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The Cushing NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
     
       
 
February 28, 2022
       
     
Fair
Common Stock - 66.2%
Shares
 
Value
Communication Services - 1.2%
     
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(1)(2)
         162,944
 
$
  1,664,774
       
Data Centers - 1.5%
     
Chindata Group Holdings Ltd.(1)(2)(3)
         130,000
 
713,700
Switch, Inc.
           50,000
 
1,301,000
     
               2,014,700
Electric Vehicle Charging - 0.9%
     
Chargepoint Holdings, Inc.(3)
           50,000
 
                  726,000
EVGO, Inc.(3)
           50,000
 
                  518,500
     
               1,244,500
Electric Vehicle OEM - 0.1%
     
Rivian Automotive, Inc.(3)
                724
 
                    48,913
       
Energy Metering & Management - 2.2%
     
Fluence Energy, Inc.(3)
         114,012
 
               1,542,582
STEM, Inc.(3)
         150,000
 
               1,428,000
     
               2,970,582
GDS Services - 0.0%
     
Sabre Corporation (1)(3)
                337
 
3,683
       
Integrated Utility - 0.5%
     
Enel Societa Per Azioni(1)(2)
         100,000
 
                  727,000
     
 
IT Services - 6.8%
     
21Vianet Group, Inc.(1)(2)(3)
         458,257
 
               3,606,483
GDS Holdings Ltd.(1)(2)(3)
         125,111
 
               5,569,942
     
               9,176,425
Large Cap Diversified C Corps. - 12.8%
     
Canada - 8.4%
     
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(1)
         350,000
 
               6,090,000
Pembina Pipeline Corporation(1)(2)
         171,907
 
               5,837,962
TC Energy Corporation(1)(2)
         100,000
 
               5,371,000
     
             17,298,962
Natural Gas Transportation & Storage - 1.8%
     
Equitrans Midstream Corporation(1)
         366,493
 
2,349,220
       
New Energy Vehicle - 4.0%
     
Tesla, Inc.(1)(3)
             6,100
 
5,309,623
       
Solar - 11.9%
     
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc(1)(2)
         195,000
 
               6,581,250
Solaredge Technologies, Inc.(1)(3)
           20,956
 
               6,693,766
Sunrun, Inc.(1)(3)
           97,643
 
               2,663,701
     
             15,938,717
Solar Developer - 2.1%
     
Azure Power Global Ltd.(1)(2)(3)
         168,020
 
               2,780,731
       
Solar Energy Equipment - 3.4%
     
Array Technologies, Inc.(1)(3)
           67,833
 
                  762,443
Enphase Energy, Inc.(3)
           23,009
 
               3,835,600
     
               4,598,043
Solar Generation - 2.2%
     
Spain - 2.2%
     
Solaria Energia(1)(2)(3)
         155,353
 
               2,894,165
       
Tollroads - 1.8%
     
Atlantia SpA(1)(2)(3)(4)
         131,364
 
               2,417,065
             
Towers - 2.5%
     
American Tower Corporation
           14,680
 
3,330,452
       
Utilities - 5.5%
     
Clearway Energy, Inc.(1)
         219,156
 
7,319,810
       
Yield Co - 4.9%
     
NextEra Energy Partners, L.P.
           84,955
 
               6,627,340
Total Common Stocks (Cost $97,894,373)
   
$
88,714,705
       
Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies - 35.7%
Units
   
Crude Oil & Refined Products - 6.7%
     
Delek Logistics Partners, L.P.(1)
60,000
 
$
2,544,000
Nustar Energy, L.P.(1)
400,000
 
6,384,000
     
8,928,000
Large Cap Diversified C Corps - 7.2%
     
Plains GP Holdings, L.P.(1)
578,643
 
6,544,452
Williams COS, Inc.
100,000
 
3,128,000
     
9,672,452
Large Cap MLP - 14.3%
     
Energy Transfer, L.P.(1)
1,008,058
 
10,221,713
Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.
100,000
 
2,442,000
MPLX, L.P.(1)
200,276
 
6,565,047
     
19,228,760
Natural Gas Gatherers & Processors - 5.1%
     
Crestwood Equity Partners, L.P.(1)
224,000
 
6,892,480
Western Midstream Partners, L.P.(1)
1
 
26
     
6,892,506
Upstream MLP - 2.3%
     
Kimbell Royalty Partners, L.P.
200,000
 
3,146,000
Total Master Limited Partnerships and Related Companies (Cost $35,568,065)
   
$
47,867,718
             
 
Shares
   
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 9.9%
     
Data Centers - 7.9%
     
Keppel DC REIT(2)
         831,057
 
$
1,342,491
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.(1)
           35,000
 
4,722,200
Equinix, Inc.(1)
             6,380
 
4,528,077
     
10,592,768
Towers - 2.0%
     
Crown Castle International Corporation
           16,245
 
2,706,255
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $13,817,386)
   
$
13,299,023
       
Fixed Income - 10.2%
Principal Amount
   
Automobile Parts Manufacturing - 3.9%
     
Clarios Global, L.P., 8.500%, due 05/15/2027 (1)(2)(4)
5,000,000
 
$
5,211,250
       
Exploration & Production - 0.1%
     
Sanchez Energy Corporation, 6.125%, due 01/15/2023(1)
5,000,000
 
112,500
       
Industrials - 1.1%
     
Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., 7.875%, due 03/01/2023(1)(4)
1,500,000
 
1,442,453
       
Natural Gas Gatherers & Processors - 2.2%
     
DCP Midstream, L.P., 7.375%, due 06/15/2023(1)
3,139,000
 
2,974,203
       
Refiners - 3.0%
     
PBF Holding Company, LLC / PBF Finance Corporation, 7.000%, due 11/15/2023(1)
4,750,000
 
3,998,621
Total Fixed Income (Cost $19,443,400)
   
$
13,739,027
       
Short-Term Investments - Investment Companies - 0.6%
Shares
   
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.03%(1)(5)
9,647,872
 
$
9,647,872
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class X, 0.01%(1)(5)
9,647,872
 
9,647,872
Total Short-Term Investments - Investment Companies (Cost $19,295,744)
   
$
19,295,744
       
Total Investments - 136.4% (Cost $188,352,643)
   
$
182,916,217
Written Options(6) - (0.3)% (Premiums received $144,184)
   
(451,760)
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (36.7)%
   
(48,356,572)
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders - 100.0%
   
$
134,107,885

(1) 
All or a portion of these securities are held as collateral pursuant to the loan agreements.
 
(2) 
Foreign issued security. Foreign concentration is as follows: Canada 12.24%, Cayman Islands 7.37%, and United Kingdom 4.91%.
 
(3) 
No distribution or dividend was made during the period ended February 28, 2022. As such, it is classified as a non-income producing security as of February 28, 2022.
 
(4) 
Securities purchased pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “qualified institutional buyers.” These securities have been deemed to be liquid by the Fund’s adviser under the supervision of the Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2022, the value of these investments was $6,653,703 or 4.96% of total net assets.
 
(5) 
Rate reported is the current yield as of February 28, 2022.
                   
(6) 
Description
 
Exercise
Price
   
Expiration
Date
 
Currency
 
Number of
Contracts
   
Premiums
Received
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
Solaredge Technologies, Inc., Call Option
 
$
300
     
3/2022
 
USD
   
80
   
$
51,937
   
$
248,960
   
$
(197,023
)
 
Sunrun, Inc., Call Option
   
30
     
3/2022
 
USD
   
750
     
41,608
     
95,250
     
(53,642
)
 
Tesla, Inc., Call option
   
900
     
3/2022
 
USD
   
30
     
50,639
     
107,550
     
(56,911
)
                               
$
144,184
   
$
451,760
   
$
(307,576
)
                                                     




Fair Value Measurements
 
Various inputs that are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized in the three broad levels listed 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.)
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.
 
These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
         
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
     
         
Quoted Prices in
         
Significant
         
Active Markets for
   
Significant Other
   
Unobservable
   
Fair Value at
   
Identical Assets
   
Observable Inputs
   
Inputs
Description
 
February 28, 2022
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
Assets
Equity Securities
                     
Common Stock (a)
 
$
88,714,705
   
$
88,714,705
   
$
-
   
$
-
Master Limited
Partnerships and
Related
Companies (a)
   
47,867,718
     
47,867,718
     
-
     
-
Real Estate Investment
Trusts (a)
   
13,299,023
     
13,299,023
     
-
     
-
Total Equity Securities
   
149,881,446
     
149,881,446
     
-
     
-
Notes
        Senior Notes(a)
   
13,739,027
     
-
     
13,739,027
     
-
Total Notes
   
13,739,027
     
-
     
13,739,027
     
-
Other
                             
      Short Term
Investments (a)
   
19,295,744
     
19,295,744
     
-
     
-
Total Other
   
19,295,744
     
19,295,744
     
-
     
-
Total Assets
 
$
182,916,217
   
$
169,177,190
   
$
13,739,027
   
$
-
Liabilities
      Written Options
 
$
451,760
   
$
451,760
   
$
-
   
$
-
Total Liabilities
 
$
451,760
   
$
451,760
   
$
-
   
$
-

(a)
All other industry classifications are identified in the Schedule of Investments.  The Fund did not hold Level 3 investments at any time during the period ended February 28, 2022.

Transfers into and out of each level are measured at fair value at the end of the period. There were no transfers between any levels during the period ended February 28, 2022.