lab Ltd., ADR*

     5,200        548,028  

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. Ltd., Class H

     315,500        222,124  

Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. Ltd., Class A

     22,000        218,190  
     

 

 

 
                40,277,949  
     

 

 

 

Colombia — 0.1%

     

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

     24,469        137,517  
     

 

 

 

Greece — 0.4%

     

JUMBO SA

     26,678        434,390  
     

 

 

 

India — 21.3%

     

Adani Green Energy Ltd.*

     39,818        614,273  

Adani Total Gas Ltd.

     39,860        764,228  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     3,784        227,725  

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

     72,115        701,522  

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.*

     23,178        1,323,064  

Bandhan Bank Ltd.

     156,466        592,502  

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

     236,598        1,371,797  

Bharti Airtel Ltd.*

     148,411        1,371,916  

Cipla Ltd.

     117,266        1,550,404  

Container Corp. Of India Ltd.

     59,973        566,110  
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

India — (Continued)

     

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

     27,395      $ 1,797,116  

Eicher Motors Ltd.

     28,677        1,072,720  

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.*

     19,014        263,008  

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     87,270        1,496,807  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

     13,024        496,662  

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd.

     192,932        777,745  

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd.

     506,791        850,462  

Indus Towers Ltd.

     203,511        841,263  

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.*

     29,416        799,343  

Ipca Laboratories Ltd.

     16,355        529,338  

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd.

     3,858        209,492  

Lupin Ltd.

     68,638        876,155  

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     170,756        1,879,102  

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     32,293        1,636,553  

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

     94,644        1,752,242  

United Spirits Ltd.*

     83,482        955,150  

Yes Bank Ltd.*

     3,501,611        588,295  
     

 

 

 
                25,904,994  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia — 0.7%

     

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     1,413,300        361,898  

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT

     1,380,600        284,482  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     620,800        171,210  
     

 

 

 
        817,590  
     

 

 

 

Malaysia — 3.5%

     

Axiata Group Bhd

     810,485        753,783  

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

     377,300        554,257  

Kossan Rubber Industries

     394,700        217,785  

Maxis Bhd

     678,600        760,213  

Public Bank Bhd

     832,200        809,042  

Supermax Corp. Bhd

     462,040        263,771  

Top Glove Corp. Bhd

     1,370,900        943,077  
     

 

 

 
        4,301,928  
     

 

 

 

Mexico — 0.4%

     

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Class O

     67,300        431,321  
     

 

 

 

Peru — 0.8%

     

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA, ADR*

     65,079        439,934  

Credicorp Ltd.

     4,585        508,660  
     

 

 

 
        948,594  
     

 

 

 

Poland — 1.8%

     

CD Projekt SA

     22,006        1,061,049  
     Number
of Shares
     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Poland — (Continued)

     

Orange Polska SA*

     208,357      $ 420,669  

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA

     32,819        676,160  
     

 

 

 
        2,157,878  
     

 

 

 

Russia — 1.3%

     

PhosAgro PJSC, GDR

     42,048        936,829  

Polyus PJSC

     3,687        604,365  
     

 

 

 
        1,541,194  
     

 

 

 

South Africa — 2.0%

     

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

     51,474        824,656  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

     4,651        561,842  

Gold Fields Ltd.

     100,067        820,252  

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.

     71,178        221,508  
     

 

 

 
                2,428,258  
     

 

 

 

South Korea — 12.6%

     

Alteogen, Inc.*

     7,232        438,671  

Amorepacific Corp.

     4,438        663,834  

Celltrion Healthcare Co. Ltd.*

     14,429        1,319,810  

Celltrion Pharm, Inc.*

     5,180        634,157  

Celltrion, Inc.*

     2,953        641,449  

Coway Co. Ltd.

     13,988        873,084  

Doosan Heavy Industries &

     

Construction Co. Ltd.*

     19,529        336,113  

Green Cross Corp.

     1,426        395,578  

Hanmi Pharm Co. Ltd.

     2,165        499,956  

Hanon Systems

     51,212        670,740  

HLB, Inc.*

     27,556        1,307,093  

HMM Co. Ltd.*

     22,611        637,770  

Hyundai Glovis Co. Ltd.

     2,824        391,122  

Kia Corp.

     6,242        421,563  

LG Uplus Corp.

     22,447        282,175  

NCSoft Corp.

     1,688        855,063  

Netmarble Corp.

     4,457        439,939  

Orion Corp.

     7,382        727,408  

Pearl Abyss Corp.*

     8,407        567,641  

Samsung Biologics Co. Ltd.*

     413        303,056  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

     1,242        245,414  

Seegene, Inc.

     11,477        581,994  

Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

     9,835        468,432  

SK Chemicals Co. Ltd.

     2,389        566,462  

SK Telecom Co. Ltd.*

     2,672        725,759  

Yuhan Corp.

     6,923        357,447  
     

 

 

 
        15,351,730  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

     Number
  of Shares  
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Taiwan — 11.9%

 

  

Accton Technology Corp.

     89,000      $ 838,786  

Asustek Computer, Inc.

     84,000        975,593  

AU Optronics Corp.

     1,546,000        969,233  

Eclat Textile Co. Ltd.

     39,660        859,592  

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.

     494,000        1,089,419  

Feng TAY Enterprise Co. Ltd.

     123,200        946,851  

Inventec Corp.

     816,000        751,826  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

     81,000        373,586  

momo.com, Inc.

     7,000        405,695  

Nien Made Enterprise Co. Ltd.

     30,000        424,355  

Oneness Biotech Co. Ltd.*

     70,000        462,353  

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp.

     588,000        623,790  

Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.

     382,000        1,354,834  

United Microelectronics Corp.

     815,000        1,847,401  

Wan Hai Lines Ltd.

     140,800        1,017,746  

Wiwynn Corp.

     23,000        712,213  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.*

     203,000        855,073  
     

 

 

 
        14,508,346  
     

 

 

 

Thailand — 4.8%

     

Airports of Thailand PCL

     138,400        248,023  

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL, Class F

     2,236,200        1,499,903  

Bangkok Expressway & Metro PCL

     2,171,000        560,088  

Berli Jucker PCL

     376,800        365,308  

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL

     58,400        242,515  

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

     1,165,720        884,822  

Energy Absolute PCL

     214,600        386,217  

Krungthai Card PCL

     168,100        270,490  

Srisawad Corp. PCL

     223,400        412,888  
     Number
  of Shares  
             Value          

COMMON STOCKS — (Continued)

 

  

Thailand — (Continued)

 

  

Thai Union Group PCL, Class F

     896,100      $ 574,712  

True Corp. PCL

     3,625,400        405,266  
     

 

 

 
        5,850,232  
     

 

 

 

Turkey — 1.0%

     

BIM Birlesik Magazalar A/S

     125,668        902,978  

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS

     157,550        290,128  
     

 

 

 
        1,193,106  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $104,479,932)

        119,700,391  
     

 

 

 

RIGHTS — 0.0%

 

  

India — 0.0%

     

Bharti Airtel Ltd., Expires 10/22/21*

     10,600        21,892  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

        21,892  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.5%
(Cost $104,479,932)

 

     119,722,283  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.5%

        1,865,104  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     121,587,387  
     

 

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing.

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
GDR   Global Depository Receipt
PCL   Public Company Limited
PJSC   Public Joint Stock Company
SP ADR   Sponsored American Depository Receipt
 

 

At September 30, 2021, the Fund held the following open positions in futures contracts:

 

Long Futures

Outstanding

   Expiration
Date
   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Cost
   Notional
Amount
   Value and
Unrealized
Depreciation

MSCI® Emerging Markets Index

       12/17/21        29      $ 1,871,339      $ 1,806,120      $ (65,219 )  
                        

 

 

 
                         $ (65,219 )  
                        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2021

 

 

Assets

  

Investments, at value (Cost $104,479,932)

   $ 119,722,283  

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,358,603  

Foreign currency, at value (Cost $310,506)

     308,263  

Receivables:

  

Dividends and interest

     236,849  

Deposits for futures contracts*

     270,413  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     12,544  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     121,908,955  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Payables:

  

Investment adviser

     219,962  

Audit fees

     39,851  

Custodian fees

     29,493  

Administration and accounting fees

     15,905  

Accrued expenses

     16,357  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     321,568  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 121,587,387  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consisted of:

  

Capital stock, $0.01 par value

   $ 102,872  

Paid-in capital

     107,203,549  

Total distributable earnings

     14,280,966  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 121,587,387  
  

 

 

 

Class I Shares:

  

Net assets

   $ 121,587,387  
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

     10,287,249  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.82  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Primary risk exposure is equity index contracts.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

Investment income

  

Dividends

   $ 2,743,261  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (370,213
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,373,048  
  

 

 

 

Expenses

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     981,662  

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     113,620  

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     96,183  

Audit fees

     45,472  

Trustees’ and officers’ fees (Note 2)

     40,658  

Legal fees

     36,200  

Shareholder reporting fees

     30,805  

Registration and filing fees

     27,575  

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     24,505  

Other expenses

     17,851  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     1,414,531  
  

 

 

 

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (63,299
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     1,351,232  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     1,021,816  
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments:

  

Net realized gain from investments*

     5,159,496  

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

     (97,206

Net realized gain from futures contracts**

     168,795  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments***

     5,314,006  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (1,521

Net change in unrealized depreciation on futures contracts**

     (8,674
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     10,534,896  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 11,556,712  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Net realized gain from investments includes foreign capital gains tax of $13,109.

**

Primary risk exposure is equity index contracts.

***

Includes net decrease in deferred foreign capital gains tax of $14,297.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2021
  For the Year
Ended
September 30, 2020

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 1,021,816     $ 678,371

Net realized gains/(losses) from investments, foreign currency transactions and futures contracts

       5,231,085       (2,406,984 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency translations and futures contracts

       5,303,811       7,086,084
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       11,556,712       5,357,471
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Less Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Total distributable earnings:

        

Class I

       (405,754 )       (1,093,800 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (405,754 )       (1,093,800 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions (Note 4)

       5,405,721       1,093,620
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       16,556,679       5,357,291
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

        

Beginning of year

       105,030,708       99,673,417
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year

     $ 121,587,387     $ 105,030,708
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective period. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto.

 

 

     Class I
     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
  For the
Period April 25, 2017*
to September 30,
2017

Per Share Operating Performance

                    

Net asset value, beginning of year/period

       $   10.68       $   10.25       $  11.58       $   11.35       $   10.00
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

       0.10       0.07       0.15       0.16       0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

       1.08       0.47       (0.91 )       0.27       1.20
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       1.18       0.54       (0.76 )       0.43       1.35
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                    

Net investment income

       (0.04 )       (0.11 )       (0.12 )       (0.19 )      

Net realized gains

                   (0.45 )       (0.01 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.04 )       (0.11 )       (0.57 )       (0.20 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year/period

       $    11.82       $    10.68       $  10.25       $   11.58       $   11.35
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

       11.05 %       5.30 %       (6.47 )%       3.79 %       13.50 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                    

Net assets, end of year/period (in 000s)

       $121,587       $105,031       $99,673       $49,822       $48,020

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

       1.10 %       1.10 %       1.10 %       0.95 %       0.85 %(3)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements(4)

       1.15 %       1.17 %       1.20 %       1.44 %       1.66 %(3)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       0.83 %       0.68 %       1.48 %       1.27 %       3.29 %(3)

Portfolio turnover rate

       42 %       42 %       42 %       33 %       14 %(5)

 

*

Commencement of operations.

(1)

The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.

(2) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

(3) 

Annualized.

(4) 

During the period, certain fees were waived and/or reimbursed. If such fee waivers and/or reimbursements had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated (See Note 2).

(5) 

Not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2021

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), and commenced investment operations on April 25, 2017. The Fund is a separate series of FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) which was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on August 28, 2006. The Trust is a “series trust” authorized to issue an unlimited number of separate series or classes of shares of beneficial interest. Each series is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. The Fund offers separate classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Class I Shares. As of September 30, 2021, Class A and Class C shares have not been issued.

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

Portfolio Valuation The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. The Fund’s equity securities listed on any national exchange market system will be valued at the last sale price. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter ( “OTC”) market are valued at their closing sale or official closing price. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Securities that do not have a readily available current market value are valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available and has delegated to TOBAM (“TOBAM” or the “Adviser”) the responsibility for applying the valuation methods. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. In the event that market quotes are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to one of the valuation methods, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Adviser. The Trust has established a Valuation Committee which performs certain functions including the oversight of the Adviser’s fair valuation determinations. Prices for equity securities normally are supplied by an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Fixed income securities are valued based on market quotations, which are furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates fair value. Any assets held by the Fund that are denominated in foreign currencies are valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates that are prevailing at the time that the Fund determines the daily NAV per share. Foreign securities may trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not calculate NAV. As a result, the market value of these investments may change on days when you cannot buy or sell shares of the Fund. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of such investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Exchange traded futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Exchange traded futures contracts for which no settlement price is reported, are generally valued at the mean between the most recent bid and ask prices obtained from approved pricing services, established market makers, or from broker-dealers.

Fair Value Measurements The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

  

· Level 1

  

  

quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

  

· Level 2

  

  

other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

  

· Level 3

  

  

significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out are recognized at the value at the end of the period.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

Securities listed on a non-U.S. exchange are generally fair valued daily by an independent fair value pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees and categorized as Level 2 investments within the hierarchy. The fair valuations for these securities may not be the same as quoted or published prices of the securities on their primary markets. Securities for which daily fair value prices from the independent fair value pricing service are not available are generally valued at the last quoted sale price at the close of an exchange on which the security is traded and categorized as Level 1 investments within the hierarchy. Values of foreign securities, currencies, and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of said currencies against the U.S. dollar, as of valuation time, as provided by an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of September 30, 2021, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total
Value at
09/30/21
  Level 1
Quoted

Price
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable
Inputs
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Assets

        

Common Stocks

        

Brazil

    $ 3,415,364        $ 3,415,364         $           $    

China

     40,277,949       6,656,114       33,621,835        

Colombia

     137,517       137,517              

Greece

     434,390             434,390        

India

     25,904,994       764,228       25,140,766        

Indonesia

     817,590             817,590        

Malaysia

     4,301,928       3,548,145       753,783        

Mexico

     431,321       431,321              

Peru

     948,594       948,594              

Poland

     2,157,878       420,669       1,737,209        

Russia

     1,541,194       936,829       604,365        

South Africa

     2,428,258       561,842       1,866,416        

South Korea

     15,351,730             15,351,730        

Taiwan

     14,508,346             14,508,346        

Thailand

     5,850,232       574,712       5,275,520        

Turkey

     1,193,106       902,978       290,128        

Rights

     21,892                   21,892  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets

    $ 119,722,283      $ 19,298,313       $ 100,402,078         $ 21,892  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Derivatives:

        

Equity Contracts

        

Long Futures

    $ (65,219    $       $ (65,219       $  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    $ (65,219    $       $ (65,219       $  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third-party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that present changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 3 are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3.

Futures Contracts — The Fund may use futures contracts for hedging or speculative purposes consistent with its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

During the reporting period, the Fund entered into futures contracts to gain exposure to various markets, as part of the Fund’s investment strategy.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund’s monthly average volume of futures bought long was $1,682,221.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — Investment transactions are recorded on trade date for financial statement preparation purposes. Realized gains and losses on investments sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on unrealized and realized gains on certain foreign investments. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims, as applicable, based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the market in which the Fund invests. General expenses of the Trust are generally allocated to each fund under methodologies approved by the Board of Trustees. Expenses directly attributable to a particular fund in the Trust are charged directly to that fund.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include cash and overnight investments in interest-bearing demand deposits with a financial institution with original maturities of three months or less. The Fund maintains deposits with a high quality financial institution in an amount that is in excess of federally insured limits.

Foreign Currency TranslationAssets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on ex-date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to continue to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders, which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Other In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made against the Fund in the future, and therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

Market disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have had a global impact, and uncertainty exists as to its long-term implications. The COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, impair the Fund’s ability to satisfy redemption requests, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance. In addition, the outbreak of COVID-19, and measures taken to mitigate its effects, could result in disruptions to the services provided to the Fund by its service providers. Fund management is continuing to monitor this development and evaluate its impact on the Fund.

Currency Risk The Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Fund may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Fund’s NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Fund is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Fund may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund’s holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

Emerging Markets Risk The securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in emerging market countries tend to be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of issuers located in countries with more mature economies. Emerging markets generally have less diverse and less mature economic structures and less stable political systems than those of developed countries. Investments in these countries may be subject to political, economic, legal, market and currency risks. The risks may include less protection of property rights and uncertain political and economic policies, the imposition of capital controls and/or foreign investment limitations by a country, nationalization of businesses and the imposition of sanctions by other countries, such as the United States. Recent statements by U.S. securities and accounting regulatory agencies have expressed concern regarding information access and audit quality regarding issuers in China and other emerging market countries, which could present heightened risks associated with investments in these markets.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

2. Transactions with Related Parties and Other Service Providers

TOBAM serves as investment adviser to the Fund. For its services, the Adviser is paid a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, “Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses” (as defined in Form N-1A), dividend and interest expense on securities sold short, interest, extraordinary items and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 1.10% (on an annual basis), with respect to Class I shares, of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation will remain in place until January 31, 2022, unless the Board of Trustees of the Trust approves its earlier termination. The Adviser may recoup, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, any expenses or fees it has waived or reimbursed within a three-year period from the date on which the Adviser reduced its compensation and/or assumed expenses of the Fund. No recoupment will occur unless the Fund’s expenses are below the Expense Limitation amount. As of September 30, 2021, the amount of potential recovery was as follows:

 

     Expiration     

09/30/2022

   09/30/2023    09/30/2024    Total

$88,642  

   $64,807    $63,299    $216,748

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Adviser earned advisory fees of $981,662 and waived fees of $63,299.

Other Service Providers

The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator and custodian for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For providing certain custodial services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) provides transfer agent services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Trust, on behalf of the Fund, has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries to provide recordkeeping, processing, shareholder communications and other services to customers of the intermediaries investing in the Fund and has agreed to compensate the intermediaries for providing those services. The fees incurred by the Fund for these services are included in Transfer Agent fees in the Statement of Operations.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) provides principal underwriting services to the Fund pursuant to an underwriting agreement between the Trust and the Underwriter.

Trustees and Officers

The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees. The Trustees receive compensation in the form of an annual retainer and per meeting fees for their services to the Trust. An employee of BNY Mellon serves as the Secretary of the Trust and is not compensated by the Fund or the Trust.

JW Fund Management LLC (“JWFM”) provides a Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, respectively, to the Trust. Alaric Compliance Services LLC (“Alaric”) provides the Trust with a Chief Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering Officer. JWFM and Alaric are compensated for their services provided to the Trust.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

September 30, 2021

 

3. Investment in Securities

For the year ended September 30, 2021, aggregated purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 56,530,752      $ 50,140,392  

4. Capital Share Transactions

For the years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, transactions in capital shares (authorized shares unlimited) were as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended
September 30, 2021
    For the Year Ended
September 30, 2020
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares      Amount  

Class I

         

Sales

     659,522     $ 8,000,000            $  

Reinvestments

     33,669       405,721       103,269        1,093,620  

Redemptions

     (237,154     (3,000,000             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     456,037     $ 5,405,721       103,269      $ 1,093,620  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

There is a 1.00% redemption fee that may be charged on shares redeemed which have been held for 30 days or less. The redemption fee is retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

5. Federal Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

Distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications. Net investment income, net realized gains and net assets are not affected by these adjustments. For the year ended September 30, 2021, there were no reclassifications between components of total distributable earnings and paid in capital.

For the year ended September 30, 2021, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $405,754 of ordinary income dividends. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the tax character of distributions paid by the Fund was $1,093,800 of ordinary income dividends. Distributions from net investment income and short-term gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

 

21


TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

September 30, 2021

 

As of September 30, 2021, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Capital Loss

Carryforward

   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
$(1,758,888)    $911,499    $15,128,355

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to outstanding wash sales loss deferrals.

As of the September 30, 2021, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund was as follows:

 

Federal Tax Cost

   $ 104,589,891  
  

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation

     27,976,105  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (12,847,750
  

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 15,128,355  
  

 

 

 

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain net capital losses between November 1 and September 30 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and September 30, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and September 30) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended September 30, 2021, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until October 1, 2021. For the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund had no capital loss deferrals and no late year ordinary loss deferrals.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of September 30, 2021 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. As of September 30, 2021, the Fund had capital loss carryforward of $1,758,888, all of which are short-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund utilized $2,796,762 of prior year capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

22


TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of FundVantage Trust and

Shareholders of TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the series constituting FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of September 30, 2021, and the related statement 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 financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from April 25, 2017 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2017 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the series constituting FundVantage Trust) at September 30, 2021,the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended and the period from April 25, 2017 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s 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 Trust 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. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

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, 2021, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. 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.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more TOBAM investment companies since 2017.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 24, 2021

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Shareholder Tax Information

(Unaudited)

 

The Fund is required by Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code to advise its shareholders of the U.S. federal tax status of distributions received by the Fund’s shareholders in respect of such fiscal year. During the year ended September 30, 2021, the Fund paid $405,754 of ordinary income dividends to its shareholders. Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

The Fund designates 100.00% of the ordinary income distribution as qualified dividend income pursuant to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

The percentage of qualified interest income related dividends not subject to withholding tax for non-resident aliens and foreign corporations is 0.05%.

The TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund paid foreign taxes and recognized foreign source income as follows:

 

     Foreign Taxes Paid    Foreign Source Income

TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund

   $273,544    $2,743,569

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

Because the Fund’s fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification will be sent with respect to calendar year 2021. The second notification, which will reflect the amount, if any, to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their U.S. federal income tax returns will be made in conjunction with Form 1099-DIV and will be mailed in January 2022.

Foreign shareholders will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on the amount of their ordinary income dividends. They will generally not be entitled to a foreign tax credit or deduction for the withholding taxes paid by a Fund, if any.

In general, dividends received by tax-exempt recipients (e.g., IRAs and Keoghs) need not be reported as taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, some retirement trusts (e.g., corporate, Keogh and 403(b)(7) plans) may need this information for their annual information reporting.

Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in a Fund.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

On October 16, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of FundVantage Trust, on behalf of the TOBAM Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”), met on September 21-22, 2021 (the “Meeting”) to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to the Fund, pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. The Board has appointed a committee of individuals to serve as the program administrator for the Fund’s Program (the “Program Committee”). At the Meeting, the Program Committee provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation and any material changes to the Program as of June 30, 2021 (the “Report”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology. It also described the Program Committee’s methodology in determining whether a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (a “HLIM”) is necessary and noted that, given the composition of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, a HLIM was not currently required for the Fund.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing liquidity risk, as follow:

A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of Fund investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed the Fund’s strategy and its determination that the strategy remains appropriate for an open-end fund structure. This determination was based on the Fund’s holdings of Highly Liquid Investments, the diversification of holdings and the related average position size of the holdings.

B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and noted that it used this information as a component to establish the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size. The Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Program Committee also took into consideration the Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration and the fact that the shares of the Fund are offered through intermediaries. The intermediary agreements increase the likelihood of large unanticipated redemptions, meaning a Fund may not have the ability to conduct an orderly sale of portfolio securities. The amount of assets a Fund has on these platforms is a significant factor in the ability of the Fund to meet redemption expectations. In light of the Fund’s holdings, it was noted that the Fund maintains a high level of liquidity to meet shareholder redemptions under both normal and stressed market conditions.

C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: As part of the Report, the Program Committee reviewed any changes in the Fund’s cash and cash equivalents positions in response to current/anticipated redemption activity or market conditions. It was noted that the Fund does not currently have a borrowing or other credit funding arrangement.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 282-6161 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended December 31 and June 30) as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Trust’s portfolio holdings on Form N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

26


TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

 

The privacy of your personal financial information is extremely important to us. When you open an account with us, we collect a significant amount of information from you in order to properly invest and administer your account. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information private and confidential, and we want you to know how we protect that important information.

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you, or our former clients, to our affiliates or to service providers or other third parties, except as permitted by law. We share only the information required to properly administer your accounts, which enables us to send transaction confirmations, monthly or quarterly statements, financials and tax forms. Even within FundVantage Trust and its affiliated entities, a limited number of people who actually service accounts will have access to your personal financial information. Further, we do not share information about our current or former clients with any outside marketing groups or sales entities.

To ensure the highest degree of security and confidentiality, FundVantage Trust and its affiliates maintain various physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information. We also apply special measures for authentication of information you request or submit to us on our web site.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy practices, please call us at (844) 282-6161.

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Management

(Unaudited)

 

FundVantage Trust (the “Trust”) is governed by a Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The primary responsibility of the Trustees is to represent the interest of the Trust’s shareholders and to provide oversight management of the Trust.

The following tables present certain information regarding the Board of Trustees and officers of the Trust. None of the Trustees are an” interested person” of the Trust, the Adviser, another investment adviser of a series of the Trust, or Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, the principal underwriter of the Trust (“Underwriter”), within the meaning of the 1940 Act and each Trustee is referred to as an “Independent Trustee” and is listed under such heading below. Employees of certain service providers to the Trust serve as officers of the Trust; such persons are not compensated by the Fund. The address of each Trustee and officer as it relates to the Trust’s business is 301 Bellevue Parkway, 2nd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19809.

The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund contains additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (844) 282-6161.

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s) Held
with Trust
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in

Trust

Complex Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
           

ROBERT J. CHRISTIAN

Date of Birth: 2/49

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007. Chairman from 2007 until September 30, 2019.    Retired since February 2006; Executive Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company from February 1996 to February 2006; President of Rodney Square Management Corporation (“RSMC”) (investment advisory firm) from 1996 to 2005; Vice President of RSMC from 2005 to 2006.   31    Optimum Fund Trust (registered investment company with 6 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

IQBAL MANSUR

Date of Birth: 6/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2007.    Retired since September 2020; Professor of Finance, Widener University from 1998 to August 2020.   31    Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

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TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Management (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s) Held
with Trust
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in

Trust

Complex Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

           

NICHOLAS M. MARSINI, JR.

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Trustee and Chairman of the Board    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2016. Chairman since October 1, 2019.    Retired since March 2016. President of PNC Bank Delaware from June 2011 to March 2016; Executive Vice President of Finance of BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2011; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from September 1997 to July 2010.   31    Brinker Capital Destinations Trust (registered investment company with 10 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).
           

NANCY B. WOLCOTT

Date of Birth: 11/54

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2011.    Retired since May 2014; EVP, Head of GFI Client Service Delivery, BNY Mellon from January 2012 to May 2014; EVP, Head of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon from July 2010 to January 2012; President of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2008 to July 2010; Chief Operating Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2007 to 2008; Executive Vice President of PFPC Worldwide Inc. from 2006 to 2007.   31    Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust (registered investment company with 97 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

29


TOBAM EMERGING MARKETS FUND

Fund Management (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

 

           
Name
and Date of Birth
   Position(s) Held
with Trust
  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
 

Number of   Funds in

Trust

Complex Overseen

by

Trustee

 

  

Other Directorships

Held by
Trustee

           

STEPHEN M. WYNNE

Date of Birth: 1/55

   Trustee    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Trustee since 2009.    Retired since December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of US Funds Services, BNY Mellon Assets Servicing from July 2010 to December 2010; Chief Executive Officer of PNC Global Investment Servicing from March 2008 to July 2010; President, PNC Global Investment Servicing from 2003 to 2008.   31    Copeland Trust (registered investment company with 2 portfolios); Third Avenue Trust (registered investment company with 4 portfolios); Third Avenue Variable Series Trust (registered investment company with 1 portfolio).

 

       

Name

and Date of Birth

  

Position(s) Held

with Trust

  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
       

JOEL L. WEISS

Date of Birth: 1/63

   President and Chief Executive Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2007.    President of JW Fund Management LLC since June 2016; Vice President and Managing Director of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from 1993 to June 2016.
       

T. RICHARD KEYES

Date of Birth: 1/57

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2016.    President of TRK Fund Consulting LLC since July 2016; Head of Tax — U.S. Fund Services of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. and predecessor firms from February 2006 to July 2016.
       

GABRIELLA MERCINCAVAGE

Date of Birth: 6/68

   Assistant Treasurer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2019.    Fund Administration Consultant since January 2019; Fund Accounting and Tax Compliance Accountant to financial services companies from November 2003 to July 2018.
       

VINCENZO A. SCARDUZIO

Date of Birth: 4/72

   Secretary    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2012.    Director and Vice President Regulatory Administration of The Bank of New York Mellon and predecessor firms since 2001.
       

GUY F. TALARICO

Date of Birth: 8/55

   Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer    Shall serve until death, resignation or removal. Officer since 2020.    Chief Executive Officer of Alaric Compliance Services LLC since June 2004.

 

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Investment Adviser

TOBAM

49-53, Avenue des Champs-Élysées

75008 Paris, France

Administrator

The Bank of New York Mellon

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7096

Legal Counsel

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

3000 Two Logan Square

18th and Arch Streets

Philadelphia, PA 19103

TOB-0921


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 persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees currently is comprised of Robert J. Christian, Iqbal Mansur and Stephen M. Wynne, each of whom is considered “independent” within the meaning set forth under Item 3 of Form N-CSR. The Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Wynne is an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Wynne acquired the attributes necessary to be considered an audit committee financial expert through his experience as a chief executive officer (and other senior-level accounting and/or financial positions) of several large financial institutions and because he has co-authored a text book on mutual fund accounting.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or


 

engagements for those fiscal years were $508,121 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 and $574,682 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, as follows:

 

    

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2021

 

 

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2020

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

$426,176

 

 

$448,792

 

Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

$81,945

 

 

$125,890

 

Aggregate Fees

 

 

$508,121

 

 

$574,682

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $26,554 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 and $24,869 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, as follows:

 

    

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2021

 

 

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2020

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

$0

 

 

$0

 

Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

$26,554

 

 

$24,869

 

Aggregate Fees

 

 

$26,554

 

 

$24,869

 

These fees were for Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) database tax services.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.


     (e)(1)

  

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The Registrant’s Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to (i) (a) approve prior to appointment the engagement of independent registered public accounting firm to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Registrant’s financial statements, (b) recommend to the Independent Trustees the selection, retention or termination of the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm and, (c) in connection therewith, to review and evaluate matters potentially affecting the independence and capabilities of the independent registered public accounting firm; and (ii) to approve prior to appointment the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide other audit services to the Registrant, or to provide non-audit services to the Registrant, its series, an investment adviser to its series or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser to its series (“adviser-affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. The Audit Committee will not approve non-audit services that the Audit Committee believes may impair the independence of the Registrant’s independent registered public accountant. The Audit Committee may delegate, to the extent permitted by law, pre-approved responsibilities to one or more members of the Audit Committee who shall report to the full Audit Committee.

 

     (e)(2)

  

Not applicable.

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (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 for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant were $254,105 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 and $1,425,069 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, as follows:

 

    

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2021

 

 

Fiscal Year Ending

September 30, 2020

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

$0

 

 

$0

 

Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

$254,105

 

 

$1,425,069

 

Aggregate Fees

 

 

 

$254,105

 

 

$1,425,069

 

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.


Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

  (a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

  (b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 9.

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

Not applicable.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered


 

by this report that has materially affected, or is 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.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

    (a)(1)   Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
    (a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
    (a)(2)(1)   Not applicable.
    (a)(2)(2)   Not applicable.
  (b)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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)     FundVantage Trust                                                                                 
By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Joel L. Weiss                                                                 
             Joel L. Weiss, President and
             Chief Executive Officer
             (principal executive officer)
Date    December 3, 2021                                                                                                

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 (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Joel L. Weiss                                                                        
             Joel L. Weiss, President and
             Chief Executive Officer
             (principal executive officer)
Date    December 3, 2021                                                                                                          

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ T. Richard Keyes                                                                  
             T. Richard Keyes, Treasurer and
             Chief Financial Officer
             (principal financial officer)
Date    December 3, 2021                                                                                                         

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.