UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 333-256687
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
227
West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Amy J. Lee
227
West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60606
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 827-0100
Date of fiscal year end: May 31
Date
of reporting period: June 1, 2024 –
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
The registrant's semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:
Guggenheim Funds Semiannual Report
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
GuggenheimInvestments.com | CEF-GUG-SAR-1124 |
GUGGENHEIMINVESTMENTS.COM/GUG
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Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC are continually updating and expanding shareholder information services on the Funds website in an ongoing effort to provide you with the most current information about how your Funds assets are managed and the results of our efforts. It is just one more small way we are working to keep you better informed about your investment in the Fund.
DEAR SHAREHOLDER (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
We thank you for your investment in the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the Fund). This report covers the Funds performance for the six-month period ended November 30, 2024 (the Reporting Period).
To learn more about the Funds performance and investment strategy, we encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview and the Managements Discussion of Fund Performance, which begin on page 5. There you will find information on Guggenheims investment philosophy, views on the economy and market environment, and information about the factors that impacted the Funds performance during the Reporting Period.
All Fund returns citedwhether based on net asset value (NAV) or market priceassume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the Reporting Period, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 9.48% and a total return based on NAV of 7.72%. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Funds market price of $15.72 per share represented a discount of 7.58% to its NAV of $17.01 per share.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund expenses. The market price of the Funds shares fluctuates from time to time, and it may be higher or lower than the Funds NAV.
During the Reporting Period, the Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.118750 per share. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 9.06% based on the Funds closing market price of $15.72 per share at the end of the Reporting Period.
The Funds distribution rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when declared by the Funds Board of Trustees, is subject to change. There is no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. Please see the Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate table on page 33, and Note 2(f) on page 93 for more information on distributions for the period.
We encourage shareholders to consider the opportunity to reinvest their distributions from the Fund through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP), which is described on page 119 of this report. When shares trade at a discount to NAV, the DRIP takes advantage of the discount by reinvesting the monthly dividend distribution in common shares of the Fund purchased in the market at a price less than NAV.
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Conversely, when the market price of the Funds common shares is at a premium above NAV, the DRIP reinvests participants dividends in newly issued common shares at the greater of NAV per share or 95% of the market price per share. The DRIP provides a cost-effective means to accumulate additional shares and enjoy the benefits of compounding returns over time. The DRIP effectively provides an income averaging technique for shareholders to accumulate a larger number of Fund shares when the market price is depressed than when the price is higher.
We appreciate your investment and look forward to serving your investment needs in the future. For the most up-to-date information on your investment, please visit the Funds website at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug.
Sincerely,
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors,
LLC
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
December 31, 2024
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
The U.S. economy has solid momentum heading into 2025, but the policy outlook elevates uncertainty. Recent economic data have been positive: Household income appears on a firmer footing after upward revisions and real labor income continues to expand, indicating a runway for consumer spending. Household balance sheets are also benefiting from rising asset prices, creating a positive wealth effect. While disinflationary progress has stalled in recent months, fundamentals point to a slowdown in inflation, with wage pressures easing and housing inflation moderating. Relief for rate sensitive segments of the economy looked poised to continue as the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) proceeded toward a more neutral policy setting.
Investors are now contending with how the evolving policy landscape will alter the pre-election baseline for gradually lower growth, inflation, and interest rates. For the immediate future, the most important factor from the election outcome is likely to be a boost to both consumer and business sentiment, aided by expectations for deregulation and further tax cuts. Post-election surveys have already shown notably increased optimism for the economic outlook, which should help support consumption, investment, and hiring in the coming months.
Looking beyond the immediate sentiment boost, the outlook becomes more uncertain and depends on the ultimate policy mix of the new administration. We see a modest boost to growth from potential deregulation and fiscal policy. Delivering on deregulatory promises could boost productivity growth, though this could take some time to develop. On the other hand, while some of the administrations proposed policies, such as tariffs and immigration, could hinder growth if fully implemented, our outlook already anticipates slower immigration moderating growth in 2025. Additional restrictions, however, could further weigh on economic expansion. Immigration activity at the border is already down over 70% from its 2023 peak, which may slow both labor supply and consumption in coming quarters.
Altogether, we see moderate growth in the U.S. economy in 2025 as these policy shifts play out. Economic fundamentals remain solid, with strong household and corporate balance sheets. The Fed appears likely to ease policy further, but tariffs or tighter immigration could slow the pace of rate cuts by interrupting the disinflationary trend. We believe this is an ideal environment for active fixed-income management, with still elevated yields offering return potential, solid corporate sector fundamentals, and opportunities presented by significant dispersion among credits and sectors that may continue to shift under a new policy environment.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC serves as the investment adviser to Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the Fund). The Fund is managed by a team of seasoned professionals at Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (GPIM).
This team includes Anne B. Walsh, CFA, JD, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer of GPIM and Portfolio Manager; Steven H. Brown, CFA, Chief Investment Officer-Fixed Income, Senior Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager; Adam J. Bloch, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager; and Evan L. Serdensky, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager.
Discuss the Funds return and return of comparative Indices
All Fund returns citedwhether based on net asset value (NAV) or market priceassume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the Reporting Period, the Fund provided a total return based on market price of 9.48% and a total return based on NAV of 7.72%. At the end of the Reporting Period, the Funds market price of $15.72 per share represented a discount of 7.58% to its NAV of $17.01 per share. At the beginning of the Reporting Period, the Funds market price of $15.02 per share represented a discount of 8.86% to its NAV of $16.48 per share.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses, and all other Fund expenses. The market value of the Funds shares fluctuates from time to time and maybe higher or lower than the Funds NAV.
Please refer to the graphs and tables included within the Fund Summary beginning on page 30 for additional information about the Funds performance.
The returns for the Reporting Period of indices tracking performance of the asset classes to which the Fund allocates the largest of its investments were:
Index* | Total Return for the Reporting Period | |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 4.65% | |
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index | 5.32% | |
Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index | 4.09% | |
ICE Bank of America (BOFA) Asset Backed Security Master BBB-AA Index | 4.34% | |
NASDAQ 100 Index | 13.36% | |
Russell 2000 Index | 18.40% | |
Standard & Poors 500 (S&P 500) Index | 15.07% | |
*See page 9 for Index definitions |
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Discuss the Funds distributions
During the Reporting Period, the Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.118750 per share. The most recent distribution represents an annualized distribution rate of 9.06% based on the Funds closing market price of $15.72 per share at the end of the Reporting Period.
The distributions paid consisted of (i) investment company taxable income taxed as ordinary income, which includes, among other things, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions and (ii) return of capital.
There is no guarantee of any future distribution or that the current returns and distribution rate will be maintained. The Funds distribution rate is not constant and the amount of distributions, when declared by the Funds Board of Trustees, is subject to change.
Please see the Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate table on page 33, and Note 2(f) on page 93 for more information on distributions for the period.
Payable Date | Amount |
June 28, 2024 | $0.118750 |
July 31, 2024 | $0.118750 |
August 30, 2024 | $0.118750 |
September 30, 2024 | $0.118750 |
October 31, 2024 | $0.118750 |
November 29, 2024 | $0.118750 |
Total | $0.712500 |
What factors contributed or detracted from the Funds Performance during the Reporting Period?
During the Reporting Period, the Fund saw positive performance from income, credit spread tightening, and equities. Earned income contributed the most to performance as the Fund continued to prioritize higher-quality credits with attractive income/yield profiles. Credit spreads also added to overall performance, particularly below-investment-grade corporate credit, as bank loans and high yield corporates saw spreads tighten. Additionally, the Funds equity exposure contributed to overall performance given the strong performance of the equity market over the Reporting Period. Duration was the sole thematic detractor to the Fund. Duration detracted from performance as the yield curve bear steepened, meaning yields at the long end of the curve rose higher than those at the front end, with yields on 2-year and 10-year Treasurys finishing 72 basis points and 33 basis points higher, respectively.
Discuss the Funds Use of Leverage
At the end of the Reporting Period, the Funds leverage was approximately 28% of Managed Assets, compared with approximately 23% at the beginning of the Reporting Period.
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The Fund currently employs financial leverage through reverse repurchase agreements with eight Counterparties and a credit facility with a major bank.
One purpose of leverage is to fund the purchase of additional securities that may provide increased income and potentially greater appreciation to common shareholders than could be achieved from an unlevered portfolio. Leverage may result in greater NAV volatility and entails more downside risk than an unleveraged portfolio.
Given positive total returns over the Reporting Period, the Funds use of leverage benefited performance.
Investments in Investment Funds (as defined below in the Risks and Other Considerations section) frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage and the associated risks, such as the magnified effect of any losses.
How did the Fund use derivatives during the Reporting Period?
The Fund used a variety of derivatives during the Reporting Period, both to gain market exposure, as well as to hedge certain risks. The Fund employs a proprietary covered call strategy which involves selling call option derivatives. The Fund also utilized foreign currency forwards to hedge non-USD exposures. The Fund employed index credit default swaps to hedge broad credit market exposure, which detracted slightly from performance. The Fund utilized various interest rate derivatives, including swaps, swaptions, caps, and futures, to both hedge rate risks and to gain market exposure. The Fund also utilized total return swaps to gain long equity exposure. Overall, the use of derivatives contributed to the Funds performance during the Reporting Period.
How was the Fund positioned at the end of the Reporting Period?
During the Reporting Period, markets exhibited elevated volatility that we expect could continue as the range of potential paths for the economy remains wide and policy uncertainty is high post-election. This argues for significant diversification and scrutiny in sector allocations, particularly at the issuer level. The Fund has prioritized quality (which takes multiple forms, including focusing on industry market leaders, balance sheet health, and strong credit documents) and industries that may be more resilient across a range of economic and policy outcomes. Though the tightening of spreads has likely pulled forward some expected future total returns across credit markets, we still view the go-forward valuation proposition of credit as attractive due to above-average yields across high-quality segments. Issuers in both the high yield and bank loan markets remain areas of focus within the Fund as do certain subsectors of structured credit like commercial asset-backed securities which continue to present opportunities.
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Index Definitions
Indices are unmanaged and reflect no expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities or MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage, or ARM, pass-throughs), ABS, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) (agency and non-agency).
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. It includes U.S. dollar-denominated securities publicly issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility and financial issuers that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index is an index designed to mirror the investable universe of the U.S.-dollar-denominated leveraged loan market.
The ICE Bank of America Asset Backed Security Master BBB-AA Index is a subset of the ICE Bank of America U.S. Fixed Rate Asset Backed Securities Index including all securities rated AA1 through BBB3, inclusive.
The NASDAQ-100 Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail/ wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.
The Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
The Standard & Poors 500 (S&P 500) Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure the performance of the broad economy, representing all major industries and is considered a representation of the U.S. stock market.
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Risks and Other Considerations
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers only through the report period as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind. The material may also include forward looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that any predictions will come to pass.
There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The net asset value and market price of the Funds shares will fluctuate, sometimes independently, based on market, economic, issuer-specific and other factors affecting the Fund and its investments. The market price of Fund shares will either be above (premium) or below (discount) their net asset value. Although the net asset value of Fund shares is often considered in determining whether to purchase or sell Fund shares, whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of Fund shares will depend upon whether the market price of Fund shares at the time of sale is above or below the investors purchase price, taking into account transaction costs for the shares, and is not directly dependent upon the Funds net asset value. Market price movements of Fund shares are thus material to investors and may result in losses, even when net asset value has increased. The Fund is designed for long-term investors; investors should not view the Fund as a vehicle for trading purposes.
Risk is inherent in all investing, including the loss of your entire principal. Therefore, before investing you should consider the risks carefully. Investors should be aware that the Funds investments and a shareholders investment in the Fund are subject to various risk factors, including investment risk, which could result in the loss of the entire principal amount that you invest, reduced yield and/or income and sudden and substantial losses. Certain of these risk factors are described below. Please see the Funds most recent annual report on Form N-CSR and guggenheiminvestments.com/gug for a more detailed description of the risks of investing in the Fund. Shareholders also may access the Funds most recent annual report on the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov.
The fact that a particular risk below is not specifically identified as being heightened under current conditions does not mean that the risk is not greater than under normal conditions.
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shareholders investment in the Trust may be adversely affected if an issuer is unable to pay interest and repay principal, either on time or at all. Issuers of below-investment grade securities are not perceived to be as strong financially as those with higher credit ratings. Securities of below investment grade quality may experience greater price volatility than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. Securities of below investment grade quality may involve a greater risk of default or decline in market value or income due to adverse economic and issuer-specific developments, such as operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions. Generally, the risks associated with below-investment grade securities are heightened during times of weakening economic conditions or rising interest rates (particularly for issuers that are highly leveraged).
A convertible security may be converted before it would otherwise be most appropriate, which may have an adverse effect on the Funds ability to achieve its investment objective.
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includes real property, machinery, equipment, accounts receivable, stocks, bonds or notes. If a bond is unsecured, it is known as a debenture. Bondholders, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the corporation for the principal and interest due them and may have a prior claim over other creditors if liens or mortgages are involved. Interest on corporate bonds may be fixed or floating, or the bonds may be zero coupons. Interest on corporate bonds is typically paid semi-annually and is fully taxable to the bondholder. Corporate bonds contain elements of both interest-rate risk and credit risk and are subject to the risks associated with other debt securities, among other risks. The market value of a corporate bond generally is expected to rise and fall inversely with interest rates and be affected by the credit rating of the corporation, the corporations performance and perceptions of the corporation in the marketplace. Depending on the nature of the seniority provisions, a senior corporate bond may be junior to other credit securities of the issuer. The market value of a corporate bond may be affected by factors directly related to the issuer, such as investors perceptions of the creditworthiness of the issuer, the issuers financial performance, perceptions of the issuer in the marketplace, performance of management of the issuer, the issuers capital structure and use of financial leverage and demand for the issuers goods and services. There is a risk that the issuers of corporate bonds may not be able to meet their obligations on interest or principal payments at the time called for by an instrument or at all. Corporate bonds of below investment grade quality are often high risk and have speculative characteristics and may be particularly susceptible to adverse issuer-specific and other developments.
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transactions to seek to earn income, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. Participation in derivatives markets transactions involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies (other than its covered call writing strategy). There may be imperfect correlation between the value of derivative instruments and the underlying assets. Derivatives transactions may be subject to risks associated with the possible default of the other party to the transaction. Derivative instruments may be illiquid. Certain derivatives transactions may have economic characteristics similar to leverage, in that relatively small market movements may result in large changes in the value of an investment. Certain derivatives transactions that involve leverage can result in losses that greatly exceed the amount originally invested. Changes in value of a derivative may also create sudden margin delivery or settlement payment obligations for the Fund, which can materially affect the performance of the Fund and its liquidity and other risk profiles. Furthermore, the Funds ability to successfully use derivatives transactions depends on GPIMs ability to predict pertinent securities prices, interest rates, currency exchange rates and other economic and market factors, which cannot be assured. Derivatives transactions utilizing instruments denominated in foreign currencies will expose the Fund to foreign currency risk. To the extent the Fund enters into derivatives transactions to hedge exposure to foreign currencies, such transactions may not be successful and may eliminate any chance for the Fund to benefit from favorable fluctuations in relevant foreign currencies. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar. The use of derivatives transactions may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Fund to sell or purchase portfolio securities at inopportune times or for prices other than current market values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Fund can realize on an investment or may cause the Fund to hold a security that it might otherwise sell. Derivatives transactions involve risks of mispricing or improper valuation. The Fund may be required to deposit amounts as premiums or to be held in margin accounts. Such amounts may not otherwise be available to the Fund for investment purposes. Derivatives transactions also are subject to operational risk, including from documentation issues, settlement issues, system failures, inadequate controls, and human error, and legal risk, including risk of insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of a counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract. Derivatives transactions may involve commissions and other costs, which may increase the Funds expenses and reduce its return. Various legislative and regulatory initiatives may impact the availability, liquidity and cost of derivative instruments, limit or restrict the ability of the Fund to use certain derivative instruments or transact with certain counterparties as a part of its investment strategy, increase the costs of using derivative instruments or make derivative instruments less effective.
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Leverage and leveraged transactions had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gains from the securities purchased with such proceeds does not cover the cost of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions, the return to the Fund will be less than if Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions had not been used. There can be no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be implemented or that it will be successful during any period during which it is employed.
Financial Leverage and the use of leveraged transactions involve risks and special considerations for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of and dividends on the Funds common shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage; the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on Borrowings or in the dividend rate on any Preferred Shares that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the shareholders; and the effect of Financial Leverage and leveraged transactions in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of the Funds common shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the common shares. Investments in Investment Funds (as defined below) and certain other pooled and structured finance vehicles, such as collateralized loan obligations, frequently expose the Fund to an additional layer of financial leverage and, thus, increase the Funds exposure to leverage risk.
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achieving their desired outcomes or are quickly reversed. It is difficult to accurately predict changes in the Federal Reserve monetary policies and the effect of any such changes or policies. Certain economic conditions and market environments will expose fixed-income and debt instruments to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity, which can impact the Funds investments and may negatively impact the Funds characteristics, which in turn would impact performance.
In addition, adverse changes in one sector or industry or with respect to a particular company could negatively impact companies in other sectors or industries or increase market volatility as a result of the interconnected nature of economies and markets and thus negatively affect the Funds performance. For example, developments in the banking or financial services sectors (one or more companies operating in these sectors) could adversely impact a wide range of companies and issuers. These types of adverse developments could negatively affect the Funds performance or operations. It may be difficult for the market to assess the immediate impact of an event on an issuer or security due to uncertainty that may surround such events; the impact of such an event on a securitys valuation may be delayed.
Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments and, when the market performs well, there is no assurance that the Funds investments will increase in value along with the broader markets and the Funds investments may underperform general securities markets or other investments. Volatility of financial markets, including potentially extreme volatility caused by the events described above or other events, can expose the Fund to greater market risk than normal, possibly resulting in greatly reduced liquidity, increased volatility and valuation risks and longer than
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usual trade settlement periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, social, geopolitical, financial market, or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
At any point in time, your common shares may be worth less than your original investment, even after including the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.
When the Fund invests in private investment funds, such investments pose additional risks to the Fund, in addition to those risks described above with respect to all Investment Funds. Certain private investment funds involve capital call provisions under which an investor is obligated to make additional investments at specified levels even if it would otherwise choose not to. Investments in private investment funds may have very limited liquidity. Often there will be no secondary market for such investments and the ability to redeem or otherwise withdraw from a private investment fund may be prohibited during the term of the private investment fund or, if permitted, may be infrequent. Certain private investment funds are subject to lock-up periods of a year or more. The valuation of investments in private investment funds are often subject to high conflicts and valuation risks. Investors in private investment funds are also often exposed to increased leverage risk.
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stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable. If the Fund owns preferred stock that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for U.S. federal income tax purposes while it is not receiving cash payments corresponding to such income. When interest rates fall below the rate payable on an issue of preferred stock or for other reasons, the issuer may redeem the preferred stock, generally after an initial period of call protection in which the stock is not redeemable. Preferred stocks may be significantly less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. government securities, corporate debt and common stock.
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There is less readily-available, reliable information about most Senior Loans than is the case for many other types of securities. In addition, there is rarely a minimum rating or other independent evaluation of a borrower or its securities, and GPIM relies primarily on its own evaluation of a borrowers credit quality rather than on any available independent sources. As a result, the Fund is particularly dependent on the analytical abilities of GPIM with respect to investments in Senior Loans. GPIMs judgment about the credit quality of a borrower may be wrong. Loans and other debt instruments are also subject to the risk of price declines due to increases in prevailing interest rates, although floating-rate debt instruments are less exposed to this risk than fixed-rate debt instruments. Interest rate changes may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and require the Fund to invest assets at lower yields.
In addition, extension risk (the risk that payments on principal will occur at a slower rate or later than expected) is heightened in market environments where interest rates are higher or rising. During periods of deteriorating economic conditions, such as recessions or periods of rising unemployment, or changing interest rates (notably increases), delinquencies and losses generally increase, sometimes dramatically, with respect to obligations under such loans. An economic downturn or individual corporate developments could adversely affect the value and market for these instruments and reduce the Funds ability to sell these instruments at an advantageous time or price. An economic downturn would generally lead to a higher non-payment rate, and a Senior Loan may lose significant market value before a default occurs.
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secured loans are expected to have greater price volatility than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.
Loans are especially vulnerable to the financial health, or perceived financial health, of the borrower but are also particularly susceptible to economic and market sentiment such that changes in these conditions or the occurrence of other economic or market events may reduce the demand for loans, increase the risks associated with such investments and cause their value to decline rapidly and unpredictably. Many loans and loan interests are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on
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transfer, resale or assignment that may limit the ability of the Fund to sell its interest in a Loan at an advantageous time or price. Transactions in Loans are often subject to long settlement periods. The Fund thus is subject to the risk of selling other investments at disadvantageous times or prices or taking other actions necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations such as borrowing from a bank or holding additional cash, particularly during periods of unusual market or economic conditions or financial stress. Investments in loans can also be difficult to value accurately because of, among other factors, limited public information regarding the loans or the borrowers. Risks associated with investments in loans are increased if the loans are secured by a single asset. Loans may offer a fixed rate or floating rate of interest. Loans may decline in value if their interest rates do not rise as much or as fast as interest rates in general. For example, the interest rates on floating rate loans typically adjust only periodically and therefore the interest rate payable under such loans may significantly trail market interest rates.
The Fund invests in or is exposed to Loans and other similar debt obligations that are sometimes referred to as covenant-lite loans or obligations (covenant-lite obligations), which are loans or other similar debt obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. Exposure may also be obtained to covenant-lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products. Covenant-lite obligations may carry more risk than traditional loans as they allow borrowers to engage in activities that would otherwise be difficult or impossible under an agreement that is not covenant-lite. The Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant-lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower prior to default. As a result, investments in (or exposure to) covenant-lite obligations are subject to more risk than investments in (or exposure to) certain other types of obligations. In the event of default, covenant-lite obligations may exhibit diminished recovery values as the lender may not have the opportunity to negotiate with the borrower prior to default. In addition, the Fund may receive less or less frequent financial reporting from a borrower under a covenant-lite obligation, which may result in more limited access to financial information, difficulty evaluating the borrowers financial performance over time and delays in exercising rights and remedies in the event of a significant financial decline.
The Fund is subject to other risks associated with investments in (or exposure to) Loans and other similar obligations, including that such Loans or obligations may not be considered securities under federal securities laws and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may have to resort to state law and direct claims.
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may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to any higher-ranking obligations of the borrower. Mezzanine Investments are expected to have greater price volatility and exposure to losses upon default than Senior Loans and Second Lien Loans and may be less liquid.
The buyer of an option acquires the right to buy (a call option) or sell (a put option) a certain quantity of a security (the underlying security) or instrument, at a certain price up to a specified point in time or on expiration, depending on the terms. The seller or writer of an option is obligated to sell (a call option) or buy (a put option) to the buyer of the option the underlying instrument upon the option buyers exercise of the option. The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market. A substantial portion of the options written by the Fund may be over-the-counter (OTC) options. OTC options are subject to heightened counterparty, credit, liquidity and valuation risks.
The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective is partially dependent on the successful implementation of its Covered Call Option Strategy. There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skills and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.
The Fund may write call options on individual securities, securities indices, ETFs and baskets of securities. A call option is covered if the Fund owns the security or instrument underlying the call or has an absolute right to acquire the security or instrument without additional cash consideration (or, if additional cash consideration is required, cash or assets determined to be liquid by GPIM in such amount are designated or earmarked on the Funds books and records). A call option is also covered if the Fund holds a call on the same security as the call written where the exercise price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise price of the call written, or (ii) greater than the exercise price of the call written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in designated assets determined to be liquid by GPIM as described above. As a seller of covered call options, the Fund faces the risk that it will forgo the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security or instrument covering the call option during an options life. As the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. For certain types of options, the
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writer of the option will have no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation under the option. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist if and when the Fund seeks to close out an option position. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security or instrument at the exercise price.
The Fund may purchase and write exchange-listed and over the counter (OTC) options. Options written by the Fund with respect to non-U.S. securities, indices or sectors and other instruments generally will be OTC options. OTC options differ from exchange-listed options in several respects. They are transacted directly with the dealers and not with a clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange, pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker. The Funds ability to terminate OTC options is more limited than with exchange-traded options and may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will not fulfill their obligations. The hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. The Funds options transactions will be subject to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or other trading facilities on which such options are traded.
The Fund may also purchase put options and write covered put options. A put option written by the Fund on a security is covered if the Fund designates or earmarks assets determined to be liquid by GPIM, equal to the exercise price. A put option is also covered if the Fund holds a put on the same security as the put written where the exercise price of the put held is (i) equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put written, or (ii) less than the exercise price of the put written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in designated or earmarked assets determined to be liquid by GPIM. As a seller of covered put options, the Fund bears the risk of loss if the value of the underlying security or instrument declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the security or instrument underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the security or instrument at the time of exercise plus the put premium the Fund received when it wrote the option. The Funds potential gain in writing a covered put option is limited to distributions earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option; however, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire exercise price of the option minus the put premium.
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to the price at which it sold the security short, its potential loss is theoretically unlimited and may be greater than a direct investment in the security itself because the price of the borrowed or reference security may rise. The Fund may not always be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price. A lender may request that borrowed securities be returned to it on short notice, and the Fund may have to buy the borrowed securities at an unfavorable price, resulting in a loss. Short sales also subject the Fund to risks related to the lender (such as bankruptcy risks) or the general risk that the lender does not comply with its obligations.
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dependent on the servicing of the underlying pool of mortgages. In addition, the Funds level of investment in MBS of a particular type or in MBS issued or guaranteed by affiliated obligors, serviced by the same servicer or backed by underlying collateral located in a specific geographic region, may subject the Fund to additional risk.
Non-agency MBS (i.e., MBS issued by commercial banks, savings and loans institutions, mortgage bankers, private mortgage insurance companies and other non-governmental issuers) are subject to the risk that the value of such securities will decline because, among other things, the securities are not guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S. government or a government sponsored enterprise. Non-agency MBS typically have less favorable underwriting characteristics (such as credit and default risk and collateral) and a wider range in terms (such as interest rate, term and borrower characteristics) than agency MBS. When issued in different tranches, individual tranches of non-agency MBS may subject to increased (and sometimes different) credit, prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks as compared to other tranches. Non-agency MBS are often subject to greater credit, prepayment and liquidity and valuation risks than agency MBS, and they are generally subject to greater price fluctuation and likelihood of reduced income than agency MBS, especially during periods of weakness or perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate sectors.
The general effects of inflation on the U.S. economy can be wide-ranging, as evidenced by rising interest rates, wages and costs of consumer goods and necessities. The long-term effects of inflation on the general economy and on any individual mortgagor are unclear, and in certain cases, rising inflation and costs may affect a mortgagors ability to repay its related mortgage loan, thereby reducing the amount received by the holders of MBS with respect to such mortgage loan. Additionally, increased rates of inflation may negatively affect the value of certain MBS in the secondary market. MBS are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. During periods of declining economic conditions, losses on mortgages underlying MBS generally increase. In addition, MBS, such as CMBS and RMBS, are subject to the risks of asset-backed securities generally and are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates and developments in the commercial or residential real estate markets, which may adversely affect the Funds holdings of MBS. For example, rising interest rates generally result in a decline in the value of mortgage-related securities, such as CMBS and RMBS. MBS are also subject to risks similar to those associated with investing in real estate, such as the possible decline in the value of (or income generated by) the real estate, variations in rental income, fluctuations in occupancy levels and demand for properties or real estate-related services, changes in interest rates and changes in the availability or terms of mortgages and other financing that may render the sale or refinancing of properties difficult or unattractive.
Additional risks relating to investments in MBS may arise principally because of the type of MBS in which the Fund invests, with such risks primarily associated with the particular assets collateralizing the MBS and the structure of such MBS. For example, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), which are MBS that are typically collateralized by mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities and multi-class pass-through securities, are commonly structured as equity interests in a trust composed of mortgage loans or other MBS. CMOs are usually issued in multiple classes, often referred to as tranches, with each tranche having a specific fixed or floating coupon rate and stated maturity or final
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distribution date. Under the traditional CMO structure, the cash flows generated by the mortgages or mortgage pass-through securities in the collateral pool are used to first pay interest and then pay principal to the holders of the CMOs. Subject to the provisions of individual CMO issues, the cash flow generated by the underlying collateral (to the extent it exceeds the amount required to pay the stated interest) is used to retire the bonds. As a result of these and other structural characteristics of CMOs, CMOs may have complex or highly variable prepayment terms, such as companion classes, interest only or principal only payments, inverse floaters and residuals. These investments generally entail greater market, prepayment and liquidity risks than other MBS, and may be more volatile or less liquid than other MBS. CMOs are further subject to certain risks specific to these securities. For example, the average life of CMOs is typically determined using mathematical models that incorporate prepayment and other assumptions that involve estimates of future economic and market conditions, which may prove to be incorrect, particularly in periods of heightened market volatility. Further, the average weighted life of certain CMOs may not accurately reflect the price volatility of such securities, resulting in price fluctuations greater than what would be expected from interest rate movements alone.
MBS generally are classified as either CMBS or residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), each of which are subject to certain specific risks.
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delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgage loans and the aggregate amount of the resulting losses will be affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged property is located, the level of the borrowers equity in the mortgaged property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. If a residential mortgage loan is in default, foreclosure on the related residential property may be a lengthy and difficult process involving significant legal and other expenses. The net proceeds obtained by the holder on a residential mortgage loan following the foreclosure on the related property may be less than the total amount that remains due on the loan. The prospect of incurring a loss upon the foreclosure of the related property may lead the holder of the residential mortgage loan to restructure the residential mortgage loan or otherwise delay the foreclosure process. The risk of non-payment is greater for RMBS that are backed by loans that were originated under weak underwriting standards, including loans made to borrowers with limited means to make repayment. RMBS are also subject to risks associated with the actions of mortgage lenders in the marketplace, which may reduce the availability of mortgage credit to prospective mortgagors. This may result in limited financing alternatives for mortgagors seeking to refinance their existing loans, which may in turn result in higher rates of delinquencies, defaults and losses on mortgages.
Income from and values of RMBS and CMBS also may be greatly affected by demographic trends, such as population shifts or changing tastes and values, or increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from legal, cultural technological, global or local economic developments, as well as reduced demand for properties and public health conditions.
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assets derived from consumer, commercial or corporate sectors, and these underlying assets may be secured or unsecured. ABS are particularly subject to interest rate risk and credit risk. Compared to other fixed income investments with similar maturity and credit, ABS generally increase in value to a lesser extent when interest rates decline and generally decline in value to a similar or greater extent when interest rates rise.
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agencies and GSEs if they are unable to meet their obligations. In addition, it is possible that the issuers of some U.S. government securities will not have the funds to timely meet their payment obligations in the future and there is a risk of default.
This material is not intended as a recommendation or as investment advice of any kind, including in connection with rollovers, transfers, and distributions. Such material is not provided in a fiduciary capacity, may not be relied upon for or in connection with the making of investment decisions, and does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell securities. All content has been provided for informational or educational purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and/or a legal opinion. Always consult a financial, tax and/or legal professional regarding your specific situation.
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
Fund Statistics | |
Market Price | $15.72 |
Net Asset Value | $17.01 |
Discount to NAV | |
Net Assets ($000) | $561,046 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Since Inception | |||
Six month | One | (annualized) | |
(non-annualized) | Year | (11/23/21) | |
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund | |||
NAV | 7.72% | 15.82% | 2.78% |
Market | 9.48% | 25.61% | 1.02% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | 4.65% | 6.88% | (1.64%) |
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. All NAV returns include the deduction of management fees, operating expenses and all other Fund expenses. The deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares is not reflected in the total returns. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/gug. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate with changes in market conditions and other factors so that an investors shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Since inception returns assume a purchase of the Fund at the initial share price of $20.00 per share for share price returns or initial net asset value (NAV) of $20.00 per share for NAV returns. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
The referenced index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees or expenses.
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Portfolio Breakdown | % of Net Assets |
Investments | |
Corporate Bonds | 53.7% |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 39.5% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 22.5% |
Preferred Stocks | 6.5% |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 6.1% |
Common Stocks | 3.3% |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | 1.9% |
U.S. Government Securities | 1.3% |
Mutual Funds | 1.3% |
Other | 0.9% |
Total Investments | 137.0% |
Interest Rate Swaptions Written | 0.0%* |
Other Assets & Liabilities, net | (37.0%) |
Net Assets | 100.0% |
* Less than 0.1%.
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FUND SUMMARY (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Ten Largest Holdings1 | % of Net Assets |
CIFC Funding Ltd., 11.91% | 1.6% |
Madison Park Funding LIII Ltd., 10.62% | 1.3% |
Hotwire Funding LLC, 4.46% | 1.3% |
NAA Risk Managed Real Estate Fund | 1.3% |
Thunderbird A, 5.50% | 1.2% |
Lightning A, 5.50% | 1.2% |
NuStar Logistics, LP, 6.38% | 1.1% |
Lyons Magnus, 11.34% | 1.1% |
Obra Longevity, 8.48% | 1.0% |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.50% | 1.0% |
Top Ten Total | 12.1% |
1 Ten Largest Holdings excludes any temporary cash or derivative investments.
Portfolio breakdown and holdings are subject to change daily. For more information, please visit guggenheiminvestments.com/gug. The above summaries are provided for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as recommendations. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Portfolio Composition by Quality Rating1 | |
% of Total | |
Rating | Investments |
Fixed Income Instruments | |
AAA | 1.0% |
AA | 3.0% |
A | 3.9% |
BBB | 7.8% |
BB | 24.2% |
B | 35.2% |
CCC | 4.8% |
D | 0.1% |
NR2 | 10.2% |
Other Instruments | 9.8% |
Total Investments | 100.0% |
1 | Source: BlackRock Solutions. Credit quality ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). All securities except for those labeled NR have been rated by Moodys, Standard & Poors (S&P), or Fitch, each of which is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). For purposes of this presentation, when ratings are available from more than one agency, the highest rating is used. Guggenheim Investments has converted Moodys and Fitch ratings to the equivalent S&P rating. |
2 | NR (not rated) securities do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. |
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Market Price & NAV History
Distributions to Shareholders & Annualized Distribution Rate
All or a portion of the above distributions is characterized as a return of capital. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2024, 66% of the distributions were characterized as ordinary income and 34% of the distributions were characterized as return of capital. The final determination of the tax character of the distributions paid by the Fund in 2024 will be reported to shareholders in January 2025.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
Shares | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.3% | ||
Technology 0.7% | ||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 2,022 | $ 709,924 |
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A* | 1,317 | 536,019 |
Paycom Software, Inc. | 1,974 | 457,810 |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 4,710 | 412,549 |
Qorvo, Inc.* | 5,008 | 345,802 |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | 4,423 | 345,171 |
Dayforce, Inc.* | 4,165 | 333,158 |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc1 | 2,826 | 286,359 |
ASGN, Inc.*,1 | 596 | 54,564 |
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*,1 | 444 | 49,129 |
Workiva, Inc.*,1 | 501 | 48,722 |
Semtech Corp.*,1 | 756 | 48,414 |
Power Integrations, Inc.1 | 691 | 45,267 |
SiTime Corp.*,1 | 188 | 39,927 |
BlackLine, Inc.*,1 | 633 | 39,252 |
Synaptics, Inc.*,1 | 463 | 37,151 |
Diodes, Inc.*,1 | 510 | 33,150 |
Ambarella, Inc.*,1 | 412 | 29,479 |
Rapid7, Inc.*,1 | 659 | 28,073 |
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 593 | 22,581 |
PagerDuty, Inc.*,1 | 967 | 20,539 |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 521 | 20,022 |
JFrog Ltd.*,1 | 632 | 19,687 |
Appian Corp. Class A*,1 | 461 | 17,449 |
Sprout Social, Inc. Class A*,1 | 530 | 16,971 |
Zuora, Inc. Class A*,1 | 1,333 | 13,237 |
Asana, Inc. Class A*,1 | 853 | 13,059 |
MaxLinear, Inc. Class A* | 829 | 12,543 |
Phreesia, Inc.*,1 | 584 | 12,282 |
Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 530 | 9,699 |
Bandwidth, Inc. Class A*,1 | 275 | 5,783 |
Health Catalyst, Inc.*,1 | 609 | 5,378 |
Sapiens International Corporation N.V.1 | 184 | 5,029 |
3D Systems Corp.*,1 | 1,453 | 4,315 |
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 567 | 4,179 |
8x8, Inc.* | 1,327 | 4,114 |
CEVA, Inc.*,1 | 132 | 3,926 |
Cerence, Inc.* | 454 | 3,344 |
Porch Group, Inc.* | 894 | 3,272 |
Domo, Inc. Class B*,1 | 330 | 3,089 |
Unisys Corp.*,1 | 384 | 3,064 |
Mitek Systems, Inc.*,1 | 255 | 2,377 |
Logility Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. Class A1 | 187 | 1,969 |
AvidXchange Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 147 | 1,682 |
Digital Turbine, Inc.* | 1,060 | 1,526 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.3% (continued) | ||
Technology 0.7% (continued) | ||
Enfusion, Inc. Class A*,1 | 126 | $ 1,253 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc.*,1 | 163 | 1,198 |
Ouster, Inc.*,1 | 112 | 1,105 |
ON24, Inc.*,1 | 161 | 1,064 |
Brightcove, Inc.* | 242 | 1,033 |
Desktop Metal, Inc. Class A* | 219 | 911 |
CoreCard Corp.* | 43 | 902 |
Rackspace Technology, Inc.* | 324 | 868 |
Telos Corp.* | 238 | 809 |
Vuzix Corp.* | 349 | 806 |
LivePerson, Inc.* | 775 | 752 |
Atomera, Inc.* | 120 | 742 |
Outbrain, Inc.*,1 | 127 | 690 |
Upland Software, Inc.* | 172 | 631 |
TTEC Holdings, Inc. | 108 | 559 |
CS Disco, Inc.*,1 | 84 | 497 |
Outset Medical, Inc.* | 548 | 491 |
SecureWorks Corp. Class A*,1 | 58 | 490 |
Veritone, Inc.* | 169 | 446 |
Arteris, Inc.*,1 | 29 | 252 |
Forian, Inc.* | 112 | 231 |
iCAD, Inc.* | 130 | 225 |
EMCORE Corp.* | 22 | 65 |
DarioHealth Corp.* | 80 | 63 |
Smith Micro Software, Inc.* | 34 | 29 |
Ryvyl, Inc.* | 11 | 19 |
Society Pass, Inc.* | 1 | 1 |
Meta Materials, Inc.* | 12 | 1 |
NantHealth, Inc.* | 10 | |
Total Technology | 4,127,169 | |
Financial 0.7% | ||
Invesco Ltd. | 29,199 | 528,305 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 3,987 | 493,750 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 8,597 | 305,537 |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 5,454 | 262,556 |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT | 761 | 236,260 |
KeyCorp | 11,155 | 217,299 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 9,379 | 213,466 |
Truist Financial Corp. | 4,474 | 213,320 |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT | 7,889 | 173,479 |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT | 1,357 | 149,582 |
STAG Industrial, Inc. REIT1 | 2,043 | 75,162 |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.1 | 1,517 | 63,229 |
Terreno Realty Corp. REIT1 | 863 | 52,324 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Shares | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.3% (continued) | ||
Financial 0.7% (continued) | ||
Valley National Bancorp1 | 4,679 | $ 49,785 |
National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT1 | 949 | 42,800 |
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.1 | 341 | 37,571 |
Outfront Media, Inc. REIT1 | 1,700 | 32,657 |
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. REIT1 | 1,850 | 32,394 |
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. REIT1 | 292 | 31,834 |
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.1 | 1,095 | 31,098 |
LXP Industrial Trust REIT1 | 3,282 | 30,687 |
MARA Holdings, Inc.* | 1,115 | 30,573 |
Triumph Financial, Inc.*,1 | 281 | 30,092 |
Newmark Group, Inc. Class A1 | 1,942 | 30,062 |
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.1 | 896 | 28,099 |
Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. Class A*,1 | 559 | 27,369 |
Goosehead Insurance, Inc. Class A*,1 | 211 | 26,611 |
Trupanion, Inc.*,1 | 446 | 23,776 |
Stewart Information Services Corp.1 | 313 | 23,503 |
Cannae Holdings, Inc.1 | 994 | 21,570 |
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.1 | 85 | 20,993 |
LendingClub Corp.*,1 | 1,171 | 19,485 |
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.1 | 376 | 17,822 |
Riot Platforms, Inc.*,1 | 1,226 | 15,509 |
Redfin Corp.* | 1,216 | 11,540 |
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.1 | 362 | 11,457 |
Bank of NT Butterfield & Son Ltd.1 | 294 | 11,151 |
Brandywine Realty Trust REIT1 | 1,990 | 11,144 |
eXp World Holdings, Inc.1 | 736 | 10,194 |
Veritex Holdings, Inc.1 | 278 | 8,454 |
MFA Financial, Inc. REIT1 | 649 | 7,210 |
Safehold, Inc. REIT1 | 335 | 7,153 |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A REIT1 | 727 | 6,921 |
Uniti Group, Inc. REIT1 | 1,153 | 6,814 |
Centerspace REIT1 | 83 | 6,017 |
LendingTree, Inc.*,1 | 136 | 6,013 |
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.1 | 218 | 5,995 |
Eagle Bancorp, Inc.1 | 185 | 5,432 |
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.1 | 762 | 5,090 |
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT1 | 675 | 4,833 |
First Bancshares, Inc.1 | 120 | 4,457 |
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*,1 | 57 | 3,702 |
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.1 | 258 | 3,452 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. REIT1 | 182 | 3,411 |
Anywhere Real Estate, Inc.*,1 | 675 | 3,307 |
TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. REIT1 | 358 | 3,269 |
Global Medical REIT, Inc. REIT1 | 351 | 3,120 |
World Acceptance Corp.*,1 | 24 | 2,902 |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT1 | 95 | 2,857 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.3% (continued) | ||
Financial 0.7% (continued) | ||
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.1 | 17 | $ 2,811 |
Community Healthcare Trust, Inc. REIT1 | 141 | 2,665 |
Ready Capital Corp. REIT1 | 355 | 2,616 |
Signature Bank* | 1,846 | 2,271 |
West BanCorp, Inc.1 | 95 | 2,268 |
Hingham Institution For Savings1 | 8 | 2,266 |
First Foundation, Inc.1 | 284 | 2,258 |
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.1 | 55 | 2,035 |
Civista Bancshares, Inc.1 | 88 | 2,013 |
RBB Bancorp1 | 83 | 1,980 |
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.*,1 | 44 | 1,966 |
Alerus Financial Corp.1 | 89 | 1,962 |
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT1 | 103 | 1,949 |
Waterstone Financial, Inc.1 | 128 | 1,932 |
Blue Foundry Bancorp*,1 | 167 | 1,852 |
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*,1 | 28 | 1,631 |
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT1 | 183 | 1,527 |
City Office REIT, Inc. REIT1 | 254 | 1,473 |
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust REIT1 | 380 | 1,471 |
HomeStreet, Inc.*,1 | 114 | 1,354 |
Regional Management Corp.1 | 44 | 1,343 |
Citizens, Inc.*,1 | 297 | 1,331 |
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. REIT1 | 158 | 1,231 |
Douglas Elliman, Inc.* | 450 | 1,144 |
Franklin Street Properties Corp. REIT | 595 | 1,136 |
Seritage Growth Properties Class A*,1 | 222 | 1,012 |
eHealth, Inc.* | 145 | 819 |
Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.*,1 | 69 | 813 |
B Riley Financial, Inc. | 118 | 691 |
Star Holdings*,1 | 60 | 676 |
Maiden Holdings Ltd.* | 414 | 675 |
Oportun Financial Corp.* | 124 | 494 |
Office Properties Income Trust REIT | 281 | 464 |
Great Ajax Corp. REIT | 129 | 392 |
Finance of America Companies, Inc. Class A* | 11 | 206 |
Silvergate Capital Corp. Class A* | 327 | 137 |
Rafael Holdings, Inc. Class B* | 60 | 113 |
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. REIT* | 10 | 89 |
Fathom Holdings, Inc.* | 36 | 71 |
Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd. Class A*,,2 | 329,700 | 33 |
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc. Class A* | 4 | 22 |
First Republic Bank* | 1,594 | 8 |
Total Financial | 3,797,654 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.7% | ||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 5,818 | $ 504,671 |
Bio-Techne Corp. | 5,648 | 425,633 |
Align Technology, Inc.* | 1,380 | 321,223 |
Zoetis, Inc. | 1,380 | 241,845 |
Illumina, Inc.* | 1,645 | 237,127 |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 513 | 216,358 |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 985 | 196,074 |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 746 | 192,983 |
Robert Half, Inc. | 2,350 | 175,333 |
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A* | 482 | 164,135 |
Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | 5,242 | 103,005 |
Moderna, Inc.* | 1,850 | 79,661 |
Avis Budget Group, Inc.1 | 484 | 52,790 |
Endo, Inc.*,1 | 2,219 | 50,593 |
Korn Ferry1 | 630 | 49,354 |
TriNet Group, Inc.1 | 474 | 44,286 |
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 552 | 35,957 |
LivaNova plc*,1 | 625 | 32,812 |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 1,200 | 31,236 |
Twist Bioscience Corp.*,1 | 633 | 31,131 |
Upbound Group, Inc.1 | 773 | 26,583 |
Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 1,062 | 26,550 |
CONMED Corp.1 | 339 | 25,100 |
Omnicell, Inc.*,1 | 513 | 23,901 |
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 775 | 23,529 |
NeoGenomics, Inc.*,1 | 1,325 | 23,492 |
Helen of Troy Ltd.*,1 | 281 | 20,606 |
Astrana Health, Inc.*,1 | 442 | 19,116 |
AtriCure, Inc.*,1 | 525 | 18,984 |
Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 403 | 18,881 |
Neogen Corp.*,1 | 1,258 | 17,838 |
Cimpress plc*,1 | 205 | 16,462 |
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 596 | 16,313 |
Arvinas, Inc.*,1 | 548 | 14,643 |
CareDx, Inc.*,1 | 593 | 14,552 |
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 342 | 14,186 |
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 814 | 12,715 |
Progyny, Inc.*,1 | 754 | 11,740 |
Deluxe Corp.1 | 503 | 11,655 |
Owens & Minor, Inc.*,1 | 718 | 9,671 |
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A*,1 | 1,343 | 9,495 |
Avid Bioservices, Inc.*,1 | 708 | 8,694 |
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 373 | 8,247 |
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.*,1 | 526 | 8,121 |
Coursera, Inc.*,1 | 851 | 6,765 |
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 348 | 6,546 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.7% (continued) | ||
Monro, Inc.1 | 194 | $ 5,455 |
Nuvation Bio, Inc.* | 1,852 | 5,371 |
Viad Corp.*,1 | 120 | 5,366 |
Community Health Systems, Inc.*,1 | 1,457 | 5,012 |
GRAIL, Inc.* | 274 | 4,798 |
Fulgent Genetics, Inc.*,1 | 246 | 4,502 |
Quanterix Corp.*,1 | 361 | 4,451 |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.* | 2,271 | 4,338 |
Repay Holdings Corp.*,1 | 507 | 4,097 |
Castle Biosciences, Inc.*,1 | 124 | 3,755 |
Varex Imaging Corp.*,1 | 224 | 3,736 |
Carriage Services, Inc. Class A1 | 90 | 3,649 |
OPKO Health, Inc.* | 2,343 | 3,608 |
OmniAb, Inc.*,1 | 867 | 3,390 |
Custom Truck One Source, Inc.*,1 | 540 | 3,229 |
Green Dot Corp. Class A*,1 | 313 | 3,215 |
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,415 | 3,198 |
Surmodics, Inc.*,1 | 80 | 3,156 |
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.* | 948 | 3,005 |
Mission Produce, Inc.*,1 | 220 | 2,926 |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | 287 | 2,904 |
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.*,1 | 1,029 | 2,861 |
ModivCare, Inc.* | 145 | 2,725 |
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*,1 | 70 | 2,697 |
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.*,1 | 399 | 2,661 |
B&G Foods, Inc.1 | 375 | 2,505 |
Replimune Group, Inc.*,1 | 177 | 2,492 |
Accolade, Inc.* | 601 | 2,320 |
Ocugen, Inc.* | 2,201 | 2,162 |
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,039 | 2,140 |
C4 Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 460 | 2,093 |
OrthoPediatrics Corp.*,1 | 80 | 2,078 |
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.* | 811 | 2,011 |
MaxCyte, Inc.*,1 | 563 | 1,999 |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 230 | 1,978 |
Joint Corp.*,1 | 165 | 1,921 |
Nevro Corp.* | 405 | 1,863 |
Cerus Corp.* | 986 | 1,824 |
Alector, Inc.*,1 | 695 | 1,800 |
Editas Medicine, Inc.* | 801 | 1,794 |
Cassava Sciences, Inc.* | 448 | 1,720 |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 326 | 1,679 |
BioLife Solutions, Inc.*,1 | 61 | 1,676 |
OraSure Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 426 | 1,619 |
Senseonics Holdings, Inc.* | 5,152 | 1,604 |
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 428 | 1,545 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.7% (continued) | ||
TrueBlue, Inc.*,1 | 205 | $ 1,542 |
AngioDynamics, Inc.*,1 | 220 | 1,525 |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 86 | 1,524 |
Orthofix Medical, Inc.*,1 | 78 | 1,523 |
Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 150 | 1,518 |
Beauty Health Co.* | 1,022 | 1,513 |
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.* | 379 | 1,467 |
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.*,1 | 517 | 1,370 |
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 113 | 1,368 |
Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.* | 235 | 1,365 |
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,100 | 1,309 |
Utah Medical Products, Inc.1 | 20 | 1,305 |
Accuray, Inc.* | 550 | 1,226 |
Seer, Inc.* | 495 | 1,223 |
MeiraGTx Holdings plc*,1 | 177 | 1,198 |
Inogen, Inc.*,1 | 116 | 1,126 |
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 120 | 1,064 |
American Well Corp. Class A* | 109 | 1,043 |
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 120 | 1,026 |
Mind Medicine MindMed, Inc.*,1 | 125 | 1,021 |
Pulmonx Corp.*,1 | 155 | 1,000 |
Annexon, Inc.*,1 | 185 | 997 |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.* | 806 | 983 |
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.*,1 | 12 | 962 |
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.* | 108 | 961 |
Erasca, Inc.* | 335 | 958 |
European Wax Center, Inc. Class A*,1 | 150 | 901 |
Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc.*,1 | 18 | 896 |
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 205 | 886 |
Absci Corp.*,1 | 287 | 875 |
Personalis, Inc.* | 214 | 850 |
WW International, Inc.* | 627 | 840 |
HF Foods Group, Inc.*,1 | 217 | 819 |
Generation Bio Co.* | 522 | 793 |
LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.1 | 22 | 783 |
Stereotaxis, Inc.* | 295 | 705 |
XBiotech, Inc.*,1 | 90 | 685 |
Udemy, Inc.*,1 | 81 | 645 |
Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc.* | 153 | 546 |
2seventy bio, Inc.*,1 | 135 | 539 |
Precigen, Inc.* | 565 | 527 |
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.* | 234 | 515 |
Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 212 | 502 |
Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 40 | 487 |
IGM Biosciences, Inc.* | 48 | 482 |
Verastem, Inc.*,1 | 85 | 454 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc.* | 133 | $ 431 |
Vaxart, Inc.* | 715 | 431 |
Allakos, Inc.* | 417 | 430 |
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.* | 747 | 427 |
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.* | 386 | 409 |
Seres Therapeutics, Inc.* | 414 | 406 |
Chimerix, Inc.* | 435 | 383 |
Inotiv, Inc.* | 99 | 362 |
Q32 Bio, Inc.*,1 | 13 | 350 |
Greenwich Lifesciences, Inc.*,1 | 24 | 342 |
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc.* | 18 | 339 |
Laird Superfood, Inc.* | 37 | 335 |
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 408 | 328 |
Tourmaline Bio, Inc.*,1 | 12 | 323 |
Scilex Holding Co.* | 491 | 316 |
Alpha Teknova, Inc.* | 41 | 306 |
Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc.* | 153 | 306 |
Apyx Medical Corp.* | 185 | 298 |
Ikena Oncology, Inc.* | 161 | 279 |
Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 10 | 273 |
Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.*,1 | 11 | 264 |
AirSculpt Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 38 | 260 |
Neurogene, Inc.* | 10 | 254 |
PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 156 | 253 |
Beyondspring, Inc.* | 133 | 249 |
Passage Bio, Inc.* | 220 | 249 |
Exagen, Inc.* | 61 | 242 |
Quince Therapeutics, Inc.* | 118 | 242 |
CytoSorbents Corp.* | 245 | 238 |
Inozyme Pharma, Inc.*,1 | 85 | 230 |
Cue Biopharma, Inc.* | 183 | 223 |
Kronos Bio, Inc.* | 231 | 219 |
Applied Therapeutics, Inc.* | 105 | 213 |
Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc ADR* | 273 | 197 |
Affimed N.V.* | 69 | 196 |
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.* | 8 | 174 |
Assertio Holdings, Inc.* | 173 | 173 |
Century Therapeutics, Inc.* | 96 | 165 |
Spero Therapeutics, Inc.* | 144 | 164 |
Bluebird Bio, Inc.* | 402 | 163 |
Kezar Life Sciences, Inc.* | 21 | 157 |
Korro Bio, Inc.* | 3 | 156 |
ALX Oncology Holdings, Inc.* | 105 | 155 |
BioAtla, Inc.* | 92 | 155 |
CEL-SCI Corp.* | 214 | 141 |
Climb Bio, Inc.*,1 | 41 | 132 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.7% (continued) | ||
Solid Biosciences, Inc.*,1 | 23 | $ 131 |
Zevia PBC Class A* | 61 | 129 |
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.* | 5 | 128 |
Athira Pharma, Inc.* | 192 | 126 |
Pyxis Oncology, Inc.*,1 | 62 | 125 |
Durect Corp.* | 134 | 118 |
Curis, Inc.* | 25 | 110 |
Biodesix, Inc.* | 75 | 108 |
Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc.* | 38 | 108 |
Allovir, Inc.* | 175 | 96 |
Vor BioPharma, Inc.* | 113 | 94 |
MEI Pharma, Inc.* | 33 | 93 |
Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. Class A* | 86 | 90 |
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.* | 10 | 87 |
Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 136 | 87 |
Cara Therapeutics, Inc.* | 264 | 80 |
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 220 | 71 |
Prelude Therapeutics, Inc.* | 64 | 67 |
Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 124 | 67 |
Precision BioSciences, Inc.* | 9 | 66 |
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.* | 46 | 65 |
Retractable Technologies, Inc.* | 103 | 64 |
Elicio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 12 | 61 |
Fortress Biotech, Inc.* | 28 | 60 |
Carisma Therapeutics, Inc.* | 59 | 51 |
Xilio Therapeutics, Inc.* | 43 | 47 |
Forte Biosciences, Inc.* | 2 | 43 |
Oncocyte Corp.* | 17 | 41 |
KALA BIO, Inc.* | 6 | 40 |
Lucid Diagnostics, Inc.* | 39 | 39 |
Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.* | 19 | 32 |
Rubius Therapeutics, Inc.*, | 547 | 31 |
PAVmed, Inc.* | 29 | 28 |
Hookipa Pharma, Inc.* | 11 | 28 |
Vincerx Pharma, Inc.* | 95 | 27 |
Aspira Womens Health, Inc.* | 28 | 24 |
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc.* | 16 | 16 |
Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc.* | 19 | 13 |
Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc.* | 1 | 12 |
Talis Biomedical Corp.* | 6 | 10 |
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 34 | 9 |
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc.* | 13 | 9 |
GT Biopharma, Inc.* | 3 | 9 |
MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.* | 11 | 8 |
Gritstone bio, Inc.* | 249 | 7 |
Acutus Medical, Inc.* | 113 | 7 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.7% (continued) | ||
Portage Biotech, Inc.* | 1 | $ 6 |
iBio, Inc.* | 2 | 6 |
Mustang Bio, Inc.* | 28 | 6 |
Molecular Templates, Inc.* | 14 | 5 |
Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.* | 3,481 | 5 |
SQZ Biotechnologies Co.* | 135 | 4 |
Eterna Therapeutics, Inc.* | 8 | 3 |
Trevena, Inc.* | 1 | 2 |
Telesis Bio, Inc.* | 3 | 2 |
22nd Century Group, Inc.* | 4 | |
NanoString Technologies, Inc. Escrow*, | 532 | |
Atreca, Inc.*, | 154 | |
VBI Vaccines, Inc.* | 37 | |
Codiak Biosciences, Inc.*, | 94 | |
Cue Health, Inc.* | 85 | |
Cyteir Therapeutics, Inc.*, | 99 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*, | 67 | |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*, | 67 | |
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4 | |
DermTech, Inc.* | 144 | |
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 521 | |
9 Meters Biopharma, Inc.* | 67 | |
Tattooed Chef, Inc.* | 281 | |
Athersys, Inc.* | 49 | |
Humanigen, Inc.*, | 284 | |
ViewRay, Inc.* | 837 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 3,796,506 | |
Consumer, Cyclical 0.7% | ||
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 10,922 | 395,813 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc.* | 15,035 | 324,606 |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | 8,165 | 314,271 |
Aptiv plc* | 4,627 | 256,937 |
Best Buy Company, Inc. | 2,703 | 243,270 |
Pool Corp. | 578 | 217,958 |
CarMax, Inc.* | 2,577 | 216,391 |
Ford Motor Co. | 15,940 | 177,412 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 2,085 | 164,236 |
Target Corp. | 1,235 | 163,403 |
Whirlpool Corp. | 1,379 | 153,648 |
VF Corp. | 4,779 | 96,679 |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C* | 9,303 | 81,587 |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A* | 8,161 | 79,243 |
Crocs, Inc.*,1 | 683 | 72,125 |
Signet Jewelers Ltd.1 | 620 | 62,124 |
Macys, Inc.1 | 3,538 | 57,457 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 1,253 | $ 51,811 |
LCI Industries1 | 289 | 34,914 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*,1 | 3,229 | 34,679 |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.1 | 1,778 | 34,209 |
LGI Homes, Inc.*,1 | 252 | 27,592 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.1 | 954 | 22,123 |
MillerKnoll, Inc.1 | 872 | 21,922 |
Sonos, Inc.*,1 | 1,488 | 20,252 |
Papa Johns International, Inc.1 | 387 | 19,284 |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 1,288 | 17,942 |
Dana, Inc.1 | 1,698 | 16,980 |
Gentherm, Inc.*,1 | 390 | 16,419 |
Fox Factory Holding Corp.*,1 | 493 | 16,013 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.1 | 278 | 15,446 |
Camping World Holdings, Inc. Class A1 | 489 | 11,951 |
National Vision Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 969 | 11,725 |
Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.*,1 | 1,357 | 11,426 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B*,1 | 1,385 | 10,207 |
Rush Street Interactive, Inc.*,1 | 616 | 8,883 |
Allegiant Travel Co. Class A1 | 90 | 7,366 |
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. Class A*,1 | 1,286 | 6,368 |
Revelyst, Inc.*,1 | 330 | 6,237 |
Shyft Group, Inc.1 | 406 | 5,725 |
Malibu Boats, Inc. Class A*,1 | 121 | 5,245 |
MarineMax, Inc.*,1 | 123 | 4,221 |
Standard Motor Products, Inc.1 | 124 | 4,077 |
Sleep Number Corp.*,1 | 260 | 3,900 |
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.1 | 134 | 3,469 |
Ballys Corp.*,1 | 191 | 3,386 |
Lovesac Co.*,1 | 76 | 2,867 |
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A*,1 | 341 | 2,810 |
Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 187 | 2,691 |
Hyliion Holdings Corp.* | 698 | 2,576 |
Childrens Place, Inc.* | 161 | 2,563 |
Zumiez, Inc.*,1 | 114 | 2,516 |
iRobot Corp.* | 315 | 2,397 |
Dennys Corp.*,1 | 362 | 2,375 |
Movado Group, Inc.1 | 91 | 1,852 |
Portillos, Inc. Class A*,1 | 136 | 1,571 |
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 100 | 1,544 |
OneWater Marine, Inc. Class A*,1 | 61 | 1,354 |
GrowGeneration Corp.* | 647 | 1,255 |
Superior Group of Companies, Inc.1 | 69 | 1,168 |
Aeva Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 246 | 1,132 |
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. Class A1 | 31 | 1,043 |
Citi Trends, Inc.*,1 | 47 | 938 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Vera Bradley, Inc.* | 155 | $ 907 |
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | 74 | 857 |
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.* | 84 | 824 |
Blink Charging Co.* | 428 | 680 |
Tillys, Inc. Class A* | 135 | 603 |
Traeger, Inc.*,1 | 177 | 568 |
Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | 259 | 554 |
PetMed Express, Inc.* | 118 | 546 |
EVI Industries, Inc.1 | 27 | 530 |
PLBY Group, Inc.* | 337 | 465 |
Torrid Holdings, Inc.* | 103 | 442 |
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | 75 | 442 |
GAN Ltd.* | 239 | 437 |
ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.* | 123 | 434 |
Fossil Group, Inc.* | 284 | 415 |
Cato Corp. Class A | 117 | 373 |
Purple Innovation, Inc.* | 343 | 329 |
Regis Corp.* | 12 | 300 |
Duluth Holdings, Inc. Class B* | 72 | 276 |
Mesa Air Group, Inc.* | 204 | 220 |
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 123 | 218 |
Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. Class A* | 434 | 217 |
Nikola Corp.*,1 | 89 | 179 |
Noodles & Co.* | 242 | 165 |
Kirklands, Inc.* | 74 | 132 |
Nu Ride, Inc. Class A* | 60 | 97 |
Lazydays Holdings, Inc.* | 44 | 47 |
Big Lots, Inc.* | 354 | 47 |
Workhorse Group, Inc.* | 43 | 47 |
F45 Training Holdings, Inc.* | 176 | 46 |
Container Store Group, Inc.* | 12 | 42 |
Aterian, Inc.* | 12 | 33 |
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*,1 | 2 | 22 |
Canoo, Inc.* | 55 | 21 |
Ideanomics, Inc.* | 22 | 5 |
Tupperware Brands Corp.* | 286 | 1 |
Fisker, Inc.*, | 1,915 | 1 |
LL Flooring Holdings, Inc.* | 170 | |
Shift Technologies, Inc.*, | 102 | |
Conns, Inc.* | 106 | |
Arcimoto, Inc.* | 9 | |
EBET, Inc.* | 2 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 3,575,106 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Industrial 0.3% | ||
Generac Holdings, Inc.* | 2,048 | $ 385,433 |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 1,753 | 299,483 |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*,1 | 2,047 | 284,185 |
Ball Corp. | 2,988 | 185,734 |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 1,746 | 156,180 |
Exponent, Inc.1 | 606 | 59,818 |
John Bean Technologies Corp.1 | 366 | 46,123 |
Kennametal, Inc.1 | 980 | 28,126 |
Helios Technologies, Inc.1 | 378 | 19,777 |
Vicor Corp.*,1 | 247 | 13,143 |
Ichor Holdings Ltd.*,1 | 331 | 10,844 |
Triumph Group, Inc.*,1 | 373 | 7,180 |
TriMas Corp.1 | 253 | 6,685 |
Columbus McKinnon Corp.1 | 163 | 6,404 |
Gorman-Rupp Co.1 | 135 | 5,751 |
Montrose Environmental Group, Inc.*,1 | 305 | 5,740 |
FARO Technologies, Inc.*,1 | 212 | 5,565 |
nLight, Inc.*,1 | 509 | 5,528 |
Astec Industries, Inc.1 | 133 | 5,135 |
GrafTech International Ltd.* | 2,345 | 4,596 |
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*,1 | 263 | 3,893 |
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.1 | 285 | 3,870 |
Ranpak Holdings Corp.*,1 | 447 | 3,482 |
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.1 | 29 | 3,397 |
Enviri Corp.*,1 | 459 | 3,397 |
CryoPort, Inc.*,1 | 476 | 3,370 |
Luxfer Holdings plc1 | 164 | 2,355 |
Manitowoc Company, Inc.*,1 | 204 | 2,169 |
Pure Cycle Corp.*,1 | 114 | 1,657 |
Latham Group, Inc.*,1 | 240 | 1,591 |
Turtle Beach Corp.*,1 | 90 | 1,558 |
GoPro, Inc. Class A* | 755 | 929 |
Standard BioTools, Inc.* | 454 | 835 |
AMMO, Inc.* | 515 | 639 |
Caesarstone Ltd.* | 134 | 588 |
Kopin Corp.* | 462 | 545 |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.* | 152 | 515 |
Identiv, Inc.* | 127 | 505 |
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc.* | 465 | 380 |
INNOVATE Corp.* | 28 | 171 |
Yellow Corp.* | 300 | 78 |
Akoustis Technologies, Inc.* | 287 | 29 |
Total Industrial | 1,577,383 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Communications 0.2% | ||
Etsy, Inc.* | 4,899 | $ 268,759 |
Walt Disney Co. | 1,941 | 228,009 |
Match Group, Inc.* | 5,697 | 186,520 |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A* | 457 | 181,413 |
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.* | 10,664 | 111,759 |
EchoStar Corp. Class A* | 2,985 | 75,491 |
Ziff Davis, Inc.*,1 | 508 | 29,896 |
Magnite, Inc.*,1 | 1,523 | 25,571 |
Upwork, Inc.*,1 | 1,378 | 23,385 |
DigitalBridge Group, Inc.1 | 1,417 | 18,563 |
Revolve Group, Inc.*,1 | 420 | 15,154 |
TechTarget, Inc.*,1 | 305 | 9,794 |
Shutterstock, Inc.1 | 274 | 8,680 |
Open Lending Corp. Class A*,1 | 1,223 | 7,803 |
Infinera Corp.*,1 | 1,081 | 7,146 |
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.* | 4,259 | 6,431 |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class C*,1 | 906 | 6,260 |
RealReal, Inc.* | 940 | 5,527 |
Stitch Fix, Inc. Class A* | 949 | 4,517 |
IDT Corp. Class B | 85 | 4,389 |
NETGEAR, Inc.*,1 | 169 | 4,157 |
Liquidity Services, Inc.*,1 | 135 | 3,452 |
Beyond, Inc.* | 504 | 3,170 |
iHeartMedia, Inc. Class A* | 1,313 | 3,007 |
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. Class A*,1 | 317 | 2,577 |
Anterix, Inc.*,1 | 68 | 2,360 |
Ooma, Inc.*,1 | 130 | 1,924 |
Boston Omaha Corp. Class A*,1 | 118 | 1,802 |
Liberty Latin America Ltd. Class A*,1 | 237 | 1,649 |
Ribbon Communications, Inc.*,1 | 419 | 1,638 |
Advantage Solutions, Inc.* | 455 | 1,620 |
Eventbrite, Inc. Class A*,1 | 448 | 1,577 |
Cardlytics, Inc.* | 382 | 1,555 |
Thryv Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 90 | 1,424 |
Lands End, Inc.*,1 | 85 | 1,356 |
Groupon, Inc.*,1 | 140 | 1,313 |
OptimizeRx Corp.* | 205 | 1,117 |
Tucows, Inc. Class A*,1 | 58 | 1,026 |
Entravision Communications Corp. Class A | 358 | 874 |
EW Scripps Co. Class A* | 335 | 670 |
Inseego Corp.*,1 | 49 | 585 |
Telesat Corp.*,1 | 41 | 552 |
1stdibs.com, Inc.* | 106 | 412 |
CuriosityStream, Inc. | 155 | 284 |
CarParts.com, Inc.* | 291 | 280 |
National CineMedia, Inc.*,1 | 35 | 243 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS 3.3% (continued) | ||
Communications 0.2% (continued) | ||
comScore, Inc.* | 20 | $ 162 |
Fluent, Inc.* | 43 | 119 |
VirnetX Holding Corp.* | 18 | 97 |
aka Brands Holding Corp.* | 4 | 89 |
Solo Brands, Inc. Class A* | 71 | 88 |
Cambium Networks Corp.* | 63 | 79 |
Audacy, Inc.*, | 23 | 4 |
Digital Media Solutions, Inc. Class A* | 1 | |
HyreCar, Inc.* | 104 | |
Total Communications | 1,266,329 | |
Basic Materials 0.0% | ||
Quaker Chemical Corp.1 | 157 | 24,759 |
Tronox Holdings plc Class A1 | 1,344 | 16,262 |
Energy Fuels, Inc.*,1 | 900 | 6,534 |
Novagold Resources, Inc.*,1 | 1,390 | 5,088 |
Codexis, Inc.*,1 | 706 | 3,234 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc.1 | 200 | 3,086 |
Radius Recycling, Inc. Class A1 | 154 | 3,052 |
Mativ Holdings, Inc.1 | 136 | 1,786 |
Unifi, Inc.* | 81 | 450 |
Magnera Corp.* | 20 | 411 |
Danimer Scientific, Inc.* | 26 | 169 |
Total Basic Materials | 64,831 | |
Utilities 0.0% | ||
Ameresco, Inc. Class A*,1 | 362 | 10,197 |
Middlesex Water Co.1 | 101 | 6,609 |
Global Water Resources, Inc.1 | 75 | 1,005 |
Total Utilities | 17,811 | |
Energy 0.0% | ||
Sunnova Energy International, Inc.* | 1,009 | 5,590 |
National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*,1 | 226 | 1,998 |
Gevo, Inc.* | 1,167 | 1,926 |
DMC Global, Inc.*,1 | 111 | 894 |
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.* | 259 | 764 |
Aemetis, Inc.* | 161 | 658 |
Stem, Inc.* | 1,328 | 521 |
Beam Global* | 52 | 201 |
Spruce Power Holding Corp.* | 78 | 199 |
SunPower Corp. Class A*, | 937 | |
Total Energy | 12,751 | |
Total Common Stocks | ||
(Cost $36,041,756) | 18,235,540 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
PREFERRED STOCKS 6.5% | ||
Financial 5.9% | ||
Markel Group, Inc. | ||
6.00%1 | 5,000,000 | $ 4,999,354 |
Citigroup, Inc. | ||
4.15%1 | 5,000,000 | 4,798,564 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | ||
3.80%1 | 5,000,000 | 4,790,867 |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | ||
3.75%1 | 5,000,000 | 4,784,384 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | ||
4.38% | 139,386 | 2,678,999 |
4.75% | 61,250 | 1,245,825 |
3.90%,1 | 400,000 | 389,165 |
Bank of America Corp. | ||
4.38%1 | 1,781,500 | 4,153,268 |
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | ||
4.60% | 85,536 | 1,643,147 |
Public Storage | ||
4.10% | 58,000 | 1,079,960 |
Lincoln National Corp. | ||
9.25%1 | 750,000 | 820,285 |
Jackson Financial, Inc. | ||
8.00% | 26,000 | 714,220 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | ||
4.20% | 38,000 | 699,200 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc. | ||
6.38% due 12/15/64* | 5,000 | 124,115 |
American National Group, Inc. | ||
5.95%1 | 1,500 | 38,085 |
First Republic Bank | ||
4.50%* | 200,000 | 80 |
Total Financial | 32,959,518 | |
Government 0.5% | ||
CoBank ACB | ||
4.25%1 | 3,000,000 | 2,854,553 |
7.13% | 250,000 | 254,046 |
Energy 0.1% | ||
Venture Global LNG, Inc. | ||
9.00%1,4 | 550,000 | 569,967 |
Total Preferred Stocks | ||
(Cost $44,933,544) | 36,638,084 | |
WARRANTS 0.0% | ||
Danimer Scientific, Inc. | ||
Expiring 07/15/25 | 352 | 15 |
Pershing Square SPARC Holdings, Ltd. | ||
Expiring 12/31/49,2 | 82,425 | 8 |
Total Warrants | ||
(Cost $) | 23 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
RIGHTS 0.0% | ||
Financial 0.0% | ||
CURO Group Holdings Corp. | 125 | $ |
Gurnet Point Capital LLC | ||
Expires 12/31/26 | 285 | |
Total Financial | | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.0% | ||
Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Expires 12/14/24 | 542 | |
Neurogene, Inc. | ||
Expires 06/30/29 | 41 | |
XOMA Corp. | ||
Expires 04/04/25 | 153 | |
AbbVie Inc | ||
Expires 03/31/29 | 2 | |
Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Expires 03/31/27 | 1,182 | |
Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Expires 05/05/25 | 196 | |
Magnenta Therapeutics, Inc. | 178 | |
Radius Health, Inc. | ||
Expires 12/31/25 | 558 | |
Epizyme, Inc. | ||
Expires 01/01/28 | 793 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | ||
Expires 12/31/31 | 6 | |
Korro Bio, Inc. | ||
Expires 12/31/26 | 191 | |
Homology Medicines, Inc. | ||
Expires 06/30/26 | 249 | |
Assertio Holdings, Inc. | ||
Expires 12/31/25 | 971 | |
Coherus Biosciences, Inc. | 208 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | | |
Total Rights | ||
(Cost $2,377) | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS***, 1.3% | ||
NAA Risk Managed Real Estate Fund12 | 198,072 | 7,035,505 |
Total Mutual Funds | ||
(Cost $7,551,318) | 7,035,505 | |
CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS***, 1.9% | ||
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | 290,333 | 3,187,856 |
Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund | 309,597 | 3,148,602 |
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc. | 765,344 | 3,046,069 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |
CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS***, 1.9% (continued) | ||
Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund | 91,382 | $ 1,143,189 |
Total Closed-End Mutual Funds | ||
(Cost $13,238,052) | 10,525,716 | |
MONEY MARKET FUNDS***, 0.4% | ||
Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund Institutional Shares, 4.51%5 | 1,367,365 | 1,367,365 |
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund Institutional Shares, 4.51%5 | 1,136,161 | 1,136,161 |
Total Money Market Funds | ||
(Cost $2,503,526) | 2,503,526 | |
Face | ||
Amount~ | ||
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% | ||
Financial 12.7% | ||
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC | ||
5.50% due 04/15/294 | 4,300,000 | $ 4,160,351 |
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Company-Issuer Corp. | ||
5.00% due 08/15/284 | 3,810,000 | 3,561,550 |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. | ||
4.30% due 02/01/614 | 5,250,000 | 3,400,496 |
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. | ||
5.00% due 03/01/31 | 3,500,000 | 3,146,617 |
FS KKR Capital Corp. | ||
3.25% due 07/15/27 | 3,300,000 | 3,127,914 |
OneMain Finance Corp. | ||
4.00% due 09/15/30 | 3,300,000 | 2,964,394 |
Encore Capital Group, Inc. | ||
8.50% due 05/15/304 | 1,950,000 | 2,064,250 |
9.25% due 04/01/294 | 750,000 | 805,863 |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | ||
5.25% due 07/15/304 | 2,940,000 | 2,852,471 |
GLP Capital Limited Partnership / GLP Financing II, Inc. | ||
3.25% due 01/15/32 | 3,250,000 | 2,838,323 |
Jane Street Group / JSG Finance, Inc. | ||
7.13% due 04/30/314 | 2,700,000 | 2,809,679 |
Accident Fund Insurance Company of America | ||
8.50% due 08/01/324 | 2,550,000 | 2,526,088 |
Global Atlantic Finance Co. | ||
3.13% due 06/15/314 | 1,750,000 | 1,529,302 |
4.70% due 10/15/513,4 | 900,000 | 865,498 |
Corebridge Financial, Inc. | ||
6.88% due 12/15/523 | 1,950,000 | 1,995,989 |
Hunt Companies, Inc. | ||
5.25% due 04/15/294 | 1,850,000 | 1,751,906 |
Atlantic Marine Corporations Communities LLC | ||
5.38% due 02/15/48 | 2,013,996 | 1,680,370 |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | ||
4.38% due 01/15/274 | 1,700,000 | 1,656,122 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Financial 12.7% (continued) | ||
Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Company-Issuer, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 10/15/334 | 1,800,000 | $ 1,565,422 |
3.88% due 03/01/314 | 100,000 | 89,498 |
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Company-Issuer | ||
7.38% due 10/01/324 | 1,450,000 | 1,458,738 |
7.00% due 01/15/314 | 150,000 | 152,322 |
Sherwood Financing plc | ||
4.50% due 11/15/26 | EUR 1,146,000 | 1,202,277 |
7.65% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.63%, Rate Floor: 4.63%) due 11/15/27◊ | EUR 354,000 | 371,244 |
Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC | ||
6.75% due 05/15/284 | 1,500,000 | 1,516,363 |
Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc. | ||
5.00% due 07/15/324 | 1,600,000 | 1,505,970 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | ||
5.13% due 03/01/523 | 1,550,000 | 1,492,550 |
AmFam Holdings, Inc. | ||
3.83% due 03/11/514 | 2,300,000 | 1,431,894 |
Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc. | ||
8.50% due 03/15/304 | 750,000 | 796,012 |
10.50% due 12/15/304 | 500,000 | 541,284 |
UBS AG/Stamford CT | ||
7.95% due 01/09/25 | 1,300,000 | 1,303,531 |
NatWest Group plc | ||
7.47% due 11/10/263 | 1,250,000 | 1,277,963 |
Ares Finance Company IV LLC | ||
3.65% due 02/01/524 | 1,650,000 | 1,213,254 |
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. | ||
7.13% due 11/15/304 | 800,000 | 820,695 |
7.88% due 12/15/294 | 300,000 | 317,087 |
KKR Group Finance Company X LLC | ||
3.25% due 12/15/514 | 1,600,000 | 1,105,389 |
Toronto-Dominion Bank | ||
8.13% due 10/31/823 | 1,050,000 | 1,103,203 |
Focus Financial Partners LLC | ||
6.75% due 09/15/311,4 | 1,050,000 | 1,059,818 |
PHM Group Holding Oy | ||
4.75% due 06/18/264 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,048,785 |
MidCap Funding XLVI Trust | ||
8.14% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 04/15/27◊, | 1,040,000 | 1,040,000 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | ||
8.63% due 10/27/823 | 750,000 | 799,537 |
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | ||
5.00% due 02/01/264 | 790,000 | 783,584 |
Kane Bidco Ltd. | ||
5.00% due 02/15/27 | EUR 700,000 | 739,026 |
Farmers Insurance Exchange | ||
7.00% due 10/15/641,3,4 | 590,000 | 619,223 |
VFH Parent LLC / Valor Company-Issuer, Inc. | ||
7.50% due 06/15/314 | 600,000 | 618,803 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Financial 12.7% (continued) | ||
Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg S.A. | ||
5.00% due 04/02/493,4 | 600,000 | $ 595,662 |
Ryan Specialty LLC | ||
4.38% due 02/01/304 | 450,000 | 427,149 |
USI, Inc. | ||
7.50% due 01/15/324 | 350,000 | 356,153 |
Total Financial | 71,089,619 | |
Communications 8.4% | ||
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 04/15/314 | 6,100,000 | 4,834,250 |
11.00% due 11/15/294 | 1,008,430 | 1,145,855 |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | ||
4.50% due 06/01/334 | 6,500,000 | 5,637,792 |
Altice France S.A. | ||
5.13% due 01/15/294 | 5,260,000 | 3,979,798 |
5.13% due 07/15/294 | 2,000,000 | 1,524,152 |
British Telecommunications plc | ||
4.88% due 11/23/813,4 | 5,000,000 | 4,633,887 |
Ziggo Bond Company B.V. | ||
5.13% due 02/28/304 | 4,361,000 | 3,940,774 |
Vodafone Group plc | ||
5.13% due 06/04/813 | 4,750,000 | 3,701,178 |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. | ||
5.75% due 08/01/284 | 1,800,000 | 1,762,950 |
8.00% due 08/01/294 | 1,700,000 | 1,716,245 |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 03/01/274 | 3,250,000 | 3,064,609 |
Vmed O2 UK Financing I plc | ||
4.25% due 01/31/314 | 3,250,000 | 2,817,414 |
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC | ||
6.75% due 10/15/274 | 1,630,000 | 1,483,373 |
5.13% due 07/15/294 | 230,000 | 188,794 |
Rogers Communications, Inc. | ||
5.25% due 03/15/823,4 | 1,600,000 | 1,575,907 |
CSC Holdings LLC | ||
11.25% due 05/15/284 | 1,000,000 | 989,535 |
4.50% due 11/15/314 | 300,000 | 225,163 |
6.50% due 02/01/294 | 100,000 | 85,753 |
Cogent Communications Group Incorporated / Cogent Communications Finance, Inc. | ||
7.00% due 06/15/274 | 850,000 | 858,415 |
Ciena Corp. | ||
4.00% due 01/31/304 | 850,000 | 782,766 |
Sunrise FinCo I B.V. | ||
4.88% due 07/15/314 | 750,000 | 688,523 |
Cogent Communications Group LLC | ||
7.00% due 06/15/274 | 500,000 | 507,422 |
VZ Secured Financing B.V. | ||
5.00% due 01/15/324 | 500,000 | 446,820 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Communications 8.4% (continued) | ||
AMC Networks, Inc. | ||
10.25% due 01/15/294 | 350,000 | $ 371,997 |
Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp. | ||
4.25% due 01/15/294 | 325,000 | 306,500 |
Total Communications | 47,269,872 | |
Consumer, Non-cyclical 8.3% | ||
DaVita, Inc. | ||
4.63% due 06/01/304 | 5,200,000 | 4,870,742 |
US Foods, Inc. | ||
4.63% due 06/01/304 | 4,250,000 | 4,048,529 |
Upbound Group, Inc. | ||
6.38% due 02/15/294 | 3,412,000 | 3,345,282 |
BCP V Modular Services Finance II plc | ||
4.75% due 11/30/28 | EUR 3,000,000 | 3,090,659 |
ADT Security Corp. | ||
4.88% due 07/15/324 | 3,300,000 | 3,071,503 |
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH | ||
5.50% due 01/15/284 | 3,125,000 | 3,003,975 |
Carriage Services, Inc. | ||
4.25% due 05/15/294 | 3,150,000 | 2,910,318 |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. | ||
4.88% due 06/01/284 | 3,300,000 | 2,730,972 |
Sothebys/Bidfair Holdings, Inc. | ||
5.88% due 06/01/294 | 2,200,000 | 2,011,261 |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 09/01/28 | 2,000,000 | 1,809,571 |
Medline Borrower, LP | ||
5.25% due 10/01/294 | 1,750,000 | 1,708,525 |
Post Holdings, Inc. | ||
5.50% due 12/15/294 | 1,700,000 | 1,657,748 |
Reynolds American, Inc. | ||
5.70% due 08/15/35 | 1,550,000 | 1,592,889 |
Castor S.p.A. | ||
8.73% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 02/15/29◊,4 | EUR 1,400,000 | 1,433,632 |
CPI CG, Inc. | ||
10.00% due 07/15/294 | 1,350,000 | 1,428,281 |
JBS USA Holding Lux SARL/ JBS USA Food Company/ JBS Lux Co SARL | ||
4.38% due 02/02/52 | 1,750,000 | 1,370,157 |
Champions Financing, Inc. | ||
8.75% due 02/15/294 | 1,330,000 | 1,337,628 |
AZ Battery Property LLC | ||
6.73% due 02/20/46 | 980,000 | 988,186 |
Neogen Food Safety Corp. | ||
8.63% due 07/20/304 | 900,000 | 969,483 |
Verisure Holding AB | ||
5.50% due 05/15/304 | EUR 650,000 | 713,255 |
Nobel Bidco B.V. | ||
3.13% due 06/15/28 | EUR 550,000 | 551,680 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical 8.3% (continued) | ||
WW International, Inc. | ||
4.50% due 04/15/294 | 1,750,000 | $ 402,420 |
Sammontana Italia S.p.A. | ||
6.97% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 10/15/31◊ | EUR 350,000 | 372,920 |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. | ||
3.13% due 02/15/294 | 300,000 | 295,342 |
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co. | ||
5.38% due 09/30/32 | EUR 250,000 | 271,357 |
APi Group DE, Inc. | ||
4.75% due 10/15/294 | 250,000 | 239,542 |
Williams Scotsman, Inc. | ||
7.38% due 10/01/314 | 150,000 | 155,628 |
Darling Ingredients, Inc. | ||
6.00% due 06/15/304 | 150,000 | 149,478 |
HealthEquity, Inc. | ||
4.50% due 10/01/294 | 75,000 | 71,061 |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 46,602,024 | |
Consumer, Cyclical 6.0% | ||
1011778 BC ULC / New Red Finance, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 10/15/304 | 4,500,000 | 4,086,646 |
Penn Entertainment, Inc. | ||
4.13% due 07/01/294 | 3,350,000 | 3,050,269 |
Station Casinos LLC | ||
4.63% due 12/01/314 | 3,250,000 | 2,936,975 |
Suburban Propane Partners Limited Partnership/Suburban Energy Finance Corp. | ||
5.00% due 06/01/314 | 2,200,000 | 2,001,768 |
Aramark Services, Inc. | ||
5.00% due 02/01/284 | 2,000,000 | 1,958,140 |
Air Canada | ||
4.63% due 08/15/291,4 | CAD 2,750,000 | 1,943,721 |
Wabash National Corp. | ||
4.50% due 10/15/284 | 1,750,000 | 1,626,189 |
Scientific Games Holdings Limited Partnership/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc. | ||
6.63% due 03/01/304 | 1,600,000 | 1,556,267 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Company, Inc. | ||
4.63% due 01/15/294 | 1,650,000 | 1,550,242 |
Boyne USA, Inc. | ||
4.75% due 05/15/294 | 1,600,000 | 1,530,034 |
Crocs, Inc. | ||
4.25% due 03/15/294 | 1,625,000 | 1,508,931 |
Deuce FinCo plc | ||
5.50% due 06/15/27 | GBP 1,200,000 | 1,487,556 |
Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK plc | ||
7.88% due 04/30/291,4 | 1,400,000 | 1,446,433 |
Steelcase, Inc. | ||
5.13% due 01/18/29 | 1,450,000 | 1,409,795 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Consumer, Cyclical 6.0% (continued) | ||
Evergreen Acqco 1 Limited Partnership / TVI, Inc. | ||
9.75% due 04/26/284 | 1,257,000 | $ 1,323,361 |
Ontario Gaming GTA Limited Partnership/OTG Company-Issuer, Inc. | ||
8.00% due 08/01/304 | 1,250,000 | 1,289,081 |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | ||
9.00% due 02/15/314 | 550,000 | 591,185 |
4.88% due 05/15/264 | 100,000 | 98,632 |
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc. | ||
7.75% due 03/15/314 | 650,000 | 687,471 |
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | ||
3.88% due 10/15/314 | 600,000 | 531,723 |
ONE Hotels GmbH | ||
7.75% due 04/02/314 | EUR 250,000 | 283,465 |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | ||
4.00% due 08/15/294 | 300,000 | 264,104 |
AccorInvest Group S.A. | ||
6.38% due 10/15/294 | EUR 200,000 | 220,571 |
JB Poindexter & Company, Inc. | ||
8.75% due 12/15/314 | 140,000 | 148,593 |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 33,531,152 | |
Industrial 5.9% | ||
AP Grange Holdings | ||
6.50% due 03/20/45 | 3,561,931 | 3,615,359 |
5.00% due 03/20/45 | 400,000 | 420,000 |
Standard Industries, Inc. | ||
4.38% due 07/15/304 | 2,400,000 | 2,232,532 |
3.38% due 01/15/314 | 1,000,000 | 878,312 |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company, Inc. | ||
9.75% due 07/15/284 | 2,300,000 | 2,352,093 |
5.25% due 07/15/284 | 450,000 | 435,725 |
TK Elevator US Newco, Inc. | ||
5.25% due 07/15/274 | 2,630,000 | 2,590,224 |
Enviri Corp. | ||
5.75% due 07/31/274 | 2,625,000 | 2,522,271 |
MIWD Holdco II LLC / MIWD Finance Corp. | ||
5.50% due 02/01/304 | 2,600,000 | 2,495,636 |
GrafTech Finance, Inc. | ||
4.63% due 12/15/284 | 3,200,000 | 2,388,174 |
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer Incorporated/Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer LLC | ||
4.00% due 10/15/274 | 2,150,000 | 2,057,366 |
Builders FirstSource, Inc. | ||
6.38% due 06/15/324 | 1,500,000 | 1,533,319 |
Clearwater Paper Corp. | ||
4.75% due 08/15/284 | 1,609,000 | 1,509,263 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | ||
5.25% due 06/01/294 | 1,450,000 | 1,344,368 |
Calderys Financing LLC | ||
11.25% due 06/01/284 | 1,250,000 | 1,342,876 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Industrial 5.9% (continued) | ||
Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co. | ||
7.88% due 04/15/274 | 700,000 | $ 716,588 |
9.25% due 04/15/274 | 350,000 | 358,259 |
Waste Pro USA, Inc. | ||
5.50% due 02/15/264 | 1,050,000 | 1,048,383 |
IP Lending X Ltd. | ||
7.75% due 07/02/29,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Artera Services LLC | ||
8.50% due 02/15/314 | 800,000 | 794,928 |
AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC | ||
10.25% due 10/15/284 | 650,000 | 691,912 |
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC | ||
9.50% due 07/15/28 | EUR 550,000 | 624,591 |
Worldpay US, Inc. | ||
8.50% due 01/15/31 | GBP 250,000 | 341,178 |
Total Industrial | 33,293,357 | |
Energy 5.4% | ||
NuStar Logistics, LP | ||
6.38% due 10/01/30 | 6,000,000 | 6,179,120 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | ||
7.95% due 06/15/39 | 3,190,000 | 3,740,364 |
ITT Holdings LLC | ||
6.50% due 08/01/294 | 3,750,000 | 3,512,150 |
CVR Energy, Inc. | ||
5.75% due 02/15/284 | 3,300,000 | 3,122,526 |
Global Partners Limited Partnership / GLP Finance Corp. | ||
7.00% due 08/01/27 | 2,400,000 | 2,418,449 |
6.88% due 01/15/29 | 675,000 | 677,026 |
Venture Global LNG, Inc. | ||
9.88% due 02/01/324 | 2,550,000 | 2,835,661 |
Valero Energy Corp. | ||
4.00% due 06/01/52 | 3,350,000 | 2,551,141 |
TransMontaigne Partners Limited Partnership / TLP Finance Corp. | ||
6.13% due 02/15/26 | 1,750,000 | 1,736,987 |
Buckeye Partners, LP | ||
5.85% due 11/15/43 | 1,650,000 | 1,456,932 |
EnLink Midstream LLC | ||
6.50% due 09/01/304 | 975,000 | 1,036,367 |
BP Capital Markets plc | ||
4.88% 3,6 | 500,000 | 484,014 |
Viper Energy, Inc. | ||
7.38% due 11/01/314 | 250,000 | 260,468 |
Energy Transfer, LP | ||
5.63% due 05/01/274 | 125,000 | 125,313 |
Total Energy | 30,136,518 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Basic Materials 3.7% | ||
SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL | ||
5.00% due 10/30/294 | 4,250,000 | $ 4,018,264 |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | ||
4.50% due 06/01/314 | 4,350,000 | 3,928,286 |
Ingevity Corp. | ||
3.88% due 11/01/284 | 2,900,000 | 2,692,682 |
SCIL IV LLC / SCIL USA Holdings LLC | ||
5.38% due 11/01/264 | 2,250,000 | 2,228,168 |
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | ||
6.75% due 12/01/274 | 1,943,000 | 1,956,213 |
Illuminate Buyer LLC / Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc. | ||
9.00% due 07/01/284 | 1,850,000 | 1,877,129 |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | ||
7.63% due 03/15/30 | 1,600,000 | 1,658,144 |
6.38% due 07/15/28 | 200,000 | 200,659 |
Anglo American Capital plc | ||
5.63% due 04/01/301,4 | 1,050,000 | 1,080,166 |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | ||
1.23% due 10/01/254 | 710,000 | 688,454 |
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC | ||
8.00% due 10/01/304 | 550,000 | 578,686 |
WR Grace Holdings LLC | ||
4.88% due 06/15/274 | 250,000 | 245,690 |
Total Basic Materials | 21,152,541 | |
Technology 2.8% | ||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | ||
5.00% due 12/15/294 | 3,300,000 | 3,201,674 |
AthenaHealth Group, Inc. | ||
6.50% due 02/15/304 | 3,200,000 | 3,063,052 |
CDW LLC / CDW Finance Corp. | ||
3.57% due 12/01/31 | 1,900,000 | 1,702,171 |
Cloud Software Group, Inc. | ||
6.50% due 03/31/294 | 1,660,000 | 1,630,711 |
Broadcom, Inc. | ||
3.19% due 11/15/364 | 1,750,000 | 1,438,609 |
TeamSystem S.p.A. | ||
6.68% due 07/31/31 | EUR 1,300,000 | 1,380,618 |
Central Parent Incorporated / CDK Global, Inc. | ||
7.25% due 06/15/294 | 1,350,000 | 1,356,938 |
Dye & Durham Ltd. | ||
8.63% due 04/15/294 | 880,000 | 927,834 |
Capstone Borrower, Inc. | ||
8.00% due 06/15/304 | 650,000 | 676,777 |
Amentum Holdings, Inc. | ||
7.25% due 08/01/324 | 200,000 | 205,451 |
Total Technology | 15,583,835 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
CORPORATE BONDS 53.7% (continued) | ||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.3% | ||
Homestead Spe Issuer LLC | ||
7.21% due 04/01/55 | 1,500,000 | $ 1,500,000 |
Utilities 0.2% | ||
Terraform Global Operating, LP | ||
6.13% due 03/01/264 | 1,150,000 | 1,149,772 |
Total Corporate Bonds | ||
(Cost $317,994,774) | 301,308,690 | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical 10.5% | ||
Lyons Magnus | ||
11.34% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.75%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 05/10/27 | 6,068,998 | 5,881,891 |
Gibson Brands, Inc. | ||
10.58% (6 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 08/11/28 | 5,591,875 | 5,431,109 |
LaserAway Intermediate Holdings II LLC | ||
10.66% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 10/14/27 | 5,591,875 | 5,340,241 |
National Mentor Holdings, Inc. | ||
8.43% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%), | ||
Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/02/28 | 5,173,300 | 5,112,928 |
8.45% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/02/28 | 168,375 | 166,410 |
Triton Water Holdings, Inc. | ||
8.12% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/31/28 | 2,909,784 | 2,929,600 |
Womens Care Holdings, Inc. | ||
9.19% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 01/15/28 | 2,909,774 | 2,759,426 |
Florida Food Products LLC | ||
9.69% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 10/18/28 | 3,168,750 | 2,709,281 |
Blue Ribbon LLC | ||
10.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 05/08/28 | 3,443,038 | 2,413,570 |
Southern Veterinary Partners LLC | ||
8.00% (6 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 10/05/27 | 2,244,895 | 2,259,868 |
Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH | ||
7.01% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/21/30 | EUR 1,800,000 | 1,908,677 |
HAH Group Holding Co. LLC | ||
9.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 09/24/31 | 1,886,598 | 1,866,392 |
Midwest Veterinary Partners LLC | ||
8.39% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/27/28 | 1,653,356 | 1,651,885 |
PlayCore | ||
9.09% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 02/20/30 | 1,592,000 | 1,607,920 |
Pimente Investissement S.A.S. | ||
7.27% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.93%, Rate Floor: 3.93%) due 12/31/28 | EUR 1,350,000 | 1,427,471 |
Curriculum Associates LLC | ||
9.46% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 01/27/27 | 1,400,000 | 1,395,500 |
Bowtie Germany Bidco GMBH | ||
7.35% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/01/31 | EUR 1,300,000 | 1,370,536 |
VC GB Holdings I Corp. | ||
8.37% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/21/28 | 1,343,095 | 1,342,530 |
Celeste Bidco B.V. | ||
7.60% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 07/22/29 | EUR 1,250,000 | 1,327,240 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical 10.5% (continued) | ||
Osmosis Holdings Australia II Pty Ltd. | ||
8.16% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/31/28 | 1,246,875 | $ 1,256,164 |
Hanger, Inc. | ||
8.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 10/23/31 | 1,240,304 | 1,251,938 |
Artisan Newco B.V. | ||
7.10% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/12/29 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,058,622 |
Domidep | ||
due 10/30/29 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,058,252 |
AI Monet (Luxembourg) Parentco SARL | ||
7.25% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/06/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,056,636 |
Chefs Warehouse, Inc. | ||
8.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/23/29 | 996,667 | 996,667 |
Weber-Stephen Products LLC | ||
7.94% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/30/27 | 1,020,794 | 967,631 |
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc. | ||
7.82% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 05/06/31 | 698,250 | 703,777 |
IVI America LLC | ||
9.10% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/09/31 | 648,375 | 653,102 |
Financiere Mendel | ||
7.77% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 11/08/30 | 497,500 | 500,196 |
Midwest Physician Administrative Services | ||
7.87% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/12/28 | 398,709 | 373,666 |
Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc. | ||
6.74% (3 Month Term SOFR + 2.00%, Rate Floor: 3.00%) due 11/15/27 | 204,251 | 199,801 |
TGP Holdings LLC | ||
7.92% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/29/28 | 188,286 | 177,561 |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 59,156,488 | |
Industrial 8.5% | ||
American Bath Group LLC | ||
8.42% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/23/27 | 5,581,173 | 5,474,405 |
Pelican Products, Inc. | ||
9.12% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 12/29/28 | 5,591,875 | 4,995,390 |
Merlin Buyer, Inc. | ||
8.60% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/14/28 | 3,217,500 | 3,197,391 |
ASP Dream Acquisiton Co. LLC | ||
8.92% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 12/15/28 | 3,168,750 | 3,188,555 |
Icebox Holdco III, Inc. | ||
8.62% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 12/22/28 | 3,122,708 | 3,148,096 |
Rinchem Company LLC | ||
8.95% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 03/02/29 | 3,128,000 | 2,666,182 |
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | ||
9.17% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 11/12/29 | 2,574,590 | 2,560,463 |
Arcline FM Holdings, LLC | ||
9.31% ((3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%) and (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%), | ||
Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/23/28 | 2,188,125 | 2,197,972 |
Total Webhosting Solutions B.V. | ||
due 10/31/31 | EUR 1,500,000 | 1,571,751 |
Fugue Finance LLC | ||
8.25% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 02/26/31 | 1,396,500 | 1,406,275 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Industrial 8.5% (continued) | ||
Michael Baker International LLC | ||
9.32% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/01/28 | 1,396,500 | $ 1,399,991 |
Engineering Research And Consulting LLC | ||
9.51% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/29/31 | 1,400,000 | 1,396,500 |
Inspired Finco Holdings Ltd. | ||
6.98% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/28/31 | EUR 1,250,000 | 1,326,976 |
Boluda Towage S.L. | ||
6.41% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 01/31/30 | EUR 1,250,000 | 1,326,844 |
Foundation Building Materials Holding Company LLC | ||
8.59% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%), | ||
Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 01/29/31 | 1,343,250 | 1,323,867 |
CPM Holdings, Inc. | ||
9.17% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 09/28/28 | 1,339,875 | 1,302,024 |
Dispatch Terra Acquisition LLC | ||
9.00% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/27/28 | 1,178,718 | 1,122,976 |
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc. | ||
8.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 03/31/28 | 1,064,435 | 1,074,078 |
PointClickCare Technologies, Inc. | ||
7.82% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 10/11/31 | 900,000 | 905,625 |
Anchor Packaging LLC | ||
8.32% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 07/18/29 | 798,000 | 802,277 |
Atlantic Aviation | ||
8.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 09/22/28 | 786,060 | 790,210 |
Integrated Power Services Holdings, Inc. | ||
9.19% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 11/22/28 | 785,415 | 783,181 |
DXP Enterprises, Inc. | ||
8.32% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.21%, Rate Floor: 5.21%) due 10/11/30 | 645,000 | 652,527 |
White Cap Supply Holdings LLC | ||
7.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 10/19/29 | 648,241 | 651,534 |
FCG Acquisitions, Inc. | ||
8.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/31/28 | 547,172 | 550,762 |
Service Logic Acquisition, Inc. | ||
8.09% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%), | ||
Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 10/29/27 | 545,804 | 550,580 |
Artera Services LLC | ||
9.10% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/15/31 | 547,250 | 539,271 |
Cognita Ltd. | ||
8.82% (1 Month SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 09/30/31 | 500,000 | 505,625 |
Aegion Corp. | ||
8.32% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 05/17/28 | 248,128 | 249,575 |
Total Industrial | 47,660,903 | |
Consumer, Cyclical 8.0% | ||
Pacific Bells LLC | ||
9.37% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 11/10/28 | 4,862,629 | 4,869,923 |
Secretariat Advisors LLC | ||
9.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/29/28 | 3,695,500 | 3,681,642 |
Cordobes Holdco SL | ||
7.58% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/02/29 | EUR 2,400,000 | 2,534,658 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Consumer, Cyclical 8.0% (continued) | ||
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC | ||
10.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 02/13/31 | 1,993,984 | $ 1,989,643 |
10.02% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 02/13/31 | 272,124 | 267,299 |
10.08% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) due 02/13/31 | 26,000 | 23,119 |
Breitling Financing SARL | ||
7.57% (6 Month EURIBOR + 3.90%, Rate Floor: 3.90%) due 10/25/28 | EUR 2,000,000 | 2,083,326 |
FR Refuel LLC | ||
9.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 11/08/28 | 1,940,917 | 1,906,951 |
The Facilities Group | ||
10.56% ((3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%) and (6 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%), | ||
Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 11/30/27 | 1,842,858 | 1,813,198 |
NFM & J LLC | ||
10.44% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 6.75%) due 11/30/27 | 1,812,958 | 1,783,779 |
Alexander Mann | ||
10.93% (1 Month SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 06/29/27 | 1,782,000 | 1,721,857 |
Fertitta Entertainment LLC | ||
8.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 01/29/29 | 1,657,500 | 1,660,094 |
Albion Financing 3 SARL | ||
7.50% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 08/02/29 | EUR 1,300,000 | 1,380,495 |
RealTruck Group, Inc. | ||
9.69% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 01/31/28 | 1,393,000 | 1,379,070 |
Casper Bidco SAS (B&B Hotels) | ||
7.17% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 03/21/31 | EUR 1,300,000 | 1,377,679 |
QSRP Finco B.V. | ||
8.96% (3 Month EURIBOR + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/19/31 | EUR 1,300,000 | 1,372,596 |
ImageFIRST Holdings LLC | ||
8.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 04/27/28 | 1,369,650 | 1,366,226 |
BIFM CA Buyer, Inc. | ||
8.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 05/31/28 | 1,343,250 | 1,353,324 |
Shaw Development LLC | ||
10.43% (6 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/30/29 | 1,200,351 | 1,180,681 |
CCRR Parent, Inc. | ||
9.03% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 03/06/28 | 1,822,082 | 1,121,874 |
First Brands Group LLC | ||
9.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/30/27 | 1,142,945 | 1,102,942 |
Normec 1 B.V. | ||
6.98% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/16/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,061,919 |
One Hotels GmbH | ||
7.78% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 04/02/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,061,190 |
Entain Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd. | ||
6.92% (6 Month EURIBOR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 06/30/28 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,060,714 |
Drive Bidco B.V. | ||
8.13% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 07/23/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,053,994 |
Alterra Mountain Co. | ||
7.63% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 05/31/30 | 1,047,375 | 1,053,266 |
Thevelia US LLC | ||
7.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 06/18/29 | 903,175 | 906,941 |
Zephyr Bidco Ltd. | ||
10.20% (1 Month GBP SONIA + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 07/20/28 | GBP 500,000 | 636,796 |
Secretariat Advisors LLC | ||
9.44% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 12/29/28 | 589,500 | 587,289 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Consumer, Cyclical 8.0% (continued) | ||
Oil Changer Holding Corp. | ||
due 02/08/27 | 441,614 | $ 434,990 |
CNT Holdings I Corp. | ||
8.09% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 11/08/27 | 421,813 | 424,685 |
Congruex Group LLC | ||
10.49% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.75%, Rate Floor: 6.50%) due 05/03/29 | 439,875 | 338,704 |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | ||
11.86% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.51%, Rate Floor: 7.26%) due 10/20/28 | 438,750 | 144,787 |
11.43% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/22/26 | 35,051 | 32,597 |
10.82% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/22/26 | 17,526 | 16,299 |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | ||
14.09% (1 Month Term SOFR + 9.50%, Rate Floor: 12.50%) due 02/19/25 | 73,003 | 73,733 |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 44,858,280 | |
Technology 5.7% | ||
Visma AS | ||
7.38% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 12/05/28 | EUR 2,500,000 | 2,615,173 |
Avalara, Inc. | ||
10.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) due 10/19/28 | 2,636,364 | 2,611,972 |
Datix Bidco Ltd. | ||
10.20% (1 Month GBP SONIA + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 04/25/31 | GBP 1,304,000 | 1,646,877 |
9.93% (6 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 04/30/31 | 370,000 | 367,253 |
10.12% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/25/30 | 35,000 | 30,853 |
10.12% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.50%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 10/25/30 | GBP 17,500 | 19,629 |
Precise Midco B.V. | ||
6.97% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 11/15/30 | EUR 1,670,000 | 1,769,664 |
Apttus Corp. | ||
8.09% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 05/08/28 | 1,376,250 | 1,386,145 |
Modena Buyer LLC | ||
9.10% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 07/01/31 | 1,400,000 | 1,367,800 |
Boxer Parent Co., Inc. | ||
8.34% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 07/30/31 | 1,350,000 | 1,358,586 |
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. | ||
9.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) due 03/12/29 | 1,346,625 | 1,358,516 |
DS Admiral Bidco LLC | ||
8.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 06/26/31 | 1,400,000 | 1,337,000 |
Wrench Group LLC | ||
8.87% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 10/30/28 | 1,343,250 | 1,333,740 |
Leia Finco US LLC | ||
7.89% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 07/02/31 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,065 |
Bock Capital Bidco B.V. | ||
6.85% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 06/29/28 | EUR 1,200,000 | 1,262,257 |
Polaris Newco LLC | ||
9.95% (1 Month GBP SONIA + 5.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 06/02/28 | GBP 997,429 | 1,204,941 |
Finastra | ||
12.18% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.25%, Rate Floor: 8.25%) due 09/13/29 | 1,194,000 | 1,185,429 |
Xerox Corp. | ||
8.59% ((1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%) and (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%), | ||
Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 11/17/29 | 1,155,000 | 1,153,267 |
Pushpay USA, Inc. | ||
9.10% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 08/15/31 | 1,150,000 | 1,152,875 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Technology 5.7% (continued) | ||
Central Parent LLC | ||
7.85% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 07/06/29 | 1,100,000 | $ 1,100,638 |
TSG Solutions Holding | ||
6.81% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 03/30/29 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,058,622 |
Concorde Lux | ||
7.09% (6 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/01/28 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,053,202 |
Team.Blue Finco SARL | ||
7.05% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.70%, Rate Floor: 3.70%) due 09/30/29 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,045,414 |
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp. | ||
8.30% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.61%, Rate Floor: 3.61%) due 03/10/28 | 796,000 | 797,496 |
Alteryx, Inc. | ||
11.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.50%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 03/19/31 | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Atlas CC Acquisition Corp. | ||
9.03% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 05/25/28 | 879,545 | 566,366 |
CoreLogic, Inc. | ||
8.19% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 06/02/28 | 488,665 | 485,533 |
Azurite Intermediate Holdings, Inc. | ||
11.07% (1 Month Term SOFR + 6.50%, Rate Floor: 7.25%) due 03/19/31 | 412,500 | 412,500 |
Planview Parent, Inc. | ||
8.35% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 12/17/27 | 349,125 | 350,434 |
Finastra USA, Inc. | ||
12.18% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.25%, Rate Floor: 8.25%) due 09/13/29 | 42,878 | 38,653 |
Total Technology | 31,970,900 | |
Financial 4.9% | ||
HighTower Holding LLC | ||
8.07% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 08/21/28 | 2,747,018 | 2,771,055 |
Eisner Advisory Group | ||
8.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/28/31 | 2,729,409 | 2,746,004 |
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. | ||
9.08% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 11/24/28 | 2,394,000 | 2,375,890 |
9.32% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.75%) due 11/24/28 | 86,943 | 86,286 |
Claudius Finance Parent SARL | ||
6.59% (3 Month EURIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 07/10/28 | EUR 1,450,000 | 1,533,240 |
Kestra Advisor Services Holdings A, Inc. | ||
8.51% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 03/22/31 | 1,446,375 | 1,457,946 |
Nexus Buyer LLC | ||
8.57% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/31/31 | 1,450,000 | 1,452,320 |
Cobham Ultra SeniorCo SARL | ||
9.24% (6 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 08/03/29 | 1,450,000 | 1,427,728 |
Asurion LLC | ||
8.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 09/19/30 | 900,000 | 898,686 |
8.92% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) due 08/19/28 | 492,500 | 494,258 |
AqGen Island Holdings, Inc. | ||
8.19% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/02/28 | 1,339,403 | 1,347,774 |
Howden Group Holdings Ltd. | ||
7.00% (1 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/15/31 | EUR 1,250,000 | 1,324,097 |
Tegra118 Wealth Solutions, Inc. | ||
8.52% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 02/18/27 | 1,240,285 | 1,186,643 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Financial 4.9% (continued) | ||
Aretec Group, Inc. | ||
8.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 08/09/30 | 1,089,014 | $ 1,095,276 |
Cervantes Bidco S.L.U. | ||
due 06/13/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,063,683 |
Navacord, Inc. | ||
7.82% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 03/15/30 | 1,044,750 | 1,047,801 |
Duff & Phelps | ||
7.35% (3 Month EURIBOR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 04/09/27 | EUR 997,396 | 1,026,409 |
Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc. | ||
8.34% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 09/24/30 | 1,000,000 | 1,008,130 |
Franchise Group, Inc. | ||
9.59% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 5.50%) due 03/10/26 | 1,368,758 | 761,618 |
13.74% (1 Month Term SOFR + 9.00%, Rate Floor: 10.00%) due 04/30/25 | 220,169 | 217,967 |
Ardonagh Midco 3 plc | ||
8.52% ((3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%) and (6 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%), | ||
Rate Floor: 3.75%) due 02/15/31 | 600,000 | 605,250 |
Ardonagh Midco 3 plc | ||
9.90% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.75%, Rate Floor: 4.75%) due 02/16/31 | 587,952 | 580,079 |
Apex Group Treasury LLC | ||
9.08% (6 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/27/28 | 540,396 | 545,351 |
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | ||
9.17% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 08/09/26 | 340,217 | 330,010 |
Total Financial | 27,383,501 | |
Basic Materials 1.0% | ||
NIC Acquisition Corp. | ||
8.62% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.75%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 12/29/27 | 3,058,042 | 2,735,663 |
Pregis TopCo Corp. | ||
8.57% (1 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) due 07/31/26 | 1,190,625 | 1,198,066 |
TPC Group, Inc. | ||
due 11/22/31 | 900,000 | 889,875 |
Discovery Purchaser Corp. | ||
8.95% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.38%, Rate Floor: 4.88%) due 10/04/29 | 550,000 | 552,673 |
Arsenal AIC Parent LLC | ||
7.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.25%, Rate Floor: 3.25%) due 08/18/30 | 297,009 | 299,534 |
Total Basic Materials | 5,675,811 | |
Communications 0.5% | ||
Speedster Bidco GMBH | ||
due 10/17/31 | EUR 1,000,000 | 1,058,622 |
Simon & Schuster | ||
8.60% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 10/30/30 | 895,500 | 900,721 |
Cengage Learning, Inc. | ||
7.92% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 5.25%) due 03/24/31 | 547,250 | 549,253 |
McGraw Hill LLC | ||
8.60% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.00%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 08/06/31 | 260,485 | 263,601 |
Total Communications | 2,772,197 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS,◊ 39.5% (continued) | ||
Energy 0.4% | ||
BANGL LLC | ||
9.09% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.50%, Rate Floor: 4.50%) due 02/01/29 | 2,184,489 | $ 2,206,334 |
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests | ||
(Cost $226,764,548) | 221,684,414 | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 22.5% | ||
Collateralized Loan Obligations 10.4% | ||
CIFC Funding Ltd. | ||
2021-4RA DR, 11.91% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.26%, Rate Floor: 7.00%) | ||
due 01/17/35◊,4 | 9,000,000 | 8,960,983 |
2022-3A E, 11.89% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.27%, Rate Floor: 7.27%) | ||
due 04/21/35◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,259 |
Madison Park Funding LIII Ltd. | ||
2022-53A E, 10.62% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.00%, Rate Floor: 6.00%) | ||
due 04/21/35◊,4 | 7,500,000 | 7,559,369 |
Boyce Park CLO Ltd. | ||
2022-1A E, 10.87% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) | ||
due 04/21/35◊,4 | 4,000,000 | 4,026,023 |
Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd. | ||
2022-1A D, 9.65% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) | ||
due 04/15/30◊,4 | 3,500,000 | 3,509,183 |
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd. | ||
2021-FL2 D, 7.83% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.21%, Rate Floor: 3.21%) | ||
due 01/15/37◊,4 | 3,250,000 | $3,097,469 |
Fontainbleau Vegas | ||
10.27% (1 Month Term SOFR + 5.65%, Rate Floor: 5.65%) | ||
due 01/31/26◊, | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 |
Carlyle Global Market Strategies | ||
2022-1A E, 12.01% (3 Month Term SOFR + 7.35%, Rate Floor: 7.35%) | ||
due 04/15/35◊,4 | 2,250,000 | 2,251,304 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLII LLC | ||
2023-3A C, 8.80% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.15%, Rate Floor: 4.15%) | ||
due 09/13/35◊,4 | 2,000,000 | 2,032,190 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLIV LLC | ||
2024-5A C, 8.86% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.20%, Rate Floor: 4.20%) | ||
due 01/15/36◊,4 | 2,050,000 | 2,029,222 |
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd. | ||
2022-47A E, 10.90% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.25%, Rate Floor: 6.25%) | ||
due 04/14/35◊,4 | 1,750,000 | 1,755,122 |
Owl Rock CLO I LLC | ||
2024-1A C, 8.77% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.25%, Rate Floor: 4.25%) | ||
due 02/20/36◊,4 | 1,550,000 | 1,578,530 |
FS Rialto Issuer LLC | ||
2024-FL9 C, 7.50% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.64%, Rate Floor: 2.65%) | ||
due 10/19/39◊,4 | 1,550,000 | 1,545,445 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLV LLC | ||
2024-1A D, 9.66% (3 Month Term SOFR + 5.00%, Rate Floor: 5.00%) | ||
due 04/15/36◊,4 | 1,500,000 | 1,544,018 |
Ares Direct Lending CLO 2 LLC | ||
2024-2A D, 8.50% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.90%, Rate Floor: 3.90%) | ||
due 10/20/36◊,4 | 1,500,000 | 1,531,982 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 22.5% (continued) | ||
Collateralized Loan Obligations 10.4% (continued) | ||
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 57 Ltd. | ||
2024-57A SUB, (WAC) due 10/24/38◊,4 | 1,600,000 | $ 1,409,120 |
Voya CLO Ltd. | ||
2022-1A SUB, due 04/20/354,7 | 1,750,000 | 1,247,050 |
GoldenTree Loan Management US CLO 1 Ltd. | ||
2024-9A DR, 7.97% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.35%, Rate Floor: 3.35%) | ||
due 04/20/37◊,4 | 1,150,000 | 1,163,817 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLVI, LP | ||
2024-2A D, 9.61% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.95%, Rate Floor: 4.95%) | ||
due 07/15/36◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,032,718 |
Golub Capital Partners CLO 46M Ltd. | ||
2024-46A CR, 7.67% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.05%, Rate Floor: 3.05%) | ||
due 04/20/37◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,019,534 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XL LLC | ||
2023-1A D, 11.06% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.40%, Rate Floor: 6.40%) | ||
due 03/22/35◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,015,453 |
Carlyle US CLO Ltd. | ||
2022-4A DR, 11.26% (3 Month Term SOFR + 6.60%, Rate Floor: 6.60%) | ||
due 04/15/35◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 992,992 |
LCCM Trust | ||
2021-FL2 C, 6.87% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.26%, Rate Floor: 2.26%) | ||
due 12/13/38◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 966,122 |
KREF Ltd. | ||
2021-FL2 AS, 6.03% (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.41%, Rate Floor: 1.30%) | ||
due 02/15/39◊,4 | 950,000 | 933,285 |
Hamlin Park CLO Ltd. | ||
2024-1A SUB, (WAC) due 10/20/37◊,,4 | 1,000,000 | 899,172 |
Owl Rock CLO XVI LLC | ||
2024-16A C, 7.92% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.30%, Rate Floor: 3.30%) | ||
due 04/20/36◊,4 | 850,000 | 869,628 |
Cerberus Loan Funding XLVII LLC | ||
2024-3A D, 9.01% (3 Month Term SOFR + 4.35%, Rate Floor: 4.35%) due 07/15/36◊,4 | 800,000 | 808,482 |
Madison Park Funding LVIII Ltd. | ||
2024-58A D, 8.28% (3 Month Term SOFR + 3.65%, Rate Floor: 3.65%) due 04/25/37◊,4 | 550,000 | 557,873 |
OCP CLO Ltd. | ||
2024-38A SUB, due 01/21/38◊,4 | 500,000 | 431,818 |
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations | 58,278,163 | |
Financial 3.4% | ||
Thunderbird A | ||
5.50% due 03/01/37 | 7,351,667 | 6,794,276 |
Lightning A | ||
5.50% due 03/01/37 | 7,329,444 | 6,773,739 |
Ceamer Finance LLC | ||
6.92% due 11/15/37 | 2,285,867 | 2,291,839 |
LVNV Funding LLC | ||
6.84% due 06/12/29 | 1,200,000 | 1,217,066 |
Thunderbird B | ||
7.50% due 03/01/37 | 951,392 | 899,577 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 22.5% (continued) | ||
Financial 3.4% (continued) | ||
Lightning B | ||
7.50% due 03/01/37 | 948,516 | $ 896,857 |
Total Financial | 18,873,354 | |
Transport-Aircraft 3.0% | ||
GAIA Aviation Ltd. | ||
2019-1, 3.97% due 12/15/444,8 | 3,217,706 | 3,032,929 |
2019-1, 5.19% due 12/15/444,8 | 750,994 | 676,237 |
JOL Air Ltd. | ||
2019-1, 3.97% due 04/15/444 | 2,841,464 | 2,780,373 |
AASET Trust | ||
2021-2A, 2.80% due 01/15/474 | 708,547 | 647,637 |
2021-1A, 2.95% due 11/16/414 | 653,283 | 606,890 |
2020-1A, 3.35% due 01/16/404 | 596,358 | 572,509 |
2021-2A, 3.54% due 01/15/474 | 497,975 | 443,572 |
2019-1, 3.84% due 05/15/394 | 100,797 | 97,771 |
Start Ltd. | ||
2018-1, 4.09% due 05/15/434 | 1,188,885 | 1,147,364 |
2018-1, 5.32% due 05/15/434 | 838,563 | 788,331 |
KDAC Aviation Finance Ltd. | ||
2017-1A, 4.21% due 12/15/424 | 1,994,747 | 1,932,511 |
Project Silver | ||
2019-1, 3.97% due 07/15/444 | 1,479,579 | 1,370,134 |
Labrador Aviation Finance Ltd. | ||
2016-1A, 4.30% due 01/15/424 | 1,360,333 | 1,312,707 |
Start II Ltd. | ||
2019-1, 4.09% due 03/15/444 | 613,087 | 601,628 |
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust | ||
2019-1A, 3.97% due 04/15/394 | 355,155 | 326,754 |
2018-1, 4.13% due 06/15/434 | 199,629 | 188,154 |
Sapphire Aviation Finance I Ltd. | ||
2018-1A, 4.25% due 03/15/404 | 522,116 | 510,400 |
Total Transport-Aircraft | 17,035,901 | |
Infrastructure 2.8% | ||
Hotwire Funding LLC | ||
2021-1, 4.46% due 11/20/514 | 7,700,000 | 7,345,514 |
VB-S1 Issuer LLC VBTEL | ||
2022-1A, 5.27% due 02/15/524 | 5,000,000 | 4,783,013 |
Switch ABS Issuer LLC | ||
2024-2A, 5.44% due 06/25/544 | 1,400,000 | 1,394,435 |
Blue Stream Issuer LLC | ||
2023-1A, 6.90% due 05/20/534 | 1,000,000 | 1,015,923 |
Vault DI Issuer LLC | ||
2021-1A, 2.80% due 07/15/464 | 650,000 | 611,116 |
Aligned Data Centers Issuer LLC | ||
2021-1A, 2.48% due 08/15/464 | 400,000 | 377,513 |
Total Infrastructure | 15,527,514 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 22.5% (continued) | ||
Insurance 1.1% | ||
Obra Longevity | ||
8.48% due 06/30/39 | 5,500,000 | $ 5,749,929 |
CHEST | ||
7.13% due 03/15/43 | 475,000 | 487,146 |
Total Insurance | 6,237,075 | |
Net Lease 0.7% | ||
CARS-DB4, LP | ||
2020-1A, 4.95% due 02/15/504 | 1,450,000 | 1,272,112 |
2020-1A, 4.52% due 02/15/504 | 1,000,000 | 949,076 |
CARS-DB7, LP | ||
2023-1A, 6.50% due 09/15/534 | 1,034,688 | 1,050,015 |
SVC ABS LLC | ||
2023-1A, 5.55% due 02/20/534 | 995,625 | 966,336 |
Total Net Lease | 4,237,539 | |
Single Family Residence 0.5% | ||
FirstKey Homes Trust | ||
2020-SFR2, 4.50% due 10/19/374 | 1,100,000 | 1,080,071 |
2020-SFR2, 4.00% due 10/19/374 | 1,100,000 | 1,076,359 |
2020-SFR2, 3.37% due 10/19/374 | 700,000 | 681,881 |
Total Single Family Residence | 2,838,311 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 0.4% | ||
Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series | ||
2006-NC5, 4.85% (1 Month Term SOFR + 0.26%, Rate Cap/Floor: 14.50%/0.15%) | ||
due 01/25/37◊ | 1,308,892 | 1,157,496 |
CFMT LLC | ||
2022-HB9, 3.25% (WAC) due 09/25/37◊,4 | 700,000 | 642,204 |
Saluda Grade Alternative Mortgage Trust | ||
2023-FIG4, 7.12% (WAC) due 11/25/53◊,4 | 374,856 | 384,824 |
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | 2,184,524 | |
Whole Business 0.2% | ||
Applebees Funding LLC / IHOP Funding LLC | ||
2019-1A, 4.72% due 06/05/494 | 990,000 | 970,827 |
Total Asset-Backed Securities | ||
(Cost $126,390,260) | 126,183,208 | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 6.1% | ||
Government Agency 3.5% | ||
Freddie Mac | ||
5.50% due 11/01/541 | 5,607,949 | 5,602,691 |
4.00% due 06/01/52 | 2,179,020 | 2,056,473 |
5.00% due 09/01/52 | 1,868,623 | 1,840,403 |
4.00% due 05/01/52 | 983,737 | 923,723 |
See notes to financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 6.1% (continued) | ||
Government Agency 3.5% (continued) | ||
Fannie Mae | ||
4.00% due 06/01/52 | 2,983,063 | $ 2,814,037 |
5.00% due 08/01/53 | 1,923,489 | 1,891,748 |
4.00% due 07/01/52 | 1,731,202 | 1,642,252 |
4.00% due 05/01/52 | 1,493,649 | 1,403,827 |
5.00% due 09/01/52 | 706,206 | 695,541 |
5.00% due 06/01/53 | 661,455 | 650,177 |
Total Government Agency | 19,520,872 | |
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.4% | ||
Mill City Securities Ltd. | ||
2024-RS1, 4.00% due 11/01/694,8 | 3,150,000 | 2,850,750 |
Top Pressure Recovery Turbines | ||
7.51% due 11/01/69 | 2,035,769 | 2,045,948 |
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd. | ||
2024-1, 7.96% (30 Day Average SOFR + 3.10%, Rate Floor: 3.10%) due 01/01/29◊,4 | 1,156,825 | 1,154,065 |
GCAT Trust | ||
2022-NQM5, 5.71% due 08/25/674,8 | 660,916 | 657,069 |
PRPM LLC | ||
2024-4, 6.41% due 08/25/294,8 | 622,343 | 622,982 |
OBX Trust | ||
2022-NQM8, 6.10% due 09/25/624,8 | 387,125 | 386,354 |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | ||
2022-A, 6.17% due 09/25/624,8 | 368,422 | 368,516 |
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | 8,085,684 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.1% | ||
BX Trust | ||
2024-VLT4, 7.05% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.44%, Rate Floor: 2.44%) | ||
due 07/15/29◊,4 | 1,650,000 | 1,652,578 |
2023-DELC, 7.95% (1 Month Term SOFR + 3.34%, Rate Floor: 3.34%) | ||
due 05/15/38◊,4 | 1,000,000 | 1,008,750 |
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust | ||
2021-VOLT, 6.72% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.11%, Rate Floor: 2.00%) | ||
due 09/15/36◊,4 | 1,250,000 | 1,246,875 |
2024-AIRC, 7.20% (1 Month Term SOFR + 2.59%, Rate Floor: 2.59%) | ||
due 08/15/39◊,4 | 500,000 | 502,500 |
BXHPP Trust | ||
2021-FILM, 5.82% (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.21%, Rate Floor: 1.10%) | ||
due 08/15/36◊,4 | 1,700,000 | 1,586,884 |
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 5,997,587 | |
Military Housing 0.1% | ||
Freddie Mac Military Housing Bonds Resecuritization Trust Certificates | ||
2015-R1, 0.70% (WAC) due 10/25/52◊,,4,9 | 11,890,828 | 685,077 |
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | ||
(Cost $34,611,006) | 34,289,220 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Face | ||
Amount~ | Value | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 1.3% | ||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | ||
due 08/15/511,10,11 | 12,650,000 | $ 3,914,738 |
due 05/15/4410,11 | 1,910,000 | 798,637 |
due 11/15/4410,11 | 1,910,000 | 777,645 |
due 02/15/461,10,11 | 1,920,000 | 738,801 |
U.S. Treasury Notes | ||
4.13% due 11/15/32 | 903,000 | 901,730 |
Total U.S. Government Securities | ||
(Cost $9,205,379) | 7,131,551 | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS 0.3% | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical 0.2% | ||
Block, Inc. | ||
due 05/01/2610 | 1,090,000 | 1,009,885 |
Communications 0.1% | ||
Cable One, Inc. | ||
due 03/15/2610 | 450,000 | 414,007 |
Total Convertible Bonds | ||
(Cost $1,437,119) | 1,423,892 | |
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DEBT 0.2% | ||
Panama Government International Bond | ||
4.50% due 01/19/63 | 1,700,000 | 1,097,123 |
Total Foreign Government Debt | ||
(Cost $1,689,651) | 1,097,123 | |
Contracts | Value | |
LISTED OPTIONS PURCHASED 0.0% | ||
Put Options on: | ||
Equity Options | ||
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Expiring December 2024 with strike price | ||
of $42.00 (Notional Value $12,198,173) | 1,801 | 14,408 |
SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF Expiring January 2025 with strike price of | ||
$43.00 (Notional Value $10,044,359) | 1,483 | 7,415 |
Total Equity Options | 21,823 | |
Total Listed Options Purchased | ||
(Cost $1,006,120) | 21,823 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Contracts | Value | |
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED 0.0% | ||
Put Options on: | ||
Foreign Exchange Options | ||
Bank of America, N.A. Foreign Exchange EUR/USD | ||
Expiring November 2025 with strike price of EUR 1.01 | ||
(Notional Value $6,539,086) | EUR 5,872,000 | $ 65,148 |
Bank of America, N.A. Foreign Exchange EUR/USD | ||
Expiring November 2025 with strike price of EUR 1.01 | ||
(Notional Value $6,539,086) | EUR 5,872,000 | 65,148 |
Bank of America, N.A. Foreign Exchange EUR/USD | ||
Expiring November 2025 with strike price of EUR 1.01 | ||
(Notional Value $4,576,914) | EUR 4,110,000 | 46,034 |
Bank of America, N.A. Foreign Exchange EUR/USD | ||
Expiring November 2025 with strike price of EUR 1.01 | ||
(Notional Value $2,286,230) | EUR 2,053,000 | 22,994 |
Bank of America, N.A. Foreign Exchange EUR/USD | ||
Expiring November 2025 with strike price of EUR 1.01 | ||
(Notional Value $1,962,171) | EUR 1,762,000 | 19,735 |
BNP Paribas Foreign Exchange EUR/USD Expiring November 2025 | ||
with strike price of EUR 1.01 (Notional Value $376,398) | EUR 338,000 | 3,786 |
Total Foreign Exchange Options | 222,845 | |
Contracts | Value | |
Equity Options | ||
Goldman Sachs International Gaotu Techedu Inc | ||
Expiring January 2025 with strike price of $110.00 (Notional Value $8,778,683) | 63,924 | 17,873 |
Goldman Sachs International SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF | ||
Expiring December 2024 with strike price of $42.00 (Notional Value $4,036,708) | 596 | 4,768 |
Total Equity Options | 22,641 | |
Total OTC Options Purchased | ||
(Cost $743,307) | 245,486 | |
Contracts | Value | |
OTC INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS PURCHASED ,13 0.0% | ||
Call Swaptions on: | ||
Interest Rate Swaptions | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 3.60% (Notional Value $13,600,235) | GBP 10,700,000 | 81,813 |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 3.23% (Notional Value $14,998,390) | GBP 11,800,000 | 55,495 |
Total Interest Rate Call Swaptions | 137,308 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Contracts | Value | |
Put Swaptions on: | ||
Interest Rate Swaptions | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 3.23% (Notional Value $14,998,390) | GBP 11,800,000 | $ 47,369 |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 4.85% (Notional Value $13,600,235) | GBP 10,700,000 | 25,861 |
Total Interest Rate Put Swaptions | 73,230 | |
Total OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased | ||
(Cost $240,074) | 210,538 | |
Total Investments 137.0% | ||
(Cost $824,352,811) | 768,534,339 | |
OTC INTEREST RATE SWAPTIONS WRITTEN ,13 0.0% | ||
Call Swaptions on: | ||
Interest Rate Swaptions | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 2.73% (Notional Value $14,998,390) | GBP 11,800,000 | (28,258) |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 3.10% (Notional Value $13,600,235) | GBP 10,700,000 | (42,346) |
Total Interest Rate Call Swaptions | (70,604) | |
Put Swaptions on: | ||
Interest Rate Swaptions | ||
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 4.60% (Notional Value $13,600,235) | GBP 10,700,000 | (36,738) |
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 1-Year/2-Year Interest Rate Swap | ||
Expiring October 2025 with exercise rate of 4.23% (Notional Value $14,998,390) | GBP 11,800,000 | (67,024) |
Total Interest Rate Put Swaptions | (103,762) | |
Total OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written | ||
(Premiums received $210,779) | (174,366) | |
Other Assets & Liabilities, net (37.0)% | (207,314,170) | |
Total Net Assets 100.0% | $ 561,045,803 |
Futures Contracts | ||||
Value and | ||||
Number of | Unrealized | |||
Description | Contracts | Expiration Date | Notional Amount | Appreciation** |
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased | ||||
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts | 38 | Dec 2024 | $11,498,325 | $294,956 |
See notes to financial statements.
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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swap Agreements Protection Purchased
Upfront | ||||||||
Protection | Premiums | |||||||
Premium | Payment | Maturity | Notional | Paid | Unrealized | |||
Counterparty Exchange | Index | Rate | Frequency | Date | Amount | Value | (Received) | Depreciation** |
J.P. Morgan | ||||||||
Securities LLC ICE | ITRAXX.EUR.42.V1 | 1.00% | Quarterly | 12/20/29 | EUR 5,250,000 | $(116,505) | $(113,445) | $(3,060) |
J.P. Morgan | ||||||||
Securities LLC ICE | CDX.NA.IG.43.V1 | 1.00% | Quarterly | 12/20/29 | 14,224,009 | (339,104) | (308,114) | (30,990) |
$(455,609) | $(421,559) | $(34,050) |
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swap Agreements
Upfront | ||||||||||
Floating | Floating | Premiums | ||||||||
Rate | Rate | Fixed | Payment | Maturity | Notional | Paid | Unrealized | |||
Counterparty | Exchange | Type | Index | Rate | Frequency | Date | Amount | Value (Received) | Depreciation** | |
J.P. Morgan | CME | Pay | U.S. Secured 2.78% | Annually | 07/18/27 | $53,800,000 | $(1,527,646) | $258 | $(1,527,904) | |
Securities LLC | Overnight | |||||||||
Financing | ||||||||||
Rate |
Total Return Swap Agreements
Value and | ||||||||
Financing | Payment | Maturity | Notional | Unrealized | ||||
Counterparty | Index | Type | Rate | Frequency | Date | Units | Amount | Appreciation |
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreements | ||||||||
Bank of | ||||||||
America, N.A. | SPDR S&P 500 | Pay | 5.22% (Federal Funds | At Maturity | 06/02/25 | 21,500 | $12,954,825 | $2,189,371 |
ETF Trust | Rate + 0.64%) | |||||||
Bank of | ||||||||
America, N.A. | SPDR S&P 500 | Pay | 5.34% (Federal Funds | At Maturity | 09/02/25 | 10,400 | 6,266,520 | 760,864 |
ETF Trust | Rate + 0.76%) | |||||||
$2,950,235 | ||||||||
OTC Interest Rate Swap Agreements | ||||||||
Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs | Pay | 5.58% (Federal Funds | At Maturity | 04/11/25 | 3,000,000 | 4,754,000 | 357,381 | |
International | Swaption Forward | Rate + 1.00%) | ||||||
Volatility Index |
See notes to financial statements.
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
Unrealized | ||||||
Contract | Settlement | Appreciation | ||||
Counterparty | Currency | Type | Quantity | Amount | Date | (Depreciation) |
JPMorgan | ||||||
Chase Bank, N.A. | EUR | Sell | 47,200,000 | 49,943,547 USD | 12/17/24 | $38,034 |
Bank of America, N.A. | CAD | Sell | 2,763,000 | 1,975,684 USD | 12/17/24 | 251 |
UBS AG | EUR | Buy | 45,000 | 47,465 USD | 12/17/24 | 114 |
Bank of America, N.A. | EUR | Sell | 30,000 | 31,714 USD | 12/17/24 | (6) |
Barclays Bank plc | EUR | Sell | 101,000 | 106,487 USD | 02/27/25 | (661) |
Bank of America, N.A. | EUR | Sell | 165,000 | 174,074 USD | 02/27/25 | (971) |
Barclays Bank plc | EUR | Sell | 120,000 | 125,181 USD | 12/17/24 | (1,697) |
JPMorgan | ||||||
Chase Bank, N.A. | GBP | Sell | 4,275,000 | 5,432,576 USD | 12/17/24 | (7,176) |
$27,888 |
OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased
Floating | Floating | Swaption | ||||||
Counterparty/ | Rate | Rate | Payment | Fixed | Expiration | Exercise | Notional | Swaption |
Description | Type | Index | Frequency | Rate | Date | Rate | Amount | Value |
Call | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Pay | SONIA | Annual | 3.60% | 10/31/25 | 3.60% | $13,600,235 | $81,813 |
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Pay | SONIA | Annual | 3.23% | 10/28/25 | 3.23% | 14,998,390 | 55,495 |
$137,308 | ||||||||
Put | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Receive | SONIA | Annual | 3.23% | 10/28/25 | 3.23% | 14,998,390 | 47,369 |
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Receive | SONIA | Annual | 4.85% | 10/31/25 | 4.85% | 13,600,235 | 25,861 |
$73,230 |
See notes to financial statements.
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OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written
Floating | Floating | Swaption | ||||||
Counterparty/ | Rate | Rate | Payment | Fixed | Expiration | Exercise | Notional | Swaption |
Description | Type | Index | Frequency | Rate | Date | Rate | Amount | Value |
Call | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Receive | SONIA | Annual | 2.73% | 10/28/25 | 2.73% | $14,998,390 | (28,258) |
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Receive | SONIA | Annual | 3.10% | 10/31/25 | 3.10% | 13,600,235 | (42,346) |
$(70,604) | ||||||||
Put | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Pay | SONIA | Annual | 4.60% | 10/31/25 | 4.60% | 13,600,235 | (36,738) |
Morgan Stanley Capital | ||||||||
Services LLC | 12 Month | |||||||
1-Year/2-Year Interest | GBP | |||||||
Rate Swap | Pay | SONIA | Annual | 4.23% | 10/28/25 | 4.23% | 14,998,390 | (67,024) |
$(103,762) |
~ | The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation). Variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
*** | A copy of each underlying unaffiliated funds financial statements is available at the SECs website at www.sec.gov. |
| Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted See Note 6. |
| Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted See Note 6. |
| Value determined based on Level 3 inputs See Note 6. |
◊ | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2024. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
1 | All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with borrowings, options, reverse repurchase agreements and unfunded loan commitments. As of November 30, 2024, the total value of segregated securities was $285,659,066. |
2 | Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). |
3 | Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date. |
4 | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a) (2) securities is $339,600,701 (cost $351,839,639), or 60.5% of total net assets. |
5 | Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of November 30, 2024. |
6 | Perpetual maturity. |
See notes to financial statements.
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7 | Security has no stated coupon. However, it is expected to receive residual cash flow payments on defined deal dates. |
8 | Security is a step up/down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity. Rate indicated is the rate at November 30, 2024. See table below for additional step information for each security. |
9 | Security is an interest-only strip. |
10 | Zero coupon rate security. |
11 | Security is a principal-only strip. |
12 | Security is no longer an affiliated entity as a result of New Age Alphas acquisition of certain Guggenheim Funds on October 25, 2024. |
13 | Swaptions See additional disclosure in the swaptions table above for more information on swaptions. |
ADR American Depositary Receipt
CAD Canadian Dollar
CDX.NA.IG.43.V1 Credit Default Swap North American Investment Grade Series 43 Index Version 1
CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange
EUR Euro
EURIBOR European Interbank Offered Rate
GBP British Pound
ICE Intercontinental Exchange
ITRAXX.EUR.42.V1 iTraxx Europe Series 42 Index Version 1
plc Public Limited Company
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
SARL Société à Responsabilité Limitée
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA Sterling Overnight Index Average
WAC Weighted Average Coupon
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
See notes to financial statements.
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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds investments at November 30, 2024 (See Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Level 2 | Level 3 | |||
Significant | Significant | |||
Level 1 | Observable | Unobservable | ||
Investments in Securities (Assets) | Quoted Prices | Inputs | Inputs | Total |
Common Stocks | $ 18,235,471 | $ | $ 69 | $ 18,235,540 |
Preferred Stocks | 12,214,619 | 24,423,465 | | 36,638,084 |
Warrants | 15 | | 8 | 23 |
Rights | * | | * | |
Mutual Funds | 7,035,505 | | | 7,035,505 |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | 10,525,716 | | | 10,525,716 |
Money Market Funds | 2,503,526 | | | 2,503,526 |
Corporate Bonds | | 294,245,145 | 7,063,545 | 301,308,690 |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | | 185,787,323 | 35,897,091 | 221,684,414 |
Asset-Backed Securities | | 97,673,607 | 28,509,601 | 126,183,208 |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 33,604,143 | 685,077 | 34,289,220 |
U.S. Government Securities | | 7,131,551 | | 7,131,551 |
Convertible Bonds | | 1,423,892 | | 1,423,892 |
Foreign Government Debt | | 1,097,123 | | 1,097,123 |
Options Purchased | 21,823 | 245,486 | | 267,309 |
Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased | | 210,538 | | 210,538 |
Equity Futures Contracts** | 294,956 | | | 294,956 |
Forward Foreign Currency | ||||
Exchange Contracts** | | 38,399 | | 38,399 |
Equity Index Swap Agreements** | | 2,950,235 | | 2,950,235 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements** | | 357,381 | | 357,381 |
Total Assets | $ 50,831,631 | $ 649,188,288 | $ 72,155,391 | $ 772,175,310 |
Level 2 | Level 3 | |||
Significant | Significant | |||
Level 1 | Observable | Unobservable | ||
Investments in Securities (Liabilities) | Quoted Prices | Inputs | Inputs | Total |
Interest Rate Swaptions Written | $ | $ 174,366 | $ | $ 174,366 |
Credit Default Swap Agreements** | | 34,050 | | 34,050 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements** | | 1,527,904 | | 1,527,904 |
Forward Foreign Currency | ||||
Exchange Contracts** | | 10,511 | | 10,511 |
Unfunded Loan Commitments (Note 11) | | | 70,959 | 70,959 |
Total Liabilities | $ | $ 1,746,831 | $ 70,959 | $ 1,817,790 |
* | Includes securities with a market value of $0. |
** | This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end. |
Please refer to the detailed Schedule of Investments for a breakdown of investments by industry category.
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of the period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $198,677,332 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy See Note 7.
See notes to financial statements.
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The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:
Ending Balance at | Valuation | Unobservable | Input | Weighted | |
Category | November 30, 2024 | Technique | Inputs | Range | Average* |
Assets: | |||||
Asset-Backed Securities | $19,568,661 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 6.2%-8.6% | 7.2% |
Asset-Backed Securities | 8,041,768 | Option adjusted spread off | Broker Quote | | |
prior month end broker quote | |||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 899,172 | Third Party Pricing | Trade Price | | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | 685,077 | Third Party Pricing | Vendor price | | |
Common Stocks | 36 | Third Party Pricing | Vendor price | | |
Common Stocks | 33 | Model Price | Liquidation Value | | |
Corporate Bonds | 4,035,359 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 6.8%-9.4% | 7.1% |
Corporate Bonds | 2,040,000 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | | |
Corporate Bonds | 988,186 | Option adjusted spread off | Broker Quote | | |
prior month end broker quote | |||||
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 16,525,685 | Model Price | Purchase Price | | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 10,243,784 | Third Party Pricing | Broker Quote | | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 5,661,589 | Yield Analysis | Yield | 10.1%-10.9% | 10.6% |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 3,417,137 | Third Party Pricing | Vendor Price | | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | 48,896 | Third Party Pricing | Trade Price | | |
Warrants | 8 | Model Price | Liquidation Value | | |
Total Assets | $72,155,391 | ||||
Liabilities: | |||||
Unfunded Loan Commitments | $ 70,959 | Model Price | Purchase Price | | |
* Inputs are weighted by the fair value of the instruments. |
Significant changes in a quote, yield or liquidation value would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security. Any remaining Level 3 securities held by the Fund and excluded from the table above, were not considered material to the Fund.
The Funds fair valuation leveling guidelines classify a single daily broker quote, or a vendor price based on a single daily or monthly broker quote, as Level 3, if such a quote or price cannot be supported with other available market information.
Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 may occur as markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investments valuation changes. For the period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund had securities with a total value of $3,871,278 transfer into Level 3 from Level 2 due to a lack of observable inputs and had securities with a total value of $7,461,518 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by a third-party pricing service which utilizes significant observable inputs.
See notes to financial statements.
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Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity
Following is a reconciliation of Level assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended November 30, 2024.
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||
Senior | Unfunded | |||||||||
Collateralized | Floating | Loan | ||||||||
Asset-Backed | Mortgage | Corporate | Rate | Common | Preferred | Total | Commit- | |||
Securities | Obligations | Bonds | Interests | Warrants | Stocks | Stocks | Rights | Assets | ments | |
Beginning | ||||||||||
Balance | $16,710,065 | $ | $1,563,863 | $26,054,495 | $ 8 | $ 208 | $6,000 | $ | $44,334,639 | $ (45,652) |
Purchases/ | ||||||||||
(Receipts) | 11,691,020 | 710,424 | 5,401,270 | 17,138,345 | | | | | 34,941,059 | (132,384) |
(Sales, | ||||||||||
maturities and | ||||||||||
paydowns)/ | ||||||||||
Fundings | (171,269) | | | (2,716,630) | | | | | (2,887,899) | 71,078 |
Amortization of | ||||||||||
premiums/ | ||||||||||
discounts | 109 | | 217 | 41,733 | | | | | 42,059 | 33,665 |
Corporate actions | | | | (506,536) | | | | 2,307 | (504,229) | |
Total realized | ||||||||||
gains (losses) | ||||||||||
included | ||||||||||
in earnings | | | | 2,747 | | (17,500) | | | (14,753) | 7,344 |
Total change in | ||||||||||
unrealized | ||||||||||
appreciation | ||||||||||
(depreciation) | ||||||||||
included in | ||||||||||
earnings | 279,676 | (25,347) | 98,195 | (526,800) | | 17,258 | (5,920) | (2,307) | (165,245) | (5,010) |
Transfers into | ||||||||||
Level 3 | | | | 3,871,175 | | 103 | | | 3,871,278 | |
Transfers out | ||||||||||
of Level 3 | | | | (7,461,438) | | | (80) | | (7,461,518) | |
Ending Balance | $28,509,601 | $685,077 | $7,063,545 | $35,897,091 | $ 8 | $ 69 | $ | $ | $72,155,391 | $ (70,959) |
Net change in | ||||||||||
unrealized | ||||||||||
appreciation | ||||||||||
(depreciation) | ||||||||||
for investments | ||||||||||
in Level 3 | ||||||||||
securities still | ||||||||||
held at | ||||||||||
November 30, | ||||||||||
2024 | $ 279,676 | $ (25,347) $ 98,195 | $ (285,233) | $ | $(23,234) | $ | $(2,307) $ 41,750 | $ 10,650 |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Step Coupon Bonds
The following table discloses additional information related to step coupon bonds held by the Fund. Certain securities are subject to multiple rate changes prior to maturity. For those securities, a range of rates and corresponding dates have been provided. Rates for all step coupon bonds held by the Fund are scheduled to increase, except GAIA Aviation Ltd. which are scheduled to decrease.
Coupon | |||||
Rate at Next | Next Rate | Future | Future | ||
Name | Reset Date | Reset Date | Reset Rate | Reset Date | |
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. | |||||
2022-A, 6.17% due 09/25/62 | 9.17% | 09/25/25 | 10.17% | 09/25/26 | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. 2019-1, 3.97% due 12/15/44 | 2.00% | 10/15/26 | | | |
GAIA Aviation Ltd. 2019-1, 5.19% due 12/15/44 | 2.00% | 10/15/26 | | | |
GCAT Trust 2022-NQM5, 5.71% due 08/25/67 | 6.71% | 10/01/26 | | | |
Mill City Securities Ltd. 2024-RS1, | |||||
4.00% due 11/01/69 | 7.00% | 10/01/27 | | | |
OBX Trust 2022-NQM8, 6.10% due 09/25/62 | 7.10% | 10/01/26 | | | |
PRPM LLC 2024-4, 6.41% due 08/25/29 | 9.41% | 08/25/27 | 10.41% | 08/25/28 |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
ASSETS: | ||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $824,352,811) | $ 768,534,339 | |
Foreign currency, at value | 240,231 | |
Cash | 2,030,103 | |
Segregated cash due from broker | 4,726,183 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 38,399 | |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC swap agreements | 3,307,616 | |
Unamortized upfront premiums paid on credit default swap agreements | 258 | |
Prepaid expenses | 24,943 | |
Receivables: | ||
Interest | 9,848,475 | |
Investments sold | 8,848,037 | |
Dividends | 118,906 | |
Variation margin on futures contracts | 69,825 | |
Total assets | 797,787,315 | |
LIABILITIES: | ||
Reverse repurchase agreements (Note 7) | 198,677,332 | |
Borrowings (Note 8) | 15,000,000 | |
Unfunded loan commitments, at value (Note 11) (commitment fees received $123,170) | 70,959 | |
Options written, at value (premium received $210,779) | 174,366 | |
Unamortized upfront premiums received on credit default swap agreements | 421,559 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 10,511 | |
Interest due on borrowings | 67,687 | |
Segregated cash due to broker | 3,264,688 | |
Payable for: | ||
Investments purchased | 16,967,386 | |
Investment advisory fees | 775,856 | |
Variation margin on interest rate swap agreements | 422,919 | |
Professional fees | 107,482 | |
Protection fees on credit default swap agreements | 39,543 | |
Trustees fees and expenses* | 19,361 | |
Variation margin on credit default swap agreements | 10,041 | |
Other liabilities | 711,822 | |
Total liabilities | 236,741,512 | |
NET ASSETS | $ 561,045,803 | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; unlimited number of shares | ||
authorized, shares issued and outstanding | $ 329,801 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 631,445,267 | |
Total distributable earnings (loss) | (70,729,265) | |
NET ASSETS | $ 561,045,803 | |
Shares outstanding ($0.01 par value with unlimited amount authorized) | 32,980,083 | |
Net asset value | $ 17.01 |
* Relates to Trustees not deemed interested persons within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 | |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024 |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||
Interest (net of foreign withholdings tax $134) | $ 26,639,571 | |
Dividends | 1,093,031 | |
Miscellaneous income | 3,190 | |
Total investment income | 27,735,792 | |
EXPENSES: | ||
Interest expense | 5,465,791 | |
Investment advisory fees | 4,679,817 | |
Professional fees | 202,233 | |
Trustees fees and expenses* | 98,312 | |
Administration fees | 76,213 | |
Fund accounting fees | 67,250 | |
Printing fees | 41,803 | |
Insurance | 24,418 | |
Registration and filing fees | 21,457 | |
Custodian fees | 12,364 | |
Transfer agent fees | 11,529 | |
Miscellaneous | 7,616 | |
Total expenses | 10,708,803 | |
Less: | ||
Expenses waived by advisor | (19,605) | |
Net expenses | 10,689,198 | |
Net investment income | 17,046,594 | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | ||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||
Investments | (350,937) | |
Swap agreements | (1,284,860) | |
Futures contracts | 444,544 | |
Options purchased | 163,448 | |
Options written | (285,071) | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 1,708,935 | |
Foreign currency transactions | (15,135) | |
Net realized gain | 380,924 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||
Investments | 19,948,539 | |
Swap agreements | 3,817,512 | |
Futures contracts | 353,539 | |
Options purchased | (743,889) | |
Options written | 36,413 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | 150,350 | |
Foreign currency translations | 110,514 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 23,672,978 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | 24,053,902 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 41,100,496 | |
* Relates to Trustees not deemed interested persons within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | November 30, 2024 |
Six Months Ended | ||
November 30, 2024 | Year Ended | |
(Unaudited) | May 31, 2024 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: | ||
Net investment income | $ 17,046,594 | $ 32,491,052 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 380,924 | (13,618,372) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||
on investments | 23,672,978 | 50,352,194 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 41,100,496 | 69,224,874 |
DISTRIBUTIONS: | ||
Distributions to shareholders | (23,498,309) | (29,980,324) |
Return of capital | * | (17,016,294) |
Total distributions | (23,498,309) | (46,996,618) |
Net increase in net assets | 17,602,187 | 22,228,256 |
NET ASSETS: | ||
Beginning of period | 543,443,616 | 521,215,360 |
End of period | $ 561,045,803 | $ 543,443,616 |
* A portion of the distributions to shareholders may be deemed a return of capital at fiscal year-end.
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024 |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ 41,100,496 |
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to | |
Net Cash Used in Operating and Investing Activities: | |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments | (19,948,539) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on options purchased | 743,889 |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on options written | (36,413) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on swap agreements | (2,672,734) |
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on forward foreign | |
currency exchange contracts | (150,350) |
Net realized loss on investments | 350,937 |
Net realized gain on options purchased | (163,448) |
Net realized loss on options written | 285,071 |
Purchase of long-term investments | (101,402,330) |
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments | 69,316,207 |
Net purchases of short-term investments | 704,900 |
Net accretion of discount and amortization of premium | (1,348,497) |
Corporate actions and other payments | 549,968 |
Premiums received on options written | 667,369 |
Cost of closing options written | (741,661) |
Commitment fees received and repayments of unfunded commitments | 62,571 |
Decrease in unamortized upfront premiums paid on interest rate swap agreements | 49 |
Increase in interest receivable | (1,688,193) |
Decrease in dividends receivable | 3,457 |
Increase in investments sold receivable | (7,422,541) |
Decrease in due from adviser | 3,771 |
Increase in variation margin on credit default swap agreements receivable | (68,974) |
Increase in prepaid expenses | (14,177) |
Decrease in investments purchased payable | (735,818) |
Increase in interest due on borrowings | 25,062 |
Decrease in professional fees payable | (21,195) |
Increase in swap settlement payable | 485,709 |
Increase in unamortized upfront premiums received on credit default swap agreements | 298,652 |
Increase in segregated cash due to broker | 2,817,720 |
Decrease in due to custodian | (3,816) |
Increase in investment advisory fees payable | 47,347 |
Increase in variation margin on credit default swap agreements payable | 10,041 |
Decrease in variation margin on interest rate swap agreements payable | (740,588) |
Increase in protection fees on credit default swap agreements payable | 27,992 |
Increase in trustees fees and expenses payable* | 19,361 |
Decrease in variation margin on futures contracts payable | (41,860) |
Decrease in other liabilities | 38,023 |
Net Cash Used in Operating and Investing Activities | $ (19,642,542) |
See notes to financial statements.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2024 |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | |
Distributions to common shareholders | $ (23,498,309) |
Proceeds from borrowings | 15,000,000 |
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements | 639,992,530 |
Payments made on reverse repurchase agreements | (607,690,823) |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 23,803,398 |
Net increase in cash | 4,160,856 |
Cash at Beginning of Period (including foreign currency)** | 2,835,661 |
Cash at End of Period (including foreign currency)*** | $ 6,996,517 |
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | |
Cash paid during the period for interest | $ 4,389,843 |
* | Relates to Trustees not deemed interested persons within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
** | Includes $2,658,156 of segregated cash with broker for swap agreements and $177,505 of foreign currency. |
*** | Includes $4,726,183 of segregated cash with broker for swap agreements and futures contracts and $240,231 of foreign currency. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | November 30, 2024 |
Six Months | ||||
Ended | ||||
November 30, 2024 | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | |
(Unaudited) | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022(a) | |
Per Share Data: | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 16.48 | $ 15.80 | $ 17.44 | $ 20.00 |
Income from investment operations: | ||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.52 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.28 |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.72 | 1.12 | (1.00) | (2.36) |
Total from investment operations | 1.24 | 2.11 | (0.21) | (2.08) |
Less distributions from: | ||||
Net investment income | (0.71) | (0.91) | (0.87) | (0.48) |
Capital gains | | | (0.24) | |
Return of capital | | (0.52) | (0.32) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.71) | (1.43) | (1.43) | (0.48) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 17.01 | $ 16.48 | $ 15.80 | $ 17.44 |
Market value, end of period | $ 15.72 | $ 15.02 | $ 13.61 | $ 15.94 |
Total Return(c) | ||||
Net asset value | 7.72% | 13.85% | (1.01)%h | (10.51)% |
Market value | 9.48% | 21.87% | (5.71)% | (18.03)% |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ 561,046 | $ 543,444 | $ 521,215 | $ 575,323 |
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||
Net investment income, including interest expense | 6.15%(f) | 6.09% | 4.94% | 2.90%(f) |
Total expenses, including interest expense(d)(e) | 3.86%(f) | 3.40% | 3.45% | 1.93%(f) |
Portfolio turnover rate | 9% | 26% | 21% | 29% |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS continued | November 30, 2024 |
Six Months | ||||
Ended | ||||
November 30, 2024 | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | |
(Unaudited) | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022(a) | |
Senior Indebtness | ||||
Total Borrowings outstanding (in thousands)(i) | $ 213,677 | $ 166,376 | $ 196,503 | $ 66,000 |
Asset Coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness(g) | $ 3,626 | $ 4,266 | $ 3,652 | $ 9,717 |
(a) | Since commencement of operations: November 23, 2021. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
(b) | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(c) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share at the beginning of the period and a sale on the last day of the period reported either at net asset value (NAV) or market price per share. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at NAV for NAV returns or the prices obtained under the Funds Dividend Reinvestment Plan for market value returns. Total returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. A return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. |
(d) | The ratio of total expenses to average net assets applicable to common shares do not reflect fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of its investment in shares of other investment companies. If these fees were included in the expense ratio, the expense ratio would increase by 0.14% (annualized), 0.10%, 0.08% and 0.07% for the period ended November 30, 2024, the years ended May 31,2024, May 31, 2023 and the period ended May 31, 2022, respectively. |
(e) | Excluding interest expense, the operating expense ratio for the period ended November 30, 2024, the years ended May 31, 2024, May 31, 2023 and the period ended May 31, 2022 would be: |
November 30, 2024 | |||
(Unaudited)(f) | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2023 | May 31, 2022(f) |
1.88% | 1.77% | 1.88% | 1.74% |
(f) | Annualized. |
(g) | Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including the borrowings) from the Funds total assets and dividing by the borrowings. Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds obligations under reverse repurchase agreement transactions are treated as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act. Accordingly, for the period ended November 30, 2024, the years ended May 31, 2024 and May 31, 2023, Asset Coverage is calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including the borrowings or reverse repurchase agreements) from the Funds total assets and dividing by the sum of the borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements. |
(h) | The net increase from the payment by the Adviser totaling $5,119 relating to an operational issue contributed less than 0.01% to total return at net asset value for the year ended May 31, 2023. |
(i) | Effective August 19, 2022, the Funds obligations under reverse repurchase agreement transactions are treated as senior securities representing indebtedness for purposes of the 1940 Act. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
Note 1 Organization
Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund (the Fund) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 20, 2021 and commenced investment operations on November 23, 2021. The Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).
The Funds investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Funds investment objective is considered non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval. The Fund will provide shareholders with 60 days prior written notice of any change in its investment objective.
Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and are consistently followed by the Fund. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
(a) Valuation of Investments
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the Board) adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds investments (the Fund Valuation Procedures).
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board designated the Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (GFIA or the Adviser) as the valuation designee to perform fair valuation determinations for the Fund with respect to all Fund investments and other assets. As the Funds valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5, the Adviser has adopted separate procedures (the Valuation Designee Procedures and together with the Fund Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Procedures) reasonably designed to prevent violations of the requirements of Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act. The Adviser, in its role as valuation designee, utilizes the assistance of a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheims investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the Valuation Committee), in determining the fair value of the Funds securities and/or other assets. The Valuation Procedures may be amended and potentially adversely affected as the Fund seeks to comply with regulations that apply to the valuation practices of registered investment companies.
Valuations of the Funds securities and other assets are supplied primarily by independent third-party pricing service appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Adviser, with the assistance of the Valuation Committee, convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued. The Adviser, consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly reviews
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the appropriateness of the inputs, methods, models and assumptions employed by the independent third-party pricing service.
If the independent third-party pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Adviser.
Equity securities listed or traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) will generally be valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary U.S. exchange or market on which the security is listed or traded; provided, however, that securities listed on NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price.
Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value (NAV) as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are generally valued at the last quoted sale price.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Adviser will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Adviser is authorized to use prices and other information supplied by an independent third-party pricing service in valuing foreign securities.
Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at prices that reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations or are obtained from independent third-party pricing services, which may consider the trade activity, treasury spreads, yields or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type, as well as prices quoted by dealers who make markets in such securities. Commercial paper and discount notes with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser concludes that amortized cost does not represent the fair value of the applicable asset in which case it will be valued using an independent third-party pricing service.
U.S. Government securities are valued by independent third-party pricing services, using the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business on the valuation date.
CLOs, CDOs, MBS, ABS, and other structured finance securities are generally valued using an independent third-party pricing service.
Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third-party pricing service which uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Adviser.
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Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded. Over-the-counter (OTC) options and options on swaps (swaptions) are valued using a price provided by a pricing service.
Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price as of 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. In the event that the exchange for a specific futures contract closes earlier than 4:00 p.m., the futures contract is valued at the official settlement price of the exchange. However, the underlying securities from which the futures contract value is derived are monitored until 4:00 p.m. to determine if fair valuation of the underlying securities would provide a more accurate valuation of the futures contract.
Interest rate swap agreements entered into by the Fund are valued on the basis of the last sale price on the primary exchange on which the swap is traded. Other swap agreements entered into by the Fund are generally valued using an evaluated price provided by an independent third-party pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each securitys (or assets or liabilitys) fair value. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all factors deemed relevant by the Adviser, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include but are not limited to: market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis. In connection with futures contracts and other derivative instruments, such factors may include obtaining information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative instruments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative instruments trade in the cash market.
(b) Investment Transactions and Investment Income
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividend income from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts. Discounts or premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted or amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. Interest income also includes paydown gains and losses on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and senior and subordinated loans.
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Amendment fees are earned as compensation for evaluating and accepting changes to the original loan agreement.
The Fund may receive other income from investments in senior loan interests, including amendment fees, consent fees and commitment fees. For funded loans, these fees are recorded as income when received by the Fund and included in interest income on the Funds Statement of Operations. For unfunded loans, commitment fees are included in realized gain on investments on the Funds Statement of Operations at the end of the commitment period.
Income from residual collateralized loan obligations is recognized using the effective interest method. At the time of purchase, management estimates the future expected cash flows and determines the effective yield and estimated maturity date based on the estimated cash flows. Subsequent to the purchase, the estimated cash flows are updated periodically and a revised yield is calculated prospectively.
(c) Senior Floating Rate Interests and Loan Investments
Senior floating rate interests in which the Fund invests generally pay interest rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term floating rate, plus a premium. These base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more major European banks, (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks, or (iii) the banks certificate of deposit rate. Senior floating rate interests often require prepayments from excess cash flows or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The rate at which the borrower repays cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities disclosed in the Funds Schedule of Investments.
The Fund invests in loans and other similar debt obligations (obligations). A portion of the Funds investments in these obligations is sometimes referred to as covenant lite loans or obligations (covenant lite obligations), which are obligations that lack financial maintenance covenants or possess fewer or contingent financial maintenance covenants and other financial protections for lenders and investors. The Fund may also obtain exposure to covenant lite obligations through investment in securitization vehicles and other structured products. Many new, restructured or reissued loans and other similar debt obligations have not featured traditional covenants, which are intended to protect lenders and investors by (i) imposing certain restrictions or other limitations on a borrowers operations or assets or (ii) providing certain rights to lenders. The Fund may have fewer rights with respect to covenant lite obligations, including fewer protections against the possibility of default and fewer remedies in the event of default. As a result, investments in (or exposure to) covenant lite obligations are subject to more risk than investments in (or exposure to) certain other types of obligations. The Fund is subject to other risks associated with investments in (or exposure to) such obligations, including that obligations may not be considered securities under the federal securities laws and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections under the federal securities laws and instead may have to resort to state law and direct claims.
(d) Currency Translations
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Changes
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in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Fund. Foreign investments may also subject the Fund to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation, or other political, social, geopolitical or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions. Net unrealized appreciation and depreciation arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
(e) Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
The change in value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is closed. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
(f) Distributions to Shareholders
The Fund intends to declare and pay monthly distributions to common shareholders. The Fund expects that distributions will generally consist of (i) investment company taxable income taxed as ordinary income, which includes, among other things, short-term capital gain and income from certain hedging and interest rate transactions, (ii) long-term capital gain and (iii) return of capital. Any net realized long-term capital gains are distributed annually to common shareholders. To the extent distributions exceed the amount of the Funds earnings and profit available for distribution, the excess will be deemed a return of capital. A return of capital is generally not taxable and would reduce the shareholders tax basis in its shares, which would reduce the loss (or increase the gain) on a subsequent taxable disposition by such shareholder of the shares, until such shareholders basis reaches zero at which point subsequent return of capital distributions would constitute taxable capital gain to such shareholder. Shareholders receiving a return of capital may be under the impression that they are receiving net investment income or profit when they are not.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
(g) Restricted Cash
A portion of cash on hand relates to collateral received by the Fund for swap agreements and reverse repurchase agreements. This amount is presented on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities as Segregated cash due to broker. At November 30, 2024, there was $3,264,688 of Segregated cash due to broker. A portion of the Funds cash has been pledged as collateral for swap agreements and futures contracts. This amount is presented on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities as
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Segregated cash due from broker. At November 30, 2024, there was $4,726,183 of segregated cash due from broker.
(h) U.S. Government and Agency Obligations
Certain U.S. Government and Agency Obligations are traded on a discount basis; the interest rates shown on the Funds Schedule of Investments reflect the effective rates paid at the time of purchase by the Fund. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates through maturity.
(i) Swap Agreements
Swap agreements are marked-to-market daily and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Payments received or made as a result of an agreement or termination of an agreement are recognized as realized gains or losses.
Upon entering into certain centrally-cleared swap transactions, the Fund is required to deposit with its clearing broker an amount of cash or securities as an initial margin. Subsequent variation margin receipts or payments are received or made by the Fund depending on fluctuations in the fair value of the reference asset or obligation and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
Upfront payments received or made by the Fund on credit default swap agreements and interest rate swap agreements are amortized over the expected life of the agreement. Periodic payments received or paid by the Fund are recorded as realized gains or losses. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gains or losses.
(j) Options
Upon the purchase of an option, the premium paid is recorded as an investment, the value of which is marked-to-market daily. If a purchased option expires, the Fund realizes a loss in the amount of the cost of the option. When the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, it realizes a gain or loss depending on whether the proceeds from the closing sale transaction are greater or less than the cost of the option. If the Fund exercises a put option, it realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale will be decreased by the premium originally paid. When the Fund exercises a call option, the cost of the security purchased by the Fund upon exercise increases by the premium originally paid.
When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received is entered in that Funds accounting records as an asset and equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. When a written option expires, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold).
The Fund may purchase and write swaptions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Funds holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser
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and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the options. The swaptions are forward premium swaptions which have extended settlement dates.
(k) Futures Contracts
To purchase or sell a futures contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is affected. Each day, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the position is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
(l) Indemnifications
Under the Funds organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
(m) Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
The Fund may acquire an interest in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in an initial public offering or a secondary market transaction. SPAC investments carry many of the same risks as investments in initial public offering securities, such as erratic price movements, greater risk of loss, lack of information about the issuer, limited operating and little public or no trading history, and higher transaction costs. An investment in a SPAC is typically subject to a higher risk of dilution by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC and interests in SPACs may be illiquid and/or be subject to restrictions on resale. A SPAC is a publicly traded company that raises investment capital for the purpose of acquiring the equity securities of one or more existing companies (or interests therein) via merger, combination, acquisition or other similar transactions. Unless and until an acquisition is completed, a SPAC generally invests its assets (less a portion retained to cover expenses) in U.S. government securities, money market securities and cash and does not typically pay dividends in respect of its common stock. SPAC investments are also subject to the risk that a significant portion of the funds raised by the SPAC may be expended during the search for a target acquisition or merger and that the SPAC may have limited time in which to conduct due diligence on potential business combination targets. Because SPACs are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entitys management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. Among other conflicts of interest, the economic interests of the management, directors, officers and related parties of a SPAC can differ from the economic interests of public shareholders, which may lead to conflicts as they evaluate, negotiate and recommend business combination transactions to shareholders. This risk may become more acute as the deadline for the completion of
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a business combination nears. There is no guarantee that the SPACs in which the Fund invests will complete an acquisition or that any acquisitions that are completed will be profitable.
Note 3 Derivatives
As part of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk and risks in excess of amounts recognized on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 of these Notes to Financial Statements.
Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used for investment purposes (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, for diversification purposes, to change the duration of the Fund, for leverage purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to seek to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Funds financial position and results of operations.
The Fund utilized derivatives for the following purposes:
Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.
Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.
Income: the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.
Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.
Liquidity: the ability to buy or sell exposure with little price/market impact.
Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views.
Options Purchased and Written
A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
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The following table represents the Funds use and volume of call/put options purchased on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Use | Call | Put |
Duration, Hedge | $31,994,048 | $72,252,456 |
The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised.
In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, the Fund may be at risk because of the counterpartys inability to perform.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of call/put options written on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Use | Call | Put |
Duration, Hedge | 31,994,048 | 7,294,883 |
Futures Contracts
A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with the Funds use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchanges clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Cash deposits are shown as segregated cash due to or from broker on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted on the Funds Schedule of Investments.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of futures on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Use | Long | Short |
Hedge, Income | $8,629,751 | $ |
Swap Agreements
A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. When utilizing OTC swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized
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swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like exchange-traded futures contracts. If the Fund utilizes centrally-cleared swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. There is no guarantee that the Fund or an underlying fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap agreement by entering into an offsetting swap agreement with the same or another party.
Total return and custom basket swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as an index or custom basket of securities) for a fixed or variable interest rate. Total return and custom basket swaps will usually be computed based on the current value of the reference asset as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. When utilizing total return or custom basket swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying reference asset declines in value.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of total return swaps on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Use | Long | Short |
Hedge, Speculation, Income | $20,867,674 | $ |
Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party for its respective commitment to pay or receive a fixed or variable interest rate on a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swaps are generally centrally-cleared, but central clearing does not make interest rate swap transactions risk free.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of interest rate swaps on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Pay | Receive | |
Use | Floating Rate | Floating Rate |
Hedge, Speculation, Income | $53,800,000 | $ |
Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third-party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund enters into credit default swaps as a seller or buyer of protection primarily to gain or reduce exposure to the investment grade and/or high yield bond market. A seller of credit default swaps is selling credit protection or assuming credit risk with respect to the underlying entity or entities. The buyer in a credit default swap is obligated to pay the seller a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the seller will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the
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referenced index. The notional amount reflects the maximum potential amount the seller of credit protection could be required to pay to the buyer if a credit event occurs. The seller of protection receives periodic premium payments from the buyer and may also receive or pay an upfront premium adjustment to the stated periodic payments. In the event a credit default occurs on a credit default swap referencing an index, a factor adjustment will take place and the buyer of protection will receive a payment reflecting the par less the default recovery rate of the defaulted index component based on its weighting in the index. If no default occurs, the counterparty will pay the stream of payments and have no further obligations to the Fund if the Fund is selling the credit protection. If the Fund utilizes centrally cleared credit default swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss resulting from a counterparty not being able to pay. For OTC credit default swaps, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty, or in the case of a credit default swap in which the Fund is selling credit protection, the default of a third-party issuer.
The quoted market prices and resulting market values for credit default swap agreements on securities and credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative had the notional amount of the swap agreement been closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entitys credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of credit default swaps on a monthly basis:
Average Notional Amount | ||
Protection | Protection | |
Use | Sold | Purchased |
Hedge, Speculation, Income | $ | $14,732,673 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to seek to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to seek to gain exposure to foreign currencies.
The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.
The following table represents the Funds use and volume of forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a monthly basis:
Average Value | ||
Use | Purchased | Sold |
Hedge | $485,229 | $56,185,574 |
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Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of November 30, 2024:
Derivative Investment Type | Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives |
Equity/Foreign Exchange/Interest Rate | Investments at value | Options written, at value |
option contracts | ||
Equity futures contracts | Variation margin on futures contracts | |
Currency forward contracts | Unrealized appreciation on forward | Unrealized depreciation on |
foreign currency exchange contracts | forward foreign currency | |
exchange contracts | ||
Equity/Credit/Interest rate swap | Unamortized upfront premiums paid on | Unamortized upfront premiums |
agreements | credit default swap agreements | received on credit default |
Unrealized appreciation on OTC | swap agreements | |
swap agreements | ||
Variation margin on interest | ||
rate swap agreements | ||
Variation margin on credit | ||
default swap agreements |
The following tables set forth the fair value of the Funds derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at November 30, 2024:
Asset Derivative Investments Value | ||||||||
Options | Options | |||||||
Swaps | Purchased | Options | Purchased | Forward | ||||
Futures | Swaps | Interest | Swaps | Foreign | Purchased | Interest | Foreign | Total Value at |
Equity | Equity | Rate | Credit | Exchange | Equity | Rate | Currency | November 30, |
Risk* | Risk* | Risk* | Risk* | Risk | Risk | Risk | Exchange Risk | 2024 |
$294,956 | $2,950,235 | $357,381 | $ | $222,845 | $44,464 | $210,538 | $38,399 | $4,118,818 |
Liability Derivative Investments Value | ||||||||
Options | Options | |||||||
Swaps | Purchased | Options | Written | Forward | ||||
Futures | Swaps | Interest | Swaps | Foreign | Purchased | Interest | Foreign | Total Value at |
Equity | Equity | Rate | Credit | Exchange | Equity | Rate | Currency | November 30, |
Risk* | Risk* | Risk* | Risk* | Risk | Risk | Risk | Exchange Risk | 2024 |
$ | $ | $1,527,904 | $34,050 | $ | $ | $174,366 | $10,511 | $1,746,831 |
* Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of OTC and centrally-cleared derivatives contracts as reported on the Funds Schedule of Investments. For centrally-cleared derivatives, variation margin is reported within the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds Statement of Operations for the period ended November 30, 2024:
Derivative Investment Type | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |
Equity future contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts |
Equity/Interest rate/ | Net realized gain (loss) on swap agreements |
Credit swap contracts | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements |
Currency forward contracts | Net realized gain (loss) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
Net change in unrealized appreciate (depreciation) on forward foreign currency | |
exchange contracts | |
Equity/Foreign Exchange/Interest | Net realized gain (loss) on options purchased |
rate option contracts | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options purchased |
Net realized gain (loss) on options written | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on options written |
The following is a summary of the Funds realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Funds Statement of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the period ended November 30, 2024:
Realized Gain(Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations | ||||||||||
Options | Options | Options | Forward | |||||||
Swaps | Purchased | Options | Written | Purchased | Foreign | |||||
Futures | Swaps | Interest | Futures | Swaps | Foreign | Purchased | Interest | Interest | Currency | |
Equity | Equity | Rate | Commodity | Credit | Exchange | Equity | Rate | Rate | Exchange | |
Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Total |
$ | $(348,682) | $(839,770) | $444,544 | $(96,408) | $ | $ $(285,071) | $163,448 | $1,708,935 | $746,996 |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation(Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statement of Operations | ||||||||||
Options | Options | Options | Forward | |||||||
Swaps | Purchased | Options | Written | Purchased | Foreign | |||||
Futures | Swaps | Interest | Futures | Swaps | Foreign | Purchased | Interest | Interest | Currency | |
Equity | Equity | Rate | Commodity | Credit Exchange | Equity | Rate | Rate | Exchange | ||
Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Risk | Total |
$294,956 | $2,377,234 | $1,471,887 | $58,583 | $(31,609) | $(52,568) | $(900,282) | $36,413 | $208,961 | $150,350 | $3,613,925 |
In conjunction with short sales and the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.
The Fund has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions rated/identified as investment grade or better. The Fund monitors the counterparty credit risk associated with each such financial institution.
Foreign Investments
There are several risks associated with exposure to foreign currencies, foreign issuers and emerging markets. The Funds indirect and direct exposure to foreign currencies subjects the Fund to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or in the case of short
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positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates and the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, the Fund may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may, but is not obligated to, engage in currency hedging transactions, which generally involve buying currency forward, options or futures contracts. However, not all currency risks may be effectively hedged, and in some cases the costs of hedging techniques may outweigh expected benefits. In such instances, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar.
The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments, such as ADRs and exchange-traded funds, which are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, geopolitical, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Investing in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, may involve greater risks and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. Many foreign countries lack accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those that apply to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding a foreign issuers financial condition and operations. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries portions of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received by the Fund.
Note 4 Offsetting
In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into transactions subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or other similar arrangements. Generally, the right to offset in those agreements allows the Fund to counteract the exposure to a specific counterparty with collateral received from or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the arrangements. These arrangements provide for the right to liquidate upon the occurrence of an event of default, credit event upon merger or additional termination event.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund 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 the Fund and a counterparty that governs OTC derivatives, including foreign exchange contracts, and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of a default (close-out netting) or similar event, including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty.
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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, cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, are reported separately on the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities as segregated cash due to or due from broker/receivable for variation margin, or payable for swap settlement/variation margin. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty must exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $300,000) before a transfer is required to be made. 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 Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes to be of good standing and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following tables present derivative financial instruments and secured financing transactions that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements:
Net Amount | ||||||
Gross Amounts | of Assets | Gross Amounts Not | ||||
Gross | Offset in the | Presented on the | Offset in the Statement | |||
Amounts of | Statement of | Statement of | of Assets and Liabilities | |||
Recognized | Assets and | Assets and | Financial | Cash Collateral | Net | |
Instrument | Assets1 | Liabilities | Liabilities | Instruments | Received | Amount |
Forward foreign currency | ||||||
exchange contracts | $ 38,399 | $ | $ 38,399 | $ (7,427) | $ | $ 30,972 |
Swap equity agreements | 2,950,235 | | 2,950,235 | (1,218,022) | | 1,732,213 |
Interest rate | ||||||
swap agreements | 357,381 | | 357,381 | | | 357,381 |
Options purchased | ||||||
contracts | 456,024 | | 456,024 | (175,092) | | 280,932 |
Net Amount | ||||||
Gross Amounts | of Liabilities | Gross Amounts Not | ||||
Gross | Offset in the | Presented on the | Offset in the Statement | |||
Amounts of | Statement of | Statement of | of Assets and Liabilities | |||
Recognized | Assets and | Assets and | Financial | Cash Collateral | Net | |
Instrument | Liabilities | Liabilities | Liabilities | Instruments | Pledged | Amount |
Forward foreign | ||||||
currency exchange | ||||||
contracts | $ 10,511 | $ | $ 10,511 | $ (8,153) | $ | $2,358 |
Options written | 174,366 | | 174,366 | (174,366) | | |
Reverse repurchase | ||||||
agreements | 198,677,332 | | 198,677,332 | (198,677,332) | | |
1 Exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives are excluded from these reported amounts. |
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The Fund has the right to offset deposits against any related derivative liabilities outstanding with each counterparty with the exception of exchange-traded or centrally-cleared derivatives. The following table presents deposits held by others in connection with derivative investments and reverse repurchase agreements as of November 30, 2024.
Counterparty | Asset Type | Cash Pledged | Cash Received |
Canadian Imperial | |||
Bank of Commerce | Reverse repurchase agreements | $ | $959,000 |
Goldman Sachs International | Reverse repurchase agreements | | 13,632 |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | Credit default swap agreements | 3,861,245 | 2,181,877 |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | Futures contracts | 864,800 | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | Interest rate swap agreements | 138 | 110,179 |
$4,726,183 | $3,264,688 |
Note 5 Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser, the Adviser furnishes office facilities and equipment, and provides administrative services on behalf of the Fund, and oversees the activities of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (GPIM or the Sub-Adviser). The Adviser provides all services through the medium of any directors, officers or employees of the Adviser or its affiliates as the Adviser deems appropriate in order to fulfill its obligations. As compensation for these services, the Fund pays the Adviser a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 1.25% of the Funds average daily Managed Assets (as defined in this report).
Pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Fund, the Adviser and GPIM, GPIM under the oversight and supervision of the Board and the Adviser, manages the investment of the assets of the Fund in accordance with its investment objective and policies, places orders to purchase and sell securities on behalf of the Fund, and, at the request of the Adviser, consults with the Adviser as to the overall management of the assets of the Fund and its investment policies and practices. As compensation for its services, the Adviser pays GPIM a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate equal to 0.625% of the Funds average daily Managed Assets.
For purposes of calculating the fees payable under the foregoing agreements, Managed Assets means the total assets of the Fund, including the assets attributable to the proceeds of any financial leverage (whether or not these assets are reflected in the Funds financial statements for purposes of generally accepted accounting principles), minus liabilities, other than liabilities related to any financial leverage, including assets attributable to financial leverage of any form, including indebtedness, engaging in reverse repurchase agreements, dollar rolls and economically similar transactions, investments in inverse floating rate securities, and preferred shares.
If the Fund invests in a fund that is advised by the Adviser or an adviser affiliated with the Adviser, the Adviser has agreed to waive Fund fees to the extent necessary to offset the proportionate share of any management fee paid by the Fund with respect to its investment in such fund. Fee waivers will be calculated at the Fund level without regard to any expense cap, if any, in effect for the Fund. Fees waived under this arrangement are not subject to reimbursement. For the period ended November 30, 2024, the Adviser waived fees in the amount of $19,605 related to investments by the Fund in such funds.
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Certain officers and trustees of the Fund may also be officers, directors and/or employees of the Adviser or GPIM. The Fund does not compensate its officers who are officers, directors and/or employees of the aforementioned firms.
GFIA pays operating expenses on behalf of the Fund, such as audit and accounting related services, legal services, custody, printing and mailing, among others, on a pass-through basis.
MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC (MUIS) acts as the Funds administrator and accounting agent. As administrator and accounting agent, MUIS maintains the books and records of the Funds securities and cash. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) acts as the Funds custodian. As custodian, BNY is responsible for the custody of the Funds assets. For providing the aforementioned services, MUIS and BNY are entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage of the Funds average daily Managed Assets and certain out of pocket expenses.
Note 6 Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.
Rule 2a-5 sets forth a definition of readily available market quotations, which is consistent with the definition of a Level 1 input under U.S. GAAP. Rule 2a-5 provides that a market quotation is readily available only when that quotation is a quoted price (unadjusted) in active markets for identical investments that the Fund can access at the measurement date, provided that a quotation will not be readily available if it is not reliable.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available must be valued at fair value as determined in good faith. Accordingly, any security priced using inputs other than Level 1 inputs will be subject to fair value requirements. The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
Independent third-party pricing services are used to value a majority of the Funds investments. When values are not available from an independent third-party pricing service, values will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information and analysis. A significant portion of the Funds assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2, as indicated in this report.
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Quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may also be used to value the Funds assets and liabilities, i.e. prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to trade at that price. Although quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Fund may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in a quote would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.
Certain fixed income securities are valued by obtaining a monthly quote from a broker-dealer, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates.
Certain loans and other securities are valued using a single daily broker quote or a price from a pricing service provider based on a single daily or monthly broker quote.
The inputs or methodologies selected and applied for valuing securities or other assets are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities or other assets. The suitability, appropriateness and accuracy of the techniques, methodologies and sources employed to determine fair valuation are periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Note 7 Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. The Fund may enter into such agreements to seek to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds are invested would affect the market value of the Funds assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Funds assets. For the period ended November 30, 2024, the average daily balance for which reverse repurchase agreements were outstanding amounted to $190,986,216. The weighted average interest rate was 5.38%. As of November 30, 2024, there was $198,677,332 (inclusive of interest payable) in reverse repurchase agreements outstanding.
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As of November 30, 2024, the Fund had outstanding reverse repurchase agreements with various counterparties. Details of the reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty are as follows:
Counterparty | Interest Rates | Maturity Date | Face Value |
Barclays Capital, Inc. | 4.25% - 4.85%* | Open Maturity | $ 10,174,444 |
BofA Securities, Inc. | 4.69% - 4.85%* | Open Maturity | 5,630,860 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 4.96% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.39%)** | 01/09/25 | 23,063,001 | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 5.84% - 6.00% | 01/06/25 | 18,666,074 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 4.84% - 4.86%* | Open Maturity | 3,727,739 |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. | 4.74%* | Open Maturity | 11,128,194 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | 0.25% - 4.70%* | Open Maturity | 5,050,381 |
RBC Capital Markets LLC | 4.80%* | Open Maturity | 1,033,001 |
Societe Generale | 5.00% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.43%)** | 12/09/24 | 23,414,142 | |
Societe Generale | 5.02% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.45%)** | 01/06/25 | 12,041,895 | |
Societe Generale | 4.91% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.34%)** | 12/09/24 | 10,034,159 | |
Societe Generale | 4.87%* | Open Maturity | 1,273,524 |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | 4.75% - 4.95%* | Open Maturity | 36,842,690 |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | 5.26% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.69%)** | 03/06/25 | 18,065,801 | |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | 5.17% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.60%)** | 02/10/25 | 15,441,641 | |
TD Securities (USA) LLC | 5.02% (U.S. Secured | ||
Overnight Financing | |||
Rate + 0.45%)** | 02/10/25 | 3,089,786 | |
Total | $ 198,677,332 |
* The rate is adjusted periodically by the counterparty, subject to approval by the Adviser, and is not based upon a set of reference rate and spread. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2024.
** Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at November 30, 2024.
The following is a summary of the remaining contractual maturities of the reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of November 30, 2024, aggregated by asset class of the related collateral pledged by the Fund:
Greater than | Overnight and | |||||
Asset Type | Up to 30 days | 31-90 days | 90 days | continuous | Total | |
Corporate Bonds | $ 33,448,301 | $ 72,302,396 | $ 18,065,801 | $ 54,298,170 | $ 178,114,668 | |
U.S. Government Securities | | | | 4,877,183 | 4,877,183 | |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | | 15,685,481 | 15,685,481 | |
Gross amount of recognized | ||||||
liabilities for reverse | ||||||
repurchase agreements | $ 33,448,301 | $ 72,302,396 | $ 18,065,801 | $ 74,860,834 | $ 198,677,332 |
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Note 8 Borrowings
The Fund has entered into an $165,000,000 credit facility agreement with an approved lender whereby the lender has agreed to provide secured financing to the Fund and the Fund will provide pledged collateral to the lender. On October 31, 2024, the Fund reduced its current Maximum Commitment Financing level under the facility to $55,000,000, (reducing the Funds potential unused commitment fee liability). Under the most recent amended terms, the interest rate on the amount borrowed is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 0.75%, 0.80%, or 0.85%, depending on the eligible security types pledged as related collateral, and an unused commitment fee of 0.30% is charged on the difference between the amount available to borrow under the credit facility agreement and the actual amount borrowed. As of November 30, 2024, there was $15,000,000 outstanding in connection with the Funds credit facility. The average daily amount of borrowings on the credit facility during the period was $14,653,846 with a related average interest rate of 5.40%. The maximum amount outstanding during the period was $15,000,000. As of November 30, 2024, the total value of securities segregated and pledged as collateral in connection with borrowings was $62,173,816.
The credit facility agreement governing the loan facility includes usual and customary covenants. These covenants impose on the Fund asset coverage requirements, collateral requirements, investment strategy requirements, and certain financial obligations. These covenants place limits or restrictions on the Funds ability to (i) enter into additional indebtedness with a party other than the counterparty, (ii) change its fundamental investment policy, or (iii) pledge to any other party, other than to the counterparty, securities owned or held by the Fund over which the counterparty has a lien. In addition, the Fund is required to deliver financial information to the counterparty within established deadlines, maintain an asset coverage ratio (as defined in Section 18(g) of the 1940 Act) greater than 300%, comply with the rules of the stock exchange on which its shares are listed, and maintain its classification as a closed-end management investment company as defined in the 1940 Act.
There is no guarantee that the Funds leverage strategy will be successful. The Funds use of leverage may cause the Funds NAV and market price of common shares to be more volatile and can magnify the effect of any losses.
Note 9 Federal Income Tax Information
The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Internal Revenue Code), applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax or federal excise tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds tax positions taken, or to be taken, on U.S. federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds financial statements. The Funds U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three years after they are filed.
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If the Fund makes a distribution to its shareholders in excess of its current and accumulated earnings and profits in any taxable year, the excess distribution will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of each shareholders basis (for tax purposes) in its shares, and any distribution in excess of basis will be treated as capital gain. A return of capital is not taxable, but it reduces the shareholders basis in its shares, which reduces the loss (or increases the gain) on a subsequent taxable disposition by such shareholder of the shares.
At November 30, 2024, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
Net Tax | |||
Unrealized | |||
Tax Unrealized | Tax Unrealized | Appreciation | |
Tax Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | (Depreciation) |
$824,249,326 | $9,861,697 | $(63,682,544) | $(53,820,847) |
As of May 31, 2024, (the most recent fiscal year end for U.S. federal income tax purposes) tax components of distributable earnings/(loss) were as follows:
Undistributed | Undistributed | Net Unrealized | Accumulated | |
Ordinary | Long-Term | Appreciation | Capital and | |
Income | Capital Gain | Depreciation | Other Loss | Total |
$ | $ | $(77,233,557) | $(11,097,895) | ($88,331,452) |
For the year ended May 31, 2024, (the most recent fiscal year end for U.S. federal income tax purposes) the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets was as follows:
Ordinary | Long-Term | Return | Total |
Income | Capital Gain | of Capital | Distributions |
$29,980,324 | $ | $17,016,294 | $46,996,618 |
Note: For U.S. federal income tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are treated as ordinary income distributions.
Note 10 Securities Transactions
For the period ended November 30, 2024, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and derivatives, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales |
$101,402,330 | $69,316,207 |
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been
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designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is affected at the current market price. For the period ended November 30, 2024, the Fund did not engage in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.
Note 11 Unfunded loan commitments
Pursuant to the terms of certain loan agreements, the Fund held unfunded loan commitments as of November 30, 2024. The Fund is obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrowers discretion. The Fund reserves against such contingent obligations by designating cash, liquid securities, illiquid securities, and liquid term loans as a reserve. As of November 30, 2024, the total amount segregated in connection with unfunded loan commitments and reverse repurchase agreements was $223,485,250.
The unfunded loan commitments as of November 30, 2024, were as follows:
Borrower | Maturity Date | Face Amount* | Value |
Alteryx, Inc. | 03/19/31 | 487,500 | $ |
American Tire Distributors, Inc. | 02/19/25 | 66,317 | |
Avalara, Inc. | 10/19/28 | 263,636 | 2,439 |
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | 11/12/29 | 225,410 | 1,237 |
Convergint | 03/31/28 | 85,565 | |
Datix Bidco Ltd. | 10/25/30 | 670,000 | 36,073 |
Finastra USA, Inc. | 09/13/29 | 77,122 | 7,598 |
Franchise Group, Inc. | 04/30/25 | 250,034 | 2,500 |
Hanger, Inc. | 10/15/31 | 159,696 | |
Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc. | 11/24/28 | 212,842 | 1,610 |
Integrated Power Services Holdings, Inc. | 11/22/28 | 1,012,415 | |
Lightning A | 03/01/37 | 1,170,556 | |
Lightning B | 03/01/37 | 151,484 | |
MB2 Dental Solutions LLC | 02/13/31 | 656,139 | 12,523 |
Oil Changer Holding Corp. | 02/08/27 | 308,386 | 4,626 |
Orion Group | 03/19/27 | 213,913 | |
Shaw Development LLC | 10/30/29 | 143,617 | 2,353 |
Thunderbird A | 03/01/37 | 1,148,333 | |
Thunderbird B | 03/01/37 | 148,608 | |
$ 70,959 | |||
* The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
Note 12 Capital Common Shares
The Fund has an unlimited amount of common shares, $0.01 par value, authorized and 32,980,083 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2024.
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Transactions in common shares were as follows:
Period Ended | Year Ended | |
November 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | |
Beginning shares | 32,980,083 | 32,980,083 |
Ending shares | 32,980,083 | 32,980,083 |
Note 13 Market Risks
The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss that may result from various factors. These factors include, among others, developments affecting individual companies, issuers or particular industries, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which may change at any time based on changes in monetary policies and various market and other economic conditions), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates, adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental or man-made disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the escalated conflict in the Middle East and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and its collateral economic and other effects, including, but not limited to, sanctions and other international trade barriers) or ratings downgrades, and other types of similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Different sectors, industries and security types may react differently to such developments. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country, geographic region or industry could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country, geographic region, economy, industry or market because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets. The duration and extent of the foregoing or similar types of factors or conditions are highly uncertain and difficult to predict and have in the past, and may in the future, cause volatility and distress in economies and financial markets or other adverse circumstances, which may negatively affect the value of the Funds investments and performance of the Fund.
Note 14 Subsequent Events
The Fund evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued and determined there were no material events that would require adjustment to or disclosure in the Funds financial statements.
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Federal Income Tax Information
This information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code. Amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in the report because of differences in tax and financial reporting practice.
In January 2025, shareholders will be advised on IRS Form 1099 DIV or substitute 1099 DIV as to the U.S. federal tax status of the distributions received by shareholders in the calendar year 2024.
Delaware Statutory Trust Act-Control Share Acquisition
Under Delaware law applicable to the Fund as of August 1, 2022, if a shareholder acquires direct or indirect ownership or power to direct the voting of shares of the Fund in an amount that equals or exceeds certain percentage thresholds specified under Delaware law (beginning at 10% or more of shares of the Fund), the shareholders ability to vote certain of these shares may be limited.
Sector Classification
Information in the Schedule of Investments is categorized by sectors using sector-level classifications used by Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. In the Funds registration statement, the Fund has investment policies relating to concentration in specific industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies industries based on industry-level classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.
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Trustees
The Trustees of the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
Position(s) | Term of Office | Number of | |||
Held | and Length | Portfolios in | |||
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees: | |||||
Randall C. Barnes | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Private Investor (2001-present). | 127 | Current: Advent Convertible and Income |
(1951) | Chair of the | Fund (2005-present); Purpose Investments | |||
Valuation | Former: Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc. (1993-1997); | Funds (2013-present). | |||
Oversight | President, Pizza Hut International (1991-1993); Senior Vice President, | ||||
Committee | Strategic Planning and New Business Development, PepsiCo, Inc. | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income | |||
(1987-1990). | Fund (2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | ||||
Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); | |||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | |||||
(2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation | |||||
Fund (2013-2021). | |||||
Angela Brock-Kyle | Trustee | Since 2021 | Current: Retired. | 126 | Current: Hunt Companies, Inc. (2019- |
(1959) | present); Mutual Fund Directors Forum | ||||
Former: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, B.O.A.R.D.S. (consulting firm) | (2022-present); Bowhead Specialty | ||||
(2013-2023); Senior Leader, TIAA (financial services firm) (1987-2012). | Holdings, Inc. (May 2024-present). | ||||
Former: Bowhead Insurance GP, LLC (2020- | |||||
Sep. 2024); Guggenheim Energy & Income | |||||
Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore Energy | |||||
Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); Guggenheim | |||||
Enhanced Equity Income Fund (2019-2021); | |||||
Guggenheim Credit Allocation Fund (2019- | |||||
2021); Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | |||||
(2014-2018). |
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Position(s) | Term of Office | Number of | |||
Held | and Length | Portfolios in | |||
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees continued: | |||||
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment | 126 | Current: US Global Investors, Inc. (GROW) |
(1960) | Chair of the | adviser) (1996-present); Chief Executive Officer, Lydon Media (2016-present). | (1995-present); The 2023 ETF Series Trust | ||
Contracts | (4) (2023-present); The 2023 ETF Series | ||||
Review | Former: Vice Chairman, VettaFi, a wholly owned subsidiary of The TMX Group | Trust II (1) (2023-present). | |||
Committee | (financial advisor content, research, index and digital distribution provider) | ||||
(2022-April 2024); Chief Executive Officer, ETF Flows, LLC (financial advisor | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income | ||||
education and research provider) (2019-2023); Director, GDX Index | Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | ||||
Partners, LLC (index provider) (2021-2023). | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); | ||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | |||||
(2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation | |||||
Fund (2019-2021); Harvest Volatility Edge | |||||
Trust (3) (2017-2019). | |||||
Ronald A. Nyberg | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Of Counsel (formerly Partner), Momkus LLP (law firm) (2016-present). | 126 | Current: Advent Convertible and Income |
(1953) | Chair of the | Fund (2003-present). | |||
Nominating and | Former: Partner, Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC (law firm) (2000-2016); Executive | ||||
Governance | Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Van Kampen | Former: PPM Funds (2) (2018-Dec. 2024); | |||
Committee | Investments (1982-1999). | Endeavor Health (2012-Dec. 2024); | |||
Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund | |||||
(2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | |||||
Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); | |||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | |||||
(2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation | |||||
Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset Inflation- | |||||
Linked Opportunities & Income Fund | |||||
(2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation-Linked | |||||
Income Fund (2003-2020). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Position(s) | Term of Office | Number of | |||
Held | and Length | Portfolios in | |||
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Independent Trustees continued: | |||||
Sandra G. Sponem | Trustee and | Since 2021 | Current: Retired. | 126 | Current: SPDR Series Trust (85) |
(1958) | Chair of the | (2018-present); SPDR Index Shares Funds | |||
Audit | Former: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, M.A. | (25) (2018-present); SSGA Active Trust (32) | |||
Committee | Mortenson-Companies, Inc. (construction and real estate development | (2018-present). | |||
company) (2007-2017). | |||||
Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income | |||||
Fund (2019-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | |||||
Energy Infrastructure Fund (2019-2022); | |||||
Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | |||||
(2019-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation | |||||
Fund (2019-2021); SSGA Master Trust (1) | |||||
(2018-2020). | |||||
Ronald E. Toupin, Jr. | Trustee, Chair | Since 2021 | Current: Portfolio Consultant (2010-present); Member, Governing Council, | 126 | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
(1958) | of the Board | Independent Directors Council (2013-present); Governor, Board of Governors, | Fund (2015-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | ||
and Chair of the | Investment Company Institute (2018-present). | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2004-2022); | |||
Executive | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income | ||||
Committee | Former: Member, Executive Committee, Independent Directors Council | Fund (2005-2021); Guggenheim Credit | |||
(2016-2018); Vice President, Manager and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Asset | Allocation Fund (2013-2021); Western Asset | ||||
Management (1998-1999); Vice President, Nuveen Investment Advisory Corp. | Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income | ||||
(1992-1999); Vice President and Manager, Nuveen Unit Investment Trusts | Fund (2004-2020); Western Asset Inflation- | ||||
(1991-1999); and Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Unit | Linked Income Fund (2003-2020). | ||||
Investment Trusts (1988-1999), each of John Nuveen & Co., Inc. (registered | |||||
broker dealer) (1982-1999). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Position(s) | Term of Office | Number of | |||
Held | and Length | Portfolios in | |||
Name, Address* | with | of Time | Principal Occupation(s) | Fund Complex | Other Directorships |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Served** | During Past 5 Years | Overseen | Held by Trustees*** |
Interested Trustee: | |||||
Amy J. Lee**** | Trustee, Vice | Since 2021 | Current: Interested Trustee, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | 126 | Former: Guggenheim Energy & Income |
(1961) | President and | (2018-present); Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | Fund (2018-2023); Fiduciary/Claymore | ||
Chief Legal | (2014-present); Vice President, certain other funds in the Fund Complex | Energy Infrastructure Fund (2018-2022); | |||
Officer | (2007-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income Fund | |||
(2012-present). | (2018-2021); Guggenheim Credit Allocation | ||||
Fund (2018-2021). | |||||
Former: President and/or Chief Executive Officer, certain other funds in the | |||||
Fund Complex (2017-2019); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and | |||||
Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security | |||||
Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). |
* | The business address of each Trustee is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. |
** | Each Trustee elected shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified. After a Trustees initial term, each Trustee is expected to serve a two year term concurrent with the class of Trustees for which he or she serves. |
- | Mr. Barnes and Ms. Brock-Kyle are Class I Trustees. Class I Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Funds annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. |
- | Messrs. Nyberg and Lydon, Jr. are Class II Trustees. Class II Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Funds annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2027. |
- | Mr. Toupin Jr. and Mses. Lee and Sponem are Class III Trustees. Class III Trustees are expected to stand for re-election at the date of the Funds annual meeting of Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025. |
*** | Each Trustee also serves on the Boards of Trustees of Guggenheim Funds Trust, Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust, Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust, Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund, Rydex Series Funds, Rydex Dynamic Funds and Rydex Variable Trust. Messrs. Barnes and Nyberg also serve on the Board of Trustees of Advent Convertible & Income Fund. |
**** | This Trustee is deemed to be an interested person of the Fund under the 1940 Act by reason of her position with the Funds Adviser and/or the parent of the Adviser. |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Officers
The Officers of the Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
Position(s) | |||
Held | Term of Office | ||
Name, Address* | with | and Length of | Principal Occupation(s) |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Time Served** | During Past Five Years |
Brian E. Binder | President | Since 2021 | Current: Board Member & Chairman of the Board, Guggenheim Credit Income Fund (Dec. 2024-present); President, Mutual Funds |
(1972) | and Chief | Boards, and Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and, Security Investors, LLC (2018-present); | |
Executive | Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Investment Funds plc (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Global Investments plc | ||
Officer | (2022-present); Board Member, Guggenheim Partners Fund Management (Europe) Limited (2018-present). | ||
Former: Senior Managing Director and Chief Administrative Officer, Guggenheim Investments (2018-2022); Managing Director and President, | |||
Deutsche Funds, and Head of US Product, Trading and Fund Administration, Deutsche Asset Management (2013-2018); Managing Director, | |||
Chairman of North American Executive Committee and Head of Business Management and Consulting, Invesco Ltd. (2010-2012). | |||
James M. Howley | Chief | Since 2022 | Current: Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2004-present); Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, and Treasurer, certain |
(1972) | Financial | other funds in the Fund Complex (2022-present). | |
Officer, Chief | |||
Accounting | Former: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-2022); Manager, Mutual Fund Administration of Van Kampen | ||
Officer and | Investments, Inc. (1996-2004). | ||
Treasurer | |||
Mark E. Mathiasen | Secretary | Since 2021 | Current: Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2007-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2007-present). |
(1978) | |||
Glenn McWhinnie | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Vice President, Guggenheim Investments (2009-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2016-present). |
(1969) | Treasurer | ||
Michael P. Megaris | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Assistant Secretary, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments |
(1984) | Secretary | (2012-present). |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) continued | November 30, 2024 |
Position(s) | |||
Held | Term of Office | ||
Name, Address* | with | and Length of | Principal Occupation(s) |
and Year of Birth | Trust | Time Served** | During Past Five Years |
Elisabeth Miller | Chief | Since 2024 | Current: Chief Compliance Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim |
(1968) | Compliance | Investments (2012-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (2014-present). | |
Officer | |||
Former: Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC and Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-2018); Chief Compliance | |||
Officer, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2014); Senior Manager, Guggenheim | |||
Distributors, LLC (2004-2014). | |||
Kimberly J. Scott | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present). |
(1974) | Treasurer | ||
Former: Financial Reporting Manager, Invesco, Ltd. (2010-2011); Vice President/Assistant Treasurer, Mutual Fund Administration for Van | |||
Kampen Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2009-2010); Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen | |||
Investments, Inc./Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2005-2009). | |||
Jon Szafran | Assistant | Since 2021 | Current: Director, Guggenheim Investments (2017-present); Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2017-present). |
(1989) | Treasurer | ||
Former: Assistant Treasurer of Henderson Global Funds and Manager of US Fund Administration, Henderson Global Investors (North America) | |||
Inc. (HGINA), (2017); Senior Analyst of US Fund Administration, HGINA (20142017); Senior Associate of Fund Administration, Cortland | |||
Capital Market Services, LLC (2013-2014); Experienced Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (2012-2013). |
* The business address of each officer is c/o Guggenheim Investments, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
** Each officer serves an indefinite term, until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.
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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN (Unaudited) | November 30, 2024 |
Unless the registered owner of common shares elects to receive cash by contacting Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Plan Administrator), all dividends declared on common shares of the Fund will be automatically reinvested by the Plan Administrator for shareholders in the Funds Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the Plan), in additional common shares of the Fund. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Some brokers may automatically elect to receive cash on your behalf and may re-invest that cash in additional common shares of the Fund for you. If you wish for all dividends declared on your common shares of the Fund to be automatically reinvested pursuant to the Plan, please contact your broker.
The Plan Administrator will open an account for each common shareholder under the Plan in the same name in which such common shareholders common shares are registered. Whenever the Fund declares a dividend or other distribution (together, a Dividend) payable in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The common shares will be acquired by the Plan Administrator for the participants accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (Newly Issued Common Shares) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open market (Open-Market Purchases) on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the closing market price plus estimated brokerage commission per common share is equal to or greater than the net asset value per common share, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in Newly Issued Common Shares on behalf of the participants. The number of Newly Issued Common Shares to be credited to each participants account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the Dividend by the net asset value per common share on the payment date; provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the closing market value on the payment date, the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the closing market price per common share on the payment date. If, on the payment date for any Dividend, the net asset value per common share is greater than the closing market value plus estimated brokerage commission, the Plan Administrator will invest the Dividend amount in common shares acquired on behalf of the participants in Open-Market Purchases.
For federal income tax purposes, the Fund generally would be able to claim a deduction for distributions to shareholders with respect to the common shares issued at up to a 5-percent discount from the closing market value pursuant to the Plan.
If, before the Plan Administrator has completed its Open-Market Purchases, the market price per common share exceeds the net asset value per common share, the average per common share purchase price paid by the Plan Administrator may exceed the net asset value of the common shares, resulting in the acquisition of fewer common shares than if the Dividend had been paid in Newly Issued Common Shares on the Dividend payment date. Because of the foregoing difficulty with respect to Open-Market Purchases, the Plan provides that if the Plan Administrator is unable to invest the full Dividend amount in Open-Market Purchases during the purchase period or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Plan Administrator may cease making Open-Market Purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the Dividend
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amount in Newly Issued Common Shares at net asset value per common share at the close of business on the Last Purchase Date provided that, if the net asset value is less than or equal to 95% of the then current market price per common share; the dollar amount of the Dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date.
The Plan Administrator maintains all shareholders accounts in the Plan and furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the accounts, including information needed by shareholders for tax records. Common shares in the account of each Plan participant will be held by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the Plan participant, and each shareholder proxy will include those shares purchased or received pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Administrator will forward all proxy solicitation materials to participants and vote proxies for shares held under the Plan in accordance with the instruction of the participants.
There will be no brokerage charges with respect to common shares issued directly by the Fund. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commission incurred in connection with Open-Market Purchases. The automatic reinvestment of Dividends will not relieve participants of any Federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such Dividends.
The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants with regard to purchases in the Plan; however, the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants.
All correspondence or questions concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842-3170: Attention: Shareholder Services Department, Phone Number: (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor.
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FUND INFORMATION | November 30, 2024 |
Board of Trustees | Investment Adviser |
Randall C. Barnes Angela Brock-Kyle Amy J. Lee* Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. Ronald A. Nyberg Sandra G. Sponem Ronald E. Toupin, Jr., Chairman * This Trustee is an interested person (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) (Interested Trustee) of the Fund because of her affiliation with Guggenheim Investments. Principal Executive Officers Brian E. Binder President and Chief Executive Officer Elisabeth Miller Chief Compliance Officer Amy J. Lee Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Mark E. Mathiasen Secretary James M. Howley Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC Chicago, IL Investment Sub-Adviser Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC Santa Monica, CA Administrator and Accounting Agent MUFG Investor Services (US), LLC Rockville, MD Custodian The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. New York, NY Legal Counsel Dechert LLP Washington, D.C. Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Ernst & Young LLP Tysons, VA |
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Privacy Principles of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund for Shareholders
The Fund is committed to maintaining the privacy of its shareholders and to safeguarding its non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Fund collects, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.
Generally, the Fund does not receive any non-public personal information relating to its shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of its shareholders may become available to the Fund. The Fund does not disclose any non-public personal information about its shareholders or former shareholders to anyone except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third party administrator).
The Fund restricts access to non-public personal information about the shareholders to Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of its shareholders.
Questions concerning your shares of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund?
| If your shares are held in a Brokerage Account, contact your Broker. |
| If you have physical possession of your shares in certificate form, contact the Funds Transfer Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842-3170; (866) 488-3559 or online at www.computershare.com/investor |
This report is sent to shareholders of Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund for their information. It is not a Prospectus, circular or representation intended for use in the purchase or sale of shares of the Fund or of any securities mentioned in this report.
Paper copies of the Funds annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are not sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you are notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.
You may elect to receive paper copies of all future shareholder reports free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you may receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you may call Computershare at 1-866-488-3559. Your election to receive reports in paper form may apply to all funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly, to all Guggenheim closed-end funds you hold.
A description of the Funds proxy voting policies and procedures related to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (888) 991-0091 and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
The Funds Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about directors of the Fund and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (888) 991-0091.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling (888) 991-0091, by visiting the Funds website at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug or by accessing the Funds Form N-PX on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or at guggenheiminvestments.com/gug.
Notice to Shareholders
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, that the Fund from time to time may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.
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ABOUT THE FUND MANAGERS
Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC
Guggenheim Investments represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (Guggenheim), which includes Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (GFIA) the investment adviser to the referenced fund. Collectively Guggenheim Investments has a long, distinguished history of serving institutional investors, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and financial intermediaries. Guggenheim Investments offers clients a wide range of differentiated capabilities built on a proven commitment to investment excellence.
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC (GPIM) is an indirect subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm. The firm provides capital markets services, portfolio and risk management expertise, wealth management, and investment advisory services. Clients of Guggenheim Partners, LLC subsidiaries are an elite mix of individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and other institutions.
Investment Philosophy
GPIMs investment philosophy is predicated upon the belief that thorough research and independent thought are rewarded with performance that has the potential to outperform benchmark indexes with both lower volatility and lower correlation of returns over time as compared to such benchmark indexes.
Investment Process
GPIMs investment process is a collaborative effort between various groups including the Portfolio Construction Group, which utilize proprietary portfolio construction and risk modeling tools to determine allocation of assets among a variety of sectors, and its Sector Specialists, who are responsible for identifying investment opportunities in particular securities within these sectors, including the structuring of certain securities directly with the issuers or with investment banks and dealers involved in the origination of such securities.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC
227 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Member FINRA/SIPC
(01/25)
NOT FDIC-INSURED l NOT BANK-GUARANTEED l MAY LOSE VALUE
CEF-GUG-SAR-1124
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) | Not applicable to this registrant. |
(b) | Not applicable to this registrant. |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this registrant.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this registrant.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this registrant.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
None.
Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant has not made any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) as of a date within 90 days of this filing and have concluded based on such evaluation, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act, that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the registrant’s period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) The registrant has not participated in securities lending activities during the period covered by this report.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(a)(5) Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund
By: /s/ Brian E. Binder
Name: Brian E. Binder
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 5, 2025
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Brian E. Binder
Name: Brian E. Binder
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 5, 2025
By: /s/ James Howley
Name: James Howley
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date: February 5, 2025