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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—97.4% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—0.4% | ||||||||
Airbus SE | 48,174 | $ | 3,526,891 | |||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 23,895 | 10,312,604 | ||||||
13,839,495 | ||||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—0.3% | ||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 24,765 | 10,771,177 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—8.2% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.* | 240,143 | 106,700,338 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 75,643 | 8,263,998 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 77,812 | 23,839,262 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A*,@,(a) | 153,282 | 881,371 | ||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Cl. A* | 87,527 | 25,406,462 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 568,509 | 110,773,979 | ||||||
275,865,410 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—0.5% | ||||||||
Tesla, Inc.* | 10,906 | 15,603,869 | ||||||
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL—0.1% | ||||||||
Carvana Co., Cl. A* | 13,913 | 2,155,819 | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.6% | ||||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 193,192 | 23,146,333 | ||||||
Genmab AS#,* | 258,024 | 8,821,841 | ||||||
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 73,628 | 11,303,371 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 160,979 | 43,786,287 | ||||||
87,057,832 | ||||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—0.6% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 240,365 | 8,022,182 | ||||||
Las Vegas Sands Corp. | 299,922 | 13,088,596 | ||||||
21,110,778 | ||||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—11.3% | ||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 756,430 | 110,673,273 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 239,089 | 23,858,691 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 448,864 | 88,008,765 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | 813,877 | 154,962,181 | ||||||
377,502,910 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—0.4% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 415,387 | 10,334,828 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 35,737 | 3,453,624 | ||||||
13,788,452 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—0.7% | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 79,941 | 24,131,790 | ||||||
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—0.4% | ||||||||
Waste Connections, Inc. | 121,931 | 12,482,076 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.3% | ||||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 394,330 | 38,163,257 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 115,902 | 40,594,676 | ||||||
78,757,933 |
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COMMON STOCKS—97.4% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—0.3% | ||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 202,089 | $ | 10,680,404 | |||||
FOOTWEAR—0.3% | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Cl. B | 112,914 | 11,021,536 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—6.8% | ||||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 1,652,647 | 63,742,595 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 724,079 | 147,567,300 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 40,629 | 17,695,555 | ||||||
229,005,450 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—0.3% | ||||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* | 114,273 | 9,733,774 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—0.4% | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 46,259 | 13,591,819 | ||||||
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—2.2% | ||||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 485,203 | 72,251,579 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL GASES—0.7% | ||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 85,007 | 24,365,556 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—8.9% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C* | 76,926 | 114,078,181 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc.#,* | 44,175 | 5,274,495 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A* | 565,714 | 143,504,670 | ||||||
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A* | 335,224 | 11,494,831 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 365,950 | 25,103,679 | ||||||
299,455,856 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—15.4% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.#,* | 581,717 | 146,022,601 | ||||||
Altaba, Inc.*,(a),@ | 259,825 | 5,762,919 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 108,148 | 342,253,813 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | 18,861 | 21,211,458 | ||||||
515,250,791 | ||||||||
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—1.2% | ||||||||
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | 6,647 | 6,806,528 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Cl. A* | 81,177 | 22,520,123 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.* | 53,939 | 11,417,808 | ||||||
40,744,459 | ||||||||
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—0.4% | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 286,445 | 14,001,432 | ||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—0.9% | ||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 98,826 | 29,922,536 | ||||||
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—0.5% | ||||||||
Ball Corp. | 215,982 | 15,902,755 | ||||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.3% | ||||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 241,800 | 11,318,658 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 65,305 | 31,926,308 | ||||||
43,244,966 |
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS—97.4% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.5% | ||||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,* | 97,075 | $ | 12,389,683 | |||||
Novartis AG# | 44,446 | 3,650,794 | ||||||
16,040,477 | ||||||||
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—0.7% | ||||||||
The Progressive Corp. | 270,780 | 24,462,265 | ||||||
RAILROADS—1.2% | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 236,124 | 40,932,095 | ||||||
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—0.7% | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.* | 24,187 | 20,553,145 | ||||||
TransUnion | 44,925 | 4,023,932 | ||||||
24,577,077 | ||||||||
RESTAURANTS—0.5% | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A* | 14,968 | 17,290,435 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.5% | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 13,127 | 4,643,282 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 124,773 | 47,059,385 | ||||||
51,702,667 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—4.9% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 133,119 | 10,307,404 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.* | 111,937 | 5,603,007 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 165,279 | 70,175,811 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV | 434,174 | 51,028,470 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 90,841 | 9,593,718 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.# | 220,980 | 17,433,112 | ||||||
164,141,522 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.3% | ||||||||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | 65,572 | 42,485,410 | ||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—8.7% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,283,667 | 263,164,571 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 78,353 | 20,052,100 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.* | 20,790 | 9,130,968 | ||||||
292,347,639 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—6.8% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 533,821 | 226,895,278 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—3.2% | ||||||||
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 1,009,871 | 108,439,948 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,895,438,537) | 3,271,555,267 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.1% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.1% | ||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B*,@,(a) | 625,130 | 3,594,498 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D*,@,(a) | 81,445 | 468,309 | ||||||
4,062,807 | ||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $4,665,771) | 4,062,807 |
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—1.1% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—1.1% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 228,253 | $ | 38,049,775 | |||||
(Cost $28,830,574) | 38,049,775 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $1,928,934,882) | 98.6 | % | $ | 3,313,667,849 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $1,928,934,882) | 3,313,667,849 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 1.4 | % | 46,785,791 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,360,453,640 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
(a) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
@ | Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers. |
% of net assets | % of net assets | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | ||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | |||||||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 10/24/18 | $ | 805,470 | 0.03 | % | $ | 1,016,243 | 0.03 | % | |||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 10/25/18 | 1,188,343 | 0.04 | % | 1,492,204 | 0.04 | % | |||||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 10/29/18 | 1,156,773 | 0.04 | % | 1,512,543 | 0.05 | % | |||||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 10/30/18 | 751,641 | 0.03 | % | 1,001,316 | 0.03 | % | |||||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 10/31/18 | 271,272 | 0.01 | % | 344,012 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||
Altaba, Inc. | 11/6/18 | 321,297 | 0.01 | % | 396,601 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A | 10/7/14 | 997,406 | 0.05 | % | 881,371 | 0.03 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B | 10/7/14 | 4,128,004 | 0.22 | % | 3,594,498 | 0.11 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D | 10/14/14 | 537,767 | 0.03 | % | 468,309 | 0.01 | % | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 10,707,097 | 0.32 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—97.3% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—9.3% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.* | 2,373 | $ | 1,054,371 | |||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 1,725 | 231,926 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 3,850 | 750,173 | ||||||
2,036,470 | ||||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—1.4% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 9,457 | 315,627 | ||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—9.8% | ||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 5,185 | 1,016,623 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | 5,960 | 1,134,784 | ||||||
2,151,407 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—4.1% | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 2,987 | 901,686 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—3.0% | ||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 1,906 | 667,576 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—2.1% | ||||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 1,035 | 450,784 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—8.9% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C* | 723 | 1,072,180 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A* | 3,483 | 883,533 | ||||||
1,955,713 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—15.6% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.#,* | 4,278 | 1,073,864 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 737 | 2,332,369 | ||||||
3,406,233 | ||||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—3.2% | ||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,307 | 698,513 | ||||||
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—3.3% | ||||||||
The Progressive Corp. | 7,984 | 721,275 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—2.0% | ||||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 5,631 | 430,940 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—3.0% | ||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 10,233 | 658,289 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—8.1% | ||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 2,043 | 867,438 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV | 4,957 | 582,596 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.# | 4,236 | 334,178 | ||||||
1,784,212 | ||||||||
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—3.4% | ||||||||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | 1,136 | 736,037 | ||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—9.0% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 9,617 | 1,971,581 | ||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—7.1% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 3,681 | 1,564,572 |
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COMMON STOCKS—97.3% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—4.0% | ||||||||
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 8,065 | $ | 866,020 | |||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $14,574,580) | 21,316,935 |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—3.2% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—3.2% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 4,273 | 712,309 | ||||||
(Cost $586,749) | 712,309 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $15,161,329) | 100.5 | % | $ | 22,029,244 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $15,161,329) | 22,029,244 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets | (0.5 | )% | (105,572 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 21,923,672 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—95.1% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—0.6% | ||||||||
HEICO Corp. | 884 | $ | 84,970 | |||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—2.3% | ||||||||
Adobe, Inc.* | 310 | 137,739 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 1,338 | 179,894 | ||||||
317,633 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—1.8% | ||||||||
Tesla, Inc.* | 172 | 246,091 | ||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—1.2% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 5,022 | 167,609 | ||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—11.1% | ||||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 2,530 | 252,469 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 2,607 | 511,154 | ||||||
Square, Inc., Cl. A* | 2,353 | 305,537 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | 2,359 | 449,154 | ||||||
1,518,314 | ||||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.2% | ||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 473 | 165,668 | ||||||
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—2.7% | ||||||||
US Foods Holding Corp.* | 18,366 | 372,830 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—8.0% | ||||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 622 | 270,906 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 1,274 | 259,081 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 618 | 423,601 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 1,391 | 145,304 | ||||||
1,098,892 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—5.1% | ||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 1,175 | 279,215 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,579 | 417,756 | ||||||
696,971 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—1.9% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A* | 177 | 263,367 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—14.0% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 546 | 1,727,916 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | 173 | 194,559 | ||||||
1,922,475 | ||||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—3.5% | ||||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 2,466 | 473,546 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.3% | ||||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 1,136 | 312,582 | ||||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—2.9% | ||||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 801 | 391,593 | ||||||
REGIONAL BANKS—1.3% | ||||||||
SVB Financial Group* | 781 | 175,155 | ||||||
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—2.2% | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.* | 354 | 300,815 |
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COMMON STOCKS—95.1% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—4.3% | ||||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 9,165 | $ | 589,585 | |||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—5.7% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 6,139 | 475,342 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp. | 1,717 | 299,531 | ||||||
774,873 | ||||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—13.3% | ||||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A* | 3,871 | 438,197 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 4,462 | 914,754 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 528 | 135,126 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.* | 759 | 333,353 | ||||||
1,821,430 | ||||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—8.4% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 2,703 | 1,148,883 | ||||||
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—1.3% | ||||||||
T-Mobile US, Inc.* | 1,636 | 175,674 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $8,387,413) | 13,018,956 |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—2.9% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—2.9% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 2,366 | 394,412 | ||||||
(Cost $290,959) | 394,412 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $8,678,372) | 98.0 | % | $ | 13,413,368 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $8,678,372) | 13,413,368 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 2.0 | % | 276,072 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 13,689,440 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—93.8% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.6% | ||||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 4,078 | $ | 598,406 | |||||
Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 8,937 | 506,549 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 1,455 | 627,949 | ||||||
1,732,904 | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—3.6% | ||||||||
BlackRock, Inc., Cl. A | 3,851 | 2,214,364 | ||||||
The Blackstone Group, Inc., Cl. A | 21,938 | 1,168,857 | ||||||
The Carlyle Group, Inc. | 22,818 | 649,628 | ||||||
4,032,849 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.6% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 13,491 | 1,280,430 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 3,959 | 968,649 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 9,368 | 651,357 | ||||||
2,900,436 | ||||||||
BROADCASTING—0.3% | ||||||||
ViacomCBS, Inc., Cl. B | 12,912 | 336,616 | ||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.5% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls International PLC | 13,534 | 520,788 | ||||||
CABLE & SATELLITE—1.4% | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., Cl. A | 36,605 | 1,566,694 | ||||||
COMMODITY CHEMICALS—0.3% | ||||||||
Dow, Inc. | 8,245 | 338,540 | ||||||
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT—1.4% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 32,297 | 1,521,189 | ||||||
COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS RETAIL—0.5% | ||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 5,340 | 531,811 | ||||||
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS—0.6% | ||||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 6,386 | 629,596 | ||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—0.7% | ||||||||
Visa, Inc., Cl. A | 4,185 | 796,824 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—4.8% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 51,526 | 1,281,967 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 38,992 | 3,768,187 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 10,432 | 253,080 | ||||||
5,303,234 | ||||||||
ELECTRIC UTILITIES—0.8% | ||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 3,270 | 917,889 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.8% | ||||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 9,174 | 854,375 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.1% | ||||||||
CME Group, Inc., Cl. A | 7,229 | 1,201,315 | ||||||
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—0.5% | ||||||||
Sysco Corp. | 10,761 | 568,719 |
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued)
COMMON STOCKS—93.8% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—0.7% | ||||||||
Medtronic PLC | 7,677 | $ | 740,677 | |||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.1% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 19,361 | 1,218,581 | ||||||
HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL—3.5% | ||||||||
The Home Depot, Inc. | 14,637 | 3,885,977 | ||||||
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS—2.0% | ||||||||
The Procter & Gamble Co. | 16,512 | 2,165,053 | ||||||
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—1.0% | ||||||||
Walmart, Inc. | 8,590 | 1,111,546 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES—1.9% | ||||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 14,038 | 2,096,856 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL GASES—1.5% | ||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 5,816 | 1,667,040 | ||||||
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—1.8% | ||||||||
Chevron Corp. | 7,957 | 667,911 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 19,218 | 808,693 | ||||||
TOTAL SE# | 12,782 | 481,370 | ||||||
1,957,974 | ||||||||
INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—2.8% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 31,054 | 918,577 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 37,786 | 2,171,940 | ||||||
3,090,517 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—7.7% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. A* | 2,002 | 2,978,876 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., Cl. C* | 1,941 | 2,878,425 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., Cl. A* | 10,523 | 2,669,370 | ||||||
8,526,671 | ||||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—2.8% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 981 | 3,104,551 | ||||||
INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE—2.0% | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley | 45,840 | 2,240,659 | ||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—0.6% | ||||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 3,192 | 612,960 | ||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—2.2% | ||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 8,036 | 2,433,140 | ||||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—0.2% | ||||||||
Warner Music Group Corp., Cl. A* | 9,306 | 280,576 | ||||||
MULTI-LINE INSURANCE—0.4% | ||||||||
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 9,936 | 420,492 | ||||||
MULTI-UTILITIES—0.7% | ||||||||
Sempra Energy | 6,446 | 802,269 | ||||||
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—0.6% | ||||||||
ConocoPhillips | 17,070 | 638,247 |
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COMMON STOCKS—93.8% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING—0.2% | ||||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 4,876 | $ | 274,177 | |||||
OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION—0.3% | ||||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 10,099 | 281,863 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—8.1% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC# | 19,380 | 1,081,016 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 13,462 | 789,681 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 6,696 | 1,006,342 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline PLC# | 19,014 | 766,644 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 16,211 | 2,362,916 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 10,553 | 846,773 | ||||||
Novartis AG# | 8,155 | 669,852 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 38,801 | 1,493,062 | ||||||
9,016,286 | ||||||||
RAILROADS—0.7% | ||||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 4,822 | 835,894 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—1.1% | ||||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 4,437 | 862,020 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 5,237 | 400,788 | ||||||
1,262,808 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.7% | ||||||||
KLA Corp. | 9,338 | 1,866,013 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—3.6% | ||||||||
Broadcom, Inc. | 5,840 | 1,849,820 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 12,840 | 1,356,032 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.# | 10,109 | 797,499 | ||||||
4,003,351 | ||||||||
SOFT DRINKS—3.0% | ||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 13,527 | 1,862,127 | ||||||
The Coca-Cola Co. | 30,625 | 1,446,725 | ||||||
3,308,852 | ||||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—10.2% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 55,492 | 11,376,414 | ||||||
TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE STORAGE & PERIPHERALS—8.4% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 21,975 | 9,340,254 | ||||||
TOBACCO—1.5% | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 26,806 | 1,103,067 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 6,888 | 529,067 | ||||||
1,632,134 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $49,787,740) | 103,945,611 |
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP—0.5% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
OIL & GAS STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION—0.5% | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy Partners LP | 17,250 | 584,430 | ||||||
(Cost $584,260) | 584,430 |
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—4.9% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE—0.6% | ||||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 12,873 | $ | 689,478 | |||||
INDUSTRIAL—0.7% | ||||||||
Americold Realty Trust | 19,006 | 766,892 | ||||||
MORTGAGE—0.5% | ||||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Cl. A | 25,229 | 607,262 | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—3.1% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 11,141 | 1,857,204 | ||||||
CyrusOne, Inc. | 9,552 | 796,828 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Co., Cl. A | 10,535 | 692,466 | ||||||
3,346,498 | ||||||||
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||
(Cost $3,932,872) | 5,410,130 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $54,304,872) | 99.2 | % | $ | 109,940,171 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $54,304,872) | 109,940,171 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 0.8 | % | 898,233 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 110,838,404 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—92.7% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.9% | ||||||||
HEICO Corp. | 10,716 | $ | 1,030,022 | |||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 26,689 | 2,066,530 | ||||||
TransDigm Group, Inc. | 2,406 | 1,038,381 | ||||||
4,134,933 | ||||||||
ALTERNATIVE CARRIERS—0.6% | ||||||||
Bandwidth, Inc., Cl. A* | 8,513 | 1,232,512 | ||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.3% | ||||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 8,345 | 2,717,049 | ||||||
APPAREL RETAIL—0.5% | ||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | 5,567 | 1,046,596 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—14.8% | ||||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 5,085 | 1,579,401 | ||||||
Atlassian Corp. PLC, Cl. A* | 9,872 | 1,743,889 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 22,830 | 3,069,493 | ||||||
Benefitfocus, Inc.* | 94,390 | 1,105,307 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.* | 13,045 | 1,214,620 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 31,011 | 3,387,951 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.* | 12,468 | 3,820,818 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc., Cl. A* | 10,726 | 2,325,719 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.* | 24,892 | 1,041,232 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp.* | 3,560 | 1,563,516 | ||||||
Five9, Inc.* | 13,301 | 1,607,027 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A*,@,(a) | 16,376 | 94,162 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc.* | 6,979 | 1,984,618 | ||||||
PTC, Inc.* | 19,396 | 1,659,522 | ||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Cl. A* | 8,791 | 2,551,764 | ||||||
Splunk, Inc.* | 5,105 | 1,071,131 | ||||||
Vertex, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,380 | 32,513 | ||||||
Workday, Inc., Cl. A* | 4,152 | 751,180 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Cl. A* | 5,063 | 1,285,546 | ||||||
31,889,409 | ||||||||
AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL—0.7% | ||||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 3,279 | 1,565,329 | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—6.1% | ||||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 14,627 | 1,752,461 | ||||||
BioNTech SE#,* | 4,959 | 407,183 | ||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc.* | 158,742 | 2,992,287 | ||||||
Genmab AS#,* | 47,955 | 1,639,581 | ||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.* | 16,603 | 701,145 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc.* | 18,496 | 1,370,554 | ||||||
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 12,015 | 1,844,543 | ||||||
Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | 11,431 | 1,900,632 | ||||||
Twist Bioscience Corp.* | 13,282 | 744,323 | ||||||
13,352,709 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—0.5% | ||||||||
Lennox International, Inc. | 4,373 | 1,172,576 |
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COMMON STOCKS—92.7% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—1.0% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 48,255 | $ | 1,610,510 | |||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | 17,168 | 581,137 | ||||||
2,191,647 | ||||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.6% | ||||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 12,057 | 2,146,387 | ||||||
Square, Inc., Cl. A* | 9,568 | 1,242,405 | ||||||
3,388,792 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS—1.4% | ||||||||
Pool Corp. | 9,272 | 2,936,442 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—2.4% | ||||||||
Cintas Corp. | 8,627 | 2,604,232 | ||||||
Copart, Inc.* | 29,043 | 2,708,260 | ||||||
5,312,492 | ||||||||
EDUCATION SERVICES—1.0% | ||||||||
Chegg, Inc.* | 27,260 | 2,207,242 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—0.7% | ||||||||
AMETEK, Inc. | 15,598 | 1,454,514 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.9% | ||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 24,787 | 1,657,507 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 10,043 | 1,003,195 | ||||||
Trimble, Inc.* | 35,317 | 1,571,960 | ||||||
4,232,662 | ||||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—1.2% | ||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 3,193 | 1,649,823 | ||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Cl. A | 15,799 | 854,252 | ||||||
2,504,075 | ||||||||
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—1.9% | ||||||||
US Foods Holding Corp.* | 203,899 | 4,139,150 | ||||||
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—0.3% | ||||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 6,112 | 642,371 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—7.5% | ||||||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 3,501 | 1,050,090 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 12,692 | 5,527,873 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 20,370 | 1,421,419 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 1,248 | 496,392 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 8,489 | 1,726,323 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 8,917 | 1,962,810 | ||||||
Nevro Corp.* | 3,759 | 499,797 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 8,109 | 1,642,154 | ||||||
Sartorius AG | 2,974 | 1,144,524 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 5,028 | 525,225 | ||||||
15,996,607 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.3% | ||||||||
1Life Healthcare, Inc.* | 12,316 | 364,677 | ||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* | 28,440 | 2,422,519 | ||||||
2,787,196 |
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COMMON STOCKS—92.7% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—0.8% | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 3,042 | $ | 893,800 | |||||
Quidel Corp.* | 3,307 | 934,129 | ||||||
1,827,929 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—4.2% | ||||||||
Livongo Health, Inc.* | 14,211 | 1,808,350 | ||||||
Phreesia, Inc.* | 19,156 | 575,829 | ||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 14,481 | 3,441,120 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 12,311 | 3,257,121 | ||||||
9,082,420 | ||||||||
HOTELS RESORTS & CRUISE LINES—0.5% | ||||||||
Extended Stay America, Inc. | 88,960 | 1,015,034 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—1.8% | ||||||||
Donaldson Co., Inc. | 44,597 | 2,155,819 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 12,355 | 1,116,768 | ||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 8,825 | 661,346 | ||||||
3,933,933 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—1.4% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 19,177 | 1,584,595 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 9,339 | 1,531,783 | ||||||
3,116,378 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—1.1% | ||||||||
Pinterest, Inc., Cl. A* | 72,271 | 2,478,173 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—5.9% | ||||||||
Etsy, Inc.* | 18,972 | 2,245,905 | ||||||
Farfetch Ltd., Cl. A* | 75,285 | 1,929,555 | ||||||
Fiverr International Ltd.* | 23,816 | 2,225,129 | ||||||
Magnite, Inc.* | 102,722 | 616,846 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | 2,134 | 2,399,939 | ||||||
Wayfair, Inc., Cl. A* | 13,059 | 3,474,869 | ||||||
12,892,243 | ||||||||
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—3.4% | ||||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 19,602 | 2,204,049 | ||||||
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,141 | 1,168,384 | ||||||
Twilio, Inc., Cl. A* | 8,686 | 2,409,670 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.* | 7,456 | 1,578,286 | ||||||
7,360,389 | ||||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—1.4% | ||||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 16,055 | 3,083,042 | ||||||
LEISURE PRODUCTS—0.7% | ||||||||
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Cl. A* | 21,918 | 1,495,246 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.3% | ||||||||
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,410 | 740,095 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 5,123 | 1,409,645 | ||||||
Lonza Group AG | 1,382 | 864,450 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 12,671 | 1,912,180 | ||||||
4,926,370 |
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COMMON STOCKS—92.7% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS—1.0% | ||||||||
Ball Corp. | 29,458 | $ | 2,168,993 | |||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.6% | ||||||||
Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One, Cl. C* | 31,393 | 1,112,568 | ||||||
Roku, Inc., Cl. A* | 15,906 | 2,463,680 | ||||||
3,576,248 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.0% | ||||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,* | 10,688 | 1,364,109 | ||||||
Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 14,893 | 911,303 | ||||||
2,275,412 | ||||||||
PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE—0.5% | ||||||||
The Progressive Corp. | 12,480 | 1,127,443 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE SERVICES—0.8% | ||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 15,055 | 1,799,825 | ||||||
REGIONAL BANKS—0.4% | ||||||||
SVB Financial Group* | 4,209 | 943,952 | ||||||
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—2.1% | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.* | 2,119 | 1,800,641 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Cl. A | 14,410 | 2,719,312 | ||||||
4,519,953 | ||||||||
RESTAURANTS—1.7% | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A* | 2,451 | 2,831,297 | ||||||
Shake Shack, Inc., Cl. A* | 19,856 | 964,009 | ||||||
3,795,306 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—2.7% | ||||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 9,508 | 3,586,037 | ||||||
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | 13,308 | 2,330,231 | ||||||
5,916,268 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—5.4% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 97,341 | 7,537,114 | ||||||
Inphi Corp.* | 12,528 | 1,636,908 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp. | 14,551 | 2,538,422 | ||||||
11,712,444 | ||||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—2.9% | ||||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A* | 31,821 | 3,602,137 | ||||||
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* | 10,830 | 2,771,614 | ||||||
6,373,751 | ||||||||
TRUCKING—0.5% | ||||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | 6,035 | 1,103,319 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $140,543,091) | 201,428,374 |
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.3% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—0.2% | ||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B*,@,(a) | 66,787 | 384,025 | ||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D*,@,(a) | 8,701 | 50,031 | ||||||
434,056 |
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PREFERRED STOCKS—0.3% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.1% | ||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b) | 219,610 | $ | 173,492 | |||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,486,719) | 607,548 |
WARRANTS—0.7% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.7% | ||||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2/20/21*,@ | 193,270 | 1,601,435 | ||||||
(Cost $0) | 1,601,435 |
RIGHTS—0.8% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.8% | ||||||||
BioNTech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.* | 4,959 | – | ||||||
Tolero CDR*,@,(a),(c) | 590,059 | 1,829,183 | ||||||
1,829,183 | ||||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost $315,501) | 1,829,183 |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—2.6% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL—0.7% | ||||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | 30,847 | 1,447,650 | ||||||
RESIDENTIAL—0.7% | ||||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 20,745 | 1,417,298 | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—1.2% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 16,286 | 2,714,876 | ||||||
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||
(Cost $4,324,341) | 5,579,824 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $146,669,652) | 97.1 | % | $ | 211,046,364 | ||||
Affiliated Securities (Cost $988,245) | 173,492 | |||||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $145,681,407) | 210,872,872 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 2.9 | % | 6,248,490 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 217,294,854 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
(a) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
(b) | Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities. |
(c) | Contingent Deferred Rights. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
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@ Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers.
% of net assets | % of net assets | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | ||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | |||||||||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc., Warrants | 2/19/20 | 0 | 0.00 | % | 1,601,435 | 0.74 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. A | 10/7/14 | 106,559 | 0.05 | % | 94,162 | 0.04 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. B | 10/7/14 | 441,023 | 0.22 | % | 384,025 | 0.18 | % | |||||||||||
Palantir Technologies, Inc., Cl. D | 10/14/14 | 57,451 | 0.03 | % | 50,031 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 2/6/15 | 988,245 | 0.50 | % | 173,492 | 0.08 | % | |||||||||||
Tolero CDR | 2/6/17 | 315,501 | 0.19 | % | 1,829,183 | 0.84 | % | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 7,124,615 | 3.28 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—93.6% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.4% | ||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 43,324 | $ | 3,354,577 | |||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—1.6% | ||||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc.* | 50,930 | 3,820,769 | ||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—2.8% | ||||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 20,270 | 6,599,709 | ||||||
APPAREL RETAIL—1.4% | ||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | 17,303 | 3,252,964 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—17.2% | ||||||||
2U, Inc.* | 42,945 | 2,022,495 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.* | 45,247 | 4,212,948 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.* | 13,605 | 4,169,252 | ||||||
DocuSign, Inc., Cl. A* | 25,464 | 5,521,359 | ||||||
Dynatrace, Inc.* | 128,582 | 5,378,585 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | 54,017 | 5,174,288 | ||||||
RingCentral, Inc., Cl. A* | 16,121 | 4,679,443 | ||||||
The Trade Desk, Inc., Cl. A* | 8,308 | 3,749,567 | ||||||
Vertex, Inc., Cl. A* | 100,669 | 2,371,762 | ||||||
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Cl. A* | 13,156 | 3,340,440 | ||||||
40,620,139 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—1.5% | ||||||||
Tesla, Inc.* | 2,479 | 3,546,854 | ||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—3.5% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 132,618 | 4,426,125 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | 117,043 | 3,961,906 | ||||||
8,388,031 | ||||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—2.7% | ||||||||
NIC, Inc. | 160,183 | 3,511,211 | ||||||
Square, Inc., Cl. A* | 22,528 | 2,925,261 | ||||||
6,436,472 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTORS—2.4% | ||||||||
Pool Corp. | 18,231 | 5,773,758 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.0% | ||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 9,164 | 4,735,039 | ||||||
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—2.6% | ||||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 58,085 | 6,104,733 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—7.3% | ||||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 104,569 | 4,940,885 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 9,869 | 4,298,344 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 18,213 | 4,009,046 | ||||||
Vapotherm, Inc.* | 75,144 | 3,925,523 | ||||||
17,173,798 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—6.6% | ||||||||
OraSure Technologies, Inc.* | 278,552 | 5,055,719 | ||||||
Quidel Corp.* | 24,885 | 7,029,266 |
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COMMON STOCKS—93.6% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—6.6% (CONT.) | ||||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.* | 76,344 | $ | 3,546,942 | |||||
15,631,927 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—3.1% | ||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 16,750 | 3,980,303 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 13,088 | 3,462,692 | ||||||
7,442,995 | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—1.5% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 43,789 | 3,618,285 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—12.5% | ||||||||
Chewy, Inc., Cl. A* | 72,933 | 3,828,253 | ||||||
Etsy, Inc.* | 43,280 | 5,123,487 | ||||||
Farfetch Ltd., Cl. A* | 129,797 | 3,326,697 | ||||||
Fiverr International Ltd.* | 32,410 | 3,028,066 | ||||||
MercadoLibre, Inc.* | 7,224 | 8,124,255 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.* | 23,353 | 6,078,319 | ||||||
29,509,077 | ||||||||
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—4.2% | ||||||||
Okta, Inc., Cl. A* | 20,429 | 4,514,400 | ||||||
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | 5,216 | 5,341,184 | ||||||
9,855,584 | ||||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—1.8% | ||||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 21,627 | 4,153,033 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—1.3% | ||||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 11,262 | 3,098,852 | ||||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—1.5% | ||||||||
Roku, Inc., Cl. A* | 22,883 | 3,544,348 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.8% | ||||||||
Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A | 28,680 | 4,350,182 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE SERVICES—0.8% | ||||||||
Redfin Corp.* | 44,462 | 1,848,730 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—2.2% | ||||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Cl. A* | 4,589 | 5,301,029 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—4.4% | ||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.* | 61,376 | 4,752,344 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp. | 32,594 | 5,686,023 | ||||||
10,438,367 | ||||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—2.6% | ||||||||
Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Cl. A* | 55,243 | 6,253,508 | ||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—2.9% | ||||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | 53,111 | 6,799,801 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $178,047,353) | 221,652,561 |
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VALUE | ||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $178,047,353) | 93.6 | % | $ | 221,652,561 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $178,047,353) | 221,652,561 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 6.4 | % | 15,215,340 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 236,867,901 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—96.6% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.3% | ||||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | 605,170 | $ | 10,899,112 | |||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—1.6% | ||||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc.* | 182,548 | 13,694,751 | ||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—0.7% | ||||||||
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.* | 285,313 | 6,356,774 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—23.4% | ||||||||
Altair Engineering, Inc., Cl. A* | 61,072 | 2,461,202 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 144,995 | 19,494,578 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.* | 38,581 | 3,592,277 | ||||||
Cerence, Inc.* | 291,564 | 11,563,428 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc. | 364,820 | 8,046,105 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.* | 233,692 | 33,371,217 | ||||||
Globant SA* | 128,280 | 22,184,743 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.* | 74,186 | 17,404,777 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc.* | 38,122 | 1,638,484 | ||||||
Mimecast Ltd.* | 174,531 | 8,190,740 | ||||||
Paylocity Holding Corp.* | 318,745 | 42,456,834 | ||||||
Pluralsight, Inc., Cl. A* | 630,468 | 13,347,008 | ||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 148,924 | 11,194,617 | ||||||
Vertex, Inc., Cl. A* | 270,297 | 6,368,197 | ||||||
201,314,207 | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—2.7% | ||||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc., Cl. A | 320,707 | 23,167,874 | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—5.7% | ||||||||
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 611,872 | 25,435,519 | ||||||
Natera, Inc.* | 178,776 | 8,584,824 | ||||||
Puma Biotechnology, Inc.* | 899,098 | 9,269,700 | ||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 78,338 | 6,122,898 | ||||||
49,412,941 | ||||||||
CONSUMER FINANCE—1.0% | ||||||||
LendingTree, Inc.* | 24,457 | 8,469,214 | ||||||
EDUCATION SERVICES—6.1% | ||||||||
Chegg, Inc.* | 648,579 | 52,515,442 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—0.6% | ||||||||
Novanta, Inc.* | 52,134 | 5,405,253 | ||||||
ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES—4.2% | ||||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 655,820 | 36,338,986 | ||||||
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—3.8% | ||||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 313,752 | 32,975,335 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTORS—1.5% | ||||||||
PetIQ, Inc., Cl. A* | 364,649 | 13,306,042 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—11.4% | ||||||||
Glaukos Corp.* | 406,998 | 17,785,813 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 168,544 | 34,275,107 |
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COMMON STOCKS—96.6% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—11.4% (CONT.) | ||||||||
Nevro Corp.* | 345,725 | $ | 45,967,596 | |||||
98,028,516 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES—1.3% | ||||||||
US Physical Therapy, Inc. | 134,843 | 11,200,060 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—1.0% | ||||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.* | 191,609 | 8,902,154 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—2.4% | ||||||||
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.* | 12,516 | 1,243,590 | ||||||
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.* | 339,571 | 19,083,890 | ||||||
20,327,480 | ||||||||
INSURANCE BROKERS—1.7% | ||||||||
eHealth, Inc.* | 71,596 | 4,950,147 | ||||||
Goosehead Insurance, Inc., Cl. A* | 92,892 | 9,598,531 | ||||||
14,548,678 | ||||||||
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—2.8% | ||||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc.* | 83,374 | 24,185,130 | ||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—2.1% | ||||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc., Cl. A* | 348,128 | 18,172,282 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.3% | ||||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.* | 522,867 | 19,989,205 | ||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—4.3% | ||||||||
Progyny, Inc.* | 1,385,106 | 36,878,447 | ||||||
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES—0.9% | ||||||||
Core Laboratories NV | 358,958 | 7,656,574 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.2% | ||||||||
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 143,248 | 1,655,947 | ||||||
REAL ESTATE SERVICES—6.0% | ||||||||
FirstService Corp. | 431,190 | 51,548,765 | ||||||
REGIONAL BANKS—2.1% | ||||||||
Signature Bank | 177,819 | 18,231,782 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—0.7% | ||||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 39,542 | 6,178,437 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—0.8% | ||||||||
Impinj, Inc.* | 288,856 | 6,817,002 | ||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—0.9% | ||||||||
Rapid7, Inc.* | 125,904 | 7,500,101 | ||||||
THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE—0.3% | ||||||||
Axos Financial, Inc.* | 96,080 | 2,153,153 | ||||||
TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS—2.8% | ||||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.* | 188,929 | 24,188,580 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $634,254,603) | 832,018,224 |
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PREFERRED STOCKS—0.0% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.0% | ||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b) | 231,474 | $ | 182,864 | |||||
(Cost $1,041,633) | 182,864 | |||||||
Total Investments (Cost $635,296,236) | 96.6 | % | $ | 832,201,088 | ||||
Affiliated Securities (Cost $1,041,633) | 182,864 | |||||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $634,254,603) | 832,018,224 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 3.4 | % | 29,172,173 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 861,373,261 |
(a) | Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities. |
(b) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
@ | Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers. |
% of net assets | % of net assets | |||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | ||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | |||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 2/6/15 | $ | 1,041,633 | 0.10 | % | $ | 182,864 | 0.02 | % | |||||||||
Total | $ | 182,864 | 0.02 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited)
COMMON STOCKS—90.7% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—1.4% | ||||||||
Hexcel Corp. | 27,793 | $ | 1,036,679 | |||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 43,876 | 3,397,319 | ||||||
4,433,998 | ||||||||
ALTERNATIVE CARRIERS—1.0% | ||||||||
Bandwidth, Inc., Cl. A* | 22,282 | 3,225,988 | ||||||
APPAREL RETAIL—1.0% | ||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.* | 17,286 | 3,249,768 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—18.3% | ||||||||
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | 113,075 | 3,029,279 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 62,179 | 8,359,967 | ||||||
Benefitfocus, Inc.* | 91,388 | 1,070,154 | ||||||
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.* | 31,543 | 2,936,969 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. | 42,352 | 2,648,694 | ||||||
Blackline, Inc.* | 21,113 | 1,877,157 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.* | 17,585 | 5,388,923 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.* | 36,346 | 5,190,209 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 31,593 | 3,717,232 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.* | 19,566 | 4,590,379 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | 35,349 | 3,386,081 | ||||||
Medallia, Inc.* | 31,860 | 979,058 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc.* | 13,874 | 3,945,349 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 42,922 | 4,036,814 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc., Cl. A* | 40,743 | 1,945,071 | ||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc.* | 34,167 | 2,568,333 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 8,205 | 2,931,236 | ||||||
Vertex, Inc., Cl. A* | 29,040 | 684,182 | ||||||
59,285,087 | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.3% | ||||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 33,930 | 2,334,045 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 532,309 | 1,916,312 | ||||||
4,250,357 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—3.2% | ||||||||
BioNTech SE#,* | 15,405 | 1,264,904 | ||||||
CareDx, Inc.* | 127,652 | 4,257,194 | ||||||
Exact Sciences Corp.* | 20,904 | 1,980,654 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc.* | 27,767 | 2,057,535 | ||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.* | 15,459 | 915,637 | ||||||
10,475,924 | ||||||||
CASINOS & GAMING—2.3% | ||||||||
DraftKings, Inc., Cl. A* | 116,097 | 3,874,737 | ||||||
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | 100,794 | 3,411,877 | ||||||
7,286,614 | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED SUPPORT SERVICES—0.5% | ||||||||
IAA, Inc.* | 33,999 | 1,473,857 | ||||||
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS & EQUIPMENT—1.3% | ||||||||
Sunrun, Inc.* | 114,831 | 4,213,149 |
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COMMON STOCKS—90.7% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—0.7% | ||||||||
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Cl. A | 32,290 | $ | 2,247,384 | |||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—1.4% | ||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 65,546 | 4,383,061 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—0.7% | ||||||||
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Cl. A | 39,335 | 2,126,843 | ||||||
FOOD DISTRIBUTORS—0.7% | ||||||||
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.* | 35,695 | 411,563 | ||||||
US Foods Holding Corp.* | 87,946 | 1,785,304 | ||||||
2,196,867 | ||||||||
GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES—1.1% | ||||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.* | 33,166 | 3,485,747 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—11.5% | ||||||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 17,450 | 5,233,953 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 85,433 | 4,036,709 | ||||||
CryoPort, Inc.* | 53,466 | 1,771,863 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 18,550 | 8,079,267 | ||||||
Inmode Ltd.* | 13,921 | 450,484 | ||||||
Inogen, Inc.* | 24,016 | 737,291 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 41,145 | 8,367,248 | ||||||
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 7,617 | 1,804,772 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 63,496 | 6,632,792 | ||||||
37,114,379 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—2.3% | ||||||||
1Life Healthcare, Inc.* | 82,984 | 2,457,156 | ||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* | 40,500 | 3,449,790 | ||||||
Progenity, Inc.* | 161,915 | 1,475,046 | ||||||
7,381,992 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—9.4% | ||||||||
Neogen Corp.* | 68,060 | 5,224,966 | ||||||
Quidel Corp.* | 89,712 | 25,340,949 | ||||||
30,565,915 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—7.3% | ||||||||
Livongo Health, Inc.* | 18,431 | 2,345,345 | ||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 24,015 | 5,706,684 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 48,382 | 12,800,426 | ||||||
Vocera Communications, Inc.* | 89,374 | 2,750,038 | ||||||
23,602,493 | ||||||||
HOMEFURNISHING RETAIL—0.4% | ||||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | 113,791 | 1,231,219 | ||||||
HYPERMARKETS & SUPER CENTERS—1.0% | ||||||||
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | 80,301 | 3,216,055 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—0.9% | ||||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 17,266 | 2,831,969 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—0.1% | ||||||||
Eventbrite, Inc., Cl. A* | 54,133 | 461,213 |
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COMMON STOCKS—90.7% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—2.3% | ||||||||
Farfetch Ltd., Cl. A* | 160,727 | $ | 4,119,433 | |||||
Fiverr International Ltd.* | 35,489 | 3,315,737 | ||||||
7,435,170 | ||||||||
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—3.1% | ||||||||
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | 9,833 | 10,068,992 | ||||||
LEISURE FACILITIES—0.5% | ||||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc., Cl. A* | 29,456 | 1,537,603 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—6.8% | ||||||||
10X Genomics, Inc., Cl. A* | 16,620 | 1,634,909 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 38,226 | 10,518,266 | ||||||
NanoString Technologies, Inc.* | 76,756 | 2,771,659 | ||||||
NeoGenomics, Inc.* | 73,452 | 2,808,070 | ||||||
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.* | 18,537 | 1,975,303 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 16,245 | 2,451,533 | ||||||
22,159,740 | ||||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—0.6% | ||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.* | 39,878 | 2,056,110 | ||||||
MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT—0.7% | ||||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 48,978 | 2,292,660 | ||||||
OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION—0.7% | ||||||||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Cl. A* | 367,226 | 2,196,011 | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.2% | ||||||||
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 61,099 | 706,304 | ||||||
REGIONAL BANKS—0.5% | ||||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 63,659 | 1,735,981 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—2.2% | ||||||||
Shake Shack, Inc., Cl. A* | 70,337 | 3,414,861 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 24,515 | 3,830,469 | ||||||
7,245,330 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—0.8% | ||||||||
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.* | 14,955 | 2,618,621 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—1.0% | ||||||||
Universal Display Corp. | 19,263 | 3,360,430 | ||||||
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.1% | ||||||||
Balchem Corp. | 34,256 | 3,434,507 | ||||||
SPECIALTY STORES—1.1% | ||||||||
Five Below, Inc.* | 22,277 | 2,426,188 | ||||||
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.* | 68,341 | 1,099,607 | ||||||
3,525,795 | ||||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—1.3% | ||||||||
Proofpoint, Inc.* | 37,612 | 4,350,580 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $164,758,006) | 293,463,713 |
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PREFERRED STOCKS—0.0% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.0% | ||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b) | 50,688 | $ | 40,044 | |||||
(Cost $228,096) | 40,044 |
RIGHTS—0.2% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.2% | ||||||||
BioNTech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.* | 11,329 | – | ||||||
Tolero CDR*,@,(b),(c) | 174,782 | 541,824 | ||||||
541,824 | ||||||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost $94,483) | 541,824 |
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST—2.1% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
SPECIALIZED—2.1% | ||||||||
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 42,881 | 6,884,116 | ||||||
(Cost $5,612,706) | 6,884,116 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $170,693,291) | 93.0 | % | $ | 300,929,697 | ||||
Affiliated Securities (Cost $228,096) | 40,044 | |||||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $170,465,195) | 300,889,653 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 7.0 | % | 22,571,895 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 323,501,592 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
(a) | Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities. |
(b) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
(c) | Contingent Deferred Rights. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
@ | Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers. |
% of net assets | % of net assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | |||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | ||||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 2/6/15 | $ | 228,096 | 0.10 | % | $ | 40,044 | 0.01 | % | ||||||||||
Tolero CDR | 2/6/17 | 94,483 | 0.08 | % | 541,824 | 0.17 | % | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 581,868 | 0.18 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—99.3% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE—2.1% | ||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 1,572,692 | $ | 121,773,541 | |||||
ALTERNATIVE CARRIERS—1.1% | ||||||||
Bandwidth, Inc., Cl. A* | 422,720 | 61,201,402 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—28.8% | ||||||||
Alteryx, Inc., Cl. A* | 548,405 | 96,239,593 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 445,432 | 138,351,179 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.* | 998,528 | 134,252,090 | ||||||
Blackline, Inc.* | 1,360,409 | 120,953,964 | ||||||
Coupa Software, Inc.* | 356,045 | 109,109,990 | ||||||
Datadog, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,456,825 | 136,737,594 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.* | 1,101,915 | 157,353,462 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc.* | 868,509 | 102,188,769 | ||||||
Medallia, Inc.* | 2,423,081 | 74,461,279 | ||||||
Model N, Inc.* | 2,956,082 | 113,690,914 | ||||||
Paycom Software, Inc.* | 283,474 | 80,611,501 | ||||||
Pluralsight, Inc., Cl. A* | 3,798,448 | 80,413,144 | ||||||
PROS Holdings, Inc.* | 1,625,557 | 53,041,925 | ||||||
Q2 Holdings, Inc.* | 989,802 | 93,090,878 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,249,725 | 59,661,872 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 266,038 | 95,042,076 | ||||||
1,645,200,230 | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—4.7% | ||||||||
CareDx, Inc.* | 4,197,582 | 139,989,360 | ||||||
Natera, Inc.* | 2,705,321 | 129,909,514 | ||||||
269,898,874 | ||||||||
BUILDING PRODUCTS—2.0% | ||||||||
Trex Co., Inc.* | 820,409 | 114,307,586 | ||||||
EDUCATION SERVICES—3.3% | ||||||||
Chegg, Inc.* | 2,365,981 | 191,573,481 | ||||||
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS—3.9% | ||||||||
Cognex Corp. | 2,004,491 | 134,040,314 | ||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 2,062,687 | 85,931,540 | ||||||
219,971,854 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTORS—1.6% | ||||||||
PetIQ, Inc., Cl. A* | 2,477,129 | 90,390,437 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—17.5% | ||||||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 491,165 | 147,320,030 | ||||||
AtriCure, Inc.* | 2,123,474 | 86,658,974 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 2,459,036 | 116,189,451 | ||||||
CryoPort, Inc.* | 3,716,481 | 123,164,180 | ||||||
Heska Corp.* | 1,108,721 | 106,681,135 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 604,724 | 122,976,673 | ||||||
Nevro Corp.* | 933,911 | 124,172,806 | ||||||
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.* | 1,903,368 | 78,000,021 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 928,579 | 96,999,362 | ||||||
1,002,162,632 |
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COMMON STOCKS—99.3% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—1.1% | ||||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* | 718,895 | $ | 61,235,476 | |||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—7.2% | ||||||||
Neogen Corp.* | 1,531,679 | 117,586,997 | ||||||
Quidel Corp.* | 1,048,360 | 296,130,249 | ||||||
413,717,246 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—5.2% | ||||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 416,529 | 98,979,786 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 755,764 | 199,952,482 | ||||||
298,932,268 | ||||||||
INSURANCE BROKERS—0.9% | ||||||||
eHealth, Inc.* | 713,979 | 49,364,508 | ||||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—1.8% | ||||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.* | 388,937 | 101,232,522 | ||||||
INTERNET SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE—1.5% | ||||||||
Shopify, Inc., Cl. A* | 81,078 | 83,023,872 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—4.8% | ||||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 540,332 | 148,677,753 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 818,438 | 123,510,479 | ||||||
272,188,232 | ||||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—1.3% | ||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.* | 1,474,880 | 76,044,813 | ||||||
RESTAURANTS—4.9% | ||||||||
Shake Shack, Inc., Cl. A* | 1,739,863 | 84,470,349 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc. | 1,246,810 | 194,814,062 | ||||||
279,284,411 | ||||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.4% | ||||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 509,287 | 134,966,148 | ||||||
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—1.4% | ||||||||
Balchem Corp. | 777,388 | 77,940,921 | ||||||
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE—1.8% | ||||||||
Proofpoint, Inc.* | 899,788 | 104,078,478 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $3,822,194,059) | 5,668,488,932 | |||||||
RIGHTS—0.0% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.0% | ||||||||
Tolero CDR*,@,(a),(b) | 11,905 | 36,906 | ||||||
(Cost $6,436) | 36,906 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $3,822,200,495) | 99.3 | % | $ | 5,668,525,838 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $3,822,200,495) | 5,668,525,838 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 0.7 | % | 40,049,031 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 5,708,574,869 |
(a) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
(b) | Contingent Deferred Rights. |
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* | Non-income producing security. |
@ | Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers. |
% of net assets | % of net assets | |||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | ||||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | |||||||||||||||
Tolero CDR | 2/6/17 | $ | 6,436 | 0.00 | % | $ | 36,906 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 36,906 | 0.00 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—98.9% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
AUSTRALIA—6.0% | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—1.5% | ||||||||
Nanosonics Ltd.* | 490,062 | $ | 2,166,490 | |||||
INTERNET & DIRECT MARKETING RETAIL—2.3% | ||||||||
Kogan.com Ltd. | 276,253 | 3,285,773 | ||||||
IT CONSULTING & OTHER SERVICES—2.2% | ||||||||
Appen Ltd. | 128,800 | 3,280,029 | ||||||
TOTAL AUSTRALIA | ||||||||
(Cost $6,311,978) | 8,732,292 | |||||||
BRAZIL—0.1% | ||||||||
EDUCATION SERVICES—0.1% | ||||||||
Vasta Platform Ltd.* | 6,016 | 113,402 | ||||||
(Cost $114,304) | ||||||||
CANADA—1.9% | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—1.9% | ||||||||
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Cl. A | 84,800 | 2,741,584 | ||||||
(Cost $2,857,457) | ||||||||
CHINA— 9.7% | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—2.6% | ||||||||
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. | 1,804,000 | 3,784,429 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS—2.3% | ||||||||
Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Cl. A | 1,099,843 | 3,321,793 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES—4.8% | ||||||||
Baidu, lnc.#,* | 16,900 | 2,017,860 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 72,200 | 4,952,823 | ||||||
6,970,683 | ||||||||
TOTAL CHINA | ||||||||
(Cost $11,220,545) | 14,076,905 | |||||||
DENMARK—5.9% | ||||||||
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS—2.2% | ||||||||
DSV PANALPINA AS | 23,600 | 3,229,984 | ||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—1.5% | ||||||||
Netcompany Group AS*,(a) | 29,800 | 2,154,427 | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.2% | ||||||||
Genmab AS* | 9,200 | 3,167,351 | ||||||
TOTAL DENMARK | ||||||||
(Cost $5,185,404) | 8,551,762 | |||||||
FRANCE— 7.6% | ||||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—2.3% | ||||||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | 7,700 | 3,349,003 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—2.7% | ||||||||
Eurofins Scientific SE* | 6,050 | 3,960,725 | ||||||
RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES—2.6% | ||||||||
Teleperformance | 12,557 | 3,675,777 | ||||||
TOTAL FRANCE | ||||||||
(Cost $7,672,471) | 10,985,505 |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.9% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
GERMANY—3.5% | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—1.6% | ||||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 36,900 | $ | 2,360,272 | |||||
FOOTWEAR—1.9% | ||||||||
Puma SE | 35,300 | 2,748,258 | ||||||
TOTAL GERMANY | ||||||||
(Cost $4,025,067) | 5,108,530 | |||||||
HONG KONG—6.3% | ||||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.5% | ||||||||
Samsonite International SA*,(a) | 2,357,000 | 2,209,191 | ||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.7% | ||||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 80,000 | 3,809,077 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—2.1% | ||||||||
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd. | 289,000 | 3,022,682 | ||||||
TOTAL HONG KONG | ||||||||
(Cost $7,227,930) | 9,040,950 | |||||||
INDIA—3.5% | ||||||||
DIVERSIFIED BANKS—1.9% | ||||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd.#,* | 59,000 | 2,758,250 | ||||||
OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING—1.6% | ||||||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. | 85,000 | 2,350,645 | ||||||
TOTAL INDIA | ||||||||
(Cost $4,603,938) | 5,108,895 | |||||||
IRELAND—2.6% | ||||||||
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—2.6% | ||||||||
Kerry Group PLC, Cl. A | 28,041 | 3,714,719 | ||||||
(Cost $2,962,801) | ||||||||
ITALY— 5.9% | ||||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—1.6% | ||||||||
Moncler SpA | 59,786 | 2,311,929 | ||||||
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS—2.6% | ||||||||
Ferrari NV | 21,062 | 3,826,965 | ||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—1.7% | ||||||||
Nexi SpA* | 134,300 | 2,413,189 | ||||||
TOTAL ITALY | ||||||||
(Cost $6,345,985) | 8,552,083 | |||||||
JAPAN—11.8% | ||||||||
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS—2.4% | ||||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 53,800 | 3,456,264 | ||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—1.9% | ||||||||
Hoya Corp. | 27,900 | 2,752,004 | ||||||
HUMAN RESOURCE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES—1.9% | ||||||||
Benefit One, Inc. | 125,000 | 2,742,063 | ||||||
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY—1.7% | ||||||||
FANUC Corp. | 14,900 | 2,514,450 |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.9% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
JAPAN—11.8% (CONT.) | ||||||||
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—2.2% | ||||||||
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | 7,300 | $ | 3,211,222 | |||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—1.7% | ||||||||
Lasertec Corp. | 27,999 | 2,472,626 | ||||||
TOTAL JAPAN | ||||||||
(Cost $13,597,418) | 17,148,629 | |||||||
NETHERLANDS—7.4% | ||||||||
DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES—3.1% | ||||||||
Adyen NV*,(a) | 2,650 | 4,424,200 | ||||||
HEAVY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT—1.9% | ||||||||
Alfen Beheer BV*,(a) | 63,500 | 2,793,913 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT—2.4% | ||||||||
ASML Holding NV | 9,900 | 3,520,569 | ||||||
TOTAL NETHERLANDS | ||||||||
(Cost $5,939,817) | 10,738,682 | |||||||
NEW ZEALAND—4.6% | ||||||||
APPLICATION SOFTWARE—2.1% | ||||||||
Xero Ltd.* | 46,600 | 2,986,142 | ||||||
PACKAGED FOODS & MEATS—2.5% | ||||||||
a2 Milk Co., Ltd.* | 265,000 | 3,637,049 | ||||||
TOTAL NEW ZEALAND | ||||||||
(Cost $4,247,518) | 6,623,191 | |||||||
RUSSIA— 1.2% | ||||||||
INTEGRATED OIL & GAS—1.2% | ||||||||
LUKOIL PJSC# | 25,000 | 1,695,886 | ||||||
(Cost $1,751,205) | ||||||||
SPAIN—2.1% | ||||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—2.1% | ||||||||
Grifols SA# | 157,341 | 2,969,025 | ||||||
(Cost $3,254,011) | ||||||||
SWEDEN—4.8% | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—2.7% | ||||||||
EQT AB | 162,898 | 3,851,553 | ||||||
INTERACTIVE HOME ENTERTAINMENT—2.1% | ||||||||
Stillfront Group AB* | 31,137 | 3,030,255 | ||||||
TOTAL SWEDEN | ||||||||
(Cost $4,123,174) | 6,881,808 | |||||||
SWITZERLAND—5.3% | ||||||||
ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS—2.6% | ||||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 3,884 | 3,763,488 | ||||||
SPECIALTY CHEMICALS—2.7% | ||||||||
Sika AG | 18,000 | 3,956,259 | ||||||
TOTAL SWITZERLAND | ||||||||
(Cost $5,328,333) | 7,719,747 |
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COMMON STOCKS—98.9% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
UNITED KINGDOM—4.2% | ||||||||
FINANCIAL EXCHANGES & DATA—2.5% | ||||||||
London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 32,700 | $ | 3,612,421 | |||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—1.7% | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC | 22,700 | 2,508,176 | ||||||
TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM | ||||||||
(Cost $3,942,665) | 6,120,597 | |||||||
UNITED STATES—4.5% | ||||||||
APPAREL ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS—2.4% | ||||||||
Lululemon Athletica, Inc.* | 10,591 | 3,448,324 | ||||||
SEMICONDUCTORS—2.1% | ||||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV | 26,600 | 3,126,298 | ||||||
TOTAL UNITED STATES | ||||||||
(Cost $4,489,287) | 6,574,622 | |||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $105,201,308) | 143,198,814 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $105,201,308) | 98.9 | % | $ | 143,198,814 | ||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $105,201,308) | 143,198,814 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 1.1 | % | 1,604,713 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 144,803,527 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
(a) | Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 144A, these securities may be sold prior to their maturity only to qualified institutional buyers. These securities represent 8.0% of the net assets of the Fund. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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COMMON STOCKS—93.2% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—29.0% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 111,320 | $ | 10,565,381 | |||||
Acceleron Pharma, Inc.* | 12,000 | 1,190,040 | ||||||
ADC Therapeutics SA* | 35,000 | 1,627,500 | ||||||
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.* | 25,000 | 419,250 | ||||||
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.* | 90,000 | 1,005,300 | ||||||
Amarin Corp. PLC#,* | 72,000 | 466,560 | ||||||
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.* | 4,000 | 208,920 | ||||||
Argenx SE#,* | 13,000 | 2,991,690 | ||||||
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 50,000 | 706,500 | ||||||
Avidity Biosciences, Inc.* | 20,000 | 563,800 | ||||||
BeiGene Ltd.#,* | 4,000 | 836,000 | ||||||
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | 25,475 | 3,052,160 | ||||||
BioNTech SE#,* | 33,030 | 2,712,093 | ||||||
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.* | 18,000 | 816,480 | ||||||
Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.* | 24,000 | 667,680 | ||||||
Castle Biosciences, Inc.* | 16,000 | 619,520 | ||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc.* | 30,000 | 1,581,300 | ||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 13,000 | 602,810 | ||||||
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.* | 36,166 | 1,130,911 | ||||||
FibroGen, Inc.* | 18,000 | 728,460 | ||||||
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.* | 30,000 | 177,000 | ||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc.* | 202,625 | 3,819,481 | ||||||
Genmab AS#,* | 65,000 | 2,222,350 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 25,000 | 1,738,250 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* | 60,000 | 1,631,400 | ||||||
Immunomedics, Inc.* | 57,500 | 2,428,225 | ||||||
Invitae Corp.* | 48,000 | 1,401,600 | ||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.* | 40,000 | 1,162,800 | ||||||
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,000 | 490,800 | ||||||
Kodiak Sciences, Inc.* | 5,000 | 231,650 | ||||||
Legend Biotech Corp.#,* | 14,296 | 503,791 | ||||||
MeiraGTx Holdings PLC* | 36,200 | 470,238 | ||||||
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.* | 6,000 | 727,860 | ||||||
Moderna, Inc.* | 31,000 | 2,297,100 | ||||||
Molecular Partners AG* | 36,564 | 694,885 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | 8,000 | 962,880 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 12,000 | 7,584,840 | ||||||
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 13,000 | 305,890 | ||||||
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | 56,000 | 8,597,120 | ||||||
Seattle Genetics, Inc.* | 19,000 | 3,159,130 | ||||||
TG Therapeutics, Inc.* | 75,000 | 1,468,500 | ||||||
Trillium Therapeutics, Inc.* | 50,000 | 334,000 | ||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.* | 40,000 | 2,369,200 | ||||||
Twist Bioscience Corp.* | 41,179 | 2,307,671 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 42,000 | 11,424,000 | ||||||
Zai Lab Ltd.#,* | 7,000 | 532,770 | ||||||
Zymeworks, Inc.* | 24,000 | 732,720 | ||||||
92,268,506 |
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COMMON STOCKS—93.2% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT—22.2% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 75,108 | $ | 7,558,869 | |||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 10,500 | 3,149,370 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 15,000 | 1,295,700 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 35,000 | 1,349,950 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 20,000 | 945,000 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 59,000 | 12,024,200 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc.* | 30,000 | 13,066,200 | ||||||
GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.* | 35,000 | 625,100 | ||||||
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | 6,000 | 583,320 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 47,000 | 3,279,660 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 9,500 | 3,778,625 | ||||||
Insulet Corp.* | 20,000 | 4,067,200 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 4,500 | 3,084,480 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 17,500 | 3,852,100 | ||||||
Nevro Corp.* | 6,000 | 797,760 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 11,000 | 2,227,610 | ||||||
Sartorius AG | 10,000 | 3,848,434 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 7,500 | 1,449,750 | ||||||
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | 35,000 | 3,656,100 | ||||||
70,639,428 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SERVICES—2.1% | ||||||||
1Life Healthcare, Inc.* | 17,043 | 504,643 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 13,000 | 2,244,970 | ||||||
Guardant Health, Inc.* | 46,105 | 3,927,224 | ||||||
6,676,837 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE SUPPLIES—3.2% | ||||||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 8,000 | 2,350,560 | ||||||
Quidel Corp.* | 10,000 | 2,824,700 | ||||||
STAAR Surgical Co.* | 40,000 | 2,327,600 | ||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 10,000 | 2,688,700 | ||||||
10,191,560 | ||||||||
HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY—5.5% | ||||||||
Livongo Health, Inc.* | 41,000 | 5,217,250 | ||||||
Phreesia, Inc.* | 23,353 | 701,991 | ||||||
Schrodinger, Inc.* | 27,301 | 1,976,046 | ||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.* | 25,407 | 6,037,466 | ||||||
Veeva Systems, Inc., Cl. A* | 14,000 | 3,703,980 | ||||||
17,636,733 | ||||||||
INSURANCE BROKERS—0.5% | ||||||||
eHealth, Inc.* | 23,534 | 1,627,141 | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—8.0% | ||||||||
10X Genomics, Inc., Cl. A* | 11,000 | 1,082,070 | ||||||
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.* | 28,171 | 1,051,342 | ||||||
Berkeley Lights, Inc.* | 10,566 | 633,643 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 3,000 | 825,480 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc.* | 11,000 | 4,203,760 | ||||||
Lonza Group AG | 5,500 | 3,440,285 |
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COMMON STOCKS—93.2% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES—8.0% (CONT.) | ||||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 23,000 | $ | 3,470,930 | |||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 26,000 | 10,762,700 | ||||||
25,470,210 | ||||||||
MANAGED HEALTHCARE—6.5% | ||||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.* | 9,000 | 464,040 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 17,000 | 6,671,650 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | 7,000 | 1,292,900 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 40,000 | 12,111,200 | ||||||
20,539,790 | ||||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—16.2% | ||||||||
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 35,000 | 404,600 | ||||||
AstraZeneca PLC# | 137,000 | 7,641,860 | ||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.* | 23,000 | 1,640,590 | ||||||
Catalent, Inc.* | 10,000 | 873,400 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 70,000 | 10,520,300 | ||||||
Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.* | 292,546 | 558,763 | ||||||
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC#,* | 32,000 | 4,084,160 | ||||||
Horizon Therapeutics PLC* | 43,000 | 2,631,170 | ||||||
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 50,000 | 437,500 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 26,000 | 2,086,240 | ||||||
Novartis AG# | 50,000 | 4,107,000 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk AS# | 33,000 | 2,155,890 | ||||||
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.* | 140,000 | 1,097,600 | ||||||
Provention Bio, Inc.* | 45,000 | 467,550 | ||||||
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cl. A* | 8,500 | 1,255,450 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG# | 120,000 | 5,172,000 | ||||||
Royalty Pharma PLC, Cl. A* | 16,500 | 710,325 | ||||||
Sanofi# | 18,000 | 944,100 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc., Cl. A | 32,000 | 4,853,760 | ||||||
51,642,258 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $210,682,161) | 296,692,463 |
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.2% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.2% | ||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D*,@,(a),(b) | 897,366 | 708,919 | ||||||
(Cost $4,038,147) | 708,919 |
WARRANTS—0.6% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—0.6% | ||||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc., 2/20/21*,@ | 211,625 | 1,753,525 | ||||||
(Cost $0) | 1,753,525 |
RIGHTS—2.0% | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
BIOTECHNOLOGY—1.9% | ||||||||
BioNTech Pharmaceuticals Ltd.* | 33,030 | – | ||||||
Tolero CDR*,@,(a),(c) | 1,956,996 | 6,066,688 | ||||||
6,066,688 |
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Schedule of Investments July 31, 2020 (Unaudited) (Continued) | ||||||||
RIGHTS—2.0% (CONT.) | SHARES | VALUE | ||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS—0.1% | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.* | 117,143 | $ | 421,715 | |||||
TOTAL RIGHTS | ||||||||
(Cost $1,342,265) | 6,488,403 | |||||||
Total Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $216,062,573) | 96.0 | % | $ | 305,643,310 | ||||
Affiliated Securities (Cost $4,038,147) | 708,919 | |||||||
Unaffiliated Securities (Cost $212,024,426) | 304,934,391 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities | 4.0 | % | 12,645,987 | |||||
NET ASSETS | 100.0 | % | $ | 318,289,297 |
# | American Depositary Receipts. |
(a) | Security is valued in good faith at fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs pursuant to procedures established by the Board. |
(b) | Deemed an affiliate of the Fund in accordance with Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. See Note 5 - Affiliated Securities. |
(c) | Contingent Deferred Rights. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
@ | Restricted security - Investment in security not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Sales or transfers of the investment may be restricted only to qualified buyers. |
% of net assets | % of net assets | ||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition | Acquisition | (Acquisition | Market | as of | |||||||||||||||
Security | Date(s) | Cost | Date) | Value | 7/31/2020 | ||||||||||||||
Forte Biosciences, Inc., Warrants | 2/19/20 | 0 | 0.00 | % | 1,753,525 | 0.55 | % | ||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 2/6/15 | 4,038,147 | 2.00 | % | 708,919 | 0.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Tolero CDR | 2/6/17 | 1,044,370 | 0.90 | % | 6,066,688 | 1.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 12,348,613 | 3.88 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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THE ALGER FUNDS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — General:
The Alger Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end registered investment company organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Trust qualifies as an investment company as defined in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946-Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Trust operates as a series company currently offering an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest in eleven funds — Alger Capital Appreciation Fund, Alger 25 Fund, Alger 35 Fund, Alger Growth & Income Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund, Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund, Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund, Alger Small Cap Growth Fund, Alger Small Cap Focus Fund, Alger International Focus Fund and Alger Health Sciences Fund (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, each a “Fund”). Alger Capital Appreciation Fund, Alger 25 Fund, Alger 35 Fund, Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund, Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund, Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund, Alger Small Cap Growth Fund, Alger Small Cap Focus Fund, Alger International Focus Fund and Alger Health Sciences Fund normally invest primarily in equity securities and each has an investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. Alger Growth & Income Fund also normally invests primarily in equity securities but has an investment objective of both capital appreciation and current income.
Each Fund offers one or more of the following share classes: Class A, B, C, I, P, P-2, Y and Z. Class A shares are generally subject to an initial sales charge while Class B and C shares are generally subject to a deferred sales charge. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the order to purchase was accepted. The conversion is completed without the imposition of any sales charges or other fees. Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the fifth business day of the month following the tenth anniversary of the purchase date of a shareholder’s Class C shares, without the imposition of any sales load, fee or other charge. Class C shares held at certain dealers may convert to Class A shares earlier. At conversion, a proportionate amount of shares representing reinvested dividends and distributions will also be converted into Class A shares. Class I, P, P-2, Y and Z shares are sold to investors without an initial or deferred sales charge. Each class has identical rights to assets and earnings, except that each share class bears the pro rata allocation of the Fund’s expenses other than a class expense (not including advisory or custodian fees or other expenses related to the management of the Fund’s assets).
The Board has authorized a partial limitation on investors ability to purchase shares of the Alger Small Cap Focus Fund. Specifically Classes A, C, I, and Z shares will be available for purchase only by existing shareholders and certain other investors selected by Fred Alger & Company, LLC, the Fund’s distributor. Class Y shares will remain open to all qualifying investors.
NOTE 2 — Significant Accounting Policies:
(a) Investment Valuation: The Funds value their financial instruments at fair value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Investments held by the Funds are valued on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open, as of the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
Investments in money market funds and short-term securities held by the Funds having a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
Equity securities, including traded rights, warrants and option contracts for which valuation information is readily available, are valued at the last quoted sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded as reported by an independent pricing service. In the absence of quoted sales, such securities are valued at the bid price or, in the absence of a recent bid price, the equivalent as obtained from one or more of the major market makers for the securities to be valued.
Debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Debt securities with remaining maturities of more than sixty days at the time of acquisition are valued on the basis of the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board and described further herein.
Securities in which the Funds invest may be traded in foreign markets that close before the close of the NYSE. Developments that occur between the close of the foreign markets and the close of the NYSE may result in adjustments to the closing foreign prices to reflect what the Trust’s investment adviser, pursuant to policies established by the Board, believes to be the fair value of these securities as of the close of the NYSE. The Funds may also fair value securities in other situations, for example, when a particular foreign market is closed but the Funds are open.
FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820 – Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) defines fair value as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. ASC 820 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Funds’ own assumptions based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
· | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
· | Level 2 – significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
· | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The Funds’ valuation techniques are generally consistent with either the market or the income approach to fair value. The market approach considers prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets to measure fair value. The income approach converts future amounts to a current, or discounted, single amount. These fair value measurements are determined on the basis of the value indicated by current market expectations about such future events. Inputs for Level 1 include exchange-listed prices and broker quotes in an active market. Inputs for Level 2 include the last trade price in the case of a halted security, an exchange-listed price which has been adjusted for fair value factors, and prices of closely related securities. Additional Level 2 inputs include an evaluated price which is based upon a compilation of observable market information such as spreads for fixed income and preferred securities. Inputs for Level 3 include, but are not limited to, revenue multiples, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples, discount rates, time to exit and the probabilities of success of certain outcomes. Such unobservable market information may be obtained from a company’s financial statements and from industry studies, market data, and market indicators such as benchmarks and indexes. Because of the inherent uncertainty and often limited markets for restricted securities, the valuations assigned to such securities by the Funds may significantly differ from the valuations that would have been assigned by the Funds had there been an active market for such securities.
Valuation processes are determined by a Valuation Committee (“Committee”) authorized by the Board and comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment adviser and officers of the Trust. The Committee reports its fair valuation determinations and related valuation information to the Board. The Board is responsible for approving the valuation policy and procedures.
While the Committee meets on an as-needed basis, the Committee generally meets quarterly to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures for making fair value determinations. The Committee considers, among other things, the results of quarterly back testing of the fair value model for foreign securities, pricing comparisons between primary and secondary price sources, the outcome of price challenges put to the Funds’ pricing vendor, and variances between transactional prices and the previous day’s price.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
(b) Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include U.S. dollars, foreign cash and overnight time deposits.
NOTE 3 — Fair Value Measurements:
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2020 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value on a recurring basis. Based upon the nature, characteristics, and risks associated with their investments, the Funds have determined that presenting them by security type and sector is appropriate.
Alger Capital Appreciation Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 451,140,770 | $ | 426,037,091 | $ | 25,103,679 | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 665,455,984 | 648,921,888 | 10,771,177 | 5,762,919 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 10,680,404 | 10,680,404 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 131,010,082 | 131,010,082 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 385,351,888 | 385,351,888 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 115,962,533 | 112,435,642 | 3,526,891 | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 1,429,199,885 | 1,428,318,514 | — | 881,371 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 82,753,721 | 82,753,721 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 3,271,555,267 | $ | 3,225,509,230 | $ | 39,401,747 | $ | 6,644,290 | ||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Information Technology | 4,062,807 | — | — | 4,062,807 | ||||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 38,049,775 | 38,049,775 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 3,313,667,849 | $ | 3,263,559,005 | $ | 39,401,747 | $ | 10,707,097 |
Alger 25 Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 2,821,733 | $ | 2,821,733 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 4,152,800 | 4,152,800 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 1,388,851 | 1,388,851 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 1,149,297 | 1,149,297 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 901,686 | 901,686 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 10,166,531 | 10,166,531 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Materials | 736,037 | 736,037 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 21,316,935 | $ | 21,316,935 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 712,309 | 712,309 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 22,029,244 | $ | 22,029,244 | $ | — | $ | — |
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Alger 35 Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 830,634 | $ | 830,634 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 2,809,721 | 2,809,721 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 372,830 | 372,830 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 340,823 | 340,823 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 2,108,445 | 2,108,445 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 385,785 | 385,785 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 6,170,718 | 6,170,718 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 13,018,956 | $ | 13,018,956 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 394,412 | 394,412 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 13,413,368 | $ | 13,413,368 | $ | — | $ | — |
Alger Growth & Income Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 13,801,074 | $ | 13,801,074 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 10,027,703 | 10,027,703 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 8,786,304 | 8,786,304 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Energy | 3,152,261 | 3,152,261 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 13,198,549 | 13,198,549 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 16,309,120 | 16,309,120 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 6,040,817 | 6,040,817 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 28,904,045 | 28,904,045 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Materials | 2,005,580 | 2,005,580 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Utilities | 1,720,158 | 1,720,158 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 103,945,611 | $ | 103,945,611 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ||||||||||||||||
Energy | 584,430 | 584,430 | — | — | ||||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Financials | 607,262 | 607,262 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 4,802,868 | 4,802,868 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | $ | 5,410,130 | $ | 5,410,130 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 109,940,171 | $ | 109,940,171 | $ | — | $ | — |
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 10,403,311 | $ | 10,403,311 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 35,587,547 | 35,587,547 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 4,139,150 | 4,139,150 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 4,575,470 | 4,575,470 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 50,248,643 | 48,239,669 | 2,008,974 | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 21,631,720 | 21,631,720 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 70,873,715 | 70,779,553 | — | 94,162 | ||||||||||||
Materials | 2,168,993 | 2,168,993 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 1,799,825 | 1,799,825 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 201,428,374 | $ | 199,325,238 | $ | 2,008,974 | $ | 94,162 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | $ | 173,492 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 173,492 | ||||||||
Information Technology | 434,056 | — | — | 434,056 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS | $ | 607,548 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 607,548 | ||||||||
WARRANTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 1,601,435 | — | 1,601,435 | — | ||||||||||||
RIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 1,829,183 | * | — | — | * | 1,829,183 | ||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 5,579,824 | 5,579,824 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 211,046,364 | $ | 204,905,062 | $ | 3,610,409 | $ | 2,530,893 |
Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 7,162,633 | $ | 7,162,633 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 72,629,188 | 72,629,188 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 4,735,039 | 4,735,039 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 47,697,754 | 47,697,754 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 13,975,147 | 13,975,147 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 73,604,070 | 73,604,070 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 1,848,730 | 1,848,730 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 221,652,561 | $ | 221,652,561 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 221,652,561 | $ | 221,652,561 | $ | — | $ | — |
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | $ | 116,198,270 | $ | 116,198,270 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Energy | 7,656,574 | 7,656,574 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 66,570,701 | 66,570,701 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 259,700,792 | 259,700,792 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 85,121,429 | 85,121,429 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 245,221,693 | 245,221,693 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 51,548,765 | 51,548,765 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 832,018,224 | $ | 832,018,224 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 182,864 | — | — | 182,864 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 832,201,088 | $ | 832,018,224 | $ | — | $ | 182,864 |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued) | ||||||||||||||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 8,811,830 | $ | 8,811,830 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 34,997,246 | 34,997,246 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 5,412,922 | 5,412,922 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Energy | 2,196,011 | 2,196,011 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 8,113,181 | 8,113,181 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 134,062,857 | 134,062,857 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 10,121,004 | 10,121,004 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 86,314,155 | 86,314,155 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Materials | 3,434,507 | 3,434,507 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 293,463,713 | $ | 293,463,713 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 40,044 | — | — | 40,044 | ||||||||||||
RIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 541,824 | * | — | — | * | 541,824 | ||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | ||||||||||||||||
Real Estate | 6,884,116 | 6,884,116 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 300,929,697 | $ | 300,347,829 | $ | — | $ | 581,868 |
Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 61,201,402 | $ | 61,201,402 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 572,090,414 | 572,090,414 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 49,364,508 | 49,364,508 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 2,484,569,978 | 2,484,569,978 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 236,081,127 | 236,081,127 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 2,187,240,582 | 2,187,240,582 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Materials | 77,940,921 | 77,940,921 | — | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 5,668,488,932 | $ | 5,668,488,932 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
RIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 36,906 | — | — | 36,906 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 5,668,525,838 | $ | 5,668,488,932 | $ | — | $ | 36,906 |
Alger International Focus Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Communication Services | $ | 13,212,160 | $ | 2,017,860 | $ | 11,194,300 | $ | — | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary | 27,437,546 | 7,388,691 | 20,048,855 | — | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples | 7,351,768 | — | 7,351,768 | — | ||||||||||||
Energy | 4,046,531 | — | 4,046,531 | — | ||||||||||||
Financials | 20,536,373 | 5,499,834 | 15,036,539 | — | ||||||||||||
Healthcare | 17,523,771 | 2,969,025 | 14,554,746 | — | ||||||||||||
Industrials | 21,300,662 | — | 21,300,662 | — | ||||||||||||
Information Technology | 27,833,744 | 7,550,498 | 20,283,246 | — | ||||||||||||
Materials | 3,956,259 | — | 3,956,259 | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 143,198,814 | $ | 25,425,908 | $ | 117,772,906 | $ | — | ||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 143,198,814 | $ | 25,425,908 | $ | 117,772,906 | $ | — |
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Alger Health Sciences Fund | TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | ||||||||||||
COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Financials | $ | 1,627,141 | $ | 1,627,141 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Healthcare | 295,065,322 | 287,081,718 | 7,983,604 | — | ||||||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | $ | 296,692,463 | $ | 288,708,859 | $ | 7,983,604 | $ | — | ||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 708,919 | — | — | 708,919 | ||||||||||||
WARRANTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 1,753,525 | — | 1,753,525 | — | ||||||||||||
RIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
Healthcare | 6,488,403 | * | 421,715 | — | * | 6,066,688 | ||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES | $ | 305,643,310 | $ | 289,130,574 | $ | 9,737,129 | $ | 6,775,607 |
*Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund’s, Alger Small Cap Growth Fund’s and Alger Health Sciences Fund’s holdings of BioNTech Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.’s rights are classified as a Level 2 investment and fair valued at zero as of July 31, 2020.
FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Capital Appreciation Fund | Common Stocks | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 6,002,522 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 641,768 | |||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 6,644,290 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | 641,768 | ||
Alger Capital Appreciation Fund | Preferred Stocks | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 4,062,807 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | — | |||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 4,062,807 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | — |
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FAIR VALUE | |||||
MEASUREMENTS | |||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | |||||
UNOBSERVABLE | |||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | |||||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | Common Stocks | ||||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 94,162 | |||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | ||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | ||||
Total gains or losses | |||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | ||||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | — | ||||
Purchases and sales | |||||
Purchases | — | ||||
Sales | — | ||||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 94,162 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | — | |||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | Preferred Stocks | ||||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 666,843 | |||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | ||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | ||||
Total gains or losses | |||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | ||||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (59,295 | ) | |||
Purchases and sales | |||||
Purchases | — | ||||
Sales | — | ||||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 607,548 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (59,295 | ) | ||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | Rights | ||||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 1,905,891 | |||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | ||||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | ||||
Total gains or losses | |||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | ||||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (76,708 | ) | |||
Purchases and sales | |||||
Purchases | — | ||||
Sales | — | ||||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 1,829,183 | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (76,708 | ) |
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FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | Preferred Stocks | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 245,362 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (62,498 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 182,864 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (62,498 | ) |
FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | Preferred Stocks | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 53,729 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (13,685 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 40,044 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (13,685 | ) |
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FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | Rights | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 564,546 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (22,722 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 541,824 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (22,722 | ) | |
FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | Rights | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 38,453 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (1,547 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 36,906 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (1,547 | ) |
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FAIR VALUE | ||||
MEASUREMENTS | ||||
USING SIGNIFICANT | ||||
UNOBSERVABLE | ||||
INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | ||||
Alger Health Sciences Fund | Preferred Stocks | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 951,208 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (242,289 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 708,919 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (242,289 | ) | |
Alger Health Sciences Fund | Rights | |||
Opening balance at November 1, 2019 | $ | 6,321,097 | ||
Transfers into Level 3 | — | |||
Transfers out of Level 3 | — | |||
Total gains or losses | ||||
Included in net realized gain (loss) on investments | — | |||
Included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (254,409 | ) | ||
Purchases and sales | ||||
Purchases | — | |||
Sales | — | |||
Closing balance at July 31, 2020 | 6,066,688 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) attributable to investments still held at July 31, 2020 | $ | (254,409 | ) |
The following table provides quantitative information about the Funds’ Level 3 fair value measurements of the Funds’ investments as of July 31, 2020. The table below is not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather provides information on the Level 3 inputs as they relate to the Funds’ fair value measurements.
Fair Value | Valuation | Unobservable | Weighted | |||||||||
July 31, 2020 | Methodology | Input | Input/Range | Average Inputs | ||||||||
Alger Capital Appreciation Fund | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 881,371 | Market Approach | Transaction Price | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Common Stocks | 5,762,919 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 1.00%-5.00% | N/A | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 4,062,807 | Market Approach | Transaction Price | N/A | N/A |
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Fair Value | Valuation | Unobservable | Weighted | |||||||||
July 31, 2020 | Methodology | Input | Input/Range | Average Inputs | ||||||||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 94,162 | Market Approach | Transaction Price | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Preferred Stocks | 434,056 | Market Approach | Transaction Price | N/A | N/A | |||||||
Preferred Stocks | 173,492 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 55.00%-60.00% | N/A | |||||||
Rights | 1,829,183 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 4.24%-5.10% | N/A | |||||||
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | $ | 182,864 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 55.00%-60.00% | N/A | ||||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | $ | 40,044 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 55.00%-60.00% | N/A | ||||||
Rights | 541,824 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 4.24%-5.10% | N/A | |||||||
Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | ||||||||||||
Rights | $ | 36,906 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 4.24%-5.10% | N/A | ||||||
Alger Health Sciences Fund | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | $ | 708,919 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 55.00%-60.00% | N/A | ||||||
Rights | 6,066,688 | Income Approach | Discount Rate | 4.24%-5.10% | N/A |
The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Funds’ securities are revenue and EBITDA multiples, discount rates, and the probabilities of success of certain outcomes. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation and interrelationships between these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements than those noted in the table above. Generally, all other things being equal, increases in revenue and EBITDA multiples, decreases in discount rates, and increases in the probabilities of success result in higher fair value measurements, whereas decreases in revenues and EBITDA multiples, increases in discount rates, and decreases in the probabilities of success result in lower fair value measurements.
Certain of the Funds’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount or face value, which approximates fair value for financial statements purposes. As of July 31, 2020, such assets were categorized within the ASC 820 disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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TOTAL | LEVEL 1 | LEVEL 2 | LEVEL 3 | |||||||||||||
Cash, foreign cash and cash equivalents: | ||||||||||||||||
Alger Capital Appreciation Fund | $ | 672,101 | $ | – | $ | 672,101 | $ | – | ||||||||
Alger 25 Fund | 42,015 | – | 42,015 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger 35 Fund | 329,598 | – | 329,598 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Growth & Income Fund | 421,271 | – | 421,271 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | 4,506,161 | – | 4,506,161 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund | 6,315,492 | – | 6,315,492 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | 30,285,152 | – | 30,285,152 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | 35,923,883 | – | 35,923,883 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Small Cap Focus Fund | 52,143,189 | – | 52,143,189 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger International Focus Fund | 1,587,541 | 16,467 | 1,571,074 | – | ||||||||||||
Alger Health Sciences Fund | 4,316,078 | – | 4,316,078 | – |
NOTE 4 — Derivatives:
FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”) requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.
Options—Certain Funds seek to capture the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments. To meet this investment goal, these Funds invest in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, while also buying and selling call and put options on equities and equity indexes. The Funds may purchase call options to increase their exposure to the stock market and also provide diversification of risk. The Funds may purchase put options in order to protect from significant market declines that may occur over a short period of time. The Funds will write covered call and cash secured put options to generate cash flows while reducing the volatility of the Funds’ portfolios. The cash flows may be an important source of the Funds’ returns, although written call options may reduce the Funds’ ability to profit from increases in the value of the underlying security or equity portfolio. The value of a call option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock increases and decreases as the stock decreases in price. Conversely, the value of a put option generally increases as the price of the underlying stock decreases and decreases as the stock increases in price. The combination of the diversified stock portfolio and the purchase and sale of options is intended to provide the Funds with the majority of the returns associated with equity market investments but with reduced volatility and returns that are augmented with the cash flows from the sale of options. During the period ended July 31, 2020, options were used in accordance with these objectives.
The Funds’ option contracts were not subject to any rights of offset with any counterparty. All of the Funds’ options were exchange traded which utilize a clearinghouse that acts as an intermediary between buyer and seller, receiving initial and maintenance margin from both, and guaranteeing performance of the option contract.
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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts—In connection with portfolio purchases and sales of securities denominated in foreign currencies, the Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts. Additionally, each Fund may enter into such contracts to economically hedge certain other foreign currency denominated investments. These contracts are valued at the current cost of covering or offsetting such contracts. In the event that counterparties fail to settle these currency contracts or the related foreign security trades, a Fund could be exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.
NOTE 5 — Affiliated Securities:
The issuers of the securities listed below are deemed to be affiliates of the Funds because the Funds or their affiliates owned 5% or more of the issuer’s voting securities during all or part of the period ended July 31, 2020. Purchase and sale transactions, interest income and dividend income earned during the period were as follows:
Net Increase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares/ | Shares/ | (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Par at | Par at | Dividend/ | in | Value at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 31, | Purchases/ | Sales/ | July 31, | Interest | Realized | Unrealized | July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security | 2019 | Conversion | Conversion | 2020 | Income | Gain (Loss) | App(Dep) | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alger Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 219,610 | – | – | 219,610 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (59,295 | ) | $ | 173,492 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (59,295 | ) | $ | 173,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Increase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares/ | Shares/ | (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Par at | Par at | Dividend/ | in | Value at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 31, | Purchases/ | Sales/ | July 31, | Interest | Realized | Unrealized | July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security | 2019 | Conversion | Conversion | 2020 | Income | Gain (Loss) | App(Dep) | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alger Weatherbie Specialized Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 231,474 | – | – | 231,474 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (62,498 | ) | $ | 182,864 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (62,498 | ) | $ | 182,864 |
Net Increase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares/ | Shares/ | (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Par at | Par at | Dividend/ | in | Value at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 31, | Purchases/ | Sales/ | July 31, | Interest | Realized | Unrealized | July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security | 2019 | Conversion | Conversion | 2020 | Income | Gain (Loss) | App(Dep) | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alger Small Cap Growth Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 50,688 | – | – | 50,688 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (13,685 | ) | $ | 40,044 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (13,685 | ) | $ | 40,044 |
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Net Increase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares/ | Shares/ | (Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Par at | Par at | Dividend/ | in | Value at | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October 31, | Purchases/ | Sales/ | July 31, | Interest | Realized | Unrealized | July 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Security | 2019 | Conversion | Conversion | 2020 | Income | Gain (Loss) | App(Dep) | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alger Health Sciences Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prosetta Biosciences, Inc., Series D | 897,366 | – | – | 897,366 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (242,289 | ) | $ | 708,919 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | – | $ | (242,289 | ) | $ | 708,919 |
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