Shares | Description | Value | ||
■ Telecom Tower REITs—1.0% | ||||
39,000 | Crown Castle, Inc. (1) | $4,293,120 | ||
Total Common Stocks & MLP Interests (Cost $517,969,435) | 610,842,727 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—135.6% (Cost $517,969,435) | 610,842,727 | |||
■ Written Options—(0.0)% | ||||
(see Open Written Option Contracts on the next page) | ||||
Total Written Options (Premiums received $339,938) | (254,100) | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS AFTER WRITTEN OPTIONS—135.6% (Cost $517,629,497) | 610,588,627 | |||
Secured borrowings—(27.8)% | (125,000,000) | |||
Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares at liquidation value—(7.8)% | (35,000,000) | |||
Other assets less other liabilities—(0.0)% | (198,979) | |||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK—100.0% | $450,389,648 |
(1) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for borrowings. The value of securities segregated as collateral is $336,601,424. |
(2) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. The value of securities segregated as collateral is $20,014,500. |
(3) | Non-income producing. |
Open Written Option Contracts as of July 31, 2024, were as follows: | ||||||||||
Description of Option | Number of Contracts | Contract Notional Amount | Strike Price | Expiration Date | Value | |||||
Exchange-Traded Call Options | ||||||||||
DTE Energy Co. | (900) | $(11,250) | $125.00 | 10/18/24 | $(195,300) | |||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | (1,200) | (10,200) | 85.00 | 9/20/24 | (58,800) | |||||
$(254,100) |
Sector Allocation* | |
Electric, Gas and Water | 56% |
Oil & Gas Storage, Transportation and Production | 26 |
Multi-Utilities | 8 |
Railroads | 4 |
Airport Services | 2 |
Integrated Telecommunication Services | 2 |
Highways & Railtracks | 1 |
Telecom Tower REITs | 1 |
Total | 100% |
Country Weightings* | |
United States | 83% |
Germany | 4 |
Canada | 3 |
Spain | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Italy | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Denmark | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Total | 100% |
Currency Exposure* | |
United States Dollar | 83% |
Euro | 8 |
Canadian Dollar | 3 |
United Kingdom Pound Sterling | 3 |
Australian Dollar | 1 |
Danish Krone | 1 |
Swiss Franc | 1 |
Total | 100% |
Level 1 | |
Common stocks & MLP interests | $610,842,727 |
Written options | (254,100) |
Total investments | $610,588,627 |