N-CSRS 1 d739894dncsrs.htm THRIVENT CORE FUNDS Thrivent Core Funds

 

 

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: 811-23149

 

 

Thrivent Core Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

625 Fourth Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

John D. Jackson, Assistant Secretary

Thrivent Core Funds

625 Fourth Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (612) 844-7190

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2019

 

 

 


Item 1.

Report to Stockholders


SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2019

 

 

THRIVENT CORE FUNDS


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio Perspectives

  

Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     2  

Thrivent Core International Equity Fund

     3  

Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund

     4  

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

     5  

Shareholder Expense Example

     6  

Schedule of Investments

  

Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     7  

Thrivent Core International Equity Fund

     12  

Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund

     16  

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

     19  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     27  

Statement of Operations

     28  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     29  

Notes to Financial Statements

     31  

Financial Highlights

     42  

Additional Information

     44  


THRIVENT CORE EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Kent L. White, CFA, and Cortney L. Swensen, CFA , Portfolio Co-Managers

The Fund seeks to maximize total return while providing high current income and capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval.

Investment in Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt involves risks including credit, derivatives, emerging markets, ETF, foreign securities, high yield, interest rate, investment adviser, issuer, liquidity, market, non-diversified, quantitative investing, and sovereign debt risks. A detailed description of each risk can be found in the significant risks section of the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

Bond Quality Ratings Distributions

 

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Major Market Sectors

(% of Net Assets)

 

Foreign Government

    94.9

Energy

    1.5

Utilities

    0.2
Top 10 Countries  
(% of Net Assets)  

Indonesia

    8.9

Turkey

    7.9

Saudi Arabia

    7.5

Qatar

    6.9

Mexico

    6.7

Argentina

    5.5

Russia

    4.7

Colombia

    4.4

Brazil

    4.0

Bahrain

    3.4
Investments in securities in these countries represent 59.9% of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

   

 

 

 

Bond quality ratings are obtained from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”). Ratings from S&P, when used, are converted into their equivalent Moody’s ratings. If Moody’s and S&P have assigned different ratings to a security, the lowest rating for the security is used. Not rated may include cash. Investments in derivatives and short-term investments are not reflected in the table.

Quoted Bond Quality Ratings Distributions, Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Countries are subject to change.

The lists of Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Countries exclude short-term investments and collateral held for securities loaned.

Bond Quality Ratings Distributions exclude collateral held for securities loaned.

 

2


THRIVENT CORE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Noah J. Monsen, CFA and Brian W. Bomgren, CQF, Portfolio Co-Managers

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund’s investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval.

Investment in Thrivent Core International Equity involves risks including equity security, foreign currency, foreign securities, investment adviser, issuer, large cap, market, mid cap, quantitative investing, and small cap risks. A detailed description of each risk can be found in the significant risks section of the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

Portfolio Composition  
(% of Portfolio)  

Common Stock

    99.8%  

Short-Term Investments

    0.2%  
   

 

 

 

Total

    100.0%  
Major Market Sectors  
(% of Net Assets)  

Consumer Discretionary

     16.1

Consumer Staples

     13.0

Industrials

     12.9

Financials

     12.0

Materials

     10.2

Information Technology

     9.3

Health Care

     8.1

Communications Services

     6.7

Real Estate

     5.4

Utilities

     3.1
Top 10 Countries  
(% of Net Assets)  

Japan

     25.8

United Kingdom

     18.9

Canada

     9.7

Australia

     6.7

Switzerland

     6.5

Netherlands

     5.4

Sweden

     5.3

France

     5.1

Spain

     4.8

Denmark

     4.3
Investments in securities in these countries represent 92.5% of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

 

 

 

Quoted Portfolio Composition, Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Countries are subject to change.

The lists of Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Countries exclude short-term investments and collateral held for securities loaned.

The Portfolio Composition chart excludes collateral held for securities loaned.

 

3


THRIVENT CORE LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Noah J. Monsen, CFA and Brian W. Bomgren, CQF, Portfolio Co-Managers

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the domestic equity market. The Fund’s investment objective may be changed without shareholder approval.

Investment in Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity involves risks including equity security, investment adviser, issuer, large cap, market, mid cap, quantitative investing, and small cap risks. A detailed description of each risk can be found in the significant risks section of the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

Portfolio Composition  
(% of Portfolio)  

Common Stock

     99.8%  

Short-Term Investments

     0.2%  
    

 

 

 

Total

     100.0%  
Major Market Sectors  
(% of Net Assets)  

Information Technology

     17.7

Health Care

     16.2

Financials

     15.3

Consumer Staples

     14.3

Industrials

     11.0

Real Estate

     8.6

Utilities

     7.3

Consumer Discretionary

     6.3

Communications Services

     2.6

Materials

     0.4
Top 10 Holdings  
(% of Net Assets)  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     2.2

Mondelez International, Inc.

     2.1

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     2.1

Danaher Corporation

     2.1

McDonald's Corporation

     2.1

Home Depot, Inc.

     2.1

Amphenol Corporation

     2.0

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2.0

Johnson & Johnson

     2.0

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     2.0

These securities represent 20.7% of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

 

 

 

Quoted Portfolio Composition, Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.

The lists of Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Holdings exclude short-term investments and collateral held for securities loaned.

The Portfolio Composition chart excludes collateral held for securities loaned.

 

4


THRIVENT CORE SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

William D. Stouten, Portfolio Manager

The Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital.

Investment in Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund involves credit, government securities, interest rate, investment adviser, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, portfolio turnover rate, prepayment, redemption and lending, and redemption and share ownership risks. A detailed description of each risk can be found in the significant risks section of the accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

Portfolio Composition  
(% of Portfolio)  

Short-Term Investments

     100.0%  
    

 

 

 

Total

     100.0%  
Major Market Sectors  
(% of Net Assets)  

Financials

     43.3

Utilities

     10.5

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     9.9

Consumer Cyclical

     6.3

Asset-Backed Securities

     5.8

Capital Goods

     4.6

Energy

     4.1

U.S. Government & Agencies

     3.3

Foreign

     3.0

Basic Materials

     2.8
Top 10 Holdings  
(% of Net Assets)  

Dealers Capital Access Trust, LLC

     0.7

Federal Home Loan Bank

     0.7

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation

     0.6

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     0.6

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt

     0.6

State of Tennessee

     0.5

Long Island Power Auth.

     0.5

PepsiCo, Inc.

     0.5

U.S. Bank NA Ohio

     0.5

American Honda Finance Corporation

     0.5
 
These securities represent 5.7% of the total net assets of the Fund.

 

 

 

Quoted Portfolio Composition, Major Market Sectors and Top 10 Holdings are subject to change.

 

5


SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including administrative fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 entire period from November 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.

Actual Expenses

In the table below, the first line provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, 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 you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

In the table below, the second line provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the 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 you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical example that appears in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

      Beginning Account Value
11/1/2018
     Ending Account Value
4/30/2019
     Expenses Paid  During
Period

11/1/2018 -
4/30/2019*
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,071      $ 0.23        0.05

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,025      $ 0.23        0.05

Thrivent Core International Equity Fund

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,068      $ 0.32        0.06

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,024      $ 0.31        0.06

Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,129      $ 0.20        0.04

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,025      $ 0.19        0.04

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,013      $ 0.04        0.01

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,025      $ 0.04        0.01

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

**

Assuming 5% annualized total return before expenses.

 

6


EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Argentina (5.5%)

  
  

Argentina Government International Bond

  

$3,250,000

  

7.125%, 6/28/2117

   $ 2,169,375  

4,875,000

  

6.875%, 4/22/2021

     4,104,750  

3,865,000

  

5.625%, 1/26/2022

     3,022,430  

3,000,000

  

4.625%, 1/11/2023

     2,220,000  

11,702,000

  

7.500%, 4/22/2026

     8,791,127  

5,000,000

  

6.875%, 1/26/2027

     3,607,550  

6,000,000

  

5.875%, 1/11/2028

     4,149,060  

7,973,407

  

8.280%, 12/31/2033

     5,908,374  

2,103,057

  

8.280%, 12/31/2033

     1,519,459  

7,963,066

  

3.750%, 12/31/2038a

     4,168,745  

3,671,000

  

7.625%, 4/22/2046

     2,551,345  

2,500,000

  

6.875%, 1/11/2048

     1,657,525  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     43,869,740  
     

 

 

 

Bahrain (3.4%)

  
  

Bahrain Government International Bond

  

5,000,000

  

5.875%, 1/26/2021b

     5,082,100  

2,500,000

  

6.125%, 7/5/2022b

     2,583,210  

4,000,000

  

6.125%, 8/1/2023b

     4,167,832  

2,000,000

  

6.875%, 10/5/2025b

     2,180,000  

1,000,000

  

7.000%, 1/26/2026

     1,076,250  

3,500,000

  

7.000%, 1/26/2026b

     3,766,875  

2,000,000

  

7.000%, 10/12/2028b

     2,160,000  

2,500,000

  

6.750%, 9/20/2029b

     2,650,000  

3,000,000

  

7.500%, 9/20/2047b

     3,196,500  

1,000,000

  

7.500%, 9/20/2047

     1,065,500  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     27,928,267  
     

 

 

 

Brazil (4.0%)

  
  

Brazil Government International Bond

  

4,800,000

  

2.625%, 1/5/2023

     4,648,848  

6,911,000

  

6.000%, 4/7/2026c

     7,618,479  

3,000,000

  

4.625%, 1/13/2028c

     3,010,500  

2,000,000

  

4.500%, 5/30/2029

     1,948,000  

2,000,000

  

8.250%, 1/20/2034

     2,540,000  

5,005,000

  

7.125%, 1/20/2037

     5,855,850  

5,500,000

  

5.000%, 1/27/2045

     4,998,125  

2,000,000

  

5.625%, 2/21/2047

     1,960,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     32,579,802  
     

 

 

 

Cayman Islands (2.3%)

  
  

Dubai DOF Sukuk, Ltd.

  

2,000,000

  

6.450%, 5/2/2022

     2,168,200  

2,000,000

  

3.875%, 1/30/2023

     2,010,000  
  

KSA Sukuk, Ltd.

  

7,000,000

  

2.894%, 4/20/2022b

     6,982,500  

2,500,000

  

3.628%, 4/20/2027b

     2,515,750  
  

RAK Capital

  

2,000,000

  

3.094%, 3/31/2025

     1,939,520  
  

Sharjah Sukuk, Ltd.

  

2,000,000

  

3.839%, 1/27/2021

     2,012,500  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     17,628,470  
     

 

 

 

Colombia (4.4%)

  
  

Colombia Government International Bond

  

3,870,000

  

4.375%, 7/12/2021

     3,971,587  

5,000,000

  

2.625%, 3/15/2023

     4,900,000  

1,910,000

  

4.000%, 2/26/2024

     1,966,345  

Principal
Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Colombia (4.4%) - continued

  
$4,875,000   

3.875%, 4/25/2027

   $ 4,944,322  
200,000   

4.500%, 3/15/2029

     211,000  
4,000,000   

7.375%, 9/18/2037

     5,210,000  
3,000,000   

6.125%, 1/18/2041

     3,528,750  
7,705,000   

5.625%, 2/26/2044

     8,648,862  
2,000,000   

5.200%, 5/15/2049

     2,140,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     35,520,866  
     

 

 

 

Croatia (1.6%)

  
  

Croatia Government International Bond

  
2,000,000   

6.625%, 7/14/2020b

     2,081,320  
4,500,000   

6.375%, 3/24/2021b

     4,764,600  
2,000,000   

5.500%, 4/4/2023b

     2,165,080  
3,021,000   

6.000%, 1/26/2024b,c

     3,381,188  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     12,392,188  
     

 

 

 

Dominican Republic (2.9%)

  
  

Dominican Republic Government International Bond

  
2,000,000   

7.500%, 5/6/2021b

     2,068,020  
1,500,000   

6.600%, 1/28/2024b

     1,621,500  
3,500,000   

5.500%, 1/27/2025b

     3,613,750  
3,000,000   

6.875%, 1/29/2026b

     3,315,000  
2,000,000   

5.950%, 1/25/2027b

     2,107,500  
1,000,000   

6.000%, 7/19/2028b

     1,053,750  
5,000,000   

7.450%, 4/30/2044b

     5,656,250  
2,000,000   

6.850%, 1/27/2045b

     2,142,500  
1,000,000   

6.500%, 2/15/2048b

     1,038,510  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     22,616,780  
     

 

 

 

Egypt (2.9%)

  
  

Egypt Government International Bond

  
4,000,000   

6.125%, 1/31/2022

     4,042,456  
4,000,000   

5.875%, 6/11/2025

     3,914,240  
3,000,000   

7.500%, 1/31/2027

     3,090,780  
4,000,000   

7.600%, 3/1/2029

     4,030,800  
5,000,000   

8.500%, 1/31/2047

     5,082,150  
3,000,000   

7.903%, 2/21/2048

     2,895,516  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     23,055,942  
     

 

 

 

Hungary (1.7%)

  
  

Hungary Government International Bond

  
2,500,000   

6.375%, 3/29/2021

     2,658,800  
5,950,000   

5.750%, 11/22/2023

     6,596,586  
2,000,000   

5.375%, 3/25/2024

     2,198,952  
1,500,000   

7.625%, 3/29/2041

     2,254,200  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     13,708,538  
     

 

 

 

Indonesia (8.9%)

  
  

Indonesia Government International Bond

  
4,650,000   

3.750%, 4/25/2022b

     4,721,391  
4,000,000   

3.375%, 4/15/2023b

     4,013,416  
6,197,000   

5.875%, 1/15/2024b

     6,854,644  
575,000   

4.125%, 1/15/2025b

     592,566  
6,100,000   

4.750%, 1/8/2026b

     6,496,372  
5,000,000   

8.500%, 10/12/2035b

     7,195,875  
2,000,000   

6.625%, 2/17/2037b

     2,485,962  
2,000,000   

7.750%, 1/17/2038b

     2,765,820  
3,226,000   

6.750%, 1/15/2044b

     4,176,996  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  7  


EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Indonesia (8.9%) - continued

  

$3,700,000

  

5.125%, 1/15/2045b

   $ 3,970,126  

4,000,000

  

5.950%, 1/8/2046b

     4,750,440  

1,200,000

  

5.250%, 1/8/2047b

     1,310,102  

1,500,000

  

4.350%, 1/11/2048

     1,476,438  
  

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III

  

3,000,000

  

3.400%, 3/29/2021b

     3,031,110  

1,000,000

  

3.750%, 3/1/2023b

     1,013,200  

2,500,000

  

4.350%, 9/10/2024b

     2,588,750  

3,500,000

  

4.150%, 3/29/2027b

     3,556,875  

4,000,000

  

4.400%, 3/1/2028b

     4,118,000  

5,000,000

  

4.450%, 2/20/2029b

     5,162,500  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     70,280,583  
     

 

 

 

Kuwait (1.6%)

  
  

Kuwait Government International Bond

  

5,500,000

  

2.750%, 3/20/2022b

     5,486,910  

7,000,000

  

3.500%, 3/20/2027b

     7,139,510  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     12,626,420  
     

 

 

 

Mexico (6.7%)

  
  

Mexico Government International Bond

  

5,590,000

  

5.750%, 10/12/2110

     5,736,738  

5,220,000

  

4.000%, 10/2/2023

     5,363,550  

1,215,000

  

3.600%, 1/30/2025

     1,213,785  

3,000,000

  

4.125%, 1/21/2026

     3,051,000  

5,781,000

  

4.150%, 3/28/2027

     5,860,778  

5,085,000

  

3.750%, 1/11/2028

     4,991,945  

1,000,000

  

6.750%, 9/27/2034

     1,221,420  

5,878,000

  

6.050%, 1/11/2040

     6,737,658  

6,000,000

  

5.550%, 1/21/2045

     6,570,000  

5,250,000

  

4.600%, 1/23/2046

     5,055,750  

2,000,000

  

4.600%, 2/10/2048

     1,934,000  
  

Petroleos Mexicanos

  

2,850,000

  

6.375%, 2/4/2021

     2,949,465  

2,500,000

  

6.500%, 3/13/2027

     2,532,250  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     53,218,339  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands (0.8%)

  
  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

  

3,000,000

  

5.299%, 1/27/2025

     3,078,000  

1,500,000

  

7.375%, 1/17/2027

     1,671,000  

2,000,000

  

5.750%, 2/1/2029

     2,005,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     6,754,000  
     

 

 

 

Nigeria (2.0%)

  
  

Nigeria Government International Bond

  

2,000,000

  

6.375%, 7/12/2023

     2,060,400  

3,500,000

  

7.625%, 11/21/2025

     3,735,760  

3,500,000

  

7.143%, 2/23/2030

     3,483,060  

3,000,000

  

7.696%, 2/23/2038

     2,958,300  

3,000,000

  

7.625%, 11/28/2047

     2,873,580  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     15,111,100  
     

 

 

 

Oman (3.1%)

  
  

Oman Government International

Bond

  

3,000,000

  

3.625%, 6/15/2021b

     2,932,500  

3,000,000

  

4.125%, 1/17/2023b

     2,899,200  

2,000,000

  

5.932%, 10/31/2025b

     2,030,000  

Principal
Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Oman (3.1%) - continued

  

$5,000,000

  

4.750%, 6/15/2026b

   $ 4,625,000  

2,000,000

  

5.375%, 3/8/2027b

     1,880,000  

4,000,000

  

5.625%, 1/17/2028b

     3,800,744  

6,000,000

  

6.750%, 1/17/2048b

     5,437,080  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     23,604,524  
     

 

 

 

Panama (2.6%)

  
  

Panama Government International Bond

  

2,000,000

  

4.500%, 4/16/2050

     2,088,400  

1,000,000

  

9.375%, 1/16/2023

     1,218,750  

3,000,000

  

3.750%, 3/16/2025

     3,085,530  

1,500,000

  

8.875%, 9/30/2027

     2,079,375  

2,000,000

  

3.875%, 3/17/2028

     2,071,020  

1,688,000

  

9.375%, 4/1/2029

     2,458,150  

5,079,000

  

6.700%, 1/26/2036

     6,602,700  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     19,603,925  
     

 

 

 

Peru (1.8%)

  
  

Peru Government International Bond

  

3,650,000

  

5.625%, 11/18/2050

     4,662,875  

1,000,000

  

7.350%, 7/21/2025

     1,245,510  

5,000,000

  

8.750%, 11/21/2033

     7,750,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     13,658,385  
     

 

 

 

Philippines (3.2%)

  
  

Philippines Government International Bond

  

3,000,000

  

4.200%, 1/21/2024

     3,172,335  

3,000,000

  

3.750%, 1/14/2029

     3,143,841  

5,025,000

  

7.750%, 1/14/2031

     7,050,728  

2,625,000

  

6.375%, 10/23/2034

     3,469,683  

1,000,000

  

5.000%, 1/13/2037

     1,176,071  

3,720,000

  

3.950%, 1/20/2040

     3,889,546  

4,000,000

  

3.700%, 3/1/2041c

     4,033,332  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     25,935,536  
     

 

 

 

Poland (0.9%)

  
  

Poland Government International Bond

  

4,000,000

  

5.000%, 3/23/2022

     4,248,040  

3,000,000

  

4.000%, 1/22/2024

     3,150,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     7,398,040  
     

 

 

 

Qatar (6.9%)

  
  

Qatar Government International Bond

  

6,000,000

  

4.500%, 1/20/2022b

     6,237,600  

3,000,000

  

3.875%, 4/23/2023b

     3,097,056  

6,000,000

  

3.375%, 3/14/2024b

     6,082,500  

3,000,000

  

3.250%, 6/2/2026b

     2,989,548  

8,500,000

  

4.500%, 4/23/2028b

     9,180,000  

1,000,000

  

4.000%, 3/14/2029b

     1,041,096  

2,000,000

  

9.750%, 6/15/2030b

     3,107,600  

2,000,000

  

5.750%, 1/20/2042b

     2,432,500  

9,750,000

  

5.103%, 4/23/2048b

     10,883,438  

8,000,000

  

4.817%, 3/14/2049b

     8,590,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     53,641,338  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Russia (4.8%)

  
  

Russia Government International Bond

  

$2,000,000

  

4.500%, 4/4/2022b

   $ 2,067,900  

2,600,000

  

4.875%, 9/16/2023b

     2,743,000  

7,600,000

  

4.750%, 5/27/2026

     7,894,318  

4,000,000

  

4.250%, 6/23/2027b

     4,023,400  

2,000,000

  

12.750%, 6/24/2028b

     3,241,040  

1,125,000

  

7.500%, 3/31/2030b

     1,254,656  

1,000,000

  

5.100%, 3/28/2035b

     1,034,988  

6,600,000

  

5.625%, 4/4/2042b

     7,316,377  

8,000,000

  

5.250%, 6/23/2047b

     8,290,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     37,865,679  
     

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia (7.5%)

  
  

Saudi Arabia Government International Bond

  

3,000,000

  

5.250%, 1/16/2050b

     3,255,312  

2,500,000

  

2.375%, 10/26/2021b

     2,463,475  

3,000,000

  

2.875%, 3/4/2023b

     2,976,660  

6,000,000

  

4.000%, 4/17/2025b

     6,210,000  

9,000,000

  

3.250%, 10/26/2026b

     8,832,546  

6,000,000

  

3.625%, 3/4/2028b

     6,003,720  

3,000,000

  

4.375%, 4/16/2029b

     3,146,730  

7,000,000

  

4.500%, 4/17/2030b

     7,376,320  

5,250,000

  

4.500%, 10/26/2046b

     5,177,550  

4,000,000

  

4.625%, 10/4/2047b

     4,019,440  

9,000,000

  

5.000%, 4/17/2049b

     9,510,732  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     58,972,485  
     

 

 

 

South Africa (3.3%)

  
  

Eskom Holdings SOC, Ltd.

  

1,500,000

  

6.350%, 8/10/2028b

     1,558,224  
  

South Africa Government International Bond

  

4,125,000

  

5.875%, 5/30/2022

     4,341,563  

2,000,000

  

4.665%, 1/17/2024

     2,020,020  

4,500,000

  

5.875%, 9/16/2025

     4,743,063  

1,600,000

  

4.875%, 4/14/2026

     1,584,368  

1,500,000

  

4.850%, 9/27/2027

     1,460,331  

4,000,000

  

4.300%, 10/12/2028

     3,729,960  

500,000

  

5.875%, 6/22/2030

     510,641  

500,000

  

6.250%, 3/8/2041

     514,375  

5,200,000

  

5.650%, 9/27/2047

     4,872,421  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     25,334,966  
     

 

 

 

Sri Lanka (1.9%)

  
  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

  

1,500,000

  

6.250%, 10/4/2020b

     1,508,925  

1,500,000

  

5.750%, 1/18/2022b

     1,488,110  

1,500,000

  

5.875%, 7/25/2022b

     1,483,257  

1,000,000

  

5.750%, 4/18/2023b

     980,755  

2,000,000

  

6.850%, 3/14/2024b

     2,018,884  

2,000,000

  

6.850%, 11/3/2025b

     1,997,546  

1,500,000

  

6.200%, 5/11/2027b

     1,416,758  

1,000,000

  

6.750%, 4/18/2028b

     963,111  

2,000,000

  

7.850%, 3/14/2029b

     2,056,600  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     13,913,946  
     

 

 

 

Turkey (7.9%)

  
  

Hazine Mustesarligi Varlik Kiralama AS

  

3,000,000

  

5.800%, 2/21/2022b

     2,930,916  

Principal

Amount

  

Long-Term Fixed Income (96.6%)

   Value  

Turkey (7.9%) - continued

  
  

Turkey Government International Bond

  

$2,750,000

  

7.000%, 6/5/2020

   $ 2,774,629  

2,500,000

  

5.625%, 3/30/2021

     2,463,680  

3,000,000

  

6.250%, 9/26/2022

     2,927,760  

5,000,000

  

7.250%, 12/23/2023c

     4,988,050  

8,000,000

  

5.750%, 3/22/2024

     7,484,800  

2,250,000

  

7.375%, 2/5/2025

     2,226,380  

3,000,000

  

4.250%, 4/14/2026

     2,494,020  

2,042,000

  

4.875%, 10/9/2026

     1,741,458  

4,300,000

  

6.000%, 3/25/2027

     3,870,430  

1,000,000

  

5.125%, 2/17/2028

     845,360  

4,000,000

  

6.125%, 10/24/2028

     3,584,520  

1,500,000

  

7.625%, 4/26/2029

     1,459,500  

2,500,000

  

8.000%, 2/14/2034

     2,503,250  

6,839,000

  

6.875%, 3/17/2036

     6,120,905  

5,935,000

  

6.750%, 5/30/2040

     5,190,573  

6,500,000

  

6.625%, 2/17/2045

     5,532,241  

3,000,000

  

5.750%, 5/11/2047

     2,351,250  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     61,489,722  
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates (2.1%)

  
  

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond

  

3,000,000

  

2.500%, 10/11/2022b

     2,970,000  

3,000,000

  

3.125%, 5/3/2026b

     3,007,500  

5,500,000

  

3.125%, 10/11/2027b

     5,465,790  

4,000,000

  

4.125%, 10/11/2047b

     4,072,000  
  

Dubai Government International Bond

  

1,000,000

  

5.250%, 1/30/2043

     1,057,540  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     16,572,830  
     

 

 

 

Uruguay (1.9%)

  
  

Uruguay Government International Bond

  

1,071,287

  

4.975%, 4/20/2055

     1,103,426  

9,000,000

  

5.100%, 6/18/2050

     9,450,000  

2,500,000

  

4.375%, 10/27/2027

     2,606,250  

2,040,312

  

4.375%, 1/23/2031

     2,125,005  
     

 

 

 
     Total    15,284,681  
     

 

 

 
   Total Long-Term Fixed Income
(cost $783,479,459)
     760,567,092  
     

 

 

 

Shares

  

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned (1.0%)

 

7,629,243

  

Thrivent Cash Management Trust

     7,629,243  
     

 

 

 
   Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned
(cost $7,629,243)
     7,629,243  
     

 

 

 

Shares or
Principal
Amount

  

Short-Term Investments (7.2%)

 
  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

  

19,290,000

  

2.300%, 5/1/2019d

     19,290,000  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Shares or

Principal

Amount

  

Short-Term Investments (7.2%)

   Value  
  

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

  

3,712,552

  

2.690%

   $ 37,125,522  
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $56,415,522)
     56,415,522  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(cost $847,524,224) 104.8%
   $ 824,611,857  
     

 

 

 
   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (4.8%)      (37,529,094)  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Net Assets 100.0%

   $ 787,082,763  
     

 

 

 

 

a

Denotes step coupon securities. Step coupon securities pay an initial coupon rate for the first period and then different coupon rates for following periods. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2019.

b

Denotes securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts them from registration. These securities may be resold to other dealers in the program or to other qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2019, the value of these investments was $351,832,384 or 44.7% of total net assets.

c

All or a portion of the security is on loan.

d

The interest rate shown reflects the yield, coupon rate or the discount rate at the date of purchase.

The following table presents the total amount of securities loaned with continuous maturity, by type, offset by the gross payable upon return of collateral for securities loaned by Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund as of April 30, 2019:

Securities Lending Transactions

 

Long-Term Fixed Income

   $ 7,337,507  
  

 

 

 

Total lending

   $ 7,337,507  

Gross amount payable upon return of collateral for securities loaned

   $ 7,629,243  
  

 

 

 

Net amounts due to counterparty

   $ 291,736  
  

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments of the portfolio as a whole (including derivatives), based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,909,440  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (33,137,060
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (23,227,620

Cost (includes notional principal amount of derivatives, if any) for federal income tax purposes

   $ 847,839,477  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2019, in valuing Emerging Markets Debt Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Long-Term Fixed Income

           

Energy

     12,235,715               12,235,715         

Foreign Government

     746,773,153               746,773,153         

Utilities

     1,558,224               1,558,224         

Short-Term Investments

     19,290,000               19,290,000         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Investments in Securities

   $ 779,857,092      $      $ 779,857,092      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Investments *

   Total                       

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     37,125,522           

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     7,629,243           
  

 

 

          

Subtotal Other Investments

   $ 44,754,765           
  

 

 

          

Total Investments at Value

   $ 824,611,857           
  

 

 

          

 

*

Certain investments are measured at fair value using a net asset value per share that is not publicly available (practical expedient). According to disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurement, securities valued using the practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

There were no significant transfers between Levels during the period ended April 30, 2019. Transfers between Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

Investment in Affiliates

Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, include those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, any affiliated mutual fund, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The Fund owns shares of Thrivent Cash Management Trust for the purpose of securities lending and Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund, a series of Thrivent Core Funds, primarily to serve as a cash sweep vehicle for the Fund. Thrivent Cash Management Trust and Thrivent Core Funds are established solely for investment by Thrivent entities.

A summary of transactions (in thousands; values shown as zero are less than $500) for the fiscal year to date, in Emerging Markets Debt Fund, is as follows:

 

Fund

   Value
10/31/2018
     Gross
Purchases
     Gross
Sales
     Value
4/30/2019
     Shares Held at
4/30/2019
     % of Net
Assets
4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

                 

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $ 12,270      $ 76,760      $ 51,904      $ 37,126        3,713        4.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     12,270              37,126           4.7  
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

                 

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

     4,447        40,277        37,095        7,629        7,629        1.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     4,447              7,629           1.0  
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 16,717            $ 44,755        
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

Fund

   Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Distributions of
Realized Capital
Gains
     Income Earned
11/1/2018
- 4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

           

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $      $      $      $ 93  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income from Affiliated Investments

            $ 93  
           

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

           

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

                          8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Income from Securities Loaned, Net

            $ 8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $      $      $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

11


INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.1%)

   Value  

Australia (6.7%)

  

992,187

  

AGL Energy, Ltd.

   $ 15,565,777  

389,260

  

BHP Group, Ltd.

     10,300,733  

419,135

  

Computershare, Ltd.

     5,272,824  

1,179,302

  

FlexiGroup, Ltd.

     1,161,500  

540,421

  

GWA Group, Ltd.

     1,283,524  

3,558,313

  

Medibank Private, Ltd.

     7,171,300  

4,737,867

  

Mirvac Group

     9,484,688  

389,898

  

Sandfire Resources NL

     1,939,360  

154,996

  

Scentre Group

     418,101  

318,843

  

Seven West Media, Ltd.a

     127,248  

123,038

  

Super Retail Group, Ltd.

     751,512  

3,003,166

  

Telstra Corporation, Ltd.

     7,153,075  

818,317

  

Vicinity Centres

     1,467,517  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     62,097,159  
     

 

 

 

Canada (9.7%)

  

110,220

  

Bank of Montreal

     8,706,039  

278,693

  

CGI, Inc.a

     20,059,988  

66,041

  

Choice Properties REIT

     672,389  

673,846

  

CI Financial Corporation

     9,692,478  

274,515

  

Empire Company, Ltd.

     6,106,253  

140,382

  

Genworth MI Canada, Inc.b

     4,362,247  

64,718

  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     2,386,407  

98,541

  

Granite REIT

     4,486,091  

43,085

  

H&R REIT

     736,147  

32,611

  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

     1,033,075  

106,866

  

Magna International, Inc.

     5,946,024  

663,501

  

Manulife Financial Corporation

     12,218,086  

99,163

  

Methanex Corporation

     5,446,032  

59,927

  

National Bank of Canada

     2,854,774  

111,226

  

Quebecor, Inc.

     2,773,801  

51,632

  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,305,734  

47,757

  

Transcontinental, Inc.

     573,925  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     89,359,490  
     

 

 

 

Denmark (4.3%)

  

56,950

  

Carlsberg AS

     7,363,681  

32,009

  

GN Store Nord AS

     1,640,630  

529,751

  

Novo Nordisk AS

     25,954,914  

4,088

  

Rockwool International AS

     1,093,739  

62,005

  

Topdanmark AS

     3,345,479  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     39,398,443  
     

 

 

 

Finland (1.4%)

  

464,488

  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     13,114,785  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     13,114,785  
     

 

 

 

France (5.1%)

  

20,417

  

Bureau Veritas SA

     517,546  

120,720

  

Capgemini SA

     14,649,949  

82,740

  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin

     10,699,191  

303,409

  

CNP Assurancesb

     7,166,773  

9,338

  

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

     845,002  

23,947

  

Ipsos SA

     694,614  

229,857

  

Klepierre SA

     8,167,776  

6,242

  

LNA Sante

     322,399  

7,665

  

L’Oreal SA

     2,108,286  

22,123

  

Peugeot SA

     580,043  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     45,751,579  
     

 

 

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.1%)

   Value  

Germany (1.6%)

  

83,928

  

Aareal Bank AG

   $ 2,935,657  

29,012

  

Allianz SE

     7,012,638  

22,413

  

Deutsche EuroShop AG

     673,582  

172,299

  

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AGc

     2,405,803  

13,568

  

Fuchs Petrolub SE

     591,605  

5,958

  

Jenoptik AG

     235,811  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     13,855,096  
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong (0.8%)

  

981,000

  

Hysan Development Company, Ltd.

     5,498,242  

315,000

  

Road King Infrastructure, Ltd.

     715,317  

51,500

  

Swire Pacific, Ltd.

     652,169  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     6,865,728  
     

 

 

 

Ireland (<0.1%)

  

14,068

  

Glanbia plc

     258,613  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     258,613  
     

 

 

 

Italy (0.6%)

  

48,078

  

Amplifon SPA

     924,922  

470,680

  

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SPAa,b

     715,238  

196,943

  

Finecobank Banca Fineco SPA

     2,594,129  

14,217

  

Recordati SPA

     574,479  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     4,808,768  
     

 

 

 

Japan (25.8%)

  

31,400

  

AOKI Holdings, Inc.

     328,165  

27,200

  

Aoyama Trading Company, Ltd.

     597,448  

44,600

  

Arcs Company, Ltd.

     904,160  

35,900

  

Autobacs Seven Company, Ltd.

     626,096  

87,900

  

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     2,430,247  

39,300

  

Bridgestone Corporation

     1,559,047  

581,500

  

Canon, Inc.

     16,135,507  

39,900

  

Chiyoda Company, Ltd.

     632,283  

852,500

  

Citizen Watch Company, Ltd.

     4,806,590  

92,600

  

Daito Trust Construction Company, Ltd.

     12,399,461  

282,400

  

Denso Corporation

     12,339,477  

17,500

  

Exedy Corporation

     401,016  

104,400

  

Hino Motors, Ltd.

     989,762  

57,200

  

Hitachi Zosen Corporation

     177,289  

44,400

  

Hokuetsu Corporation

     242,202  

68,400

  

Inaba Denki Sangyo Company, Ltd.

     2,786,495  

1,005,700

  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     23,239,336  

330,600

  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     5,688,916  

254,400

  

JSR Corporation

     3,881,768  

415,100

  

KDDI Corporation

     9,567,037  

173,000

  

Kyoei Steel, Ltd.

     2,874,554  

19,200

  

KYORIN Holdings, Inc.

     360,811  

29,600

  

Lintec Corporation

     639,266  

93,800

  

Marubeni Corporation

     672,133  

14,400

  

Ministop Company, Ltd.

     226,985  

473,700

  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

     7,111,583  

52,500

  

Mitsuboshi Belting, Ltd.

     997,396  

58,500

  

Mitsui & Company, Ltd.

     946,214  

90,300

  

NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation

     2,175,345  

281,500

  

NHK Spring Company, Ltd.

     2,535,598  

145,100

  

Nippon Kayaku Company, Ltd.

     1,705,138  

570,900

  

Nippon Steel Corporation

     10,211,567  

1,973,800

  

Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.

     15,845,753  

168,700

  

Nitto Kogyo Corporation

     3,312,028  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.1%)

   Value  

Japan (25.8%) - continued

  

40,600

  

NTT DOCOMO, INC.

   $ 881,653  

37,700

  

Onward Holdings Company, Ltd.

     207,986  

27,600

  

Plenus Company, Ltd.

     455,936  

55,900

  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     237,302  

34,400

  

Ryoyo Electro Corporation

     529,640  

74,300

  

Sangetsu Company, Ltd.

     1,392,759  

9,600

  

Sanyo Special Steel Company, Ltd.

     192,502  

1,058,000

  

Sekisui House, Ltd.

     17,058,434  

41,000

  

Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.

     101,876  

20,300

  

SHIMAMURA Company, Ltd.

     1,513,650  

387,700

  

Shinko Electric Industries Company, Ltd.

     3,421,535  

125,100

  

Sugi Holdings Company, Ltd.

     6,326,994  

519,700

  

Sumitomo Corporation

     7,448,769  

898,200

  

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

     11,951,173  

641,500

  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

     7,888,101  

187,300

  

Sundrug Company, Ltd.

     5,021,611  

25,500

  

Taikisha, Ltd.

     770,649  

25,700

  

Taiyo Holdings Company, Ltd.

     905,271  

14,600

  

Takara Standard Company, Ltd.

     222,247  

31,900

  

Teijin, Ltd.

     548,748  

119,800

  

Toagosei Company, Ltd.

     1,307,812  

69,300

  

Toppan Forms Company, Ltd.

     633,780  

342,000

  

Toyoda Gosei Company, Ltd.

     7,119,489  

8,400

  

TS Tech Company, Ltd.

     252,273  

54,400

  

Tsubakimoto Chain Company

     2,027,742  

20,200

  

TSURUHA Holdings, Inc.

     1,721,562  

246,800

  

TV Asahi Holdings Corporation

     4,355,461  

30,700

  

United Arrows, Ltd.

     969,719  

996,300

  

Yahoo Japan Corporation

     2,659,593  

32,200

  

Yuasa Trading Company, Ltd.

     918,574  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     238,389,514  
     

 

 

 

Netherlands (5.4%)

  

147,726

  

Euronext NVc

     10,264,351  

58,281

  

ForFarmers BV

     498,317  

344,492

  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     8,302,839  

77,175

  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     8,826,664  

89,073

  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     3,825,142  

248,648

  

Unilever NV

     15,044,402  

55,845

  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     3,897,856  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     50,659,571  
     

 

 

 

New Zealand (<0.1%)

  

132,147

  

Contact Energy, Ltd.

     593,266  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     593,266  
     

 

 

 

Norway (2.1%)

  

258,828

  

DnB ASAa

     4,977,058  

743,531

  

Telenor ASAb

     14,946,361  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     19,923,419  
     

 

 

 

Singapore (0.1%)

  

733,000

  

Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd.

     1,106,170  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     1,106,170  
     

 

 

 

Spain (4.8%)

  

240,313

  

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios, SA

     11,051,126  

142,755

  

Amadeus IT Holding SA

     11,377,142  

265,273

  

Bankinter SA

     2,120,388  

43,098

  

CIA De Distribucion Integral

     1,022,500  

456,042

  

Enagas SA

     13,008,802  

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.1%)

   Value  

Spain (4.8%) - continued

  

861,907

  

Mediaset Espana Comunicacion SA

   $ 6,684,210  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     45,264,168  
     

 

 

 

Sweden (5.3%)

  

4,543

  

AB Industrivarden

     102,239  

396,819

  

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

     12,386,430  

354,114

  

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

     10,085,939  

11,416

  

Boliden ABa

     339,739  

24,386

  

Castellum AB

     438,447  

176,687

  

Granges AB

     1,918,376  

126,669

  

Hexpol AB

     989,416  

25,082

  

Investor AB

     1,196,204  

89,408

  

Nobina ABc

     574,060  

268,174

  

Sandvik AB

     4,966,149  

385,466

  

SKF ABb

     7,155,011  

206,439

  

Swedish Match AB

     10,065,884  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     50,217,894  
     

 

 

 

Switzerland (6.5%)

  

284,706

  

Novartis AG

     23,328,838  

54,780

  

Pargesa Holding SA

     4,305,102  

84,310

  

Roche Holding AG

     22,246,320  

45,980

  

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificate

     9,937,428  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     59,817,688  
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom (18.9%)

  

1,391,649

  

Auto Trader Group plcc

     10,287,588  

412,612

  

Barratt Developments plc

     3,245,958  

165,132

  

Berkeley Group Holdings plc

     8,100,833  

673,071

  

BHP Group plc

     15,887,579  

20,051

  

Bovis Homes Group plc

     290,715  

414,676

  

Bunzl plc

     12,507,099  

23,735

  

Burberry Group plc

     625,585  

150,521

  

Carnival plc

     7,979,825  

25,730

  

Compass Group plc

     585,458  

83,719

  

Countryside Properties plcc

     370,834  

493,127

  

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

     2,121,953  

517,955

  

Halma plc

     12,187,333  

365,818

  

Imperial Brands plc

     11,639,678  

87,203

  

Inchcape plc

     700,103  

2,224,333

  

KCOM Group plc

     2,839,623  

15,490,128

  

Lloyds TSB Group plc

     12,668,387  

513,994

  

Marks and Spencer Group plc

     1,917,334  

58,838

  

Meggitt plc

     418,681  

432,521

  

Moneysupermarket.com Group plc

     2,054,434  

210,004

  

National Express Group plc

     1,125,506  

64,015

  

Northgate plc

     307,190  

419,682

  

PageGroup plc

     2,950,468  

36,532

  

Paragon Banking Group plc

     218,803  

362,286

  

Redrow plc

     2,916,138  

574,836

  

RELX plc

     13,207,237  

60,991

  

Rightmove plc

     431,274  

28,051

  

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

     893,746  

607,855

  

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B

     19,617,554  

27,748

  

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc

     2,991,729  

1,266,805

  

Taylor Wimpey plc

     3,003,357  

362,699

  

Unilever plc

     21,985,066  

48,707

  

WH Smith plc

     1,303,121  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     177,380,189  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.1%)

   Value  

United States (<0.1%)

  

8,264

  

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.

   $ 192,303  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     192,303  
     

 

 

 
   Total Common Stock
(cost $909,222,936)
     919,053,843  
     

 

 

 

Shares

  

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned
(3.6%)

      

33,348,904

  

Thrivent Cash Management Trust

     33,348,904  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Collateral Held for

Securities Loaned
(cost $33,348,904)

     33,348,904  
     

 

 

 

Shares

  

Short-Term Investments (0.3%)

      
  

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

  

227,372

  

2.690%

     2,273,718  
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments (cost $2,273,718)      2,273,718  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments
(cost $944,845,558) 103.0%
   $ 954,676,465  
     

 

 

 
  

Other Assets and Liabilities,

Net (3.0%)

     (27,567,275)  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Net Assets 100.0%

   $ 927,109,190  
     

 

 

 

 

a

Non-income producing security.

b

All or a portion of the security is on loan.

c

Denotes securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts them from registration. These securities may be resold to other dealers in the program or to other qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2019, the value of these investments was $23,902,636 or 2.6% of total net assets.

The following table presents the total amount of securities loaned with continuous maturity, by type, offset by the gross payable upon return of collateral for securities loaned by Thrivent Core International Equity Fund as of April 30, 2019:

Securities Lending Transactions

 

Common Stock

   $ 27,512,388  
  

 

 

 

Total lending

   $ 27,512,388  

Gross amount payable upon return of collateral for securities loaned

   $ 33,348,904  
  

 

 

 

Net amounts due to counterparty

   $ 5,836,516  
  

 

 

 

 

Definitions:     

REIT -

  Real Estate Investment Trust is a company that buys,develops, manages and/or sells real estate assets.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments of the portfolio as a whole (including derivatives), based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 41,917,349  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (33,541,018
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 8,376,331  

Cost (includes notional principal amount of derivatives, if any) for federal income tax purposes

   $ 946,300,134  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

14


INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2019, in valuing International Equity Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stock

           

Communications Services

     61,866,000               61,866,000         

Consumer Discretionary

     149,111,612        5,946,024        143,165,588         

Consumer Staples

     120,813,667               120,813,667         

Energy

     21,356,302               21,356,302         

Financials

     111,688,879               111,688,879         

Health Care

     75,353,313               75,353,313         

Industrials

     119,654,082               119,654,082         

Information Technology

     86,237,377        192,303        86,045,074         

Materials

     94,114,868        5,446,032        88,668,836         

Real Estate

     49,689,898               49,689,898         

Utilities

     29,167,845               29,167,845         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Investments in Securities

   $ 919,053,843      $ 11,584,359      $ 907,469,484      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Investments *

   Total                       

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     2,273,718           

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     33,348,904           
  

 

 

          

Subtotal Other Investments

   $ 35,622,622           
  

 

 

          

Total Investments at Value

   $ 954,676,465           
  

 

 

          

 

*

Certain investments are measured at fair value using a net asset value per share that is not publicly available (practical expedient). According to disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurement, securities valued using the practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

There were no significant transfers between Levels during the period ended April 30, 2019. Transfers between Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

Investment in Affiliates

Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, include those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, any affiliated mutual fund, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The Fund owns shares of Thrivent Cash Management Trust for the purpose of securities lending and Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund, a series of Thrivent Core Funds, primarily to serve as a cash sweep vehicle for the Fund. Thrivent Cash Management Trust and Thrivent Core Funds are established solely for investment by Thrivent entities.

A summary of transactions (in thousands; values shown as zero are less than $500) for the fiscal year to date, in International Equity Fund, is as follows:

 

Fund

   Value
10/31/2018
     Gross
Purchases
     Gross
Sales
     Value
4/30/2019
     Shares Held at
4/30/2019
     % of Net
Assets
4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

                 

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $ 170      $ 71,283      $ 69,179      $ 2,274        227        0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     170              2,274           0.3  
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

                 

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

     28,504        98,912        94,067        33,349        33,349        3.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

     28,504              33,349           3.6  
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 28,674            $ 35,623        
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

Portfolio

   Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Distributions of
Realized Capital
Gains
     Income Earned
11/1/2018

- 4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

           

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $      $             $ 30  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income from Affiliated Investments

            $ 30  
           

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

           

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

                          135  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Income from Securities Loaned, Net

            $ 135  
           

 

 

 

Total Value

   $      $      $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

15


LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.7%)

   Value  

Communications Services (2.6%)

  

172,019

  

AT&T, Inc.

   $ 5,325,708  

6,582

  

John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

     303,957  

281,295

  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     16,087,261  

30,896

  

Walt Disney Company

     4,231,825  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     25,948,751  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (6.3%)

  

3,084

  

AutoZone, Inc.a

     3,171,308  

816

  

Booking Holdings, Inc.a

     1,513,672  

7,373

  

Genuine Parts Company

     756,027  

99,854

  

Home Depot, Inc.

     20,340,260  

103,540

  

McDonald’s Corporation

     20,456,398  

78,185

  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     7,635,547  

147,273

  

TJX Companies, Inc.

     8,082,342  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     61,955,554  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (14.3%)

  

267,371

  

Altria Group, Inc.

     14,526,266  

379,842

  

Coca-Cola Company

     18,635,048  

271,221

  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     19,742,176  

2,068

  

Hershey Company

     258,190  

15,331

  

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     1,968,194  

408,702

  

Mondelez International, Inc.

     20,782,497  

80,016

  

Monster Beverage Corporationa

     4,768,954  

167,842

  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     21,492,168  

154,255

  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     13,352,313  

69,262

  

Procter & Gamble Company

     7,375,018  

179,590

  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     18,469,036  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     141,369,860  
     

 

 

 

Financials (15.3%)

  

369,286

  

Aflac, Inc.

     18,604,629  

3,692

  

Alleghany Corporationa

     2,425,201  

186,888

  

Allstate Corporation

     18,513,125  

32,505

  

American Express Company

     3,810,561  

167,787

  

American Financial Group, Inc.

     17,370,988  

335,859

  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     3,388,817  

60,157

  

Aon plc

     10,836,682  

121,569

  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Company

     10,165,600  

74,432

  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.a

     16,130,159  

48,078

  

Cincinnati Financial Corporation

     4,624,142  

32,075

  

Discover Financial Services

     2,613,792  

43,538

  

First American Financial Corporation

     2,484,278  

214,458

  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     11,218,298  

20,042

  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     1,630,417  

9,384

  

Markel Corporationa

     10,055,050  

139,499

  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     13,153,361  

22,261

  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     3,372,764  

11,313

  

Torchmark Corporation

     991,697  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     151,389,561  
     

 

 

 

Health Care (16.2%)

  

52,314

  

Abbott Laboratories

     4,162,102  

7,112

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     558,292  

19,462

  

Amgen, Inc.

     3,489,926  

198,142

  

Baxter International, Inc.

     15,118,235  

42,786

  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     1,986,554  

23,260

  

Cigna Holding Company

     3,694,618  

15,437

  

Cooper Companies, Inc.

     4,475,495  

154,772

  

Danaher Corporation

     20,498,004  

18,478

  

Eli Lilly and Company

     2,162,665  

37,290

  

Humana, Inc.

     9,524,239  

140,402

  

Johnson & Johnson

     19,824,762  

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.7%)

   Value  

Health Care (16.2%) - continued

  

126,416

  

Medtronic plc

   $ 11,227,005  

74,205

  

Merck & Company, Inc.

     5,840,675  

456,083

  

Pfizer, Inc.

     18,521,531  

9,542

  

Stryker Corporation

     1,802,579  

36,588

  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     10,151,341  

85,524

  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     19,933,079  

50,702

  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.a

     6,904,091  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     159,875,193  
     

 

 

 

Industrials (11.0%)

  

140,699

  

AMETEK, Inc.

     12,405,431  

24,724

  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     2,080,278  

59,973

  

General Dynamics Corporation

     10,718,375  

108,110

  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     18,771,139  

37,291

  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     5,803,598  

51,844

  

Lockheed Martin Corporation

     17,281,161  

35,687

  

Northrop Grumman Corporation

     10,346,018  

22,012

  

Raytheon Company

     3,909,111  

21,691

  

Regal-Beloit Corporation

     1,845,470  

116,179

  

United Technologies Corporation

     16,568,287  

94,421

  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     8,759,436  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     108,488,304  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology (17.7%)

  

19,797

  

Accenture plc

     3,616,318  

202,681

  

Amphenol Corporation

     20,178,920  

114,584

  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     18,836,464  

98,108

  

CDK Global, Inc.

     5,917,875  

144,536

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     8,086,789  

221,739

  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

     16,178,077  

169,971

  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     19,704,738  

113,828

  

Fiserv, Inc.a

     9,930,355  

72,454

  

International Business Machines Corporation

     10,163,123  

31,404

  

Intuit, Inc.

     7,884,288  

36,760

  

MasterCard, Inc.

     9,345,862  

79,743

  

Microsoft Corporation

     10,414,436  

317,763

  

Oracle Corporation

     17,581,827  

33,907

  

Paychex, Inc.

     2,858,699  

110,623

  

Synopsys, Inc.a

     13,394,233  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     174,092,004  
     

 

 

 

Materials (0.4%)

  

42,076

  

Royal Gold, Inc.

     3,663,136  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     3,663,136  
     

 

 

 

Real Estate (8.6%)

  

98,601

  

American Tower Corporation

     19,256,775  

6,836

  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     940,770  

162,266

  

Camden Property Trust

     16,332,073  

108,787

  

Crown Castle International Corporation

     13,683,229  

412,177

  

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     16,977,571  

29,027

  

Equity Residential

     2,218,243  

32,445

  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,144,335  

196,932

  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     8,779,229  

22,957

  

Public Storage, Inc.

     5,077,629  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     84,409,854  
     

 

 

 

Utilities (7.3%)

  

26,696

  

ALLETE, Inc.

     2,174,389  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Shares

  

Common Stock (99.7%)

   Value  

Utilities (7.3%) - continued

  

5,090

  

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

   $ 435,449  

28,663

  

Atmos Energy Corporation

     2,933,371  

96,267

  

CMS Energy Corporation

     5,347,632  

50,872

  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     4,383,132  

164,959

  

Duke Energy Corporation

     15,031,064  

4,895

  

Evergy, Inc.

     283,029  

24,650

  

Exelon Corporation

     1,255,917  

27,970

  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     731,415  

105,687

  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     20,549,780  

8,579

  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     759,413  

103,846

  

Southern Company

     5,526,684  

11,925

  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     992,041  

30,940

  

Spire, Inc.

     2,604,839  

65,001

  

UGI Corporation

     3,543,205  

102,283

  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     5,778,990  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     72,330,350  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stock

(cost $880,632,459)

     983,522,567  
     

 

 

 

 

Shares

  

Short-Term Investments (0.2%)

   Value  
  

Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund

  

181,923

  

2.690%

     1,819,230  
     

 

 

 
   Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,819,230)      1,819,230  
     

 

 

 
   Total Investments (cost $882,451,689) 99.9%    $ 985,341,797  
     

 

 

 
   Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.1%      648,379  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Net Assets 100.0%

   $ 985,990,176  
     

 

 

 

 

a

Non-income producing security.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments of the portfolio as a whole (including derivatives, if any), based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 114,597,626  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (11,654,884
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 102,942,742  

Cost (includes notional principal amount of derivatives, if any) for federal income tax purposes

   $ 882,399,055  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2019, in valuing Low Volatility Equity Fund’s assets carried at fair value.

 

Investments in Securities

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Common Stock

           

Communications Services

     25,948,751        25,948,751        –          –    

Consumer Discretionary

     61,955,554        61,955,554        –          –    

Consumer Staples

     141,369,860        141,369,860        –          –    

Financials

     151,389,561        151,389,561        –          –    

Health Care

     159,875,193        159,875,193        –          –    

Industrials

     108,488,304        108,488,304        –          –    

Information Technology

     174,092,004        174,092,004        –          –    

Materials

     3,663,136        3,663,136        –          –    

Real Estate

     84,409,854        84,409,854        –          –    

Utilities

     72,330,350        72,330,350        –          –    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal Investments in Securities

   $ 983,522,567      $ 983,522,567      $ –        $ –    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Investments *

   Total                       

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     1,819,230           
  

 

 

          

Subtotal Other Investments

   $ 1,819,230           
  

 

 

          

Total Investments at Value

   $ 985,341,797           
  

 

 

          

 

*

Certain investments are measured at fair value using a net asset value per share that is not publicly available (practical expedient). According to disclosure requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurement, securities valued using the practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

There were no significant transfers between Levels during the period ended April 30, 2019. Transfers between Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

Investment in Affiliates

Affiliated issuers, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, include those in which the Fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an issuer, any affiliated mutual fund, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. The Fund owns shares of Thrivent Cash Management Trust for the purpose of securities lending and Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund, a series of Thrivent Core Funds, primarily to serve as a cash sweep vehicle for the Fund. Thrivent Cash Management Trust and Thrivent Core Funds are established solely for investment by Thrivent entities.

A summary of transactions (in thousands; values shown as zero are less than $500) for the fiscal year to date, in Low Volatility Equity Fund, is as follows:

 

Fund

   Value
10/31/2018
     Gross
Purchases
     Gross
Sales
     Value
4/30/2019
     Shares Held at
4/30/2019
     % of Net
Assets
4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

                 

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $ 830      $ 8,594      $ 7,605      $ 1,819        182        0.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Short-Term Investments

     830              1,819           0.2  
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

                 

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

     –          21,318        21,318        –          –          –    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Value

   $ 830            $ 1,819        
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

 

Fund

   Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
     Distributions of
Realized Capital
Gains
     Income Earned
11/1/2018

- 4/30/2019
 

Affiliated Short-Term Investments

           

Core Short-Term Reserve, 2.690%

   $ –        $ –        $ –        $ 19  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income from Affiliated Investments

            $ 19  
           

 

 

 

Collateral Held for Securities Loaned

           

Cash Management Trust- Collateral Investment

     –          –          –          115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Affiliated Income from Securities Loaned, Net

            $ 115  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ –        $ –        $ –       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

18


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

  

Asset-Backed Securities (5.8%)a

   Value  
  

Ally Auto Receivables Trust

  

$7,934,071

  

2.709%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-1

   $ 7,934,789  
  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust

  

4,561,228

  

2.660%, 3/18/2020, Ser. 2019-1

     4,561,714  
  

Ascentium Equipment Receivables, LLC

  

7,180,047

  

2.731%, 11/12/2019, Ser. 2018-2Ab

     7,180,459  

11,000,000

  

2.660%, 4/10/2020, Ser. 2019-1Ab

     11,001,731  
  

BMW Vehicle Lease Trust

  

5,336,875

  

2.496%, 10/21/2019, Ser. 2018-1

     5,336,478  
  

Canadian Pacer Auto Receivables Trust

  

10,000,000

  

2.596%, 4/20/2020, Ser. 2019-1Ab

     9,999,646  
  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

  

6,300,775

  

2.592%, 11/15/2019, Ser. 2018-4

     6,300,657  

13,432,344

  

2.780%, 1/15/2020, Ser. 2019-1

     13,434,946  
  

CCG Receivables Trust

  

5,500,000

  

2.628%, 4/14/2020, Ser. 2019-1b

     5,500,301  
  

CNH Equipment Trust

  

3,066,395

  

2.470%, 10/15/2019, Ser. 2018-B

     3,066,177  

16,949,193

  

2.753%, 2/28/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     16,950,495  
  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

  

3,780,969

  

2.657%, 10/22/2019, Ser. 2018-2b

     3,780,768  

11,000,000

  

2.648%, 4/22/2020, Ser. 2019-1b

     11,000,835  
  

DLL Securitization Trust

  

14,000,000

  

2.657%, 4/20/2020, Ser. 2019-DA1b

     14,001,120  
  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

  

5,779,447

  

2.780%, 1/15/2020, Ser. 2019-1

     5,779,398  

9,127,238

  

2.648%, 3/16/2020, Ser. 2019-2

     9,127,289  
  

Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC

  

8,326,175

  

2.815%, 11/20/2019, Ser. 2018-3b

     8,327,500  
  

Fifth Third Auto Trust

  

17,500,000

  

2.576%, 5/15/2020, Ser. 2019-1c

     17,500,000  
  

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

  

16,141,415

  

2.664%, 3/15/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     16,141,757  
  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust

  

9,000,000

  

2.597%, 5/20/2020, Ser. 2019-2c

     9,000,000  

13,000,000

  

2.720%, 4/16/2020, Ser. 2019-2

     13,000,398  
  

Great American Auto Leasing, Inc.

  

7,677,253

  

2.764%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-1b

     7,679,776  

Principal
Amount

  

Asset-Backed Securities (5.8%)a

   Value  
  

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

  

$8,925,995

  

2.662%, 3/13/2020, Ser. 2019-Ab

   $ 8,926,269  
  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

  

10,000,000

  

2.605%, 4/15/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     10,000,425  
  

John Deere Owner Trust

  

249,580

  

2.535%, 8/15/2019, Ser. 2018-B

     249,572  
  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust

  

12,028,699

  

2.743%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     12,029,966  
  

Nissan Auto Lease Trust

  

12,000,000

  

2.659%, 4/15/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     11,999,640  
  

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

  

9,952,570

  

2.708%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     9,954,172  
  

Volvo Financial Equipment, LLC

  

14,218,989

  

2.745%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-1Ab

     14,221,839  
  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

  

10,974,349

  

2.769%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-1Ab

     10,976,295  
  

Wheels SPV 2, LLC

  

975,069

  

2.550%, 7/20/2019, Ser. 2018-1Ab

     975,076  
  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust

  

268,927

  

2.441%, 10/15/2019, Ser. 2018-D

     268,905  

10,189,715

  

2.726%, 2/18/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     10,190,796  

9,710,142

  

2.605%, 3/16/2020, Ser. 2019-A

     9,709,888  
  

World Omni Select Auto Trust

  

1,836,879

  

2.782%, 11/15/2019, Ser. 2018-1Ab

     1,836,984  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     307,946,061  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Basic Materials (2.8%)a

   Value  
  

Dow Chemical Company

  

10,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/14/2019

     9,989,702  
  

EI du Pont de Nemours & Company

  

11,193,000

  

2.680%, 5/8/2019b

     11,186,550  

5,000,000

  

2.680%, 5/15/2019b

     4,994,563  

17,020,000

  

2.660%, 5/16/2019b

     17,000,204  

15,010,000

  

2.690%, 5/20/2019b

     14,987,927  

10,000,000

  

2.670%, 5/30/2019b

     9,977,750  

20,000,000

  

2.670%, 6/10/2019b

     19,938,773  
  

International Paper Company

  

10,700,000

  

2.680%, 5/2/2019b

     10,698,444  

19,500,000

  

2.670%, 5/7/2019b

     19,490,028  
  

Nutrien, Ltd.

  

10,000,000

  

2.690%, 5/2/2019b

     9,998,524  

20,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/9/2019b

     19,986,625  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     148,249,090  
     

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  19  


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

 

Capital Goods (4.6%)a

  Value  
 

Boeing Company

 

$10,000,000

 

2.540%, 5/22/2019b

  $ 9,984,404  

11,830,000

 

2.600%, 6/14/2019b

    11,792,662  

15,000,000

 

2.610%, 6/28/2019b

    14,936,427  

20,000,000

 

2.615%, 7/10/2019b

    19,897,563  

10,000,000

 

2.620%, 7/23/2019b

    9,939,193  
 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

 

5,000,000

 

1.350%, 5/18/2019

    4,996,537  
 

Eaton Corporation

 

25,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/9/2019b

    24,983,531  

25,000,000

 

2.620%, 5/10/2019b

    24,981,688  
 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

24,457,000

 

2.623% (LIBOR 3M + 0.040%), 10/30/2019d

    24,463,187  
 

Textron, Inc.

 

20,000,000

 

2.690%, 5/21/2019b

    19,966,353  
 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

5,000,000

 

2.710%, 5/2/2019b

    4,999,276  

15,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/8/2019b

    14,991,260  

14,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/13/2019b

    13,986,679  

25,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/14/2019b

    24,974,363  

20,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/22/2019b

    19,967,171  
   

 

 

 
 

Total

    244,860,294  
   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Communications Services (2.7%)a

  Value  
 

Comcast Corporation

 

15,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/8/2019b

    14,991,223  

25,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/24/2019b

    24,955,067  
 

Omnicom Cap, Inc.

 

15,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/1/2019b

    14,998,911  

10,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/10/2019b

    9,992,675  

23,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/17/2019b

    22,971,055  
 

Rogers Communications, Inc.

 

5,000,000

 

2.670%, 5/2/2019b

    4,999,273  
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

10,000,000

 

2.600%, 5/6/2019b

    9,995,620  

18,700,000

 

2.660%, 5/22/2019b

    18,669,202  

25,000,000

 

2.680%, 6/4/2019b

    24,934,205  
   

 

 

 
 

Total

    146,507,231  
   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Consumer Cyclical (6.3%)a

  Value  
 

American Honda Finance Corporation

 

25,000,000

 

2.620%, 5/28/2019e

    24,952,186  

7,813,000

 

1.200%, 7/12/2019e

    7,789,561  

23,500,000

 

3.033% (LIBOR 3M + 0.340%), 2/14/2020d,e

    23,560,916  

5,000,000

 

2.791% (LIBOR 3M + 0.150%), 2/21/2020d,e

    5,003,149  

25,000,000

 

2.843% (LIBOR 3M + 0.180%), 5/22/2020d,e

    25,018,056  

13,773,000

 

2.875% (LIBOR 3M + 0.260%), 6/16/2020d,e

    13,797,990  
 

Charta, LLC

 

6,000,000

 

2.570%, 5/21/2019b,e

    5,991,362  

15,000,000

 

2.540%, 7/30/2019b,e

    14,902,554  
 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

7,950,000

 

2.600%, 5/2/2019b

    7,948,844  

6,150,000

 

2.600%, 5/9/2019b

    6,145,949  
 

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation

 

10,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/3/2019b,e

    9,997,983  

Principal
Amount

 

Consumer Cyclical (6.3%)a

  Value  

$4,000,000

 

2.730%, 5/13/2019b,e

  $ 3,996,468  

15,000,000

 

2.730%, 5/20/2019b,e

    14,979,558  

15,000,000

 

2.660%, 5/30/2019b,e

    14,968,625  

20,000,000

 

2.700%, 6/11/2019b,e

    19,940,127  

10,000,000

 

2.690%, 6/13/2019b,e

    9,968,528  
 

Toyota Credit Canada, Inc.

 

25,000,000

 

2.703% (LIBOR 1M + 0.230%), 7/10/2019d

    25,009,938  

25,000,000

 

2.633% (LIBOR 3M + 0.050%), 1/24/2020d

    25,000,005  
 

Toyota Financial Services de Puerto Rico, Inc.

 

21,250,000

 

2.540%, 6/25/2019

    21,169,510  
 

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation

 

15,000,000

 

2.600%, 5/29/2019

    14,970,891  

13,982,000

 

2.848% (LIBOR 3M + 0.260%), 4/17/2020d

    14,006,954  
 

Toyota Motor Financial Netherlands BV

 

25,000,000

 

2.667% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 6/25/2019d

    25,004,674  
   

 

 

 
 

Total

    334,123,828  
   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical (9.9%)a

  Value  
 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

6,000,000

 

2.660%, 5/1/2019

    5,999,566  

5,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/3/2019

    4,998,912  

10,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/8/2019

    9,994,173  
 

Amgen, Inc.

 

9,845,000

 

2.200%, 5/22/2019

    9,842,940  
 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

 

15,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/16/2019b

    14,982,460  

25,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/21/2019b

    24,961,587  

10,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/23/2019b

    9,983,165  
 

Anthem, Inc

 

5,000,000

 

2.660%, 5/28/2019b

    4,989,508  
 

Coca-Cola Company

 

5,000,000

 

2.800%, 5/13/2019b

    4,995,585  

10,000,000

 

2.780%, 5/16/2019b

    9,989,107  

10,000,000

 

2.750%, 6/24/2019b

    9,962,035  

15,000,000

 

2.580%, 7/31/2019b

    14,903,707  

15,000,000

 

2.540%, 8/7/2019b

    14,896,091  

10,000,000

 

2.610%, 9/11/2019b

    9,905,121  

25,000,000

 

2.550%, 9/17/2019b

    24,751,792  
 

Diageo Capital plc

 

25,000,000

 

2.670%, 5/22/2019b

    24,958,826  

24,120,000

 

2.720%, 6/12/2019b

    24,041,723  
 

Kellogg Company

 

11,600,000

 

2.610%, 5/14/2019b

    11,588,055  
 

Merck & Company, Inc.

 

17,495,000

 

3.072% (LIBOR 3M + 0.375%), 2/10/2020d

    17,539,962  
 

Mondelez International, Inc.

 

2,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/6/2019b

    1,999,124  

11,030,000

 

2.650%, 5/13/2019b

    11,019,465  

15,750,000

 

2.650%, 6/13/2019b

    15,697,659  
 

Nestle Finance International, Ltd.

 

25,000,000

 

2.710%, 5/20/2019

    24,966,486  

10,000,000

 

2.730%, 6/18/2019

    9,966,762  
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

6,170,000

 

1.550%, 5/2/2019

    6,170,000  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  20  


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

  

Consumer Non-Cyclical (9.9%)a

   Value  

$10,978,000

  

2.778% (LIBOR 3M + 0.040%), 5/2/2019d

   $ 10,978,000  

25,000,000

  

2.872% (LIBOR 3M + 0.270%), 10/4/2019d

     25,027,794  
  

Pfizer, Inc.

  

10,000,000

  

2.100%, 5/15/2019

     9,998,300  
  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  

25,000,000

  

2.620%, 6/27/2019b

     24,899,426  

10,000,000

  

2.610%, 6/28/2019b

     9,959,044  

5,005,000

  

1.875%, 11/1/2019

     4,984,408  
  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services plc

  

15,000,000

  

2.670%, 5/17/2019b

     14,982,639  

10,000,000

  

2.710%, 6/17/2019b

     9,966,880  

10,000,000

  

2.730%, 6/20/2019b

     9,964,753  

10,000,000

  

2.700%, 6/21/2019b

     9,964,048  
  

Roche Holdings, Inc.

  

12,100,000

  

2.941% (LIBOR 3M + 0.340%), 9/30/2019b,d

     12,115,690  
  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

  

10,000,000

  

2.560%, 5/3/2019b

     9,997,713  

6,280,000

  

2.620%, 5/10/2019b

     6,275,257  

8,000,000

  

2.630%, 5/15/2019b

     7,991,000  
  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  

15,000,000

  

2.580%, 5/17/2019b

     14,981,789  

25,000,000

  

2.610%, 6/10/2019b

     24,926,257  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     530,116,809  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Energy (4.1%)a

   Value  
  

BP Capital Markets plc

  

12,450,000

  

2.650%, 5/15/2019b,e

     12,437,197  

25,000,000

  

2.640%, 6/17/2019b,e

     24,914,800  

21,000,000

  

2.610%, 6/28/2019b,e

     20,911,033  

8,000,000

  

2.650%, 7/8/2019b,e

     7,959,949  

15,000,000

  

2.640%, 7/16/2019b,e

     14,915,525  
  

Chevron Corporation

  

5,000,000

  

3.094% (LIBOR 3M + 0.410%), 11/15/2019d

     5,010,239  
  

Schlumberger Investment SA

  

25,000,000

  

2.580%, 5/13/2019b

     24,978,108  

25,000,000

  

2.550%, 6/19/2019b

     24,914,930  

14,000,000

  

2.560%, 7/19/2019b

     13,922,751  
  

Shell International Finance BV

  

7,930,000

  

1.375%, 5/10/2019

     7,927,938  

21,083,000

  

2.947% (LIBOR 3M + 0.350%), 9/12/2019d

     21,114,723  
  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

  

8,000,000

  

2.730%, 5/23/2019b,e

     7,986,226  

10,000,000

  

2.780%, 5/28/2019b,e

     9,979,008  

10,000,000

  

2.680%, 5/29/2019b,e

     9,978,258  

10,000,000

  

2.750%, 6/28/2019b,e

     9,954,963  
  

Total Capital International SA

  

5,000,000

  

2.100%, 6/19/2019

     4,996,356  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     221,902,004  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

AllianceBernstein, LP

  

7,500,000

  

2.560%, 5/21/2019b

     7,489,264  

9,550,000

  

2.550%, 5/28/2019b

     9,531,735  
  

ANZ New Zealand International, Ltd.

  

5,000,000

  

2.600%, 9/23/2019b,e

     4,997,524  

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

Atlantic Asset Securitization, LLC

  

$10,000,000

  

2.570%, 6/24/2019b

   $ 9,960,935  
  

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

  

5,000,000

  

1.600%, 7/15/2019

     4,990,112  

5,050,000

  

3.262% (LIBOR 3M + 0.660%), 9/23/2019b,d

     5,062,894  

10,000,000

  

2.660% (LIBOR 3M + 0.050%), 3/31/2020d

     9,999,945  
  

Bank of Montreal

  

5,939,000

  

1.500%, 7/18/2019

     5,925,297  

15,000,000

  

3.051% (LIBOR 3M + 0.440%), 6/15/2020d

     15,060,451  
  

Bank of Montreal Chicago

  

25,000,000

  

2.920% (SOFRRATE + 0.440%), 5/9/2019d

     25,001,770  

10,000,000

  

2.687% (LIBOR 3M + 0.080%), 6/7/2019d

     10,000,692  

15,000,000

  

2.673% (LIBOR 1M + 0.180%), 4/3/2020d

     14,999,522  

15,000,000

  

2.654% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 4/9/2020d

     14,999,940  
  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

  

6,373,000

  

2.200%, 5/15/2019

     6,372,241  
  

Bank of Nova Scotia

  

15,000,000

  

2.661% (LIBOR 3M + 0.080%), 1/24/2020d

     15,005,380  
  

Bank of Nova Scotia Houston

  

10,000,000

  

2.813% (LIBOR 3M + 0.130%), 5/16/2019d

     10,000,490  

10,000,000

  

2.680% (LIBOR 3M + 0.080%), 7/2/2019d

     10,001,253  

15,000,000

  

2.673% (LIBOR 1M + 0.200%), 8/14/2019d

     15,005,585  

10,000,000

  

2.791% (LIBOR 3M + 0.190%), 3/11/2020d

     10,012,671  
  

Barclays Bank plc

  

4,670,000

  

2.750%, 8/12/2019b

     4,633,021  
  

Barton Capital SA

  

25,000,000

  

2.540%, 5/20/2019b,e

     24,964,555  
  

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation

  

6,780,000

  

1.300%, 8/15/2019

     6,753,964  

11,960,000

  

2.944% (LIBOR 3M + 0.260%), 8/15/2019d

     11,969,357  

14,000,000

  

2.904% (LIBOR 3M + 0.320%), 1/10/2020d

     14,027,516  
  

BPCE SA

  

10,000,000

  

2.500%, 7/15/2019

     9,994,700  
  

Branch Banking and Trust Company

  

5,000,000

  

1.450%, 5/10/2019

     4,998,500  

8,500,000

  

3.047% (LIBOR 3M + 0.450%), 1/15/2020d

     8,516,329  
  

CAFCO, LLC

  

25,000,000

  

2.560%, 6/21/2019b,e

     24,909,036  
  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

  

15,000,000

  

2.732% (LIBOR 1M + 0.230%), 8/1/2019d

     15,006,849  
  

Chariot Funding, LLC

  

20,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/17/2019b

     19,976,644  

5,610,000

  

2.550%, 6/3/2019b

     5,596,781  

10,000,000

  

2.810%, 7/9/2019b

     9,951,000  

10,000,000

  

2.780%, 7/12/2019b

     9,948,961  

6,000,000

  

2.550%, 8/13/2019b

     5,956,425  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  21  


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

Ciesco, LLC

  

$20,000,000

  

2.880%, 5/29/2019b,e

   $ 19,959,899  
  

Citibank NA

  

7,700,000

  

2.875% (LIBOR 3M + 0.260%), 9/18/2019d

     7,707,284  

19,000,000

  

3.056% (LIBOR 3M + 0.320%), 5/1/2020d

     19,033,117  
  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  

13,250,000

  

2.620%, 10/18/2019b

     13,087,181  
  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  

32,650,000

  

3.051% (LIBOR 3M + 0.450%), 3/10/2020b,d

     32,755,205  
  

CRC Funding, LLC

  

25,000,000

  

2.550%, 7/12/2019b,e

     24,870,881  

15,000,000

  

2.550%, 7/16/2019b,e

     14,918,091  

10,000,000

  

2.540%, 7/17/2019b,e

     9,944,663  

10,000,000

  

2.780%, 7/23/2019b,e

     9,940,220  

10,000,000

  

2.540%, 7/29/2019b,e

     9,935,750  

12,000,000

  

2.540%, 8/2/2019b,e

     11,919,442  
  

Credit Suisse New York

  

25,000,000

  

2.300%, 5/28/2019

     24,994,750  
  

Dealers Capital Access Trust, LLC

  

10,000,000

  

2.580%, 5/9/2019

     9,993,925  

40,000,000

  

2.560%, 5/28/2019

     39,922,440  

20,000,000

  

2.550%, 5/31/2019

     19,956,927  

5,000,000

  

2.550%, 7/22/2019

     4,970,662  
  

Glaxosmithkline Finance plc

  

10,000,000

  

2.550%, 6/17/2019b,e

     9,966,400  

13,950,000

  

2.600%, 8/16/2019b,e

     13,843,199  
  

Gotham Funding Corporation

  

20,000,000

  

2.540%, 7/17/2019b,e

     19,888,807  
  

HSBC USA, Inc.

  

5,288,000

  

2.250%, 6/23/2019

     5,284,622  
  

ING (US) Funding, LLC

  

14,250,000

  

2.674% (LIBOR 1M + 0.200%), 5/17/2019d,e

     14,251,597  
  

ING Bank NV

  

8,700,000

  

1.650%, 8/15/2019b

     8,671,820  

5,000,000

  

3.294% (LIBOR 3M + 0.610%), 8/15/2019b,d

     5,008,215  
  

J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC

  

25,000,000

  

2.697% (LIBOR 1M + 0.210%), 9/23/2019b,d

     25,010,815  
  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  

4,625,000

  

3.192% (LIBOR 3M + 0.590%), 9/23/2019d

     4,632,422  
  

Jupiter Securitization Company, LLC

  

15,000,000

  

2.930%, 5/29/2019b,e

     14,969,925  

25,000,000

  

2.652% (LIBOR 3M + 0.060%), 10/22/2019b,d,e

     24,999,940  
  

La Fayette Asset Securitization, LLC

  

10,000,000

  

2.600%, 6/3/2019b

     9,976,436  

5,709,000

  

2.600%, 6/5/2019b

     5,694,739  

5,000,000

  

3.000%, 6/11/2019b

     4,985,382  

25,000,000

  

2.580%, 6/13/2019b

     24,923,336  

15,000,000

  

2.540%, 7/18/2019b

     14,915,898  
  

Liberty Street Funding, LLC

  

15,000,000

  

2.560%, 8/1/2019b,e

     14,902,582  
  

LMA Americas, LLC

  

10,000,000

  

2.550%, 5/13/2019b

     9,991,088  

2,450,000

  

2.530%, 5/14/2019b

     2,447,648  

10,000,000

  

2.520%, 6/21/2019b

     9,963,022  

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

  

$13,000,000

  

2.668%, 5/6/2019b

   $ 12,994,306  

15,000,000

  

2.640%, 5/14/2019b

     14,984,553  

25,000,000

  

2.640%, 5/24/2019b

     24,955,067  
  

MetLife Short Term Funding, LLC

  

15,000,000

  

2.540%, 6/3/2019b

     14,964,937  

10,000,000

  

2.560%, 7/15/2019b

     9,946,568  

25,000,000

  

2.580%, 8/14/2019b

     24,811,923  

7,500,000

  

2.650%, 8/19/2019b

     7,440,869  
  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

  

4,999,000

  

1.750%, 9/19/2019b

     4,981,627  
  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corporation

  

15,000,000

  

2.590%, 5/20/2019

     15,001,044  

25,000,000

  

2.570%, 6/12/2019

     25,001,908  

35,000,000

  

2.560%, 7/19/2019b

     34,802,445  
  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

  

10,000,000

  

2.689% (LIBOR 1M + 0.210%), 7/29/2019d

     10,003,952  

6,000,000

  

2.650%, 9/25/2019b

     5,999,161  
  

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

  

15,000,000

  

2.741% (LIBOR 3M + 0.100%), 5/21/2019b,d

     15,000,683  

7,900,000

  

2.250%, 7/1/2019b

     7,895,050  

15,000,000

  

2.695% (LIBOR 1M + 0.200%), 8/2/2019b,d

     15,005,642  

13,857,000

  

3.173% (LIBOR 3M + 0.510%), 5/22/2020b,d

     13,921,516  
  

National Bank of Canada

  

7,180,000

  

3.157% (LIBOR 3M + 0.560%), 6/12/2020d

     7,210,427  
  

Natixis NY

  

10,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/17/2019

     9,988,525  
  

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank NV

  

15,000,000

  

2.520%, 6/24/2019b

     14,942,181  

15,000,000

  

2.520%, 6/28/2019b

     14,937,829  
  

New York Life Global Funding

  

11,548,000

  

2.971% (LIBOR 3M + 0.390%), 10/24/2019b,d

     11,562,949  

11,605,000

  

2.692% (LIBOR 3M + 0.100%), 1/21/2020b,d

     11,609,758  
  

Nordea Bank AB New York

  

10,000,000

  

2.580%, 5/13/2019

     10,000,569  

25,000,000

  

2.643% (LIBOR 1M + 0.170%), 5/15/2019d

     25,002,174  

20,000,000

  

2.711% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 5/21/2019d

     20,000,704  

15,000,000

  

2.651% (LIBOR 1M + 0.170%), 6/10/2019d

     15,003,133  
  

Nordea Bank Abp

  

10,000,000

  

1.625%, 9/30/2019b

     9,956,735  

12,448,000

  

3.099% (LIBOR 3M + 0.470%), 5/29/2020b,d

     12,491,543  
  

Old Line Funding, LLC

  

17,180,000

  

2.737% (LIBOR 1M + 0.250%), 7/19/2019b,d,e

     17,182,361  
  

Pricoa Global Funding I

  

17,960,000

  

1.450%, 9/13/2019b

     17,881,500  
  

Pricoa Short Term Funding, LLC

  

3,450,000

  

2.800%, 5/6/2019b

     3,448,598  

15,000,000

  

2.720%, 5/15/2019b

     14,984,688  

10,000,000

  

2.570%, 7/15/2019b

     9,946,568  

15,000,000

  

2.550%, 9/20/2019b

     14,846,990  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  22  


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

Royal Bank of Canada

  

$6,800,000

  

3.062% (LIBOR 3M + 0.480%), 7/29/2019d

   $ 6,807,435  

15,195,000

  

2.869% (LIBOR 3M + 0.240%), 8/29/2019d

     15,209,091  

5,000,000

  

2.741% (LIBOR 3M + 0.140%), 1/16/2020b,d

     5,003,830  

10,000,000

  

2.995% (LIBOR 3M + 0.380%), 3/2/2020d

     10,027,858  

15,000,000

  

2.653% (LIBOR 1M + 0.180%), 4/14/2020b,d

     14,998,139  

10,000,000

  

2.730% (FEDL 1M + 0.280%), 4/27/2020d

     9,999,973  
  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

  

7,500,000

  

1.840%, 8/2/2019

     7,485,437  
  

Sumitomo Mitsui Bank NY

  

10,000,000

  

2.800%, 6/3/2019

     10,003,127  

10,000,000

  

2.600%, 6/4/2019

     10,001,324  

15,000,000

  

2.250%, 7/11/2019

     14,988,000  

10,000,000

  

2.644% (LIBOR 1M + 0.170%), 8/7/2019d

     10,001,524  
  

Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.

  

15,000,000

  

2.720%, 5/20/2019b

     14,978,375  
  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB

  

10,213,000

  

2.250%, 6/17/2019

     10,206,617  

7,240,000

  

3.105% (LIBOR 3M + 0.490%), 6/17/2019d

     7,244,055  
  

Svenska Handelsbanken NY

  

10,000,000

  

2.839% (LIBOR 3M + 0.100%), 5/7/2019d

     10,000,172  

25,000,000

  

2.781% (LIBOR 1M + 0.300%), 6/24/2019d

     25,009,755  

10,000,000

  

2.773% (LIBOR 1M + 0.290%), 6/26/2019d

     10,004,077  

25,000,000

  

2.797% (LIBOR 1M + 0.310%), 8/21/2019d

     25,017,993  

10,000,000

  

2.686% (LIBOR 3M + 0.040%), 2/26/2020d

     9,999,955  
  

Swedbank AB

  

15,000,000

  

2.620%, 8/19/2019

     14,880,490  
  

Swedbank NY

  

10,000,000

  

2.747% (LIBOR 1M + 0.260%), 5/21/2019d

     10,001,787  

25,000,000

  

2.661% (LIBOR 1M + 0.180%), 7/24/2019d

     25,008,013  
  

Thunder Bay Funding, LLC

  

25,000,000

  

2.679% (LIBOR 1M + 0.200%), 7/29/2019b,d

     25,002,987  

25,000,000

  

2.631% (LIBOR 3M + (0.020)%), 8/28/2019b,d

     24,999,889  

25,000,000

  

2.560%, 9/10/2019b

     24,765,680  

15,000,000

  

2.610% (LIBOR 3M + 0.010%), 10/9/2019b,d

     14,999,901  
  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

  

10,000,000

  

2.874% (LIBOR 1M + 0.400%), 6/7/2019b,d

     10,004,383  

15,000,000

  

2.808% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 8/2/2019b,d

     15,002,285  

15,000,000

  

2.944% (LIBOR 3M + 0.210%), 11/6/2019b,d

     15,014,410  
  

Toronto-Dominion Bank NY

  

25,000,000

  

2.570%, 7/8/2019

     25,002,590  

10,000,000

  

2.763% (LIBOR 3M + 0.080%), 8/16/2019d

     10,001,983  

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  

$15,000,000

  

2.718% (LIBOR 3M + 0.110%), 9/6/2019d

   $ 15,001,587  
  

U.S. Bank NA

  

10,891,000

  

3.062% (LIBOR 3M + 0.480%), 10/28/2019d

     10,911,295  

20,000,000

  

2.713% (LIBOR 3M + 0.125%), 1/17/2020d

     20,008,792  

4,900,000

  

2.901% (LIBOR 3M + 0.320%), 1/24/2020d

     4,911,451  
  

U.S. Bank NA Ohio

  

25,000,000

  

2.717% (LIBOR 1M + 0.230%), 5/23/2019d

     25,002,013  

15,000,000

  

2.617% (LIBOR 1M + 0.140%), 7/3/2019d

     15,003,293  

15,000,000

  

2.747% (LIBOR 1M + 0.260%), 7/23/2019d

     15,005,371  

25,000,000

  

2.910%, 7/23/2019

     25,025,582  

10,000,000

  

2.910%, 7/23/2019

     10,010,228  
  

USAA Capital Corporation

  

8,715,000

  

2.125%, 6/3/2019b

     8,711,060  
  

Ventas Realty, LP

  

15,000,000

  

2.680%, 5/1/2019b

     14,998,915  

10,000,000

  

2.710%, 5/2/2019b

     9,998,552  

15,000,000

  

2.740%, 5/9/2019b

     14,990,156  

5,000,000

  

2.680%, 5/16/2019b

     4,994,118  
  

Victory Receivables Corporation

  

10,000,000

  

2.560%, 6/18/2019b

     9,965,768  
  

Wells Fargo Bank NA

  

10,000,000

  

1.750%, 5/24/2019

     9,994,800  

10,000,000

  

2.779% (LIBOR 1M + 0.300%), 6/3/2019d

     10,003,283  

15,000,000

  

2.831% (LIBOR 3M + 0.180%), 6/24/2019d

     15,005,510  

15,000,000

  

2.721% (LIBOR 3M + 0.140%), 7/11/2019d

     15,005,689  

10,000,000

  

2.738% (LIBOR 3M + 0.150%), 10/17/2019d

     10,009,565  

22,653,000

  

3.258% (LIBOR 3M + 0.650%), 12/6/2019d

     22,732,668  

15,000,000

  

2.704% (LIBOR 3M + 0.060%), 3/20/2020d

     15,000,019  

10,000,000

  

2.740% (FEDL 1M + 0.290%), 4/6/2020d

     10,000,913  
  

Welltower, Inc.

  

15,000,000

  

2.750%, 5/6/2019b

     14,993,457  

25,000,000

  

2.750%, 5/7/2019b

     24,987,264  

15,000,000

  

2.730%, 5/15/2019b

     14,983,500  

20,000,000

  

2.750%, 5/30/2019b

     19,955,000  
  

Westpac Banking Corporation

  

15,000,000

  

2.751% (LIBOR 3M + 0.100%), 5/24/2019b,d

     15,000,708  

10,000,000

  

2.764% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 8/16/2019b,d

     10,001,696  

16,603,000

  

3.038% (LIBOR 3M + 0.430%), 3/6/2020d

     16,650,694  

15,763,000

  

2.964% (LIBOR 3M + 0.280%), 5/15/2020d

     15,795,548  
  

Westpac Banking Corporation of New York

  

10,000,000

  

2.779% (LIBOR 3M + 0.040%), 2/7/2020d

     9,999,989  

15,000,000

  

2.737% (LIBOR 3M + 0.040%), 2/11/2020d

     14,999,965  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Financials (43.3%)a

   Value  
  

2.750% (FEDL 1M + 0.300%),

  

$15,000,000

  

2/14/2020d

   $ 15,005,759  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     2,324,903,495  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Foreign (3.0%)a

   Value  
  

Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale

  

10,000,000

  

2.520%, 7/18/2019b

     9,944,437  
  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt

  

30,000,000

  

2.567%, 6/3/2019b

     29,930,158  

25,000,000

  

2.540%, 7/29/2019b

     24,843,750  
  

Kells Funding, LLC

  

15,000,000

  

2.740%, 5/28/2019b,e

     14,971,218  

10,000,000

  

2.560%, 6/6/2019b,e

     9,974,522  

15,000,000

  

2.560%, 6/13/2019b,e

     14,954,368  

25,000,000

  

2.550%, 6/25/2019b,e

     24,902,039  

15,000,000

  

2.540%, 6/27/2019b,e

     14,938,979  

15,000,000

  

2.540%, 8/28/2019b,e

     14,872,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     159,331,471  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Technology (2.1%)a

   Value  
  

Apple, Inc.

  
  

3.034% (LIBOR 3M + 0.300%),

  

4,075,000

  

5/6/2019d

     4,075,247  

10,000,000

  

2.670%, 6/17/2019b

     9,967,413  

5,000,000

  

2.640%, 6/25/2019b

     4,981,015  

15,000,000

  

2.620%, 6/26/2019b

     14,942,026  

22,600,000

  

2.611%, 9/17/2019b

     22,377,377  

13,305,000

  

2.939% (LIBOR 3M + 0.200%), 2/7/2020d

     13,323,126  

15,150,000

  

2.767% (LIBOR 3M + 0.070%), 5/11/2020d

     15,153,025  
  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

  

12,075,000

  

2.973% (LIBOR 3M + 0.340%), 9/20/2019d

     12,092,709  
  

Intel Corporation

  

14,800,000

  

2.777% (LIBOR 3M + 0.080%), 5/11/2020d

     14,810,295  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     111,722,233  
     

 

 

 

Principal

Amount

  

Transportation (0.2%)a

   Value  
  

Canadian National Railway Company

  

10,000,000

  

2.740%, 7/10/2019b

     9,950,556  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     9,950,556  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

U.S. Government & Agencies
(3.3%)a

   Value  
  

Federal Farm Credit Bank

  

20,000,000

  

2.570% (FEDL 1M + 0.120%), 2/18/2020d

     20,004,636  

6,250,000

  

2.427% (LIBOR 1M + (0.060)%), 7/20/2020d

     6,244,332  

25,000,000

  

2.540% (FEDL 1M + 0.090%), 7/30/2020d

     24,993,190  

25,000,000

  

2.560% (USBMMY 3M + 0.160%), 1/19/2021d

     25,008,011  

25,000,000

  

2.519% (LIBOR 1M + 0.040%), 1/28/2021d

     24,993,811  

10,120,000

  

2.570% (FEDL 1M + 0.120%), 2/9/2021d

     10,115,585  

Principal
Amount

  

U.S. Government & Agencies (3.3%)a

   Value  
  

Federal Home Loan Bank

  

$5,000,000

  

2.387% (LIBOR 1M + (0.085)%), 9/9/2019d

   $ 4,998,594  

38,800,000

  

2.483% (LIBOR 1M + FLAT), 10/26/2020d

     38,774,715  
  

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

  

1,810,000

  

2.570%, 5/17/2019

     1,854,643  
  

U.S. Treasury Notes

  

6,245,000

  

2.460% (USBMMY 3M + 0.045%), 10/31/2020d

     6,240,504  

15,000,000

  

2.530% (USBMMY 3M + 0.115%), 1/31/2021d

     14,999,672  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     178,227,693  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

U.S. Municipals (2.3%)a

   Value  
  

Hennepin County, MN

  

15,000,000

  

2.670%, 5/10/2019

     14,996,550  
  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Auth.

  

6,500,000

  

2.520%, 6/5/2019

     6,498,245  
  

San Jose Financing Auth.

  

7,894,000

  

2.570%, 6/13/2019

     7,892,421  
  

State of California

  

10,000,000

  

2.630%, 5/6/2019

     9,999,000  

15,000,000

  

2.630%, 5/7/2019

     14,998,350  

19,030,000

  

2.570%, 5/23/2019

     19,027,526  
  

State of Tennessee

  

7,600,000

  

2.580%, 5/10/2019

     7,598,784  

10,000,000

  

2.820%, 5/22/2019

     9,997,000  

5,000,000

  

2.500%, 6/25/2019

     4,998,550  

26,663,000

  

2.600%, 8/8/2019

     26,645,403  
     

 

 

 
  

Total

     122,651,829  
     

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

  

Utilities (10.5%)a

   Value  
  

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

  

25,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/3/2019b

     24,994,542  

5,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/15/2019b

     4,994,479  

25,000,000

  

2.690%, 5/20/2019b

     24,962,680  
  

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

  

5,000,000

  

2.710%, 5/2/2019b

     4,999,274  

20,000,000

  

2.710%, 5/21/2019b

     19,968,803  

21,200,000

  

2.740%, 5/22/2019b

     21,165,344  

6,900,000

  

2.750%, 5/23/2019b

     6,888,208  

10,709,000

  

2.740%, 5/29/2019b

     10,685,889  

25,000,000

  

2.780%, 6/5/2019b

     24,932,600  
  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

  

1,660,000

  

2.600%, 5/1/2019b

     1,659,879  

15,000,000

  

2.650%, 5/3/2019b

     14,996,700  

15,000,000

  

2.700%, 5/7/2019b

     14,992,242  

5,000,000

  

2.630%, 5/8/2019b

     4,997,039  
  

DTE Electric Company

  

15,555,000

  

2.550%, 5/10/2019

     15,543,390  
  

Duke Energy Corporation

  

13,000,000

  

2.650%, 5/3/2019b

     12,997,162  

25,000,000

  

2.640%, 5/7/2019b

     24,987,215  

6,745,000

  

2.630%, 5/8/2019b

     6,741,053  

10,000,000

  

2.650%, 5/10/2019b

     9,992,675  
  

Enterprise Products Operating, LLC

  

15,000,000

  

2.680%, 5/24/2019b

     14,973,040  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

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SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

 

Principal

Amount

 

Utilities (10.5%)a

  Value  
 

Florida Power & Light Company

 

$15,000,000

 

2.560%, 5/7/2019

  $ 14,992,183  
 

Long Island Power Auth.

 

25,150,000

 

2.530%, 6/5/2019

    25,140,695  
 

Magellan Midstream Partners, LP

 

5,788,000

 

2.640%, 5/3/2019b

    5,786,736  
 

Nextera Energy Capital Holdings

 

15,000,000

 

2.750%, 5/7/2019b

    14,992,329  

10,000,000

 

2.750%, 5/29/2019b

    9,978,258  

10,000,000

 

2.700%, 5/31/2019b

    9,976,741  

10,000,000

 

2.740%, 6/10/2019b

    9,969,079  
 

Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC

 

8,750,000

 

2.650%, 5/1/2019b

    8,749,364  

8,000,000

 

2.650%, 5/8/2019b

    7,995,319  

10,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/9/2019b

    9,993,413  

15,000,000

 

2.670%, 5/23/2019b

    14,974,173  

10,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/30/2019b

    9,977,500  
 

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.

 

1,115,000

 

2.680%, 5/1/2019b

    1,114,919  

12,736,000

 

2.670%, 5/6/2019b

    12,730,422  

10,000,000

 

2.680%, 5/8/2019b

    9,994,149  

9,522,000

 

2.700%, 5/15/2019b

    9,511,486  
 

TransCanada American Investments, Ltd.

 

3,000,000

 

2.700%, 6/18/2019b

    2,988,861  
 

TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.

 

24,000,000

 

2.775%, 5/6/2019b

    23,989,488  

10,000,000

 

2.810%, 5/8/2019b

    9,994,149  

6,710,000

 

2.840%, 5/13/2019b

    6,703,591  

4,800,000

 

2.830%, 5/16/2019b

    4,794,332  

15,000,000

 

2.730%, 5/23/2019b

    14,974,173  

5,000,000

 

2.780%, 5/28/2019b

    4,989,504  

10,000,000

 

2.870%, 5/29/2019b

    9,978,258  

6,700,000

 

2.770%, 6/12/2019b

    6,678,256  
 

Virginia Electric & Power Company

 

10,000,000

 

2.630%, 5/3/2019

    9,997,775  

23,000,000

 

2.680%, 6/10/2019

    22,928,620  
 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

5,305,000

 

2.600%, 5/1/2019b

    5,304,615  
   

 

 

 
 

Total

    564,670,602  
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments

(cost $5,404,950,095) 100.9%

  $ 5,405,163,196  
   

 

 

 
 

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net (0.9)%

    (47,155,663
   

 

 

 
 

Total Net Assets 100.0%

  $ 5,358,007,533  
   

 

 

 
a

The interest rate shown reflects the yield, coupon rate or the discount rate at the date of purchase.

b

Denotes securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts them from registration. These securities may be resold to other dealers in the program or to other qualified institutional buyers. As of April 30, 2019, the value of these investments was $3,194,851,316 or 59.6% of total net assets.

c

Denotes investments purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

d

Denotes variable rate securities. The rate shown is as of April 30, 2019. The rates of certain variable rate securities are based on a published reference rate and spread; these may vary by security and the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description. The rates of other variable rate securities are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

e

Denotes investments that benefit from credit enhancement or liquidity support provided by a third party bank, institution or government.

 

Definitions:

 

     

Auth. - Authority

Ser. -    Series

Reference Rate Index:

FEDL 1M

   -   

Federal Funds 1 Month Rate

LIBOR 1M

   -   

ICE Libor USD Rate 1 Month

LIBOR 3M

   -   

ICE Libor USD Rate 3 Month

SOFRRATE

   -   

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USBMMY 3M

   -   

U. S. Treasury Bill Rate 3 Month Money Market Yield

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments of the portfolio as a whole (including derivatives, if any), based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 508,655  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (295,554
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 213,101  

Cost (includes notional principal amount of derivatives, if any) for federal income tax purposes

   $ 5,404,950,095  
 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

  25  


SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

Schedule of Investments as of April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation Measurements

The following table is a summary of the inputs used, as of April 30, 2019, in valuing Short-Term Reserve Fund’s assets carried at fair value or amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Investments in Securities

   Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Asset-Backed Securities

     307,946,061               307,946,061         

Basic Materials

     148,249,090               148,249,090         

Capital Goods

     244,860,294               244,860,294         

Communications Services

     146,507,231               146,507,231         

Consumer Cyclical

     334,123,828               334,123,828         

Consumer Non-Cyclical

     530,116,809               530,116,809         

Energy

     221,902,004               221,902,004         

Financials

     2,324,903,495               2,324,903,495         

Foreign

     159,331,471               159,331,471         

Technology

     111,722,233               111,722,233         

Transportation

     9,950,556               9,950,556         

U.S. Government & Agencies

     178,227,693               178,227,693         

U.S. Municipals

     122,651,829               122,651,829         

Utilities

     564,670,602               564,670,602         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments at Value

   $ 5,405,163,196      $      $ 5,405,163,196      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no significant transfers between Levels during the period ended April 30, 2019. Transfers between Levels are identified as of the end of the period.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this schedule.

 

26


THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

As of April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

   Emerging Markets
Debt Fund
    International
Equity Fund
    Low Volatility
Equity Fund
     Short-Term
Reserve Fund
 

Assets

         

Investments at cost

   $ 847,524,224     $ 944,845,558     $ 882,451,689      $ 5,404,950,095  

Investments in unaffiliated securities at value (#)

     779,857,092       919,053,843       983,522,567        5,405,163,196  

Investments in affiliated securities at value

     44,754,765       35,622,622       1,819,230         

Cash

     7,172       898,217 (a)               49,290  

Dividends and interest receivable

     8,436,885       5,242,080       686,007        7,942,110  

Prepaid expenses

     5,652       6,149       6,296        18,091  

Prepaid trustee fees

     971       971       971        971  

Receivable for:

         

Investments sold

     3,010,312       1,556,829               

Total Assets

     836,072,849       962,380,711       986,035,071        5,413,173,658  

Liabilities

         

Distributions payable

                        11,700,541  

Accrued expenses

     20,315       46,935       21,341        39,442  

Payable for:

         

Investments purchased

     41,320,314       1,852,772              16,913,913  

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

                        26,500,000  

Return of collateral for securities loaned

     7,629,243       33,348,904               

Administrative service fees

     16,890       19,586       20,244        7,500  

Transfer agent fees

     2,500       2,500       2,500        2,500  

Director deferred compensation

     824       824       810        2,229  

Commitments and contingent liabilities^

                         

Total Liabilities

     48,990,086       35,271,521       44,895        55,166,125  

Net Assets

         

Capital stock (beneficial interest)

     813,068,092       953,444,200       858,564,846        5,357,837,121  

Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)

     (25,985,329     (26,335,010     127,425,330        170,412  

Total Net Assets

   $ 787,082,763     $ 927,109,190     $ 985,990,176      $ 5,358,007,533  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     83,224,833       96,857,967       86,197,157        535,784,178  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.46     $ 9.57     $ 11.44      $ 10.00  

(#) Includes securities on loan of

   $ 7,337,507     $ 27,512,388     $      $  

 

(a)

Includes foreign currency holdings of $898,217 (cost $897,331).

^

Commitments and contingent liabilities accrual. Additional information can be found in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

27


THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

   Emerging Markets
Debt Fund
    International
Equity Fund
    Low Volatility
Equity Fund
    Short-Term
Reserve Fund
 

Investment Income

        

Dividends

   $     $ 18,460,612     $ 10,225,994     $  

Interest

     16,495,486       465             65,816,779  

Affiliated income from securities loaned, net

     8,457       135,381       115,388        

Income from affiliated investments

     93,246       29,686       19,004        

Foreign tax withholding

           (1,569,792     (4,532      

Total Investment Income

     16,597,189       17,056,352       10,355,854       65,816,779  

Expenses

        

Administrative service fees

     97,470       111,566       114,167       45,000  

Amortization of offering costs

           212       2,419        

Audit and legal fees

     17,578       17,918       18,418       24,972  

Custody fees

     5,976       86,760       4,407       51,615  

Insurance expenses

     3,013       3,335       3,307       10,512  

Printing and postage expenses

     2,625       3,128       1,271       2,267  

SEC and state registration expenses

     2,683       16,828       4,068        

Transfer agent fees

     15,000       15,000       15,000       15,000  

Directors’ fees

     3,516       3,516       3,516       3,498  

Pricing service fees

     4,818       6,205       554       34,873  

Other expenses

     6,750       6,672       6,214       6,310  

Total Expenses Before Reimbursement

     159,429       271,140       173,341       194,047  

Less:

        

Total Net Expenses

     159,429       271,140       173,341       194,047  

Net Investment Income/(Loss)

     16,437,760       16,785,212       10,182,513       65,622,732  

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses)

        

Net realized gains/(losses) on:

        

Investments

     (951,296     (35,716,034     18,288,641       (30,001

Foreign currency transactions

           (110,286            

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     33,014,090       82,941,796       83,846,349       888,441  

Foreign currency transactions

           (19,006            

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses)

     32,062,794       47,096,470       102,134,990       858,440  

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

   $ 48,500,554     $ 63,881,682     $ 112,317,503     $ 66,481,172  

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

      Emerging Markets Debt Fund     International Equity Fund  

For the periods ended

   4/30/2019
(unaudited)
    10/31/2018     4/30/2019
(unaudited)
    10/31/2018(a)  

Operations

        

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 16,437,760     $ 26,455,691     $ 16,785,212     $ 26,126,324  

Net realized gains/(losses)

     (951,296     (2,183,543     (35,826,320     (13,331,863

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     33,014,090       (50,984,782     82,922,790       (73,168,153

Net Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     48,500,554       (26,712,634     63,881,682       (60,373,692

Distributions to Shareholders

        

From net investment income/net realized gains

     (16,464,809     (26,395,545     (28,842,752     (1,001,317

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (16,464,809     (26,395,545     (28,842,752     (1,001,317

Capital Stock Transactions

        

Sold

     54,351,581       183,634,669       90,000,000       858,700,000  

Distributions reinvested

     16,464,809       7,978,341       28,842,752       1,001,317  

In-kind contributions

           124,931,300              

Redeemed

           (960,000     (25,000,000     (98,800

Total Capital Stock Transactions

     70,816,390       315,584,310       93,842,752       859,602,517  

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

     102,852,135       262,476,131       128,881,682       798,227,508  

Net Assets, Beginning of Period

     684,230,628       421,754,497       798,227,508        

Net Assets, End of Period

   $ 787,082,763     $ 684,230,628     $ 927,109,190     $ 798,227,508  

Capital Stock Share Transactions

        

Sold

     5,739,984       19,060,690       10,158,014       85,911,466  

Distributions reinvested

     1,767,808       874,746       3,393,265       98,749  

In-kind contributions

           13,123,036              

Redeemed

           (105,048     (2,693,527     (10,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Capital Stock Share Transactions

     7,507,792       32,953,424       10,857,752       86,000,215  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from November 14, 2017 (inception) through October 31, 2018.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETSCONTINUED

 

      Low Volatility Equity Fund     Short-Term Reserve Fund  
     4/30/2019           4/30/2019        

For the periods ended

   (unaudited)     10/31/2018(a)     (unaudited)     10/31/2018  

Operations

        

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 10,182,513     $ 10,615,382     $ 65,622,732     $ 99,124,768  

Net realized gains/(losses)

     18,288,641       19,013,033       (30,001     (17,348

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     83,846,349       19,043,759       888,441       (538,217

Net Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     112,317,503       48,672,174       66,481,172       98,569,203  

Distributions to Shareholders

        

From net investment income/net realized gains

     (33,567,673           (65,622,732     (99,185,270

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (33,567,673           (65,622,732     (99,185,270

Capital Stock Transactions

        

Sold

           825,099,999       5,997,396,660       12,052,138,996  

Distributions reinvested

     33,567,673                    

Redeemed

           (99,500     (5,494,796,349     (12,185,182,945

Total Capital Stock Transactions

     33,567,673       825,000,499       502,600,311       (133,043,949

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets

     112,317,503       873,672,673       503,458,751       (133,660,016

Net Assets, Beginning of Period

     873,672,673             4,854,548,782       4,988,208,798  

Net Assets, End of Period

   $ 985,990,176     $ 873,672,673     $ 5,358,007,533     $ 4,854,548,782  

Capital Stock Share Transactions

        

Sold

           82,874,125       599,739,666       1,205,213,900  

Distributions reinvested

     3,333,032                    

Redeemed

           (10,000     (549,479,635     (1,218,518,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Capital Stock Share Transactions

     3,333,032       82,864,125       50,260,031       (13,304,395
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

For the period from February 28, 2018 (inception) through October 31, 2018

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

1) ORGANIZATION

Thrivent Core Funds (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 18, 2016, and is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust is divided into four separate series, each with its own investment objective and policies (each, a “Fund”). The four series of the Trust are Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund, which is non-diversified, and Thrivent Core International Equity Fund, Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund, and Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund, which are diversified. Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund serves as a cash sweep vehicle for Thrivent Mutual Funds, Thrivent Series Fund, Inc., and Thrivent Church Loan and Income Fund.

The Funds are each an investment company which follows the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 – Financial Services – Investment Companies.

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with vendors and others that provide general damage clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these contracts is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.

(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Valuation of Investments – Securities traded on U.S. or foreign securities exchanges or included in a national market system are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange or the official closing price of the national market system. Over-the-counter securities and listed securities for which no price is readily available are valued at the current bid price considered best to represent the value at that time. Security prices are based on quotes that are obtained from an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”). The pricing service, in determining values of fixed-income securities, takes into consideration such factors as current quotations by broker/dealers, coupon, maturity, quality, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other yield and risk factors it deems relevant in determining valuations. Securities which cannot be valued by the approved pricing service are valued using valuations obtained from dealers that make markets in the securities. Investments in open-ended mutual funds are valued at the net asset value at the close of each business day.

The Board has delegated responsibility for daily valuation of the Funds’ securities to the investment adviser, Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee (“Committee”) that is responsible for

overseeing the Funds’ valuation policies in accordance with Valuation Policies and Procedures. The Committee meets on a monthly and on an as-needed basis to review price challenges, price overrides, stale prices, shadow prices, manual prices, money market pricing, international fair valuation, and other securities requiring fair valuation.

The Committee monitors for significant events occurring prior to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange that could have a material impact on the value of any securities that are held by the Funds. Examples of such events include trading halts, national news/events, and issuer-specific developments. If the Committee decides that such events warrant using fair value estimates, the Committee will take such events into consideration in determining the fair value of such securities. If market quotations or prices are not readily available or determined to be unreliable, the securities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board.

In accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the various inputs used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities, typically included in this level are U.S. equity securities, futures, options and registered investment company funds. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk, typically included in this level are fixed income securities, international securities, swaps and forward contracts. Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs such as the Adviser’s own assumptions and broker evaluations in determining the fair value of investments. Of the Level 3 securities, those for which market values were not readily available or were deemed unreliable were fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by the Board. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these securities or other investments. Investments measured using net asset value per share as a practical expedient for fair value and that are not publicly available-for-sale are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.

Valuation of International Securities – The Funds value certain foreign securities traded on foreign exchanges that close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange using a fair value pricing service. The fair value pricing service uses a multi-factor model that may take into account the local close, relevant general and sector indices, currency fluctuation, prices of other securities (including ADRs, New York registered shares, and ETFs), and futures, as applicable, to determine price adjustments for each security in order

 

 

31


THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

to reflect the effects of post-closing events. The Board has authorized the Adviser to make fair valuation determinations pursuant to policies approved by the Board.

Foreign Currency Translation – The accounting records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the daily closing rates of exchange.

Foreign currency amounts related to the purchase or sale of securities and income and expenses are translated at the exchange rate on the transaction date. Net realized and unrealized currency gains and losses are recorded from closed currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, exchange gains or losses between the trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, and other translation gains or losses on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes. The Funds do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices on securities held. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations.

For federal income tax purposes, the Funds treat the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates arising from actual foreign currency transactions and the changes in foreign exchange rates between the trade date and settlement date as ordinary income.

Federal Income Taxes – No provision has been made for income taxes because each Fund’s policy is to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and distribute substantially all investment company taxable income and net capital gain on a timely basis. It is also the intention of each Fund to distribute an amount sufficient to avoid imposition of any federal excise tax. The Funds, accordingly, anticipate paying no federal taxes and no federal tax provision was recorded. Each Fund is treated as a separate taxable entity for federal income tax purposes. Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.

GAAP requires management of the Funds (i.e., the Adviser) to make additional tax disclosures with respect to the tax effects of certain income tax positions, whether those positions were taken on previously filed tax returns or are expected to be taken on future returns. These positions must meet a “more likely than not” standard that, based on the technical merits of the position, would have a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being sustained upon examination. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Adviser must presume that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.

The Adviser analyzed all open tax years, as defined by the statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities. Major jurisdictions for the Funds include U.S. Federal, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts as well as certain foreign countries. As of April 30, 2019, open U.S. Federal, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Massachusetts tax years include tax years ended October 31, 2016 through 2018. The Funds have no examinations in progress and none are expected at this time.

As of April 30, 2019, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no effect to each Fund’s tax liability, financial position or results of operations. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits related to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in future tax returns. The Funds also are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next 12 months.

Expenses and Income – Estimated expenses are accrued daily. The Funds are charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to them. Expenses that are not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated among all appropriate Funds in proportion to their respective net assets, number of shareholder accounts or other reasonable basis.

Interest income is accrued daily on all debt securities, as is accretion of market discount and original issue discount and amortization of premium. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage- and asset-backed securities are recorded as components of interest income. Dividend income and capital gain distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. However, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Funds. Non-cash income, if any, is recorded at the fair market value of the securities received.

Distributions to Shareholders – Net investment income is distributed to each shareholder as a dividend. Dividends from Emerging Markets Debt Fund are declared and distributed monthly. Dividends from International Equity Fund and Low Volatility Equity Fund are declared and distributed annually. Dividends from Short-Term Reserve Fund are declared daily and distributed monthly. Net realized gains from securities transactions, if any, are distributed at least annually after the close of the fiscal year.

Derivative Financial Instruments – Certain Funds may invest in derivatives. Derivatives, a category that includes options, futures, swaps, foreign currency forward contracts and hybrid instruments, are financial instruments whose value is derived from another security, an index or a currency. Each applicable Fund may use derivatives for hedging (attempting to offset a potential loss in one position by

 

 

32


THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

establishing an interest in an opposite position). This includes the use of currency-based derivatives to manage the risk of its positions in foreign securities. Each applicable Fund may also use derivatives for replication of a certain asset class or speculation (investing for potential income or capital gain). These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

A derivative may incur a mark to market loss if the value of the derivative decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying derivative. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the derivative. A Fund’s risk of loss from the counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by such Fund. With exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds because the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to such derivatives, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the derivative; thus, the credit risk is limited to the failure of the clearinghouse. However, credit risk still exists in exchange traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds. Using derivatives to hedge can guard against potential risks, but it also adds to the Funds’ expenses and can eliminate some opportunities for gains. In addition, a derivative used for mitigating exposure or replication may not accurately track the value of the underlying asset. Another risk with derivatives is that some types can amplify a gain or loss, potentially earning or losing substantially more money than the actual cost of the derivative.

In order to define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Funds mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically includes, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivatives’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out

netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy and insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral and margin requirements vary by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the broker or clearinghouse for exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives (futures, options, and centrally cleared swaps). Brokers can ask for margining in excess of the minimum in certain situations. Collateral terms are contract specific for OTC derivatives (foreign currency exchange contracts, options, swaps). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty. For financial reporting purposes, non-cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund has been noted in the Schedule of Investments. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Funds attempt to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Options – Certain Funds may buy put and call options and write put and covered call options. The Funds intend to use such derivative instruments as hedges to facilitate buying or selling securities or to provide protection against adverse movements in security prices or interest rates. The Funds may also enter into options contracts to protect against adverse foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. A Fund will realize a gain or loss upon expiration or closing of the option transaction. When an option is exercised, the proceeds upon sale for a written call option or the cost of a security for purchased put and call options is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

Buying put options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security while buying call options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. There is no significant counterparty risk on exchange-traded options as the exchange guarantees the contract against default. Writing put options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security while writing call options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security. The writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying security may be bought or sold, and therefore bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security. The counterparty risk for purchased

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

options arises when a Fund has purchased an option, exercises that option, and the counterparty doesn’t buy from the Fund or sell to the Fund the underlying asset as required. In the case where a Fund has written an option, the Fund doesn’t have counterparty risk. Counterparty risk on purchased over-the-counter options is partially mitigated by the Fund’s collateral posting requirements. As the option increases in value to the Fund, the Fund receives collateral from the counterparty. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Futures Contracts – Certain Funds may use futures contracts to manage the exposure to interest rate and market or currency fluctuations. Gains or losses on futures contracts can offset changes in the yield of securities. When a futures contract is opened, cash or other investments equal to the required “initial margin deposit” are held on deposit with and pledged to the broker. Additional securities held by the Funds may be earmarked to cover open futures contracts. The futures contract’s daily change in value (“variation margin”) is either paid to or received from the broker, and is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract when opened and the value of the contract when closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Exchange-traded futures have no significant counterparty risk as the exchange guarantees the contracts against default.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts – In connection with purchases and sales of securities denominated in foreign currencies, certain Funds may enter into foreign currency forward contracts. Additionally, the Funds may enter into such contracts to mitigate currency and counterparty exposure to other foreign-currency-denominated investments. These contracts are recorded at value and the related realized and change in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses are included in the Statement of Operations. In the event that counterparties fail to settle these forward contracts, the Funds could be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. Foreign currency 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. A realized gain or loss is recorded at the time a forward contract is closed. These contracts are over-the-counter and the Fund is exposed to counterparty risk equal to the discounted net amount of payments to the Fund.

Swap Agreements – Certain Funds may enter into swap transactions, which involve swapping one or more investment characteristics of a security or a basket of securities with another party. Such transactions include market risk, risk of default by the other party to the transaction, risk of

imperfect correlation and manager risk and may involve commissions or other costs. Swap transactions generally do not involve delivery of securities, other underlying assets or principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap transactions is generally limited to the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make, or in the case of the counterparty defaulting, the net amount of payments that the Fund is contractually entitled to receive. Risks of loss may exceed amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. If there is a default by the counterparty, the Fund may have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. The contracts are valued daily and unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded. Swap agreements are valued at the clearinghouse end of day prices as furnished by an independent pricing service. The pricing service takes into account such factors as swap curves, default probabilities, recent trades, recovery rates and other factors it deems relevant in determining valuations. Daily fluctuations in the value of the centrally cleared credit default contracts are recorded in variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and recorded as unrealized gain or loss. The Fund accrues for the periodic payment and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Receipts and payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are also recognized as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. Collateral, in the form of cash or securities, may be required to be held with the Fund’s custodian, or a third party, in connection with these agreements. Certain swap agreements are over-the-counter and the Fund is exposed to counterparty risk, which is the discounted net amount of payments owed to the Fund. This risk is partially mitigated by the Fund’s collateral posting requirements. As the swap increases in value to the Fund, the Fund receives collateral from the counterparty. Certain interest rate and credit default index swaps must be cleared through a clearinghouse or central counterparty.

Credit Default Swaps – A credit default swap is a swap agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of a particular issuer, basket of securities or reference entity. In a credit default swap transaction, a buyer pays periodic fees in return for payment by the seller which is contingent upon an adverse credit event occurring in the underlying issuer or reference entity. The seller collects periodic fees from the buyer and profits if the credit of the underlying issuer or reference entity remains stable or improves while the swap is outstanding, but the seller in a credit default swap contract would be required to pay the amount of credit loss, determined as specified in the agreement, to the buyer in the event of an adverse credit event in the reference entity. A buyer of a credit default swap is said to buy protection

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

whereas a seller of a credit default swap is said to sell protection. The Funds may be either the protection seller or the protection buyer.

Certain Funds enter into credit default derivative contracts directly through credit default swaps (CDS) or through credit default swap indices (“CDX Indices”). CDX Indices are static pools of equally weighted credit default swaps referencing corporate bonds and/or loans designed to provide diversified credit exposure to these asset classes. Funds sell default protection and assume long-risk positions in individual credits or indices. Index positions are entered into to gain exposure to the corporate bond and/or loan markets in a cost-efficient and diversified structure. In the event that a position defaults, by going into bankruptcy and failing to pay interest or principal

on borrowed money, within any given CDX Index held, the maximum potential amount of future payments required would be equal to the pro-rata share of that position within the index based on the notional amount of the index. In the event of a default under a CDS contract the maximum potential amount of future payments would be the notional amount. For CDS, the default events could be bankruptcy and failing to pay interest or principal on borrowed money or a restructuring. A restructuring is a change in the underlying obligations which would include reduction in interest or principal, maturity extension and subordination to other obligations.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

The following table presents the gross and net information about liabilities subject to master netting arrangements, as presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

                         

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

        

Fund

   Gross Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
     Gross Amounts
Offset
     Net Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged(**)
     Net Amount  

Emerging Markets Debt Securities Lending

     7,629,243               7,629,243        7,337,507                      291,736 (^)  

International Equity
Securities Lending

     33,348,904               33,348,904        27,512,388                      5,836,516 (^)  

 

(**)

Excess of collateral pledged to the counterparty may not be shown for financial reporting purposes.

(^)

Net securities lending amounts represent the net amount payable to the counterparty in the event of a default.

 

Securities Lending – The Trust has entered into a Securities Lending Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs Bank USA doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”) pursuant to which GSAL provides securities lending services. The Agreement authorizes GSAL to lend securities to authorized borrowers on behalf of the Funds. Pursuant to the Agreement, loaned securities are typically initially collateralized equal to at least 102% for U.S. securities and 105% for non-U.S. securities of the market value of the loaned securities. Daily market fluctuations could cause the value of loaned securities to be more or less than the value of the collateral received. Any additional collateral is adjusted and settled on the next business day. The Trust has the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or sell the loaned securities. All cash collateral received is invested in Thrivent Cash Management Trust. The Funds receive dividends and interest that would have been earned on the securities loaned while simultaneously seeking to earn income on the investment of cash collateral. Amounts earned on investments in Thrivent Cash Management Trust, net of rebates, fees paid to GSAL for services provided and any other securities lending expenses, are included in income from securities loaned on the Statement of Operations. By investing any cash collateral

it receives in these transactions, a Fund could realize additional gains or losses. If the borrower fails to return the securities or the invested collateral has declined in value, the Fund could lose money. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. However, in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent.

As of April 30, 2019, the value of securities on loan is as follows:

 

Fund

   Securities on Loan  

Emerging Markets Debt

   $ 7,337,507  

International Equity

     27,512,388  

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions – The Funds may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. These transactions involve a commitment by the Funds to purchase or sell securities for a predetermined price or yield, with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When delayed delivery purchases are outstanding, the Funds will designate liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When purchasing a security on a delayed

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

delivery basis, the Funds assume the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and take such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. A Fund may dispose of a delayed delivery transaction after it is entered into, and may sell when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss. When a Fund has sold a security on a delayed delivery basis, a Fund does not participate in future gains and losses with respect to the security.

Repurchase Agreements – A Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions in pursuit of its investment objective. A repurchase agreement consists of a purchase and a simultaneous agreement to resell an investment for later delivery at an agreed upon price and rate of interest. The Funds use a third-party custodian to maintain the collateral. If the original seller of a security subject to a repurchase agreement fails to repurchase the security at the agreed upon time, a Fund could incur a loss due to a drop in the value of the security during the time it takes the Fund to either sell the security or take action to enforce the original seller’s agreement to repurchase the security. Also, if a defaulting original seller filed for bankruptcy or became insolvent, disposition of such security might be delayed by pending legal action. The Funds may only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions such as broker/dealers that are found by the Adviser to be creditworthy. During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Funds did not engage in this type of investment.

Loan Commitments – Certain Funds may enter into loan commitments, which generally have interest rates which are reset daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate, plus a premium. These base rates are primarily the London-Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks (the “Prime Rate”) and the certificate of deposit (“CD”) rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. Loan commitments often require prepayments from excess cash flows or allow the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. Therefore, the remaining maturity may be considerably less than the stated maturity shown in the Schedule of Investments.

All or a portion of these loan commitments may be unfunded. A Fund is obligated to fund these commitments at the borrower’s discretion; therefore, the Fund must have funds sufficient to cover its contractual obligation. These unfunded loan commitments, which are marked to market daily, are presented in the Schedule of Investments. During the year ended April 30, 2019, none of the Funds engaged in these types of investments.

Loss Contingencies – In the event of adversary action proceedings where a Fund is a defendant, a loss contingency will not be accrued as a liability until the amount of potential damages and the likelihood of loss can be reasonably estimated.

Accounting 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Amortization of Offering Costs – The offering costs referenced in the Statement of Operations for each of International Equity Fund and Low Volatility Equity Fund are costs incurred by the Fund in order to establish it for sale. These costs generally include any legal costs associated with registering the Fund. These costs are amortized over a period of 12 months from inception.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements —

Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, non-contingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption of these amendments is allowed, and Management has adopted the amendments as of the beginning of the fiscal period. Management has evaluated the implications of this guidance and the impact to the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures and has determined there are no material impacts.

Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820). ASU No. 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and the interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have to financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures.

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

In-kind Contributions – During March 2018, the Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund received an in-kind contribution which consisted of $124,931,300 in securities. As a result of the in-kind contribution, Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund issued 13,123,036 shares at a $9.52/share net asset value. The in-kind amounts and shares issued are included in the Capital Stock Transactions of the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for Thrivent Core Emerging Markets Debt Fund. These in-kind transactions were conducted at market value. The transactions were as follows:

 

Contributing Fund/Portfolio

   Shares
Issued
     In-kind
Amount
 

Balanced Income Plus Fund

     1,120,664      $ 10,668,722  

Balanced Income Plus Portfolio

     1,298,780      $ 12,364,385  

Diversified Income Plus Fund

     1,577,662      $ 15,019,338  

Diversified Income Plus Portfolio

     1,289,457      $ 12,275,624  

Growth and Income Plus Fund

     123,308      $ 1,173,896  

Growth and Income Plus Portfolio

     140,246      $ 1,335,143  

Opportunity Income Plus Fund

     6,361,609      $ 60,562,521  

Opportunity Income Plus Portfolio

     1,211,310      $ 11,531,671  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     13,123,036      $ 124,931,300  

 

Other – For financial statement purposes, investment security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on sales are determined on a specific cost identification basis, which is the same basis for federal income tax purposes.

(3) FEES AND COMPENSATION PAID TO AFFILIATES

Fees – The Trust has entered into an administration and accounting services agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser provides certain administrative and accounting personnel and services. The Fund pays an annual fixed fee plus percentage of net assets to the Adviser. These fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Adviser received aggregate fees for administrative and accounting personnel and services of $368,202 from the Trust.

The Trust has entered into an agreement with Thrivent Financial Investor Services Inc. (“Thrivent Investor Services”) to provide transfer agency services necessary to the Trust. These fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. For the year ended, April 30, 2019, Thrivent Investor Services received $60,000.00 for transfer agent services from the Trust.

Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Adviser receives an annual fee from the Trust for services as a Trustee and is eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan with respect to these fees. Participants in the plan may designate their deferred Trustee’s fees as if invested in a series of the Thrivent Mutual Funds, except for Money Market Fund as it is not eligible for the deferral plan. The value of each participant’s deferred compensation account will increase or decrease as if it were invested in shares of a particular series of Thrivent Mutual Funds. Each participant’s fees as well as the change in value are included in Trustee fees in

the Statement of Operations. The deferred fees remain in the appropriate Fund until distribution in accordance with the plan. The Payable for trustee deferred compensation, located in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, is unsecured.

Those trustees not participating in the above plan received $13,465 in fees from the Trust during the six months ended April 30, 2019. In addition, the Trust reimbursed unaffiliated Trustees for reasonable expenses incurred in relation to attendance at the meetings and industry conferences.

Certain officers and non-independent Trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Thrivent Asset Mgt., Thrivent Investor Services and Thrivent Distributors, LLC.; however they receive no compensation from the Trust. Affiliated employees and board consultants are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in relation to board meeting attendance.

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses – The Funds may invest in other mutual funds. Fees and expenses of those underlying funds are not included in the Funds’ expense ratio. The Funds indirectly bear their proportionate share of the annualized weighted average expense ratio for the underlying funds in which it invests.

Interfund Lending – The Funds may participate in an interfund lending program (the “Program”) pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC. The Program permits the Funds to borrow cash for temporary purposes from Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund. Interest is charged to each participating Fund based on its borrowings at the average of the repo rate and bank loan rate, each as defined in the Program. Each borrowing made under the Program matures no later than seven calendar days after the date of the borrowing, and each borrowing must be securitized by a

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

pledge of segregated collateral with a market value at least equal to 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. For the six months ended April 30, 2019, no Funds borrowed cash through the interfund lending program.

(4) FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

Distributions are based on amounts calculated in accordance with the applicable federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. To the extent that these differences are permanent in nature, GAAP requires such amounts to be reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassifications. At fiscal year-end, the character and amount of distributions, on a tax basis and components of distributable earnings, are finalized. Therefore, as of April 30, 2019, the tax-basis balance has not yet been determined.

At October 31, 2018, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers expiring as follows:

 

Fund

   Capital Loss
Carryover
     Expiration  

Emerging Markets Debt

   $ 1,833,806        Unlimited  

International Equity

     11,766,177        Unlimited  

Short-Term Reserve

     17,348        Unlimited  

(5) SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities – For the six months ended April 30, 2019, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than U.S. Government and short-term securities, were as follows:

 

      In thousands  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Emerging Markets Debt

   $ 119,901      $ 52,098  

International Equity

     427,123        349,856  

Low Volatility Equity

     278,066        269,146  

Short-Term Reserve

     743,806        688,505  

Purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities were:

 

      In thousands  

Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Short-Term Reserve

   $ 132,607      $ 17,840  

(7) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of April 30, 2019, related parties held 100% of the outstanding shares of all Thrivent Core Funds. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operation of the Funds. In the case of a large redemption, the Funds may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, resulting in additional losses for the Funds.

(8) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Adviser of the Funds has evaluated the impact of subsequent events through the date the financial statements

were issued, and, except as already included in the Notes to Financial Statements, has determined that no additional items require disclosure.

(9) MARKET RISK

Over time, securities markets generally tend to move in cycles with periods when security prices rise and periods when security prices decline. The value of a Fund’s investments may move with these cycles and, in some instances, increase or decrease more than the applicable market(s) as measured by the Fund’s benchmark index(es). The securities markets may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry. As of April 30, 2019, the following Funds had portfolio concentration greater than 25% in certain sectors.

 

Fund

  

Sector

  % of
Total Net
Assets
 

Core Emerging Market Debt

   Foreign Government     94.9

Core Short-Term Reserve

   Financials     43.3

(10) SIGNIFICANT RISKS

Credit Risk – Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security to which the Fund is exposed may no longer be able or willing to pay its debt. As a result of such an event, the debt security may decline in price and affect the value of the Fund.

Derivatives Risk – The use of derivatives (such as credit default swaps) involves additional risks and transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the contract. Changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate as intended with the underlying asset, rate or index, and the Fund could lose much more than the original amount invested. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. Certain derivatives may also be subject to counterparty risk, which is that the other party in the transaction will not fulfill its contractual obligations due to its financial condition, market events, or other reasons.

Emerging Markets Risk – The economic and political structures of developing countries, in most cases, do not compare favorably with the U.S. or other developed countries in terms of wealth and stability, and their financial markets often lack liquidity. Fund performance will likely be negatively affected by portfolio exposure to countries in the midst of, among other things, hyperinflation, currency devaluation, trade disagreements, sudden political upheaval, or interventionist government policies. Significant buying or selling actions by a few major investors may also heighten the volatility of emerging markets. These factors make

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

investing in emerging market countries significantly riskier than in other countries, and events in any one country could cause the Fund’s share price to decline.

Equity Security Risk – Equity securities held by the Fund may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries. Equity securities are generally more volatile than most debt securities.

ETF Risk – An ETF is subject to the risks of the underlying investments that it holds. In addition, for index-based ETFs, the performance of an ETF may diverge from the performance of such index (commonly known as tracking error). ETFs are subject to fees and expenses (like management fees and operating expenses) that do not apply to an index, and the Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of any such fees and expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests.

Foreign Currency Risk – The value of a foreign currency may decline against the U.S. dollar, which would reduce the dollar value of securities denominated in that currency. The overall impact of such a decline of foreign currency can be significant, unpredictable, and long lasting, depending on the currencies represented, how each one appreciates or depreciates in relation to the U.S. dollar, and whether currency positions are hedged. Under normal conditions, the Fund does not engage in extensive foreign currency hedging programs. Further, exchange rate movements are volatile, and it is not possible to effectively hedge the currency risks of many developing countries.

Foreign Securities Risk – Foreign securities generally carry more risk and are more volatile than their domestic counterparts, in part because of higher political and economic risks, lack of reliable information and fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The Fund’s investment in any country could be subject to governmental actions such as capital or currency controls, nationalizing a company or industry, expropriating assets, or imposing punitive taxes that would have an adverse effect on security prices, and impair the Fund’s ability to repatriate capital or income. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to resell than comparable U.S. securities because the markets for foreign securities are often less liquid. Even when a foreign security increases in price in its local currency, the appreciation may be diluted by adverse changes in exchange rates when

the security’s value is converted to U.S. dollars. Foreign withholding taxes also may apply and errors and delays may occur in the settlement process for foreign securities.

Government Securities Risk – The Fund invests in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities (such as Federal Home Loan Bank, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac securities). Securities issued or guaranteed by Federal Home Loan Bank, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac are not issued directly by the U.S. government. Ginnie Mae is a wholly owned U.S. corporation that is authorized to guarantee, with the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, the timely payment of principal and interest of its securities. By contrast, securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-related organizations such as Federal Home Loan Bank, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if not required to do so by law. In addition, the value of U.S. government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. government.

High Yield Risk – High yield securities – commonly known as “junk bonds” – to which the Fund is exposed are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments. If the issuer of the security is in default with respect to interest or principal payments, the value of the Fund may be negatively affected. High yield securities generally have a less liquid resale market.

Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of debt securities decline in value when interest rates rise for debt securities that pay a fixed rate of interest. Debt securities with longer durations (a measure of price sensitivity of a bond or bond fund to changes in interest rates) or maturities (i.e., the amount of time until a bond’s issuer must pay its principal or face value) tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates than debt securities with shorter durations or maturities. Changes by the Federal Reserve to monetary policies could affect interest rates and the value of some securities.

Investment Adviser Risk – The Fund is actively managed and the success of its investment strategy depends significantly on the skills of the adviser in assessing the potential of the

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

investments in which the Fund invests. This assessment of investments may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance, even in rising markets.

Issuer Risk – Issuer risk is the possibility that factors specific to an issuer to which the Fund is exposed will affect the market prices of the issuer’s securities and therefore the value of the Fund.

Large Cap RiskLarge-sized companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology. They may also not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

Liquidity Risk – Liquidity is the ability to sell a security relatively quickly for a price that most closely reflects the actual value of the security. Dealer inventories of bonds are at or near historic lows in relation to market size, which has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the fixed income markets, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance.

Market Risk – Over time, securities markets generally tend to move in cycles with periods when security prices rise and periods when security prices decline. The value of the Fund’s investments may move with these cycles and, in some instances, increase or decrease more than the applicable market(s) as measured by the Fund’s benchmark index(es). The securities markets may also decline because of factors that affect a particular industry.

Mid Cap RiskMedium-sized companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than larger, more-established companies. These companies tend to have smaller revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, smaller shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and less competitive strength than larger companies.

Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk – The value of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. As a result, during periods of declining asset value, difficult or frozen credit markets, swings in interest rates, or deteriorating economic conditions, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities may decline in value, face valuation difficulties, become more volatile and/or become illiquid. In addition, both mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are sensitive to changes in the repayment patterns of the underlying security. If the principal payment on the underlying asset is repaid faster or slower than the holder of the asset-backed or mortgage- backed

security anticipates, the price of the security may fall, particularly if the holder must reinvest the repaid principal at lower rates or must continue to hold the security when interest rates rise. This effect may cause the value of the Fund to decline and reduce the overall return of the Fund.

Non-Diversified Risk – The Fund is not “diversified” within the meaning of the 1940 Act. That means the Fund may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of any single issuer compared to other funds. A non-diversified portfolio is generally more susceptible than a diversified portfolio to the risk that events or developments affecting a particular issuer or industry will significantly affect the Fund’s performance.

Portfolio Turnover Rate Risk – The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities in implementing its principal investment strategies. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or more) involves correspondingly greater expenses which are borne by the Fund and its shareholders and may also result in short-term capital gains taxable to shareholders.

Prepayment Risk – Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are sensitive to changes in the repayment patterns of the underlying securities, including the conversion, prepayment or redemption of the investments. If the principal payment on the underlying asset is repaid faster than the holder of the mortgage-backed or asset-backed security anticipates, the price of the security may fall, especially if the holder must reinvest the repaid principal at lower rates. When people start prepaying the principal on the collateral underlying a collateralized mortgage obligation (“CMOs”) (such as mortgages underlying a CMO), for example, some classes may retire substantially earlier than the stated maturity or final distribution dates.

Quantitative Investing Risk – The risk that securities selected according to a quantitative analysis methodology can perform differently from the market as a whole based on the model and the factors used in the analysis, the weight placed on each factor and changes in the factor’s historical trends. Such models are based on assumptions of these and other market factors, and the models may not take into account certain factors, or perform as intended, and may result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Redemption and Lending Risk – The Fund participates in an interfund lending program (the “Program”) which enables a participating fund to lend cash directly to and borrow money from other participating funds for temporary purposes. The other participants in the Program are other mutual funds advised by the Adviser and its affiliates. Under the Program, all loans will be made by the Fund. There is risk that a borrowing fund could be unable to repay a loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the Fund could result in a

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

 

lost opportunity and increase risk of the Fund experiencing a loss when meeting redemption requests if it is forced to sell securities at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders.

Redemption and Share Ownership Risk – The Fund may need to sell portfolio securities to meet redemption requests. The Fund could experience a loss when selling portfolio securities to meet redemption requests if there is (i) significant redemption activity by shareholders, including, for example, when a single investor or few large investors make a significant redemption of Fund shares, (ii) a disruption in the normal operation of the markets in which the Fund buys and sells portfolio securities or (iii) the inability of the Fund to sell portfolio securities because such securities are illiquid. In such events, the Fund could be forced to sell securities at unfavorable prices in an effort to generate sufficient cash to pay redeeming shareholders. A majority of the Fund’s shares may be held by other mutual funds advised by the Adviser and its affiliates. It also is possible that some or all of these other mutual funds will decide to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund simultaneously or within a short period of time of one another in order to execute their asset allocation strategies. Accordingly, there is a risk that the share trading activities of these shareholders could disrupt the Fund’s investment strategies which could have adverse consequences for the Fund and other shareholders (e.g., by requiring the Fund to sell investments at inopportune times or causing the Fund to maintain larger-than-expected cash positions pending acquisition of investments).

Small Cap Risk – Smaller, less seasoned companies often have greater price volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity than larger, more established companies. These companies tend to have small revenues, narrower product lines, less management depth and experience, small shares of their product or service markets, fewer financial resources, and less competitive strength than larger companies. Such companies seldom pay significant dividends that could cushion returns in a falling market

Sovereign Debt Risk – Sovereign debt securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign governmental entities. These investments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt, due, for example, to cash flow problems, insufficient foreign currency reserves, political considerations, the relative size of the governmental entity’s debt position in relation to the economy or the failure to put in place economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund or other multilateral agencies. If a governmental entity defaults, it may ask for more time in which to pay or for further loans. There is no legal process for collecting sovereign debts that a government does not

pay nor are there bankruptcy proceedings through which all or part of the sovereign debt that a governmental entity has not repaid may be collected.

 

 

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THRIVENT CORE FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD *

 

            Income From Investment Operations     Less Distributions From  
     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
     Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
Investments(a)
    Total from
Investment
Operations
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Investments
 

EMERGING MARKETS DEBT FUND

              

Period Ended 4/30/2019 (unaudited)

   $ 9.04      $ 0.21      $ 0.42     $ 0.63     $ (0.21   $  

Year Ended 10/31/2018

     9.86        0.40        (0.82     (0.42     (0.40      

Year Ended 10/31/2017 (c)

     10.00        0.05        (0.14     (0.09     (0.05      

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

              

Period Ended 4/30/2019 (unaudited)

     9.28        0.14        0.45       0.59       (0.30      

Year Ended 10/31/2018 (d)

     10.00        0.31        (1.02     (0.71     (0.01      

LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

              

Period Ended 4/30/2019 (unaudited)

     10.54        0.12        1.18       1.30       (0.17     (0.23

Year Ended 10/31/2018 (e)

     10.00        0.13        0.41       0.54              

SHORT-TERM RESERVE FUND

              

Period Ended 4/30/2019 (unaudited)

     10.00        0.13        0.00       0.13       (0.13      

Year Ended 10/31/2018

     10.00        0.20        0.00       0.20       (0.20     0.00  

Year Ended 10/31/2017

     10.00        0.11        0.00       0.11       (0.11      

Year Ended 10/31/2016 (f)

     10.00        0.03        0.00       0.03       (0.03      

 

(a)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in aggregate gains and losses of portfolio securities due to the timing of sales and redemptions of portfolio shares.

 

(b)

Total investment return assumes dividend reinvestment and does not reflect any deduction for applicable sales charges. Not annualized for periods less than one year. Total return shown does not reflect charges and expenses imposed on contract holders by the variable accounts. Those charges and expenses reduce the return received by contract holders as compared to the return presented.

 

(c)

Since inception, September 5, 2017.

 

(d)

Since inception, November 14, 2017.

 

(e)

Since inception, February 28, 2018.

 

(f)

Since inception, May 2, 2016.

 

*

All per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest cent.

 

**

Computed on an annualized basis for periods less than one year

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTSCONTINUED

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

                         Ratio to Average Net Assets**     Ratio to Average Net Assets
Before Expenses Waived,
Credited or Acquired Fund
Fees and Expenses**
       

Total
Distributions

   Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
     Total
Return(b)
    Net Assets,
End of Period
(in millions)
     Expenses     Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
    Expenses     Net Investment
Income/(Loss)
    Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 

$       (0.21)

   $ 9.46        7.05   $ 787.1        0.05     4.64     0.05     4.64     7

(0.40)

     9.04        (4.35)     684.2        0.06     4.38     0.06     4.38     13

(0.05)

     9.86        (0.94)     421.8        0.21     3.48     0.21     3.48     0

(0.30)

     9.57        6.76     927.1        0.06     3.86     0.06     3.86     40

(0.01)

     9.28        (7.08)     798.2        0.08     3.42     0.08     3.42     73

(0.40)

     11.44        12.90     986.0        0.04     2.27     0.04     2.27     30

–  

     10.54        5.40     873.7        0.06     1.88     0.06     1.88     40

(0.13)

     10.00        1.33     5,358.0        0.01     2.67     0.01     2.67     89

(0.20)

     10.00        2.01     4,854.5        0.01     1.99     0.01     1.99     213

(0.11)

     10.00        1.12     4,988.2        0.01     1.11     0.01     1.11     143

(0.03)

     10.00        0.32     4,762.5        0.01     0.67     0.01     0.67     31

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

PROXY VOTING

The policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities are attached to the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information. The Trust files a report of how it voted proxies relating to portfolio securities on Form N-PX with the SEC. You may request a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information or the report of how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 29 by calling 800-847-4836. You also may review the Statement of Additional Information or the report of how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 29 at SEC.gov.

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

Through April 2019, the Trust filed its Schedule of Investments on Form N-Q with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. Beginning April 2019, the Trust will no longer file Form N-Q and will begin filing Form N-PORT. Part F of each Fund’s N-PORT filing for the first and third quarters will include the complete schedule of investments which were previously filed on Form N-Q. The Trust’s most recent Schedule of Investments may be requested by calling 800-847-4836 or at SEC.gov. You also may review and copy the Forms N-PORT-EX and N-Q for the Trust at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. You may get information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling 800-SEC-0330.

BOARD APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), requires that a fund’s investment advisory agreement be approved initially by the fund’s board of trustees. Section 15(c) also requires that the continuation of such an agreement, after an initial term of up to two years, be annually reviewed and approved by the board. Any such agreement must be approved by a vote of a majority of the trustees who are not parties to the agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of a party to the agreement at an in-person meeting of the board called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

At its meeting on November 13-14, 2018, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Thrivent Core Funds (the “Trust”), including the trustees who are not parties to the agreement or “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), considered and voted unanimously to renew the existing advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), as amended, between the Trust and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) for each series of the Trust, except the recently launched Thrivent Core Low Volatility Equity Fund (each, a “Fund”). The Trust was designed to provide shareholders of other Thrivent funds with certain benefits, including a reduction of operational complexities associated with investing in various asset classes. The series of the Trust are only available to other funds and accounts managed by the Adviser or its affiliates.

In connection with its evaluation of the agreement with the Adviser, the Board reviewed a broad range of information requested for this purpose and considered a variety of factors, including the purpose of the Trust and the Funds in relation to other Thrivent funds, as well as the following:

 

  1.

The nature, extent, and quality of the services provided by the Adviser;

 

  2.

The performance of each Fund;

 

  3.

The net operating expense ratio of each Fund compared to a peer group;

 

  4.

The cost of services provided and profit realized by the Adviser;

 

  5.

Other benefits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Trust; and

 

  6.

Any other factors that the Board deemed relevant to its consideration.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

The Contracts Committee of the Board (consisting of all of the Independent Trustees) met on five occasions from May 22 to November 14, 2018 to consider information relevant to the renewal process furnished by the Adviser in advance of the meetings. The Board had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. The Independent Trustees also retained the services of Management Practice Inc. (“MPI”) as an independent consultant to assist in the compilation, organization, and evaluation of relevant information. This information included Fund-by-Fund statistical comparisons of the non-advisory fees and net operating expenses of each of the Funds in comparison to peer groups of comparable funds; 1-year performance information for Thrivent Core Short-Term Reserve Fund; information with respect to services provided to the Funds and fees charged; asset and flow trends for the Funds; and information regarding the types of services furnished to the Funds.

The Board received information from the Adviser regarding the personnel providing services to the Funds, including investment management, compliance and administrative personnel. The Board also received monthly reports from the Adviser’s investment management staff with respect to the performance of the Funds. In addition to its review of the information presented to the Board during the contract renewal process, the Board also considered information obtained from management throughout the course of the year. The Board also reviewed information from MPI, including Fund-by-Fund analyses and independent assessment of information relating to the Funds and the agreements.

The Independent Trustees were represented by independent counsel throughout the review process and during executive sessions without management present to consider the reapproval of the Advisory Agreement for the Funds. As noted above, the Independent Trustees were assisted throughout the process by an independent consultant, MPI. Each Independent Trustee relied on his or her own business judgment in determining the weight to be given to each factor considered in evaluating the materials that were presented to them. The Contracts Committee’s and Board’s review and conclusions were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and were not the result of any single controlling factor. In addition, each Trustee may have weighed individual factors differently. The key factors considered and the conclusions reached are described below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

At each of the Board’s regular quarterly meetings, management presented information describing the services furnished to the Funds by the Adviser, transfer agent and administrator. During these meetings, management reported on the investment management, portfolio trading and compliance services provided to the Funds. During the renewal process, the Board considered the specific services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The Board considered information relating to the investment experience and qualifications of the Adviser’s portfolio managers overseeing investments for the Funds.

The Board received reports and presentations at each of its quarterly meetings from the Adviser’s senior investment team about each of the Funds. These reports and presentations gave the Board the opportunity to evaluate the abilities of the portfolio manager and other investment professionals and the quality of services they provide to the Funds. The Independent Trustees also met in-person, including in executive session, with and received quarterly reports from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Board noted that the Chief Compliance Officer met regularly between quarterly meetings with the Chair of the Ethics and Compliance Committee.

The Board considered the adequacy of the Adviser’s resources used to provide services to the Trust pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. The Adviser reviewed with the Board the Adviser’s process for overseeing the portfolio management team of each Fund. In addition, the Adviser noted that its investments in technology and personnel have benefitted the Trust and other Thrivent funds and discussed continued investments in these resources, noting, in particular, additional personnel to enhance its research function. The Adviser also discussed how it has continued to strengthen its compliance program. The Board viewed these actions as a positive factor in reapproving the existing Advisory Agreement, as they demonstrated the Adviser’s commitment to provide the Funds with quality service and competitive investment performance. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided to the Funds by the Adviser supported renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

Performance of the Funds

The Board noted the Funds’ short operational history and considered whether each Fund has operated within its investment objective. At quarterly meetings, a member of the Adviser’s senior investment team reviewed with the Board the economic and market environment and risk management in connection with the management of the Funds and other Thrivent funds.

Advisory Fees and Fund Expenses

The Board noted that the Adviser does not charge an advisory fee to the Funds. The Board reviewed information provided by the Adviser regarding custodial, administrative, transfer agent and other non-advisory fees and expenses.

Because the Adviser does not charge an advisory fee to the Funds, the Board did not consider whether economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. The Board did consider those factors for other Thrivent funds with advisory fees.

On the basis of its review, the Board concluded that continuing to not charge an advisory fee to the Funds for investment management services was reasonable.

Cost of Services and Profitability

The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser both overall and on a fund-by-fund basis. The Board considered the level of the Adviser’s profits with respect to all the Thrivent funds, including the Funds. The Board considered that the Adviser makes no profit under the Advisory Agreement and concluded that the Adviser’s profitability on other fees was not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds.

Other Benefits to the Adviser and its Affiliates

The Board considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that the Adviser and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Trust, both tangible and intangible, such as their ability to leverage investment professionals who manage other portfolios, an enhanced reputation as an investment adviser which may help in attracting other clients and investment personnel, and the engagement of affiliates as service providers to the Funds. The Board noted that such benefits were difficult to quantify but were consistent with benefits received by other mutual fund advisers.

Based on the factors discussed above, the Contracts Committee unanimously recommended approval of the Advisory Agreement, and the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees voting separately, approved the Advisory Agreement.

 

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This report is submitted for the information of shareholders

of Thrivent Core Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to

prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by the

current prospectus for Thrivent Core Funds, which contains more

complete information about the Trust, including investment

objectives, risks, charges and expenses.


Item 2.

Code of Ethics

Not applicable to semiannual report

 

Item 3.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable to semiannual report

 

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable to semiannual report

 

Item 5.

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable

 

Item 6.

Investments

 

  (a)

Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included in the report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

  (b)

Not applicable to this filing.

 

Item 7.

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

Not applicable

 

Item 8.

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable

 

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 registrant’s board of trustees.

 

Item 11.

Controls and Procedures

(a)(i) Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(a)(ii) Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, are aware of no change in registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12.

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable


Item 13.

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 the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: See EX-99.CERT attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant: Not applicable

 

  (b)

If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: See EX-99.906CERT attached hereto.


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.

 

Date: June 28, 2019     THRIVENT CORE FUNDS
    By:  

/s/ David S. Royal

      David S. Royal
      President and Chief Investment Officer

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.

 

Date: June 28, 2019     By:  

/s/ David S. Royal

      David S. Royal
      President and Chief Investment Officer
      (principal executive officer)
Date: June 28, 2019     By:  

/s/ Gerard V. Vaillancourt

      Gerard V. Vaillancourt
      Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer
      (principal financial officer)