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QS STRATEGIC REAL RETURN FUND

 

Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 30.8%

 

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.000     1/15/26        4,908,764      $ 5,706,090  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     3.875     4/15/29        2,027,493        2,866,743  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/40        355,866        524,719  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     2.125     2/15/41        2,341,540        3,496,753  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/42        397,131        475,662  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     1.375     2/15/44        4,290,390        5,855,138  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, Inflation Indexed

     0.750     2/15/45        326,637        399,608  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     4/15/22        4,744,125        4,813,505  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/23        1,999,368        2,048,306  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     4/15/23        516,100        536,698  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.500     4/15/24        203,316        213,720  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.625     1/15/26        107,903        116,856  

U.S. Treasury Notes, Inflation Indexed

     0.125     1/15/30        498,260        538,528  
          

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
(Cost - $24,586,489)

 

     27,592,326  
          

 

 

 
                  SHARES         
Common Stocks - 21.6%           
Communication Services - 1.8%           

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

          

China Telecom Corp. Ltd., Class H Shares

          268,000        75,126 (a)  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

          96,000        51,965 (a)  

LG Uplus Corp.

          6,096        62,297 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

             189,388  
          

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.4%

          

Activision Blizzard Inc.

          1,880        142,692  

Electronic Arts Inc.

          1,050        138,652

NetEase Inc., ADR

          310        133,108  
          

 

 

 

Total Entertainment

             414,452  
          

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 0.9%

          

58.com Inc., ADR

          1,200        64,728

Alphabet Inc., Class A Shares

          166        235,397

Alphabet Inc., Class C Shares

          130        183,769

Auto Trader Group PLC

          15,400        100,340 (a)  

Baidu Inc., ADR

          900        107,901

Facebook Inc., Class A Shares

          468        106,269
          

 

 

 

Total Interactive Media & Services

             798,404  
          

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

                 SHARES      VALUE  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

           

China Mobile Ltd.

           13,500      $ 91,220 (a) 

KDDI Corp.

           4,900        146,916 (a) 
           

 

 

 

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

              238,136  
           

 

 

 

Total Communication Services

              1,640,380  
           

 

 

 
Consumer Discretionary - 2.3%            

Auto Components - 0.1%

           

Magna International Inc.

           2,300        102,429  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

           

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

           4,400        77,815 (a)  

Brinker International Inc.

           2,465        59,160  

Jack in the Box Inc.

           1,293        95,798  

Wyndham Destinations Inc.

           2,200        61,996  

Yum China Holdings Inc.

           1,800        86,526  

Yum! Brands Inc.

           1,236        107,421  
           

 

 

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

              488,716  
           

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.1%

           

Sekisui House Ltd.

           5,200        98,996 (a)  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.6%

           

Amazon.com Inc.

           190        524,176

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

           

Home Depot Inc.

           1,210        303,117  

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.

           2,022        273,213  

Ross Stores Inc.

           1,937        165,110  
           

 

 

 

Total Specialty Retail

              741,440  
           

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.2%

           

Pandora A/S

           1,880        102,059 (a) 

Under Armour Inc., Class A Shares

           4,000        38,960
           

 

 

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

              141,019  
           

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

              2,096,776  
           

 

 

 
Consumer Staples - 2.1%            

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.8%

           

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Class B Shares

           3,300        103,477  

George Weston Ltd.

           1,400        102,556  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

           4,750        129,349 (a) 

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

           2,700        88,112 (a)  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV

           36,000        86,098  

Walmart Inc.

           1,518        181,826  
           

 

 

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

              691,418  
           

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.2%

           

Ingredion Inc.

           1,100        91,300  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

                 SHARES      VALUE  

Food Products - (continued)

           

JBS SA

           14,000      $ 55,016  

Morinaga & Co. Ltd.

           2,400        93,300 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Food Products

              239,616  
           

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.6%

           

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

           2,230        172,379  

Clorox Co.

           560        122,847  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A Shares

           46,000        71,709  

Procter & Gamble Co.

           1,330        159,028  
           

 

 

 

Total Household Products

              525,963  
           

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.3%

           

Estee Lauder Cos. Inc., Class A Shares

           778        146,793  

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

           12,000        93,869 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Personal Products

              240,662  
           

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.2%

           

KT&G Corp.

           746        48,749 (a)  

Swedish Match AB

           1,700        119,365 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Tobacco

              168,114  
           

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

              1,865,773  
           

 

 

 
Energy - 0.4%            

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.4%

           

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

           9,904        78,935  

Repsol SA

           7,089        61,869 (a)  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A Shares

           3,628        58,572 (a)  

Valero Energy Corp.

           2,000        117,640  
           

 

 

 

Total Energy

              317,016  
           

 

 

 
Financials - 3.5%            

Banks - 1.5%

           

Aozora Bank Ltd.

           4,600        80,080 (a)  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

           21,000        72,133 (a)  

Bank of America Corp.

           6,709        159,339  

BNP Paribas SA

           2,233        88,523 *(a)  

Citigroup Inc.

           2,633        134,546  

Citizens Financial Group Inc.

           5,376        135,690  

Comerica Inc.

           2,950        112,395  

Fifth Third Bancorp

           6,500        125,320  

ING Groep NV

           8,000        55,575 (a)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

           1,282        120,585  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

           204,717        78,973 (a)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

                 SHARES      VALUE  

Banks - (continued)

           

Postal Savings Bank of China Co. Ltd., Class H Shares

           140,000      $ 80,470 (a)  

Wells Fargo & Co.

           2,600        66,560  
           

 

 

 

Total Banks

              1,310,189  
           

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.3%

           

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

           894        134,136  

Morgan Stanley

           3,300        159,390  
           

 

 

 

Total Capital Markets

              293,526  
           

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.4%

           

Capital One Financial Corp.

           2,091        130,876  

Discover Financial Services

           2,170        108,695  

Synchrony Financial

           4,850        107,476  
           

 

 

 

Total Consumer Finance

              347,047  
           

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.3%

           

Aegon NV

           21,112        62,794 (a)  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

           984        200,710 (a)  

Allstate Corp.

           2,131        206,685  

AXA SA

           5,029        104,951 (a)  

Legal & General Group PLC

           31,700        86,566 (a)  

Manulife Financial Corp.

           6,900        93,874  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered Shares

           300        77,857 (a)  

Prudential Financial Inc.

           1,232        75,029  

Prudential PLC

           9,600        144,573 (a)  

Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered Shares

           358        132,396 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Insurance

              1,185,435  
           

 

 

 

Total Financials

              3,136,197  
           

 

 

 
Health Care - 3.2%            

Biotechnology - 0.6%

           

Amgen Inc.

           963        227,133  

Biogen Inc.

           528        141,267

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

           280        174,622
           

 

 

 

Total Biotechnology

              543,022  
           

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.6%

           

Baxter International Inc.

           2,294        197,514  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

           2,400        165,864

Masimo Corp.

           769        175,324
           

 

 

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              538,702  
           

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8%

           

Cigna Corp.

           637        119,533  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

                 SHARES      VALUE  

Health Care Providers & Services - (continued)

           

Humana Inc.

           545      $ 211,324  

McKesson Corp.

           900        138,078  

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

           855        252,182  
           

 

 

 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

              721,117  
           

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.2%

           

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

           3,400        199,920  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

           3,000        160,371 (a)  

Merck & Co. Inc.

           1,702        131,616  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B Shares

           2,150        139,129 (a)  

Roche Holding AG

           750        259,673 (a)  

Shionogi & Co. Ltd.

           2,100        131,459 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

              1,022,168  
           

 

 

 

Total Health Care

              2,825,009  
           

 

 

 
Industrials - 1.9%            

Aerospace & Defense - 0.4%

           

Lockheed Martin Corp.

           370        135,021  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

           410        126,050  

Safran SA

           1,329        132,943 *(a) 
           

 

 

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

              394,014  
           

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.1%

           

Southwest Airlines Co.

           2,641        90,269  

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

           

Rockwell Automation Inc.

           589        125,457  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.2%

           

CITIC Ltd.

           70,000        65,859 (a)  

LG Corp.

           1,386        82,009 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

              147,868  
           

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.3%

           

Cummins Inc.

           1,129        195,611  

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Ltd., Class H Shares

           111,000        85,565 *(a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Machinery

              281,176  
           

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.3%

           

ManpowerGroup Inc.

           1,639        112,681  

Wolters Kluwer NV

           1,750        136,518 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Professional Services

              249,199  
           

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.1%

           

Norfolk Southern Corp.

           500        87,785  

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.4%

           

Marubeni Corp.

           11,000        49,757 (a)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

   QS Strategic Real Return Fund 2020 Quarterly Report      

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

                 SHARES      VALUE  

Trading Companies & Distributors - (continued)

           

Mitsubishi Corp.

           5,000      $ 105,265 (a) 

Sumitomo Corp.

           5,200        59,549 (a)  

W.W. Grainger Inc.

           360        113,097  
           

 

 

 

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

              327,668  
           

 

 

 

Total Industrials

              1,703,436  
           

 

 

 
Information Technology - 4.5%            

Communications Equipment - 0.2%

           

Cisco Systems Inc.

           4,337        202,278  

IT Services - 0.3%

           

Mastercard Inc., Class A Shares

           700        206,990  

Visa Inc., Class A Shares

           500        96,585  
           

 

 

 

Total IT Services

              303,575  
           

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7%

           

Applied Materials Inc.

           3,788        228,985  

ASM International NV

           840        129,551 (a)  

ASML Holding NV

           465        170,459 (a)  

KLA Corp.

           727        141,387  

NVIDIA Corp.

           811        308,107  

NXP Semiconductors NV

           1,000        114,040  

Powertech Technology Inc.

           25,000        90,441 (a)  

Texas Instruments Inc.

           1,717        218,007  

United Microelectronics Corp.

           190,000        102,215 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              1,503,192  
           

 

 

 

Software - 1.0%

           

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

           1,000        107,430

Microsoft Corp.

           3,700        752,987  
           

 

 

 

Total Software

              860,417  
           

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.3%

           

Apple Inc.

           2,443        891,206  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

           6,195        274,619 (a)  
           

 

 

 

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              1,165,825  
           

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

              4,035,287  
           

 

 

 
Materials - 0.6%            

Chemicals - 0.1%

           

Huntsman Corp.

           3,800        68,286  

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

           

Anglo American Platinum Ltd.

           1,100        79,422 (a)  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

           10,400        99,790 (a)  

Glencore PLC

           51,900        109,854 (a)  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

     SHARES      VALUE  

Metals & Mining - (continued)

          

POSCO

          349      $ 50,469 (a)  

Rio Tinto PLC

          1,943        109,332 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             448,867  
          

 

 

 

Total Materials

             517,153  
          

 

 

 
Real Estate - 0.8%           

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8%

          

CapitaLand Ltd.

          44,500        93,465 *(a)  

China Vanke Co. Ltd., Class H Shares

          29,400        92,752 (a)  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd.

          111,000        136,605 (a)  

Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

          1,400        128,632 (a)  

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

          36,000        152,560 (a)  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

          9,000        114,698 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

             718,712  
          

 

 

 
Utilities - 0.5%           

Electric Utilities - 0.2%

          

NRG Energy Inc.

          4,281        139,390  

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

          7,500        71,325 (a)  
          

 

 

 

Total Electric Utilities

             210,715  
          

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

          

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

          5,000        94,796 (a)  

Multi-Utilities - 0.2%

          

AGL Energy Ltd.

          6,000        70,764 (a)  

Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A Shares

          4,200        104,567  
          

 

 

 

Total Multi-Utilities

             175,331  
          

 

 

 

Total Utilities

             480,842  
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost - $15,829,044)

             19,336,581  
          

 

 

 
Investments in Underlying Funds - 17.3%           

Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF

          23,194        1,107,050  

Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF

          104,167        3,688,553  

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

          12,990        1,054,139  

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

          12,260        897,677  

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

          111,306        8,740,860  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments in Underlying Funds
(Cost - $11,536,675)

             15,488,279  
          

 

 

 
     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
        
Corporate Bonds & Notes - 2.6%           
Energy - 1.4%           

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.0%††

          

Halliburton Co., Senior Notes

     3.800     11/15/25        4,000        4,323  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

   QS Strategic Real Return Fund 2020 Quarterly Report      

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
     VALUE  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.4%

          

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     2.625     1/15/23        29,000      $ 26,224  

Apache Corp., Senior Notes

     4.750     4/15/43        60,000        48,397  

BP Capital Markets America Inc., Senior Notes

     3.588     4/14/27        240,000        265,363  

Devon Energy Corp., Senior Notes

     5.850     12/15/25        230,000        254,082  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Senior Notes

     2.900     5/15/25        20,000        20,455  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     3.125     7/31/29        120,000        128,697  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Senior Notes

     2.800     1/31/30        60,000        62,614  

Exxon Mobil Corp., Senior Notes

     3.043     3/1/26        50,000        54,990  

Kinder Morgan Inc., Senior Notes

     4.300     6/1/25        80,000        89,813  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     5.550     3/15/26        40,000        36,590  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.000     2/15/27        60,000        46,812  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Senior Notes

     3.500     8/15/29        50,000        36,660  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.,
Senior Notes

     5.375     2/1/27        100,000        96,731  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, Senior Notes

     7.850     2/1/26        80,000        104,251  

Western Midstream Operating LP, Senior Notes

     3.100     2/1/25        30,000        28,532  
          

 

 

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

             1,300,211  
          

 

 

 

Total Energy

             1,304,534  
          

 

 

 
Materials - 1.2%           

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

          

Anglo American Capital PLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     9/11/27        200,000        213,958 (b)  

ArcelorMittal SA, Senior Notes

     7.250     10/15/39        50,000        59,816  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.125     3/12/24        40,000        42,921 (b)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     4.000     3/27/27        50,000        53,666 (b)  

Glencore Funding LLC, Senior Notes

     3.875     10/27/27        90,000        96,256 (b)  

Southern Copper Corp., Senior Notes

     5.250     11/8/42        220,000        261,443  

Teck Resources Ltd., Senior Notes

     3.750     2/1/23        40,000        41,350  

Vale Overseas Ltd., Senior Notes

     6.250     8/10/26        50,000        58,888  
          

 

 

 

Total Metals & Mining

             828,298  
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.3%

          

Inversiones CMPC SA, Senior Notes

     4.375     4/4/27        200,000        214,212 (c)  
          

 

 

 

Total Materials

             1,042,510  
          

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost - $2,226,923)

             2,347,044  
          

 

 

 
Sovereign Bonds - 0.7%           

Indonesia - 0.3%

          

Indonesia Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     4.750     2/11/29        200,000        232,271  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

SECURITY

   RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
    VALUE  

Peru - 0.2%

         

Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.783     1/23/31        160,000     $ 170,960  

United Arab Emirates - 0.2%

         

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond, Senior Notes

     2.500     9/30/29        200,000       210,154 (b)  
         

 

 

 

Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost - $585,653)

            613,385  
         

 

 

 
Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities - 0.6%          

Brazil - 0.4%

         

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie B, Notes

     6.000     8/15/30        1,535,266 BRL      348,909  

Canada - 0.2%

         

Canada Government Real Return Bond

     0.500     12/1/50        261,028 CAD      226,426  
         

 

 

 

Total Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
(Cost - $641,353)

            575,335  
         

 

 

 
           EXPIRATION
DATE
     RIGHTS        
Rights - 0.0%††          

Repsol SA (Cost - $3,919)

       7/7/20        7,089       3,451
         

 

 

 

Total Investments before Short-Term Investments
(Cost - $55,410,056)

            65,956,401  
         

 

 

 
     RATE     MATURITY
DATE
     FACE
AMOUNT†
       
Short-Term Investments - 23.0%          
U.S. Treasury Bills - 15.6%          

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.136     9/17/20        7,000,000       6,997,953 (d)  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.143     12/17/20        7,000,000       6,995,358 (d)  
         

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(Cost - $13,992,183)

            13,993,311  
         

 

 

 
                  SHARES        
Money Market Funds - 7.4%          

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class

     0.099        4,871,471       4,871,471  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management,

         

Institutional Shares

     0.085        1,631,049       1,631,049  

Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class

     0.080        100,716       100,716  
         

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost - $6,603,236)

            6,603,236  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost - $20,595,419)

            20,596,547  
         

 

 

 

Total Investments - 96.6%
(Cost - $76,005,475)

            86,552,948  
         

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 3.4%

            3,011,514  
         

 

 

 

Total Net Assets - 100.0%

          $ 89,564,462  
         

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

Face amount denominated in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

††

Represents less than 0.1%.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

(a)

Security is valued in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note 1).

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Regulation S applies to securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. This security has been deemed liquid pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(d)

Rate shown represents yield-to-maturity.

Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:

 

ADR    — American Depositary Receipts
BRL    — Brazilian Real
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
ETF    — Exchange-Traded Fund

At June 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open futures contracts:

 

     NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
     EXPIRATION
DATE
     NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     MARKET
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Contracts to Buy:               

Australian 10-Year Bonds

     79        9/20      $ 7,959,558      $ 8,111,629      $ 152,071  

Canadian 10-Year Bonds

     20        9/20        2,242,001        2,266,058        24,057  

E-mini S&P 500 Index

     1        9/20        149,971        154,510        4,539  

Japanese 10-Year Bonds

     4        9/20        1,125,298        1,122,223        (3,075

S&P GSCI

     230        7/20        18,242,887        18,670,250        427,363  

Topix Index

     1        9/20        150,868        144,339        (6,529

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     17        9/20        2,357,764        2,365,922        8,158  

United Kingdom Long Gilt

     35        9/20        5,954,210        5,969,240        15,030  
              

 

 

 
                 621,614  
              

 

 

 
Contracts to Sell:               

Amsterdam Index

     2        7/20        246,032        251,462        (5,430

CAC 40 Euro

     4        7/20        216,876        220,812        (3,936

DAX Index

     2        9/20        135,026        138,477        (3,451

Euro-Bund

     40        9/20        7,837,370        7,932,809        (95,439

FTSE 100 Index

     2        9/20        150,526        152,347        (1,821

FTSE/MIB Index

     1        9/20        109,455        108,356        1,099  

IBEX 35 Index

     3        7/20        246,156        243,006        3,150  

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     1        9/20        134,912        136,786        (1,874

SPI 200 Index

     2        9/20        200,778        203,304        (2,526

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

     39        9/20        5,417,041        5,427,703        (10,662

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

     NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
     EXPIRATION
DATE
     NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     MARKET
VALUE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Contracts to Sell - (continued)               

U.S. Treasury Long-Term Bonds

     20        9/20      $ 3,567,676      $ 3,571,250      $ (3,574

U.S. Treasury Ultra Long-Term Bonds

     3        9/20        657,292        654,469        2,823  
              

 

 

 
                 (121,641
              

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts                $ 499,973  
              

 

 

 

At June 30, 2020, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

CURRENCY
PURCHASED
     CURRENCY
SOLD
    

COUNTERPARTY

   SETTLEMENT
DATE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CAD      71,000        USD        52,204      Bank of New York      7/6/20      $ 95  
CAD      257,000        USD        189,782      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (474
CHF      799,000        USD        841,512      Bank of New York      7/6/20        1,949  
CHF      1,681,000        USD        1,748,043      Bank of New York      7/6/20        26,498  
EUR      2,253,000        USD        2,532,205      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (651
GBP      398,000        USD        497,740      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (4,561
GBP      513,000        USD        646,947      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (11,267
JPY      40,600,000        USD        380,121      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (4,084
JPY      202,000,000        USD        1,860,678      Bank of New York      7/6/20        10,242  
JPY      238,700,000        USD        2,178,711      Bank of New York      7/6/20        32,123  
JPY      402,000,000        USD        3,702,933      Bank of New York      7/6/20        20,382  
NOK      8,100,000        USD        871,920      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (30,367
NZD      1,655,000        USD        1,051,334      Bank of New York      7/6/20        16,680  
NZD      2,956,000        USD        1,877,790      Bank of New York      7/6/20        29,793  
USD      1,430,565        AUD        2,053,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        13,737  
USD      335,763        CHF        320,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (2,044
USD      1,097,819        CHF        1,055,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        (15,887
USD      1,125        EUR        1,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        1  
USD      2,416,574        EUR        2,146,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        5,249  
USD      596,874        GBP        471,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        13,238  
USD      763,002        NZD        1,177,000      Bank of New York      7/6/20        3,454  
AUD      167,000        USD        114,665      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        586  
AUD      963,000        USD        662,899      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        1,692  
AUD      2,758,000        USD        1,898,520      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        4,847  
CAD      356,000        USD        262,122      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        110  
CAD      421,000        USD        310,604      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (492
CAD      832,000        USD        619,286      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (6,429

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

CURRENCY
PURCHASED
     CURRENCY
SOLD
    

COUNTERPARTY

   SETTLEMENT
DATE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
CAD      5,988,000        USD        4,433,655      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20      $ (22,847
CHF      946,000        USD        984,734      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        13,907  
CHF      1,419,000        USD        1,496,541      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        1,421  
EUR      302,000        USD        342,073      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (2,735
EUR      530,000        USD        592,282      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        3,246  
GBP      2,644,000        USD        3,319,884      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (43,591
NOK      17,790,000        USD        1,863,969      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (15,669
NZD      79,000        USD        50,980      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        0 1  
NZD      1,121,000        USD        725,515      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (2,104
SEK      10,840,000        USD        1,161,917      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        1,470  
USD      192,544        AUD        279,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (1
USD      3,035,961        AUD        4,403,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (2,663
USD      2,854,332        CAD        3,855,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        14,708  
USD      120,312        CHF        114,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (32
USD      2,833,453        CHF        2,722,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (40,016
USD      91,638        GBP        73,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        1,181  
USD      130,727        GBP        105,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        617  
USD      233,308        GBP        186,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        2,827  
USD      1,104,954        GBP        880,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        14,508  
USD      1,866        JPY        200,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        13  
USD      235,061        JPY        25,200,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        1,660  
USD      428,933        NOK        4,100,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        2,962  
USD      971,276        NOK        9,270,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        8,165  
USD      479,740        SEK        4,480,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (1,069
USD      1,982,976        SEK        18,500,000      Citibank N.A.      7/6/20        (2,509
AUD      6,000        USD        4,124      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        17  
AUD      1,520,000        USD        1,050,072      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (1,081
AUD      1,930,000        USD        1,322,660      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        9,283  
CHF      1,724,000        USD        1,831,198      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (11,264
EUR      2,000        USD        2,259      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (12
EUR      14,223,000        USD        15,914,964      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        66,527  
JPY      11,100,000        USD        103,944      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (1,136
NZD      5,174,000        USD        3,332,923      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        5,993  
USD      100,122        CAD        136,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (57
USD      644,382        EUR        570,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        3,909  
USD      2,168,544        EUR        1,938,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        (9,065
USD      50,252        GBP        40,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        686  
USD      194,587        JPY        20,900,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        1,011  
USD      52,693        NZD        81,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        421  

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

 

   

 

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Consolidated schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d)    June 30, 2020

 

CURRENCY
PURCHASED
     CURRENCY
SOLD
    

COUNTERPARTY

   SETTLEMENT
DATE
     UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
USD      174,889        SEK        1,640,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20      $ (1,121
USD      1,630,456        SEK        15,180,000      HSBC Securities Inc.      7/6/20        1,285  
CAD      2,139,000        USD        1,582,117      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (6,513
JPY      36,800,000        USD        338,747      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        2,094  
MXN      40,510,000        USD        1,858,877      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (97,718
NOK      3,140,000        USD        324,591      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        1,641  
NOK      3,600,000        USD        374,955      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (931
SEK      27,360,000        USD        2,979,384      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (43,013
SEK      38,160,000        USD        4,089,526      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        5,938  
USD      44,138        NOK        420,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        502  
USD      592,088        NOK        5,670,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        3,001  
USD      2,121,236        NOK        20,250,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        17,354  
USD      224,513        NZD        349,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (706
USD      259,673        NZD        408,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (3,620
USD      264,956        SEK        2,480,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        (1,206
USD      1,145,765        SEK        10,650,000      UBS Securities LLC      7/6/20        2,770  
CAD      287,997        USD        210,382      BNP Paribas SA      7/16/20        1,764  
USD      6,559        EUR        6,000      BNP Paribas SA      7/16/20        (184
USD      66,341        CAD        92,456      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      7/16/20        (1,765
USD      138,415        CAD        195,541      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      7/16/20        (5,625
USD      6,584        EUR        6,001      JPMorgan Chase & Co.      7/16/20        (160
USD      210,415        CAD        287,997      BNP Paribas SA      10/16/20        (1,768
                 

 

 

 
Total                   $ (24,880
                 

 

 

 

 

1 

Value is less than $1.

Abbreviation(s) used in this table:

 

AUD    — Australian Dollar
CAD    — Canadian Dollar
CHF    — Swiss Franc
EUR    — Euro
GBP    — British Pound
JPY    — Japanese Yen
MXN    — Mexican Peso
NOK    — Norwegian Krone
NZD    — New Zealand Dollar
SEK    — Swedish Krona
USD    — United States Dollar

This Consolidated Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.

 

See Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.

 

    

 

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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

 

1. Organization and significant accounting policies

QS Strategic Real Return Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate non-diversified investment series of Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

The Fund gains exposure to the commodities markets by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary, Real Return Fund Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Among other investments, the Subsidiary may invest in commodity-linked instruments. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary. This schedule of investments is the consolidated schedule of investments of the Fund and the Subsidiary.

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

(a) Investment valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. Futures contracts are valued daily at the settlement price established by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the valuation process and has delegated the supervision of the daily valuation process to the Legg Mason North Atlantic Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making fair value determinations,

 

 

   

 

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evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.

The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.

For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.

The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.

GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

   

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

    

 

    

 

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The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities carried at fair value:

 

ASSETS

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED
PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)*
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE

INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Long-Term Investments†:

           

U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —        $ 27,592,326        —        $ 27,592,326  

Common Stocks:

           

Communication Services

   $ 1,112,516        527,864        —          1,640,380  

Consumer Discretionary

     1,817,906        278,870        —          2,096,776  

Consumer Staples

     1,293,029        572,744        —          1,865,773  

Energy

     196,575        120,441        —          317,016  

Financials

     1,870,596        1,265,601        —          3,136,197  

Health Care

     2,134,377        690,632        —          2,825,009  

Industrials

     985,971        717,465        —          1,703,436  

Information Technology

     3,268,002        767,285        —          4,035,287  

Materials

     68,286        448,867        —          517,153  

Real Estate

     —          718,712        —          718,712  

Utilities

     243,957        236,885        —          480,842  

Investments in Underlying Funds

     15,488,279        —          —          15,488,279  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

     —          2,347,044        —          2,347,044  

Sovereign Bonds

     —          613,385        —          613,385  

Non-U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

     —          575,335        —          575,335  

Rights

     3,451        —          —          3,451  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments

     28,482,945        37,473,456        —          65,956,401  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments†:

           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     —          13,993,311        —          13,993,311  

Money Market Funds

     6,603,236        —          —          6,603,236  

Total Short-Term Investments

     6,603,236        13,993,311        —          20,596,547  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments    $ 35,086,181      $ 51,466,767        —        $ 86,552,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 638,290        —          —        $ 638,290  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 371,557        —          371,557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Other Financial Instruments    $ 638,290      $ 371,557        —        $ 1,009,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $ 35,724,471      $ 51,838,324        —        $ 87,562,795  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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LIABILITIES

 

DESCRIPTION

   QUOTED PRICES
(LEVEL 1)
     OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE INPUTS
(LEVEL 2)
     SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS
(LEVEL 3)
     TOTAL  

Other Financial Instruments:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 138,317        —          —        $ 138,317  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     —        $ 396,437        —          396,437  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $ 138,317      $ 396,437        —        $ 534,754  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

As a result of the fair value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, which account for events occurring after the close of the principal market of the security but prior to the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value, certain securities were classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

See Consolidated Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.

 

    

 

    

 

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