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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments – as of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

ASG Global Alternatives Fund*

 

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Common Stocks – 8.2% of Net Assets

 
  

Aerospace & Defense – 0.3%

 

  23,111     

Arconic, Inc.

   $ 371,162  
  40,237     

Hexcel Corp.

     1,496,414  
  4,178     

United Technologies Corp.

     394,111  
     

 

 

 
        2,261,687  
     

 

 

 
  

Auto Components – 0.1%

 

  106,078     

Delphi Technologies PLC(a)

     853,928  
     

 

 

 
  

Banks – 0.7%

 

  26,511     

Carolina Financial Corp.

     685,840  
  93,835     

CenterState Bank Corp.

     1,616,777  
  8,021     

Citigroup, Inc.

     337,844  
  33,208     

IBERIABANK Corp.

     1,200,801  
  84,772     

Opus Bank

     1,469,099  
  2,946     

U.S. Bancorp

     101,490  
     

 

 

 
        5,411,851  
     

 

 

 
  

Beverages – 0.0%

 

  4,026     

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     151,096  
  834     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     100,163  
     

 

 

 
        251,259  
     

 

 

 
  

Biotechnology – 0.0%

 

  3,016     

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)

     174,928  
  3,077     

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     145,481  
     

 

 

 
        320,409  
     

 

 

 
  

Building Products – 0.1%

 

  11,758     

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     244,802  
  7,261     

Masonite International Corp.(a)

     344,534  
     

 

 

 
        589,336  
     

 

 

 
  

Capital Markets – 0.4%

 

  14,310     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     481,961  
  3,736     

Blackstone Group, Inc. (The), Class A

     170,249  
  3,095     

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     136,954  
  400     

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     133,028  
  48,032     

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     1,664,789  
     

 

 

 
        2,586,981  
     

 

 

 
  

Chemicals – 0.0%

 

  825     

Ecolab, Inc.

     128,560  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.0%

 

  2,317     

Copart, Inc.(a)

     158,761  
  978     

Waste Management, Inc.

     90,524  
     

 

 

 
        249,285  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Communications Equipment – 0.0%

 

  996     

Ubiquiti, Inc.

   $ 141,014  
     

 

 

 
  

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

 

  16,288     

AECOM(a)

     486,197  
     

 

 

 
  

Construction Materials – 0.1%

 

  6,169     

Eagle Materials, Inc.

     360,393  
     

 

 

 
  

Consumer Finance – 0.1%

 

  58,246     

SLM Corp.

     418,789  
     

 

 

 
  

Containers & Packaging – 0.0%

 

  1,334     

AptarGroup, Inc.

     132,786  
  4,747     

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     137,758  
     

 

 

 
        270,544  
     

 

 

 
  

Distributors – 0.1%

 

  17,096     

LKQ Corp.(a)

     350,639  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

 

  10,031     

Vivint Smart Home, Inc.(a)

     125,789  
     

 

 

 
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 

  2,889     

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     155,226  
     

 

 

 
  

Electric Utilities – 0.2%

 

  1,586     

ALLETE, Inc.

     96,239  
  2,035     

Alliant Energy Corp.

     98,270  
  1,168     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     93,417  
  2,121     

Avangrid, Inc.

     92,857  
  1,239     

Duke Energy Corp.

     100,210  
  1,069     

Entergy Corp.

     100,454  
  1,222     

Eversource Energy

     95,573  
  2,960     

Exelon Corp.

     108,958  
  2,657     

FirstEnergy Corp.

     106,466  
  2,161     

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

     93,031  
  1,129     

IDACORP, Inc.

     99,115  
  333     

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     80,126  
  3,502     

OGE Energy Corp.

     107,616  
  1,424     

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     107,925  
  1,600     

Portland General Electric Co.

     76,704  
  1,884     

Southern Co. (The)

     102,000  
  1,641     

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     98,952  
     

 

 

 
        1,657,913  
     

 

 

 
  

Electrical Equipment – 0.0%

 

  16,281     

Vertiv Holdings Co.(a)

     140,831  
     

 

 

 
  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.0%

 

  1,710     

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

     143,093  
     

 

 

 
  

Entertainment – 0.1%

 

  38,565     

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A(a)

     234,475  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Entertainment – continued

 

  2,227     

Madison Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(a)

   $ 470,810  
     

 

 

 
        705,285  
     

 

 

 
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.1%

 

  10,170     

Sysco Corp.

     464,057  
  17,544     

U.S. Foods Holding Corp.(a)

     310,704  
  1,114     

Walmart, Inc.

     126,573  
     

 

 

 
        901,334  
     

 

 

 
  

Food Products – 0.3%

 

  11,280     

Campbell Soup Co.

     520,685  
  16,340     

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     479,416  
  17,929     

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (The)(a)

     465,616  
  14,063     

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

     704,275  
     

 

 

 
        2,169,992  
     

 

 

 
  

Gas Utilities – 0.1%

 

  986     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     97,841  
  317     

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A(a)

     10,319  
  1,257     

ONE Gas, Inc.

     105,110  
  1,374     

Spire, Inc.

     102,336  
  8,467     

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     119,723  
     

 

 

 
        435,329  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.3%

 

  6,587     

Baxter International, Inc.

     534,799  
  5,100     

Danaher Corp.

     705,891  
  539     

DexCom, Inc.(a)

     145,137  
  927     

Insulet Corp.(a)

     153,585  
  5,204     

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     526,020  
     

 

 

 
        2,065,432  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.1%

 

  8,522     

Magellan Health, Inc.(a)

     409,993  
     

 

 

 
  

Health Care Technology – 0.1%

 

  12,296     

Cerner Corp.

     774,525  
  1,109     

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A(a)

     173,414  
     

 

 

 
        947,939  
     

 

 

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.4%

 

  14,353     

Accel Entertainment, Inc., Class A(a)

     107,648  
  34,444     

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     245,930  
  910     

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

     595,504  
  7,288     

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     497,333  
  6,858     

Jack in the Box, Inc.

     240,373  
  669     

McDonald’s Corp.

     110,619  
  19,943     

MGM Resorts International

     235,327  
  7,317     

Starbucks Corp.

     481,020  
  17,683     

Wendy’s Co. (The)

     263,123  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – continued

 

  1,993     

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   $ 136,580  
     

 

 

 
        2,913,457  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Durables – 0.0%

 

  63     

NVR, Inc.(a)

     161,854  
     

 

 

 
  

Household Products – 0.1%

 

  4,575     

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     503,250  
     

 

 

 
  

Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%

 

  5,011     

Atlantica Yield PLC

     111,745  
     

 

 

 
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

 

  48,025     

General Electric Co.

     381,318  
     

 

 

 
  

Insurance – 0.2%

 

  3,954     

Aflac, Inc.

     135,385  
  1,250     

Allstate Corp. (The)

     114,663  
  1,937     

American Financial Group, Inc.

     135,745  
  1,526     

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

     124,384  
  3,621     

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     139,952  
  3,510     

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     127,132  
  1,293     

Chubb Ltd.

     144,415  
  1,192     

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     107,971  
  163     

Markel Corp.(a)

     151,246  
  1,180     

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     102,023  
  1,412     

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     140,282  
  116     

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

     105,560  
     

 

 

 
        1,528,758  
     

 

 

 
  

Interactive Media & Services – 0.1%

 

  13,746     

Snap, Inc., Class A(a)

     163,440  
  7,119     

Twitter, Inc.(a)

     174,843  
     

 

 

 
        338,283  
     

 

 

 
  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.1%

 

  20,170     

eBay, Inc.

     606,310  
  316     

MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)

     154,391  
     

 

 

 
        760,701  
     

 

 

 
  

IT Services – 0.1%

 

  2,503     

Amdocs Ltd.

     137,590  
  1,287     

Okta, Inc.(a)

     157,349  
  2,040     

Paychex, Inc.

     128,357  
  7,073     

Repay Holdings Corp.(a)

     101,497  
     

 

 

 
        524,793  
     

 

 

 
  

Leisure Products – 0.0%

 

  25,878     

Callaway Golf Co.

     264,473  
     

 

 

 
  

Machinery – 0.1%

 

  9,810     

ITT, Inc.

     444,981  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Machinery – continued

 

  25,467     

Trinity Industries, Inc.

   $ 409,255  
     

 

 

 
        854,236  
     

 

 

 
  

Media – 0.1%

 

  7,619     

Altice USA, Inc., Class A(a)

     169,828  
  24,816     

Loral Space & Communications, Inc.(a)

     403,260  
     

 

 

 
        573,088  
     

 

 

 
  

Metals & Mining – 0.0%

 

  3,621     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     144,080  
  8,186     

Barrick Gold Corp.

     149,967  
     

 

 

 
        294,047  
     

 

 

 
  

Multi-Utilities – 0.2%

 

  1,372     

Ameren Corp.

     99,923  
  2,854     

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

     102,658  
  1,644     

CMS Energy Corp.

     96,585  
  1,135     

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     88,530  
  1,324     

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     95,580  
  875     

DTE Energy Co.

     83,099  
  3,859     

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     82,969  
  1,652     

NorthWestern Corp.

     98,839  
  2,474     

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     111,107  
  905     

Sempra Energy

     102,256  
  1,040     

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     91,655  
     

 

 

 
        1,053,201  
     

 

 

 
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%

 

  13,123     

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)

     439,621  
  15,489     

CVR Energy, Inc.

     256,033  
  9,948     

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

     260,638  
  4,427     

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

     161,541  
  14,976     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     353,733  
     

 

 

 
        1,471,566  
     

 

 

 
  

Personal Products – 0.0%

 

  4,322     

Medifast, Inc.

     270,125  
     

 

 

 
  

Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%

 

  9,651     

Allergan PLC

     1,709,192  
  794     

Johnson & Johnson

     104,117  
     

 

 

 
        1,813,309  
     

 

 

 
  

Professional Services – 0.0%

 

  270     

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

     158,547  
  719     

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

     100,214  
     

 

 

 
        258,761  
     

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%

 

  9,898     

CBRE Group, Inc., Class A(a)

     373,254  
     

 

 

 


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

REITs - Apartments – 0.1%

 

  3,900     

American Campus Communities, Inc.

   $ 108,225  
  4,390     

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

     101,848  
  2,853     

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     100,283  
  586     

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     86,242  
  1,236     

Camden Property Trust

     97,941  
  1,603     

Equity Residential

     98,921  
  451     

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     99,328  
  4,823     

Invitation Homes, Inc.

     103,067  
  941     

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     96,951  
  2,744     

UDR, Inc.

     100,266  
     

 

 

 
        993,072  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Diversified – 0.4%

 

  17,978     

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     2,497,324  
  3,661     

Duke Realty Corp.

     118,543  
  8,348     

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

     231,323  
  20,500     

New Residential Investment Corp.

     102,705  
  1,662     

W.P. Carey, Inc.

     96,529  
     

 

 

 
        3,046,424  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Health Care – 0.0%

 

  1,722     

National Health Investors, Inc.

     85,273  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Hotels – 0.1%

 

  15,683     

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

     143,813  
  15,273     

MGM Growth Properties LLC, Class A

     361,512  
     

 

 

 
        505,325  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Manufactured Homes – 0.0%

 

  1,898     

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     109,097  
  820     

Sun Communities, Inc.

     102,377  
     

 

 

 
        211,474  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Mortgage – 0.2%

 

  8,324     

AGNC Investment Corp.

     88,068  
  36,318     

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     184,132  
  21,004     

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

     155,850  
  13,899     

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

     122,450  
  4,880     

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

     90,866  
  18,262     

Broadmark Realty Capital, Inc.

     137,330  
  11,570     

Chimera Investment Corp.

     105,287  
  14,770     

Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc.

     50,366  
  9,110     

KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.

     136,741  
  58,733     

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.

     91,036  
  10,845     

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust

     115,174  
  7,602     

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

     77,920  
  24,662     

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     93,962  
     

 

 

 
        1,449,182  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Office Property – 0.1%

 

  3,616     

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     110,324  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

REITs - Office Property – continued

 

  3,337     

Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

   $ 82,223  
  3,097     

Equity Commonwealth

     98,206  
  3,413     

JBG SMITH Properties

     108,636  
  1,770     

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     112,749  
     

 

 

 
        512,138  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Shopping Centers – 0.0%

 

  1,156     

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     86,249  
  2,235     

Regency Centers Corp.

     85,891  
     

 

 

 
        172,140  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Single Tenant – 0.0%

 

  3,411     

Getty Realty Corp.

     80,977  
  3,990     

STORE Capital Corp.

     72,299  
     

 

 

 
        153,276  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Storage – 0.0%

 

  462     

Public Storage

     91,758  
     

 

 

 
  

REITs - Warehouse/Industrials – 0.0%

 

  1,066     

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     111,376  
  2,322     

Terreno Realty Corp.

     120,163  
     

 

 

 
        231,539  
     

 

 

 
  

Road & Rail – 0.0%

 

  10,763     

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

     300,503  
     

 

 

 
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.1%

 

  8,014     

Applied Materials, Inc.

     367,201  
  1,227     

KLA Corp.

     176,369  
  2,070     

Xilinx, Inc.

     161,336  
     

 

 

 
        704,906  
     

 

 

 
  

Software – 1.3%

 

  9,494     

2U, Inc.(a)

     201,463  
  1,296     

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     412,439  
  1,155     

Atlassian Corp. PLC, Class A(a)

     158,535  
  19,683     

Box, Inc., Class A(a)

     276,349  
  5,565     

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     787,726  
  13,187     

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.(a)

     418,687  
  1,702     

DocuSign, Inc.(a)

     157,265  
  391     

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

     120,307  
  4,249     

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     429,871  
  27,590     

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     516,209  
  15,114     

Open Text Corp.

     527,781  
  668     

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

     134,943  
  7,573     

PTC, Inc.(a)

     463,543  
  816     

RingCentral, Inc., Class A(a)

     172,919  
  3,809     

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

     548,420  
  2,135     

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     611,848  
  253,973     

TiVo Corp.

     1,798,129  
  2,174     

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

     644,721  


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Common Stocks – continued

 
  

Software – continued

 

  1,075     

Workday, Inc., Class A(a)

   $ 139,987  
  8,435     

Zendesk, Inc.(a)

     539,924  
  2,569     

Zscaler, Inc.(a)

     156,349  
     

 

 

 
        9,217,415  
     

 

 

 
  

Specialty Retail – 0.2%

 

  5,049     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     471,173  
  206     

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     174,276  
  4,829     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     415,535  
  25,955     

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     367,004  
     

 

 

 
        1,427,988  
     

 

 

 
  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.1%

 

  23,818     

HP, Inc.

     413,480  
     

 

 

 
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.0%

 

  762     

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

     144,437  
     

 

 

 
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%

 

  10,897     

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

     126,514  
  7,448     

Columbia Financial, Inc.(a)

     107,251  
  11,239     

Northwest Bancshares, Inc.

     130,035  
  8,091     

TFS Financial Corp.

     123,550  
     

 

 

 
        487,350  
     

 

 

 
  

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

 

  15,231     

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.(a)

     433,017  
  12,777     

WESCO International, Inc.(a)

     291,955  
     

 

 

 
        724,972  
     

 

 

 
  

Water Utilities – 0.0%

 

  769     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     91,942  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks
(Identified Cost $71,840,027)

     59,953,841  
     

 

 

 
 

Exchange-Traded Funds – 0.6%

 
  52,871     

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
(Identified Cost $4,653,790)

     4,074,768  
     

 

 

 
Principal
Amount
             
 

Short-Term Investments – 89.3%

 
  

Certificates of Deposit – 57.3%

 

  $    5,000,000     

Bank of Montreal (IL),
1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 1.695%, 4/03/2020(b)

     5,000,479  
  31,000,000     

Landesbank Baden Wurttemberg (NY),
0.250%, 4/06/2020

     30,999,876  
  25,000,000     

Mizuho Bank Ltd. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.200%, 0.950%, 4/20/2020(b)

     25,003,579  
  10,000,000     

Landesbank Hessen (NY),
1.300%, 4/27/2020

     10,002,862  


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
   Certificates of Deposit – continued

 

  $    15,000,000     

Landesbank Hessen (NY),
1.640%, 5/06/2020

   $ 15,008,952  
  20,000,000     

DNB Nor Bank ASA (NY),
1.630%, 5/12/2020

     20,019,074  
  20,000,000     

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),
1.620%, 5/19/2020

     20,013,936  
  16,500,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 1.763%, 5/19/2020(b)

     16,490,900  
  30,000,000     

National Australia Bank (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.150%, 0.923%, 5/20/2020(b)(c)

     29,998,989  
  25,000,000     

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.050%, 0.913%, 6/10/2020(b)

     24,993,671  
  25,000,000     

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp. (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 0.933%, 6/10/2020(b)

     24,994,999  
  30,000,000     

Nordea Bank ABP (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.060%, 0.828%, 6/11/2020(b)

     29,974,326  
  20,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.180%, 0.991%, 6/12/2020(b)(c)

     19,993,559  
  20,000,000     

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. (NY),
3-month LIBOR + 0.070%, 0.811%, 6/16/2020(b)

     19,982,098  
  25,000,000     

Norinchukin Bank (NY),
1.640%, 6/18/2020

     25,024,395  
  25,000,000     

DZ Bank (NY),
1.250%, 6/25/2020

     25,001,240  
  20,000,000     

Royal Bank of Canada (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.210%, 1.073%, 7/10/2020(b)(c)

     19,984,955  
  5,000,000     

MUFG Bank Ltd. (NY),
0.980%, 8/28/2020

     4,991,073  
  20,000,000     

Bank of Montreal (IL),
0.800%, 9/04/2020

     19,937,281  
  5,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
1.020%, 9/11/2020

     4,989,867  
  25,000,000     

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NY),
1-month LIBOR + 0.310%, 1.083%, 10/20/2020(b)(c)

     24,970,968  
     

 

 

 
        417,377,079  
     

 

 

 
  

Commercial Paper – 15.1%

 

  31,000,000     

Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (NY),
0.090%, 4/03/2020(d)

     30,999,969  
  3,000,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.801%, 4/08/2020(d)

     2,999,229  
  9,000,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.602%, 4/15/2020(d)

     8,994,188  
  25,000,000     

Santander UK PLC,
1.738%, 4/21/2020(d)

     24,983,958  
  25,000,000     

ING U.S. Funding LLC, (Credit Support: ING Bank NV),
1.791%, 5/06/2020(d)

     24,969,500  
  17,000,000     

Cofco Capital Corp., (Credit Support: Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.),
1.103%, 6/02/2020(d)

     16,952,400  
     

 

 

 
        109,899,244  
     

 

 

 


Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  
  

Time Deposits – 10.6%

 

  $    9,000,000     

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
0.020%, 4/01/2020

   $ 9,000,000  
  34,000,000     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),
0.030%, 4/01/2020

     34,000,000  
  34,000,000     

National Bank of Kuwait (NY),
0.070%, 4/01/2020

     34,000,000  
     

 

 

 
        77,000,000  
     

 

 

 
  

Other Notes – 4.1%

 

  30,000,000     

Bank of America NA,
1.840%, 6/15/2020

     30,110,132  
  

Treasuries – 2.1%

 

  8,350,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
1.517%, 4/02/2020(d)(e)

     8,350,000  
  7,250,000     

U.S. Treasury Bills,
0.780%-1.530%, 5/07/2020(d)(e)(f)

     7,249,538  
     

 

 

 
        15,599,538  
     

 

 

 
  

Repurchase Agreements – 0.1%

 

  377,889     

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 3/31/2020 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $377,889 on 4/01/2020 collateralized by $370,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875% due 10/15/2021 valued at $390,031 including accrued interest(g)

     377,889  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Short-Term Investments
(Identified Cost $650,358,051)

     650,363,882  
     

 

 

 
  

Total Investments – 98.1%
(Identified Cost $726,851,868)

     714,392,491  
  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.9%

     13,779,073  
     

 

 

 
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 728,171,564  
     

 

 

 

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of March 31, 2020, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $8,328,871, representing 1.14% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

*

Subsequent Event. The Board of Trustees approved a change in the name of the Fund to AlphaSimplex Global Alternatives Fund. This change will be effective at the close of business on April 30, 2020.


(†)

Fund securities and other investments are valued at market value based on market quotations obtained or determined by independent pricing services recommended by the adviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, as described below. Market value is determined as follows:

Listed equity securities (including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds) are valued at the last sale price quoted on the exchange where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking an NOCP, at the most recent bid quotations on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Unlisted equity securities (except unlisted preferred equity securities) are valued at the last sale price quoted in the market where they are traded most extensively or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid quotation as reported by an independent pricing service. If there is no last sale price or closing bid quotation available, unlisted equity securities will be valued using evaluated bids furnished by an independent pricing service, if available.

Debt securities and unlisted preferred equity securities are valued based on evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by an independent pricing service or bid prices obtained from broker-dealers.

Broker-dealer bid prices may be used to value debt and unlisted equity securities where an independent pricing service is unable to price a security or where an independent pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated rates determined based on information provided by an independent pricing service.

Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price on the exchange on which the adviser or subadviser believes that, over time, they are traded most extensively.

Equity basket total return swaps are valued based on the value of the underlying listed equity securities as reported by an independent pricing service. If prices from an independent pricing service are not available, prices from a broker-dealer may be used.

Fund securities and other investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may also value securities and other investments at fair value in other circumstances such as when extraordinary events occur after the close of a foreign market but prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. This may include situations relating to a single issuer (such as a declaration of bankruptcy or a delisting of the issuer’s security from the primary market on which it has traded) as well as events affecting the securities markets in general (such as market disruptions or closings and significant fluctuations in U.S. and/or foreign markets). When fair valuing its securities or other investments, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities or other market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the time the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated. Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a security, and fair values used to determine the Fund’s NAV may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same securities. In addition, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities held by the Fund.

As of March 31, 2020, futures contracts were fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees as events occurring after the close of the foreign market were believed to materially affect the value of the contracts, as follows:

 

Notional Value

   Unrealized Appreciation/
Depreciation*
   Unrealized as a Percentage
of Net Assets

$ 20,810,857

   $2,623,517    0.36%

 

*

Amount represents gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at absolute value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate as of March 31, 2020 is disclosed.

(c)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been designated to cover the Fund’s obligations under open derivative contracts.

(d)

Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

(e)

Security (or a portion thereof) has been pledged as collateral for open derivative contracts.

(f)

The Fund’s investment in U.S. Government/Agency securities is comprised of various lots with differing discount rates. These separate investments, which have the same maturity date, have been aggregated for the purpose of presentation in the Portfolio of Investments.


(g)

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement, under which the Fund acquires securities as collateral and agrees to resell the securities at an agreed upon time and at an agreed upon price. It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty, including possible delays or restrictions upon the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities. As of March 31, 2020, the Fund had an investment in a repurchase agreement for which the value of the related collateral exceeded the value of the repurchase agreement.

 

ETF

  Exchange-Traded Fund

LIBOR

  London Interbank Offered Rate

REITs

  Real Estate Investment Trusts

SLM

  Sallie Mae

CHF

  Swiss Franc

NOK

  Norwegian Krone

NZD

  New Zealand Dollar

SEK

  Swedish Krona

SGD

  Singapore Dollar

ZAR

  South African Rand

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts including forward foreign cross currency contracts, to acquire exposure to foreign currencies or to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuation. A contract can also be used to offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The U.S. dollar value of the currencies the Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Contracts are traded over-the-counter directly with a counterparty. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. When the Fund enters into a forward foreign currency contract, it is required to pledge cash or high-quality securities equal to a percentage of the notional amount of the contract to the counterparty as an independent amount of collateral. The Fund may pledge additional collateral to the counterparty to the extent of mark-to-market losses on open contracts.

At March 31, 2020, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Counterparty

   Delivery
Date
    Currency
Bought/
Sold (B/S)
   Units
of
Currency
     In Exchange
for
     Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     CHF      B        2,125,000      $ 2,174,600      $ 2,215,803      $ 41,203  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     CHF      B        4,500,000        4,835,366        4,692,290        (143,076

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NOK      B        86,000,000        7,676,803        8,274,458        597,655  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NOK      B        134,000,000        13,459,125        12,892,760        (566,365

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NOK      S        198,000,000        20,713,388        19,050,497        1,662,891  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NZD      B        74,300,000        46,860,861        44,308,062        (2,552,799

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NZD      S        46,700,000        28,177,796        27,849,078        328,718  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     NZD      S        15,400,000        8,908,857        9,183,636        (274,779

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     SEK      B        78,000,000        8,231,374        7,897,906        (333,468

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     SEK      S        36,000,000        3,577,397        3,645,187        (67,790

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     SGD      S        6,125,000        4,410,473        4,314,307        96,166  

UBS AG

     6/17/2020     ZAR      S        19,500,000        1,203,107        1,079,370        123,737  
                   

 

 

 

Total

                    $ (1,087,907
                   

 

 

 


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin.” As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures contracts are standardized and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund are reduced; however, in the event that a counterparty enters into bankruptcy, the Fund’s claim against initial/variation margin on deposit with the counterparty may be subject to terms of a final settlement in bankruptcy court.

At March 31, 2020, open long futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2020        592      $ 128,089,374      $ 130,466,625      $ 2,377,251  

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2020        123        8,838,428        8,860,156        21,728  

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/30/2020        475        58,445,781        59,545,703        1,099,922  

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     6/15/2020        307        27,886,345        28,440,688        554,343  

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     6/19/2020        27        2,824,493        2,822,980        (1,513

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     6/19/2020        590        79,768,305        81,825,625        2,057,320  

ASX SPI 200

     6/18/2020        5        395,586        392,818        (2,768

Australian Dollar

     6/15/2020        105        6,928,810        6,450,150        (478,660

DAX

     6/19/2020        25        5,811,935        6,829,360        1,017,425  

E-mini NASDAQ 100

     6/19/2020        6        958,967        934,350        (24,617

E-mini Russell 2000

     6/19/2020        120        5,926,360        6,885,600        959,240  

E-mini S&P MidCap 400®

     6/19/2020        3        470,725        431,340        (39,385

Euro Schatz

     6/08/2020        139        17,221,902        17,199,066        (22,836

EURO STOXX 50®

     6/19/2020        137        3,500,923        4,150,641        649,718  

Euro-Buxl® 30 Year Bond

     6/08/2020        5        1,192,455        1,157,493        (34,962

Euro-OAT

     6/08/2020        32        5,860,697        5,901,306        40,609  

Eurodollar

     6/15/2020        49        12,058,287        12,185,687        127,400  

Eurodollar

     9/14/2020        94        23,406,837        23,416,575        9,738  

FTSE 100 Index

     6/19/2020        87        5,335,057        6,089,875        754,818  

German Euro BOBL

     6/08/2020        29        4,346,582        4,324,568        (22,014

Hang Seng Index®

     4/28/2020        10        1,500,952        1,529,780        28,828  

Mexican Peso

     6/15/2020        234        5,214,345        4,903,470        (310,875

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     6/19/2020        110        5,266,760        4,635,950        (630,810

S&P/TSX 60 Index

     6/18/2020        6        721,126        694,266        (26,860

Sterling

     6/17/2020        167        25,748,637        25,814,756        66,119  

TOPIX

     6/11/2020        34        4,266,404        4,436,364        169,960  

U.S. Dollar Index

     6/15/2020        12        1,199,335        1,189,104        (10,231
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ 8,328,888  
              

 

 

 


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Brent Crude Oil

     5/29/2020        97      $ 2,995,590      $ 2,877,020      $ (118,570

Coffee

     7/21/2020        25        1,122,656        1,128,281        5,625  

Copper LME

     6/17/2020        192        27,186,000        23,763,600        (3,422,400

Gasoline

     4/30/2020        67        4,284,597        1,667,858        (2,616,739

Gold

     6/26/2020        70        10,950,190        11,176,200        226,010  

Live Cattle

     6/30/2020        95        3,802,180        3,498,850        (303,330

New York Harbor ULSD

     4/30/2020        1        58,048        42,063        (15,985

Nickel LME

     6/17/2020        74        5,717,832        5,096,898        (620,934

Soybean Meal

     7/14/2020        66        2,008,040        2,104,740        96,700  

Sugar

     6/30/2020        207        2,532,712        2,434,320        (98,392

Wheat

     7/14/2020        287        7,735,450        8,071,875        336,425  

Zinc LME

     6/17/2020        189        10,129,455        8,999,944        (1,129,511
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (7,661,101)  
              

 

 

 

At March 31, 2020, open short futures contracts were as follows:

 

Financial and Currency Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     6/19/2020        95      $ 15,766,172      $ 17,010,938      $ (1,244,766

Brazilian Real

     4/30/2020        52        1,010,270        1,000,480        9,790  

British Pound

     6/15/2020        10        787,044        778,500        8,544  

Canadian Dollar

     6/16/2020        98        6,830,760        6,962,410        (131,650

E-mini S&P 500®

     6/19/2020        38        4,777,712        4,882,430        (104,718

Euro

     6/15/2020        392        55,367,956        54,142,550        1,225,406  

Euro-BTP

     6/08/2020        19        2,819,331        2,963,259        (143,928

German Euro Bund

     6/08/2020        156        29,540,863        29,680,744        (139,881

Indian Rupee

     4/28/2020        132        3,413,256        3,469,488        (56,232

Japanese Yen

     6/15/2020        58        6,795,526        6,756,638        38,888  

UK Long Gilt

     6/26/2020        40        6,753,175        6,766,465        (13,290
              

 

 

 

Total

 

   $ (551,837)  
              

 

 

 

 

Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum LME

     6/17/2020        62      $ 2,682,732      $ 2,359,875      $ 322,857  

Cocoa

     7/16/2020        93        2,074,830        2,100,870        (26,040

Copper

     5/27/2020        15        931,512        835,500        96,012  

Copper LME

     6/17/2020        205        27,232,667        25,372,594        1,860,073  

Corn

     7/14/2020        574        10,941,638        9,930,200        1,011,438  

Cotton

     7/09/2020        41        1,101,670        1,043,450        58,220  

Low Sulfur Gasoil

     5/12/2020        15        517,225        442,125        75,100  

Natural Gas

     4/28/2020        67        1,270,610        1,098,800        171,810  

Nickel LME

     6/17/2020        34        2,464,257        2,341,818        122,439  

Silver

     5/27/2020        13        1,142,505        920,140        222,365  

Soybean

     7/14/2020        73        3,270,550        3,246,675        23,875  

Soybean Oil

     7/14/2020        50        840,228        820,800        19,428  

WTI Crude Oil

     5/19/2020        226        5,466,980        5,539,260        (72,280


Commodity Futures1

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Zinc LME

     6/17/2020        90      $ 4,338,076      $ 4,285,688      $ 52,388  
                 

 

 

 

Total

                  $ 3,937,685  
                 

 

 

 

 

1 

Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Swap Agreements.

The Fund may enter into equity basket total return swap agreements. An equity basket total return swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange, for a specified period and based on the notional amount, the total return on an underlying basket of equity securities for, typically, fixed or floating interest payments. When a Fund pays interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may be required to pay the change in value to the counterparty in addition to the interest payment; conversely, when a Fund receives interest in exchange for the total return of an underlying asset and the value of the underlying asset decreases, the Fund may receive the change in value in addition to the interest payment. The Fund receives net interest or pays net total return depending on whether the values of the underlying assets decrease or increase. Dividends declared on short reference entity common stocks are accrued and paid to the counterparty. Equity basket total return swap agreements typically reset on a monthly basis.

Equity basket total return swap agreements are valued daily, and fluctuations in value are recorded as change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swap agreements. Fees are accrued in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Payments made or received by the Fund as a result of a reset or termination of the agreement are recorded as realized gain or loss.

Equity basket total return swap agreements are privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market and are entered into as bilateral contracts. Bilateral swap agreements are traded between counterparties and, as such, are subject to the risk that a party to the agreement will not be able to meet its obligations. Bilateral swap agreements may require the movement of cash and/or securities as collateral for the Fund’s or counterparty’s net obligations under the contracts. The Fund covers its net obligations under outstanding equity basket total return swap agreements by segregating or earmarking cash or securities.

At March 31, 2020, the Fund had the following open swap agreements:

Bilateral Equity Basket Total Return Swaps (a)

 

Reference Entity

  

Counterparty

   Expiration
Date
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Value of
Reference
Entities
     Notional
Amount
Net Asset
Percentage
 
Equity Securities Short    Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC      5/19/2020        $(21,831,067)        $—        $(21,831,067)        (3.0%)  
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(a)

The Fund receives or pays, on a monthly basis, the total return on a portfolio of short equity positions net of one day U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate minus a spread of 0.45%-0.75% as calculated on the notional amount.

The following table represents the reference entities underlying the total return swap with Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC as of March 31, 2020:

 

Common Stocks - Short

   Shares      Value      % of Basket Value  

Aerospace & Defense

        

AeroVironment, Inc.

     (2,495    $ (152,095      (0.7 %) 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

     (4,301      (102,923      (0.5 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (255,018   

Auto Components

        

BorgWarner, Inc.

     (48,480      (1,181,458      (5.4 %) 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     (27,894      (162,343      (0.7 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (1,343,801   

Banks

        

First Horizon National Corp.

     (154,130      (1,242,288      (5.7 %) 

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     (77,312      (1,456,558      (6.7 %) 

South State Corp.

     (28,159      (1,653,778      (7.6 %) 

United Bankshares, Inc.

     (29,558      (682,199      (3.1 %) 
     

 

 

    
        (5,034,823   


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares     Value     % of Basket Value  

Biotechnology

      

AbbVie, Inc.

     (8,357     (636,720     (2.9 %) 

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (4,132     (146,603     (0.7 %) 

Alkermes PLC

     (12,378     (178,491     (0.8 %) 

Bluebird Bio, Inc.

     (3,393     (155,942     (0.7 %) 

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.

     (14,741     (173,059     (0.8 %) 

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (2,344     (147,578     (0.7 %) 

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (2,618     (174,778     (0.8 %) 

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

     (1,884     (184,293     (0.8 %) 

Vericel Corp.

     (2,215     (20,312     (0.1 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (1,817,776  

Capital Markets

      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     (52,052     (1,749,988     (8.0 %) 
    

 

 

   

Chemicals

      

Chemours Co. (The)

     (14,175     (125,732     (0.6 %) 

Ferro Corp.

     (15,625     (146,250     (0.7 %) 

Mosaic Co. (The)

     (15,409     (166,725     (0.8 %) 

Olin Corp.

     (13,618     (158,922     (0.7 %) 

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     (4,715     (179,972     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (777,601  

Communications Equipment

      

CommScope Holding Co., Inc.

     (17,165     (156,373     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

      

CenturyLink, Inc.

     (16,984     (160,669     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

      

TTM Technologies, Inc.

     (16,229     (167,808     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   

Energy Equipment & Services

      

Halliburton Co.

     (14,842     (101,668     (0.5 %) 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     (14,629     (143,803     (0.7 %) 

Schlumberger Ltd.

     (9,616     (129,720     (0.6 %) 

Transocean Ltd.

     (47,209     (54,762     (0.3 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (429,953  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts

      

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     (17,978     (2,497,324     (11.4 %) 
    

 

 

   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

      

STAAR Surgical Co.

     (4,665     (150,493     (0.7 %) 

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.

     (1,810     (116,473     (0.5 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (266,966  

Health Care Providers & Services

      

BioTelemetry, Inc.

     (4,048     (155,888     (0.7 %) 

MEDNAX, Inc.

     (13,579     (158,060     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (313,948  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

      

International Game Technology PLC

     (23,823     (141,747     (0.6 %) 

Penn National Gaming, Inc.

     (8,237     (104,198     (0.5 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (245,945  


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares     Value     % of Basket Value  

Household Durables

      

Newell Brands, Inc.

     (12,149     (161,339     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   

Interactive Media & Entertainment

      

SINA Corp.

     (5,010     (159,518     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

      

Grubhub, Inc.

     (3,038     (123,738     (0.6 %) 
    

 

 

   

Machinery

      

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     (8,626     (153,025     (0.7 %) 

Woodward, Inc.

     (25,148     (1,494,797     (6.8 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (1,647,822  

Media

      

AMC Networks, Inc.

     (6,824     (165,891     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   

Metals & Mining

      

Alcoa Corp.

     (15,914     (98,030     (0.4 %) 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     (23,326     (157,451     (0.7 %) 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     (7,649     (172,409     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (427,889  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

      

Apache Corp.

     (17,136     (71,629     (0.3 %) 

Cimarex Energy Co.

     (8,982     (151,167     (0.7 %) 

CNX Resources Corp.

     (17,900     (95,228     (0.4 %) 

Golar LNG Ltd.

     (22,248     (175,314     (0.8 %) 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     (9,330     (108,041     (0.5 %) 

Parsley Energy, Inc.

     (20,162     (115,528     (0.5 %) 

PBF Energy, Inc.

     (13,539     (95,856     (0.4 %) 

Western Midstream Operating LP

     (23,662     (76,665     (0.4 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (889,428  

Paper & Forest Products

      

Boise Cascade LLC

     (6,384     (151,812     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   

Pharmaceuticals

      

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     (9,844     (177,094     (0.8 %) 

Theravance Biopharma, Inc.

     (7,501     (173,348     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (350,442  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

      

Xperi Corp.

     (115,557     (1,607,398     (7.4 %) 
    

 

 

   

Software

      

Nutanix, Inc., Class A

     (4,813     (76,045     (0.3 %) 
    

 

 

   

Specialty Retail

      

L Brands, Inc.

     (10,125     (117,045     (0.5 %) 

National Vision Holdings, Inc.

     (6,665     (129,434     (0.6 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (246,479  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

      

Western Digital Corp.

     (4,137     (172,182     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

      

Capri Holdings Ltd.

     (10,296     (111,094     (0.5 %) 


Common Stocks - Short

   Shares     Value     % of Basket Value  

Tapestry, Inc.

     (11,027     (142,800     (0.7 %) 
    

 

 

   
    (253,894  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

      

U.S. Cellular Corp.

     (6,118     (179,196     (0.8 %) 
    

 

 

   

Total Common Stocks - Short

 

  $ (21,831,067  
    

 

 

   


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 — prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2020, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks*

   $ 59,953,841      $ —        $ —        $ 59,953,841  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     4,074,768        —          —          4,074,768  

Short-Term Investments*

     —          650,363,882        —          650,363,882  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —          2,850,370        —          2,850,370  

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     13,297,063        2,620,749        —          15,917,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 77,325,672      $ 655,835,001      $ —        $ 733,160,673  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Equity Basket Total Return Swap

   $ —(a)      $ —        $ —        $ —    

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     —          (3,938,277      —          (3,938,277

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (11,861,409      (2,768      —          (11,864,177
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (11,861,409    $ (3,941,045    $ —        $ (15,802,454
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Details of the major categories of the Fund’s investments are reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

(a)

Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $0, as reflected within the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of and underlying asset, reference rate or index. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts and swaps agreements.

The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through a wide range of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use a variety of derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. The Fund may also use various strategies commonly used by hedge funds that seek to profit from underlying risk factors, such as merger arbitrage. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments and equity basket total return swap agreements. During the period ended March 31, 2020, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds, U.S. and foreign equity market indices, foreign currencies, commodities (through investments in the Subsidiary) and short-term interest rates, and short contracts on equity basket total return swaps in accordance with these objectives.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of March 31, 2020:

 

Assets

   Unrealized
appreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
appreciation on
futures contracts
 

Over-the-counter asset derivatives

     

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ 2,850,370      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded asset derivatives

     

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ 6,354,429  

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          1,282,628  

Commodity contracts

     —          4,700,765  

Equity contracts

     —          3,579,990  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded asset derivatives

   $ —        $ 15,917,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset derivatives

   $ 2,850,370      $ 15,917,812  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

   Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
     Unrealized
depreciation on
futures contracts
     Swap agreements
at value1
 

Over-the-counter liability derivatives

        

Foreign exchange contracts

   $ (3,938,277    $ —        $ —    

Equity Contracts

     —          —          (21,831,067
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter liability derivatives

   $ (3,938,277    $ —        $ (21,831,067
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded liability derivatives

        

Interest rate contracts

   $ —        $ (1,623,190    $ —    

Foreign exchange contracts

     —          (987,648      —    

Commodity contracts

     —          (8,424,181      —    

Equity contracts

     —          (829,158      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded liability derivatives

   $ —        $ (11,864,177    $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liability derivatives

   $
(3,938,277

   $ (11,864,177    $ (21,831,067
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1 

Represents swap agreements, at value. Market value of swap agreements is reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including forward foreign currency contracts and swap agreements, are entered into pursuant to International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) agreements negotiated between the Fund and its counterparties. ISDA agreements typically contain, among other things, terms for the posting of collateral and master netting provisions in the event of a default or other termination event. Collateral is posted by the Fund or the counterparty to the extent of the net mark-to-market exposure to the other party of all open contracts under the agreement, subject to minimum transfer requirements. Master netting provisions allow the Fund and the counterparty, in the event of a default or other termination event, to offset amounts owed by each related to derivative contracts, including any posted collateral, to one net amount payable by either the Fund or the counterparty. The Fund’s ISDA agreements typically contain provisions that allow a


counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the NAV of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. As of March 31, 2020, the fair value of derivative positions subject to these provisions that are in a net liability position by counterparty, and the value of collateral pledged to counterparties for such contracts is as follows:

 

Counterparty

   Derivatives      Collateral
Pledged
 

UBS AG

   $
(1,087,907

   $ 12,044,161  

Counterparty risk is managed based on policies and procedures established by the Fund’s adviser. Such policies and procedures may include, but are not limited to, minimum counterparty credit rating requirements, monitoring of counterparty credit default swap spreads and posting of collateral. The Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the Fund’s aggregated unrealized gains and the amount of any collateral pledged to the counterparty, which may be offset by any collateral posted to the Fund by the counterparty. ISDA master agreements can help to manage counterparty risk by specifying collateral posting arrangements at pre-arranged exposure levels. Under these ISDA agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure in respect of certain transactions, net of existing collateral already in place, exceeds a specified amount (typically $250,000, depending on the counterparty). With exchange-traded derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund because the exchange’s clearing house, as counterparty to these instruments, stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract. Credit risk still exists in exchange-traded derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro rata basis across all of the broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. The following table shows (i) the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that, based on the gross fair value of the financial instrument, the Fund would incur if parties (including OTC derivative counterparties and brokers holding margin for exchange-traded derivatives) to the relevant financial instruments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts and the collateral or other security, if any, for the amount due proved to be of no value to the Fund, and (ii) the amount of loss that the Fund would incur after taking into account master netting provisions pursuant to ISDA agreements, as of March 31, 2020:

 

     Maximum
Amount of
Loss - Gross
     Maximum
Amount of
Loss - Net
 

Over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $ 2,850,370      $ —    

Collateral pledged to UBS AG

     12 044 161        12,044,161  

Collateral pledged to Morgan Stanley

     9,878,233        9,878,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total over-the-counter counterparty credit risk

     24,772,764        21,922,394  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     

Futures contracts

     15,917,812        15,917,812  

Margin with brokers

     45,602,050        45,602,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total exchange-traded counterparty credit risk

     61,519,862        61,519,862  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total counterparty credit risk

   $ 86,292,626      $ 83,442,256  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


Investment Summary at March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     57.3

Commercial Paper

     15.1  

Time Deposits

     10.6  

Common Stocks

     8.2  

Other Notes

     4.1  

Treasuries

     2.1  

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     0.7  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

     98.1  

Other assets less liabilities (including swap agreements, forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     1.9  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     100.0