N-CSR 1 wabrf-ncsra.htm WEISS ALTERNATIVE BALANCED RISK FUND ANNUAL REPORT 10-31-19

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number 811-23084



Series Portfolios Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Ryan Roell, President
Series Portfolios Trust
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Ave, 5th Fl
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(Name and address of agent for service)


(414) 765-6839
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2019



Date of reporting period:  October 31, 2019


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.












Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund

Class K – weikx
Investor Class – weizx


Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website www.weissfunds.com, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
 
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 866-530-2690 or by sending an email request to investorrelations@gweiss.com.
 
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 866-530-2690 or send an email request to investorrelations@gweiss.com to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary.
 


Annual Report

October 31, 2019



WEISS ALTERNATIVE BALANCED RISK FUND



Dear Shareholders:
 
The Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund (the “Fund”) is our multi-asset class solution seeking to offer superior liquidity, improved relative returns, and moderate volatility consistent with the expectations of fixed income investors. The Fund utilizes a dynamic, risk-weighted asset allocation in an effort to create a balanced portfolio that is optimized for a variety of market climates, and with a lower correlation to traditional fixed income and equity asset classes.  The portfolio consists of investments in three diversified asset classes, including equities, fixed income, and an allocation to market neutral strategies designed to attempt to generate uncorrelated alpha.
 
 
I.
Mutual Fund Performance Review

   
Annual Performance Review, including portfolio attribution

     
For the full fiscal year ending October 31, 2019, the Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund (“Weiss ABR”) turned in its best full year since inception, finishing up +12.76% on a net total return basis. This result in 2019 was particularly well received after our yeoman’s effort to preserve positive investor capital returns in 2018 when both equities and fixed income declined appreciably. Fund volatility as measured by the 252-day historical annualized standard deviation was 4.67%. Similarly, the benchmark Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index finished the same fiscal year 2019 period up +11.51% and with a trailing annualized volatility of 3.16%. We were pleased to again outperform our benchmark, particularly given the strength in the fixed income asset classes as a result of the Federal Reserve’s newly commenced round of easing mid-year. We reiterate the importance of our returns in 2019 because of the Fund’s ability to weather market volatility in 2018 and still deliver attractive outperformance in 2019 when traditional asset classes bounced back. It highlights the importance of equal risk weighting to better manage portfolio volatility coupled with the inclusion of our market neutral alpha component.
         
     
Fund performance dramatically benefitted from exposure to the equity and fixed income components, up +12.23% and +16.24% for the fiscal year, respectively. Derivatives are utilized for some of these assets only to provide a more capital efficient exposure to our long only passive equity and long only fixed income. We do not use the derivatives in these long only exposures to generate enhanced leverage.  Once again, we observed a positive correlation of the annual return for these two bellwether asset classes.
         
     
The fixed income component’s outperformance was propelled by a very strong showing throughout the year in longer dated Treasury securities and investment grade corporate bonds. However, high yield credit underperformed its fixed income peers, perhaps slowed by still relatively higher spreads over treasuries.
         
     
As mentioned, the equity component also turned in a nice performance, led by large-cap securities. The outperformance reversed substantial underperformance in the first fiscal quarter of 2019 with positive returns jumping from the start of the calendar year and continuing almost unimpeded all the way to the end the fiscal year end.
         
     
Market neutral alpha turned in a complementary performance, finishing the fiscal year up +10.56%. Owing to its low net exposure, its contribution to overall fund volatility was less than 10% for the period.

 
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Portfolio composition and other analysis

     
In the 2019 fiscal year, the Fund’s exposure to the fixed income component averaged 60.1%. Given that bonds led returns among all three components, it was advantageous that our portfolio allocation algorithm had allocated the most exposure to the asset class. The equity component averaged 14.6%, down from the prior year’s value of 21.3%. The alpha component averaged approximately 25.3%.
     
Overall portfolio risk for the Fund was 4.67% (Source: Bloomberg, 252-day trailing volatility, annualized). The figure is up from last year but welcomed owing to the sizeable outperformance. The contribution to the Fund’s overall portfolio risk for the fixed income, equity, and alpha components was 52.9%, 37.9% and 9.2%, respectively.

   
Market and economic outlook

     
2018 was a year about globalization being challenged by populism, trade wars and the withdrawing of liquidity with the end of Quantitative Easing.  Fears about growth began early in the year in Europe, Asia and emerging markets and as the year closes have spread to the US.  2019 will continue to be a transition year in globalization with a recognition that these are structural issues.  Overall, we see 2019 as a volatile year where a lack of visibility over the global economy and corporate earnings cause uncertainty for investors favoring fixed income over equities in the first half of the year and then equities over fixed income in the second half.

Sincerely,
 
/s/ Weiss Portfolio Managers
 

 
 
Alpha is an annualized return measure of how much better or worse a fund’s performance is relative to an index of funds in the same category, after allowing for differences in risk.
 
Standard Deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean.
 
Correlation is a statistical measure of the degree to which the movements of two variables (stock/option/convertible prices or returns) are related.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general.
 
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad base index, maintained by Barclays Capital, and is often used to represent investment grade bonds being traded in United States.
 
Morningstar Multi-alternative Category – the category funds will use a combination of alternative strategies such as taking long and short positions in equity and debt, trading futures, or using convertible arbitrage, among others. Funds in this category have a majority of their assets exposed to alternative strategies and include both funds with static allocations to alternative strategies and funds tactically allocating among alternative strategies and asset classes.
 
 
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One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Opinions expressed are subject to change at any time, are not guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit nor protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Derivatives involve special risks including correlation, counterparty, liquidity, operational, accounting and tax risks. These risks, in certain cases, may be greater than the risks presented by more traditional investments. The Fund may also use options and future contracts, which have the risks of unlimited losses of the underlying holdings due to unanticipated market movements and failure to correctly predict the direction of securities prices, interest rates and currency exchange rates. The investment in options is not suitable for all investors. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. These risks are greater in emerging markets. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities. The Fund may use leverage which may exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of portfolio securities or the Net Asset Value of the Fund, and money borrowed will be subject to interest costs. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise.
 
This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Small- and Medium-capitalization companies tend to have limited liquidity and greater price volatility than large-capitalization companies. Investing in ETFs are subject to additional risks that do not apply to conventional mutual funds, including the risks that the market price of the shares may trade at a discount to its net asset value (“NAV”), an active secondary trading market may not develop or be maintained, or trading may be halted by the exchange in which they trade, which may impact a Funds ability to sell its shares. The Fund may make short sales of securities, which involves the risk that losses may exceed the original amount invested.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
 
The Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 


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Value of $100,000 Investment (Unaudited)

 

 
The chart assumes an initial investment of $100,000. Performance reflects waivers of fees and operating expenses in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Past performance is not predictive of future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes the reinvestment of capital gains and income distributions. The performance does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
Rates of Return (%) – As of October 31, 2019
 
 
One Year
Since Inception(1)(2)
Class K
12.76%
5.88%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(3)
11.51%
3.62%
     
Investor Class
12.36%
6.68%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(3)
11.51%
4.24%

(1)
Inception Date of Class K was December 1, 2015.
(2)
Inception Date of Investor Class was February 28, 2017.
(3)
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index covers the USD-denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities.  The Index includes multiple types of government and corporate-issued bonds, some of which are asset-backed.  The securities that compromised the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index may differ substantially from the securities in the Funds’ portfolio.  It is not possible to directly invest in an index.


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Expense Example (Unaudited)
October 31, 2019

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund specific expenses. The expense example is intended to help the shareholder understand ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the most recent six-month period.
 
The Actual Expenses comparison provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. A shareholder may use the information in this line, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. A shareholder may divide his/her account value by $1,000 (e.g., 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 paid on his/her account during this period.
 
The Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses paid for the period. A shareholder may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, a shareholder would compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
 
The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemptions fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the Hypothetical Example for Comparisons Purposes is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help to determine the relevant total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, shareholder costs would have been higher.
 
       
Expenses Paid
 
Annualized Net
Beginning
Ending
During Period(1)
 
Expense Ratio
Account Value
Account Value
(5/1/2019 to
 
(10/31/2019)
(5/1/2019)
(10/31/2019)
10/31/2019)
Class K
       
Actual(2)(3)
3.33%
$1,000.00
$1,055.30
$17.25
Hypothetical (5% annual return
       
  before expenses)(4)
3.33%
$1,000.00
$1,008.42
$16.86
         
Investor Class
       
Actual(2)(3)
3.68%
$1,000.00
$1,052.80
$19.04
Hypothetical (5% annual return
       
  before expenses)(4)
3.68%
$1,000.00
$1,006.65
$18.61

(1)
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect its six-month period.
(2)
Based on the actual returns for the period from May 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019, of 5.53% and 5.28% for Class K and Investor Class, respectively.
(3)
Excluding dividends on short positions and borrowing expense, your actual cost of investing in Class K and Investor Class would be $7.77 and $9.57 respectively.
(4)
Excluding dividends on short positions and borrowing expense, your hypothetical cost of investing in Class K and Investor Class would be $7.63 and $9.40, respectively.

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Allocation of Portfolio (Unaudited)
October 31, 2019

LONG INVESTMENTS(1)(2)
 




(1)
Data expressed as a percentage of long common stocks, long exchange traded funds, long convertible preferred stocks, long warrants, long short-term investments, purchased options, long swap contracts, long forward currency contracts and long futures contracts as of October 31, 2019. Data expressed excludes securities sold short, written options, short swap contracts, short forward currency contracts, short futures contracts and other assets in excess of liabilities. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments, Schedule of Written Options, Schedule of Open Swap Contracts, Schedule of Open Forward Currency Contracts and Schedule of Open Futures Contracts for more details on the Fund’s individual holdings.
(2)
The value of option, swap, forward currency and futures contracts are expressed as notional and not fair value.


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Allocation of Portfolio (Unaudited)
October 31, 2019

SHORT INVESTMENTS(3)(4)
 




(3)
Data expressed as a percentage of short common stocks, short exchange traded funds, written options, short swap contracts, short forward currency contracts and short futures contracts as of October 31, 2019. Data expressed excludes long investments, long swap contracts, long futures contracts and other assets in excess of liabilities. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments, Schedule of Written Options, Schedule of Open Swap Contracts, Schedule of Open Forward Currency Contracts and Schedule of Open Futures Contracts for more details on the Fund’s individual holdings.
(4)
The value of option, swap, forward currency and futures contracts are expressed as notional and not fair value.

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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
LONG COMMON STOCKS – 45.49%
           
             
Aerospace & Defense – 0.87%
           
The Boeing Company
   
136
   
$
46,228
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
181
     
40,844
 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)
   
6,420
     
121,210
 
Lockheed Martin Corporation
   
193
     
72,699
 
Northrop Grumman Corporation
   
308
     
108,564
 
Parsons Corporation (a)
   
474
     
16,874
 
Raytheon Company
   
286
     
60,692
 
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A
   
1,102
     
90,166
 
Textron, Inc.
   
1,092
     
50,330
 
Triumph Group, Inc.
   
235
     
4,881
 
United Technologies Corporation
   
1,504
     
215,944
 
             
828,432
 
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.21%
               
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a)
   
456
     
9,535
 
DSV Panalpoma A/S (b)
   
210
     
20,410
 
FedEx Corporation
   
1,001
     
152,813
 
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
   
143
     
16,469
 
             
199,227
 
Airlines – 0.33%
               
Air Canada (a)(b)
   
255
     
9,080
 
Air France-KLM (a)(b)
   
26
     
310
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
   
1,359
     
40,852
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
3,861
     
212,664
 
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (b)
   
1,684
     
29,172
 
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)
   
648
     
24,339
 
             
316,417
 
Automobiles – 0.12%
               
General Motors Company
   
3,147
     
116,943
 
                 
Banks – 0.79%
               
Citigroup, Inc.
   
2,503
     
179,866
 
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
   
1,787
     
62,831
 
First BanCorp (b)
   
261
     
2,746
 
First Horizon National Corporation
   
2,145
     
34,256
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
6,435
     
90,927
 
M&T Bank Corporation
   
154
     
24,106
 
PacWest Bancorp
   
1,215
     
44,943
 
Popular, Inc. (b)
   
4,050
     
220,563
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Banks – 0.79% (Continued)
           
Synovus Financial Corporation
   
1,430
   
$
48,434
 
Umpqua Holdings Corporation
   
2,503
     
39,597
 
             
748,269
 
Beverages – 0.09%
               
The Boston Beer Company, Inc., Class A (a)
   
92
     
34,450
 
National Beverage Corporation (a)
   
1,239
     
54,466
 
             
88,916
 
Biotechnology – 2.06%
               
AbbVie, Inc. (h)
   
733
     
58,310
 
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
1,375
     
58,314
 
Acceleron Pharma, Inc. (a)
   
229
     
10,275
 
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
19,597
     
125,617
 
Albireo Pharma, Inc. (a)
   
553
     
10,159
 
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
3,160
     
17,664
 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
79
     
8,327
 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
32
     
2,776
 
Amarin Corporation plc – ADR (a)(b)
   
80
     
1,314
 
Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation/DE (a)
   
244
     
739
 
Argenx SE – ADR (a)(b)
   
553
     
67,720
 
ArQule, Inc. (a)
   
1,122
     
11,343
 
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
32
     
1,282
 
Ascendis Pharma A/S – ADR (a)(b)
   
16
     
1,769
 
Autolus Therapeutics plc (a)(b)
   
802
     
9,600
 
BELLUS Health, Inc. (a)(b)
   
694
     
4,636
 
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (a)(b)
   
1,659
     
76,181
 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)
   
560
     
40,998
 
bluebird Bio, Inc. (a)
   
47
     
3,807
 
Celgene Corporation (a)
   
6,925
     
748,108
 
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a)
   
1,027
     
3,256
 
Dynavax Technologies Corporation (a)
   
732
     
3,726
 
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
2,212
     
24,111
 
Epizyme, Inc. (a)
   
918
     
10,566
 
Exact Sciences Corporation (a)
   
178
     
15,486
 
Exelixis, Inc. (a)
   
1,540
     
23,793
 
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
316
     
4,724
 
Fennec Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
401
     
2,097
 
FibroGen, Inc. (a)
   
264
     
10,336
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
382
     
24,337
 
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
164
     
7,864
 
Gossamer Bio, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
329
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Biotechnology – 2.06% (Continued)
           
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
489
   
$
10,391
 
Incyte Corporation (a)
   
465
     
39,023
 
Insmed, Inc. (a)
   
662
     
12,307
 
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
229
     
16,667
 
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
8,804
 
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
318
     
6,719
 
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
853
     
9,042
 
Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
413
     
4,832
 
Merus NV (a)(b)
   
489
     
7,658
 
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
129
     
12,149
 
Neon Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
174
     
367
 
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)
   
802
     
79,791
 
ObsEva SA (a)(b)
   
387
     
2,988
 
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
802
     
4,259
 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
4,900
 
Repligen Corporation (a)
   
244
     
19,396
 
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
8,160
     
16,728
 
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
316
     
4,595
 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
2,170
 
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
489
     
4,425
 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
129
     
10,715
 
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)
   
316
     
33,938
 
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
1,138
     
124,235
 
Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
477
     
4,770
 
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
16
     
614
 
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
802
     
1,067
 
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
459
     
6,201
 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
582
     
113,769
 
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
2,432
 
             
1,954,516
 
Building Products – 0.11%
               
Masco Corporation
   
1,092
     
50,505
 
Owens Corning
   
901
     
55,213
 
             
105,718
 
Capital Markets – 0.54%
               
The Bank New York Mellon Corporation
   
357
     
16,690
 
MLP SE (b)
   
4,853
     
24,789
 
Moelis & Company, Class A
   
775
     
27,652
 
Morgan Stanley
   
2,463
     
113,421
 
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A
   
1,621
     
67,677
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Capital Markets – 0.54% (Continued)
           
Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A
   
8,856
   
$
150,198
 
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
   
22,260
     
113,749
 
             
514,176
 
Chemicals – 0.62%
               
Albemarle Corporation
   
430
     
26,118
 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)(b)(h)
   
11,439
     
337,336
 
Huntsman Corporation
   
2,308
     
51,076
 
Linde plc (b)
   
55
     
10,909
 
Orion Engineered Carbons SA (b)
   
643
     
10,648
 
RPM International, Inc.
   
927
     
67,143
 
The Sherwin-Williams Company
   
153
     
87,565
 
             
590,795
 
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.28%
               
Covanta Holding Corporation
   
6,674
     
96,373
 
IAA, Inc. (a)
   
2,766
     
105,523
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
540
     
60,593
 
             
262,489
 
Communications Equipment – 0.81%
               
Acacia Communications, Inc. (a)
   
1,099
     
72,160
 
Calix, Inc. (a)
   
10,080
     
77,112
 
Ciena Corporation (a)
   
3,542
     
131,479
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
969
     
46,037
 
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (a)
   
11,625
     
130,200
 
F5 Networks, Inc. (a)
   
1,077
     
155,174
 
Infinera Corporation (a)
   
3,060
     
17,105
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
2,713
     
67,337
 
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
382
     
23,936
 
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
   
1,771
     
48,118
 
             
768,658
 
Construction & Engineering – 0.11%
               
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)
   
1,987
     
90,587
 
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. (b)
   
529
     
9,563
 
             
100,150
 
Construction Materials – 0.09%
               
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
459
     
41,925
 
Summit Materials, Inc., Class A (a)
   
815
     
18,688
 
Vulcan Materials Company
   
189
     
27,002
 
             
87,615
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Consumer Finance – 0.13%
           
Ally Financial, Inc.
   
1,550
   
$
47,477
 
Discover Financial Services
   
963
     
77,290
 
             
124,767
 
Containers & Packaging – 0.03%
               
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
6,559
 
WestRock Company
   
465
     
17,377
 
             
23,936
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.78%
               
Intelsat SA (a)(b)
   
3,911
     
99,300
 
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
18,724
     
639,237
 
             
738,537
 
Electric Utilities – 1.66%
               
Alliant Energy Corporation
   
2,925
     
156,020
 
American Electrical Power Company, Inc.
   
5,713
     
539,250
 
Electricite de France SA (b)
   
810
     
8,368
 
Entergy Corporation
   
2,078
     
252,435
 
Eversource Energy
   
1,550
     
129,797
 
Exelon Corporation
   
1,064
     
48,401
 
FirstEnergy Corporation
   
8,367
     
404,293
 
Orsted A/S (b)
   
464
     
40,726
 
             
1,579,290
 
Electrical Equipment – 0.18%
               
AMETEK, Inc.
   
664
     
60,856
 
Bloom Energy Corporation, Class A (a)
   
1,580
     
4,835
 
Emerson Electric Company
   
948
     
66,502
 
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (b)
   
1,590
     
21,889
 
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (b)
   
238
     
19,389
 
             
173,471
 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.56%
               
Coherent, Inc. (a)
   
134
     
19,955
 
Flex Ltd. (a)(b)
   
5,355
     
62,921
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.
   
1,932
     
99,614
 
Hitachi Ltd. (b)
   
1,992
     
74,346
 
II-VI, Inc. (a)
   
924
     
30,631
 
Ingenico Group SA (b)
   
922
     
98,590
 
SYNNEX Corporation
   
1,274
     
150,001
 
             
536,058
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Entertainment – 0.75%
           
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
   
1,735
   
$
97,212
 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
   
2,156
     
20,202
 
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)
   
165
     
15,906
 
The Madison Square Garden Company, Class A (a)
   
49
     
13,079
 
Netflix, Inc. (a)
   
57
     
16,382
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
   
1,327
     
159,704
 
The Walt Disney Company
   
1,321
     
171,624
 
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A
   
137
     
7,677
 
Zynga, Inc., Class A (a)
   
34,130
     
210,582
 
             
712,368
 
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.03%
               
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B (b)
   
1,001
     
30,020
 
                 
Food Products – 0.28%
               
BRF SA – ADR (a)(b)
   
4,263
     
37,344
 
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (a)
   
358
     
14,281
 
Kellogg Company
   
944
     
59,972
 
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A
   
121
     
6,346
 
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (a)
   
1,368
     
41,532
 
The Simply Good Foods Company (a)
   
2,079
     
51,019
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)
   
948
     
51,211
 
             
261,705
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.34%
               
ABIOMED, Inc. (a)(h)
   
155
     
32,175
 
AtriCure, Inc. (a)
   
79
     
2,101
 
Boston Scientific Corporation (a)
   
977
     
40,741
 
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
7,034
 
DexCom, Inc. (a)
   
489
     
75,423
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (a)
   
158
     
37,664
 
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (a)
   
1,422
     
7,977
 
Glaukos Corporation (a)
   
79
     
5,043
 
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
237
     
15,836
 
Penumbra, Inc. (a)
   
32
     
4,991
 
Silk Road Medical, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
5,233
 
STAAR Surgical Company (a)
   
286
     
9,375
 
Stryker Corporation
   
79
     
17,085
 
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
7,176
 
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (a)
   
244
     
15,026
 
Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
107
     
158
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.34% (Continued)
           
ViewRay, Inc. (a)
   
1,360
   
$
3,536
 
Wright Medical Group NV (a)(b)
   
1,580
     
32,864
 
             
319,438
 
Health Care Providers & Services – 0.09%
               
Amedisys, Inc. (a)
   
200
     
25,704
 
Centene Corporation (a)
   
161
     
8,546
 
Guardant Health, Inc. (a)
   
61
     
4,240
 
Humana, Inc.
   
158
     
46,484
 
Owens & Minor, Inc.
   
316
     
2,127
 
             
87,101
 
Health Care Technology – 0.00%
               
Livongo Health, Inc. (a)
   
77
     
1,662
 
                 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.25%
               
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.
   
168
     
6,651
 
Carnival Corporation (b)
   
1,479
     
63,434
 
Cedar Fair LP
   
188
     
10,485
 
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
   
542
     
60,850
 
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
   
1,383
     
101,166
 
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.
   
844
     
66,355
 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
   
4,718
     
67,043
 
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)
   
5,141
     
178,547
 
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Class A
   
462
     
34,530
 
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
   
2,754
     
170,307
 
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
   
323
     
40,876
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (a)
   
2,002
     
42,673
 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (b)(h)
   
3,003
     
326,816
 
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
   
385
     
16,243
 
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
   
1
     
57
 
             
1,186,033
 
Household Durables – 0.25%
               
D.R. Horton, Inc.
   
1,144
     
59,911
 
KB Home
   
1,378
     
49,181
 
Lennar Corporation, Class A
   
434
     
25,866
 
Newell Brands, Inc.
   
2,901
     
55,032
 
NVR, Inc. (a)
   
10
     
36,366
 
Roku, Inc. (a)
   
77
     
11,334
 
             
237,690
 


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


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Household Products – 0.28%
           
The Procter & Gamble Company
   
892
   
$
111,063
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
3,036
     
152,438
 
             
263,501
 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.05%
               
NRG Energy, Inc.
   
1,180
     
47,342
 
                 
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.28%
               
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
262
     
39,895
 
Honeywell International, Inc. (h)
   
1,336
     
230,767
 
             
270,662
 
Insurance – 1.19%
               
American International Group, Inc. (h)
   
1,430
     
75,733
 
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
874
     
54,074
 
Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
   
1,540
     
140,479
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd. (b)
   
1,540
     
72,257
 
Athene Holding Ltd., Class A (a)(b)
   
3,322
     
144,009
 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
3,490
     
207,411
 
Brown & Brown, Inc.
   
2,875
     
108,330
 
BRP Group, Inc., Class A (a)
   
1,025
     
16,605
 
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
358
     
151,670
 
Lincoln National Corporation
   
500
     
28,240
 
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
307
     
40,235
 
Willis Towers Watson plc (b)
   
500
     
93,450
 
             
1,132,493
 
Interactive Media & Services – 0.35%
               
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)
   
177
     
222,808
 
Twitter, Inc. (a)
   
3,574
     
107,113
 
             
329,921
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.07%
               
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
   
21
     
37,310
 
Expedia Group, Inc.
   
243
     
33,208
 
             
70,518
 
IT Services – 1.19%
               
Amadeus IT Group SA (b)
   
243
     
17,977
 
Carbonite, Inc. (a)
   
2,370
     
40,693
 
DXC Technology Company
   
3,473
     
96,098
 
EVERTEC, Inc. (b)
   
5,257
     
160,812
 
Evo Payments, Inc., Class A (a)
   
3,196
     
90,862
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
IT Services – 1.19% (Continued)
           
InterXion Holding NV (a)(b)
   
3,973
   
$
350,498
 
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,716
     
67,078
 
Okta, Inc. (a)
   
48
     
5,235
 
Paychex, Inc.
   
395
     
33,038
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,072
     
111,595
 
Science Applications International Corporation
   
1,270
     
104,927
 
Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)(b)
   
31
     
9,721
 
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)
   
469
     
45,287
 
             
1,133,821
 
Leisure Products – 0.00%
               
Old PSG Wind-Down Ltd. (a)(b)(g)
   
2,127
     
865
 
                 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.04%
               
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (a)
   
47
     
1,225
 
Bruker Corporation
   
161
     
7,165
 
Fluidigm Corporation (a)
   
1,580
     
7,774
 
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
414
     
9,356
 
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)
   
1,760
     
8,518
 
             
34,038
 
Machinery – 0.94%
               
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
214
     
9,333
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
313
     
43,131
 
Deere & Company
   
528
     
91,946
 
Dover Corporation
   
1,191
     
123,733
 
Fortive Corporation
   
884
     
60,996
 
Harsco Corporation (a)
   
466
     
9,446
 
Ingersoll-Rand plc (b)
   
141
     
17,891
 
Pentair plc (b)
   
1,497
     
62,081
 
Rexnord Corporation (a)
   
117
     
3,310
 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
   
243
     
36,773
 
The Timken Company
   
672
     
32,928
 
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
3,021
     
406,687
 
             
898,255
 
Marine – 0.02%
               
Star Bulk Carriers Corporation (a)(b)
   
1,787
     
19,032
 
                 
Media – 0.49%
               
Altice USA, Inc., Class A (a)
   
5,005
     
154,905
 
comScore, Inc. (a)
   
34,204
     
79,011
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Media – 0.49% (Continued)
           
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
   
688
   
$
14,964
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Class A
   
1,729
     
168,214
 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A
   
1,319
     
52,549
 
             
469,643
 
Multiline Retail – 0.03%
               
Target Corporation
   
292
     
31,218
 
                 
Multi-Utilities – 1.14%
               
Ameren Corporation
   
3,308
     
257,032
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   
4,575
     
132,995
 
CMS Energy Corporation
   
3,794
     
242,512
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (h)
   
471
     
43,436
 
Dominion Energy, Inc. (h)
   
4,680
     
386,334
 
Engie SA (b)
   
398
     
6,664
 
RWE AG (b)
   
636
     
19,382
 
             
1,088,355
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.31%
               
Ardmore Shipping Corporation (a)(b)
   
1,820
     
14,542
 
BP plc – ADR (b)
   
5,186
     
196,601
 
Buckeye Partners LP
   
9,155
     
379,566
 
Callon Petroleum Company (a)
   
55,115
     
209,437
 
Cimarex Energy Company
   
3,357
     
141,733
 
Concho Resources, Inc.
   
438
     
29,574
 
ConocoPhillips
   
5,102
     
281,630
 
CONSOL Energy, Inc. (a)
   
498
     
6,589
 
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
   
852
     
30,791
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
   
2,459
     
210,884
 
Energy Transfer LP
   
4,649
     
58,531
 
Enterprise Products Partners LP
   
723
     
18,820
 
EOG Resources, Inc. (h)
   
3,092
     
214,307
 
Equinor ASA – ADR (b)
   
930
     
17,214
 
GasLog Ltd. (b)
   
2,477
     
33,960
 
Golar LNG Ltd. (b)
   
592
     
8,152
 
Green Plains, Inc. (a)
   
2,274
     
28,038
 
Marathon Oil Corporation
   
14,604
     
168,384
 
Noble Energy, Inc.
   
2,814
     
54,198
 
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (a)
   
28,423
     
55,709
 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (h)
   
2,808
     
113,724
 
ONEOK, Inc. (h)
   
2,119
     
147,970
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.31% (Continued)
           
Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A
   
10,252
   
$
162,084
 
PDC Energy, Inc. (a)
   
3,138
     
62,603
 
Peabody Energy Corporation
   
474
     
4,991
 
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
   
1,118
     
137,536
 
Plains All American Pipeline LP
   
5,956
     
107,982
 
Royal Dutch Shell plc – ADR (b)
   
1,022
     
59,245
 
The Williams Companies. Inc.
   
1,240
     
27,664
 
WPX Energy, Inc. (a)
   
16,820
     
167,864
 
             
3,150,323
 
Paper & Forest Products – 0.05%
               
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
   
1,470
     
42,968
 
                 
Pharmaceuticals – 1.37%
               
Acasti Pharma, Inc. (a)(b)
   
808
     
1,487
 
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
159
     
3,528
 
Alimera Sciences, Inc. (a)
   
1,327
     
398
 
Allergan plc (b)
   
4,445
     
782,809
 
AstraZeneca plc – ADR (b)
   
1,738
     
85,214
 
Bristol Myers-Squibb Company
   
1,013
     
58,116
 
Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
   
1,027
     
4,611
 
GW Pharmaceuticals plc – ADR (a)(b)(h)
   
214
     
28,637
 
Horizon Therapeutics plc (a)(b)
   
272
     
7,864
 
Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)
   
412
     
7,342
 
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (a)
   
615
     
5,689
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
387
     
33,537
 
MyoKardia, Inc. (a)
   
158
     
9,058
 
Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA (a)(b)
   
474
     
3,224
 
Novartis AG – ADR (b)
   
316
     
27,631
 
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
   
695
     
2,144
 
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a)
   
80
     
16,486
 
Sanofi – ADR (b)
   
2,694
     
124,140
 
Sanofi (b)
   
917
     
84,536
 
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a)
   
2,333
     
6,206
 
Urovant Sciences Ltd. (a)(b)
   
253
     
2,414
 
Zogenix, Inc. (a)
   
231
     
10,314
 
             
1,305,385
 
Professional Services – 0.09%
               
Teleperformance (b)
   
381
     
86,443
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 12.78%
           
American Assets Trust, Inc.
   
9,233
   
$
452,048
 
Americold Realty Trust
   
8,648
     
346,698
 
Apartment Investment & Management Company, Class A
   
8,073
     
443,046
 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
   
532
     
115,795
 
Boston Properties, Inc.
   
2,528
     
346,842
 
Corporate Office Properties Trust
   
2,189
     
64,882
 
CyrusOne, Inc.
   
2,789
     
198,800
 
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
   
11,882
     
514,728
 
Duke Realty Corporation
   
12,832
     
450,916
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
   
2,308
     
309,157
 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   
9,367
     
655,128
 
Equity Residential
   
2,058
     
182,462
 
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.
   
17,389
     
498,195
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A
   
17,797
     
551,707
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
   
1,430
     
23,438
 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
   
16,402
     
589,160
 
National Health Investors, Inc.
   
7,345
     
630,128
 
National Retail Properties, Inc.
   
13,954
     
822,030
 
Outfront Media, Inc.
   
5,471
     
143,942
 
RPT Realty
   
38,413
     
556,989
 
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
   
6,238
     
153,455
 
SITE Centers Corporation
   
5,775
     
89,686
 
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
   
14,084
     
701,947
 
UDR, Inc.
   
14,036
     
705,309
 
Urban Edge Properties
   
15,176
     
320,365
 
VICI Properties, Inc.
   
47,682
     
1,122,911
 
Vornado Realty Trust
   
5,024
     
329,725
 
Weingarten Realty Investors
   
25,497
     
809,020
 
Weyerhaeuser Company
   
1,032
     
30,145
 
             
12,158,654
 
Road & Rail – 1.06%
               
Canadian National Railway Company (b)
   
2,825
     
252,470
 
Celadon Group, Inc. (a)
   
1,787
     
1,751
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A (a)
   
5,963
     
91,651
 
Heartland Express, Inc.
   
206
     
4,305
 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A
   
755
     
27,527
 
Landstar System, Inc.
   
1,344
     
152,074
 
Norfolk Southern Corporation
   
615
     
111,930
 
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
   
154
     
28,040
 
Ryder System, Inc.
   
429
     
20,862
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Road & Rail – 1.06% (Continued)
           
TFI International, Inc. (b)
   
2,145
   
$
68,351
 
Union Pacific Corporation
   
1,516
     
250,837
 
             
1,009,798
 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.98%
               
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(h)
   
5,668
     
192,315
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
795
     
43,137
 
ASML Holding NV – ADR (b)(h)
   
1,240
     
324,843
 
Broadcom, Inc.
   
215
     
62,963
 
Infineon Technologies AG (b)
   
2,370
     
45,904
 
KLA Corporation
   
429
     
72,518
 
Lam Research Corporation
   
130
     
35,235
 
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
5,292
     
120,340
 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (b)
   
632
     
15,414
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
   
1,134
     
106,925
 
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)
   
3,519
     
167,328
 
NVIDIA Corporation
   
214
     
43,018
 
NXP Semiconductors NV (b)
   
1,841
     
209,285
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
1,053
     
84,703
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. – ADR (b)
   
3,845
     
198,517
 
Tokyo Electron Ltd. (b)
   
638
     
129,258
 
Xperi Corporation
   
1,610
     
32,691
 
             
1,884,394
 
Software – 3.26%
               
2U, Inc. (a)(h)
   
9,179
     
164,534
 
Adobe, Inc. (a)
   
689
     
191,494
 
Alteryx, Inc., Class A (a)
   
179
     
16,379
 
Anaplan, Inc. (a)
   
731
     
34,503
 
Atlassian Corporation plc, Class A (a)(b)
   
65
     
7,851
 
Avaya Holdings Corporation (a)
   
13,899
     
168,039
 
BlackBerry Ltd. (a)(b)
   
42,386
     
222,950
 
Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc. (a)
   
5,515
     
225,839
 
Box, Inc., Class A (a)
   
3,180
     
53,806
 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)
   
810
     
52,934
 
Cerence, Inc. (a)
   
5,143
     
79,717
 
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
   
924
     
45,895
 
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)
   
483
     
24,107
 
CyberArk Software Ltd. (a)(b)
   
348
     
35,350
 
Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)
   
237
     
7,961
 
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (a)(b)
   
173
     
6,731
 
FireEye, Inc. (a)
   
9,509
     
150,623
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Software – 3.26% (Continued)
           
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
2,480
   
$
76,285
 
Fortinet, Inc. (a)
   
429
     
34,989
 
Microsoft Corporation
   
2,630
     
377,063
 
Nutanix, Inc., Class A (a)
   
5,812
     
169,827
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)
   
755
     
171,679
 
Paylocity Holding Corporation (a)
   
385
     
39,501
 
Ping Identity Holding Corporation (a)
   
966
     
16,142
 
Proofpoint, Inc. (a)
   
385
     
44,417
 
RingCentral, Inc., Class A (a)
   
419
     
67,677
 
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
1,694
     
32,796
 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)
   
1,326
     
207,506
 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)
   
395
     
97,668
 
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (a)
   
620
     
24,428
 
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
   
2,354
     
122,432
 
TiVo Corporation
   
4,740
     
38,584
 
Zendesk, Inc. (a)
   
1,232
     
87,041
 
             
3,096,748
 
Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicle – 0.96%
               
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corporation, Class A (a)
   
582
     
5,867
 
Tiberius Acquisition Corporation (a)
   
29,450
     
336,025
 
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (a)
   
60,712
     
571,300
 
             
913,192
 
Specialty Retail – 0.10%
               
AutoNation, Inc. (a)
   
152
     
7,729
 
The Home Depot, Inc.
   
156
     
36,594
 
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
   
418
     
46,653
 
             
90,976
 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.55%
               
Apple, Inc. (h)
   
1,237
     
307,716
 
Dell Technologies, Inc. (a)
   
3,290
     
174,008
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (a)
   
929
     
6,503
 
NCR Corporation (a)
   
790
     
23,076
 
Stratasys Ltd. (a)(b)
   
609
     
12,594
 
             
523,897
 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.13%
               
Essent Group Ltd. (b)
   
159
     
8,282
 
MGIC Investment Corporation
   
8,100
     
111,051
 
             
119,333
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Tobacco – 0.14%
           
Altria Group, Inc.
   
758
   
$
33,951
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
1,170
     
95,285
 
             
129,236
 
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.08%
               
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
   
229
     
30,587
 
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
   
159
     
49,105
 
             
79,692
 
Water Utilities – 0.08%
               
California Water Service Group
   
1,430
     
80,037
 
                 
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.12%
               
Vodafone Group plc – ADR (b)
   
5,535
     
113,025
 
Total Long Common Stocks
               
  (Cost $42,416,767)
           
43,268,162
 
                 
LONG CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.25%
               
                 
Electric Utilities – 0.16%
               
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
               
  6.125%, 3/15/2022
   
890
     
48,941
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
               
  4.872%, 9/1/2022
   
1,115
     
56,709
 
The Southern Company
               
  6.750%, 8/1/2022
   
852
     
45,292
 
             
150,942
 
Multi-Utilities – 0.06%
               
Dominion Energy, Inc.
               
  7.250%, 6/1/22
   
513
     
54,999
 
                 
Water Utilities – 0.03%
               
Aqua America, Inc.
               
  6.000%, 4/30/22
   
564
     
33,981
 
Total Long Convertible Preferred Stocks
               
  (Cost $225,307)
           
239,922
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
LONG EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – 44.86%
           
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
616
   
$
37,675
 
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
74
     
7,012
 
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
926
     
72,700
 
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1
   
795
     
156,679
 
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (c)
   
53,234
     
5,824,332
 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (h)
   
2,687
     
379,512
 
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
   
2,136
     
240,321
 
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (c)
   
200,063
     
17,367,469
 
iShares iBoxx $Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (c)
   
136,030
     
17,372,391
 
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
   
1,346
     
60,032
 
iShares MSCI Germany ETF
   
1,081
     
30,863
 
iShares MSCI India ETF
   
2,023
     
70,097
 
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
   
327
     
42,533
 
iShares Transportation Average ETF
   
231
     
43,594
 
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF
   
462
     
20,626
 
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (a)
   
1,966
     
31,967
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (h)
   
1,398
     
424,055
 
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (h)
   
3,285
     
69,379
 
United States Oil Fund LP (a)
   
9,006
     
101,768
 
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
   
3,361
     
316,942
 
Total Long Exchange Traded Funds
               
  (Cost $40,876,168)
           
42,669,947
 
                 
LONG WARRANTS – 0.00%
               
Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (a)(g)
   
1,688
     
 
Total Long Warrants
               
  (Cost $17)
           
 

         
Notional
       
PURCHASED OPTIONS (a) – 0.30%
 
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
       
                   
Purchased Call Options – 0.18%
                 
2U, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $20.00
   
95
   
$
170,287
     
9,738
 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $55.00
   
8
     
44,824
     
976
 
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $110.00
   
29
     
290,000
     
3,552
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $33.00
   
7
     
21,042
     
38
 
American Financial Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $110.00
   
7
     
72,828
     
402
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Call Options – 0.18% (Continued)
                 
American International Group, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $55.00 (h)
   
72
   
$
381,312
   
$
5,148
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $60.00
   
119
     
630,224
     
357
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $57.50
   
115
     
609,040
     
7,532
 
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $9.00
   
2
     
1,686
     
45
 
Amphenol Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $105.00
   
23
     
230,759
     
2,932
 
Autoliv, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $85.00
   
1
     
7,784
     
22
 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $29.00
   
40
     
117,960
     
6,700
 
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $65.00
   
55
     
326,865
     
1,925
 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $15.00
   
97
     
132,890
     
5,917
 
Berry Global Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $45.00
   
37
     
153,587
     
4,255
 
Broadcom, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $300.00
   
7
     
204,995
     
6,055
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $30.00
   
32
     
93,024
     
480
 
Citigroup, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $75.00
   
53
     
380,858
     
4,637
 
comScore, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $5.00
   
8
     
1,848
     
100
 
Concho Resources, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $70.00
   
16
     
108,032
     
1,600
 
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $92.50
   
24
     
221,328
     
2,460
 
Continental Resources, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $30.00
   
23
     
67,781
     
287
 
Cree, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $50.00
   
21
     
100,233
     
168
 
DXC Technology Company
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $45.00
   
79
     
218,593
     
1,185
 
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $50.00
   
100
     
417,900
     
2,700
 
Edison International
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $77.50
   
24
     
150,960
     
480
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Call Options – 0.18% (Continued)
                 
Exelixis, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $19.00
   
3
   
$
4,635
   
$
158
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $140.00
   
48
     
632,448
     
3,432
 
Fortinet, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $80.00
   
3
     
24,468
     
1,305
 
Golar LNG Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $15.00
   
50
     
68,850
     
3,375
 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $220.00
   
7
     
149,366
     
2,205
 
Green Plains, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $12.00
   
44
     
54,252
     
3,960
 
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $60.00
   
29
     
165,532
     
1,740
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $65.00
   
48
     
273,984
     
624
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $65.00
   
23
     
131,284
     
598
 
Huntsman Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $25.00
   
15
     
33,195
     
75
 
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $156.00
   
2
     
31,090
     
668
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $156.00
   
2
     
31,090
     
731
 
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $67.50
   
54
     
345,330
     
8,775
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $100.00
   
6
     
58,374
     
1,410
 
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (b)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $105.00
   
4
     
45,472
     
3,490
 
Packaging Corporation of America
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $120.00
   
3
     
32,838
     
8
 
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $110.00
   
46
     
478,860
     
1,357
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $110.00
   
19
     
197,790
     
4,503
 
PPL Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $33.00
   
32
     
107,168
     
2,640
 
The Progressive Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $70.00
   
24
     
167,280
     
2,940
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $75.00
   
33
     
230,010
     
2,805
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $80.00
   
41
     
285,770
     
923
 
Qorvo, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $80.00
   
7
     
56,602
     
2,401
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Call Options – 0.18% (Continued)
                 
salesforce.com, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $160.00
   
15
   
$
234,735
   
$
7,387
 
Science Applications International Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $85.00
   
2
     
16,524
     
585
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $306.00
   
15
     
454,995
     
923
 
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (h)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $22.50
   
8
     
16,896
     
52
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $23.00
   
336
     
709,632
     
13,776
 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $125.00
   
4
     
48,140
     
1,164
 
Targa Resources Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $41.00
   
21
     
81,648
     
1,995
 
Tellurian, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $12.50
   
32
     
25,504
     
400
 
Tenneco, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $14.00
   
4
     
5,036
     
260
 
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $8.00
   
2
     
1,366
     
75
 
T-Mobile US, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $85.00
   
16
     
132,256
     
792
 
United States Oil Fund LP
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $12.00
   
27
     
30,510
     
14
 
Univar Solutions, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $22.50
   
21
     
45,066
     
1,628
 
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $10.00
   
72
     
67,752
     
5,760
 
Vistra Energy Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $28.00
   
80
     
216,240
     
2,200
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $95.00
   
23
     
217,120
     
2,530
 
Wells Fargo & Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $52.50
   
116
     
598,908
     
2,552
 
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $6.00
   
77
     
39,347
     
577
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $7.00
   
61
     
31,171
     
305
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $6.00
   
269
     
137,459
     
3,363
 
Wright Medical Group N.V. (b)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $22.50
   
1
     
2,080
     
80
 
                     
166,232
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Put Options – 0.12%
                 
3M Company
                 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $150.00
   
8
   
$
131,992
   
$
212
 
Albemarle Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $60.00
   
9
     
54,666
     
1,575
 
The Allstate Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $105.00
   
24
     
255,408
     
1,944
 
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $100.00
   
32
     
340,544
     
3,984
 
Boston Scientific Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $38.00
   
1
     
4,170
     
6
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (b)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $54.00
   
7
     
29,785
     
182
 
Chubb Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $145.00
   
16
     
243,872
     
600
 
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $110.00
   
15
     
169,815
     
1,050
 
The Clorox Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $150.00
   
13
     
191,997
     
4,615
 
Constellation Brands, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $185.00
   
8
     
152,264
     
1,200
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $62.50
   
8
     
58,272
     
80
 
CVS Health Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $60.00
   
16
     
106,224
     
392
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $65.00
   
19
     
126,141
     
2,365
 
DaVita, Inc. (h)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $55.00
   
47
     
275,420
     
3,525
 
DexCom, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $150.00
   
1
     
15,424
     
625
 
DISH Network Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $33.00
   
15
     
51,570
     
975
 
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $56.00
   
32
     
185,472
     
960
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $56.00
   
16
     
92,736
     
696
 
GameStop Corporation
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $4.00
   
8
     
4,352
     
248
 
General Motors Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $35.00
   
32
     
118,912
     
224
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $37.00
   
31
     
115,196
     
1,891
 
Golar LNG Ltd.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $12.50
   
12
     
16,524
     
720
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Put Options – 0.12% (Continued)
                 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $90.00
   
54
   
$
509,328
   
$
1,755
 
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $180.00
   
72
     
1,418,976
     
936
 
Invesco Solar ETF (h)
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $28.00
   
33
     
92,697
     
3,548
 
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (h)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $136.00
   
46
     
649,704
     
598
 
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $200.00
   
6
     
128,952
     
360
 
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $87.00
   
69
     
598,989
     
9,142
 
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $153.50
   
8
     
124,360
     
860
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $147.00
   
15
     
233,175
     
2,092
 
iShares Transportation Average ETF
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $190.00
   
2
     
37,744
     
670
 
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $93.00
   
77
     
725,802
     
12,204
 
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $22.00
   
31
     
67,425
     
1,472
 
JPMorgan Chase & Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $120.00
   
58
     
724,536
     
2,262
 
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $50.00
   
9
     
46,170
     
459
 
Lennox International, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $250.00
   
1
     
24,736
     
635
 
Mastercard, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $260.00
   
38
     
1,051,878
     
3,078
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $272.50
   
7
     
193,767
     
1,971
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $94.00
   
4
     
37,716
     
1,140
 
Molson Coors Brewing Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $53.50
   
4
     
21,088
     
350
 
Newell Brands, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $18.00
   
14
     
26,558
     
896
 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $50.00
   
4
     
20,304
     
410
 
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $185.00
   
1
     
18,349
     
500
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

         
Notional
       
   
Contracts (d)
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Purchased Put Options – 0.12% (Continued)
                 
SoftBank Group Corporation (b)(h)(i)
                 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: JP Yen 3,739.50
   
4,726
   
$
183,368
   
$
3,638
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (h)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $260.00
   
80
     
2,426,640
     
360
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $290.00
   
35
     
1,061,655
     
1,453
 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $285.00
   
38
     
1,152,654
     
6,802
 
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $21.00
   
178
     
375,936
     
9,167
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $21.50
   
46
     
97,152
     
3,588
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $21.00
   
67
     
141,504
     
938
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $21.50
   
32
     
67,584
     
1,408
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $20.00
   
203
     
428,736
     
3,857
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $115.00
   
2
     
23,160
     
310
 
Tiffany & Company (h)
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $90.00
   
2
     
24,902
     
19
 
Twilio, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $100.00
   
13
     
125,528
     
7,020
 
Union Pacific Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $140.00
   
8
     
132,368
     
16
 
United Rentals, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $131.00
   
2
     
26,714
     
295
 
United States Oil Fund
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $11.50
   
15
     
16,950
     
1,170
 
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $61.50
   
157
     
1,008,725
     
79
 
Visa, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $165.00
   
56
     
1,001,616
     
1,232
 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $175.00
   
25
     
447,150
     
3,288
 
                     
118,047
 
Total Purchased Options
                       
  (Cost $464,526)
                   
284,279
 

LONG SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 11.05%
 
Shares
       
Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds Government Portfolio,
           
  Institutional Class, 1.73% (c)(e)
   
10,510,762
     
10,510,762
 
Total Long Short-Term Investments
               
  (Cost $10,510,762)
           
10,510,762
 
Total Long Investments
               
  (Cost $94,493,547) – 101.95%
           
96,973,072
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SECURITIES SOLD SHORT (f) – (44.21)%
           
             
SHORT COMMON STOCKS – (38.86)%
           
             
Aerospace & Defense – (0.10)%
           
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
(387
)
 
$
(22,485
)
CAE, Inc. (b)
   
(1,138
)
   
(28,539
)
Lockheed Martin Corporation
   
(129
)
   
(48,592
)
             
(99,616
)
Air Freight & Logistics – (0.21)%
               
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
   
(69
)
   
(5,219
)
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B
   
(1,695
)
   
(195,213
)
             
(200,432
)
Airlines – (0.14)%
               
JetBlue Airways Corporation
   
(5,005
)
   
(96,597
)
Southwest Airlines Company
   
(143
)
   
(8,027
)
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
   
(257
)
   
(23,346
)
             
(127,970
)
Auto Components – (0.07)%
               
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
   
(462
)
   
(3,862
)
Autoliv, Inc. (b)
   
(228
)
   
(17,748
)
Gentex Corporation
   
(123
)
   
(3,450
)
Lear Corporation
   
(343
)
   
(40,395
)
             
(65,455
)
Automobiles – (0.17)%
               
Daimler AG (b)
   
(154
)
   
(8,982
)
Ferrari NV – ADR (b)
   
(208
)
   
(33,305
)
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
   
(3,010
)
   
(117,118
)
             
(159,405
)
Banks – (1.19)%
               
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
   
(644
)
   
(41,448
)
First Republic Bank
   
(231
)
   
(24,569
)
JPMorgan Chase & Company
   
(2,612
)
   
(326,291
)
M&T Bank Corporation
   
(803
)
   
(125,694
)
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
(2,194
)
   
(321,860
)
The Toronto-Dominion Bank (b)
   
(2,145
)
   
(122,485
)
Wells Fargo & Company
   
(2,310
)
   
(119,265
)
Zions Bancorp
   
(1,001
)
   
(48,519
)
             
(1,130,131
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Beverages – (0.26)%
           
Brown-Forman Corporation, Class B
   
(482
)
 
$
(31,581
)
The Coca-Cola Company
   
(1,210
)
   
(65,860
)
Coca-Cola European Partners plc (b)
   
(238
)
   
(12,735
)
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A
   
(584
)
   
(111,153
)
Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
   
(970
)
   
(27,315
)
             
(248,644
)
Biotechnology – (0.40)%
               
AbbVie, Inc.
   
(3,638
)
   
(289,403
)
Alector, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(269
)
Allakos, Inc.
   
(32
)
   
(2,195
)
Amgen, Inc.
   
(345
)
   
(73,571
)
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(282
)
Cytokinetics, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(186
)
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(774
)
   
(12,129
)
Frequency Therapeutics, Inc.
   
(31
)
   
(446
)
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A (b)
   
(16
)
   
(113
)
Krystal Biotech, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(657
)
MeiraGTx Holdings plc (b)
   
(16
)
   
(231
)
Moderna, Inc.
   
(80
)
   
(1,340
)
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(341
)
             
(381,163
)
Building Products – (0.24)%
               
Allegion plc (b)
   
(363
)
   
(42,123
)
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
   
(237
)
   
(22,167
)
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
   
(485
)
   
(29,124
)
Johnson Controls International plc (b)
   
(2,049
)
   
(88,783
)
Lennox International, Inc.
   
(191
)
   
(47,246
)
             
(229,443
)
Capital Markets – (0.57)%
               
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
   
(1,667
)
   
(68,614
)
BlackRock, Inc.
   
(222
)
   
(102,497
)
The Blackstone Group, Inc., Class A
   
(2,034
)
   
(108,127
)
CME Group, Inc.
   
(471
)
   
(96,908
)
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
   
(254
)
   
(64,394
)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
(429
)
   
(40,463
)
Northern Trust Corporation
   
(179
)
   
(17,843
)
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
(388
)
   
(44,930
)
             
(543,776
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Chemicals – (0.17)%
           
Dow, Inc.
   
(429
)
 
$
(21,660
)
HB Fuller Company
   
(143
)
   
(6,978
)
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
   
(1,118
)
   
(136,407
)
             
(165,045
)
Commercial Services & Supplies – (0.08)%
               
ADT, Inc.
   
(1,027
)
   
(7,949
)
Interface, Inc.
   
(497
)
   
(8,265
)
Waste Connections, Inc. (b)
   
(671
)
   
(62,000
)
             
(78,214
)
Communications Equipment – (0.08)%
               
Arista Networks, Inc.
   
(254
)
   
(62,121
)
Ubiquiti, Inc.
   
(105
)
   
(13,292
)
             
(75,413
)
Construction Materials – (0.01)%
               
Cemex SAB de CV – ADR (b)
   
(2,020
)
   
(7,615
)
                 
Consumer Finance – (0.16)%
               
Capital One Financial Corporation
   
(847
)
   
(78,983
)
Synchrony Financial
   
(1,356
)
   
(47,962
)
World Acceptance Corporation
   
(201
)
   
(20,866
)
             
(147,811
)
Containers & Packaging – (0.18)%
               
Amcor plc (b)
   
(3,565
)
   
(33,939
)
Avery Dennison Corporation
   
(575
)
   
(73,520
)
Ball Corporation
   
(79
)
   
(5,528
)
Crown Holdings, Inc.
   
(155
)
   
(11,290
)
Greif, Inc., Class A
   
(114
)
   
(4,465
)
International Paper Company
   
(585
)
   
(25,553
)
Packaging Corporation of America
   
(158
)
   
(17,295
)
             
(171,590
)
Distributors – (0.01)%
               
Pool Corporation
   
(57
)
   
(11,822
)
                 
Diversified Consumer Services – (0.07)%
               
Chegg, Inc.
   
(2,244
)
   
(68,801
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – (0.31)%
           
AT&T, Inc.
   
(7,493
)
 
$
(288,406
)
BCE, Inc. (b)
   
(154
)
   
(7,307
)
             
(295,713
)
Electric Utilities – (1.94)%
               
Avangrid, Inc.
   
(1,617
)
   
(80,931
)
Duke Energy Corporation
   
(1,429
)
   
(134,698
)
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
   
(3,264
)
   
(147,370
)
Iberdrola SA (b)
   
(636
)
   
(6,537
)
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
(1,802
)
   
(429,489
)
NextEra Energy Partners LP
   
(71
)
   
(3,742
)
OGE Energy Corporation
   
(2,785
)
   
(119,922
)
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
   
(2,247
)
   
(211,488
)
PNM Resources, Inc.
   
(1,001
)
   
(52,202
)
Portland General Electric Company
   
(612
)
   
(34,811
)
The Southern Company
   
(4,445
)
   
(278,524
)
The Xcel Energy, Inc.
   
(5,401
)
   
(343,018
)
             
(1,842,732
)
Electrical Equipment – (0.15)%
               
Eaton Corporation plc (b)
   
(339
)
   
(29,530
)
Nordex SE (b)
   
(1,321
)
   
(17,247
)
Sensata Technologies Holding plc (b)
   
(1,540
)
   
(78,833
)
TPI Composites, Inc.
   
(812
)
   
(16,670
)
             
(142,280
)
Energy Equipment & Services – (0.03)%
               
ProPetro Holding Corporation
   
(3,658
)
   
(28,350
)
                 
Entertainment – (0.12)%
               
IMAX Corporation (b)
   
(1,287
)
   
(27,477
)
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
   
(236
)
   
(16,638
)
The Marcus Corporation
   
(1,612
)
   
(58,193
)
Sciplay Corporation, Class A
   
(1,127
)
   
(10,898
)
             
(113,206
)
Food & Staples Retailing – (0.15)%
               
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
   
(539
)
   
(92,067
)
Sysco Corporation
   
(648
)
   
(51,756
)
             
(143,823
)


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

33


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Food Products – (1.21)%
           
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
   
(358
)
 
$
(15,050
)
Campbell Soup Company
   
(1,102
)
   
(51,034
)
Conagra Brands, Inc.
   
(620
)
   
(16,771
)
General Mills, Inc.
   
(1,586
)
   
(80,664
)
The Hershey Company
   
(1,052
)
   
(154,507
)
Hormel Foods Corporation
   
(8,024
)
   
(328,101
)
The JM Smucker Company
   
(1,123
)
   
(118,679
)
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
   
(591
)
   
(46,122
)
McCormick & Company, Inc.
   
(852
)
   
(136,908
)
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A
   
(1,848
)
   
(96,928
)
Post Holdings, Inc.
   
(699
)
   
(71,927
)
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
   
(449
)
   
(37,173
)
             
(1,153,864
)
Gas Utilities – (0.01)%
               
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
   
(397
)
   
(12,767
)
                 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – (0.34)%
               
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
   
(16
)
   
(396
)
Baxter International, Inc.
   
(306
)
   
(23,470
)
Becton, Dickinson and Company
   
(244
)
   
(62,464
)
Medtronic plc (b)
   
(316
)
   
(34,412
)
Nevro Corporation
   
(122
)
   
(10,516
)
Olympus Corporation (b)
   
(5,005
)
   
(68,593
)
Sonova Holding AG (b)
   
(464
)
   
(106,478
)
STERIS plc (b)
   
(142
)
   
(20,103
)
             
(326,432
)
Health Care Providers & Services – (0.37)%
               
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
(79
)
   
(3,907
)
DaVita, Inc.
   
(1,200
)
   
(70,320
)
Henry Schein, Inc.
   
(1,096
)
   
(68,593
)
McKesson Corporation
   
(153
)
   
(20,349
)
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
(395
)
   
(39,994
)
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
(572
)
   
(144,544
)
             
(347,707
)
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (1.49)%
               
Aramark
   
(3,603
)
   
(157,667
)
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
   
(10,931
)
   
(134,233
)
Carnival Corporation (b)
   
(2,860
)
   
(122,665
)
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
   
(3,419
)
   
(142,880
)


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

34


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – (1.49)% (Continued)
           
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
   
(27
)
 
$
(21,010
)
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.
   
(2,128
)
   
(167,303
)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
   
(658
)
   
(63,800
)
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
   
(1,400
)
   
(86,576
)
Marriott International, Inc., Class A
   
(1,512
)
   
(191,344
)
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
(154
)
   
(7,817
)
Scientific Games Corporation
   
(992
)
   
(23,798
)
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.
   
(924
)
   
(24,412
)
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
   
(62
)
   
(3,503
)
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
(72
)
   
(16,731
)
The Wendy’s Company
   
(8,337
)
   
(176,578
)
Wyndham Destinations, Inc.
   
(429
)
   
(19,910
)
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
   
(465
)
   
(56,423
)
             
(1,416,650
)
Household Durables – (0.23)%
               
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
   
(841
)
   
(43,143
)
PulteGroup, Inc.
   
(2,538
)
   
(99,591
)
Roku, Inc.
   
(432
)
   
(63,590
)
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.
   
(578
)
   
(9,098
)
             
(215,422
)
Household Products – (0.27)%
               
Church & Dwight Company, Inc.
   
(1,380
)
   
(96,517
)
The Clorox Company
   
(1,114
)
   
(164,527
)
             
(261,044
)
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – (0.05)%
               
The AES Corporation
   
(948
)
   
(16,163
)
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (b)
   
(819
)
   
(34,847
)
             
(51,010
)
Industrial Conglomerates – (0.27)%
               
3M Company
   
(1,266
)
   
(208,877
)
General Electric Company
   
(462
)
   
(4,611
)
Roper Technologies, Inc.
   
(127
)
   
(42,794
)
             
(256,282
)
Insurance – (1.44)%
               
The Allstate Corporation
   
(400
)
   
(42,568
)
Aon plc (b)
   
(385
)
   
(74,367
)
Chubb Ltd. (b)
   
(193
)
   
(29,417
)
Everest Re Group Ltd. (b)
   
(180
)
   
(46,276
)


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

35


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Insurance – (1.44)% (Continued)
           
Manulife Financial Corporation (b)
   
(3,850
)
 
$
(71,703
)
Markel Corporation
   
(38
)
   
(44,498
)
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
   
(775
)
   
(80,306
)
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (b)
   
(1,001
)
   
(278,118
)
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
(1,955
)
   
(178,179
)
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
   
(179
)
   
(29,082
)
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (b)
   
(143
)
   
(26,767
)
Swiss Re AG (b)
   
(2,145
)
   
(224,986
)
Zurich Insurance Group AG (b)
   
(620
)
   
(242,854
)
             
(1,369,121
)
Interactive Media & Services – (0.01)%
               
Cargurus, Inc.
   
(197
)
   
(6,617
)
Pinterest, Inc., Class A
   
(143
)
   
(3,595
)
             
(10,212
)
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – (0.04)%
               
Etsy, Inc.
   
(262
)
   
(11,656
)
Fiverr International Ltd. (b)
   
(237
)
   
(5,359
)
The RealReal, Inc.
   
(405
)
   
(9,360
)
Shutterstock, Inc.
   
(276
)
   
(11,200
)
             
(37,575
)
IT Services – (0.48)%
               
Accenture plc, Class A (b)
   
(754
)
   
(139,807
)
Alliance Data Systems Corporation
   
(310
)
   
(31,000
)
International Business Machines Corporation
   
(715
)
   
(95,617
)
Leidos Holdings, Inc.
   
(1,022
)
   
(88,127
)
Mastercard, Inc., Class A
   
(72
)
   
(19,930
)
MongoDB, Inc.
   
(619
)
   
(79,090
)
             
(453,571
)
Life Sciences Tools & Services – (0.14)%
               
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
(136
)
   
(10,302
)
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
(395
)
   
(119,282
)
             
(129,584
)
Machinery – (1.18)%
               
Altra Industrial Motion Corporation
   
(429
)
   
(13,213
)
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
(607
)
   
(83,645
)
Cummins, Inc.
   
(1,252
)
   
(215,945
)
Donaldson Company, Inc.
   
(348
)
   
(18,354
)
Flowserve Corporation
   
(164
)
   
(8,010
)


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

36


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Machinery – (1.18)% (Continued)
           
Graco, Inc.
   
(1,123
)
 
$
(50,760
)
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
   
(550
)
   
(92,719
)
Kennametal, Inc.
   
(531
)
   
(16,434
)
Nordson Corporation
   
(1,040
)
   
(163,082
)
PACCAR, Inc.
   
(2,278
)
   
(173,265
)
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
   
(1,185
)
   
(217,436
)
Sandvik AB (b)
   
(501
)
   
(8,839
)
Terex Corporation
   
(377
)
   
(10,386
)
Woodward, Inc.
   
(173
)
   
(18,452
)
Xylem, Inc.
   
(363
)
   
(27,838
)
             
(1,118,378
)
Marine – (0.17)%
               
Kuehne + Nagel International AG (b)
   
(862
)
   
(139,262
)
Seaspan Corporation (b)
   
(2,288
)
   
(24,802
)
             
(164,064
)
Media – (0.68)%
               
Discovery, Inc.
   
(731
)
   
(19,704
)
DISH Network Corporation, Class A
   
(3,696
)
   
(127,068
)
Meredith Corporation
   
(228
)
   
(8,596
)
MSG Networks, Inc., Class A
   
(1,430
)
   
(23,180
)
National CineMedia, Inc.
   
(6,435
)
   
(54,022
)
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
(3,460
)
   
(267,077
)
Publicis Groupe SA (b)
   
(1,441
)
   
(62,019
)
WPP plc – ADR (b)
   
(1,428
)
   
(89,164
)
             
(650,830
)
Multi-Utilities – (1.29)%
               
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
   
(1,377
)
   
(126,987
)
DTE Energy Company
   
(847
)
   
(107,840
)
National Grid plc – ADR (b)
   
(1,150
)
   
(67,126
)
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
(2,055
)
   
(130,102
)
Sempra Energy
   
(630
)
   
(91,041
)
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
   
(7,457
)
   
(703,941
)
             
(1,227,037
)
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (2.13)%
               
Apache Corporation
   
(3,772
)
   
(81,702
)
Arch Coal, Inc., Class A
   
(324
)
   
(25,560
)
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
   
(4,741
)
   
(88,372
)
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
   
(19,628
)
   
(144,462
)
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (b)
   
(3,662
)
   
(31,090
)


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

37


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – (2.13)% (Continued)
           
Chevron Corporation
   
(441
)
 
$
(51,218
)
Concho Resources, Inc.
   
(1,287
)
   
(86,898
)
Continental Resources, Inc.
   
(3,491
)
   
(102,880
)
DCP Midstream Partners LP
   
(746
)
   
(17,076
)
Devon Energy Corporation
   
(5,668
)
   
(114,947
)
Enable Midstream Partners LP
   
(962
)
   
(9,707
)
Enbridge, Inc. (b)
   
(4,050
)
   
(147,461
)
Encana Corporation (b)
   
(11,697
)
   
(45,969
)
Enterprise Products Partners LP
   
(24
)
   
(625
)
EQT Corporation
   
(6,435
)
   
(69,112
)
Euronav NV (b)
   
(605
)
   
(6,734
)
Exxon Mobil Corporation
   
(4,079
)
   
(275,618
)
Hess Corporation
   
(648
)
   
(42,606
)
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
(3,240
)
   
(64,735
)
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
   
(2,201
)
   
(140,754
)
Murphy Oil Corporation
   
(3,270
)
   
(67,460
)
Noble Energy, Inc.
   
(4,180
)
   
(80,507
)
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (b)
   
(1,668
)
   
(5,971
)
NuStar Energy LP
   
(1,150
)
   
(32,039
)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
   
(3,388
)
   
(137,214
)
Phillips 66
   
(157
)
   
(18,341
)
QEP Resources, Inc.
   
(3,825
)
   
(12,737
)
TOTAL SA – ADR (b)
   
(1,752
)
   
(92,208
)
Valero Energy Corporation
   
(160
)
   
(15,517
)
The Williams Companies. Inc.
   
(55
)
   
(1,227
)
World Fuel Services Corporation
   
(450
)
   
(18,797
)
             
(2,029,544
)
Pharmaceuticals – (0.81)%
               
Bristol Myers-Squibb Company
   
(6,846
)
   
(392,755
)
Eli Lilly & Company
   
(2,104
)
   
(239,751
)
Novo Nordisk A/S – ADR (b)
   
(1,393
)
   
(76,921
)
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
   
(79
)
   
(3,199
)
Pfizer, Inc.
   
(775
)
   
(29,737
)
Roche Holding AG – ADR (b)
   
(632
)
   
(23,776
)
             
(766,139
)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (13.17)%
               
Acadia Realty Trust
   
(8,700
)
   
(243,426
)
Agree Realty Corporation
   
(749
)
   
(58,999
)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
   
(1,983
)
   
(314,801
)
American Finance Trust, Inc.
   
(26,305
)
   
(389,314
)


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

38


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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – (13.17)% (Continued)
           
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A
   
(15,334
)
 
$
(405,891
)
Brandywine Realty Trust
   
(45,167
)
   
(690,152
)
Camden Property Trust
   
(5,936
)
   
(678,900
)
CareTrust REIT, Inc.
   
(11,688
)
   
(283,317
)
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(924
)
   
(117,385
)
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
   
(2,013
)
   
(658,513
)
Federal Realty Investment Trust
   
(1,361
)
   
(185,110
)
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(3,746
)
   
(157,744
)
Franklin Street Properties Corporation
   
(25,512
)
   
(219,403
)
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.
   
(10,637
)
   
(429,309
)
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(10,677
)
   
(371,239
)
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
   
(2,487
)
   
(116,392
)
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
   
(922
)
   
(15,112
)
Kimco Realty Corporation
   
(53,432
)
   
(1,151,994
)
Lamar Advertising Company, Class A
   
(837
)
   
(66,968
)
Lexington Realty Trust
   
(17,609
)
   
(191,586
)
LTC Properties, Inc.
   
(6,146
)
   
(318,670
)
MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A
   
(17,846
)
   
(556,974
)
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
   
(4,906
)
   
(216,060
)
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
   
(2,735
)
   
(70,317
)
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A
   
(8,492
)
   
(190,560
)
Prologis, Inc.
   
(5,314
)
   
(466,357
)
Realty Income Corporation
   
(9,989
)
   
(817,000
)
Regency Centers Corporation
   
(4,154
)
   
(279,315
)
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
   
(3,112
)
   
(149,656
)
RLJ Lodging Trust
   
(5,346
)
   
(87,728
)
SL Green Realty Corporation
   
(4,892
)
   
(408,971
)
STORE Capital Corporation
   
(22,414
)
   
(907,767
)
Sun Communities, Inc.
   
(4,183
)
   
(680,365
)
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
   
(22,885
)
   
(368,906
)
Ventas, Inc.
   
(3,229
)
   
(210,208
)
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
   
(2,618
)
   
(55,109
)
             
(12,529,518
)
Road & Rail – (1.49)%
               
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (b)
   
(1,623
)
   
(368,924
)
CSX Corporation
   
(1,039
)
   
(73,011
)
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A
   
(333
)
   
(36,973
)
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
   
(1,694
)
   
(199,147
)
Kansas City Southern
   
(1,805
)
   
(254,108
)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Class A
   
(1,414
)
   
(51,554
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Road & Rail – (1.49)% (Continued)
           
Norfolk Southern Corporation
   
(393
)
 
$
(71,526
)
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
   
(711
)
   
(129,459
)
Saia, Inc.
   
(114
)
   
(10,168
)
Uber Technologies, Inc.
   
(539
)
   
(16,979
)
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
   
(5,638
)
   
(205,787
)
             
(1,417,636
)
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – (1.64)%
               
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
   
(215
)
   
(14,611
)
Cree, Inc.
   
(5,534
)
   
(264,138
)
Dialog Semiconductor plc (b)
   
(2,325
)
   
(104,579
)
Infineon Technologies AG (b)
   
(5,283
)
   
(102,325
)
Intel Corporation
   
(3,861
)
   
(218,262
)
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (b)
   
(4,328
)
   
(487,766
)
ON Semiconductor Corporation
   
(3,700
)
   
(75,480
)
Qorvo, Inc.
   
(1,430
)
   
(115,630
)
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
   
(298
)
   
(27,136
)
Teradyne, Inc.
   
(143
)
   
(8,755
)
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
(972
)
   
(114,686
)
Universal Display Corporation
   
(64
)
   
(12,812
)
Xilinx, Inc.
   
(153
)
   
(13,883
)
             
(1,560,063
)
Software – (1.21)%
               
8x8, Inc.
   
(385
)
   
(7,438
)
ANSYS, Inc.
   
(62
)
   
(13,649
)
Appian Corporation
   
(72
)
   
(3,214
)
Autodesk, Inc.
   
(917
)
   
(135,129
)
Blackline, Inc.
   
(79
)
   
(3,692
)
Citrix Systems, Inc.
   
(69
)
   
(7,511
)
Coupa Software, Inc.
   
(441
)
   
(60,633
)
Guidewire Software, Inc.
   
(79
)
   
(8,906
)
Mimecast Ltd. (b)
   
(795
)
   
(31,569
)
New Relic, Inc.
   
(1,155
)
   
(73,989
)
Oracle Corporation
   
(3,970
)
   
(216,325
)
Paycom Software, Inc.
   
(454
)
   
(96,035
)
SAP SE – ADR (b)
   
(462
)
   
(61,252
)
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A
   
(2,961
)
   
(65,142
)
SolarWinds Corporation
   
(7,450
)
   
(141,178
)
Splunk, Inc.
   
(49
)
   
(5,878
)
Workday, Inc., Class A
   
(292
)
   
(47,351
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
Software – (1.21)% (Continued)
           
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A
   
(385
)
 
$
(26,908
)
Zscaler, Inc.
   
(3,279
)
   
(144,210
)
             
(1,150,009
)
Specialty Retail – (0.07)%
               
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
   
(712
)
   
(34,689
)
Tractor Supply Company
   
(382
)
   
(36,298
)
             
(70,987
)
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – (0.48)%
               
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
   
(3,080
)
   
(50,543
)
NetApp, Inc.
   
(6,663
)
   
(372,329
)
Seagate Technology plc (b)
   
(308
)
   
(17,873
)
Western Digital Corporation
   
(214
)
   
(11,053
)
             
(451,798
)
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – (0.09)%
               
PVH Corporation
   
(956
)
   
(83,325
)
                 
Trading Companies & Distributors – (0.42)%
               
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
   
(395
)
   
(12,261
)
Fastenal Company
   
(9,987
)
   
(358,933
)
GATX Corporation
   
(385
)
   
(30,627
)
             
(401,821
)
Water Utilities – (0.27)%
               
American States Water Company
   
(1,007
)
   
(95,796
)
American Water Works Company, Inc.
   
(1,278
)
   
(157,539
)
             
(253,335
)
Wireless Telecommunication Services – (0.60)%
               
SoftBank Group Corporation (b)
   
(2,862
)
   
(110,091
)
Sprint Corporation
   
(73,747
)
   
(457,969
)
             
(568,060
)
Total Short Common Stocks
               
  Proceeds $(36,019,175)
           
(36,962,235
)
                 
SHORT EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – (5.35)%
               
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(2,844
)
   
(143,963
)
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(477
)
   
(57,645
)
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(933
)
   
(57,062
)
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(2,024
)
   
(117,311
)


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Shares
   
Value
 
SHORT EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS – (5.35)% (Continued)
           
ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
   
(790
)
 
$
(30,873
)
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(3,850
)
   
(110,495
)
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(1,900
)
   
(180,024
)
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(1,156
)
   
(90,758
)
Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1
   
(3,442
)
   
(678,348
)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
   
(435
)
   
(61,439
)
iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF
   
(1,174
)
   
(252,315
)
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
   
(1,148
)
   
(99,658
)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
   
(1,533
)
   
(65,275
)
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
   
(790
)
   
(31,932
)
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF
   
(456
)
   
(48,947
)
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
   
(2,678
)
   
(416,295
)
iShares Transportation Average ETF
   
(40
)
   
(7,549
)
iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF
   
(3,952
)
   
(176,437
)
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
   
(660
)
   
(62,212
)
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
   
(139
)
   
(30,594
)
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
   
(2,380
)
   
(504,584
)
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN
   
(1,027
)
   
(22,337
)
Material Select Sector SPDR
   
(3,316
)
   
(192,958
)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
   
(1,195
)
   
(362,479
)
SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
   
(1,216
)
   
(99,262
)
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
   
(1,657
)
   
(75,443
)
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
   
(1,540
)
   
(83,006
)
SPDR S&P Retail ETF
   
(2,003
)
   
(86,429
)
SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
   
(3,180
)
   
(298,570
)
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(1,232
)
   
(103,081
)
United States Oil Fund LP
   
(1,207
)
   
(13,639
)
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund
   
(2,488
)
   
(159,854
)
VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF
   
(2,385
)
   
(304,064
)
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
   
(1,011
)
   
(68,768
)
Total Short Exchange Traded Funds
               
  Proceeds $(4,973,490)
           
(5,093,606
)
Total Securities Sold Short
               
  Proceeds $(40,992,665) – (44.21)%
           
(42,055,841
)
Total Investments
               
  (Cost $53,500,882) – 57.74%
           
54,917,231
 
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities – 42.26%
           
40,196,891
 
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
         
$
95,114,122
 

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”).  GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”).
 


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

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Schedule of Investments – Continued
October 31, 2019

(a)
Non-income producing security.
(b)
Foreign security.
(c)
All or a portion of the assets have been committed as collateral for open securities sold short, written option contracts, forward currency contracts swap contracts, and futures contracts. The total value of assets committed as collateral as of October 31, 2019, is $51,074,954.
(d)
100 shares per contract unless otherwise noted.
(e)
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of October 31, 2019.
(f)
Securities sold short are not owned by the Fund and cannot produce income.
(g)
Level 3 security. Please see Note 2 for more information.
(h)
Held in connection with a written option, see Schedule of Written Options for more details.
(i)
1 share per contract.

ADR – American Depository Receipt
ETF – Exchange Traded Fund
ETN – Exchange Traded Note
plc – Public Limited Company







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

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Schedule of Written Options
October 31, 2019

   
Contracts (a)
   
Notional Amount
   
Value
 
CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
                 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $32.00
   
(8
)
 
$
(27,144
)
 
$
(1,584
)
American International Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $52.50
   
(36
)
   
(190,656
)
   
(6,408
)
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $57.50
   
(5
)
   
(26,480
)
   
(120
)
Apple, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $240.00
   
(2
)
   
(49,752
)
   
(1,775
)
Autoliv, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $80.00
   
(1
)
   
(7,784
)
   
(122
)
EOG Resources, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $76.00
   
(8
)
   
(55,448
)
   
(232
)
Fox Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $35.00
   
(65
)
   
(208,260
)
   
(650
)
Honeywell International, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $172.50
   
(10
)
   
(172,730
)
   
(2,260
)
Intel Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $55.00
   
(32
)
   
(180,896
)
   
(5,744
)
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $57.00
   
(19
)
   
(107,407
)
   
(1,150
)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $43.00
   
(36
)
   
(145,800
)
   
(2,538
)
ONEOK, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $72.50
   
(23
)
   
(160,609
)
   
(1,495
)
Packaging Corporation of America
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $115.00
   
(3
)
   
(32,838
)
   
(68
)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $117.00
   
(3
)
   
(32,649
)
   
(11
)
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $26.00
   
(80
)
   
(168,960
)
   
(520
)
                     
(24,677
)
PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN
                       
2U, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $15.00
   
(42
)
   
(75,285
)
   
(3,150
)
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $17.50
   
(46
)
   
(82,455
)
   
(7,245
)
AbbVie, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $74.50
   
(1
)
   
(7,955
)
   
(42
)
ABIOMED, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $185.00
   
(1
)
   
(20,758
)
   
(353
)
ASML Holding NV (b)
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $250.00
   
(7
)
   
(183,379
)
   
(3,465
)
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (b)
                       
  Expiration: January 2020, Exercise Price: $26.00
   
(61
)
   
(179,889
)
   
(1,830
)


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

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Schedule of Written Options – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
Contracts (a)
   
Notional Amount
   
Value
 
PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN (Continued)
                 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
                 
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $12.00
   
(64
)
 
$
(87,680
)
 
$
(3,456
)
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $90.00
   
(16
)
   
(147,552
)
   
(1,240
)
Cree, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $44.00
   
(31
)
   
(147,963
)
   
(139
)
DaVita, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $50.00
   
(47
)
   
(275,420
)
   
(705
)
Dominion Energy, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $82.50
   
(49
)
   
(404,495
)
   
(5,021
)
Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $26.00
   
(81
)
   
(218,862
)
   
(3,644
)
Eli Lilly & Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $104.00
   
(33
)
   
(376,035
)
   
(413
)
Fox Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $32.00
   
(63
)
   
(201,852
)
   
(5,512
)
GW Pharmaceuticals plc
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $115.00
   
(1
)
   
(13,382
)
   
(220
)
Hormel Foods Corporation
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $40.00
   
(46
)
   
(188,094
)
   
(1,150
)
Invesco Solar ETF
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $26.00
   
(33
)
   
(92,697
)
   
(1,403
)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $131.00
   
(19
)
   
(268,356
)
   
(29
)
McKesson Corporation
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $130.00
   
(1
)
   
(13,300
)
   
(460
)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $102.00
   
(6
)
   
(65,298
)
   
(294
)
SoftBank Group Corporation (b)(c)
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $3,325.00
   
(4,726
)
   
(183,368
)
   
(871
)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
                       
  Expiration: December 2019, Exercise Price: $275.00
   
(23
)
   
(697,659
)
   
(2,277
)
Tiffany & Company
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $80.00
   
(2
)
   
(24,902
)
   
(1
)
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
                       
  Expiration: November 2019, Exercise Price: $90.00
   
(11
)
   
(103,840
)
   
(385
)
                     
(43,305
)
TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
                       
  (Premiums received $88,712)
                 
$
(67,982
)

(a)
100 shares per contract unless otherwise noted.
(b)
Foreign security.
(c)
1 share per contract.
ETF – Exchange Traded Fund
plc – Public Limited Company


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

45


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Schedule of Open Forward Currency Contracts*
October 31, 2019

                           
Unrealized
 
Settlement
 
Currency to
 
Value
 
Currency to
 
Value
 
Appreciation
 
Date
 
be Delivered
 
(USD)
 
be Received
 
(USD)
 
(Depreciation)**
 
11/29/19
 
311,865
 
BRL
 
$
77,619
 
78,082
 
USD
 
$
78,082
 
$
463
 
11/29/19
 
78,107
 
USD
   
78,107
 
311,865
 
BRL
   
77,619
   
(488
)
11/5/19
 
5,352
 
USD
   
5,352
 
577,713
 
JPY
   
5,351
   
(1
)
             
$
161,078
          
$
161,052
 
$
(26
)

BRL – Brazilian Real
JPY – Japanese Yen
USD – U.S. Dollar
 
*
 
Morgan Stanley is the counterparty for all open forward currency contracts held by the Fund as of October 31, 2019.
**
 
Unrealized appreciation is a receivable and unrealized depreciation is a payable.







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

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Schedule of Open Swap Contracts
October 31, 2019

                     
Value and
 
       
Pay/Receive
      
Number of
     
Unrealized
 
    
Maturity
Financing
Financing
Payment
 
Shares/
 
Notional
 
Appreciation
 
Counterparty
Security
Date
Rate
Rate
Frequency
 
Units
 
Amount
 
(Depreciation)*
 
LONG EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS
                   
Morgan Stanley
Air France-KLM
10/6/21
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
5,120
 
$
61,033
 
$
4,125
 
          
1 Day EONIA(3)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
AXA
12/1/20
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
1,778
   
47,066
   
(871
)
          
1 Day EONIA(3)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
EDF Energy
7/1/20
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
274
   
2,831
   
(1,381
)
          
1 Day EONIA(3)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
GVC Holdings plc
7/12/21
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
2,703
   
31,184
   
6,440
 
          
1 Day SONIA(1)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
High Beta Cyclicals
3/22/21
Pay
0.500%+
Monthly
 
553
   
24,169
   
977
 
       
FED(2)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
Just Eat plc
9/29/21
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
19,133
   
182,188
   
21,665
 
          
1 Day SONIA(1)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
The Morgan Stanley
7/20/21
Pay
0.850%
Monthly
 
3,236
   
221,019
   
(3,373
)
 
Cyclicals vs. Defensives
   
Fixed Rate
                 
                             
Morgan Stanley
SSE plc
7/28/21
Pay
0.600%+
Monthly
 
306
   
5,091
   
(16
)
          
1 Day SONIA(1)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
Tax Loss 2019 Basket
10/25/21
Pay
0.500%+
Monthly
 
3,442
   
367,522
   
2,126
 
       
FED(2)
                   
SHORT EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS
                   
Morgan Stanley
BBB Downgrade
7/22/20
Receive
(0.400)%+
Monthly
 
(3,720
)
 
(357,477
)
 
(7,426
)
 
Basket
   
FED(2)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
Cineworld Group plc
7/12/21
Receive
(0.500)%+
Monthly
 
(12,087
)
 
(34,830
)
 
723
 
          
1 Day SONIA(3)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
Hitachi, Ltd.
9/8/21
Receive
(0.400)%+
Monthly
 
(7,442
)
 
(79,535
)
 
(7,509
)
          
TONAR(4)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
International
10/12/21
Receive
(0.500)%+
Monthly
 
(2,783
)
 
(19,157
)
 
(3,511
)
 
Consolidated Airlines
    
1 Day SONIA(3)
                   
 
Group, S.A.
                         
                             
Morgan Stanley
Infotech Basket
6/29/20
Receive
(0.450)%+
Monthly
 
(3,999
)
 
(465,738
)
 
(3,454
)
       
FED(2)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
JBS S.A.
8/16/21
Receive
(1.100)%+
Monthly
 
(2,002
)
 
(14,122
)
 
(1,902
)
       
FED(2)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
The Morgan Stanley
7/20/21
Receive
(0.850)%
Monthly
 
(1,641
)
 
(112,080
)
 
(5,643
)
 
U.S. Cyclicals
    
Fixed Rate
                   
 
vs. Defensives
                         
                             
Morgan Stanley
The Morgan Stanley
4/1/20
Receive
(0.700)%+
Monthly
 
(4,526
)
 
(623,584
)
 
(169
)
 
U.S. Growth
   
FED(2)
                   
 
Long Basket
                         
                             
Morgan Stanley
The Morgan Stanley
4/1/20
Receive
(0.400)%+
Monthly
 
(1,165
)
 
(160,357
)
 
6,583
 
 
U.S. Momentum
   
FED(2)
                   
 
Long Basket
                         

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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Schedule of Open Swap Contracts – Continued
October 31, 2019

        
Pay/Receive
             
Value and
 
         
Total Return
      
Number of
     
Unrealized
 
      
Maturity
on Reference
Financing
Payment
 
Shares/
 
Notional
 
Appreciation
 
Counterparty
Security
Date
Entity
Rate
Frequency

Units

Amount

(Depreciation)*
 
SHORT EQUITY SWAP CONTRACTS (Continued)
               
Morgan Stanley
SAAS Basket
7/22/20
Receive
(0.300)%+
Monthly
 
(385
)
$
(124,692
)
$
650
 
         
FED(2)
                   
                             
Morgan Stanley
Software Basket
6/29/20
Receive
(0.400)%+
Monthly
 
(2,187
)
 
(201,022
)
 
1,817
 
         
FED(2)
                   
                         
$
9,851
 

(1)
Sterling OverNight Index Average
(2)
Federal Funds Rate
(3)
Euro OverNight Index Average
(4)
Bank of Japan Estimate Unsecured Overnight Call Rate
plc – Public Limited Company
*
Based on the net swap value held at each counterparty, unrealized appreciation is a receivable and unrealized depreciation is a payable.








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

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Schedule of Open Futures Contracts
October 31, 2019

   
               
Value and
 
          
Number of
         
Unrealized
 
          
Contracts
   
Notional
   
Appreciation
 
Expiration Date
 
Description
 
Purchased
   
Amount
   
(Depreciation)
 
LONG FUTURES CONTRACTS
                 
11/20/19
 
CBOE Volatility Index
   
4
   
$
61,100
   
$
(10,223
)
12/19/19
 
CBT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond
   
134
     
13,630,850
     
(178,264
)
12/19/19
 
CBT Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond
   
11
     
1,503,713
     
(37,150
)
12/19/19
 
CBT Ultra Long Term U.S. Treasury Bond
   
81
     
9,410,898
     
(491,883
)
12/20/19
 
E-Mini S&P 500
   
41
     
6,223,390
     
353,605
 
12/20/19
 
E-Mini S&P MidCap 400
   
32
     
6,256,000
     
(34,212
)
2/14/20
 
Lean Hogs
   
3
     
87,992
     
(1,081
)
12/31/19
 
Live Cattle
   
1
     
46,888
     
2,867
 
11/1/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
12
     
526,950
     
(3,161
)
11/29/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
2
     
88,257
     
951
 
12/3/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
1
     
44,161
     
470
 
12/10/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
2
     
88,434
     
(2,172
)
12/12/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
1
     
44,188
     
(965
)
1/3/20
 
LME Aluminum
   
2
     
87,645
     
1,738
 
1/15/20
 
LME Aluminum
   
16
     
700,800
     
(16,634
)
11/1/19
 
LME Copper
   
1
     
147,056
     
3,503
 
11/14/19
 
LME Copper
   
1
     
144,391
     
1,958
 
12/3/19
 
LME Copper
   
1
     
144,649
     
(1,485
)
12/16/19
 
LME Copper
   
1
     
144,719
     
(2,034
)
12/17/19
 
LME Copper
   
1
     
144,706
     
1,603
 
11/7/19
 
LME Nickel
   
3
     
300,294
     
14,336
 
11/8/19
 
LME Nickel
   
2
     
200,208
     
9,630
 
11/1/19
 
LME Zinc
   
3
     
192,675
     
18,572
 
3/12/20
 
Low Sulphur Gas Oil
   
4
     
222,900
     
(2,501
)
3/7/20
 
NY Harbor ULSD
   
7
     
540,813
     
(9,240
)
1/29/20
 
Platinum
   
6
     
280,110
     
(8,705
)
1/14/20
 
Soybean
   
8
     
372,900
     
(323
)
3/1/20
 
Sugar No. 11
   
9
     
125,798
     
5,530
 
3/13/20
 
Wheat
   
36
     
926,550
     
27,584
 
2/1/20
 
WTI Crude
   
14
     
758,240
     
36,506
 
3/1/20
 
WTI Crude
   
11
     
593,120
     
(97
)
                 
$
44,040,395
   
$
(321,277
)


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

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Schedule of Open Futures Contracts – Continued
October 31, 2019

   
               
Value and
 
          
Number of
         
Unrealized
 
          
Contracts
   
Notional
   
Appreciation
 
Expiration Date
 
Description
 
Purchased
   
Amount
   
(Depreciation)
 
SHORT FUTURES CONTRACTS
                 
3/16/20
 
Cocoa
   
(1
)
 
$
(24,460
)
 
$
337
 
11/1/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
(12
)
   
(526,950
)
   
11,537
 
11/29/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
(2
)
   
(88,257
)
   
1,883
 
12/3/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
(1
)
   
(44,161
)
   
955
 
12/10/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
(2
)
   
(88,434
)
   
1,960
 
12/12/19
 
LME Aluminum
   
(1
)
   
(44,188
)
   
992
 
11/1/19
 
LME Copper
   
(1
)
   
(147,056
)
   
(4,325
)
11/7/19
 
LME Nickel
   
(3
)
   
(300,294
)
   
(36,843
)
11/8/19
 
LME Nickel
   
(2
)
   
(200,208
)
   
(3,294
)
11/1/19
 
LME Zinc
   
(3
)
   
(192,675
)
   
(7,943
)
12/12/19
 
Low Sulphur Gas Oil
   
(4
)
   
(225,400
)
   
3,099
 
12/7/19
 
NY Harbor ULSD
   
(7
)
   
(551,485
)
   
12,457
 
12/27/19
 
Palladium
   
(2
)
   
(351,120
)
   
(53,225
)
12/13/19
 
Wheat
   
(40
)
   
(1,017,500
)
   
(41,302
)
1/1/20
 
WTI Crude Oil
   
(15
)
   
(813,750
)
   
(36,426
)
                 
$
(4,615,938
)
 
$
(150,138
)

London Metal Exchange (“LME”) futures contracts settle on their respective maturity date, and do not have daily cash movements like other futures contracts. The unrealized appreciation on these contracts is a receivable for unsettled open futures contracts and the unrealized depreciation is a payable for unsettled open futures contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.







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

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2019

ASSETS:
     
Investments, at value (Cost $94,493,547)
 
$
96,973,072
 
Cash
   
100,000
 
Foreign currency, at value (Cost $556,635)
   
563,702
 
Deposits at broker for securities sold short
   
37,755,188
 
Deposits for futures
   
1,301,558
 
Collateral for swap contracts
   
605,000
 
Receivable for investments sold
   
11,050,189
 
Variation margin for futures contracts
   
330,216
 
Receivable for unsettled open futures contracts
   
70,091
 
Dividends and interest receivable
   
55,406
 
Receivable for fund shares sold
   
11,448
 
Receivable for swap contracts, net
   
9,851
 
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
   
42,952
 
Total assets
   
148,868,673
 
         
LIABILITIES:
       
Securities sold short, at value (Proceeds of $40,992,665)
   
42,055,841
 
Written option contracts, at value (Premiums received $88,712)
   
67,982
 
Payable for investments purchased
   
11,273,457
 
Payable for unsettled open futures contracts
   
78,860
 
Payable to Adviser
   
76,177
 
Dividends and interest payable for securities sold short
   
45,657
 
Payable for custodian fees
   
41,872
 
Payable for fund administration and fund accounting fees
   
31,382
 
Payable for transfer agent fees and expenses
   
15,586
 
Payable for compliance fees
   
2,384
 
Payable for trustees’ fees
   
2,383
 
Distribution and shareholder servicing fees payable
   
1,514
 
Payable for forward currency contracts, net
   
26
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
61,430
 
Total liabilities
   
53,754,551
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
95,114,122
 
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
88,233,289
 
Total distributable earnings
   
6,880,833
 
Total net assets
 
$
95,114,122
 

   
Class K
   
Investor
 
   
Shares
   
Class Shares
 
Net assets
 
$
89,627,112
   
$
5,487,010
 
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
   
7,967,198
     
491,737
 
Net asset value, offering, and redemption price per share(2)
 
$
11.25
   
$
11.16
 

(1)
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
(2)
A redemption fee of 1.00% may be charged on shares redeemed within 30 days of purchase.


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

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Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019

INVESTMENT INCOME:
     
Dividend income on long positions (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,179)
 
$
2,148,218
 
Interest income, including broker interest on short positions
   
1,402,010
 
Total investment income
   
3,550,228
 
EXPENSES:
       
Investment advisory fees (See Note 3)
   
1,349,898
 
Dividends on securities sold short
   
1,023,142
 
Borrowing expense on securities sold short
   
427,818
 
Custodian fees (See Note 3)
   
269,428
 
Fund administration and fund accounting fees (See Note 3)
   
197,395
 
Transfer agent fees (See Note 3)
   
92,647
 
Audit fees
   
56,000
 
Interest on securities sold short
   
41,625
 
Federal and state registration fees
   
34,527
 
Legal fees
   
18,440
 
Compliance fees (See Note 3)
   
13,939
 
Reports to shareholders
   
12,615
 
Distribution fees – Investor Class (See Note 5)
   
11,854
 
Trustees’ fees (See Note 3)
   
10,358
 
Other
   
8,730
 
Shareholder servicing fees – Investor Class (See Note 5)
   
4,742
 
Total expenses before reimbursement
   
3,573,158
 
Less: Expense reimbursement by Adviser (see Note 3)
   
(712,179
)
Net expenses
   
2,860,979
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
   
689,249
 
REALIZED AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments
   
4,825,382
 
Securities sold short
   
(3,136,832
)
Written option contracts expired or closed
   
112,561
 
Swap contracts
   
44,346
 
Futures contracts
   
4,068,132
 
Forward currency contracts
   
(1,388
)
Foreign currency transactions
   
(8,235
)
Net realized gain
   
5,903,966
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
       
Investments
   
4,223,176
 
Securities sold short
   
(1,485,632
)
Written option contracts
   
30,614
 
Swap contracts
   
(88,968
)
Futures contracts
   
1,388,191
 
Forward currency contracts
   
(26
)
Foreign currency translation
   
2,754
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
4,070,109
 
Net realized and change in unrealized gain on investments
   
9,974,075
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
 
$
10,663,324
 


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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
October 31, 2019
   
October 31, 2018
 
OPERATIONS:
           
Net investment income
 
$
689,249
   
$
67,321
 
Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short,
               
  written option contracts expired or closed, swap contracts,
               
  futures contracts, forward currency contracts,
               
  and foreign currency transactions
   
5,903,966
     
4,065,832
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments,
               
  securities sold short, written option contracts, swap contracts,
               
  futures contracts, forward currency contracts,
               
  and foreign currency translation
   
4,070,109
     
(3,487,662
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
   
10,663,324
     
645,491
 
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
               
Class K
   
(3,518,998
)
   
(959,500
)
Investor Class
   
(177,276
)
   
(53,765
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(3,696,274
)
   
(1,013,265
)
                 
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(1)
   
2,521,846
     
49,789,966
 
                 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
   
9,488,896
     
49,422,192
 
                 
NET ASSETS:
               
Beginning of year
   
85,625,226
     
36,203,034
 
End of year
 
$
95,114,122
   
$
85,625,226
 



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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets – Continued


(1)
A summary of capital share transactions is as follows:

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
                       
   
For the Year Ended
   
For the Year Ended
 
   
October 31, 2019
   
October 31, 2018
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Class K:
                       
Issued
   
679,776
   
$
7,281,352
     
5,430,465
   
$
56,974,344
 
Issued to holders in
                               
  reinvestment of dividends
   
244,955
     
2,429,956
     
49,353
     
509,813
 
Redeemed
   
(766,787
)
   
(8,182,577
)
   
(847,413
)
   
(8,854,310
)
Redemption fees
   
     
     
     
1,293
 
Net increase in Class K
   
157,944
   
$
1,528,731
     
4,632,405
   
$
48,631,140
 
Investor Class:
                               
Issued
   
109,416
   
$
1,157,963
     
115,965
   
$
1,209,120
 
Issued to holders in
                               
  reinvestment of dividends
   
17,961
     
177,276
     
5,215
     
53,765
 
Redeemed
   
(33,138
)
   
(342,134
)
   
(10,040
)
   
(104,081
)
Redemption fees
   
     
10
     
     
22
 
Net increase in Investor Class
   
94,239
   
$
993,115
     
111,140
   
$
1,158,826
 
Net increase in shares outstanding
   
252,183
   
$
2,521,846
     
4,743,545
   
$
49,789,966
 







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

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Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
10,663,324
 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash
       
  from operating activities:
       
Purchases of investments
   
(451,682,256
)
Sales of short-term investments, net
   
12,972,070
 
Proceeds from sales of investments
   
431,943,805
 
Amortization and accretion of premium and discount
   
670
 
Increase in variation margin for futures contracts
   
(401,416
)
Decrease in receivable for investments sold
   
792,543
 
Decrease in receivable for swap contracts
   
88,968
 
Increase in payable for forward currency contracts
   
26
 
Increase in payable to Adviser
   
17,845
 
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable
   
42,976
 
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other receivables
   
7,341
 
Proceeds from securities sold short
   
472,696,248
 
Purchases to cover securities sold short
   
(460,865,418
)
Premiums received on written option contracts
   
1,067,970
 
Written option contracts expired or closed
   
(829,127
)
Increase in payable for investments purchased
   
413,957
 
Increase in payable for fund administration and fund accounting fees
   
6,095
 
Decrease in payable for custodian fees
   
(495
)
Increase in payable for transfer agent fees and expenses
   
625
 
Increase in net payable for unsettled futures contracts
   
8,769
 
Increase in dividends and interest payable for securities sold short
   
20,123
 
Increase in payable for compliance fees
   
387
 
Decrease in payable for trustees' fees
   
(6
)
Increase in distribution and shareholder servicing fees payable
   
634
 
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
(7,320
)
Decrease in payable for borrowing cost on securities sold short
   
(37,935
)
Net realized gain on investments
   
(4,825,382
)
Net realized loss on securities sold short
   
3,136,832
 
Net realized gain on written option contracts expired or closed
   
(112,561
)
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions
   
8,235
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
   
(4,223,176
)
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities sold short
   
1,485,632
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on written option contracts
   
(30,614
)
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on  foreign currency translation
   
(2,754
)
Net cash from operating activities
   
12,356,615
 


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

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Statement of Cash Flows – Continued
For the Year Ended October 31, 2019

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     
Proceeds from shares sold
 
$
8,427,867
 
Payment for shares redeemed
   
(8,524,701
)
Cash distributions paid to shareholders
   
(1,089,042
)
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(1,185,876
)
Net change in cash, foreign currency and restricted cash
 
$
11,170,739
 
CASH, FOREIGN CURRENCY AND RESTRICTED CASH:
       
Beginning Balance
 
$
29,154,709
 
Ending Balance
 
$
40,325,448
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
       
Borrowing expense on securities sold short
 
$
465,753
 
Non-cash financing activities – reinvestment of distributions
 
$
2,607,232
 
Non-cash financing activities – increase in receivable for Fund shares sold
 
$
11,448
 
         
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND
       
  FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR TO THE
       
  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
       
Cash
 
$
100,001
 
Foreign currency, at value
   
(63,852
)
Deposit with brokers
       
Deposits for swaps
   
305,000
 
Deposits for futures
   
769,713
 
Deposits at brokers for securities sold short and written options contracts
   
2,022,323
 
Short sale proceeds
   
26,021,524
 
         
RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH
       
  AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF YEAR TO THE
       
  STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
       
Cash
 
$
100,000
 
Foreign currency, at value
   
563,702
 
Deposit with brokers
       
Collateral for swap contracts
   
605,000
 
Deposits for futures
   
1,301,558
 
Deposits at broker for securities sold short
   
37,755,188
 


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

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Financial Highlights



   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Period Ended
 
   
October 31,
   
October 31,
   
October 31,
   
October 31,
 
Class K
 
2019
   
2018
   
2017
   
2016(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA(2):
                       
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
10.44
   
$
10.45
   
$
10.40
   
$
10.00
 
                                 
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                               
Net investment income (loss)(3)
   
0.08
     
0.01
     
(0.10
)
   
(0.05
)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
   
1.18
     
0.17
     
0.59
     
0.45
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.26
     
0.18
     
0.49
     
0.40
 
                                 
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                               
From net investment income
   
(0.21
)
   
     
(0.05
)
   
 
From net realized gains
   
(0.24
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.39
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.19
)
   
(0.44
)
   
 
Redemption fees
   
     
0.00
(4) 
   
     
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
11.25
   
$
10.44
   
$
10.45
   
$
10.40
 
                                 
TOTAL RETURN(5)
   
12.76
%
   
1.61
%
   
4.97
%
   
4.00
%
                                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
89,627
   
$
81,498
   
$
33,214
   
$
2,701
 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets:
                               
Before expense reimbursement(6)(7)
   
3.95
%
   
4.25
%
   
8.70
%
   
12.86
%
After expense reimbursement(6)(7)
   
3.16
%
   
3.27
%
   
3.37
%
   
3.44
%
Ratio of dividends, interest, and borrowing expense on
                               
  securities sold short to average net assets(6)
   
1.66
%
   
1.77
%
   
1.69
%
   
1.29
%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets
                               
  excluding dividends, interest, and borrowing
                               
  expense on securities sold short(6)(7)
   
1.50
%
   
1.50
%
   
1.68
%
   
2.15
%
Ratio of net investment
                               
  income (loss) to average net assets(6)(7)
   
0.78
%
   
0.11
%
   
(0.96
)%
   
(0.53
)%
Portfolio turnover rate(5)(8)
   
585
%
   
700
%
   
494
%
   
304
%

(1)
Inception date of Class K was December 1, 2015.
(2)
For a Class K share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(4)
Amount per share is less than $0.005.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(7)
These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying exchange-traded funds as represented in the Schedule of Investments.  Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying exchange traded funds in which the Fund invests.
(8)
The portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.  The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments, short term options, swap contracts, forward currency, futures contracts and short positions).  The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the periods ended.


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

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Financial Highlights


   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
   
Period Ended
 
Investor Class
 
October 31, 2019
   
October 31, 2018
   
October 31, 2017(1)
 
PER SHARE DATA(2):
                 
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$
10.38
   
$
10.44
   
$
9.99
 
                         
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
                       
Net investment income (loss)(3)
   
0.05
     
(0.02
)
   
(0.07
)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments(9)
   
1.18
     
0.15
     
0.52
 
Total from investment operations
   
1.23
     
0.13
     
0.45
 
                         
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:
                       
From net investment income
   
(0.21
)
   
     
 
From net realized gains
   
(0.24
)
   
(0.19
)
   
 
Total distributions
   
(0.45
)
   
(0.19
)
   
 
Redemption fees
   
0.00
(4) 
   
0.00
(4) 
   
 
Net asset value, end of period
 
$
11.16
   
$
10.38
   
$
10.44
 
                         
TOTAL RETURN(5)
   
12.36
%
   
1.22
%
   
4.50
%
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
 
$
5,487
   
$
4,128
   
$
2,989
 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets:
                       
Before expense reimbursement(6)(7)
   
4.30
%
   
4.60
%
   
11.46
%
After expense reimbursement(6)(7)
   
3.51
%
   
3.62
%
   
3.96
%
Ratio of dividends, interest, and borrowing expense on
                       
  securities sold short to average net assets(6)
   
1.66
%
   
1.77
%
   
1.95
%
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets
                       
  excluding dividends, interest, and borrowing expense
                       
  on securities sold short(6)(7)
   
1.85
%
   
1.85
%
   
2.01
%
Ratio of net investment
                       
  income (loss) to average net assets(6)(7)
   
0.43
%
   
(0.24
)%
   
(1.02
)%
Portfolio turnover rate(5)(8)
   
585
%
   
700
%
   
494
%

(1)
Inception date of the Investor Class was February 28, 2017.
(2)
For an Investor Class share outstanding for the entire period.
(3)
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the periods.
(4)
Amount per share is less than $0.005.
(5)
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)
Annualized for periods less than one year.
(7)
These ratios exclude the impact of expenses of the underlying exchange traded funds as represented in the Schedule of Investments.  Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying exchange traded funds in which the Fund invests.
(8)
The portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.  The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments, short term options, swap contracts, forward currency, futures contracts and short positions).  The denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the periods ended.
(9)
Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the periods, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share  transactions for the period.


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

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Notes to the Financial Statements
October 31, 2019

1.  ORGANIZATION
 
Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust under a Declaration of Trust dated July 27, 2015. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund (the “Fund”) is a diversified series with its own investment objectives and policies within the Trust. The Fund’s investment adviser, Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC (the “Adviser”), is responsible for investment advisory services, day-to-day management of the Fund’s assets, as well as compliance, sales, marketing and operation services to the Fund. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide returns with moderate volatility and reduced correlation to the bond and equity markets. A secondary objective of the Fund is to limit capital losses during periods when the bond and equity markets decline. The Fund commenced operations on December 1, 2015. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series of the Trust for purposes of investment and investor services, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series of the Trust.
 
The Fund offers four share classes, Class A, Class I, Class K and Investor Class. Effective March 31, 2017, the Fund ceased offering Class I. As of October 31, 2019, Class A and Class I shares are not available for purchase. Class K and Investor Class shares have no front-end sales load, no deferred sales charge, and a 1.00% redemption fee. Investor Class shares are subject to a 0.25% distribution fee and a shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.10% of average daily net assets. Class K shares are not subject to a distribution fee or a shareholder servicing fee.
 
The Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, with no par value. All shares of the Fund have equal rights and privileges except with respect to distribution fees and voting rights on matters affecting a single share class.
 
2.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
A.  Investment Valuation – The following is a summary of the Fund’s pricing procedures. It is intended to be a general discussion and may not necessarily reflect all the pricing procedures followed by the Fund. Equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) that are traded on a national securities exchange, except those listed on the NASDAQ Global Market®, NASDAQ Global Select Market® and the NASDAQ Capital Market® exchanges (collectively “NASDAQ”), are valued at the last reported sale price on that exchange on which the security is principally traded. Securities traded on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). If, on a particular day, an exchange traded or NASDAQ security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market. If a non-exchanged traded equity security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 

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Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
October 31, 2019

Fixed income securities, including short-term debt instruments having a maturity less than 60 days, are valued at the evaluated mean price supplied by an approved independent third-party pricing service (“Pricing Service”).   These securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
In the case of foreign securities, the occurrence of events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the time the Fund’s NAV is calculated will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when foreign markets open on the following business day. The Fund will value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events in calculating the NAV. In such cases, use of fair valuation can reduce an investor’s ability to seek profit by estimating the Fund’s NAV in advance of the time the NAV is calculated. These securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Exchange traded funds and closed-end funds are valued at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded fund does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Investments in registered open-end investment companies (including money market funds), other than exchange-traded funds, are typically valued at their reported NAV per share.  To the extent these securities are valued at their NAV per share, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Forward currency contracts maturing in two or fewer days are valued at the spot rate. Forward currency contracts maturing in three days or more are valued at the midpoint prices calculated by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services” or the “Administrator”) using an “interpolation” methodology that incorporates foreign-exchange prices obtained from an approved pricing service for standard forward-settlement periods, such as one month, three months, six months and one year.  These securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Exchange traded options and Flexible Exchange® options (“FLEX options”) are valued at the composite mean price, which calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is principally traded. If the composite mean price is not available, the last sale or settlement price may be used. For non-exchange traded options, models such as Black-Scholes can be used to value the options. On the last trading day prior to expiration, expiring options may be priced at intrinsic value. These securities are categorized in Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price on the exchange on which they are principally traded. The settlement price is the average of the prices at which a futures contract trades immediately before the close of trading for the day. Equity swap contract prices are determined by using the same methods used to price the underlying security. These securities are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or if the closing price does not represent fair value, are valued following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the "Board"). These procedures consider many factors, including the type of security, size of holding, trading volume and news events. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if they were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines their net asset values per share.  The Board has established a Valuation Committee to administer, implement, and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions when necessary.  The Board regularly reviews reports that describe any fair value determinations and methods.
 
The Fund has adopted authoritative fair value accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the
 

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Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
October 31, 2019

various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion in changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 –
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
   
Level 2 –
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
   
Level 3 –
Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s securities by level within the fair value hierarchy as of October 31, 2019:
 
Investments at Fair Value
 
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets
                       
Long Common Stocks(1)
 
$
42,224,684
   
$
1,042,613
   
$
865
   
$
43,268,162
 
Long Convertible Preferred Stocks(1)
   
239,922
     
     
     
239,922
 
Long Exchange Traded Funds
   
42,669,947
     
     
     
42,669,947
 
Long Warrants(3)
   
     
     
     
 
Purchased Call Options
   
15,547
     
150,685
     
     
166,232
 
Purchased Put Options
   
2,525
     
115,522
     
     
118,047
 
Long Short-Term Investments
   
10,510,762
     
     
     
10,510,762
 
Swap Contracts(2)
   
     
9,851
     
     
9,851
 
   
$
95,663,387
   
$
1,318,671
   
$
865
   
$
96,982,923
 
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Short Common Stocks(1)
 
$
(35,558,754
)
 
$
(1,403,481
)
 
$
   
$
(36,962,235
)
Short Exchange Traded Funds
   
(5,093,606
)
   
     
     
(5,093,606
)
Written Call Options
   
(6,531
)
   
(18,146
)
   
     
(24,677
)
Written Put Options
   
(573
)
   
(42,732
)
   
     
(43,305
)
Forward Currency Contracts(2)
   
     
(26
)
   
     
(26
)
Futures Contracts(2)
   
     
(471,415
)
   
     
(471,415
)
   
$
(40,659,464
)
 
$
(1,935,800
)
 
$
   
$
(42,595,264
)

(1)
Please refer to the Schedules of Investments to view long and short common stocks/convertible preferred stocks segregated by industry type.
(2)
Swap contracts, future contracts and forward currency contracts are valued at the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument as presented on the Schedules of Open Swap, Open Forward Currency, and Open Futures contracts.
(3)
Amount is less than $0.50.

For the period ended October 31, 2019, there were no transfers into or out of Level 3.
 

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Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
October 31, 2019

Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
 
The following is a reconcilation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
 
Description
 
Common Stock
   
Warrants
 
Balance as of October 31, 2018
 
$
865
   
$
 
Purchases of Investments
   
     
34
 
(Sales) of Investments
   
     
 
Realized Gain (Loss)
   
     
(17
)
Transfers Into Level 3
   
     
 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
   
     
(17
)
Balance as of October 31, 2019
 
$
865
   
$
*

*
The total change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation included in the Statement of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments still held at October 31, 2019 is $(17).

Significant unobservable valuation inputs monitored by the Valuation Committee under the supervision of the Board for Level 3 investments as of October 31, 2019 are as follows:
 
           
Range/Weighted
 
Fair Value at
Valuation
Unobservable
Expected
Distribution
Average
Description
October 31, 2019
Technique
Input
Distribution
Amount
Unobservable Input
Common Stock
$865
Expected Final
Final
$865
$0.4067
$0.40 – 0.42
   
Distribution
Distribution
     
Warrants

B.  Securities Sold Short – The Fund sells securities or currencies short for economic hedging purposes or any other investment purpose. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is initially included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently priced to reflect the current fair value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities or currencies sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities or currencies at prices which may differ from the fair value reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Short sale transactions result in off balance sheet risk because the ultimate obligation may exceed the related amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund will incur losses if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the securities to replace the borrowed securities. The Fund’s losses on short sales are potentially unlimited because there is no upward limit on the price a borrowed security could attain.
 
The Fund is liable for any dividends and interest payable on securities while those securities are sold short. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay to the lender any income earned, which is recorded as an expense by the Fund. The Fund’s policy is to segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the fair value of securities sold short (not including proceeds received), which is reflected in the Schedule of Investments. These assets are required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the value of the securities or currencies sold short.
 
C.  Transactions with Brokers – The Fund’s receivables from brokers for proceeds on securities sold short and deposits at brokers for securities sold short are with one securities dealer. The Fund does not require the brokers to maintain collateral in support of the receivables from the brokers for proceeds on securities sold short. The Fund
 

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is required by the brokers to maintain collateral at the brokers or in a segregated account at the Fund’s custodian for securities sold short. Receivable from brokers on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities represents collateral for securities sold short and derivative instruments. The Fund may maintain cash deposits at brokers beyond the receivables for short sales.
 
The Fund’s written options contracts’, equity swap contracts’, forward currency contracts’ and futures contracts cash deposits are monitored daily by the Adviser and counterparty. Cash deposits beyond the short sale proceeds by the Fund would be presented as deposits at brokers on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s securities sold short and written option contracts are traded through the same account at Morgan Stanley and the deposits associated with these investments are not able to be determined by security or contract type. These transactions may involve market risk in excess of the amounts receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
D.  Written Option Contracts – The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund writes (sells) put or call options for hedging purposes, volatility management purposes, or otherwise to gain, or reduce, long or short exposure to one or more asset classes or issuers. When a Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently priced daily to reflect the current value of the option written. Refer to Note 2 A. for a pricing description. By writing an option, a Fund may become obligated during the term of the option to deliver or purchase the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the amounts receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to Note 2 R. for further derivative disclosures, and Note 2 P. for further counterparty risk disclosure.
 
When an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes gains or losses if the cost of the closing purchase transaction differs from the premium received when the option was sold without regard to any unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is eliminated. When a written call option is exercised, the premium originally received decreases the cost basis of the security and the Fund realizes gains or losses from the sale of the underlying security. When a written put option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium received for the put.
 
E.  Purchased Option Contracts – The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund purchases put or call options for hedging purposes, volatility management purposes, or otherwise to gain, or reduce, long or short exposure to one or more asset classes or issuers. When the Fund purchases an option contract, an amount equal to the premiums paid is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities Investments at value as an investment, and is subsequently priced daily to reflect the value of the purchased option contract. Refer to Note 2 A. for a pricing description. Refer to Note 2 R. for further derivative disclosures, and Note 2 P. for further counterparty risk disclosure.
 
F.  Flex Options – FLEX Options are customized option contracts available through the CBOE that are guaranteed for settlement by The Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC” or the “Clearinghouse”). FLEX Options provide investors with the ability to customize exercise prices and expiration dates, while achieving price discovery in competitive, transparent auctions markets and avoiding the counterparty exposure of over-the-counter (“OTC”) options positions. The Fund bears the risk that the Clearinghouse will be unable or unwilling to perform its obligations under the FLEX Options contracts.
 

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G.  Forward Currency Contracts – The Fund is subject to foreign currency rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts for foreign currency hedging purposes, volatility management purposes or otherwise to gain, or reduce, long or short exposure to one or more asset classes or issuers. The Fund may enter into forward currency contracts obligating the Fund to deliver and receive a currency at a specified future date. Forward contracts are valued daily, and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded daily as the difference between the contract exchange rate and the closing forward rate applied to the face amount of the contract. Refer to Note 2 A. for a pricing description. A realized gain or loss is recorded at the time the forward contract expires. Credit risk may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to comply with the terms of the contract. Refer to Note 2 P. for further counterparty risk disclosure.
 
The use of forward currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s investment securities. The use of forward currency exchange contracts involves the risk that anticipated currency movements will not be accurately predicted. A forward currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however, it would also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the amounts receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to Note 2 R. for further derivative disclosures.
 
H.  Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts traded on domestic and international exchanges, including stock index and fixed income futures contracts. The Fund may enter into futures contracts for hedging purposes, volatility management purposes, or otherwise to gain or reduce long or short exposure to one or more asset classes. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Pursuant to the 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 (with the exception of futures contracts traded on the London Metal Exchange (“LME”)). Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The variation margin on LME futures contracts do not settle daily, but rather settle at their respective maturity dates. At year end, the unrealized appreciation and depreciation on LME futures contracts is shown as a receivable for unsettled open futures contracts and payable for unsettled futures contracts, respectively, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The risks inherent in the use of futures contracts include adverse changes in the value of such instruments. Refer to Note 2 A. for a pricing description. Refer to Note 2 R. for further derivative disclosures, and Note 2 Q. for further counterparty risk disclosure.
 
I.  Equity Swap Contracts – The Fund is subject to equity price risk and interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. During the year ended October 31, 2019, the Fund entered into both long and short equity swap contracts. The Fund may enter into swap contracts for hedging purposes, volatility management purposes, or otherwise to gain or reduce long or short exposure to one or more asset classes. A long equity swap contract entitles the Fund to receive from the counterparty any appreciation and dividends paid on an individual security, while obligating the Fund to pay the counterparty any depreciation on the security as well as interest on the notional amount of the contract generally at a rate equal to the Euro OverNight Index Average (“EONIA”) or the Sterling OverNight Index Average (“SONIA”), Bank of Japan Estimate Unsecured Overnight Call Rate (“TONAR”) or the Federal Funds Rate (“FED”) (plus an additional rate. Please see the Schedule of Open Swap Contracts for details on a contract by contract basis). A short equity swap contract obligates the Fund to pay the counterparty any appreciation and dividends paid on an individual security, while entitling the Fund to receive from the counterparty
 

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October 31, 2019

any depreciation on the security, and to pay to or receive from the counterparty interest on the notional value of the contract generally at a rate equal to EONIA, SONIA, TONAR or FED (plus an additional rate. Please see the Schedule of Open Swap Contracts for details on a contract by contract basis).
 
Fluctuations in the value of an open contract are recorded daily as net unrealized appreciation or depreciation. The Fund will realize gains or losses upon termination or reset of the contract. Either party, under certain conditions, may terminate the contract prior to the contract’s expiration date. Refer to Note 2 A. for a pricing description. Credit risk may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to comply with the terms of the contract. Refer to Note 2 Q. for further counterparty risk disclosure. Additionally, risk may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the amounts receivable or payable reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Refer to Note 2 R. for further derivative disclosures.
 
J.  Foreign Securities and Currency Translation – Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not isolate the portion of the results of operations from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal year-end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
 
Investments in foreign securities entail certain risks. There may be a possibility of nationalization or expropriation of assets, confiscatory taxation, political or financial instability, and diplomatic developments that could affect the value of the Fund’s investments in certain foreign countries. Since foreign securities normally are denominated and traded in foreign currencies, the value of the Fund’s assets may be affected favorably or unfavorably by currency exchange rates, currency exchange control regulations, foreign withholding taxes, and restrictions or prohibitions on the repatriation of foreign currencies. There may be less information publicly available about a foreign issuer than about a U.S. issuer, and foreign issuers are not generally subject to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards and practices comparable to those in the United States. The securities of some foreign issuers are less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.
 
K.  Cash and Cash Equivalents – The Fund considers highly liquid short-term fixed income investments purchased with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are included in short-term investments on the Schedule of Investments as well as in investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
L.  Guarantees and Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.
 

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October 31, 2019

M.  Security Transactions, Income and Expenses – The Fund follows industry practice and records security transactions on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are calculated on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income and expense is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income and expense is recorded on an accrual basis. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and regulations. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the expected life of the respective securities. Interest income is accounted for on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on the effective interest method.
 
N.  Allocation of Income, Expenses and Gains/Losses – Income, expenses (other than those deemed attributable to a specific share class), and gains and losses of the Fund are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the ratio of net assets represented by each class as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund. Expenses deemed directly attributable to a class of shares are recorded by the specific class. Most Fund expenses are allocated by class based on relative net assets. 12b-1 fees are expensed at 0.25% of average daily net assets of Investor Class shares (see Note 5). Shareholder servicing fees are expensed at an annual rate of up to 0.10% of average daily net assets of Investor Class shares (see Note 5). Trust Expenses associated with a specific fund in the Trust are charged to that fund. Common Trust expenses are typically allocated evenly between the funds of the Trust, or by other equitable means.
 
O.  Share Valuation – The NAV per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash or other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on days which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed for trading.
 
P.  Counterparty Risk – The Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor its obligations. The Adviser considers the credit worthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. The counterparty risk for forward currency exchange contracts to the Fund includes the amount of any net unrealized appreciation on the contract. The counterparty risk for equity swaps contracts to the Fund includes the risk of loss of the full amount of any net unrealized appreciation on the contract, along with dividends receivable on long equity contracts and interest receivable on short equity contracts. Written and purchased options and futures contracts sold on an exchange do not expose the Fund to counterparty risk; the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees the options and futures against counterparty nonperformance. Over-the-counter options counterparty risk includes the risk of loss of the full amount of any net unrealized appreciation.
 
Q.  Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
R.  Derivatives – The Fund may utilize derivative instruments such as options, swaps, futures, forward currency exchange contracts and other instruments with similar characteristics to the extent that they are consistent with the Fund’s respective investment objectives and limitations. The use of these instruments may involve additional investment risks, including the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the instruments and the underlying securities. Derivatives also may create leverage which will amplify the effect of their performance on the Fund and may produce significant losses. Refer to Note 7 for further derivative disclosure.
 

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October 31, 2019

The Fund has adopted authoritative standards regarding disclosure about derivatives and hedging activities and how they affect the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2019, the Fund’s average derivative volume is described below:
 
   
Monthly Average
   
Monthly Average
 
   
Quantity
   
Notional Value
 
Purchased Option Contracts
   
3,877
   
$
18,295,740
 
Written Option Contracts
   
1,255
     
3,716,405
 
Long Total Return Swap Contracts
   
15,169
     
355,762
 
Short Total Return Swap Contracts
   
32,637
     
1,803,783
 
Long Futures Contracts
   
367
     
36,595,696
 
Short Futures Contracts
   
38
     
1,875,467
 
Long Forward Contracts
   
2
     
27,798
 
Short Forward Contracts
   
2
     
27,780
 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
Fair values of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2019:
 
     
Statement of Assets and
 
Fair Value
 
     
Liabilities Location
 
Assets
   
Liabilities
 
Purchased Option Contracts
               
Equity
 
Investments, at value
 
$
284,279
   
$
 
Written Option Contracts
                   
Equity
 
Written option contracts, at value
   
     
67,982
 
Swap Contracts
                   
Equity
 
Receivable for swap contracts
   
9,851
     
 
Forward Currency Contracts
 
Payable for forward
               
Foreign Exchange
 
currency exchange contracts
   
     
26
 
Futures Contracts
                   
Commodity
 
Receivable/Payable for unsettled
               
     
open futures contracts*
   
71,435
*
   
78,860
 
Equity
 
Variation margin for futures contracts
   
     
70,440
 
Interest rate
 
Variation margin for futures contracts
   
399,312
     
 
Total Futures Contracts
       
470,747
     
149,300
 
Total fair value of
                   
  derivative instruments
     
$
764,877
   
$
217,308
 

* Includes variation margin on unsettled futures contracts.

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October 31, 2019

The Statement of Operations
 
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2019:
 
   
Net of Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
 
                                     
   
Purchased
   
Written
               
Forward
       
   
Option
   
Option
   
Swap
   
Futures
   
Currency
       
Derivatives
 
Contracts*
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Total
 
Equity Contracts
 
$
(173,756
)
 
$
112,561
   
$
44,346
   
$
(390,453
)
 
$
   
$
(407,302
)
Commodity Contracts
   
     
     
     
150,474
     
     
150,474
 
Interest Rate Contracts
   
     
     
     
4,308,111
     
     
4,308,111
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
     
     
(1,388
)
   
(1,388
)
Total
 
$
(173,756
)
 
$
112,561
   
$
44,346
   
$
4,068,132
   
$
(1,388
)
 
$
4,049,895
 
                                                 
   
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives
 
                                               
                                   
Forward
         
   
Purchased
   
Written
                   
Currency
         
   
Option
   
Option
   
Swap
   
Futures
   
Exchange
         
Derivatives
 
Contracts**
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Contracts
   
Total
 
Equity Contracts
 
$
(116,788
)
 
$
30,614
   
$
(88,968
)
 
$
1,259,056
   
$
   
$
1,083,914
 
Commodity Contracts
   
     
     
     
(73,289
)
   
     
(73,289
)
Interest Rate Contracts
   
     
     
     
202,424
     
     
202,424
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
     
     
(26
)
   
(26
)
Total
 
$
(116,788
)
 
$
30,614
   
$
(88,968
)
 
$
1,388,191
   
$
(26
)
 
$
1,213,023
 

*
 
The amounts disclosed are included in net realized gain (loss) on investments.
**
 
The amounts disclosed are included in net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.
 
3.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Trust has an agreement with the Adviser to furnish investment advisory services to the Fund. Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Trust and the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive, on a monthly basis, an annual advisory fee equal to 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
 
The Fund’s Adviser has contractually agreed in an Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement to reduce its management fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding 12b-1 fees – Class A and Investor Class (see Note 5), shareholder servicing fees – Class A, Class I and Investor Class (see Note 5), any acquired fund fees and expenses, front-end or contingent deferred loads, redemption fees, swap fees and expenses, dividends and interest on short positions, taxes, leverage interest, brokerage fees (including commissions, mark-ups and mark-downs), annual account fees for margin accounts, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and extraordinary expenses such as litigation), do not exceed 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. As of October 31, 2019, Class A shares and Class I shares are not available. Fees waived and reimbursed expenses are subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years on a rolling three-year basis (i.e. within the 36 months after the fees have been waived or reimbursed) not to exceed the expense limitation in place at the time such amounts were waived or reimbursed. The Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement is intended to be continual in nature and cannot be terminated within one year after the effective date of the Fund’s prospectus and subject thereafter to termination at any time upon
 

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October 31, 2019

60 days written notice and approval by the Board and the Adviser with the consent of the Board. Waived fees and reimbursed expenses subject to potential recovery by year of expiration are as follows:
 
Expiration
 
Amount
 
10/31/2020
 
$
677,698
 
10/31/2021
   
693,183
 
10/31/2022
   
712,179
 

Fund Services acts as the Fund’s Administrator, transfer agent, and fund accountant. U.S. Bank N.A. (the “Custodian”) serves as the custodian to the Fund. The Custodian is an affiliate of the Administrator. The Administrator performs various administrative and accounting services for the Fund. The Administrator prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, reports and returns for the Fund; prepares reports and materials to be supplied to the Trustees; monitors the activities of the Fund’s custodian; coordinates the payment of the Fund’s expenses and reviews the Fund’s expense accruals. The officers of the Trust, including the Chief Compliance Officer, are employees of the Administrator. A trustee of the Trust is an officer of the Administrator. As compensation for its services, the Administrator is entitled to a monthly fee at an annual rate based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund, subject to annual minimums. Fees paid by the Fund for administration and accounting, transfer agency, custody and compliance services for the year ended October 31, 2019, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor is an affiliate of the Administrator. A Trustee of the Trust is affiliated with Fund Services and the Custodian. This same Trustee is an interested person of the Distributor.
 
4.  TAX FOOTNOTE
 
Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and distributes substantially all net taxable investment income and net realized gains to shareholders in a manner which results in no tax cost to the Fund. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is required. As of and during the year ended October 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority and did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Fund is subject to examination by taxing authorities for the tax periods since the commencement of operations.
 
As of October 31, 2019, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Tax cost of investments*
 
$
57,471,733
 
Gross unrealized appreciation
 
$
4,137,145
 
Gross unrealized depreciation
   
(6,657,517
)
Net unrealized depreciation
   
(2,520,372
)
Undistributed ordinary income
   
6,741,313
 
Undistributed long-term capital gain
   
2,901,854
 
Other accumulated losses
   
(241,962
)
Total distributable earnings
 
$
6,880,833
 

*
Represents cost for federal income tax purposes and differs from the cost for financial reporting purposes due to partnership adjustments, wash sales, straddles, derivatives, securities sold short, constructive sales and passive foreign investment companies.

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October 31, 2019

As of October 31, 2019, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryovers. A regulated investment company may elect for any taxable year to treat any portion of any qualified late year loss as arising on the first day of the next taxable year. Qualified late year losses are certain capital, and ordinary losses which occur during the portion of the Fund’s taxable period subsequent to October 31 and December 31, respectively. For the taxable year ended October 31, 2019, the Fund does not plan to defer any qualified late year losses.
 
Distributions to Shareholders – The Fund distributes substantially all net investment income, if any, and net realized capital gains, if any, annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The treatment for financial reporting purposes of distributions made to shareholders during the year from net investment income or net realized capital gains may differ from their treatment for federal income tax purposes. These differences are caused primarily by differences in the timing of the recognition of certain components of income, expense or realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes and the use of tax equalization. Where such differences are permanent in nature, GAAP requires that they be reclassified in the components of the net assets based on their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Any such reclassifications will have no effect on net assets, results of operations or net asset values per share of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2019 the following table shows the reclassifications made:
 
Total
 
Distributable
 
Earnings
Paid-in Capital
$(387,085)
$387,085

The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
   
Ordinary Income*
   
Long-Term Capital Gain
   
Total
 
2019
 
$
3,696,274
   
$
   
$
3,696,274
 
2018
   
825,809
     
187,456
     
1,013,265
 

*
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income distributions.
 
5.  DISTRIBUTION & SHAREHOLDER SERVICING FEES
 
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 (the “Plan”) for Class A and the Investor Class. The Plan permits the Fund to pay for distribution and related expenses at an annual rate of 0.25% average daily net assets of Class A and the Investor Class. Amounts paid under the Plan are paid to the Distributor to compensate it for costs of the services it provides to Class A and Investor Class shares of the Fund and the expenses it bears in the distribution of the Fund’s Class A and Investor Class shares, including overhead and telephone expenses; printing and distribution of prospectuses and reports used in connection with the offering of the Fund’s Investor class shares to prospective investors; and preparation, printing, payments to intermediaries and distribution of sales literature and advertising materials.
 
Under the Plan, the Trustees will be furnished quarterly with information detailing the amount of expenses paid under the Plan and the purposes for which payments were made. The Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons. Continuation of the Plan is considered by such Trustees no less frequently than annually. With the exception of the Distributor and the Adviser, in their capacities as the Fund’s principal underwriter and distribution coordinator, respectively, no interested person has or had a direct or
 

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October 31, 2019

indirect financial interest in the Plan or any related agreement. As of October 31, 2019, Class A shares are not available. For the year ended October 31, 2019, the Investor Class incurred expenses of $11,854 pursuant to the Plan.
 
In addition, pursuant to a Shareholder Servicing Plan (the “Shareholder Servicing Plan”) adopted by the Trust on behalf of the Fund, the Advisor is authorized to engage financial institutions, securities dealers and other industry professionals (“Shareholder Servicing Agent”) to provide personal shareholder services relating to the servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts not otherwise provided to the Fund. Payments made pursuant to the Shareholder Servicing Plan shall not exceed 0.10% of the average daily net asset value of Class A, Class I and the Investor Class of the Fund’s shares. For the year ended October 31, 2019, the Investor Class incurred expenses of $4,742 to the plan. As of October 31, 2019, Class A and Class I shares are not available for purchase.
 
Payments made under the Shareholder Servicing Plan shall be used to compensate Shareholder Servicing Agents for providing general shareholder liaison services, including, but not limited to: (i) answering inquiries from shareholders regarding account status and history, the manner in which purchases and redemptions of the Fund shares may be effected, and other matters pertaining to the Fund; (ii) assisting shareholders in designating and changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (iii) arranging for wiring of funds and transmitting and receiving funds in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares; (iv) verifying and guaranteeing shareholder signatures in connection with orders to purchase or redeem Fund shares; (v) providing such other similar services related to the maintenance of shareholder accounts; and (vi) providing necessary personnel and facilities to conduct the activities described above.
 
Distribution and shareholder servicing fees are not subject to the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement to reduce management fees and/or absorb Fund expenses by the Adviser. Distribution and shareholder servicing fees will increase the expenses beyond the Operating Expenses Limitation Agreement rate of 1.50% for Class A, Class I and Investor Class.
 
6.  INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
 
The aggregate purchases and sales, excluding short-term investments, by the Fund for the year ended October 31, 2019, were as follows:
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales
 
U.S. Government
 
$
   
$
 
Other
   
445,731,529
     
426,525,600
 
 
7.  OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 
The Fund is subject to various Master Netting Arrangements, which govern the terms of certain transactions with select counterparties. The Master Netting Arrangements allow the Fund to close out and net its total exposure to a counterparty in the event of a default with respect to all the transactions governed under a single agreement with a counterparty. The Master Netting Arrangements also specify collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under the Master Netting Arrangements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under the relevant Master Netting Arrangement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold depending on the counterparty and the type of Master Netting Arrangement. Morgan Stanley is the prime broker for exchange traded derivatives and the counterparty for swaps.

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Notes to the Financial Statements – Continued
October 31, 2019

           
Gross
   
Net Amounts
   
Gross Amounts not
offset in the Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
       
     
Gross
   
Amounts
   
Presented
           
     
Amounts of
   
Offset in the
   
in the
           
     
Recognized
   
Statement of
   
Statement
         
Collateral
       
     
Assets/
   
Assets and
   
of Assets
   
Financial
   
Received/
   
Net
 
     
Liabilities
   
Liabilities
   
and Liabilities
   
Instruments
   
Pledged*
   
Amount
 
Assets:
                                   
Description
                                   
Swap Contracts
 
$
45,106
   
$
35,255
   
$
9,851
   
$
   
$
   
$
9,851
 
Forward Currency Contracts
   
463
     
463
     
     
     
     
 
Futures Contracts
   
508,790
     
108,483
     
400,307
     
78,860
     
     
321,447
 
     
$
554,359
   
$
144,201
   
$
410,158
   
$
78,860
   
$
   
$
331,298
 
                                                   
Liabilities:
                                               
Description
                                               
Written Option Contracts
 
$
67,982
   
$
   
$
67,982
   
$
   
$
67,982
   
$
 
Swap Contracts
   
35,255
     
35,255
     
     
     
     
 
Futures Contracts
   
187,343
     
108,483
     
78,860
     
78,860
     
     
 
Forward Currency Contracts
   
489
     
463
     
26
     
     
26
     
 
     
$
291,069
   
$
144,201
   
$
146,868
   
$
78,860
   
$
68,008
   
$
 

*
In some instances, the actual collateral pledged/received may be more than amount shown.
 
8.  BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
 
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of October 31, 2019, affiliates of the Adviser owned 28.58% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and National Financial Services, for the benefit of its customers, owned 62.56% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
 
9.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.
 
As of November 22, 2019, Jennifer E. Kienbaum no longer serves as Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer. As of November 26, 2019, Donna M. Barrette has replaced Ms. Kienbaum as Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer.
 
The 1.00% redemption fee was eliminated as of November 22, 2019.
 
On November 25, 2019, U.S. Bancorp, the parent company of Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Fund’s distributor, announced that it had signed a purchase agreement to sell Quasar to Foreside Financial Group, LLC such that Quasar will become a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Foreside.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of March 2020.  Quasar will remain the Fund’s distributor at the close of the transaction, subject to Board approval.
 
On December 20, 2019, the Fund declared a long-term capital gain distribution of $0.35142 per share for the Investor Class and Class K; a short-term capital gain distribution of $0.72072 per share for the Investor Class and Class K; and an income distribution of $0.08302548 and $0.10871589 per share for the Investor Class and Class K, respectively; all payable on December 20, 2019 to the shareholders of record on December 19, 2019.
 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders of Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund and
Board of Trustees of Series Portfolios Trust
 
Opinion on the Financial Statements
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, written options, open forward currency contracts, open swap contracts, and open futures contracts, of Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Series Portfolios Trust, as of October 31, 2019, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended (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 as of October 31, 2019, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the four periods in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Basis for Opinion
 
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’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 Fund 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.
 
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 October 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing 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.
 
We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2015.
 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 30, 2019
 


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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
October 31, 2019

Under Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of Series Portfolios Trust (the “Trust”), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory agreement and who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment advisory agreements.
 
At an in-person meeting held on July 24, 2019 (the “Meeting”), the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered and approved the continuance of the advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Trust, on behalf of the Weiss Alternative Balanced Risk Fund (the “Fund”), and Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, LLC (“Weiss”), for an additional one-year term. At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below in reviewing and approving Weiss to continue serving as the Fund’s investment adviser for another year.
 
In connection with the annual review process and in advance of the Meeting, Weiss provided information to the Board in response to requests submitted to it by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), the Fund’s administrator, on behalf of the Board, to facilitate the Board’s evaluation of the terms of the Advisory Agreement. The information furnished by Weiss included materials describing, among other matters: (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by Weiss, including Weiss’ portfolio managers and other personnel, and the investment practices and techniques used by Weiss in managing the Fund; (ii) the historical investment performance of the Fund; (iii) the management fees payable by the Fund to Weiss and the Fund’s overall fees and operating expenses compared with those of a peer group of mutual funds; (iv) Weiss’ profitability and economies of scale; and (v) other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits Weiss and/or its affiliates may receive based on their relationships with the Fund. In addition to the Meeting, the Board met telephonically on July 12, 2019 with Fund Services to discuss the materials that had been furnished by Weiss in response to the information requests.  The Board also met periodically over the course of the year. At these meetings, representatives of Weiss furnished quarterly reports and other information to the Board regarding the performance of the Fund, the services provided to the Fund by Weiss, and compliance and operational matters related to the Fund and Weiss.
 
In considering and approving the Advisory Agreement for another year, the Board considered the information it deemed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through previous interactions with Weiss. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from management and the Interested Trustee. The following summarizes a number of relevant, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in reaching its determination.
 
Nature, Extent And Quality of Services to be Provided to the Fund
 
The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Weiss under the Advisory Agreement. This information included, among other things, the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. It also included information about Weiss’ investment process and portfolio strategy for the Fund, the approach to security selection and the overall positioning of the Fund’s portfolio. The Board noted that Weiss had been managing the Fund’s portfolio since its inception.
 
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2019

The Board evaluated the ability of Weiss, based on attributes such as its financial condition, resources and reputation, to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered Weiss’ compliance program and its compliance record since the inception of the Fund, noting no material deficiencies.
 
Based on the above factors, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that Weiss is capable of continuing to provide services of the nature, extent and quality contemplated by the terms of the Advisory Agreement.
 
Investment Performance
 
The Board considered the Fund’s investment performance information as of December 31, 2018 as compared to its benchmark index, the Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index, and noted that the Fund’s Class K shares outperformed the index for the one-year, three-year and since inception periods. The Board also noted that the Fund’s Investor Class shares underperformed the index for the one-year period and outperformed the index since inception.  Additionally, the Board considered the Fund’s investment performance for the year-to-date, one-year and three-year periods ended March 31, 2019 as compared to a peer group derived from funds in the Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”) US Fund Multialternative Funds category.  The Trustees noted that the Fund’s Class K and Investor Class shares outperformed the Morningstar peer group average and median for all such applicable periods.
 
After considering the investment performance information described above, the Trustees concluded that the performance obtained by Weiss for the Fund was satisfactory under current market conditions.  Although past performance is not a guarantee or indication of future results, the Trustees determined that the Fund and its shareholders were likely to benefit from Weiss’s continued management.
 
Fees and Expenses
 
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual investment management fee rate payable by the Fund to Weiss for investment management services (the “Management Fee Rate”). Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Management Fee Rate of the Fund with those of other funds in an expense group (the “Expense Group”) that was derived from information provided by Morningstar based on screening criteria applied by Fund Services in consultation with Weiss. The Board noted that the Management Fee Rate was higher than the Expense Group average and median.
 
The Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities and duties assumed by Weiss. The Board also noted that Weiss reported that it does not manage any accounts using the same or similar strategy as that applied to the Fund.
 
Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the Management Fee Rate was reasonable in light of the services expected to be covered, and those currently being covered, by the Advisory Agreement.
 
The Board received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including contractual and/or estimated management fees, administrative fees, custodian and other non-management fees, Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 service fees and fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements. The Board recognized that Weiss had entered into an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”) to limit the total annual fund operating expenses of each class of the Fund (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing fees, redemption fees, swap fees and expenses, dividends and
 
 
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Board Consideration of Investment Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2019

interest on short positions, taxes, leverage interest, brokerage fees (including commissions, mark-ups and mark-downs), annual account fees for margin accounts, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) to 1.50% of the average daily net assets. The Board considered the net operating expense ratios in comparison to the average and median ratios of the Expense Group. The Board received a description of the methodology and screening criteria used by Fund Services to select the mutual funds and share classes in the Expense Group. The Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio for each of Class K and Investor Class shares was above both the average ratio and median ratio of the Expense Group.  The Board acknowledged that Weiss absorbs all expenses incurred by the Fund above its management fee, excepting any expenses not covered under the Expense Limitation Agreement.
 
Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including the distinguishing features of the Fund as described above, the Board concluded that the expense structure of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.
 
Profitability and Economies of Scale
 
The Board requested and received a report on Weiss’ revenue and expenses resulting from services provided to the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement for the twelve months ended March 31, 2019. The Board noted that Weiss has subsidized the Fund’s operations since inception, but has not yet recouped those subsidies. The Board further observed that Weiss’s profit from sponsoring the Fund had not been, and currently was not, excessive.
 
With respect to economies of scale, the Board reviewed the Fund’s operating history and noted that the Fund had experienced growth since it commenced operations. The Board then considered whether the Fund was large enough to generate economies of scale for shareholders or whether economies of scale would be expected to be realized as Fund assets grow. The Board was advised that the Expense Limitation Agreement limits costs to shareholders and provides a means of sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund. The Board noted that it would have an opportunity to consider economies of scale in the context of future contract renewals as Weiss continues to expand its operations and the Fund grows.
 
Ancillary Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Fund
 
The Board received and considered information regarding ancillary or “fall-out” benefits to Weiss as a result of its relationship with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to research credits generated by Fund portfolio transactions. In this regard, Weiss confirmed it had benefited firm-wide from research credits generated by Fund portfolio transactions over the past twelve months. Ancillary benefits could also include benefits potentially derived from an increase in Weiss’ business as a result of its relationship with the Fund (such as the ability to market to shareholders other potential financial products and services offered by Weiss, or to operate other products and services that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund). Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Weiss were unreasonable.
 
Conclusions
 
In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one factor as all-important, but rather considered these factors collectively in light of the Fund’s surrounding circumstances.  After considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the Advisory Agreement for an additional one-year term.
 

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Additional Information (Unaudited)
October 31, 2019

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
 
       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other
 
Positions
Term of Office
 
Complex(2)
Directorships
Name and
with
and Length of
Principal Occupations
Overseen
Held During
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustees
Past Five Years
           
Independent Trustees of the Trust(1)
     
           
Koji Felton
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Counsel, Kohlberg Kravis
1
Independent
(born 1961)
 
Since
Roberts & Co. L.P.
 
Trustee,
   
September
(2013 – 2015).
 
Listed Funds
   
2015.
   
Trust
         
(Since 2019).
           
Debra McGinty-Poteet
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Retired.
1
Independent
(born 1956)
 
Since
   
Trustee,
   
September
   
First Western
   
2015.
   
Funds Trust
         
(Since
         
May 2015).
           
Daniel B. Willey
Trustee
Indefinite Term;
Retired. Chief Compliance
1
None
(born 1955)
 
Since
Officer, United Nations
   
   
September
Joint Staff Pension Fund
   
   
2015.
(2009 – 2017).
   
           
Interested Trustee
         
           
Dana L. Armour(3)
Chair,
Indefinite Term;
Senior Vice President,
1
None
(born 1968)
Trustee
Since
U.S. Bank (since 1988).
   
   
September
     
   
2015.
     
           
Officers of the Trust
         
           
Ryan L. Roell
President
Indefinite Term;
Assistant Vice
Not
Not
(born 1973)
and
Since
President, U.S.
Applicable
Applicable
 
Principal
July
Bank Global Fund
   
 
Executive
2019.
Services (since 2005).
   
 
Officer
       
           
Cullen O. Small
Vice
Indefinite Term;
Vice President, U.S. Bank
Not
Not
(born 1987)
President,
Since
Global Fund Services
Applicable
Applicable
 
Treasurer
January
(since 2010).
   
 
and
2019.
     
 
Principal
       
 
Financial
       
 
Officer
       

 
 
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Additional Information (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2019

       
Number of
 
       
Portfolios
 
       
in Fund
Other
 
Positions
Term of Office
 
Complex(2)
Directorships
Name and
with
and Length of
Principal Occupations
Overseen
Held During
Year of Birth
the Trust
Time Served
During Past Five Years
by Trustees
Past Five Years
Donna M. Barrette
Chief
Indefinite Term;
Senior Vice President and
Not
Not
(born 1966)
Compliance
Since
Compliance Officer (and
Applicable
Applicable
 
Officer and
November
Other positions), U.S.
   
 
Anti-Money
2019.
Bancorp Fund Services,
   
 
Laundering
 
LLC since August 2004;
   
 
Officer
 
Chief Compliance Officer
   
     
and Anti-Money Laundering
   
     
Officer of Professional
   
     
Managed Portfolios
   
     
(since 2011).
   
           
Adam W. Smith
Secretary
Indefinite Term;
Vice President,
Not
Not
(born 1981)
 
Since
U.S. Bank Global
Applicable
Applicable
   
June
Fund Services
   
   
2019.
(since 2012).
   
           
Hailey S. Glaser
Assistant
Indefinite Term;
Assistant Vice President,
Not
Not
(born 1989)
Treasurer
Since
U.S. Bank Global Fund
Applicable
Applicable
   
July
Services (since 2015);
   
   
2019.
Audit Senior, Deloitte &
   
     
Touche LP
   
     
(2012 – 2015).
   
           
Kristen M. Pierson
Assistant
Indefinite Term;
Assistant Vice President,
Not
Not
(born 1979)
Treasurer
Since
U.S. Bank Global Fund
Applicable
Applicable
   
July
Services (since 2017);
   
   
2019.
Lead Fund Accountant,
   
     
UMB Fund Services, Inc.
   
     
(2006 – 2017).
   

(1)
The Trustees of the Trust who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”).
(2)
As of October 31, 2019, the Trust was comprised of 9 active series (including the Fund) managed by unaffiliated investment advisors. The term “Fund Complex” applies only to the Fund. The Fund does not hold itself out as related to any other series within the Trust for investment purposes, nor does it share the same investment adviser with any other series within the Trust.
(3)
Ms. Armour is an “interested person” of the Trust as defined by the 1940 Act by virtue of the fact that she is a board member and an interested person of Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Fund's principal underwriter.


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Additional Information (Unaudited) – Continued
October 31, 2019

 
AVAILABILITY OF FUND PORTFOLIO INFORMATION
 
The Fund files complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For information on the Public Reference Room call 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q is available without charge upon request by calling 1-866-530-2690.
 
 
AVAILABILITY OF PROXY VOTING INFORMATION
 
A description of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-530-2690. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent period ended June 30, is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-530-2690, or (2) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
 
QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME/DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION
 
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 23.8%, as provided for by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was 5.38%.
 
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019 was 5.35%.
 
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions that are designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871 (k)(2)(c) was 100%.
 


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Privacy Notice (Unaudited)


The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:
 
 Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
 Information you give us orally; and/or
 Information about your transactions with us or others
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as permitted by law. We may share information with affiliated and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information and require third parties to treat your personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.
 







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INVESTMENT ADVISER
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC
320 Park Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022

DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202

CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank N.A.
1555 North Rivercenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

ADMINISTRATOR, FUND ACCOUNTANT
AND TRANSFER AGENT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen & Company, Ltd.
342 North Water Street, Suite 830
Milwaukee, WI 53202

LEGAL COUNSEL
Goodwin Procter LLP
901 New York Avenue
NW Washington, DC 20001















This report must be accompanied or preceded by a prospectus.
 
The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the
Fund’s trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-866-530-2690.
 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The registrant has not made any substantive amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

File:  A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  Debra McGinty-Poteet is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N‑CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past fiscal year. “Audit services” refer to performing an 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 the past fiscal year.  “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit.  “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning; including reviewing the Fund’s tax returns and distribution calculations. There were no “other services” provided by the principal accountant.  For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, the Fund’s principal accountant was Cohen & Company, Ltd.  The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for the last fiscal year for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 
FYE  10/31/2019
FYE  10/31/2018
Audit Fees
$35,000
$37,500
Audit-Related Fees
$0
$0
Tax Fees
$6,500
$5,000
All Other Fees
$0
$0

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre‑approve all audit and non‑audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen & Company, Ltd. applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 
FYE  10/31/2019
FYE  10/31/2018
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%

All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full‑time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last fiscal year.  The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  10/31/2019
FYE  10/31/2018
Registrant
$0
$0
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
$0
$0

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a)
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b)
Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

(b)
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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 to open-end investment companies.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.

(b)
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

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)  Series Portfolios Trust

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Ryan Roell
Ryan Roell, President

Date    January 6, 2020



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/Ryan Roell
Ryan Roell, President

Date    January 6, 2020

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Cullen Small
Cullen Small, Principal Financial Officer

Date    January 6, 2020