Shares/ Units | Description | Value | ||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (a) – 76.2% | ||||
Chemicals – 1.4% | ||||
326,980 | Westlake Chemical Partners, L.P. | $7,396,288 | ||
Gas Utilities – 0.9% | ||||
219,600 | Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. | 4,973,940 | ||
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 5.7% | ||||
37,011 | Brookfield Renewable Partners, L.P. (CAD) | 1,806,922 | ||
516,001 | NextEra Energy Partners, L.P. (b) | 29,293,377 | ||
31,100,299 | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 68.2% | ||||
1,089,225 | Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | 9,846,594 | ||
558,693 | BP Midstream Partners, L.P. | 8,061,940 | ||
2,601,409 | Energy Transfer, L.P. (c) | 32,751,739 | ||
3,584,841 | Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. (c) | 92,381,352 | ||
1,213,007 | Holly Energy Partners, L.P. | 27,692,950 | ||
1,067,695 | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (c) | 65,535,119 | ||
356,500 | MPLX, L.P. | 8,573,825 | ||
351,400 | Phillips 66 Partners, L.P. | 20,532,302 | ||
2,026,000 | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (c) | 33,732,900 | ||
917,000 | Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. | 18,019,050 | ||
1,375,504 | TC PipeLines, L.P. (c) | 54,910,120 | ||
372,037,891 | ||||
Total Master Limited Partnerships | 415,508,418 | |||
(Cost $367,492,771) | ||||
COMMON STOCKS (a) – 58.6% | ||||
Electric Utilities – 10.0% | ||||
24,800 | American Electric Power Co., Inc. (c) | 2,584,656 | ||
41,147 | Duke Energy Corp. | 4,017,182 | ||
15,700 | Emera, Inc. (CAD) | 699,465 | ||
122,200 | Eversource Energy (c) | 11,296,168 | ||
316,950 | Exelon Corp. (c) | 15,083,650 | ||
25,800 | NextEra Energy, Inc. (c) | 6,919,560 | ||
382,400 | PPL Corp. | 13,839,056 | ||
54,439,737 | ||||
Gas Utilities – 0.2% | ||||
4,733 | Atmos Energy Corp. | 553,903 | ||
4,500 | Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 432,945 | ||
986,848 | ||||
Multi-Utilities – 5.7% | ||||
103,300 | CMS Energy Corp. (c) | 7,077,083 | ||
353,900 | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (c) | 20,950,880 | ||
20,000 | Sempra Energy (c) | 3,212,800 | ||
31,240,763 | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 42.7% | ||||
749,873 | Enbridge, Inc. (c) | 30,497,335 | ||
290,495 | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | 2,809,087 | ||
476,800 | Inter Pipeline, Ltd. (CAD) | 7,944,265 | ||
185,996 | Keyera Corp. (CAD) | 4,852,986 | ||
2,662,543 | Kinder Morgan, Inc. (c) | 55,567,272 | ||
505,447 | ONEOK, Inc. (c) | 37,842,817 | ||
1,240,591 | TC Energy Corp. (c) | 68,009,199 |
Shares/ Units | Description | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS (a) (Continued) | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (Continued) | ||||
1,227,647 | Williams (The) Cos., Inc. (c) | $25,400,016 | ||
232,922,977 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | 319,590,325 | |||
(Cost $305,884,674) | ||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (a) – 0.3% | ||||
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.3% | ||||
35,140 | CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. | 1,602,384 | ||
(Cost $1,037,404) | ||||
Total Investments – 135.1% | 736,701,127 | |||
(Cost $674,414,849) (d) |
Number of Contracts | Description | Notional Amount | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | Value | |||||
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN – (0.5)% | ||||||||||
(248) | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | $(2,584,656) | $105.00 | Mar 2020 | (40,920) | |||||
(1,033) | CMS Energy Corp. | (7,077,083) | 65.00 | Mar 2020 | (351,220) | |||||
(2,700) | Enbridge, Inc. | (10,980,900) | 42.50 | Apr 2020 | (59,400) | |||||
(1,300) | Enbridge, Inc. | (5,287,100) | 42.50 | Jul 2020 | (68,900) | |||||
(8,000) | Energy Transfer, L.P. | (10,072,000) | 13.00 | Mar 2020 | (240,000) | |||||
(6,000) | Energy Transfer, L.P. | (7,554,000) | 14.00 | Apr 2020 | (102,000) | |||||
(3,000) | Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | (7,731,000) | 28.00 | Mar 2020 | (54,000) | |||||
(2,852) | Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. | (7,349,604) | 30.00 | Mar 2020 | (14,260) | |||||
(1,222) | Eversource Energy | (11,296,168) | 95.00 | Mar 2020 | (116,090) | |||||
(3,169) | Exelon Corp. | (15,081,271) | 49.00 | Apr 2020 | (261,443) | |||||
(2,000) | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | (4,174,000) | 22.00 | Mar 2020 | (36,000) | |||||
(3,250) | Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. | (19,948,500) | 65.00 | Feb 2020 | (35,750) | |||||
(258) | NextEra Energy, Inc. | (6,919,560) | 250.00 | Mar 2020 | (505,938) | |||||
(5,054) | ONEOK, Inc. | (37,839,298) | 77.50 | Mar 2020 | (454,860) | |||||
(1,514) | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (e) | (2,520,810) | 20.00 | Feb 2020 | (4,542) | |||||
(4,000) | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (e) | (6,660,000) | 21.00 | Feb 2020 | (20,000) | |||||
(5,653) | Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | (9,412,245) | 19.00 | Mar 2020 | (56,530) | |||||
(3,539) | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | (20,950,880) | 65.00 | Mar 2020 | (35,390) | |||||
(200) | Sempra Energy | (3,212,800) | 165.00 | Mar 2020 | (48,000) | |||||
(3,000) | TC Energy Corp. | (16,446,000) | 55.00 | Feb 2020 | (232,500) | |||||
(1,500) | TC PipeLines, L.P. | (5,988,000) | 45.00 | Mar 2020 | (49,500) | |||||
(5,276) | Williams (The) Cos., Inc. | (10,916,044) | 24.00 | Feb 2020 | (13,190) | |||||
(7,000) | Williams (The) Cos., Inc. | (14,483,000) | 25.00 | Feb 2020 | (7,000) | |||||
Total Call Options Written | (2,807,433) | |||||||||
(Premiums received $2,941,979) |
Outstanding Loans – (36.4)% | (198,500,000) | |
Net Other Assets and Liabilities – 1.8% | 9,754,300 | |
Net Assets – 100.0% | $545,147,994 |
Counterparty | Floating Rate (1) | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Fixed Rate (1) | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)/ Value | |||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 1 month LIBOR | 09/03/24 | $97,000,000 | 2.367% | $(5,060,944) | |||||
Bank of Nova Scotia | 1 month LIBOR | 10/08/23 | 77,250,000 | 2.734% | (4,353,537) | |||||
$174,250,000 | $(9,414,481) |
(1) | The Fund pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate, however, no cash payments are made by either party prior to the expiration dates shown above. The floating rate on January 31, 2020 was 1.763% and 1.692%, respectively. |
(a) | All of these securities are available to serve as collateral for the outstanding loans. |
(b) | This security is taxed as a “C” corporation for federal income tax purposes. |
(c) | All or a portion of this security’s position represents cover for outstanding options written. |
(d) | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $600,517,590. As of January 31, 2020, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $142,166,091 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $18,204,468. The net unrealized appreciation was $123,961,623. The amounts presented are inclusive of derivative contracts. |
(e) | This investment is fair valued by the Advisor’s Pricing Committee in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, and in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. At January 31, 2020, investments noted as such are valued at $(24,542) or (0.0)% of net assets. |
CAD | Canadian Dollar - Security is denominated in Canadian Dollars and is translated into U.S. Dollars based upon the current exchange rate. |
• | Level 1 – Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. |
• | Level 2 – Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, either directly or indirectly. (Quoted prices for similar investments, valuations based on interest rates and yield curves, or valuations derived from observable market data.) |
• | Level 3 – Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that may reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investment. |
ASSETS TABLE | ||||
Total Value at 1/31/2020 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Master Limited Partnerships* | $ 415,508,418 | $ 415,508,418 | $ — | $ — |
Common Stocks* | 319,590,325 | 319,590,325 | — | — |
Real Estate Investment Trusts* | 1,602,384 | 1,602,384 | — | — |
Total Investments | $ 736,701,127 | $ 736,701,127 | $— | $— |
LIABILITIES TABLE | ||||
Total Value at 1/31/2020 | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | |
Call Options Written | $ (2,807,433) | $ (2,171,228) | $ (636,205) | $ — |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements | (9,414,481) | — | (9,414,481) | — |
Total | $ (12,221,914) | $ (2,171,228) | $ (10,050,686) | $— |
* | See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout. |